Newspapers / The Monroe journal. / Jan. 6, 1922, edition 1 / Page 1
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"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT 'THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT Monroe journai PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK - TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Vol.27. No. 96. Monroe, N. C, Friday, January 6, 1922 $2.00 Per Year Cash ML. OFFICERS ELECTED AT FIRST BAITIST CHURCH Dr. J. W. NeaL Dr. G. B. Nance and J. C. Sikes Are the Trustees, and Dr. (iarrra In Made a Deacon By the Church Reporter The First Baptist church held its annual conference to devise plans and elect officers for the cominir year on Wednesday evening. The meeting was opened with devotional exercises led by the pastor. Dr. V. K. Burrell, and consisted ot souk of devotion and consecration, followed with a prayer ' led by the chairman of the board of deacons, thanking lod lor blessings of. the past year and praying for a greater loyally, unity and consecra tion on the part of the entire church membership during the coming year. The meeting was called to order and the following officers were elected: Clerk, II. E. Copple; Treasurer, l. B. Snyder; Financial Secretary, Joel W. Griffin; Chairman board of ushers, R. H. Cunningham; Chairman fimance committee, U. H. ( lonti; Chairman music committee, Pr. K. S. Greene; and Church custodian. W . C. Sanders Dr. J. W. Ncal. Dr. G B. Nance and J. C. Sikes were elected trustees for the church. A motion was made by Dr. G. B. Nance and afterwards adopted to add the name of K. H. Garren to the board of deacons, he having been a deacon previous to his coming to Monroe. As the past year has just closed and we stand on the threshold of the new, the natural impulse is to take stock and see just where we stand. In conseuuence of this fact the differ ent organiiations and officers were called upon to make a report. The pastor told ot visits mane especially to the sick and infirm, also had held revival meetings in two churches, conducted funerals and perlormea several marriages. The clerk report ed the loss of three members by death, namelv, Mrs. E. J. llorton, J. A. Williams and B. C. Ashcraft. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, henceforth saith the Spirti, that they rest from their labors; and their work do follow them." The treasurer, D. B. Snyder, made a good report regarding current expenses, benevolences, etc., but showed a debt of about $7000.00, which was money pent for repairs on parsonage and street paving. The Sunday school secretary reported an average attend ance of 2!0, the furnishing of a room in the hospital in memory of its for mer superintendent, .Mr. F. B. Ash craft, $1100.00 given to the Thomas ville Orphanage, and a donation to the Children's Home. The W. M. S. did not make a full report on account of the bereavement of its president, Mrs. F. B. Ashcraft, but a partial re port shows that the women have been dilligent in serving their fellowmen, visiting the sick and shut in, sending tiavs of fool baskets of fruit ami flowers and mr.ny other acts of kind ly ministration. Miss Kate Copple Tnade an optimistic report for the B. Y. P. L'., they having been organized onlv three mon'hs. n good attendance and an orchestra composed of the fol lowing bovs: John Correll, Bonner Williams. Henry Kit is Copnle and Geo. Browning. Miss Mary Hazel Long reported a br ijcht future for the Sun beam band if she can have the co operation of the adults. Max Grif fin, Chief Ambassador of the R. A., band, made a manly and business like report of their work. The church was made to realise something of the power, the possibilities and opportu nities of the young people. Deenly grateful to God for past blessings, the church turns with hum ble gratitude and courage to the greater task of the future. HIS GERMAN POLICE DOG MI ST BE LEFT REMIND Latt Slage Goes to the Penitentiary to Serve Long Sentence Without His Faithful Canine Good friends must part. During the week, oays a dispatch from Ashe vllle. Latt Slage. veteran of the World War, will leave his German police don at the Buncombe county Jail, and go to Italelgh to commence his term of not less than twenty and not more than thirty years, for the murder of Luther Merrill In the Bus bee section nearly a year ago. The Supreme court several days ago up. held the Superior court here In Us trial of Latt and Sol Slasle. Mirk Is mistress of the Jail yard, which may verily not be entered day or night, when the police do Is on duty. She has taken to her new work, somewhat different from the dull routine of rural lile In the Bus. bee section, perhaps at the still sit", with a willingness and understand ing peculiar to the breed. Jailor Joyce, new owner of the dog. fays she Is the gieatest aid to the Jail or any of the personnel, and that In the future he would advo cate that every Jailor have in his possession a police doK. "They shall sot pass" In the Jail yard going or coming when Mick la on the watch. 