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the Monroe Journ
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
VOL 26. No. 16.
MONROE, N. G, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1920.
HOOPER YEAR CASH.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Latest Happenings In and
Around Monroe.
Dr. and Mrs. G. B. Nance are con
valescing from an attack or influenza.
Messrs. Fred Horton, R. L. Stevens
and ll. ii. itedwine are recent pur
chasers of registered Jersey cattle.
Mr. R. P. Laney and Miss Maud
I'rivett, both of Buford township,
were married recently by Esq. K. H.
Hurgett.
Miss Connie Helms returned yes
terday from the Presbyterian hospital
in Charlotte, where she has been un
dergoing treatment. She is much im
proved in health.
Rev. John A. W'ray has returned
from Baltimore, where he left his
fattier in a much-improved condition,
and will nil his pulpit at the Bap
tist church Sunday.
Mae Whitley, sixteen-months-old
daughter of Mrs. Estelle Whitlev of
North Monroe, died last Frldav night
as a result of influenza. This child is
the fourth one of Mrs Whitley to die
of influenza in the past three months.
Mr. J. E. Broom of Vance township
is now the proud possessor of two reg
istered Poland China bows which he
purchased from an Illinois breeder.
He is one of the few farmers who are
preparing to meet the onslaught of
the boll weevil.
T!ie charter for the Monroe Athlet
ic Corporal ion bus been received, und
there will be a meeting of the stock
holders at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms Monday evening ut 8 o'clock
for i lie purpose of perfecting nil or
ganization and the election ol oilicers.
Mr. Joseph S. Gardner died Friday
Morning ut his home near Kershaw
and the remain:! were buried at West
ville. Mr. Gardner was in his !mih
)ear ami was a Hue o!d man; a good
citizen respected by nil who knew him.
lie was an uncle of Mrs. K. Gard
ner of Monroe.
I'liion county cotton seed has been
in great demand tls ear. Thousands
of bushels have been shipped to Ar
kansas, G orgia. and South Carolina,
and smaller lots have been shipped to
farmers living In Hie following coun
ties in this state: Anson. Richmond,
Bladen, Harneit, Moore, Montgomery,
Cabarrus and Columbus.
The Monroe Coca-Cola Bottling
Company will soon have a new home
on Mr. Eugene Ashcraft'i lot near the
cotton platform. A contract for the
construction of the building has been
let to Mr. Asheraft and Mr. Will
iam Copenhaver. and will be built of
concrete. It will be two stories high,
40 by "0 feet.
Mr. T. L. Crowell has handed in his
resignation to Mr. A. A. Secrest, the
chairman of the board of county com
missioners, as local registrar of vital
statistics fur Monroe township, and
Mr. J. G. Rogers has been appointed
to the office. Mr. Crowell has filled
this office since the law went into ef
fect in 1913, to record all births and
deaths In the stale.
Messrs. W. C. Kanoy of Briscoe,
and Charles M. llrice of Anderson, S.
C, have Joined the county engineer
ing force, succeeding Messrs. W. E.
Leeper and It. E. Lewis, who recently
resigned. Mr. Kanoy has been with
the Tallahassee Power Company and
the State Highway Commission, while
Mr. Brlce has been with the Southern
Power Company. Both engineers are
aaid to be among the leaders of their
profession, and it is anticipated that
they will do much towards putting an
SOME OF THE HELPFUL WAYS
THE STATE SPEXDS MOXF.Y
By Flii-tiMiing Free Vaccine. Free
Dental Service noil Free Trealuie.it
of Throats of School Children
To the Editor of The Journal:
Us rortuuate for ordinary newspaper
correspondents that printers some
times make typographical errors. We
noticed recently in one or our letters
a statement or two that didn't look
very well, and on second though we
would probably have changed it a lit
tle. I do not think the typist made
any error in his pan or the work, but
it is some consolation to hope that
the reader may think he did.
Mrs. W. H. Felton. who edits the
"Country Home" department in one
or our popular southern semi-weeklies
makes some very timely remarks
on the condition or our European
debtors. She says Europe owes us
near ten billion dollars or borrowed
money, and that not a single one or
the debtor nations are able to even
pay the interest on their account.
