i - . . - , . : 1 ' B ttllj A Afc r Carter's Wee (Combined with The Wilkes Journal, ' Published Every Friday t at - North Wilkesboro, N, C by D. J. Carter. ; i Frank Carter, Editor Julius C Hubbard, Associate Editor . - North Wilkesboro, N. & : . Martha Haywood, Associate Editor ; ' In charge of State Bureau, Raleigh, N. C. . y ' .' Subscription Rates: $1.00 a Year; Six Months 50 Cents Entered at the post office at North Wilkesboro. N. C., as second-class matter under the act of Mar. 3, 1879. FRIDAY, SEPT. 24, 1920 NOTICE OF LAPSE OF PRIZE I OF ' FEB.. - v - ' ..'; ... " It is "with equal surprise and regret . that we note a complete failure of re sponse to our offer of a cash prize of $100.00 for the .best political article by a North Carolina student - This offer was announced last June 2nd was then ,and since has been, freely advertised, not only in our own columns, but' in the Raleigh' and Greensboro' daily newspapers. - - In the fourteen weeks that "it has been standing, this offer has not elic ited a single contribution. We do not; undertake to say whether this fact is more discreditable to us or to the youth of the State but we are obliged to concede that the proposed compe iition has died a-bornin'. We have only five more issues before 'the elec tion, and having received nothing in the fourteen weeks that have passed, ur expectations for the weeks that remain would naturally be limited to five-fourteenths of nothing. Whoseever the fault, the proposed competition1 has lapsed and puroffer is hereby withdrawn. We hope to be able to find some beneficial use. for the $100.00 that failed to spur to the point of written expression the political in terest of ; even , one North Carolina Student. tm-immm,-mW i;r I The failure here acknowledged shall not be allowed to divert us from our general -program of student prizes, This 'will be continued along present line for the rest of the curren year. Our -1921 program "contemplates the distribution of - approximately one thousand dollars in cash and sub scription prizes for student writings. vTHE PERIL OF THE SOUTH Surveying the field six weeks before the event, it appears to be a foregone conclusion that the election in North Carolina this year will have the usual result,- in the success of the Demo cratic State and electoral ticketsAnd the indications likewise are highly fa ' vorable to the return of a solid Dem ; ocratic delegation in Congress ; but npon this latter point it is not the part jof Tjrudence to take everything for granted. '"' '-: Undoubtedly there is a spirit of restlessness and change abroad in the land, which necessarily gives the Ad jninistration party the laboring oar-in all .closely contested constituencies This influence is comparatively negli- gible in Middle and Eastern North Carolina, but it is likely to be felt .with some degree of force in the Pied mont and Mountain section. Unless suitably combatted, it might easily result in the loss of one or more of the four western . congressional dis tricts.' ' And there has been no time , in re cent history when it was so important as now that the South present a united front jn Congress. '.The Republican party,: with the view, of strengthening its hold, upon the negro vote in: the doubtful -states of the north (in sev . eral of which that vote represents . a clear balance of power) has made full surrender to the demand of the lead ers of negro radicalism that the FeoAr eral government shall assume exclu sive control of inter-race relations in the South. This is the: literal signifi cance of ;the platform pledge, under written;by both Harding and Coolidge, that the so-callid Federal an ti-Jyi.ih-ing bill, favorably reported at the last session of Congress, ' shall he Enacted into .law. The faiost sinister feature, of that measure is . the provision allowing ; negro Mef endants in criminal cases to - impeach", the jurisdiction. of the state . courts upon the ground of race" preju dice, andthereupoiL to have , their ca-1 ees . removed to the Federal cOurts- for trial This and the further pro . vision levying severe . penalties' upon ' the counties in which lynchings c- cur, could have no other ie2etn--to erect new barriers' of distrust and hos tility between the races. " ' Instead of discouraging lawlessness