YANCEYVILLE, N. C., MARCH 18. iga6
T. H. Hatchett Becomes
Recorder s Court Judge
.. s
Has Given Many Years of Ser
vice to Caswell. *
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T. H. Hatchett, Dan Rivbr
township, for many years a mem
ber of the board of county com
missioners, was on Monday of this
week elevated to the office of
judge of the recorder's court, to
h!l the unexpired term of Marcus
C. Winstead whose resignation of
same has been recently noted.
He received the vote of Messrs
D. P. Walker and J. J. Lipscomb
after he had retired from the
board, and has now taken the re
quired oath of office ahd entered
upon the discharge of his duties.
Mr. Hatchett has given a num
ber of years of service to Caswell
county. In 1909 he was named
a justice of the peace and as suqh
has heard many cases. In 1913
he served Caswell as a member of
the lower house of the genera! as
sembly, and in !9i$ was chosen
a member of the board of county
commissioners since which time
he has served continuously. For
the past eight years he has been
chairman of the hoard
SPECIAL, NUMBER OF T&a
MESSENGER TO APPEAR
SOON
'r A Boosten. Edition to Present The
Resources of Casweli
The publishers of The Mes
senger wish to announce that it is
their purpose to issue at an early
date a special edition of The Mes
senger, the purposed of which wif!
be to present the resources and
s advantages of Caswell county.
Those devoted to the interests
of the county, whowould like to
see the catalogue of our county's
virtues made as complete and re
counted as forcefully as possible,
will confer a favor upon the coun
ty to aid in t he preparation of this
special issue of the paper.
There may be individuals or
corporations in the county who
would like to take advantage of
this special opportunity to adver
tise their business or their lands.
And if there are those who
would like to be furnished with a
number of copies of this special
advertising edition they can ob
tain such by speaking in advance
fbr them.
. It is the desire of the publishers
to obtain all the information pos
^ih)e about Caswell's schools,;
churches, roads, timher, water-,
power, minerals, business oppor
tunities and advantages, farm
irtg possibilities; and we don t
wdnt to forget the granite of Cas
well that can bemused for building,
and the clay which she has in her
hills that catfbc made into the.
best of bnick and terra cotta.
The Messenger would like for
some authority on each of the
above subjects, and others, to pre
pare an article of from 400 to boo
wor^s on each subject.
Since the object of this publicity
is to help- make the country ac
quainted with our county and the
opportunities which she has to of
. fer the editors are making free to
'y ask those rittzens who are post
ed and interested to help them in
the preparation of this publicity
number of The Messenger
. MRS SOL ANGLE ON VISIT
TO YONKERS, N. Y
Mrs. Sol Angie, who is visiting
her people in Yonkers. N. Y., is
reported as being greatly improv
* ed in health, and as intending to
return to her home in Mi!ton
about the middle of "April.
In the absence of the mother
and littje boy Mr, Angle is dying
. as well as might be expected. He
is well and goeit out on his mail
route every day. But he looks
lonesome and is no doubt count
ing the days between now and the
middle of April
i YanceyviHc. Route x, passed away
at Edmonds hospital Friday after
noon of iast week. The young
woman was he)d in high esteem
in this cotnmunity for her many
beautifui traits of character. She
was a pupit cd the YanceyviHe
schoo! where she was genet aity
regarded as a most exceihmt stu
dent With her pastor, the Rev.
N. !. Wyrick of F!on Cotiegc. in
charge of the rites, she was iaid
to rest in the cemetery of the Con
cord Christian church Rev. W.
W. McMorrtjt and Rev. C. W.
Hood assisted in the service.
Miss Underwood is survived by
iter; -parents, and three brothers
and two sisters. .:__
MAJOR GENERAL SMITH
ISSUES CHALLENGING
CALL
cmts Upon Worth CsmtitUans to Pur
choM Stono Mount&tn Coins.
As the Pyramids ate ntonu.
ments to the Pharaohs to succeed
ing ages, so wiH Stone Mountain
be a grander monument to the sol
diers of the Confederate army.
litis superb work with per
petuate southern valor to all com
ing ages. )30.000 of these coins
is North Carolina's quota. The
great state whose brave soldiers
were "first at Pig Betfte!. went
fartherest to the front at Gettys
burg and Chickamanga. and last
at Appommattox." wit) surely go
"over the top" purchasing these
coin*,—guaranteeing the como
pletion of the Stone Mountain
monument—which will com
memorate and perpetuate the
valor of her men, and the heroism
of her women during the four long
vears of the Sixities, in the days
that tried the souls of men and.
the hearts of women.
