"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERT
F NEEDS IT."
PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
, Thirtieth Year. No. 22. .
Monroe, N. C, Tuesday, April, 24, 1923.
$2.00 Per Year Cash
"THE UNION COUNTY PAPEIl -EVEIIYEODY READS IT.
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Woman's Missionary Conference
Opens Three Days Session Here
Important Body of Workers As
sembles in Central Metho
v ' dist Church Tonight
EXPECT THREE HUNDRED
ACCREDITED DELEGATES
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Conference of the Western
North Carolina Conference which
convenes in' Central Methodist church
tonight, brings to Monroe one of the
largest gatherings of women that
has met here in a long time. Mrs.
Lucy H. Robinson, former president
of Greensboro female College, is
president of the c-onierence; Mrs. w.
W. Hagood of Charlotte is vice-president
; Mrs. G. W. Whitsett of Greens
boro, recording secretary; Mrs. H. A.
Durham of Asheville is corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. P. N. Peacock of
Salisbury is treasurer. ; . .
The opening service, which begijis
at eight o'clock tonight, will be fea
tured by an address from the presi
dent, Mrs. Robinson. The welcome
address will be delivered by Mrs. T.
C. Lee, president of the local society,
followed by welcome and greetings
from others. ,
The appointed delegates are as f ol-
: '.. lows:' '' '
Charlotte Tryon Street Mrs. Guy
A. Elder, Mrs. Pierce Wyche, Miss
Gertrude Dickinson, Mrs. W. B. Pick-ens.Mrs-.
W. W. Hagood, Mrs. E. A.
Cole, Miss Fannie Bame, Miss Henri
etta Logan ' V
Shelby Central Mrs. Rush Thomp
son, Mrs. M. P. Coley, Mrs. William
Crowder,' Mrs. D. J. Newton, Mrs.
' George Hoyle, Mrs. C. S. Young.
Forest City Mrs. Parker Holmes,
'"Miss Kathleen Dorsey. . . :
'" Lilesville Mrs. A. P. Liles. .
Wadesboro Mrs. W. N Jeans, Miss
j Johnsie Dunlap, Miss David Griggs,
' Miss Pauline Pinkston, Miss Edna
Gray; .' '-: '
Canton, Waynes ville Dist ? Mrs.
H. A. Haider, Mrs, J. C. Curtis, Mrs.
a r RrnnVahirff Mm. W. J. DiaL
Concord Mrs. W. F, Goodman, Mrs,
W. V. Femberton. 1 ,
Hickory Mrs. - B.v M. Spratt, Jr.
Mrs. W. L Long. - . ;
Lowell Mrs. A. M. Miller, Mrs.
Mis Annift DftlliniTr.
Greensboro Mrs. J. W. Kennedy,
1 Mrs; -H.' Pennington. -
Leaksvillfr-Mrs,- F. M. Flyniv Mrs.
C. GarmOn, Mrs. Ernest Fulcher.
Lenoir Mrs. G. D. ,Gren, tMiss
Addie Bradshaw. i
Mocksville Miss -Bertha M. Lee,
" Mrs. RP, Anderson, Mrs. Mary Heit-
- U'inot nn-Rnlom Miss Lelia CoXv
. Morveiv Mrs. J. L. Little, Mrs.
Seymour Taylor. '
. Trinity, Charlotte Mrs. H. F,
Smith, Mrs. E. B. Laird. . '
Hendersonville Mrs. P. E. Rollins.
Waynesville Mrs. M. S. Cowan.
Vononnlie Mina Dollie Allen,
Greensboro Mrs. W. P. Christian,
Mrs. J. Ed Albright, Mrs. L. M. King,
Mrs. M. C. Glenn, Mrs.. Lucy H. Rob
ertson. ' , .
Marshville Mrs. Wade Bivens,
"Mrs. Chas. Stegall. , ,
Wtiton-5?alem Mrs. Ralnh Stock'
ton, Mrs. H. Luellen, Mrs. M. K.
Stockton, Mrs. J. S. Bergman, Mrs. J.
