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THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT -THE UNION COUNTY PAPEREVERYBODY NEEDS IT ME MU JM KUK J O U KIM Ah PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Twenty-Ninth Year. No. 33. Monroe, N. C, Tuesday, May 30, 1922. 32.00 Per Year Cash MONROE SCHOOL HAD A MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR;N, Commencement Excrcis.-s Cinf lot Cloe Friday Night with AdJres bv Hun. T. W. Murphy MANY MEDALS AND PRIZES AWARDED SI HOOL STUDENTS largest Cradualinz Class in History of the Institution and the Youngest Graduate Ever. Commencement exercises of the Monroe school came to a close Inst Friday nijrht when Hon. T. W. Mur phy delivered the annual address nnd the diplomas, medals, prizes ami Bickett Memorial cup were awarded. Friday afternoon the seniors held their class day exercises. The exer cises were splendid, but the occasion was a sad one for the seniors who are now outsiders. Following is a list of the graduating class: Mary Austin, Kathleen Adams, Mary Irene Bowie, Beatrice Burrell, Carolyn Cason, Ola Connell, Virginia Carroll, Cornelia Dillon, Connie Fowler, Ethel Gullege, Margaret Helms, Ethel Hinde, Mildred Hinson. Marion Lee, Mildred Lee, Eli zabeth Morgan, Juanita Meares, Grace Newell, Gladys Presson, Anna Frances Kedfern, Annie Heath Redfearn, Florence Kedwine, Lucile Shannon, Mary Hinson Wat kins, Lila Welsh, Grace Williams, Whiteford Blakeney, Jr., Robert Browning, Roy (adieu, Abram Hill Crowell, James Griffin, Clarence Houston, Jr., Sam Presson, Stephen Presson, Robert Williams and John Neal Cadieu. Mr. Murphy's address Friday night was a most excellent one and the largest audience yet assembled in the new high school auditorium gathered to hear him. He was introduced by Mr. J. C. Sites, who saiil that to know him is to love him. The Bickett Memorial cup, won by Monroe High School in the county commencement a few weeks ago, was awarded bv Kay Funderburk, county superintendent f schools. .Mr. F. G. Henderson, 'member of the school hoard, awarded the diplo mas "' nda ' interesting talk. The medals were awarded by Dr. W. K. Burrell to the following: Scholar ship r.ndal, Lee Todd; debator's and essay medals to Whiteford Blakeney, Jr.; second best essay. Abram Hill Crowell; in the art department Fian ces Blakeney won $5 prize given by Mr. J. T. Shute, Jr., Julia McLendon, $3 prize given by Mr. F. D. Pinkston, and Margaret Faulkner. $1 prize giv en by Mr. Pinkston. Clarence Hous ton ran Mr. Blakeney a close second for the debater's medal. Arnecie Bak er won honorable mention in the art department, Annie Louise Caldwell nnd Max Griffin were second and third in scholarship and Florence Red wine was valedictorian of her class. The graduating class this year was the largest in the history of the school and bears the d.s'inction of having among its members the youngest person ever graduating from the institution, Abram Hill Cro well, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crowell, who is only fourteen years of age and has had only five and a half years in school, havin entered the fourth grade when he started, and has always made the honor roll ex cept when sick. Last night Mrs. John Beasleys music pupils of the grammar school gave a recital that was greatly en Joyed and tonight her pupils of the high school will give their recital. Milliken For Representative It is of the utmost importance that the people of Union county should send as their next Representative in the Legislature a man of activity, sound judgment and experience. The first duty which confronts Un ion County's Representative will be that of enacting such legislation as will insure economy in the adminis tration of local government, and no mnn in the race for the legislature has a better knowledge of the laws relating to expenditure of public funds than has Mr. Milliken. He is not only familiar with tha law, but he has thorough knowledge and exper ience with legislative procedure and knows how to get about securing the recognition of the rights of his con stituents. We know Mr. Milliken to be a man of the highest onkr of ability and patriotism. He volunteered in the army during the war and saw two years' service. He is not seeking to capitalize his army record and we mention the fact only as