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THE UNION COUNTY PaI -THE UNION CCUIITY PAPER EVE3YE0DY READS IT.1 EVERYBODY NEEDS IT, PUBLISHED TWICE EACH VHEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Thirtieth Year. No. 13. Monroe, N. C, FrCay, March 23, 1923. 2m0 Per Year Cash r. IOT"FnTA i i. - " ' - " SOLD THE DOG FOR FIFTY BUT BOUGHT TWO HOUND; PUPS The Good Wife Got iN Money for the Eggs She had.Lost ,. oamw WIT T. T.IVE AND , DIE IN MONROE . ur .wt in TivB in Monroe and die in Monroe." At least two business men have made this remark in the last few days to the writer of this column. Neither of these men was born in Monroe. But they have found v.. .nmethinsr that satifies. Iney have found friendliness and compan ionship. They have iouna a ipw who still prize honesty, iieighborli ness and social fellowship. They have found a locality remarkably free from cant, from false pretense, from bluff Thev have found reas onably good schools and a population which still gets something out of go ing to church. They have found a place where, if you do. not live so long after you are dead as you once did, you at least know you will be measurably missed when you, die, and buried with a reasonable amount of regret. They have found a place where most people are willing to say good morning and a great many are polite. A place, in fact, where many things are pleasant and agreeable and life satisfying. And a place, also, .like other places, with some short comings. In short, they have found a place where the good points much outnum her the bad ones, and a place which few people leave willingly, a place whfch, wlrien some are compelled to leave,, is remembered by the depart ing, ones with pleasure and regret. But some have to leave, and for that reason at least one of the men refer red to above said something else. He said that if Monroe is held up to what it is and is not allowed to slip back ward, to say nothing of going for ward, the citizens must bestir them selves somewhat. This will be admit ted by all to be true. The point i, what must this stirring be? Y. RESULT OF EXPERIMENT IN THE USE OF POTASH Sold the Dog But Hadn't the Cash A man whose name will not be given had a dog which sucked eggs. He was verv fond of the do, but his wife wasn't. In fact, she had request ed him rather emphatically more than PPfie J 'refc.-i a She.-nw, "tiredof losing alt IMpggi that her; t i : j m: 11.- ' A t-n n M a nens uuu. nnmiy, win u".y hc vomc home and said to her, "Well. I've sold that doe." "You have ? I certainly am glad of that. What did you get) for him?" "Fifty dollars, was. the reply. That certainly surprised the wife who could not fancy how any suck-, . m 1 J 1 ! egg dog 01 any variety couia onng so much real money. But she got to thinking about haw many of her eggs that dog had eaten. She thought of it all day, and took snalches at it that night. She finally decided that, when the old man delivered the dog next day and brought home the cash, Bhe would demand it lor nerseii in pay' ment for the lost eggs. Next morning she said: "Now Jim, you know that dog eat a lot of my eggs which I could have sold. Now that you are going to get fifty dol lars for him, 1 am going to nave tnat monev. "Why," said the old man. "I ain't troine to eit no money for. him. I took two hound pups at twenty-five dol- j lars each for pay." 'V Wishes Marsh ville Well "I took some stock in the Marsh vine mill," said a Monroe man yes ' terday. Going on to explain why, he said: "Why, Marshville is in Union county, ain't it? And anything doing in Union county helps Monroe. Marsh ville is only a few minutes away from Monroe and it is in the county v Let Marshville build up all it can and. let us help her all we can. A successful enterprise in Marshville means more 'such enterprises and all such will not only help that town but the whole, county as well. 