H. Hastings, Mrs. Cicero Ogburn,
Mrs. Frank A. Stith, Mrs, C. W, Sny-
. -Elkin Mrs. A. M. Smith, Miss N1'
,na WhiUker, Mrs. Fred Colhard.
; Harrison Church, Charlotte Mrs.
W. E. Cunningham, 'Miss Ella AJder
son, Mrs. E. W. Russell, Miss Eliza
beth Lathan. " - ' 1 ,
Spencer Mrs. Dallas Simmons.
Kings Mountain Mrs.. H. T. Ful
ton, Mrs. Arthur Kendrick.
Thomasville Mrs. John C. Pening
ton, Mrs. J. Q. Miller, Mis Ethel Og
burn, Mrs. R. L. Pope, Mrs. J. N. Har-
Reidsville Mrs. Will Ballard, Lytt
Gardner, Miss Henrietta Reid.
High Point Mrs. M. T. Hicks, Mrs.
N. E. Russell, Miss Claude Byrely.
Matthews Mrs. M. H. Lemonds,
Miss Mattie McLaughlin. w
" . Salisbury Mrs. J. F. Shinn, Mrs.
P. N. Peacock, Mrs. H. T. Simpson,
Mrs. W. F. Ellis, Mrs. W. J. Fraley,.
Mrs. T. C. Fisher, Mrs. E. H. Miller.
Asheville-Mrs. W. R. Harris, Mrs.
V. L. Stone, Mrs.' H. C. Johnston, Miss
Frances Auld, Mrs. A. E. Huffman,
Mrs. W. E. Teague, Mrs. T. C. Jor
dan, Mrs. W. C. Bryson, Mrs. H. A.
.Durham. , ' .
' Summerfield-Mrs. Folson Smith.
Spencer Mrs. R. M. Holt, Mrs. L
C Godfrey, Mrs. C. 0. Spencer.
Caroleen Mrs. Tan Harris, ' Mrs.
. L. B. Harrell. .
Wilkesboro Mrs. Warren Miller,
Mrs. John White.. v -
i Statesville Mrs. E. H.Gilmer, Mrs.
J. L. Sloan, T. M. Crowell, Mrs. Lita
ker, Mrs. John Moore, Mrs.Thad Sum
. xners. . '' ' . '! ' - ,(
"Hickory Grove Mrs.. E. Myers,
Mrs. Murray Crowell. -
SUtesville Mrs. Paige King.
; Greensboro Mrs. R. A. Schoono
ver, Mrs. W. S. Hire, Mrs. R. S. Me
' Clamrock, Mrs. C. B. Paylor. .
' - Spencer Mrs. Connie Betts, Mrs.
; Clyde Keever. ;
"? Shelby Mrs. W. A. Abernathy.
Wiagate Mrs. Thompson. . -tJherryville-'-Mrs.
D, R. Mauney,
Mrs. W. J. Allen. - '
k Gastonia Mrs. B. T. Morris, Mrs.
' J. P. Chandler, Miss Lola Long, Mrs.
H. Shelton, Mrs Guy C. Killian.
Mt. Airy. Mrs. B. K. Boyer, Mrsi
H. M. Foy.
Charlot':' Mrs.Claud Squires, Mrs.
J. A. h;;.,..:.:, Uiyj.A--. Irty, Hri.
J. W. DeLaney, Mrs. E. C. Wakefield,
Mrs. J. T. Paschal.
Norwood Mrs,., J. W. Lisk, Mrs. F.
0. Dryman. . '
Winston-Salem Mrs. F. H. Cash,
Mrs. M. K. Holjes.-
Boone Mrs. R. K. Bingham, Mrs.
McG.. Anders, Mrs. Laura Bingham.
Concord Mrs. J. F. Armstrong,
Mrs. Pearl Ineesnier.
Madison Mrs. Morris.'
Belmont Mrs. Hazel Crenshaw,
Mrs. W. R, Ford.' A
Concord Miss Mirrian Coltjane,
Miss Eleanor Crowell.
Black Mt. Mrs. L. E. Phillips, Mrs.
H. B. Craven.
Marion Mrs. J. F. Jonas, Mrs. F.
