Newspapers / The Monroe journal. / Nov. 23, 1920, edition 1 / Page 1
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"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS TV THE M "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYiJODl' EEDS IT" I r ONROE JOURNA: VOL 2(5. No. PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK - TUESDAY AND FRIDAY .MONROE, N. i TUESDAY. NOVEMBER, SI. lO. S ' luU' UNION IS TO HOLD FOR Hundreds Of Union County Boy EVEN EXCHANGE OF SEED; Arc "Making Good" All The Way !?,; From Florida To The Pacific Coast ing.ilc t'iiitiH'r 'I Iim-.iI. ii rx-cil Itatk ill .l"illi.l II MmciiHIil I M I'lll the l. A MU1! CO-oPI RATION Following inictestii... lalks by XI. -iv V. I. Riven-. . V. M.Tu !)! iimi J. l M 1 11 1 r--. tin- inctu ;l nl tilf Wingate F.tt UK'I llu in-s I'liiim mi Saturday pledged l M .isolvi -s in hold lin e iuiiiii seed ii i i i il it was possible in mtiui1 an Urn exchange a pound of Ileal Mr pound ill seed. an '.oing In (ml mil sii'il bark 11 tin' u : 1 1 ii n il if i' limi t gel an even t-X' haiigc," sail Mr. V. V. Williams. the siiie taiy. in -1 1 1 an acco'nt ot ili Sal unlay meeting. yuite u number of tin- numbers uf the I'nion were I'i'csini, ami the seed holding movciiuiit was una n mums y endorsed, not a dissenting voice lull ing been heard. .V proposal lo ship seed (or planting purposes tn a Gi orgia firm was also discussed, aril I lip Secretary was instructed lo ask fur bills. This linn is situated in l lii boll weevil district, anil II is thought that uncontaniinated seed f rum tikis section will bring a ireml II hi there. The purr!ias of two cars of hulls bought Friday lit six dollar the ton f. o. b., was confirmed. The t'nloti officials estimate that they saved .n onml (our dollars on I he ton, as liii vailing market quotations are said to be about ti n dollars Ihe ton. The hulls will be pro-rated aigong llie members of the I'liiini, eai II nicni ber being required to lake his part o!' a purchase even if be lias no use fin the particular rntnnioiliiy. The affairs of the Winvuiv I'nion, w h ih was organized after the sen sational bleak, lead by Mr. J. Z Given, in the Stale I'liimi about two years ago, are in fine shape. In its ci-iipeialive buying, Hi" I'nion did about si tliiiiisand (liillais worth oi b'l-mtss during Hie first year of ils e -leiice; sixteen thousand in Ihe second year, and this year il Is thought thai tV' total business will 'v lid that of lusl year by several lie lsand dollars. There are over !ir llielllbers. ily buying in car load luls, I he members of the I'nion saved from lw to three dollars a ton mi their fertilizer this year, and ihey have e."ii oilier little deals to their credit, all of w hich noes to prove that ciiniiiiuuliy co-operaiinn pays. When the sugar shortage was tit its worst two years nga, the Wing-ate t'nlon was enabled to buy n number of bar rels, all of which went lo the mem bers at a saving of from two lo three ceels a pound. Last year the I'nion made a trans action n seed thai netted ti e I'nion about tune hundred dollars. Il rx h . nmed three cat loads of seed fur l u lu per cen i meal an I eight dollars ex't.i pi'T ion; or. in other words. Hold -eeii at ninety dollar per inn. and hnugW eight per eeui meal, winch i Lid in ). i much superior I ha n the Ji ven per ceni kind, at ei'nn two dollar tier ion. In the Ki'iii year about Inuilein blindl'eil ilnil.il's vas saved Hie lilty iiiemheis b the purchase of lil'iy Ions of nj. ttati oi Mhla al a price treat ly under t!ie qiiiiiiii inns at the planting period. All soils of coiiiiiiodii ie.