'Monroe and the bal ance of the county got td grow togeth er, ain't they? I am proud Marsh ville is hustlnig." - ... .;. Going to Fight 'Em But- J. Cull Baucom, W. M. Newaome" and Tom Broom were holding a street corner caucus on the boll weevil yes- . terday. They had agreed that the idea of letting the stalks grdw thick in the row instead of thinning them a great deal, was the best Manv cases were cited, where a larger production was - shown. Not only is there a larger pro duction, but the fruit comes . easjier and is therefore an advantage . in fighting the weevil. Then they agreed upon a good many other things, and some things they didn't agree on. Mr. Newsome said he aimed to fight the 'weevil to the last ditch. Mr. Broom said that Dr. McLendon, a well known farmer of Anson, had said that he did not want them all killed. And then Mr. Baucom said, "Well, if .we can just arrange for the weevil to do "' his damage in Texas so that there will be about hall a crop, and hold him - down here so that we can make a , good one, I think that will be about ..v . . ',;', Needed a Match - Henry Frank Williams dropped in .Yesterday to talk a little with J. E, Stack. Aa always happens when the ' state-of the country is under discus ,'sion, the conversation soon fell upon ' automobiles. Numbers of new ones to say nothing about the scores of old ones, were dashing . by the door. .- "Well," said Mr. Stack, "I can re (Cor.'.l.i.J on page eight) Last year, on the farm of Mr. John Holmes, Marshville township, the N. C. Experiment Station conducted an experiment with fertiliser on corn and cotton to determine-the potash requirements of this particular type of soil,.Alamance Gravelly Silt Loam. This is the second largest-soil type in the county. The crops of corn' and cotton were severely damaged by hail about the first of August, but the re sults were such .that we deem it of sufficient importance to farmers farm ing this type of soil to give out. The experiment will be conducted again this year when it is expected that a definite conclusion can be determin ed as to the potash requirements of this type of soil. The result of the experiment with cotton is as follows: Plot Number 1. 800 lbs. per acre, 12-4-0. 110 lbs. ceed cotton per acre. Plot Number 2800 lbs. per acre, 12-4-2. 430 lbs. seed cotton per acre. Plot Number 3800 lbs. per acre, 12-4-4. 540 lbs. seed cotton per acre. Plot Number 4 800 lbs. seed per acre, 12-4-6. 560 lbs. seed cotton perl other acre. - ' . ' their Plot number 5 no fertilizer. 60 lbs. seed cotton per acre. The nitrogen in the above plots was obtained from nitrate of soda. To ascertain the relative value of cot ton seed meal and nitrate of soda as a source of nitrogen the following ex periment was conducted: - - Plot Number 6 r800 lbs. per acre, 12-4-2, nitrogen from cotton seed meal, 300 lbs. seed cotton per .acre. Plot Number 7800 lbs. per acre 1 2-4-2, nitrogen, half from cotton seed meal and half from nitrate of soda 330 lbs. seed cotton per acre. Compare plots 6 and 7, with plot number 2, and note the) difference in favor of getting all the nitrogen from nitrate of soda. A difference in favor of nitrate of soda sufficient to pay the fertilizer bill. It is significant that in every test throughout the state, ni trogen in the form of nitrate of soda has produced more corn and cotton, and at lest cpst, than nitrogen from other sources. . It is interesting to note the increase in th' yield of cotton on this type cf boh due to potash. The result of the experiment with potash on corn follows : ' " ' Plot number 9 100 lbs. per acre, 12-5-0. 19.4 bushels corn per acre. Plot number 10400 lbs. per acre, 12-5-2. 20.4 bushels corn per acre. . Plot, number 11400 lbs. per .AW 33.3 bushels corn -per acret Plot number 12 400 lbs. per acre, 12-5-6. 34.2 bushels corn per acre Plot number 18 No fertilizer. 19.2 bushels corn per acre. Note the increase in yield due to potash inthe fertilizer, also the small increase of two-tenths of a bushel per acre when the potash was withheld from the fertilizer. . .' The experiments indicate that this soil type, requires for best results, a fertilizer carrying at least four per cent potash. ; This type of soil is well distribute over the northern and eastern parts of the county, occurring in large areas to the north and south- of Marshville. south of Olive Branch, in the, vicinity of Euto, Benton's Cross Koads, and Lbenezer Lhurcn. ... T. J. W. BROOM Everything Everf thins- is in readiness for the simultaneous meetings to be held in the, Monroe churches for the week or ten days