GREATER STANLY HOME PAPER ENTERS MORE STANLY COUNTY HOMES CARRIES MORE SPECIAL FEATURES LARGEST PAID COUNTY NEWS SERVICE ALBEMARLE'S POPULATION 10,000 MAR. v I I I I I I I I J II II 11 II I I I 1 II 1111 II- I I 1 I I I I I I I M. JL JIJJ A STANLY COUNTY WEEKLY OF CHARACTER PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. "THIRTY-ONE YEARS J- D- BIVINS, Owner and Publisher. ALBEMARLE, N. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1925. XXL1 VI Noj 42. " - " " i I ----- . - . . i m m Methodist Conference students ana leacners Vvilliam K. lOle 1 rial OLUlfSVllC T T tCIj VIU 1U nit ui,ui.v I . , i n I I il L m -l Mntlnnrnnm . Surprising Lack of Interest Shown In The Press' Great Offer; Seven PrizesThree Have Entered Automobiles, Diamond Ring, Furniture Suite and Cash Attract Few Thus Far Opportunity To Earn Buick Sedan, Chevrolet Touring Car and Other Handsome Prizes Being Overlooked By Stanly County Residents Race Will Start With Publication of Candidates' Names Send Yours In Now Campaign Will Last Just Five Weeks. Submarine Sarvivors 'IV Stanly county folk are overlooking some "easy money" in the form of big prizes in the Salesmanship Club. In fact the interest that has been hown thus far in The Albemarle Press' great offer is negligible only three people have come forward up to this time and requested receipt books. If the first prize was a pair of roller skates instead of a 1926 model Buick sedan and the second uri2e was a dollar watch or a sand wich instead of a classy 1926 model Chevrolet touring car one would not wonder why more people had not en tered the race. The prizes are the most attractive that have ever been ff0roH in this section before and there :s a larger number of them. If nlv nri7.e in the list was the W1C w.t.j x t $300 diamond ring that is on display at Starnes jewelry store, that prize alone would warrant at least a score entering the race to compete for it. But that is only one of the prizes and the third one at that. There is a beautiful three-piece living room suite at the Morgan Furniture com pany that was purchased to reward someone for his or her efforts during the short five-week period of the campaign. There are seven big prjzesany one of which would jusi fy many times the effort that will be necessary to win it. Campaign Plan New. The plan of the Salesmanship Club campaign is an entirely new one in this section and all who have investi gated it have complimented The Press upon its fair and impartial working basis. All subscription votes are counted at the end of the race in stead of during it, thus assuring all of its absolute secrecy regarding the relative standings of the workers un til after the race is over. Many en tirely new and novel features have been injected into the working plan, all of which have a strong appeal to the person who is accustomed to in vestigating a business proposition closely. Ha Not Yet Started. The rules of the campaign provide that the race is to start with the an nouncement of the candidates' names. Probably there are some who have been thinking seriously of entering the race and are "on the fence" so to speak. Let it be stated here and now that the opportunity to win a big automobile in five weeks' spare time was never brighter than in the Salesmanship Club and opportunity never knocked louder. There surely (Continued on page 12.) SALE OF PENNINGTON PROP. ERTY CAUSES SPECULATION E. Albemarle School Has Enlarged Work County School Given Final Opening Date Oct. 19 Board Applie for Building. Fund. The county board of education, in addition to its routine work, had many items of importance coming be fore it Monday in its regular ses sion. Final opening date for county schools was fixed at October 19. This was due to the early season and harvesting of crops. The board made application to the state board of education for $3o,000 from the third special building fund for a buildine at Oakboro, and for S20.000 for a building at New Lon don, and $15,000 for completing the building at Richfield. This would bring these schools to a very advanc ed point of building needs. The salary of all truck drivers was definitely fixed at $15 a month for two trips, and $10 a month for one trip. The board also discussed at length the Droblem of varying district terms. district tax rates, and tuition. The hoard baa for some few years volun tarily provided eighth and nintn grade work in a few consolidated six month school terms. While such high school work is not recognized or ac cepted as standard high school work, ye- it has helped many communities o get