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A STANLY COIJKTY VeEJILY OF CHARACTER PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
'iHlRTS'-ONE 'XEARS-C D. BIVDES, Oweruid Pukiik-er.
ALBEMARLE. N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 192S
XXLI VI No. 38.
Pourt House Plans Under Consideration
GT.mvfWFamJlvTloM Trio Qrio
Freeman Heirs May
Come Into Wealth
Stanly's Monument to Confederate Soldiers
Commissioners Look Into Jtemndehng
Its Annual Reunion; Wrecked Thurs.
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ALE
PRESS
Question Has Many
Cop Or rmi immj"!' !
J?. S. Dix 8c Co., of Gastonia,
bought the $11)0,000 iuu of
county road bond, paying a
premium of $1,530, la issue
bearing S per oent interest. TKa
bids nrera opened yesterday,
sLiuial bonding ifirms being represented.
0-ir boarrtM f county irnissia?rs
had an intt-wunjs
The chief question befcnre it wa to
l0lv- the question of jretting ur
court house in way l,J"c"
an.!5 it fails o meet under present
rnniiit.'"r.S.
It U a ciuestion ol maiy-angi, ,
anil l0ra "ciubsu y n .
w,Ujnu' l?ir . tit do fee Jbing lie!
jeople cf Stanly want most to ha"
done. I
ir .vvhitt-.ct,.hs made a?survey to
the ? tuution. It is probable that !
rlan? fr prevsen-mg me jureseia prop- t
i 1 n,l liimrie on-' -nmrwl
fiiirii' ;t i" a joint of modern, require-;
oHicii'nfV v in ue iu v en-' w wai ...cel. i ii ,,t . wu.
U i'i v ' -v ... '
Ca Road Bonds Sell
At Good Premium
Large Attendance Upon Tow Popular
Annital .Festival Hig Class
Speeches.
The tlh-fl -annual reunwn of te
Lowder family was helH at the old
"Jim Louder ikomeplace" abut leigJit
Fourteen Li ea Paid the Penalty of
Alleged Official Negligence.
Fourteen of the crew of the Shen-:
andoah, giant dirigible, are dead and
two others wre seriously injured '
early Thursday when the pride of I
miles wesl .of Albemarle Saturday. 1 the United States navy cracked ur-
Although rival attractions drvicfcd j ing a severe storm on its western
crowds fvr fhr- day, the attendance j cruise from its Lakehurst, X. J., air
was up to flit Standard, and pos.sih.ly j port.
exceeded furnrer occasions. j Among the dead is Lieutenant j
The Lewder family is one of he , Commander Zachary Landsdowne,
oldest and has perhaps the largest ; captain of the ship.
connection of ary in the county. Mr. ; After battling the
Stanly Fiddlers
Won Loving Cup
went
,ere,! ::ito beore the proposition of
buiWi- :,n entirely ncw sfucture
n-,11 In' considered.
y is would entt il an tspeuliture
0f $, iicn, tut- plans woum .nave to
meet v. 1; fcroa.1 apuroval if iicpted,
1.1 .... tnlril.L
appIynT on a
X r, court iiouse would probably
cost i-' i.OOO. Inten-st at irate ot
f, ner ei t on tht sum would amount
in four y 'ars to $30,,'). 10. TlniPitcim
ou!d mere thaat take care of the
pist of ri.'moclelii'g t(v olU cwnrt
house luiil ling, d it 3 auegieu .vi e
old builmr x can t)e put in hae, up-
to-date sua ie to tust t or 10 -yvurr.
Xo ileiiirfte actii'n has been Jjvkeii.
anc the b,ird wji be poverntsil fcv
what seems to be the prey-ailing best
opinion of tiiose capable vt judging,
repanlie.-" of partisan polhics.
.Jpeed Cpp.
Our very efficient speed cop is aJso
i pool ilepg'y. ne & acuvs' in iwin
capacities. Bvt the tioard leels jont
now ttit-t .11 r. Uiiwaer, touring me sea
son of great dut and te t.enftency of
speed fv-nds :to usurp tjie highways.
of Sin First Prix-s Wen Uy
Local Men.
j James D. Low 'oer, of Albemarlr, is
(the moving spirit in these reunions,
-.and for. days before the event Jir.
f Lowder virtcrully sleeps in his clothes.
