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PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Vol 27. No. 103.
Monroe, N. (X, Tuesday, January 31, 1922
$2.00 Per Year Cash
URNAL
JUDGE WEBB GIVES
TIMELY REMARKS
Calls the Attention of the Grand
Jury to Several of the Pre
valent Evils of the Day
ALMOST WISHES CURFEW
Liquor, Pistols, Cigarettes d Joy
Riding Receive His Attention and
Commends New Marriage Law
Superior court for the trial of
criminal cases convened at eleven
o'clock yesterday, Judge James L.
Webb presiding. The following grand
jury was drawn: W. C. Sanders, fore
man, N. B. Ayers, W. C. Cunning
ham, J. Bedford Davis, W; L. Price,
M. W. Moore, C C. Taylor, G. T.
Winchester, F. W. Eason, J. B. Hug
gins, L. J. Smith, D. L. Furr, W. L
Earnhart, R. C. Belk, S. C. Thomas,
W. J. Helms, W. H. Hood and J. M.
Tarlton , .
In his charge to the grand jury,
Judge Webb paid his respect to the
blind tiger liquor business, but he
stated that some otherwise good men
have been induced to go into block
ading by the inticingly high prices that
the stuff brings. He emphasized the
fact that there is a lot of mighty
mean liquor on the blockade market
"There are two or three men in the
state prison today," he declared,
"charged with murder on the ground
that liquor they sold killed the men
who drank it." He declared that when
a person drinks blockade liquor he
is taking his life in his own hands.
The judge then stated that under the
law a man may obtain as much ai a
quart every fifteen days, provided he
obtains it legally, but that if one
takes into his possession even a spoon
ful with the intention of delivering
it to somebody ebe he is guilty of
violating the prohibition laws. He
also stated that no man has a right
to order liquor in another person's
name.
Careless Rumor
Judge Webb also broke some in
teresting remarks about men and
boys slandering women. He btated
that young men very often make un
guarded remarks about girls that
atart a report and within a short
time the girl is damned and doesn't
know it. He then gave some words
of warning to others who are in the
habit of repeating what they have
heard, in which they are just as guilty
in the eyes of the law as if they had
started the report.
His remarks in regard to the prac
tice of carrying concealed weapons
were very timely. He said he had
heard brave men make the statement
that nobody ever carries pistols ex
cept cowards. He would, however,
leave that for the jury to decide for
themselves. It js the judge's opinion
that good men sometimes carry them
for protection from highwaymen at
night, but the fellow he is after is
the one who gets hold of some mean
liquor, sticks a pistol in his pocket
and starts out for trouble. The judge
believes in removing so far as pos
sible all temptations and he thinks
dealers in firearms should observe the
law strictly in regard to selling pis
tols to any one until they have been
convinced that they are of good char
acter and need the weapon for the
protection of property or persons at
home. He started to name some of
the different makes of pistols, but
decided to abandon the idea, stating
that some boys and some negroes
know the names and makes of all
of them.
The Cigarette Law
The judge bore down heavily upon
the necessity for cigarette dealers
using care in regard to selling them
to boys under seventeen years of age,
stating that it is a violation of law
to sell or give cigarettes to any
body under seventeen years. He stated
that he would rather an eight- or
ten-year-old son of his would form
the habit of drinking liquor than of
smoking cigarettes, because he could
cure h;m of the habit more easily.
He believes that cigarettes arc killing
hundreds and thousands of boys in
North Carolina.
"If we expect children to be strong
their parents must be strong," the
judge declared, "and the law requir
ing men and women to be clean be
fore a marriage certificate can be
issued is a good law."
He took a shot at joy-riding and
Stated that the practice of boys and
girls going automobile riding at night
js ruining the young life of the
country. "Boys are like flies to some
extent," he stated; "they see what
they believe to be sweets - and go
to it and get caught in the net that
has been set for them." Judge Webb
believes that he is almost ready to
advocate the re-establishment of the
turfew law that required the ring
ing of a bell at 8:30 and at that
time every boy and girl must be
in his or her room. "On the streets
is no place for boys and girls after
dark," he declared.