She says the American people have
furnished there countries cash to car
ry on their war maueuverings and
have submitted to Durdeusonic taxes
in order to do so, and that since these
bonds on which the money was ad
vanced are held by capitalists who de
mand interest on them according to
(heir specified Interest drawing abili
ty, that the same Americans are hav
ing to submit to further burdensome
taxation in order to supply the Hinds
to pay the interest thai should he
paid by Europe; but Europe can't
pay.
Looks rather complicated doesn't
it? It seems a little unfair to make
a man "coimli up hinds to be loaned,
and then make him cough up again
to pay interest on the funds he cough-
I up, eh?
We asked the question once some
lime ago, "That If each of the 21 mil
lion lamilies of dim country owned
a thousand dollar no, hi, who . oiiui
pay the interest?" As yet. ;i't one
has answered and we hardly expect
'em to. Our reason is. those who
would answer probr-bly can't, and
those who can don't want to, see?
If we could realize the Ideals of
the hoys who fought "a war to end
war," and could ever reach the goal
of the pacifist who reasons thiil any
kind of war is waste pure and simple;
thereby cutting out these monstrous
waste of both wealth and the pro
ducers of wealth. could I hew spend
tax money in productive channels and
be benefitted rather than Injured by
the tax.
The State of North Carolina Is now
spending large sums of money that a
few years ago would have been im
possible to spend. The people would
not have stood for It. But a great
deal of this money Is being spent in
a manner that makes the slate richer
after spending than before. If this
was true of all tax and it could be
and then It would be impossible to
overtax a people.
Some of the ways In whiih
State is spending money that helps
rather than burden. Its citizens, are
the following:
First Furnishing free vaccine and
physicians to administer it as a pr"
ventive of typhoid fever. We hav.'
had this service free In I'nlon county
now sliu-e 1913 and I am not aware
of a allele person who took the treat
nieni who has had typhoid since. In
fact the -e has not. to my knowledge,
been he one ei;s in Jackson town
ship In the past five yenrs, and tl.n'
was a party who hrd not been treat
ed. How would we estimate lh
HI I'l III.ICWS MAY PIT
out a rorxTv ticket
Mr. 1 .11 1 ii Price Is Slated for Sheriff,
uikI J. J. Perry ami Gun Huigler
for Hie legislature.
lie Kcpuoiicaus, it is freely pre
dicted lu .Monroe, w ill put out a conn
ty ticket this year. A convention, it
is aid, will be held soon to endorse
candidates for the various offices,
even for road commission. Mr. Lum
Price will be the nominee for sheriff,
and Messrs. J. J. Perry and Gus Halg
ler for the legislature, local Repubii
cans say.
For county road commission, this
ticket is planned: Monroe, George
Edward How; Ijines Creek. E. A
Collins.; Buford. L. L. Fineher; Jack
son, s. S. Dunlap; Sandy Ridge. Will
Uiggers; a lire. Captain Jule Yontz
Goose Creek. John Haider; New Sa
lem. Tom Brewer, and Marshville, Hi
ram Strawn.
Mr. Gilmer Joyce will doubtless be
the nominee Tor register or deeds. He
has opposed Mr. M. C. Long, the Dem
ocratic incumbent, before, and the
honor will be nothing new for him
Mr. S. A. Warlick is said to be a can
didate for recorder, and his candidacy
will probably not be opposed.
Messrs. M. C. Haigler, Duke Yontz
and Blair Secrest are slated to run
for county commissioners, and J. F,
Uiggers for coroner.
CONDITIONS AT OTKEX HAD,
SAYS AX OFFICIAL HI IHUIT
Food Huh Been Poor; Unclean Dishes
Cms I mill Men Hl-T rented Guards
Discourteous to Sick.
end to the recent dissatisfaction which lvalue of a dollar spent In an under-
has arisen over the conduct of the
road work In the county.
Work on the Iceman Knitting Mill
is progressing rapidly. Hie founda
tion or the mill has been laid, the of
fice building lias been completed, and
several mill dwelling houses are in
the process or construction. Baring
the unforseen, the mill will probably
be in operation In three or four
months. The size of the mill will be
nearly 400 by 75 feet, and when com
pleted, will be the second largest of
il , ind In the state. Mr. Iceman, who
is superintending the construction,
has planned the buildings, no archl
tect's drawings having been made. He
has erected twelve cotton mills in hi
Ufa time, and has employed but one
engineer in the construction or them.