following Sunday when, they ' Cdttaara waver meetinrs have been' held thu week, and Union prayer. meetings in the Methodist cfiurcn Wednesday night and the Baptist church last night and another will' be held tonight in th Presbyterian church. ' ." On Sunday afternoon Mrs. Steidley will hold a meeting for mothers and daughters in Central Methodist church and at three o clock Monday afternoon a service for children at the same place. " The meetings beem Sunday morn- ins: in all the churches at the usual hour.' During the week the morning services will begin at ten and. close at eleven. The evening services will be held at 7:30. ' - It is understood that ,the stores and business places will close doors during the . morning service. . . - At the First Baptist church,, the Meetings iS&nroe CHurches MR. EZZELL GUESSED mAD If 1 rrnilf ATir EXACT NUMBER BALES rUli Itlii 1 lilMUll I pastor. Dr. Burrell. will do the preach ing during the meeting. Special mus ic will be in charge of Mr. C. W. Hol loa;,, . ,- At the Presbyterian church Rev. F. Ray Little of Columbia, will do the preaching. Mr.' Riddle is superinten dent of Home Missions fox the Synod of "South Carolina. The music will be in charge of Dr. D. H. Buie of Red Springs, an excellent leader. At the Episcopal church Rev. Mr. Cody, the rector, will hold the servic es. Mr. Cody expected to be able to get help, but was unable to do so. At Central Methodist church Rev. C. SKirkpatrick, pastor of the church at Hickory, will do the preaching. He is particularly effective in-meetings of this kind. Here the : music will be lead by Mrs. Steidley. Ij The pastors of the several church es have worked strenuously in prepar ing for the meetings. The conceDtion of haying such meetings all going at once is a splendid one, and there is every indication that the period will be an epoch in the religious life of tne town, Thirteenth of June, 1861, Day of Fasting and Prayer in Monroe I and the South Mr. J. H. Bovte. continuing the his- Lthat the constable pay W. H. Collins. tory of Monroe which he is prepar-1 surveyor, three dollars for surveying ing for Journal readers, nnds tnat 'ana platting the town. Kesolved that the first enlargements of the corpor ate limits took place in 1861. The following records are given. ' ' State of North Jaroiina, union county. I, C. Austin, sheriff of un-: ion county, do certify that polls were opened at the court house in Monroe on the 9th of January, itu, aiier, Hup advertisement according to law, to elect commissioners aftd intendent for said town, and whereas Jonn Shute, A. A. Laney, and B. Chears were duly elected commissioners and D. F' Hayden was duly elected in tendent for the year 1861. -9th Janu ary, 1861. C. Austin, Sheriff. State of Worth Liaronna, union county. This day personally appear ed before me. Russell Rotrers. Esq.; and yt&a duly sworn as intendent for the town of Monroe. This atn day vi the commissioners meet on each last Saturday nurht in. each month dur- hng the year. No more business be- ing before the commissioners they ad journed. John W. Holm, Clerk. ' xne iouowing patrol elected lor April, J. W. Rose, captain. John E nomas, assistant captain, George L. ancy and Robert Jerome. J. W. Holm, Clerk. I On the 80th day of April, 1861, the following patrol elected for the month jf May: A. N. Lawson, captain, Hosea Little, assistant captain, Samuel Hums and Brown Traywick. J. WV jjloim, Uerk. On the first dav nf .Tnno 1SA1 following patrol for June was an. if ... . r jrwumaiirx'. Kingstanv captain, Samuel Howi6, assistant, Hampton inomas and w. J. Williford. J. W. noim, uierk. Fast Day Observed January. 