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"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY HEADS IT
Till: UNION COUNTY PA PEREVER YUODY NEEDN'T
Monro:
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Journal!
VOL 26. No. 101.
MONROE, N. O, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1921.
$2.00 PER YEAR CASH
UNION COUNTY FARMERS
BUY MUCH EXPORT STOCK
A Total of $." and Tent)-Two
Halt- f Cotton Are SiiIim-HIki! in
American l'rtNlucts Corporation.
.NECESSITY of organization
iui.a.im i.yi.es. colored,
originator ok .new sport
Following addresses by Banks
Dove, secertary of state for South
Carolina, and Hollans Randolph, a
prominent attorney of Atlanta. Union
county farmers and business men
subscribed for stock In the cotton ex
port corporation to the amount of
$3."'i aud twenty-two bales of cotton
here Friday afternoon.
The subscribers were: Mr. V. S.
BlsUvnry, $5,000; Mr. W. V. Laney,
one bale and $50; Mr. R. V. Lock
hart, two bals; Mr. F. M. Sutton,
one bale; Mr. George L. Hart, ten
bales; Mr. I U. lllakeney, one bale;
Mr. J. S. llowey, two bales; Mr. Ern
est H. Broom, one bale; Mr. G. T.
Winchester, one bale; Sheriff John
Griihlh, one bale; Messrs. H. C. and
T. G. Boyrc. one bale; Mr. T. L. A.
H-lns, one bale.
.Mr. Randolph, who is general
counsel for the corporation, explained
the operation of the Edge law. un
der which Southern farmers will se
cure credit to export their cotton.
Tip- law, he said, extended credit
cqufl to twenty times the capital
Ftoei. of an export corporation, and
lis the cotton export corporation is
capitalized at $ 10.c00.0ii0, it will
have a credit of $200,000,000 when
I'll (. the stock is sold.
Need of Co-operation Stressed
T ' need far an export corpora
tion v..:s stressed by Mr. Dove. To
pot a fair price for our white staple,
lie sa'd, it was necessary to export
our yellow cotton to Germany, Po
land and Czeeho-Slovakia. where
then- is a demand for it. In 1012,
these countries imported 3,0UO,0iG
bah- of cotton from this country,
but during the past eight years their
imports lind varied from 16.000 to
fiO.oi'tt bales. Hy extending them
short term credits, Mr. Dove said,
thev would soon be consuming cotton
Ht about the old rate of 3,000,000
bales a year.
A statement Issued by the corpor
ation, and which was shown at
Frld;.'s meeting, explains the neces
sity and purpose of the corporation,
ns follows: -
'Southern prosperity depends up
on the scientific marketing of the
South' main products, cotton, to
bacco, peanuts, rice, sugar, lumber,
linvrl stores, etc. Financial depres
sion in the southern states has been
dlrcily due to the Inability of the
bouthcni farm to finance the proper
mid :: K-rly distribution of his crops.
"A: an pioducU export and
imp orpnriitiw; was conceived by
the i :i;u:i-ial ,.wi patriot'c hiains of
the South, to be itn uK'i'l, controlled
liud o! reeled by S..lltiern htiness .
lr.en, v Ikih" hit' rests ami friend, hip
for domestic pro in.ts insiile har-noi:-
of actio;: . an I purpose within
the -i auizati'M.
'Oli'lllIsHioll Piisluess
" i ! company will pin base and
n il ior Its own nceniMit and wilt ulso
ban. lie a conmissi-in business. We
belli ve a treat opportunity will de
velop ill the marketing -if rntt-m in
Eur-ipe, particularly in the central
empires, Mills an A- labor are there
idle, waiting for the coiton they can
not bey because" of prohibitive ex
chance rates mid pour credit facili
ties. They have security to offer and
products to exchange for our com
modities. The total cotton exports
of the south have fallen off 7J per
cent .-luce the pre-war period. In
the pa-it, th southern stales have
looked to foreign capital to finance
their exiorts. If the south is to ex
port its cotton, tobacco, rice, etc., it
must depend on Its own resources;
outside assistance is today out 3f the
question. American products export
and import corporation can usj for
'elgn secured credits nnd enn assist
the southern farmer in gelling hfs
products.
"The company expects, whenever
opoprtunlty is offered nnd advisable,
to take in payment for commodities
exported certain raw ina'.erlals, such
as potash, dyes, etc., In great de
mand in thh country.
