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The Stanly News Herald The Albemarle News Established in 1880. The Stanly County Herald Established in 1919 Fortieth Year. Albemarle, N. O, Friday, May 27, 1921 $2.00 Per Year in Advance. MILLINGPORT AND PLYLtR HOLD A SCHOOL MEETING Wifl Present Petition to County Commissioners Asrnng iw Local rax raecuon COUNTY NOW WAKING V UP LOCAL OPINIONS AS TO SPEECH JFCOL. HARVEY Some Think Administration Was Behind His Utterances, But Others Not so Sure ONE MAN IS VERY EXPLICIT An enthusiastic meeting of the ci- .L. M.'llinTuvrt anH Plvler ;ns O tn rw " - - section was held on Wednesday even in? to discuss matters pertaining to the rebuiMin-r of Fairview school houe, and also the establishment 01 a high school in that district. A large per cent of the patrons of the district were present at tne meeting interest was manifested in the school work. It was decided oy unuee pre sent to present a petition to the board of County Commissioners at the, June meeting, asking that body to call a special tax election for the Fairview district, at an early date. It seemed to be the sentiment of those attending the meeting Wednesday night that Fairview must have thoroughly mo dern, brick school building to take the place of the old building wnicn was destroyed by lire during the month of April. The Ffcirview sec tion if one of the most progressive, as well as one of the wealthiest communi ties in the county, and there is little I doubt but that the good people of that district will make things come to pass I along educational lines in the next few months. While the special tax election re cently held for the entire county was voted down, it seems that a number of the districts of the county are bent upon not being hampered by what they consider the inertia of the less progressive-districts. This is evident by the fact that seven school districts in Harris and Ridenhour townships I and one in Tyson Township, making a total of eight districts, will hold a special tax election on June 14th. These district elections will be for the purpose of voting for special tax es for the erection of better school buildings and providing for, high schools. Old Stanly seems to be waking up along educational lines, after much slumber of the Rip Van Winkle or der. Superintendent Charles A. Reap who is young, capable and enthusias- Ihc m the school work of the county, is throwing his whole heart and soul I into the work, laboring almost day and night. He has been at this job for nearly two year3 now, and he is be ginning to make some Urines move. Already he is beginning to plan for next year's school work. When seen by the News-Herald representative Wednesday Mr. Reap said: "Now is the time to plan for a good school next year. While everything Possible w being done to secure col lege trained teachers for Stanly Coun ty, yet one of the first things we must look forward to in this county are school buildings that will meet our needs.And I believe it will be wise to Plwi permanent buildings of brick, here possible. " While the countv-wide school efcc. tion failed to pass, vet muWh v,iiti- onl interest has been aroused. Eight hool districts vote on local school n June, and two others are wor king toward school elections immedi- l'y. Th a in c-w,. i I, - e v.aw 0kcj ivt naiu Th schois- Low- - -ooome lor (the district, and again creates an interest and pride in the um" Wat IS Unlrntnm wifVnnf 4 5 districts can also call upon 7 "ty and state for aid that they ta lot secure without i,i -, -t the sumo f! i i -.i i "", . .wtu scnooi lax ""W everything in the community bear euallqy in improving the Kaol, and does not mir t h,lni.n. to any one. And the more you or yourself the more the county will do for you, for there is skater prootof a community's in terest in it. .v,t- iv. . . . . ; - io wan ior rs to vote . Ux- A loci tax of iur JoUt U would work great possibiliti- -strict cannot hope to hh ool work without . delnite local T. ool law . . . . "u two : years has changed, and this year the local -WtacU will charge tuition for all SC&oo PUDila livino- noing nito torn-,. : ouuooi tne "ury has provileL SENIOR CLASS PLAY TO BE GIVEN TONIGHT "And Home Came Ted" is Title Of Snappy Little Comedy They Will Present SHORT STORY OF THE PLAY Ambassador Harvey's London ad dress, in which he declared that the United States did not fight Germany to save civilization, but that we fought Germany in order to save our own hide3, has been the subject of more street talk in Albemarle during the past week than possibly any other current