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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVER YDODT READS IT'
TIIE UNION COUNT f fSu&
Ihe Monroe Journal
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK - TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
VOL 26. No. 31
MONROE, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1920.
$2.00 PER YEAR CASH
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE , RofW Wolf ' " ,mU -.i.iwi:k heard im;i: i.f.mis thk i hargk
. ;the old lady had every MibK alien-. 1Ki.E i.aih.K. t mm n ! hi t r in- t ittl ...
1 1 lull
LalCSt Happenings In and Rev. M. D. L. Preslar w"l l-reach Sliilhy Man Deliver AddreM on hu'kvc
Around Monroe.
el Remon's Cross Roads church next
Seven year -locusts are reported loj Mr. P. P. W. Pl. ler has purchased
be ll.icfc i:i the Hoaie Min section, the Barrett plur- oil Huj.i'jj s'.ivet
Rev. C. H. Martin will preach at Irom lowlnr k Lee.
('tiitliihiry l 4n of tin l.ane-.t
'imv..: V.xer Atfin!f lel lo Hear a
li .Hit:-1 Sjioevli.
With th- ii'iilical oial o:; the ten-
.I.iii Sunday af;eruo:i at 3;
New
o'clock.
Mr. Harry Coble has
w ith 1'ie Gordon Insurance and In
vestment Couiiany.
j bookkeeper at t'-e Farriers and Mer-
a position chants Pa:;k to arreju the position of
ass'sinit cashier of the Bauk of Fouu.
tain, N. C.
Park sohool house at 8 d. in. . been occupied for the past few-
Mr. L. M. Taylor of Houston." TexJ ;;!01,th v, 0"" to. who
spent several days in Indian Trail last i,h.ae.0a'".?d offlf,e U1,l.1J,ka;lk,0,
week with hi oid friend. Mr. R. M. K " ? bui'd M!"- McCalS has In
bonder stalled modern Jewelry fixtures in his
...... ..J'W location, and he now has one of
L i , , a- t ' n h. ,!, be' j'r- stores in this section.
Conder, both or Indian Trail, hare
.. . , ...,... - in1 fin of the hel lie.ie nf our live."
wortn league convention, wnicn ; ,. . . n iT V
.'Jr. Massey Horton has resigned as Jru "ne aliu 0:il-v l downs
"i so. vi. Max Larmier won Ms way
tcrjs the chalky lines against his
j'.ii.o.ioirs here last night by what
us ueciareu one 01 tne most tnrui-
ueaiu
roe cor-
Observer.
state
wide teammates tand ready, accord-
tiit to his own statement, to put the
ball beyond the opposing uprights for
a gubernatorial touchdown with hun
dreds of members of the "Gardner for
governor" club on the side lines
Rev. B. B. Shankle will preach at Mr. A. W. McCall has rented "
Benioa Heights school house at li;ore room in the re.-.r of Ihe Farm- s , lU" ,i, o, .u-" ChVrlSiw OhJ
o'clock Sunday morning and at Lee's1 Merchants bank, which has I yZ Mr . Card wh hta
cheering as only a crowd with really
"tveryming was tree, and we nao something boyond personal honors.
b held In Winston-Saletii next week
Messrs. R. D. Sims. Leroy Sims, of
Jackson township, and Fred Horton
and H. R. SteKall. of Lanes Creek
township, have returned from Cataw
ba county, where they bought five
registered heifers.
The government report of crop
conditions, which was received by
Monroe cotton buyers Wednesday,
was 62.4. These figures are nearly
ten per cent tower thau the overate
for the past ten years.
said Mr. S. E. Belk. In referring to
the state reunion of Confederate vet
erans held at Fayetteviile this week,
as he stepped off the train here thia
morning. He waj accompanied to
Fayetteviile by the following com
rades: W. G. Long. John E. Haigler.
Stanley Smith. James Griffin. William
McWhorter. James Lathan. V. T. Ho
rle and Julius Yoi.nti.
private pet schemes and public prom
ise to certa'n classes can claim.
Lieutenant Governor Gardner was
greeted by what was estimated by
even the friends of his opponents, as
the largest crowd which had ever
gathered In l iilou county to hear a
political speech.
The "fighting candidate" was In
real form when he declared that after
visiting practically every hamlet In
"Uncle Hick" Baucom. one of .the state he was assured that he
Chesteifleld's oldest and most highly would be the choice of the democrats
respected colored citizens, died last as his party's choice for the chief ex
Monday afternoon after an Illness of Jecutive's olflce.
