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PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK - TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Vol.27. No.9S.
Monroe, N. C, Friday, January 13, 1922.
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II 11.1
JEW
AND INTERVIEWS
Mr. Helms Left Yesterday Morn
ing on Automobile Cruise
Around Florida
COW IT TO SPECIFICATION
Mr. Secrest la One Dealer Who I
Never Trapped into Making
Rash Assertion
Mr. L. C Tucker of Goose Creek
was in The Journal office this morn
ing while the snow was falling ami
the sun shining brightly. He was
asked if he ever saw the like before.
He never had but it called to his
mind that today just eleven years
ago was a whopper of a disagreeable
day. He had cause to remember it.
He and his brother had gone up to
the western part of the state to
school but the school had been broken
up b small pox and they came back
pell fiH'll. Reaching Monroe they had
no way of getting out home until the
next day, which was the thirtieth of
Januarv. There was a deep snow on
the ground. Mr. T. L. Trie- was
down that day in his two horse wagon
and told the boys they might ride
home with him. By the time they
got to High Hill they were so cold
and their progress in the knee deep
mud of the road was so slow that
they left the wagon and pushed on
afoot. They toiled heavily in mud
and snow all day and when in a
mile or two of home, left '.he road
and cut through the woods. By the
time they saw the light of the hemic
m the window they were about all in,
but finally crep to the house. "And,"
added Mr. Tucker, "today you 'an
come down that road all the way to
Monroe in high gear. And thak is
hat road improvement dues.
Recognized Her Alright
Rev. Mr. Cody used to live in Hen
derson county. Hearing that he had
been "pounded" by his Monroe con
gregation, the reporter asked him if
he was surprised when his parishion
ers broke in on him Wednesday ev
ening in good old fashion style and
filled the pantry.
"Well." he said, "1 will answer that
by relating a story which they tell
on a certain old farmer way back in
Henderson county. It was in the ear
ly days of country telephones when
they were not the familiar things
they tire today. This old man's fam
ily had put in one but he had never
tried it. He went down to Hemler
sonville one day and while there con
cluded to try the phone by calling up
his wife. He put the receiver to his
ear and called for his wife. Just
then lightning struck the line some
vhcic nut in the mountains and with
a great splutter and smash knocked
the receiver out of his hand and gave
him no little jolt. 'That's her,' he
said."
One Filled the Bill
Funny how things turn. The state
men: !l,nt "honesty in tli cow bu.i
ness is tolerable scarce" has been
suppose ! by a lot of people to apply
to the professional cow buyers, but
since The Journal's report that Mr.
Jim Kcziah advise the dealers espe
cially to watch the pious men when
they go to trade, tile cow dealers
have taken heart and are saying that
the above phrase applies to the sell
ers and casual traders more than to
the professionals. For instance,
speaking of the average man's pro
pensity to overstate the ability of a
cow which he is trying to sell, Mr.
Henry Myers, the dairyman, rays
that never in his life has he bought a
cow which would give the amount of
milk which the seller claimed for
her, except one time. That was the
sole exception. This cow was bought
from Postmaster Winchester. He
guaranteed that she would give a
quart, and Mr. Myers says she did.
One Careful Dealer
Mr. Raymond Griflin says that
there is one cow dealer who can nev
er le caught in a misstatement. It
is John A. Secrest. Mr. Secrest nev
er promises any specific amount of
milk production, hence never has any
thing to take back. A cow's produc
tion will vary ro greatly according to
the condition under which she is put,
and ;he handling and feeding which
she receives, that it is impossible for
a man to say with accuracy what any
cow will do when she changes hands.
Knowing this so well, and wishing to
be str'etly honest and fair, Mr. Se
crest is cliary about promises. Ray
mond says that when Mr. Secrest is
in the act of selling a cow n conver
sation something like this takes
place:
Purchaser: "How much milk will
she give, Mr. Secrest?"
St Her: "Well, I don't know just
how much she will give, but she is a
good cow."
Purchaser: "Will she give four gal
lons. Mr. Secrest?"
Seller: "Well, now I just never
milked her myself, and I can't say ex
actly how much she would give, but
she is a good cow."