To Earn Illtf Profits
"The capital would readily permit
the company to handle annually. In
excess of 300,000 bales of export and
domestic cotton nt an approximate
gross profit of $1,800,000; Upon
this estimated gross. It is expected
that $t00,000 will provide for all ex
pense", leaving net earnings of $1,
200,000, or equivalent to 12 'per
cent on capitalization. This state
ment of ability Is considered vety
conservative. The rediscount pos
sibilities afforded by the Edge ex
port finance banks and of the Mar
finance corporation will permit the
capital to be used as a revolving ;'und
nnd turned over many times during
each vear.
"All stockholders are entitled to 8
rer cent cumulative dividends, if
earned. After deducting the 8 per
cent from the total amount of net
profits realized during any one iar,
one-half of the remaining profits bhall
be paid out as 'pat. ounce dividends
to the Individuals, firms, or associa
tions furnishing business for the cor
poration, such dividends to be dis
tributed nrn rata in proportion to tha
.,... I.. f .irliietl.irt Th. I
I II. lt ll L III ll ll ... ....
remaining half of the net profits in
excess of 8 per cent shall be the
property of the Ftoi khohler?, and
Since Making; Ills Wood-Pile Safe by
Aid of Hear Trap, Other Have
Taken l'p the Pratt ire.
Balaam Lylcs, colored, has started
something. A few weeks ago he
cured bis neighbors of the habit of
"borrowing" his coal by placing a
steel bear trap near his wood house,
and it teems that others have heard
of the success of his efforts, as the
following Kinston dispatch to the
Greensboro News indicates:
"For the cost plus freight of an
orange a little negro endured one
and one-half to two hours agony here
yesterday and 'rubbed up against'
human nature In two or three guises.
He stood on tiptoe at the end of a
freight car, one hand thrust throifgh
a ventilator opening and securely
he. in a bear trap. The trap was a
double affair, of great strength. The
police learned that the boy was 10 or
1 1 years of age. He was coatless.
and the temperature was the lowest
of the year. A wind, which drove
the mercury in thermometers to a
stage well below the freezing point,
uddei to his misery. He was com
pelled to stand on his toes to relieve
the strain on his maimed hand.
"A passerby was atracted by the
boy's cries. He learned from the
trapped urchin that he had been in
the predicament about an hour and a
halt. He offered the victim no aid,
but stressed the advisability of learn
ing the lesson that the situation pre
sented. .Meantime the 'lesson' was
being driven hoij'e by the pangs from
the bruised and swollen hand and the
icy wind. The 'little nigger' cried
and his face registered intense agony.
"Some time later more human na
ture came stalking past. It was a
white man who heard the cries and
located their source with some difli
culty. The boy begged for relief.
The man. according to the police,
'spent 20 minutes' freeing him. When
he lifted the 'little nigger's hand out
of the trap he found one finger to be
broken and tilt others to be sadly
maimed.
"Courie Brothers, fruiters, said
four traps were placed in the car to
nab orange thieves. The fruit was
loose in the car. The traps were so
placed that It was Impossible for any
one placing a hand through a wentl
lator opening to avoid bting caugbt.
Having caught 'one' the Couries de
clared they were 'coon' traps that
were set. The police manifested no
desire whatever to prosecute the
thief th.it was caught, and the Cou
ries did not consider it necessary."
Xorili Monroe Methodist Church
Special services nt the North Mon
ioe Methodi-t r'virch Sunday morn
ing, .tan. H0, at 11 o'clock. The pas
tor with the board of stewards re
'iii'tt the presence of each member.
Will you be present? Come and bring
your friend with you. If you t ie not
r.b'e to walk to the church, notify the
pastor, nnd a ear will ronu u"H bring
vnu to the chlirc h and take you back
hope p.:ter s vice. The cat will
()',.. oi ivi nt ii;45 a. ii,. J. I'.
V:t-e:t, Pas-tor.
Effort to Revive Mayors
Court Has Endorsement of
the City Board of Aldermen
Proposed Bill Would Place Recorder and Prosecuting
Attorney on a Fee Basis; Mayor Would Get $2.00
For Each Case He Tried; Mr. Stack Replies
to The Journal Editorial in Its Last Issue.
