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ALBEMARLE, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1925
XXL1 VI No. 39.
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Son Places Dynamite Under Bed
Of His Mother
WILL BROADAWAY
FROM inu.uAaviLLn
o
Officers Capture Him at!
His Home 1 nomas- .1
ville. I
Infant Child Injured, May Die Mrs. !
Jne Broadaway 3uner injuries, i
Money Lust Back of Deed. j
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Will Eioatlaway, of Thomasville, is
Jane Broadaway is suffering from in
juries, ami her little granddaughter .
a babe of but few weeks is prob-
ab!v fatally injured, as a result of the :
attempt on mesuay iiigiit aooui
10:30 o clock to dynamite the sleep-
in? room in wnicn mrs. oroauaway
and the child were steeping. i
OftVers appeared on the scene soon :
after the explosion, and when Mrs.
Broadaway was questioned as to
whether she suspected any one she re
jlied that she thought her son Will
must have done tne deed, rie lived at
Thomasville, and Sheriff Furr and his
deputy John Fulton set about tracing
the fellow to his home. He was cap
tured and brought back to Albemarle,
where he has been committed to the
county jail.
A car was seen to drive in the
roadway near the house shortly be
fore the scene. The house owned by
Mrs. Jane Broadaway is located near
the T. F. Underwood store in West
Albemarle. The' car in question drove
up hurriedly, snapped off the lights,
backed out towards the barn, and in
a few moments drove rapidly away.
It is thought that the dynamite
charge was placed under the building
during the interim.
The dynamite was placed on the
heavy oak sill just beneath the floor
of the room where Mrs. Broadaway
was asleep. The sill was literally
torn into shreds, an immense open
ing blown through floor and walls, the
iron bed torn to pieces, the r.attress
torn, and Mrs. Broadaway was
thrown across the entire room. She
was badly bruised about the body,
and yesterday when seen by The
Press man said she could - not lie
down. The little four-weeks-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Mc-
Lester was asleep in the same room.
The child's head was badly crushed,
and the skull seems to show a long
opening, as if torn in two. Little
' is entertained for the child. Mrs.
Broadaway will recover if no compli
cations set in. A bureau in the
room was literally torn to pieces, and
tne escape of those in the room was
1 marvelous.
Back of the tragedy is a storv of
money madness and greed. Mrs.
Broadaway had a son, George W.,
who met honorable death in the ser
vice of his country on the 29th of
September, 1918. He was a private
in Co. I.., 120th infantrv. A. E. F.
Following his death, insurance under
government plans has been coming to
the mother in monthly stipends. The
your.g man carried a policy for $10,-
vvv.
Mrs. Broadaway owns the building
here she now lives and other prop
erty. Her son, Will, of Thomasville,
came here about Easter of this
Jear. His mother made certain
Promises of giving him a home, and
leave her property to him at her
death if he would stay with her and
take care of her. His stay of five
weeks here was filled with threats,
"hen he left he told her he would
Jim her alive or blow her up with
dynamite, she alleges. The events of
Tuesday night fitted so well into these
'Meats that suspicion pointed to him
at once.
Sheriff Furr and Mr. Fulton left
Albemarle about midnight. They
reached Thomasville shortly after 4
c'ock in the morning, secured an
'cer, and drove three miles out to
here Will Broadaway lived. They
jaw evidence of the car having been
"eshly driven into the home garage,
ard when examined the motor was
still quite warm. Broadaway said
uncle near Lexington had phoned
J"' 'him to come to see him; that he
"ad been there; that he left his
uncle's about 9:30; that he was de
nned on account of a storm. The
f icers drove by the uncle's place, six
m,cs this side of Levino-ton. and
questioned the latter. He said that
the
Prisoner had been there about 7
---... tuu oiiu intic auuub i
"clock Tuesday evening; that he
"ad lint .ollJ u: i
t vancu lur ii i in tuiu nau iiu
OUSlness with !,; ..l 11 TUi.
. ...n, ma ucjjiiew tii, ail. 1 1110
gives very conclusive proof that Will
Moadaway drove his car to Albe
marle and carried out his diabolical
Plan of murder. When questioned by
we officer, he said that no one was
ith him.
