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E MONROE
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
VOL.23. No. 31.
MONROE, N. C, TUESDAY, .MAY 22, 1917.
$1.30 PER YEAR CASH.
JOURNA
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Lieut. Governor O. Max CJardner De
livered the Address Class Day
Exercise.
The commencement exerrises of
the graded school were ci . ; leted
last night with the delivery of the
literary address by Lieutenant Gov
ernor O. Max Gardner of Shelby and
the delivery of the diplomas to the
graduating; clas3 of the high school,
and the reading of the best two es
says of the competition for the gold
uiedal given by the V. J. Rudge Co.
Governor Gardner's address was an
eloquent one and was heard attentive
ly by a large audience. He spoke of
the value of work and especially of
the importance of agriculture as em
phasized by the present situation of
the world. He was introduced by
Mayor Sikes.
His address followed the reading
of the essays. Mr. Henry Belk. sou
of Mr. and Mrs. It. E. Belk of Mon
roe, won the medal for the best es
say, which was on the subject of
John Charles McNeil. It was read
by Miss Beam, and received the
merited praise of all. The essay ad
judged to be the next to the best was
written and read by Miss Julia Fitz-
water on Sidney Lanier. It also re
ceived the praise of Just merit. The
medal won by Mr. Belk and the medal
for the highest scholarship in the
whole school, won by Miss Ellen Pres-
son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. N.
Presson, were delivered. Then came
the delivery of the diplomas, which
was done by Mayor Sikes at the re
quest of Superintendent Allen. Those
who received diplomas were as fol
lows:
Oscar Abernethy, Martha Ashcraft,
Eleanor Beasley, Sadie Bundy,
Henry Belk, Lola Collins, Mary Doug
lass, Julia Fitzwater, Murielle Hinde,
Viola Hart, Earl Hinson, Mary Hazel
Long, Velma Lathan, Andrew Mon
roe, Furman Maness, George Presson,
Isabel Secrest, Elizabeth Williams.
Mr. Gardner spoke for fifty min
utes and held the closest attention of
the audience. He made several ref
erences to the sturdy character of
Union county people and what they
stood for and what their reputation
is throughout the State. He also re
ferred to the struggle now on with
a foreign war on our hands and the
necessity for every one to come up to
his or her patriotic duty. After the
conclusion of the exercises many of
the audience went up to meet and
warmly congratulate the Lieutenant
Governor and his inspiring and help
ful speech.
-. The. debate, and reciters' and de
claimed' contest was held Friday
night. The question, "Resolved That
Cuba should be annexed by the Unit
ed States." was ably discussed by
George Presson and Walkup Mat
thew for the affirmative, and Miss
Eleanor Beasley and Mabel Pointer
for the negative. The affirmative
won the decision, but Miss Beasley
won the medal, offered by the First
National Bank, for the best speech.
Miss Jesse Harper Brown won the re
citer's medal, and Henry Belk the de-
claimer s medal.
Rev. H. E. Gurney, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, preached an In-
piring sermon to the young gradu
ates in the Methodist church last
Sunday evening. The occasion was
made a union service, and there was
no preaching at either the Baptist or
i Presbyterian church. The Methodist
jchurch was filled to its capacity.
The class day exercises were held
Monday at 10 o'clock in the graded
school auditorium. Mr. Earl Hinson,
president of the class, presided.
Henry Belk, read the class poem;
.Miss Velma Lathan read the class
prophecy; Oscar Abernethy, the class
history, Miss Mary Douglas the last
will and testament.
Resolutions of Respect.
! "Blessed are they that do his com
: mandments, that they hay have right
to the tree of life and may enter in
through the gates into the city."
Prof. G. M. Garrison, who passed
away March 16th at Norfolk, Va.,
where he had gone for treatment, was
& Christian educator. In religion he
was loyal. As a church member he
was faithful and liberal. As a citi
zen and neighbor he was among the
best and had the confidence and
respect of all- who knew him. As
teacher he commanded the respect
and confidence of his pupils.