- are lioucht and sold, although no co operative store is uiaiiitaiin il. K.ich nil i.ilu r is conslanlly on the outlook foi- a pinlilahlc transaction, and re-'i!i-- ins (iiiiltims al meetini;s called to: Hie purpose. kiori'lNc; in-' ItoAh tUKK III IVi:s AN oi l) oi AmtKI, (ionse ( reek Folks .Now Hae Some, tbinu to Talk About .Ur, Smim' Fa'ciici. Indian Trail, K. R D. No. 1. Nu etuher 22. There Is much specula tion here nTer the HtoppaKe of road work in this section after Esq. W. tt. hone's place w reached. It will be remembered that the stretch of road that caused .such a stir and bake-up In the road commission ftarted near Ksij. Long's, on by Mr. Oils Hauler's place, ami out by Mr. V. T. Helk'h. and It is thought that the present board Is MeeriiiK clear of trouble by passing it up. This is only talk, however. (Mr. I. Sams, of Monroe, had quite an experience in this section the other nlnht. He was up her. to see Home parlies, and while at the home of a prospective customer, one of Hie youiiK men of the community. Just for a prank, drove off with his car. and kepi it until the next day. The Monroe man was forced lo spend the aihl at Ksq. II M. Kurr's. In (loose ("reek, when a family wants a isitor In spend the nltdit, they hide his liat. as Mr. Grudy l.eni inond can testify from actual experi ence. .I'iifl The oilier nitbl, while relurmiiK on his bicycle from the home of his best jirl. where be had spent several very pleasant hours, Mr. J. Alonza llixnii fell into Hie ditch and was jiai.'t ally bruised. Mi Theion Ford has none in'o the 111. I t alii lie business. ir lee 'uarmitccil. Hi wimleil a divorce and bad limc to a lawjer whose experience ill the muit looms had dune nutliin:; to b - ii Ins i iiieism. I waul in bill out U I have :i:iJ. lor tlivoirc," he told the at 1oi iii y. Aie you Mart eil?'' 1 1! roiit -e. I am." - "'Von li.,v." Not Since the Days of Old Andy Jackson Has the n fluence of This County, as Reflected Through Its Native Sons, Been So Great, Not s.iici tin- days when old Andy .lack on Ma- miI.ii i!h.- cueni'v w.i.'t i Iiiiii. .tiei.u l .ii.il has ii' iiiiln i of t'uiou coinilv. a- led v! s ;;n'oiu!i its native sou-, 1 ii .-o nai am; far re.ichiui: as il is lem !'rom Floiula In t'alilornia r.in i: iniiuiy 'n:-. are lioiili.n; iiupmia l i.ci.iae posilions. likiv Sseeit.iry of the Trea-urer, ild-rnir m a siat, aid there are n.it ive born sons who ate spreadinir the sospel of Christ, then are missionaires in ihe l i allien u,i tiniis. idiysicians who are leading Iheir profession in laii-v cuileis like l.os Anueles. California, and many of the "boys'' who were born and bred to the soil have accumulated larue fortunes in newer tiel Is by rea son of the trainiiiK secured in this classic section, once the seat of cul ture and refinement in the Americas. In jinint of power and David Frankjin Houston, horn in the old Gloucester hotel, ranks first. As secretary of the Treasury In President Wilson s ad ministration, he controls billions of dollars; he Is the master of the des tinies of thousands; and nations bow humbly before him. He is the linan cial czar that even tyranizes Wall Street, the financial center of the woild; and, as supteme head of the Federal lfesetve system. In- has the power lo curtail credit that brinn.s H. i's ill the eyes of sttoni; men. ot dei p remorse m the -pi cul.iior. It is line that al this ti he is pmlia- hly the most haled man in Hie South, but pone will deny bis ntiat ability. ijuestion the sincerity of Ins ac- colilil i the r. ley. I. :, liieii v bo an- sii.-laiiil.i.'. .11 nil o! liieii' I, aim hut!. i I.i'hIIil' Hie bad in tier l'i s;n - V ocal inns. In Allieiuarle there I .h S.kes, a lavvver: Aiclne Fa r- a imiioii Inn it: Claud ibaib a uiocir. and Key Scabs, a whole sale uierehant; lloy.l Copple. a bank cashiei. (ver at l.ii'iilii rion l.ee Slack is the secielarv and tt'easuer of a coilon mill; Stephen Mclniyre is the leadiui: liht of the bar. and John Cnulish is manager of Kfird's store. W. H. Keziah is ediiin? the Whiteville News-Keporter. and Jesse Clark is telegraph editor on the Charlotte Observer. Frank Arinfield and T. 1. Ma nints are pracliciiiK