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TWELVE PACES PAGES ONE TO EIGHT
Monroe Jourm
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Twenty-Ninth Year. No. 91.
Monroe, N. G, Tuesday, December 19, 1922.
$2.00 Per Year Cash
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GRIFFITH AMD McRAE ARE
SUBJECT OF PEN PICTURE
Old Sheriff Is a Warrior Like Unto
the Old Titer of France and
McRae it Scothmaa
EACH AS GOOD AS THE OTHER
BUT BOTH ARE DIFFERENT
la Goodhumored Sketch, 'Onlooker"
Deacribea the Centeat ever Petition
to Legislature to Chaite Duties of
Road Comaiiaaionera Pays Fine
Tributa U Sheriff bat Thiaka He
Looka Back to Paat Too Much.
By Onlooker
The fight is on; the pleas of preach
er cannot stay it, the protestations
of political peacemakers cannot pre
vent it, the solicitations of friends
cannot allay it. The hats are in the
ring, the opposing factions have dof
fed their coats, donned their armor,
girded up their loins and rushed to
the conflict. It's now root hog or die,
sink or swim, the best man or the
best cause wins, or as Shakespeare
and Major Heath have said: "Lay
on McDuff and damned be he who
first cries hold enough." Get off the
fence, ye laggard souls, and join the
irife! Be either for or against!
What's more delightful than a poli
tical row? Conversational topics are
on the wane, but now that the fight
has begun the holidays will be mer
rier and more eventful in old Union,
because forsooth there's something
on the political horizon to talk about.
On the one side is cx-sheriff Grif
fith, a veteran of many political cam
paigns, with an immense personal
following and with a reputation of
never having lost a political fight.
His helpers and cohorts are surrrying
over the county for signers to his
petition. With his sparcely white hair,
his snow-white mustachios, militant
cane, dauntless spirit and inherent
honesty of purpose, the old sheriff
presents a picturesque figure. One
that might have been fittingly im
mortalized on the pages of fiction
a perfect picture of an old Southern
?entieman, iignting aguinst "new
angled ideas," the high cost of living,
extravagance and waste a veritable
Don Quixote fighting against wind
mills.
He is worried over the tendency
of the times; he fears the bankruptcy
of the county. He believes we are go
ing forward too hurriedly, too swift
ly, alas too precipitiously. He seems
to want to yeil out in stentorian tones
"Stand ho! Hold fast!" his motto
probably being "Make haste slowly."
His is the attitude of grizzled age,
the attitude of men who have lost
the restlessness, the ideals and pro
gressivism of youth, the desire for
change and reform that is rampant
in the heart of youth and progressive
mankind. He wants to go back to the
old ways, the econom.es: figurative
ly speaking to hog, hominy and mo
lasses. It is not so much that the
sheriff is old as it is that much water
has run over the dam since he was
youthful, and while he has stood still
and clung to the old things and the
old ways, a new world has been born,
a world that is stirred onward to do
bigger and better things, a world
that sees the ignorance, futilities and
stupidities of the past, a world that
wishes to take counsel of the eood
things of the past and build anew,
bigger grander and nobler.
Sheriff stands somewhat in the
same shoes of the venerated Clem
enceau. who comes to this country
with the memory of the wars of 1870
and 1914 in his heart. He remembers;
he is dogmatic. in his belief that it
will all recur again. He is trying to
stir up the blood and sinews of this
country to do his bidding, to prepare
against (what he thinks is) the cer
tainty of German unregencracy, ' of
future German militarism. He is
skeptical of the future, remembering
the past, lie has seen more, done
more and been a closer part of history
than anyone ;n his audiences has been
or is likely to be. But he is old and
grizzled. Because of having lived in
the past, his thoughts are in the past:
because of his meagre expectancy in
life he does not and really cannot look
to the future with sure, far seeing
eyes. "He is experienced, but not
wise; he is old, but it is the hand of
time rather than that of death that
lies heavily upon him. He will go
back after having scolded us in a
frank and friendly way, probably
leaving us admiring, affectionate
even, but unconvined; will leave us
to preserve in our mind s eye the pic
ture of a short, white, dauntless fig
ure with sabre toothed mustaches,
the perfect impersonation of an
cestral voices prophesying way."
