A PROGRESSIVE HEWSPAP^;R DEVOTEP TO THE UPBUILDING OF AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
, OL. V.
BURLINGTON. N. C, APR. 16. 1913.
Uoceeimgs of tlie County Com-
missioisers.
iraham, N. C. April 7th. 1913.
The Board of County Commis-
,v:)ners of Alamance County met
; the Court House on the above
iites in regular monthly meeting
. ; ten o’clock A. M. with the
: ,;jowing members present.
Geo. T. WiHiamson, Chairman.
W. H. Turrentine
Chess. H. Roney
Chas. F. Cates
W. H. fugleman
The following business was
Ordered’ That G. G. McB&ne
relieved of tax on $1.50. Bank
‘.ock erroneously listed.
Ordered, That Miss Ella And-
:\vs be and is hereby authorized
■ furnish Martha Hall in pro-
'sions to the amount of $1.50 per
.',onth for t-wo months and pre-
--■nt an intemized account with
'■'is order attached.
Ordered. That Dewit Clapp
.>0 and is herobv relived of poll
Tax and Road tax on account of
iisabihties.
Ordered, That C. H. Thomp
son be relieved of Graded school
tax Saxpahaw Graded school same
being erroneeusly charged $2.96.
Ordered. That J. S. L, Pat«
terson be relieved of Graded
School tax in Friendship Graded
school amount $2.20 same being
Ln over charge.
Ordered. That Geo. F. Thomp-
on T. P. Nicholson etnl be al-
iowed the right to run a telephone
:ne along the Public roads in
Albright and Graham townships
'•2.id poles for said line to be so
'anted as not to interfear with
ine'road or ditches in any way.
Ordered. That the Superinten-
ient of Boards be authorized to
nvestigate the road near E. D.
■fummers in Boon Station Town
ship and take steps to get the
arne worked and put in good
raveling condition Mr. Summer^
' freeing to pay for half of cost
-.ne County agrees to pay not
ver ($25) Twenty-five dollars
toward working the said roal
Ordered. That G. A. Fogie-
::ian and Chess H. Roney be ap
pointed a committee ^nd be au
thorized to open the Road near
E, Walkers and put same in
rood traveling condition.
Ordered. That J. E. Mooie
be and is hereby ^relieved of Tax
$1000. solvent credits for 1912,
is same was erroneously , listed.
Ordered. That Mrs. iVI. B.
Smith be refunded tax on $14,20.
for 1912 same being an over
charge by the list taker.
Ordered. That Lawrence Lash-
:ey be relieved of road tax and
poll on account of infirmities.
Ordeied. That Walter H. Har
ris of Swepsonville in Thompson
Township be and is hereby elect
ed Constable for Swepsonville
alder a special act of the Legis-
ature of 1913 and that he be al
lowed until the next first Monday
to file his bond in the sum of
Tive Hundred Dollars. He taking
he oath of office and entered
^oon his duties.
Ordered. That the matter of
he road at Hollmans Mill be'
eard at the meeting of this
-oard the first Monday in May
all parties concerned are re-
’.ested to be present.
Ordered. That W. Clapp be
-Khorized to furnish Mrs. D.
'''I Clapp in provisions to the
invountof Five Dollars per month
two months and present an
'errnzed account with this order
ached.
Ordered. That the matter in
pord to county making an ap*
opriation toward the erection
- tne Confederate monument on
Court House square be laid
consideration the first Mon-
on May.
"■''dered. That the List takers
* the several townships in the
■ nty be allowed for their ser-
two dollars per day for two
s and five cents per name for
' name listed. Graded scho'>ls
'■t.uded.
■dered. That if any {Let
' iiken come here) of the List
' ■ appointed by this Board
' to serve ,that the Chair-
to this Board be and ishere-
npowered to fill,the vacancy.
’•' dered. That G, Ab. Fogle-
■' be instructed to have the
■■ done at the nevr bridges
rieeded in making fiils etc.
'i'dered That the sheriff be
-■'T]z(}d to summon5 a Jury to
■ ir.e damage on Road con-
uecting the M L Willon road to
the new Meadam road South of
Mebane.
Ordered. That the Chairman,
to this Board of with the Sheriff
be and is hereby empowj^wered
draw the .lury for the May term
of Court.
School News.
The Friendship High School
won second place at the athletic
contest Jsst week, at Chapel Hill
This was a contest among
the high schools of the state and
Friendship was a close second
with High Point leading. Friend
ship however v/on first and some
times first and second places in
leading events.
