1
published ttvici: each : : tipcday and Friday
Thirt-sth Year. ;Nq. 17. ,
Monroe, N. C-, Fr;: ";'. ApriVfc 1S23.
$2.00 r arCash
TJARSIIVILLE IJIiH
MAY TRY TOBACCO
BUT
Stegall and Marsh Figuring oft
Few Acres Following Much
., .Talk About It . - J
WESLEY CHAPEL A . '
.;V : FINB COMMNITY
:- By L. E. Huggins .
. Some agitation for tobacco growing
as a means of combating the rav
ages of the boll weevil in Union coun
ty is being made. Many farmers and
business men believe that tobacco may
be profitably grown in this county,
recalling a time when it was grown
to some extent in Lanes Creek town
ship. '
Twenty-five or thirty years ago, the
late Captain T. E. Ashcrfift of Lanes
Creek built a large tobacco barn and
grew the weed for a few years, but
abandoned the pursuit because of the
fact that cotton proved more easily
grown and gathered.
Many now believe that if the- boll
weevil should invade the county to
the extent that cotton growing be-
comes unprofitable, the tobacco in
dustry will take on new life, spec
ially since the co-operative market
ing plan makes it easy to market to
hacpo. althoueh there is no establish'
ed market in the county; hv shipping
to warehouses in thttocaccp sections.
Mr. M. C. Stegall, who recently
moveu xrom iuiawju -v out uiv,
understands the tobacco industry and
he states that he and Mr. E. E, Marsh
are considering planting lour or live
acres of tobacco, this year as a kind
of experiment. If it proves success
ful, a tobacco barn will likely be erect
ed with the result that farmers from
various sections of the county may be
come interested and begiifc the cul
ture of the weed next year,,., ,
A visi? to Wesley Chapel, in the
western part of Union county, will
convince any one that the growth and
development of that section has been
phenominal. In the center of the com
munity and around which the com
munity interest centers is Wesley
Chapel high school, a - new $1 5,000
building just being completed with
six large class rooms, seating capac
ity of five hundred". The building is
of brick construction and is .modern
in every respect. -' "r ' '
Messrs. H. L. Pricer W. D. Haw
field and W. K. Rape 'constitute the
board of trustees of the" achool and to
them much, of the credit for Ae new
building and splendid school spirit
Is due, for the Community is bearing
one-half the expense tth construe-
WThere are in this district 200 pu
pils. Mr. - R. L. Patrick is principal,
with an excellent corps of teachers
j 1.1.. in that flection en-
ta the name school advantages of!
those in the towns of the county.
Great preparation is being made in
Union county for combating the wee
vil this season. An unusually large
acreage has been planted to small
atiH it. i lookine'fine. Several
vears ago the farmers of Union be-
yai. a mjw 1 ,
came interested .in growing ioou '"ipiyier Mill section.
feed stuffs and in dairying and hog
Thpse industries are being
' rapidly increased and the indications!
now are mat, bhiiouk" u u
vil may hit Union hard, he -will not
put the farmers out of business nor
run the business men into bankrupt
cy, as he has done in many counties
of the South. :
JOY RIDING SON UPSETS
NEW HANOVER HOME
Wilmington,''' April ;4. Investiga
f tion of charges that prisoners in New
Hanover county hpme here had been
, maltreated and also of the case of
last week where the superintendents
son is charged with carrying two
white women prisoners on a joy ride,
resulted this mornintr with, the bus-,
pension of W; C. Page, superintend
ent, and Mrs. Page, matron o the
home, and they were given 60 days
notice to give up their npsitions.
Bruce Page, a soldier from Fort
Bragg, who is a son of the superin
' tendent, was found guilty yesterday
by f Recorder George Harris of the
charge of aiding prisoners to escape
from the county home. He was sen
tenced to 30 days on the roads, but
sentence was suspended and the
young man was ordered to return to
camp today. ' ' : ' ' ''' ' .
It is alleged that Page secured a
taxicab Sunday night and directed
the driver to convey him to the
county home, where, it is "aid, he
obtained his father's keys and effect
ed the release of two white women,
Martha Lewis and Bessie ;Whitaker,
nkn tm aervinir time for operating
a disorderly house. :.'''::'.
