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PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Twenty-Ninth Year. No. 54.
Monroe, N. C Friday, August 11, 1922
$2.00 Per Year Cash
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:OUNTY TAX RATE LITTLE
HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR
Due to Retirement Road Bonds
and Heavy Decrease In
Personal Property
BELIEVED RATE HIGHEST
IT WILL BE FOR YEARS
hmmiuioners Fix Rate at $1.15 oa
Hundred Dollars W orth of I'roperiy
and $3.47 oa the Poll Thirty -Seven
Thousand Dollars Worth of Bonds
to be Retired This Year Personal
Property Seven Hundred Thousand
Dollars Less Valuation Than Last
Year.
The county commissioners spent
taree or four days the first of the
keek making a survey of the tax
ooks and fixing the rate ior tnis
which i aa fntlnwi: To CSV in-
eres't on and retire bonds, 37 cents
n the one hundred dollar s worm oi
rnnprtv and $1.11 on the poll: lor
he care of the poor, 7 cents and 50
ents on the poll; general tax, -o
ents and nothing on the poll; road
ind bridge fund, 12 cents with 36 on
he poll; school and building fund, 44
ents with $1.50 on the poll. Total,
;1.15 on the hundred dollars worth
f property and $3.47 on the poll. Last
ear the rate was $1.04 and $3.17.
tha ahnva fimires it will be
leen that the rate for this year is 11
tents higher on property ana so cents
In the poll than last. The commission-
ri state that wis is necessary owing
Ends are to be retired this year, in
aa mi tha antira amount to be Daid
th f.ct tnat s:;.uuu oi tne roau
L.J th.f tha imiiiH valuatmn of the
ersonal property of the county is sev-
n hunarea tnousana aouars ie win
t ye-r,-
One million or nonas
Since the road building program
nas been on in the county one mu-
ion dollars worth of bonds have been
old. With the retirement this year
f $37,000 the interest will be less
iext year ana so tor eaca succeeums
ear as the bonds are retired, and the
ommissioners believe that the tax
ate this year is higher than it will
e any more.
The commissioners a'so state that
ha )i.rreoB nf naven hundred thoUS-
Lni4 Hnll.r. In tha iii( valuation
Lf narannal nronertv is largely res-
4uxT;hln fnr tha inrre&se in the tax
4-ate. It is pointed out that mules
nat were ustea at irom fiw iu
ast year were this year given at
rom $20 to $150; cows that last
ear were given in at from $25 to
$100 were this year listed at from
15 to $35, and that automobiles and
ther personal property were cut in
proportion, and that while the rate
dll be higher the am ere nee is largely
nade up by the low figure at which
ersonal property is listed.
The books also snow mat me coun-
y is short three pons mis year, aue
n tha turt that a Inrpe number of
laborers who were in Monroe working
bt street and paving ana omer puouc
works at tax listing time last year
ttiave left the county.
LAD KILLS FATHER
Drunken Man Abuses His Family Un
til Main y on
Mnrcrantnn. A nc. 9. In a general
familv row last Wednesday, which he
Ihimanlf nrer-initataii. Max York, of
hower Creek township, was killed, and
Graham York, his 14 - year - oia son,
Kvho has confessed to the patricide,
was today sentenced by Judge J. Bis
Kay to the Jackson 1 raining scnooi vo
net lens than three and a half nor
more than six years.
Three witnesses were examined a
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neighbor woman wno nappenea to ue j
present, the boy's mother and the lad ,
himseir. All told pracueauy me same
story, corroborating in every detail
the story related by the lad of the !
MiiArrel that led un to the trouble be
tween himself and his father,. and of
Tne BOUSe IU Wllll.il lie anu mo liivLiii-i i
. I - I . ...U;nl n atmi hla fl
had been subjected by the latter. ;
It appears that on the night of the
tiaecdy Max lork came home drunk t
a nut unusual condition wun mm,
according to the evidence. He pro
ceeded to raise a row about his sup
per. He called for the axe to- demol
ish the stove. When Graham did not
get it for him he gave the boy a se
vere whipping.
