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JXIE UNION COUNTY PAPEO-EVE3YBODY H2AD3 IT.' "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT. if -4 PUBLISHED TWICE EACIJ WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Thirtieth Yea. No. 29. Monroe, N. Friady, May 18, 1?23. $2.00 PerV -Cash fr " r""i r .. IL! n L I : J s-jlj M U ml H 0:9 III in IMJUL sJV J A Lamp Explosion Causes Horrible Tragedy Kershaw County, in South Carolina SCORES OP ;MENr WOMEN, AND CHILDREN, ATTENDING COMMENCEMENT EXER- CISES, WERE . Seventy-six persons, many of them chil dren, were burned to death in a fire last night that destroyed the Pezeland school in Ker shaw county, South Carolina, about forty miles from the Union county line, .while com . mencement .. exercises were in progress, ac tcording.to tourists who passed through Mon-; roe this afternoon. V- . v , r 3 ' : '., Many of the dead were charred beyond rec ognition, and the remain of thirty, or more of those perished are. being interred in' one grave near, Beulah. : . A v; vK-;s , But twentyffive bodies were identified, the bodies were so horribly charred. . .These bodies have been turnedpver to their horror-: stricken relatives. v. i 'Is . Th6 explosion; of a J Mnff f rom theeiline of . V everHundred patrohstaMffnehds of tfi'e .' students .were seated, started the fire that ' ended in one of the greatest tragedies ever , recorded in this section of tlje country. The V lamp blazed like a huge : meteor, and one or . two heroic men, advices stated, ' grabbed the burning recepticle and tried to throw it out . of an open window. -Unfortunately, however,. . it struck the side of the house, and theburning oil was scattered in all directions, much of it flying on the clothes'of men, women and chil-, dren. Pandemonium reigned. Women and , . children shrieked as a rush was made for the . small exits, their clothes blazing. The walls of v the building and the decora ... tions; suspended from pillar to pillar by the teachers and children to give color to the au , ditoriumi blazed up like celluloid, blinding , . the terrified, spectators with smoke. Children were trampled under the feet of the terrified people as they surged to the rear. Mothers screamed as they saw their children, 1 many of them just out of toddling clothes, . trampled under heavy feet. , By the time the survivors reached the open, the two-story building was a mass of flames, : a gigantic funeral pyre. Efforts at rescue ; were hopeless. ' " ' ' ... , When the Jflames had died down, smoulder , irig bodies were seen scattered over the ruins of the building. Near the spot where the foot of the stairs had stood, Were found a mass of - little bodies.. These little children, it is be-; : lieved, were herded to this spot by some heroic ; . .soul, only to expire with safetywithin their reach.-" The tourists stated that there was .some .' '. question about, the exact origin of the fire. . One repprt had it, they stated, that the wick of the lamp, turned up too high, had burned . a hole in the ceiling. Another report, that the lamp .exploded, falling to the floor. All re ports, however, agreed that an attempt was ' made to throw the burning lamp out of the window, and that failing in this aim, it struck the side of the wall. . . . ; ' The windows were screened, it was, said, . ; . and it was believed that the man risked his , r life in an effort to avert the disaster and must , have thrown the lamp with great force. THE VICTIMS kerbserie lamnswiner- the auditorium: "where w TOURIST FIRST BRINGS THE DIS TRESSING JJEWS TO MONROE News of the Pezeland fnk thi greatest disaster that ever struck this section of the (country, was first received here when a passing touristy who fame through, Camden this morning, informed Mr. Ni C. English of the horrible de tails. Mr. English notified The Journal, and after inter viewing the tourist, Mr. Hoggins put in a long distance call to Camden and received a verification of the disaster from the Sheriff.of that county. : ' ' ' The fire' occurred abou nine o'clock, too late for the morning newspapers to reieive n account, especially since the school was located in the rral section,,some distance !: from Camden.- v .: ( . h . . ;.o ; . A traveling man who arrived jiere on a noon train stated, however, that the Columbja State received a special from Camden early this morninjg telling of the tragedy, but it must have been after ;the Associated Press wires had been closed, as neither the Charlotte; Raleigh or Greensboro morning papers carried the story. .''...'.V' : News From Monroe Route Six On May 9th. 1923. God in fiis In finite love and mercy came and took to Himself, the spirit of our much lr ed friend, Mrs. I. R. Duncan. Although Sad because of her going fromrus, we will be resumed to the will of OM, who makes no mistakes' but cauars-f all things to work together for . good . i i i i Tf nr. i i 10 mem mat love tum. tr wni w extend our heart-felt sympathy to her family in their sad bereavement, and point them to the great Comfpr- Rev. and Mrs. J. W, Strider df Ub- ionyille were the dinner guest w Mr. and Mrs. J. 