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Monroe Journal
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK ' TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Twenty-Ninth Year. No. 47.
Monroe, N. C, FridayJuly 14, 1922.
$2.00 Per Year Cash
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INTERESTING EXPERIMENT BY
COUNTY SCHOOL AUTHORITIES
Number of District Have Been Con-
solidated During the Pasty Two
School Yean
TWO DISCONTINUED WHERE
THERE WERE NO BWLDlMiS
ITrucks Used Past Term with Very
Satisfactory Results Don't Want
Old System
In loaning with tha huildinir nf la r Ir
an mnA lAtA MaiitanMl fatar mt h-
pds of travel, modern methods of
parming and the new way 01
poing things in general, tne county
Swvl ft audita t tun mnA rKa aniwrin
Vfc VUUIH1IUII Bill BKr"!
sdent of schools have for the past
i - -
rwo years oeen making soma euuru
along the line of improving the school
system of the county. Generally speak
ing that atfnrta have met the &D-
Iproval of the people, but in some in
stances strong protest r.as oeen reg
istered, to be sure by men who are
honest in their ideas and intentions.
A brief review of the work along
trio lino nf mnonliHatinn will serve
tj better inform the public of just
what has been done and why such
steps were taken. The school authori
ty doubtless believe that just as
ox carts, as means of travel, forked
f:rlra .a imnlomont. nf farmini?. Dro
it laiming the news from housetops as
means of advertising ana priming
I newspapers from handset type on
h.nH nnnwi nut nf date, so are
Ithe poorly lighted, poorly-ventilated
ne teacner scnoois.
Action Taken
Ai-finT imnn thin nrincinle two
kears ago the school in the McLarty
W:stnct, in east Monroe lownsmp,
Luhara tko u-hnnl vii tauirht in a
poorly-lighted and ventilated out-
Euilding, witn twenty-lour siuaems in
he district, was done away with and
the students were sent 10 vungaie
nnd Rock Rest where good teachers
fond splendid equipment were avaii
Lhla Tha nun. livinir the Greatest dis
tance from these schools travel only
wo and a hall miles, it is stated, ana
hey were the most anxious for the
etter cdvantage.
The Burnt House school, in, Marsh
all' township, is another example of
ipoorly-eiiu'pped school that was
taught in an outbuilding under try-
,;ig circumstances ana inni nas oeen
i;u.nntini,nl nml mnrlo n tinrt nf the
IHellfield and Wingate districts. This
school had only Iilteen students, dui
they were as much entitled to educa
tional ad vantages as anybody else,
kvhich they now have.
On Larger Scale
Last year the authorities decided
i -. f rv mil th pnnsn Hlntton nronosi-
lion on a little more extensive plan
land the Turner district, in Buford
township, was thrown with the rros
pect district. The result is that the
iatrons of that district generally are
well satisfied with the system of
trucking the students in to Prospect,
una the consolidated uismci nas ue-
ided to erect a modern brick Duiid
an.l TnnV, l'rnanaat a hivrh school.
I which Buford has long needed. The
nonnlp nf that section are very en
thusiastic over the proposition.
Midway and Mount neasani, in nu
tnuvnshln. which were already
two-teacher schools, were thrown to
other last year and a modern two
tory building with six class rooms
bind an auditorium was erectea. io
I, -m.L- w iwprl in this district and the
Lreatest distance traveled by any stu
dent is about two nines, ana mere
teems to be no protest.
As an experiment tne vaiKer ais
Irift mo . lust vpar imluced to use a
truck for carrying the students to
W'axhaw and were promised that they
might go back to the old school if
;it the end ot tne term me new ar
rangement did not prove to be satis
I'nrfnrv Vint th cnuntv superintendent
teports that the results were so sat
Lfartnrv that nobodv wants to revert
to the old way.
Bakers, Mineral Springs, and rieas
hnt Grove districts were also consoli
dated last year-nd a modern, weil
tquipped building is in use at Min
u.ol Cnrinnra tha utiiHpnti livinir at
greatest distance being required to
ko about tnree miles, iwo or inree
hatrons still protesting about the
rnove. .
