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Yadkinuhe, Yadkm bounty, N. C, Thursday, May 28, i925
No. 2t
Death Stops Wedding
in Rowan County
Death cut short a marriage
that was to have been solemn
ized in Salisbury last y Wednes
day afternoon.
C. M. Lomax and Miss Pau
line Caster, of that city, drove to
Landis on the morning of their
wedding day and afterRsecuring
their health certificates from a
doctor there, boarded their au
tomobile for the trip to Salisbury
wherethe\ expected to secme
the necessary papers that womd
with a few words spoken by the
preacher, make them husband
wife, but, alas, at the railroad
crossing, they failed to see or
hear the fast approaching,^pas
senger train thut has neither
eyes or ears. Mr. Lomax was
buried Friday and Miss Caster
lies at the point of death in a
Salisbury hospital.
Teacher#' 5cAafar#Atp
The Merry .fane Hayes scholarship
and student loan fund, to be nsed for
advanced training for the intermediate
and senior liigh-sctmoi teachers of De
troit sciioois, has been reeentiy estab
lished by Miss Hayes, who was once
principal of the Hutchins Intermedi
ate sciioo). One thousand dollars a
year is to be turned over to the trus
tees of Teachers' coiiege. Columbia
university, for defraying the expenses
of a Detroit teacher at that institu
tion. Advanced work in education
must be pursued, and the teacher
must return to Detroit and give the
ttehoois the beneBt of iter studies for
at toast three years after her year at
Teachers coiiege.
LeacocAt Out a/ LucAr
Sir James Barrie refers to the hap
-tMteiet of a lifetime as 'wtH
t
ef of noted authors
atrtbuted what they considered
t&eir own most priceless watnuts for
ppbttcation. Stephen Leacock, the
Canadian, arrived iate. His iaconic
comment in answer to the request for
one instance was, "Haven't read it
yet." This naturaliy enough gave
rt*e to tile question w het tier t'rofes
nor Leacock was a chronic optimist
ar mereiy a conBrmed immorist.—
Haskatoon Star.
Vtrftnta AtJ# Lihrarieg
An increase of more titan threefold
in the appropriation for state-aided
tibraries. most of which are in turn]
schools, has been made by (he Vir
ginia genera) assembiy, accenting to
announcement of the state departm nt
of education. This makes it possil.ie
to aid every year 1.000 rural sciioois
hn the purchase of library bunks.
Administrator's Notice
Having qualified as adminis
trator of the estate of S. M. Ash
ley deceased, late o f Yadkin
county, North Carolina, all per
sons holding claims against said
estate are hereby notified to pre
sent them to the undersigned
within twelve months from date
date of this notice or same wil
be plead in bar of their recovery.
All persons idebted to said estate
are requested to settle at once.
This the 3<<th day of April. 1925.
B. C. Shore admr., of S. 31,
Ashley deceased.
SALE OF VALUABLE LAKH
By virtue of an order of the
Superior court of Yadkin county
made on the %5tli day of April,
1925, in a special proceeding, en
titled Arno Steelman and others
against Gertrude Steelman and
others, I will sell for case, at pub
lic auction, at the court house
d*or in Yadkinville, North Caro
lina, on the 1st day of -June, 1925.
the following real estate, to wit:
Bounded ou the north hv C. 31.
Warden and Crawford Wooten,
on the east by 31. H. Bryant and
J. H. Long, on the south hv 31.
H. Bryant and S. T. Hinshaw, on
the west by Johnnv and Wiley
Shore, containing 191 acres, ;more
or lees.
This April 25, 1925.
Arno Steelman,
Commissioner
These Are Busy Days on The Farms
fAt t/cM of a <
I
ft"** N T.
SMALL COCKLES r
RELO^VGS ro PAS?
i
Eeopfe o/ Lcfifcy Loo Rosy
/or SucA LAtngg.
! If Sir Walter ltaieigit piaced his
jcoatiu the nun] fur Queen Ktiy.a
t heth to stop on today, wtmld her
majesty be pushed aside by so]tte
modern knight in a burry to eross
the street?