event' within the past twelve months. Every where harsh criticism of Col. Harvey seems to be the rule. The ex-service men feel especially sore since they feel that Harvey's statement was a reflection on every American soldier. "I don't believe that Harvey spoke the sentiment of the administration," remarked one gentleman. "I am satisfied that he was speaking as the mouth piece of the administration, that he said just what he was expected to say, and what he was sent to London to say," remarked another gentleman. These are just a few of the expressions which have been heard to fall from the Ups of various persons on the streets of Albemarle during the past few days. The News-Herald representative ap proached one of Albemarle's quietest citizens, an intensely religious man, and one who in the pas t has not been called a politician, and the following is what he had to say about Harvey's London address: ' "I heard a man who, can't walk on but one foot, say that President Harding has an opportunity to dis tinguish himself, if he will call Col. Harvey home. But they say that the president insists that Harvey's Lon don address was 'some speech and they say that Senator Lodge, (that 2 x 4) has said that Mr. Harvey is one of six American intellectual men of today. That reminds me that if Senator Lodge is correct, just six Americans have a president, and all the rest of us have no earthly shepherd. One fellow said that the Colonel ought to have a mill stone banged about his neck and cast into the sea. I would not do that, but I believe that he would make fine cat-fish food. I would not like to eat the cat-fish, however. That speech didn't set well with those whose sons sacrificed their lives for humanity's sake. If we had Mr. Wilson as president of this nation and the League of Nations ratified, international affairs would be set in order and that little thing wouldn't have had the opportunity to disgrace himself and show up the United Sta tes in such false light" At any rate it seems to us that, eliminating all politics, every red- blooded citizen should be thoroughly ashamed of Colonel Harvey and his statement. If he did not speak for the United States government, he has made a monkey of himself, and should be recalled, at once. If he was spea king the sentiment of the Harding administration, then every American soldier who gave his life for the cause did so in order to save his own hide, instead of being proud of what it ac complished. If the sentiment utter ed by Harvey is correct, we should all be thoroughly ashamed of our selves. OAKBORO NEWS. We are having some beautiful wea ther at present, and crops and gar dens are coming out. Mrs J. C. Hinson is on the sick list we are sorry to say, but we hope for her a speedy recovery. Miss Jennie Boone visited Miss Mamie Barbee Sunday. D. Ruth McCharley of Lowell was in Oakboro Sunday on special busi ness. I want to thank Mr. Z. V. Moss for the snlendid speech in last week's pa per. Boys take his advice and avoid cigarettes, because we want boys of our nation to be as physically fit as the boys of other nations. Mrs. Duck Carver made a business trip to Oakboro Mast week. Mr. J. D: Huneycutt spent Satur day night with Mr. Jason Eudy. ' O. J. Blalock, of "Troy, spent Thurs day in Albemarle. Mr. Blalock is a native of this county and is well known here. CHARACTERS: Skeet Kelly, the clerk, Shellie Sib- L YEN BORAH PROPOSAL President Authorized and Re quested to Call Nations for Disarmament Conference THE VOTE WAS 74 TO 0 ley. Diana Garwood, the heiress, Nellie Love. Miss Loganberry, the spinster, $a rie Davis. Ira Stone, the villain. Heath Kluttz. Aunt Jubilee, the cook, Mary Davis. Mr. Man, the Mystery, Calvia Ben nett. Jim Ryker, the lawyer Robert Gad- Mollie Macklin, the housekeeper, Idalene Gulledge. Henrietta Darby, the widow, Irene Skidmore. Ted, the groom, Robert Kluttz. Elsie, the bride, Ethel Ausband. Senator McCorkie, the father, Geo. Armfield. SYNOPSIS: Act. I. An afternoon in April. What happened to Ted? Act II. The same night; who was the burglar? Act IIL The next morning; who was Mr. Man? STORY OF THE PLAY: "And Home Came Ted" is a very sprightly comedy of mystefy, m which there is an abundance of fun. The thrilling story is cleverly written and the interest of any audience is held from the beginning to the end by a series of dramatic situations rising from one climax to another until the final announcement at the close of the last act. The action of the comedy occurs at the Rip Van Winkle Inn in the Cats- kill Mountains and the plot has to do with a struggle for supremacy