Wants Court House Heated
In regard to persons operating au
tomobiles without license, Judge Webb
said some men in the state own two
or three cars and have jonly one
license teg, changing it from ope to
the other as it is needed. He said
the state is getting in behind that
practice and also those who have
no license at all that agents are
being sent out to various towns to
investigate such matters.
He advised the gTand jury to rec
ommend that the county commission
ers have steam beat put in the court
Cofttinued on Paft Eight
How Much Will He Get?
Fire insurance men are called upon
to write policies on most any and ev
erything and they can usually do it
But Mr. O. B. Caldwell has been
stumped. He had to call for help.
A customer wanted some insurance
on a Ford but Mr. Caldwell couldn't
say whether he could let him have
any or not But it was too rare a
case to turn down without an effort
and so he decided to write his com
pany and describe that Ford and see
what the company would risk on it.
He hasn't heard from the company
yet Here is how he described the
Ford:
One Ford car, with a piston ring,
Two rear wheels, one front spring;
Has no fenders, seat made of plank,
Burns lots of gas, is hard to crank.
Carburetor busted half way through,
Engine missing, hits on two.
Only three years old, four in spring;
Has shock absorbers n everything,
Ten spokes missing, axle bent;
Four tires punctured,aint worth a cent
Got lot of speed.will run like the deuce,
Burns either oil or tobacco juice.
Helluva good Fordjor the shape it's in.
THOMAS APPEALS
TO SUPREME COURT
Automobile Salesman Convicted
at Concord of Murder in Sec
ond Degree Given 18 Years
NOW RELEASED ON BOND
Case That Attracted a Great Deal of
Attention Engaged Four Union
County Lawyers
Mr. J. J. Parker got home Satur
day night after two weeks of the
hardest work of his life at Concord
where he was leading lawyer in the
defense of Thomas, the automobile
salesman on trial for his life for the
killing of Allen at Kannapolis in Oc
tober. There was widespread inter
est in this case and the public gen
erally has already learned that
Thomas was found guilty of murder
in the second degree, sentenced to
eighteen years, appealed, and was set
at liberty under a twenty thousand
bond pending the hearing of the ap
peal by the supreme court some time
this spring.
There were four Union county law
yers in the case, all of them for the
defense, and all of them made speech
es. They were, beside Mr. Parker,
Messrs. Frank Armiield, T. D. Ma
nus and Boyce Sherrin, all now prac
ticing in Concord.
Thomas was an automobile sales
man of Charlotte. Allen was a
plumber of Concord, and with Thom
as at the time of the killing was Mrs.
Lowe, wife of a traveling salesman
known in this section. The killing
took place at Kannapolis on the night
of October 25. Thomas claimed that
Allen walked up to his car on the
street and asked if he were follow
ing liim and demanded him to hold
jp his lands. That he thought he
was about to be robbed and shot
without think ng. The state con
ended that he did know it was Allen,
that he saw him before shooting,
th-it the shot which entered Allen's
na-.'k killed him, and that there was
some secret reason which caused
Thomas to do the deed. The whole
truth about the matter will probably
never te known.
Public sentiment was against
Thomas. He was riding with a mar
ried woman and- ciarying a pistol,
which he claimed to carry at all
t mes. These two facts, coupled with
the improbability of his story, caused
people to think him guilty and few
were surprised at the verdict of the
jury.
In sentencing Thomas Judge Ray
declared that his decision had been
influenced by his sympathy for the
wife and mother of the defendant,
"who have sat faithfully by his side."
"At first I intended to give the
prisoner the full limit of the law," he
stated. "But I feel a great sympathy
for the wife and mother and I cut
'.he sentence to 18 years."
