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The Albemarle News Established in 1880. i The Stanly County Herald Established in 1919
Fortieth Year ALBEMARLE, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1921. $2.00 Per Year in Advance,
APRIL TERM
Judge Ferguson, of Waynesville
Presiding in Place of Judge
J. Bis Ray.
SEVERAL CASES ARE TRIED
The April term of Stanly Su
perior Court is moving along
smoothly, with Hon. Garland S.
Ferguson, of Waynesville, pre
siding and Solicitor Walter E.
Vi..i, r.f IValooiVinrn. nrnspmt-
riuiR, iiouu-.-' . ' ,
ing the criminal docket, assisted
v,. fnnntv Solicitor Hal. C. Tur
ner Miss Gladys Mason, of
Badin, is acting as court ste
nographer. As was announced in our last
issue, Judge J. Bis Ray, who was
due to have held this term of
court, was detained in Union
County, hence Governor Morris
on commissioned Judge Fergu
son, but the governor's com
mission did not reach the j'udge
at his Waynesville home in time
for him to get here Monday, so
therefore court was not conven
ed until 11 a. m. on Tuesday
morning. The time was taken
up during the Tuesday morning
session in selecting, swearing
and charging the grand jury,
Judge Ferguson's charge having
been, as usual, very interesting
and instructive, delivered as it
was in a clear, earnest and de
liberate manner.
Up to this time no case of es
pecial importance has been rea
ched. Numerous minor case3
have been disposed of, and it i3
possible that the case against
Daniel Blalock, charged with
the murder of Pearl Thompson,
will be taken uo Friday, or possi
bly earlier. The grand iury
returned a true bill on Wednes
day, but Solicitor Brock has not
yet decided whether Or not he
will ask for a verdict of murder
in the first degree.
A rather unusual occurrence
took place Wednesday afternoon
when the case of State vs. Brat
tain was being trued. A Mrs.
Hinson was placed on the witness
stand by the defendant Brat
tain, examined by the defend
ant's counsel, and turned over
to the state for cross examina
tion. Solicitor Brock went af
ter her rather vigorously in the
course of his cross examination,
asking her, among other things,
if she did not allow Brattain
to get water from her well with
which to ooerate a still. Mrs.
Hinson protested rather earnest
ly that she did not stating that
she was herself bitterly opposed
to the manufacture and sale of
whiskey. After she had been
dismissed she walked from the
witness stand, and passing by
solicitor Brock dealt him a sharp
s'ap on the cheek. The occur
rence brought down the house in
sPite of the fact that the court
was conducted with solemn dig
nity. Mr P.wiL-
the occurrence good naturedly,
uemg, as was possibly the
case that Mrs. Hinson was hard
ly attempting to inflict bodily in
Jury upon him for his manner
oi examination.
GERMANY AND BELGIUM
TO GET MILLION BALES
Washington, April 2. Propo
sals involving exportation of
one miuion baleg of erfc
wtton to Germany and Belgium
members of Congress said today
ww be discussed at the confer
ence to be held Monday by the
Z 111 finance corporation with the
southern bankers.
9Jn etexportation large-
5m?, .of cotton to Germany
SJ is understood to
t?Z n a Ject of negotia
on for some time Detween the
ZTance corporation and the
oXm5 corPoration recently
There
all u -"ica a iime wnen we
w 1 t the.city's
anH i r That 18 at the primary
v!.,. election, but unless
eJ. " g'ster you have no power
?nV.pay the bm whn the
collector comes around.
PROVISIONSFTHEN. C.
BLUE SKYLAWARE GIVEN
Commissioner Issues Letter -To
Supreme Court Judges Ask
ing Their Co-operation
LEGISLATURE HELPED LAW
The "blue sky" salesman ha3
been seemingly a necessary evil
in North Carolina, and we doubt
very much whether or not his
day has yet passed. However,
our General Assembly has taken
some precautionary measures to
guard against his nefarious op
erations by passing a law regu
lating his movements. Stacy
W. Wade, Insurance Commissi
oner, has also decided that the
public must b,e made asquaint
ed with the provisions of this
law. Max Abernathy, writing
from Raleigh the 5th, regarding
this law, among other things
says:
"Insurance Commissioner S.
W. Wade has written superior
court judges itf the state asking
for their support in enlighten
ing the public as to the Blue
Sky law.
"Fearing that the State would
again be invaded by salesmen
who would seek to peddle stock
of unquestionable value, the
commissioner asks the support
of the judges and all court of
ficials in suppressing the grow
ing evil. The letter to fie judg
es follows :
"The sale of stocks of ques
tionable value to our citizens, es
pecially farmers, during the year
1920 was so general and the re
sults so disastrous, that I am
calling for every possible aid in
an effort to curb the unscrupu
lous work of Blue Sky salesmen
and give our people a correct
view of these supposed invest
ments. "Since it is largely a work of
education I trust I am not asking
too much to request that you will
in your charges to the jury take
every opportunity to emphasize
the need for a thorough investi
gation before purchasing these
stocks.