'Growth of Lutheran Church in Amer ica yMr Members 0 17X8 - o.OOO W 135.C29 m i,033.sr,7 VJ 1,158.876 00 , - 1.HT.5.X78 07 2.012.53B 12 2,307.887 I' 9 . .. 2.459,578 -- Baptized Members 3,882.274 v Lutheran Church Year Book A. Mr. English Geta Paper From Japan Mr. N. C. English has received a copy ol ine Japan Advertiser, a pa per published in English at Tokyo, from Kev. Sneed Ogburn, a Monroe boy who is a missionary in that coun try. In appearance the paper is very much like our American dailies. The issue is dated Friday, November 25. and much space was devoted to Amer ica's disarmament proposal. One sto ry en the front page stated that the dockyard force in Yokohama ship building plant was being reduced in anticipation of the acceptance of the proKsals ty Japan. One of the if lustrations is n j hotograph of .Mar sMti rotn. Human interest news from this country is alsofeatured one of the stories being an account of the proposal of a man 103 years old to a Baltimore widow 100 years old. I'ear Madam, the paper ouo ted the swain as writing, "In reading over the newspapers I hnd that you celebrated your 100th birthday on Oc tober 4 and enjoy the best of health. I have just celebrated my 103rd birthday and am enjoying excellent health , 1 would like to have a com panion and think you would suit me. If you feel that you would like to have a companion, too, 1 .relieve could make you happy. If you will accept my proposal, write me by re turn mail and 1 will come to your home. THE HOLIDAY VISITORS AT WINGATE TOWN Kev. Mr. Ilovle Has Moved His Fam ily and Begun Dutiea as Whole Time Pastor Wingate, Jan. 5. The. opening of scnoois in town found several new students waiting to register for work during the spring term. The way is dear for a good years work in both the schools. Mr. Herbert Morton, formerly a student in the high school, now a stu dent at Wake Forest, spent a few days with friends in Wlugnle during the holidays Mrs. Walter Perry of Norfolk, Va., is spending a few days with rela tives here. The friends of Mrs. E. B. Wright will be sorry to know that she con tinues to be very ill. We hope for her a very speedy recovery. Fire destroyed a barn belonging to Mr. R. F. Hunneycutt on the night of December 28. A small amount of insurance was carried. Mrs. W. P. Griffin has been con fined to her bed the past few days with pleurisy. The Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist church is observing the week of prayer this week. The first two meetings were held in the high school building. Sunday and Monday. The Sunbeams having charge of the meeting Sunday and the girl's Aux iliary on Monday. Among the holiday visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Douglas of Chesterfield, Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Sum merlin of Ml. Olive, Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Biggers of Onkboro, Dr. W, li. Griffin of Asheville, Mr. and Mrs. Vann Gri.'fin, Frvin. Tenn.. Mr. and Mrs. George Buch of Charlotte and Mr. Ross Matheson of Taylors ville. Kev. .1. E. Hoyle has moved his fam ily to Wingate where he will assume his duty as rastor of the Baptist rhurch. Rev. Mr. Hoyle and his fnm- i!v are ret-eivin a warm welcome into nur town and community. Rev. Mr. Ilovle hrs taken the church for full lime and there will be services every Sunday. FOUR MEN OF WEALTH ARE MODEL PRISONERS First Men Ever to Go to Jail for Violating Anti-Trust Laws Are Giving No Trouble Newark, N. J., Jan. . Four wealthy manufacturers, powers In the tile, grate aud mantel industry, the first men ever to go to Jail for violating the Sherman anti-trust law, have been pronounced model prison ers by Richard MeGuinness, warden of the Newark Street Jail, where they arc spending four months. The Quartet Frank H. :,oube, Arthur Shllstone, Albert Shaile and Herman Petri, who recently pleaded guilty to eliminating competition af ter 'heir activities had been unearth, rd by the Lockwood legislative com. mittee in New York apparently are quite content with prison fare. Al though their funds are sufficient to supply them datly with an outside caterer's products, they seldom sup- . lenient the prison menu with any. thing but pie. All have developed a trot'g taste for this form of sweet. ueat and the pMs-boy never misses 1 I .. I l . - A lk !..... mem on iiih ueany rounu m uia ut-ia. "Occasionally," said the warden to day, "we have a particularly fine roast or fowl down nt the staff din ing room, and we will send Bonie of (he meat up to thein. Th?y could, of rnorsn hnve meals sent In-from the joutside. but they acm satisfied with our regular food. That I take as a compliment to our kitchen." The quartet are all housed In one large cell In the hospital wing, be cause one of their number Is suffer ing from an illness which requires constant medical attention. There fore, they do not come Into daily contact with the other prisoners murderers, burglars, petty thieves. When visitors call, however, the four must follow prison routine and receive their visitors In the prison center or general entertainment room. On such days this center is uncomfortably crowded. Commission Promises to Build One Hundred Projects Already Determined Upon In Anticipation of the $230.