a little hign scnooi training above the seventh grade. .ven though all such pupils must be re- ,mrtt.H nt the end of the year to tne state board of education as enrolled in elementary schools, the only solu tion the county board could make at present was to otter eigntn ana ninm grade work in the East Albemarle school and provide an additional teacher there for this purpose. Ui fefei Stanly Charge Wind Up Annual Work for Report October 14 Date of Meeting. The Western North Carolina con ference meets at Statesville next week, beginning Wednesday, Octo ber 14, in its 36th annual session. The churches of this county have rounded up a year of activity, and it Norwood, Oakboro and Stanfleld School to Enter Crop Judg ing Contest. Survivors who crawled through open hatch, when ill-fated sub marine S51 was rammed and sunk off Rhode Island. Top photo, D. G. Kile; Middle, M. Lira; Bottom, A. Geier. Q. E. Colvard, of the Norwood school, G. L. Winchester of the Stan- field and S. A. Allred of the Oakboro school, heads of the vocational de partments in their respective schools, will no to Raleieh next Tuesday to Program Harris Town ship S. S. Convention To Be Held At New London Baptiat Church October 11, 192S. is exnected that full reports will be attend the State fair. A large school carried from each charge, although . truck will be used, and these teach- the beginning of this week found I ers will be joined by some 2b or more many of them with much work yet I of their students, to be done meet all obligations in a I About 100 vocational schools join financial way. in these annual contests, and Stanly Central Methodist at Albemarle I wants to capture some oi tne prizes has the budget system, and has as being offered. A group win enter vet never failed to pay in full. Rev. 'the crop-judging contest and another M. Pickens is in his third year, and but for some change to be brought about by the session of conference, Albemarle will expect his return. Kev. R. A. Swaringen rounds up his sec ond year at First street; as does Rev. L. II. Griffith on' Albemarle circuit. Rev. C. R. Ross, at Badin, and Rev. F. O. Dryman, at Norwood, are com pleting their third year, favorable reports from these ministers indicate that the charges , they serve are ia vorable to their return. Dr. T. F. Marr, presiding elder of the district, is finishing his fourth year. It is very probable that a successor will be named. He is popu lar with the churches of the district, and is one of the ablest ministers of the conference. There will be seven presiding elders who have served out a term of four years, and out of the clerical mem bership of more than 300 there are many ministers who have completed four years of service to their pres ent charges. This in itself will bring about quite a "shaking up," and no forecast of the work of the cabinet having the appointments in hand can be made at this time. The question of unification will come up at this session, and it is be lieved that the necessary three-fourth vote will be given in its favor. The northern church conferences will be the livestock judging contest. Thev will be guests of the State college while in Raleigh. Free ad mission will be given the students to the State-Carolina football game, and the group will be banqueted Thurs day evening at State college. Expect That a Verdict Will Be Readi ed by Saturday Interest Unabating. District Conference at Badin October 16th j. ii ij j largely in favor; but it is practically JameS MCLeSter xiOiaS conceded that the various southern Up Farmer on Highway Secure Only Eight Dollar and Ar rest Follow Soon After. Messrs. J. A. and Price Bell and Beecher Littleton bargained for the corner lot at Second and North streets, owned by Mr. N. J. Penning ton, taking an option on the property until January 1. The lot faces 103 feet on Second St. and 164 on North. Consideration named is $25,000, and 150 was paid for the option. Because of the fine location and price paid, it is generally conceded that the buyers t$e representing par ties who expect to expend consider able money on a building to be erect ed there. In fact, one on the inside t'rHs that this will really take place. -No particulars can be given out at this time, and "Uncle Noah" is pre piring to retire from active life to enjoy the emoluments of the transaction. SPECIAL SERVICES AT ST. MARTIN'S E. L. CHURCH SUN. The Rov. J. L. Morgan, D. D., pres ident of the United Evangelical Luth eran synod of North Carolina, will preach at the St. Martin's Lutheran church Sunday-morning at the 11 o'clock service. Owinff