- The young man and the two wo
men motored to Topsoil .Sound, the
soldier returning , to the city and
Superintendent Page and another son,
' upon being notified of the women's es
cape, afterwards captured the two wo
men on the sound. . ,
. The county commissioners ordered
an investigation of the escapade,
also directing ' that , inquiry be made
concerning "other charges of irregu-
' larities made againht Superintendent
Page. ' Commissioner Linwood D.
Latta submitted his report to the
board this morning, citing instances
where "the prisoners had been mis
treated an:1. al;o reporting on certain
ether h8?yon:rs at tno n-fne.
CYCLONE DEVASTATES
WAKE COUNTY SECTION
f . - '
A' picture of wild devastation in
the path of Wednesday niirhtfs
cyclone in eastern Wake, near Wen
dell, - was brought to Raleigh last
night by Dr. S. V. Lewis, as a physi
cian who attended many of the in-
i'ured negroes on the farm of, J. P.
Uchardson and brought .the wife f
John Debnam and one of the De
nam children to St. Agnes Hospital
where they were declared to be in
desperate condition, the woman with
a scantling piercing her thigh and
the child with a fractured skull, says
the News & Observer.
"The only part of either house
leffes.on the side of the road on
which they . were located is a set of
doorsteps," declared Dr. Lewis last
night at St. Agnes Hospital. "Tim
bers in a shape absolutely r unrec
ognizable for two hundred and fifty
yards." . . ' C " : ' " ' ' ""
According to Dr., Lewis the cyclone
reached its highest fury at the Rich
ardson farm and here Ihe ruin, ap
parently, was the most complete.
lhe Debnams were eating supper
when the blow struck. .
"I think it's going to be a cyclone,"
the mother, declared as she opened
the door and peered at the sky. She
went back ' to the supper table and
that's the last most of the members
of the family recall until they came
to their senses scurrying across the
fields or picking themselves up pain
fully, far from the house. :'
"The neighbors were completely
terrified," Dr. Lewis declared. "They
could not realize what had happened."
V Of the two tenant families, living
close together, one of twelve members
and the other almost as many, only
two or v three escaped uninjured. The
woman and child with the fractured
skull, .however, were the most seri
ously hurt.
Answering the call for medical as
sistance Dr. Lewis found the road
blocked a mile or more from ( the
scene of the wreckage. It was neces
sary to walk this distance through
the mud, and cross the ground lit
tered with debris and later to carry
the ' injured Woman and the' baby
the same distance back to the auto
mobile. The woman was borne on a
cot while John Debnam carried his
child in his arms. '. ,
Great oak trees were torn up iy
the roots on the Richardson place,
tobacco barns were swept away along
with ' paclt houses and other out
houses. The -most imposing house on
the place, occupied by Will Cash, a
white man, and his family, is in
ruins. The roof was torn off and
the : chimneys were showered down
into the house. As it happened, the
iamuy was not at uume.
"The kitchen looks, like a brick
factory." Dr. Lewis described it.
All the physicians in Wendell and
the vicinity were .busy last night, Dr.
LewTrtatedrbut the -.twehtyf patients
on ihe Richardson place were enough
to keep him occupied. The remaining
ones are being cared for in houses
on the place which were left unscath
ed. : .. :
The road from Wendell to Ral
eigh, Dr. Lewis reported, is abso
lutely clear of any sign of the cy
clone. , - '
Plyler Mill News
, Mineral Springs R. 7 Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Starnes of Monroe have been
in'ailinn Ttf w . O Tir Mm TnM0 T.flrldV ff
i visiting xx aim wioi wn
Mr. J; F. Hayes and Mr. R. B. Ba
ker wjnt to Lancaster last Thursday
on business. - v
Mr. G. W. Montgomery and Mr.
Henry Belk went on a fishing trip to
Beaver Creek in. South Carolina last
Thursday and brought, back a large
number of fish. ' - ,
Mrs. Bright Hayes and Mrs. Mat
tie Rape visited Mrs. Hayes' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Belk, last Fri
day.' ' rr---
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rape spent Sat
urday night with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. B. Starnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hinson of Ply
ler Mill section have been visiting at
Unity, S. C. : r,. .