Purchaser: "Will she give three
gallons?"
Seller: "Well, I declare, I don't know
just how much milk that cow will
give, but I am sure she is a good one."
Purchaser: "Well, let's have some
understanding, will she give two gal
lons?" Seller: "I expect she w' give a
good deal. I never milked her, but
they have been milking her on the
farm and they tell mc she is a good
cow. Yes, I expect she will give a
Continued on Page Four
GOING AFTER MONEY
IX CHICKEN BUSINESS
Mr. Oliver Tells of Profit in Poultry
in Cleveland and Agrees to Help
in Organizing County
In his talk at the poultry hn
yesterday Mr. A. G. Oliver of Shelby
told a mot interesting story of a
farmer in Cleveland county who keep
a large flock of pure-bred chickens.
According to Mr. Oiiver this farmer
sold in December, from one thousand
hens Sl'OO.OO worth of eggs, with an
expense account of $375.00 for feed,
leaving a clear profit of $.i'.'5.00 for
one month. Of course these egg?
were sold at a season when they weie
bringing more than they do on an
average, but the expense of feeding
layers during the summer months is
not so great as in December, it was
explained, and therefore Mr. Oliver
is confident that a nice profit may be
realized from eggs at any season uf
the year.
Mr. T. J. W. Broom tells a Journal
reporter that Mr. Oliver will come
to I'nion county at an early datvj
and assist in organizing co-operative
poultry clubs in the county. The plan
is to arrange with ten men in ativ
community who will agree to build
a standard poultry house next spring
and raise a hundred pure-bred pul
lets each for laying purposes, mak
ing a thounsand pullets in a com
munity. Mr. Oliver and Mr. Broom
then propose to establish a co-operative
selling agency and secure buyers
for poultry and pou'i-y products,
which will afford an ou'Vt for chick
ens and eggs at profitable prices.
Mr. Broom stated that poultry ar.l
poultry products are now worth 170
as compared with 100 per cent before
the war and that dairy products arc
worth 150 as compared with 100 be
fore the war and that these two are
the only farm products that have not
sunk to and below pre-war level.;.
WIN GATE IS GLEEFUL
ABOUT HER SPEED COP
Watches Him Stand About and Pick
l'p the Speeders Had t'p Two
of Them Yesterday
Wniga.e, Jan. VI At last the
dreams of many a Wingate citizen
has come true. As stated in our last
items we hoped that some time in
the near future Wingate would hr.vt
a "speed cop." Today as one walks
the streets of our town you muy
chance to fee the chief standing on
the corner, at the post of duty or
walking around in the public places,
watching for the speeders or law
breakers. For the first day's work
he captured two speeders. Both
were carried before Mayor II. K.
Helms and given liberty al a cost of
several dollars.
Miss Kate Griffin of Laurinburg is
visiting her grandfather, Mr. . M
Perry .
Dr. I. S. Funderburk of Cheraw
S. C, visited relatives here Tuesday.
( Impel services at the high school
Wednesday morning were conducted
by Rev. J. K. Hoyle.
The B. Y. P. V. officers met Tues
day i.ght at the high school building
and ' ''an :ed pr igrams for the nionih
of ,i:'.!:aavy. Several interesting pro
grams l.ave b.'en arranged and nil
tin yeuirr peo.de aie invited to al
ien. I.
The Jennie Tucker circle of the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Baptist church held its regular meet
ing with Mrs. M. D. Ncwsonie Wed
nesday. The progi.im consisted of
...uii'lure reading and talks. Ilie next
meeting will be held with Mrs. Y. T.
Shehane on January 2a.
The question fur debate in the
Gladstone Society lhursday night
wan, "Resolved, That Trade Unions
tend to belter conditions of the work
ing class." In the Philathian Society
the question was, "Resolved, That
United States should assume own
ership and control all public utilities."
Rev. B. h. hdwards of New York
conducted the chapel exercises at the
high school lhursday morning Kev.
Mr. F.dwards is an excellent speaker
and his talk was enjoyed very much.
