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EIGHT PAGES Tire MONROE JOURXIL, FR1D Y, JAN TAR Y 20, 1922. PAGE FIVB First Class Fancy Groceries at Reasonable Prices Delivered in Five Minutes - VANN FUNDERBURK, One Price Cash Grocer, Five Minutes Delivery. - NEWS of TOWN & COUNTY I.reiun Notes Mr. James Marrow ha presented Mclvin Deese post No. 27 with a se ries tf snap-shot pictures of the bu rial of Luther Garland and also a snap-shot of the body as it lay in state in the Court House. Mr. Mor row has had these pictures reproduced in a much larger type and is also having them neatly framed before turning same over ' the Legion naires. These pictur j ..'.II be on ex hibition at the Legion ciub rooms at all times. I to obtaining a finall amount of liq uor from a centleiuan in South Car olina and further stated that they ' stopped in ra Ireland and secured six : bolt lea of vanilla extract. The mixt ure t:ot to work and. although their ' c?r had the smooth State highway 'before it. the cranky old thing took to the ditchrs and landed up against !an embankment and remaided there j until the countable relieved the situ, latum. "Danger Co Slow!" The Marshville Home suggests that small towns take down their ten-mile "trap" signs that are displayed on the state highway near incorporation limits and substitute some such sign as this: "Welcome to the Best Coun try Town in the State!" And in ad dition to that, large red danger signs might be placed at dangerous cross ings with the words: "Danger Go Slow!" When the fact can be im pressed upon a person's mind that he is really in danger, nine times out of ten it proves a much more effective way of' bringing his speed within the bounds of reason than the fear of a "sped cop" will do. Postmaster Wins Modal of Honor Announcement has been received by Postmaster E. C. Winchester of Monroe that his name has been placed on the honor roil and sent to the Postmaster General at Washington as a mark of special distinction. Mr. Winchester was an entrr.nl in the postmaster contest which closed De cember 31st for the sale of Govern ment Savings Securities. He com peted with all other postmasters of the same class offices in the fifth Federal reserve district and was one of the winners in this state. A bronze honor pin of attractive design, bear ing the inscription "Honor Postmas ter," has been conferred upon the local postmaster by Howard T. Cree, director of the government savings organization, Richmond, Ya., us a re ward for patriotism and faithful service. While the sale of War Sav ings Stamps nd Trift Stamps has been discontinued, the new treasury savings certificates offered the public are so attractive that Postmaster Winchester says, "I believe this office will report much larger rales this year than last year as soon as our people recogn.e what a splendid iti vesinient is otien to them." American Legion Auxiliary Mertn The American Legion Auxiliary held its first meeting of the new year Thursday afternoon In the Le giot club rooms. At this meeting, which fell on the birthday of Robert K. Lee. Mrs. Randolph Redfearn very fittingly presented a picture of the Southern general to the Legion. It Is to be hung in the Legion club rooms along with the pictures of Koch, Pershing, and Wilson. Letters or thanks for the sectional bed-side trays, which were the auxil iarv's Christmas present to ward C, at Diltmore, were read. These trays are marked ou the lid: Christmas, l!t21. American Legion Auxiliary, Melvin Die so Post. Monroe, N. C. Letters of appreciation for the Chrlrtmns boxes, sent to the six I'n'on county boys in hospitals were also read. After the conclusion of all business . . , . i -1 ine oincers or lasi jear were micmi hostesses, lonee wnn wnippea crenm and toasted wafers was served. The next meeting of the auxiliary will be a business and social meeting with the Legion on February Pixth. lord Has It Speaking of the scarcity of money in circulation at the present time, Mr. J. K. Stack says he has learned where it is. "Henry Ford," he con tinued, "has it deposited in the banks." Mr. Stack then referred to Mr. Ford's $21,000,000 deposit as the largest he has ever heard of. $15, 000,000." Mr. Stack said, "used to be considered union;,' the largest depos its in the country." While Mr. Ford probably mi:kcs the best car on the market for a little money, it is very evident that he is not giving them away. It would be interesting to know just what the actual cost