JOI.li TUTOR OF SECRETARY
i'i;.K Houston is w:.u
To the Editor of the Journal: In
your last issue was tip; folloA'itg ed
itorial: "The driva to ylclish the
recorder's court is on. Two or three
lawyers, who hae fought this popu
lar court ever since its establishment,
have emploxed solicitors to secure
names to a petition urging our b :,is
lators to n vhe :n: old mayor's
coint. If this is .on;. M ilium p-u-II
t would have to ij'.p keep nr two
couits, and the city schools would re
ceive no more money collected in
lines than they are now getting. The
constitution says that all flues must
go to the common county school
fund. Greensboro has found the city,
or mayor's court, unsatisfactory, and
there is a movement on to secure a
Recorder's court for Guilford coun
ty." Knowing The Journal's usual fair
ness in the discussion of matters of
public concern. I am sure it would
not have printed the above if it had
known the facts. The "drive" al
luded to is not one to abolish the Re
corder's court, but an effort on the
part of the city authorities to relieve
the people of Monroe of an unneces
sary and unjust double tax for the
payment of salaries of the local court.
As city attorney, in answer to your
article, I would thank you to permit
me to show the real nature and pur
pose of the so-called "drive."
1. The bill which the mayor and
aldermen will ask our representa
tives to pass, expressly provides for
the letention and not the abolition
of the Recorder's court. It Is as fol
lows: The Proposed Hill.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That chapter 8K0 of
the public local laws of 1907, and all
subsequent nets amendatory thereof,
be and the same are hereby repeal
ed, in so far ns they establish a trial
court for the city of Monroe, grant
exclusive jurisdiction to try viola
tions of city ordinances, and in so
far us they require the city of Mon
100 to pay one-hiilf of Ihe salaries of
the recorder and solicitor of the Re
corder's court.
Section 2. That the duties, powers
; Jurb- 'action of the mayor of said
ri!y as a trl;l court under Chapter
(Tifi, of the consolidated statutes are
aeiebv restored to the mayor of the
eitv i f Monroe,
Section 3. That paid mayor shall
be entitled to the same fees pro-
Ka.l. SI:.;- St-,, k Selier Smit tit Jail
rr S'xty Hay.
1 ' .ivi": .-. Y.i., 'jail 24. Arthur
G.-ei;..' v.'iliia: :s, al as John Arthur
i.ee,- .' iH' -o ol N."W York, ar
rested h re s- veral il;iys ago on the
charge tf sell n;; slock in the Rlacii
sir, an-1 (lie Lll)'iia:i American
iteam hip lines wlv n permission to
do so had been -fused, was con
victei1 in the police - oir toiiny, sent
to jr. .1 ior s.xty Jays and 'ined t?50.
An appeal was tot 'd aui ihe case
will be beard tu.it month In the cor
l or;-.t!on court.
W. Z. t'.U I.KNKK HliAHS THE
MAX I FACTl KI .KS' lil KK.U
Mr. (". W. Walton Is ice-Chairman;
J. W. Hamilton chairman of He
tall .Meivhanl Idirenu.
Two other bureaus have been or
ganized in the Chamber of Commerce
during the past week, the manufact
urers meeting for the purpose on
Friday night and the retail merchant,-)
Monday night. Mr. W. Z. Faulkner,
manager of the local plant of the
Southern Cotton Oil Company was
chosen chairman of the manufactur
ers bureau, and Mr. C W. Walton,
treasurer and manager of the Jack
son Cotton Mills, vice chairman. A
splendid suggestion offered at this
meeting and which will probably be
adopted at the next meeting, was
that a cabinet be made and placed In
the chamber of commerce rooms
wherein would be displayed at all
times samples of the articles manu
factured by the members of the bu
reau. Questions relating to traffic
and co-operation were also discussed.
The next meeting of this bureau will
be held on Thursday night of this
week. j
Mr. J. W. Hanimon, manager of
Ilanillton-Llles Company, was elected
chairman of the retail merchants bu
reau, and Mr. Lee Griffin vice chair
man. An executive committee of
five members will be appointed by
the chairman. At thU meeting ques
tions of co-operative publicity, credit
rating, closing hours, etc., were dis
cussed, and a resolution was adopted
requesting the newspapers not to
publish anonymoous communications
reflecting upon the honesty of Mon
roe merchants. Another meeting of
this bureau will be held next Mondnv
night. After t'ee several bureaus
let firmly organized meeting wil!
not bp held oftener than monthly.