He then secured the axe and at
tempted to use it on his wife, who es
caped from him. Left alone in the
house, he fell in a stupor on the floor,
where he lay for some time, none of
the family daring to go near him for
fear of awakening him.
York aroused finally and began to
row again with his son. It was inti-
mated, although the evidence did not
mated, altnougn tne evidence aio. JY1
bring put this fact clearly, that the
quarrel was about a still, or prepara-
tions being made to make a run or
u.nilv In tha arnffle York threw the
gun out of doors and the boy, in a
rage of temper because he had been
beaten, seized it and killed his fath
er. The jury evidently believed the boy
told a "straight tale.
Advantage of Phrenology
"Yes," said Podson, "that fellow
can tell, by feeling the bumps cn your
head, what kind of a man you are.
"Can hef replied Pat "Begorra,
I should think it would give him more
of an idea nhwat koina of a woman
me woife fa.
Turks are still fighting. WhatTa
little war to a Turk who Ml 12 wives
waiting at home?
LARGE NUMBER OF
RECEIVING POINTS
For Convenience of Farmers Who
Market Their Cotton Through Co
operative Associations
Raleigh, August 10. Cotton of the
27,000 members of the North Caro
lina Cotton Growers Cooperative As
sociation will be received at' about
120 points in the state, according to
B. r. Brown, manager of the ware
house department. These points are
distributed as to be of the greatest
accomodation to the members. Only
in isolated instances will members be
called on to ship their cotton and in
all such cases, freight will be paid by
the Association.
Of the 120 receiving points about
mainder will be shipping points se
lected for the convenience of members
living a considerable distance fom a
designated warehouse.
A member may deliver his cototn at
manager will receive, weigh, tag, Bam
any business day. The wharehouse
manager will receive, weigh, tag, sam
ple and store the cotton for the As
sociation. He will give the member a
"partcipation receipt" with memoran
dum copy. The member keeps the
copy as his evidence of delivery, pay
ment in the amount authorized by the
directors.
A member who doe not live near a
designated warehouse may deliver to
the Cotton Association at an appoint
ed shipping point. An agent of the
Assocition will be at each shipping
point on certain days, at least one
day in each week and more if necess
ary. He will receive, tag, sample and
ship the cotton for the association. He
will give the member of the associa
tion the bill of laden with memoran
dum copy. The member keeps the copy
as his evidence of delivery, an he may
take the original of the bill of lading
to hig bank, which will make him the
authorized advanced payment.
A member living a long distance
from a designated warehouse or ship
ping point, may ship direct to the
nearest concentration warehouse. He
attaches a membership tag to each
bale, made out with his name, address
and membership numoer, anu secure
a bill of laden as evidence of delivery.
In the event a member of the Asso
ciation does not secure a loan at once
on his bill of lading, he should for
ward it promptlyr by mail, to the As
sociation. WESTERN DROUGHT BAD
Pntton Badlv Effected in Belt
But
Good in North Carolina
Washington, April 9. With rain
falling only in a few northern sections
of Texas and in northern and eastern
parts of Oklahoma, the drought in the
cotton belt was intensified during the
week ending yesterday, according to
the weekly review of weather and
crop conditions, issued today by the
department of agriculture.
'Rainfall was mostly light in the
central and eastern portions of the
bdt," the statement continued, "al
though it continued too wei in o few
localities.
"Ten-.peratures were generally
somewhat above normal In the cen
tral and eastern cotton states, but
were much above normal in Oklahoma
and Texas.
"Cotton made very good progress
in North Carolina and showed jm
provement in some eastern localities,
where it had been too wet.
"While there was to omuch rain
in some east central and southern
rnriinn nf Smith Carolina, the wea
was
th j.
ther was generally favorable for
.rrou-lh in tha atatp. hilt th nlantS
were rather sappy and rank, though
fruf.tng well.