Mrs, Vera Caskey of Salisbury
spent ' Saturday night with her . pa
rents, "Mr .and Mrs. W. W. Montgomery.-
'"" . j-y.'-'-
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Belk spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Dos
ter of Plyler Mill community.
Mrs. W. B. Starnes spent Sunday
night with her son, Mr. J, W. Threatt
of .Monroe. -
Mr. and' Mrs. J. J. Montgomery
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Montgomery last Sunday.
Mrs. J. R. Montgomery and Mrs;
J. V. Doster spent Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. W. B. Starnes.
Mrs. Betty Plyler1- spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. W. w. Montgom-
Mr C 'lT. Hinson of Plyler Mill
cetion left Tuesday morning with his
road outfit for Chester county, S. C,
where he has a contract to build a
hichwav. '
The-small - grain of this section
looks the best in years, the writer has
been told. , ' , '
The writer has been told that there
is one smart dog in this section. He
is so smart that he will eat an egg
and bury the shell to keep anyone
from catching him. ?A . :
V 'NOTICB :!
' The County, Board of Education of
Union county, North-Carolina, will
meet Wednesday, April 18, 1923, at 10
o'clock for the purpose of electing
County Superintendent of Schools and
transacting such other business as
may come before ther board. 1
Tk; April 2. 1923.
. P.. P. W. PLYLER, Chairman.
RAY FUNDERBUEK. Clerk to Board
Big League Basel nil Terms Will
Make Monroe Feus' Eyes Dance
The game of bis; league base' ball
staged for Monroe next Thursday is
enough to-make the eyes of the base
ball fans pop in amazement and to
cause the wonder of the non base ball
population. Two of the big . league
teams right here crossing bats on the
local diamond is something that does
not and cannot happen every season.
Only because of the fact that a Mon
roe man woke up and got onto the
fact that these teams had one open
date left, and grabbed it by. shoving
up a good big cash guarantee, .ad
counts for the fact. ,, v ,.-r-
' When Connie Mack's Philadelphia
Americans and George Stalling!
Rochester International face -each
other on Roberts field next Thursday
the people of this locality will ' see
something that they could not -other-J
wise see except by travelling to one
of the big cities and spending a lot of
money later on in the season when the
professional contests open up. The
teams are tourine the south in exhibi
tion games pending the opening of
the season. Most of tbe big league
teams play the south before the
weather permits games in the north.
The man who sees this, game inurs
day will, later on in the season, when
these big teams net into their daily
games before twenty to fifty thousand
spectators, will rub his eyes ana won
der how it was that he had gotten the
first chance at so many of the nota
bles of the base ball world.
Mr. Worth G. Nash is the man who
is responsible for the teams coming
Did Black Magic
of King Tutt's. Discoverer?
Cairo, April - 4. By Associated
Press. The Earl of Carnavon died
peacefully at 2 o'clock this morning.
He was conscious almost to the end.
His death was due to blood poison,
followed by pneumonia. V
The world-wide interest - aroused
by the wonderful , discoveries of the
expedition headed by Lord Carnarr
von, which opened the tomb pi. TuV
ankhamen,, Pharoah of Egypt 3,000
years agio, uncovered a curious su
perstitition to the effect that he who
disturbed the sleep of a Pharoah
would rest under a curse. This super
stition flamed into enormous inter
est when it was reported that Lord
Carnarvon had developed biooa pou
son as the result of the bite of an
insect shortly after the i omb was
opened. Among others, Marie Corelli,
the "English novelist, gave publicity
to a theory that there. is something
in the traditional black magic 01 an
least. nroDhesied that , Lord Xarnar
. . orfr ' , ... . , e
von was ' doomed some time, before
his death. , ;
The scientific, statement of the
case is that the explorer was. stung
by an insect, something on the order
of a mosquito, and ordinarily scarcely
more dangerous. But in the trophical
cHmate of Egypt infection of the
slightest wound is easy and extreme
ly dangerous. -. Lord Carnarvon's
wound was so infected, and his con
dition has been regarded as desperate
ever since it was announced several
davs ago that the'wound had develop-,
od the terrible "gas gangrene,' made
hnrrihlv familiar durine the war.