W. Wilson, Mrs.' J. W. Outz, Mrs. C.
is. uaKer.
firnnito Fnlln Mrs. D. TT. Warlipk.
Mrs. Florence Russell, Miss Lula
Hickman.
Reidsville Mrs. M. F. Morees.
Salisbury Mrs. Duzle McLean.
Mrs. D. E. Ray.
Asheville Mrs John Crowell, Mrs.
F. J. Bates. . .
Dallas Mrs.; A. S. Raper, Mrs. G.
S. Spargs. v
Henrietta Mrs. M. B. Mahaffer,
Mrs. J. C. Postelle. t
Caroleen Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs.
Shober, Mrs. Calvin, Mrs. Martin.
Weaverville Mrs. C. C. Brown.
Lincolnton Mrs. M. H. Kuhn, Mrs.
A. R. Sigman, Miss Carrie. Heavener.
Broad St, Statesville Mrs. Frank
Culreth, Mrs. A. T. Salley.
Fallston Mrs. D. C. Beam.
Newton Mrs. Ida Trollenger, Mrs.
C. W. Thurwood, Miss Dorothy Erwin,
Miss Mary Eva Caldwell, Mrs. W. B.
Shinn. -..
Mooreville Mrs. B. A. Troutman,
Mrs. Roy Troutman, Mrs. R. N. Aber
nathy. :' '
Hit Plnnaant Mrs WTAIhrio-hf.
Mt,' Holly Mrs, W. 0. Pratt, Mrs.
IT'".", ' All It-i. '.''i . .
j. j. Ajongni. : ; ;
Saliahnrv .Miss 'Manrarct. Jordan
Bessemer City Mrs. A. J. Owen,
miss iva xnornDerg.
Trinitv Miss Ruth Melton. -
China Grove Mrs. ' H. A ' .Sides,
Rutherfordton Miss Willard Pow
ers. :. .v
Lincolnton Mrs. A. W. Falvev.
Lake : Junaluska Mrs. 'Lizzie
Reeves, Mrs. H. Gibson. .
Forest ' City Miss Siudie Young,
miss KODinson, miss xvatnieen jjorsey.
Morganto--M.'H.' P.'Holler, Mrs,
S. M. Asbury.
Guilford College Mrs. W. S. Hun
ter, Mrs. V. F. bnernu. - r
Lenoir Mrs. J. L.' Wilson, Mrs. M.
M.' Contney. . ' - '
Wesley Memorial Mrs. Everette
Marsh, Miss Jessie Kearns, Mrs, Vas-
aio Wilson. ,
Lexington Mrs. Fred Hackney,
Mrs. D. W. Phillips, Mrs. W. L. Hutch
ins, Miss Virgina McCarn. ,
"Brevard Mrs. Welsh Gallvway.
way.' - '. '
Jkalieville Mrs. W. H. Rulivan. Mrs,
Carlock Hawk, Mrs. M. V. Smith, Miss
Miss Marian Green, Miss Grace Bish-
Harrisburg Mrs. F. B. Honeycutt,
Mrs. li. u. t-uay.
nrnonshnrn Mrs. J. D. Williams.
M;ss Elizabeth Andrews, Miss Fran-
iai Puaptinl Mrs .Inhn WheAler. Mrs.
S. H. Isler, Mrs. C. S. Whittington,
Mrs. W. M. Curtis.
Charlotte Mrs. S. G. McLellon,
Mr fV N Rnrnliarilt. Mrs. L. G.
Cruse, Mrs. Fred Webber; Mrs. W, C.
Kirby.
Concord Miss Ruth Melton.
Cramerton Miss Essie Ford. ,
Ashboro Mrs. W. B. Lassiter, Mrst
D. M. Weatherly.
Davidson Miss Lucy Shoemaker,
Mrs. N. H. Gordruni.
Lenoir Mrs. A. M. Oorpening,
Mrs. C. A. Clay.
Guilford College Mrs. N. S. Hun
ter. Lowell Mrs. R. A. Smith, Mrs W.
H. Holmes.
. Gastonia Mrs. Thos. Pruitt, Mrs.