Arrayed against Sheriff Griffith is
J D. McRae, a man of stubborn cou
rage and a lofty sense of honor coup
led with a high order of executive
ability a loyal, kind, lovable, old
Scotchman. A man who in spite of
his erey hairs, has managed to keep
pace with the progressives, who
looks forward rather than back
ward, a man who is square, clean and
straight and "white, clear white in
side. He knows not the wiles and
subtleties of politicians. He is mere
ly straight from the shoulder sort of
fellow. He is a man of xoroearance
and temperateness of judgment.
There is nothing little about the soul
of J. D. McRae.
While be is liberal in his viewpoints
he is a conservative, a safe and sane
conservative, "a man that you can put
your finger on and know how he
stands." Now Sheriff Griffith is also
a conservative but an ultra conserva
tive. That's the difference. One
might be called a progressive conserv
tive. the other a radical conservaa-
tive or a reaeionary. Both are men of
honor, aliki" yet d fferent. I
Now whi.'a the issue? Whether or
WHEN MAIN STREET WAS
MADE OF BUTTERMILK
Thinks Marshville Has Some Like
That Now and Hopes to See
Them Better Some Day
Marshville. Dec. 18. Marshville
school closes next Thursday. On Fri
day night a play will be given by
some of the high school pupils. It is
expected to draw a full house if the
weather is favorable.
Do not let anyone dare tell you
these days that the weather is bad
muddy, chilly, or drizzly. As one of
Monroe's newspapermen said a long
time ago during some very warm
weather: "If anyone tells you it's
hot, knock him down." Really, though,!
something should be done to better
the condition of our streets in the way
of rock, gravel or cinders, or we will
be in the fix Monroe's streets were
(begging your pardon) along about
1690 and later too. An old woman,
once, on coming to Monroe, said, all
along Main street was like thick but
termilk, mud so deep and soft wheels
made no mark or rut, and it was a
fact. Now look at Monroe's fine pav
ed streets! Marshville, cheer up, keep
doing. Perhaps by 1950 we may be
free from mud and dust, to a great
extent, and be gliding along, calm
and serene.
The Wednesday afternoon Book
Club was delightfully entertained last
week by Mrs. Jas. P. Marsh, and the
Christmas season, and spirit was ev
idenced in the room decorations, in
cluding Christmas bells, and holly.
The flowers were white narcissus
and poinsettias. In one room the table
centerpiece was a lovely little Christ
mas tree, with a Santa Claus stand
ing by it. On the tree was the prize
given in a very interesting contest
which Was won by Mrs. Powell. Re
freshments consisted of chicken salad,
wafers, sandwiches and coffee. The
fuvors were tiny green and red bas
kets filled with fancy mints.
Miss Nell Hines and Miss Nettie
Mullins spent Saturday in Charlotte.
Marshville regrets to hear of the
fire in Charlotte. Brockman's book
store is well patronized by our peo
ple, especially at this season.
Mr. Grier Marsh of Pittsburg, Pa.,
son of Mr. J. C. Marsh, is home for
the holiday season.
Mr. George Hallman of Charlotte
spent Sunday here with his parents.
F'lu, that has been all through the
land these days, is creeping into our
town and we have a few cases with
lots of colds.
Edith, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James P. Marsh, who has
been real sick since last Thursday
with bronchial trouble, is very much
better.
Church House Not Large Enough for
Convention
Dr. Burrell, pastor of the First
Baptist church, who carried the in
vitation of the church and other or
ganizations of the city to the Baptist
State Convention to meet next year in
Monroe, explained to his congrega
tion Sunday morning why Monroe
was unable to get the convention.
Dr. Burrell raid that the committe
spoke most favorably of Monroe as
a meeting rlace except for the fact
that the crurch house here is not
large enough for the purpose of the
gvhe-ing. The committee could r.it
censidr a place where the buildin.;
in which it was proposed to meet
held less thtin a thousand. Members
of the committee and the convention
s:i.d ti.at thty would favor coming to
Monro fir n annual session just as
soon m tlv re was a church building
large enough fu the convention.
"And now,", colluded Dr. Burrell.
