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======= ----- -- Camp Oziya at Miiton Occupied By Y.WJGMs Camp WiH Be Used Atl Summer By Different Groups. Ensconced on a hi!! side in a beautifui grove near Milton is] Camp Oziya, owned and cohtrol led by the Y. W. C. A. of Dan vitie, Va., as a recreation center i for the benefit of the Y. W. girts of DanviHe. . The first dctegation of the year came over from Danvitte to Camp] Oziya tast Saturday to spend the week-end amid the budding trees and charming scenery of this sytvan retreat This delegation was composed altogether of high school girts under the direction of Miss Fav Hudgins, of the Dan viHe Y. \Y. C. A. Miss Hudgins received your Correspondent very graciousty and gave us td understand that she and the girts w^re having a^otty^ good time. At that hour the " young tadies were engaged in sweeping and other domestic duties about the camp. Att of the members of this party are from Danvilie. Their names and places of residence are as] fottows: Mary Prances Shetburne,] Pine street; Lucile Copeland and (Continue.! on Cage 4) ttfSTI HJTEQ8MS MMEMEHSMi No Reply Received by Him From Mr. Wade. Yanceyville, N. C. # ^ March 3!st. 1926. Editor Caswell Messenger: . You were kind enough to pub l:sh my letter of March $th. ad dressed to Governor McLean, and f feel sure there are numbers of your readers, especially among the losers in the North Carolina Mutual Building and Loan Asso ciation. who will be interested in bearing whether f have found out who got my money. Positively, I have not. Governor McLean tells me it is none of his business, but obliges me by passing my letter on to Mr. Stacy Wade. I knew, of course, that the Governor does not exer cise the functions of the State In - (Continued on Pago 4) PUBLIC SQUARE AT YANCEYVILLE TO BE PAVED Concrete pavement is to be laid over the public square, this project was made pos sible here Monday when at a joint session of the board of county commissioners and the county road commission it was agreed that such a step be taken. This project is a co-opera tive one, and in which the sta^e highway commission, the citizens of Yanceyviiie and the two boards named above a!! took part to put the , venture across. The state wi!! pave a six teen foot surface ab around the pubiic square; the citi sens of YanceyviHe subscrib ed around $!,ioo and the re mainder of the cost wi!! be jointly borne by the two boards on a fifty-fifty basis. Much interest was shown during the meeting, and^ev era! citizens of the county gave expressions to the boards of the approva! of the matter. * *. It was agreed tha? as the Stern Brothers are now at wenk on No. r<t, that the cost of the project, tf undertaken at this time, wi!! be great!y NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS We are trying to get out The Messenger a day eartier, and wish to say to the cor respondents that we wouid like to have ah the neigh borhood news in hand by Friday of the week before going to press. Jif therefore, af! the news tetters from cor respondents can be sent so as to reach us not iater than the Friday of the week be fore the paper is to come out it wiii aid us very much in getting the paper out on time, and wiii greatiy faciii tate the work of both the of fice and the shop. MESSEMSEO 01 HOME TO CMS IM MEW OffiCE Noiv Occupying a Room Next to Johnston's Store. The Messenger wiii be giad to receive visitors in its new home near the square, which is next tp tutius Johnston's store. This of fice is one of the three new ones recency constructed t<y Mr. John ston. We expect to have a w riting tahie for the use of the visitors, and wit! he giad for them to come in and read the exchanges. Make (Continued on Page 4) t on Mon arcn 29m, when his !eg was between a tree and a heavy saw iog. Logs were being loaded on a truck by Mr. Jones when the chain by which they were being pulled up broke, allowh to roll down on Mr. J Mr. Jones was rushcu to a jcau viHe hospita). where it was found that the bones in his right leg were broken in several places be tween the knee and the ankle. Te was feared that the have to he amputate..., tatest reports fro to the efiect that his ieg. The suffering caused by the bad break and the consequent shock to his system have beett very great. VIRGINIA COUPLES OBTAIN LICENSES AND WED IN CASWELL Dan Cupid, ancient and honor ahte archer of iove. has been the direct cause of three couptes, Vir ginia votaries, to seek the aitar of Hymen here, since the first day of Apri), this prowess of his power is reveated it) the records of H. S. Turner, register of deeds. The happy CfUpies to seed wery; Lee M Mayberry and Miss Inds Mor ton, Danviite; Alfred Lee Carter and Miss Annie B. Dickerson. Danviite; Archie Jackson and Miss Mary K. Barker, Chatham. "Big Henry" Lester, Moonshiner !s Caught by OfEcers Sunday Sheriff Gunn and Deputy Barker And W. T. Shefton ,of DanviHe. Co-Operate In Capture. "Big Henry" Lester crossed the North Carolina tine^once too often with the odorous corn liquor, and as a result is now under heavy bond awaiting his hearing before the Virginia authorities. His capture was made possible last Sunday night when J. H. (iunrt, sheriff, and Charles D. Barker, deputy for Anderson township, joined with W. T. Shel ton. prohibition inspector of Dan ville. for a systematic raid in the sections along the line of the two states. Che officers snuggly entrenched in a convenient gully had their patience rewarded when they saw "Big Henry" scratch in the ground and bring to light a half gallon can of the "wicked moonshine," Caught red handed the future action took but a short while. He was placed under a $500 bond, and as the liquor cemetery was just over the line of the Ctld Dominion, he was of course taken in custody by the Virginia au thorities. COUNTY NEWS - Francis Law. a Junior at the University of North Carolina, and Sidney B. t aw. of Kinston, spent the Easter holidays with their par ents, Mr and Mrs. T. B Law, at Pelham. ^ Owen, of Semora, attended the Moravian Easter