evidence of patriotism. He has always been an ac tive Democrat of the working sort and always faithful to every trust im posed on him. Quiet, courteous and unassuming in manner, honest, in dustrious and intelligent, we believe that he will make a Representative of whom this County will be proud. DEMOCRATS. C. IL RUSSELL ANSWERS FOR HIMSELF The question has been asked: "Where was G. H. Russell in 1W7-18-19?" Others have given answers to that question. I was where thousands and thou sands of other fathers who had sons in France were at the post of duty, doing the very best I could for the boys and the cause for which they were fighting trying to comfort the mother of my aons in her distress, spending many weary, sleepless nights and having a hard time. Respectfully, G. H. RUSSELL. Do You? Do you favor women paying poll tax and serving on juries? If not, vote for C. J. Braswell. -VOTERS. APRIL RIDES PRODUCE .MANY MAY ISKIDES School Building Under Conslruc- t ion at Marshwllr Wet Weather Makes the Weeds Crow Marshvillo, May 2J. The work on the new s-cho,d auditorium is progress ing as rapidly as possible and will, v. hen com'letid. he a handsome 'l.niiil ntp ntnl un u.l.t i t i.ni . t hi. it jwn Mrs. Talmage McBride delightfully nt.rtained the book club at her su burban home last Wednesday morn ing r.t ten o'clock, on the lawn under the oaks, where tables were arrang ed for a progressive contest which was interesting. The lady winninj in this was Mrs. C. W. Barrino. A deli cious luncheon course with strawberry shortcake was served. Mrs. McBride knows how to entertain her guests, and all enjoyed the variation, too. The presence of many cut flowers, es pecially roses, from hanging vases and elsewhere, gave a very pleasing setting to the scene. Mr. Jas. P. Marsh and family and Mrs. Irene Marsh left for Raleigh Monday morning to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Little, making the trip in their car. They will be away about a week. Mrs. Grover McBride has gone to Washington on a visit to relatives. Several of our citizens were in Charlotte Thursday, among them be ing Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Harrell, Messrs. Charlie Griffin, John Green, Kemp Armfield and Clyde Smith. Mr. Eugen? Lowery of Charlotte was in town Friday. Mr. Smith Medlin, who has been sick, is out again. Miss Kate Bailey who has been teaching, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Themias of Weddington visited their brother, Mr. J. E. Thomas, last week. It is getting time for picnics, al- thcugli it has been cool and unset tle I, and hardly calculated to make one pine for the streams nnd shady places, but em the appearance of waim days last week the young peo ple of the Presbyterian e hureh or some of the classes availed themselves ot it and went for a picnic supper. The young men's class entertained the youiu girls' class, and from reports they proved themselves equal to the occasion in the abundance of refresh ments, cteam, also, ami all enjoyed it. Mr. H. B. Marsh and bride return ed to his home after a trip to Hori da; and that reminds us that June is slipping close on the heels of May. June, the bride's month, (or used to be so called) and scarcely can we claim the month when another of our citizens claims another teacher. There is no glorious June moon, as yet, to threw one into sentimental rhapso dies, no waving corn (around here) or heading grain to set the June bugs all a-buzzing or any of these things to stir the sentimental vein that would cause all these special occasions, so perhaps the afore-mentioned April rides and contests had a hand in it. Do you remember the warning given in that month? It was thus: Oh! girls, beware of this April moon, For cars and contests are all a-tune. They do ray there are still others to be heard from. Miss Nell Hasty, who has been at the Fbra McDonald College, Red Springs, has returned home. Mrs. Lucile Bailey of Charlotte spent Sur.day in town. We ho e th out of town people and visit rs w.ll not hold it too much against Marshville when they pass on some oi ine main streets ana in piac es see the weeds an I grass waist or .shoulder high on eueh side the side walk, making walking singly a ne cessity, and also choking the water hams; but remember we do that sort of cl .'aning about August when labor is