The-superstitibns associated the
illness, of Carnarvon with the curses
THE POLITICAL POT A
BILIN' TO THE. BRIM
The Democratic primary to be held
Saturday, April 14, promises to be one
of. the closest and most hotly con
tested that has ever been held in Mon
roe. There are sixteen candidates
for Alderman and two for mayor. The
candidates with their respective
wards follow: For Mayor, J. W. Fow
ler, C. E. Houston. - -
Ward Two W. G. Gravely, P., H.
Johnson, O. H. Moore.. - , -
Ward One W. J. Trull, Elijah:
Simpson, Lee, Broom, R. F Goodroef
Ward Three T. L. Crowell, J. T.
Shute; R. H. Cunningham. '
Ward Fotuv-R, H. Hargett, V.;C.
Austin, A. A. Edgeworth, J. Dunham
Bundy.jW.'E. Funderburk '
Ward Five G. B. Caldwell, Vann
Fiinderburk., .
Mr. J. W. Fowler, 'former member
of the board of aldermen, and a can
didate for mayor, would not discuss
the coming race. He stated his plat
form in a few words: i"A platform is
something to run on.' The people of
Monroe know what I stand ,for--PROSPERITY."
,
Mr. C. E. Houston was endorsed at
a meeting of the non-Partisan Leagw
Wednesday night. -The -politics of Mr.
Houston, endorsed by the League are.
as follows: ' :.; , -..(,. .t--sv-:ki.
1. I favor an advalorum tax."1'--
2 I believe in and favor all bond
issues being submitted to a. vote of
the people. v : 54'
- 8. I favor women holding munici
pal offices, that .one fitted to them,
such as the school board., , i-
4. I favor an efficient police, and
fire department. . . , , v. r. ,
6. I oppose any water supply for
our city soming from any creek or
river that takes care of the watershed
of the town or any part thereof.
6. --I favor a "government of the
people, by the people, and for the
people." ' - . ''. ;
Dr. W. R. Burrell, pastor First
Baptist church at Monroe will preach
the commencement sermon st Indian
Trail next Sunday afterno... St20
o'clock. - ,.,
to, -Jonroe. Finding that a date was
op n at this time as the teams make
their way, north, he got busy, took
up the matter with the managers,
and secured .the date, having to put
up a big stiff cash guarantee te bring
them. ... :, - ' . -
.The much talked of Connie Mack
is the manager of the Americans while
an? equally well-known player, George
Stallings, is running the Internation
als. ; Sixty , players will accompany
the two teams on their southern tour.
, thick Galloway shortstop, Cy Perk
ins, catcner, Sammy Male, Connies
new $75,000 third baseman, Fred Mer
kl4 an old player and captain of the
Internationals, in the field, Ed Rom
mell, who won 27 games with the
Athletics last year, pitcher, and Arch
deacon, the fastest man in baseball,
will be seen in action here Thursday,
April 12th. :. , -
Archdeacon ' played in the Sally
league with Charleston two years ago.
He can circle the bases in 13 2-5 sec
onds, a world's record today
Uhe two teams will arrive here
from Birmingham where they will
play Wednesday. Thursday night
they will i leave , for Launnburg
where they play another exhibition
game. Finding that a date was open
at this time. Mr. Worth Nash took
up the matter with the managers and
secured va date for Monroe. It is the
biggest thing in baseball that Mon
ro hay ever seen. Mr. Nash had to
put up a stiff cash guarantee in or
der, to get -the game. - -
iWork Death
of the Pharoahs .upon all who should
violate their resting places, and. with
its accustomed enterprise, the New
York World asked Marie Corelli, the
noted novelist and student of the oe
ca what she thought about it, and
she answered in a special cable dis
patch from London. '
"As one who has studied Egyptian
mysticism all my life I may say that
I am not surprised at anaccident oc
curing to those daring explorers who
seek to rifle the tombs of the dea'd
monarchy of the land shadowing with
wings,' as tbe Bible calls it a strange
designation with a strange meaning
behind it. . : .
.. "According to a rare book I pos
sess. which is not in the British Mus
eum, entitled 'The Egyptian history
of ihe .Pyramids' translated outxof
the-, original Arabic by Vattie, Arabic
professor to lx)uis XVI. 'of Trance,
the, most dire punishment TolloWs any
f . m, i . - " i i i ' S '
,- inis oook gives long ana eiaoor-
ate lists of the treasures buried with
several of the Kings, and among these
are named 'divers secret potiohs en
closed in boxes in such wise that they
touch them shall not know how they
come to suffer.' ' . v ,
"That is why I ask. Was it a raos
quito bite that so seriously affected
Lord Carnarvon. Could itbe that he
touched something poisonous among
ths nrnumti nr iowola nf h entnm.
bed King?
o-.""-" v .
