North Carolina Newspapers

Now that tha cauiiU'j 1mm Wd I taste of the way tha Mtptnthn aaao ciation 4dm businaas than la I stroni disposition of the part of thoaa whc have not yet joined to Hha np and half to gat rood price*. Thaaa men an willing to stay ont if they can con ttarae to cat good price*, bat the da] the buyer* let the price drop that da] they are going to join the aaaociation Thi« fact i« no evident to the bnyen that-they are on the fence all the timi as to what to do to avoid a stamped) to the aaaociation; forthis wonld mak< theiT job* as buyers of no account foi the factories. !t is an open secre with the buyers for t.lie factories ot the auction markets that the onlj hope for the auction end of tha tobac co market is for the price to staj np to s poitrt that is highly satis factory to the fanw«?% And it is ver^ •vident that any drop in the price 01 the leaf on the auction floor la cer tain to cause the farriers to *toj bringing tha leaf to the open market and Hue up with the -association. Just *t> long as this state of affair! continue? the farmer will get u reas onable price for his tobacco, or until he produces enough of it to srlut th« market, which he may do. In this connection it is interesting to note that the manufacturers tn movinjf heaven and earth to create a dom irul for manufacturer"*! tobacco in its various forms. Until recently it was only ir t-xcl-i» ve society circles that wcmci Now they print it fn the pipers that forty per cent, nearly half, of the women of thia na tion »rc smoking- cigarettes. Of course if the nations of the world all turned to^csiog the weed in its various forms it will require a mint of it to supply the demand. FOR OUR FAR AWAY READERS It will please our far away readers to know that thi* section of country has had a splendid (rrowing season up to this time, and it is now late enough to be able to tell with a degree of accuracy as to how the crop will be. We had a dry July here. But little rain fell during the month of July and crops of all kinds wwre beginning to injure hadly T hen general rains came and saved the day. As it is the corn and tobacco are good and, everything considered, we are to have • wheat harvest this year. The fruit was injured hadly in the spring and no great amount of apples will go out from this market this season, bat there will be some to ship, and a plen ty for home use. One can see apples all about the country en most trass along the itoadside. But tbey say that the big commercial orchards are badly riwt on crop. One can hardly refrain from writing abcart our system of good loads when he pets to ta'king about the county. It !i a delight to go about over the eoonty now that we have a system of (o»dt that opens up almost ee.tr tec tton. We have had the roads long enough •dw to see what they mean to us. The officials are able to keep the roads in fine condition. Many were fearful that after we had issued bonds and borrowed motif'.' and grade,! our roads ws would let them wash away. And there was reason for this fear. But H is now very evident that no such will be our lot. The oonnty road forces are busy all the time keeping the reads in condition. And they are do fcg the work well. So well are they doing it that it is • common remark to hear that a certain trip was made nation*. the other «i* haetnc «• **»« school ymr. TIm hIimIi of tb« can ty are i«yix< to open on llonday, Oat lat The County school board hii ricurtlj purchaasd three now aehool hoaaoa O L- 1 L, i ■■nafi i In ■ ktak —i- 1 dc u»bq in vniiiiirnn|| nifcn urnooi HudouU from tho country dlatrlcU ta tba schools located in tho town* of tha countj. Tho now achoot law ra^alree the imr4 to plaee tor reach of every child Vf doaln > it the hi*h i-cnool 'oarao :.nd in m* i» places the -■•vntj ainat convoy thaaa pupils to ths schools of tho town. The hoaaes Just poTchaaod will be naed for transfrrinu hijrh school pupils from Thurman tc EtVtn. from the Ararat neighborhood to Pilot Mountain, and from Renlah in Stewarts Creek township to Dob. son. Settlement With County Of ficials Delayed Since the completion of the audit of the book« of the ex-official* o( this euorty the pnrties interested havf been tryinp to reach • settlement. All the officials met with the board Tues day of this week hut none were pre n >red to make a final settlement and the time wn» extended at their re quest. The board did reach an agree ment with A E. Tilley a* to hi* f» 'or th<? collection of the 1922 tax whil« : he wax special tax collector. Theji *<rreed on the 'iim of IS2l5fl.IV>. Be low la published the minute* of th« mpet;rvir held Tuesday which shows the dWoottitlon of the various settle ments