Judge Ray also stated that he felt
sorry for Thomas, that he apprecia
ted the fact that the sensibilities of
the defendant were different from
those of the average prisoner at the
bar, but that the judiciary stands be
tween the people and lawlessness,
and that he had to do his duty as he
sees it."
Sentiment Against Thomas
Mr. Parker gave three reasons in
asking Judge Kay to set aside the
verdict. First, that the verdict is con
trary to the greater woght of the
evidence. Second, that the cause jof
the defendant had been greatly prej
udiced by the arguments of the coun
sel for the state. Third, that the
cause of the defendant has been
greatly prejudiced by the hostile at
titude of the spectators and by
standers. In his arguments Mr. Parker stated
that public Bentiment had been strong
against Mr. Thomas, and that should
a new trial be granted, a change of
venue should be made.
T. D. Maness also spoke briefly,
pointing out certain facts in the evi
dence of the defense, which should
cause the verdict to be set aside in
his opinion.
Mr. Parker made a masterful plea
for the mercy of the court in sentenc
ing his client He requested that
minimum and maximum sentence be
given by Judge Ray, former to be
effective on the behavior of the pris
oner. Judge Ray declined to do this.
Thomas came into the court room
with his sister, Mrs. Reavis, and his
brother. Mrs. Thomas came in a
minute later and sat by his side. His
More Than One Hundred Killed
When Roof of Theatre Collapsed
Weight of Snow Smashed In Washington City Playhouse Satur
day Night and People Were Crushed Like Rats Caught
Under Deadfall North Carolina Girl Killed
The roof of the Knickerbocker;
Theater In Washington City collapsed ;
Saturday night and killed 10? per.
sons and seriously hurt more than
a hundred others, weight of the snow
on me rooi causing me uisssier.
An avmaucue oi oroKeu inaaier,
bricks, snow, splintered wood and
twisted steel beams catapulting upon
the audience while the orchestra
and a comedy film ground out Is the
description of the theatre disaster
given by Representative John H.
Smith irk, of Pensacola, Fla. He
was in the balcony of the theatre
when the roof collapsed tinder Its
weight of snow, and escaped unaid
ed Just how he cannot recall
with more or less serious hurts.
"The orchestra was playing beau
tiful music and a comic film was
running," said Mr. Smlthwlck, lying
in his bed, bandaged and with his
face and hands covered with cuts.
"Suddenly there was a sharp crack.
I lntlrAi nn and unvr a prpnt fissure
running across the ceiling it was i
right over my head. 1 Instantly
realized what was happening. The,
plaster began to fall, dropping down
in large and small chuncks all over
the theatre it seemed to me. While
waa looking up a great piece right
over my bead started to fall. I
ducked, crouching, involuntarily I
suppose, down between the seats.
The piece struck the seat right where
I had been sitting. The force was
broken by the- seat but it pinned me
down where I was crouching. The
noise was awful. It was a great, tre
mendous roar. It was simply lndes
acibable. I never can forget It.
Shrieks of the Injured
In the midst of the roaring were
shrieks and cries of women and
children and a few shouts of men.
There were cries for help, groans,
and. worst of all, the moans of those
in terrible pain. It was awful. I
can't describe It. I see It all the ,
time those poor children and men j
and women crying and groaning,
there.
Recovered from the reck and hor.
ror of the ruined theatre, a pitirul
stream of mangled bodies, dead and
living, flowed all Saturday night and j
Sundnv Into the lower rooms of a
Christian Science church a few hun
dred yards away. At the first word
of the disaster, the place was thrown
open to these stricken folk and the
hundreds of others who came to
search for their dead or Injured.
Aud as the full weight of the
'osses became known, the dead
monopolized the space, crowding the
Inj'-red into the nll-too-sniall rooms.
It was merely a first aid station
for those taken cruhed but alive ,
from the wreckage on stretchers)
over tne slippery pavement wim lines
of soldiers keeping the crowds far
bark.