1861. R. Rogers. J. P. This day personally appeared ne- i,orm-e.ion!, rtv At a meeting of the commissioners o. v,nep 'T" 0f Monroe on the 8th day of June. 1861, it was ordered that the citizens A Tribute to Clarence Laney "I hear the fluttering ribbons say: 'This house! is shedding tears today, Above its roof the skies are blue, The sparrows twitter on the lawn, Life has its daily tasks to do, ' But here the - shades of grief are drawn. This house is shedding tears today, For one it loved has gone away.. In the Silent City another mound has been formed, and to the ranks of those who rest from their labw, an other loved one has gone. In :the early morning hours of Monday, March 19th, the pure, sweet spirit of Clarence Laney was called to its re ward, leaving behind a record of good deeds which is the pride of his fam ily and posterity. -He was a christian gentleman- in the truest sense of the word. His ideals of honor were unusually high, and he carried his precepts of integ rity into the most, trivial details of his life.' ' Clarence Laney's devotions to his church, second only to that to his family, was the overmastering pas sion of his life. He was for years a member of Central Methodist 'choir, Secretary and Treasurer of the Sun day school and a member of the board of stewards, giving unstinted service in every capacity of; church and Sunday school work. His pastor, who was his beloved friend said it was his daily habit to turn aside from the fretful annoyances of the work-a-day world and spend a few moments in the court of his Lord, J , We willingly hold up this life for emulation. In all the essential char acteristics it was a beautiful and no ble one. Dead ? But as the sun dies, but as the stars go outJ but as the flowers fade to rise and shine and bloom again with new and infinite bright ness in the beautiful garden of God. ; ONE WHO LOVED HIM. FOrf ALDERMAN I hereby announce myself a candi date for alderman from Ward Five, subject to the Democratic primary, - ' - G. B. CALDWELL, commissioners for the town of Mon roe. January 1861, D. F. Hayden J. P. John Shute, A. A. Laney,. B. Chears, Commissioners. At a meeting of the commissioners of Monroe, on the 10th day of Janu ary, 1861, and upon motion John W. Holm was duly appointed clerk. John W. Holm, Clerk. , Monroe,' N. C, January "10th, 1861. At a meeting of the commis sioners of the town of Monroe, the following persons were appointed a patrol . for the month of January, 181 : Joseph W. McLure, captain, Solomon Broom, assistant- captain, George Richards, Alid Sopshire, T. H. Mears, ' and Wm. McRae. John W. Holm, Clerk. At a regular meeting of the com missioners of Monroe on the 12th day of January. 1861. L. A. W. Turner was sworn in as Constable for the town of Monroe and gave bond for the fulfilment of his duties. Ordered by the commissioners, that H. M. Houston, J. r . Hough, and T, D. Winchester, be appointed to assess all new improvements since the last assessment, and report to the com missioners against the first Saturday in February. , Ordered by the commissioners that the regular meetings be held the first Saturday fright in each month. No further business beiw before the commissioners they adjourned till the first Saturday in February next. -John W. Holm, Clerk. . At a regular meeting of the com missioners of the town of Monroe on the 14th of January, 1861, it is or dered that D. F. Hayden contract for a lot of horse racks to be erected in the town of Monroe. Regular Meetings Held Ordered that D, F. Hayden be ap pointed to receive the returns of all taxables within the corporate limits of Monroe for the year 1861 against the first of April next. At a regular meeting of the com missioners of the town of Monroe on the 2nd day pf February the follow ing persons were appointed a patrol for the month of February viz.: C. Correll, captain, John Irby, assistant captain, J. S. Bickett and Moses Gordon. No further business being before the commissioners they ad journed till the first Saturday in March next. John W. Holm, Clerk. At a regular meeting of the com missioners of the town of -Monroe on the 2nd day of March, 1861, the fol lowing persons , were appointed a patrol for the month of March viz: J. P. Houston, captain, Archy B. Helms, assistant captain, E. E. Ed wards, and Alston Hargett. Ordered be requested to observe next Thurs. day, the 13th inst., as a day of fast ing and prayer as recommended by His Excellency President Davis, and to abstain from all public business, also that the town constable be re quested to employ W. H. Collins, Esq., to survey the new limits of the town of Monroe before an assess ment of the new territory is made. Nothing more to act upon the com missioners adjourned. W. H. Holm, The man who in last September could guess the exact number of bales of cotton that