Addresses T.-ir delivered by 0. J.
irSikes, Ksu.. niul VV. L. Mann. Ksu.. juf
j:lbemarle, ami by Rev. R. O. Etler,
: f Spencer, formt r pastor of Salem
:thurch, and Kev. H. L. Powell, the
tfEXT ME ET IN ALBEMARLE
! f ;i verv hi,.V. .v,l,.r ,! wprn li.tn. 1 siderable gruclhig from those
elements for'
several hours, ihe huge aircraft sud- :
denly shot upward to an altitudf of:
approximately .7,500 feet from a ",
000 foot level, where the dirigible
buckled amidship.
.The pressure . and twisting was so ;
great that it broke the ship in three ;
sections. '
Navy officials are undergoing con-
vho
I The T'res told in tt last 5f.Kve of
I I'i fiddlers -i fid barj.io pickets f ling
ilt Cooletnrei Saturda ;for the Slate-
vile Fiddler).' convention and p en
ter. .
'J'ur mnsicii ns had ptcticed ncry
tkurough'y beforehand, -j-nd so-tn'n-estly
workedri-t make a creditii le
h.wr ing, liat the antmuiicement i if
their success fc but a f ulfilment -f
the ing eijieci ed.
Tir State Lring Cap vt!l be ht-1 1
by ti- musk-ititis the firs.T awaft
yet j! pen by the, 7onvent1on. This cup
is gmn to the , county whrh fur
nishes rhe most .and beist 0'jtisic at
the arjfcilal convei-tion. J9ta-jJy men
cave fiections fi m violin,
-and otbe: instruments, as we!
il: to attcntiv.ly bv the large a.ssem- ueneve tnai me Rcciueni was uue 10
j,lv " ! negligence and incompetency on part.
The ladie aid society gathered in 1 of th(,se in command of the air ser-!
V:1 of shecklt-s from 5 and 10 cents wlce- , . ,
drh.ks and ice creams. Thirty gal- Col. ill.am llitche I, referred to '
Ions of ice cream were fed to the T"s the "Stormy Petrel of Army Air
crowd, and as nrntvv crates of drinks. ;vice, located at San Antonio, i
The reunion brought many prom- i ';,says
iner.t Lowders from distant places,
These accidents are the direct r-
and tfce gathering Jjatuay gave evi- 01 incompetency, criminal neg-dem-ecof
a growmg interest in the 3lKnce and almost treasonable admtr
wort (of keeping family history Nation by the ar and navy de
straigtn. The original ancestors Prtments.
came ti. Stanly lonp befon; the Revo- I H's scathmg words wil perhaps
lutiotmry war, and o naje has fiB. -forth investigation and probable
,,r0,i ;., ,i 0imot icoint martial. But Mitchell thinks
of thi i?tion than tais that' of Low
der. Mr. J. :U. Lowder ftels gmteful in
banjo, f.-iis heart ffor the fine co-ojieration
assev-ijhat has leen exte-odeJ him jn the
jered,
Cpun'y Audit,
The auMing ql county book has
been ci-miiHed, .Bed Mr. E. C. 1'ar-
penter ha. Wen paid $475.21' .for his
services in ti-is cotaection.
Jurors JWwn.
Tie following will serve as jurors
for the civil srm -of" court w'hi'S)
meets in Octolw.:
P. M. Codv, J- J. Wi'helm, Tfcomas
J. Efird, S. Bertrly Burwood, B. fl.
Huneyt-Dtt, John T. Alletn, R. L. Aus
tin, Ruins A. Hatkvy, C. M. Roers,
J. F. Hbieycutt, I. W. lipe, W. D.
Sasser, Kobert C. Dry, Kobert jl.
Hatley, M. A. Cauble, M. IV. Mabrr,
H. L. LowOer, W. G. Jiaye. Rich S.
Lowder, J. R. Moss, 1, P. Davis, R.
W. Simiisut,. J. Luther L'tttle. J.
Alk-n Furr.
Ice Storage Plant
Now Well Under Way
I Loci! lu Compaay Is Making Grsst
Improvement At Plant.
The AlVt-marie Cl and Ice com-
Ipany is having a cold storage annex
erected on t),e west wfig- of its pres.
nt building.
Tne annex is to be of brick, the
interior to hav a large refrigerating
rt of upwards of 45 feet in depth.