Ebenezer and Center Grove, in
Vance and Coose Creek townships,
have been consolidated. Before con
solidation the average attendance in
Center Grove, according to records in
he superintendent's office, was 18
vhile that of Ebenezer was BO, making
.vnrairi fnr tha twn aphonia of 68.
l,ast year the average in the consol-
MAntAif Hibtrit n'a. IrtR. IS nf whom
rUU 11 V, n I i . '- - ' ' - -"
vere high school students, which gives
m increase ol 3 students since me
listricts were consolidated.
!!,, V'iunr mnA Stollintm liava been
Unsolidated with Indian Trail and
kwo miles is the greatest distance
raveled by any siuaem in mis ui-
krict. .
Larger Communities
The above furnishes a fairly accu
ate review of what has been done in
he way of making larger and better
.communities out of small ones with
oorly equipped schools,
D..nla ara nmatimaa reluctant to
Live up a small one-room school house
Lhat has become the center of the
emmunitv Me, but experience seema
. -k. h. whara a onmmunitv once
Uecides to enlarge its bounds and pro-
vide more muunn auu iuireii "-wi
facilitiea the community spirit is not
iestroyed, but Droaaenea ana maue
ktronger.
T-...Vincr aarviraa will be held at
JPleasant Viw in North Monroe Sun
liay at 11 o'clock. Sacred Harp alng
Lng at 10 o'clock before preaching.
SPLENDID REPORT ON
REHABILITATION WORK
Loral Committee Has Been Busy and
Uas Rendered Aid to Seven Dis
abled Persons '
Believing a certain amount of pub
licity to be essential in connection with
with rehabilitation work in this coun
ty, this report, covering the period
from March 4th to July 4th, is sub
mitted by the Union county committee
on Rehabilitation. This committee
was organized on March 4th of this
year by H. L. Staton, Supervisor of
Industrial Rehabilitation for the State
of North Carolina, to assist the state
board in investigating cases in Union
county. Similar committees are be
ing organized throughout the state,
the local committee being one of the
first five to start handling this hu
manitarian work which is attracting
widespread attention.
The Union county committee has
been most active, having investigat
ed and reported seven cases, all of
which have received favorable action
by the state board, and the committee
has been highly commended by the
supervisor for tne work accomplished.
This committee is composed of the
following: Chairman, W. M. Gordon,
medical officer, Dr. G. B. Nance, field
representative, Rev. E. C. Snyder,
secretary, Chas. V. Orton, Prof. Ray
Funderburk and E. C. Carpenter.
Following is a list of the cases in
vestigated, giving the nature of dis
ability, together with a report of the
qction taken by the state board:
Wm. P. Stegall, Marshville N. C,
route 4, left leg off just below hip.
Supplied with artificial leg, given an
allowance for living expenses while
learning the shoe repairing trade,
supplied with tools, given medical at
tention. Ed Cuthbertson, Marshville, right
leg off, four inches above ankle. Sup
plied with artificial leg, employment
secured.
Dock Meachum, Monroe, right leg
off, four inches below hip. Supplied
with artificial leg.
Lewis Bivens, Monroe, .right foot
off, six inches above ank'.e. Supplied
with artificial leg.
Bessie Roseboro, Monroe, left hand
oft at wrist joint. Supplied with arti
ficial hand.
Chns. L. Hylms, Unionville, route 2,
right lt'g off four inches above knee.
Artificial h supplied.
James McKinney, Waxliaw, ri;ht
leg off four inches ubove ankle. Sup
plied with artificial leg.
Any cases of crippled or disub'ed
residents of Union county requiring
assistance should be reported to Rev.
E. C. Snyder, county welfare officer,
or to secretary Chas. W. Orton, at
the Chamber of Commerce.
Death of Mrs. Wilson
Mrs. L. L. Wilson died at her home
in Danville, Va., last Saturday night
at 12 o'clock. She is survived by her
husband and four children and an in
fant, the mother dying within a few
minutes after its birth. Mrs. Wilson
before her marriage, was Miss Pattie
Moore, daughter of the late Esq. and
Mrs. H. C. Moore, of the Rock Rest
community, and a sister of Mr. 0. H.
Moore, of Monroe, and Frank, James,
A. D., Henry and Jesse Moore, all of
this county. Mis. Wilson died on her
2'Jth birthday. She was a devoted wife
and mo'.Ler, a member of the Bap
tist chur.h since girlhood and at the
time of her death wis a member of
the First Baptist church at Charlotte.