If titeHoiy Graif were a recent
product, wottid it arouse no ntore com
ment than any other eup because
the value of its tuetai wouid not
Cnanee a quest for it?
One observer is apprehensive over
the passing of the age of chivalry.
In this age of etticiency, she says,
good manners are useless, and they
have been abandoned aimost aitre
gether in the mad sctumbie for money.
posth tsatm^it, the wat#
cry today, whether it he on the street,
ih the subway or on the troltey ear.
says Elizabeth itobins Penneii in the
Forum, and when a man does rise t#
offer his seat to a woman, a rare oc
currence. she Hops into it hurriediy
and without thanks before he has a
chance to change his mind.
"It wouid be foiiy to expect a man
to go to the subway with any knight
errant notions, any tomfooi cour
teousness for the other man teas spry
than himseif, or the woman iess
strong," she says. "He goes to get
his train. If to get it he must knock
aside everybody on the stajrs to the
Statiou, drive a way through the crowd
on the piatform, tight iike a tiger for
standing room in the car—what differ
ence, so ioug as he gets there.
" You dont thank him,' one wo
man in a French caricature reproaches
another, just given a seat by a Pari
sian who has not outiived bis manners.
'i\o, indeed,' is the answer, 'when a
woman is too poiite she seems to
sitow a iack of breeding.'
"If not to say "Iftauk you* is a sign
of good breeding, we can congratulate
ourselves on being the best-bred of
aii nations, intitoieisutefydaysof
an unprogressive ,,ast, "1'hnnk you'
wag one of the iitst phrases taught to
tite voting. Hut the iittle superfluous
[titt'tise is too severe a tiraitl on pa
tience and breath, now tiiat new rea
sons for tltunkluinoss have multiplied.
"At one not-very-distant time, next
to no sct!-rcspcoting American wouid
accept, a ti[i. Today those of our
crilies are right it! toiling us we out
do evo.-y other country whore tipp:ug
is tite ettstout. Tip tite sitoebittek. tite
hairdresser, the waiter, the manicurist
and good Tam docs not allow them
to notice it in sour presence.
"i write my congratnlntt ns or my
sympathy or tny interest to friends
.u* strangers on appropriate occasions.
nndtttiackni.wictigitnntissotinttsnai
tiiat i prize it as a scientist might
some rare specimen of an extinct
species."
Secret of SHCcen
JptomeS. tttei'ulHttttutt
tionatrt:, s:tid at a banquet:
"i sac that Oft" Kaitn bas been
toiling tiieYaie boys how itetaade
bis first sttcce.ss. it was by stamp
licking. Otto was tiie best iittte
stamp-iickcrintheottice, andontitat
accottntidsbf'ssprtunotedhitn.
"AH success is as situple as titat.
Hard work, doing your ievei best—
that's aii there is to if. Maybe we
ricitnteu make a mistake when we
teliiiowwesuccecticii. tt'ssosimpie
—just a tnalter of work—ttutybe the
worid despises us when tt iearns our
secret.
"A tittie siuut boy once got a two
weeks' itoiiday in the country. He
came back brown and strong, but he
was done wit!) mtik forever. No more
udik tor hint. No. sir.
" I'm done with it,' he said. I
seen tiow tiiev n;ake it ye know. Why.
Peach, Pan/ry Pcs^, ^
fs of 7nJi<
Sir Franeis Drake. buccaneer
ttiree iiundrtd years ago. (Mice took!_
a t'Mixea Spanish siiip loaded wl^Hj
spirts frcmfndia. ttisrec(^<tedtttsty
ri;:t s!:iti was a strange 'btack
!.t:j^n"\\!)ir!t!t!eS;<nn!s!!<'n!!cdcM
<-a:'a. !.e.'.v!t'.-hs!ri<-t)y*in-akiny, "toaat
'\i<nn^!<;-:\( ." Utixrm arache because
fife !*.'<;+-!*!! .'(M*k)*tm'b.
l:'Y:^:;)!uti\o<ti'i!*'iia, Rovprutit!!
tuKct'")"'. Tlicsecwk
' iimYt st r. ss<-:esHH'tiyfeM(H'<5.
gistu loiiviug intiatk amtnaww
Iliads. urt! Httroituo happy in the
':<i)s.'S"fs!iips t)i::t pitu) tin* sens.