The building is to be 60 feet high,
cqvKaJent to a five-story ttructure.
The object of thi annex is storage
of ice which is manufactured through
the winter months tnH in lippn the
hpply ahad of dem.hds.
ihe louj comnanv has been hard
pressed a! times to mett all demands,
W it is wholly pleasing to Mr.
Morge N. Cooke, manager of the
tnat he shall be able to face
pother season with a perlaintv of
N able to meet the growing de-
"at upon his company.
PUBLIC WARNED AGAINST
CANADIAN FORD SHARES
eral group and quartette jeri'Otions. 'ork, and'-he wants us to ttll the
,Vt hile otier countKrs made .fine. t.how-f f olks thsvt "i-e appreciates everything
tjj.it has beerj done to muke it i suc
cess. Mr. fciwder bope-s to snake
tht one nieNt year the biggest yet,
anfa he is beginning the twrk alifcady
of fringing H;30 pass.
inj;s, the iotanly artists wt-re easy
winners.
Those n tering stm-i this
wenv: r--her Hjisndley,
en.test
Crvwver
should give his tay-W attention to Thwpsoni orth Hoyie w.
the hipb-ays, abd this has byn or-jder; j, L Jfay berry, H. A. Krrrr,
Pririci? Furr -,and his Jour son, ;lirl
Katley, John .and JoWi Page, JR. ("..
Sijmpstin, T..F. and Jobi CrowelL He
Witt Henderson, and Tjm Whitey.
Fiiihw Hendi-'y won jtfst prize on
banjo; . P. L. Mayberry, ftrst prize-ion
guitar; 3- A. Bt-rrier, frot prize on
buck -wing dam-jtig; Belvis Furr, flrnt
prize violin for jtoys; Ewl Hatley,
second prijw violin.
It is of interest lo note tj at Albe
.marle wifj -prpbablj secure 'flhe next
ieeting. Mr. Fisher HendUy was
elected tc-retary ani! treasurer, and
ht is working- to bfve Albemarle
Chosen as the aext meeting plaso?.
Wr. J. C. Sell, of C'ooleemet, is
murtager, and Mr. Frank William, of
Alooresville, aesisjant mayiager.
Tbt gathering at Cooltemee calyd
forth several artist, and t,he winning
of thee prizes by our .lycal musi.
eians came only after a closely-i
DIt C. M LENTZ IN
SEKIOUS CONDITION
tbat if he can get the public to on-:
derstand and make pressure upon '
the weak spots of the air service,
wrecks like the one described will
not occur again. . j
L"-if 3 f CUt " ' 1
Vast Hopkins Estate To Be Parti
tioned Among Heirs Many In
I Staniy County.
I'lioto bv Fink's Studio.
Proclamation Given for ;
"Fire Prevention Week" !
- Persons seen in foreground: Miss Mary Mabry, under umbrella; Mrs.
Ooremor makes Reference In Mes- Sidney Austin, Master John Hortcn, and little Miss Bertie Snuggs Tatter-1 gins Cobb
sage Jo What He Terms Gr
National Bonfire.
High Point, Sept. 7. Lee Free
man, of High Point, and 65 other
I heirs may inherit an estate in Cali-
fornia worth millions of dollars, it
' became known today when Mr. Free
j man returned from California, where
he filed suit to have a decree of d-s
: tribution set aside and a new deer-.-!
entered.
The estate is that of Mark Ho;
kins, a North Carolinian, wh-. wen
' west during the,-gold rush and ina'h
a fortune overnight. Freeman is a
t'reat nephew of ilupkins, and lie
acting as spokesman for the other
i") heirs to the property.
Hopkins ami his brother, Moses
Hopkins, were sons of Kdward ami
Hannah '. Hopkins, of Randolph
county. Tht y left North Carolina in
Ix-i'j. Marl; Hopkins made money,
invested it in ruiiroad stock and Cali-
I fornia laud. No estimate has been
j made as to the value of the estate,
but it was learned authoritatively
that it consists of thousands of acres
of California's best land, and tht
estate likely will run into hundreds
. of millions of dollars.
Mark Hopkins, according to Free
man's information, died intestate. His
brother, Moses, is said to have gone
forward and represented himself as
the only heir to the estate. Recently
' the heirs in North Carolina learned
of the death of Hopkins. Mr. Free
man went to California, located the
property, obtained evidence and
through his attorney, James H. Leng
den, of San Francisco, filed suit on
August 19.
