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-THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT: THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT." r Monroe journ. PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Twenty-Ninth Year. No. 87. Monroe, N. C, Tuesday, December 5, 1922. $2.00 Per Year Cash II II Five Hundred Out in New Bern Conflagration . FLAMES RAGE FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT A Mile Square of Homes Fall to Ashes Ar High Wind Drives the Flames From House to House A DAY OF TERROR FOLLOWED BY RELIEF New Bern, Dec. 1., When inter viewed at 10:30 o'clock tonight. May or Clark staled that as far as he could judge five hundred residences and business houses had been totally destroyed, approximately 1,800 per sons were homeless and the total fire loss for the day, including the Roper Lumber mill, was in excess of $2,000, 000. Pitiable Aspect The war devastated towns of Bel more pitiable spectacle of complete destruction than does that section of New Bern which was swept by fire.. dam and r ranee hardly presented a Over an area of a mile or more in length and from two to five blocks in width nothing remains but row after row of ghostly chimneys, standing as vigils in the midst of charred tim bers, which almost completely cover ed the ground. Not a single piece of frame work remains in on upright position. Ev erything in the path of the terrific blaze was swept before it. Hundreds Homeless. It is a grim and pathetic spectacle. Scores of families late tonight were wandering among the Tuins looking for the sites of their former homes, trying to see whether the fire god had overlooked anything. Women and children were crying and men gazed at the ruins with hopeless and sullen expressions on their faces. In several places the charred timbers still burn ed and the homeless people gathered about these, seeking warmth from the cold which was beginning to make it self felt. In spite of the fact that both whites and blacks had been in formed that sleeping quarters would be provided for them, many appar ently paid no heed; they were too tunned to ihink of anything but their homes and household goods which had been taken away from them by the roaring, crackling fire which spread terror throughout the city for more than nine hours. Huddled in Warehouse. In one of the empty fertilizer warehouses are huddled from two to three hundred negro men, women, and children. Several of the women sit with infants hugged tightly to their breasts. Here and there a child sleeps, but for the most part every one is wide awake and talking in low tones of tha toll exacted by the conflagration. Many ot them have nothing left to save before the fir was upon iL.. ' . i" I, . . I them. R.lipvinv Hnmele.. limn lux nuiiiciean New Bern tonight is turning its ' attention to relieving the homeless. Y. "M. C. A. and scores of private ' homes have been thrown open to the victims of the great fire. In spite of the aid there were many who spent the night in the open, covering themselves with mattrcTses and blankets and camping beside what furniture they had managed to save. Railroad traffic through the city had been suspended, the rails having been warned for a considerable dis tance by the intense naat. leiegrarm es also have been severed and the telephone affords the only moms ot communicating with other towns. The full scope of the disaster has not yet made itself manifest, but with the coming of dawn tomorrow., they were able to take witn th(jm New Bern will begin to take stack when they fled before the TfiK-mg tm.. of the damage done.. !rtnt 0f fire that swept 700 houses Estimates ot the total loss vary .but i before it. in the opinion of some city officials' pi"d Temporary Quarters it will be in excess of $2,000,000. Tonight temporary quarters will Lumber I lant First ,e found for them jn warehouses, New Bern was threatened at S:jM , gt.hool buildings, and churches. To o clock when the hoarse notes of the ; ni0rrow morning a thousand tents, city's fire whistle told the resident. rushed here on a Hpecial train by of the burning of the Roper Lumaer; Brigadier-General A. J. Bowley, i-vi.ii'au; b "ii. luiiioiu, by the Rowland Lumber company, suffered a quarter of a million do.'ur fire which threw more than 