Newspapers / The Monroe Journal (Monroe, … / June 15, 1923, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
"THE UNION COUNTY PAPEH EVERYBODY READS IT." "THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT." r fm PUBLISHED TWICE EACll WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY i: : J Q Thirtieth Year. No. 37. Monroe, N. C, Friday, June 15, 1923. Per Year Cash B ! ! O1 U jaI i-AiU LATHAM'S COHON LETTER REVIEWS' DRIFT OF MARKFT.ho presTdVdVerTlatt SAaymlss 11111 1 Vl lU.fllU.lJUl eH an excellent sermon. He believes Tl,inva ctr.AU win Hr0'rs to stand by it. We expect him mm, f, , ' ""'w,to To Take a Holiday From Present Indications MTTfH TlF.PRNnS UPON WHAT WEEVIL DOES By J. E. Latham & Co. Greensboro, June 13. Just about twelve weeks ago the Cotton Market in New York touched the peak of the season Ajd-rfijie then started which ! did not' end until values declined over seven cents per pound on the sum mer and about five cents per pound on the next Crop months. ' These large fluctuations were brought about by many reasons, or alleged reasons, with which the trade is familiar. The main reason, how- ever.-, seeme to have been the ,ed Tw0 for ,t one agaIn8t ,t. Argu. thought that we were getting into a . mentatlon became bitter and fierce, sort of hectic activity that could not Each waB g young glri and cared ast, and that business all along the ;notnlng for taxation. Finally the !lnVWa9 Jb2U?,d,t0.Bl,o1 d0WnV 6Kd I"" who knocked said wearily: that, the deflation of 1921 was to be .Well come t0 tnink of lt we only repeated or perhaps exceeded. This) e wnat our edltora did, and we propaganda is still being circulated tak tne 8tand the took ,0 what's uj - ivugu nuu yen hu iuuuuu ...w land, but we see no substantial evi dence that It is happening or likely to happen any time soon, "The balance of trade" has run decidedly against us of late because our imports nave exceeaea exports. me couon gouus irau una ubbu ui- ( turbed by the arrival of foreign-made ; goods into this country. These goods , were made by labor that Is paid on a much .lower basis than American, luuis are paying iuB1r imu Again, some of these goods were made in whole or in part from cotton oi luuia ut umcr tuirieu b """: which during the whole season nave , sold greatly oeiow tne prices paia ior i American cotton. - Dry goods buyers have made haste' slowly, only buying for Immediate needs. That they have not bought ahead Is a fact and their . reserve siucks are uui i mi ii8C. uH cnuuui iiuiouo iuo riW i waiting very much longer. . It must be admitted that this coun try cannot flourish permanently In the absence of a. much better to1!1 trade than It has recently enjoyed. u is anogeiner utuj, correspondent. It was her sister. , A eotton will suffer lessithan..any.otnet,wiJi. j'.i-ifckrainimifcat(i! great JtejU'-that mjikee up our export budget. In spite of all the half truths and pessimism .told about in newspaper abQUt e,ghty pounds more than I( and headlines and elsewherethings are tnat 8ne nas aiready made her threats not altpgether disquieting; industry agalnst me i lmagine that retrlbu continues well employed and business tl wlll oIIow f is getting Deuer anu noi wuibo. Laoor appears : to nave gouen mo luva luai it uirea uvi yaj w oiii -j .1.. i i i. ...... in Deans, puu m wmn. j ui. "plenty or money to iena to. ousmess - iui n.o 6u v... . speaKing IO ine puuuc uu my 16th. Secretary of State Hughes said: "Today, notwithstanding the grav ity of unsettled issues, we find thru out the world ample reason for en couragement in the earnest efforts to remove the 'economic evils following the ereat war, in he exhibition of enhanced industrial capacity, in the! swift repair of damaged areas, in the extraordinary extent of recovery de pite all difficulties. So great has been the progress that it is not too much to say that the whole, aspect of af fairs would instantly change' if only means could be found to dispel the fear and apprehension which is the barrier and to' give a sound basis for the confidence which all dcsire.,v The world has been so fed up on statistics that we apologize for re vamping what is probably well known to the trade. The stocks of Ameri can cotton abroad are very small, probably smaller than at any time within a quarter of a century. The stocks in