to the mul University Extension Work In Albemarle Prof. B. A. Stevens, of the Univer sity of North Carolina, will give three courses in Albemarle this year. Educational Psychology will be given on Friday evening at 7:15. Any high school graduate, teacher, or any person in the county, who would like tn take this college credit will be molnnmPil into the class. This offers an opportunity for many people liv ing here who might be interested in doing some college work. Each Saturday morning at 9 or 9 -30 Prof. Stevens will give a course "Social Policy and Education," and at 11 or 11:15 will give a course on "Methods of Teaching the Funda mental Subjects." These courses give direct certificate, college or graduate credit to teachers or others who meet admission requirements. The course is not only open for teach ers but any other person will be wel comed in them. The registration fee of $10 for each pnnrse is all the cost there is hnsidps text books. Several citizens hovo naked about such courses and h ahnvp information is therefore given. Thpte courses will all be organized Saturday morning, October 10, at 9:30 in the Albemarle grammar school auditorium, and all persons who wish to take these courses are urged to be present at that time and register. They can, however, regis ter as late as October 24 and get credit. Each person will be expect ed to attend at least 14 classes to get credit on any term's work. Out of a total of about 900 p.ersons en work from the iuiisu . conlerences win aeieai me meaamc. The Question of unification will not be discussed at this session, and tne result of the vote to be taken will be certified to the general conference. James McLester, the young man who is the father of the little child that came so near being blown to death in the dynamiting of the Broad away home several days ago, turned bandit Tuesday atternoon, neiu up Mr. O. C. Bowers, secure $8 and rode into town. Tuesday morning he rented a Ford car from the Manous jitney station, drove 100 miles or more, and upon returning into Albemarle just west of town, he passed a wagon driven by Mr. Bowers. He concealed himself in the bushes nearby, placed a handkerchief over his face, ana held up Mr. Bowers at the point of a pistol. McLester came into Albemarle shortly after 3 o'clock, paid $8 to the Manous station a $5 and three $1 bills, all currency. This exactly cor responds with the money taken from Bowers. A young man working in the field near the hold-up recognized the Ford car driven by n'cLester, it having one large hub cap. This point ed to McLester as the guilty party, and Officers Vance Lowder and Cris co arrested the young fellow about 5 o'clock, at the Southbound railway station. He is being held in jail for preliminary hearing Monday at the recorder's court. MRS. LAURA EUDY, OF NORTH ALBEMARLE, DIED SATURDAY Mason and Melton Are Leaky-Valve Doctors Progreive Auto Firm Inttall Mod ern Valve-Seating Machine. Mrs. Laura Eudy, of North Albe marle, died at the home of her son, Luther Eudy, Saturday night. Mrs. Eudy was a suff erer from rheumatism and had been an invalid fnr a number of years. She was 58 years old and left surviving the fol lowing children: Messrs. uuuin, Milas and Martin, of Albemarle; Er win, of New York; Mrs. Sidney Fag y,tt nf Miliincnort: Mrs. Lonnie Barbee, of Mt.' Holly; Mrs. Luther Treece and Mrs. W. R. Ashby, of Al bemarle. Mrs. Eudv was a Christian woman, a member ' of the Plyler Baptist church, from which the funeral ser vices were conducted Monday morn ing by Rev. C. C. Huneycutt. "Walk in here and let us show you the dandiest machine you ever saw for curing valve troubles." Fisher Hendley broadcasting for Mason and Melton, who claim now to be the best equipped shop in this section for re newing valves and brake-linings for cars. The Press man was interested. He wanted to know just how that little machine differed from others of sim ilar pattern. He was from Missouri, but was quickly shown. "The Kwick-Way System" nas just been installed by the firm. It not only gives a perfect bevel to the valve proper, but various tools governed by an unerring "pilot which assures accuracy grind out a corresponding seat for the valve. They fit like they grew together. No guess work. No grit. No muss of any kind, and "quick' is the real name of the ser vice end of it The Mecklenburg Presbyterial aux iliary will hold a district conference in the Badin Presbyterian church on Friday, October 16. The district includes all the Pres byterian churches in Stanly county. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a. m. and will be an all-day affair. Those who come are asked to bring lunch which will be served at the noon hour. An inspirational program has been arranged by Mrs. J. B. Spillman, of Charlotte, who is Presbyterial presi dent. Large delegations are expected from each church in the county. Mrs. J. L. Timmons, of Korea, and Mrs. O. C. Williamson, of Mexico, will speak. Schedule of Conference. 10:30 Conference called to order by district chairman. 10:45 Devotional subject: Pray er Mrs. Elva Harris. Welcome by president of hostess auxiliary. Response by Mrs. G. W. Stinson of Norwood. 11 :00-ll :30 Missionary address Mrs. J. L. Timmons. 11:30-12:00 Five-minute talks by secretaries of causes. 12:00-1:00 Our Problem open conference Mrs. J. B. Spillman. 1 :00-2 :00 Lunch. 2:00-2:30 Stewardship play Al bemarle auxiliary. 2:30-3:00 Missionary address Mrs. O. C. Williamson. 3 :00-4 :00 Our accomplishments open discussion. 2 p. m. Song. Devotional exercise Rev. W. A. Hough, pastor New London Baptist church. Song. 2:15 How to get the Outsider to Attend Sunday School Dr. T. A. Hathcock, superintendent Norwood Methodist Sunday school. 2:45 Quartette. Appointment of Committees. 2:50 Methods for Teaching Jun iors in Our Sunday School Mrs. John W. Lisk, Norwood Methodist Sunday school. Song. 3:10 The Physical Equipment of the Sunday School Rev. J. M. Page, pastor Badin Baptist church. 3 :40 Quartette. 3:45Report of Committee and election of officers. 3 :50 Song. Closing prayer and benediction Rev. J. S. Folger, pastor New Lon don Methodist church. Farm Lands Need More Hay Legume A large acreage is being seeded to harry vetch, oats and barley for an early hay crop. This is a very wise move and more farmers should sow these crops. One of the great needs of the county is more good legume hav. Those desiring to sow harry vetch should be certain to innoculate the seed. Harry vetch is one of our finest winter legumes and will do well on almost any type of soil if innocu lated is provided. Otherwise it will turn yellow and die. This inocula tion can be had by putting in a re quest at the county agent's office or hv damneninir seed with molasses wa- Mason and Melton recently install- Uer and sifting fine particles of soil County Commissioners Draw Jury for November Term En dorte Cotton Grower Atiociation. The county commissioners met in regular session Monday. Chairman Coble, Commissioners Culp and Mor ton, and Clerk Whitlock all present. Claims were paid and orders pass ed as follows: M. L. Barbee, $20.00, capturing a still in Bie Lick township; C. C Helms, $20, same. Rufus Frick, $15, burial expense of Annv Smith, outside pauper. That Miss Minnie Cook be placed on outside pauper list; $15.00 per month paid to Doke Eudy. Board endorsed proposal that the state prison cotton be marketed through the Cotton Growers' associa tion, and goes on record as endors ing the cotton growers movement. Jury Drawn. Jurors for November term crim inal court, to convene November 23 Judge McElroy presiding, were drawn as follows: James A. Hahn, Noah C. Efird John J. Efird, O. D. Morton, J. A Bell. A. L. Scott, J. O. Culp, J. O, Clayton, W. J. Cotton, M. L. Wilhoit E. J. Stoker, D. N. Bennett, rl. Patterson, C. W. Safley, Tom C. Bla lock, W. T. Pickler, H. O. Hicks, F, R. Reeves. Grady Dry, Marvin W Tucker, B. H. Sinclair, Carl Meigs, L. M. Bowers, Wade F. Denning, Henrv Palmer. Paul Brooks, W. Crumn. B. E. Coggin, S. H. Vick, Jasper M. Huneycutt. Attendance Officer Makes Statemen that ock service, uwing to me mui- . - , ., rmi;, w npiied duties of our president ne is - .,; 19- nf .i. . . , .. . voar in North Carolina, lio oi nut aoie to visit tne cnurcnes oi me j . ,,,. nl,tv . numoer were num ok"'; Charles A. Reap, County Supt. synod very often. Therefore, I urge all members of the church to take advantage of this opportunity to hear Dr. Morgan. After .the morning ser vice there will be a joint council meeting of the pastorate. All mem bers of the council are urged to be President. Please remember the date, October 11, and be present for the service. Friends of the congregation are cordially invited to worship with us at all times.--E. K. Counts, Pastor. Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 3. Twelve prominent men, including United States Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, First Assistant Postmaster General R. Bartlett and William Spillman, secretary of the division of postoffice service, were injured here this after noon when a Mason hotel elevator in which they were riding crashed nine stories to the ground. W. R. DAVIS SUSTAINS BROKEN SHOULDER BLADE ht,. W R. Davis is carrying his arm in a swing. The motor track car used on the section of railroad in cluding Albemarle, in which he and his assistant Roy Hart were riding Saturday, was wrecked near the Efird mill office, on the Southern's track. Some of the "junk" carried on the car fell off and got under the wheels, causing the car to become derailed. Mr. Davis has a broken shoulder blade as a result, and the other man is slightly impaired also. ed a brake-lining machine which con tinues to give life and service to the auto with brake troubles. Now they have gotten an apparently perfect outfit for facing valves and cutting accurate seats for them. As it is the only equipped plant of the kind in these parts, autoists should be inter ested in going in and testing out the claims made for it. Read the ad. in another part of this issue. FRIENDLY CALL ON DR. LENTZ. "Meet my friend Dr. R. D. Jen nings," of Banners Elk, said Dr. C. M. Lentz Tuesday to The Press man. Dr. Jennings and his son Edward, Messrs. Ed. Abernathy and H. L. Proffitt spent Monday night in the city. They had heard that their friend, our townsman, Dr. C. M. Lentz, had been sick and they wanted to see him. Years back, Dr. Lentz practiced medicine at the summer re sort out from Blowing kock, ana ne formed many associations which re main with him in the after years. The gentlemen from Banners Elk express ed n easure over their reception ana entertainment, registered Hotel Al bemarle, and spoke nicely of our lit tie city. Lion Thi Evening. Lions feast this evening at 7, usual piece. T. R. Wolfe is toastmaster. Mrs. T. R. Wolfe and Mrs. David M. Morrow will render a piano duet. Mr. Ewing will talk on the merchants as sociation. Musical feature is a song bv the ladies' quartette. secured from a field that has grown harry vetch successfully. The seed, if they have been inoculated, should not be subjected to the sun light or drilled in with fertilizer. Either will kill the inoculation. The seed should be sown either late in the evening or on a cloudy day in front of the drill or harrowed in. Fertilizing the fall crops should be studied very carefully. The small grains require fertilization high in percentage of phosphoric acid and three to four per cent of amonia pot ash. On good clover sods, from 400 to 600 pounds of 10 per cent acid has made very satisfactory yields. With the average type of unim nroved soils a complete fertilization has proven to give best results with small grain. From 200 to 600 pounds of high analysis fertilizer like 16-4-4, 12-3-3, 12-4-4 should be applied per acre. In studying this fertilization prob lem it has been found that the high er grades are nearly always the cheapest. For instance, an 8-2-2 sells for $26.00 per ton while a 16-4-4 sells for $39.50. One ton of the 16-4-4 is equivalent to two tons of the 8-2-2. This would be a sav ing of $12.50 per ton in favor of the 16-4-4; in addition to this there would be less tonnage to haul. The amount per acre could be decreased. Miss Tommie Thompson, of the Fork vicinity, has a position with the Rose store. "Tommie" is quite an addition to the clerical force. The county board of education in regular session Monday, October 5, is sued an order that all schools Stanly county begin not later than Monday, October 19. As attendance officer of the county I want to urge that all parents take notice and make it a point to start children in the first day so that no time may be lost. There are some people, not many, who make it a point not to send the first two weeks of the school, whether it begins early or late, it makes no difference. These same people find excuses for stopping their children in the spring about a month before the school closes. There is no law for this and it is a viola tion of the law just as much as to keep children out of school the first dav as it is any day during the school term. This neglect on the part of a few people brings down the average attendance for the year and thus shows the school up in the wrong light. It is my intention to look aft er this class much more closely this vear than ever before. I am, there fore, constrained to give this note of warning. Have children go tne nrst day and every day during the school year, if it is possible for you to do so. We had about three hundred chil dren in the county last year who made perfect attendance and were awarded certificates. This does not include Albemarle, Wiscassett-Efird, or Badin. I hope we can have five hundred this year who will make per fect