supposed to be available we just have lcwt sight of thf fact that it bus been ten) wet to farm or cultivate much, but it's line weather for weeds and the y grow in shallow soil. If the rains continue, and also tne weeds, where will we find Marshville? At a:iy rale we may find sickness. For health's sake an J for the sake of pride in our town let's keep clean and tidy. Phillips-Ford A e(uiet wedding was solemnized Sunday afternoon, May 2S, at 1:15 o'clock at the Methodist parsonage in Monroe, when Miss Irene Ford, daughter of Esq. and Mrs. J. C. Ford, was marred to Mr. Ernest Phillips, son of Mr. Ted Phillips of Mint Hill, Rev. C, C. Weaver of ficiating. Only close friends and rela tives of the contracting parties were present. The bride and groom were accompanied by the bride's sister, Miss Ethel Ford, and Mr. Edward McWhirter of Charlotte. Mr. Phil lips is a worthy young man, a pros perous farmer of Meck'enburg coun ty. He posssesses splendid ability and a noble Christian character. Mrs. Phillips is a beautiful and ac complished young lady of many vir tues and will make for him a charm ins? companion. After the marriage the bridal party went to the home of the groom's parents in Mecklen burg county, near Mint Hill. Later in the day a sumptuous supper and delightful refreshments were seved. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips will make their home with the groom's parents for the present Mr. and Mrs. Phillips have many inends in union ana Mecklenburg counties who wish for them a Jong life and much happiness. For Coroner I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Coroner for the county of Union, subject to the ac tion of the Democratic primary. DR. P. M.ABKKNATHY. Mass Meeting Passes Resolutions Favoring the Farm Demonstrator Information Furnished in Regard to the Expenditure of Money for Road Building Tactic of Some Who Oppose Farm Demonstrator Condemned One of the largest and most im portant m:is meetings ever held in the county was that of Saturday af ternoon when the court house was at east nail :ii!eu wtin representatives from various parts of the county, who li'teJ in this county reque.-ting the gathered for the discussion of public cunty commissioners to abolish the questions. The committee appointed at ofTice .f farm demonstrator of Union he last meeting to furnish public in- county, and whereas numerous per formation in regard to the various sons signed said petition as a result departments of county government of misunderstanding of the facts con found that the administration of these nected with the movement for abol otfices had been handled wisely and ishing said office, now therefore be it even mere economically than they had resolved by citizens of Union county hoped for. in mass meeting assembled: Dr. II. D. Stewart stated that the Fir?, that the office of farm dem information was not asked with the onstrator is one of the most useful expectation of finding that anybody and necessary offices in this county had been guilty of misappropriation and that its proper administration of funds, bnt simply as a matter of confers more lasting material bene rublie information, the taxpayers fit upen the county as a whole than having the right to know just how any other off.ee in the county, the money is being spent and that Second, that while the Federal gov everybody would be better satisfied ernment and other sources pay the when they do know the facts in the farm demonstrator the sum ot $1,800, case. A report was submitted from the county and the tax payers in the the road commission telling just what county paying only SoOO per year, and amount of bonds have been issued in that the amount so paid by the coun the county since the reiad-building ty is infinitely small compared with program began several vears ago the good resulting lrom its expendi which amount is $1,000,000, about ture, and that the total salary of $200,000 of which is still on hand. .