and promoting' peaceful relationships, such legislation would inevitably, ,in augurate an erar of Klu-Kluxism and racial warfare that would redupli cate in the South the miseries that are making Ireland the plague spot of the world. - And in the South, as in Ireland, anarchy would breed re prisals and tyrannical repressions, un til liberty, justice and peace would be engulfed in an orgy of hate and blood. Radical negroism, for the time at least has mastered Republican : nat? ional . policy," with the result that the civilization of the South is become a football of partisan politics. We are thus ii confronted with a situation xi imminent :- deadly peril in face of which political division were unspeak able folly. ' : This is the minority section, but whether considered from the stand point of politics or economics, it is a minority of exceptional potency." When far less strong than it is today, the South made successful defence against the attempted outrage of the LoJge Force Bill. What it then it can do now, if only it has . the jwisdom and the virtue to stand as firmly united as it did aforetime, x We: have "consistently deplored the one-party status existing in most of the Southern States. It makes for Bourbonism and . hampers liberty - of political thought. It denies progress and makes for class rule. But these evils 'are not to ,be weighed against the reign of terror, the bloody chaos that-would inevitably ensue. Federal egislation designed to oust the au thority of the State governments in the administration of race relation ships' in. the South. Party divisions savor of both madness and treason so ong ' as our peace and happiness and he-security of our homes are thus menaced. ' This is a. cause , in which the Demo cratic . majority is no more vitally concerned than the Republican minor ity; and as between the two races, the Republican program involves a far deadlier menace to the negroes than to the whites, In a clash of races, the weaker is always the principal, suffer er. It is . bootless- to v mince words. There is no power on earth that can stay the processes of extermination if ever a policy of Federal intermeddling! shall - drive a wedge of hostility be tween' the black man and his white neighbor in the South! The Southern negro holds his racial life "by the sole tenure of the f riendship of the whites. Without that he has no alternative but removal or destruction. - These are the considerations, .we conceive, that-most-compel loyalty, and zeai m support oi every democratic congressional candidacy. No district ' j should be neglected, but in the four districts in which our nominees are be ing seriously opposed, every man and woman of every party and 'race who truly loves the South should be called to the colors in defence of her peace and happiness. - - - - Fortunately, the party has put for ward, in all the districts candidates of distinguished fitness--men ; whose character and qualifications commend thenr to the favor of . all .Democratic partisans, ; but without repelling the support , of those outside elements that out patriotism above party - Jn Jour home district particularly the Seyenth--we have a candidate who makes high appeal to State anfl local pride. Mr. Hammer is a very able lawyer and 'has. had a wealth and a variety of practical experience that peculiarly fit him for this ser vice. - -- -..v- - -' - . : -He was United States District At torney of Western North Carolina for more than six years. He was Solicitor of his District for a.long time and he has been editor xof: the Ashboro. Cour ier,. one of the best weekly papers . in the State, for more than twenty-five years. He is one of the biggest farm ers m Jlandolph' county. ; In fact, he is onev of the best informed men , in North Carolina, and will mimediately oecome a leaaer m congress. . ADDITIONAL VOTING PRECINCTS ;WILL BE NECESSARY. As the date for the general elec tion in November approaches it is ob vious, that additional, voting prechctsftoer;;maci in, many' townships will be necessary. This is a matter that the county board of elections should act upon at once the - present time it -will be im liifible to . cast the entire vote ',of soml of the large townships at one vo ting 'precinct. ...Take Edwards town ship f or