*ft'v-tt:iSHn.f:.t!st'ft<rpa<!<.':iStingt)ie,
]!H'))t is fount] in ahum)
mupwiifrovt-rtnautiweHs. His tt
itave itfovidcd suitahie hrtetHttg
ttot-iliug piayes for th^tte uhi.i
in A.nori.M
one in Austraiia, were found and d
tritoned. KobaYewor!d-pird!inKnni
Hides of t!ten: at^eared ^bere before
fbete Mere none at attortmttooat
U'd<es. fids increase in tt*e range and
num bers *ift!.e'-<n-b!-<)m-!! is lyptoa) of
the uaninbnouee in the insect \s*n!d
Purr-rr-rr
t hiikehdet eo*. i'bHt^oray did no!
<-^!!t;i!;iu!'t:;*'i!nr:th.o!i}:ti!e!Y!on:ind
oon.en of tiis nonets unforgetLabieiit
t!e portraits of tieirdt'gs and cats.
ti::;'iet*<n<i,iiaries. Kordowetidnk
"f 't'iiact.era\ as !.:,\ingt!i:!t persona!
tondtossfordotuesticcreatures^idci!
of Dickens, wtsose
to\ndogsno!esst!tan Ms faiorite
r: \eu. Frip. tigttrciargeiy hi Ms Mb
:ers, Mut 't tiackcray'sda'fghTcr. !.ady
^!\'sinke!-re.-(ntiyt't:b!is!iod
!t:!ets^e\f-!'ntde:i^)t!tn!!i!!ie^!inipsos
)<*f He:* *-wn andio-rfrieitds' pets: and
ti-;+.f:;rd <-!t;'i!H!n}f note she
,e\en\entni(* to int*rpi-et a few words
! from ! ciin< ^e i? foMn^hsh. stic writes
jtoherfriend. Mrs. HeratdHitrtiie:
i "S"!..hi":i(:!:ocat)!;:sbetn purring
;U!os*MKes. tettpo^xy. Hepi'Oposesto
write, tm: says h i< su}'(t!ittousto
} my tiown ifctit-o mM'.c'. !ter. and !ita!
!'ieis].:ri*f<^-!!.\ tost whtirnt her to
^rrokei.istc-ct:. !!c!ta< tried !uy tap.
tmttio.io'sit'tttm<-!;!it;fh:!)p!h<(!si!
!oo)t:;rr).o:i(*:(-t!t:<r. :;nd!tcsendshis
!o\pp!:!r!:n'."- Yon!!)*s('(un:;nn:<.n.
"CcrArm^ /cfec" R:g7!*
T!:^ credits t!tf
ftditc.Yiagfoa'ih'xasnewspaiier:
"iiiiitSitaincsiaidanariaoYescaiie
j yesterday. ttiiitewdrkingontiiswa
ter tank ids ladtssliiiiieduadiiefe!!
in. Atiliei.adtogtt'attiiywasa
ro[te, andwitiiotersiioesaadotereout
itwasio.idciiaddng. iieworketi ti!
iieMiaat.stgi'eoutandindes[)erati<)o
s!o)i[ied. iatt faiied to iet foose'i'e
ro[ie, itinYerysiiorttitnehisiainds
froze to the rope SYlti<-!igaYe!!iti)u
ctiikiag idea, he woutd icach as tiiKii
oaHieropeasheeould. iioidaticae
til itisi.andwoniti freeze to tiiero)ie.
ttient'taw his breath onttieiowertamd
tii it tarnet] loose, tiiettreaiii again,
sotitiaiiytieaciiedtite t<n<- itisfee;
arel'iozett, imtiieisabietoiieatthis
itusiness."