He was a man of deep piety. . A
loving husband and devoted father.
A quiet, modest man whose memory
we can cherish and whose example
we can follow with benefit to our
selves and good to the world. The
school, the church, and the State
have sustained a loss.
Therefore, be It resolved: That
the Marshville Baptist church recog
nize the usefulness of our brother and
friend, and that we extend sympathy
to the bereaved and that we com
mend them to Him who doeth all
things well, Respectfully submitted.
Smith Medlin, B. H. Griffin, Marsh
ville. Captain Howie IsOn the Job.
To the Editor of The Journal:
There has been a lot of criticism
about the appearance of West, Jeffer
son Avenue since the improvements
have started on It, but the criticism
Is fast turning to praise as the finish
ing touches are being put on by our
efficient Superintendent of Streets,
Capt. W. L. Howie. When the
cement sidewalk is finished, and the
street crowned, everybody will be
satisfied. Observer.
While Davie county gome years
ago issued bonds for good roads, Je
rusalem township, in that county,
wants more road3, or better ones,
and that township has voted (25,000
for good roads.
IMIDKTANT MEETINli
TONIGHT
At the JarkMtn Club rooms to-
night, Tuesday, at eight o'clock,
a meeting will 1h held to decide
the question of whether Monroe
Is to have a hospital or whether
II will fiil to take advantage of
the gift f the late Mrs. Kit-
geral and let the projierty light
lapse and Monroe go without a
hospital. Each one of the fd-
lowing men is ep:vtNl to he
prescr.t and express his opinion:
The Mi:yor and City Aldermen,
The tiiiiilsters of every white
church in town,
The directors of the hospital,
The physicians of the town,
and
The monitors of the Cham-
her of Commerce.
The aldermen ami the hospi-
tal Ixiard met yesterday afters,
noon and officially called this
meeting. It is life or death for
the hospital. If you are includ-
ed in the above list be on hand
and add your coinisel to the or-
casion. If you stay away you
vote to let the hospital proposi-
tion die.
Stuck - Mclntyre Engagement An.
nounreil.
The engagement of Mr. Lee Prath-
er Stack of Norfolk, va., son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Stack of Monroe, and
Miss Mildred Mclntyre of Lumberton,
was announced last Saturday at a
unique party given by Miss Irene Mc
Leod of Lumberton. The wedding
will take place on July 18.
Mr. Stack is a young man of much
ability. He is private secretary to the
Vive-President of the Seaboard,
which is a position of much responsi
bility for one of his age. Miss Mc
lntyre is a charming young lady. She
has visited friends in Monroe on sev
eral occasions, and has made many
friends here.
When all the guests had arrived,
they were invited Into the hall. As
the ictrola started playing "Blue
Danube Waltzes," curtains were part
ed, revealing pretty little Maitland
Thompson in costume of pure white.
She danced gracefully for a few mo
ments, then ' announced that as
"Love," she had a secret to reveal.
She brought in three dalntly little
maids, Lily Snead Varser, Courtenay
Sharpe and Elizabeth Proctor, each
carrying a large placard. On these
were written the names "Mildred
Mclntyre," "Lee Prather Stack," and
the month "July."
In the dinning room the hostess
toasted to the bride-to-be. Mrs.
Robert Laurence responded for the
bride in her usual witty and original
manner.
The guests repaired to the parlor
where Mrs. L. R. Varser and Miss
Rebecca Stack rendered vocal solos
appropriate to the occasion. A few
games of heart dice were then enjoy
ed. Miss Louise Townsend making
the highest score and receiving a
pair of silk hose. The bride-to-be
was presented with a handsome
Bride's Book, while Love and her at
tendant fairies received tokens also
Delicious refreshments were serv
ed by Mrs. George McLeod and Miss
Elizabeth Dexter. About thirty guests
enjoyed Miss McLeod's charming
hospitality.
RED CKOSS MEETING FRIDAY
An Explanation of Wlint Joining
Means and hy Y e Should Join
Written For the Journal.