Dortor and mines and women ,
carer to brine their sympnthy an.l i
cheer to t'' suffering or bereaved '
waited In the church. They tender-1
ty washed away the grey dust of the ,
crumpled concrete, the grime and
caked Mood, blackened sometimes by I
hours of waiting pinned under the
dehrls until the rescuers cut the :
victim loose. Bandages were ap
plied and the Injured were whisked
away to hospital or home.
The Dead in Long Rows
But the dead lay long in double
rows in which they stretched across
mother was not in the courtroom
when sentence was passed.
The defendant showed the same
optimistic spirit that had character
ized his demeanor during the entire
trial, as he entered the courtroom. He
smiled to friends, and to all appear
ances was very calm.
Thomas Gives Way to Tears
Only during the speech for mercy
by Mr. Parker did Thomas show real
emotion. During this masterful plea
he gave way to his emotions for a
minute and did not try to hide the
tears that rolled down his cheeks. His
wife moved closer to him, and they
sat shoulder to shoulder as they heard
the verdict which will send the man
to the state prison for 18 years.
The case was one of the hardest
fought in the histoy of North Caro
lina, the attorneys among the most
brilliant in the state. Eleven days
were consumed with the taking of
testimony and arguments by counsel:
213 witnesses were introduced, and
attorneys spoke in arguments for 23
hours and 51 minutes.
The defendant was renresented by
Maness and Armfield, John M. Ogle
by, J. Lee Crowell, of Concord, E. T.
Cansler of Charlotte and John J. Par
ker of Monroe.
Solicitor Havden Clement was aid
ed by L. T. Hartsell and H. S Wil
liams, of the local bar, and L. C. Cald
well, of Statesville.
" Members of jury deliberated but
two hours, one of them stated. Some
favored waiting until next morning
to render the verdict; others wanted
it rendered that night so they could
go home. It is not known how many
ballots were taken.
Remember the old-fashioned cen
taur who had the head of a man m l
the body of a horse? His euccessor
Is the stylish girl who looks like a
polar bear above and a stork below.
Toledo Blade.
the floor, until a tearful relative or
friend, a husband or wife or father
or mother, recognized the crushed
form at lust. Up and down the aisles
walked those whose fears had drawn
them here because there was some
one nissing In the family circle.
Women already weeping in cer.
tainity oc" what they must 'find sooner
or later beneath the kindly blankets
that shielded the sleepers made the
Journey of sorrows many times be
fore they found what they sought.
Men with working faces leaned to
draw bark the coverings and then
gasped with short lived relief as they
moved on to the next hudled form.
Some of these seekers came with
the dirt and grim of the wreckage
upon them still. Some had passed
through the crash of roof and bal
rony only to leave a dear one dead
in the tangled maso.
They had worked hours with the
rescuers to find that one, only to re
turn now and then for a hurried trip
to the chamber of death.
Eleven times death struck down
husband and wife, side by side. They
died as they had sat to see the swift
picturing of the film.
But many other times it was only
the wife or the husband who perished
and the survivor must make the ter
rible pilgrimage of recognition in the
grim chamber of death.
The times when children were
taken were sparingly few.
Usually the big theatre has been
in its earlier hours of a Saturday
night the gathering place of a host of
youngsters who come with their
parents for the week's amusement.
But the ttnrm that wrecked the
Knickerbocker kept tnost of the lit.
tie folk at home that night.
Up the long path, trodden through
heavy (.now, that ran from the im
promptu morgue to the Knicker
bocker, struggled the stretcher
squads, army and navy men chiefly.
Commissioned officers of the military
feervices held the doors of the church
entrance, and with exquisite gentle,
ness and sympathy sifted out those
who sought their dead from others
drawn ty morbid couroisity.
Above all there was quietness at
the church in spite of the urgent and
never ceanlng activity. Of the losers
in the Knickerbocker disaster, neith
er the physically hurt nor the be.
reaved gave voice to their suffering,
and It was the testimony of the first
who reached the theatre that the out.
cry here in the ruins was little and
soon stilled.