of manufacturing ntid placing a Ford car on the market is, but probably the average Ford driver will never learn the secret. Ft. Luke Lutheran Bible school Sundr.y morning nt ton o'clock. Mr. Jennings H:ger, supt. Luther League at (1:80 p. m. Vespers with sermon at 7 p. m. Subject: "Our Lord Manifesting Him self as the Giver of Living Water." Text: John 5:5-1 1. The public is invited to nil the above Monroe Masonic Lodge Honored The Monroe Masonic lodge won signal honors at the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge In Raleigh Wednesday, when the Master Ma son's degree was conferred upon Mr. L. F. Hart by the Monroe lodge. In speaking of the work one of the Grand Lecturers remarked that he had never seen the degree better ex emplified. The Grand officers and 245 niombers of the Grand Lodge at. tended the meeting. Those attending from Monroe were: Capt. S. H. Green, J. R. Stewart, R. V. Lem. niond, V. C. Crowell, Caleb Hoyle, C. N. Gordon, Cyrus Smith, J. W. Love, W. K. Futiderburk, W. C. Wolfe. Dr. W. B. Burrell, Dr. Kemp Funderburk, II. H. Wilson, Joel W. C.rl'fin, B. C. Griffin, H. F. Taylor, R. H. Cunningham, J. S. Stearns, O. L. Hatt, Dewey Price, J. N. Helms, John W. Broom, C. D. Roberts, K. G. Faust and J. W. Bankhead. Monroe-Charlotte Uml to lie Made Wider. Mr. John C. Slkes, president of the Chamber of Commerce, has had the matter of making the blthultthlc road leading from Monroe to Char, lotte wider under consideration with Mr. W. C. Wilkinson of the State Highway Commission, and Mr. Wil kinson has assured Mr. Slkes that the toad will be made 18 feet wide. The survey Is in the hands of the Rednion Construction Co. and will be completed today. Patrick, Nichol-mn, Lbpior and Va nilla Extract Constable C. T. Winchester arrest, ed two men on the highway between Monroe and Charlotte Wednesday for being drunk and disorderly and brought them to Monroe where they were tried In the Recorder's court and fined $50.00 each and the costs. The men's names are Patrick and Nicholson and they live near Page land. In the trial they pkad guilty SOME LOCAL HAPPENINGS Dr. II. E. Gurney will preach at Ce dar Grove school house next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A correspondent from Indian Trail write.i The Journal that Mr. James Foard of that place is seriously ill of heart trouble. John Bowles, small son of Mr. and Mr. Hargrove Bowles, is confined to his bed with scarlet fever, but is get ting along nicely. The play. "A Womanles Wed ding," will be given at Mt. Pleasant church on January 27th. at seven thirty o'clock. Admission 15 and 25 (" tits. Proceeds for the benefit of the school. The Wingate camp W. O. W. will meet Saturday night at 7:;10. Dis trict Deputy J. M. Todd of Charlotte will be present to deliver an address and every member of the W. O. W. is urged to be present. Prof. S. G. Hawlield, superinten dent of the city schools, asks The Journal to state that all children who have reached the age of six years since September first Hre requested to en roll next Monday, the beginning of the spring term. Mr. Oscar Mangum has purchased 'roni Mr. Sam Lee a lot on the Wadesboro road near Mr. J. D. War. ten's new brick resilience and will begin placing material for a hand some home on the lot at an early date. During the year l!;. there were "! deaths and 121 bir lis In the city of Monroe. In Moprr.e township, outside the town, th -re were 105 deaths and 2.'1 births timing the. year, according to Mrs. Julian Grif fin, regi.it rar for the city, and Mr. J. G. Rogers, township registrar. While Messrs. Wm. E. Funderburk of Charlotte and Preston Griffin of east Monroe township were driving a herd of about 30 cows from Page land to Charlotte yesterday a very line cow slipped on the wet paved street in Monroe and broke one of her hind legs Just below the knee. The nninial had to be killed. Rev. E. C. Sinder returned yester day from John Hopkins hospital, Bal timore, where he accompanied Mr. Charlie Mullis for treatment. Exami nation showed that all traces of can cer, for which Mr. Mullis has recently b':en treated, are gone. However, he is suffering contraction of the mus cles and will remain in Bultimore for treatment. Mr. R. L. Gordon of the Houston communty returned last night from Camp Bragg where he visited his son, Mr. Eugene Gordon, who is a mem ber of an artillery regiment station ed there. Young Mr. Gordon was re cently transferred form a camp out in Ohio, his regiment