"'In any case, I feel that intrusian
of modern men into the 3,000 years'
silence and death sleep of the Kings
of. Egypt is something of a desecra
tion and sacrilege and "that 'it will
not and it cannot come to good." ' .
SAYS RESCUE WORKERS '
HAVE CARRIED OFF DOUGH
Shelby, April 4.--Captain and Mrs.
S. M. Van Ness and Lieutenant Ollie
Tucker, who came here three months
ago to take charge of the American
rescue work, disappeared . suddenly
Sunday after the - Saturday's collec
tions for charity were made, leaving
behinda young man named Miller,
who, with his family are stranded in
the dwelling recently rented as head
quarters of the American rescue work-!
in North. Carolina. . - ;
Van Ness bought a handsome clos
ed car When he arrived in Shelby,
furnished his home in elegant fashion,
and had little Miss Ollie Tucker do
the soliciting funds, most of which
was spent on themselves. Grocery
men, hardware store, furniture deal
ers, an automobile salesman, a print
ing establishment, a dry goods store
and others are laughing at their folly
in extending such liberal credit to
Van Ness, who left unpaid bills at all
of these places.
Van Ness boasted that he was a
member of the Ku Klux Klan and
represented that he was recently
elected "commander-dn-chief" of the
American .Rescuers in North (Caro
lina. His sudden departure has been
the subject of comment on the streets
todayi The furniture dealers having
asease on their merchandise recovered
belongings' which were too heavy and
bulky to be taken away, but the
other creditors have no recourse.
, An .effort, however, is being made
to locate him -in order to protect oth
er communities against him. .
BOT BUTTS A WALL U ,
! AND KILLS HIMSELF
MoultrieV Ga; April ' 3. Lloyd
Wilkes, six-year-old son of Julian
Wilkes, a'well known Colquitt county
farmer, broke his neck at his home to
day by butting the side "of a houo.
With a number of his playmates
he suggested the butting . contest
and led off. The impact threw him
from his feet and in a' few minutes
his form became still. A physician
declared his neck was broken.
REPORT ON FARM ,
CONDITIONS FOR WEEK
Washington, April 4. The " weekfy
weather and cron review of the Unit
ed States department of agriculture
contains the following on southern
crops:
Sou and weather conditions were
generally favorable for the prepara
tion of land for cotton in. the more
northern cotton growinir districts.
particularly in Oklahoma, most of
Arkansas and Tennessee. Farm
work made fair to good . progress in
wortn Carolina, attnough it was still
backward. The weather was gen
erally Unfavorable for cotton in the ;
central and west gulf coast sections
where it was abnormally cool, and
frequent rains delayed farm work.
. Cotton Keplanted
Considerable cotton had been re
planted in southern Georgia and not
much planting has been done in
Mississippi. Early cotton was in
jured in Louisiana and that in Texas
was reported i npoor to fair condi
tion. The weather 'was favorable in
the cotton districts of Arizona where
the crop Was coming up nicely, and
some cotton was planted in Southern
New Mexico. , . ..
"Low temperatures .were very
unfavorable for truck' crops in the
Carolinas and aparently caused
considerable damage; much truck
was planted in North Carolina dur
ing the week, and the late planted
was probably not seriously Injured.
There was also some damage in
north and central Arkansas by the
freeze of March 31, and vegetables
Iwere harmed considerably in Ten
nessee. ''... . '.. :- :!
"Truck crops were reported as do
ing fairly well in the coast counties
of Alabama, but were very, back
ward in Mississipi and were in
only fair condition hi Louisiana,
while it was too cool and wet in Tex
as. Melons had been replanted ' in
Georgia and they made fair progress
during the week in Florida. Tomatoes
were doing well in the last named
state and light shipments were, being
made.,- ..:
"Sugar cane made but little
growth in Louisiana, because of the
unfavorable weather, , 'but the crop
was not to a fair to good stand in
Florida. The sowing of tobacco
plant , beds was completed in Ken
tucky, but -some early plants were
killed by the cold, while considerable
was done to the plants in- Tennessee
and South Carolina. Low temperatures
were unfavorable for the tobacco beds
in North Carolina.