300 local! men out of work. While the flames! were still raging at the mill, an alarm was turned in from the western section oi tne city wnere ine re had started in the colored district and, which soon caused everyone to forgot the conflagration at the Rowland mill. Firemen at Roper Mill With their services required at the lumber yards firemen were unable to, respond o the new alarm and it was( JUH uuiu im it. u auui ibvci mm bin: ; city, rushed to the spot. j - Gathered in mass meeting this By that time five houses were in I morning at the court house a hun ruins. The roaring flames sped on. dred men subscr bed and paid in cash their way by high winds of almost on th 8p0t $14,000 to relieve suffer gale force, crashed through house J in(r. The fund grows constantly, citi after house gaining impetus in their . 2ens who were too busy at work to advance wh.ch ent them leaping g0 t0 the meeting sent their money through the roofs of dozens of struc- j and it h begun to pour in by teli turei (simultaneously. Frantic negroes gr,ph. Hundreds of telegrams offer assisted by hundreds of volunteers aid have been received. The Na hastily removed their household furni-. tiona Red Cross, advised by Senator ture to place of safety. As the fireff. m. Simmons, who witnessed the gained headway, however, people . disaster, is rushing aid here, were forced to eave their homes! The situation is well in hand; even without being able to remove ny-jto the policing of the stricken dis-thinf- c . c .... itrict to prevent any outbreak of . ... , . .racKi nK nerve. mi uic.r i.ncn- Dten requested to authorize troops sity, and roaring their message of jn tne event that disorders may re destruction so as to -make it heard qulre ,t Somebody has thought of in every n of the city, the( (Continued on page eicht ) - I Buildings Wiped fames rose high in the sky sending forth a cloud of .dense smoke which hung over the town throughout the entire day. With almost incredible speed the fire forced its way into the white residential section. By noon the streets were filled with automobiles loaded with household goods carrying them to places of safe ty. Here and there on the sidewalks, their few rescued possessions heaped about them, sat desolate families homeless and penniless and looking to the more fortunate for aid. Cemetery Checks Flames Checked in its dash to the business section by the block occupied by Cedar Grove cemtery, the fire veered to the north and sweot down on the Union Station. All the buildings on Pasteur street, fronting the depot, were utterly destroyed. A house two blocks beyond burst into flames when showered by sparks and burning leaves. The fire spread along the river tront consuming the Koyster ferti lizer warehouse, the Norfolk Southern r"lnt, 8hed- a"d on or f. othe.r Kctu,re8 ,t8f P-. At ;,he end K' Lf ? LZn street the fire made its last stand unable to leap across the gap of empty blocks which separated it from the next row of houses. Burst Forth Anew After having been apparently sub dued, the flames burst forth anew, directly west of George street, and for a time it was feared that St, Luke's hospital and vhe Tabernacle Baptist church would be destroyed The brave work of the combined fire departments, however, brought th names under control at the point shortly before dusk A dozen or more persons, bath white and negroes, have been treated at the hospital for painful burns and other injuries. It is not believed that any of these injuries will prove fatal. Patients were taken from both the Fairview.and the New General hospital anil removed to Christ Church parish house. The fire fighters managed to swerve the direction of the fire and prevented either of the two hospitals from igniting. The Stewart Sanatorium was burned to the ground. Burned Twenty Blocks The fire destroyed approximately twenty blocks. The high winds which had fanned the flames died down at sundown and although several frame houses stilLVere burning, firemen said they believed it would not spread further. It was estimated that around 1,200 persons, most of them negroes, had been rendered homeless and relief steps were under way before the names were controlled. Fire appara tus from Kinston, Goldsboro, Green ville and Washington, N. C, were brought here and used to aid the local department. Dynamite Resorted To Dynamite was resorted to early in the afternoon to check the flames and ! ,af " -.rfolk Southern switch .engine nulled down six frame houses ' itc a ?,e att',r th9 other by means oi a i ii er l . . . f ble !n an l'ffort t0 8t0P t: e Second Day View of Catastrophe j... I)ix.,n MafxenL in News & Observer ew Bo-r!li rc 2. Rain, that yes- u.,.jav m;Kiit have sUyed the rav. aTM rf tne most disastrous fire in tj,5 history of North Carolina, came ta,.