- 000 Bond Issue living Passed; Would Hold Average Cost to $2,000 Per Mile If the voters of I'nion county per mit their county commissioners to sell the ?2.0,t)00 w.rth of road and bridge kmds authorized nt the special ses sion of the legislature the road com mission will build or repair one hun dred or more miles of roads with the proceeds. This is the promise made to The Journal by the members of the commission. Messrs. J. I). McRae, J. N. Price and Gilbert Collins. The county commissioners are now giving the customary thirty days no tice of the issue. Unless 25 per cent of the registered voters of the coun ty petition for it no election will be held. The proceeds for the sa'.e of the bonds, the commission has decided. will be expended upon the following roads: Wolf Pond road from D. W. Flow's place to the South Carolina line, 10 miles; Stack road from D. W. Flow's to the Bibb place, 2 miles; Lancaster road from Mt. Carmel to South Car olina line, 12 miles; Rocky River road from Starnes & Broom s store to South Carolina line, 6 miles; Providence road from old Waxhaw church to state line, 7 miles; top soil on Providence road from George Mc- Manus' to W. D. S. Clark's 3V miles: road from near Weddington to Mar vin, 4 miles; complete Morgan Mill road to the river, 6 miles; top soil Olive Branch road from Morgan Mill road from Mark Brewer's old place to Olive Branch, 7 miles; finish Ol ive Branch road from near Lee Tray wick's to Olive Branch, G miles; fin ish Marshville and Pageland road, 3 miles; finish Monroe and Pageland road to Rock Rest, 4 miles; rebuild road from G. B. Walters' store tJ Hollis Smith's, 3 miles; rebuild road from Unionville to Morgan Mill road, 3 miles; rebuild Euto road from Mul lis bridge to Euto, 2 miles; repair .New lown road from McCorkle s store to Providence road, 8 miles: rebuild Waxhaw and Indian Trail road from Waxhaw to Twelve Mile creek, near Howie Mine, 4 miles; eddington to Matthews road from GERMAN FLAG IS AGAIN FLYING OVER NEW YORK Colors Unfurled Atop No. 11 Broad way for the First Time Since U. S. Entered the War. Germany's flag has reappeared among those of other nations which fly trom the tall buildings of New York's financial shipping districts. It v as unfurled from the same flag-po. utop No. 11 Broadway, from vhich it was hauled down in the spring of 11)17, and marked the loca tion of the re-established consular ollices of the new German republic. ror more than a week representa tives of Consul General Karl Lang temporarily Charge d'Affairs of his (overnment at Washington had been preparing for a re-open ing of the of fices. A score of desks, filing cases and a couple of steel safes were moved across the hall from the offices of the Swiss consul, their custodian during the war. Among the furnishings missing, however, was an oil painting of former Emperor William. The old consular seal had also been discarded and the official stationery took on the new dress emblematic or the new Germany. lleemer Hurrell (iocs to Xew Hern New Bern, Jan. 6. Beemer Har- rell of Marshville, for the past year secretary of the Chester, S. C, com munity Y. M. C. A., a graduate of the University of North Carolina and for mcr star and captain of the 'varsity football tram, has accepted the sec retaryship of the local community "V" recently established, and will re port here during this week, accord. Ing to 11. B. Smith, superintendent or the city schools and president of the M. C. A. Harrell has been highly successful In his work in Chester, and local people are especially pleased at having secured him for secretary here. Kxploxlon Kills (ircenxlHiro Man Greensboro, Jan. 4. J. Ed. Al bright, a plumbing contractor, was Instantly killed and A. C. Lowe per. haps fatally injured early today when an air tank on which they were working exploded in a local garage. The blast wrecked the front of the building and shattered windows in nearby structures. The tank, which was carrying a pressure of 200 lbs. according to the garage owners, was recently Installed by Mr. Albright. It developed a small leak and was being repaired while under pressure. A Real Handicap "I don't understand what in fire Jud Clunk wants to go to the city for, anyhow!" grumbled old Riley Rezzidew, of Petunia. "He's deef and dumb." "What if he is? returned Consta ble Slackputter. "He can see what's going on as well as anybody else, can't he?" " 'Course he can see. But dad blame it! he can't tell about it, to do any good, after he gets home." Miles Of Roads Weddington to Mecklenburg line, 54 miles; total. 