law al Concord; Henry Fairley, son oi the late J. M. Fairley. is in business al Salisbury; Fmnk Lee is with F.iird's at Wilson; Heath l.ee has or Hons. Ii.ivid Fianklin Houston is a treat man, and his name will no down in hisioiy as a member of America's yrcat war cabinet j Governor Thomas Waller Unkett,' head of the slate's most prouressive administration, is the ii nal and su perior of Mr. Houston in many re spects, ulthniik'h ii cannot be said thai he weilds the iower that the Secretary of the Treasury does. His is a moral influence. As Hie chosen political leader of a sreal people, he has done a wonderful work in the! influence, ' eharne of Kfird's at Danville, Va.; who was while Will Hudson is manager of the lielk iJock.v Mount store. Sam I'arker. brother of our John Parker, is with the his Cone compa ny at Greensboro; Frank Stevens is manager or Ihe Ilelk store ut Winston-Salem; II. G. Coon, an old Con federate veteran, has been fornins; lo Ihe fronl in the I'nion county way for forty years at his adopted home in Texas; Walter lielk. an official of the llalw w in Felts detecive agency, has paiiicipaled in some of the bin test cases in the count ry, helped chase the famous Allen cans, and has helped preserve order in Ihe mine fields of Colorado and West Vituinia; former County Treasurer J. II Wil liams is eiiaaned in numerous occu pations in I.eesburi:. Fla.. and so is Theodore Slin.-oti; Hilly lleiilon and .several of his nephews operate a biu mercantile establishment al Hamlet; Frank Turner is praciicins; law in Texas; James Davis Is ( upaueil in Ihe packing business al Aidiuore. Okla.: and Sinn lingers, who used to carry the mail on route 1, is farminn in illailen county. Mr. Honrs was also a candidate lor the legislature, bill the outcome of the election is not known. lliuh Houston, oldest son of the last four years, labors that will eiiii-;late K. V. Houston, Is encased in the lie him lo lasllnc fanu. IUk, open-1 furniture business out in Helena, hearted. Renerous to a fault, onejArk.; Addison Ilenloi is Seaboard can't help but love and admire Gov- ticket nuent al one of ihe larue Flor ernor lliekett; and ns an orator, bis bin cities; Cyrus Stewart, brother of the redoubtable Pliiininer, Is praclic nm law in Florida; one of the McKo tie brothers is an attorney at Kuth i l iordton. mid encaued in the same ir lession at Kaefoid is one of Phil lip Whitley's sons. Dr. J. C. llrooks is one of Hie hadim; physicians of I'liati inoona. Tetin.; several of F.si lien p. rkcr's bovs are in the bank weliare work. In this 1 '"K business in nearby lowus; Waiter Ca. ditia is .-aid lo lead ''i'!'ini;s is runnini; express out of iS'iillle. WashiiiL'ion ; w hile Hasil voice has charmed and stirred thou sands. His home folks are pioud of him. Then I here Is Dav id A. Hon ton, president or the Columbia Farm Loan Hank, a highly important position which he won by i-he r merit. ;o !aml lb -asley, fo in. i iv editor of Tin Jouniil, bus done wonders for hs state in hi resp. .'. N'oi the nation. j llundreil : and hundreds of others, 'HI vv tin lu st s. vv Ihe li'.-l.i county, ar "ninhip the ciuinly, t, js burn Ihe rallies of anion:: ihim ale; II, I.. I'towell, of lioxbnro; lloni"! Nani", a native of Gon e Creik, now fti;.-;' phy.'iciun of the Paltimote i, Ohio railroad, with heailiiiat lets al Haiti: mrc; Dr. T. A t'l'owi I!, a prominent ptacticmi phy sician of l.os Antilles, Cal'f.; IJi-v llriic lletiion, of l!ockini.ham: IJev. Sam I. mm, of Ileal h Springs, S. C; liev. Swindell I.oviv president of I.ou ishurj: Colleue, I.ouisburK, N. C; Vance McNeely. who Is practicing eiiey I ' cashier of the Jellerson it day, in Ibis nau,. nr. nave l- iiniierlnii k is prae ood" all over 1 'i' lll.' lit Trad-sVille. S. C ; Dr. i.epie.sibb' to Hrow.i S'uips'in is a prominent phy ihi'iu all. but!''1''!"1 "f Fay. ttev ille. Ark ; and Cal ' ; i