The
Stanly
NewsHerald
The Albemarle News Established in 1880.
The Stanly County Herald Established in 1919
Fortieth Year.
Albemarle, N. C, Friday, July 15- 1921
$2.00 Per Year in Advance.
Fn WILSON
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GETS LONG
INSTATE PRISON
Another Murder Case Being De
cided Case of Badin Mer
chants Not Called
IS GRATEFUL !CALL FOR
AMERICAN RELIEF!
E
OTHER MINOR CASES ON
A number of cases of minor impor
tance have been disposed of in the su
perior court this week, among the
most important having been the case
of State vs. Will Lindsey, colored,
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon, and State vs. Ed Wilson upon
a charge of murder. The jury found
Will Lindsey guilty, but up to the
time we go to press judgment has not
been passed upon him. He was con
victed of shooting his father, Luther
Lindsey, last winter. Both parties
reside in the Norwood section.
Ed Wilson, colored, pleaded guilty
at murder in second degree and was
sentenced to work twenty years in the
state penitentiary. He killed Luke
West, another colored man in King
ville three weeks ago.
The cases of State vs. John S. Sapp,
J. W. Goodman and J. E. Hammond,
charged with selling intoxicating ex
tracts 4ast winter, have not yet been
reached as we go to press.
Indications are that the greater
portion of the remainder of the week
will be tnken up in clearing the crimi
nal docket.
Members of Quaker Relief Or-, Pertinax, Writing in a Paris Pa-
ganization Honored Before
Their Departure.
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER
BIRTHDAY DINNER.
(Written for The News-Herald.)
The many relatives and friends of
Aunt Mary Jane Marbry surprised
her with a birthday dinner last Sun
day, July 10th. On returning from
church she was greatly shocked to see
between two and three hundred peo
ple gathered at her old home place
with a table 50 feet long loaded down
with good things to eat. The number
of people present and the -nice table
attested of the high esteem in which
3he is held. This was her 70 birth
day. She has been a widow for 42
years, and has been a mother to three
sets of children. Her pastor, Rev.
W. D. Reid, made some beautiful and
touching remarks, which were enjoyed
ly all. After an hour or more of so
cial enjoyment, the crowd departed
wishing her many more happy birth
days. SPECIAL TERM OF COURT REQUESTED.
The County Board of Commissioners
t its meeting Monday made an order
providing for a two weeks' special
term of Superior Court for Stanly
County for the trial of civil cases.
This order was thought necessary on
account of the crowded condition of
the civil docket, which has become
7ry much congested largely on ac
count of the war and Influenza epi
demics, at which times a number of
fte civil terms of court have been
abandoned. The Chairman of the
Board of Commissioners is conferring
ith the Governor with a view to 6b
toing a judge to hold a special term.
time for holding this special term
s not yet been fixed, but it is under,
"ood that if a judge can be obtained
that time it will be held about the
Par of August and the first of
September.
RICHFIELD NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Ridenhdur of
rmingham, Ala, are spending some
JJ with their sister, Mrs. C. B. Mi
wenaer. Mrs. C. W. Morgan and Mrs. G. G.
e spent the past week in Ba-
Morga M.ran'S son' Mr
On Saturday night, July the 16th
UtT n'' the ladies A!d Society of
Wion Lutheran Church will give
A?iTte includin fishing party
ford musements which will f.
0 juuch Pkasure. Every body be
enjoy the evening.
TirtZ J ' C- where she has been
"J1 for some time.
Hazelen Stewart of China
eFJk! MiMeS Ruby
l-!uFo8ter Ritchie 8Pt Sun
Mil? t Parents here
oHfal Mor. who has been
wJ: poeition in Charlotte, is
for the summer.
Lester MarriulL
Berlin, July 13. Alfred G. Scattter
good, chairman, and Wm. Eves, vice
chairman, and other members of the
Quaker relief organization of Penn
sylvania who have been carrying on
the work of relief here and who are
returning to America, were entertain
ed at dinner before their departure by
representatives of the federal munici
pal government and the German wel
fare administration. Mr. Scattergood
and Mr. Eves were presented with the
Berlin medal of honor and a collection
of souvenirs made .by the grateful
children.