(1,ly t(((lay to multiply the misery a,,d deeoen the dispair of four thous- tnd Poonle who fled f rom their homM ir. the wake of the conflaeration. Irrtligal r-.s have been the efforts ov.ai'd relief on the part of every citizen of the city, the storm that broke shortly after noon today found tirm-aa rf fumilina ' still hmlll.i.t in !, nn amnnrl n fnw thin. h. commanding otticer at rort Bragg, wiU be pitched under the direction of Capt. Henry G. Fisher, of the U. S. g, "Pamlico" Today the" womcn of the town fed four thousand people, turning churches and school houses into kitchens, where an unbroken stream 0f men. WOmen. and children na... ed to eat for the first time since the holocaust broke upon them yesterday morning. Every citizen in the city has shut up his business or turned it over entirely to the work of alleviating the misery that hangs thick over the luuimic. governor aiorrison una ASHE VILLE HIGHS WIN WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP Loral Team Holds Asheville Scoreless in Last Half Makes Touchdowa Themselves Salisbury. Dec. 2. With Sanford disposed of and New Bern standing as the champions of the east in high school football circles, Monroe and Asheville in one of the most brilliant games ever seen on the local gridiron met in a mighty contest for the west ern championship, Asheville emerg ing at the larger end of the score of 20 to 6. Fitzgerald, a second team man, for Asheville, was decidedly the out standing feature of the game through his ability to catch the passes thrown him as was illustrated in the Bing ham high game here Thanksgiving. The crowd was very small. The threatening rains during the game and the rains before the game kept the fans from turning out, the crowd being estimated at 650. The field was not in the best of shape, but both teams were at the same disadvantage as this was the initial appearance of either on this gridiron, the game be ing played on the Spencer field, which is better than the Salisbury grounds. Asheville was well represented at the game by those who braved the weather to travel from the mountain city. Assurance was given at the game by or.s of the most prominent busi ness men of Asheville that negotia tions were pending for a special train to leave Asheville next Satur day for Chapwl Hill and this com ing at the victory, gained the heart iest supjrtrt of the crowd. The Game by Periods Asheville received the first kick off. Gain after gain down the field netted them 80 yards. Fitzgerald re ceived a pass from James and ran 20 yards for a touchdown. James kicked the extra point. Fitzgerald's ability to catch passes and execute them was the outstanding feature of the game, while Frady s work secured second place. Score; first period, i-U, Second Quarter James was a consistent gainer through his end runs. Brandle gains lo yards on pass, James to Brandle James carries the ball to one-vard line on line plunge. Brandle carries ball over for second touchdown. Try for seventh point blocked. Laney receives kick-off on 20 yard line, carries it to 30. Brandle inter cepts pass and gains 10 yards. Pass, James to Atkinson, grounded. Pass, James to Fitzgerald, nets 15 yards. James gains nine yards on fake pass. Chackles makes first down by line plunge. Atkinson makes third touch down, Green carries ball over line for extra point. Half ended as ball was kicked off. Second Half Wiirirs kicked. Ball was received on 10-yard line, where the ball went out of bounds. Ten yards gained on pass, James to Atkinson. Asheville oses ball on failure to make 10 yards. Fairley gains 15 yards for Monroe, their only long completed pass ot tne game, ball going to 13 yard line, where they were held for downs, while Monroe surrendered ball to Asheville. James gained eight yards on line nluntre. Chackles