Foi niatloii of bureaus among prnfes-
v.onal men, Insurance and real estate
Concluded eii Page Fight. men, bankers, etc., will be taken up.
, vided for justices of the peace of
: Union comity, except that there shall
I be taxed in the bill of costs in all
leases of conviction or ideas of guilty,
la fee of $2. tit) for the trial and judg
I nient in each conviction or submis
sion and all fees lor the mayor, po
, licemeii or clerk of said clerk col
lected in - criminal cases, shall be
turned into the treasury of the city
of Monroe.
Section !. That the clerk of the
ciiy aldei iio-ii shall be ex officio clerk
of the mayor's court, phall have
power to issue warrants and other
criminal process In said court, and
shall keep a record of all cases dis
posed ot in that court and or all
fees and costs collected and rlid to
the city treasurer.
i Section 5. That the present re
corder's court shall continue as a
county court and the board of county
commissioners oi Union county are
hereby authorized and empowered,
In their discretion, to allow and fix
salaries of the recorder and solicitor
of said court; but, until said hoard
shall see proper to act in the mat
ter, the solicitor of said court shall
receive as compensation $2.U0 in each
case of conviction or submission and
the commissions now allowed dis
trict solicitors on collection of fines,
forfeitures ai.d penalties, and the re
corder shall receive as compensation
the fees allowed justices of the peace
in Union county, except that he shall
receive a fee of $2.00 in each con
viction or submission for the trial
and Judgment In such cases, and In
cases tried by the sub-recorder be
shall receive the same fees allowed
the recorder.
i Section 6. That all laws and
clauses of laws in conflict with this
a'e beieby repealed,
i Section 7. That this act shall take
effect from and after the first Mnn-
di-v in April, 1921.
'That answers the first sentence in
your editorial.
; Is Appi-oved by Aldermen.
(2). As to your second sentence,
instead of merely "two or three law
yers," urging the revival of "the old
mayor's court," the above bill has at
tached to it the following approval
and request:
"To Senator F. L. Dunlap and Rep
resentatives T. F. Limerick and E.
,J. Kzzell:
! "The board of -jldernn n of the
Com lulled on Page 8.
Sidelights on Road Meeting
Green aid Price ''Lock Arms"; Parker s Amendment
Defeated; 'Esq. Austin s Road Speech, and Trials
and Tribulations of the Road Commission
-Mr. J. Z. Green nnd Senator Price,
wlio staged that famous debate on
the road question at Indian Trail
about six years ago, "locked arms"
in the meeting here Saturday, and
fought for a revival of the townshi;)
plan of road construction and main
tenance, which both have at times
favored and opposed. If Mr. Price
"packed" the meeting Saturday like
he was accused of doing at Indian
Trail on that memorable occasion,
Mr. Green voiced no objection.
Smith ()pMses Township Plan
"I'm against the township plan,"
remarked Esq. George Smith, Sr., of
New Salem township, to the writer.
"It would take ten years," he said,
"for my townsip to derive enoug-h
money from Its road taxes to build a
decent bridge. It won't work." In
his address. Major Heath paid a
tribute to Esq. Smith and his sons.
"They," he remarked, "constructed a
part of the Morgan Mill road, and
the state highway engineer says he
has never seen a finer piece of
work." Eiq. Smith was, up until a
few months ago, a member of the
road commission.
Mr. Parker's Amendment.
After the Chamber of Commerce
resolutions had been passed, Mr. H.
F. Parker, a member of the road
commission from Lanes Creek town
ship, sought to have them so amend
ed as to provide that road taxes col
lected from tax-payers living In In
corporated towr.s and villages should
go to the general tax fund Instead of
the- respective township funds. "In
my towaship," he said, "we have no
incorporated towns, and I doubt If
the road tmes would be sufficient for
maintenance." His amendment was
voted down, Mr. Luther Muggins
of Manhvllle township pointing
out that Incorporated towns like Mon
roe, Marthvllle and Waxhaw might
be roiupated to the bub of a wheel,
meaning that there are scores of
roads running into the incorporated
towns to be maintained, whereas in
I-an-vv Creek there are only two or
three central roads.