There will be a meeting Friday
evening May 25, at 8 o'clock in the
Central Methodist church with a
view towards organizing a Red Cross
Chapter for Union county. Red Cross
headquarters In Washington are urg
ing the establishment of these chap
ters as the need is appallingly great.
More new chapters were formed In
the month of April than the total
number that existed in the United
States at this time last year. But
the need is great and we must not
let our part be left undone. The Red
Cross is the great mercy organiza
tion in contrast to the hardships and
cruelties of war. It is the one allevi
ating agency to make the soldier's
life more endurable and above all it
saves his life in cases which would
otherwise result in death. Surely we
want to give our beys the best pos
sible chance!
Joining the Red Cross places you
under no obligation except the yearly
dues of (1.00. Members are not
subject to call for field service. Peo
ple may volunteer for any special
service if they choose but merely be
ing a Red Cross member does not
Imply any such obligation. By pay
ing (2 Instead of the regular $1 dues
you get the Red Cross illustrated
monthly magazine and so can know
exactly what the organization Is do
ing. A payment of 125 enables one
to become a life member with no
further dues. The committee on or
ganization is proud to state that we
already have one life member for
our chapter and we feel sure there
will be other's. But Join the Union
county Red Cross in any case our
dollars added together will make a
considerable sum and we will have
the satisfaction of knowing that we
have done something towards this
great organization whose cause is
"humanity neutrality;" and whose
motto Is:
"Help somebody In need
By a smile, a word, a deed."
The State Central Highway Is now
open from Salisbury to Morganton
and automobiles can take the trip
through, crossing the mountain from
Old Fort to Rldgecreit on a good
road.
President Wilson Issues
Army Draft Proclamation
June Fifth Has Been Des
ignated Registration Day.
Ail Cetwcon t an I :;. In-
t lusive, Ate KSigiblo, uiwl heavy
Tenuities Hue lleen Provided For
t allure to l.a.oU.
President Wilson's proclamation,
putting into eject the selective draft
provision of the war army bill, sign
ed Tuesday night, tollows:
Whereas, congress has enacted end
the President !us on the eighteenth
Uay of May. tne thousand nine hun
dred and soveuteen, approved a law
which contains the following provis
ions: Section 5 That all male persons
between the ages of 21 and 30, both
inclusive, shall be subject to registra
tion In accordance with regulations
to be presciibed by the President and
upon proclamation by the President
or other public notice given by him
or by his direction, staling the time
and place of such registration, it
shall be the duty of a! persons of
the designated i'ges, ;s.-pt officers
and enlisted men cf the regular army,
the navy, and the National Guard
and naval militia w hile in the service
of the United States, to present them
selves for and submit to registration
under the provisions of this act; and
every such person shall be deemed
to have notice of the requirements
of this act upon the publication of
said proclamation or other notice as
aforesaid given by the President or
by his direction; and any person who
shall w-ilfully fail or refuse to present
himself for registration or to submit
thereto as herein provided, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall,
upon conviction in the District Court
of the United States having Jurisdic
tion thereof, be punished by Impris
onment for not more than one year,
and shall thereupon be duly regis
tered. Provided, that, In the call of
the docket precedence shall be given,
in the courts trying the same, to the
trial of criminal proceedings under
this act; Provided further, that per
sons shall be subject to registration
as herein provided who shall have
attained their twenty-first birthday
and who shall not have attained their
thirty-first birthday on or before the
day set for registration, and all per
sons so registered shall be and re
main subject to draft Into the forces
hereby authorized unless exempted or
excused therefrom as in this act pro
vided: Provided further, that In the
case of temporary absence from ac
tual place of legal residence of any
person liable to registration as pro
vided herein, such registration may
be made by mail Jinder regulations to
be prescribed byMhe President.