Nealy Griggs.
Polkton Mrs. L. L. Cameron.
Kanapolis Mrs. P L. . Ketchie,
Mrs. W. C. Graham.
Elkin Mrs. Mason Lillard.,
Waxhaw, Mrs. E. N. Crowder.
Salisbury Mrs. John Cork, Mrs.
Will Lentz. v
High Point Mrs. J. W. Chandler,
Mrs. Carver Covington, Mrs. B. W.
Kirkman.
, Norwood Miss L. Hallman.
: Rutherford College Mrs. P, M.
Rutherford, Mrs. W. E. Howard, Mrs.
W. F. Elliott
. Winston-Salem Mrs. C. W. Mar
tin, Mrs. R. W. Miller. ' -
-Charlotte Mrs. F. E. Carr, Mrs. R.
L. McLure, Mrs. B. F. Hargett, Miss
Jessie Stilwell, Miss Minnie Alexan
der.' ' - -
Spray Mrs. C. W. Bowling.
Cornelius Mrs. E. M. Hoyle, Mrs.
W. W. Washburn. - . -
,," :-. .New Rotary Officers
At the regular weekly luncheon of
the Rotary Club at the Joffre Hotel
today, the following officers for the
ensuing year were elected: F. G. Hen
derson, president; Dr. G. M. Smith,
vice-president: James M. Morrow, Jr.,
secretary i Robert G. Laney, Jreasur
er,. Two new directors were also elect
ed, G. B. Caldwell and W. A. Hender
son, who with the other officers and
retiring president, Dr. C. C. Weaver,
form the directing board. ' -
Mr, Charles W. Bundy left Satur
day saorning for Atlanta to join the
Redpath Chautauqua. Mr. Bundy will
be an advance agent for the Chttu-
NO ABSENTEE VOTE ON
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Raleigh, April 21. Attorney Gen
eral Manning said today that the ab
sentee balloting law does not apply to
municipal elections. The voter who is
out of town on the day of the primary
cannot vote. Judge Manning explain
ed that the law provides for the dis
tribution of absentees' ballots to toe
county boards of election by the" state
board of elections, and. of course, tne
state board does not assemble to sup
ervise municipal elections. The law
applies only to state and county pri
maries and elections. .
In the primary held in Monroer Sat
urday and Saturday -before, a large
number of absentee votes were' cast.
But as this was a primary election
only, the ruling of the party officials
made this O. K. However, according
to Attorney General Manning's rul
ing, no absentee votes can be legally
cast in the regular election on Maj
7th. -. .;
TWAS TOO DARK FOR
' PARENT - TEACHERS
Indian Trail, April 23. Under the
direction of the Parent-Teacher As;
sociation, a measuring party was giv
en at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. Y.
Fitzgerald on Tuesday evening, ' April
17. The hostess, I think, was rather
disappointed. In fact, the small
crowd which was present was" very
much disappointed also. Since ' the
weather was rather bad that night,
the number present did not coim) up
to the expectation of the interested
patrons and pupils of the school s I
suppose some of the people were
afraid to be out since it was very dark
that night I am glad to say. howev
er, that we have a few faithful as Well
as brave people in Indian Trail, and
although it was dark and raining", sev
eral were present and spent a delight
ful evening. Cake and punch were
served. ' - -
Messrs. Wallace,' Johnson and Reid,
all of a Presbyterian church in Char
loltc, made some very' interesting, and
instructive talks at the Presbyterian
church her last Sunday afternoon at
three-thirty o'clock. Although, these
good men were Presbyterians, their
talks were not confined to the mem
bers of that church alone. Several
Methodists and Baptists were pres
ent also, and I am sure that everv-
one was benefited by their interest
ing speeches.' I feel sure that ioth
the Presbyterian and' the Methodist
churches Would have been benefited
even more had a larger number "
cne.r memuera oeen present.
Missey Odessa .Lemmond and Annie
Crowell have returned to their homes
for the summer vacation. Miss Lem
mond. has been teaching in the Union
school in Sandy Ridge township, and
Miss Crowell has been teaching in. the
Mountain Springs school.