Mr. firreii Make Some AMl.cie
Following Major Heath's altnl
upon the directors of the da-iibcr ol
Commerce, and Mr. W. D. Love's
'equally warm reply, Mr. J. Z. Green
arose. "Gentlemen," he said, "we
must not Inject personalities in this
discussion. It is too Impoitant a mat
ter. We should deliberate calmly,
and let sound judgment prevail. Aud
while I am upon the floor I wi.di to
npoliogize to .Mr. Henderson and
Major Heath for the caustic criticism
that I have in the past directed at
them."
Esq. Austin's Remarks.
That Deniosthonese of New Salem
township, Esq. M. C. Austin, secured
the floor during a lull In the proceed
ings and delivered an oration on
roads. Beginning at the time Joseph
crossed some creek, he was gradually,
in gandiose terms, giving the histo
ry of road construction up to the
present time when Chairman Cuth
bertson called him out of order. With
a parting "God bless you", to Mr.
Cuthbertson, he sat dawn amidst
applause.
The Troubles of the Major.
Major Heath was liberally ap
plauded when he recounted the wor
ries and difficulties with which he
has to contend with as chairman of
the road commission. "My telep
hone." he said, "rings at all houis ol
the night. Usually It is someone
protesting about the destruction of a,
damson plum tree whlsh his 'grand
pa set out years ago, sometimes it Is
an irate farmer venting his wrath
against the theft of his "top-soli,"
while again It Is someone up In arms
over the filling up of a pet ditch.
When I come down town in the morn
ing I am stopped every few feel.
'Major.' they say, 'do you remember
that bridge at my house, or" do you
recall what you said about the road
In front of my house.' It has gotten
to be such a niiicance that to all of
them I reply 'yes God. I know all
about it!' Upon one occasion, a man
called me up to come out to his
tdr.ce. 'For God's sake, Major,' come
nt once,' he said. 'These contractors
are tearing r.p my land. I'll Jupt
have to give up. I'll ' ti ' I
-M-' ! it nil. Wh-i 1 V'-iigaled.
I f ! . iul 1 I iVs trail wanted us to
iiei-ei for Ihe road in front of
his home fro-u the field of a widow
woman."
Judge lly.li i. k, Im Prepared Fa
mous .Motimh- .Man for College,
W as mi Aide Man.
Judge D. E. Hydriek. who pre
pared David Franklin Houston, a na
tive of Monroe, and se-eretary of the
inaMiry. for college is dead. Edito
rially, the Columbia State sa.vs of
this "faithful and able judge":
"In October. 18S5. a voung man of
Darlington, S. C. entered the junior
class of the South Carolina college
(now university i and at once took a
position in scholarship among the
three or four at the top of it, which
he maintained. That was unusual in
those days village teachers were
few who could prepare men for the
freshman class thoroughly, much l.-ss
the junior, and most of those enter
ing the higher classes came from
other colleues or private boarding
schools. The young man was D.
Fiii:il: Houston, now secrfiry of the
treasury in Mr. Wilson's cabinet, and
he bad been prepared for college by
1). E. Hydriek. then 25 years old and
teaching in the Darlini-tor school.
"That incident is an index of the
intellectual character of the teacher
who beraine a lawyer, then circuit
Jin!;:e and, finally, an associate jus
tice of the supreme court of Smith
Carolina. His education Md njt i ml
when he was graduated from Yan
derbilt at 22; he persevered as a
careful and steadily progressing stu
dent and scholar. His mind was II
ordered and clear seeini; and it was
constantly strengthened hy . nd avor.
That the opinions of a 'eiral scholar
and thinker of his kind havo takui
rnnk with the foremost judges of a
state court of last r-sort that nns ev
er held honorable place in :lits coun
try whs a tesult flowing naturally
from his native nbilitie.i and the cor
rect method with whl vi he made use
of them.
'The character of the office re
moves a judge from 'ho activities
that bring men into th limelight
and Judge Hydriek was not a s--eker
'it applause. H wa content to car
ry on his labors wiih scrupulo-H re
gard for thoroughness a:id iruch. the
results to siwak for themselves. Pass
ing away at an ac youthful for a
jurist, he has left a refutation of
eminent credit that will live in the
circles that critically vvigh and es
timate learning and wisdom, l.'ia
private lire ivni bla nelesa and he
had many loving frlenJ. Thi loss
to the state j of ,j nci wha arn(d
and well il .- -rv. ;l i.is Honors.'