Capt. A. T. Cole, father or Mrs. W.
8. Blakeney and Mr. W B Cole, died
uddenly Wednesday at the home of
his dauehter. Mi's K. C. Council, at
Lake Waccimaw, where he and Mrs.
Oole were visiting. They had spent
the winter at .Monroe with Mrs.
Blakeney, and had been at Lake Wac-
caninw only two weeks. The deceas
ed was apparently well until Wednes
day morning when he fell across the
bed, after he had arisen, dying ln-
iJantly. Heart failure was the cause
of his death. The remains were car
ried to Rockingham, where funeral
services were conducted Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs, Blakeney and children
and Mr. W. B. Cole attended the ser
vices. Capt. Cole was 81 years old.
He attended the state university, but
left before graduating to Join the
Confederate army. He was a mwnber
of the 4th cavalry, was brave sol
dier and recleved several wounds. He
was once captured and confined In a
military prison for six months. Six
ctilldren survive. The deceased was
well-known in Monroe, and he has
many friends here who mourn his
passing.
St. runt's Fplncopl Church.
Easter Sunday. April 4th. morning
service with sermon at eleven o'clock.
Mainday school at 2:30. C. H. Hasty,
superintendent. Men's Bible class at
1:30, J. J. Farker, leader. Evening
twervice and sermon at 7:30.
taking that accomplishes so much?
Second During the present school
term we have had free dental service
for tho school children. Of course
the treatment Is not free for children
over twelve years I believe it la free
for children under twelve but how
much is It worth to a person to have
their teeth examined and if found 13
need treatment, have the parents ap
praised of the fact that great injury
to health will result from further
neglect?
Third I believe we are now pro
mised Tree examination of the chil
dren for throat troubles. This seems
to be one of the very serious health
underminers that creep tip Insidious
ly and result too often disastrously
before we are aware or Its presence.
How are we to know the real value
of the tax dollars spent In this di
rection? This all ma be bordering
on socialism, if It it seems to be
a selection that has taken the best
points of the "Ism ' and applied Ihun
in a manner that lion, -is yet, have
l.nl lerve enoug'i ackle them on.
Taking the general trend of events
and noting the wonderf.il strides of
progress during the last twenty-five
years, and watching th- r.incit of
thought clos:. listening to the re
pented assertion of Pr-sulont Wilson
ihnt "we are enteritu a new day"
and seeing the manifest spirit -if the
nnt lout leading lishls to get togeth
er and so on and so forth, it yeems
we are headed forwari. ",f we
would Just all believe it and get to
work "o bring aout lulier results;
not forgetting the fact tnat money
is not wealth and that to mend a dol
lar profitably doesn't :iui It a bit.
since the same dollar is si 111 In ex
istence and will do Just na much, or
more, ror the man who has It today
as It did for the man ho had It yes
terday.
Some of its seem (o look on money
as If It was a postaRe iamp, "dead
everytlme It does service." It's not,
and won't be the next time you hear
from It. Novus Hoico.
Eight students were expelled from
Wake Forest College last week for
hazing, Ave of the men being fresh
men, i
Finding that the food served ut
irtiiy hospital No. lit, (Keen, N. C.
lias been poor; that guard have not
at nil times been courteous in their
treatment of Gie sick soldiers there
that I here has been growing discou
tent among the tubercular patients
over mess hull conditions, mid ihnt
tlie mess officer in charge should be
relieved, the inspector-general of the
army has made this report on the in
vestigation at Oteen.
This report Is un indictment by an
army officer of the conditions at the
hospital, although it does not sustain
all of the charges made by soldiers
who telegraphed Senators Simmons
and Overman, and other senators, de
manding a civilian Inquiry.
The reyoil whicu M been ap
proved by Secretary Baker, Is made
by Major-Ceneiul J. L. Chamberlain
inspector-general, who includes the
findings or Colonel C. C. Kinney, the
officer who went to Asheville to make
an inspection.
Highlights of the report are:
Recommendation for the discharge
of Major Frank A. Crawford, sani
tary corps, and his replacement with
"a competent officer." The adjutant
general of the army says this officer
has been discharged.
Recommendation for the court-
martial of three enlisted men who
,h participated recently in a fight in the
uess hall.
