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ft- THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT." "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT." Monroe Joim PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND.FRLDAY 'Twenty-Ninth Year. . No. 84. Monroe, N. C, Friday, November 24, 1922. $2.00 Per Year Cash IE- NAL Union Likely To Become Known As the Original Lespedeza County INTERESTING COLUMN OF NEWS ANDJNIERYIEKS Head ei State Division f Vocational Education Gives High Praia to Monroe Hick School Department ALSO TELLS OF MAKING CITIZENS SELF SUSTAINING tlamelt louniy rarmera. iisii union i To Loan of Cream Production, Wkkfc Leads to Prodoetioa of Some I Facta Skowing Great Value of Lea- j pedeta and How Hogs Can Be, Grown Cheaply. ; i "Miss Thomas, the State supervisor, of Home Economics, points to the! home economics department of the Monroe High School with great' pride," declared Mr. Thomas E. Browne, head of the state department of Vocational Education, while in ; Monroe this week. Mr. Browne visit-! ed this department of the local school , and was most cordial and enthusiastic 1 about it in speaking to I He Journal. "It is one of the best arranged and most adequately equipped Home Eco nomics department in any of our small city high schools. The equip ment Is not entirely complete yet but when finished will be nearly ideal. The division of Vocational Education: recommends for cities of this size three rooms on the top floor of the j building; a food laboratory, a cloth- ing laboratory and a dining room.' In size about like the home dining room, with cupboards and closets. We ; can direct superintendents desiring' such rooms and equipment to meet i the needs of their schools to the Monroe High School as an example. 1 Supt. Hawfield and his board are deserving of high praixe for this department, and Miss Bradley, the I teaeher of home economics, is to be ; congratulated on the excellent lm-1 Sression her department has made." ! ehabilitation Board Doing Fine Work Mr. Browne was also highly pleas-' fed with-work done by the local bourdj for vocational rehabilitation. This, t board consists 01 u. . urton, v . ai. .'Gordon, Ray Funderburk, b. C. any. i f der, ,E. C. Carpenter, and Dr. U. is. I Nance. Mr. Browne said: "Because of the fine co-operation and active in terest of this local committee Union county is among the first counties of the state in the number of her citizens to have been aided, nine citizens of the county having already been serv ed by the department, most of whom re now supporting themselves and their families. The purpose of this department, made possible by - State and Federal appropriations ia to help all disabled citizens of the State except ex-service men to be come self supporting. A large num- " , ber of such persons have been helped, yet there are hundreds not yet locat ed. Every public spirited person should aid this agency to get in touch with all disabled persons over sixteen years of age, that they may be helped on the road to economic independence. ' Not An Expense, An Investment ' "In one of our southern counties a ,man was found who hnd lost his left arm at the elbow. He had an .invalid wife and seven children, and .was living on a rented farm and hail (. about reached the point where all the i family had to go to the county home. .'The case was reported to us and in vestigated. An artificial arm was .'provided and employment secured, " and today he is earning more than one hundred dollars per month .and supporting his family. i "A strong, heallhy negro man was found in a county home with both ' legs gone at the knees. He had no ' trade and could not get around to do any kind of ordinary labor. He is now at the A. and T. College for Negroes at Greensboro learning shoe repairing and will soon be able to set up a shop of his own. What the State and Federal governments put in these people is not an expense, but an investment In humanity of which we should all be proud." 1 The Lespedeza County Did you know that Union county is becoming to be known as the "Lespedeza County!" Well, it is, and if all signs do nottfa,'l this heretofore lowly lutle plant will ere long be come known for what it is, the king of all soil improvers. The testimony to its value by hundreds of the be it practical farmers in this county proves unmistakably that its qualities are not overrated as a soil improver, and as a hay crop, possibly as rich' as alfalfa and crimson clover, and hereditably easier to grow. Lespedeza, known locally for many years as Japan clover, has always been considered a good summer pas ture crop but it was never cultivated and few persons had any idea of its real value. It was regarded as a wild scrub that would get a start on poor land without seeding. Because it was given no chance to ever grow on good land, and because its feeding value was never testea ouc, ana no body ever gathered it as hay, its real character was unknown nil through the yean that it has been struggling along on the old clay hillsides and on the abandoned spots. Mr. J. I. Griffin of Goose Creek township re