making the trip through the country to the North Car olina camp, a distance of over a thou sand miles. Dr. C. C. Weaver asks The Journal to say that a meeting for men will be held in Central Methodist church in Monroe tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Dr. II. G. Hardin and several business men of Tryon Methodist church, Charlotte, will be present at the meeting. Dr. Weaver especially in vites every man in town who is a Methodist by heredity, education, in clination, or marriage to attend. No collection and light refreshments. Dr. Weaver also states that every man of the above-given descriptions who isn't there will bo expected to give a personal explanation of the "why forcness" of his absence. Point of View ' Is it a bad fracture, doctor?" the patient asked anxiously. The enthusiastic young physician glared indignantly. "Bad?" he exclaimed. "Why, I should say not! It is perfect, sir, positively beautiful! Why, that bone is broken in seven places!" THE WEEK'S SOCIAL NEWS The Thursday Morning Bridge Club was entertained by Mrs. G. M. Smith at her home on Last Franklin street. After several rubbers. Mrs. Smith, assisted by Mrs. S. S. Howie and Miss Rachel Howie, served a sal ad course to the following numbers: Mesdames John Vann. Horace Neal. Will Redmond. G. C. Thacker, Ben net Gaddy. R. L. Payne, Sam Lee. George Pruitt. Mrs. Sumter Lawton of Charleston was an invited guest. Miss Maude Nixon, who came to Monroe about ten years ago from Raleigh, left Sunday for Greenville, S. C, where she will make her home. Miss Nixon was for some time book keeper and stenographer for Heath Xloiro'.v Co., but during the World War she volunteered her services and was assigned to clerical duty in Washington. Miss Nixon was a com petent and useful lady and Monroe regrets to lose her as a resident of the city. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Futch are spend ing some time in Florida. V-s. C. E. Rabb and niece. iiss Lena Brown, of Lenoir are visit. ng Miss Annie Nelson. Mrs. W. J. Barnes has returned from a Blltimore hospital where she has been undergoing treatment for the past three weeks. Her health, it will be a pleasure to her friends to learn, is much improved. Mrs. C. C. Weaver returned yester day from Hamlet, where she spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. H. M. Kinsman. Wf. Glenn Wolfe of Great Falls. S. C, spent Tuesday here with rela tives. Mr. John C. Sikes attended a din ner last evening given by Mr. W. L. Steele of Rockingham in honor of Mr. Slkes and Judge James L. Webb of Shelby. Coffin's lict on What the libvs Will Write About Seeing by the University News Letter a list of folks from whom It Is suggested that short articles be obtained on the subject of "What North Carolina Needs," we are minded to reproduce this list, which consists of the following: Cameron Morrison, Josephus Dan iels, F. M. Simmons, Judge Waller Clark, Judge Henry O. Connor, David H. ISlalr, Judge A. W. McLean, Judge W. A. Hoke, J. V. Joyncr, Leonard Tufis, II. W. Odum, W. A. Graham, Henry A. Page, O. Max Gardner, Cv Thompson, Locke Craig, K. C. Lir.deinan, B. N. Duke, W. L. Potent. Mary O. Graham. Mis. Lind say Patterson and others, this "and others" being (!'! to the thoughtfulncss of the News Letter; we'd either name Vm or leave 'in out While thn committee is out con sidering its report, we'd like to take a lew bets on what various mem bers will choose for themselves in the way of subject matter. Suppose we put down tallies nr.d assign themes and leave it to the future to see whether one who has so often fur. nished an audience Is able to tell what the speakers have been think ing about. Here goes for needs as seen by the divers great ones: Cameron Morrison, "More Good Listener;"," Jodcphus Daniels. "A Tax Commissioner," Judge Clark, "A Way to Make Dissenting Opin ions Law;" Judge Connor, "More Faith in Others;" Dave Blair, "Less Licker;" A. W. McLean, "A Busi. new Man for Governor;" Judge Hoke, "Fewer Lawsuits;" J. Y. Joy tier, "Co-operation;" Leonard Tufts, "Roads;" H. W. Odum, "Social For mulae;" W. A. Graham. "A New Agricultural Building;" Henrv Page, "Ability to Detect Four-Fliir-liing;" O. Max Gardner, "Better Trained Campaign Managers;" Dr. Thomp son, "More Men Like Carl Duncan;" Lock? Craig, ,"A Wider Diffusion of Mountain Zone;" E. C. Llndeman, "Teaching Room;" W. L. Poteat, "A Muffler for Editors of Demonlnation al Papers;" Miss Graham, "Peace;" Mrs. Patterson, "A