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THE MEBANE LEADER
And Right The Day Must Win, To Doubt Would be Disloyalty To Falter Would be Sin.’
Vol S
MEBANE, N.C., THURSDAY. JULY 9 1914
No 21
FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRAJION.
Hig /Vlerchants and Manu-
tacturers Fair a Notable
Occasion
з,000 TO 5,000 VISITORS
speakers Were; L.D. Men-
itenall and T. C, Carter.
I he Fourth of July celebration was
the second memorable occasion in Meb-
a.ie’s history The first Merchants and
Manufacturers Fair took place on July
4 iwl2, and this second Fair puts her
ilown as a record breaking little town
tor unusual hospitality, rapid activity
and advancement, general hustle and
up to-dateness. The business men
deserve much credit for pushing the
и,\vn to the front and their efforts will
nut go unawarded, for Mebane is out
Allowing any little town in North
Carolina and will continue to grow
with amazing rapidity. But this can
he expected because Mebane has for its
Dac'k hone some of the biggest manu
facturing enterprises to be found any
where in the State. The towns
financial welfare is not all the
business men feel interested in, they
are also using their efforts and energy
in making Mebane a clean, healthful
Bi d beautiful place to live in.
5,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED
Before 8 o’clock Saturday morning
automobiles and buggies came pouring
into the town from all points surround-
ii^g Mebane and all the mor.ung trains
uiiloaded hundreds coming from nearby
towns, both east and west. 3,000 to
5,1)00 people would be a fair estimation
of the crowd in attendance.
EXHIBITS AT WAREHOUSES
The spacious warehouses were
beautifully decorated with flags and
hunting and were filled with interebting
exhibits mostly representing goods
made in Mebane, some of which were
beautiful solid mahogany and circassion
walnut five piece bed room suits made
hv the White Furniture Co., fine
mattresses and sprmgs made by the
Mebane Bedding (’o., beautiful iron
btds made by the Mebane Iron Bed
« 0 , serviceable chairs made by the
Continental Chair Mfg. Co., hosiery
made by tht Mebane Hosiery Mill,
pickle and preserve products made by
“Fickle Cates” at Swathmore F%rm,
finished mantels, doois, blinds etc.,
made by the Nelson-Cooper Lumber
Co . and Taraxacum Medicine put up
by the Mebane Taraxacum Co. Mebane
Motor Co., demonstrated Maxwell
Automobiles, Lvgett and Meyers
Tobacco Co., of Durham gave away
oi^arettes and occupied a pretty booth,
Nicholson-Miles Lumber Co., displayed
tliHr building material and the other
exhibits numbering about twenty eight
ill all displayed everything from farming
implements, buggies, hardware and
phonographs down to groceries. Fol-
lovving are the order of exhibits, Tyson-
Malone Hardware Co., full line of
hardware, J. S. Clark, full line shoes
mens furnishings. Nelson-Ray Co.,
dry goods and groceries, Mebane
Supply Co , full line of merchandise,
Ii. T, Johnston house furnishings,
t.dison phonographs, etc., H. E. Wilkin
son to., merchandise etc., Mecca Drug
^ drugs, J. H. Fowler groceries. A,
P. Long, groceries and dry goods, J.
Hunt, merchandise. Cook Milling Co.,
j-repared flour and grain, C. C. Smith,
mens furnishings, Terrell the city
harber. Farming implements by Meb-
aip Supply Co., was very attractive as
a display. The Mebane Drug Co. Home
Fiuiiiture company, house furnishings
^tr., and Smith and Miles, feed and
gitiin. Numerous advertising devices
ai'd matter were given away at every
^urn. Enough could not be said of the
arrangement and beauty of every
fc 'imit, which were equal to any seen
large fairs on very special occasions.
PROGRAM.
To an {intelligent and interested
suflience Mayor W. t*. Crawford made
appropriate address of welcome.
Which was responded to by A, N.
Oar»vood of Burlington. L. D. Menden-
^ ^>f Asheboro the principal speaker of
occasion, held the attention of the
audience with a special address on the
fundamental principles of 'the Junior
'h ier fraternity and bwyer T. C.
* irter of Mebane made a delightful
iiiid forceful speech on the significance
■I luly 4th, at the termination of which
bynd struck up Dixie.
VETERANS’ DINNER
^f*autiful ribbon badges printed for
the occasion were given to all the old!
veterans and at 12:30 a delicious dinner
was served to them on the Leader
square at the town’s expense.
The ladies of the Baptist and
Presbyferian Churches served delight
ful dinner including baibeque etc , at a
small cost. The Baptist occupied the
old Mebane Store building and the
Presbyterians were located in the
warehouse.