-U'O a year for the present farm The report also showed that the cost demonstrator is fully and honestly per mile of constructing roads is 40 earned and deserved, to 50 per cent less now than when Third, that T. J. W. Lroom, the everything was tangoing with the stars. It showed that the average cost of bulling graded top-soil roads is around S2.HO0 per mile, with the i .i . I . j? I, 1 exception oi l'eiaas mat nave ionoweu old routes already graded which I rings the average cost of all roads down'to about $1,500. Mr. J. N. Price, member of the road commission, made a talk in which he :slained the problems of road- building and stated that it has been the policy of the commission to hedd costs of every kind down to the low- est possible figures, and stated that the office of the commission is always open to visitors and that an inspec- tion of the books by any citizen of the county is welcomed at all times. The report showed that the salary of each township elector is not less than $S nor more than $5 per day while on duty, the salary of the whole year not to exceed two hundred dollars, and they must furnish their own conveyance. The monthly ad- ministrative expenses of the road commission is as follows: Chairman, $125; secretary, $50; third 1 member, $10; engineer, $8 per day while work- ing; assistant engineer, SluO per month; clerk, $100, and superinten dent of chain gang. $100. It also stat ed that members of the road elector ate receive no remuneration whatever either than that mentioned above, that there is no alleiwance for mileage, use of car, oil or gas. Broom's Record Vindicated By far the most important part of the nieetnig was that which dealt with Whv Union Cotintv Should Nominate W C Heath "for the Senate . C. Heath tor tne senate. 1. He is favorably known all over the state. He will receive recognition in once as a Senator. He is a great friend of the Lieutenant Governor who will presiele over that body and this means he will be put on import ant committees and thus enable him to wield a powerful influence in the Senate. 2. As a campaign speaker he will be able to cope with any man in the District that the Republicans can get out. The other counties composing this District are expecting us to give if successful in the election, I shall them W. C. Heath and they will be t!V to give all the roads their proper satisfied. Heath is a deep thinker, attention, and reduce the cost of up well educated. Familiar with the k..,.,: so that each section may re needs of the slate. Friend of the oele'e some benefit from the money farmer. If sent to the Senate he allotted to your township... will be an asset and not a liability If vou like my platform, your vote to that august assembly. 3. Ex-service men attention! Will Heath trained nearly every group of soldiers that went out from this coun ty. He tried to go himself and be one of you. Remember he was the man that got up the first reception given the ex-service men when we bamiueted at the Joffre Hotel and as a token of appreciation we presented him with a gdd watch. Men we must stand by W. C. Heath ns he has stood by us. He's the ex-service man's friend. 4. Old Confeelerate soldiers, you are few but Geid bless you I know vnu will sunnort him for what he I ..... , --- --- - ;Milis mm niiau win .-.um.ii rti n... has done for you. Sons and daughters Mrand theatre Wednesday and Thuis of the Confeeleracy you can t afford i , . . ,i i.. t i, ; ,,.,;.., . . , io uo less. Mm e. uiiniinuun. jt Happened that Many arrived cn 5 Citizens of Union County we'the "burning sands in January, in the should not be ungrateful for what i ,:,!. nt a r(ihiirst .which ha.l mol- W. C. Heath has done for this county. You business men of forty and up- ward well know what he has done in ween, and shivered with the cold, the way of organizing enterprises for -Mary MacLaren, the leading va this county that has helped to put it mHn hivercd so much we couldn't on the map. He has always becn.take C0He.up9 0f her," observed the loyal to the county that gave him tart on hi8 return to the 8tu,ii0. birth. He loves Union County and After working for about a week the North Carolina. Its the first time 8CcneSi which should have require! he has ever entered a fight for an ony three days wfre 8ecureu and office. We mUSt Stand by him. lie'.u mmn.nii mtnrnsH n mnnv f'.jili. can upon me womannoou oi v1""" county to vote lor in nemo on June 3 for Senator. CITIZEN. Mrs. Crowell Endorsed. We heartily endorse Mrs. Walter ' Crowell for member of county Iv.ard of education and pledge her oj.