The ministerial councillor in the
name of the government and the Ger
man central relief committee convey
ed through Mr. Scattergood deep and
sincere thanks to the American sym
pathizers with the plight of the Euro
pean children for the great achieve
ment in Germany the last year and a
half and recalled that the American
mission had supplied more than 130,
000,000 meals at a cosst of $7,000,000
of American contributions, and more
than 1,000.000 German children and
mothers daily were receiving relief in
recent months.
per. Foresees an American-Anglo-Jap
Entente
FRANCE NEEDS HER ARMY
THE CIGARETTE HABIT.
Since writing an article some time
ago calling attention to the law that
prohibits the sale of cigarettes or to
bacco from which cigarettes are made
to boys under 17 years of age, I have
received some very complimentary let
ters from parents in every section of
iStanid County. I appreciate all these
compliments and statements a lot,
but these nice things as much appre
ciated as they are, will not keep the
boys of Stanly County under 17 years
of age from getting cigarettes. Dea
lers in different sections of this county
are selling cigarettes and boys under
17 are buying them. Why do I say
this? Because boys under 17 are
smoking them. If you have any doubt
about this, just drop in on a crowd of
boys some time accidentally and see
for yourself. Then if you are not
convinced, shake hands with some of
the boys and look carefully at the tips
of their fingers and catch the odor of
their breath.
I am a great believer in boys. They
all have some good traits and manly
qualities. If the temptation to form
bad habits can be kept from the boys
and on the other hand if the boys can
be kept from the temptations, then
we have gone a long ways toward
keeping the boy straight and his life
clean. This may be difficult, but it
is easier than correcting after habits
have been formed.
The officers of the law can solve
this problem in this county only un
der one condition, and that is this, ev
ery parent and all good citizens in
every community co-operate with the
officers and stand squarely behind
them. In this way and only this way
you .will be able to save your own boys
and your neighbor's boys from wreck
ed lives. I appeal to the ministers,
the teachers, the doctors and all good
citizens to lend your influence in this
important matter.
Z. V. MOSS,
County Supt. Public Welfare.
ST. PAUL NEWS
Paris, July 13. Following is the
press comment on President Harding's
invitation to a disarmament confer
ence. Pertinax, the chief political
writer for the governmental organ,
Echo de Paris, says: "Although
America apparently has been playing
the principal role in the proposed new
conference, the whole affair really
hangs on a change of front on the
part of the London cabinet.
"In the conferences of imperial pre
miers in London, Arthur Meighan, the
Canadian premier, threatened to call
I a general election in Canada if the
Anglo-Japanese treaty were renewed
in the present form. His veto was
. effective.
"Premier Llody George then found
himself in a different predicament. If
he negotiated with the United States
! p.lone Japan would regard such a move
as the abandonment of Japan by Eng
land. If he went ahead and opened
i new negotiations with Japan it would
be looked upon as a hostile move in
America. Premier Lloyd George tri
umph is in getting President Harding
to make the first move. The effect of
this conference will be to permit Great
Britain gracefully to rid herself of
the Japanese treaty and at the same
time to withdraw from the league of
nations, one of its greatest functions.
There will be an American-Anglo-Japanese
entente, which will cease to be
interested in continental European af
fairs, wherefore there is all the more
reason for us to refuse to diminish our
army."
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS OF FRANCE HAS ACCEPTED BRING SOLDIER BONUS
STATE-WIDE INTEREST; OFFER OF MR. HARDING. TO TEST NEXT FRIDAY
Digest of Happenings of Week
Gleaned From the Files of
Our Exchanges.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
Salisbury, July 1. Doctor Richard
Eames, one of the oldest and most
highly esteemed citizens of Salisbury,
died thU morning in his 90th year,
death being caused mainly by infirmi
ties of age.
Raleigh, July 12. J. L. O'Quinn,
florist and banker of Raleigh, was
killed instantly on Crabtree Creek
trestle, about four miles from Raleigh,
this afternoon when caught by Sea
board passenger train No. 11 due in
Raleigh at 4 o'clock.