'A. Presley on, last Friday. "- ' . ;;.,V Mrs. J. W. Haywood spent last week end with her daughter, Hrs. A. B. Yandle' of Charlotte. ' y ; V Miss Ruby Helms.. who has. been at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. T. B. Price of Unlonville has returned home. Mrs. Price has been quite ill but we are glad to report that sne is improv ing nicely. , v , t Mr. Z. A. Presley "and children, Woodrow and Edith, visited in Char- lntt WMwntlv.''-.-' - -' '':-v Mr. Marshal. Helms - .or Uhai nnnff fhiiut' In thi fnTMnnmtV. 'Rev. A. B. Haywood will preach at the Hemby school house next Sunday afternoon at 8:00 o'clock.-. , 1 Mr. Dewey Yandle. who has been working in Charlotte is now at home for awhile. " - ; ' . Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Kiker spent Sunday with Mrs. Kiker's daughter, Miss Mayme Ritch. j 1 ' Come on Indian Trail correspondent we indeed love to read your interest ing pieces in the Monroe Journal. Don't let the Stouts correspondent persuade you to give her two col umns and you only have one; ,; Mr. and Mrs. John Helms and chil dren and Mr. and Mrs. 0. V. Honey cutt and children, all of Monroe, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hay wood Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Todd of Char lotte visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Helms Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Reid of Char lotte visited Mr. and Mrs. Jj A. Pres ley recently. ' ' Mrs. L. C. Yandle spent Saturday and Sunday in Charlotte. Rev. Thos. L. Trott to Go to States " ' . ville Church Friends In his city of Rev. Thos. Li Trott, former rector of St Paul's Episcopal church, will read with in terest the following from the Raleigh News and Observer. . "Salisbury, May 16. Rev. Thos. L. Trott, who has been in charge of two local Episcopal . churches, preached . his farewell sermons . at these churches Sunday and will leave at once for Statesville where he has accepted a call , to become rector; of the Episcopal church there. ' "Mr. Trott has many friends in this his native county who- are sorry to see him leave but who will be glad he is going no further-away than Statesville." ' Missing! .; A, large blue print of a large tract of land near McBee, S. C, is missing from my office. It is wrapped in a large pasteboard roll. Can be of ho possible service to any one but me. Return to my office at Bank of Un ion.: w. sTblakeney. - Forty or fifty persons from Camden were in the building, ten or. fifteen of whom lost their, lives. A number of prominent citizens from Kershaw county are in the fatality list, among-them Coro ner C. L. Dixon, C. N. Humphreys and wife, Mr. and . Mrs. Eugene Brown, Jesse Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. McLeod and two children, Mr. and Mrs, Bunyan-McLeod and one child, Mr. and Mrs., A; R. Davis ; and 'four children, Mr. John Phillips and daughters, S. G. West,, a Hendrix family and the coroner's daughter. v : -xThe names of the dead were secured .from the Sheriff of Kershaw county, who said efforts were still under way tc .leck the community. ' CJass Day '.Exercises Monroe ' uign school v Class Day Exercises will be the feature of the Monroe High School Commencement on Tuesday afternoon. Ihe class colors this year are pur ple and gold and the flower is the primrose. This- part of the . com mencement is always looked forward to with delightful anticipation by the patrons of the Bchool and the friends of the senior class. The address of welcome will be made by President Henry E. Copple, Jr., which will be followed in order 'with the rlaan hia. tory by Janie Mae Shannon; the class poem oy Annie Lou (jrenshaw; the class prophecy by Martha Adams; farewell song; the last will and tes tament of class by Sarah Hudson. The graduating class this year is composed of the following: Martha " Adams, Grace Biggers, Louise , Coxr Annie Lou Crenshaw, Winifred Davis, Alma Eason, Char lotte Faulkner, Lorena Helms, Hallie Mae" ; Helms, Mabel Hamilton. Sara Hudson,1 Celeste Lockhart, Katharine Moore. Janie Shannon, Hilda Simpson Mrth'SchackBr, - Ercell Terrell, Glady Tucker. George JJeasIey, Jr, GeQrge Browning, H. E; Copple, Jr., Lacy Faust, Allen Gravely, frank Helms. Fred Sell3. Henry Smith. Wil liam Taylor, Anthony Tennant, Bon ner Williams and Frank Williams. On Monday night, "The Affairs of Idlewilde" will be presented by the senior class-. Below is given the cast or characters: i .: Percival Gale (keeper of hotel) An thonv Tennaht. Billy Pearson (guest at hotel) Alex Crowell. Mrs. Caldwell (guest at hotel) Ja nie shannon. Audrey Caldwell (guest- at hotel) Hilda Simpson. Dorothy Dudley (guest at hotel) Martha Adams. Florence Howe (guest at hotel) Ma bel Hamilton. ; Mrs. Moffitt (a young matron) Hal lie