Every child in the state should
have one of these coins, a preci
ous, inspirtng 'memorial. The
patriotc sons and daughters who
!ove and venerate their fathers
and their enduring, unconquered
mothers, will not fail to purchase
these t $0,006 coims.
Somehow, I feet that Robert E
Lee is looking down at his sol
diers who loved him and affection .
atelv called him "Marse Robert,"
and* I hear him saying. "Let us
rise to this opportunity -men do
your duty."
Lef us meet his approbation,;
and hear him repeat. "God Bless j
Old North Carolina!'
Hatch the chicks in March and}
April before hot weather comes,}
advise poultry experts. The late j
hatched chick is unhealthy and j
unprofitable, say these investigat-1
ors.
Eleven new counties have made
application ,tb the Agricultural
Extension Service of State College
for the service of home agents.
Six of these counties have made
appropriations for the wprk.
UST SMMNMY MIGHT WHS
HMGMGSGHHMGGH SPELL
The Mercury Goes to the Lowest
Point for the Winter.
Superlatives are being constant
ly expended upon the weather.
At least a score or more of times
each winter one can hear it said,
"Well, this is the coldest weather
I ever saw.'
Usually the speaker doesn't
mean what he says, and such ex
pressions are not commonly ac
cepted at face value.
Now, it is certain that last Sat
urday night, March 13th, was not
the coldest night that ever was.
And it is equally certain that not
' many people in this vicinity real
ized that it was the coldest night
of the winter of tQ2$-26.
But according to the most reli
able dath that has come to hand
night, tlw tpermry ranged lower
that night than on any other night
of this year that has been charat
terized by frequent snows and tong
continued cold spells.
tt is said that the' thenrromete'
registered to above zero on the
night in question, i his statement
is substantiated by the targe num
ber of auto radiators that were
frozen up tty the icy touch of Jack
Fros4 and the cotd winds of
Boreas.
The John Henry belonging to
the writer had passed unscathed
through the winter up to that fate
tub night, But on that bitter Sat
urday night, treacherous winter
congeatcd the water in the radi*
atop of the aforesaid unsuspecting
"John Henry," causing it to ex
pand. The cylinder head of the
Ford engine was unable to resist
the pressure of the expanding
water, and a long crack was made
in the crown of the cylinder head.
From all the information gath
ered this Was but one of many
cars whose radiators were dam
aged by the sudden and unexpect
ed descent of winter.
It is said that the weather bu
reaus have no record of so chid a
March 13th as we experienced this
year.
But then- are compensations
for alt things, it is said. And we
may fondly hope that all this cold
weather is going to result in the
best crop and fruit year we have
had in a long time.
Anyhow, the winter is now
passed ami the Song of the tru th*
is soon to be heard in the land
The violets have already appear
ed. and before long we will see
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JMB W. WEBSTER )S
- STBM BY BERTH
Snrvtved by Wife end Eleven Children
In the passing of John W. Web
ster 44, whose end came at his
home, in the Pieasant Grove com
munity about four mites east of
Yanceyvitte, Saturday. March 13.
death removed one of the county's
most excellent citizens; a devoted
husband and father, and a pubtic
spirited friend and neighbor.
Stricken with a complication of
diseases, the death, white it
brought a great shock to relatives
and friends, Was not unexpected.
Mr. Webster is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Mattie Lunsford W&b
aster and eteven children; the old
est 30 years of age, the youngest
y months, t he surviving chitdren
are: Mrs. Mamie Smith, Miss
Neta Webster, Mary Webster.