Ihe third entertainment of the ly-
ceum course was given in the high
school auditorium Monday night.
"Polly in the Circus" was the name
of the play given.
Miami Man Makes a Hot Foot
Marriage
Miami, Fla., Jan. 11. Charles
Weston, aiiled by Cupid, today won
out in a race against time for the
possession of an F.nglish estate and
nn annuity of $f.0iM when he and
Mrs. Mary C. Vantine were married.
Two weeks ago Weston, n paintc.
was notified by a British law fum
"that Mrs. Weston" had been left
nn r.nnual income of $5,000. ?:20,0l0
in cash ami an estate of 1 10 acres
in Devonshire, Kngland, by nn obi
friend. Weston's wife having died
two years ago, he was advised that
he could claim the m ney only by
remarrying before February 1, 1022.
After a newspaper story appeared
telling of ihe situation he received
over fifty applications in two days
to become Mrs. Weston.
Weston's bride is herself well-to-do,
hnving propertv valued at $50,000
and is marrying, she says, for com
panionship and a home. They met
a little over a week ago.
Brother Sojourner Didn't Tarry Long
(From the Pageland Journal.)
Rev. J. R. Sojourner and son, Eu
gene, of Bethune, were Pageland
visitors last Saturday.
There will be a box supper at Car
riker school house Saturday night.
HENRY FORD HAS A
GIGANTIC SCHEME
He Will Build an Enterprise of
In told Usefulness to the
People of America
SEEKS XO PROFIT FOR SELF
Will Guarantee That His Heirs Shall
Receive No Financial Returns;
Wishes It for the Public
Detroit, Jan. PL The Miscle
Shoals plan of Henry Ford contem
plates one of the greatest undertak
ings in the history of industrial
America, and if the Detroit manu
facturer obtains possession of the
protect in Alabama, he will take im
mediate stes to make that part of
the South one of the industrial cen
ters of the country, the Associated
Press learned today. His plan, it be
came known, includes development of
the property as a model to be ex
tended eventually to many other parts
of the country.
To Build String of Cities
Mr. Ford's proposal includes the
building of a city 75 miles long in
the Muscle Shoals region. It would
be made up of a number of large
towns or small cities. This is in
line with the manufacturer's view
that men and their families should
live in small communities where ben
efi's of rural or near rural life would
not be entirely lost.
No Personal Profit
His proposal to the government
includes leasing of the property for
one hundred years. But before the
expiration of half that time he pro
poses to turn the completed project
over to the people of the district or
to the government in such a way that
no one in the future will be able to
make a personal profit from the un
dertaking. He will arrange that
neither he nor any of his heirs may
realize any monetary benefit from the
.Muscle Shoals plants or the power
developed, it became known. Mr.
Ford proposes to make the project,
if the government gives i:s consent,
the oustanding achievement of his
career.
Starts Great Program
The Muscle Shoals project is, how
ever, only the start of a greater pro
gram, it became known. This includes
Ihe development of water power fa
cilities in many parts of the country
by which persons in those communi
ties would derive power to run manu
facturing plants, light their homes
and run machinery on the farms. One
cleta'l of the plan is the harnessing
by farmers of every creek and brook
that crosses their property.
Mr. Ford expects to leave here
about noon tomorrow for Washing
ton to confer with Secretary Weeks
regarding his proposal of leasing the
Mabama plant.
Start Work at Once
If the government accepts Mr.
Ford's bid, work at Muscle Shoals
will be started at once. The nitrate
nnd other plans would be run by
tenm Power, pending the time the
Teat dam, that will require about
two yearn to build, has harnessed
lh water at this point. Then would
follow development, in the opinion of
Mr. Ford, i:;itil within a compara
tively few years an industrial center
;tea tor than Delryit would have been
built up.
Mr. Ford believes the Muscle
Shoals plan, if consummated, will be
the start toward development of the
.Mississippi River Valley. The man
ufacturer believes this valley "could
run the United S.ates" if the water
now going to waste could be utilized.
Would Run Government
Eventually, in Mr. Ford's opinion,
the government could derive enough
revenue from these power projects
to support itself, thereby revolution
izing the financial system of the
country.