America are small, and it now seems as if they will total at the end of the cotton year, July 31st, tot much over a million bales against the stock at similar time last year of over two and three quarter mil lion bales. The world's stock of American cot ton the 31st of last July was not quite five million and the crop gin ned was 9,729,048, so counting the city crop and errors, the supply is roundly 15,000.000 bales. So far there Is nothing to indicate a consumption of less than 13,000000 bales. Therefore, this approximate two million bales of carryover will be called upon to supply the world's spindles as best it tan from, the end of July until new supplies come irom the growing crop. Since new crop cotton never does reach the world's spindles in volume until October, it leaves no argument to say that some spindles must take a holiday because there will be no cotton obtainable for them to spin. V .; - " The condition report at May 25th indicates seventy-one per cent? so says the Government. This condition is among the lowest record for that date, being two and three-quarters per cent under the ten-year average. The Agricultural Bureau' has , re vised its last year's planted acreage to 34,016,000 and the picked acre age to 33,036.000 and thereby estab lishes' the, yield at 141.3 pounds of Mint per acre In 1921 the yield per acre was 126 pounds of Unt per acre. The acreage this year will be in creased ten per cent and fertilizer has been UBed freely, perhaps fifty per cent or more Increase. What p'!se crop is Indicated? Frank ly, we rf" "ot know, but perhaps somewhere between ten and fourteed DID THE COW EVER FAN YOU WITH MILKY TAIL (By Deane RItch.) Cfnnta Tuna 11 Tnctay irVt a riiii In the old-time religion and endeav- be with us man: many more times this year. , ... .-' i . There will be a delightful par;y given at the home of Mr. Charles Blanchard. on- next Saturday night, ''J? ft This is to be In the form of an impersonating or old-time tacky innrtv Qnlonritri nrlzoa uMll ho civfln 't0 tne most comiCal figures or to the best impersonation. ' As the affair is t b8 informal. Mr. Blanchard ,,, olrj ' t ,, ,.ona nf lnvltln tne people. He glveg every one a cordial Invitation to be present and assures him a very pleasant evening. Now. humorous people, here is your chance of a life-time. - Three more or less brilliant re porters sat upon the ground last Wed Lt f jota -.,. vrtiwia we iUrrum. nesday afternoon and talked, ine tnA fISAr That is what many people do. Take what is told them for the truth when they should take the time and t-0,lhia .oir nnHi?htnment before jth take up their stand from which th ey cannot De changed or shaken wlth dynamite. The reporters were: Martha Cr0well, Dare Morriss, ind j)eane mtch ' ' - M William CStittnn arA frrnrtnTi. Ma8te'r Archle Hargette visited rela- Uveg jn Waxhatr laBt Sunday. nn.t -. the runinn Sunday. Tnere wlll be 8Peaklng In the after- t,oon after every one has partaken f the dlnner whlch,of course, will be Drougnt in weu mied baskets ber tne lce cream 8upper wblch i8 t0 be lyen gatur(iay night. June 16. Deiicious candy as weit as lemonade vU1 al80 be Berved by the Camp Flre girls. This Is to be held at the old school hu id ne at Indian Trail. It waB with a suppressed (not de pressed) countenance that I heard of a more or less serious accident wmcn recently befell a certain young lady iof , dlftn Trani No, it was not the ;bllfVwBn.t go into detail for, 'many and obvious reasons. The most im- ,, , .haiu la that h weighs Some ne0Dle are so religious that ; th. Btart 'B0Bi,'i with a capital letter . . -. lener. , It ls far more Die8sed td give th"i 1 receive: take castor oil for instance. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hayes and Mr, Clyde Hayes attended the wedding of their brother. Mr. Harry Hayes, m Charlotte last Monday night. Did your cow ever put her tall in the milk for the purpose of hitti-s you n (the face with it, especially iwhen there were jlo flies on 'erT Airplanes Pass Over With Vege tables For Mr. Harding Indian Trail Route 1, June 'li-v- r ' t-1 T:'Lll. T" 1 TTill misses Eunice u iue, reari nui anc Melissa Clontz of the Zion communi ty formed a pleasant little party that visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Furr Saturday nieht and had most pleasant time with games and music. . . Mr. Lee Blackmon will conduct prayer meeting service at Union Grove at eight o'clock Sunday night Two airplanes passed over us one day last week. Men carried a com pressed bale of 'cotton, a basket of peaches, and a quantity of roasting ears for President Harding. They left Camn Hancock at 4:30 and were seen here at six, thirty, headed for new Bedford, Mass. These are the first airplanes ever seen by Mr. J, M. Dixon, and he has been anxious to see an. air buggy for some time. He is deaf and would not know that an automobile was coming unless he saw it. Mr. W. W. Simpson said that he wanted to get his wheat cut before any more planes came along for fear tnat they might land and get tangled up.. " .. A song service at the home of Mr. Reece Simpson last. Sunday evening was attended by a large crowd. million bales will probably please both pessimist and optimist. , What price is Indicated? Again we deny the gift of prophecy, but we wish to leave you with the observa tion that if the crop is under thirteen million,' barring some unforseen world-wide calamity, the price wlll probably be thirty cents. Uijder these circumstances present prices appear to be reasonable and we strongly advise buyint on the de clines. The supply of spot cotton ls so small that" hedge sales will be lim ited until the new crop moves in vol ume, and there Is only one source of supply, and that one source is the spculator who Is willing to go short If the boll weevil resumes the activity of last year and crop condi tions are unfavorable, the. specula tor will probably be a buyer and not a seller.. -t . ; ; ..' s"T.- The situation is a very Interesting one and so far as we can see, con tains very little that is bearish and a great deal .that Is bullish. Road-County Commissioners Discuss Maintenance Funds Curtailment of all road maintenance 1 except in Monroe and Marshvflle townships or the levy of an increased' road tax are the alternatives facing!; county officials following the over-4 whelming defeat of the half million"! dollar bond issue. It remains for the county commissioners, ex-Sheriff John Griffith, A. A. Secrest and W. D. Biv ens, to determine which course wilt be pursued. ' i Ihe present levy of 12 cents, if there is no increase, will have to- go to Monroe and Marshville townships, it was pointed out yesterday, .since these townships are due some thou sands of dollars of bond money that was diverted to other townships. j; Ooose Creek, Buford, New Salem Sandy Ridge, Jackson and Lanes Creek townships are indebted W Monroe and Marshville townships td the extent of about $30,000. According to the road commission! ?90,000 will be needed to properlj maintain the roads for next year, and this was the amount it asked the county commissioners for yesterday. The commissioners, however, - could take no action on their request, which would be equivalent to a 35 cents or more road tax on the $100, Until after the list books are submitted to them some time during the next month or SO. ..; ' v , ' t While the rate may not be fixed at 35 cents, that there will be an in crease is indicated by the statement yesterday of ex-Sheriff John Griffith, chairman of the board of commission ers, to whom credit for the defeat of the road bonds is conceded. "Thjj road tax," he said, "will have to be increased to care for maintenance.r Asked what the rate would probably be, Sheriff Griffith said he could nojt state at tnis time. "Of course," he continued, "we have got to keep the roads up. . Con trary to reports circulated during the bond campaign, I am not opposed to good roads, but to the waste of road funds, and I am ready to go the limit to save what we have already spent." "bince the bonds have been defeat ed," he was asked, "how do you ex pect to maintain the roads?" "Well," he replied, "we have got to raise the rate. All of the tax should go to maintaining what roads, have already been built. The balance, If tnere is any, should be spent on tne small, interlinking roads. It wouldn't take much money to keep these roads up, and many taxpayers assured me that n the road commission would fill holes on these roads so that thev could get to the main highways that they would be perfectly satisfied." The road commissioners, in their statements to the county commission. ers, said that in 1919 a 30c. lew was madftand this in connection with the free labor at that time calculated at a dollar and a half per day, produced ninety odd thousand. After the year 1919 when the maintenance levy was thirty cents, the levy! had been re duced year by year until this year when it was 12 cents, the reduction being -on account of bond money wn cn was being spent. Beulah News The farmers of this section have about finished' chopping cotton. Mr. and Mrs. K. C, Craig and son, Earl, of Flint Ridge, visited at . Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Craig's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Elmore of Charlotte visited at the former's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Elmore, Sunday. Miss Carra Little of Monroe visited Miss Ruby Lee (Craig Sunday. Miss Sallie Shaw is visiting at Mr. Other Thompson's of Pleasant Plain. Mr.' and Mrs. F.i W. Lemmonds visited Mr. and Mrs Charlie Lem monds Sunday. . . v Mr. W. H. Schell, Jr., spent Satur day night with Mr. Ralph Adamsof Weddington. , v There will be prayer meeting at Mr. Luther Helms Saturday night. Miss Lilea Harksey visited Miss Queen Deese Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Reid of Char lotte spent Sunday . with Mrs. J. H. Tom Beling. Brownie. ; Plyler Mill Items Mineral Springs Route 1, June 13 Mr. and . Mrs. B. M. Montgomery spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Montgomery. . t , Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Doster of Wolf Pond section "spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Doster. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Threatt of Monroe also were guests.'.v .v'-: '.":':: Messrs. R. B. Starnes, Bob Rape, Will Rape and Fred Doster last Fri day went fishing on Twelve Mile creek. They had a good time. Mr. tond Mrs. Robert Rape spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gary En-banks.- .. -.... Mr.' and Mrs. Clyde Laney were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Plyler pf Prospect Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Starnes were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Belk Sunday. v : Miss Odessa Snipes spent Sunday with' Miss Clarabell Montgomery., On last Sunday afternoon there was a singing at Mt. Zion church. There was a large number present. Every body enjoyed themselves and did ex cellent singing. i ' There will be preaching at Mount Zion church Saturday afternoon, also Sunday morning at 11 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. A. I. Huneycutt. A girl hasnt much faith H a f irtune teller who doesnt predict t-..- iia will marry rich, , Up until April, 1920, bond monev had been spent for maintenance to the amount of $34,840. But since that time the commissioners, by the use of trucks, had been able to reduce the maintenance expenditures and had gradually paid back bond funds, which go into construction, so that on March 31, 1923, only $9,830 was due the bond fund. -. But there is no bond money now and to maintain the roads anything like they should be ,the road commis sioners said that it would require at least as much money as was spent for maintenance in 1919. !They there fore asked that when the levy is made this year the rate be fixed at a point that would - net about ninety thousand dollars for ' maintenance. . The county commissioners replied that they could not discuss any par ticular levy until the tax returns were canvassed for this year to find what tne amount of property is The road commissioners presented a table showing the amount of money that has been spent for maintenance in each township over and above the amount of taxes paid by that town ship since the road commission was established. These figures show that every township except Monroe and Marshville has received much more money than the taxes paid, and that all the other townships were largely indebted to Monroe and Marshville, considering that the tax money should be spent as the law directs, as near as possible in accordance with the taxes paid in each township." Since the road commission was es tablished Monroe township has paid in $28,214 more to the maintenance fund than has been spent in the township and Marshville has paid in $1,010 more than has been spent in Marshville township. Up till March 31, 1923, Buf