ROY WHITE, SAID TO BE
E1-MR1NE, IS ON ROADS
lie I Suflering From Wounds Al
leged In Have liern Heceived ut
lk-.leau VmmK Engagement
HOLE ))' 'MAHARAJAH TO I.E
PLAYED ISY MAJOR HIXDE.
Pat-Is of His IV, in Wives In ISe Tal,e:i
Hy Mi -so Slick, H'insloii, Aiisiin
mid Welsh.
Tin mils', :il ciineily Knlclu-K'Mi
which will be stage! at the Strand
Theatre on Friday afternoon and
night. Feb. 4. is ore of the largest
and best prodtn (ions ev er given in
Monroe. The play is presented un
der the auspices of the Parent-Tearh-o!s'
Association for the benefit of Mu
cky schools. It i-i hoped that the
public will resound generously by
purchasing tickets.
.Alvam-e tickets are on sule by the
(iilTerelll llleilihei-! of the cast and the
ladle of Mn- uuspicing society. Chil
dren's lick -ts for the Friday after
noon performance are 50 cents and
adults 75 cents. The tickets lor Fri
day night are for adults at $ 1 .00.
The cast is about completed and
has some extraordinary talent. One
of Mie principal rol-s is that of Mrs.
Chattie Gladdin, a wealthy American
widow. The part is scintillating with
dash and breeziness and will be por
trayed by the talented Mrs. N. M.
IJe.iforn. Another interesting role is
i hat of the Maharajah of India. This
End Indian Romeo who already has
four wives is enamored of the two
(harming daughters of Mrs. Chattie
Gaddin, Dolly played by Mary' I'ean
l.aney and Prudenc- played by Mary
Douglas. The part of the Maharajah
will be taken by Major H. H. Mines
who Is well known for his splendid
stage presentations and who fills the
part so admirably. Harry Rrandstone
and Dick Horton, two American
youths traveling in India, are well
portrayed by Messrs. Yates Laney
and Pete Russell. Two important
dramatic roles are Solejah and Ur
bnah played by Miss (Mary Gordon
and Mrs. C. D. Mencham respectively.
The portrayal of both characters are
being very well done. The four in
teresting wives of the Maharajah are
played by the charming Misses Octa
vla Houston, Lll Stark, Jean Austin,
Sarah Welsh. Katcha-Koo, the com
edy role of the great extravaganza
forms the nucleus or the whole play,
played by Mr. J. M. Realty. Around
this gay Lothario is woven a plot of
unusual interest, wherein the lilting
melodies or the Orient are Inter
spersed with the patriotic music or
the Occident. The Oriental ladies
and the staging Is spectacular. The
Oriental bloomer costumes with
floating veils and sparkling Jewels on
oodles of beautiful women, cause a
sensation when the curtain rises.
The music Is catchy, and the dances
most picturesque.
Come see for yourself. lie sure to
reserve your seat early as parked
houses are assigned for both per
formances. The advance, tickets for
Friday nlcbt must be p'resenled it
b" b-.x-officp of the Strand Theatre
on Thursday, Feb. 3, or after w In re
re"1'". -tions are made and war 'tax
Friday afternoon tickets are
not lserved.
Help the schools of Monroe. Let
this be your slogan.
Trumpet I-daml," Strand Thursday
WANTS MAYOR To PARDON HIM
Suffering trom the effects of the
wounds alleged to have been received
iu France. Roy White of Texas, said
to be an ex-marine, and to have par
ticipated in the capture ot lielleau
Woods, is "doing time" on the Union
county chant gang.
Limping from the excruciating
pain in his ieg. which chain gang
I guards say is slow ly rotteiiing, the
'young man can be seen moat any day
jW.tu the other convicts, according to
0licer Helms, of the Monroe police
I force, who thinks hospital treatment
should be provided for him.
White has been on the toads about
! three months. After his release from
(a thirty e.u tence, which be serv
ed for be;,-.iii way en a train, he
u... i.i, i muu iin- Mime rioiuiug
from tue t 'tit of a road contractor,
who was tlu-n working on the Morgan
Mill road. White was caught near
M ;rshville, while his compuiiiou es
eapid, afterwards joining the navy,
it v.aj le.ira, ii. When his rase came
up for trial. White ad'iiitM his guilt,
and was sc. itemed tj twelve months
on the- ro.iils.