100 miles. This work, which the commission estimates can be done for the low average cost of $2,000 per mile, will be in addition to bridge construction. Asked what provision would be made for maintenance, Mr. McRae said: "We arc paying for the mainte nance of these roads in the bad con dition that they are in. When thev are improved, which we propose to do if the bonds are issued, mainte nance cost, I believe, will lie cut 50 per cent. In the long run the saving on maintenance will at least pay the interest on tne Donds II not more." As tj their ability to construct roads at the low average cost of $2.- i)0t) per mile, the commission made tni3 statement: "Out of the $250 000 entrusted to us during the eight months we have been in office, ap proximately $150,000 went towards liquidating debts that were made by the old administrations. Of the re maiinng $100,000 we have built twelve culverts and bridges of ce ment and steel at an estimated cost of $20,000. and approximately 3." miles of roads at an estimated cost of a little over $2,000 per mile. The fig ures speak for themselves." The members of the commission are very anxious to finish the big im proved road building project started some time ago and feel that the rec ord they have made for economical and efficient administration entitles them to the support and confidence of the people. However, in the event an election is ordered and the bonds are defeated, the commission claims thHt road building activities will cease with practically no debts outstanding against the county. In other words, they are beating time until the voters entrust them with more funds. Another argument for the bonds wss advocated by Mr. Collins. "I un derstand," he declared, "that the state will take over and maintain the roads from Monroe to Concord, to Chesterfield, to Lancaster and to Pagetoid if the cour" will grade and gravel-surface them. This will be done with the revenue from automo bile taxes and will be a great saving to the county." MR. I. F. PLYLER IS SUED FOR BREACH OF PROMISE Mrs. Florence McGinnis Alleges That He Promised to Marry Her and Has Refused to Do So. A breach of promise suit, in which she asks for damages in the sum of $25,001), has been instituted against Mr. I. F. Plyler, one of the wealthiest men in Union county, by Mrs. Florence McGinnis, a widow living in North Monroe. Mr. Plyler has also been indicted on two criminal charges, and is under bonds of $5,000 for his ap pearance to answer the charges in the Recorder's court and before Esq. M. L. Flow on Jan. lfith and 17th. Mrs. McGinnis, who states that she is about to become a mother, declares in her complaint tiled in the civil action that Mr. Plyler promised to marry her sometime during the month of July, 1920... While Mr. Plyler has not filed his answer to the complaint, it is understood that he denies any marriage agreement. Since then, the plaintiff declares, Mr. Piyler kept putting the marriage off, "spying that his affairs were not in condition for him to marry imme diately, but that he would marry her in a short while." She further avers that she has gone to the defendant repeatedly and begged him to fulfill his promise to marry her and save her from humiliation, "but the defendant has put her oiT repeatedly and has finally refused absolutely to carry out his promises." One section of the complnint de voted to the plaintiff states that she is thirty-eight years of age and is the mother of seven children, six of whom live with her. "By reason ef the defendant's wrongful confluot," this section sets forth, "the plaintiff has net only been shamed, humiliated and disgraced in the eyes of the public, but especially in the eyes of her friends and relatives and particu larly her children." Still F.;loson kills Two Cairo, 111.. Jan. 4. Marie Hogan. 17 years old and Gladys Hogan, .fa. ther of the girls, a grocer met death today in a fire which police attributed to the explosion of a still. The home of Dennis E. Hogan, father of the girls, a grocer, was destroyed. A still and several Jugs of moonshine were found In the ruins. Hogan and his iwlfe and three small children es 'caped. Mimii .lilncin Would Face Murder Charge Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 6. Attor ney General Harwell G. Davis is ad vising all solicitors to prosecute for murder persons arrested for manu facturing liquors which caused the. death of any human being. This ad vice is being Issued on the rtrengtti of recent developments in Blount county, where a man is under arrest for the alleged manufacture and sale ot liquor which Is said to have caused i the death of Clyde Smith. A Play at Unionville A play, "Home Ties," will be given