Mae Helms. - Henry Dudley (a college sopho more) Wesley Coble. Martha (a servant) Martha Schach ner. .. , ,.. ,..,.: ,f... Commencement Exercises Mon roe Graded Schools Commencement exercises of the Monroe graded schools will begin Sunday evening, May 20th, at eight o'clock when Rev. Jesse C. Rowan of Concord will preach the annual ser mon in Central Methodist church. On Monday night at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium the senior play, "The Affairs of Idlewilde," will be given. : Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock grammar grade exercises will be held in the hieh school auditorium. Prof. C. M. Beach, superintendent of the Wingate School, will present the di plomas to the seventh grade pupils. Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock on the grammar school grounds the pre sentation of the flag to the schools by the Kiwanis Club and a Bible by the Junior Order will , take place. Class Day exercises will be held at the same time.-,'---- ' Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium graduating exercises will be held and the literary address will be delivered by Dn H. G. Hardin of Charlotte, up the missing persons of - Two Lads Narrowly Escape Death When Elevator Falls Raymond Outen, son of Mr. W. R. Outen of Monroe, and William Howie, sdn of Mr. W. A. Howie of Mineral Springs, came very near losing their lives yesterda afternoon by the fall ing of an elevator in the brick build ing in course of construction by Mr. Raymond Shute on Hayne street. The lads are about sixteen and now lie at the Ellen Fitzgerald Hospital suf fering with wounds the outcome of which appears uncertain. The Outen lad's leg is crushed so badly that it is a question whether it will have to be amputated or not William Howie's skull is crushed. The boys were working for Mr. E. C. Ingram, the contractor, and their duty was to roll the wheelbarrow loads of brick and mortar from the elevator to the workmen on the sec ond floor, when the elevator brought them to the level of th floor. When the accident took place both of the boys had stepped upon the elevator before the load of brick had been roll ed off. Their intention possibly was to unload the brick irom tne wheeioar row without rolling it off. At any rate MARSHYILLE MAY MAKE IT UNANIMOUS It looks like Marsh ville is preparing to make it unanimous for the road bond issue to be voted on June 9th. Last night the Chamber of Commerce at Marshville held a very enthusiastic meeting, devoted entirely to the pro posed bond issue. Only one or two at tendants, were at all inclined against the issue and they became thoroughly convinced before leaving That the county cannot afford at this time to discontinue the road-building pro- gram. : . Mr. T. G. Collins showed from the auditor's report that 229 miles of top soil roads have been built in the coun ty, all of which are first-class roads as compared with the- roads of the county "several "years :, ago. :';TJ:?: ' Marshville township has. received a very liberal share of the road money already spent in tne county and ex- fects but, .little of the proposed issue, ut. there are lateral roads in Lanes Creek and New Salem townships that lead toward Marshville that need at tention and the citizens of Marshville township are willing to continue the work in order that others, may enjoy the same privilege that is theirs, and they are also willing for other sections of the county to have good roads. ; Military Training Camps The 1923 Citizens Military Train ing Camps will be held this year from August 1st, to August SOth, at the following Camps: Camp McClellan, Ala., Fort Barrancas, Fla., and Fort Bragg, N. C, The camp at Camp McClellan will be for Infantry, Cav alry. Engineers: at Fort Barrancas for Coast Artillery and at Fort Bragg for Field. Artillery, i The age limit for these camps is from seventeen to twenty-four. All expenses will be paid, and it is a fine opportunity for a vacation at the expense of the Gov ernment for ten young men from this county, ten being Union county's quota. A number of boys ; applied loaf iraaK Vut nrara s1iaaTirtivis4 Viit reason of the fact that the applica tions came in so late - that Union county's quota was filled from other counties. I have been appointed by General Albert L. Cox, as Chairman of the C. M. T. C. work for this coun ty, and have all necessary applica i: 11 1 3 uon oianxs on nana. . i - I am very anxious to get ten good fellows from the county to go to the Camps this year, but must have their application within the next three or four weeks. I will be glad to talk over the matter with any interested boy, and fill out his application for him. J. F. MlLLlKtiPs " - Belmont News r Mrs. J. G. Connell and two daugh ters spent last Tuesday with Mrs. Cpnnell's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Helms. Mr. James Hill of Charlotte was the guests of his parents last Sun day. ) : Mrs. David A. Simpson