The lieutenant governor was met
with a cyclone of cheers when was In
troduced by Mayor John C. Sikes as
years of ae. His passing will cause
a fi".-l!ng ot resret to those of both the man of the hour and the next
races who knew him. He was an In-' covernor of the Old North State."
Mr. J. W. Springfield has bought "sevetal'davs. sas the Chesterfield Ad
the stork of goods of Mr. James Mea- j Vf.rtlser. "Curie Dick" was about S3
cham at the Intersection of Wadesoo
ro and Windsor streets. He has
made improvement In the store and
will cany a nice line of goods. teresting chiracter and his stories of; In opening his speech he struck a re-
Mr. Paul L. Miller of Hickory has 'ante-bellum days and the war between i-ponsive chord when he said that the
arrived in Monroe and will act as tne sections were always worm near-ig.eaiesi iari in ine siaie ana nauoii
uipply pastor for St. Luke's Lutheran Inland were listened lo with deep) today was Hint we had too many laws
Church this summer. Mr. Miller Is a i interest both .by those older people and outlaws; that the whole tendency
student at the Lutheran Seminary in who knew something of the times and of certain classes was lo adjust every
Columbia. S C. I the younger generation, to whom they I private and public relationship by
ti,o i-ninii ennntv ilrit azaln inan-'gave an Insight to conditions In South -law; that Congress had set the exam-
Ifested Itself yesterday when neigh- Carolina many years ago.
bors met at the home of Mr. James
Richardson In Goose Creek township PROGRAM KIHt WOM.VVS MF.KT-
and worked his crop. The family of
Mr. Richardson U ill with typhoid fe
ver. Central Methodist church. Rev.
John W. Moore, pastor. Sunday
achool 10 a. in. Worship with brief
sermon at 11 a. m. and S p. in., fol
lowed by the sacrament of the Lord's
upperThama at 11 o'clock: "Proofs,
of Love." Subject at 8 p. m.t "A Man
for these Times." Everybody Invited.
Messrs. Sam Helms and Sidney
Broom of Buford township went to
Baltimore Tuesday night in an effort
to secure the transfer of Mr. Ob Pos
ter from a government hospital In
that city to one In this atate. Mr. Dos
ter is suffering from the effects of be
ing gassed while aerving with the
American army in trance.
pie by attempting to regulate, re
strain and control the policy of every
individual and organization by the
AT THK BAPTIST CHl'HCH ' tiiodern Inquisition method; that the
If not KUiri liru uu rai i u vie
Fii-t KervlreWediiewlny Kvenlng, the
Ninth of June Itev. and Mrs. H.
H. MrMilhui, Missionaries to China,
Will Heak.
The Charlotte Division of the Bap
tist Woman's Missionary Conference
will meet with the First Baptist
church June 9th-llth. About two
hundred delegates will be present,
among them notable speakers of the
denomination. Rev. and Mrs. H. H.
McMillan, missionaries to China, will
make their farewells at this meeting.
The program Is as follows:
Wednesday evening. 8 oclock
the best governed people and that too
much government Is Just as bad tor
a state as too little government.
Concluding, he said that a revision
and overthrow of the laws not needed
and not needed In North Carolina Is
worth of the study of North Csro-
linlans when these laws had to do
with the restraint of the individual
and the repression of the Initiative of
that Individual.
At the conclusion of Mr. Gardner's
address. A. R. Edwards, of Msrsh
ville. announced that he and his nine
sons would all vote for Gardner.
Previous to the meet here a parade,
which Included two bands, auto par
ties from Waxhaw and Goose Creek
Greetings in behalf of the church by
Rev. J. A. Wray: Greetings from In-1 . . . .,
.a Ann ration were ion Association by Rev. E. C. Snyder; ., ,h. rM,. h
wrr dv.vvv " I P.....I hv vnune hmiiiIp: Plnaina "" "J; - -
ginned In this county. Becoming io " ry with Gardner Danners ana Amer-
Thursday. 10 o'clock a. m Open- onn m
ing nymn, "I Love to teii ine story ; , f MlM y,M Prire.
Mr. J. G. Rogers, government cotton
statistician for this county. His last
renort. which was dated March 1.
dershlp. that we may have " : " ,"
,,,.,. ', h , ramiwi an.l late Sheriff A. J. Price, and Mrs. Amy
power t
wSld mo.' iZ Kdomof Presbyterian hospital In Charlotte
our Ird, cleseil by .Mrs. J. F. Scruggs
TO Te thin ihhBK tat Chain of prayer for God', presence M, " - ...