In some maimer, Mrs. G. dedrasse
Schuvler. p.i.!!eiit of the woman's
auxiliary of the Ed def.rasse post of,
the America i Lef.ion at Jacksonville,
Fla., learned ti White's confinement
here, and wr..ie the following appeal
for his relea.e to Mayor J. C. Sikes:
"This letter is written in the in
terest of an ex-service boy, Roy
While, w ho is confined in the pilson
at Monroe for receiving u suit of
clothes which was rtoh-n, and of
which fact he was ignorant. He en
listed, and was sent over seas in
April, 1918. In Aucust he was
wounded through the right shoulder
at Pel lean Woods, then gassed at Le
Maiens. After partially recovering
from the effects of the deadly gas, he
went back into the trenches'and was
wounded in the right 1"? while fight
ing in the drive to break the Hlnden
burg line.
"This American boy Is in danger of
losing his leg, yet Is forced to work. ,
HIs total stranger to me, but
hearing of the deplorable condition
ot an ex-American soldier, who had
made such sacrifices and faced death
for we Americans who remained at
home, 1 felt it my duty to show my
loo per cent Americanism and appre
ciation to those who have served us.
I learned that this boy's leg receives
no attention and the odor is proof of
te seriousness or his condition.
"I ap eal to you us an American to
invi stigate at mice this case and
eraiit hii'i a p-irdi-n if it Is in yeur
power.
'lie I- f :o;. Texa:. I b. lii ve. He
i e;v 1 e M-iiie po r mother's son. My
tw-i re'iM'tv-d Kili,.y. Ihrii'g tue war
I Worked lor ti'.- !-nys in the Red
Cross canteen sen i. e. ;;iid ;n'i still
reai.'y to ilo fir bit Ti-I- all v. ho diri so
much for An, i" a."
White, it -i,i le-.'.-nel. h,is been
I r-coiv i if; Koine t-i at:"ei,t at the
stockade, but olfn tvs sav hi.-; eendl
ition rhovv-i no improve. nent. .mil that
Ihe odor from his leg is verv bad.
TO HOI.I SI VDAY SCHOOL
CONTENTION AT WINGATE
This is Aiino'.meemeiK of Rev. Mr.
Sbci vvmi-I Mr. Asliernlt bits the
Section of His Nativity.
Wingate, Dec. 24. Rev. A. C.
Sherwood announces that n Iiaptist
Sunday school convention will be held
at Wingate in the near future, to
which representatives from all the
Baptist Sunday schools of the coun
ty are expected to attend. The date
will be announced later.
Mr. Frank Ashcraft of Arkansas
was a visitor in Wingate a few days
last week. Mr. Ashcraft left this
county about thirty years ago,
Mr. and Mrs. Y. T. Shehane and lit
tle son spent tke week-end at Heath
Springs. S. C.
Mr. C. C. Thomas, who has been
sick with pneumonia ror some time,
is able to be out again.
Mr. John Shehane of Heath Spring
was a visitor In Wingate Friday.
Miss Bess Bogan, who has been
sick for a few days, is able to be out
again.
Prof. C. C. Rurris, teacher of his
tory and Latin at the Wingate high
school, rt:TMlied for Rev. U. M. Halg
ler at Philadelphia Saturday.
Mr. B. D. Austin, who has been
rdck wiih pneumonia, is improving.
Mr. Clegg W. Yaughnn spent the
week end with hi; father, Mr. J. T.
Vaughn of Peachiand.
Miss Mary Sherrln. who is teach
ing at Waxhpw, spent the week-end
with her mother. Mrs. M.D.Newsome.
Mr. Car'er Predar, who has been
suffering from an attack of pneumo
nia, is somewhat Improved.
Mi,s Ona niggers, who is teaching ,
at Jerome, snent the week-end with
hi-r parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dig
gers. Mr. C. C. Lamb, agent for the S.
A. L. here, has been right sick but Is
jiuipioving slowly. Mr. C. F. Martin
;is supplying for Mr. Lamb during his
. ' ickness.
j Mr. Venton Baskin of the Wingate
.high school, filled an appolnntnient
M White Bluff, s. C. HaptU church
Sa'nrJ-iv nnd Sunday. .
Mr Oeonrn Harrington of Tolkton
rpent Su.itUy with Mr. Y. M. Bogan.
Triiniiet Manil," Strand Thursday