'The crop made very good prog
ress in Georgia, except in a few lo
calities where considerable shedding
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reported, conditions have been
,,t.nrM - . tnn rron in the
gouthern portion, although the plants
.;;-- ,n in tha -nrtho aw.
are fruiting well in the northern sec
tion. -
"Pnttun maHn nnnr tn nniV fa:r TirO-
gress in Mississippi and Alabama, but
fairly good in Tennessee; ram was
needed in much of Alabama and Ten
nowaa Haivv raina wpr unfavorable
ji some central and western portions
of Arkansas, but tne warm weatner
and generally light rainfall in that
fnta iimM fnvnrnhla ThprA was rnn
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siderable rainfall in Louisana which
favored weevil activity and consider
able shedding was reported from the
nnrthwpatern nnrtion of the State.
under me innuence oi ary. noi
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weathcr, cotton made generally poor
M in Texas tnd okla.
progress in both Texas and C
lomf with deterioration in the
treme g0UthWestern portion of
Uer ,ttei The,e conditions c
ex-
the
lattnr tta . Thp rnnrlitinns caus
ed shedding, although they were fav
orable for nolding weevil in check.
"Cotton bolls were oponlhg rapid
ly in Texas and Georgia and picking
made good progress. Weevil contin
ued active in most sections and con
siderable damage was reported from
army worms in lexas, norcnern Loui
siana, southewested Arkansas and
some delta counties of Mississippi."
Line Busy
It is told of one of Monroe's pop
ular telephone girls who went to
church on a recent Sunday evening,
that at the close of the sermon the
preacher said, "W'U now sing No.
169." "Line's busy," the young wo
man wIia ha1 Kuvimi HrAVRV. awaatlv
i replied. Marghville Home,
MONROE WILL ORGANIZE I
COMPANY OF ENGINEERS
Math Interest Is Being Taken in the
Enterprise and Everybody Is
Very Enthusiastic
P'.anj or under way for the organi
zation of a company of engineers for
Monroe. Mayor Vann and Curtis Lee,
C. W. Orton and others are endeavor
ing to enlist 65 men In the eon'pany.
The only trouMe seems to be. that ev
ery one wants to be "buck private"
and no officers can be secured. These
men are very enthusiastic and the or
ganization is almost assurred. This
Is a good thing for the town. Besides
spreading the name of Monroe to oth
er parts of the state It will entertain
and be a valuable means of employing
the time of some of the fellows
around town.
The following Is General Metts' let
ter to Mr. Vann:
"Following our conversation in the
office a few days ago, I beg to advise
that we can offer you the organiza
tion of a company of engineers to be
a part of the battalion ot engineers
composed ot three companies to be
organized in the state, (he officers ot
which will be one captain, one first
lieutenant, and two second lieuten
ants. The company has as usual one
first sergeant, sergeants, corporals,
and privates, a total minimum enlist
ed strength of sixty-five men.
"The equipment consists or a roil
ing kitchen, water carts, two trucks,
motor cycles, bicycles. There Is also
allotted to the unit a certain number
of horses and mules which Is doubt
ful will be furnished just at the pres
ent time due to the shortage of ap
propriations. The unit is equipped
principally with rifles and a few pis
tols, and Is also equipped with two or
three automatic rifles.
"The battalion of engineers will be
a part of the 30th division troops, and
the function of the engineers in times
of war are such as usually pertain to
engineering work, such as digging
trenches, repairs to trenches, roads,
dug-outs, et cetera, and constructing
pauy will function in the disciplinary
of peace at the borne station the corn
bridges, including pontoous. In times
of peace at the home station the com
pany will function in the disciplinary
lnfantr yd rill, and will also take up
technical training in engineering
work. The equipment for all of this
work is furnished by the government.
It Is the policy of the aWr Depart
ment and this office to have Regular
Army Serrgean Instructors to visit the
units from time to time and asstst In
instruction al home stations. We have
one company now organized at North
Wllksboro. North Carolina. Of course
the uniforms as well as other equip
ment ara furnished you.
"You understand from my conver
satlon the general ability required of
suitaban officer. It is first necessary
to select suitable young men for the
position of officers, more particularly
the captain, then to ascertain if the
reauired minimum strength or sixty
five enlisted men can be secured for
enlistment. If it is desired to watt
c-onie length of time before selecting
the lieutenants, this can be done.
Upon securing the necessary num
ber of young men for enlistment, the
officer or officers will be commission
ed by this office, making them eligi
ble, after having taksn oath or ornce,
to administer the oath of enlistment
blanks for which will be furnished
fro mhere. Both the officers and men
must bo physically examined and
blanks for this are furnished also.