The Graham school was other
of the few schools of the state to
make a high record at this athle^
tic contest. ■
In the Deelaimei’s contest
that followed the athletic contest
at the University last w^eek, all
three, high schools of Alamance
were represented: Friendship, by
Lafayette Isley, Sylvan by D. H,
Lashley; Hawfieids ■Iby Albert
Gibson.
The three high schools of the
county, Friendship, Sylvan, and
Hawfieids and also too Graham
Graded School will furnish the
exhibition in Athletics at the
County Commencement.
Every thing necessary is being
made ready for the County Com
mencement, The Prizes for the
contestants in Recitation and
Declamation have come. Ex-
ihibit screens have been made.
Schools products for the exhibi
tion coming in Certificates both
for the Graduates and the perfect
attendants are being filled out and
made ready. A number of tea
chers who live out of the county
and have gone home report that
they are coming back for the day,
and several schools report that
they are making ready to come
in their several groups in num^-
bers.
The Marshalls for the County
Commencement are as follows.
NO. 46
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J. ADOLPH LONG, GRAHAM,
CHIEF.
Patterson Township, J. A.
Hornaday, Liberty No. 3.
Coble Township, D. M* Elder,
Burlington No. 1.
Boon Station Township, J. B.
Gerringer, Elon. College.
Morton Township, J. G. Mc-
Culloeh, Burlington No. 8.
Faucette Township, W. J.
Graham, Burlington No. 2.
Graham Township, W. I. Ward,
Graham.
Albright Township, George F.
Thompson, Graham No. 1.
Newlin Township, Chas. New-
lin, Saxapahaw No. 1.
I hompson Township, J. P»
Bradshaw, Swepsonville.
•Melville Township, E. P. Cook,
Mebane.
Pleasant Grove Township,
J. A Dickey, Burlington No, 5.
Burlington Township, J. M.
Cook* Burlington.
Haw River Township, W.
Brooks, Havg River.
ill Mob Estoiefied From Enterbf
Sftys Williamsom.
Jas. N. Williamson, jr., hav
ing been asked what effect the
present tariff bill now before
congress would have upon the
cotton milling industry of North
Carolina, stalled:
“In my opinion the tariff bill
in its present state if passed by
congress* will prove to be very
disastrous indeed to the cotton
mills of this state, and will
have the effect of materially re-
dodng their already small profits
which will have a tendency to
cause curtailment of output and
short time for operatives,
“I am not censuring President
Wilson or his associates for the
stand taken by them in this tar
iff revision as they promise the
country a decided downward re
vision of the tariff. They were
clearly elected upon a platform
which pledged their party _to
much lower, tariff, and I admire
our President and his associates
for their honesty of purpose.
They should use their, very b^st
efforts to give the people what
they voted for,land I am strongly
of the opinion that since nine out
of every ten of all the mill men in
our state voted for Mr. W^flson
and his associates, that they
have not the slightest right to
demand of the President and
his associates that they be un
faithful to their platform and
pledges”
Doyle Heritage EDierlains ,
On last Friday night Doyle
Heritage entertained a number
of his friends. Many grimes wer'
played. Flinch being the most im-
pbrtant. Punch was served by ?
A va Heritage they were urshered^
into the dining room where de
licious cream and cake were'
served. Miss Thelma Stafford
presided at the piano. Those en
joying the evening were Miss
Ruth Lee Holt, Thelma Stafford
Manie Matlone, Bessie Pickard
Louise Cates, Mary Kerr Hall,
Hennie Malone, Ir^vin Mbiitgom^ j
ery Robert Patterson Butler Loy ^ ...m.i.,,,.,,, „ —
Ralph Holt, Dunlap *
Melvin Staffard. At a [late
they departed. ,
Tuesday was an evenifui day at the office of the State Dispatch when its Great Voting
Contest closed. This marks the closing of the Great contest that has ever been pulled oft
in Alamance county by a jveekly newspaper. Miss Addie Ray, Secretary of The Gentral
Loan 8t Trust Co, won the 5 Passenger Ford automobile having more than a million and a
half votes, this being more votes than all the other contestants together received W. J.
Brooks did effectine work making a creditable fight for this prize but was overwhelmingly
defeated by Miss Ray. Mr Broaks easily won the second prize having more then twice
the number of votes of Miss Cobie who won third prize. Miss Coble surprised her friends
by winning third prize, she h aving many more votes then was necessary to win thi^ prize.
In fact ail the conestants did splendid work.
Nothing but the best of feeliqg existed during the entire contest and not even a feding
of ill will was expressed on the wind up. Below we give a list of the contestants, the
number of votes and prizes each:
Miss Addie Ray 1
W. J. Brooks
Miss Mary Lee Coble
Miss Bertha May Home
M. L. Coble
Miss Aurelia Ellington
Waller Workman
W. L Braxton
Mi^s Carrie Albright
Mrs. Bettie Lyde May Ward
Miss Lizzie Cheek
Mrs. B, L, Shoffner
,501,500 Automobile.