ut William I liny, hriiilieis, ban i been r.iriuini; succcssl ully in Texa ' for j ears. D. 11. Wolfe is a prominent citizen j of Dallas, Tex ; Hraton philer is one iof the successful men of Utile Itock. I Ark.; I'lins. A. Turner is doiim well , .it llousion Texas; W. M. Watkins. i i f Winnslioro. Texas, is prosi pious in j spile of fhe boll weevil; Kuy Gril'tin Sl:itnts IiikIi in his profession at Ashe iVille; Dr. Hoy Loiik is one of Ihe law in far-uwar Utah: Fllis Wil-1 Icadinc pbvsiclans of Carlvle. S C liams, presidetvt of an oil company at l!,'T' Joel Snyder Is pastor of the San Anlonia, Texas; and Hev. Sain lar;:e llapilst church al Feyeiieville; lielk, who has filled the nastoratm nf 'IT. K. Sikes Is president of Coker many or the largest Methodist churches In GeorRla. ( 'Iihi lotte-.Mnnrie ( ninny For many years native I'nion coun ty men hare been leading in the pro fessional and financial circles of Charlotte. Mr. Henry Hoik, the "merchant prince," who with his brother. Dr. J. M. Hoik, established the lielk chain Of stitres at Monroe thirty years sro. Is a director In many of the Charlotte leading busi ness concerns, as well as a leader in church and philanthropic work. His fortune is estimated to exceed 1, 000. duo. Mr. H. C. Umn. and Alex Mil pie, are also aniotiK the I'nlnnites ciiiianed in Hie mercantile business in Chiirlntle. In professional circles there is Attorneys J. I). McCall. Pluniiiier Stewart, Del.aney, and JiuUe l.iltlc. and Doctors A. J. Crowell. J. A. Austin and Fred Aus tin. Torrence Heniuby, who was bom near Indian Trail. Is vice-presi-of the American Trust Company, one of the three liiri;csl baukini; institu tions tn the slate. There are scores and scores of other I'nion county men liviiiR in Charlotte who rank iiluh. but space forhidts Hie mention of Hietn all. Leaders In Hie Ciinllol. I lird's and Itelk's are the Ivvo larg est depart iretit stoles in Ihe south, and il is more Hian of piissuiL' inler i l Hiat iu Ilalieuh Ihe stores nf the ii'scpi I iv o haitis are luanaued by Monroe buys. Mr. William Lee is iiuinai'er of Klitd's, while Cat) and Grief lluds'iii are iu charte nf the li lit stme. I'nion fiitiiiiy is repre seiiled ill Hie llalek-lt I'xal pmies sion b Mi. J C Little, in the nndi cal pi nit 'Ssitin by Doctnrs Kelup and Paul N'eal and Hay Adams. Von (an I hid Them F.verj where. Lviijwluie you can find t'uiou College, Hartsville. S. C: Hev. V. H Price h., t.ie i otillilence of Ihe citi zens of V ircanton where he is pas tor of ,i chU'rh; H. H. Crowell Is in tiie railroad service al Mcllce, S. C; F. L. Wolfe is In business al Man ning, S. C.; J. W. Sleiheiisoti, along with his brother, James Stephenson, Is manager of Ihe Helk store at Kock inghant; K. C. Hlnson is fanning near Aiuerictis. Ga.; Jas. S. Shehaiie is doing well at Crawnrd. Ga.; J. T. Deese is in the marble works business at Greenville, N. C.; J. Ii. lliywood. of Hopewell, Va.. has "mad" good" In his new home; and so has Hev. Hoyle Love, al Louisville, Ky II. H. Winchester, also lives at Louisville, biing a valued member of the city detective f iree; W. O. liaitcoiu has had a successful career al South Nor folk, Va ; W. S. Kruuss is In the Jew elry business at West Palm Peach, Fla.; Marvin Whitfield is working In a Tampa. Fla., bank; and among oth ers whom we cannot recall that ate nriliiiltjing themselves well in iheir new bonus are: Frank Sikes, Villa Pica, Ga ; Claud A. Pusser, Youngsiow ti, () ; s. T. Howie, Sprint'p'ld. O.; J. Lowry. Moutvcrdf, Fla.; A. D. Henton. Lees bnig. Fla ; II. F. Stewart. Ft. Ogib n. Fla ; Joel Itrasvv ell. Chest, f, ; ('. V. I.aney. .1. C. Lauev, and W. T. La nes Cbipley, Fla ; and Ira It. Mullis. ashiuiiion. II V. Ilraswell ami J. A. Pcrrv. of Wilmington, are al.