Mrs. Broadaway is a woman up
ards of 60 years of age. She is
"eavily built, and the experience has
111 I distinct Bhock t0 her- Her nus"
rid I has a prison record, and none of
e family know where he now re
aes. Mrs. James McLester, a
ughter, resides with her, and an
daughter, Mrs. Mary B. Hunt,
ides at Thomasville. Her son,
"'" aged 32 vo4 ho. ,nj
e child. He made many threats
sainst his mother while here and
ae life miserable for her. He
rned to be angered at his failure
Ret money from her, and this is
"ught to have fired him up with his
md inform; ,, xt-
dat l. ""U,1B oi Killing ner. u
W s been et yet for the pr-
While She Sleeps
MAKES NIGHT TRIP
iu slai iuuiiilk
Meeting Merchants'
Ass'n Court House
There will be a meeting of
the Merchant' association at
the court house Thursday eve
ning at 8 o'clock. Mr. J. E.
Davis, O. A. Swaringen, C. M.
Ivey and W. A. Overcash, of
Concord, will address the meet
ing and show up the advantages
cf the association of that kind,
as they are active members of
the association at Concord and
can give actual results and
benefits to be secured. Don't
fcrget the date and let the
court house be crowded.
Contract Let for
Oiling Badin Road
Work to be Completed in 30 Days.
Norwood Road Wants It Hard
Surface to Rowan Line.
At its regular session Monday, our
county board of road commissioners
took prompt action on the appeal of
many Badin and Albemarle citizens
and those living along the highway to
have the road between Albemarle and
Badin oiled.
Contract was awarded the Bitumin
ous Earth Road company for doing
the work. Catchinite, a bituminous
material, similar to that employed by
the state highway commission in its
work over the state, will be employed,
and Mr. W. B. Cathings, president of
the company, who has been most
largely associated with this class of
road surfacing in the state will give
the work his personal supervision.
The county will prepare the road
bed by scarifying and shaping, when
the contracting company will make
two applications of the bituminous
substance and sharp sand or grit. The
contract calls for 18 feet width of
road bed, and six mile3 in length, con
necting with route 74 just east of
Albemarle.
Total cost approximates $2,500 per
mile, contract price 25 cents per
square surface yard. Work will be
gin at earliest possible date, and it is
estimated that 30 working days will
complete the job.
It is of interest to note that the
road board is looking after other
routes in the county. The route Al
bemarle to Norwood is a part of the
"slate project No. 80, and the state is
being urged to get busy on this at
once. While county pro rata funds
are said to be deficient, ways and
means will probably be devised so
that there may be no unusual delay.
The link Albemarle-Salisbury is also
coming in for attention. Two routes
are claiming attention one via coun
ty home; the other directly north
over Second street, via Holt school
house. The latter seems to be the
favored route. It is probable that
one or the other of these routes will
be decided upon soon, and that work
may begin on a hard surface road to
Rowan county line.
OVER SIX THOUSAND MILES
ARE UNDER MAINTENANCE
State maintenance forces are main
taining 6,156 miles of state highway
system, according to figures from
the maintenance department of the
commission. These forces are at
work daily to keep the state highway
system in first class condition and
are doing so. The cost of this
work is being paid by those who use
the roads since the revenue for car
rying on the work is derived from
the license tax on automobiles and
the tax on gasoline.
MR. BOB AUSTIN BUYS
THE LEONARD PROPERTY
Mr. Robert L. Austin has purchas
ed the John Leonard home place on
East Main street. It is a 10-room
frame building, located on a lot of
slightly more than an acre, and is a
valuable piece of property. Mr. Aus
tin will make improvements on it and
place it in good condition for any
one desiring to rent it.
WIRING THE YADKIN HOSPITAL.
The Carolina Electric and Plumb
ing company has a full force engag
ed at wiring in the Yadkin hospital,
in readiness for lighting fixtures and
currents for equipment.
The hospital is slowly and surely
making its way towards a finish, and
the promoters hope within a short
time to get the interior finish well
under way.
Tobacco Crop 80 Per Cent Normal.