TOURNAMENT
The tournament started at 1:30 and
lasted until 2:30. There were nine
riders in the race beside the fun maker
who was dressed in a frog costume and
furnished much merriment for the
c rowd. The prize winners were
Faucette Moore of Graham five ring?,
J. W. McPherson of Graham five rings
Ralph Henderson of Graham four rings
and Small of Mebane four rings.
Prizes were a handsome saddle and
bridle.
BALL GAME.
At 3:30 sharp the first game of the
double-header with Graham commenced,
ending at 4:40 with a score of 7 to 5
in favor of Mebane. The park was
crowded on every side and at least 750
people attended. The second game
started at 5 o’clock and ended wnth a
score of 5 to 5 in the sixth inning on
account of rain.
Batteries were;
Graham Beal pit, Quakenbuch, catcher
Mebane Malone pit. Smith catcher.
Second game Rube Howard pitched for
Mebane, Colen Spencer Umpired.
The Coronation Bell was the last
thing on the program which took place
at the w'arehouse at 8 p. m.
The Oneida Band of Graham furnished
the band music for the occasion which
was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Fiee
lemonade was served the entire day
also ice water.
OTHER ENTERTAINING FEAT
URES.
Some other entertaining features of
the day were moving picture shows
and vaudevilles, photograph galleries
etc.
The entire day passed off smoothly.
The class of people attending were
refined and orderly and everybody
seemed to thoroughly enjoy the occasion.
In conclusion it maj» be added, since
the business men have been credited
with much of the days success the
efforts of the Leader may be^forgotten.
It can be justly said that the Leader
was at the bottom of the proceedings
and exercised every effoft in its power
in boosting and presenting the occasion
to the public in the most favorable
light. Too much praise cannot be ex
pressed in its favor. A good news
paper is the head of a town, and what
could anybooy do without a head, only
fade away and die.
Local Reporter.
Just For Fun
On Saturday night July 11th at 8:30
o’clock in the Hawfields School House,
the Hawfields Tomato Club will present
a delightful three act comedy entitled
“JUST FOR FUN.” We will tfc glad
to have you come and bring your friends
and we promise you a good night’s
entertainment.
Admission 15c.
Justice to Salem.
Since the Salem fire, we have noted
in a number of exchanges the inci
dental reference to the “burning of
witchcs” in that town.
How this canard started, we do not
know, but we ought not only to keep
history straight in the books, but get
it as straight as possible in our heads,
and in the heads of the people. There
never was a “witch” burned in Salem.
A number were executed, but with one
exception, and that one a witness, they
were hanged and not subjected to tor
ture. Here is the true record of the
witchcraft delusion in and about Salem:
Ten girls had a habit of meeting
in the house of the pastor of Salem
Village church, and there they learned
from the pastor’s West Indian slave,
Tituba, certain elements of palmistry
and various simple tricks of “magic.”
In a fit of hysteria they commenced
to talk and finally accused Tituba and
two old w^omen of bewitching them,
in the excitemcnt, over two hundred
alleged “witches” were arrested and
nineteen were hanged, one, who re
fused to plead, being put to torture
by being “pressed” to death;
Salem never burned a witch; it
simply lynched nineteen innocent peo
ple and put one other to death by
torture. Let us be just to Salem!—
Columbia State.
Congressionl Economy.
After much wrangling both houses
have back pedaled and appropriated
nine thousand dollars to buy an auto
mobile each for Vice President Mar
shall and Speaker Clark. About the
next thing the country will hepr of
will ba a bill to provide an automobile
for each senator and a representative.
When it comes to providing for their
own comfort the average congressman
throws economy tj the winds.—Char
lotte News.
H.
6
4
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1
2
Doubles Defeated Singles
2 to 1.
The married and single men played
a dandy game of ball here Thursday
afternoon with a score of 2 to 1 in
favor of the doubles, it was reported
that a good many singles wished they
were married before the game was
over. Mr. Hugh Smith.for the doubles
made a home run in the fifth inning,
this with the all around good pitching
of Dr Thompson and Rube Howard
were the outstanding features of the
game.
Score
Singles 001000000
Doubles 100010000
SINGLES
Dr. J. H. Hurdle, L. F.
Silas Compton, R. F.
Lee Hooks, 3rd. B.
Dennis, C.
Cli^ude Terrell, 1st B.
Claude Christopher, R and 1st B.
I. D. Ham, 2nd B.
Fletcher Sykes, C. F.