attendance. Z. V. Moss, At tendance Officer. The trial of W. B. Cole for his lifo has continued with unabating inter est since it began on the first of last week, and continues to hold first place in the minds of North Carolina folks. Mr. Cole shot down W. W. Ormond on August 15 last. His prominence and wealth have called forth a great array of counsel, and every effort has been directed towards giving Mr. Cole benefit of anything that offered ray of hope for aiding in bringing about an acquittal, and his presence in court was surrounded by what money could buy or bring. The man he stayed was W. W. Or mond. A poor boy, with a fair to good army record, but little else to commend him to notoriety. He was the son of a Methodist minister, and e was "Bill" to his friends. He seem ed to have been popular with his friends, and a likeable fellow. Friends of his father and of himself joined hands. As an expression of this friendship, the man who could not be present to raise a voice in his own behalf because of the action of the one who slew him, yet he spoke mightly through his friends. The contrast is apparent. It stood out boldly. And the greatest of fense of young Bill Ormond was that he dared to love the daughter of William B. Cole against the latter's wishes. The Press attempts no resume of the evidence. Content to say that in the great mass of evidence intro duced one may find the very thing he looks for. Cole pleaded not guilty. He at tempts to prove it by showing self- defense and emotional insanity. The State asks for a verdict of first degree murder. Does not recognize emotional or transitory insanity; but does recognize general insanity. If Cole was insane at the time, he must still be insane. The special veniri of 200 Union county men appeared before the court on Wednesday. Out of the number, 65 were examined and the 12 trial jurors selected from that number. Since their choice, the case has continued speedily on, offering but few surprises and varying only in degrees of interest as the various phases developed. The State made out a clear case against Cole in that Cole fired the shots that killed Ormond; that he did it by stealth stealing up from be hind and to the side of the car wherein Ormond sat, and that Or mond had no means of defense. Cole and his daughter Elizabeth both testified in behalf of the defense. And as the evidence unrolled itself under cross-fire and direct examina tion, it is apparent that one can gain any version of the story he seeks. Cole would have you believe that he started after Ormond with his gun only after Ormond was making for his own, and that it was necessary to shoot when he did to save his own life. It was the testimony of a man who wanted to save his own neck and this part of it has convinced none, only serving to weaken the case for the defendant. Cole was pictured as a praying man. His chief trouble began in February when he resented a letter from young Ormond. The letter was a plea from Ormond to be permitted to marry the girl he loved, and with whom he alleged that he had had the relationship of husband to wife. Cole believed in the virtue of his daughter. He resented in mind the intimation that his daughter was any thing but the virgin he believed her to be. And Bill Ormond stirred him to a finish. When his daughter denied the charges made in Ormond's letter, prayers and plans of Cole figured in so many ways to show that he was in good way to go crazy if not al ready crazy. He prayed for divine guidance, and weeks after the "scan (Continued on page 12.) DR. DUNLAP IN NEW YORK. Norfolk, Va. An epidemic of diphtheria at Hatteras, N. C, is thought now to be under favorable control. There is no physician at Hatteras, and naval station a Nor folk has sent more than 150,000 units of anti-toxin to the afflicted quarters which are cut off from the mainland by water. North Carolina authorities are taking over the situation. Dr. L. V. Dunlap is in New York taking post-graduate courses in med icine, specializing on certain lines. Dr. Dunlap has been doing this each year for sometime, and as he is con spicuously connected with Albe marle's new hospital he is expected to be heard from in a line of special practice in the near future. The Yadkin hospital is yet under con struction; but indications point to a completion of the work at an early date. Salisbury. Cade Barnes, 25-year-old clerk at the Southern transfer shed, is in the Salisbury hospital with a broken leg and severe cuts and bruises as the result of an automobile wreck at Churchland, Davidson coun ty Sunday afternoon.