that had been called for: "The Brtfl*-d of Cnu-tv Crjurm «s)on ws met nt Tyumen or the ttst. d;iy of An-u«t, ios.i, according to ndjoum ment for the purpose of maVirii* «et. ■' mapt with the ft >■**' ■ t • ' , coTinty, Floyd Ftdridjre. •xtr*n«Mr*,r of the "O'tBtr. appeared hefnrs- ♦he Board and udmitted the audHor, Mr wn« correct in his retort end this report showed that on the ith day if nooewiber. ti>22, as treasurer. Floyd Eldridfrc ndebted to the County of Surrv in the sum of $80,943 *4. Since th/it day lie has made payment* on this i"de^tednrs* and reduced the w to *23.000.00 and odd dollars, ;i)bje>ct to a -redit *of Vi.fOR doe h m from the Boprd of Fdueatlor a- d he wm ->I!owed at his r«wn>.»«t until the first Mondn" in Sen'embtr to settle with the Board of fY.mmigsion ers for the amount due, with Icsral in terest. TTar"- iVolfe, ex-rt-f:«ter of dcedl of the county, appeared before the Roard and the auditor's report showed that he is indebted to the m the sron of *4PR.91 Mr. Wolfe asked for fur ther time to investigate and the Board allowed him until the first Monday in October. i. A. Jack non, ex-clerk of the Su perior Court, appeared Wore the Board and the auditor's report showed that there was due by htm the sum of I21R5.7S. Mr. Jackson asked for further time to investigate as the re port of the auditor had not been in hi* hands sufficiently lonir to make a proper investigation and the Biard allowed him until the first Monday in October to make final settlement. A. E. Tilley. tax collector was al lowed by the Botrd In full of all ser vices ac tax collector the sum of $S250 and was ordered bv the Board to make ^•ttlpment immediately and pay ortr to the Treasurer of 8urry County the balance in his hands. The Board ap pointed the auditor and the treasurer of the county to meet with Mr. Tilley immediately to make this settlement. The auditor was ordered by the Board to make out. aa soon as possible a complete report of bis audit and when made out the same will be put ta both of the local papers for the infor mation of the people. "n>ia the 21 rf day of August, IMS. AlexnmW Chatham, I. 0. Wallace. W. J. Byerly, Commissioner* City Sella Bonds The last issue of bonds authorised was sold last Thursday for their face value. Owhif to the condition of the bond market the city was unable to ret any premium for this issue. These bonds were sold about three months s«o for a premium of about 1700 but there was sonje technicality about tW transaction and the sale had to be held again. Sixty-five thousand dol lars in all was sold, *MU>00 goes for street work ad the rema'nder to i nay off the debt incurred by the Wa the daily nnUm at ttfo for th* p pi* of th* town. From tun* to ti mov*m*nta have bom itelMI wtth I >tm In mind to supply this ctt a play ground, or swimming and boat in* plan or flaMaf hale, or tmtf but all havs failed to raallao of Mount Airy'* E. Morrltt, hw'ln milaa north of this city on tha Ward'* gap road on* of th* ■■■dm of this ■action in tha way of a Mm that ho will stork with fish and alao can ha uaod for swimming and boating. / N Sometime ago Mr. Morritt purchas | nearly two hundred aeraa which compriae th* water *h*d of th* ■traaaa on which ho to building hi* iah* and with this largo boundary of land from which to (apply water for the lak* ther* is no probability of Ma ever filling Bp. All the work ha ia doing ia under th* direction of tha -.tate and faoaral experts along such lines. Mr. Merritt selected a meadow of about 12 acres for his site. In the middle of this is a stream that has i flow of nearly throe barrels a min ute which will supply the lake with urater. The lower end <if the meadow ri.-irrows down to about one hundred feet wide with high hills on each side i ri in this Tiarrrvr place a clay dam ha* heen built. The dam measures more than a hundred feet wide at the bottom, and is about 25 feet high, ami wide enough on top to drive a ear over without making onr th* l'<sst hit nervous. | x in buililinsr the .mm tne mpmi ■ irttmlnr to straa* the fa-.-t that h' dirt used *hot:!ci b» th" host clay m the premises and practically free ■tmrn rock* and stick*. Even the mm] j v«B removed from the top of the i-rmnd befor" the teams I*! nan piling j m the clay foe it wa* said that the I rlay tihiMI not cement tisrht enough to tho top soil. and no thin was remov d no that clay rented on elay at the •»ry bottom, the tremendous weifht mm the top making it almoat a* hard j •>» a brick. 