ord has received in maintenance $7,680 more than the taxes paid in; Goose Creek has recived $9,945 more; Jackson has received $6,016 more; Lanes Creek has received $1,983 more; New Salem has received $1,243 more; Sandy Ridge has' received $3,725 more, , and Vance has- received $8,459 more. These 'extra sums above the amount of taxes paid in by the townships have come out of the bond money and out of the money paid in by Monroe and Marshville townships. But all of the bond money .has been paid back except the $9,830.and hence has been paid out of the Monroe and Marsh ville funds. . N . The same statement showed : the amount of taxes which have been paid or are to be paid for the year 1922, as follows, for maintenance: , y Buf ord, $2,269; Goose Creek, $2, 508; Jackson, $2,079; Lanes Creek, $1,286; Marshville, $3,236; Monroe, $11,598; New Salem, $1,805; Sandy Ridge, $2,326; Vance, $1,347. The road commissioners stated that they were not in debt any and that they had stopped work when money gave out in order to avoid going in debt., HER FIRST RHIXO WAS A FULL DAY'S WORK Mrs. Martin Johnson Didn't Go Look ing For Him, Either Mrs. Martin Johnson, the fearless young wife of the celebrated big game hunter and naturalist, who ac companied her liusband on their rec- centiy compietea Atrican expedition, frequently encountered wild animals when she was alone, away from her husband, during their trip. Her in teresting account of her meeting with a ferocious rhino was told, In a recent interview In connection yith the Metro photoplay, "Trailing Atrican Wild Animals," which Mr. and Mrs. Johnson made in Africa.- This film will be shown at the Strand Theatre, Monday, June 18. ' "Being charged by a monstrous, ugly-looking rhinocerous is not the most pleasant way in which to spend a Wednesday afternoon," she began "I remember very clearly my first one. As a matter of fact, I didn't go looking for him. Instead, he came to me. I had sent one of the native boys to deliver a message for me, and I was, awaiting his return. He came back sopner than I had expected but he wasn't alone. Behind him was a huge rhino, charging and almost on top of him. ,. "I leveled my rifle and aimed at the base of the beast's horns. My shot had Its effect, and the. animal stag gered. Another bullet, similarly aim ed, finished him completely. And we both breathed a lot easier. "Everything depends on where you shoot the rhino, A side shot through the head has the desired results, but a shot through the side my not be equally successful. The rhino nas an unusually thick skin, and solid bul lets must be used in order to pene trate It. :". "The rhino wlll not attack on sight, or sound, but only on scent. It Is dangerous being In' his vicinity, especially when the wind carries the scent from the camera to the animal. The rhino's sense of smell is second only to that of the elephant and the buffalo. . s ', "It is a vegetarian, and does not devour Its kill. Rarely indeed doejs one see the rhino in groups or than two. Usually It travels ts'.ons." . The far that some men are self ms'''! im stamped. on the wrapper. If's difficult to tell what a woman' really thinks by what she doesn't say. PERSONAL AND LOCAL ITEMS FROM UNIONVILLE Unionville, June 13. Mr. Roy Pur ser returned to his work at Laurel Hill last week after visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Purser. Misses May and Jimmie B. Har- gette left Friday for Winston-Salem to visit their sister, Mrs. Wro. Griffin. Miss May Hargette will attend sum mer school at the University before returning home. Miss ' Gladys Price has returned home from Charlotte where she has been visiting relatives. Miss Ona Whitley is at home from Grifton, where she taught school, to spend her vacation. Mrs. Vernon Mullis, who has been sick for the past three weeks is able to be out again. Mrs. Grady Hawfield of the Wes ley Chapel community, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Purser. Messrs. Conley Brooks and Her man Williams from Charlotte visited here this week. ; The family of Rev. Mr. Carmichael have recovered from the measles. Misses Bonnie Haigler, May Helms, Faye Purser, Mary and Irene Bras well, have returned home from school at East Carolina College at Green ville.:";''' , 'i '-.