instance. This township -has only; one voting precinct; and in the past it has ; been difficult to polOtHi entire vote on election day. .With the women voting for the first time this year three or : more precincts will "be iiequired to poll this township's voteC In f North t Wilkesboro .' township the same condition exists.". The geograph- I ical situation in Elk township also re- sake' of necessity and convenience :tne joeople arer expecting the county board ox eiecxions zo acr. . . TOne trembles to .: think- what . tha town of Przasnysz would he without CARTER'S WEEKLY, No 's Land Martha Haywood, C. R- A TRUE STORY. ' Dear Miss Editor: Please pardon this intrusion upon your time and at tention. 'Knowing you have beenm terested in the -promotion of woman suffrage I write to you for. some in formation in reference to their being organized for voting. There is much apathy and indifference . among r-the" gentle sex, and I fear that unless they are enlightened about their " political duties and the danger of Republican ism in our state the vote will be ; very light I feel satisfied how-ever, that if some good speakers are sent among them to arouse their patriotic enthu siasm that they will register and Vote with great 'unanimity. Can't you send some speakers , to the comity ' for this purpose is a large county with six towns and if they could be organized in them their . influence would be instrumental in bringing out he county vote. . .; - j r.'f - s ;: This is a new progressive step with the. women and they need instruction by - leaders of ability to inspire con fidence in this - forward movement. Will you send; me some of your liter ature about the ref orms women have brought about in Colorado - and other states where,.they have been ' voting or many years ? I wish to' show what can be expected here. If a speaker is sent to " , I will take pleas ure in introducing her or him to .the people. Will thank you for a reply and oblige,, ' Yours very truly, : ; E. T. H. Now there lives a woman in our own, who for years has' been spur ring on" our - jaded brain to get the vote by the promise of bestowing on us the position of publicity agent for her first "swing from Murphy to Man- eo' to appeal to the women of her state with ' a ballot in her hand. Now of all the speakers we have, known this woman is the most convincing, so it' was with the dramatic vision of a ong; promised speech "from the -tail of an ox" cart", .spurring on a well fed-up political imagination that, we' hurried to get her on the 'phone; vis ions of headlines that would set a new' pace in political leads swam before our eyes as we waited for her answer to our inquiry as to when she could go. ' , ; .. - - - . And, shades of the mighty Tin Gods of the Machine, this what we got: "Go? I can't go; I'm cooking.- - All ast -week and the week before my mail has been so full of invitations to "speak that I: hated ? to "pick7 it pVFy?1 gnests . were Mrs. Pound, ; Miss .... ....... - - - - .- . . kji nl '. tt m t And all of them seem' to think 'tnat"I can leap like' a flea from Murphy to Manteo and grow peaved when I don't make thcleap. .But nobody . seems to think of my two children I've got to feed." Although we felt most keenly the need of the women for enlightenment concerning their political duties, it be gan to look as if we would have to write a gentleman we very much want ed x to oblige, that we had no good speaker. to send him. . . And it now began to appear to -ul that human beings have rarely had ex cuse for. deferring disci pleship which ppear fundamentally so. good asr these the women are producing for refusing to follow as the tides the moon, -the luminous arc of the machine, The female of the species is in the game to" arrive. Given -what a clever feminist calls an intrinsically interesting goal, she will arrive. For'The Colonel's Lady and . Judy O'GradyL' have hewed straight to the v line of their desires since the last - gray dawn in Eden even unto their late astonishing debut into - tne -"adrmnistranon of public af fairs. Never once in all the fifty years- of their, wandering in the political wil derness, losing sight of the goal of thfci game they played; never .once on the road of - their .forward, march, stopping to set up the machine itself to be