-o ' line i'il ietis. Some nl the Old Timer. Janus Caielock. who went tio'o I. noes Creek township to Taln'il inniitv. Georgia, mailv vi.iis a',, is now among the wealthy el.i s; W. T. I.aney is making good :it C!ip j ley. Fla., where he is enga' - in tin I real estate, luiulnr. and g.iu lug bus-Jwr to twenty now re( John 'las in lore. !..-Ii-e in i! nf Maj." inu as a vv.iuie. an I so !.. u ceiiil' . ihe N.."! ea'e. I;, o. V. H:i, ion. haic em N'nr ! Geo. W. li. lit Ik. il lb -ii. s al lm - a' n I he no is ci v. ell. ! Plllnld 1'iWllstilp. I h s I V. ii I.I in l.i l ,-irl -la I cm II eieitny . d., ; i,u. n.i:s .i::o. and al! I 'me .ire oi I' d to In. iioius;tti Pay wood, of Ind an Tia 1 as noted in lhi-s. co. Mini- ! - bud mi almost m.r.i. uloiis uiialniiig ihe rank yea's an. i , .ihM U'V. W. K. Mill has "n ad,. - !. ' ii(Mii. nu mm Mt. hi I I'InI I n WuMI ,i i,. r. Ileiisliau ,, Wind.,,, i,., luliinl IDs Amlii'iii c onil.iy iiblina AiiiumiiiiciI. M,i--:.v .ii n !,. i M's-i- e army. !i a tew !' v;,te. Fiiiril.a, - l:.. T . S'ki i, npoii.ti d a- -o. i, ii' . .i 1 11 in i Ciiri-:. Condi r .liniu.i I'll, n.iiiv,. i , 1 1 i good charges m C.uolin.i coiiii h i la Ik. a brot hi r i. is pastor of ;i i a i W O V ,S o.'ilnl e: in A'lvn Pel s ,'f I t: Ie- i-a-t- e I..V i;.v s lurch ii. K.i. - I II. .tile V.-i i. . ' I. tils ! M ' ,1'h.iil.ii . . w I ' ii the In I ..lis K.i. ; spend ..S s , l- '- u'.-. Mi ! Mrs. ; Plain i s. vh... I.'.. .lo,, m, I. e. Ill- el, d I il t I ..I Mt l.o I'. i' 1 I .-v .1, I I. i : '.I $2.00 PER YEAR CASH MOVEMENT FOR THIRTEEN MONTHS S1RIKES MONROE t .llll Molilli Wool. I Ih- ..Oli-,-, ot luciilv-l iyl.i i.iv. .-,i ..,, la gio With Vl' iiil.iy l Mnlll U .t j: ; ; 1 we.-tem North Carolina LOCAL INTELLIGENCE Latest Happenings In and Around Monroe. Mr. Cyrus Smith, the local aueni of lh express company, was some what perplexed and disturbed to re ceive an empty coffin, consigned to him, Friday night. On the face of the coffin were engraved the words: "Hesl iu peace." The sender is un known to Mr. Smith, but it is thought 10 have been the work of some ex pressmen down the line who were bent on playing a practical joke. In auii'iuncliig the mass ineeiing for the discussion of the school bonds to be held iu the court house Tues day nUiht. Hev. John A. Wray, ias ttu of thi' First ltaptist church, re marked thai, jiaved si i eels, hospitals and a fire truck may have heel: a necessaiy improvement, but the huh school should have hi en tirst Imii In lore embarking upon oilier expen ditures Mr. V. 11. Wo ids has been up pointed receiver for the Monroe i'nion M 'leant ile Company, the un ion store which closed its doors some time ago. The nsseis ot the company are estimated to be ItijuO. J'Jtiilu of which being accounts, many of which are doubtful, while the liabilities amount lo $4772.03. The usual Thanksgiving Day ser vice wilf be held iu St. Paul's Kpis copal church on Thursday morning at eleven o'clock. The offering will he devoted to the Thonips.m Orphanage There will he a basket ball game between Oakboro high school, of Stanly county, and the Wingale high school tea tn. On the latter'H court. Thanksgiving nl'ternoon. Game call ed at S:45. This bids fair to be i good game ns the Oakboro team Is in ihe race for the championship of Stanly county. "Comt ." Hie play. "Peaceful Vall-y." wMI he given by the Gladstone and Mc Neill literary societies of the Win gate school on Thanksgiving dav. Ndvetnher 2'ilh. in the school all li loriiim. Two pet -formaiici s w ill be given. The first lo begin at .ive thirty and the second at seven-l'iirty. The Davidson College H. O. T. C. hand will give a concert in the court house Wfdnst'day evening, NovetnL lur 24l:i al eight o'clock. The pro uiiim w I! consist o, classical, patri olie. and popular selections. This is the tir.'