She W..J before her marriage a
trained r.urse. By her request she
was Lur ed at Sugar Creek church,
four milas north of Charlotte, and
funeral service? were conducted at 10
o'clock Monday morning, Rev. Dr. Orr
conductinz the services. None of
jMrs. Wilson's brothers went to Dan
ville because of train connection, but
met the funeral party at Charlotte
and from there went to Mr. Wilson's
'old home at Sugar Creek. Mr. Wil
son was for a number of years a
Charlotte policeman and men from the
force acted as pall bearers. I he chil
dren, a girl six years old, and two
little boys, four and two years old
respectively and an infant of few days
survive. The children are fine little
fellows and have a good home with
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
' son who live four miles north of Char
lotte. Ffird's New Store
The half million dollar department
store the Efirds are going to build at
Charlotte will be built for less than
half that amount, which goes to show
pre-war prices for labor and material
now prevail. The bare building will
cost $236,000. A feature of interest
will be the display window and en
trances, which will occupy a space
24 feet deen across the front. With
'two show cases with edges on the
I sidewalk, and entrance on either side
and between them, with cases on
either side of the entrances and two
cases back of the sidewalk cases, with
a vestibule between, ample space for
displaying goods will be provided. En
trance to tne store proper will be
through three doors, between the
back cases, as well as three from the
sidewalk. The work on this great
mercantile building, which will he the
largest in the state and ene of the
largest in the South, ia expected to
start as soon as the supplies can be
& laced and the building will probably
completed within the next eight
months. v . .
Prof. A. A. Hasty left yesterday for
his home in Georgetown, Gan niter
spending several days with his broth
er, Mr. W. D. Hasty, of Marshville
township, and his sister, Mrs. R. J.
Hailey of Marshville. For some time
Mrs. Hailey has been in 111 health and
her many friends are very solicitous
about her condition.
WORMS ACTUALLY EATING
. ALL FOLIAGE FROM TREES
Esq. C. J. Braswell and Mr. H. W.
William Tell a Most Interesting
Story of Their Ravages
FISH ARE DYING FROM
I"OISON IN THE WATER
Bits of Leave and Worm Dust Falling
Continually Like Showers of Rain
Feared Will Attack Crops.
The date of the Sandhills peach
show at Hamlet has been changed to
Tuesday, July 25. Great preparations
are being made and this is expected
to be a great event for the sandhill
section of the state. The Redskin is
gaining quite a reputation and it af
fords North Carolinians a great deal
of pleasure to know that no section
of the country is growing finer peach
es than our own Tar Heel state.
Esq. C. J. Braswell and Mr. H. W.
Williams tell a most unusual story
of the manner in which some kind of
worm is eating the leaves from trees
in Goose Creek and New Salem town
ships and in that part of Mecklen
burg county adjoining the western
border of Union. These gentlemen
say that their are great armies of
the worm that keep up such continual
eating that leaves and worm dust
fall in the woods incessantly as though
a shower of rain were falling.
In many places the trees have al
ready been completely stripped of
their foliage and the ground is cov
ered with worm dust. Near the water
courses bits of leaves and worm dust
have fallen and the water has be
come black and the fish are dying
from the effects of it. Mr. Williams
says the Spanish oak is coming in
for the greater part of the damage,
but that all kinds of trees are being
attacked and their leaves destroyed.
He bel.eves that by the last of August
every tree within a scope of miles
and miles in that section will be with
out any leaves at all and he is fear
ful that the worms will then attack
crops.
Mr. Williams states that the worm
is of a streaked color and is from one
half to two inche.4 in length, and that
he has seen a few of the kind before,
but never has he seen any appreciable
damage done by it until this season.
"Why," said Mr. Williams, "there Is
a big oak in our yard under which I
have always been accustomed to take
a rest after dinner, but the worms are
working such havoc that I have to
lay my hat over my face to keep the
falling bits of leaves and worm dust
out f my face. Mr. Williams seems
to be distressed over the situation
and believes that should these hordes
of worms attack the crops Inter in the
season, there will be nothing left.