Miss Mae Kendall, who has a posi
tion in Monroe, spent Sunday with
her mother. Mrs. W. P. Kendall,
Mr. Clarence Nelson Underwood has
recently secured a position with the
Belk Brothers Department Stores in
Charlotte. r , -
Mr. and Mrs. John , Moore, their
small son, John Maxwell, Mrs. Moore's
mother, Mrs. D. T. Morris, and her
daughters, - Misses Kathryn, Doyie
and Hazel, visited Mrs. Moore's
friends in Rockingham last Sunday.
OLD SOW ALMOST
CAUSED A DETOUR
Monroe Route 6, April 23. Every
body at work preparing the ground
where it Is dry enough.
Miss Eva Helms spent the latter
part of the week with her brother,
Mr. Oscar Helms, below Monroe.
Mr. Z. A. Pressley and two children,
Woodrow and Edith, visited the for
mer's brother, Mr. Dr A. Pressley of
Charlotte, Sunday. -,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pressley visit
ed friends and relatives in Charlotte
recently and while there attended the
funeral and burial of the small daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Keesler, Mrs.
Keesler being a niece of Mrs. Presley.
Ihe funeral was conducted by Rev. J,
A. Smith and interment was in the
cemetery at. Matthews. - ;
: A union Sunday school has been
organized si me nepaoy scnooi nouse.
Let's all go and take a part The hour
is a:au p. m. . -;: . .'w-.;
A- few days ago Z. A. Pressley, R.
F. P. mail carrier from Indian Trail,
had .a very unusual experience s he
was going over his route. He came
to Lawrence Lemmond's mill (old
Austin ' mill) and one of Mr. Lem
mond's choice Poland Chinas walked
up in front of', Mr. Presley's car
while he was delivering , the mail,
stretched herself out and lay there
as happy as a lark, while the piggies
nursed away Without fear or alarm',
and there the carrier was. The bog
was tott large to go over and too long
to go around in the road.' and Mr,
Presley tells us had it npt been for
the assistance of his good frfesd. Mr.
Simon Wentz, he would have' had to
detour by the way of Stouts. , , But
Mr. Wentz being quite ahogsman. fin
ally persuaded the old" lady to move,
and the carrier ' went on his way
singing "What a friend we have in
some' folks." And now let me make
this suggestion that this road be made
wider or Lemmond's hogs shorter.
Mr. Clayton Helms spent last week
end with friends and relatives in
Charlotte. " ':
Miss tfessie Gordon of Charlotte
spent Saturday night , and Sunday
with home folkSj. ?
Master Bernard Presley had the
misfortune of getting on of his ,t
cut badly Saturday whtK n- diji
k::tvr jnn over it MAGNOLIA.
IMPORTANT GATHERING
OF METHODIST WOMEN
The Woman's Missionary Confer
ence of the Western North Carolina
Conference, of the Methodist. church
to convenes in enirai- ennren to
night, is an imoortant sratherinar.
About three hundred accredited dele
gates from fell over the western part
of the State re expected to attend
the conference. The balk of the dele
gates will arrive this afternoon oh the
trains from Charlotte and the west
They win be entertained by the mem
bers or the denomination of the city
with the old time.. ' hospitality., for
which the town is noted and with
which the Conerence itself has been
entertained more than once. Imme
diately at the conclusion of the open
ing service tonight a . general recep
tion will be given at the church to
Which, all the people of the town are
invited. All sessions of the conference
ire open' to the public fend visitors will
be cordially welcomed.
PROGRAM OF COUNTY
' . S. S. CONVENTION
Beginning Sunday afternoon and
continuing through Monday night the
Union county Sunday School Conven
tion will be held in the First Baptist
church of Monroe.
On the program of the convention
Will appear some of the county's most
prominent pastors and Sunday school
workers. Among the local workers
who will take part on the program
are: Dr. W. R. Burrell," pastor First
Baptist church: Dr. C. C. Weaver, pas
tor Central Methodist church Rev.