Admission that "the mess hall con
ilit .oiiti ut this hospital for the past
vear have not been satisfactory; that
little effort has been made to pro
vide food to ambulatory patients In
an attractive and appetizing manner.
Criticism of the fact that cock
roaches are found in the mess halls
and kitchens and that no real cam
paign has been waged to get rid of
thei.i.
Criticism of the serving of manu
factured milk to tubercular patients.
Disclosure that sometimes dirty
dishes are used In serving meals to
the soldier patients, and that "good
food has been spoiled in the cooking.
A statement that there haa been
growing discontent among the en
listed men over food conditions; that
white and colored patients have been
served in the same dining room by
colored cooks and that the while pa
tlenta have accused these colored
cooks of favoring the colored soldiers,
Expression of regret that the com
manding officer die not permit Wat
ter Clark of Charlotte to Inspect the
hospital when charges were made
some weeks ago.
The reoort shows that the food
served to officers and In the wards
haa been sunerior to that served In
the enlisted men's mess hall and that
the hospital food inspection board did
not trouble to examine food for the
enlisted men.
The three men to be courtmartalled
are Sergeant Joseph Heilly, of the
auard: Private William P. Hlckerson
and Private Edward P. Brown, all
participants In the dining room melee
Soldiers who telegraphed senators
and congressmen are declared to have
violated army regulations but shire
they are sick men "and lu a measure
not responsible tor their acts, dis
ciplinary action is not recommended."
The Inspector-general nnds tnese
telegrams or complaint were exagger
ations, that claims that "each meal
is a riot" are untrue, but that It is
true tood conditions were bad and
guards were not always considerate
or the sick soldiers.
Coming from the army itself, the
entire report Is a rather severe ar
raignment of affair at uteen aim
shows that from the use of manufac
tured milk and dirty dishes, to the
presence of cockroaches, there Is
much room for improvement.
State troops are patrolling the
storm swept areas of the Central
Western states. Alabama and Geor
gia and Red Cross workers have sent
relier to the sufferers. Workers have
already begun to clear debris and
wreckage In parts of the stricken
states.
"Kind hearts are more than cor
onets."
FORMER MONROE MIX DEAD
FROM OYFRlMlsE MEDICINE
.. Ton-ence j,i!n Found Dead in B tl
l-4 Week -Was u Son of the Ijile
liev. A. T. lutlta.
A T. Laiia. Jr., a former resident
of Monroe, died last week in Dallas,
is said, w ill be held soon to endorse
of liedieiiie. News of his death Was
convened in a clipping from the Dal
las News, which was senl to The Jour
nal by Mr. D. B. Wolfe, a native of
Monroe, who now makes his home in
Dallas. This clipping reads:
"An overdose or medicine caused
the death or A. T. Latta, Jeweler,
aged ,55 years, according to a verdict
rendered by Justice or the Peace S. J.
Barntti on inquest Tuesday morning.
Lattal who had been ill for some
week! was found dead in bed Tues
day , liorning at his room, 1605 Bry
an street. Several empty vials were
found, in Latta's room. Their pres
ence guided Mr. Barrett in his ver
dict.";
The deceased, though reared in
Monroe, was a native' of South Caro
lina. He was a son of the late Rev.
A. T. Latta. who conducted a book
store here for many years. A. T. Lat
ta, or "Torrence," as he wns known
In Monroe, left for Texas a few years
before the death of his father, which
took p'ace over fifteen years ago. In
late years Monroe people had lost
trace of him.
Another son or the late Rev. Mr.
I-al la. W. A. Latta, is said to be a
wealthy Jeweler or St. Louis, Mo.
VAXX CHARGES SOLICITOR
BROCK "TOOK TO BUSHES"
Anson Man Is Disinclined l Let Peo
ple Know Some Things, He Sajs
Culls I pou Hammer und Brock to
Resign.
After charging Solieiior w v.
Brock, who declined his invitation for
a Joint discussion over the district,
with having taken to the woods1'
Mr. J. C. M. Yanii, at a Democratic
rally in the court house lasi ninht.
confidently predicted his nomination
in the first primary. "I urn in the
lead." he declared, "and I am the onlv
man In the race, w ho can be nominated
on the first ballot."
shoull Union county give him 3500
tnlta A 1. - .. 1 .1 i. ,
"-w. n- hiiuki, lis, receive .on an
average'dl 200 vofe's from each of the
remuming counties In the district.