According to the September 1st
crop report released by the United
States Department of Agriculture on
September 9, the condition of tobac
co on September 1st was 77 per
cent. This condition indicates a
production for North Carolina of
$235,296,000 pounds as compared
with 278,320,000 pounds produced
last year. This expectation is about
the average crop for the past five
years. '
Burglars Ransacked
Albemarle At Night
Visited Several Stores Saturday
Night Only Slight Clue As
To Guilty Parties.
Our little city was given quite a
shake-up Sunday morning when the
news began to filter around that
burglars had visited some of the
prominent stores of the town.
The J. C. Penney company, Albe
marle Novelty, and Riff's department
store, all in a line; the Morton and
Furr wholesale grocery, and Auten
Wolfe company, garage, all had been
entered with varying results, except
the Riff store.
The methods employed the use of
a glass cutter, making an opening in
the lower corner of glass, inserting
hands to turn night latch, and making
entrance through the door. At Riff's
store, the screen door was cut, hole
made through the glass panel of rear
door, and latch turned. But a heavy
bar to the door which was well se
cured prevented opening the door.
The Novelty store claims a loss of
$135 in cash. A dollar bill was re
moved from a lady's wallet left on
desk. Penney's store showed a
bungling job from the burglars, who
left a bloody trail and many finger
prints. The wholesale grocery con
cern finds it hard to check up on
what was lost, but packages of cig
arettes, cigars, and other things were
missing. The Auten-Wolfe company
had about $10 in small change, which
was taken.
Blood hounds were placed on trail,
and our authorities have been active
in trying to follow trails, which lead
very distinctively to at least two
suspects. At this writing, it appears
that the guilty party or parties have
made good their escape.
Town Fathers Reduce
Taxes City Property
Ten Cents Off On $100 Valuation
Over Last Year.
At their last meeting, our city
board of aldermen ordered a new
levy of taxes on city property, re
ducing the tax from $1.90 on a hun
dred dollar valuation to $1.80. The
distribution shows 35 cents general,
30 cents school, and $1.15 special.
The auditor who has been going
over the county books was delayed in
making a complete audit of the city's
financial affairs, and the commission
ers have been retarded in their ac
tion just a little because of this de
lay. They show some commendable
pride over being able to start their
administration with a slight show to
wards economy.
CROP CONDITIONS FAR BET
TER THAN PAINTED, JETER
Raleigh, Sept. 14. Crop condi
tions in western North Carolina are
not nearly so bad as they have been
painted, F. H. Jeter, editor of farm
publications for the extension divi
sion of state college said today on
his return from a trip to the moun
tains. Mr. Jeter visited three counties
Buncombe, Henderson and Transyl
vania and he reports some good
crops in those three.
"While the crops are short, of
course," said Mr. Jeter, "the peo
ple up there are not starving by any
means."
In fact he said, he found consid
erable optimism among the farmers
that the season would yet turn out
better than was expected.
Some good crops are reported in
Transylvania. But in all three coun
ties Mr. Jeter says he saw some good
fields of bottom land corn, good
sorghum, good crops of potatoes and
considerable hay.
MOUNT HOLLY POSTAL CLERK
IS SHOT BY NIGHT BURGLARS
Robbers entered the post office at '
Rocky Mount Tuesday night, tookj
the pistol away from young J. M.
Burgess, only clerk on duty, robbed ;
the office, and made good their es-!
cape. Burgess was shot in the abdo
men, and is thought to be in a serious '
condition. There were four of the ,
robbers in the party.
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LIONS PRAY FOR MEMBER.
An impressive moment at the last
meeting of the Lions club was when
a member was called upon to offer
prayer in behalf of the president of
the club Dr. C. M. Lentz. Lion
Pickens couched in his earnest peti
tion the feelings of the large body of
men present, who want to see Dr.
Lentz restored to health. It is of in
terest to all friends here and else
where that Dr. Lentz is in good way
towards recovery. Last week, there
seemed to be but little, if any, hope.
More Hot Days Than Any Year.
Saturday was the 72nd day this
summer when the mercury went to
90 or highfer in Charlotte. This ex
ceeds any previous record since Unale
Sam started keeping tab on local
weather 47 years ago. The nearest
approach was in 1899 when there
were 58 days having, temperature
above 90.