W. B. S. Chandler, pastor Presbyter
ian church and, Rev. J. E. Hoyle of
Wingate. v .. -. : v ' -
The two 'outside workers who will
deliver the principal addresses in the
convention are Mr. Arthur T. Ar
nold, General Superintendent Ohio
Sunday School Association, Columbus,
Ohio, and Mr. D. W. Sims, general
superintendent of the .North Carolina
Sunday School Association.
The committee on arrangements
has announced that in the coming of
these Workers "a veritable feast of
good things has been prepared and
spread before the Sunday-school folks
of Monroe and Union county.fr
The first address of the convention
will be delivered by Mr. D. W; Sims,
his subject being "The Sunday school
that meets its opportunity, ' t Other
addresses of his series will be given
each succeeding session of ,the meet
ing. V,i - - v. ,- vv-j
hft, jonowing . la . , the jsundayv; P160-
gram: . j ,..,'.
Sunday Afternoon, April
3:00 DevotionaL-Dr. William R.
Burrell, ' pastor First Baptist church,
Monroe, N. C. -
3:15: The Sunday schtfol that
meets its opportunity. Mr. D. W.
Sims. .
3:50 Record of attendance and get
acquainted. .... . .
4:U5 Making the Sunday school
educational. Mr. Arthur T; Arnold.
4:40 Announcements.
4:45 Adjourn.
Second Session, Sunday Night
7:30 Devotional Dr. C. C. Weav
er, pastor Central Methodist church,
Monroe. - ' :
7 :45 Doubling the Sunday school.
Mr. D. W. Sims.
8:20 Song. . ,
8:30 Training ottr teachers and
leaders. Mr. Arthur T. Arnold.
9:05 Announcements. ; '
9:15 Adjourn.
CONVENTION OF SUNDAY
SCHOOL WORKERS HERE
workers from practically every
Sunday School mj Union county are
expected to be in attendance at the
session of the county Sunday school
convention which will be held in the
First Baptist church, Monroe, Sunday
and Monday afternoons and evenings,
April 29th and 30th. Programs for the
convention are being sent throughout
the county, and each Sunday school
13 invited to Bend a large delegation
of teachers, officers and other inter
ested members to the convention.
Two noted Sunday School workers
have been secured to take part on
the program. Mr. Arthur T. Arnold,
general secretary of the Ohio Sun
day, school association, will be pres
ent and appear on the program at
each session of the convention. In the
coming of Mr. Arnold to Monroe, the
Sunday school workers of the county
will have the opportunity of listening
to one of the country's best and most
capable Sunday school men. In. addi
tion to special training for Sunday
school work Mr. Arnold has had years,
of practical experience, and is said
to be. a very' attractive speaker. :
Mr. D. W, Sims, General' Superin
tendent of the North Carolina Sunday
school association, will also have a
prominent part on the program. Mr.
Sims has attended a previous con
vention in this county and will no
doubt be remembered by many of the
Sunday school people. He is noted for
unique and humorous way of pre
senting his subjects which are full
of practical help for Sunday school
workers. . .
The Convention is being held under
the joint auspices of the North Caro
lina and Union County Sunday School
associations, which is a co-operative
effort of workers from the evangeli
cal denominations to extend and im"
nrove Sunday school work in North
Carolina.
Let's begin this, year p.":?! j.lanc soy
beans with evory acre of corn we plant
and let hem remain on; the land to
$e rzed with hogs or sheen, or turn
ed under for the betlefit of the soil.
T. J. W. BROOM.
s v
Mr. E. T. Arnold, General Super
intendent of the Ohio Sunday School
Association, who will speak Sunday
morning and evening before the Un
ion County Sunday School Convention
in the First Baptist church.
MR. BRASWELL WRITES
OF HENRY GODFREY
By C. J. BraswelL
"I'm afraid you'll quit writing for
The Journal when you get busy at
work," remarked the Journal editor
to the writer sometime ago. And it
begins to look as if he ., was about
right, for I have been absent from its
columns for several . weeks. . After
walking behind a two-horse Vulcan
plow or driving , a tractor all day I
hardly feel like sitting up at night
writing the news for The Journal.