would be ginned in Union county for the entire season of 1922, is some guesser, but that is exactly what Mr. Clyde . Ezzell of Marvin did. The exact number is 24,780, according to the government figures just made public. And that isvue exact number that Mr. fczzell guessed back in September. i .il T r : l i uauiuu ai jiaigicr uuereu a num ber of prizes for guesses. The con test ran through the month of Sep tember. A large number of guesses came in, somewhere about a thou sand, and if some guesses were good, many went wild ot the mark. They ran all the way from 13,000 to 35,000. Mr. Ezzell was the only one to hit the bull's eye, but several others shot close to it. Mr. M. F. Blakeney miss ed it by only hve bales, M. H. Hunt' ley came within 70 of it, and Miss Jennie Helms missed it only 93. ,, Mr, Ezzell carried off a six dollar pair of shoes, a sack of High Tide Selt-Kising flour, and a sack of Hen derson mill feed, these being the prizes offered to any one who would guess tne exact number. Mr. Blakeney, the closest guesser after Mr. Ezzell, won a sack of High Tide flour, and Mr. Huntley got a sack of Invincible flour. Everybody knows what to do with the prizes they have except Mr. Blakeney. He being a bachelor and having no one to make biscuits for him, nas not taken his prize away from the store yet. John Lathan says he is willing to hold it for him a reasonable time to see if anything happens. ... Monroe Route Six News Monroe Route 6, March 22-Mr. Marshal Helms, son of Mrs. J. W, Haywood, who has been stationed at Fort Benjamin, Ind., for some time, has returned home after serving an enlistmeent of six years in the army. Miss Eva Keid spent baturday night with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pres ley. Mr, and Mrs. K. S. Helms and sons, Master Herndon and Dowd, spent Sunday by the bedside of Mr. Hei brother. We are glad to report Mr Helms is improving nicely. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Helms is very sick at this writ ing. We hope for little Mae a speedy recovery.-., M?s. W. C. Helms-and two, small children mynie ana kuui, spent last week visiting friends and relatives in Charlotte. Little Miss Edith Pressley spent Tuesday with her little cousins of In dian Trail, Louise and Stacy B. Orr, Misses Mary Lee and Bernice Phi- fer of Charlotte were the gests of Miss Auta Pressley last Sunday. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Kiker had the misfortune of getting one of his arms broken a few days ago. TEACH SCIPL IN. MARSHVILLE CITY Young Women Who Take De gree in One Year Charged Only $25 Miss Clara Belle Wentz spent Sat urday night with her sister, Mrs Willie McRorie of Indian Trail. Little Miss Mary Francis Yandle of Charlotte is spending some-time with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Yandle. If- J H,Tfl Tt A DuAnolmr nnant Pot,.,! Tt iqci. t r jmviiu Jjiia. i. a'R. WhSeTsta'nleV AUn SSS' - ' . Registration Notice The registration books of the city of Monroe will be open tomorrow morning at the store of Harris Bros1., and will be open for, registration of voters for two wepM. , : . J. G. ROGERS, Registrar. and John McCall. J. W. Holm. Clerk The following patrol was appoint ed for August, 1861: S. H. Walkup, captain, S. C. McLauglin, assistant, Moses Stegall and Andrew Trull. J. W. Holm, Clerk. The following patrol appointed for I U fPl T , I T " , . ocficmuci . Aiiumas jj. vv lncnester, captain. The following patrol appointed for October, 1861, R. H. Stitt, captain, James M. Key, assistant, Hez. Wil liams and Henry Presson. J. W. Holm, Clerk. " - The following patrol appointed for November, 1,861: F. L. Wyatt, cap tain, Henry Houston, assistant, B,-S. Traywick and J. L. McClellan.