Mr. Ford has bent the greater
part of his energies during the last
few weeks to whipping into shape
his plans to develop the Alabama
district in the event he obtains the
leasing from the government. Ho has
held a large number of conferences
on this matter ami his program is
known to he ready. This program
includes definite steps toward de
velopment of water power in every
rnrt of the country. The manufac
turer does not believe it practicable
to car-y power for long distances and
therefore has evolved n plan to pro
vide each district with its own project.
R E A I rm'NTlNG STORY
COMES FROM VIRGINIA
1'hree Deer and a Pony Are Killed
With One Lone Rifle Bullet
Vouched by Huntsmen
Williamburg, Ya., Jan. 11. The
story of a rille bullet which killed
three deer and the pony upon which
the huntsman was riding, was told
and vouched for by prominent sports
men and citizens here today.
John L! Parsons, of Charles City
county, a lumberman and hunter.whosc
forebears were reared in the smel
of gun-powder from the time of Cap
tain John hmitn, is declared to have
ridden upon the leeward side of a
group of three deer. Firing at the
nearest one, he saw first it, then the
second and third fall and in a mo
ment he felt his pony give way and
sink to the ground. It was explained
that the ball had riciachetcd fnm
first one, then the other of the de?r,
then had hit a tree and spun back to
kill the mount. All three deer were
brought in by the party.
POULTRY SHOW IS
RECORD BREAKER
Not the Iarjcest But Finest Col
lection of Hirds Ever Seen
in a Local Exhibit
PRIZE WINNERS ARE MANY
Attendance Has Been Good and the
Management Expects to Break
Even with Expenses
The poultry show, which conies to
a close tonight, has been the best one
ever pulled on" here. The attendance
has been much better than usual and
the door ifceipts are expected to be
sufficient to meet the expense, which
is good financing for a poultry show.
The exhibits are the finest that
have been seen here. At times there
have been more birds In the show
but never have there been such uni
formly fiiw ones. This show is bound
to be a ureal impetus to the growing
of fine poultry in the county. When
lieeple see such beautiful stock as
has been on exhibition this week they
are bound to look with unpleasant
sensations upon inferior stuff. -.
The stock has been well prepared
for the show and there are so many
prize winners that the managers
have not yet got through with mak
ing the awards. Even now the Judg
ing is not sufficiently complete for
the publication of all the winners.
However, It has been learned that
Mrr. E. N. Blvens of Wingate is mak
ing heavy scores on White Wyan
dottes and that Mr. A. S. Han ell of
EUenboro will carry off numbers ot
prizes on Partridge and White Wy
andotles. Mr. Harrell also won the
$15.00 prize for showing the largest
number of birds in the exhibit.
The Barred Plymouth Rock is In
the lead in numbers, v.'itli fifty-six
entries, and Mr. C. W. Orton of .Mon
roe is pulling down many prizes on
his tlno birds. He won all places on
millets end also won first and second
prizes on hens In two entries.
Mr. R. K. Host of Charlotte is
showing a strong line of Brown Leg
horns and seems to be leading the
winners In this particular breed.
The Aleho Kennels of Monroe have
on exhibition a large number of
White leghorns and the scoring is
good.
The exhibition of Rhode Island
Red:, Dark Cornish, and S. C. Black
Minoreas is large and very fine.
Mr. Jacobs, who was secured as
Judge in the contest, failed to get
i..a l. it u went In flip ttcrsOll of
Mr. D. D. Whitaker of Cnyhog.i Falls
Ohio, a man who Is fully equal to me
ask. Mr. Whitaker mys tne quality
if the birds is excellent and he pre
dicts a gnat future for the Union
ountv Poultry Association. Mr. Or-
tcn, secretary of the Chamber of
'oinim ree. states that the attendance
has been better than was expected
nnd that the show ban been a very
profitable one for breeders, quite a
numb; i' of sales hniiig been made.
So far as the jud.-ing has revealed
he fnl'owing prizes haw- been nwaid.
d: Tarred Rocks-first hen, ('. W.