"just as soon as we get our new
bu.lding we can j,et the convention."
tiot the county of Union shall retrace
its step3, change its mind and undo
the progress that has been made.
Shall the road business of the county
be placed in the hands of the county
ciinimissioncrs under the particular
superv.sion of Sheriff Griffith or shall
it remain in the hnnds of the road
commission, chairmnined by J. D. Me
Kae. There's the fght. Sheriff Grif
fith, as. chairman of the board of
county commissioners, seems to want
the road business under his authority
and. Mr. McRae, as chairman of the
board of road commissioners, wants
to retain it under his authority.
It seems that the other county com
missioners (and one ex-commissioner)
have no ambitions to handle the
road matters, they disclaim any abil
ity to do so to better advantage than
the present road commission. They
seem to think that the situation now
stands as the people indicated by
their votes they wished it to stand.
This authority was once taken from
the county commissioners and at a
recent election to turn it back to them
the proposition was defeated.
Mr. McRae has disdained so far to
put out any petition. There may be
one forthcoming, however. It may
ask that the business of the county
commissioners be turned over to the
road commission, and even if so
doubtless one could secure a goodly
number of signers, not bocsuse there's
any dissatisfaction with the county
commissioners but because folks just
naturally hate to turn down a good
fellow asking them to s:gn on the
dotted line 'specially when it don't
cost nothing. For that very reason
it would not be unexpected if Sher
iff Griffith with his immense popu
larity got over half of the county to
sign his petition. If he were to carry
a petition asking that the present
sheriff's office be turned over t the
Clerk of Court, or that the Clerk's
office be turned over to Sheriff Fow
ler, he could get an equal number of
signers, and this in spite of the fact
that we have the best Clerk of Court
and the best Sheriff in the good old
State of North Carolina.
Local and Personal
Miss Connie Fowler is at home
from Salem College for the holidays.
Mrs. Delia Helms of Marshville
spent yesterday in Monroe.
Miss Harriet Beasley left Monday
afternoon for Washington, where she
will spend a short time.
Mr. Olin Sikes has arrived home
from Poughkeepsie, N. Y., where he
has been in school for several months.
Miss Edna Helms will leave to
morrow night for Abbeville to attend
the Haskell-Smith wedding which
takes place on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Lite and lit
tle daughter. Virginia Walke, of Ba
den, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. B.
Liles of Monroe township.
Miss Ethel Boyte. a member of the
faculty of the Morganton high school,
has arrived to spend Christmas with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Boyte.
Mr. and Mrs. Braxton Phifer of Lit
tle Rock will spend Christmas with
the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Phifer.
P.ev. and Mrs. J. B. Craven of Char
lotte, Miss May Covington of Wake
Forest and Miss Eva Belle Covington
of Lenoir College, will spend Christ
mas with Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Secrest.
Mrs. Grier Hudson of Raleigh, and
Mr. Ogburn Yates of the University,
are home to spend Christmas with
their parents, Capt. and Mrs. J. W.
Yates.
Lieut. Henry G. Cuthbertson, now
in the navy, has purchased the James
H. Williams home place at Rock Rest.
It is his intention to some time build
and live there.
Mr. Heath Price, who is in the em
ploy of the great Western Electric
Company, located in New York and
Chicago, is home to spend christmas
with his narents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Price of Wesley Chapel.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Har
grove Bowles, who has had pneumo
nia, has much improved. Miss Bry
son, the nurse who was with him.
was taken sick while on duty and re
mains in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Eowles.
Mr. Fred Smith and Miss Pauline
Sewart were married Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. A. Marsh
performing the ceremony. Mr. Smith
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Smith,
Sr.. of New Salem townshin. an d.drs
Smith is a daughter of Mrs. L. S.
illinms and a step daughter of Mr,
Williams, who owns and keeps the
central at Fairfield..
Probably few of the friends and ad'
mirers of Dr. W. R. Burrell, pastor of
the rirst Baptist church of Monroe
know that he is one of a family of
preachers, being one of four brothers
who are in the Baptist ministry. One
brother, Dr. Charles Edward Burrell,
is pastor of the First Baptist church
of Farmville, Va., and has just writ
ten a history of Prince Edward ceun
ty, Virginia., Dr. Frederick George
Burrell is pastor of the First Baptist
church of Learington. in his native
Canada, while the other, Dr. Arthur
Burrell is studying for the ministry in
loronto.