When you have secured the neces.a
py number of yoiinn men, some one
from this office will come over and
assist you to the extent of showing
you Just how this work of enlisting
the men should be conductd. In fact,
we will glvyou every assistance pos
slble In petting matters in proper
shape.
"Upon completion of the papers
necessary this office will then request
from the War Department inspection
for Federal recognition, at which
time the officer making the lnspcc
ilon goos over all the paper work and
the men are turned out for his in
spection. This having been done,
this olflc9 will make up the Initial
requisition for all equipment due the
unit. This Is forwarded to the War
Department, and the equipment is
shipped direct to the unit command
er.
"I trust the above gives you the
Information desired, and I hope that
you will be able to organize a good
unit in the community. I will bo
glad to correspond with you first in
regard to the man selected to take
command of the organization, to get
some information as to his past mil
itary experience, his standing in the
community, his age, et cetera.
"Very truly yours,
"J. VAN B. METT9.
"The Adjutant General
Asheville Minister Ordered Unfrocked"
Asheville, Aug. 9. Rev. Francis B.
Boyer, former rector of All Souls
church in Biltmore, founded by the
late George W. Vanderbilt, and whose
name was recently linked with a tra
gedy in Boston in which a young wo
man committed suicide last February,
was formally deposed from the min-
I istry at a short service held in trini
ty Episcopal church, in Asheville, this
morning. In the channel of the church
were Bishop Horner, Rev. Alfred H.
Stubbs and Rev. Willis G. Clark. Bish
op Horner read the sentence of depo
sition whereby Boyer was unfrocked.
The Timid Man
"You look tired."
"Well, it's hard work carrying a
hod of brick up to the third story."
'Ha'vt you been doing It long?"
"No I start tomorrow!" .m;lis
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COUNTED AUTOMOBILES
WITH MUCH SURPRISE
Mr. Richardson Bays Little But Al
ways Has Something to Sell
Personal Items
Monroe, route 5, Aur. 7th. Mr. W.
F. Helms of Peachland spent Monday
night with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Helms, returning Tuesday. He
was accompanied on his return by his
father who spent most of the week
attending a part of two protracted
meetings at Mineral bprings and
Peachland. The meeting a the former
church was conducted by the pastor,
Kev. 41. V. L. Preslar, assisted by Kev.
T. P. Little. The one at the latter
church was conducted by the pastor,
Kev. U. L. Helms. 1 he writer wants to
say that the preaching at both these
churches was good.
i our correspondent wants to say
that in going to Peachland last week
he went the national highway and de
cided to count all the automobiles that
were passed going and coming from
the' time he left Monroe till arriving
in Peachland, not counting any in the
city of Monroe, Marshville or Peach
land. la the time of four hours travel
a distance of 16 miles he actually
counted 140 automobiles to every four
hours and making trte day fourteen
hours long would make a total of
490 automobiles. They were counted
on one road, which is some traveling
with automobiles.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hannah of
Helmsville and Mrs. W. A. Whitaker
and Mr. A. J. Irby of Houston motor
ed down to Peachland Sunday to spend
the day and night visiting friends and
relatives. They returned Monday.
Mr. S. S. Richardson of the Car
mel community, one among the best
farmers of Union county, who runs
a four-horse farm, has one of the
finest crops of any farmer in this
community. Mr. Richardson always
makes plenty of everything to live
on. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Helms and
daughter, Miss Cora of Charlotte,
came down Friday evening to be at
the reunion of Mr. Helms' sister-in-law,
Mrs. Sarah L. Helms, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Price went to
Oak Grove Sunday to hear Rev. Zeb
Caudle preach. Mr. Clyde McCorkle
had the misfortune of getting his
Oakland car burned up some time ago.
TWENTY COUNTIES TO BE
DOSED WITH QUININE
State Board of Health Has Decided
. .To Uproot Malaria and Let
1 Mosquito 'Alone
Draining swamps, oiling stagnant
waters and stocking lakes with mosquito-eating
minnows is too costly and
too ineffective a means of controlling
malaria in eastern North Carolina and
next year the State Board of Health
is planning to invade twently counties
in that section of the state with ten
tons of quinine and let the mosquitoes
do their worst.