.... ah atrfaruh n I n I wa nmv nnvR " - - . "
ihon ha bn iwAt-neii mil several . , -
hundred more bales have been gin
ned. Through the courtesy of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Shute the Chamber of
Commerce has secured the Pastime
Theatre for the Illustrated lecture,
"The Troubles of a Merchant and
How to Cure Them," to be given
Tuesday night, June. 8th. by Mr. w.
H. Hawiey of Dayton, Ohio. There
will be no charge for admission to
this lecture, and It has atttacUd
much favorable comment iu other
cities.
Beginning Sunday, the Seaboard
'of CliffsiUe, N. C; Devotional exercis
es by Mrj. A. O. Martin or Concord;
Address of welcome by Mrs. P. B.
Snyder; Uespor.se by Mrs. W. J. Rob
erts of Shelby; Enrollment of dele
gates; Minutes of Norwood session by
Mrs. S. N. Watson: Appointment of
committees; Victory basket by Mrs.
J. M. Mauney; Three.'old obligation of
stewardship (Living. Giving. Soul
winning), Mrs. H. B. Moore. Gaston
Association; Mrs. Wm. Archer. King's
... . .. . . . .1, UJ..l.. t & . . - . . . I ....
will re-esiaousn ine oiu buto Mountain; Mrs. a. u. swain, iiuenj,
tween Wilmington and Rutherford- Mrj j w Nichols. Brushy Mountain;
ton. which was In effect nearly twen-jMrs c.l. Jackson. Pee Dee; Music;
ty years ago. There will be no new AddrMi by Mrgi h. H. McMlllen; Ad
trains passing Monroe, but Ihe P;e-iourn for lunch.
ent train now running from Raieigni Afternoon Session Music; Devo-
to Rutherfordton and return will run . t lonaal exercises by Mrs. R. L. Hard!
from Wilmington to Rutherfordton gon of desboro; Stewardship con
and return, making connection at tnuwj Dy Mr8. j, j. Roddick of Pilot
Hamlet for Raleigh. After aunaay i .Mountain and J. Y. Klllian of South
will be possible to go to or from Wll
mington on an all-day trip.
Elder Samuel McMillan will preach
at the following chucrhes: Jerusa
lem, first Sunday at 8:30 p. m.;
Jones Hill. Monday, June 7. at 11 a.
m.; Howards Chapel Juna 8, at 11 a.
m.; Clarks Grove June 9, at 11 a. m.;
Crooked Creek June 10. at 11 a. tn;
High Hill June .10. at 3:30 P. nj.5
Union Grove. Friday. June 11. at 11
a. m.: Watson. June 11. at 3:30 p.
m.; Pleasant Grove, Saturday and
second Sunday usual hours and fun
..i ni Mr pull Tarlton Sunday; Ln-
... ,i a.mHnv at S d. m. Friday. 9:30 a. m
t n o.nh nf 5ialllnis came tlonal exercises by Mrs. O. Max Oard
Mr. J. B. Smith of Staiitngs canie , si.ward.hin continued
bh'in5ra hta automrtll t lo a Iby Miss Clara' Morris of Green River.
h" d? Jlh I Tit .,and?ng Mrs. J. D. Wel.hers, Mecklenburg. C-
in ti mill nfir Stewart's mill
wagon, which was heavily loaded with
fertiliier, was left there by lis owner.
Marshall Little, colored, when one of
the wheels became mirea in tne aucn.
Fork. Mrs. C. S. Cheswell of 8outh
Yadkin. Mrs. J. R. Moore ot Sandy
Run. Mrs. J. H. Tharpe of 8urry. Mrs.
Ernest Walker of Catawba River. Miss
Delia Woodhouse of Yadkin, Mrs. W.
L. Wright of Montgomery; Music;
Tract and book exchange by Mrs. Ar
cher and others; Danger signals along
life's "highway by Mrs. S. J. Beaker of
Leaksvllle; Story hour; Music.
Evening Service, 8 o'clock Song
service: Missionary hours by Rev. H.
H. McMillan and Mrs. McMillan; Song
.Rose by Little Miss Nancy Lee
Brnslngton: Other exercises.