JEorfy Coffee Afottses
t'oft'ee iamses were [duces of rc
fresiaaeut tirst opened in t)ie Six
teenth eenttiry in Constatitinopie. in
i.ondon tttey were, so to speak, ctati
ionises, free ton!) wiio coaidbcy a
cup; :md yet eneit was known for its
s[ie<iai circie of yisittirs. iitcrary.
scientific, reiigiotts or [intjtica). )ntiie
niisence of ncsYsiiapers [lies were
great means of spreading news ata) of
discussing public puestions. Xcariy
aii of the ntiddie and itigiier ciasses
attended tiietu daiiy, and titey cutne
to exert so powerfui an infiuenee in
poiitics titnt in td'ot'iiaries it at
tempted to suptaeES them, imt'n vain.
Rev. BiHy Sunday Pleased
With Visit to YadkinviHe
Rev. W. A- (BiHy) Sunday, who visited YadkinviHe on May
was pleased with his visit here as much as he pleased the peo
evidenced by a letter written to Postmaster W E. Rutledge
letter was to acknowledge receipt of check sent to Mr. H. G
Mhatn for Mr. Sunday after his visit here, but expresses his
intents on his visit to the capita! of Yadkin The letter is as
)ws:
Winston Salem, N. C.
May 23,1925.
Dear Mr. Rutledge:
Mr. Chatham forwarded to me yout letter to him
with the check for seventy dollars." He added enough
to make it a hundred. Thank you very much. 1 en
joyed my trip up there very much and was glad of an
opportunity to visit that section of the state and meet
yon good people
With every good wish,
Sincerely your friend,
W. A. SUNDAY.
The check referred to is the contribution given by the people
bis section to Mr. Sunday, and the people here should fee! very
teful to Mr. Chatham for his contribution of $30.00, and especi
so when it is known that big business men of YadkinviHe re
ed to give a single cent Mr. Chatham is to be commended for
act.
Rev. Mr. Sunday is now on his last week of work in Winston
m, and will close his meeting there Sunday night.
"THE THREAD OF DESTINY
A Civi! War Comedy Drama in Three Acts
n
Saturday Evening, May 23,1925, 8:99 O'eioek
CAST OF CHARACTERS
(In Order As They First Appear)
ve on the Montgomery Plantation—Rachel Holcomb
ashington Johnson, A Slave on the Bailey Planta
tion—Sam Branon
n. Montgomery, The "Little Colonel,"—Elizabeth Branon
Edith Sherman, The Northern Cousin—Edna Dobbins
Mrs. Montgomery, A True Virginian—Gladys Shermer
Colonel Montgomery, A Gentleman of the Old School—John
Williams
Virginia Montgomery, The Toast ot the County-Edna Wooten
Beverly Montgomery, A Confederate Scout—Howard Speer
Sally Ann ) —Annie Speer
Lauta Lee f The Fairfax Twins —Jessie Brandon
Tom Randolph, A Southern Gallant—Luther Mason
Martha i —Sarah Holcomb
Susan ! Southern Girls —Joseline Harding
Jane i —Mary White
John Merivtle Morton, Of the North—Joe Williams
Marcella ^ —Loutse Shermer
Marion i Southern Girls —Mildred Logan
Mammy Dinah, A Faithful Servitor—Rubv Hinshaw
Peyton Batley, Of the United States Army—Walter Davis
Uncle Billy, The Colonel's Bod v-servant-John Sampson
Louise Lawton, In Federal Employ—Garnet Kelly
Ralph Francis, Who did not go to War—Norris Cooke
A Union Scout. Who is Detained—Wayne Whitaker
Miss Melissy. Of an Inquisitive Nature Elizabeth Wells
SYNOPSIS
Act L Fort Sumter falls. Virginia secedes and joins the Con
federacv. Beverly enlists in the Army of Virginia and Peyton
goes into the Union Army. Virginia Montgomery then dis
misses him, although she loves him truly. The Civil War sev
ers many friendships and courtships.
Act II. "War am hell." The suffering and privation of Southern
women- Grant is working toward Richmond. Peyton cap
tures his old friend, Beverly, but friendship is stronger than
military duty, and he allows him to escape. The villian
Francis, lays his plot to win the hand of Virginia. Colonel
Montgomery is killed in battle.
Act HI. Betty foils the villian's plot and Cupid wins more bat
tles dan Marse Lee or Marse Grant.