High Point, July 12. A large num
ber of North Carolina cattlemen, as
sembled here today, organized the
North Carolina Holstein-Friesian As
sociation and set forth a program de
signed to encourage and promote the
whole business of cattle raising in
this state and especially tha develop
ment of Holstein-Friesians.
Chamber of Deputies Wildly Ap
plaud Briand as He Tells of
Decision of France
WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE
Cracker Senator Denounces Har
ding, Selective Draft, and
"Chloroform" Tactics.
HEFLIN HELPS IN ASSAULT
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Watson and
children visited in Albemarle Sunday.
Pauline, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Wagoner, is very sick at
this writing, we are sorry to note.
Mr. Dale Brady and family and
Misses Odessa and Hulan Arey were
visitors in Gold Hill Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. William i Hopkins
attended the funeral, of the latter's
little nephew at Palestine Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Wiles visited
relatives in Salisbury over Sunday.
Miss Elmer Caiter is on the sick
list, we are sorry to note
FARMERS' UNION MEETING.
The Conty Union will meet with
JJitchie local No 366 on the 30th day
of Julv at 10 o'clock, a. m. All lo
cals are requested to have a full del
egation present
BOY BUILDS UP HOG HERD
Two years ago Don Evans, a Wag
oner County, Okla., boy joined a pig
club. Ever since that time he has
worked faithfully under the supervis
ion of the county agent. He now
owns a good herd of Poland China
hogs, and last winter built a model
hog house, the plans of which, he told
the county agent in a recent inter
view, he got from Farmers' Bulletin
436, Hog Houses. Don won $48 at
the county free fair last fall, and is
a strong booster for club work. News
Letter.
MR. SNUGGS CHAIRMAN.
Washington, July 12. After put
ting through a rule calling for a final
vote on the tariff bill on July 21, and
limiting amendments from the floor
to hides, oil, cotton, asphalt and dyes,
the house held its firsst night session
tonight in order to accommodate the
multitude of members eager to dis
cuss it.
Washington, July 12. After ten
days spent, in investigating agricul
tural conditions in North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia, Repre
sentative Hatton W. Sumners, of
Texas, returned to Washington today
and said his tour of inspection had
confirmed his judgment that some
thing must be done for the farmer be
fore the new crops come on the mar
ket or there will be most serious con
sequences extending over a period of
years.
Paris, July 12. The French gov
ernment with pleasure and without re
serve accepts an invitation to confer
ence on the limitation of armaments.
This is stated in a letter sent to the
American embassy here by he govern
men this morning for President Hard
ing. Prmier Briand later announced pub
licly in the Chamber of Deputies that
the government would eagerly accept
such an invitation.
The Premier expressed thanks to
President Harding for "his noble ini
tiative" while the chamber broke into
cheers. .
; Sheldon Whitehouse, Counsellor of
I the American Embassy, said this af-!
' ternoon that the reply of the French
! government had been cabled to Wash
I ingon during the morning.There was
; as yet no indication, he added, when
the formal invitation would be pre-,
sented to France. i
, The French government makes no j
: reservations regarding the proposed
! conference, being willing, it is stated,
to discuss the limitation of land as
I well as naval armament, always with
the provision that ample protection
be assured against any further even
tual aggression from the east.
The general impression made upon
France by President Harding's move
is most favorable, as indicated by ex
pressions on all sides. Financial cir
cles are particularly appreciative of
the prospect held out of great econo
mies in the maintenance of the navy
and the army and the consequent
relief of pressure upon the treasury.
W. H. Snuggs has been elected as
Chairman of the County Board of Ed
ucation to fill the position made vacant
by the resignation of Prof. O. D. Rit
chie some time ago. Mr. Snuggs is
a druggist in this city, was for several
years chairman of the County Board
of Elections, and was also a member
of the Board of Town Commissioners
for several years.
While the Board was in session on
Monday, Z. V. Moss, of Albemarle,
was re-elected County Welfare officer.
Mr. Moss has held this position for
the past year and his re-election is
proof of the satisfactory manner in
which he has filled this position. His
selection was without opposition.
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JACOB'S CREEK NEWS.
The health of this community is at
present very good.
Mr. P. L. Russell and family of
near Randall spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Russell.