Section 6. That the President is
hereby authorial to utilize the ser
vice of any or all departments and
any or all officers or agents of the
United States and of the several
States, territories and the District of
Columbia, and sub-divisions thereof,
in the execution of this act, and all
officers and agents of the United
States and of the several states, ter
ritories and Bub-dlvlslons thereof, and
of the District of Columbia and all
persons designated or appointed un
der regulations prescribed by the
President whether such appointments
are made by the President himself
or by the Government or other of
ficer of any State or Territory to per
form any duty in the execution of
this act, are hereby required to per
form such duty as the President shall
oder or direct, and all such officers
and agents and persons so designated
or appointed shall hereby have full
authority for all acts done by them
in the execution of this act by the di
rection of ,the President. Corre
spondence In the execution of this
act may be carried in penalty en
velopes bearing the frank of the war
department. Any persons charged
as herein provided with the duty of
carrying Into effect any of the pro
visions of this act or the regulations
made or directions given thereunder
who shall fail or neglect to perform
such duty and any person charged
with such duty or having and exer
cising any authority under said act,
regulations or directions, who shall
knowingly make or be a party to the
making of any false or Incorrect reg
istration, physical examination, ex
emption, enlistment, enrollment, or
muster; and any person who shall
make or be a party to the making of
any false statement or certificate as
to the fitness or liability of himself
or any other person for service under
the provisions of this act, or regula
tions made by the President there
under, or otherwise evades or aids
another to evade the requirements of
this act or of said regulations or who
in any manner, shall fail or neglect
fully to perform any duty required
of him in the execution of this act,
shall, if not subject to military law,
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction in the District Court of
the United States having Jurisdiction
thereof bo punished by imprisonment
for not more than one year, or, if
subject to military law, shall be tried
by court-martial and suffer such pun
ishment as a court-martial may di
rect. Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wil
son, President of the United States,
do call upon the Governor of each of
the several states and territories, the
Board of Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia and all officers and
agents of the several states and ?or
rltorles, of the District of Columbia,
and of the counties and municipali
ties therein to perform certain duties
! in the execution of the foregoing law.
which duties will be communicated
to them directly in regulations of
even dai herewith.
And I di further proclaim and
give no.ice to all persons subject M
registration in the several states and
in the District of Columbia in ac
cordance with the Lbove law that the
.time a;d place of such registration
i shall bo between 7 a. m.. and ! p. m..
:cn the 5th day of June, l.il", at the
i registration place in the precinct
I wherein they have their permanent
homes. Those who shall have at
tained their twen'y-first birthday and
1 who thall not have attained their
thlrty-tmt birthday on or before the
day nere named pre required to reg
ister excepting only officers and en
listed men of the regular army, the
navy, the Marin? Corps, and the Na
tional Guard and Naval Militia while
In the service of the United States,
and officers in the Officers' Reserve
Corps and enlisted men in the En
listed Reserve Corps while in active
service. Ia the territories of Alaska,
Hawaii and Porto Rico, a day for
registration will be named in a later
proclamation.
And I do charge those who through
sickness shall be unable to present
themselves for registration that they
apply on or before the day of regis
tration to the county clerk where
they may be for instructions as to
how they may be registered by agent.
Those who expect to be absent on
the day named from the counties In
which they have their permanent
homes may register by mail, but their
mailed registration cards must reach
the place In which they have their
permanent homes by the day named
herein. They should apply as soon
as practicable to the county clerk of
the county wherein they may be for
Instructions as to how they may ac
complish their registration by mail.
In case such persons as, through eiek
ness or absence, may be unable lo
present themselves personally for
registration shall be sojourning in
cities of over 30.000 population, they
shall apply to the city clerk of the
city wherein they may be sojourning
rather than to the clerk of the coup
ty. The clerks of counties and of
cities of over 30,000 population in
which numerous applications from
the sick and from non-residents are
expected are authorized to establish
such sub-agencies and to employ and
deputize such clerical force as may
be necessary to accommodate these
applications.