-t of a verbs of eulei lainiin'iiis piotuoliil by Ihe Monroe Iliuh School lot the beueht of the Mobisco, tin iiilIi si hoi annual, The adtniss on will iie titty cents Hounding out i quarter of a ceti iniy nf athletic I'valry, constituting one ot the best known football se ries in the country, tne 'uiversily of North Carolina eleven, captained by Ileemer Ha mil. of Maishville. will lui el the I'niversity nf Vitguna lor the twenty - fifth tune when li e Tar Heels Invade Charlottesville mi Thanksgiving day and under tie shadow of the Old KotiindH Itself, heart of many Virginia traditions, seek to wrest victory from their an cient enemies. A number of Monroe people will attend the game. Mr. M. K. Lee has given a Greens boro landscape artist a owl tact to beautify the grouids of his hand some place on ihe Lee's Mill road, and by tieyt summer his yard will present an alluring picture to passers by. Green grass, roses, and flow ers in profusion, and young trees that will eventually attain the growth of monster oaks, will be planted within the next few weeks. The following contributions have been received on Armenian - Syrian fund since hist lep u i: Hay Ily rum. Waxhaw. tithing. $.10. on; Sorosis Hook Club, $l ini, Mrs. Atha Stev ens' Sunday school class. flueO; Woman's Auxiliary. St. Paul's Fpis copalian church. Nits. Hugh Hinde. I t eas.. $20.00. A Thanksgiving service will he held in the presby lei inn church al In o'clock Thursday morning Dr. Giirney will preach in the Ce dar Grove school house on Sunday af ternoon next at 3 o'clock. Miss I.ela ('antes, diiiighter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Carnes of chestet field county, and Mr. Havmond Fincher of Hock Hill. S. C. vve'e married Sun day. They are well known and pop 11 l.i r young people. Il.il ry McDonald. .1r . c b hc.li d h s oth birthday Saiuni.iy ;;f'i tvoou b etilei tainiiig ii ! ii ' Hi r'v oi h s 1" i !e 1 1 n-nds at a iii li ::ii I '.I p irt v ft.T . laying I'.iiinis tor awhile, ice 1 1 a til. cake and 1 1 II ! I "w el ' set v I'd Ml Gl 1 1, i ; mill. . Ililll I.--lii M.i .lame - VI ' . Mi I hews - P .Marsh In : I'h '.iii. VV : I I .S lll III. Vei s I Mi- coni'i.iiul.ili.ins mum I'm biith m a son, on Thursday of last Week. Tin young man will be call' d Jati.es While alter bis paternal land lalhei the late J. W. Marsh who was one ot Marshv ille inosi intiueniiul ami lopular cituens il. his life-time 'I n Mi thodist congregation was delighted Sunday morning w:th a sermon iiy l;t. Henshaw of Wed diiigton. Mr. Hensliaw is an able speaker and delivered a practical and effective sermon, which, coupled with bis own winning personality won for him many friends upon this his first appearance in Marshville. Owing to the continued illness of Hie pastor, Hev. J. J Kdwards, this was Hie first service to be held iu the Methodist church in several weeks. Hev. Kd wards is able lo sit up some now ami il is hoped he will soon be restored to his usual health. Mrs, K. H. Moore spent Saturday in Charlotte going in see her broth er. Dr. Willie lint li lt of Pearhland. who is iu the Presbyterian hospital recovmg from a n m operation. Invitations reading as follows were issued the first of last week: "Mr. Henry liaucom Marsh requests the pleasure of yo ir company al Ihe mar riage of his tlauglilet. Mary Leontiue lo Mr. Claudius Paul Griffin, on Wednesday alternooii. December the first, at live-thirty o'clock, al home, Maishville. North Carolina." Miss Uctia lllaiilon of Shelby will be bride ina d and Mrs. Foreman of Lenoir, formerly Miss lironnie Ftinl. will be dame-of honor. Miss Jean Ashcraft of Monroe will render the wedding music and accompany Mrs. James Harrell who will sip;; prior to the ceremony. Little M ss Lil Kirk Hog gins will be (lower girl and little Misses .Viable and Margaret Griffin, sister and cousin of the groom will be the ribbon girls. An informal re ception will follow the cereum.iy. Mrs. noyce Hallman and Mrs. I. K. Huggins entertained Thursday evening nl the home of Mrs. Hull man. having as iheir guests