Mr. Vann will be elected. These fig
ures were given out at the meeting.
"I may get less than 2"0 voles in
some of the Republican comities lu
NEWS & INTERVIEWS
TWEXTY 1MII.I.ARS IX GOLD
OFFERED FOR BEsT MoRY.
moito.v win Rer.i s.h.N.i Sidelights on Monroe and
Mr.
Union County Life.
Child Who Write the licM Mc-il
Wl.ta.a-
I . M.'- Virginia Lawrence of Warsaw,
n pine oi t;u in gold lias lieen of- . w no was the guesl or Dr and
.ui-s. i.iiruey during the past
fered by Mr. R. A. Morrow to the I'n
ion county school child who w riles
the best short Ftory, the subject to be
selected by the writer. The contest
is confined lo pupils below ihe h it'll
school. It will close April IT. The
rules of Ihe contest are as follows:
1 The contest Is open to any and
all white children in the rural schools
below the eighth grade.
3 The story must contain not less
winter.
has in her Possession ih nun trith
which General Robert E. Lee and
General I". S. Crant signed the arti
cles of surrender ul Appomattox
Court House. It was given to her by
her father, the late Col. A. B. Law.
rence. who was chief quartermaster
of the Federal army of the James. He
was present at the surrender, and be
ing a curio collector, recognized the
than 300 words and not more than historical value or the pen. and re
quested it or Gen. Grant, who unhes
itatingly gave it to him. Miss Law
rence also has the original drart of
the terms imposed on the vanquished
Confederacy, which were later incor
porated in the articles of surrender.
S00
3 The teacher and pupil must
make a statement that the child did
all the work.
4 Any subject may be used ex
cept it must be no "love storv."
5 Al students In
school may, Miss Lawrence is now visit inr a class-
par. icipate In the contest, but ihe , mate at Anderson college. She was a
teacher will select the best story .member of Dr. Gumey's congregation
from her school and forward It to when he was pastor of the Presbvteri
County Superintendent Ray Funder- an church at Warsaw,
burk. The county superintendent I
and Mr. R. W. Allen will select a
committee to grade the papers. Six
of the best stories will be published
in the county papers.
6 All papers must be in the hands
of t l.o county superintendent not
later than April 17.
T The story must be written with
pen on leual cup paper, written on
one side only.
S The points by which the story
will be Judged are penmanship, spell-
lug, grauimer, punctuation, subject
mutter, neatness of the work. etc.
! Tlie i.'ncher may help ilie pupil
to select a subject.
Hoover Gies Gochioc LicUell "Dry
Grins."
Raleigh, April 1. Herbert Hoov
er's declaration in today's paper pave
Governor Bickett the drv grins. The
New York World tonight is uskiug
what the state press is Baying und it
is very still. It had been Hooverish
somewhat.
Mrs. Ida McGlone Gibson, organiz
ing Mitchell Palmer clubs for women,
and Dean Caldwell boosting Palmer
personality, received the Hoover pro
nouncement ,with undisguised Joy.
They hope 'that he w ill get the nomi
nation for in it they see the certain
wrecking of Ihe Republican organiza
tion. Two tickets would enact an
other Taft and Roosevelt campaign
they think.
But Governor Bickett is frankly
Register of Deeds M. C. Long, w hen
it comes to issuing marriaue licenses,
is very cureful to ascertain the real
age or the prospective bride. Until
proof can be siibmit'ed otherwise, he
lakes it lor granted that Ihe voting
lady is ui,drni:e; and a case in point,
which illu.-": lies his zeal in this mat
ter, occurred yesttrday. A young man
entered his effice. and made a request
for license. "How old Is the girl?" he
asked. "Nil; Teen,' was the reply.
"How do yo'! know?" Mr. Long fired
back at him. "Slie said so." answer
ed the nuptial-inclined young man,
I "That's not sufficient," said Mr. Long.
"I must have u stiiminent to that ef
fect from her parents." The appli
cant said the parents could not read
illy be summoned. "Well." said Mr.
iLont:. after some deliberation, "I will
get Mr. Funderbiirk to look up her
!age In the school census.' As Mr.
Long went out one door to perform
his mission, the young man went out
the other. He hasn't been seen since.
On looking up the girl's age in the
census report. Mr. Long found that
it was only 14.