"The recent leeislature very
much strengthned our law in
reference to the sales of these
stocks. The support of the of
ficers of the courts and the court
has in the past been gratifying
to the department, and I desire
to thank you for any part you
have taken or may take in the
suDpression of this growing ev
il." Commissioner Wade has al
ready received several answers
to the letters which indicate
that the judges intend to do
their Dart in putting an end to
the "wildcattrs' in North Caro
linp. Lflst vpar the farmers in
eastern North Carolina particu
larly were fleeced of thousands
disreputable stock salesmen.
The insurance commissioner de
sires to make this impossible in
1921 or in any other one year."
HOLT EFIRD.
A very quiet, but impressive
ceremony was performed Wed
nesday evening at the home of
Mrs. and Mrs. Justice Efird in
South Albemarle Township when
Mr. Stellar V. Holt and Miss
Lottie J. Efird were quietly mar
ried by Rev. .V. C. Ridenhour,
pastor of the bride. Thrp were
present only the immediate fa
mily and a few specially invited
friends.
Mr. Holt is an employee of
the Standard Oil Company and
a most excellent young man.
Mrs. Holt is a splendid young
woman. These young people
will make their home in Albe
marle. CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to thank our many
friends and neighbors for the
kindness shown us during the
illness and death of our darling
baby. May God bless each and
every one of you.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Hinson, Al
bemarle, N. C, Route 1.
What Will the Women DO??
GF ALBEMARLE DECIDE?
Will They Stand Out Firmly For
Representation, or Will They
Let Men Run the Town?
OTHER TOWNS GET READY
Many Albemarle women are
seemingly interested in the corn
ing municipal election, but so
far there seems very little con
certed action. There are to be
elected in May a mayor and
five aldermen, and two graded
school commissioners. Our school
board is composed of-six mem
bers, two to be elected every
two years. At present there are
six men on this board, and five
men and a mayor on the board
of town aldermen. Not a wom
an is represented on either of
the boards, and soon the time
'omes for electing successors.
Will there be any women named
either for the school board or
town board ? This question can
only be answered by the women.
If they demand that women be
given places, women will be nam
ed, for there are as many female
voters in the city as males, and
possibly more. The women - of
other towns are DEMANDING
recognition not BEGGING for it.
hall the Albemarle women do
the same? In the Winston-Salem
Journal of Thursday, April
7th, the following news article
appeared, featured on the front
"The Woman's Club of Winston-Salem
stepped into city poli
ces with a vim yesterday by the
adoption of the following resolu
tions: "In order that the women of
Winston-Salem may vote intel
ligently at the coming city etec
lion. be it resolved by the Wo
man's Club in regular meeting
"ssembled, that each candidate
for office, as Mayor or Alderman
be requested to answer publiclv
or throuerh the city newspapers
thp following questions :
"If elected, what will be your
attitude toward
"1. The city schools.
The city hospital.
The city health depart
ment. ' "4. The juvenile court and
Probation Officer."
Are the women of Albemarle
not as greatly interested in their
town as the women of Winston
Salem. Charlotte, and other cit
:es and towns of the state? If
not, why not? Ladies, now is
your time. If interested, speak
now.
STANFIELD RT. 2
The health of this community
is very good at pr sent.
There was preaching at the
Cedar Hill school house last Sun
day by Rev. C. W. Davis of the
Presbyterian Church, and the
congregation was small, but at
tentive to the word. -
There was a good Sunday
school attendance at Love Grove
Sunday.- About seventy were
present.
We cordially invite all to at
tend these services. I don't be
'ieve that we can engage in any
thing better than the Sabbath
School, for that is a part of the
Lord's work. We as a people
must wake up and be about our
Master's business.
There will be a public speak
ing at Dry's school house next
Saturday evening at 3:30 o'clock
and we are expecting all union
members to be on hand and we
as a locai especially invite the
public to meet with us. and hear
what Brother Davis has in store
for us. This is a meeting to help
the farming class of people.
v THRIFT SALES.
Thrift. stamps were bouffht as
follows: Richard Suddarth. of
the upper first grade, Harry
Horton, lower second grade, El
mina Hearne, upper second
orade. Ora Lee Smith, lower
third grade, and Emmie Hearne
Horton of the upper tnira graae.