- e.i- thusiastic support in the primary en' June 3rd. Sorosis Club. i thv rw id of Farm Demonstrator T. J. W. ilriM in, when Mr. J. Z. Green, member of the program committee, presented the following resolutions: Whereas, petitions have ben circa present larm demonstrator, is a most eif cient. competent and honest officer and that he has been wrongly misrep- resentul and slandered by personal i.nri,,, tint iMirunna huvitlti1 nn lltl.i ag-ned pecuniary beneht in his re- nuixul or the abolition of thy oh ice. Fourth, that we unhesitating y cor- elemn the tactics of any candidate or candidates for public oir ice who have their motives under the guise of economy, tne abolition ot the office of farm demonstrator and we call upon tne enl'.ghtened citizenship of Inion county to defeat them in the coming primary. Resolutions Unanimously Adopted jjr. (;,.eL.n lnen discussed the work of Mr y,.oom and showed that under his administration the farming inter- ests of tne county have been greatly benefitted. Several other talks were mn,le-supporting Mr. Broom and the lt,sutions, after which the motion to ail,lt tnt,m was put to rjKintf vote an,j practically every man in the big mi.t.tjng voted for their adoption. The duy ha(1 Dt,t,n won for tne best inter- eRfs of tht, county, many intelligent aml oyai citizens of Union had given t.Xpri.ssion to a feeling that had been welling up in their bosoms since the attack by certain interests mat a speaker characterized as the enemies rnnl unu,m uhn are sullim? far m,Ti fertilizer and supplies at big per ct,lt profjt time prices, and therefore don't care to have Mr. Broom order ing fertilizer, clover seed, etc., in car lots and distributing them at actual cost. To the Voters of New Salem Township 1 "m in the race for KoaJ LK.lt'ttor: g township and thought the taxpayers would want to know the principles for which 1 stand. 1 wish to please the taxpayers of the township, and if elected will do all in my power to give all a fair shewing. It is my belief that roads should be worked according to their import ance, but that none should be tKg- eeted. Also, there is too much money being spent for the amount of work June 3rd. will be appreciated. Z. K. SIMPSON. Wallace Reid Has a Chilly Time on Hot Desert The great American desert is not such a hot, dry, sand place, as it is uticii pictured in story books, that is. at certain sasons of the year, ac cording to Wallace Reid, Paramount star, who, with his supporting com pany, under the director of Philip 1,'ipsen. spent several (lays :n the edge of the Majove lilmin.; road scenes for "Across the Continent," a new Paramount picture in which he i ...;n i, i,,i. .,t tht. . the sami9 considerably. The ,.., fornia to make open road scenes. Women as Jurors. Say, are you in favor of your wife or daughter serving as jurors and raying poll tax? If not, go to the ""'lis on nex:. Saturday and vote for ... J- braswell lor representative, lie s opposed to this. JIAKSHYILLIS 1'r.MUCKAlS. i OKLAHOMA MEM HER SAYS HE IS SOME DARE DEY1E (hallcnies a Flylcr to Go to the Sky and Let Vr Drop With All of the Hruks Off Wa.-hirtun, May 27. Willing to hkc a cnance witn death to prove himself the only real aerial dare devil in Congress, Kepresentative .Manuel Hcrrick, RepuM.can, Oklahoma, ac cepted an aviator's challenge today to join him in a high flight with the brakes off. lk'iirt J. Fahy, the flyer, had promised the Oklahoma man that he would lose more tl.an a necktie if he agreed to go up. l ou will at your earliest conven ience go with me to the war depart ineiit, Mr. Herriek wrote, "and make the re-quest for a plane and I will back up the request as a Congress man personally." The Oklahoma House member said he would make no request himself because he "was sore at the depart ment for issuing an order that I must not do any more stunt Hying over the capital for fear I might fall upon the skylight and fracture a pane or two and thus put some slivers of glass in some sleepy senator s or congress man's nose." "If you really have any sand in your craw to make goetd the chal lenge," Mr. Herriek added, "why you just mosey around to my office and we will go to the war department together. Dropping into his own home-made poetry, Herriek gave this: "If when we fly away on high we should fall down and die, Anyone who wants to cry must rub an onion in their eye." Advising rahy to take out some life insurance, Herriek said he had none, adding: "Personally, I