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Aaheboro. North. CtKU- a,. Thnraday, February 24, 1921
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Varner Offers .Testimony
X Scores of Witnesses Testify
Between Mrs, Varner
For Several Years
Th suit broueht by Mrs, Florence
C, Vamer . against her husband,, Mr.
B.; Varner, a prominent newspaper
and ' business mttiv of Lexington, for
"reasonable subsistence" ! f rom the Ha
tate of the defeirfanVlii
States uisinct VjOUTSi neanng n
end. It. began Tuesday of last week
with Mrs. Varner going on the stand
as the' first witness father suit for
$50,000,00 against; her husband, whom
oh nllemfi. rfrnve 7 her from home a
few davs after citizens5 of Lexinirton
bad aeen Baxter JflcKary,' a .weaiiny
mulatto enter Mr; Varner's premises
n the niht of -August 9 of last.year,
a while1 Mr. Varner r was away, from
home, in New York. Mrs. Varner tes- the Ml was made. s . : i ; ; , ;
Stifled thaX the negro was f friend of h i. r-
her husband and came to the house - "kV"!0"-?,
- eften to see him and -tiie old wjjr.ecesslty'f a somewhat theo
;;cook, 2 ears oliShe -tMxt. jeticaL.handling of . the income tex
V marriage to Mr. Varner more tiian.2Q r ttwrst two years of its op-
2f5ff SflMeth?tSFrS O7 S to. handicapped the commit
M.. .She testified that .F O. Sink, to determining exactly the status
who is connected-with Mr, Varnerin , probable revenues from
the. newspaper, busmessand. has been gine-.fiepMMBtatlv-. Dough
wvth him for more than Wjears, and jeopardize the finan-
Lifr
said she, gave "them permission, to11 r"!- A, . M
search the house. ' They searched it In brief- the bill offered last night
knt did jiot find McRarv. He was ai- provides:
terwards found under. the house, v.?
She' said that Baxter McRarv had
writterr articles for Mr. Varner's pa-( A levy , of five,! cents on the $100
per. She said she wrote 'Various notes valuation' of property to .be .used as
to her husband after, he came from an eqimlizing fund fo weaker, coun
New York.- protesting - her imMtcence: ttea. t- aid atafk hUk! ' schools the
and mestiiig $6 see llp ' But4 jthftVtralidng TemjrtwMjN'"wt
wv ma wiiA i v;
ehflW that' Mi.
".major, rnnups ana .f pm avm saurtes: t,upwin-4w susnwv
Variie'i9tt;teiwWntrTtf
gtorfc-; - fc HW.i(Se-i , .r5.;j.ltof theeityi
iiv with heV, to
' Thm -. tarr fm eomsDsei of- trd eitl-
iM from Randolphi E. M. Byrd, of
Kemp MlUs, ndVW. JI. Mofflttof
Erect. . .V'"
After Mrs. Varner had proved good
character by 'George' Montcastle, the
defendant examined something like 40
or mere witnesses, Mr. .Varner him
self going on the stand . and telling
how he was wired by his friend, Sink,
to eome home and that Sink met him
at Greensboro and told him about it,
whereupon; Varner said to him: "Why
did you not bring me a. message that
she was dead 7" Alter a lew aays ne
r agreed, with others, that after what
had happened, if Mr. Varner wanted
a divorce she would not oppose it, and,
apparently, agreed to leave. Mr. Yar
' ner sent her $200.00 for expense mon
ev to ro to Salt Lake Citv. Utah, to
her mother, and $500.00 besides. This,
with more than $2800.00 Mrs. Varner
. had hi the bank, was what she had to
leave on. 1 , v .