calls that many years ago when he was a boy his father said to him one day while they were plowing, that thi little nlant would one day be t recognized as one of the tnost valua ble1 plant of tne soutn. Ana xnai day is hire it least in Union county. Las. sp..ig County A;ent Broom bought more seed for farmers in this county than were bought by any oth er county in the state, about a thou sand bushels. Already there have been harvested in this county by farmers who aowed these seed last spring more than a thousand bushels of seed ,to say nothing of those which were not saved but will go to reseed ing themselves and n tremendous amount of first class hay which has been moved. Some Examples Mr. R. B. Cuthberton of Sandy Ridge townshipone of the best farm ers in the county, says that corn planted on lespedeza sod this year proved the best he ever had, and he has planted corn on clover sod. " Mr. M. C. Austin of Marshville, a man who is a close observer and -ways knows what he is talking about, has tried lespedeza. As an example of what it will do as a soil improver, he reports result on a small bit of ground. Several times he had grown corn on this bit and its usual yield was three wagon loads. He put lesp edeza on the plot and let it remain two years. Then he tried corn again and the. identical plotigave him eight wagon loads. W. V. Williams of east Monroe township knows what it will do as a summer pasture crop. He had four acres in the plant. All the past sum mer he kept eleven head of cattle on the four acres. For six weeks of that time, the milk cows which were in the bunch yielded milk for all the fnmily use and from them he sold thirty dollars worth of butter fat and they had no other food whatever during the time. John T. Green of Marshville town ship says that lespedeza sown on grain stumble and soy beans sown in corn, will solve the fertility prob lem of any farm. Jonah Williams of Marshville town ship saved sixty bushels of lespedeza seed in twenty hours. At the price that the farmers paid for seed last spring these sixty bushels are worth about two hundred and fifty dollars. Many other farmers declare that while we have been searching the world for soil improving crops we have had right here an unexcelled one and did not know it. It was like the sand clay roads. Wc had the sand and the clay and the gravel, but no body knew how to use them. Tom Broom says that in hia opinion lesp edeza hay is as rich as alfalfa and if put on good ground and given a chance it is n sure crop that will yield in one cutting as much as three or four cutting of alfalfa, and it is next to impossible to get alfalfa to grow in this section. Visiting Farmers The other day an even dozen of farmers from Harnett county came to this county for the specific purpose of visiting the farms of men who are wiling sour cream, or butler fat. Harnett county is one of the rich cot ton and tobacco counties. The boll weevil struck there this year. The farmers say that they cannot rely upon tobacco to take the place of cot ton for two reasons. One is that t'ne bill weevil sections of Georgia are joins irto tobacco culture heavily as well as r.iany other new sections and that they look for a crash in the n-.ce h' reison of overproduction. The olhcr reason is that tobacco is the nust uncertain and expensive crop known to southern agriculture. It is o hand crop entirely, even more so than cotton. It is subject to failure more frequently i!;an other crops by reason of the delicate nature of the oun' plant and the reliance of the crop upon favorable weather condi tions all through its growing and harvesting period. Therefore these farmers are looking into the safest and surest of alt crops, livestock. County Agent Broom took them to the farms of H. M. and C. M. McCain and E. G. and E. II. Yar brough of Jackson township. From here they went to Iredell and Cataw ba and other cattle counties. And the Lowly Swine Also Loe J. Smith of Wingate has a littir of six pigs six months old.. It is estimated that these hogs will now weigh 250 gross. A short time ago Mr. Smith bean to teeJ them a ration of corn to'harden them. Be fore that time he estimates that the whole bunch had n3l Cost him over twenty-five dollars. He Used pasture and a small ration of fish meal and tankage, which is the cheapest and best source of protein. This feed gives the bone and growth to an;mals just as nitrogen gives the stalk to plants. Many other farmers of the county are doing as well with hogs. Soon there will be going car loads of hogs from this county to the Rich mond packers. These will go princi pally in June and July when the market is at the highest. They will be composed of six months old pigs weighing from two hundred to 250 pounds, which will have been pro duced mainly on forajfj and fish scrap and tankage, with a finish of corn, which makes the best meat in the world, the corn only hardening and adding fat. There will be an agent at Monroe and perhaps other points to gather up the bunches, make car load lots, and market them for the farmers at more per pound gross than they can get locally for dressed