don't have to, as I am not leaving any dependents be hind, lor I have nenher father nor mother, sister nor brother, uncle or aunt, nephew or neice ner cousin, even in the forty-third degive. Life to me is not sweet and I don't care two whoops in Gehenna if you go up a couple of miles and stand her on Her nose and let her hit." News From Monroe Route 3. The farmers of this community are the worst behind with their work they have been in many years. Scarcely one farmer out of ten has a grain of corn planted, and some have just fin ished planting cotton. Several are chopping their first planting. They have a very good stand, but the cold has caused a lot of the cotton to ."lie. Your correspondent met Mr. J. R. Lathan, one of Buford's best farm ers, in Monroe last Saturday and ask ed him about farm work. Mr. Lathan said he had just finished planting cot ton, but he hadn't prepared a feiot of land for corn. Mr. Walter A. Whitaker celebrated his 47th birthday at his home at Hous ton last Thursday. Several of his neighbors and friends went in late Thurselay afternoon with well filled baskets of good things. Long tables were arranged and the contents of the baskets were spread on them, filling them to the point of almost overflow ing, and a splendid supper was en joyed instead of a dinner, as the good farmers couldn't leave their work to go in day time. A jolly time was had. Mr. and Mrs. T. Richard Helms of Monroe spent Sunday with the for mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Helms. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Doster were Sunday evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Richardson of Mt. Carmel. Mrs. Maggie Franklin of Matthews spent Saturday and Sunday with friends in this community. Mr. Will Hannah and sister, Miss Lill e Hannah, of Houston spent Sat- uvu:iy night and Sunday with Mr. and J.'r.s. J. Robert Irby of Monroe, To Post Union County Wool For the information of farmers who have wool for sale, will state that the price of Wool has advanced consider ably during the last few weeks and it now looks as if those who have wool will get a good price for it. We are ar ranging for a wool pool for the en tire county. It is our purpose to secure a warehouse for the wool, have it sorted and graded before the day of sale. After this is done, we will have buyers visit the county for the pur pose of making competitive' bids. W'ool buyers are now scouring every section of llu country for Wool and it will be no trouble to get them here. ee want everyone v. no nas wool lor saie to urop us a caru stating annul how many pounds he will have to puol. Later, we will g,ve notice of the lay of assembling the wool. e want to know the amount of wool you will have within the next ten days. have within the next ten days. T. J. Y. Broom, County Agent. Are Monroe Voters Appreciative? When Mr. Vann was a candidate for, Congress 'Squire Braswell worked hard for him and made his vote unanimems at his precinct. He has worked unceasingly for Mr. Stack for juelge, being the author of the reso lutions passed at the recent county convention pledging the uniteei sup port of the voters of the county. Mr. Braswell has always stood loy ally by the town and its candidates. We feel that 'Squire Braswell is the logical man for Representative this time and we believe the voters of Monroe appreciate this fact and will :.? him a large vote next Saturday. UXIOXYILLE DEMOCRAT. For Commissioner I hereby announce myself a candi date for county commissioner, subject to the action of the Democratic pri mary. W. R. McCALX. COLUMN NEWS GATHERED FROM DAILY DISPATCHES .Many Stories of Interest Condensed lor the Convenience of Busy Readers of '1 he Journal BIG STORIES F IMPORTANCE HANDED OUT IN A NUT SHELL Tragic, Pathetic j:nd Heart Rending Thiniis ot Interest Are Here Briefly Recorded Li anii. g lrom the burning boat in which he with several companions was go.i:g to the rescue of a boating party. Richard Frasier, 2 years old, attached to the life saving station at Oak Island, near Southport. was drowned early Sunday morning. His compan ons remained on the boat, ex tinguished the blaze and rescued the distressed party. The $100.01':) redium gift to the Rutherford i.ospitul arrived Friday and was instated Saturday, the in stitution will be ready to offer treat