' Among the heirs who have joined
Mr. Freeman in his suit are the fol
lowing from North Carolina: Bos
ton Hopkins, Sadie Russell Heath-
cock, Frederick Coggins, Charles
Hopkins, Ray Coggins, Pattie Cog-
Claudia Russell, Mittif
:son, who did the unveiling.
Raleigh, .Sent. 8. In a proclama
tion today officially setting uside the
week of October 4 througi 10 as
"Fire Prn-vention Week," governor
Xewt. of disquieting nature was re- j McLean u.pes a state-wide obser
eeived t'om the be.iside of Dr.. .C. .M. nvanee, asking that fire drills le held j t
Lentz, in the hospital at Chartntte. Ijn the scowls, fatttories and stores; Evejlt flS ImprCSSIVe Good Speeches Featured
.tie uiiuerwem. ojeraiion oil m eu- , mar, scnoois, ,i,rieaHj:.s, ciiurcnen, puu
rvefday ol last week for appenfltt'itis, j lit- and private hospitals and ints.titu
after the -appendix 'Jitud burst. Eery j titr.ns, factories, stores and hoteV be
pffiwt to w-inove the iioison from his ! inmiected to sw that -vei'v safeirtbard
j body has btt-n made, und until Tls- j against fire it provide!, and that Jo-
day -.ajornintr inuicauons were iavr- cal authorities camine tneir nre -tri
able.
UNVEILING MONUMENT SATURDAY
! DREW LARGE CROWD ALBE.MARLE
Prosram INIajor T. A. Hathcock, of Nor
wood, Master of Ceremonies.
waged contest. The rneetintf was a
successful one, and s largely at
tended. I The J. C. Ptnney rompany is now
Albemarle naturally feels pride in I on of our city's ifldtistrial factors
the honor that has come t us through The opening of this store for Albe-
this group of musicians. Their wu-1 marie came off Friday and Saturday
sic has been popular at home, and i in aewtrdance with published sched'
their reputation is extending through ! ule.
these state-wide contests. j Manager Strate was hrghly grati-
j fied at the attendance upon the open
Why Not Enjoy the Hinson Reunion?, ing dates, and at the sales over the
'. counter. The windows had been ar-
There will be a reunion at the tistically decorated, showing many
William M. Hinson old home place, ( of the season's choicest fabrics, and
now owned by Mr. B, D. Hinson, Sep- giving an index to the goods on dis-
tember 13. All Hinsons before or; play.
The realization of the fondest
On Tsesday eretiuig his tew- I dinawes and maxe them sufficient if nopes ol we Aioemarie cnapter u v.
peratttre begun to rise, a.ud grave in- : they are lacking in any particular. , culminated in tne unveiling oi a
dicatien set uj). Yesterday afternoon "Tb fire loss in the Usited States eaulIJ' couieaeraie monumenv on
slight koprovetnent was uoted; but Jast year was more than fire hundred : Saturday morning, September 5. The
Dr. Lent is a vry sick rnwi, and hisiand fifty million dollars, , ith more 1 "cises, prior to tne unveuing, weie
many friends joi.n with the amily in than sev4nteen thousand perKons kill-: fld the court house at 10:30 with
a deep fncern which is felt so j ed and a vastly larger number crip- Dr- T- A; Hathcpck, of Norwood, as
pled and maimed for life," tin proe-: "o7"'- ,
lamation declared. "North Carolina's . and hls well-trained band gave a
share in thi loss was more than five i birring rendition of "America,
million three hundred and twenty dol- whlch s f "owed by an earnest
lars, with 343 lives and hundreds of , Pra'er by Rev- c- M- P'fkens.
our people maimed. It is well known 1 In a few well chosen words, Mrs.
that carelessness and ignorance of jJ. E. Ewing, president of the chapter,
fire hazards go hand in hand as the j extended greetings and presented
chief causes of our great national ! Major Hathcock, who took charge of
bonfire." i the exercises.