Th Monroe Baptist Sunday school
of which Mr. Ray Funderburk is su
perintendent and Mr. Joel W. Griffin
secretary, is preparing to have a
"White Christmas." Artxlcs of use
ful value and Christmas cheer will be
received m the church until the
Christmas services are held, when
ihev will be distributed to the needy
of the town and community. Money
or articles will be recaived from Fri
day till Sunday. A committee has
been appointed to secure information
as to who are in need or whom Santa
Claus will probably not visit, consist
ing of Mrs. Randolph Redfearn, Mrs.
W, W. Horn, Mrs. Kirby Helms and
Miss Drucilla Broom. The Sunday
school is entering into the ide with
enthusiasm and Us first "White
Christmas" promises to be a notable
event.
June Novak's Greatest Wish Is Grati
fied at Last
At last Jane Novak is able to "doll
up" for the screen! After wearing
vr.rious assortments of sport togs,
leggings, flannel shirts, khaki and
mountain shoes in nractifally every
motion fixture in which she has ap
peared, Jane. Novak has her first op-
Rortunity to wear dazzling gowns in
er latest and greatest F. B. 0. pro
duction "Thelma," based on Marie
Corelli's world famous novel of the
same title. Charles Bennett conceived
and created this exceptional photo
play which brgins its engagement at
the Strand Theatre on Wednesday
and Thursday.
For years Miss Novak with true
feminine leanings longed to appear
in a picture where she could dis
card out-door apparel and attire
herself in accordance with fashion's
latest edicts. "Thelma," gave her
the first chance. In this production
the wears a varied assortment of Pa
risian gowns, shoes and imported
furs that would make the attire of a
former Russian princess, seem me
diocre by comparison.
Gowns valued at more than $40,
000 and furs costing in excess', of
$25,000 were worn by- Miss Novak
and- several professional models in
one of the big scenes of "Thelma."
The scenes were staged in a London
modiste's shop where Miss Novak as
"Thelma," goes to try on some gowns
for the grand ball, making her debut
in London society.
Ever thought of giving your son a
partnership in the farm business?
Present the matter to him this
Christmas.
You ought to see Bentoi "Vhts
new school building, it u a .:i Jy.
Watch Benton Heights grow.
SUNDAY FIRE IN CHARLOTTE
DESTROYS TRUST BUILDING
Keith Theatre and More Than Forty
, Business Concerns Suffer Dam
age or $400,000
ONLY WET WEATHER SAVED
. CITY FROM CATASTROPHE
Brorkmaa Book Store sod Other
Well Kaowa Coaceras lacladed in
Lom Fir Sapposed to Have
Started ia Boiler Room Where Oil
Was Lied
Charlotte, Dec 17. The six story
Tfust building on South Tryon
street here containing the Keith
Vaudeville theatre, and a laree num
ber of offices was destroyed and two
other structures seriously damaged
by. fire early today with a total loss
estimated at more than $440,000.
The roof was burned off an adjoin
ing three-story muilding occupied by
Brockman's Retail and Mail Order
Book and Stationary store and a num
ber of offices and practically all the
contents of the structure were a to
tal loss due to fire and water. The
Piedmont building on the other side
of the Trust building was water soak
ed from roof to cellar. It was head
quarters for the Piedmont Fire In
surance Company, the Morris Plan
Bank and contained numbers of oth
er offices.
No Serious Injuries
The fire was believed to have or
iginated in the furnace room of the
Trust building and had gained great
headway before it was discovered.
Save for one or two minor injuries
to firemen, there were no casualties
in the fire which attracted hundreds
of persons. One of the heaviest down
pours of rain Charlotte has had this
year began to fall about the time the
fire was under control.
Fad it not been for the heavy rains
of the last week which left nearby
buildings soaked and the aid given
by the torrents of rain water that fell
this morning, Fire Chief Wallace said
the blaze might have proven as dis
astrous as the recent fire at New
Bern.