Glenn Scott, S. S.
pOUBLES
C. Lasley, L. F.
H. Smith, C.
Dr. J. M. Thompson, P, and 2nd B.
A. N. Scott, S. S.
S. A. White, S. S.
R. L. Howard, P. and 2nd B.
J W. Freeman, 1st B.
W. L. Mason, C. F.
B. F. Warren, 3rd B,
T. C. Carter, R. F.
Sam Albright, Umpire.
It seems a pity that it takes
such a little to arouse the animal
in some men's nature, but when
it is aroused it seems lost to rea
son common sense or decency.
The Meat of It
if the editors of North Carolina
want interstate milage why do they
continue to support in office the men
who helped to keep them from having
it? It is a law passed by the congress
of the United States, yec we have
heard of no editor holding the con
gressman from his district responsible
for the part taken in enacting the law.
—Littleton News Reporter.
The old boss dewberry of them all
found its way into The, News office
Wedne^ay from John L. Currie. This
particular autocratic, bloated bond
ho’ding dewberry measured 2 inches
in length and 3 inches in circumference
and weighed just a little less than one
ounce. Pretty good, eh?--Moore Co.
News.
A socialist speaker figuies that Adam
could never have been a millionaire
even if.he has lived and worked until
today. That would depend, we should
say, upon how successful he was in
working others.
Civic League Meeting
The Civic Association will hold their
regular meeting on FriJay July 10th
at Graded School 3:30 p. m. Since there
is nothing on hand to prevent a full
attendance the president will expect a
good meeting.
Birds Work Long Hours
Each Day.
Our hours, said a nature student, are
nothing to the birds. Why, some birds
work in the summer 19 hours a day.
Indefatigably they clear the crops of
insects.
The thrush gets up at half past 2
every summer morning. He rolls up
his sleeves and falls to work at once,
and he never stops until 9:30 at night-
19 hours. During that time he
feeds his varacious young 206 times..
The blackbird starts work at the
same hour as a thrush, but he lays off
earlier. His whistle blows at 7:30, atid
during his seven-hour day he sets
about 100 meals before his offspring.
The-titmouse is up and about at 3 in
the morning, and his stopping time is
9 at night. A fast worker, the tit
mouse is said to feed his young 417
meals—of caterpillar, mainly, in the
long, hot day.—Onward.
Orange Qrove Items
Messrs. Hiram Cheek and Chandler
Cates are ih Greenville, S. C., playing
ball.
Mr. J. W. Howard of Raleigh spent
last Sunday with his parents Mr. and
Mrs. Geo S. Howard.
Miss Anice Thornton and two
brothers spent Sunday at Mr. W. T.
Reynolds. Miss Thornton will spend a
few days at the Grove.
Mr. 'W. T. Reynolds went up to
Greensboro Saturday to visit his son
Mr. Ernest Reynolds.
Mr. and Mrs. Walton of Norfolk, Va.
are visiting Mrs. Walton^ parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. H Lloyu, and other
relatives for a few days.
Miss Ava Crawford, who is attending
the Summer School at Chapel Hill and
Mr. Ralph Andrews were visitors in
the r.eightorhood Sunddy.
Misb Louise Cheek of Durham is
visiting her brother Mr. J. W. Cheek
for a few days.
Miss Lula Roberson visited friends
and relatives in Durham, Burhngton
and other places during the past week
and returned home Sunday.
We are sorry to learn of the critical
illness of Mr. Chesley Andrews. Mr.
Andrews is about ninety five years old
and little hope is entertained for his
recovery.
Quite a number of Orange Groveites
spent the Fourth at Mebane and had a
very nice time.
Everyone is envited to come out and
hear Rev. Thomas Strowd next Sun
day in his special sermon to the Jr. O-
U. A. M.
Mr. E. B. Ray quietly passed away
at h’s home about four miles South
West of Hillsboro on Friday June 26th
and was buried at Chestnut R’dge
cemetery Saturday morning. Bro. Ray
had just reached the prime of life, but
the Master called him away fiom hi*
loved ones and friends and now he is
resting in the shade of the trees on the
other, side. Bro. Ray was a faithful
member of" the Jr. O. U. A. M. of
Orange Grove Council No. 400. This is
the first death within this Counc’l and
the members feel the loss of this
brother keenly. The bereaved family
has the sympathy of a host cf friends
an the entire Brotherhood.
Villa in Latest Aspect.
Villa has been harshly criticised as
a cruel, overbearing, unscrupulous ty
rant, but he is the right man in the
right place.