Coggins Cagle, Louise Harris Russell,,
James Russell, Stella Saunders Gris
somn, Crissie Hopkins Cranford,,
Dora Saunders Harvester, Sula Rus
sell Kopplemyer, Norma Lee Free
man, Annie Blanche Freeman, Horace
Lazelle Freeman, Pattie Corine Free
man Stedman, Marshall Jones Free- .
man, Patrick H. Cotton, Harris. Rus
sell, Jones M. Griffin, Victoria Grif
fin Stanley, Nellie Griffin Trotter,
Hattie Griffin Roach, Burl Wood
Griffin, Carl Griffin, Eddie Honkins
Russell, Sandy Y. Hopkins, Oscar
in the war at the request of Major anfrd. Ida Hopkins, Eugene Hill,
lzzie tranford vestal, Columbus
from the audience. The band then Cranford, individually representing
keenly in this pending crisis.
PENNEY COMPANY'S OPEW1NG.
after marriage, whether any relation
to" this generation or not, and all
friends and neighbors are invited to
I come and bring well-hlleu
and enjoy the day with us.
Raleigh, Sept. 8 A warning
Eeainst the purchase of what are
nown as bankers shares of the
Eji Motor company, of Canada,
" was issued todnv hv Blue Skv
Mwmissioner I. M. Bailev. who an
nounced tViaf j, ,.,i .it ,;u
"e Postal authorities to see what
F'ion could be taken against die.
r "uiuis Ot stnplf twahivo .
The public can not hp tnn nftprl
Rrned airainst tho nnwlmu nf
IjMja offered through methods
m"a" to that o,lnnto,l K orfoin
"Wbutors in ennneptinn with thp
a'&n to sell ETirrl Mntnr ram.
V of Canada. I.M . otnpb. " Mr.
U said' "The Purchaser does
F 1 Obtain a srinro n-f pvon aftpr
IJJment of $1,000, until he converts
"certificate into stock. After he
W'd 11,000 for the certificates
es8arv t . i .
tni . " icuivseui u aiiare ui
wk, h j. .
Of Stock in tki. nnmnnnir tnr
&.490 P share on the curb
r-wf
fR-WILLIAM IVEY LINGERS
NUER A SERIOUS ILLNESS
W. M. Ivey, of New London,
!ctions are that Hoti,
an v wtAMA.- a h .y-. a
iaBij '"VII1CIIW All CUiaiKCU
igj-j uuier cumpucaiiuiiH
atho s condtion hopeless. He is
,. Of our tnwn am an f aaan Paul
C; "d Wallace Ivey, 'and he' has
L ends in Albemarle to whom
i news v,.i , , j
- "uiga inucn saaness.
The store and its management are
to be congratulated upon the very
favorable impression that has been
baskets i created upon the minds of our peo
ple.
t
plaved "Dixie," and the Mildred Lee 'T Ju ' v'rgmia Harr,s Ha"
chapter U. D. C, Albemarle chapter ! f',Jah1JA1Ien Hardester, Van Harris
V. D. C. and veterans then marched "all. Harvey Coggins .Edna Hardes-
in a body to the monument. i " Mo",s' MaTl Harris- Glen"
" .. ... ,, ... Harris Mullenix, Nellie Moyle Brown.
Many Witness the Unve.ling. . Ethe, Moyle an(J Mary
Shortly after the noon hour, a" -all are from Randolph county.
large assemblage had gathered at i
the monument. The entire street, i FATHER OF MR. NAT. AUTEN
yards nearby, housetops and windows ' PJED SUNDAY N. WILKESBORO
were seething with humanity to wit-'
ness the unveiling and to first behold Mr. and Mrs. Nat. Auten attended
the monument as it was unveiled to the funeral services over the remains
the public. j f Mr. Auten's father. The Char-
Mrs. Ewing, president, made a few
appropriate remark?, introducing
Merchants' Ass'n
Albemarle's New High School Building
It was with peculiar pride the
high school department of our city
schools began its work on Monday
in the elegant building just complet
ed, which gives to the 30P students,
more or less, the sort of equipment
needed for highest expression in
work and study.
Albemarle's new high school build
ing, is one of the prettiest structures
in the town and is modern in every
detail. It is three stories high and
is built of the very best material. C.
C. Hook, of Charlotte, was its archi
tect, and E. C. Derby, of Fayetteville,
the contractor. The board of school
commissioners who conceived, plan
ned and financed the proposition is
composed of R, L. Smith, A. P. Har
ris, A. L. Patterson, M. A. Boger, H.