Orton, Monroe; fourth Io n, J. 11. Wy-
, Chester. Haired Rock pullets
first, second, third mid fourth, C. W.
Oiton, Monroe. Bailed Rock cocks
--fourth, Mis. R. C. Crifllii. Monroe,
o.kerels - V. N. Hilton, Monroe;
fourth. J. B. Wylie, Chester. White
Wyandotte cocks -first, third and
fourth. A. S. ilari'ell; fecund. E. X.
Riven-. Wingate. While Wyandotte
cockerels liirst and second, E. X.
Blvens: third find fourth, A. S. Har
rell. White Wyandotte hens first
second and fourth, A. S. Harrell;
iMr.l P V Itivent White Wvn'i.
dottepillots first, third and fnutth.
A. S. Harrell; second, E. N. l!iv in.
Partridge Wyandotte cocks first
and foirth, A. S. Harrell. Partridge
Wyandotte hens first, second and
third, A. S. Harrell. Cockerels
second and fourth. A. S. Harrell. Pul
lets t'lird and fourth, A. S. Harrell.
Silver l.aced Wyandotte cockerels
first and second, Miss Viola Kiker.
Pnlkton. Second hen, Miss Kiker;
third ullet. Miss Kiker.
MRS. GOULD OFFERS
LAND TO VETERANS
Would Be Site for Home for Widows
and Orphan' of the American
War Veterans
Washington, Jan. 1J. (lift of n
tract ef l.fiiM) acres of Inn I situated
eight miles from Richmonl, Yn has
been ofercd to the Army and Navy
I'nion by Mr.s. Kaihryn Clemmon
Gould as the site for the proposed
home for widows and orphans of
war clerans. Location of the land
became known today when it was an
nounced that a commiC.ee appointed
by the union would soon visit Rich
mond lo inspect the property.
The Army and Navy I'nion, in an
nouncing sometime ago Mrs. Oould's
gift, said an endowment fund of ?:).
000,001' would be raised to build and
maintain the home which will be for
willows and orphans of deceased mem
bers, soldiers, and Marines of all
American wars.
Popular Attention
"Why do you think a classical edu
cation is not desirable for your boy,
Josh ?"
"Folks don't appreciate i " re- lied
Farmer Corntassel. "1 never yet saw
a summer hoarder who was educated
en"ui;h to hold his audince when a
feller puled out a pack of cards and
began to do tricks." Washington
Star.
STATE ROAD BUILDING
TO BE DOUBLED IN '22
IligliMay (. oiiiiiijv.ii n Ak Council
I of Male or Ten Million More
Tlmii Ijtst tear
The State road building for 1922
is to be doubled that ol last year.
The Slate Highway Commission has
been in sesMon in Raleigh tins week
end determined upon this plan, says
a Raleigh dispatch.
Remarkably low levels to which
the costs of road constructions has
been forced during recent months,
and the effectiveness with which the
engineering forces of the Commis
sion have been organized prompted
the decision to double the construc
tion program for the year.
One thousand luiles additional
road is contemplated in the expand
ed program. 400 of which will be
hard surfaced, and fioo other types.
I'nder the schedule, approximately
40 million dollars will have tieen ex
pended for roads in the State for
the years 1920, 1921. and 1922.
The resolutions offered by Mr.
Wilkerson and seconded by Mr. Cox
passed without a dissenting vote.
The Governor and Council of State
are requested to Issue an additional
ten million dollars beyond the
amount authorized annually in the
Connor . Doughton . Bowie road bill.
Such authority is conferred upon
the Governor and Council of State
under the provisions of the act, and
they did so.
Distrubutlon of Federal aid funds
for highway construction among the
nine highway districts furnished the
theme for debate that consumed the
entire day. nnd most of the night
sessions of the State Highway Com
mission here yesterday, with former
Congressman R. N. Haekett and Gov
ernor Morrison speaking in behalf
of concentration, mid numerous dele,
gations appeared against that plan
and in favor of allocation by dis
tricts. The Wiiksboro - Jefferson road,
with Mr. H.ickctt's demand for an
appropriation of sufficient Federal
fundi to build that road immediately
formed the background of the dis
cussion, and served to present it to
the commission in concrete form.