Saturday night, beginning at seven o'clock, at the Unionville high school. The cast of characters is as follows: Martin Winn, with memories of the past, Mr. iiuren Price; Leonard Ev erett, a son of the soil, Mr. Homer Guion; Harold Vincent, from New York, Mr. Henry Smith; Josiuh Tiz sard, an umbrella mender, Mr. Hall keziah; Ruth Winn, .Martin's duugh- ier. M, l-.vo nr.rtf Aim. w her fr:ind from the cit'v. Mis Maud .Mullis; Aunt .Melissa. Martin s s:ster. Miss Lottie Simpson; Mrs. Poplin, a willow with a pension and "symp toms." Miss Hilda Price- and Lindv Jane, who "helps around," Miss Mary' Helms. The play is for tne benefit of the school. Death of Mr. Jas. Iteeder Mr. J. H. Reeder died Thursday bo fore lest at his home in Kannaoolis after an illness lasting several mon. h, it has been learned. His wiLf ami y-ix children, whose names follow, survi c: Messrs. Tracy Reeder, Jas. Keeder, Jr., and White Reader and Misses Bryte Reeder, Ida Reeder and Rul y Lee Reader. One sister. Mrs. W. Ii. Foard, and six brothers, Messrs B. C, W. R., L. G., A. B., Thomas and Sam Reader, also survive. Mr. Reed er was born in South Carolina on Oct. 23, 1S5C, but spent a great part of his life in Union county. He was a highly respected citizen. POE'S TEN POINTS OF AGRICULTURAL FREEDOM Editor of the Progressive Farmer Sets Forth the Advantages of Life to Which Farmers Are Entitled By T. J. W. Broom Every farmer in the county should read and study "The Farmer's Plat form," by Dr. Clarence i'oe, in last week's Progressive Farmer, and de cide for himself whether it is worth working for, and should he decide that it is, he should come to the court house next Saturday and enlist in the light to make it a reality. The "Farmer's Platform" is as follows: 1. The farmer is entitled to just as good wages for his labor as others get; 2. He is entitled to just as good returns on his capital as others re ceive; 3. He is entitled to just as good living conditions for himself and his family as others enjoy; 4. His children are entitled to just as good educational advantages as other children have; 5. He is entitled to just as much liberty of action in organizing for selling his products and for regulnt- nig production to meet market de mands as other classes exercise; b. He is entitled to just as efficient and adaptable service from the coun try's banking and financial institu tions as other classes get; i. He is entitled to taxation, taritr. and transportation policies which will deal just as fairly with agriculture as with any other business and occu-'a put ion; 8. lie is entitled to equal recogni- tion with other classes in all govern-! ment bodies, boards, commissions, legislatures, etc.: W. He is entitled to a civilization, culture, educational system, litera ture, art, drama, etc., which will rec ognize, reflect, and utilize the cul tural influences of country life and its environment in the same degree in which present-day culture recognizes and reflects the influences of urban life. SAYS PARTRIDGE IS NO ENEMY OF ROLL WEEVIL Out of 220 Stomachs Examined, Bio logical Survey Writes Mr. Sutton, Only One Contained a Pest To the Editor of The Journal: I am enclosing a letter from the bu. reau of Biological Survey of the Cni. ted States Department of Agrlcult. ure which I believe will be of Inter. est to the people of this county and will thank you to insert it in your columns. L. E. SUTTON. (Enclosure) Mr. L. E. Sutton, Monroe, N. C. Dear Sir: Your letter on the relations of the partridge o" bob-whites to the boll weevil his been referred to thP Bio- loglral Survey. This matter Is dis cussed In a Farmers' Bulletin we are sending you under separate cover and e may further inform you that j in 220 siomachs ot this bird collect- i ed about Infested cotton fields in the j .-.mini, onii one eoiu.uiie.i miisivi ,f present. Arra: sementa are being boll weevil. It is thus evident that . rit.. ,j 0,. .,z; n c ,),,, ptate the bob-white does not deserve !P-1 ,is inonii!. Tl.e rite will bedistrlct cial consideration as an enemy of,,,,! n(.cnr(!:r. . ien un and dliertors the boll weevil. Verv trill v vonrs. A. K. FISHER. Acting Assistant Chief of Bureau. Her Last Chance A circus. sne Snare Moments, paid a fhmg visit to a small Scotch town not long ago. The price of admission ; a contrnct. and participate in the was sixpence, but children under ten lection of officers, vears of are were allowed to enter Tnp county meeting of the Far for half price. It wad Edith's birth-1 mors' I nlon will be held in the court day, and in the afternoon her brother house t 10 o'clock Saturday. Every Angus, aged thirteen, took her to see member Is expected to be present the show. promptly at ten, the hour of the "How old is the little girlT asked the money taker doubtfully "Well," replied Angus, "this is her tentii birthday, but she was not born until rather late in the