Street Traffic Blocked
Tons of water were thrown into
the smoking ruins throughout the
day and South Tryon street was
blocked to traffic until the late after
noon m part of the structure of the
Trust building fell into the street
The aoene of the fire was between
Third and Fourth streets on the west
side of South Tryon, within a block
of where the famous Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence it said
to have been signed.
In addition to the losses to busi
ness men and others whose offices
and equippment was destroyed, the
lodge rooms of the Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan, which were in
the Piedmont building, were water
soaked. The Trust building, which
also was known as the Academy of
Music had nothing left tonight but
tottering walls, the 1 front part of
which had partly fallen out. It was
erected 18 years ago and was the
first office building in Charlotte to
be equipped with electric elevators.
Within recent months it had been pur
chased by C. W. Johnston at a price
a d to be $253,000.
Total loss in the building occupied
by Brockman's store and offices was
l nlnpriH nt mnrn thnn $100 0)10 u-hilo
(thousands of dollars of damage was
don; by water in the Piedmont
building. Other nearby . structures
escaped with a few panes of broken
Klass or scorched awnings, from the
flames which were discovered about
1:30 a. m. The losses generally were
said to be well covered by insurance,
although there were numerous indi
v.duals who had no such protection
against fire.
More than forty businesses suffered
losses as a result of the fire. These
included a bank, a theatre, book
store, and several real estate and
insurance firms as well as firms in
other lines. The entire stock of
Christmas goods of the Brockman
Book Store was destroyed. When the
north wall of the Trust building col
lapsed tons of wreckage were hurl
ed onto and through the roof of the
book s.ore and carried away its three
floors.
Mayor Walker announced today
that he would turn the city auditor
ium over to those whose offices were
destroyed and would erect tempo
rary partitions in the main hall of
the building.
A check up of injuries tonight
showed that Capt. Al Moody of the
fire department, suffered painful
cuts from falling glass and that R.
W. Stokes was knocked down appar
ently by contact with an electric
wire but not seriously. hurt. Electric
light and power was turned off in
downtown Charlotte for several hours
during the fire.
The third floor of the Brockman
building was to have been occupied
shortly by the sixth district office of
the State Highway Commission. Re
modeling of this floor had just been
completed during last week.
Polish President Assasinated
Gabryel Nanitowicx, first presi
dent of the Polish Republic, who was
assasinated Saturday, was born near
Kovno in 1865 and later graduated
in engineering from a college in
Petrograd. He was slain by a de
mented artist and his death has
served to -cement the different po
litical elements of Poland into uni
ted action for the preservation of th
government
Simple drsipns arc the most beauti
ful. The best dressed woman is one
of whom people do not say, "what
a beautiful gown," but rather "what
a beautiful woman."
KILLED BY TAP OF HEAD
ON THE STEERING WHEEL
Bob Phifer. Well Known Character
About Monroe, Meet Death in Pe
culiar Way Saturday
A slight tap of his head upon the
cut in the centre of a steering wheel
on an Overland car killed Bob Phi
fer almost instantly here early Sat
urday morning. He lived a few min
utes after receiving the blow but ut
tered nothing more than a deep groan
when falling back into the seat from
the wheel.
Of all the many and varied hues
that death strikes people in connec
tion with automobiles, perhaps none
has been more singular than this, be
cause the blow could not have been a
severe one.
Bob had gotten up early Saturday
morning and got his car out at his
home on Quality Hill to carry some
friends to the depot for the early
train. He had them in the car, Rev.
Hunter and wife, and Ebb Harris,
colored. While still in intermediate
gear something became wrong with
the steering aparatus and he was
leaning down to the right as if try
ing to find the trouble. The car ran
into a tree, catching the left front
wheel around the tree. The sudden
stop three Bob's head to the left
and down upon the wheel. The nob on
the end of the spindle in the centre
of the wheel strusk just above the
left eye as his head came down upon
the wheel. He fell back in the seat
with a groan and died about the time
he was trotton into the house.
Officials were notified and Sheriff
Fowler and Policeman Helms went
over. They asked Dr. Creft to make
an examination, which he did and
found that the skull had been crack
ed at the base. There was no blood,
and apparently not much of a wound.