Words of Wisdom.
"It isn't the cost it's the upkeep
that worries me," says the amateur
aviator.
One Thousand Pupils
Twenty-Seven Teachers
Wiscassett-Enrd Schools Claim One
Eighth cf Public School Pupils
of County.
On September 7, the Wiscassett-' Mr- J- B- Cooper, 68, died at his
Efird graded schools opened with a ' nome on Pee Dee avenue Friday
large enrollment. Short but appro-, morning after a short illness, and
priate exercises were held at the following an attack of paralysis. He
opening of each school. Every teacher j had been in feeble health for some"
was present, and several visitors whotime. but onl' recently did his illness
made talks suitable for the occasion. ; assume vital form.
Rev. R. A. Swaringen conducted the j Mr. Cooper came to Albemarle sev
opening exercises and treated the 1 eral years back from the Tuckertown
children to some real fun and merri- settlement, where he and his brother
ment. Messrs. S. H. Hearne, Z. V. ! in fact, the entire family of male
Moss, H. L. Horton and Rev. W. B. i members carried on a cabinet shop.
Graham made excellent talks. Then ' They were masters of the square, the
Professor Ritchie made assignment of saw, and smoothing plane. Their
the pupils to the different grades and craftsmanship had a stroke of genius
the teachers went to work immedi-1 which placed their work in demand
ately. The work was done quickly at all times. No matter how much
and orderly and the schools started : one wanted "Uncle Jack" to do a
off with ease. The opening register- "cheap" piece of work, he invariably
ed 1,000 pupils and 27 teachers. j put his best into it even at a small
These schools are the largest ' Priee- This Pri"ciPk' -'uided Mr
schools in the countv and one-eighth : Cooper-through life. Honest, honor
of the children in the county attend ! able. a Christian, loyal to church and
them. Many bovs and girls are fitted j home- He wl11 be mlssed b' relatives
here for life and the record of many
of the pupils are enviable in the bus-!
iness world.
Much pride is taken in these
schools by the teachers, pupils and
patrons as well as the mill companies
and that alone make a good commu-
nity to live in.
The names of the teachers who
have been employed this year are as
follows: Misses Nan Smith, Florence i oniciating. serving as pan nearer,
Lefler, Mary Clayton, Kathleen Lisk,jwere neighbors and friends of the
Esther K. Williams, Hattie Greer, deceased : Messrs Ross Babb Eli
Fannie Lisenby, Lee Ora Williams, I Hamilton, H. A. Blackwelder, R. B.
Lillie Mae Mabry, Ila Harward, Mary j Ritchie, J. C. Parker, and J. E. Cas
Setzer, Mary Lowder, Nannie Lewis, j Per-
Mae Wilson, Adelaide Dunstan, An- The remains were deposited in
nie Miller, Mabel McAllister, Annie ; Fairview cemetery, where many
Rae Reeder, Murtis Maynard, Julia j floral tributes were in evidence to ex
Jerome, Annie Lee Pursley, Mary I press the esteem of friends.
Simpson, Virgie Lee Harward, Cora
Lyerly, Kate Kelly, Frances Gregg Cfaillv Farmers Had a
and O. D. Ritchie, superintendent. I31.111 , m , . d
I Fine Educational" Tour
Ex-Justice W. A. Hoke
Died Suddenly, Raleigh
Wm. A. Hoke, former chief justice
and for 20 years an associate justice
of North Carolina supreme court,
died suddenly at 9 :30 o'clock Sunday
morning at Rex hospital, Raleigh,
from what the physicians believe to
have been an attack of angina pec
tori. Judge Hoke was born at Lincoln
ton, October 25, 1851. He received
his early education and training at
the school in Lincolnton of Wetmore
and Smith, and then took up law un
der his father. He was licensed to
practice law October 25, 1872, at the
age of 21. : He opened his first law
office at Shelby, and later moved to
Lincolnton, where he practiced until
his election to supreme court bench
in 1891,
Because of his estimable record
and the great respect in which he
was held by the legal profession and
the laity generally, his elevation to
the chief justiceship by Governor
Morrison was accepted with state
wide commendation, and no member
of the supreme court ever enjoyed a
more popular respect and admiration
among the people than he.