Mr. John Dirk and family spent
Sunday with her father and mother
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Snuggs, of Ran
dall. M. P. Swaringen was in Norwood
last Saturday on business.
Several of our "young people at
tended the ice cream supper at the
home of Mr. J. F. Dennis Saturday
night and report a nice time.
Miss Estelle Swaringen, better
known as "Dink" is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. T. P. Snuggs, this week.
Mr. B. C. Lowder and brother, Mal
vern, of near Badin, spent Saturday
night with his sister, Mrs. J. T. Rus
sell. Mr. Lowder reports he is leav
ing this week for Pinehurst, where he
will gather peaches for the next three
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Hardester were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. P.
Swaringen Sunday afternoon.
Washington, July 12 Pledges of a
wide majority of votes to lay aside
the soldier bonus 'bill were claimed by
Republican leaders and conceded by
opponents after President Harding, in
an address today, to the senate, had
made formal request for temporary
postponement of consideration of the
measure. In making his request the
President called attention to the con
dition of the treasury, saying that en
actment of the legislation at this time
would "greatly imperil the financial
stability of our country."
Washington, July 12. The dis
patches from abroad that both Mr.
Lloyd George, the British premier,
and M. Briand, the French premier,
are likely to attend the international
conference here in Washington indi
cate the importance of the conference.
Both of them have political difficulties
at home upon their hands. M. Briand
has just had to ask a vote of confi
dence in the French parliament with
Mr. Lloyd George having by-elections
steadily going against him, and be
ing faced by the Irish difficulties and
by industrial troubles at home. Both
men have to be in parliament con
stantly to maintain themselves in
power. And Washington is a long
way from Paris and London.
WISCASSETT LOSES.
Washington, July 13. An agree
ment for a vote Friday at 3 o'clock on
the motion to recommit the soldiers'
bonus bill was reached by the senate
late today by unanimous consent.' The
result of the vote, leaders of both fac
tions agree, was not in doubt, recom
mittal, as requested by Pressident
Harding in his address yesterday to
the senate, being deemed certain.
Senator Lod"ge, of Massachusetts,
Republican leader, secured the agree
ment at the closa of another day's as
sault by Democratic senators. Mr,
Lodge said the recommittal motion
was in the way of other important
measures, such as the anti-beer and
maternity bills. In agreeing to a vote,
however, Democrats gave notice that
they would not only oppose the Re
publican motion but also would seek
to instruct the finance committee to
report the bill back at an early date.
Senators Watson, of Georgia, and
Hc-flin, of Alabama, led the Demo
cratic attack today on the motion to
recommit. Senator Myers, Democrat,
IVontnaa, However, advocated recom
mittal and much of the day was given
to a clash between him and Senator
Watson.
MISSION NEWS.
YOUNG FOLKS ENJOY OUTING.
Chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. T. R.
Wolfe, the following young folks en
joyed a picnic at Swift Island on Tu
esday afternoon given in honor of
Misses Ruby May, of Morven, and
Margaret Harris, of Salisbury: Mis
ses Lewis Kluttz, Virginia Morrow,
Juanita Huneycutt, Margaret Kluttz,
Ellen Huckabee, Margaret Ellen Pat
tterson, Mary Leona Talbert, Mary G.
McLauchlin, Ruby May, Margaret Har
ris, Grace Little, and Mildred Holton
of Marion, and Messrs. James Mc-!
Lauchlin, Robert Patterson, Marvin
Huneycutt, Roy Helms, Vance Hun
eycutt, Charlie McSwain, and James
Smith of Charlotte. A delicious din
ner was enjoyed along with refreshing
Chero-Cola, lemon soda and Peach
ale.
NEW LONDON NEWS
Four errors at critical stages, four
unearned runs while Albemarle was
earning her 1 by the sweat of their
various and collective brows was the
reason why the home boys lost Wed
nesday to Cooleemee. Clayton pitch
ed a good game all the way through,
but when they hit them into some
body's hands they dropped it, and bin
go away went a hard-fought and
heart-breaking game of ball to lose.