ment within a lew days. The gift was made by J. Cal Plonk, of Hickory, as a memorial to his deceased wife, Lau ra K. Plonk. The hospital may be en larged soon to care lor the increase of patients. Reverend S. O. Whitman, owner of Oconee orphanage, wus convicted in federal district court of illicit distill ing at Anderson, S. ('., late Friday and sentenced to se -ve six months in Spar tanburg jail .r pay a fine of 000. Mr. Whiinia.:, who is the se-cond preacher Judg. Watkins has sentenc ed recently lor distilling, testified that Paul Hughes had lured him to the still on the pretense that he want ed to aid officers in catching the op erators. He aelded that a raid was made while he was at the still and he was arrested. Miss Aha Cox, pretty seventeen- year-old girl, was taken to Grady hos pital, Atlama, Saturday morning suf fering from bruises over her left ear. which, she declared, were inflicted by a hammer in the hands of her step father, G. D. Gillespie, with whom she reside s at 1SI I.uckie street. Miss Cox told physicians at the hospital that Gillespie came home early Saturday morning apparently intoxicated, seiz ed a hammer und struck her on the head. She was given medical atten tion and later returned to her home. Police are searching for Gillespie, who disappear u ,).ii his horn 3 during the morning. The house which had under consid eration Saturday the Campbell Doughton election contest from North Carolina, adjourned without final ac tion. Those conversant with the facts ncl.eve that the end of the case is at hand, it w;s n diplomatic way of let ting the G. O. P. out of an embar rassing situation. "In my opinion the contest is over, said Representative Doughton Saturday. "The republican leaders could have kept a auorum if they had desired it. I do not expect the matter to be called up again this session. I doubt if it ever comes up. Had a vote been taken anv time to day, I would have won a large ma jority." Daniel Mcl.cixl, aged 87 years, one of the oldest citizens of Robeson coun ty, took his first trip in an airplane at Red Springs Saturday. The machine belonged to J. G. Walters of Lum berton, and was piloted by K. Woody. Betore his flight the sturdy Scotch man had been given a certificate of health, showing him equal to the trip, by his physician. He went to an al titude of abemt 1.500 fe-et. It was a great day for "Uncle Dan'l," as he is familiarly known, who stated after his return that it had been one of the greatest events in his long life. Aviation experts of the marine corps claimed Saturday for Major Hoy C. Geiger, I . S. M. C, the record for time and long distance north-and-south flying, by virtue of hi flight riday from ejuantico, a., to Pelisa la, F'la. Major Geiger left Ouantico. :() miles south of Washington, at 4:- 40 a. m. and arrived at Pensacola at 3:30 p. m., having made two stop overs aggregating about two-hours in all, at FayeUevdle, X. (".. and Americas, Ga. llach of the stops was for fuel. The flight was made at an average speed of 110 miles an hour, which the marine corps aviation experts say may be a world's record for he a world s record for speed over mrh n ibun...it, ih., ....ik oornood oi i.tnni miles. Thrown ojt of an automobile driven by her father when the machine struck reugh spot in the reiael, Nellie, little two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ho! ten, who resides in Sumner township, between High Point and Groomtown, met instant death Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock when the child landed on her head, and crushed her skull. Mr. and Mrs. Holden and the two children had left their home in their automobile to vis it relatives. When they had traveled about a mile and a half, Mr. Holden's hat flew off and in his attempt to catch it he lost control of the car which then struck a rough spot in the road. The child was sitting on the rear seat with her mother and the jar of the machine threw the child to the road. The parents were grief stricken upon picking up their daughter to find that she had died instantly. The journey homeward was one of sad ness, the father and mother weepinj bitterly. And 'twas a pathetic sight to see the mother cling close to her daughter, who a few minutes before wjs filled with all the vigor of a child.
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