North Carolina (Jfrl Killed
The only know North Carolinian
killed was Mips Nannie Lee
Lambert, a native of Asheboro,
who was a government employee
working in the war department.
Miss Lambert came to Washington
years at'o. She used to be a stenog
rnph'T for W. C. Hammer, now a
member of the house'. Her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lambert, are
very old.
Miss Lambert graduated from the
State College for Women at Greens
boro In the class of 1915.
Her remains were sent to W. W.
Chambers company, undertakers, by
Mr. Hammer. It will be two or more
day before thea body will be shipped
out of Washington.
Archie Bell, an employee of the
war department, accompanied Mbs
Lambert. He was killed. His homo
was in New Jersey.
Court Proceedings
There are no cases of importance
before the present term of superior
court. Judge Webb is moving things
along rapidly and court will probably
adjourn about Thursday. Quite a
number of cases have been thrown
out of court, continued, etc. The fol
lowing car.es have been tried:
Mack Kennington, charged with
abandonment, nol pros with leave.
W, C. Hogan, charged w'th as
saulting and beating his wife, judg
ment suspended on payment of costs.
Jas. Gaddy, failure to list property,
judgment suspended on payment of
costs.
Harrison McManus, carrying con
cealed weapons, fined $50 and costs.
Buck Hulsey, carrying concealed
weapons, fined $50 and costs.
Pete McDonald, larceny, judgment
suspended ipon pavmcnt of costs.
Jesse Winfield, forgery in several
cases. It will bo remembcre.! that
Winfield forged checks on Monroe
batiks. He was given fourteen months
on the roadj of Union county.
Hides Ingram, bigamy, six months
on roads.
Zeb Smith, theft, pleads guilty, sen
tence not rassed.
Frank Griffin, fornication and adul
tery, judgment suspended on payment
of costs.
Stephenson School House Completed
Mr. W. H. Presley tells The Jour
nal that the new brick veneered
school building in the Stephenson dis
trict of Vance township has been
completed and the present term is
being taught in it. The new hoi'so
has four class rooms and a large au
ditorium. The district was formed
from the Hbcnczcr ani Center Grove
districts which were consolidated un
der the name of Stephenson, in honor
of Mr. J. M. Stephenson who donated
five acres of land to the school for
the building and play grounds.
Who Got Mr. Soil's "Parts"?
On the 28th of last October Mr.
J. A. Sell lost his Chevrolet car by
fire on the road near M:ll Creek
church, that is, it was so damaged by
fire that he couldn't use it again till
it had been overhauled. He had an
insurance policy on it and made ap
plication for indemnity to the com
pany. He has just succeeded in get
t ng the claim adjusted anJ the re
mains of the car has fallen to him.
il has decided to try to make it run
again and thinks he can do so if the
folks who have been carrying it off
piecemeal will kindly bring back the
parts that have been taken away. Mr.
Sell says he is far from accusing any
one of having stolen any othe parts,
and since they were only borrowed
he thinks it time for them to be re
turned. The radiator is gone, for in
stance, and it is quite necefsary in
the scheme of rehabilitation. An
other quite useful article is the car
buretor, which has also flown away.
Of course the tires would be useful,
too. W heels and axles are also said
to help in the matter of running.
Just any such things as these Mr.
Sell will be glad to get back.
A LOOK IN ON THE
MEN'S BIBLE CLASS
Mrs. Hargett Finds It Pleasing
to Hear the Men Talk and
Lift Voices in Song
MR. GORDON LOOKED FINE
And Mr. Love's Talk Was.Inspiring
and Drew a Hearty Amen
From Mr. Phifer
By Mrs. Knox Wolfe-IIargett
We were ushered last Sunday into
the Business Men's Bible Class. The
apartments are down in the spacious
room of the new Sunday school an
nex at Central Methodist church.