pork. By this means hog growing is to be one of the real money crops of the county. To Map Out Farm Programs A committee of experts and practi cal farmers under the auspices of the itate extension service will meet in Raleigh r.cxt month to make out a farm program for one and two horse (Continued cn rage ciht.) 1 r ImiiTrn n unnnrnnn rvtrm baulk o. nunnuuu vilu SUDDENLY THIS MORNING In Usual Health Till Twelve O'clock Last Night When He Suffer , ed Stroke of Apoplexy ONE OF TOWN'S OLDEST AND VERY BEST CITIZENS Well Known Manager of Monro Tel ephone Company Who Answered Final Summons at One O'clock Tkia Morning, n Man of Sterling Char acter rVho Never Ran From a Dif . acuity or Shirked n Duty Had Lived in Monroe Many Years and Leaves Devoted Family. Walter H. Norwood died nt one o'clock this morning of apoplexy, af ter an hour's illness. He had been in his usual health and last night was at the home of a neighbor until ten o'clock, and in his usual good spirits. He went home and retired without arousing the family who had already gone to bed. About twelve o'clock, Mrs. Norwood was aroused by an un usual noise as if he were having a severe nightmare. She quickly jump ed up and turned on the light, and im mediately perceived he had suffered some kind of an attack and was whol ly unconscious. She called a physi cian and members of the family in the neighborhood, but nothing what ever could be done for the sufferer and he died in about an hour. News a Severe Shock The r.ews of Mr. Norwood's death came early this morning as a severe shock t: the town. He was known by everybody. For the past several years he had been in bad health, and sonw year or so ago he underwent a severe surgical operation at which time his l.fo was dispaired of for some time. However, he battled man fully and with the great determination that be had finally regained a f-iir degree of. his usual health. Since thw he has not been strong, tut there w as no intimation of so sud den an ending of his life. The funeral will be this afternoon k the residence at four thirty, con ducted by Dr. H. E. Gurney, former paitor of the Monroe Presbyterian church." The pall bearers will be: Ac tive J. H. Lee, R. F. Beasley, W A. Henderson, George S. Lee, W. J. Rudge and S. O. Blair; Honorary Dr. J. M. Belk, R. A. Morrow, S. B. Hart, F. H. Wolfe, W. A. Lane, and W. H. Belk. Dr. VV. R. Burrell, of whom Mr. Norwood was very fond, will assist Dr. Gurney. Devoted to Family Mr. Norwood is survived by his wife and two daughters . Misses Re becca and Mary Steele Norwood, the former a student at the State College for Women at Greensboro. The shock ing news was conveyed to her early this morning and she arrived at elev en o'clock. Four sisters, Misses Al ice, Janie, Lelia and Nannie Norwood, and one brother, Mr. Morrison Nor wood of Charlotte, also survive him. He was sixty-three years of age, having lately celebrated his birthday. He was married December 12, 1901, iiis wife being Miss Hattie Phifer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W . H. rhi fer. Ke was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church and served in it officially and privately for many years. Mr. Norwood was devoted to his w.fe and children, his brother and sisters, nnd his friends. Tribute to H's Character Mr. Norwood was a native of Meck lenburg county and moved to Monroe in the early eighties with his father's family and resided here since that time. He was general manager of the Monroe Telephone Company since its organization in the early nineties. He and the . s Isaac Bates did the first experi; i nting with telephones in the county and did the foundation work for the organization of the pres ent company which he managed suc cessfully through all the years, mak ing it a large and efficient system. This writer has known Mr. Norwood and was closely associated with him for - more than thirty-five years, and he has never valued the character, the integrity and honor of any man that he has ever known more highly. He has seen him more than once in critical positions that tested hia manhood and never knew him to waver a hair's breadth from he course of the highest manhood. He was not what people call a showy man, but in moral and physical cour age he waj as solid as the Rock of Giforalter. He vas one of the most patient cf men, fnenJly, frank, and s;ncere. He was always in good hu mor and though he could see faults in others as quickly as any one he never paraded them, but took a good humored view of them and 'went his way. Physical courage, moral back bone, patience, and good humor were his solid accomplishments, and his lifeJ was oraerea in comormity 10 mese principles. His kindliness, his friend liness, his religion, were as unassum ing and worn as naturally and unos tentatiously as his clothing. Wherev er the characters of gold of this world go In the hereafter Walter Norwood will be there; this is the perfect faith of one who knew him and loved him. A Birthday Party A happy and carefree group of lit tle tot enjoyed ''a very delightful birthday party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Todd