Had a Pleasant Time in Boone
Monroe Route 4, July 11. On May
2Sth I left Monroe for Boone. In Gas
ton:a I met Miss Carrie Gaffney from
lOaffney, S. C, and others who were
on their way to Boone. We went from
Gastoma to Lenoir by rail, and trom
Len:or to Boone, a distance of thirty
two miles, On an automobile. We
passed over some of the grandest
scenery east of the Mississippi river.
Blowing Rock, Grandfather Mountain
and other interesting scenes were on
our route. It took us four hours to
mo:or over the mountains to Boone
when we realized that we had landed
in a lovely valley surrounded by ma
jestic mountain scenery. We spent
s'x weeks in the Appalachian State
Normal, one of the best schools In
the state. Boone is a place where you
never grow homesick. The cold wa
ter, invigorating air and wonderful
scenery make you feel young again.
Union county had a number of teach
ers there representing her schools,
and we feel that our attending the
school will make us more able to as
sist our county superintendent in
meeting the problems that confront
our schooln for another year. Mrs.
Julia StClair.
Death of a Baby
The nine-months-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wade T. McCorkle of Rock Hill,
S. C, that suffered a brief illness that
culminated in death the 10th, was laid
to rest in New Hope cemetery the
11th, in the presence of a host of rel
atives and friends. It was a solemn
moment when the pretty infant in its
beautiful white casket was lowered
in the grave and the last rites were
raid over its little body. But in that
solemn hour many expressed their
hope of meeting it again.
It i irone but not forgotten.
I there's a vacancy in mother's breast;
I And dear "dad's' heart is broken,
Because his Douglas has gone to rest.
He has crossed the river Jordan,
'And with Jesus shall ever be,
'With ten thousand angels
Beckoning you and me.
Rev. V. O. McSwain.
You Guard Against Burglars, But
What About Rats?
Rats steal millions of dollars worth
of grain, chickens, eggs, etc. Destroy
fro per ty and are a menace to health,
f you are troubled with rats, try
RAT-SNAP. It will aurely kilUhem
prevent odors. Cats or dogs won't
touch it Comes In cakes. Three sizes,
35c, 65c, 2b. Sold and guaranteed
by Smith-Lee Co., Monroe Hardware
Co, Union Drug Co, English Drug
Co.
Lake Tonawanda is becoming quite
a favorite place for picnics. Yester
day the Wadesboro Baptist Sunday
school held its annual picnic at Lake
Tonawanda, last night the Amer can
Legion met there for their o-t n; -nJ
tonight the Kiwanians will haj a big
time at the same place.
UNION COUNTY FARMERS
WILL GO TO TEST FARM
Annual Picnic at Iredell Tet Farm
Near Statesville to Be Held On
Thursday, July 20th.
SEVERAL HUNDRED ARE
EXPECTED FROM UNION
.
Trip May Be Made in One Day But
Accommodations For Stop-Over Be
ing Arranged.
Next Thursday, July 20th, is the
date of the annual picnic at Iredell
Test Farm, near Statesville. On this
occasion thousands of farmers assem
ble annually to study the experiments
on this farm. Every farmer who de
sires to know the most economical
methods of improving his soil and
increasing crop yield per acre, and
wants information that is practical
and helpfal, information that will give
inspiration and a vision of what he
can do on his own farm, should visit
this farm and learn in a day what
would take him years of careful ex
periments conducted by himself on his
own farm to find out. We do not know
anything that will be more helpful
to the ambitious farmer than to take
a day off and visit this farm.
We have been inquiring as to de
tours anJ find that the best way to
go is by Way of Salisbury- Farmers
from the western part of the county
can go by way of Charlotte to Salis
bury, those from other sections of
the county will find the route much
shorter to go by way of Concord. Wle
are informed that in dry weather the
road is fairly good from the Union
county line to Concord.
It is 26 miles from Salisbury to
Statesville, 44 miles from Charlotte
to Salisbury, by way of Concord. The
trip can be made in a day and five or
six hours spent on the farm by driving
two or three hours in the night on the
homeward trip. Those desiring to
prolong the trip will have straw beds
provided, but in case you desire to
spend the night, quilts or blankets
should be carried.
We will irreatly appreciate a card
from each farmer who intends to make
the trip so that we may know what
information to give the authorities
as to how many will go 'from this
ccunty.
There will, in addition to the field
crops, be many interesting "live stok
Matures, and livestock Judging will
be a feature of the day.