O. P. Dlckerson testiled that on the
night of July 21st, 1920, he saw Mc
Rary make a sign to Mrs. Varner in
front , of the tlielre. Afterwards
' that night, 'ne saw McRary enter 'be
-r '- premiMS of the Varner home from the
rear, mount the steps at the back, and
i heard m door open and dose. This was
about ten o'clock and he remained in
.. waitin? nMl one o'clock in the morn-
Ing when he saw McRary leave the
.'L house, That the same thing occurred
the twe following nights and. that
:' there was ne llsht in the. house on ei-
ther.of the thre tiirhU whUe MRary
. w was in it. . E. 1L Holmes corroborated
DickerMn as to we signs and motions
';' in rent of the theatre. . C. F. Caudle
'. " saw McRary, in August 191, . enter
:' the Varner premises at night .Fred
8mk tjld about how he warned Mrs.
Varner and Baxter McRary . several
' years ago that' people were , talking
about them and that McUary mustl
stay away from Varner's home. . Rev.,
JV T. iyicr, v.. . niwwt;. win
. number of others tertlfisd to the good
; character of Mr. Vamer. Charles
: Young and others testified about see-
Ing McRary enter the Varner prem-
A. W. Fivler, O. V. Woonley, and a!
Ises en An rut 9th and bearing the.
V.-l. Ja.. nil .V. n f . D P V.v-n.
., hardt and D. B.- Leonard" testified .ion, with authority to appoint such
. ' much to the same effect ' - s ; district agents as are necessary for
) i One sensation after another has oe- administration. , . ' ' ;
curred in the progress of the defend-) .' . ' , i .
ant's evidence. Several witnesses tell noon after she entered the hegro, Me
of 'phone talks between Mrs. Varner Rary, followed. Petty followed In a
- and the nerro some of these conver-jfew minutes but was unable to locate
Mtlons apr"rlng to be in code form,' them in the apartment house. Police
although Mrs. Varnef testified on the'menf W. L Wray and 8. B. Jeffries
Und thst she never called Mm over'swore that the building In which IVt
the 'phone in her life. Bob Redwinety says Mrs. Yarner entered, had the
Tsui Crime, Mrs. Mildred Anderson 'reputation, la 191$, of being a house
"and i;d Berk were among the Ule-Jof ill fame.', -phone
operaUrs who were positive aj Al e)ot bt y,. defendant's tes
to the Identity of Mrs. .Varner s and tmonjr, Mrs. Varner went upon the
the" nKToe's voices la eonversaUon ftmnA den trw faring any eon
over the Wione.' -m ' ." versatlon over the tetephone with Me
tker, had sn care UU in the nltrht. jury and denied having been with hlra
rfrire tip In front of the Vsrner rel-',n r.nnhoroiut admitted seelnff him
'!rr when Mr. Varner- was awayi., i- ibis. hn aha nt
from hom, and a woman, who KHVd
uri about the sIm of-Mrs. Var
rrr, vmiM ret out of the cars and
p 1 'it1 fi'-fVinf?,
( - 1 i ' -, a r" ' 'rtl.le Vn f t
I . t. t - y n , jf ! r .
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in Behalf of Defendant
and Baxter McCrdry
NEW REVENUE AND FINANCE
MEASURED IN LEGISLATURE
The new Finance Act was intro-
duced in the lower house at the gen
we.-,..s';..i , r
Somewhat drastic revision, of the
privilege and franchise sections of the
tax. levying bill brought the commit
tee yesterday morning to where it was
forced to recocriiM the necessity for
a vroDertr tax for the -eaualization of
tne scnooMuna in tne counues. me Tippett re drilling a well for EU
joint eommittee underwent--'MyjesslwuitaQgoj, t his residence, en Island
than a half down changes of front on tvnrj . . - t
this 'one ' issue before -final draft ,of .,
l A levy'F'M' poll tax by the coun-
tie! ,Uf M
ools,
'i
Ne property tax is levied by the
state for the upkeep of its institu
tions of higher education, its penal or
custodian institutions.
The distinctive feature of the reve
nue bill is the new income tax law.
The old act, taxing incomes from sal
aries and fees is continued for the
year 1911 only," these incomes to be
listed with list takers in the eounties
as heretofore, covering incomes from
all sources for the calendar year oi
1920. The new law provides for the
taxing of incomes on the same basis
as the present Federal law, on resi
dent individuals, domestic corpora
tions having a business or agency
within the state.