the teachers of Hie graded school and a number of the young men of the town, The attractive bungalow was arranged with autumn leaves and Mowers and polled plants iu prolu sion. Progressive turkey was plaved al several tables, after which delici ous refreshments vvrc served Mr. James P. Marsh has been con fined to bed for M'Vctal days with lonsilitis. Mr. Sebum lllair leaves Wednes day lor Durham where on Friday he represents Hie Maishville high sc'l I in a ilcclainn r's contest al Tnuitv College. I'oiisiilei.ilile shooting which tote place on Saturday night, apparently tl Various soc'iousnf the town. : leal Iv alaiiind a number id citijetis, par ticularly the latins, and caused l.ieiu to waste a goodly portion nl per liclly good sleeping time in misera bly wondering what was going to happen next. Nothing happeiieu In yotid the shooting, but ill these (lavs, with whiskey so plentiful and crime so rampant In the land, an undue di'inoiislration of fire arms is enough to cause alarm. The old familiar tire signal is now put to other use it seems since fire have become a back number in .Maishville. lr such per formances have alreadr begun, we hale lo think what the holidays will bring forth. We often wonder If the persons staging these horrible dem onstrations of shoot ing on such oc casions, knew how much miseiy they cause the innocent women ami chil dren, who can do nothing but help lessly listen ami tremble, not know ing what minute a stray bullet mav come their way. if Ihey would sliP gel as much pleasure out of the bar baric custom. We have not experi enced one of those terrific atfairs in sevetal years now, and we sincerely hope that this Christmas will not see a revival of ihem. Miss Cullje Marsh and Ml. F.d vvards of Charlotte were the week end guests or Mr. and Mrs F,l M Marsh. Mi-s Lottie Harrell or Pee spent the week-end heie vviHi parents. .Mrs. L. K. Huggins had as her guests Sunday hor sisters and lit m It ers. Mr. a ml Mrs Oscar II, million oi Winston. Mr Sp:nks Hamilton nl Fayetteville, Mi ami Mrs. Loytl Sut ton and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Love nf Monroe. Mrs Frank Ashcraft and Mrs Klla llousion were Ihe guests Frida" o' Mrs. II. C. Park I. Dei her Ti. I t. i 'It !,M l!i ". . .. , ,,!,.. ' s f-nii j. Mot . i lie ol her ' I'.' "' i'n.ii i .-'.! s i, .;1d a ' " "" '"! ' - .iii.Z.ilu.l! :' ' - .0 whicn !."'! s'lie. ni- w.ie iuues ! :'' an . t.u. i... in ,,. lue it to their 'on-1 es-uu n and . twetiiy eight day; a u.oniii ;,,! each IMb r the pi., would c ',! .', llil.ritll VVOliiil '..-i-in uol. M I.. ' '" .iwiivn. UI1U end will, Sunday . To lake ate Of 'he extra day , -.. i , 41 r ONI, jay Kotil l he le.vgi; X,.W Vear'i Day." ami would be in neither month or week. Fiery four years, or "leao year." Here vnuld be another exir day. lo be desigiia;,d as "leap year day." Some of ihe benefits or the thirteen calendar uiiinth.s would be the facili tating of interest calculations, and Hie saviug of millions of dollars that ure expended annually for the print ing and disinution or raledars. Out calendar would last until it waj wori out. The 13th. month voul-1 be call ed "Liberty." and would probably be the last month in Hie year. To get th rieeti calendar months. Prof. Slaitie- explained to the high .school, il w.i ild he necessary to se cure an luuehdiueni to tho constitution. rWo M l. Hill s (,u tl(. At I, I IMM UHISTOV .;;'.s .STORE Of he Otticci's However, Kttiver Must of the Loot, ami one of Hie Negroes l In Custody, Seven hundred pounds of Hour, 11 boxes of tobacco, a quantity or iof. lee, meat, eggs, and can ned goodi comprised the haul made by two ne groes. John Mollis and F.llisnu l(os. ill Ml'. Wrislllll I. en's Bllnu L,l.ni.l & o'clock Sunday morning. The stolen goods were carried away In a tourine car, also said to have I Officers were notified early .Sunday morning of the rnliiu.iv an.i -- - "s' r.t tt- ter Ihey were informed thai. Mr. Lent Williams, who lives near Fairfield church, had notified Maishville police that two negroes driving a large car, suspiciously inaueU, were near hi home trying to Procure eauoiino itn was told to hold the negroes and ear and he arrested John Mollis, who wu Keeping Watch on lh ntr uh.l.. I.