Music; I)evo
near
whpn
two-hom wagon wnico .-..-.- -- - - . Caldwell.
i - . .......
Mrs. D. B. snyaer, Monroe; .uusiv,
Address by Mrs. Wesley N. Jones of
Raleigh; Music: Personal service tri
angle. Mrs. H. K. Studenbroke ot
S.we "he sur,d down JrUngle; conference on person-
Mr
the hill, was unable to aee tne wagon
in time to avoid hitting It. His car
was badly damaged, the tongue of the
wagon being rammed through the ra
diator and hood.
Mrs. Msry Deese. better known as
"Granny Deese," for many years an
Inmate of the county borne, died last
week. Very little was know about
granny's people or her age, but she
was a good, christian woman, greatly
loved by all the Inmates of the Home.
Bhe has been a real mothr to Llndy,
another Inmate, and requested that
the Unfortunate woman be burled by
her side. Just before her death she
expressed a regret that she had to
Jeave such a good home, but said she
was going; to a better one. Mr. and
nl service hv Mrs. B. F. Dawson of
Charlotte and others; MubIc; Home,
Mrs. 'Wlllard Rogers and others; Op
en conference. Mrs. J. J. Roddick and
others; Volunteers. M!s Sira Hellg;
Slogan. Mrs. L. L. Little; Report of
plans of work; Reporta of time and
place; Reports of officers for 1920;
Report of Resolutions; Announce
ments; Adjourn.
"No. sab. Ah, doan't neber ride on
dem things." said an old colored lady
looking in on the merry-go-round.
"Why, de other day I seen dat Rastus
Johnson git on an' ride as much as a
dollah'a worth and git off at the very
same place he got on at, an I sex
to him: 'Rastus I ses, 'yo' spent yo'
money, but whar yo beenT"
from the effects of two serious opera
lions. S'le had been III only three
wseks. Funeral aervices were con
ducted at the old home-place of the
family near Weddington by Rev. VV.
A. Jonkins, pasfhr of Trinity Metho
dist church in Charlotte. Rev. Sey-
more Taylor, a former pastor of the
family, and Rev. J. E. McSwaln of the
Weddington church. Interment was
In the cemetery there. Miss Price
was a talented and educated young
woman, having graduated from Dav
port College. She also took special
work at the University ot Virginia
and music at Salem College. She
taught music at Weddington, Llles
vllle. and at the Methodist Children's
Home In Winston-Salem, and at the
time of her death, had a large private
class In Charlotte. The deceased was
a member of the Methodist church
since early childhood. She Is aurvlved
by her mother, and the following
brothers and sisters. Senator J. N.
Price. Baxter Price. Mesdames F. H.
Wolfe of Monroe, and Misses Beulah,
Jennie and Lucy Price of Charlotte.
To the People of I'nlon County.
My name has been before you for
some time as a candidate for Sheriff,
and bs the time nears when you shall
say who will be your sheriff, I wish
to say that I have gone along In my
usual quiet way, not being a politi
cian, trusting and believing that you
had Judgment and sense enough to do
the right thing when the time came.
1 have spent my life In the county,
and whatever good or evil I have
done, you have been benefited or in
jured thereby and I am asking for the
office because I would like to be sher
iff of my county and because having
had 7 or 8 years experience In the of
fice with the late J. V. Griffith and
with the present seriff, I believe I
could save the county more money
than any man In the rare. I am not
knocking the others, they have as
much right to run for the office as I
have, provided they are competent to
fill It. Go to the polls and vote with
your best Judgment, which I am
trusting you will do. and you will
hear no growling.
From
FRANK BENTON.
"Early to bed. early toirlse." will
make a man "healthy, wealthy and
wise." if he keeps grass from growing
under Ms feet between the two ear
lies. Some men are up with the
birds and to bed with the chickens t-. ti soernor In order to give the
hut feel SO VlrtUOUS about it they rial the hnm nf hi knowlerire and
do not find time to do much else than lability to serve the people.
sing their praises In the wrong key. 1 Mr. Page touched the subject of re-
'imx'ssiiu.u, n Sm'h Here
liiv.;ij, Kfiiiiiuliil Hi Audit-nee
Tbiil ll- Iti-lused u Maml lor Ke
cUiii..ji n Year lk-rr War Was
IV, laiv.1.