going the snme distance on the same method. James pun s the ball into Monroe's territory, third quarter ending with he ball in Monroe s possession. Fourth Quarter Asheville gains the ball on Mon roes t allure to maice nowns. ruz- gerald again starring in his judg ment of passes. Monroe regains ball on Asheville's failure to make down. Asheville holds them, rairley punt ing to Jnmes. Fairley in turn in- ireepts forward pass, lie gams to 0-yard line through line plunge, lonroe penalized 5 yards for off sides, their only penalty of the game. Laney carries the ball to five-yard line, where line plunge places the ball n one foot of the line. With two and or.e-half minutes to play, W. Fair- ley carries the ball across the line. Smith blocks their attempt to make the extra point. Asheville came near scoring in the last few nvnutes of play when James carries the kick-off for 60 yards and fonvard bass. James to Brandle, who was standing behind the goal posts was a sure touchdown, when Atkinson was detected holding and ihe ball returned. Another pass brought the ball to the one-foot line, but the whistle ended the game Sudden Death of Dr. Carpenter Dr. F. A. Carpenter, a prominent physician of Statesville, and brother of Mr. E. C. Carpenter of Monroe, d.ed at Battle Creek, Mich., Saturday morning, while two of his brothers, Mr. Carpenter of Monroe, and Mr. E. A .Carpenter of Newberry, the latter a twin of the Doctor, were on their way to be with him. His death was entirely unexpected. He had gone to Battle Creek partly for treatment and partly for a mere rest, and death was caused from a hemmorhage of the brain. The body will be buried at Rutherfordton, the old home of the family, tomorrow, where the body will arrive tonight Mrs. Carpenter and son of Monroe left this morning for Rutherfordton. Dr. Carpenter is survived by his wife and one child. He was 42 years old and had achiev ed a large reputation as a specialist, having lately established a hospital in Statesville. v He is survived by four brothers, all successful business men in their respective localities, and by one sister, Miss Estelle Carpen ter, formerly of Monroe, now of Rutherfordton. Elder Samuel McMillan - duct services at Plemsant e kt ! on- oO p. m. on December 10th. SHERIFF CLIFF FOWLER GIYES PERSONAL BOND Popular Officer Shows He Had No trouble in betting Signers for More Than Double Amount MRS.! GRIFFITH BECOMES pEPUTY CLERK OF COURT Ampng the county officers who were jsworn in yesterday was one woman, Mrs. Kuby Simpson Griffith, wido of Sheriff J. V. Griffith, who has become deputy clerk of the court by appointment of Clerk Lemmond. Ihe appointment of Mrs. Griffith gives universal satisfaction, and The journal lor one Is ready to go on fee ord aa saying that the county will have no more efficient officer for many a year. Mrs. Griffith is quali hed by inheritance, training and adaptability to fill an office of this kind, and more than that, she has tne proper spirit for a public officer, patient, accommodating, and under scanning. After the new board of county com missioners, consisting of John Grif nth, A. M. Secrest and Dr. W. R. Mo Cain, 'had taken the oath of office the litter placed h is rpsicnatiiin ir the hands of the clerk of the court to betfome effective as soon as a sue cessoj is namea. jonn unitith was elected chairman. A. M. Secrest with live or six years experience on the board, and Sheriff Griffith, with his intimate knowledge of all county mirt.is, wiu certainly Know wnat tney are doing on this lob. Yesterday was general swearing in day. A number of bonds were filed but not all have yet come in. Sher iff Fowler gave two bonds, a process oonu oi nve tnousand and a tax col lecting bond of fifty-five thousand. if- . . . rie certainly seemed to have no trouble in getting up his bonds, for tney were signed by men who quali fied for much more than twice the amount necessary. On the process bond are W. C. Sanders, V. D. Sikes and M. H. Richardson. On the tax tond the following men qualified for un tnousana each: rl. H. Wilson Chas. Iceman, R. E. L. Iceman, C. N Gordon, N. B. Avers, S. O. Blair, A M. Secrest, W. E. Funderburk, R. A, Morrow, ueorge is. Lee, and A. M Stack. For five thousand each; J W. Fowkr, F. G. Henderson, and T. P, Dillon. The Bank of