The only restraint a Mexican soldier
knows IS fear, and the fear of Villa is
strong in all his men. He ordered two
men shot for cutting -telephone wires
by careless Shooting recently, and
yesterday he heard a drunken soldier
wasting ammunition in the street under
the cuartel general, and, stepping out
on a balcony, he threw up his rifle and
shot the man through the body. It is
a case of sacrificing one to save many,
and the result of Villa’s stern rule is
that he has the best disciplined army in
Mexico. A total abstainer himself, he
has reduced drunkenness to a minimum
among his officers and men, and
loo*^ing he will not countenance at all
He was the only ConstitutionaUst of
ficer in favor of peace with America
in preference to union with Huerta and
by sheer force of personality he won
the others over, nominally at least.
Yet what a thin thread it all hangs
on! A bullet in Villa’s back—there are
many men who wou’d like to put one
there-^and the old order of drunkenness
aiid looting would be restored and an
anti-American outburst almost certain.
Villa’s motiv&s in seeking peace
with the United States have been mis
understood because it is not generally
realized how much the man has de
veloped under growing responsibility.
It is a case of the task making the
man, with the pressure of increasing
publicity for his every act as another
factor in making him toe the mark.
He threw his influence against war
with the United States first, because,
unlike most of his followers, he real
izes the hopelessness of such a war,
and second, I now believe, because of
I a genuine desire to be free to work
j out in peace the reforms proposed by
! the Constitutionalists
A Great Service
(Creedmoor Times-News.)
The Forth Carolina state board of
health is doing a great service for the
state and the people, greater perhaps
than many of cur people reali'ze. Just
a few days ago, in fact in the last
health bulletin issued they gave one of
the most popular health resorts in the
state a severe rap on account of the
health conditions existing at this noted
summer resort. The place in question
is Morehead City, which for many
years has been noted as a health resort
yet the board of health produces figures
that show it to be anything but a health
resort.
It is said that the board will go
further into the matter of the investi
gation of the various resorts of the
state and where condition do not justify
a clean bill they will be shown up in
their proper light. It has been said
that more tvphoid fever is contracted
by people going to summer resorts than
through any other agency, and it is
believed that if the state boavJ of
health will do its duty, all of which we
believe they will do, that many
unsanitary conditions that exist at
many of our noted resorts will be
remedied and that a person can then
go to summer resorts without being
exposed to typhoid fever and other
kindred diseases. In fact, we believe
it is the duty of this board to make
these places all that their name
implies.
Father Had A Gun,
“If you kiss me again,” declared Miss
Lovely firmly. “I shall tell father.”
“That’s an old tale,” replied the bold
bad young man. “Anyway, it’s worth
it,” and he kissed her.
Miss Lovely sprang to her feet. “I
shall tell father,” she said, and left the
room.
“Father,” she said softly to her par
ent wh^n she got inside, “Mr. Bolder
wants to see your new gun.''
“All right, I’ll take it in to him,”
said her father, and two minutes later
he appeared in the doorway with his
gun in his hand.
There was a crash of breaking glass
as Mr, Bolder dived through the win
dow and departed in ail haste for the
railway station.—Ladies’ Home Jour
nal.
BiMy Sunday claims to have convert
ed Senator Boise Penrose, of Pennsyl
vania, but so far there has b«en no
indication that Boise Penrose intends
to leave the republican party. By
their fruits ye shall judge them.
A news item recites that “a respect
able business man in Brooklyn turns
out to a thief,” the wnich but goes to
show' that respectability is not infre^
quently only a matter of not being
found out.
The Big Things ot
World.
This
^ How He Got It.
GeoegftSiWhat a fine building that
is across the wav
Charles—Yes. yes; but the owrer
built it out of blood, ashes and grcari
of hjs fellow-men; out of grief and of
crying children, and the woes of wail
ing women.
George—Ah! A rum-seller, of course.
Yes, yes!
Charles—Oh, no; he’s a dentist.—
Kansas City Journal.
A spirited voting contest has just
been concluded in Germany to decide
what constitutes the seven chief won
ders of the twentieth century. After
the enormous volume of votes cast were
counted it was tound that the majority
had placed the wireless telegraphy at
the head of the list, as might be ex
pected, and the Panama canal second.
It IS gratifying to find that popular
opinion on the continent should so
generally * recognize this American
achievement. The third of the seven
wonders, it was decided, is the dirigible
airship, next in order the flymg ma
chine, radium, the cinematograph and
the steamship Imperator.