-J. I W. Holm, Clerk. , , ; The following patrol appointed for December, 1861: C. Correll, captain, Solomon Broom, assistant, John Irbv and Moses Gordon. J. W. Holm, uierK. Presley, Mr. A. B. Yandle and brother Mr. Dewey Yandle of Charlotte, spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Yandle. Mr. Stacy B. Orr and Mrs. Mary Hall, both of Charlotte, were the guests of Mr. J. A. Presley Wednes day nigb,t Magnolia. Cedar Grove News March 22 Mr. Jay Helms and fam- i!v silent last Sunday in Charlotte, - Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Braswell spent rhe week-end with their daughter, Mrs. Pearl Collins Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McCollum and children spent the week-end in the home of Mrs, McCollum s father, Mr. John Russell, near Hopewell. Mr. D. S. McCollum returned to Monroe yesterday, after having spent several days in the home of his tain er. Mr. J. H. McCollum; Ordered by the commissioners oft Messrs. Claude Helms and Wade Monroe, that H. M. Houston. H. J. Wolfe and Thdraas D. Winchester be appointed to assess the property- of the new corporation. J.-W. Holm, Clerk. ::-? At this period we find that the cor porate limits of Monroe had been ex tended all directions but so far have been unable to give the definite boun daries. , The following property own ers were accordingly included for the first time in the new incorporate lim its: C. M. McCauley, John Phillips, John Broom and others, B. F. Finch er, H. M. Houston, R. H. Stitt, Har vey Stack, D. A. Houston, John R. Winchester, J. W. Holm F. L. Wyatt, F. M. Broom, Wm. H. Simpson, J. D. Stewart, A. L. Funderburk, Mrs. H. Blount, Houston and Laney W, W. Hart, H. H. Fincher, H. J. Wolfe, J. P. Houston, S. S. S, McCauley. Chas. Trull and John Rose. There were 93 lots in the old corporation returned Austin were recent ..visitors in Greeensboro, Mr. Josiah Chaney a most highly esteemed resident of our community. recently had the misfortune to fal, and is confined to his room, We trust he may speedily recover, Likes Wine Better Than United States So Italian Leaves Fresno, Cal., March 21. Taking a justice of the peace at his word when told to "give up wine or leave the country," S. A. Oliver, a leader in the county's Italian colony, is bound for a land where he 'can make and drink his wine After his wine had been destroyed by county agents in a raid and he had been taken before a justice and fined ?300, Oliver was given a lee ture by the justice on the Volstead law and told the Italian to go to a nniintrv whprahn emiM Hrink . winp for taxes valued at $75,875.00, and 29 j unmolested, "if you want, to drink." uuver tne next aay inserted an lots in the new corporation valued at $19,250.00, total $95,125.00? 45 white polls, 35 black polls, total 80 22 does, S sluts, J retailers; total tax $325.30. Dr. Elliot, 89, Advises Those Seeking Long Life Cambridge. Mass., March 21- Pres ident (Emeritus) Charles W. Elliot, of Harvard University, beginning his ninetieth year today in good health, found time between congratulations to give a few words of advice to those who would do likewise. "Eat moderately, sleep a '" t sav en hours a night with wiu.. open, take regular exercise in the open air every day, use no stimulates, enjoy all natural delights without excess in any, and keep under all circumstances as serene a spirit as your nature per mits," was the formula Dr. Elflj-i gave.' ' , "Do fishes smell?" says heading in The Literary Digest. "I'll say they do!" Longmont (Cold.) Call. , advertisement in a newspaper offer' ing to sell his twenty acres of grapes, a $5,000 bungalow and com nlete equipment : of the ranch for I-$12,500, which experts said is $10, 000 below the value of the property, The advertisement said in part: "Listen, laugh if you want. I do not enre. 1 am Italian. I like wine ant. Z!r, Volstead wants me: to drink water. I won't do it. . Just for that I sell then I go to Mexico where can drink what I please." Twenty-five other Italians will join Oliver in going to Mexico, he said today. v STUCK IN THE MUD NOT WITHOUT HELP By Mrs. Lina Covington Harrell Marshville, March 22. "What's do ing at school these days?" we ques tioned the superintendent, Mr. B. L. Biggers, the other day. 