We would like to see several hun
dred farriers from this county take
this trio, a It will do us all good to
get out and mingle with farmers of
other sections, see the crops and learn
how things arc done by them. Make
up vour mind to go; it will be profita
ble to you. T. J. W. Eroom.
Notice of Summer School for Teachers
The county summer school for
teachers will open Thursday, July 18,
122. at 9 o clock In the Monroe High
School building. Teachers should
remember that certificates cannot be
secured or renewed without summer
school credit. This is the last oppor
tunity this year to secure summer
school credit.
Inexperienced teachers who expect
to attend the school sho.uld bring a
certificate from the last school at
tended that he has completed at least
the standard ninth grade of work.
Teachers who cannot show such a
record will be reouired to stand ex
animation before being admitted to
the summer school.
All teachers who have no experi
ence in teaching, holders of second
grade, provisional B, provisional A,
ana provisional elementary cerun
cates are required to attend. All
elementary certificates expiring 1922
can be renewed by attending the sum
mer pehol. There is no other way
for renewing certificates.
A representative of the State De
partment of Education will be at the
opening Tuesday, July 18th. All pros
pective teachers should be present
the first day.
Mi?s bailie Summer, of Lincolnton
will teaeh the Primary department.
Miss Kuby Sisk, of Franklin, will
teach the grammar grade department.
The county superintendent will be
the director and will teach four
classes each day.
In order to secure credit toward a
hieher certifciate and a better salary
ji: is necessary to attend every day.
Teachers who wish to take the
'course in Primary Methods should
bring their books in the f.rst, second
and third grades in school. Other
teachers should bring the Grammar
Grade books.
Legionaires Have Picnic
One of the most enjoyable occasions
ever held under the auspices of Melvin
Deese Post No. 27 was the annual le
gion picnic held at Lake Tonawanda
yesterday evening and night from six
to eleven o'clock. An estimated num
ber of one hundred ex-servicemen and
not less than fifty of the Legion aux
iliary were on hand to eat and have a
good time.
A real picnic dinner along with tubs
of ice cold lemonade was furnished by
the Auxiliary and served in the regu
lar army style. Paper plates and cups
were used instead of the regular army
mess kits and canteens. Immediately
after supper the entire, company en
joyed a regular old South Carolina
watermelon feast
All the available sports furnished by
the Lake Tonawanda Company were
kept in use during the whole eveninr
and more especially the sw'mnir.j
pools, boating and merry go-round.
The evening ended with a swim by
the majority of the crowd and all went
away debating as to just what date
.best suitable for another semi-annual
'picnic this summer.
WOOL BUYERS HERE
FOR UNION PRODUCT
This County in the Lead vt Piedmont
Counties in Production vt uood
Grade of Wool
Bayers are here today to bid on
about 2400 pounds of Union county
wool that rarm Demonstrator T. J.
W. Broom has gathered from farmers
of the county and had placed in the
cotton ware house here. This wool
i being sold in a lump for about
fifty Union county farmers who have
learned the value of cooperative mar
keting and it will bring around 40
cents a pound. It was graded Wed
nesday by T. Greenwood of the Bu
reau of Markets, Washington, assisted
by George tvans, of the sheep ex
tension division of the A. & E. College
at Raleigh. Farm Demonstrator
Broom was also present. He states
that there are seven grades of wool
in Union county, several grades some
times coming from the same sheep.
. i . Lew.s ol the Bureau of Mar
kets will have charge of the sale
which takes place at three o'clock
this afternoon. Mr. Broom says the
principal part of Union county wool
comes from grade Shropshire sheep
and is a very fine quality. The county
also produces more wool than any
county in the state with the excep
tion of a few of the mountain coun
ties. Sales have recently been con
ducted in Mecklenburg county, where
li'OO pounds were put on the market;
Anson, where 1700 pounds were sold.
and in Rowan, Cabarrus, Catawba
and Davidson together 4700 were sold.
At Tarboro Ave counties together
but 5000 on the market, which shows
that Union is ahead of all others so
far. Several new flocks will be started
in Union this year.