.Sentiment ainoung the Commission,
ers is agalbst the project, although
it had not reached formal decision
last night, and no program for the
distribution of the $1,700,000 ha
as yet been agreed upon.
The road toward which .Mr. Hark,
ett would have the appropriation
Is 35 miles long, across the Blue
Ridge mountains, and will require
approximately $1,2oo,iMmi to build.
Cnder the commissioner's interpreta
tion of the Federal road law, each
dollar of Federal morn y must be
duplicated by a dollar of Slate or
county money, which would requite
npproximati'ly all of the year's alio,
cation of State funds in the Seetith
district to the one road in Willus
col. ut y.
WOMAN HELPS RAID
STILL IN CALDWELL
Mrs. I. S. Anderson Aids Officers in
Running Mown BliKl.aders and
Capturing the Slill
I.enoir, Jan. 1 1 .- The first woman
to Hcompatiy and assist officers in
locating and destroying a blockade
dis'illery in Caldwell county was
Mrs. 1. k. Anderson of lluibar. For
a number of months il was known
that a si ill w as in opeiatioii In Hut
bur community. Officers bad made
several searches, but had never been
able lo locate the still. A few days
i' c.o Sheriff Tripl. t received a tip
ilu.t the still would be in operation
at a certain point within a few days.1.
He sent Deputy J. W. Walsh to Hut
bar to assist Deputy 1. S. Anderson
on this hunt.
Mrs. Anderson told the offirers
that she wanted to accompany them,
and she believed that if the slill was
anywhere in the community she
could find It. Deputy Walsh says
that after several hours search from
one stream to anoiher they located
the still about one n.ilp cp.st of Mor
timer. The still was in operation,
bill their approach was discovered
by the men running Hie still, and
tin y broke to run. They were un
able to ratrh any of the men, all
of them nu'.liirc their escape.
Deputy Walsh ci;:i nu nds Mrs. An
derson veiy highly for th courage
she displayed in attempting to l'e;e h
the still to assist in making nn ar
rest if one had I" en po-sihle. He '
sa.) that she reached the plant al-!
most as quickly as be did, and ahead
of her husband, who was just a lew
st "Ps behind.
Mrs. Anderson joined in destroy
ing th plaut, and litipni the off c is
in breaking tip ber stands and bar
rels and assisted them iu carrying
out the t-1 i 1 1 i.VAi oilier parts vf the
equipment.
Treating the hdltor Rough
(From the Pageland Journal.)
The Sunday State conies here about
noon and the roll of papers are
brought up from the depot and put
in the rostoftice lobby where the
rightful owner g.vs his paper, pro
vided some guy who does not sub
scribe for the paper, d wsn't take it be-f,.;-e
the owner arrives. Th above is in-t-
i 'I'd by reason of the fact that our
copy ef The State is appropriated
just a little oftener than we like. So
we kindly ask the fellow who has
gotten in the bad habit of taking
and reading our copy to remember
we have it sent to us because we
need it in our business.
HUGGINS A VICTIM
OF WINGATE COP
The Chief Fell Upon Him Like
a Ton of Bricks for Busting
the Speed Law
ALL CONCERNS ARE GOOD
At I.eHst That Is the Report iiven
on Mar.-hrille Firms More
(irain in That S-.ftion
ny i.. t. uuggins
I The most interesting interview the
j w riter has had w as with Chief Grif.
fin and Mayor Helms at Wingate
(Tuesday afternoon while en route
from Monroe to Marshville. The car
. burator on the car had been giving
trouble and was finally so adjusted
i that the little Monroe roadster was
'gliding along nicely at a medium
i speed w hen Chief (iriffiu suddenly
jand speedily emerged from Small's
i garage at about forty miles per hour.
The seen.? appeared to me as though
ho might have been turning cart
w heels an 1 1 thought the town was
on fire and he wanted somebody to
help put it out. But, lo and behold.