An extraordinary photograph is re
produced which shows two of the seven
wonders of the modern world in close
proximity. By a lucky chance the
photographer has caught the dirigible
airship Hansa and the Imperator, both
of the Hamburg-American Line, on the
same plate. The great airship, which
measures more than 500 feet in length,
was on one of her regular air cruises
at the time she passed over the steamer.
The luxurious cabin of the Hansa
accommodates eighteen passengers,
besides the wireless telegraph equip
ment and a kitchen and pantry. She
frequently attains a speed of over sixty
miles an hour, and flights of over 1,000
miles have been made without alighting.
It is surprising to find that the air
ship appears so large in, comparison
with the great steamer. The Imperator
measures 919 feet in length, or nearly
twice that of the Hansa. So rapid is
the development of navigation that
even the Imperator has been surpassed
by her sister ship, the Vaterland,
measuring 950 feet in length and sur
passing the Imperator in every dimen
sion. A third sister ship of similar
dimensions is now building.
County Commissioners
Report.
Graham, N. C. July 6th, 1914.
The Board of County Commissioners
of Alamance County met in the Court
House on the above date at ten o’clock
A. M. in regular monthly meeting with
the following members present.
Geo. T. Williamson, Chairman
W. H. Turrentine
Chess. H. Roney
John M. Fogleman.
The following business was transacted
OrdeAd. That Blackmon Thompson
Store Company be relieved on State
Tax $11.07 same being a corporation
and tbe State tax paid direct to the
state treas.
Ordered. That W. T. Huffines be
relieved of one poll tax same erroneously
listed he living in Guilford County.
Ordered. That W. T. Ingle be relieved
of Graded school tax in Elmira Graded
school $2.72 same not in district
Ordered. That the petition for change
in the Public Road in Boon Station
township be laid over until the next
first Monday
Ordered. That Jacob Horner be
relieved of poll tax on account of
disabilities
Ordered. That C. M. Clark be relieved
of poll tax and road tax on account of
disabilities
Ordered. That J. J. Self be autho
rized to furnish Emaline Paul in pro
visions to the amount of $1,50 per
month for two months and present an
itemized account with this order
attached
Ordered. That Holt Gant-Holt Mfg.
Co., be authorized to furnish Margaret
E. Smith in provisions to the amount
of $1.50 per month for two months and
present an itemized account with thia
order attached
Ordered. That R. N Cook, Sheriff
be authorized to summons a lawful
Jury and assess the damages if ^ant-
caused by widening and straightening
the public road through the premises of
Lewis H. Holt ahd H. C. Stout
Ordered. That Geo. T. Williamson,
W. H. Turrentine, Chess. H. Roney
Chas. F. Cates and John M. Coble be
appointed delegates to the State
meeting of the County Commissioners
which meets at Fayetteville on August
12th, 1914.
Whereas a number of citizens of
Alamance County have petitioned this
Board to ask the proper Railroad
authorities to have timbers placed at
all crossings in this county on the out
side of the rails and also on the inside
between the rails so the crossing will
be morecomfoi table and less dangerous
to travellers therefore, be it resolved
that this Board ask the proper
authorities of the Railroad to carry out
the above request as soon as they can
conveniently do so.
Ordered. That the matter of changing
the road near D. M, Elders be heard
the first Monday in August.
Ordered. That the report of Chas. D.
Johnston, Register of Deeds be ac'^epted
and filed
Ordered. That the report of K, B.
McKeel, Supt. of the County Home be
accepted and filed.
Ordered That the report of G. Ab.
Fogleman Supt. of Roads be accepted
and filed.
Ordered. That the report
W. Long, Supt. of health be
and filed.
It is ordered by this Board that R,
N. Cook, Sheriff of Alamance County
proceed at once to collect all unpaid
taxes and that he be authorized and he
is hereby authorized to levy on all real
and personal property belonging to the
delinquent tax payer for the collection
of saii taxe^ now past due and it is
further ordered that said Sheriff be
required to make settlement of all
State and County taxes the first Mon
day in August.
It is ordered that this Board adjourn
to meet the 13th of July it being the
second Monday to receive the tax list
as returned by tbe tax listers and to
hear any complaint that may be made
as to‘the valuation of any personal
property.
Chas. D. Johnston, Clerk to Board.
of Geo.
accepted
Dr. Lansing Burroughs the noted
Baptist clergyman, in speaking of cur
rent books of fiction says *‘The best
sellers are the worst smellers.” Which
proves that a vitiated public tast«
creates the demand for prurient lit
erature which money-grabbing authors
do not scrupple to supply. In this as
many other social evils the remedy lies
not in abolishing the printing presses
of prepcrining the limits to which real
istic writers shall go, but in educating
the community to higher standards.