"The world is a little better for
his having lived," Judge Stacy wrote.
He has added to the sum total of
human happiness. A great judge has
been called to his eternal reward in
the full faith of the Christian re
ligion. ROBERT' LA FOLLETTE WINS
NOMINATION FOR SENATE SEAT
Robert M. La Follette, son of the
late senator, has won the nomination
for his father's vacant seat in the
United States Senate, overwhelm
ingly against his three Republican
opponents. Wisconsin remains true
to form and the cause of the progres
sive party is apparently to continue,
under the banner of the late leader's
son. La Follette did not receive sup
port from the old line Republicans,
and his victory is a significant one.
MISS WILSON TAKES CHARGE.
Miss Delano Wilson, of Lowrys, S.
C, has arrived in Albemarle, and
will take up the work of county dem
onstrator, made vacant by the resig
nation of Miss Marjorie Holmes.
Miss Wilson comes to us highly
recommended, she being a graduate
of Winthrop college, and having had
several years' experience in her
work.
For the past three years Miss Wil
son has been doing extension work in
Washington county, prior to that she
taught several years in the state
schools of Tennessee.
The Press reporter called on Miss
Wilson and found her getting ready
for work. She says she likes Albe
marle already, and that she has an
excellent place to board in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Snuggs.
MUTILATE MONROE MAN.
A hooded band called Turner
Blanchard, 32, from his home in Mon
roe Sunday morning, and performed
a dastardly operation on him. "Now
you will pay your grocery bills," is
the only clue offered as a cause for
the offense, and Blanchard knows no
reason why he should have been so
treated. He is father of eight chil
dren, and works in one of the textile
mills at Monroe. Arrests are expect
ed to be made, and parties are under
suspicion.
Mr. Jack Cooper Died
Friday of Paralysis
A (Craftsman Who Never Slighted a
Job a Good Man.
and friends alike.
He is survived by his widow, three
i daughters and two sons. These are:
! Mrf-,M- Almond, Misses Hattie
! and Mae Cooper; Messrs. J. . and
I Charles Cooper. Mr. J. E. Cooper, a
brother, resides here.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday morning from Central
Methodist church, Rev. C. M. Pickens
Farm Agent Phillips Tells of Trip.
Stanly Had 23 Men of the
56 In Party.
Twenty-two Stanly farmers were
assisted in making a farm to'ir
through North Carolina by way of
Greensboro, Oxford, and through
Virginia to Washington, and back by
way of the Shenandoah Valley in
Virginia. The party was out 11
days visiting places of interest and
studying different farm problems.
The members of the party displayed
great interest in this trip and in all
the educational stops along the way.
They were particularly empressed
with the dairying and grass farming,
soy beans, and small grain.
They observed the saiiT; dry
weather conditions as they had been
witnessing at home. All the. men
were free to express themselves i hat
the trip had made them appreciate
home a great deal more.
Many compliments were paid these
men for their progressiveness in
making a trip of this kind at prac
tically every stop made. A good
many of the prominent leaders in
Virginia could hardly understand how
a trip of this kind could be gotten
up. It certainly speaks well for the
county that these men had enough
interest and courage in the face of
the dry season to venture out on an
educational tour of this type. They
went to study and learn and not for
a big time, but it is thought that they
had both. I have never seen men
have any better time than these farm
ers from Stanly, Cabarrus, Rowan
and Davie. They thoroughly enjoy
ed each other's company and every
thing that happened along the way.
Out of the 56 in the party, Stanly had
23.
The party was organized with A. F.
Mabry of this county, president; J.
H. Barrier, of Cabarrus, vice presi
dent; J. F. Crayton, of this county,
secretary; R. L. B?????, chaplain.
The men were made to feel that the
tour was theirs and not the agents in
charge. The agents were helping
them get the most out of the trip.
Perhaps the most profitable part of
the trip was the daily meetings which
were held at the close of the day to
discuss the things that had been seen
during the day and to point out the
points of interest to be seen the next
day. Each meeting was opened with
prayer. Here each member had an
opportunity to refresh his mind on
the most outstanding things seen.