Maximum Three Cents.
The tax on corporations is fixed at
a flat rate of 8 per cent net On in
comes, from which may be deducted
the franchise 'tax as enacted at the
special session, which is continued as
the minimum tax.
; The rate of tax as to individuals is
graduated in regular $2,500 brackets,
from one per cent on the first $2,500
to 8 per cent on $10,000 and -' over,
above the exemption, which are the
same as for. the Federal law, $1,000
for unmarried 'and $2,000 for married
individuals with $500 additional for
each child. -The following Reduction
are allowed: -- s f
Taxes for the Income year, except
taxes on incomes and war profit, and
excess profit taxes, and taxes assessed
for local benefits- tending to increase
the value of the. property assessed.
' Dividends from stocks In any cor
poration the Income from which shall
have been assessed and tax on such
income paid by the corporation under
the provisions of the . revenue i act,
provided-that when they are only part
of the Income df any corporation shall
have bees assessed tinder the act Only
a corresponding part of the dividends
received therefrom shall be deducted.
The administrative 'feature of the
bill follow the general scheme of ad
ministration of the ' Federal income
tax law on renorta and remittances to
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.to Grewoboro to do some shopping
ami attend to some business. .'.
A The Courier ne to prens the fct-
Ifirr.ryii are nr(niln(? tV.i rt, enH it
V I f -..! ' y ft to t- j-ify :' ft' r
Mr. J. G. Lewis and Miss Matt:? M.
Black were, married Jast Tuesday eve-,
ning at the residence, of; Eey.t'.'.V.
Bpwen at Greensboro, Mr. Bowen ox-
' Mr. Lewis is engaged is tK& e tf
mobile painting business t AGre -ns-
boro.4- Miss Black i the daugbt of
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Black, ,ef , this
placet; and was one of our most chr
ing young ladies and has many f ri
n-U
here who wish the happy couple i ng!
and useful lives. They ; wjll . p kel
tneir nome at breensooro. ? , I l
Mr. R. D. Garrison went to Greens
boro Wednesday, returning,. Thurs
,day. y-v-.,v, , --w,af f
r."Warren Wrigfht, of near Liberty
was down Tuesday making arrant j
ments , to have the timber sawed n
his land near M. L Curtis. .
. Mr. C. S. Laughlin has moved' to
one of W. A. Grimes' residences -ne. x
the shuttle block mUL' T
Mr, G. E. Teague, of Sanford, wa
up last .week In the . interest
of jlu
Sanford Roller Mill. "J
Messrs. W. R., Hughes and H. G.
Mr. B. F. Graven. vof Revoliition;
cam down FridftV. ' ; ' '
Mr. Hazel PUkenton made a
Greensboro Wednesday.
S. G. Price (col.) of Siler City has;
pui, yu a new tuai. ui piair oik
walls of the M. E. church which' adds
very much to the appearance.' '-.
Mr.' J. C. Marley left Monday morn
ing for Greensboro, where he has ac
cepted a position with Chambers 6.1
-Mr. . m. -nmiett'-nas' movM'litt2
J .-1 A... TT li. lu: i 'VL.
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MeWalter lEmli! business session,
T;,v. tjii, Ti7 j
Pilkentqn, Frank Way and Hugh M
ner made a
day V
trip to Greensboro SawrV
Mr. Alson Woodell has
moved .to
residence of Salem street
iaAil )i.Uh VlAwfka IVmIa
Messrs. David Holladay, J. . ,Mat
ley and Hugh Ittaner went-to Ashft-
noro Baturaax. rugnu', ri i f .
oh of Julia ,Trteidencs; tT F.
near Aorthern um
Ths PhUathea class 'of the ft E.
church was delightfully ' entertained
by Mrs. Thelroa Grimes, secretary of
the class. At the home of W. A,
Grimes last Monday evening. After
business meeting they were invited
into the dining room where lots of
good things were served which every
one enjoyed to the fullest extent
Mr. C. F, Moon made a business
trip to Greensboro Monday.