L. Horton and W. L. Mann. There
are, 10 class rooms, an auditorium,
with a seating capacity of 750, a
science laboratory splendidly equip
ped and science lecture room, a gym
nasium which includes a basketball
court, a library, a manual training
room, domestic arts and domestic
science rooms
girls' shower
cafeteria, boys' and
bathrooms, first aid
room, teachers' rest room and princi
pal's office. The building has been
equipped throughout with modern
and up-to-date furniture and furnish
ings. This building is located on a
four-acre plot near the heart of the
city. There is room on the plot for
a combination football diamond. The
football field has already been laid
off and a few days after the opening
of the schools it is expected that
football practice will begin. The
completion of the fcuilding gives Al
bemarle six splendid buildings which
include the Wiscassett-Efird school
buildings and the girls' institute. All
these schools are expected to have a
total of more than 2,000 students
this year with a combined teacher
force of about 75. Registration for
the opening of the high school began
Thursday, September 3, and the su
perintendent, M. S. Beam, and the
principal, James P. Sifford, are look
ing forward to a specially successful
school year. ,
I iriouie to tne ooys oi oo, enipna
sizing our debt of gratitude to them,
' not only for their hardships on the
There will be a mass meeting of ' battlefield but their valiant fight in
the merchants, wholesale and retail reconstructing a desolate south. He
and manufacturers to organize an up-1 then introduced Speaker R. L.
to-date Merchants' association at the Brown. Following this splendid ad
courthouse sometime next week. The dress, (which we print in full on
date will be given in next week's pa- page 2 of this issue), the ladies' dou
pers. A prominent speaker is to be ble quartette, composed of Mesdames
present and address the people. j fj. J. Mauney, W. W. Talbert, J. A.
This organization is for mutual ! Groves, Ode Parker, and Misses Mary
benefit to the merchants and to the Leona Talbert, Mary Brown, Ellen
public in general. One of the prin- Huckobee, and Mary Davis sang,
cipal purposes is to show up the re- "Tenting Tonight" most sympatheti-
sources of the town and induce man- cally.
ufacturers to locate here. j Reminiscences of the struggle were
Watch for the date and come out. j then given by Mr. Wm. Snotherly, of
i New London, who apparently "lived j
CAR LEAPS FROM BRIDGE, I again" some of those stirring days,
Major Hathcock paid a glowing Miss Mary Mabry, who made the
speech of presentation. Miss Mabry
held manuscript, but in clear tones,
earnest diction, and with true com
mand of herseif at all times, she made
a beautiful oration, forgetting that
she had notes to which she
refer. Her speech elicited
from all, and the earnest
which this faithful devotee of
cause of the Confederacy spoke
lotte Observer gives the following
brief reference to the services:
The funeral service of John Hen
ry Austen, who died Sunday morn
ing at a North Wilkesboro hospital
after a month's illness at his sum
mer home at Mulberry Gap, was
conducted yesterday afternoon at
might Williams Memorial Presbyterian
praise church, of which he was for manv
way in ; years a deacon. Dr. A. R. Shaw.
the the pastor, was in charge.
her followed at the churchyard.
Burial
BUT DRIVER IS
LIVING ; and gave much credit of reconstruc
tion to the "noble women" of 'G1-'C5.
O. Winecoff. ; Other prominent veterans Mr. John
Lisk, who was a pallbearer at the
APPOINTMENTS.
Elder J. R. Willison will preach at
the following places: Howard's
Chapel on Monday afternoon, the
fourth Sunday in September; ( Mt
Creek, Tuesday at 2 o'clock; Bear
Creek, Wednesday; Running Creek,
Thursday; Clark's Grove, Friday.
WILL SURVIVE SUNDAY ACCIDENT
Concord, Sept. 8. L,
of Kannapolis, had a narrow escape A
from death Monday afternoon when ! funeral services of Stonewall Jack- always loval to her dutv.
his Ford touring car, he was driving, ; son, and Mr. Arch Eudy, a member! Since the organization of
plunged 25 feet from Depot street to j of a heroic company, which won fame ( Continued oi: ; s.ge 4.)
the tracks of tfie Southern railway at I
the overhead bridge, near the pas-
llZZtt' JrhMrFori'p! GEORGE C. HARWARD'S FAMILY
coff escaped with two broken ribs
and painful injuries to his head.