Early Fruit Damaged 1
' Early peaches, pears and cherries
were seriously damaged in portions
of Virginia by the heavy freeze the
latter part- of the . week and some
injury occurred in West Virginia and
Kentucky, particularly in the eastern
portions of the last named state. This
trzA id-further .damage tot earlylta.-city schools, . the '- loader gartan: C
fruit in the Carolinas.'
, "Citrus trees' were blooming heav
ily in Florida, but they needed more
moisture in some sections. Strawber
ries were harmed somewhat in Ten
nessee; berry shipping was begun in
r, . 1 Ttr'. ; m
aoutnern Mississippi,
Cedar Grove News
' Monr0.e ? APr Mrs. J
' Chaney IS Still improving. '
w,
, - - - , .
iixios faiiiict, uux vuuiilv iiur. lias
made two visits to our school. On each
occasion she gave us valuable instruc
tion. We think Miss Farmer is going
to give our county much efficient ser
vice. .
At Cedar Grove last Friday after
noon the pupils enjoyed an egg hunt,
We were pleased to have some of our
splendid patrons with us on this oc
casion. . 1
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Tomberlin
spent last Sunday with their daugh
ter, Mrs. Lacy McClellan of Char
lotte. . ' - ,- ; - - v-
Misses Pauline and Grace Chaney
entertained a number of their friends
at their home on last Saturday after
noon. Ail wno attended reported' a
very pleasant time. v :-.
Little Miss Maude Dixon Chaney
returned to school on yesterday. She
nas recently recovered irom an at'
1 tack of measles.
Mrs. James Faulkner of Monroe is
a guest in the home of her daughter,
Mrs. iranK cnaney.
Miss Lelia iMay Tomberlin. is ab
sent from pchool this week on account
01 mness.
Mr. and Mrs. Kemp Helms were
week-end visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. McCollum.
Mr. Fred Helms was a guest in
the home of his sister, Mrs. Lloyd
Helms on last Sunday.
Mrs. Hoyle McCollum spent last
Saturday with her sister, Mrs. O. G.
Gibson, who is taking treatment at
the charlotte Sanatorium.
Wreck Victims Are Improving
Robert Chappell, one of the vic
tims of Monday morning's fatal auto
smash on Hillsboro street -was buried
Wednesday afternoon and the funeral
of William Naylor, andother victim,
will be held Thursday morning at 11
o'clock. . f--- .-
tn the meanwhile, J. L. Robertson,
of Portsmouth, one of the young men
injured when a big Packard car driv
en by William. Bethune, of Clinton,
State College student, crashed into
the car of Robert Chappell was dis
charged from the hospital yesterday;
Ben Williams, son of S. W. Williams,
was reported as showing considerable
improvement; and the condition of
Bud Rankin, though still serious, was
' "'.fired to be decidedly more favor
able.-. -.: '
Rev. I. W. Stridef will preach next
Sunday as follows: Union Grove, at
ten a. m., Mill Grove at eleven, and
Unionvule at three p. m.. . . j;:
lalAUllJllSS-
FOLLOVING 7.IANY
MONTIJS'lLLNESS
Noble Woman Who Had Been '
Useful Figure in Monroe for
Twenty-Five Year
FUNERAL AT HOME
THIS AFTERNOON
Mrs. Chattie Prather Stack, wife
of Judge A. M. Stack, died at her .
home here at two o'clock Thursday
morning, after an illness 6f over a
year. Judge Stack, who was holding
court in Danbury, arrived at five
o'clock. He had been notified the day
before that her condition was not sat
isfactory, and so he adjourned court,
took private conveyance to Winston,
then the train for Charlotte. He did
not kaow of his wife's death until
he reached Monroe.