NO REGISTER
NO VOTE. : . Lfjf?t
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STATE-WiOE OflEREST
Digest of Happen:i?s of Week
Gleansd From the Fi!e3 of
'Our,Exchane3.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
NORWOOD SELECTS FULL
TICKET SANS WOMEN
Women Wanted Representation,
But the Only One Nominated
Was Quickly Rejected.
OTHER NEWS HAPPENINGS
A LETTER TO THE SCHOOL
Supt.. Reap Makes Final Appeal
to People to Vote for the
Special School Tax
IS BEST THING FOR ALL
Statesville, April 4. The re
port to the state papers fromj
Raleigh to the effect that Con-!
gressman R. L. Doughton would j
be a candidate for governor, in
1924 is without foundation,!
and wa denied by Mr. Doughfon '
here today just before leaving j
for Lenoir, where he is conduct- j
ing his hearing in Caldwell Co.
this week between himself and
Dr. Ike Campbell. j
Washington, April 5. Term
ination of the state of war be
tween this country and Germany
by congressional resolution, to
be introduced immediately upon
the convening of Congress, was
accepted today as the definitely
settled policy of the Harding ad
ministration. Tokio, April 4. Great proper
ty damage was done and thirty
lives were lost in a terrific storm
which swept the southern coast
of Japan on Sunday night. Tel
ephone and telegraph lines are
prostrated throughout the sou
thern part of the empire. Tokio
's still irTdarkneis and a P'imVr
of houses were destroyed by the
fires which raged.
Paris, April 5. The reply of
the United States to Germany
on the reparations question has
given the greatest satisfaction
to French official circles, where
it is regarded as finally closing
the door to all escape by Germa
nv from meeting her liabilites
under the treaty of Versailles.
Greensboro, April 5. W. A.
Flack, a farmer living near here
was painfully injured when the
waeon in which he was riding
Monday afternoon was struck
by an automobile. According
to Mr. Flack's account, the au
tomobile tried to pass the wag
on and the mules became frigh
tened, jumping across the road
and putting the wagon directly
in the path of the car. Flack
sustained a broken collar bone
and a number of bruises.
Constantinople. April 5. Greek
forces in northern Asia-Minor
seem to be in danger of losing
Brusa. upon which city the
Turkish nationalists are advan
cing in superior numbers. The
Greek casualties during the past
ten days on the Eski-Sehr front
are estimated at 140 officers and
4.000 men.
Ismet Pasha, Turkish com
mander as Eski-Shehr, is issuing
wireless dispatches comparing
the Turkish victories there to
the battle of the Marne. He ad
ded in his statement that he was
a student of Marshall Joffre.
High Point, April 5. For the
purpose of considering the pro
posed Goldsboro-Cincinatti train
service and to discuss other mat
ters pertaining to the develop
ment of the Piedmont section of
North Carolina, members of the
Central Carolina Development
Association will meet in called
session tonight. Fifty members
of the organization representing
leading cities of the state, are
expected to attend. They will
be guests at a banquet at 7:30
o'clock this evening.
Norwood, N. C, April 6. At The school election next Tue3
a convention held here Monday j day means more for the good of
evening, April 4th, the following ' an the people of Stanly County
ticket for town officers was nom- than any issue that has ever
inated: For Mayor, S. A. Pop- j come before the people. It ac
lin. Commissioners, J. V. Bar-Dually means that every child
ringer, J. H. Norwood, D. R. ; may be. given a better opportu
Mauldin, J. C. Dunlap and H. S. j nity to secure a better education,
Freeman. For the school board: j and that the children on the
J. F. Shinn and B. H. Sinclair, i farms may be given better ad
Mr. T. Colson was chairman vantages along educational lin
of the meeting and Dr. L. W. j es, yet not interfere with the
Hart secretary. As soon as the j work of the farmers. This sys
meeting was called to order Dr. tern will not be burdensome. It
Hart made an appealing talk, i does not increase compulsory;
asking that the ticket put out
by the Law and Order Club be
accepted, and presented the nam
es mentioned above. Dr. T. A.
Hathcock, in his usual earnest
manner, seconded the motion.
Mr. D. N. Tyson put out anoth
er good one,, which quickly re
ceived a second. The second
one was slightly non-partisan,
but neither had a woman on its
list. After the reading of the
second ticket Miss Effie Turner
arose and asked the assembly
if they felt they were playing
fair with their women after con
"onsidering what they had done
for the party and the Law and
age limits.
This system will mean more
and better high school advanta
ges for all the country children
better buildings, and better
equipment, and summer term
where the people wish it. By
this means the winter term
could be shortened to five
months. Hundreds of farmers
have asked for the summer term
of school. All the county lead
ers are deeply interested in bet
ter schools, and have worked for
thi3 system from the beginning.