on Saturday af ternoon, Nov. 18, in honor of the fifth birthday of Helen Brown Todd. Various games were enjoyed by the guests, after which refreshments con sisting of delicacies dear to the hearts and palate of little children were lerved. Many gifts were received bv Helen Brown, and a very tired but happy group of children in'!. ci J the fullest extent the suc::.j .; .be. affair. ' SWINGING IN FOR MONROE'S BIGGEST POULTRY EXHIBIT All Over the Country Fanciers Are Now Crowing Their Best Birds For the Coming Season ASSOCIATION TO STAGE SALES OF FINE STOCK Silver Caps and Special Premiums Will Be Unusual Feature, Being Offered by Kiwania, Rotary, Mon roe Hardware, Belk Bros, and Gor- don Insurance Company Partridge Wyandette Club Will Hold Annual Meeting Here Witk Large Exhibit of Fine Birds With' the opening of the annual show less than six weeks off, the enthusiastic and hard working mem bers of ' the Union County Poultry Association are engaged in complet ing arrangements for the finest ex hibition af fancy poultry ever held in this section of the State. This is the show season, and all over the country fanciers are grooming Jheir best birfi and fitting them for hot competition in an effort to bring home tht blue ribbons. The old birds have no- completed the moult and are sporting a shining new coat of feathers, while the youngsters are well matured and ready for the judge's critical eye. Premium lists and announcements from Poultry Associations in various parts of the state have been arriving here for the past two weeks and have served to spur the local fanciers to greater efforts. Monroe refuses to be outdone by her neighbors, and promises a little bit ahead of anything yet attempted in the way of a poultry show. The premium list, which has just gone to press, will contain about double the number of pages in last year's. It will list the greatest col lection of silver cups and special premiums ever offered at this popular show, which is growing each year in size, as well as in popularity. Silver cups are being offered by the Rotary Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Monroe Hardware Company, Belk Brothers Department Store, and the Gordon Insurance and Investment Co., while many Monroe business houses have helped to swell the list of special premiums. The management has been fortun ate in securing the annual meeting of the Southeastern section of the Na tional Partridge Wyandotte Club, and have. had thus assured a large ex hibit' of this popular variety. This meeting' will bring to Monroe Part ridge Wyandotte breeders from North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, and these fanciers have promised to make a heavy entry of their best birds to compete for the four silver cups and $25 in cash specials offered by the Association. The Monroe Show has always been known as a good" sale show" that is a show where breeders and exhibitors make a large number of sales of stock and eggs, and in order to assist their patrons in disposing of their sur plus birds, the Association will stage auction sales of breeding birds at 3:00 p. m. and &:00 p. m. on the last day of the show, January 9th, with some of Monroe's well known fanciers in the role of auctioneer. Among the interesting features will be lectures by poultry experts from the North Carolina Experiment Stat ion at Raleigh; displays of poultry foods, remedies, and equipment by prominent manufacturers, and other attractions to be announced later. James P. Kerr, of Haw River, a North Carolina judge with a national reputation, will judge the exhibition, ar.d the American Poultry Associa tion's handsome silk ribbons will be awarded the winners of the first, sec ond, and third places. The entries close on January 3rd, at 6:00 n. ni. and the judging will be completed and the awards placed before the doors are opined to the public on Friday, January 5th at 10:00 a. m. This i.s expected to meet with the Approval of visitors at the show, who will find no difficulty in determ ining the winners in each class. The premium list will be ready for mailing about December tenth, and requests for copies, addressed to Chas. W. Orton, Secretary, will re ceive r"omPt attention. . Death of Mr. W. A. Whitakr Mr. Walter A. Whitaker died at his home at Houston, four miles east of Monroe, early Wednesday morning, li s death was the result of his ina bility to overcome a f.evere attack .f influenza which he had abaut two years ago. The funeral was held at Corinth church Thursday morning by Rev. Zeb Caudle and Rev. R. M. Haig ler, and was attended by a large gath ering,, as Mr. Whitaker was a nan with a large circle of friendi and -.vns a very popular and useful man in his community. He was 47 years old and was a native of Davie county. Walter Whitaker was a good man. He was a deacon in Corinth Baptist church and superintendent of its Sun day school. He will be missed by his neighbors and by his whole commu nity. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Jemima Irby, ,and eight children. The sons are Leonard, Ju lius, Alex, Oscar, Reuben and Earl Whitaker. The daughters are Mrs, Grady Irby and Miss Leona Whita ker. P. O. Whitaker, a brother, lives in Monroe, while another, E. C. Whit aker, I ves in Washington, D. C. Mrs. L. D. Pink3ton, of Salisbury, and Mrs. M. R. Bailey, of F.'.kin, a h sisters. Mr. and Mrs. P "-;on mt family were at his L-eJjiie when the end came. The wages of sin is death, but there is clways a man f jr the ,'ob. In the Third Great Battle Monroe Takes Final Game From Shelby FICTION CIRCULATION LIBRARY ESTABLISHED Which Recall Some History Library Efforts in Monroe From By-Gone Days Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Crowell have! established a circulating library at their Variety Store. The books will be the latest and best curent fiction, and the price for reading n book will ! Ka a.f than nnminnl finna t am maxS-s t Thus the lover of the new fiction'1" rtkr Elimination Series Mon- volumes as they come out will be enabled to secure them without the necessity of having to buy each. The first circulating library ever! started in Monroe was begun at the bookstore ol Kev. A. T. Latta in . . . 1888. It was a pretty poor library 1 . B hard-, teady P'ayng and good but many people read the books. The .head, w"?r- combined with a few volumes were covered in stiff board reaks the same Monroe won the and had wide and long pages. Many finaJ ame -"m Shelby played Wed people used the books for several n,esdav afternoon on Wearn field in years. Among them were such heavy Charlotte. The close score of four volumes as the "Origin of Species," teen to thirteen showed how well the "Money, or The Mechanism of Ex-, teams were matched, although change," a few of Dickens, of Scott, Shelby earned only one touchdown, of Thackery, and such nondescript t.he last one be ntf due to a fumble by fiction as "The Russians at the' Gates Monroe. It was a game fairly and of Herat," "The Irish Dragoon," and squarely fliyed as the two previous many others that the present genera- had been and Monroe boys are tion would not wade through. ; moi e tnar 1" oud to be the victor over The next library of any public nat- suth a s Shelby's and to be ure was that of the "Young Men's lne winner o: the pigskin used in yes Sunday Union," established by the terday's gsr-.e. 1 The scores of the late J. C. Bates. It was a very good three games huve been recorded on the collection of books for that time, and football and it hrs been given a place Charlie Laney was the only man who , . honor beside the loving cup won by would undertake to pronounce "Les Highs in thd county commencement Miserables." Looking back at it from st year. this date, it may be that Charlie I" the first quarter Monroe held didn't get it right, but everybody was Shelby time and time again but Pete satisfied. The bunch was topped by Wiggs rushed through the line and a huge Encyclopedia donated by broke up a drop kick from the far Mr. Bates. There were then some 20 ' famed "educated toe" of Captain Hen volumes, all of which Dr. George nessee and Shelby was unable to Edward Flow, just then laboriously score. In the second quarter Monroe acquiring the store of knowledge ! rushed the ball over for a touchdown, which has since made him famous, j Mack Fairley carrying the ball. Wick read through many times and was! Farley kicked goal and the half end accused of knowing them by heart. 1 ed with the score of 7-0 in Monroe's This library lasted, a long time and favor. Monroe's second touchdawn was of real service to many people j came w'hen Frank" Williams caught a of the town w hen books were scarce Shelby forward pass and the ball was and mighty hard to lay hands upon. carried over by Wick Fairley after a The next library was an excellent ; series of line plunges and a ten yard one established by the Sunday school i run by Laney. Wick again kicked of Central Methodist church. It was goal, making the score 14-0. Then mostly Sunday schol books and tame I fiction, but the children and young people used the books a great deal. Mr. Parks McEwen was librarian for many years and took a great pride in the library. There was not then a woman's club, a book club, a men's club, or any other kind of a club in town. And the deep erudition which the ladies of Monroe have since acquired through their club programs was a thing unknown. Death of Dr. Blanche Burrus Many people in this county who knew her will be pained to learn of the death of Dr. Blanche Burrus, former secretary of the Baptist Wo man's Missionary Union, which oc curred yesterday at the home of hir brother in Clinton. A dispatch from that place says: "Miss Burrus. after returning from the position mentioned, studied med icine preprotory to going to a fore:gn field as a medical missionary. She graudated a year or so ago and serv ed the allotted time ns interne in a Philadelphia hospital, where her skill met considerable recognition and praise. But just before the comple tion of her term of service she was stricken with a deadly afflict:on,' but insisted that she should complete her tr-nn and did so. She then came to he home of her brother, C. B. Bur rus, in Clinton, to spend the days hich she so weil knew were num