However, I shall continue to worry
your readers from time to time with
an occasional letter from the "un
known writer."
The school at Pleasant Hill closed
on last Saturday night The exercises
consisted of several short plays which
were well rendered by the students.
"ine mgro wood seller" - and a
"Negro Trial in Louisiana" were very
humorous and brought down the
house. A large crowd was present
and the very best of order prevailed.
The school was taught by Mr. L. E.
Arrant, Mrs. Lindsey Hargett and
Miss Carrie Godfrey.
: The singing Convention of the Un
ion Association will meet at Mill
Creek church on next Sunday. Choirs
from several churches haveinotified
the seo;eUryhAtthjBy. will. attend
It will, be an all-day- serviee-,and the
church at Mill Ureek wishes to ex
tend an invitation to the publie to
come and enjoy the day.
Mr. Vernon W. Williams, son " of
Mr. H. W. Williams of Goose Creek
township, and Miss Martha Presley,
daughter of Mr. A. W. Presley of the
same township, werfe happily married
on last Saturday afternoon at the
residence of Esq. C. J. Braswell who
performed the. marriage ceremony
The wedding was attended by several
relatives and friends, among whom
were Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Williams
and children of Charlotte. Mr. and
Mrs. Williams are prominent' young
people who have many friends to
wish them well as they start life's
journey together.
Last Saturday morning about ten
o'clock, while Miss Carrie Godfrey,
popular teacher at Pleasant Hill, was
at the school house training her pu
pils for . the closing exercises which
were to be held that night, she re
ceived a telephone message stating
that her father, Mr. Henry Godfrey,
who lived about two miles below
Waxhaw, had fallen dead while plow-
ing in the field about eight o clock
that morning. The news of his sud
den death was a terrible shock to her,
as she had received a letter from him
only a day or two aeo stating that
he was in his usual good health. An
automobile was secured and Miss Car
rie arrived at home, a distance of
over 26 miles, in just a little over one
hour from the time she had received
the sad news. Mr, Godf rev was a lit
tle over 66 years old and was born
and raised in the Waxhaw community.
He was a man of fugged honesty and
a member of the Baptist church, Fu
neral services were conducted at his
late residence on Sunday by Rev. C.
C. Burrus of Wingate and the body
laid to rest in the McCorkle ceme
tery nearby. Between thirty and for
ty teoDle from this section attenU-d
the funeral, which attests the high
esteem in which Miss Carrie Godfrey
is held by the patrons and students
of her scnooi. .
Death of an Infant '
Indian Trail Route 1. On Tuesday,
April 17, the. death angel entered the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Brady Wil
liams and claimed their little son
Lloyd. He was only a month old. It
was so hard to give him up but God
saw fit for him to go, and we can re
joice to say that he is at rest His
remains were laid to rest at Antioch
cemetery. We extend to the bereav
ed family our sincere sympathy and
bid .them look to Him who doeth all
thints well.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Freeman of
Charlotte visited the batter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Furr, Sunday. .
Mr. T. A. Richardson will conduct
prayer services at Union Grove Meth
odist church April zyth.
- MAYFLOWER,
R-ulre Braswell writes in his ar-
'Vie today about the late Henry God
frey. Ther Journal desires to add its
testimony to the memory of this fine
old man. He was a good citizen, an
humble christian, and a man whose
conduct always won the respect and
confidence of all. '
TEN PER ACRE SAYS
MARSH IS VALUE OF
SOY BEANSTO LAND
And the Beauty of It Is That the
Yield of Corn Is Not Re-
duced
HOW CROPS MAY
BE QUICKLY DOUBLED
Last week's Progressive Farmer
carries an article from Mr. G. A.
Marsh on the importance of planting
soy beans with corn for the purpose of
building up the soil. Mr. Marsh makes
the statement that he has never rais
ed a crop of beans in this way that
was worth less than $10.00 an acre
for soil improvement And he further
states: "The beautv of it is I find by
experiments that the beans do not les
sen the yield of corn or damage the '
crop of corn in any way. This being
the case (and I am sure it is the case)
every time I see a field of corn grow- .
ing without beans it presents to my
mind a net loss of fully $10.00 per
aere to the owner of the land. Mind
you this is a very conservative esti-.
mate L really believe a good crop of
bean vines left on the land is worth
more than $10 psr acre for soil im
provement." " i
J. here are a good many farmers in
this country who will concur with
Mr. Marsh in the above statement.