'Veil, 'the 'main thing is that we arj fbout to . h'-ng' ur' vocacis-n 'is an educational institute into a matri monial bureau," was the rather startling-reply,; "You know how it has been the last few years," he wens on, "as soon as commencement is over about half th? faculty get married most of them to Marshville men we are glad to say but when one of our teachers walked out and married the middle of last week, I called the others together and announced that I had conducted this matrimonial agency free of charge about as long . as I intended to; hereafter - there would be a charge of $25.00 for mar rying a teacher off during her first year, $15.00 for he second year and $10.00 for the third. In that way I think we can raise enough money to finish equipping our new building. "Aside trom the excitement over our wedding-, we are selecting our commencement speakers :by prelim inary contests. We have chosen our triangular dtbaters, and they have their speeches about ready, 1 have heard and . discussed the Railroad Labor Board until I was about to teach that to my class instead of the Sunday school lesson last Sunday." "And. what about the prospects for a Domestic Science department in the school next year?" we quizzed further. - "Prospects for that are fine. The basement of the new building is splen didly arranged for it, and if the plan we are working on goes through successfully we will serve hot lunches to the children next year. And by the way, our laboratory equipment has come and is now in use. I believe that is about all of interest now; if anotherteacher gets -married and it-. fw6uld TOlfcst!rprlse me in the least 111 let you know!" The growth pf the Marshville school during the past' five years has been phenomenal. The student, body and faculty have almost doubled in num bers, and a new building, larger than, the main building, was built during the summer, and is now in use. This building contains, besides class rooms, a large, well arranged auditorium, music room, library, principal's office and a basement that will be used for Domestic Science later. The two buildings are heated by steam. As has before been mentioned, it has become the ' custom for several choice mem bers of the faculty to remain "in Marshville as permanent citizens af ter one or more years of teaching here. This custom we hope will long continue. Mudholes are Philosophy So accustomed have we become to the good roads of Union county, that we were wholly unprepared for what happened Sunday afternoon. We had wandered up as far as Wesley Chapel and decided to take the old detour across to the Charlotte highway and thence home. If you are thinking of going that way any time soon don'tl On that road lies blinking in the sun a mudhole innocent enough looking on the surface, but in its depths lurks the spirit of Helial, and all who dare its power immediately regret it. At first we did not realize the extent of our disaster, but as , the left ''hind wheel gradually disappeared from sight; the car settled contentedly back on itM haunches and obstinately re sisted all coaxings and threatening3. It began to look rather serious. How ever we have discovered one very comforting thing about touring in an automobile; we believe that if such a thing were possible as getting stuck in a mudhole in the midst of a desert, that a crowd would gather shortly from somewhere, and every man turn in and help out. When wo stuck we were apparently alone in the world, yet when we were finally prized out there were nineteen people, ranging in age from a babe in arms to one gentleman, ninety-two. four mules and a dog to witness the triumphant exit, frobably the mordant experien ces of life have eaten deeply into your man, but wait until you are hopeless ly stuck m the mud,' and see men whom you've never met before, get down in the mire with their Sunday clothes on, and dig and blow and sweat for an hour or two to get you out! If you sull feel the same way about it then ihere's something wrong with you. Tho way those men worked for us Sunday was a practical Ber mon with the Golden Rule as a text. Their . kindness will not soon pass from our minds. Among those who were. upon the' scene was "Uncle" Johnny Winches ter of Wesley ChapeL Uncle Johnny is ninety-two, but his splendidly erect figure and alert mind deny the fact. "Someone asked me the other day if I would like to live another ninety two years," he said. "I told them I might like to if I could know what the future had in store for me." And that brings the thought that if the wis dom Uncle Johnny has gleaned from his years of experience could be con densed into an extract of knowledge Continued on pae e"; ' t.)
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