EIGHTH DISTRICT MEDICAL
SOCIETY MEETS IN ASHEBORO
On Tuesday, February 22, the 8th
District Medical society of North
Carolina, met in Asheboro. Dr. T. I.
Fox, of Franklinville, is president
and Dr. C A. Hayworth is secretary.
About 85 of the physicians through
out the district were present for the
meeting. The bad roads, and indent
ent weather on the day before, pre
vented many of the physicians from
attending the meeting. . '
A most interesting program was
rendered. Rev. Gibbs opened the
meeting with prayer. Mr. S pence, on
behalf of the town, extended a most
cordial address of welcome. Dr. . .
Asbury, on behalf of the Randolph
County Medical society,: welcomed the
visitors. Dr. M. A. Roy all responded
to the addresses of welcome, , Dr. w,
;C Ash worth, who was born and rear
ed in Randolph, county and is now at
the Glenwood Sanatorium, Greens
boro, had a most interesting paper on
Naurasthenia, AJengthy discussion
foUowed Dr. Ashworth's paper, ut,
C C Hubbard, of Farmer, had a pa
per on Heart Diseases in which he
told of number of eases is a most
Interesting manner. - This paper was
followed by ' discussions from various
giysicians. Dr. James A. Keiger, of
reensboro, had "m paper on Ulcerative
Lesions -of the Genitalia. Their Signi
ficance, Diagnosis : ana .Treatment
Dr. J. W. Long, of Greensboro, was
S resent and read a paper, Dr. Long
i also a Randolph county man, hav
ing been 'born and reared in Liberty
township. For a number of years Dr.
Long practiced in Randleman, before
moving to Greensboro.
The physicians went in body to
Memorial hospital.' A banquet was
given by the Randolph County Medi
cal society, in honor of the visitor,
at the Ashlyn hotel, after , which
teaste followed. The visitors were in
vited to the Colonial Tea, which was
given at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Ross, by the Randolph County
Chapter of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy, but en account of the
lateness of the hour, very few attend
ed. , .; - . . , , ' .
VICE CHAIRMAN OF TI1K "
, .RLD CROSS IS ELECTED
Washington, Feb. 21 Dv, Albert
Rosa Hill, president of the University
of Mlwourl, has aeptd the vico
chairmariRhip of the rentrsl com m It-
toe cf the American I'M Croea. I)r.
Hill, who will entr upnn hi dutio
hvit March 1. h ir rhsrra of
WEEK'S SOCIAL EVENTS
r The Do As You Please Clah.
lm'Vmra
Presnell on Saturday afternoon from
A.very interesting hour was sDent
m, .sewing, then several piano solos, . in EXCELLENT SHAPE
were, tendered by Miss - Ethel John-'. .. . . . '
OIL. SA Dl...l . n T .
The hostess assisted by Miss Qara
osirresneu servea amDrosia, cake and
hot chocolate;
. ..Friday Afternoon Qub, '
Mrs.- L C. Moser was hostess to the
members' of the Friday Afternoon for years, Comptroller of the Cur
club and a few invited guests at her wney John Skelton Williams states in
home , oft ; North Fayetteville street Ms "Ports lh what he described as
Bridge was played at four tables in his 'seventh and last annual report."
the living room which proved unusu-l Deflation, obviously inevitable a
ally"- interesting: At the conclusion ver ago, has come he said and prices
oi. tne games tne guests were invited
to the dining room which was most
tastefully decorated with cut flowers
The hostess, assisted by Mrs. Charlie
Cranford, Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Joe
Lewallen served tomato jelly with as-
paragusv -? sandwiches, olives, coffee.
salted, nuts and mints.
Missionary Society of Baptist Church
, .
' Ine.. Woman S Missinnnrv cncietw nf
jimB?Pti! church held their regular down and idleness is preferred to low
Imotthly meeting on Thursday after-, er warn srlAa whih ta.ir inf -,,
noon, Feb. 17. at the home of Mrs.
Je,Bett8 on Sunset avenue. After a -
short devotional service the president operate unless they can turn out com
of thj, society,-Mrs. A. L. Gibson, modities at prices the public can afford
rflVfl ft vprv 1n-rafinr tollr nn "Mia. t .. v l .-j. i i...