A. L.
BROOKS AXXOCXCES
CAXDIDAt Y FOR SEXATK
Prominent Gi-censlxiro Lawyer Will
OpiMwe Oveinian in the Coming
Primary Is a Pngresslve.
Aubrey L. Brooks, a prominent at-
Mr JI.I1.I..IBI-V h ,.f ..... "i uoveruor uirKeti is I
I will treble ti.u ,i, L .. '1 disappointed. He has nothing in his torney of Greensboro, and a very pro-
the Democratic counties " !! lB'8,em which he wishes to get out to- .gressive citizen, has announced him-
All that is necessary for Ct , '
v uaivi v ' vi 1 1 1 u 1 1 iui tur
Mr. Vann
success is that Union county give me
osuu votes," no continued.
I have no hard feelings for Anson
county," said Mr. Vann. "In lnifi we
gave Mr. Robinson 1650 voles with
the tacit understanding that when he
retired Anson county's support would
be thrown to Union county's candi
date."
Declaring that no Democrat should
use his high political office to further
his own interests. Mr. Vann onenlv
demanded his opponents. Brock and
Hammer, who hold office, to resign
and place Ihelr candidacies on a parity
wnn Ins. "Their failure to resign."
he said, "Is either an admission or the
weakness or their candidacies or a de
liberate attempt to pervert their high
office to curry public favor."
In referring to Mr. Brock's recent
letter, in which he refused to partici
pate in a Joint debate. Mr. Vann said:
Mr. Brock says there are no issues
to be discussed. He pretends to place
party welfare above his own interests,
but the truth of the matter Is that he
cares nothing about softening disaf
fection, but Is disinclined to eomn nut
and talk about some things that the
people ought to know about."
Hanuner received a deft blow from
Union county's candidate. "Mr. Ham
mer is boasting that he secured a
marked increase In the Democratic
voe in his own county; and, there
fore. Is competent to secure a like In
crease in the district. Mr. Hammer
has never been able to reduce the
1000 Republican majority In Ran
dolph county, and he would be a fine
candidate to attempt a reduction of
the vote of the opposition party in the
district."
Mr. Vann' speech drew much ap
plause, and the confidence he exhibit
ed In the final outcome of the race In-
plred his hearers. They left the
meeting with Increased determina
tion.
Mr. R. A. Morrow, long one of the
lending Democrats In this county, pre
sided at the rallv. At the close of the
meeting h made a few remarks,
which niraln broucht cheers.
The Charlotte Observer's defnse of
Rrock'. position on th lnn rnnvaM
wa severetv criticised bv Mr. R. L.
Stevens. "Wnde Harris' attempt
hov tbi a lolnt canvas would
arouse disaffection l inconsistent
with his efforts to elect Ctmeron Mor
rison for governor. I thought about
rrolvlne to his edltorlnl, but I hm-e a
esitancv nbout engaging In a contr''-
versv with newspaper man. who st
wavs h"v the lst word. On the
stum, however. I would make him
run like a tnrkev."
T?ouing spoeche" wre nn' bv tb
followine: Messrs. XI. B. Pedwlr.
Charles teemsn. F. O. Henderson M.
K. T ee. T?er. S. T Ttotr T C ".
W. A11n. n. T,. N'lshet. C.llllnm i
Craig, and Dr. H. R. Gnrnev. I
REVIVAL SERVICES IX PROGRESS Democratic nomination at the coming
primary. His announcement, In full,
Hev. Messrs. W hite and Edwards 1)1- fow8:
vide Time at MmHh "I -e8ile ,0 announce my candl-
wiie lime ut Meeting. dacy for ft 8ea B ,he 8faei
Marshville. April 1. Miss Eva senate, beginning March 4th, 1921.
Marsh of Coker College, Hartsville, is 1 1 shall enter the Democratic primary
spending the Easter holidavs at home,
Miss Mildred Stephenson returned
to her home in Rockingham Tuesday
alter a week's visit to Mrs. C. B. Cov
ington. Messrs. C. R. Haywood and J. S.
Hurrell of the Marshville Motor Com
pany attended a meeting of Ford deal
ers in Wadeshoro Wednesday.
Mrs. Henry C. Asheraft leaves Fri
day for Washington, D. C, to spend
some time w ith her son. Mr. Lee Ash
craft. Mrs. B. A. Hallman, Mrs. L. E.