Ro'-ert N. Page, for fourteen years
a mei..:cr of Congress from this dis
trict, ai:d now a candidate for the
Democratic nominal ion tor Governor,
spoke here Tuesday evening to an
audience which taed the capacity of
the court house. .Mr. R. A. .Mrorrow.
one of the leading Page suporters in
the county, presided, and the speaker
was introduced by Mr. J. Z. Green.
After making several references to
platfnin.g and Mr. Pate's position on
various matter. Mr. Green concluded
his presentation speech in the follow
ing happy manner:
"The old machine has been rock
ing along for so many years that a
"Cam" will be missing after Satur
day, June 5. Usually. I believe In
early gardens, but the season this
year Is unfavorable for a "Gardner."
Let's turn (at this Juncture Mr. Green
pointed to the speaker of the even
ing) to the next "Page" and see the
next Goxernor of North Carolina.'
This sally brought down the house.
In the beginning Mr. Page made a
brief purvey of things in North Caro
lina and offered some interesting farts
and figures dealing with material pro
Bre;s in the Old North Sta4e. As a
state we have been growing so rapidly
In recent years, says Mr. Page, that
the average man, busy with his own
affairs, has not taken time to inform
himself as to the great things that
are taking place In North Carolina.
From a position of relatively little Ini
portanre as an agricultuial state
North Carolina has come upward un
til in the year 1918 It was fourth
among nil the stales of the Union In
the volume and value of its farm
crops, the states ot Illionis. Iowa and
Texas alone ranking above North Car
olina. In textile manufacturing
North Carolina is the second state in
the United States, Massachusetts
olone ranking ahead ot her. In finance
it is a great state. Its population has
almost doubled In the last 20 years,
and It Is predicted that the 1920 cen
sus will show a population of approxi
mately three millions with the small
est per rentage of foreign-born ot any
other state. In a material way the
state thinks Mr. Page, has made such
progress that the results are little
short of astounding to our own peo
ple, as well as startling to the out
sider. Proceeding with his remarks Mr.
Page next spoke ot the state govern
ment, saying that the biggest busi
ness In North Carolina is the govern
ment. In its vsrlous phases, its sev
eral departments and In the scope and
sphere of its activities. It transcends
every other enterprise In the common
wealth. And In the administration of
this tremendous volume of business
and the work of the many depart
ments. Mr. Page declares the state Is
pursuing the same methods as those
employed a half century ago when
we had not half the present popula
tion and only a fraction of the wealth.
The speaker declared that he had
not a word of criticism for any state
administration In the last 20 years:
that the men in public office have
served admirably and well, but the
trouble Is with the system and the
fault Is in fundamentals.
Without calling names, at this
Juncture Mr. Psge took occasion to
refer to certain remarks made by one
of the candidates for governor to the
effect that the office In North Caro
lina under the constitution is a posi
tion without power and authority.
Mr. Page said he had no such con
ception of the high office and if he
had would not seek election thereto.
He recalled the administrations, of
Vance. Jams, Aycock, and Kltchin
and said he did not believe these
men were without power as governors
of the great state ot North Carolina.
Mr. Page pledges that one oi tne
things which he will do If elected gov.
emor. will be to recommend to the
legislature that the very best and
most competent efficiency experts
anywhere be employed by the state
with a View to re-organiiing and es
tablishing on a thorough business
basis the several departments of the
stale government. In this way Mr.
Paze thinks the state ran save much
money for the taxpayers. He says
there is an overlapping of the depart
ments and a duplication of effort in
many Instances and that there Is a
chance to save to the taxpayers a
good deal of good money when the
state's business Is administered on a
purely business basis.
Every taxpayer, avowed Mr. Tage.
is a stockholder In the state, and as
siioh has a right to a balance sheet
shoving where his money goes. There
Is romplaint In all parls of the state
he finds at taxpaying. He does not
think the people are unwilling to pay
taxes to support the government, to
cany on the work of the departments,
but rather !hat they want to know
where their money goes, a right that
is inherently theirs. Under a Page
administration he promised that they
shall know. He tald he had some
practical knowledge of business af
fairs and that it was Ms ambition to
apply that knowledge to the business
of the state In an effort to conduct the
government more efficiently and more
economically.