7Sions,f' ..after which Mrs. John Brit-
,Mr Betts and Mrs. G. H. For-
each; read a paper fitted to the
(fr,"V',.'
J"! hiw,'iuob oi ute program, a social
;lftlf j, 'f Tlw,
tnBi,d .,i .t ...oiofi
hostess served refreshments consist -
ing of ; hdt chocolate and sandwiches,
NexC meeting will be held with
JnrOj . Tom Byrd 'In March.
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CO! "tt AL TR A .AT the i ,
' l JE OF MR. AND. MRS. BOSS'M steel and iron products, which, jsre
DMghterrttf ke-(Oirf
.'.leaeraeyj .
Oti Tuesday evenin'ar. February 22j
a colonial .tea was given at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ross on Sun-
set '.avenue. The beautiful home was,
attractively decorated in flowers and
Confederate flags. The entire lower
noor was en suite. Miss Hallie. Koss,
a member of the senior class of. 13a-
1BIU VUUCKV, WHS Bl, ilUIUQ BI1U KIWl-l
ed the guests, little Misses Betsey
Ross and Margaret Molfitt conducting
them to the cloak rooms. Misses
Lucile Morris and Mary Mof
fitt . presided over the silver
bowl ' which was a receptacle of
rZ unm Mn7
tJtft ntZ iS
bers of the chapter were dressed in
colonial costumes. Mesdames Arthur
PrdenTVlapter V'n'
president oi tne cnapter, ana w.
Hammer received in the music room.
Mesdames W. C. Hammond and W. A.
Underwood conducted, the gSiests into
thejdimng room where tea and mar -
JZZLi It
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fcSSSSTL J!-ZtJ$&
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hBift with ml and white nrlmrosea.'
.n? llial eandl- nlad at
cL? iidarSS VtMomttllS
?erI. !!?-".v"
of e'ubl whiirv Undof
'IS!" vS?l .J
Mabel ParriS, B Rulh a nd Es th er
i km th. mmm mHm) 1 wl Vb
itt.inw a.. wtH.
drirhaa LG Mose" Erected
them to the library where Mesdames
Annie Rob nS and Hal Worth reeetv.
ed. A delightful musical program had
been previously arranged ? and -, was
thoroughly imoyed. Cxjlohlal songs
were sung throughout the evening and
special numbers were rendered by
Miss May Preauelt. Mr: BponUer,' Kri
W. A. Underwood. Miss Bulla. Mr.
J. O. Redding. Mrs. W. H. Moring
bore oeonle CS th. litaHtW
bore people enjoyed the hospitality
of Mi and Mrs. Ross and the Ran
i and tne Kan
dolph Chapter of the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy. : i-1
ED WADR CRIMINAL, 'EXntB.
ITS PHYSICAL ABILITY
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ha Wade, wno broke Jail in Lexin -
ton last woes nas proven that he can
not only evade omcers and . eeeape
front Jail but that he is a man of fhy
mca exrsmgin. no usea toe railing
i rom an iron eoi ana pnsea me east
iron cea eoor irom ve douoib. mere
was a small space undee the botkam per net! Chicago li per emtt Bo,
of the door Into which he plaesd the ton S3 per cent, Cleveland Z 1-S per
lever using a pipe to act as fulcrum, teat, 6t LouU 17 1-1 per cent Kkh
He then ened a stick e( wood as a mond 20 1-t per cent, Dallas $0 per
large fulcrum snd bmt lite heavy iron cent, Kansas City 17 per cent, and
door rurthr. The door was not bodr-Ban Francisco 1 per cent Pueblo
ed tnrn it Mr.. Py binding the Colorado, with ES tot ml ,wrto.i
door upward and outward enovrVthe lrrt eaminrs ta anv Tmuirre
par was provUl at the bottom for eity, HirTnlneham, Ala, was next witn
mun to crawl thrsurh twri to th2j 1-4 per cent and Atlanta, Gal thied
floor.
niwr -'-"( M ,lal,
Y,i no 'trwible In mlrtg anl
Wsde
trwible In mlrtg anl During tho pant Aval
rh the wall of thV4 Jeonr.ptmllrT rrrt1, thr
which I vry 1A . k r, i r t,f I nd
-t
country now on sound economic basis, j .