Five grains of quinine every day
for every man, woman and child in the
infected district, whether infected or
not. nnd from ten to thirty grains for
those who are infected will drive out
the disease in two years, and raise the
standard of health in that section
fro n 30 to 85 per cent in the opinion
of State Health Officer W. S. Rankin.
Exhaustive Tests Made
Tlans for the work have been
worked out on the basis of experimen
tation made by the board covering a
nnriod of several, years, under the
direct supervision of Dr. H. A. Tay
lor, of the international neaitn
Board. No other means has proved
effective, and cannot prove effective
until every mosquito has been killed
in low-lying territories covering ap
proximately 15,000 square miles.
Drainage of that much territory,
much of it under water for many
months in the year, and the extermi
nation of the mosquito would bank
rupt the state government, in the
op nion of health authorities. The
onlv other means of control is in kill
ing the last malarial infection, and
let the mosquito live unmolested. The
wjrk, covering a five-year period, will
cost approximately $250,000.
Under the plans worked out by Dr.
Rankin, a staff of medical officers will
be sent into a county, nnd a careful
examination will be made of every
citizi n in the county. Blood tests will
be made to determine if there is any
malarial infection. Educational work
will be undertaken to secure the co
operation of the entire citizenship.
How Campaign Works
Infected people will be started off
with thirty grains of quinine daily for
three days, followed by ten grains
da !y for 56 days. Uninfected persons
will be given five grains a day for 56
days to immunize them from infection.
That treatment followed during the
mosquito season, April to October,
will immunize the entire population
from malaria.
Recurrence of malaria will be im
probable in subsequent years. In time
the entire populat.on of the malaria
infested districts of the state will be
immunized, and the problem of malar
ial control will no longer be numbered
among the works of the State Board
of Health. Dr. Rankin is convinced
that it is the only way in which the
state can meet the situation.
u Disarm the Mosquito
Malarial fever, as everyone prob
ably knows, is transmitted from one
person to another through mosquito
bites. Investigation made by Dr. Tay
lor in the infected area show that in
fection varies from 42 to 85 per cent
of the population. The "germ" at
tacks the blood and chills ensue when
a certa'n j-.'-ctnUge of the red cor
nusciei in the body break down. The
blood is about 35 per cent impaired
I when the first chill occurs.
TWO MONROE MEN LISTED
INWHO'S WHO" IN AMERICA
CHILDREN KEPT AT
HOME FROM BEARS
Writer Declares That Bear of Ignor
ance and Superstition Great Dan
ger of Today
Good schools why have them ? All
my life I have heard fathers and 1
mothers use that well known expres-i
sion, "If I can just manage to give i
my children a good education I will
be satisfied because I will have given
them the greatest in my power. " But
here of late I have frequently and
surprisingly heard citizens remark
that just so John and Mary learn to
read, write and cipher, all will be
well and by and by success will find
them. As to how it will find them
is tha puzzle of course. The spirit!
man rested by the parents in the for
mer expression I greet with my hat
off in admiration; that of the latter,
I listen at in deep sorrow, for when
I come to think of the idea of a chilJ
receiving little or no inspiration from
its parents to push on with its edu
cation, it ig indeed pitiable.
Not Enough
Now it is great and good that the
elementary school has been placed
in reach of every child, but with a
progressive people enjoying a great
country marked with modern high
ways and thoroughfares floating with
automobiles from the flivver to the
limousine, is this enough for Amer
icans? No; good roads and poor school
facilities cannot long exist together.
There must be a change, and it is
well under way in progress of innova
tion. The people are fast learning the
advantages of a good education, and
especially those who are so greatly
handicapped financially, for they can
not afford the neglect of this, the
most vitally important question con
fronting them in their career.
It Is What?
While the question of bettering the
rural school systems is accorded the
warmest reception by a goodly num
ber, so sad, too many well-meaning
people relent it. And why? It is super
stition, the mountain of personal or
neighborhood prejudice, chronic liver
trouble or what? Let it be any or all
of these ailments, your children were
not given you to be subjected to such
appalling circumstances. Don't treat
them so; it will not pay to sacrifice
to great a thing as a chance for yours
and your neighbor's children in a
standard school of learning.