Union is re-elected treasurer with a bond of $1)0,000. Register of Deeds Long gave his five thousand dollar bond with him self, J. D. McRac and C. C. Sikes. The constable's bond is one thou sand dollars. The following made theirs yesterday: R. B. Baker, Buford, with R. B. Starnes, P. W. Plyler and Robt. Rape, sureties; Fulton L. Furr, Goose Creek, with H. M. Furr and G. C. Lemmond as sureties; J. Herman snannon or Jackson, with J. C. Shan non and W. D. Rogers as sureties: W. M. Crow, cotton weigher at Waxhaw, gave his bond of one thou sand dollars. Others are expected to present tneir bonds at once. Sad Death of Mrs. W. H. Fowler Mrs. W. H. Fowler of the Turner section of Buford trwnship died Sun day afternoon of pneumonia follow ing influenza. Her three-day-old in fant died Friday. Mr. Fowler, who was also a sufferer from the flu epi demic, has not fully recovered. Three children, aged four, nine, and twelve, are left motherless. The remains were buried at Corinth church of which she was a member, yesterday, Rev. Mr. Haigler conducting the ser vice. Mrs. Fowler was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Alexander. She wns burn Jan. 12, 1388. The parents ami several brothers and sisters sur vive her. Her sad death came ns a climax to a series of distressing ill ness and deaths amonir the fa mil v and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Alex ander, and they have the deep sym pathy, of friends and neighbors. Local Happenings Miss Flora Todd and brother Ed ward who are attending school at waxhaw, spent lhanksirivinir and the week-end with their parentsMr. and .Mrs. j. u Todd. Dr. G. B. Nance who has been very ill at the Charlotte Sanitorium, is very much improved and for the last several aays nas been able to sit up in uea ior a snort wnue. There will be services at the Pres byterian church tonight at 7:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Mr. Chan dler of Dillon, S. C. All members are requested to be present. All members of the Non-Partisan league are requested to meet Wednes day, December 13th, at 7:30 p. m., in the Masonic hall. The regular meet ing due to be held Wednesday, Dec. 7th, has been postponed. All mem bers are urged to attend this called meeting. Mr. J. S. Myers of Vance township died last Thursday morning at his home. He had been sick for some nine months, and was sLxty-four years of age. His wife and three sons and four daughters survive him. Mr. My ers was a good man and a good neigh bor, loyal to his church, kind and at tentive to his family. He was a faith ful member of Antioch Methodist Protestant church. Squire Flow exercised his discre tion yesterday in giving Fleet Sim- son of Goose Creek-New Salem a chance to remain in good behavior till next June and keep the peace. V. was charged with being drusil; cn .ie highway, damain property and commiitir.g as&.t and battery. Twe.i.y-tive dollars and costs and ior.us for good behavior followed his vuumission to tne cn&igcs. V f aT A nnil'fl -l-k-a I opens !th torkeks Dinner Tonight at Which Plan Will ae explained For Asking For $5,000 or $6,000 Wednesday, December 6th. is the day set aside for the community Y. M. C. A. drive for Monroe. Fifty four team workers, under the leader ship of Dr. C. C. Weaver and Dr. W. R. Burrell will canvass the commun ity for funds to make up the budget for 1923. The committee is asking for $5000 to 6000 with which to em ploy a secretary and meet all ir-i-dental expenses. This is the amount usually raised by other towns for similar work. A dinner for all workers will be served Tuesday night, December 5th, at the Chamber of Commerce when full explanations of the details of the campaign will be made. Following the dinner the school boy s led by the Icemorlee band, will form" torch-light parade and march through the principal business and residential sections. The parade w.ll break up on the corner of Main and Franklin streets where a large clock has been erected to register the progress of the teams. All day on Wednesday the teams will report at the clock and the two hands, one for R. W. Lemmond s division, the other for F. G. Henderson's division, will muve around the clock, showing the exact standing of the teams at all hours. A complete list of team workers follows: Dr. C. C. Weaver, Dr. W. R. Bur