THE WEEK'S SOCIAL NEWS
Miss Mary Frances Lemmond en
tertained about twenty-live of her
friends Wednesday morning and af
ternoon at a rook party, the occasion
being her fourteenth birthday. Four
tables were arranged for rook. The
prize, a vanity box, was won by Miss
Annie Louise Caldwell. Those pres
ent in the morning va-re: Misses An
nie Louise Caldwell, Eleanor Stevens,
Ashe A. Lane, Irene Presson, Virgin
ia Neal, lrgima Baskerville, Char
lotte Faulkner, Janie Weaver, Mary
E. Faust, Claudia Brown and guest,
Miss Mostey, Virginia Laney, Jessa
mine Austin, Margaret Henderson. A
salad course was served. The favors
were nink baskets filled with pink and
white mints. Those present in the af
ternoon were: Kathleen Mangum, Mo
zelio Howie. Ssra H or ion, Sava Glenn,
Margaret Thompson, Kafherine Wil
liams, Agnes Pinkston and Ruby
Lemmond. An ice course was served.
On Wednesday morning Mrs. A. L.
Monroe entertained thw Wednesday
morning bridge club at her home on
Houston street. The invited guests
were Mesdames Charles Redfern, D.
L. Middleton, John Sikes, Carr Bowie,
James Griffith, James A. Stewart, A.
F. Stevens of Winston-Salem and J.
C. Richardson. Ginger ale salad, club
sandwiches, asparagus sandwiches, ol
ives, wafers nnd ice tea were served.
Mrs. James Nance and Mrs. J. V.
Henderson, daughters of the hostes:",
assisted in serving.
Mr. Hus.'h Houston and Miss Mo
zelle Kitchin were married yesterday
at noon ut the residence of the bride
in Columbia, S. C. Only a few rela
tives and friends of the contracting
parties were present. Mr. Houston is
a son of Mr. nnd Mrs. D. A. Houston
of Monroe and is a young man of fine
character and excellent business
ability. He is engaged in the auto
mobile business in Columbia and has
hnd marked success. The bride is an
atiiactive and accomplished young
acv. flir. ana wrs. nouston are very
bopjlar among a large number of
lriends in the two laroimas wno
wish them much success anu happi
ness. Immediately after the ceremo
ny Mr. and Mrs. Houston left lor a
tour of northern points, after which
they will return to be at home in Co
lumbia. M ss Octavia Houston and Mr. Phil
lip I. Fisher were married Monday
afternoon at five o'clock at "The Lit
tle Church Around the Corner," New
York City. Miss Houston was attired
in a navy blue suit, accessories to
match, with a corsage of orchids and
vallev lillies. Mr. Fisher is a son of
Dr. P. P. Fisher of Sharon, Pa. He
is manager of the Standard Oil Com
pany and is stationed at Beurouth,
Syria. He sailed in the early part of
June from Nerfina. a town in Asia
tic Turkey. Miss Houston is one of
Monroe's attractive and popular young
ladies. She has many friends who
i wish her much happiness. After a
I visit to Sharon and Monroe they will
sail on me ivill Ul otrinriuuvi .
Miss Ruby Chaney, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Char.ey. who live a
few miles northeast of Monroe, is
seriously ill in the Ellen Fitzgerald
hospital, after undergoing an opera
tion for appendicitis W ednesday. How
ever, her condition is slightly improv
ed from yesterday.
Charlie Harris, colored, died Wed
nesday at 12:30 o'clock at his home in
the western part of town. For n num
ber of years Charlie worked for Mr.
J. T. Shute. He was also an employee
of the Monroe Hardware Co. for some
'time and was highly respected among
the white people. He went to his
'work usual the morning he died,
:A aar in the day te stopped Mr.
Randolph Kedfearn, who was pass
ing in s car and requested him to
carry him home. Mr. Red f earn as
sisted him into the car and carried
him home, but did not know that he
jwas in such a critical cond.tian.
OLD FOLKS DAY WAS GREAT
SUCCESS IN UNGATE CHURCH
Without Piano or Other Musical In
trument Boys and GirU of An
other Age Sang Old Songs
THE PASTOR PREACHED ON
"GETTING READY TO MOVE"
Wingate Citizen Kills Cat and Then
Sees It Walking Around Disappear
ing Mysterieusly
Wingate, July 13. Old Folks Pay
at the Baptist church Sunday was a
great success. A large number of old
people were present and everything
was carried out in old style, as it was
years ago. The singing was led by
Mr. N. W. Bivens who has been the
leader in singing for a good many
years in this church. Old songs were
sung without the organ or piano,
among them being "How Firm a
Foundation," "When I Can Read My
Title Ces-r," and "The Parting
Hand."