Feared Bears
Just here I am reminded of a wo
man, who to a considerable extent
was giwn to superstititious beliefs.
While her children should have been
enjoying the advantages of the old
field scnooi, they were kept at home
for fear bears or other carniverous
animals would kill and eat them. And
what was funnier, there were no such
creatures near than the "furrin"
countries. The sad part of the story
is in ue iaci mat wnue mo raging
bears and the roaring lions existed
'dangerously' only in the province of
superstition, those children were
growing into manhood and woman
hood illiterate and semi-illiterate
there to find themselves at the mercy
of perilous times and adverse circum
stances, with no education, no even
enough to enable them to peruse the
weekly newspapers or to know that
North Carolina is one of 48 great
United States.
To this day fear of possible danger
pains many parents of school children
with deep concern. Of course they are
not narrow-minded and incapable of
conviciion altogether, but are, in the
majority of cases fairly conservative.
.1 many instances the trouble arises
f.-oni the fact that they probably are
uninformed or perhaps misinformed,
as concerning the details and facts
surrounding the niatter.
Consider Facts
Conceding that rural schools are in
their infancy and that numerous of
the different systems in use or pro
posed are entirely experimental, is it
not really advisable, is it not safest
and soundest to consider the situa
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tion from the standpoint of facts de
rived from reliable sources? We are
certainly moving towards the goal of
greater achievements in the rural
schools, surely we are going onward
and not backward with this great
problem. This fact is substantiated by
the statistical report of the United
States Bureau of Education, wherein
it is shown that the more money ex
pended in modern facilities the larger
the income per capita.
Then let's be guided more hereafter
by facts rather than by misinforma
tion, probabilities and "I doubt its."
Some Very Old Nails
Constable C. T. Winchester is ex
hibiting a number of old nails that
are one hundred and seventy-five
years old. He secured them from an
old colonial inn on the property of
Mr. W. H. Bell of Mecklenburg coun
ty, near Pineville. The nails are hand
forged and headed. Mr. Winchester
states that the inn is located on the
old stage coach line on the Nation
Ford road from Charlotte to Camden
and is well-preserved, being used at
present by Mr. Bell as a storage for
feed.
Mr. Thomas and Miss Bryant Wed
Mr. Jesse B. Thomas, son of the late
Joseph Thomas, and Miss Lillie Jano
P' . nt, daughter of Mr. George A.
Bryant, all of New Salem township,
were married Wednesday morning at
10 o clock in Monroe by r.sq. K. H.
Hargett Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are
popular young people who hav many
friends to extend to them good wishes.
Dr. C. C Weaver and Rowland
F. Beasely Are the Local
Ones Honored
NAMES OF HOUSTON AND
SIKES ARE ALSO IN IT
Among Other North Carolinians Art
Wade H. Harris, O. Max Gardner,
Josephus Daniels, Judge Walter
Clark and Clarence Poe.
By L E. HUGGINS
Two Monroe men, Dr. C. C. Weaver,
pastor of the Central Methodist
church, and R. F. Beasley, one of tha
founders and publishers of the Mon
roe Journal and ed.tor of the Golds
boro News, are listed in the latest
edition of "Who's Who in America,"
that well known compendium of near
ly twenty-five thousand of the most
notable living Americans men and
women in all parts of the world.
Of the pastor of the Monroe Metho
dist church, "Who's Who" says: '
"WEAVER, Charles Clinton, collega
pres.; b. Ashe County, N. C., June
21, 1875; s. James Harvey and Jennie
(Burkett) W; Weaverville College,
N. C, 1895; fellow in history, Johm
Hopkins, 1UU0, Ph. D., 1900; m. Flor
ence Stacy, June 18, 1902. Pres. Ruth
erford College, N. C. 1900-3; Daven
port College for Women, 1903-10; Em
ory and Henry College, 1910-20; pas
tor, Monroe, N. C 1920. Member
general conference, 1918-22; mem
ber educational commission of Meth
odist Episcopal church, S. Member
Sigma Nu, Phi Beta Kappa. Address:
Monroe, N. C."