rell. General Chairmen. Gus F. Henderson, Division Chair man. Bruce M. Redmon, Captain; Fitz Henry Dillon, H. H. Wolfe, Allen Lee, Hargreve Bowles. C. Walton, Captain; Archie Levy, George Hart, Willie Correll; Sam Lee. G. M. Smith, Captain; Henry Tay lor, J. W. Laney. Albert Redfearn. C. L. Efrd. R. H. Garren, Captain; Vann Se crest, ernon Hunneycutt, Kemp l underburk, Jennings Boirer. I R. H. Cunningham, Captain; T. P. Dillon, John C. Sikes, S. G. Hawfield, Dowd Secrest. R. W. Lemmond, Division Chair man. G. B. Caldwell. Captain: Will Kudge, W. C. Carrell, R. R. Hawfield, S. B .Hart. G. B. McClellan. Captain: Ben Wolfe. Dr. J. M. Belk. H. B. Ashcraft. Gilmer Joyce. - , W. A. Henderson, Captain; Jas. Morrow, Junius Stearns, S. O. Blair, Blair Bivens. W. C. Sanders. Captain: Frank Austin, Hargrove Bowles. Bill Cole. Gilham Craig. J. . Fowler, Captain; W. B. Love, W. B. Brown, Clayton Lanev. Wris- ton Lee. PROCLAMATION HELP TO DAY Thousands of white and colored people are without homes, food and clothing, as a result of the fire that destroyed a large portion of the city oi .ew Hern last rnday. A cry for help has been rent out over the State. Governor Morrison, who was in Char lotte last night, left immediately for New Hern to take charge of the situation, issuing a proclamation ask ing the people of the Slate to take immediate action to collect clothing and money to be sent to NewNBern at once. In response to Ihe Governor's request n well as that of several Diililie KoiriteH ritijpna if (ho Inn n acting .May or Trull, in the absence of Mayor ann, has issued Ihe following call: In response to the proclamation of Governor Morrison asking the people ' the htate to come to the relief of the distressed people of New Bern. I ifrcby ask the citizens of Monroe to take immediate action in sending money and clothing to New Bern. At- tr consultation with ministers in the city, the following ladies have been aked to art as chairmen for committees from their respective churches to solicit and receive con tributions: Baptist Mrs. V. D. Sikes. Presbyterian Mrs, A. L. Monroe. Methodist Mrs. Atha Stevens. Lutheran Mrs. J. C. Sikes. Episcopal Mrs. T. P. Dillon. Money and clothing for women and for children under twelve are espe cially needed. Both white and col ored people are de-tilute. We must help now today and tomorrow. Churches, lodges and other organiza tions are asked to take steps to se cure contributions. All the towns of the State have been called upon and Monroe should do its part. Articles may -he sent to the mayor's office or to the places specified by the com mittee. Those who cannot send arti cles may have them sent for by noti fying the mayors office or the com mittee. W. J. TRULL, Mayor Pro Tern. Death 'of Mrs. L. W.' Knowles Mrs. Etta Knowles. w.fe of Mr. L W. Knowles, died at her home in Vance township, near Stouts, Nov. 28th. Mrs. Knowles was Miss Nor kett, eldestkdaugnter of Mr. and Mrs. Lum NarketU She was a christian and a member of Pleasant Plain Bap tist church. Funeral service was con ducted by Rev. B. H. King and the remains were quietly laid to rest in tha Pleasant Pla n rpmpfprv Mrs. Knowles is survived by her! :. a d. father and mother, four sis- o; fcr.J many friends. She was bern May 1. 11)01, and was married leb. 5, 1920. The entire community ex tends sympathy to the family in this ad hour and bid them look to God. the ore who has pwer to heal all b:o'.:jn heirts. A Friend. HENRY CROW ELECTED HEAD OTLOCAL LEGION Purposes and Accomplishments of the Post Set Out In Report of Retiring Commander WISH TO HAVE SCHOOLS EM PHASIZE RESPECT FOR FLAG Mr. Henry Crow was unanimously elected commander of the Melvin Deese Post of the American Legion at the final meet of the year last night in the American Legion club rooms. Mr. Olin McManus was elected vice commander; Mr. J. M. Morrow, Jr., adjutant: Mr. W. H. Williams, finance officer; Dr. S. A. Alexander, service officer; Mr. W. F. Starnes, chaplain; Mr. S. P. Griffith, sergeant-at-arms; Mr. F. B. Ashcraft, custodian and fi nance officer of the American Le gion club; Mr. Olin McManus, pub licity ofricer to the Oteen Echo; Mr. W. E. Thomas, publ'city officer to the Monroe Jo ::r.at and Mr. L. F. Hart, to the Monroe Enquirer. Commander Crow appointed the following to compose the executive committee: Mr. G. S. Lee, Jr., Mr. T. N. Lee, Mr. Gillam Craig, Mr. R. S. Howie, Maj. B. H. Hinde, Mr. J. F. Milliken. Mr. O. B. Shelly. Texts of Resolutions Whereas, the National organization of the American Legion has desig nated the vct-k bginning December 4. 