668,500 Indian Mortorcycle.
316,400 Pony and Cart
234,800 Gojid Watch
^6,000 Diamond Ring
^8,000 Speed more Bicycle
52,200 Sewing machine
39.600 Bed Room Suit.
31.60Q Scholarship.
15.600 Hammcrle^s Gun.
13/100 Repeating Rifle.
11,300 Leather Couch. *
5 Passenger Ford Auto wjn by Miss Addie Ray.
Association tpld May Underwood with the assis-
i Mr. A Mitchell Palmer Chairman tance of Woodro^y expect to give
jof the Democratic Kaukus that^, us lots of things free that we
if the democratic partvj do not have now and we are ex
passed the proposed  a iff .pecting that corn will get down
bill it was Good-Bye. , to | to 30 cents a bushel, flour to $2.-
the cotton mill industry of the 50 a barrel, potatoes to 5 cents a
Letter From Gimlet Head
Editor of pispatch,'
Burlington, N. C. south, and thfe jack ass party.
Deer Sur:— Yes, Yes, Cousin Peter H.
I haint bin to Burl- Hanes of Winston-Salem histed
ingtori since weigh last fall, ' his voice high and long in defen-
al^ut the time when Big Ml i se of his person and property,
Erwinof DurhamsN.G. wrote that and said that if this new tariff
sweet little democrat Kampaign bill is democracy that he has en-
Mr. LoRg Desires Explanation
Editor of
The State Dispatch:
The following
editorial appeared in your paper
of the 9th. Inst;
I desire to make^the correction
below, and will thank you to pub
lish it Via:’ The suit brought
in the name of W. E. Hay and
Mrs. Hay, was brought on the
lOth day of July 1912 and the
paper served on the ' 14th of
July 1912. It was brought by
Hon. W. W. Carrol, for the plain
tiffs, and Long and Long had
nothing to do with bringing
this action, nor v/ere they con
sulted at all before the suit was
brought. Some time after the
suit was instituted, Long and
was retained by Mr. W, E. Hay
to assist Mr. Carrol in prosecut
ing the suit. Certainly there
can be no just criticism of Long
& Long, or of J. Elmer Long,
personally, for accepting employ
ment in an action brought by one
of your resident attorneys for
two citizens of your CITY against
The CITY of Burlington, for an
alleged injury to your own cit
izens bv the City authorities.
Very Respectfully, |
Jacob A. Long. j
document in which he said that
the reduction of the tariff on
cotton fabrics w'ould not interiear
in any way with labor or the
opreation of the cotton mill busi
ness. That little deceptive cam
paign squirt from Big Bill was
republished in every little dem
ocrat news sheet from the 3«ri-
ington News up, but it seems so
strange that time has changed so
quick for I wuz over in Wash
ington last week and I caught
Big Bill right in the very act ,:of.
serven a big banquet to the five
hundred members of the Ameri-
can Cotton Manufacturers Asso
ciation in the new Willard Hotel
in the capitol city. Of course.
Big Bill haint on democrat at
heart or in mind, and he never
was, but he is so two faced that
he done most of the loudest holl
ering of all the democrats in
Alamance County when Cleve
land wuz elected, but he lost all
of that hollow before the days of
’93 and 94 had entirely passed.
The fact is that Big Bill, Gene
Holt an nearly every other
cotton mill owner in North Car
olina and the South was unable
to git the , trains to run
fast enough when they went
to Washington about a year
ago to keep Congress from
reducing the duty on cotton
fabrics, and they are now lobby
ing around Washington over five
hundred strong, crying begging
and cussing for protection from
free trade democracy.
It seems powerful strange
that these so distinguished gen
tlemen would talk and act so
different on different occasions,
fur last fall every one of them
voted a red headed democrat
ticket, including' Woodrow and
a!i the rest. While I ’ wuz in
Washington the American Cotto
now,
many
Car-
ough of the stuff
and it will be a maken of
republican votes in North
olina for the next election
Say, Mr. Erwin, must have
forgot his past acts or he would
not have allowed his association
to pass a unanimous resolution
protesting against the revising
of the tariff on cotton goods
as proposd with out a
word from him. In fact
I believe Bill is a great big
political hypocrit anyway and if
he was honest with himself and
his fellow crats he would be in
full sympathy with the tariff
principals of the republican par
ty. Is the statement true that,
if it had not been for the .repuh-
ubHcan party and its tariff prin
cipals, instead of being million
aire Bill he would be in the little
Willie class?