--'v--,. The small son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brooks has . been quite sick of colitis, but is some better. . Miss Essie Mae Keziah has return ed to N. C. C. W. to attend summer school. Mrs. G. M. Garrison and son, Oliver, are visiting relatives in Golds boro. ' .-''' , . Miss Evelyn Price is spending the week in Marshville with relatives. Mr. Homer Guion attended the marriage of his brother, Dr. Clyde uuioii lasi wees. The main topic of discussion on the street corners is, "Are we eoine to! vote tor ntty cents school tax?" Of course we are! V 1 Death of Rev. Eli Richardson Rev. S. E. Richardson, a native of thi emintv. nnA well Wnnwr. minic-1 ter of the Western North Carolina Conference, died in a hospital at High Point last Tuesday evening. Mr. Richardson was serving his third year as pastor of the China Grove circuit. He had been suffering for years and his death was not unexpected. In fact, he himself had Ion understood that his death was near at any time. The funeral was held at China Grove yesterday and the bodv was in terred in Chestnut Hill cemetery at Salisbury, Mr. -Richardson was pasr tor a salisTiufr"afid-Spen)irfor four years before going to China Grove. Ihe deceased was the son of the late Esq. Joe Richardson of Jackson township, ' prominent citizen of the county who died a few years ago. He was born in Jackson township and was 49 years of age. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Selma Phil lips of North Wdlkesboro, and five children. Mr. James Richardson of Osceola, and Mr. John Richardson of Mineral Springs are brothers of the deceased, and Miss Emma Richardson,1 who lives at the old 'home place in Jackson township, is his only sister. Mr. Richardson joined the confer ence at Gastonia in 1901 and from that time he was actively engaged in the church work. The people whom he served were very fond of him for he was a man of lovable character. Last year he told Mr. M. H. Richardson that he knew his con dition very well and did not expect to live long. He was even at that time putting his business affairs in shape and told Mr. Richardson that he would die soon and that he did- not wish to go to heaven and leave his affairs down here in an unfinished 5taie.7 .". , ' -.'-"'' , , Belmont News Mr. Ray Clontz of Charlotte spent last week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Clontz. Mr. Thomas Helms and family of Un.onviUe spent last Sunday with Mr. Helms' parents, Mr. and .Mrs.. .Lee Helms. The Hopewell Ladies Society spent last Sunday among some of their members that were unable to attend their meeting. Mr. David A. Simpson and family spent last bunday with Mrs. Simp son's parents, Mr. and Mrs. . Lee Helms. Mr. Zeb Chaney and family spent last Sunday with Mrs. Chaney 's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Helms. Miss Ona May Crowell returned to her hohie last Sunday after spending a few days with her uncle and grand mother. Mr. J. G. Connell found that he had cotton squares, June the 11th. Matthews 26 News Matthews, Rt. 26. -Miss Ethel Furr of Matthews is spending a few days with Miss Myrtle Harirett Miss Ruth Helms, of Charlotte, is visiting: her mother. Mrs. San Helms, Mr. Lonnie Helms had the misfor tune of getting one of his hands mashed last Sunday while working on a car. . Mr. and Mrs. Vern Phillips' babv has been right sick, but we are glad to say it is improving. . Mr. Moose of Charlotte will preach at Mt.! Harmony next Sunday after noon at 3 o'clock. The public is invited. ; ' " . The B. Y. P. U. gave an ice cream supper at Mr. I. E. Siistar's la3t Sat r 'ay night. There was a large eiowd ana every one enjoyed a de lightful evening. It's now up to some genius to in augurate a correspondence course in lawn mowing. SEEKING A PARDON FOR LEE HALLMAN AFTER TWO YEARS All jurors Have Signed Petition And Many Other Name's Attached To It. ' THINK PUNISHMENT HAS BEEN SUFFICIENT All of the jurors in the case have signed the petition of Lee Hallman, convicted here two years ago of as sault with intent to commit rape, for a pardon, the hearing on which is set before Governor Morrison sometime within the next few weeks. Hallman is now serving a 15-year sentence. Although there is some doubt that ' Judge T. B. Finley, who pre sided, will sign the application, 'it is believed that attorneys for the pri vate prosecution, and