"All's Well That Ends Well "
Time—Two Hours and Thirty Minutes
Center News items
Mrs. Ktzxie Davis, of Winston
Salem, is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. I. W. Austin for a few days.
M rs. Roy Pendry and Eva Lee
Fleming spent the week end in
Wtnston Salem.
Miss Gurtbie Holcomb has re
turned home after a visit to Mrs.
Nathan Wishon, near Deep
Creek.
There will be ie supper at
Center church next Saturday
night for benefit of the church.
Public invited.
t
Administrator's Notice
Having qualified ag admi'istra
toi of the estate of J. W. Williams
deceased, late of Yadkin comity,
North Carolina, all persons hold
ing claims against said estate are
hereby notified to present them
to present them to the undersign
od within twelve months from
date of this notice or same will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said es
tate are requested to settle at
once.
Tins May 2R, 1325.
J. R. Williams, Admr of
J. W. Williams, dee d
Fifteen Graduated
From Loca! School
The finals of the Yadkinville
high schooi came to a dose Sat
urday night with the play "The
Thread of Destiny," a Civil War
comedy drama in three acts
The class day exercises were
held Saturday. Prof. Horace
Williams of Chape! Hill, deliver
ed the literary address and diplo
mas were presented the graduat
ing class which numbered fifteen
members, as follows: Misses
Edna Wooten, Edna Dobbins,
Elizabeth Wells. Jessie Brandon,
Elizabeth 8) anon, Gladys Sher
mer, Ruby Hinshaw and Annie
Speer and Messrs. Sam Branoc,
John Sampson, Joe Williams
Howard Speer, Luther Mason.
Walter Davis and Norris Cooke.
The weather conditions were
idea! and large crowds attended
the exercises both Saturday and
Saturday night.
Mortgagee's Notice of Sale
of Real Estate
Under and by virtue of pow
er contained in a certain mortgage
deed executed on the 29th da v of
September, 1923, by A. D. Ccok
and wife, Valiev Cook, to the un
dersigned mortgagee, nud default
haviug been made in the payment
of said mortgage deed, I will sell
at public auction on the premises
for cash, to the highest bidder, on
the 1st day of June, 1925, at 2
o'clock, p. m., the following des
cribed real estate, to wit:
A certain tract or parcel of land
adjoining the lajids of WiHiam
Pinnix, J. M. Sales and others,
and bbnnded as follows:
Beginning at a post oak, G. W.
Marshall's corner running thence
west 7 chains to a stone; thence
south 2 chains t a stone; thence
west 8 chains to a stone west of
a branch; thence south 9.83 ehains
to a poplar, J M. Sales' line;
; theuce east with Sales' and G. W.
.Marshall's line 141 chains <o
I pine; thence north 10 chains
j the beginning, containing
} acres, more or less.
This May j, 1025
Percy Chambers,
Mortgagee
a
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SALE OF LAND
By virtue of an of the superior
court of Yadkin county, made in
a special proceeding, er.titied B
C. Shore, administrator of S. M.
'Ashley, deceased vs Margaret
Ashley et a), the undersigned
commissioner will se!! to the
highest bidder, at public auction
: at the court house door in Yad
;kinvi!leon Monday. ]une 1st,
1925, at 1 o'clock p. m , the fol
lowing described real estate;
Adjoining the lands of P. M.
Nicks, A. J. Reinhardt and
bounded as follows: Beginning
at a stone in the middle of the
branch being the northwest cor
ner, runs south 17.35 chs to a
stone at a pine, Nicks' corner;
thence east with Ntcks' line 17 77
chs to a stone; thence north 2.50
chs to a stone in the swamp;
thence east 75 links to the middle
of the branch; thence north 15
degrees west with said branch as
it meanders 6 chains to a crook
in the branch; then north 20 de
giees east 1 chain with said
branch; then north 30 degrees
west with said branch 5 chains
to Mathis' line; the nearly west
with said branch as it meanders
30.30 chs; then north about 10
degrees west with said branch 12
chs to the beginning containing
25 acres more or less
Terms of sale one-half cash on
confirmation of sale, remainder
on credit of six months with
bond and approved security,
This the 30th day of April, 1925.
B. C. Shore, Commissioner.