1 *st. Monday mom>n* the last (jap 11 •! I .m w'i> filled aril ♦he water 'la* *•<•"!: In "I'f lake. Tt fa o-stmatH »hat it will takt three i mo"t.h» for it to fill «fler w'lieh there j will be. a body of water SO fee' deep at place* and roverinjr from 10 to 12 acre*. To pro met the dam from i >v=tshinir away by the^f flow of the j et '-earn after H is filled a concrete : ^pill-way will carrv the surplus wa 1 ter s round the aide of the dam and | on down into the old bed helew. Mr. Merritt intends to stock the i lake with our creek suckers sun perch and bass. He expect* to secure sev ral thousand ha» from the rovem ment fisheries vand this fish ia sup posed to fumish the moat sport. »J i though the perch makes mighty (rood 'ishintr. The sucker* raise very fart and are counted the beat fish that caa be secured m this section that will furnish food for the bass in the way of millions of minnows on which the bass lives. Mr. Merritt also expert* to build bath houses and a board walk on one side of the lake and alao have some boat landinga. And as time goes by no doubt there will spring up many cottagee in the graves around the lake that will be used for camp ing parties and picniea. Mr. Merritt has not completed hit plans of Just how he will operate this new venture on Ma part, bat lie will perhaps or ganise a club composed of the peo ple of this town and lot the club hare charge of the maintenance and opera tion of the place. Should such a course be pursued Mr. Merritt says he is willing to donate this land and lake as long as H is uaed as such and would only expect the dub to reim burse him for the cost of the dam. All these details are to' be worked out later, Mr. Merritt's main idea now being to see the lake completed and full and then after our people have seen it there ia no doubt but that a lsrre number will be "lod to avail themselves of the privilege of this new rendesvous for recreation, out •n* wd Mr .1 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reeee were honarasa at a delightful picnic at; Kapps Mill Thosa in* sent wars Mr. and Mrs. Jpe Hsynsa. Mrs. j C H. Haynaa. Mr. and Mr*. B. C. ad Ruth feat* ! m*m """ riOIML A6IH19 HMD A aaat aa Now Jnwy, o*ar tht sooth •nd aa far «wt w SI Lnb, Chicago and Cleveland. of laa strength, icsrAnf to joatioa C. Graham Baughn. Bailey and Sam OaMhaig. Thaaa four art lafanad to aa tha "Big Foot" and it waa taid they war* aa known in "bootleg" circles throughout tha coun ty. Haar ia aJlagad to own a i of craft of Brttiah ragiatry were uaad to import intoxicanta from Cuba, tha Bahomaa and othar point* in tha Waat Indiaa. But tha ring, tha story goaa, reached oat eren to Great Britain. France and Canada for its auppliea. The craft bringing stocks from nearby porta would anchor outside the 3-mile limit, tha claim ia, and faat motor hoata would make the transfer* to •■torehouses ashore. Distribution than "ould be made by automobilaa and train*. operation* of rnr nnsr art (aid to v>a»r eTtenih'H alone the ea»t roast t Florida and the Georgia emuit. which. became of their numerous bey rtua and inlet* iaolated by larjj* • wamp» made their operations rom r-n<-*tively free, from detection from •hore. Finally e'fort* wer»< made to rcak up the smufrgtinjr frtm the *ea, hut with hundred# of mile* of '•oa«tlini> on which to operate the rum runners usually w»r% successful in evadinr cap'.nre. ? Chi Trail Two Year* It wa« two yean ago that informa tion cnme to the department of Jus tice that Savannah was the port for the receipt and diptribution of much of the liquor re;i hing the southern Mid »i.«terti markets. Mm. Mabel W.-dker Willehra-.dt, in assistant to the attorney general who t* r-hatged j w,:h the enfnr •"•merit of the prohibi I 'ki Inw ordered prohibition enforce m' nt agent* to that city In an effort ! to t>re»k tap the illicit trade By thia time, however, the ring | from Ik-(inning on a small scala had I be-^jme. according to orf 'klali. a large and powerful organization with an ef ficient "intelligence" d partmrnt. The r<«ult was that the agents sent in wrre quickly "uncovered," making it n< eiisary to replac- them by others. The t&sk of collecting evidence upon »' ioh to undertake prosecution* prov ed so difficult that Mrs. Wlllebrandt attacked the joh from another angle. Sh« sent for the federal tax return* made by * number of the suspected "l-ootleggers" and agents of the intel ligence unit of the internal revenue bureau begun an investigation. Bank accounts of the men in Savannah were examined and the trail of check* and drafts in large amounts and alleged to have been in payment for liquors [ l4m* P«» - WWta«'. CMdr •mi William J. ktM, director of the bureau of investigation of tfco dopart mont of jMtfco. hi mM to Uko op tha earn*. TMa «u laat Hay and Mr. Hums nut Nvml amenta to ftifwi* • L. |__f_. LL_I fmi, - ,, /f| , | , inr mivnuu duitiu miiCfVlt i — —J 