Hattie Webster, Ada Webster,
Wilbert Webster. Robert Web^
step, Newman Webster, Thetma
Webster. Joseph Webster, and
Mildred Webster. Brothers and
sister? to survive are : T. C. Web
ster, J. M. Webster. M. W. Web
ster. Vail Webster, b W. Web
tcr, 1 L. Webster. Mrs. Emma
Brooks. Mrs. 1-amiie Wade, and
Mrs. Vattcr Hamlett.
buneral services for' him were
held from Union Methodist
church, with the pastor, Rev. Mr,
Ulegg, of the Leashurg circuit, in
charge of the retigious rites, Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. bol
Jpwing the church funeral. the
body was taken in charge by the
Bartlett Yancey counci! of the
junior (baler of the United Amer
ican Mechanics, about forty mem
bers pf the youncil participating
in the beautiful ritual of juniorism,
and wit!) the high funcra! honots
of the fraternity, laid to rest. Hoth
the preacher ana the memners <n
his Order (T-ve utterances to high
expressions of t!ie. !ife of the man.
The pati hcarers were : W. <'.
Reagan, Mars)tail Ha)!. Joe Ha!).
Satn Co)))-. Jr., J. W. Shnmonss
and R. Cobb.
[t is dretared )-y t)'e members
of,his craft that Mr. Webster was
a very loya) Junior, and at the
time of his death be stood high in
the ranks of his counci). Within
the next few days the Barttett
Yancey coutrci) wi)t hand to the
widow the Junior insurance of
and buria) ex]'enses totati'ig
in a!) about
aYSTER SUPPER, MARCH 20
There wit) )-e an oyster supper
on Proyidetiee ehurch grounds
Saturday evening, March. 20, at
6:^0, the proceeds of whiet- wi)t
go t<< a chantabh- purpose.
PHONE sySTEW tEOEEO M^EE
C^S^EEE MORE EFTR4E77EH
Dr. P. W. MHea and Family Wou!d Dike to Sepnd Ihree
Summer Months at Milton.
Yesterday we met Dr. W
Mites, of Danville, on the street,
having been intrt^duced by a rout
uat friend. ^
The doctor expressed his in
terest in Caswell, and said: "It
is very likely that my family and
I would spend a part of every
summer at Milton if there was a
telephone systeqr in the county.
But 1 fee! that d can not afford
to cut myself off from my prac
tice and business, by taking up
residence where there is no tele
phone service.'
"Doctor, may we quote you on
this, and use your name r" asked
the reporter.
"Yes, you may quote me on
that," replied Dr. Miles, hut of
course, I am making no rash
promises. Though I do feel that
my family would enjoy spending
three months every summer in the
<,)<) uoght'Othoor) back in (Jaswettj
near Mitton."
Dr. Mites then scent -ot to say
that he woutd he witting to he
one fd ten or twetve to estabtish
a party tine at Mitton that woutd
give Mitton connecton with the
outside wortd
Dr. Mites was asked if he did') )
think a county-wide system of
phones that woutd he abte to give
a one hundred per cent service to
any part of the county was not
to he preferred to sevcrat individu
al tines that were not correlated
"Of course." said he. a wet!
organized county-wide system is
the idea!, arrangement. And that
is exaetty what ( agett needs. And
she wit! never he thoroughtv pre
pared for business titt she has just
that. In this day of rapid com
munication. men who are used to
goo<j phone systems do not tike
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State Road No. 14 To Be
Put In Pink Of Con
EXTENSlON OF TIME
FOR SALE OF COINS
April 1st Now Umit Sot
Mrs. B. S. Graves, chair
man, has received from Ex
Governor Morrison informa
tion that the time for setting
the Memoriat Coins has been
extended from March tyth to
Aprist tst.
T. S. NEAL INJURED
BY FALLING TREE
Hon. T. S. Neat, of Bethesda
community, was very painfutty.
though not seriousty, injured on
Monday of this week by a fatting
tyre. The tree bou'tccd back and
struck him in the side, breaking
severat ribs, and shattering one
rib. Reports reach us that he is
getting aiong we!!. We wish for
him a speedy recovery.
THE MODERN TEA ROOM
TAKES THE PLACE OF
ANCIENT INN
Tea Boom One of The PosatbiUties For
CMweH.
In the olden times the thn was!
the stopping place where travelers
secured refreshment and lodging
fpr themselves and food and shelt
er for then horses.
In this day of gpod roads, auto
mobtlcs and rapid travel, no stalls
are ner-dcrl for weary steeds. Hot
all over the country wayside
rooms arc being provided for the
refreshment of tired and hungry
tourists. .-.
these eating places arc being
called tea rooms or coffee shops,
and when properly conducted by
trained people of good taste they
offer an irresistible appeal to peo
ple who has c been fatigued by
travel.