Having been invited and put on the
uDticity committee we desire to
now exactly what was expected of
us. After taking the collection, the
secretary, Mr. Zeb Faulkner, an
nounced the amount, and number pres
ent. One hundred present with three
new pupils. The trio was asked to
rise and be introduced. Mr. Curry,
the "new man in town," an insurance
promoter, was one of the number.
The members kept coming; at least
a dozen or more came after the count.
Mt. W. B. Love, the teacher of the
class, made it known to all that Mr.
V. H. Phifer had been made an hon
orary member, also a life member of
this class. "For forty years," the
speaker said, "he has given his serv
ices to the Sunday school of this
church, and now we propose to honor
him with the very best that is in our
power to bestow."
Rev. Caleb Hoyle is the chaplain
of the cluss; he opened services with
prayer. The president, Mr. W. M.
Gordon, looked a veritable prince.with
his benign countenance all aglow
with the interest he was taking in
this particular occasion, as he sat
just to one side of the speaker.
Mr. Ed Lee was at the piano, and
Messrs. J. T. Shute, J. Fowler,
and others led off in singing the
hymn, "More about Jesus," with the
finest zest. The voice of young Shute
was strong, sweet, and clarion like,
and he led the big crowd.
The writer was over-joyed to see
so many young men that were taking
part in this big new class. Our les
son next Sunday will tell of the fall
ing of Elijah's mantle on Elisha, and
we thought of the mantle of these!
older men falling on the younger, in
years to come, and the church would
;,'o on, and grow and prow.
Mr. Love, one of the town's best
lawyers, made a brilliant talk on the
lesson, and said that every man had
a Naboth's vineyard at his door, but
he was expected to have manhood
enough to fight the assailant when
he came to tempt him. He recalled
the abomniable trial th:it had just
ended in Concord, where sin had ruled
supreme, and selfishness, covetous
ness, and lewdness had lurked at the
doors of these people, while Je?ahel
had held high carnival. "A man can't
rob God, and not pay the price," he
told us. "The Germans reached out
to get the vineyards of little France,
and there is so much crime today it
looks like the thing can't be stopped.
Only one tli'ri;; can save any man.
and that's the pi.r. undefined spirit of
God. (Amen, said liro. Phifer). And
a better day is coming; God is in the
world. It will work out some day,"
the teacher fluently declared.
What a fine talk this was. I only
caught a nnall part, but that was
good. Certainly our good lawyer
teacher can't be classed with the at
torney I once heard of. He, the law
yer, was cross-examiniiii' a witness
for the other side
"You say the moon wc.s shining
brightly at the time?"
Witness: "It was."
"You are perfectly familiar with the
appearance of the moon, are you?"
"Yes sir."
"Can tell a moon as far as you can
see it, can you?"
"I think I can."
"Ever see the man in the moon?"
"I've seen what they call the man
in the moon."
"Often?"
"Many a time."
"What does he look like?"
"Well, to tell the truth, he looks
like a little, two-for-a-cent one-horse
lawyer."
Now Dr. Weaver comes in for his
share of praise for this effective out
come in building up this large class.
I'm afraid to say too much about
Continued on Pace Eight
WAS WILLING TO
TRUST DR. ROWE
Drotlier Stephenson Took a Nap
While the Dr. Was Preaching
But .Made No Apology
THOUGHT CHURCH ON FIRE
Didn't Know Much About the Sermon
Lut Dreamed Where the Cross
Cut Saw Had Been Lost
By L. E. Huggins
A Union county citizen believes
that long sermons are not best, but
at the same time he is of the opinion
that people who form the habit of
sleeping in church will go to sleep
during a short sermon just as If it
were a long cne and that anybody
is liable to go to sleep sometimes. He
then told a story of the late Rev.
It. T. X. Stephenson, who served
the Tolkton circiut as his last work.
Rev. .Mr. Stephenson was recognized
as one of the best men In the Wes
tern North Carolina conference and
Dr. J. C. Iiowe was presiding elder
of the Charlotte district at that time.
He held a quarterly meeting In
Marsbville on Sunday and preached
that evening. During the sermon,
which was a most interesting one.