I have been reading so much
about the Wool Growers of the
W^est, how they have been talk-
en and working agin the put
ting of wool on the free
hst that their talk reminds me of
a William goat's wisdom in
klmbing a telephone pole
baseckwards, so he can eat feed
on the lots of hay that are bought
and sold by wire. And if you
aint hearn the cane growers of
Louisiana begging for protection,
I am sure you aint cleaned your
years in fifty ears. Fur they
have dun and toll woodrow and
Underwood two that if sugar is
put on the free hst that cane
will cease to grow, and the grow
er will erase to go, too, but hand- j Delegates Chosen to Represent
some Woodrow has toll them that Church ofllit Holy Comfoiler
he knows his busmess and he is . , m f. m ■ m- .
running his own affairs and they | N. May 13th Ninety
can ak j v/hat they get and do i seventh Anniial CoDvention.
without what they dunt git, and
peck, eggs 4 cents a dozen butter
10 cents a pound, meat $2.50
hog, beef 5 cents a rost,. sugar
43 cents a barrel, soup by the
plate, free, chewing gum 25 cents
a pack, cigarettes 13 cents a
piece, cigars $4.99 cents a dozen,
likker (Bliitti tiger, Detn
ocrat Brand) 29 cents a drink,
locust beer two for five.
All county, town and State tax
free so dont expect to have to
pay money for any thing in
twelve months after thi** tariff
bill is passed for I wont haye
any. So I have gathered in lots
of old pants that have solid
gable ends inn so I can pass the
ways of this tronblesome world
for the next four years without
having to buy any free wool
breeches.
Lwas about to for^it to say
that Josephus in the blossums
gang has already yelled out pass
the tariff bill just like it is
for it is alwight. I can stand
it boys if any body dse can for
I have taken the advice of Geo
Washington, In time of peace
prepare for war, and in
time of plenty store away for the
panick. Heres hoping that I
may get fooled and that times
will be alwight, and just as
soon as I get through eating Big
Bills nev7 Willard supper and
Cotto 1 Manufacturers Associa
tion Banquit an cocktail too, I
will return to North Carolina
and if it ever become necessay-
for you to get any further inform*
ation you may address any com
munications that you mav have
to Gimlet Head, R. F. D. No. 8,
Burlington, N. C.
present the Parish of the Holy
Comforter, at the approaching
Dioceisan Convention to be held
ir Gal vary Church, Tarbiro,
N. a. May 13th to 15th, 1913.
Delegat0is~P. L. Williams bn,
> ■ R A. Holt,
Jesse Meacham,
R.E. Riddle,
Alternates—Manly Baker,
/ J. N. Williamson,. Jr,
W. P. Ireland,
J. G. ■
KEPORT eF mxCNim OF
Alawnce Loai & Trost Go.
Burlington, in the State of Nortfe
Onrolina, at the of business April
+th, lyia.
RKSO^HOKH
Loans an] diBcownhe 29G,4y5.41
Ov jr (irafts secured & uris ecuredf
- ■ 8,770-90
>/orth Carolina f3tat« Boiil« 4 per cent
,, , . „ ‘ 1.000
Hankin;? | ;Funiitnre X Fix
tures, $+,000 j.,ooa
Itemaud loans 2,(KW>
Due from BanksJIir Baiiker« 109.140-90
Cash it«ms 14 4-11.*>7
Gold coil) • 7r,^o
Silter eoio, including all mitioi
currency 3,0Hi-iI
National bank notee A other U S itoten
>,490 00
TOTAi.
OlOCESAN COVENTION
'feep their bellices closed. Tb?
business is that in the month of
The foliowing. delegates have
been elected by the vestry to re-
UAJill.lTIKH
Capital fctock
Surplus fund
Undividefl profits. cur
rent fexpenses and taxes
P^iid
Dividends unpaid
Not^ii and bills redisconntel
Bills pajable
Tinie Certififcat«8 of Deposit
Deposits Bubfect to cheek
.Savintfs dcpoiiiitii
D.ie tojBBTiks and Ban.kevH
Cashiers Checks outstadin^
Accrued interest due deposit,
.state of North Carolina.
County of Alajnante,,
f, -I M. Fix, €a.shie." of the nbovt:
named bank, do solemnly swoir that the
nbove.gtiit^Jnent is true U' the I'jewt of mv
knowledgx? and bdief.
.1. XI. FIX. Cashier,
.ijb»cr:V«ed and su ora to before me, th?
day of Apr. 1913.
J. a STALKY, Notftry Pnldivr:
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