This is perhaps why the report that
his neck was broken and that he had
a stroke of paralysis has been going
the rounds. Since the machine was
not going fast and he was sitting at
the wheel, the blow could not have
ben heavy, but it was fearfully
concentrated, and that was what
counted.
The remains were buried Sunday
in the colored cemetery. Perhaps the
mantle of charity which is supposed
to be large enough to cover all hu
man frailties requires that little
should be said of Bob Phifer. He was
a white man who for some reason of
his own cast his lot among the color
ed people, claiming colored blood, and
twice marry in art a colored wife. Li
puor added its evils to the situation
ft.'i while in a drunken condition some
years ago Bob shot and killed a ne
gro baby lying in bed in the house
where he was. His plea before the
court was that he was drunk and did
not know anything about it. He serv
ed four years of a six term on the
roads and was pardoned. He had the
reputation of being a good laborer
and worked around Monroe for many
years.
Meeting of Monroe Chapter, U. D. C,
The monthly meeting of the U. D.
C, was held with Mrs. P. H. Johnson
Thursday afternoon. Miss Mary Blair,
the president, presided, and the meet
ing was opened with the Lord s Prav
er in concert Members responded to
roll call with the name of heriones of
the Civil War. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs,
J. T. Griffith delighted those present
with the singing of Annie Lourie
Mrs. W. A. Lane accompanying them.
Two splendid papers were read, Miss
.Mabel Belk s subject being "The Ori
gin of the Ku Klux," and Mrs. D. B,
Snyder's, "Christmas before the war."
Mrs. Loula Shannon who went to the
Convention in Birmingham could not
be present, but her report which was
especially well written was read by
M:. J. A. Stewart. The entire pro
gram was unusually interesting and
instructive. The District president,
.'.lis. R. B. Redwine, asked all who
cojld to contribute twenty-five cents
to the durational rund, end called
attention to the book, Women of the
South in ar Times, which is being
I laced in many schools and libraries.
Mrs. Redwine and Mrs. J. T. Griffith
were appointed to find out how much
was contributed to the New Bern fire
sufferers by the chapter. At the close
of the program. Mrs. Johnson, ass-st
ed by her son, Hayne, Jr., and Miss
Odessa Richardson, served a delicious
si. lad course and mints.
'Huggins' Paper"
The first copy of The Wilson Mir
ror, of which Mr. L. E. Huggins is
manager, appeared Sunday. There
were eighteen pages of the paper and
the friendi of Mr. Huggins will be
glad to hear that he has successfully
gone through the trying experience of
launching a morning daily newspaper
of large proportions and with a num-
oer 01 experienced newspaper men on
the staff. The paper starts off with
a large volume of advertising and
some thousand or more advance sub
scribers. Mr. John Beasley is presi
dent of the Mirror company, and Mr.
Huggins secretary and treasurer, and
the latter will be in control of the pa
per. Mr. John Beasley, who will con
tinue to reside in Monroe, is secreta
ry and treasurer of the Goldsboro
News company, another momma: dai
ly which has been running since the
first of the year. Mr. R. F. Beasley
will do editorial work for both the
Mirror and the News as well as for
The Journal as heretofore.
Mr. Troys Griffin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Griffin, of New Salem
t""".'h:p, and Miss Blake Bennett,
i.jt gh:er of Mr. and Mrs. James Ben
nett, of the Faulks community, were
married last Sunday, Rev. A. Marsh
performing the ceremony. Both the
bride and groom are popular young
people and we wish for them a hap
py and prosperous life.
ONE THROUGH WINDSHIELD
AND ONE 0NWHEEL SHAFT
Messrs. Belk and Simpson Painfullv
Hurt When Slick Koad Drives
Car Into Deep Ditch
MARRIAGE OF MR. SNEED
AND MISS PLY LER
Mr. Hinson Makes a Few Remarks
About the Use of School Tracks,
Saying They Are for Use of the
Children and Should Be So Used
To Fullest Extent
By F. V. Hinson
Waxhaw. Rt 5. Mr. Ralnh Snead
of Mount Hope, Ala., and Miss Grace
Plyler were married last Saturday
evening at the Mt Prospect parson
age by Rev. W. S. Cherry. Mr. Sneed
is a very industrious and popular
young man. He has just been hon
orably discharged from the U. S.