I was informed that I was breaking
the speed limit. I wasn't right cer
tain about it.at. but I could have
sworn thai Chief Griffin broke it
coming out of that garage. But the
chief and V.: - mayor were mighty
nice to me and I can only say, "Go to
it, boys, and keep 'eui all under ten
miles," for I never criticise officers
for enforcing the law, whether it be
against wilful violators or those who
are sometimes negligent about cb.
serv ing closely the speed laws.
Mr. M. L. Sinclair, who recently
traded his stock of good for stock in
the Cnited Cash Store Co., Is now a
gentleman of leisure, but he rays he
is attached to Marshville and expects
to find employment here.
Mr. Georpte Brewer has sold his in
terest in the mercantile business of
Brewer Bros. A Smith to Messrs.
John Brewer and J. C. Smith, the
other members of the firm.
A Remarkable Family
Mr. G. B. Walters of Lanes Creek
township tells a most Interesting sto
ry of the family of children of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Huntley.
There are four boys and four girls in
Ihe family, the oldest of whom Is
eigthy.tive and the youngest fiifty-six
years of age, and all are living and
in good health. The names of these
children, the only ones born to Mr,
and Mrs. Huntley, are us follows:
Mrs. Mary Kennedy, Mr. Tom Hunt,
ley, Mrs. Nina Cox, Messrs. Jrsv,
Frank and Robert Huntley, and Mes
dainea Al In rt and William Guliedge.
Several members of this very unusu
al family i.re well. known citiz-ns of
the county and ihey are all highly
re-ported in the communities In
which they live.
While I'nion probably still bears
the distim tion of having more rural
leleplnni s than any other comity in
the State, yvl. learn from Mr. W. A.
I'.ai'i ji'o. manager of 111;' M.ii'.-hv ilie
Telephone Co., that tin1 extension of
the telephone system in this coiiiniun
itv Las not been very rapid for the
pa-t few years. Mr. Bariino slates
that some win) formerly u i il 'phones
have discontinued their use, largely
ilti ' to th" road building piogram in
this section. Mr. Bariino believes
that these sub cribei -., many of whom
own their even lines, will have 'phone
service reinstated w hen the roads are
located and built anil after they have
siiil'icient time to move the poles and
repair the lines.
Rural Dwellings Have Increased
Mr. I. C. ltivens is a Marshville
resident who has lived In a number
of different town and his opinion of
condition. here is therefore compe
tent Mr. Blvens says that Marsh,
ville Is a peculiar soit of town in
some respec's. "When I was a boy,"
he continued, "folks said the town
was grown, but It has never stopped
growing.-' He attributes this steady
growth to the healthy condition of
the surrounding country. Further
observations bad him to the conclu
sion that there are now three or four
dwellings in the rural sections of the
community whi te there was only one
when he was n boy, anil yet he
strongly protested tilt intimation by
a bystander that he must bo getting
rathei ancient.
Gives 1 belli All Good Kepolt
In conversation with Mr. ,T. C.
Ma,. h, p imager of the Marsh-Bowman
Co, Ihe only wholesale organi
zation ir, Marshville. the writer barn
nl some i.iiher interesting things tn
r -i-ard to the ret;, 'I merchants of the
:ow n. .Mr. Marsh '-ays that traveling
salesmen who aiv ttningors here oft.
en ;.i tu the v . le le-nlo store to learn
som.thiu,; of the, reliability of the re
tall houses. "I rlways tell 'em,"
continue,! Mr. Marsh, "that there are
about t'-T'y companies of various
kinds in Marshville and that It is ab
solutely :,ito to sell any of them."
Mr. Marsh believes that the present
depression in business Is largely psy
chological and that it U best for
farmers and merchants alike to keep
on the sunny side of life.
It is nn Inspiration to talk to Mr.
Roy MiM'sh, who underwent an op
eration in John Hopkins Hospital.
Baltimore, about a year ago for tu
mor on th brain. The operation wa!
unsuccessful and Mr. Marsh has tak
en radium treatment several time'
Fince. His condition Is only sllghtl
Improved but he gets more out of
life than lots of folks who are en
joying perfect health. Mr. Marsh
Catinne4 tft i(at