in a furniture factory between Ted, the -ightful heir, and Ira Stone, an un scrupulous adventurer, who is trying to gain control of the business. Ted is assisted by Mollie Macklin, the plucky little housekeeper of the Rip Van Winkle Inn. The first act of the play takes place the day before the annual meeting of the stockholders of the factory, and according to a clause in the by-laws ot the company, every stocicnoiaer must register witlh the attorney by midnight preceding the meeting. Ted holds controlling interest, but Mollie is in despair because he has failed to come home in time to sign the regis ter. The attorney is ready to receive Ted's signature, the other stockhold ers have signed, the unscrupulous Stone is anxiously waiting to see if his forty shares will gain him the control of the business and Mollie and Skeet, the hotel clerk, are anxiously waiting for the train. It comes, but Ted does not arrive. Finally as a last desperate chance to save the fac tory from Stone, Mollie and Skeet persuade a young civil engineer to impersonate .the missing Ted. The plan seems to be working well. Stone is quite happy, and all lis going as merry as a marriage bell when the lawyer, Jim Ryker, announces that he is oersonaUv acquainted wvwi mne real Ted. Mollie and Skeet, having already introduced the bogus Ted, are at .their wits end to know what to do, when the lawyer mysteriously disappears, and the engineer is for mally presented as the young heir. Complications come fast in Act 3. The real Ted has been the boyhood lover of a real old maid, and she is anxiously awaiting his return. The engineer is kept busy trying to es cape from the spinster and at 'the same time .trying to further his own heart interest in Diana Garwood, a guest at the Inn. Ted comes home and brings a bride, but Mollie hides them in the cellar. The plot is further com plicated by a mysterious widow from Honolulu, who has plans to play her ukelele and sing "Aloha Oe" to any man available. She, too, owns stock in the furniture company, and places it in the safe at the Inn for" the night and all the guests retire after an ev ening of dancing in the dining room. MolHe has locked up for the night, and has just put out the lights when a noise is heard at the office window. Mollie conceals herself, and a myste rious form enters the room and be gins to rifle the safe. Mollie gives BRIEF NEVS ITEMS OF STATEJDEINTEREST Digest of Happenings of Week Gleaned From the Files of Our Exchanges. NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE Washington, May 25. Unanimous senate approval was given today to Senator Borah's proposal for an in ternational disarmament conference. By a vote of 74 to 0 the Idaho sen ator's amendment was added to the naval appropriation bill authorizing and requesting the President to invite the governments of Great Britain and Japan to send representatives to a conference with representatives of the United States in an effort to reach "some agreement on disarma ment. The vote was in conformity with the understanding reached last week by administration forces to give their support to Senator Borah's plan. Be sides the 46 Republicans and 28 Demo crats voting for the amendment, an nouncements were mdde on behalf of many absentees that they too favored the disarmament plan. The text of the amendment follows: "That the President Ts authorized and requested to invite the govern ments of Great Britain and Japan to send representatives to a conference which shall be charged with the duty of promptly entering into an under standing or agreement by which the naval expenditures and building pro grams of each of said governments, to wit, the United States, Great Britain and Japan, shall be substantially re duced annually during the next five years to sucn an extent ana upon sucn terms as may be agreed upon, which understanding or agreement is to be reported to the respective govern ments for approval." Upon the passage of the bill, the amendment will go to conference with the house, but its advocates be lieve it will be endorsed and then ap proved by President Harding. With the Borah amendment incor porated, an effort was made to reach a vote on passage of the bill late to day, but this was frustrated by de bate arising on minor amendments. Senators La Follette, Republican, Wisconsin, and King, Democrat, Utah, also had several amendments pend ing. The latter promised to intro duce several to abolish what he term ed "useless" navy yard3 and freight depots. Senator LaFollette made another lengithy address today in opposition to capital