-I1I- - - 'i'tr u.ii- son Koss went lo get gasoline. Rosi eviueiiiiy learned of the capture ton I'm i net tor ne I ei as soon got sight of the car. A posse joined "llicers trout Monroe and Marshville ill the chase for Ross .mil ! .uii a lime or ivvo and shot al but escap ed Officers Monday afternoon found a bit of llodir, meat, lobacco iimi oth er .-lull iu the homes or .lot lit 1 I II 11 fa ly and Pern Hiitiilev, colored, in Marshville township. The Hun'tleyi said thai Ihey had bought Hi.. rii.IT iioin ijoss and Hollius. Neatly all i tie stolen property was found, a ol II being in Ihe ailliiliiolnle. John Hnllins bad a hearing in reeonler court yesterday morning. He plead guilty and was bound over to Supe rior conn in the sum of fMM) which ne tailed to give. llollins made clean in-east of Ihe affair and Deputy Sheriff Fowler thai be escap ed from ihe Forsyth county chain gang lust Friday, that he Joined Rosa mar Winston-Salem and ihev ui.nt in Gieensboio and on Sunday night sl0e a i iiauoier car and came to Monroe in it and reaching Lee's store robbed it. Ross is a native of this county and is wanted here for store break ing and larceuv and Is o w nuun 14 lift Durham for car stealing. HOARD WILL NOT M'F.M) OVEIt HALF OF 1 11 h! ISlSli: of lot a told Nor Will Tliey Sell Jtotuls Ilelnw Ir. Nor Let the Ruilding Oonu-act t'n til IVIeiw Are at Ilotloiu. A Thanksgiving service will b held Thursday at the Firsf Rapt 1st church at It):, to a. tn.; sermon by th pastor and special music by ihe choir The offering will be for ThoiiiaaviRe Oi ph image. The ciiy school board. In session Inst night, agreed to slgu such a statement as advocated in Friday's Join nal. which was an agreement not to sell ih,. bonds, if ihe ebviion It successful, less than par, nor i t let l he com i act for the high sclnol build ing unt, I Gu y are convinced labor and materials have declined to their low est point Th,. hoard al . i announced that Hot over flit i ,,f 1 1. ,tal issue ,,;' l.'iiiinen would be expend ed. The leg.slaiive .ut authorizing the issue, it was pointed out. was pas-ei when there wos v-rv lii;le prospect of il.'t linii in lalw,' an.) mate rials. Chan in, iti W. 11. Lov was au thorized i" t'liike i ins statement at the meeting to he held j:i Ihe court house loliight. Thill v Ceni Slenk. ' Wi have added a meal market to mil gio.'ery business, and are selling s i a ii at Ih'i'M cents a pound ijuit k '' ' v . y . Phi m I 7 V lltille h:e Snyd. r. .cl, Mr in Frit. gei V' Ilelk ol '!' I .i. I- " .i Hie near It - I he vv timer nl ll.iig match at i i..ti h nitre Mt tile Vll'tsl! Hoheits F Not ice. tv nl l"tl T'ln-e who l'i. l lo allelltl Hie lo lie ';.!,( N C. Ten lu ls' .ssenil,lv i -:eVille I.aney ebasi t ill ii Mr. Funderlini ks' office e d,iv lm idem tic.iiinii cen ill. ule ami nn in- j'erslup at tl. - A iii; ,e Redwiue, Sec. eld. Tin- Women's Missionary Society of the Hani st chinch u-MI im ,.t i Monday alteipoon at ; " il . The jeei will lie, 'llortor allit Nlll-IS i Fore.gn l ieltls." All members. , well as all women of ihe church are .cordially iuvil.il lo be pnsent. Your presence will not only encourage the woik but ii will do you good to be there. Let's tint be Hei neglectful of our duly ami ptiv leges of the ehi.nh. nor ol encouraging and helping those mi ihe Foreign Fields with our means and with our players. M is, R Price, Repot ter. next sub- on as i t ' t : K "J f r', - i i - ' 9 ' V i ; . if. f f - . I f I v. i . - i !l; IB
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