Huggins and Lll Kirk Muggins spent
Tuesday in Charlotte.
The meeting in progress at the
to be held June 5th. North Caro
lina under the constitution is entitled
to two United States senators. No
Democrat has so far announced his
candidacy for this office. I am there
fore not entering the field against
anyone. I am entering it for every
one, both men and women.
"My decision to become a candi
date for the senate is born of the
conviction that I am In entire sym
pathy with the currents of thought
that are shaping the lives of ourVeo
ple. A vast and complex task con
fronts the senate of the United States,
and the Intelligence and efficiency
with which it is done will largely
Methodist church Is attracting good determine the destiny and happiness,
Charges of tinfHne five
member of th w York eencrnl
""'Mv have been sustained hv a
mJoritv of the Judiciary commlt.
The committer's report says their
seals should be declared vacant.
congregations and the close attention
which Is given the sermons is inspir
ing. Rev. C. E. White, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, preaches in the
ui'ternoon and has been delivering
some forceful messages. Rev. Mr.
Edwards conducts the evening servi
ces in his usual earnest and impres
sive, style, and between the two,
Marshville is getting some good,
straight gospel preached to It. The
co-operation of the other denomina
tions is a wonderful factor in reviv
ing the spiritual life of any church,
and it is a source of satisfaction to
the Christians of the town to note
that the various churches here are be
ing drawn nearer together in their la
bors, and to win more Christians Is
growing to be a greater and nobler
object than winning more Baptists,
Methodists or Presbyterians. There
are si ill a few- exalted moss-backs who
never attend services at any church
snve the one of their belier, but pub
lic and Christian sentiment Is gradu
ally forming a separate and distinct
place for that brand of so-culled
Christianity, and indications are that
It will likely be a place of con ,letc
isolation. When a church nio'iiber
is too narrow lo recognize another
denomination It would seem rhnt he
would be very uncomfortable in heav
en where representatives or all ho
lier will be gathered that Is provid
ed he can squeeze into heaven. Marsh
ville hopes soon lo be rree from any
such Incuniberences in Its churches.
Messrs. Chester Braswell and Lee
Bailey will open up a first class
grocery store and meat market In
Dr. M. P. Blair's brick building at
an early date.
Miss Jean Harrell who has been
here for a week nursing her sister.
Miss Sallle Harrell, returned to her
home in Atlanta Wednesday night.
Mi.s Mary McWhirter will spend
Easter at her home in Charlotte.
Mbs Otis Marsh returned Tuesday
from several days visit to Charlotte.
Mr. Paul Stegall of Marshville is
now enroute to California, having
won the trip In a contest by the Stan
dard Oil Company, for distributing
not alone or North Carolina and the
United States, but or the whole world.
No man has any personal claim on
the people in such a crisis. Vision,
fitness and capacity should be the
controlling factors in selecting a sen
ator for this high service.
"My candidacy is In no wise de
pendent upon the ratification of the
federal amendment, granting equal
suffrage to women. I feel that the
women of the state will be inter
ested, however, in the election of a
man who has from the beglning been
in sympathy with and an ardent sup
porter of their aspirations. I shall
not change my position upon any pub
lic question In order to induce any
one to vote for me. Death-bed repen
tances are thought to be advisable
Tor ihe net world, but they have
never been regarded as shining ex
amples ror this one.
"I Invite the forward-looking men
and women of North Carolina to sup
port me for this position. I shall
from now until the day of the pri
mary lay before the people of the
state the reasons for the faith that
is in me, s i thai you may Judge of
my wortKinesB to represent and abil
ity to serve you."
Presbyterian Chinxii,
Next Sunday's services:
10:30 a. i i., Sunday school.
11:30, Wor..hlp and the Lord's sup
per. There will be no evening service as
the pastor expects to be in Waxhaw
attending an installation service.
The Session will meet at 11 o'clock
Sunday morning to receive members,
and those desiring to unite with our
church are requested to be present at
that time.
"This do in remembrance of me."
Reporter.
the most goods. Mrs. J. S. Harrell. cation.
Mississippi on Wednesday declined
to be the thirty-sixth state to ratify
the suffrage amendment. At that
time the lower house sdopted a reso
lution disagreeing with the senate's
resolution which had favored ratlfl-
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