Mrs. Stack's illness had been nro
tracted over a long period. Her re
markable tight for Me in the face of
overwhelming odds was characteris
tic of the courage1 and the fortitude
with which she met all the problems
of life. In spite of her long and se
rious illness and the verdicts of spe
cialists and physicians, she held on .
to lile with a grim determination ;
marked by ihe fact that she took the
situation as a maiter of fact, look
ing not to the end, but to the con
tinuation ot life. She spent several
months in Johns Hopkins Hospital in
Baltimore, and while her-family were
never in a position to be surprised.
still, her i-eniarkable recuperative
powers, her, composure, and her un- v
ruffled demeanor at all times, led to
the hope and belief that she might
live much longer. To this extent only
was her death a surprise: at any par
ticular time. . : , ..''
About twelve o'clock on the night
of her death her daughter was at
her bedside and noted nothing unus
ual. At two she went back and found
that the quiet breathing had ceased.
The funeral was held this afternoon
at three-thirty by Dr. Weaver and Dr.
Burrell, attended by a large gather
ing? The floral offerings were beauti
ful and came from friends near and
far. Many telegrams of condelence
have been received from friends in all
parts of the state.
Among the i special and handsome
floral designs sent were one from the
Clerk of the Court of Guilford coun
ty, M. W. Gant, and his assistants
of Greensboro; v Sorosis Book Club,
the members of the bar of .Lexington,
the local S. A. lu-Shop Crafts; Amer
ican Legion, Auxiliary, Women's Mis
sionery Society of Central Methodist
rhnnh. th frfth- ami' eteht TadMr' "
Class ox 19HZ, the Cradle Kou uepart-
ment of Central Sunday school, and
the members, of the bar of Monroe."
.The active pall bearers were: G.
M. Beasley, A. L. Monroe, C. C. Sikes,
V. C Sanders, Gilliam Craig, H.
Bowles. Clifford Fowler and Code
rMorgan. The honorary pall bearers
were: John Urifnth, J. J. farker, ur.
Neal, W. S. Blakeney, J. ,C. M. Vann,
W. B. Love, W, O. Lemmond, Stephen
Mclntyre, E. C, Winchester, R. F.
Beasley, T. C. Lee, Eugene Ashcraft,
R. B. Redwine, G. B. CaldweU, W. E.
Funderburk, P. H. Johnson, J. B.
Simpson, W. E. Cason, L. Austin and .
Dr. J. M. Blair.
Mrs. Stack is survived by her hus
band and the following children: L.
P. Stack of New York City, Miss Re
becca Stack, Mrs. Robert Galloway -of
St. Louis, Mrs. Robert Davis of
Baltimore, Mr. Morehead Staek, Miss- .
es Chattie and Loraine Stack, and
Mr. William Stack. AIL were at home
for the funeral except the latter, who
belongs to the navy and is stationed
in Manilla. A orother;, Mr. G. P. Pra
ther of Cushing, Okla.; and a sister,
Mrs. Dixie .Gilmer of Helena, Ark., ;
survive. '-ri: ; v - -J ; -'.;
Mrs. Stack was a native of Surry :
county, whereshe was born in Nov- :,
ember, 1870. She and her husband
first lived at Danbury and moved to
Monroe in 1899. Since that time she .
has been, a wholesome and sweet in-,
fluence in the life of the town, touch
ing it intimately in many different
phases. First of all she was devoted
to her husband and children1 and to
her church, and after that to every
thing good which came within her
influence. Possessed of a well educat
ed and trained mind, enriched by read
ing and travel, a temperatment of un
usual poise and sweetness,, and a
sound judgment, she contributed
something to each friend and group
which sha came in contact with.
From the first she threw herself.
into the social and religious ectivities,
of the town and for twenty-five years
she maintained her interest and acti
vities among old and young. She lived
nobly, thought simply and sincerely '
and loved broadly Her household was
a happy one with her family and a ,.
hospitable ono to guests. At various
times she served long and well as
superintendent of the primary depart
ment of Central Methodist church,
president of the Parent-Teacher As- ,
sociation and was a member of several ;
book clubs. ' -' ,
In 1903 Mrs. (Stack 'accompanied
her husband on a trip around the
world, and in 1917 on a trip to Ja
pan and other oriental countries.
. "": -. -Card of . Thanks : ; .
We desire to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to all ouv .
friends and others who did so much
for us on the occasion of the illness
and death Of ovf son and brother.
Mr. Leonard MilleiC Your kindness and
friendship will never be fovottcn.
J. B. MILLER AND FAtllL. .