And when made attractive
enough by tempting menus, skill*
fully prepared food and cleanly
surroundings, such wayside inns
arc resen ted to by people of leisure
and means, who make lunch and
dinner appointments at such de
sirable plat e& for themselves and
fheir friends,
It is possible that Caswell has
not catered sufficiently to the class
of people who take little trips oc:
casionally just for the pleasure of
a little journey. People who are
shut up in the towns grow weary
of the nxinotoniy of town life and
like to gct< out in the country.
And when they start on a trip of
a few hours, the journew is made
more agreeable if they know there
is a pleasant little resort where
thev can secure lunch or dinner
that is tastefully served.
Some times these wayside inns
become the rendezvous of promi
ttent and t-dented people. Such
people are often looking for some
thing different and would much
prefer ^ <(uiet retired place where
good taste prevails to a gaudy,
noisy hotel serving mote courses
than one knows what to do with
( aswet! has a number of coloni
3! houses that would tend them
selves charmingly to the purpose
mentioned above Would it not
he we)! for some public-tninded
men to encourage the establish
rpent of such a place that would
be attractive to the citizens of the
outlying provinces?
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"Why, man," said Mose, "It's
so hjlly in my country dat when
de apples fall off de trees dey roll
two miles "
"NtKKar, dem ain't, no hills." re
plied Jake "In de country whar
!'se raised it's dat hilly dat my
Oil Treatment Authorized
the Public Square to Prospect
HM.
State road No. 14 leadingfrom
the public square at YanceyviHe^
to Prospect HiH, and which has
been ofhcially designated as pro
ject No. 5:5 wit! receive oi! treat
ment this summer, according to
John D. Watdrop, district en
gineer for the fifth district, State
Highway Commission.
It is understood that this meas
ure. approved by the state, wii!
make of this section of No. 14 a
most delightful travel road, mak
ing the road better fitted in every
I way.
While Mr. Waldrop, in his let
ter to the local highway commis
} sion. does not say that the stretch
from Prospect Hill to Hillsboro,
will receive the same treatment,
as Orange county is not in his
district, it is however ^generally
believed that a like action will be
taken on the Orange county end,
as has been authorized _for Cas
well. It is probable that some
definite advices may be received
soon as to the Orange county pro
ject, from F. E. Schnepfe, district
engineer at Durham, relative to
his end of Nor t4- r
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
PARK GREAT ASSET
TO STATE
Wilt Change Agriculture! Life of Our
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The taut issue of the Univers
ity of North Carolina News Letter
is devoted almost entirely to the
discussion of the Great Smoky
Mountain Park, which it is hoped
to establish in the mountains of
North Carolina and Tennessee.
We take the liberty of quoting
from the News Letter in regard to
the effect which it is thought the
park .iyiH have on agriculture in
other parts of the state:
Park and Agriculture
With the coming of more and
more tourists each year to North
Carolina, the agricultural life of
the state is undergoing and will
continue to undergo, a striking
change. This observation was
made recently by Major William
A Welch, a member of the South
ern Appalachian National Park
Commission and a nationally
known park authority, who de
clared that not only would the
type of produce grown on the
farms of this state change, but the
methods of marketing this produce
would he materially altered by the
influx of tourists.
It's the little things in Hie that
" said the girt as she dragged
kid brother f romjMmeath th§
Visitors are nockmg southward
every year by the hundreds of
thousands, and when the proposed
Great Smoky Mountains Nation
ai Fark^is created in the moun
tains of western North Carolina
and eastern Tennessee, and the
national park in the Shenandoah
Yattcy rs 'opened, there wilt be,
Major Welch estimates, at least a
tniHion visitors to this state every
year. Many of these will be auto
tourists and campers, who will
seek along the route fresh fruits,
vegetables, butter, milk, eggs,
chickens, and other fresh meats.
This demand must in time lead to
a considerable diversification of
crops on farms that are now en
tirely given over to corn, cotton,
tobacco, and grain, for these tour
ists must be fed ; they are willing
to pay good prices for these farm
products, and they are always
cash customers—University of X.
C News Letter. ^