OAIS IvUMriKULLJiK JUHJN S. WlLLLiUIS
"IJow Up 'to The Middlemen to Adjust 'Profits to the Ne;
Prices, He Explains "
BANKS RF.PORTF.n Tn nis
, Reached the Ultimate Consumer
v- Fully
Washington. Feb. 21. The countrv
'is now in many respects on a sounder
basia (economically, than it has been
" wy wasic eommoaiaes ana raw
piatenaU have returned to pre-war
.la below., . , .
" noW remains for the middleman'
eomptroller declared, "to adjust
Prifits-1 the new prices before the
'ultimate consumer will receive the
.benefit of the reduced cost of living,"
Lower Wages Must Follow.
Labor, however, Mr. Williams said,
nmot annn .
siHnrot-mn th h.h, -i,
Mills and factories cannot afford to
for the manufacturers to otierate and
produce goods at cost or at a ver
narrow marein of nrofit than to elosk
down entirely. Particinat on bv la.
bor with capital in the; promts he ajg-
kooiwi us inw quit pnncipw to restore
h,,?nM . f,
1 "When conditions s abroad become
more settled or stabilised".. omptroll-
Williams declared in a'; summary
wu w'f.u
i uio present ouuqpk, "ana wnea- si
home much needed adjustments, "is
(effected in the costs' to the eoasumer
government itself has pai
months-' as jnuch as four"' times , the
I pre-war mice, and certain other bom-
moditiea which am how heinr kentin
artificially or as result of monopolistic
control far above the pre-war figures,
get back to normal level, our country
resting on a solid foundation, will be
prepared to enter upon a new an.',
let us hope, -long enduring era of
prosperity and healthy proirress."
Banks in Good Condition.
During the fiscal year ended June
80, 1920, ,the comptroller said, there;
were 8A75 National banks in opera-
tion, the highest number ever report-
An an A rlaanif A f Vi a Atrfti Ifioa niiAnn
tered they made the best record in
unity
The percentage of the capital
Jf failed to 6f
banks, he explained, was about
onc-thousandths of one per cent, or
lg th 7verage for
tt 67 8lnco the inauiru -
o '
, Sources of all banks in
ing . Matlonal, State and f ederal
L.th? comptroller said, aggre-
Figures showing for the first time
business of the principal borrow-
M 'm, National banks were pre-
tented by the comptroller. Loans and
PSJVoS' of
raisers amounted to $198J)00J)0O or
n?SnDirBil4 S fl ftfiif f
.concerns approximated $ZJe2J)O0iXw,I
or XI per-centi to merchants, mer -
nis. Individuals in. thewiU in the ear future begin
neM ana trading wnole-
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Jj .JJL wiwJ-ji i i
"J ."JT
fe!,ti'r,wV",t'e1'
'Uiifj1.1 i
rlli .7,"
l'fP.Tl
rofesaional men, including doctors
wyers, teachers, chemists, enrin-
and clergymen amounted to
Vi7500WO, . Miscellaneous - loses
ZLJTil urvmnnA rn l
y -,
$0 per cent of the total
Earn Coed Dtvtdenda.
; Grose earning of the National banks
autlnr the Mat naeal'vaar amnmvl
mated $M09)000O while their total
;expenae www J73J)00ftoo . wkLrh
917500,000 wae - for salaries an J
wagee and $287)00J)00 was for inter
est on deposits. National banks in the
city of New y0rk showed earnings en
capital stock or J 7 11 per cent
mtiaooipnia National bonks S3 ' 1-2
wiin o- per cent.
Vorirr tho Bart nneal v.r. k.
r prf""'i'
RAEISEUR NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. L F. Craven left
day for a week's visit to -New Tmk. :
city.'. , i
City. Mr. Craven, has gone nldh''
ness. connected with the Colhim '
Manufacturing Company of vkkh km
is secretary and treasurer.