The ex-Congressman said he was
not seeking the office of governor to
gratify a personal ambition, thoneh
he is not unmindful nf ! lienor that
attaches K-r-'fo but rather he wants
va ilaiif.n end taxation. He said Gov
ernor Hickei t a held responsible f r
revaluation by many people, but tl.ls.
thinks Mr. Page is error. Not .Mr.
ticket! and not the last legislature.
b:it Hie iwoj.ie of North Carolina re
responsible tor revaluation, as fie
Lrousiliution rovidi-s that p'o'hTiv
n.ust be listtd for taxes at its true
value. This has not been done in
North Carolina In a hi:g time, t r a;
least not until this year. Mr. Paso
believes revaluation "is all right wi:n
certain reservations, changes and re
strictions. Anions lhe; he reco-n-ineiids
that the consi itution be
amended fixing a much lower maxi
mum rate taxation than that allowed
at present. 66 2-3 cents; that the dale
NEWS & INTERVIEWS
Sidelights on Monroe and
Union County Life.
Tl.e t-ditor of this pajr was out
one day last week with County Agent
Broom and visited a score or more
fati .s in Jackson and Sandy Ridge
townships. While crops generally are
about two weeks late. e found no
farm where the work was behind the
crop. Rather in most cases the
farmers were waiting for proper
planting for corn. Cotton was up to
of listing property be changed froula fair stand on everv farm visited
January 1st to May 1st
GOOD ROADS
Of the subject of good roads. Mr.
Page claimed that the greatest single
problem facing the people of North
Carolina and or the world today is a
possibility of famine or starvation.
beea,i..e of a,i insufficient food pro
duct oi. people are deserting the
tarms and he avers that the boys and
girls will never stay cn the farm
and he doesn't think they ought un
til good roads bring to them the same
comforts and conveniences and op
portunities that youn? people have in
the larger centers of population. Mr.
Page told the audience that he has
driven an automobile 17.000 miles
over North Carolina roads iu his cam
paign and he knows that there are
many places where an automobile will
not go, on what some folks call roads.
But nowhere in North Carolina, he
says, has he seen a deserted farm
house on a good road. He does not
think the problem can be solved by
bnildiiiK one or two great highways
the length of the state from the
mountains to the sea, or three or four
others across from the Virginia to
the South Carolina line, but that there
must be built up In each county a lo
cal system of good roads that will
reach out Into the Isolated districts
and bring them In close touch with
the world.
Of the charge sometimes made
against Mr. Page that he quit his post
of duty by declining to remain In
Congress in 1916 and 1917, he re
ferred to his record there and at home
which, he says, will show that he was
fully in accord with the administra
tion at all times.
Of capital and tabor and the prob
lems attending these two factora iu
the Industrial organisation of the
country, Mr. Page says we do not need
sny further legislation. That legis
lation will not solve the problems, but
that only men coming together In an
unselfish way and working out these
things for themselves will ever be
sufficient to allay the feelings that
exist between the classes today. "It
this be socialism," said Mr. Page,
"then St. Paul was a socialist and
Jesus Christ was a socialist." (At
this Juncture an over-enthused col
ored brother broke In with the excla
mation ."Gawd In heaven, brudder,
I'm wld ye. Amen.")
Mr. Page closed with a story of the
man who offered to deliver to the ho
tel steward a wagon load ot bull frogs,
but failed to make good. Later when
asked why he did not bring the frogs.
he said that he had calculated from
the noise In the pound near his house
that he could get a wagon full of
them but when he went to see he
found only a few frogs. Mr. Page
says his opponents are overworking
their claim departments and that Sat
urday, June 8, there will not be as
many frogs In the pond as they
thought.
A letter From Raymond Griffin.
Monroe, N. C June 2, 1920.
To the Democratic voters of Union
County:
I know you are already aware of
the fact that I am a candidate for the
office of Sheriff of Union County.
On Saturday, June 5th, you as cit
izens will be called upon to cast your
vote for the man you think most ca
pable of filling the office.
I have been unable to meet and talk
with many ot you about the office. I
am no stranger to the people of the
county. I was born and reared In
I'nlon county and those ot you who do
not know me, know ot me. I am ask.
ing for the office because I feel that
I am capable of filling the same. If
you feel that way about It I would
appreciate your support. However, I
think It Is the duty of every citizen to
consider the office, as well as the man.
and select the man most capable of
filling the same with credit to the In
telligent citizenship of the county. If
I. In your opinion, am not the man.
then It Is your duty regardless of ties
of friendship that may exist between
us. to vote for the other man. If you
feel that my qualifications are such
that I could fill ihe office without any
reflections on the Intelligence of the
good citizenship of the county, then I
hope you will decide to vote for me.