The Power against which we are
arrayed has sought to Impose its will
upon the world by force. To this
end it has increased armament until
it has changed the face of war. In
the sense in which we have been
wont to think of armies, there are no
armies in this struggle. There are
entire nations armed. Thus the men
who rejjialn to till the soil and man
the factories are no less a part of
the army that Is In France than the
men beneath the battleflags. It must
be so with us. It Is not an army
that we must shape and train for
war; It is a nation. To this end, our
people must draw close in one com
pact front against a common foe.
But this cannot be If each man pur
sues a private purpose. All must
pursue one purpose. The nation
needs all men; but It needs each man
not in the field that will most please
him, but In the endeavor that will
bot serve the common good. Thus,
though a sharp-shooter pleases to op
erate a trip-hammer for the forging
of great guns, and an expert ma
chinist desires to march with the flag,
the nation is being served only when
the sharp-shooter marches and the
machinist remains at his levers. The
whole nation must be a team in
which each man shall play the part
for which he Is best fitted. To this
end, congress has provided that the
nation shall be organized for war by
selection and that each man shall be
classified for service in the place to
which It shall best serve the general
good to call him.
The significance of this cannot be
over-stated. It Is a new thing in our
history and a landmark In our prog
ress. It Is a new manner of accepting and
vitalizing our duty to give ourselves
with thoughtful devotion to the com
mon purpose of all. It is In no pense
a conscription of the unwilling; It Is
rather selection from a nation which
has volunteered en masse, it is no
! more a choosing of those who shall
march with the colors than it Is a se
lection of those who shall servo an
equally necessary end devoted pur
pose in the Industries that lie behind
the battle line. The day here named
is the time upon which all shall pre
sent themselves for assignment to
their tasks. It Is for that reason
destined to be remembered as one of
the most conspicouos moments In our
history. It is nothing less than the
day upon which the mankind of the
country uhall step forward In one
solid rank in defense of the Ideals to
which this nation Is consecrated. It
Is Important to those Ideals no less
than to the pride of this generation
In manlfeslng its devotion to them,
that there be no gaps In the ranks.
It Is essential that the day be ap
proached in thoughtful apprehension
of Its significance and that we accord
to It the honor and the meaning that
It deserves. Our Industrial need pre
scribes that It be not made a techni
cal holiday, but the stern sacrifice
that is before us urges that it be car
ried in all our hearts aa a great day
of patriotic devotion and obligation
whin the duty shall lie upon every
man. wheher he Is himself to be regis
tered or not. to see to It that the
name of every male person of Un
designated ages is written on these
lists of honor.
In witness w hereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
Dune at the City of Washington
t'.iif. 1 st h iv.y of M.iy, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and seventeen, and of the Indepen
dence of the United States of Ameri
ca the one hundred and forty-first.
By the President:
ROBERT LANSING.
Secretary of State.
UKi HUE IV ATLANTA
Thousands of Persons Made Home
less ly Jtevasiatiou Monday.
A greit fire swept over Atlanta
last night, cutting a swath of varying
width from Decatur street to the
baseball park. The city Is under mar
tial law, and thousands of homeless
persons are being fed in the streets.
Only one or two deaths have been
yet reported.
For six hours dynamite was re
sorted to and it finally won the fight.
Firejighting apparatus sent from
other" cities was of some aid and will
be or more as acre after acre of smol
dering ruins await water to make
them safe.
Approximately 75 blocks were de
vastated, but the area cannot be cor
rectly estimated by blocks as after
the fight at Pon de Leon avenue the
flames skirted that thoroughfare on
the south side of the street for some
distance.
Officials would not hazard a guass
at the monetary loss. The destroy
ed buildings ranged all the way frot.i
shacks occupied by negroes to homes
up to $6,000 or $S,000. Some esti
mates were between $2,000,000 or
$3,000,000. but they were neither
from authoritive sources nor based
on calculations to give them weight.
The blaze started in the Sfkinner
Storage and Warehouse Plant near
Decatur street Just east of Fort
street, from a cause not determined
tonight. It quickly spread to the
small houses nearby which were dry
from lack of rain and driven by a
high wind, started to rapidly eat its
way north and northeastward.