But there . can be no summer
term unless the people vote for
this.
Order Association here. She ; To vote for this measure, that
presented Mrs. G. W. Stinson as Mr. Huneycutt scured in the leg
a promising member of the schol ( islature is to vote for the child
board ; whereupon Mr. D. N. Ty-, ren of Stanly County, and for
son, who had no ticket for the the betterment of the county,
school board, seconded her mo- To vote against this measure is
tion, and also nominated Miss j to rob the children of an educa
Turner, who had her name with- tional opportunity that is just
drawn immediately, stating that ly due them. I earnestly urge
she did not feel that she had every registered voter to worK
been in town long enough to
considered for such a place. It
was evident, however, that the
men would have "none of 'em"
as Mrs. Stinson's vote was by no
means flattering.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Atkins and
little daughter, Cornelia, of
Sanford, spent the week end
with Mrs. Cornelia Atkins.
Jas. Shinn, a senior at Trinity
College, spent the week end with'
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Shinn.
L. L. Ivey, of Charlotte, has
been visiting his mother, Mrs.
B. F. Ivey.
Prof. R. L. Flowers, of Trinity
College factulty, delivered a
most able address on Christian
Education at the Central M. E.
Church on last Sunday morning.
Misses Velma Morrow and
Myrna Crowell were week end
visitors in town, the guest3 of
Miss Lesca Freeman.
Miss Martha Caudle, of Lib
erty, N. C, has been visiting Mrs
J. V . Barringer for several days
be ' and vote for this system next
Tuesday.
Sincerely yours,
CHAS. A. REAP,
County Supt,
TEACHERS' EXAMINATION,
The State examination for
teachers' certificates will be held
in the court house at Albemarle
Tuesday and Wednesday, April
12 and 13. Examination for
renewal on any of the professi
onal books will be given Tues
day morning.
CHAS. A. REAP,
County Supt,
EVANGELISTIC MEETING.
On next Sunday, April 10th, a
protracted meeting will h?. at
First Street M?thcd;.?t Church,
which will llikely continue iit
two weeks.
Rev. J. O. Erwin, of Delias, an
evangelistic singer and an ex
cellent preacher, will lead in th
Washington, April 5. The
way having been cleared for gov
ernment cooperation with south
ern financial interests to revive
cotton exports, as a result of
a conference between represen
tative bankers from 12 southern
states with federal officials, a
cemmittee of the bankers was
preparing today to give study to
a program contemplating local
and sectional syndicating of fi
nancial resources with which to
provide credits necessary for the
sale of cotton and other agri
cultural products in the Europe
an markets.
Washington, April 5. Presi
dent Harding i3 not committed
to any definite program with re
gard to a congressional declara
tion to declare the state of war
with Germany at an end. While
the President voted for Knox's
resolution when he was a mem
ber of the Senate and spoke fa
vorably with regard to it in his
address of acceptance, he is un.
derstood to reel that there is
cordial invitation is extsiideu
all to attend these services. Th?
evening service begins promptly
at 7:30 o'clock. The hour for
the day service will be announc
ed on Sunday.
N. R. RTCHARDSON, Pastor.
Miss Caudle assisted Mrs. Bar-! during th? m-e'ri.vy. A
ringer in the music department
here last year.
Rev. J. W. Patton delivered a
splendid address on Masonry at
the Presbyterian Church on last
Sunday morning.
On Thursday evening, March
31, a number of men from Salis
bury, Concord, Charlotte, and Al
bemarle came down to reorgan
ize the Pythian lodge at this
place. W. M. Liles, keeper of
Records and Seals was here to
see the job well done. This lodge
was re-organized under the old
charter. Something like ten or
fifteen years ago the Pythians
nourished in this section, and it
is a good thing to have such a
good order awake and at it once
again.
Miss Allie Mae Spencer, the
music teacher here, did credit to
herself and the town in the re
cital given by her pupils on last
Friday evening.. The house wa3
well packed and a number of out
of town visitors were present to
enjoy the evening. Miss Porth-
ryss Wall of Lilesville was here,
and added greatly to the occas
ion with her sweet singing.
Mesdames Belcher, Watkins,
Miss Flora Spencer and F. V.
Watkins came down to see Miss
Effie Turner on last Friday ev
ening, and while here they at
tended the recital at the graded
school.
I. B. Little has opened up a
shoe shop in connection with
W. L. Williams. He is a shoe
maker of some repute, and any
one caring to do so can get him
self fitted up to a "tailor made"
pair of shoes here in town. Mr.
Williams looks after repairing
shoes, and has recently install
ed a new stitching machine of a
high quality, and is prepared to
serve the public in a much bet-
no occasion for precipitate ac
tion at this. time. lter way than formerly. M