afternoon." The money taker accepted the statement and handed him the tickets; but it was close shave. ANOTHER SHOT AGAINST SUNDAY GARAGE CLOSING Shaw Relates a Personal Incident to Prove the Necessity of Service Seven Days in the Week By Harry Shaw Hadin, Jan. 5. Thanks, brother Hiu-gin.4. for your oiTcr to pull my ox "i" di'cn. I guess i win nave ; lo alm" VUnUy to the chare? of using fallacious argument in debute. Sometimes it requires that kind of argument to give the other side a showing. Mr. Hoggins has evidently not re fonmd from some of bis old tricks even if he is living an exegetic life and that is finishing with one of his favorite jokes to win the jury over with. II nt any way the Jest was full ot truth. He Just beat nie to it as he ! 'I'd "I k'1 ,iu chance to tell about Methodist preachers requiring I lots of chicken and hot meals on j Sunday. He gets right up and says 'hat he is not of the epicurean type of Methodist preachers. Well. are glad he Is not but e can still have our own belief. In his vituperation of myself as a student and debater he was exceed, ingly mild, of which I am thankful. Mr. Hugglns didn't censure me so murh as he did my Ford. All right, here is what happened to me and my Ford hist time I was In Union conn, ty. And I might add right here that the help of a preacher would not have benefitted either of us. In fact, I would hardly have explained the trouble In big terms to a minis, for. Somewhere between Matthews and Monroe my gas pipe began to leak. It was only a matter of time and gas. which would bfat to Mon roe. Well, the gas did last until I drove in at the Henderson Garage and explained my trouble. Then I felt mightily relieved. I explained that I was in a hurry as I was on my way to Rockingham and in thirty minutes I had a new gas pipe and a tank full of gas and went on my way rejoicing. I shall always remember the Henderson garage people for their hospitaliy and service to the man that was down and out. And now do you want to close a real pub lic Institution like that on Sunday? I think I have made this plain enough, Mr. Hugglns, so that you may see clearly that a fellow can't be dependent on the garage six days and be independent of them on the seventh If he travels any nt all. I am willing to drop out now on this question. Of fours" you are entitled to a rejoinder if The Journal has space to permit either of us. I am a lover of The Journal and Its whole force, clear down to the "dev il," If The Journal maintains such an Individual. But The Journal sure has me In trouble. And Just to think of all the 'cuss" words that are supposed Jo be In an editor's vo. canuiary. i no journal manes me statement that I nm a "former Stouts . boy.' Now 1 cant see how mat was mistake with the linotype machine, land the editor knows I never did like that craw-flsh place. The only fea- sible idea that I can draw from such an error Is for political reasons. It may be that the editor Is aspiring or has a special friend that is to be elected for mayor or something like that. Therefore it would be a bright Idea to state that a man of my stand. Ing and caliber was a former resl. dent of that noled berg. I will also be afraid to go to Stout when I go over to Monroe as 1 am nioct asur. ed all the population of that place will hnvf it in for me. They will think I conveyed the news to The Journal that I was from Stout just for popularity, but I beg the par. don of the residents of that little berg, for I am not from there. I am from ten cents further up the line, railroad speaking. Monday was a very cold day here among the U'Wharrle mountains. But what I was going to say Is this: I was standing out In front of my 'place of business and I noticed a ne. gro coming up the street running. I stood and waited to see what the trouble was and he came panting: "Boss, did I have on an overcoat when I passed a minute ago?" 'Yes. I think you did, I replied. "Well I sho' don lost do d--n thing. I ain't got It on now Is I?" Cotton Grower' Meeting Saturday All members of the Cotton Crow, ers' Co-operative Association are re quested tu meet at the court house 'i,, vnrrne. smtinl.iv. Jan. 7 at 11 o'clock for the purpofe'of electing eonnlv officials for th association. n j, 'i;n,.or;a!,( ,;,n, ,,Very member nm ne ii --PMi to iane cnargu oi me bus'ness of t o association. The op, ii' u nii y is still open frT signatures to contracts and every fannrr who believes in co-operating with his fellow farmers for profitable prices for farm products Is requested ' h" nt "l0 nioetlng Saturday, sign 'opening, in order to trsnsact the dus. Iness of the meeting before 11 oclock. A speaker has been invited to ad. dress the cotton growers on the sub. Ject of co-operative marketing, at 11 oclock. AH cotton growers and busl. ness men are invited to attend, this I meeting.
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