I have made no promises to any
one more than that I hope to see citi
zens of the county stand up for Ihe
right thing and look to Ihe best In
terest of the county and for the mor
al uplift of the county at large. If
elected, I proni4se to give my entire
time to the county and will do all
within my power to perform the du
ties of the office with credit to myself
snd the citizenship of the county.
When you walk up to the box to
cast your tote
"Consider your county as well as the
wan.
Fill the office as best you can;
Vote tnr the man who will fill It best
Regardless of the feelings of all the
rest."
Resnectfulle.
RAYMOND C. GRIFFIN.
Mr. J. H. Myers and family are
spending a few days In Asheville.
and was looking well. The most en
couraging thins noticed was the In
creased number of purebred cattle
and the greatly increased acreage in
pasture. Many old fields have been
fenced within the past year and tha
heretofore Idle acres are producing
cattle. Fart-.rri generally are much
Interested in clover, grasses and cov
er crops. From observations made
on this excursion, brief as It was, we
are led to the conclusion that If cot
ton holds up In price for a few more
years this will he the finest farming
section In the whole country. And wa
do not mean that farmers are dvot
ing more retention to cotton. Far
from it. But tintl a very few years
aco farmers In this section lived from
hand to moi:'h and had no surplus to
expend In f.i-ri implements. Now
they have men y to buy wire fence,
clover seed. i:n roved cattle, home
conveniences and all such, and these
thinss are payin? splendid dividends.
At every stop the farmer had some
thing of which he was especially
proud and to which he directed our
attention, and In every case this was
something that a few years a;o the
farmers In this section did not have.
At one place it was a fine Jersey
cow; at another place a thriving
young orchard ; at another farm a pea
full of fine bred pigs .or a colt, or a
tractor with plows and harrows, or a
brag clover or grass patch. And so
It went, showing that while our farm
ers are not abandoning cotton, they
art giving attention to these other
Important things. One of the best
cures for the pessimist that thinks
this country Is going to bow-wows Is
a visit to these farms, and compari
son of their condition now with that
of several years ago. Home comforts
and conveniences which the fanner
wife of ten years back could only
dream wistfully of are now her dally
help. Arriving at Mr. J. T. Crane's
home at Marvin about the noon hour,
we were treated to a splendid dinner,
and not a thing on me latue, except
probably some of the condiments
such as sugar and salt, but what was
grown on the farm where it was serv
ed. In this connection we cannot r?
fraln from a word about tne great
work County Agent Broom Is doing.
Union county owes him a great deal
for Its progress along agricultural
lines, and he evinced such a genuine
desire to serve the people, and they
showed such a spirit of co-operation
and Interest In his suggestions, that
better things, we know, are ahead for
this county. If anyone thinks that
Mr. Broom doesn't work, he Is off In
his think works. We can testify that
he worked that day especially during
the half hour we were at Mrs. Crane's
tible. From the Waxhaw Enternrlse
Vance and Settle's Debate.
The coming to Monroe of Mrs. Ma
ry Settle Sharp, Republican nominee
for superintendent of public instruc
tion, who spoke In the court house
Tuesday, recalls to many of the older
citizens the famous joint debate
which took place here over forty
years ago between her father, the
late Tom Settle, and Zeb Vance. The
debate was held on the Blount Hill,
the lot on Franklin street where now
stands the home of Mrs. Charlie Bru
ner. Hundreds of people from a ra
dius of fifty miles were here to lis
ten to the forensic bout between the
two giants, and It remained a mem
orable occasion for years afterwards.
It Is said they were well-matched, but
Vance had the sympathy of the audi
ence.
Gardner Snyx He Is Sure of Twenty-
MX Counties.
Lt. Cov. O. Max Gardner, who
spoke here last t Ight. In his final
statement before tlie primary for the
gubernatorial honors, said:
"You can tell my friends In every
county In North Carolina that I am
going to win a certain 26 counties Of
the 100 in the state. I am assured
of a vote totalling 32.250. That
leaves Ihe 74 remaining counties In
which to get enough votes to nomi
nate me in the first primary, that
means that, according to the beat
dope available. I will only need 27.
700 votes in the 74 counties alluded
to before to assure my nomination.
"In my pre-election statement I
wish to thank from the bottom of my
heart my managers, co-workers and
friends for their loyalty In my behalf
In this history-making campaign."
Why IHet Are Toor.
It's all right to woo the Muse, but
her editorial guardians make It pret
ty hard to get hold of any of her
money. Boston Transcript,
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