1022, a "National Educational Week" as regards the respect and courtesies c j? the National Flag and Anthem, be it resolved, that we call upon the courty superintendent of ed ucation to request the superintend ents, principals and teachers of all schools in the county to especially em phasize in the teaching the import ance of the proper knowledge of these courtesies. The Melvin Deese Post unanimously went on record as heartily commend ing the diligent efforts and accom plishments of the retiring command er and adjutant, Messrs. Sam Le and Olin McManus. The Post also unanimously tender ed Mr. Sam Lee their warm appreci ation for and thorough enjoyment of the smokes and refreshments at the meeting. Report of Retiring Commander With tonight's meeting ends the fourth year of the life of the Melvin Deese Post of the American Legion. It is with pleasure to me and the other officers that the report of the past year shows that the year has marked the greatest achievement of any yesr since the post's organiza tion. The reason for this is twofold: 1, Enlarged membership; 2. Tffe co operation given the administration by every member. By the enlarged membership a stronger membership has been built with an enlarged field for achieve ment. From a membership of 108 of a year ago, we have grown to a membership of 131, or approximately twenty per cent. Besides the added strength which this increased mem bership has given the post, its scope for achievement simultaneously in creased n the same proportion. The year has been marked by every member's accord in the fundamental principle upon which the Legion has been built, namely, Relief for disa bled comrades. The officers and members of the Melvin Deese Pout of the past year have willingly given their time and money for the relief of the disabled. Ii is a conservative' estimate to say that r.o loss than fifty of these cases have come before the proper officers of the post during the past year and that through their help and effort that no k'.s than a score have been put in g.v.vrnment hospitals or receiv ed compensation. In some cases, no tably the recent Belk case, the Post has helped ex-service men in emer gency cases and helped to defray med ical and hospital bills. For your in-fo-matior. I am pleased to advise that Mr. B.-'k is now in a government Sol dier's Home where he will be taken care of S' long as he may need be. The chief effort of the administra tion has been unselfish service to all ex-service men and their families. The sum of Slfi05.2.) exclusive of club has passed through the post fi nance officer's hands this year, of which $1272.19 (including National dues and elimination of all indebt edness) went to administration and $303.10 to charity. The two outstanding events of the year were our Memorial Day servi ces and Armistice Day celebration. On Memorial Day, appropriate servi ces were held in the county court house and an able memorial address mads by Han. R. G. Cherry of Gas tonia. y The Armis'ice Day celebration, wh:ch I reed not dwell on, since it is still fresh in all our minds, was made a celebration which the Post feels justly proud. At the Sta'e Convention the past September, v.ir Past - Commander, Maj. Hugh !! nic, was elected alter nate1 state (Jjlcrate to the National Convention i.i New Orleans in Octo ber, but for several reasons was not able to attend at the last moment and transferred his credentials to your commander, who was seated as alternate delegate at the convention. In conclusion I wish to make the following recommendations as activ ities of the Melvin Deese Post in the future: 1. That this post go on record as approving and rosier the movement of a suitable memorial, for the Union county boys who gave' their lives in the mighty struggle for Liberty. 2. lhat a new office be created and the rrsan elected be made cus todian and treasurer of the Legion club ar.d that he be under juri.;d,c (Cor.tinuci on page fcur.)
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