Official Statement Regarding Drip
pings I pon Asphalt.
To the people of Monroe: A num
ber of persons have raised the ques
tion as to the effect of automobile
drippings on the new sheet asphalt
paving. The city officials in charge
of the paving have requested us to
prepare an explanatory statement re
garding the behavior of a new sheet
asphalt pavement and the action of
auto drippings on the asphalt surface.
The wearing surface of the pave
ment Is a mixture of asphalt, graded
sand and stone dust or filler. The as
phalt forms only 10 or 11 per cent of
the mixture. The sand and asphalt
are both heated and carefully propor
tioned by weight and thoroughly mix
ed together with the filler in a special
type of mixer. Each grain of sand
and each tiny particle of dust or filler
Is coated with the hot asphalt. This
mixture is carefully spread on the
previously laid binder course on the
street and rolled until it is thorough
ly compressed. On cooling the as
phalt hardens and binds the sand and
filler firmly together in a dense com
pact sheet.
When the pavement is first laid the
surface is a little soft and will mark
somewhat under traffic. On hot days
the calks on horse shoes will make
an Impression in the surface. This Is
exactly as it ought to be so should
not cause alarm.. The marks will be
ironed out under the subsequent traf
fic. Gradually the surface will hard
en and will mark less and less. If an
as;hall was used that would not mark
at all when the pavement was new it
would be too hard and the surface
would be liable to crack during cold
weather.
The asphalt that is used to bind the
sand grains together Is soluble In gas
oline and oil. When oil drips on the
pavement surface it partially dis
solves the asphalt and so softens
the surface to a slight depth. If only
a small amount of oil Is dropped on
the surface and the spot left alone
no permanent damage will result.
The spots should be left entirely
alone and the oil and gasoline will
evaporate. If however the surface Is
dug into as has been done in several
places on the street opposite the court
house the pavement will be damaged
Just to the extent that it Is disturb
ed. Care should be taken to prevent
an excessive amount of oil from drop
ping on the surface and should never
be deliberately poured on the pave
ment. An example of the effect of a large
amount of oil being poured on the
pavement Is to be seen In front of
Mr. Stack's vulcanizing shop on
Hayne street. The affected strip of
pavement is being protected by a bar
ricade. At this plrco more than a
gallon of a mixture of oil and a dis
infectant was poured on the pave
ment. The disinfectant happened to
be a solvent for asphalt. Such treat
ment of the pavement cannot but
harm It. This damaged strip will be
replaced with new material.
The contractor, the city officials.
and the engineers are working hard
to give the city of Monroe a good
pavement, and are succeeding. The
co-operation of the people is now
needed to keep the newly laid paving
in good condition. It is hoped that
this explanation will prove sufficient
to prevent useless damage to the
pavement. Respectfully Bubraltted,
The J. B. McCrary Co., by C. D. Cur
ttis, Testing Engineer.
iOV. WCKKTT HAS KIMINE.
SAYS WIMiAl K CORRKSI'OMlENT
Ho K.ipped the Itasclmll Hoys Umn
and II. rd. and Also Took a Slurf
ut the t old Drinks The I irst let
ter From the Journal's t'ru k Win-
gale Coi-repondoiil.
Cone.ienJvuee uf The Journal.
V. ii:::te. May 2.'. Well, we are
glad that cild weatln-r has passed and
It i.s warm once more. The farmers
around here wre g'firig mighty
blue, but they iue Kg inn in,? to s:nile
ouce more.
M'.ry uf our fa:i"rs a having
to reliant their col'on. It ;es pret
ty lurd witii then: sine cotton seed
are so rii'.'h.
Mr. .1. W. Liven' 's .ut r.rain. It
looks cood to ee hiK on tlu streets
on o mure.
Prof. Ccrroil is vi.'itins home folk3
jt Turkfy, N. C. Hj has just finished
his most successful year at Wingate
and is off now getting ready for an
other term.
Mrs. Smith Medlin and Mrs. Horace
Harreil of Marshville visited at Rev.