Stlffer Contest for the Patterson Cup." In case any writer should not care for his subject, we move that he or she be permitted to substitute the need for an honest election law, constitutional convention, taxation system and a good daily (afternoon) newspaper. All Right for Seven Cent The neighbors said that J&ke New. ton was strictly honest but "pretty snug." One morning as he was having his sheep sheared he found that one of them was missing. "It must have Jumped the fence and pone into Les lie's lot," he said to himself and Im mediately walked over to Leslie French's pasture, picked out a sheep that resembled his own and, after a tussle, got It home and had it sheared. A few days later Jake discovered his missing sheep dead in his past, ure. He lost no time In seeking his neighbor. With profuse apologies hfl returned the sheep and the fleece and explained the whole affair. "Oh. tint's all right, Jake. Leslie replied. "Don't let It trouble you a bit.' ' "You'ro sure It's all right?" Jake acked anxiously. "Sure, sure, Jake. Anyone Is like ly to make a mistake." Jako drew himself up. "Well. It ought to be all right. I had to pay seven cents to have that sheep sheared." NEGRO SCHOOLS BEING I BUILT IN THE STATE i j 1.000.000 Will Be Expended in North 1 Carolina During the Year fur Improved School liuusrs A dispatch from Tuskeec.-e, Ala., und-r date of Jan. lMh, gives the following interesting report of the negro conference there assembled: Great improvement u rural schools for negroes in the south was noted today in the declaration of the thirty-first annual Tuskegee negro conference, which pointed out that in North .Carolina, alone more than il."0t.0i0 will be expemled during the year in building ?vhool houses for negroes Rnd In Mississippi $S00, OOd will be used for similiar pur poses. In Alabama and Louisiua, the declaration said, good wi.rk was aUo being done. The Julius Rosenvald school building fund, it was said, has assist ed in building more than 1,100 -chools at a cost of almost $4,000. 000. Plantations owned were com. ma tided for school buildings for their tenants, one instance being pointed out where a Missis-ippi plaint r had erected a $15,000 Echcol for his lie. gro tenants. The conference "nowd with regret that the number of lynchings ap. pears to be increasing," but express ed its gratification over the negroes in the south were "getting together ill a frank and open manner and dis cussing these problems which rt'late. to the race and need to be adjusted." Robert R. Moton, principal of Tus. kegee institute, in addressing the conference, spoke on the value of farm diveralfieation, co-operative marketing and campaigns to en. coinage stock raising. "We are learning." he said, "that in spite of every difficulty our own safety in farming lies in the con scientious pursuit of rotation and di-vcr.-ilications of crops, it is a note worthy fact that the few farmers are suffering fi.r i'ocd, and this empha sises th p'ain common sense of fprmers raising enough food for themselves and their stock.' The conference went on record as favoring some system of co-op. er:itio marketing. Dr. Moton also referred to Henry Ford's offer for the Muscle Shoals project, saying that if It were ac. Strand Theatre i MONDAY ! BIG DOUBLE PROGRAM HAROLD LLOYD IX "NEVER WEAKEN" AND BRYANTWASHBURN "THE UOAD TO LONDON" TUESDAY CONSTANCE TALMADGE "WOMAN'S PLACE" WEDNESDAY 17 -IX- "UNDEU THE LASH" i. THE REST IN PHOTOPLAYS cepted and put into operation it "You may spell 'smallpox,' Ral: u," would -prove to be a boon to south- sail fhe tt.H(.ht.r t0 one of the juven !o ! class. Ralph made several attem ta LOCAL MAHKET and failed. "Well, said the teacher, "what '. Cotton 184c j you think a boy ought to get who h I Hens C.")C to 7"C i slninlo word like 'smnllnnv?" Eggs .. Cutter 40c, 'He ought to get vaccinated," an- UOc to 25c scored Ralph. NEXT WEE&C IS M m mm iter OF- lire BECO LINE UP WITH THE MEN WHO ARE WORKING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONROE, AND HELP CARRY ON THIS WORK YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED TO MAKE THE ORGANIZAION EFFECTIVE OUR MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEES WILL CALL ON YOU NEXT TUESDAY. CAN YOU AFFORD NOT TO HAVE YOUR NAME ADDED TO THE LIST OF J. C. SIKES, President C. W. ORTON, Secretary CafiA frniwfa? That ffleet the approval of the best trade, frjffifi'o UUlU m )bJl IGiJ AH Seasonable Fruits and Vegetables. & VI iMlll 3