worshipped as a god. " . wnereiore iz may easily oe seen that . joy .riding with the , machine merely for 'the . sake '. of out-riding, thoroughly wrecking or demolishing sophomoric to the sex that throughout concerns whicn4 .cares mOrV'for the race than the; indivilfch; con cerns itself ' with the :ip-6t;ction,of children, the welfare' ofture moth ers, for their education vand": the ''op portunity for sthdr. TldrjEn to .grw fai intelligent dvcarterf citizen ship, which" demands; theseVrestsby air the deep seated laws of 'jts nature and denied . these "goals has -no :heart for any gamerbeii' ever? o" astutely The esteed'-'AsheviUeQ&en.is getting- itself extensively gonibed- up" with the Jgdom-of f God, as pro gressively, revealed :in the ' Timei": of ot. james TiejRritu -::-; - We might build a memorial to war- prices, ifwecpuld, safjely jjut up any the ages has pohej;gajne:: TOth FRIDAY, SEPT. 24; is2o" MR. JOHN ISAACS DIED SUNDAY. Mr John Isaacs died Sunday evening at; 7:30 , at " his : home ' hear : Moravian Falls following "an illness of about twenty days' duration! His death was" due to stomach trouble. ;v(: ; " j : The deceased was 64. years of age, and spent' his early, life in . Watauga "county, where he was born. He moved from ; Burke county to , Wilkes i about twelve years ago. Surviving are 'his wife, who, before marriage was Miss Corinthia Lowe,', and three children, two tons, James and John Hufus, and one daughter, Nobie; one brother, Mr. Landrine Isaacsof Ellinsburg, Wash.; and one sjster, Mrs. Bettie Lewis, of Wyoming, also survive.; The. funeral service was , conducted Monday after noon at 3 o'clock at the Moravian Falls Baptist church by Rev. W. E. Linney, after which burial took place in the cemetery at that place. : The services were largely attended. - ; , v; , Mr. Isaacs .was. a faithful member of Mount Carmel Baptist church. He was one of " the - county's best citizens, and was. a successful farmer., " ; . Mayor T. J. Phillips was- a business visitor to Greensboro this week. : . . SOCIAL NEWS. A gracious hostess of the week past was Mrs. J. H. Thompson when she entertained the Wednesday Sewing Club at her attractive home on.D 'St. ' . ' ' . Books for the coming year and the or ganization f of a Womans ' Club were discussed and , 'approved. Mesdarhes Houck and Clements assisted the-hos- efss in "serving a delightful ice course aHtl mints. : - Charming 5 visitors were Mfss f Annie May Barnes, of Kittrell, who is spending the winter with her aunt, . Mrs. R. B. Williams, and "Mrs. R. - M. Pound, of Charlotte, guest of her mother, Mrs. J. C. Smoot. Tuesday evening Miss -Varina Tay or entertained jointly the members of the business girls circle of the Pres byterian church and. the. Senior Chris tian Endeavor "Society. Rook was very enthusiastically played at five ta bles, Misses Varina Taylor, Lucy Fin- ey and Mn Floyd Taylor tieingtfor the highest "score. The hostess was as sisted by - Misses Mabel and. Johnnie Taylor in serving delightful grape punch and cake. V 1 . Mrs. J. C. Smoot was at home to the Wednesday Sewing "Club and a few guests in honor of her" daughter, Mrs. R. M. Pound, of Charlotte. Quantities of autumn flowers and ferns were used in decorating the reception hall and living .room, and in this setting the needles accomplished much. Little Mis ses Julia Finiey and Frank' Smoot served a deligTitf ul ice course. Out of Allen Palmer House of Tennessee, and Miss Mary Loretz Cowles of States- ville. ':; . ! -' Thursday afternoon at her pretty home on D street Miss Margaret Gwyn was hostess at a Sewing Party, hon oring Miss Mary Loretz Cowles of Statesville, the attractive house guest of ' Miss Ellen Finiey. The hostess, as sisted by her sister, Miss Nell Gwyn, served the guests a course of most delightful, refreshments at the conclu sion of the needle work hour. ' A;1 delightful meeting Wednesday after noon with Mesdames J.' W. Knauf and Chas. Sink as joint hostesses, at the residence of Mrs. Knauff. The club wascalled to order by the president, Mrs. - W. R. Absher. Many items of business were discussed. Among the items of special interest were , the program for the coming year and the movement to organize ; a woman's club. A resolution was passed unan imously favoring, the organization of