of Unionville spent last week with her sister, Mrs. Lela Cheney. There will be a memorial service Sunday at Emanuel - cemetery - and everybody is invited that will go, and we hope that every one who has. rel atives and friends buried there will take a wreath of flowers and decorate their graves. After the service there will be preaching at - Union Grove Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. R. M. Haigler. The Hopewell choir went to Polk ton last Sunday and it was enjoyed by all who were there. There was a large crowd of people from Brown Creek church but we were unable to get them to sing for us. . . ' : Misses Mike and Spine Helms Fpent last Sunday with their sister at Bak- Humility is one of the ingredients a self-made man occasionally forgets to mix with his material.- Beauty is only skin deep and the same may be said of freckles. the elevator fell and boys and , brick were dropped a distance of twenty two feet. ' The natural supposition would be that Raymond's leg was crushed from the impact of his body when the ele vator stopped, and that the same im pact William fell backward and struck his head against a post or the wheel barrow. Mr. Ingram himself was look ing after the elevator and immediate ly got the boys out to the hospital They had the best of attention in per haps fifteen minutes. The clutch which holds the elevator slipped. It is the usual arrangement for lifting material in small buildings and has been in use for a Ion? time without an accident. The boys passed the night as well as could be expected, and today Dr. Mahoney totates that they are doing very well and unless unexpected com plications set in he expects both to recover nicely. William Howie had been working for Mr. Ingram some little time, but Raymond had been employed but a short time in the afternoon before the accident took place. FILLING STATIONS MANY AND VARIOUS (N. C. Christian Advocate) ; Itinerant, in his perambulations. passing along the streets of a little town until lie chanced udoii a man who had every appearance of being to the manor born. Engaging the ., gentleman in conversation, this ques tion was put to him: "How many i filling stations have you in this tnum?" After a mnmpnt'a nnnsn tha reply was forthcoming, "five." This led Itinerant to put another query: "How many newspapers have you?" With little hesitation came the "reply, "One ,and it has a hard time to eet along. , To ask about the book stores would have been useless. A book store or a library had . never:: oncel entered the - mind, of the most " Visionary citizen, and none had ever stopped to ask, "Why this- state of affairs, ? " But somehow, the matter of filling sta tions took hold of Itinerant and he could not get away from the fact that filling stations of greater variety were needed. Think of five filling stations for au tomobiles and not one for the mind! Gas and go are not all of life; vision and thought have a place. ' Fewer gas stations and more book emporiums would secure a finer balance in the life of a people. Will not a better adjustment have to be made before proper proportion can be maintained in life's values ? Millions are poured out like water for schools in the won derful advance of the present time in educational effort, without any nota ble increase in the demand for the stations furnishing supplies for the mind. Why is this T Does it mean that books have but small place in the life of the modern man? Green says that in the days of the Puritan, Eng land became a nation of one book; it would seem that America has become a nation of no book. We live on head-lines of newspapers and the pic tures in magazines and the movies, entrusting' our salvation to gas and go. Men Make tKe Town Men make the town men with broad views and notions;1 Men without patience with ihe , knav eries born Of narrowness, and faith in ioolish iviions Men who can climb the hill and meet morn. Men, and not towers, not temples and - not vanes - - . Men with the soul .to lose while coun try gains. Men make the town -men with the wisdom won . From service and custom in the public weal; Men that can lift their fices to the -:- sun -- . ' Men that are stalwart and not blind wiht zeal w Men, and not meetings, resolutions, 7 charts -: - . - , Men who have spirit, high-minded men with hearts. Men make ths town not avenues and places; ' . ' Men, and not monuments, museums, 1 domes . Men who can keep yet 'spread the es sential graces; Men with the industry to fashion homes; Men with the broad,' unselfish spirit glow ng . -To set things going and to keep them gOUi . . i . ' . Men make the town not streets and parks, and highways; Men, and not relics; the men you have count more Than, all the building in the numer- erous' byways. Than all the mills and factories that roar ' , Men who can lift a city to the peaks Where conscious purpose its high meaning speaks. B. B.
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