Mr. W. D. Thornburjr amfl Jle. S.
C. Leonard went to Greensbow reset
day last week where Mz.
traded for a new Gardner car. 1
Mrs. Arthur Holt and chiklra,
Greensboro, were visitors hen fast;
week. v. . ,
Mrs, A. A. Gant and a nunbereC
her friends surprised M,r. Gant mm torn
birthday a few night ago. ISjtMMtmm-
iul presents (were received ue
honoree and all enjoyed the
to the fullest measure. Cream .
cake were served by Mrs. Gant.
Mr. C B. Smith is on the
markets purchasing goods far tfc
Carter -Mercantile Company.. !t
' Drs. Tate and Craven atteadat fins
District Medical 'meetin- in Asbeben
Tuesday. ' - " . .
Miss Rosa Pipkin, of Raieigfc, 35a. ,
3, is visiting her sister, Mrs. C W
Morris. , ' '
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Moore -weal !
Thomasville Friday.
Mrs. G. is. Tate, after spendst ate.
week with friends in GreensbarA,
turned home yesterday.
PRESIDENT HARDING -
COMPLETES OLBEOT
Edwin Denby lor Navy a
President Warding V has
his cabinent to be as follow:
Secretary Jof SUte--Charl
mgVUti.-tt .Hew-Yorky fonrt r
erno:
T ana
ipiibi
.1.,
, r- -
SMTMarr m torn i ii in
banker and' financier, ' member f
family reputed- to be amonjt tt
wealthiest in the countrv. 1
Secretary of War John' TE.
of Massachusetts, former .
States senator and m 1911 a
date for the presidential
Attorney General Haxrjr
Dougherty, of Ohio, who
'ore-convention camnaim
Mr. Harding's nomination.
Postmaster General Will H.
0f Indiana, chairman of the .
can national committee.
I O i. - M a-u VT "llfct'
by, of Michigan, a former memtoei:
Congress who1 has served as a '
iist man in both the navy aattmav-
m 00111 .
"secXy of the IoterMM,
n Fall of New Mexico, now. Data!
'senator
1 fiSetary of Agriculture-Brj-w
WallacTof Iowa etu attornS-
HS ' . rT1.
of Commerce-Mett
Hoover of California, former
SltZTZsvi
In various movemenU ic
relief.
Secretary of Labor-Jan, i TJ
vis, of Pennsylvania and IKesav
former union steel worker who at
te -
C C CRANFORD WILL
BU,LD NEW CHAIR FAOtSar,
-
! Messrs. C C and E. D,
strurtlonW large chair
ouipu wuku wm trm
1X00 chairs per day. . They
uf acta re double cane chairs i
era of white oak and hicke
- The new eompaay wiM he l
the Cranford Manuf actarsnf
ny. ' . ... ...
The mala bunding UU Jsa
feet, brick balldlnxi .waiehopna. 1
story, Z0OT(49 fee,, ;
Mr. C C " Cranford lias
gaged la tnanufacturinf chairs i
past twelve years being imiMs
treasurer of the Raa4oJphiJ3iHiJCa.
pany which was xtatat iff njPI'irTL
Vlrrll Presnell. ilirfarf en '
of RaadolBr mft' "sucoe-sful ls-.
neas men, and hlM so, Mz. , '
Cranford, is an eatamrialax sen i
dtlsea, ..,' -':; ..Tr
BASKETBALL GAMS BhlW! M 7,
; BAMSEUR AND ASLLL .. . :
A basketball game .ef a rwrT r jj
of interest was staged Iwt i
afternoon on the greds , m,
rroonds whesi Aheboie r4 T r
played. A number of tie
from Ramaeur and Axhr", .
d the rame, the resu't tin " j as
23 to 7 in favor of As.!, sra.
tiro errs of all K:-'
the country whom r?
1 J
excess of IZO.OOO.P'-') t
M.rpoit salary pni-1
pr t 1 1 1 a
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