bered. She suffered much pain, but endured like a gpod christian soldier. The news of hr death will carry grief to every quarter of the state. Dr. Barrds wa a narive of Pollicks ville, Jones county. Mr. Zeb Pressley Attempts, to Take His Life Mr. Zeb Presley, for many years mail carrier on the Indian Trail route, tried to take his own life yesterday morning with a razor. The attempt was frustrated by the presence of mind and quick action of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Jarvis Pressley. Mr. Pressley had been in wretched health for several years and able to follow his work only a part of the time. Depression and suffering are the cause of his action, and he has the keenest sympathy of his friends. He had just returned from a hospital at Charlotte, going to the home of his brother, Mr. Jarvis Pressley. Yesterday morning Mrs. Pressley en tered his room on some errand and just as she entered the door he was in the act of slashing his throat with a razor. As quick as thought she s?ized his hand and wrenched the razor from his grasp. He then tried to secure a gun that was in the room, but in this he was also frustrated. Mr. Pressley's friends hope that he will regain his health and composure and be himself again after the shock of this desperate experience. Union Grove Honor Roll The following is the honor roll for Union Grove school, A. D. Baucom, principal: First Grade: Selma Price. Second Grade: Grace Tomberlin. 'Ini.d Grade: Harty Tomberlin, uladdry Medlin. Fourth Grade: Gertrude Baucom, Effie Baucom, Evelyn Medlin. Sixth Grade: Etta Griffin. Seventh Grade: Clarice Dees, Lola Cheney. MUST MEET GREENSBORO IN FURTHER ELIMINATION Monroe Warriors nad Score of Four teen to Nothing Till Near End of Game uVDnr . . MQS ROE ,'CTOR BY A CLOs,E MARGIN OF 14 TO 13 " " ' roe Must Meet Greensboro and Charlotte Must Battle Asheville, Then Victors Must Scrap For Final Honors in Contest Next Game in Charlotte Tomorrow. the Monroe rooters settled back to take things easy. But Shelby staged a brilliant come back and made two touchdowns how no one yet understands. They kicked one goal and it was when Shel by prepared to kick a second one that the heart of every ardent Monroe fan went literally and figuratively into his mouth and it was not until No. 97 Mack Fairley blocked the kick that the folks from home breathed a sigh of relief. And even then with only four minutes to play it was nerve-wracking, for football is tick lish business and there is no telling when the unexpected will happen. Mr. Hawfield's "Work hard, Mon roe!" rang out across the gridiron and expressed the feelings of the Monroe fans. Every one was tense. And when the time keeper held up two fingers not even the sympathetic remark of a somewhat tipsy "Dokie" to the effect that "Nobody can't do nothin' in 2 minutes," served to cheer up the despairing folks from Union. But finally the referee's whistle rang out and the two teams grouped to gether to yell each for the other the Monroe boys elated and Shelby downhearted. They were good losers, though, ar.d offered no protest over the game, realizing that the best team won. There was no outstanding scar of the game, it being remarkably free from spectacular plays and fumbles. Team work and straight football won the game for Monroe; the line made the h.L ar.d the backs ploughed through. Few forward passes were tried and still fewer were complet ed. "Jada" Williams as full back bucke.i the line in a fashion that was extremely gratifying to followers of the game and with a little more ex perience he will be an invaluable back field man. Coble has shown the heaJvvork and generalship necessary for a quarterback in spite of only two gan es to his credit in that position. Mack, Laney, and Wick were ground gainer' as usual: while Lem mond, Eeasi'V, F. Williams, Wiggs, McRae and Baskeiville delivered the goods in line shape. Injuries were few. Pete Wiggs, Wick Fairley and Jada Williams suf fered straired muscles, tut all the bovs, including Westnedge and "OK." will be in,gjod condition for Satur day's game. In spite of the three hard fought games the best of feeling exists be tween the student of the two high schools, Shelb;- declaring her inten tion of rooting .'or Monroe to the fin ish. Mr. I. C. Griffin, Superintend ent of the Si e'.by schools, made the statement t.'.at he believed Monroe ready to do the fair, square thing and that the relations between the two teams had dissipated in the minds of Shelby people certain rumors that Monroe put "ringers" into the game and evaded the eligibility rules when ever possible. Monroe people are glad of this, because the school offi cials have always co-operated with Mr. Rankin of the University in his efforts to debar professionalism from high school foot ball. Any way it is our belief that there is much less eva sion of rules among the high schools than one would think. The Monroe High . School for tho , first time in its history is absolutely free from debt. This tplcndid finan c'al condition is due large.lv to Coach (Cor.tir.ued on page five.)
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