Navy. Mrs. Snead is one of the most
popular Vju-.s ladies of this commun
ity. She is a vjry fine musician which
was more than an art to her. It was
an original talent She has been able
to make good music since she was
two years old. Mr. and Mrs. Sneed
will - make their home for a while
with Mrs. Snead's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Ply lor. Their friends wish
for them a l ing and happy life.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cadieu of Page
land are s:H?iJi::.r a few days with
Mrs. Cadieu s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Plyler.
Mr. Will E. Belk and Mr. Robt
Simpson of Jackson township had a
narrow esca;-o from serious injury
while on the.r way from Lancaster.
The roads wora wet and slippery and
while driving along a narrow place
in the road Mr. Belk lost control of
his car and it plunged into a deep
gully by the side of the road. It went
against the opposite bank with such
sudden force that the sudden impact
threw Mr. Simpson through the wind
shield and onto the bank cutting him
about the face and head and brus
ing him generally. In his effort to
steer the car to avoid the accident
Mr. Belk twisted the steering wheel
off and when the impact came he
was badly bruised about the chest by
being thrown against the broken staff.
The car was badly broken up. The
latest reports are that Messrs. Belk
and Simpson are recuperating nicely
except Mr. Simpson has a nearly sev
ered underiip.
One would infer from an item from
Brief in Friday's Journal that chil
dren of a certain school were not
taking advantage of conveyance by
a truck in that school. The corres
pondent did not say whether it was
a privately owned truck or a public
school truck. I presume it is a pub
lic school truck and furnished by the
county and state as a part of the
school's equipment. And if I am right
it is the parents duty to load that
truck to its fullest capacity every
morning and if all the children can
not be conveyed the first trip make
two trips. Don't let the little fellows
trudge along through the mud and
slop and rain when a truck is avail
able. As long as there is room for
him take him on. I see about over
the county and state trucks standing
in the yards and garages of schools
after having made but one trip while
children wade mud for as many miles
as the trucks came. That is injustice
and perhaps discrimination. And fur
ther, it is reported that trucks drive
by children on their way to school
that live four and five miles from
school and the drivers refuse to stop
for them or to take them on. Don't
let anyone gut into his head that I
am opposed to the use of trucks. I
am not. I think they are a great con
venience also the proper way to con
vey the children to school. I am op
posed to a misuse of the privelege to
use a truck. It is a part of the school
equipment and assigned to the school
for its ue. And the pupils should
i:.e it. If o::e is insufficient to handle
the situation, why not use two?
Measles and influenza have caus
ed a considerable scare and falling
off of school attendance in this part
of the county. The school at this
place continues to go but it has been
suggested that it be suspended for a
few days. Perhaps it would be best
but should the school stop and the
young folks continue to have socials
and the old folks congregate a lei
sure? Mr. James Aycoth has recently
bought from Mr. B. C. ll inson the
Belk old home place anu moved to it
Mr. Aycoth and his family are ex
cellent neighbors as well as good far
mers and we are glad to have them
amongst us.
Union Grove Honor Roll
The following is the honor roll of
the Union Grove school, taught by
Miss Sad e Bivens, Mrs. E. E I'resson
and Mr. A. D. Baucom:
First grade: Selma I'rice and Kelly
Helms.
Second gride: Sadie Dees and
Grace Tombjrlm.
Third grade". Ella Mae Benton and
Maddry Medlin.
- Fourth grade: Gertrude Baucom,
Ruth Belk, Ella Mae Helms, and Mar
vin Price.
Fifth grade: Grace Presley and
Rosa Lee Baucom.
Sixth grade: Etta Griffin, Brita
Baucom and Verla Helms.
Seventh grade: Gaston Dees, Rena
Mae Tadlock, Telia Taylor, Dollie Hdl
and Clyde Baucom.
Mr. E. W. Crow left last night for
a Richmond hospital, where he goea
for treatment of his old trouble, white
swelling, from which he has been
lame many years. He was accompa
nied by Mrs. Mary Morrow McMul
len, a trained nurse.