JEWISH STORES CLOSE
TO OBSERVE HOLIDAY
Albemarle has several well-regulated
orthodox Jewish stores, and these
have established patronage. These
merchants will observe Saturday,
Jewish New Year, and their stores
will be closed. The Press is au
thorized to make this announcement
for VsBlf's Fashion Store, Samuel's
Ready-to-Wear, New York Bargain
Store, and Riff's Department Store.
Take notice as to Saturday, Septem
ber 19.
APPEAL TO MOTORISTS
FOR CAREFUL DRIVING
Raleigh, Sept. 13. Ten thousand
letters have just been mailed to North
Carolina citizens by Stacey W. Wade
in which Mr. Wade declares that the
accident peril stalks us night and day.
He appeals to recipients of the let
ters for "your consistent intelligent
assistance and your constant atten
tion when driving on the streets, to
help in making our streets safe."
Citizens Protest Against Employing
Funds To Repair Old Court House
New Champion
L3" I
This nineteen year old school
boy, Fedel La Barba of Los An
geles, startled the fistic world by
winning the flyweight champion
ship froai Frankie Genaro of New
York, in a decision bout.
Tammany Man Wins
New York Mayoralty
Monday' s Primaries Indicate That
Gov. Al. Smith Dominates
N. Y. Democracy.
James W. Walker was an easy
winner in the primary election held
in New York City Tuesday for choice
of candidates for mayor. Mr. Walk
er defeated John F. Hylan by about
100,000 plurality.
Unusual interest has centered in
the New York primary because of its
broad significance and possible bear
ing upon national politics of the
country.
Mr. Hylan has been mayor of New
York for eight years. He has been
exceedingly popular owing to his
stand in favor of 5-cent street car
fares and his popularity with the
lower classes. So long as Charles E.
Murphy was Tammany's chief, Mr.
Hylan had no trouble in getting Tam
many's support. Mr. Murphy's death
early part of last year called for a
new chief, who was not in sympathy
with Mr. Hylan. When Tammany de
clined to give Hylan the nomination,
Hylan decided to run independently
and to win out regardless of Tam
many. Backing him was Randolph
Hearst, great newspaper man and a
dominating political factor.
Governor Al. Smith personally
championed the cause of James W.
Walker, who has been State Senator
and a man of oratoric.il ability and
much strength. When Governor
Smith came into the fight, it assum
ed at once the attitude of Smith
against Hearst each fighting for
party domination in his state.
Smith is Catholic, anti-Ku KIux,
and he opposes McAdoo. The victory
of his candidate is a victory for him
self. It is generally conceded that in
the next presidential race, the name
of "Al" Smith will be mightly pres
ent, and all the animosities of the
past Democratic convention and cam
paign will be revived.
In the Republican contest, J.
Frank Waterman, the fountain pen
manufacturer, was largely in the
lead. He easily defeated his two
opponents.
The Rockingham Case
Judge Finley Trial Officer, Hon.
Clyde Hoey Will Assist State
In Prosecution.
The trial of W. B. Cole, wealthy
man. for the murder of young Or
mond at Rockingham on August 15,
is attracting widespread attention as
the date of trial the latter of this
month nears in approach.
Governor McLean has named Judge
T. E. Finley to preside at the trial,
and it has developed that Hon. Clyde
Hoey, of Shelby, will assist the pros
ecution. Mr. Hoey distinguished him
self as a criminal lawyer in the case
against Dr. J. W. Peacock, and his
oratorical powers added to a fine
intelligence gives zest to the trial.
Ministers and friends of the Or
mond family are giving assistance in
the matter, and it is evident that the
wealth of Mr. Cole will call forth a
Roland for his Oliver.
Episcopal Mission
Those of our members who were
out to hear Rev. Holmes last Sunday
night, we feel sure, enjoyed his splen
did address, dealing with the Episco
pal faith its strong and weak points.
Next Sunday morning, at 11
o'clock, we are to have the pleasure
of again having Archdeacon Hardin,
of Salisbury, to conduct a service for
us.
Archdeacon Hardin has been
spending the summer at Blowing
Rock and returns to his work with
great zeal.
A very earnest request is being
sent out asking each . member and
friend to be out Sunday morning at
11 o'clock. Mrs. Geo. N. Cooke.