1, ||.j— ' » a^. wn: vurnni inaiciTTivTiu ■ywmi UN oif four" and four or fln othotm charg ing • violation of tha rifaaa act through failure to stake prspsi pa turns. It «M charged that Haar had failed to make a return on tiiLuan in emu of $1,000,000. Thoac eaaaa an set for total August 20 before Judft W. J. Grabb, of Birmingham Ala., who I* holding the currant torm of tha fed eral court at Savannah because Fed eral Judge Barrett ia in ill health. A week ago thoae m charge of the "bootleg" investigation decided they had sufficient evidence upon which tn haae action. Accordinrly indict ment for the "Big Four" and many other* were drawn in the department of juatica at a conference partici pated in by Nn Willehrandt, White Milter, of Chattanooga, Tenn., asist iint of the attorney general, delegated tn prosecute the ?aae; Ha raid Allen, o* counsel for the intomnl revenue bureau, and Oliver He^en, indictment • xpert of the department. 4ft Agents Sent la With the stage thus set for what h*» proved to he the larjfest round up made by the ?ovemm«nt under •l>- national prohibition law, 40 addi tional a (rent* of»the bureau of inves titration were dispatched to Savan nah. They began asisttn? the agents already on the ground and nach ad ditional evidence was obtained. The arrest of John J, Powers, • 'eading banker of Savannah, came aa a surprise to official* here, who aaid Chry had not yet been advised as to connection with the ring he was alleged to have had. There also were taken in the rotmdup others whs9* al leged connection* had not been made clear in reports to the department. One of the leaders escaped arrest be it described by Mr. Bums as H. H. Brown, who' has a Ion* string of alias and who in wanted by the police in a number of cities. Justice offi r*r* believe he obtained information of the impending roundup and skipp ed some day* ago. Mrs. Miller, in making public some of the details of the investigatian, de clared all of the upits of the govern ment called upon in the case had "worked together like one man." -"Mt. Bum's men did moat of the work in connection with the conspir acy to violate the prohibition law," she said, "while the internal revenue men Hid the wont on tho tax eases, but their tucks interlocked at many points and there was splendid co operation." — »- . Ml . *■ - 1 Pfwwwii i/Mnraft i «Twi WM»V nw« ad that Ma Mi ImMckt eta the mm. busineae. Thm «m i Mattar Mi a pan cushion, a paadl tar flad •Kb pencils, the laathar ■ppnliifH shp holder, a won taw box far nAkar haada a neatly arraitfad atack of pa par aai a clock. DbMttjr hi front of Ma were half • dosen rsfsFowea bsska. audi aa the auncresaional directory, and a comparative study of the lata tariff lava. The only i mbslliehroents vara • Irons# desk light, a bronaa aneaaed t hermometer and a raae of pink roaea. such aa ia placed every nx mine «o the desk qf the President. There waa an unadorned aah tray slightly to tba left. President Harding's aah tray waa one presented by a coif admirer, hav ing on its aides the reproduction of two or three srolf balls. Hi* desk of ten indicated, by the pile» of dootw ments, one of h» own beliefs, that It ".'as impossible to keep abreast the mnntine work of brine Pre, dent. Mr. "lidge either has net started to t» "to the stocks of documcnta ■'liting hh.t. or has taken them In mail or and quicker bites, to aa to t pp his desk constantly clear. Doesn't Have to Stand Mother In-Law's Tongue Columbia, S. C.. A ax., 16.—Tha du ty of a wife to stand abusive lang uage from her spouse "may not be extended to cover the tongue of a caa mother in-law," the state Supreme court of South Carolina held in opinio* written by Associate Joa^i »»re J. H. Marton. T'le cjw waB that of the state against Sam Bagwell. who lived in a milt village at Laurens, S. C. Re was convicted of non-support of Ms wife, and he appealed to the Su preme court which tinhald the lower court. Mrs. Bag-well contended she had to le*v» th«> abode of her husband be cause of the abusive language of her moth«>r-in-law and ha# to support her self. The court held that the hoe hand must supply hi* wife with e home "free from abuse, ill treatment and unwarranted interference from members of the household." if not the wife had a right to leave and in •» doing she la "not only not guilty of de sertion hot may charge the husband with deaerticn." Sydnor & Sparger Insurance Agent* *OUNT AIRY, N C* Auction Sale Sallie J. Home Place On Worth St. i_ Friday, August 4, 1923, at 2 P. M. Six room dwelling. Out building*. About 2% um sub divided. Eight lots all level and excellent hone sites. TERMS:—One fourth cash; balance 6, 12 and 18 ank of Mt. Airy (Ti ij -■■■* •* - -