a woman's club. , After the business session a most enjoyable social hour followed, during which descriptions of Lincoln Park, Chicago, The Fresh Air Farm, Baltimore, Md., and the Co- croft Training Camp, Asheville, N. C, and other interesting places visited by members of the club during vacation was','' highly ; enjoyed. Tempting re freshments were served by the - hos tesses. Music on the. Edison added to the : pleasure of the afternoon. : The Womans Missionary Society of the Methodist church met on Tuesday afternoon, at-the -home of Mrs.. Clem Wrenrl. " , - " -. The house was -very attractively decorated with ferns and cut flowers, and the - attendance was "-' unusually larga. i - J ' -- -' - '---r" . - -; The pastor, Dr. Ware," led the de motional service. -After a short busi ness session conducted hy the presi dent, Mrs. W.-P. Horton, the subject for 'September Social v Service," was taken up. r . Mrs. Wrenn, who is super intendent of that department, gave an interesting talk and reading on Worn an's'iWork. Mrs. J. B.JNorris also fa vqred us with a reading from O'Hen ry-i The Trimmed :Lamp.'K We were much encouraged by. the enrollment of three new members, viz., Mrs.' Ruland. Mfs.;Dimmette and Mrs.'. Rosa Reeves. r Tne hostess, assisted by Mrs. James Thompson and Miss Frances Johnston, served delicious" cream, cake andbon- The next meeting " will be at the home of Mrs. H. C Snyder on Octo The simple secret . of sane,; s'af e sound, scientific; satisfactory, sucessfulsoil salvation isT LIME phosp4ateind'le-' gumes: W. Ii." lialley. . t FOR SALE Two Ford Touring Cars. ; One 1919 model in excellent condi tion, and one new 1920 model-with .'starter..'-J v C. .Critcher, Moravian Fails, nv a-: : . ;; . : . i6-tf SALESMEN WANTED tblroUcitor vders for. lubricating oils, , greases .. and paints. Salary or s Commission. 7 Address - The; Lennox Oil & Pamt Co., Cleveland, Ohio. v vl6-lt WANTEDV To rent small'1: house or v four rooms for light housekeeping. ' "Married couple," no children. Phpne 32, or write Box 128, North Wilkes- :boro;N. C. - ;:' . . ; 15-2 FOR RENT One nicely furnished 'room for gentleman. r Private en- ; trance and private bath. Running hot and cold water. Telephone 36. 1 4tf FOR SALE Ford Touring Car, 1920 -model with electric starter, infine condition. Will sell :on" easy terms. W. W. Call, North Wilkesboro, N, C. ";'..; ' . ' .15-2 We are now-making up ordersor a carload of seed wheat. All farmers who wish good seed wheat are request ed to give us their orders before Sept. 25. Highest market price- paid for good milling, wheat. Wilkes Milling Company, Inc.,' North Wilkesboro,''N; C. : ' - . ' - 15-2. - if - - - --.;.- BARGAIN Fairbanks-Morse 4 H. P. ; . engine,1 small dynamo and air com - pressor going cheap. W. R. Spain . hour, Wilkesboro, N. C ' SLIGHTLY USED Overland 4 Toiir ; ing Car for sale at a bargain. See me - at . : once. W; R. Spainhour, Wilkesboro, N. C. , - NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND. By virtue, of power of sale contained in a certain mortgage: deed executed on the first day of February, 1919, by Joseph M. Prevette and Lizzie A. Prevette to the ' undersigned, to se cure the payment of a certain note, which is past due and unpaid, the un dersigned will on Monday the' 4th day of October, 1920, between the hours of twelve o'clock and two o'clock p. m., offer for sale at public auction at the court house door in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, for cash, thet following des cribed real estate, to wit: . .' Adjoining the lands of Finn is Mar ler, Mrs. Leander Jennings, Andrew Jennings, Brown and others.'- "Beginning at the, ford of the creek in Delia and Finnis Marlowe's line and running i with their line a wes terly course to their several corners to the : top of the mountain to R. C. Meadows' . and J. ; J. Bentley's line; thence along the top of the mountain with J.' J Bentley's line a south-east course to W. A. Brown's line (Or chard); thence. northwardly with said W. A. Brown's line to his corner at the head of the hollow; thence down said hollow a' northerly course to W. A. Jennings' line; thence withi his line a northeast course to his ; cor ner in the corner of the branch; thence with said branch to main creek; thence down; said creek to the beginning (a northwest Course), containing seventy- five acres more or less. : This the 3rd day of September, 1920. DEPOSIT AND SAVINGS BANK, 14-4t . Mortgagee. notice. ':V' - North Carolina, Wilkes County. By virtue of a power contained in a certain Deed of Trust executed on the 23rd day Of December; -1908, by and between" E. W. Pritchett and wife, and E. L. Hart and wife to J. EL Fin- ley, trustee for the -Bank - of North Wilkesboro, to secure a certain note of even date, which' is due and unpaid, I will on the '-- - -, '"' 27th Day ef September. 