D
Opinion Prevalent That a New Build
ing Should Be Erected Doubtful
If County Would Vote Bonds.
The need for a new court house,
and the fact that the question has
been brought up by our county com
missioners through a consideration of
steps to be taken, calls forth from
many citizens an expression of their
individual views upon the question.
At this time, the roof of the old
building is in a bad condition, ar.d
aside from objectionable points as to
location of the old and its disagree
able subjection to noises, Stanly's
house of justice is in a bad state of
repairs. Attention of some sort
should be given it, and immediately.
Plans Considered.
Whether to spend a small amount
in cleaning the old building, scouring
and repainting, and giving it a thor
ough renovation all at the smallest
possible cost; or, to spend fifty or
sixty thousand dollars for remodeling
and converting the old property into
as nearly a modern structure as the
investment would allow; or, finally, to
build an out-and-out new structure '
are the questions to be decided.
Small Amount for Repairs.
Taking them up in order, the first
could be for temporary purposes on
ly, and to bring about the delay in
the latter that of a new building.
Probably $5,000 would be required as
a minimum of expense, and the coun
ty would be but little better off than
at present.
$50,000 to Remodel Old.
As to the second, the expenditure
of any sum approximating $50,000 to
redeem the old building and make a
new one of it calls for protests from
many business men whose opinions
are worth while. There are argu
ments, 'tis true, to show that the
amount would represent only the an
nual outlay in interest, and that a
few years hence a bigger and better
structure could be erected. But it is
hard to get away from the appear
ance of throwing away money when
such a step is contemplated, and it is
hard from the layman's standpoint to
understand just how the old structure
can be converted into a building free
from bothersome noises which now
make it impossible to hear ordinary
proceedings of a court, public
speeches, or entertainments of any
nature which seek the court house
auditorium for expression.
A New Structure.
As to the third and last plan, the
erection of a new court house would
call for the investment of $250,000
more or less. A bond issue would be
required. Under legislative enact
ment, this question must first be sub
mitted to the voters of Stanly county
for decision. Herein is the rock up
on which the new structure must seek
its foundation or its downfall.
Argumentative and Suuggestive.
Before a new building is entered
into, to vote bonds would mean to
overcome the prejudice in the minds
of our people against creating a new
debt of any kind, and against voting
for bonds.
This prejudice is rather deep-seated,
and before it can be overcome, it
is absolutely necessary that the lead
ers become united in their approach
to the question; that the question it
self be freed for all times of any
taint of politics, and the county pride
of voters be appealed to in a way to
inspire patriotism and the need for
prompt action.
The Press is inclined to believe
that politics at present has no place
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Three Negroes Drown
When I'oat Capsizes
r.adin. Sept. 12. The heaviest toll
of life known in the history of the
Badin lake took p'ace last night when
three negroes we'e lircur.ed at one
time. lrour negroes were in a small
boic y addling their way from a mos
quito camp located about 10 mil3
up the lake and were met with a
heay wind due to a passing thunder
storm, the wavrs beng so high tha
it capsixed the boat. Lucius Branch
clung to the boa, and was saved,
while Fved Ad,";iis, Aaron and Cole
man Sm.th met Ihc.r death. All th
negroes are mrrr.od. The bodies
have rot been rccovc: oJ.
EIGHTY-FOUR MILES OF
PAVEMENT LAID IN AUG.
According to figures from the con
struction department of the State
Highway commission 84.23 miles of
paving was laid during August. This
was divided as follows:
Concrete 38.22 miles; asphaltic
concrete 17.26; sand asphalt 8.63
miles; and concrete base 20.12 miles.
25-YEAR HEAT MARK
BROKEN AT RALEIGH
Raleigh, Sept. 12. Heat records
which had stood for 25 years were
broken here today when the ther
mometer climbed above the 90 degree
mark for the 55th day of the sum
mer. In 1900 the little red fluid ex
panded above the 90 mark 54 days
during the summer of that year.
Wife "Oh I'd like to go away.
Someplace anywhereto some spot j
where I would be all alone cut off '
from all the rest of the world.''
Hubby "Ya might try th3 tele
phone booth at the corner drug
store."