Albemarle plays Salisbury here on
Saurday afternoon, nd with the fol
lowing line-up the boys here say they
will put the skids under the visitors:
Hatley, c f; Long, r f; Hill, s s;
Watts, 3b; Hopkins, c; English 2b;
Barnett, lb; Lowder, 1 f; Morrow, p.
It may" sound foolish to ask: "Why
Change Your Wife?' "but there are
two sides to this question. If you
are curious, come to the Columbia
Theatre tonight and get the answer
in a picture that will surprise you by
its direct appeal.
The Ladies' Aid Society will serve
ice cream at the old stand next door
to the post office Saturday evening,
from 5 to 8 o'clock
Mr. and Mrs. T. V. and Mr. Dew
ey Staten motored to Peachland Sun
day to spend the day with relatives.
Miss Belle Cochran of Statesvilli
is visiting her sister, Mrs. T. V. Sti.- j
ten.
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Reeves, Dr. and j
Mrs. R. W. Ivey and family went to
Palmerville Sunday to be present at
the birthday anniversary and family j
reunion of Mrs. Mary Frank Kirk's
family and relatives.
Miss Lottie Will Ivey returned on
Sunday from a visit to Prof, and Mrs.
J. H. Ramseur, of Lowell.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Culp went to
Palmerville to spend the week-end at
the home of Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Cox, j
pareats of Mrs. Culp.
Mr. George Pickler, accompanied by j
his mother, Mrs. R. G. D. Pickler, at-
tended the rural mail carriers' con-
inp -dnesday. i
Miss Willie Mae Stone of Granite j
Quarry and Sidney Kirk of Salisbury!
have returned to their home after vis-!
iting with their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. Edwards. j
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stone of Con-!
cord spent the day here with relatives i
Sunday. . I
Misses Judith Blake and Mae Mc-!
clanahan and Messrs. Ben Pierce and !
Dewey Staton motored to the Badin
Beach on Thursday afternoon and had
a picnic lunch on the lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlea Ross, of Bad
in were here to visit with relatives
Quite a number of our people at
tended the children's services last Sun
day at Bethel Baptist Church and en
joyed the exercises and the sermon
by the pastor, Rev. Hucherson.
Mr. H. B. Crayton and family, T.
F. Rowland and family and Mrs. M.
H. Herrin attended the burial of Mrs.
John Blackweldar near jMarrisburg
one day the past weeek.
Children's Day at the church here
Sunday beginning at ten o'clock. A
sermon in the afternoon by the pas
tor. Everybody invited.
The choir of the Baptist Church will
meet Friday at the church at 1 p. m.
for practice. All members are re
quested to be present.
The Furr Township Sunday School
convention will meet Saturday before
the fourth Sunday in this month at
Providence! We understand that a
good program has been gotten out.
Mr. Brooks Jerome and sister, of
Wingate, are spending a few days
with their sister, Mrs. Braswell, near
here.
Mr. H. 'B. Crayton attended the
picnic at Garmon's mill Saturday and
reports a nice time and one blow-out.
Mr. James Mason, of Concord, spent
the week end with ffis father, Mr.
James Mason.
Mr. Leonard Lambert, one among
our oldest citizens, died Wednesday
and was buried at Running Creek
the following day. He leaves one son
and two daughters to mourn 'their
loss.
Crops are looking fine in this com
munity, we are glad to note.
Mrs. W. S. Hatley of Concord spent
Friday in the home of her son, David
Hatley, near here.
We wish to stat eto one and all
We don't use saw dust a tall;
And to the question asked: Why Toot?
It's because we have twice as many
subscribers to boot.
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Harris went to
Badin Sunday to spend the day.
iMiss M.ary Exum Cornelison, of
Trading Ford, is making an extend
ed visit with relatives here, and in the
vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dorton, of Salis
bury were here for the day Sunday
with relatives.
Wade and LeRoy Ivey of Concord
were here with their parents Sun
day. Mr. Ben Lefler of Kannapolis came
down Sunday, bringing with him Gene
Mearle and Walter Lefler, children
of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Lefler, who
have spent the last two weeks with
their grandmother, Mrs. C. B. Lefler
in Kannapolis.
Mr. Dewey Staton left on Tuesday
going back to his work in Florida,
after spending some time with his bro
ther, Mr. T. V. Staten.