Yet there are thousands of acres
planted to corn without the beans that
are hungering for the nitrogen and the
organic matter that the beans would
supply were they grown and allowed
to remain on the land. Think of the 1
increased yield per acre in succeeding
crops were it the general practice to
plant soy beans in every corn field.
About forty thousand acres are an
nually planted to corn in this country;
if every acre was planted to soy beans ,
how many thousands of dollars in fer
tility would be added! What would,
be the increase in succeeding crops
were this the general practice? We
have in lespedeza and soy beans two
of the most economic soil improving
crops we can grow when rightly used .
thevlespedeza on the small grains, and
the. soy beans in the corn. The farm
er who. makes a practice of this from
yaar to year willjroon cease to culti
vate poor land. - ' '
The average yield of corn In this -county-is
twenty to twenty two bush
eht per acre, pt cotton, 230 to 250 -lbs.,
lint cotton; oats, 12 to 15 bush
els, wheat, 6 to 8 bushels. Why this
low average yield? Lack of nitrogen
and humus in the soil. We have made
a fine start m the use of lespedeza,
let's make use of the soy bean also.
If every farmer will do this the av-
erage yield of the four crops named
above can be doubled witnin a lew
years. We make this statement ad
visedly, for it is based on observation
and experience. In 1921 we planted a
four acre piece of lespedeza land to
corn and soy beans. (This land had
been in cultivation twenty four years
and only one acre had ever had any
manure other than commercial ferti
lizers and lime in all that time). The
soy beans were left on the land, a fine
crop, (the corn yield was about fifty ,
bushels per acre), a few good disk
ings were given, and the -land was
sown to wheat applying 250 lbs. 10-
0-4 per acre. The 4 acres yielded 88 1-2
bushels of wheat No commercial ni
trate whatever . was. applied. Red
clover was sown on the wheat and,
yielded a fine cutting last May. The
second crop of clover was left on the
land and will be planted to corn and
beans this year. Last year we had
our wheat on corn and soy bean land,
and the nitrogen furnished , by the
beans caused the wheat to grow so
tall that a rain storm the day before
the grain was harvested broke the
wheat down so badly that much of it
was lost in harvesting. However, the
yield averaged 18 bushels per acre.
This year our wheat crop is looking
like 20 bushels per acre, and no ni
trogenous fertilizers have been ap
plied. Last year our oat crop was on
corn and - soy bean land, no nitrogen
was applied, and the land averaged
44 bushels of oats per acre. Our oat
crop this year is on corn and soy bean
land, no nitrogen has been applied,
and the promise is for a good yield.
Forty to fifty bushels of corn, a
bale of coton, forty to fifty bushels
of oats, and fifteen to twenty bushels
of wheat per acre, are possibilities
that will, be obtained easily and quick
ly if lespedeza and soy beans art
given a chance. Thousands and thou
sands of .dollars are sent out of the
county annually for vats that can and
should be raised here in the county,
and would be but for the low average
yield. Most farmers would plant two
to three acres to wheat if they could
grow fifteen to twenty bushels per
acre. We know of no quicker or cheap
er way to get it than through the les
pedeza and soy bean method as out
lined above.. Would it not be ine to
have every acre planted to cotton
growing a bale? A good many far
mers are averaging a bale per acre
now, why not all? We can do it in
spite of the boll weevil, but we will
hve to plant less acres. This will
enable us to combat the weevil suc
cessfully.. And eorn, how good it
would look to have every field looking
like fifty bushels per acre. Many far
mers are now averaging forty to fif
ty bushels, why not all? It is not im
possible, it is feasible and praesfctil.
It is simply a matter of getting nitro- '
gen and humus into the soil. Lespedo
za and soy beans will give us these
mcst economically. .
- T.J. W. BROOM,'