former Judge Brock, then- Solicitor, will lend their endorsement. Both Sheriff Fowler and R. W. Lemmond, clerk of the court, have signified their intention of signing the petition, and It is said they stand ready to write personal letters to Governor Morrison urging the pardon. All of the other county officials, in cluding the commissioners and M. C Long, register of deeds, are expected to follow suit. The plea of young Hallman'a friends and attorneys tor executive clemency ls based largely on the be lief that he has been - sufficiently punished for his offense. His excel lent demeanor at the prison camp, and especially his arrest of a desper ate escaped long-termer, are expected to have a great weight , with the governor. . In all, five petitions are being clr culated ' In his behalf, and Judging I from the number of signers, people ,of all walks from the most promi- nent to the most lowly tnere Will be little opposition. manifested against the efforts of Hallman to regain his liberty. - While the attitude of the Tolbert family could not be ascertained yes terday, it was said that there was some ground for the belief they would not actively ngnt tne paraon. Mr. Tolbert, father of the girl, stated af ter the trial that all he sought was a vindication of his daughter, and not the death of Hallman, it was ex plained. jrhls assertion was made while theKjury w9-dHberetins on -the guilt or Innocence, and to what degree, of the defendant. The attitude of the jurors seems to be a unanimous conviction that Hallman has been sufficiently pun ished. "If two years haven't broke him," one of the jurors said, after signing the petition, "fifteen won't." Hallman has made a model prison er, his conduct being of such an un usual nature as to warrant George R. Pou, superintendent of the State pris on, singling him out for special mention. On the occasion of his cap ture single-handed of the escaped life-termer, Supt. Pou paid a tribute to him in, a special statement given out to the newspapers. Judge Brock, who vigorously prose cuted Hallman In the case, declared a year ago, when It was reported that the Marshville prisoner had been seri ously injured in a cave-in at Mt Holly, where he was stationed with several hundred other convicts, that he intended to write the Governor that in his opinion Hallman had been sufficiently punished. Later reports from the camp, however, revealed that It was, another prisoner, not Hallman. who had been Injured. Regardless of the outcome of the present efforts, there Is more senti ment for Hallman's release than has been the case with any other Union conntv prisoner on record. Except in a few quarters, the opinion is free lv and publicly stated that he has been adequately punished and ought to be pardoned. News of the Hemby Bridge Community r (By Ovella Plyler) . Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Partridge and children of Indian Trail spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Vanderburg last Sunday. Messrs. Walter McLellan. Cecil Dees and little daughters of Char lotte visited Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Stevens Sunday; Miss Kate Smith of Unionville vis ited her brother, . Mr. C M. Smith, Sunday afternoon. ' , . Messrs. Roy: Smith and Matth Plyler toured to Unionville Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fincher and chil dren of Matthews spent last Satur day night ar.i Sunday with Mrs. Fincher's mother, Mrs. J. T. Polk. . I was very much honored i nhaving Miss Grace Kluttz of ' Stalling ana Mr. Reid Funderburk visit me Sunday afternoon. ' Mrs. W. P. Plyler spent last Sun day afternoon with Mrs. C. M. Smith. Come on, Sardis, with your news. Make your items more and longer every week. We can't let Brief and Siler beat us. Of course we can af ford to give Indian Trail and Stouts a whole column, but by all means, let's keep up with the other two places mentioned. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar By rum was visited by the stork right recently and consequently presented with a little daughter. Congratulations! : The smart man knows when to quit the game, but the fool keeps ever lastingly at it until he advertises his failure.
The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 15, 1923, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75