shipbuilding, and considerable more debate was in prospect, when adjournment was taken tonight. With tomorrow set aside by special order for consideration of the contested nomination of David H. Blair to be internal revenue commissioner, imme diate passage of the bill was a hazy prospect. Administration leaders ex pressed hopes that it would be adopted late tomorrow or Friday, but there was a possibility of delay until next week. : ALBEMARLE RT. 1 The health of this community is srood at this writing. The farmers are behind with their plowing owing to so much rain. Mr. A. H. Russell made a business trip to Norwood last Saturday. Miss Marella Swarxngen and brotn er, Shellie; spent last Saturday night with their brother, Will Swaringen. Mr. Allen Hardister was in his community Sunday night. A. P. Harris left Tuesday for Greensboro, where he goes to attend the State Bankers' Association, which is in session there this week. Los Angeles, May 25. The body of an elderly woman, found at Santa Monica, near here Sunday, was iden tified today as that of Mrs. Catherine Fiels, a retired business woman of Chicago. A St. Louis, Mo., May 21. The may or of St. James, Mo., in a pale gray satin gown with hat, hose and pumps to match, pink cheeks and dark eyes told the St. Louis League of Women Voters how she came to be elected. HAMP TALBERT IS HURT T( Sstains Broken Collar Bone and Other Injuries as Result of Collision With Car DANIEL BOGER THE DRIVER Washington, May 25. (President and Mrs. Harding and their party re turned to Washington today, the presidential yacht Mayflower reaching her dock at the navy yard at 10:20. Fredericksburg, W. Van May 25. Fredericksburg, probably the second oldest city in America, and whose his tory has been intimately associated with that of the nation, celebrated to day the 250th anniversary of its re cognition as an organized township. Washington, May 25. In the opin ion of Frank P. Milburn, Heister Co., Washington architects and builders, business conditions are better today than at any time since the panicky conditions started more than a year ago. Riga, May 25. Moscow is near Starvation it is said in reports from that city, because peasants refuse to sell their corn and are keeping it for seed. The decree of the Bolsheviki government restoring freedom of trade does not seem to have removed the menace of a food shortage. Raleigh, May 24. Commdsipner of Labor and Printing, M. L. Shipmaii, whose eye is on the labor barometer of the state, sees very little pleas ing in the employment situation. And while there have been flurries of em ployment over the state at times dur ing the last six months, the general situation today, if the reports the commissioner is receivisg are to be relied upon, is very unsatisfactory. More than this, it does not appear that the situation is going to be im proved to any great degree any time soon. Belfast, May 25. Election officials this morning began at 9 o'clock to coint the votes cas in Ulster yester day in the election of members of the new North Irish parliament. It was expected that when the canvassers adjourn at 6 o'clock tonight the re sults in the city and possibly many districts outside would be known. , DEATH OF CHILD. On May 11th, sorrow came to the town of Oakboro in the death of H. B. Sessoms, Jr., the eighteen-months old child of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Ses soms. 'He had been sick for about two weeks and no time or money was spa red to give him every attention, but he gradually grew worse until death todk him from his sufferings.' "Junior," as" he was called famili arly by those who knew him intima tely was a very bright and promising child. His merry prattle and win some ways not only brought joy and gladness to the hearts of his parents but to all who knew and loved him. The funeral was conducted from the home by the wrtier, in the pres- About 6 o'clock Wednesday after noon, just after the rain storm had passed over, Daniel Boger, the four teen year old son of Mr.and Mrs. M. A. Boger, driving a large touring car, collided with a buggy in whih Hamp Tolbert was riding just in front of the home of J. S. Efird on West Main Street, completely demolishing the buggy and seriously injuring Mr. Tolbert. The horse was not injured, it is said. Boger and the boys in the car with him at the time of the colis sdon were unhurt, although after the boys had carried Mr. Tolbert in an unconscious condition into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Efird, Boger fainted and remained unconscious himself un til near 10 o'clock Wednesday