Bro. Stepbcnbon went to sleep. After
the services were over. Dr. Rowe ap
proached Vc pastor and exclaimed:
"Bro. Stephenson, you went to sleep
on me." "Yes Bro. Rowe," responded
Bro. Stephen on, ' I've been hearing
you a long lime and I've got to the
place where I'm willing to risk you."
Mr. White Tells Two
Rev. C. E. White, pastor of the
Marsbville Presbyterian church, tells
the story of a fellow who always slept
during church services. One day the
preacher was delving into Scripture
bearing upon the existence of a lake
of fire and brimstone. He exclaimed:
"Yes. brethren, there Is a hell and
and there Is hell f-i-r.e." with spe
cial emphasis on the fire. His loud
tone of voice aroused the sleeping
brother Just in time for hiin to get
the last word f-l-r-e and he Jump
ed from his seat in a badly frighten,
ed state of mind and shouted:
"Where is the fire?"
Rev. Mr. Whlio then told one on
himself when he was a boy. He went
to church one Sunday and while the
congregation was kneeling for pray
er during the first part of the ser
vice Mr. White fell asleep on his
knees. Nobody aroused him from his
peaceful slumbers and he never
knew anjthing until the preacher
had pronounced the benediction and
the people were leaving the church
when he suddenly awoke and found
himself on his knees.
A Timely Dream
Put Henry Marsh took the prize
with this interesting story of the
late Mr. Ike Nash's sleeping qualifi
cations in church. Henry says that
Mr. Nash had been doing some work
for Mr. K. C. Griffin and had list
the crors-cut saw. lie went to rhurrh
on the Sunday following and when ! e
returned Mr. Griffin at-ked him how
he liked the sermon. "I can t tell
you much about the sermon," re
plied Mr. Na?h, "but I dreame.i
where we left that cross-cut faw,"
and he looked In the place he had
dreamed about rnd found the saw.
Mr. Gwyune Griffin of Marshville,
who is principal of the graded
schools at Advance, states that when
ho lert that place Friday the snow
was twelve Inches deep. When asked
how he liked that section of the
state, Mr. Griffin replied. "Very well,
but Union is the besi county in the
state." He then explained that while
Pavlo Is a good county there are not
no' so many home-owners an In Un
ion. The farms are to a great extent
owned by large land-holders who
either rent the farms or have them
cultivated by tenants. Perhaps Union
has more small farmers or men who
own small farms and cultivate them
themselves than any county in Xorth
Carolina anil that's what it takes to
make a desirable community In
which to live.
Holding Money Tight
"There ia qulle a bit of money in
Union county,'' said a citizen a few
days ako, ' but tlie people are afraid
to turn it loose." He then explained
that folks have become po excited
over ihe appearance of the boll wee.
vil that they have withdrawn their
money from circulation slid thereby
made conditions worse than th'.v
ivuKy r-1 i 1 he. It Is iilo tliia man's
ri 'iio: 1 1i : : t there r.re thousands of
dollar' in t'lo county hidd.Mi away in
t I I stor hir.uts, rr.'Cks of houses and
in ot'.:rr places, that would greatly
relieve the tituat mi If they were put
into the banks and thereby placed
into c'revlMtnn. V'I'h the large num
ber of z.rM3 in Union, all on solid
footing, it I; rather strnngo that any
body w ill truss to hick and the weath
er to keep their money safe in places
where robbers can so easily find and
secure the earnings of a lifetime.
And then there Is another class of
people who delight In carrying lare
rools of money In their pockets, Just
why no one is able to tell, unTesa
they are possessed of the same
feeling the preacher had who always
borrowed a dollar before going Into
the pulpit. It is said that the minis,
tre referred to never used the money
and always handed it back to th"
brother from whom he borrowed it
at the close of the services. When
asked why he borrowed It, he re
plied: "I never have any of my own
and I can always do better preach
Ing when I have money ia my pock'
et."