The accident occurred just after
the rain here and Mr. Winecoff says
it was caused by the wet street. He
was driving south on Depot street
and as he neared the bridge he pull
ed to the right to miss a car which
was approaching north over the
bridge. The street was just wet
enough, Mr. Winecoff said, to make
his car skid, although he was not
making more than 12 or 15 miles
an hour.
The car missed the entrance to
the bridge, smashed through a
guide-wide on a telephone pole and
crashed its way to the railroad tracks
25 feet below the street level. Mr.
Winecoff managed to stay in the car
and was able to crawl from under it
without aid.
great message signalled the signiri- Surviving Mr. Auten, a leading
cance of the day and the event to the farmer of the Beatty's Ford road,
speaker's mind. j are his widow, six sons, three
Miss Mabryf Speech of Presentation. ! daughters, six sisters and four broth
Mr. Chairman, Confederate Veterans, ! ers.
Daughters of the Confederacy, and !
Friends :
We are assembled here this morn
ing to do honor to the men of
'Cl-'C.'), by unveiling this monument,
that future generations may not for
get their own, and to honor our
selves as Daughters of the Confed
eracy and to honor our county as
Penney's Manager
Off to Atlanta, Ga.
Will
Attend a Convention of
Company and Buy Goods.
the
the
As we go to press, news from the
Tally-Brunson hospital indicates that
Mr. George C. Harwafd, his wife, and
their nine children are in good way
to recover from effects of the Sun
day accident in which their car turn
ed over and was wrecked and each
member of the family sustained in
juries. Miss- Audie, 17, skull crushed and
wounds about the head; Miss Oradell,
14, broken jawbone and loss of sev
eral teeth; Vera, 7, wounds about
eyes, face and head. These were
apparently the most seriously injur
ed. Vera is just regaining her eye
sight, but hopes are entertained that
she will recover.
Mr. Harward received a heavy
gash over the right eye; Mrs. Har
ward, back strain and bruises about
body; Miss Flonnie, aged 19, bruises
on head and body, while Benny,
Sandy, Wilma, Flossie, and P. J.,
were all more or less seriously injur
ed. The accident occurred shortly after
4 o'clock Sunday afternoon as the
family was returning from meetings
Manager M. K. Strate of the J. C.
Tenney company at Main street, will
leave Thursday for Atlanta wnere on
Friday and Saturday of this week he
will attend a two-day convention at
the Hotel Henry Grady of the man
agers of the institution from the
states of Alabama, Georgia, Ken
tucky, Louisiana. Mississippi, North
and South Carolina, Texas, Tennes-
; see, Virginia and West Virginia,
at Howard's chapel, on the highway ' The speakers will be K. C. Sams,
eight miles southwest of Albemarle. ; president of the company; J. M. Mc
Mr. Harward was driving his new j Donald, merchandise manager; R. L.
Chevrolet touring car. He was in a , Whitman, advertising manager; W.
hurry to reach Albemarle on his re- - M. Bushnell, employment manager;
turn, so that he could go to his du- and George T. Mitchell of the per
ties as night watchman at the knit-1 sonnel department,
ting mill. A car had passed him, For eight days following the con
but was not making quite the time j vention, the managers will remain in
desired, so Mr, Harward signalled the ; Atlanta buying holiday and spring
car that he wanted to pass. He was j merchandise from members of the
nearing the car with some speed, and company's staff of forty New York
before giving clearance way the car buyers.
in front veered to wrong side of the
road, forcing Mr. Harward to throw
on brakes and stopping abruptly to
avoid collision. This caused the Har
ward car to turn over, and the fam
ily of eleven members suffered seri
ous consequences.
All were rushed to the hospital
here for attention, and every re
source of the hospital was placed
into active relief of the patients. The
fact that any of the number escaped
death seems almost miraculous and
much relief is felt in the assurance
that there is strong hope for the re
covery of all.
LIONS CLUB LUNCHEON.
Dining hall, Presbyterian church,
Thursday evening, September 10,
6:45.
Toastmaster M. J. Harris. (
Recognition of new members.
Kraft talks: .
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' W. E. Milton, buying. ,
J. E. Ewing, selling.
T. P. Burpgardner, financing an
automobile.
School announcements M. S.
Btam.