After the interesting song service
Mr. J. W. Bivens made a short talk,
after which the pastor preached an
interesting and 'helpful sermon on
"Getting Ready to Move." His text
was taken from Second Corinthians,
5th chapter, 1st verse.
Miss Lillian Cathey is recuperating
from an attack of Typhoid fever.
Mr. Claude Duncan of Indian Trail
is visiting relatives here.
Work on the new dormitory is rap
idly progress'i ;g. The brick work has
been completed and the roof is being
put on this week. It is hoped that the
new building will be ready for occu
pancy by time s-ehool opens August
22. Applications are already coming
in for rooms in the new building.
Miss Nora Lee Caddy has returned
from Laurinburg where she visited
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Hinson, Mrs.
W. A. Chaney and Mr. Bruce Hin
son are spending a few days at Lake
Junaluska.
Does a cat have seven lives? is the
question a certain citizen of our town
asked a few days ago. For some time
this particular citizen has been nv'ss
ing some of his small chickens. Just
a few days ago this citizen went
to his chicken "coon" and saw an old
cat catch one of the small chickens.
Action was at once taken toward kill
ing the cat. He went to a neighbor's
house to get him to kill it for him,
but he wouldn't do it. Because he be
lieved it would bring bad luck. Some
how or otr.ei' h? managed to borrow a
shot gun r.nfl killed the cat. A few
days aiwrwaids he was at a neigh
bors hojse and he and his neighbor
happened to see a black and white
spotted cat sneak out of a small patch
of cane and go right to the snot
where the cat was buried and dis
appear. This cat. the citizen says, was
exactly like the one he killed and
that is the reason he asks the ques
tion. After burying the dead cat
about two feet deep in ground he has
about decided to dig down and see
if the cat is still there. This citizen
says upon seeing such a happening
as this he feels sneakish, and has
about come to the conclusion that if
a cat doesn't have seven lives, he be
lies it has two, because of this inci
dent. THEY DIVIDED THE
GOAT AMONG THEM
I'ufe Little's Neighbors Saved the
Meat Mr. Griffin Bitten by Spi
der Beemer Harrell Weds
(From Marshville Home, 11th.)
South Marshville township was vis
ited by a severe wind and rain storm
Thursday afternoon. A small out
house on Mr. Rufe Little's place was
blown down and killed his W illiam
goat. Rufe wasn't at home but his
neighbors came in and dressed the
goat and distributed to each his por
tion of the meat.
Mr. Hurley Griffin was made very
sick for a while last week by a bite
from a spider. The spider usually
sends its poison into the system with
out the swellings that result from
snake bites-, and several days are re
quired for recovery from the effects.
A lingering headache still reminds
Mr. Griffin that the poison of the in
sect has not yet left his system.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Hamilton of North Marshville town
ship, gave their mother a surprise
birthday party and big dinner at the
home yesterday. All the children and
their families were present and it is
needless to say that it was a most
enjoyable day for all. The children
are: Prof. Jackson Homilton, of Pine
ville, Mrs. J. B. Harrell of Marsh
ville, Messrs. W. W. and Floyd Ham
ilton of Charlotte , J. W. Hamilton,
of Monroe, M. A. Hamilton of Mid
land, and G. R. Hamilton of Danville,
Va. Mr. William Boyd, of Pineville,
was also present
Mr. Bennett H irrell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. M. Har-ell, of Marshville, and
Miss Ruth Roberts, of Ninty-Six, S.
C, will be married tonight at the
home of the bride. Miss Roberts is
a graduate of Winthrop College, and
has taught for several years. Mr. Har
rell is a graduate of the University
of North Carolina and has been very
successful as a Y. M. C. A. worker, be
ing secretary at New Bern this year.
After a short stay in the eastern part
of the state they will visit relatives
here and will make their home at
Newbem. Mr. Shelton Harrell, of
Charlotte will attend the wedding and
will be his brother's best man.
Children's Day exercises will be ob
served at Antioch church, in Sandy
Ridge township, the fourth Sunday
night July 23rd, beginning at 8:30
o'clock.