His welfare activities, which at
tracted attention throughout tha
country, won Mr. Beasley a place in
"Who's Who."
The pharagraph devoted to him
reads:
"BEASLEY, Rowland Fowler, edi
tor; born, Wilmington, N. C. Feb.
1871; s. Rev. John J. and Antionette
(Monford) B.; A. B., Wake Forest
(N. C.) College, 1894. One of found
ers, 1894, and for many years editor
of the Monroe, (N. C.) Journal; later
editor State Journal, Greensboro
Telegram; founder 1918, and editor
Bulletin, N. C. State Board of Chari
ties and Public Welfore, 1917-21.
Member N. C. Senate, 1903, House of
Repressntatives, 1917; superintendent
of schools, Union County, N. C, 1903
7. Democrat. Baptist. Address: Mon
roe, N. C."
David Franklin Houston and Enoch
Walter Sikes, both natives of Union
county, occupy prominent spaces in
the book, which librarians everywhere
say is the most called for of all bio
graphical reference books.
"HOUSTON, David Franklin, ex
secretery or agriculture," reads the
sketch of this distinguished North
Carolinian, "born in Monroe, Union
county, N. C, Feb. 17, 1866; son of
William H. and Cornelia Ann (Ste
vens) H ; A. B., S. C. College, 1887;
A. M. Harvard. 1892; (LL. D., Tulane,
1903, U. of Winconsin, 1906, Yale,
1913; University of Missouri, 1914,
Harvard U., 1914, Rutgers, 1919,
Brown, 1919. Tutor in ancient lan
guages and graduate student, S. C.
College, 1887-8; superintendent of
city schools. Spartanburg, S. C, 1888
91; graduate student of political
science, wuu-z, anil dt-an of faculty,
1899-1902, U. of Texas; President
Agricultural and Mechanical College
of Texas, 1905-8; chancellor Washing
ton University, St. Louis, 1908-16;
Secretaiy of Agriculture in cabinet
of President Wilson, 1913-20; Sec. of
Treasury, t eb. 1920-AIarch 1921 ; also
chairman of Federal Reserve and
Farm Loan boards, Feb. 1921. Mem
ber council of national defense, 1916
20; president Bell Telephone Securi
ties Ccmpany since Sept. 1921. Au
thor: A Critical Study of Nullifica
tion in South Carolina; etc. Home:
863 Park Avenue. New York City.
Office: 195 Broadway."
The biagraphy of Dr. Sikcs is as
follows:
"SIKES, -Enoch Walter, college
president; born in Union county, N.
C, May 19, 18G8; son of John C. and
Jane (Austin) Sikes; M. A., Wake
Forest College, N. C, 1891; Ph. D.,
John Hopkins, 1897. Teacher since.
1891; professor of history and politi
cal economy, 1897-1916, Wake Forest
(N. C.) College; president Coker Col
lege, Hartsville, S. C, since 1916.
Member N. C. Senate, 1911. Author:
From Colony to Commonwealth. 1897;
The Confederate Congress, 1901; Jos
eph Hewcs. 1904; Sketches in Bio
graphical History of North Carolina,
1909; The First Constitution of North
Carolina, 1909. Editor: Baptist His
torical Papers. Address: Hartsville,
S. C."
Other North Carolinians listed in
"Who's Who" include: Charlotte
Winston D. A lams, Stuart W. Cramer,
Wade H. H..:r s, Albert S. Johnson,
John C. Kilgo and John M. Morehead;
Raleigh Josephus Daniels, Walter
Clark and Clarence Poe; and Shelby,
O. Max Gardner, Clyde R. Howey and
Edwin Y. Webb. There are 211 resi
dents of North Carolina listed in tha
volume.
Weddington School to Open Soon
The fall term of Weddington In
dustrial Institute will open Monday.
August 28th. Parents who inteni
sending their children to this insti
tution are requested to communicate
With Prof. R. E. Hinshaw, superinten
dent, in regard to terms, etc. A num
ber of desirable lots are available to
those who wish to purchase one and
locate near this school. Prof. Hin
shaw's address is Matthews, route 13.