C. J. Black's yesterday afternoon.
Mr. G. M. Stewart and family made
a hasty trip to Aquadale and the
towns along the Norfolk-Southern
last Sunday.
Mr. J. Wilson Ross, one of our
boys who flags for the Seaboard, has
gone to work once more. He had
a serious accident a few weeks ago,
which came very near being fatal,
but he Is on the job once more.
Little Tom Perry has a very sick
child at this writing. It looked like
he would have to give it up Sunday,
but seems to be a little better now.
Mr. T. J. Perry made a quick trip
to Badin recently. We have not seen
him to know what he thinks of that
stupendous undertaking, but feel sure
that he was impressed like the writ
er. We could not help thinking that
man had gotten to the point that he
will undertake anything.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Watson. Mrs.
Raymon Mclntyre and Chatam
Helms are attending the Greensbor
Normal commencement this weet.
Miss Hope Watson graduates this
year. Her parents have gone to see
her receive her sheep-skin.
We were delighted to see two of
our Union county boys, Benton and
Griffin, making a good Impression on
the business of Hamlet. They have
a fine store, and things are coming
their way. We look for them to build
up a lucrative trade. They arc men
of worth, and when they put their
shoulders to the wheel It must go.
Mrs. Frontis Williams is very sick
now. She went to a hospital, but has
come back home to be treated. We
trust that she may soon recover be
cause she Is a mother, and no one ,
can take the mother's place in the
home.
Mrs. Ada Gainings is getting on
nicely now. It seems that she is gor
ing to recover completely. She has
suffered with palagra for several
years, but for the past few months
she has been improving.
Mrs. E. W. Griffin is still in a pre
carious condition. Her mind is very
weak. She has been a wonderful pa
tient. Fcr three or four months sh
has lain In bed nearly as helpless as
a babe, but she has not complained.
She 13 the one who can say "The"
Lord doeth nil things well." No bet
ter woman has ever lived in this sec
tion, and no one Is missed any more.
Mr. Clyde Jones is assisting our
cashier, Mr. C. W. Baucom, in the
bank this week. Clyde and Winfred
make a team. They are young men
of worth.
Miss Floy Brewer gave a delight
ful birthday party yesterday. Many
of her little friends attended and they
all report a pleasant evening.
Mtiny of our young folks are
home from school. Messrs. Royal
and Brooks Lllc3, and Spurgeon
Black are home from Wake Forest.
Miss Mary Bennett from Meredith..
Miss Ruth Black from Oxrord and
possibly others we do not recall at
this time. We are glad to have them
with ua once more.
Mies Naomi Davis utopped over
withjier cousin. Miss Ruth Black, as
she returned from Oxford and spent
Sunday. She continued her Journey
yesterday. She is the daughter of
Mr. S. V. Davis of Croft, N. C.
Governor Bicktt has more back
bone than most governors usually
have. He has caused much ""mpnf.
hy making an attack on the base ball
players. But the comment is of the
wholesome kind. He said the things
the people were wanting to hear.
Base br.ll has become a nuisance, and
really, it has become a terrible gamb
ling scheme. Many of the best boys,
physically speaking, are giving their
entire time to this business.. It Is a
sheme! Another thing he has done
we like to think of. and that Is the
things he said about the cold drink
boys. If he would say a few more
things, the cold drink boys would be
to hunt. We see that the Mands are
less frequented than they have been
for some time.
We have not written anything for
a newspaper for sometime, and dot
this only because we feel like our
town ought to have a correspondent
to The Journal. Fhone all the news
you can to No. 6. "Glenalpine."
The operatives of the Champion
Fibre Comnanr at Canton. Havwnnrt
county, subscribed $1,000 to buy an
amouiance ror Red Cross work la
France and ten men volunteered to
drive It. Two of the ten will be se
lected for drivers.
MR. FARMER Talking in easy, but
we can prove It to you that we wfhT
save you money on watch and clock
repairing, stone setting, etc. Mo
Call Jewelry Co., at Holloway
Music Store.