night. Medical aid was summoned to attend Mr. Tolbert, and at the same time look after Boger who was regarded as in a more serious condition than waa the injured man. It is said that Mr. Tolbert suffered a broken collar bone, while he seems to be injured about the head, but how seriously he is injured save the broken ceUar bone was not determined, at this time, though he seems to be doing as well as could be expected under the cir cumstances. One of the grades of the local school of which young Boger was a member had been picnicing at the swinging bridge over Long Creek near the pump station. The storm came upon them and they ran into the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. MoCurdy to get shelter. After .the storm Boger and Robert Patterson decided to walk home and get cars to drive the ether members of the grade home. The girls got in Patterson's car while a half dozen or more boys rode with Boger. As they came into town Boger is said to have been driving at considerable speed. When the car went to pass Tolbert's buggy it seems that, seeing he was about to collide with the buggy, the boy applied the brakes suddenly at the same time making a quick turn bo avoid colis sion. The rear of the car struck the buggy as it turned completely around in the street. Some ' of those who saw the wreck think that the car turn ed around at least tiwce. The street was wet from the recent rain storm, and this may possibly account in some measure for the wreck, as the rear of the car skidded, striking the buggy wifch the side rather than the front. the alarm, but the burgler escapes and with him the shares of stock ow ned by the lady from Honolulu. The third act bakes place on the mornang alter tne roooery. aihii Jubilee accepts no explanations and insists on going while the going is good, but finally the 'mysteries are solved, surprises follow surprises. This act fairly teems with sustaining interest. To know just how these mysteries were cleared up, who the burglar was, and whether the real Ted arrived, it will be necessary for you to see the play, "And Home Came Ted" given by the graduating class of the Albemarle High School tonight. I Remember the place and date. Get your ticket. CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. Our Christian Education Campaign begins Sunday at 2 p. m. The two canvassing teams, under the captain cy of A. C. Lentz andChas. A. Reap will visit all the homes where we have members it will be possible for them to reach between 2 and 5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. The members of our church are asked to stay at home during these hours so the canvassers may have an opportunity to see them in person. Every member of our church should be present at the 11 o'clock service Sunday morning. Information and inspiration will be the - keynote of this service. We expect to rally our forces for the greatest financial task we have ever performed. We mean to show "Mr. Baptist" and "Mr." Presbyterian" that we have enough ence .of a large number of relatives j liberality and spirituality to meet and friends, while the little white cas- i tne neeas of the hour. Every man, woman and child at his post of duty ket, which contained the precious bo dy was literally covered with beauti ful flowers The remains were laid to rest in the near-by cemetery to await the resur rection, y None but parents who have passed through a similar experience know what it is to give up a child an only child. Indeed, it is like severing the very heart strings, yet these parents look upon the death of this child from the standpoint of a christian.Of course they feel their loss very keenly, but heaven means more to them now, for they are looking forward to the time when they will see their child again, take it in their arms and press it close to their bosom nevermore to be separated. We thank God for the great doctrine of the Resurrection. R. F. HUNEYCUTT. and we will perform the doing of the thing. R. S. HOWIE. P. S. The public is invited to come and see us make the start. iR. S. H. NORTH ALBEMARLE. The health condition of this ,com munity is very good at present. Mr. , and Mrs. J. A. Harwood and children visited Mr. J. P. Lowder Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Taylor of War renton, spent Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. Lowder. We are sorry to say that Mr. Da vidson Whitley has the measles. Miss Myrtie Keller will meet with :he Club girls in the home of Miss Npllie Lowder Wednesday morning. May 25th. 9 O : if.
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