1920' between the hours of 12 o'clock and 2 o'clock p. m., offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, at. the. court house door, in Wilkesboro, N. C, the following described real estate, to-wit: "Beginning at a stake on the West side of Sixth Street, 70 feet North ward of tle North West corner of C and Sixth streets , and running South 62 degrees and 33 rninutes- West par allel -with q street 150 feet to a stake; thence NorQi 27 deiyrees 27 Tni-nntAs West parallel with Sixth Street 70 feet to a stake: thence North 62 de grees 33 minutes East parallel with J street 150feet to a stake on the West side of Sixth, street; thence South 27 degrees 27 minutes East along the West side of Sixth Street 70 feet to the point of beginning, containing 10, 500 Square feet, being part of the land contained in Block No. 43, as shown and described on the Winston Land and Improvement' Company's Map of tne Town of North Wilkesboro, N. C Said Deed; of Trust recorded in Book 69, page 33 in the office of the Reg ister of Deeds for Wilkes County."; ' This the 2nd day of September, 1920 i BANK OF NORTH WILKESBORO Mr DR. L. A. HAUSER : ' DENTAL SURGEON ' - i"- Office Over A. M. Church's Store ) i North Wilkesboro, N. C J ALL WORK GUARANTEED : : Only the Best Material U ed -...,- -f; . . ' . ...... . v , , mmmmmmmm - " .u.. - . , Pl - G. STEWARD . -; Veterinary Surgeon v.. ;' ::7; 'V";V;-- Located at the Wilkesboro livery Stable. Wilkesboro, N. C. :;; :- -- ; ; . . . - , . DR. W. F. JONES I V : DENTIST - Office over Brame Drug Co. North Wilkesboro, N. C DR. ALFRED 17. DULA TO SEE BETTER SEEDOU JiJ' 18Year'a Exoeri TheB est Equipment Obtainabla vjiaascs fiiicu-xixciusivelv HOME OFFICE: LEHOIR, H. C If yon got It from DT7LA, If. All RiehL WATCH PAPER FOR DATES. Autos for Mire Day Thone ' 105 ' ; NIGHT THONE 271 BEST SERVICE NEW CARS ' Careful Drivers North Wilkesboro, N. C I FOR SALE 5 passenger, 6 cyl inder Saxon, or will trade for : Roadster. D. S. Melville, North Wilkesboro; N. C. r 10-tf. BARGAINS in: used organs and phon-' ographs.-J. L. Garwood; Wilkes boro, N. C.: : " . V - 13-lt. . TWO ORSE POWER GASOLINE Engine; Leader-Domestic -Brushy Mountain Pruit Growers, at Wilkes Plumbing' Works. FOR SALE Ford Touring Car, 1920 model with electric starter, in fine condition. Will sell on easy terms. W. "."W Call, North Wilkesboro, N. C. ' : ' -v''; -.:';.. - 15-2; PRODUCE MARKET PRICES Subject to Fluctuations (Corrected by .UL; E. Elier every IhnTBday morning.) . - ":" " Per Bushel Apples, hand picked 40 to 50r Corn 2.00 2.00 10 2.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 Rye,. Oats Wheat Potatoes Potatoes, - sweet Peach seed, per bu. of 50 Iba Per Pound. .30 .10 .28 ; - 21 ,.- : 5 .53 Butter Roosters Spring chickens Hens - ; ' ; ' Turkeys Eggs, per dozen, candled Beeswax 0 .7 .12 XL .12 .08 5 Hides,; green Hides, dry Ducks ".. Geece,'full feathered Tallow ; ; Honey, sourwood Dried Apples, (as to quality).8 to 9 Blackberries -:..;rr,. , .10 Cherries -:' :" - ' ' ' .10 Huckleberries Unpealed Teaches Pealed Peaches (bright) .10 Onions jJ.- L$1.00 per bu. 50 lbs PXECUTORS' NOTICE. j Haying qualified as Executor of the Estate of . LeviAbsher, deceased, late of Wilkes County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the'estate of said 'deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Hays, North Carolina, orior before the 16th day of September, 1921, , or this notice- will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted io the estate will please make immediate payment. f. ,-v ; " ' - " ; This the J5th day of Sept; 1920. Want Ads . - By J. E. FTNLEY, Trustee 13-4t, ' - C?g . that lughw--Brooklyn-Eagle.7 ber.! 9th. - : : '' ; : .' &uer. aeceaseo. , xu-w