celebration at Winston-Salem on last Sunday morning. Mr- Mabel Stephens, of the ThomasviHe school faculty, spent Easter at home With her parents in Semora George B Hatchett, of Weaver College, came home Friday, April a, and returned the following Tuesday to resume his work. w—-'— TAX LISTERS FOR COUNTY NAMED BY COMMISSIONERS At the regular meeting of the board of county commissioners held here MondairTht^-following were hawed as ta?; listers for tg26f ){. V. Boswell. Anderson town ship; J. W. Powell, [)an River township; ,! M. Williams, Htgh towers township; George W. Oliver. Lcasburg township ; J. Y. Gatewoorl, l,fwusf Hill township; W. C. Taylor. Milton township; Swjinn.f'elhatn township; W. A. Maynard. $toney (reek township, and W R Aldridge, Yanceyville township., These several {:rx assessors^witl begin their work of taking a list iof the property of Casweircitixcns jon May tst. ' !.j.. MM WMMM Of MnKEJAPMMOIEO Mow Occupying Responsible Posi tion With Railway Co. Lyndon J. Whitlock, ' son of Mrs. L. J. Whitlock of Milton, has been promoted in his service with the Norfolk and Western Raitway Company, and will be transferred from Roanoke, Va., where he has been at work for this company since he flushed his education at the V. P. 1. two years, to Ports ! mouth, Ohio, where he goes to occupy the position as head of the motive power department of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, this announcement was made in the columns of "the "Portsmouth (Ohio) Daily," rd March 26th. The many friends of Mr. Whit lock in Milton and elsewhere will he proud to learn of the success which he has made in his chosen profession and will wish to extend congratulations to him on the rapid advancement accorded him by the railway company in recog nition of his merit. EPWORTH LEAGUE ANNIVERSARY DAY. SUNDAY. APRIL n We are asked by the Conference Epworth League Secretary to an nounce that the time for holding the Epworth League Anniversary Day is Sunday. April ttth. If this anniversary can not he observed then another of the. Sundays in April can be used for the purpose. Programs can be secured from Rev. E. L. Hillman. Secretary. Red Springs, N. C. Tea Of The Sixties ** Given By Yance *_ ' SUBSCRIBE TODAY Subscriptions to The Mes senger are coming in fine. But we have not yet reached the goat. We want to urge that every one who wants The Messenger to live and do weU please send in your sub scription when you read this. - This wii! mean more to us at this time than you can reatize. - WO&K ON DANVILDE YANCEYVILLE ROAD HAS JUST BEGUN '< .' First Stone Hauled For Paved Road From Pleasant Quarry. .. The first toad of granite, from the Pteasant quarry, just betow the bridge on Moon's Creek, on stafe road No. tq, has been ptaced ready for its mixing with sand and cement for the hard surfacing of the Danvitte-Yanceyvitte highway. It is understood, that the move ment Of the granite wii) now go with the freest swing. It is said that earefu) inspection has been made of the Pteasant quarry, and it was! created that the stone from it was of the j'mest sort of quatity. tt i^ related tTtat this movement of stone, carries with it the prom tse that hut very few more days wit! etapse before the big concrete mixers wit! be at work, and the paving on in futi swing. Big StiH !e Captured Between Topnot Ami Hightowers BEULAH SUNDAY SCHOOL AT TOPNOT IS RE-ORGANIZED There was a splendid talk de livered at Beulah ehureh an Sun day, April 4, which was enjoyed by a!) present. Beulah is going right ahead with her little bunch of reorganized members. They have put an a galvanized shingle real, gotten a supply of song booksi bought seats, and lots of in terest is being taken by every one, Everybody, who wilt do so, is asked to meet at Beulah Saturday^ April to. to help do a little repair: work on the church and hel('< finislt cleaning of? the grounds. Also there is a business conference to he held on Sunday afternoon. April ti. All fnembera are asked: to he present. Also any one who] d ishes to he there is cordially in vited. D^t/GJTTERS W, <COA^FiM)BR,4CY FA CRE^T MEEEfNC LvlST ERfO^Y The April meeting of the t as we!) County Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, held Rriday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. Yancey Kerr, in a!! re spects prbved to be a most delight ful affair. Mrs. Kerr, assisted by her daughter, Catherine, enter tained in the most pleasing man ner, and it was averred, that the social contact carried with it the most pleasurable thrift. There was hot a single dull number on the prbgram and all of the Daughters who were privileg ed to attend enjoyed each welt thought out feature Mrs. Robert W. Iseley was in charge of it, and spice was indeed added to the gathering when t2 pertinent ques^ tions of North Carolina and Cas well county Confederate history were submitted to the daughters, .t number of appropriate answers were tpade to the questions, all of Them in some way related to Con federate history, it was adjudged that Mrs. Catherine Kerr, an hot; or guest of the occasion, Carried off the honors. The coming annua! district meeting which is to be he!d in Burlington some time during the month of May. came in for a ma jor share of the discussion of the gathering. Mrs. Robert W.Isetey was ejected as the representative of the Caswe!! county chapter. It is understood that the Burlington meeting wittbe a great one, and that it <s iikety that a number of the toca) daughters witl attend, ft has been teamed that Mrs. B. S, Craves, president of the tocat chapter, has been accorded the high honor of an inviation to make the speech of response to the ad dress of wetcome at the Burting ton meeting. It is indicated that Mrs. Isetey wit! carry to Burtington a spten (Con tinned oa Page 4) Sheriff Gunn and Deputies Reagan - and Stephens Make Raid. That patient efforts wiifwin was densonstrated here Saturday night when Sheriff J. H. Gunn, as siatcd by ffeputies Wit) Reagan and Voss Stephens, made a seizure of a ta,s gahott eo])per stiff of the most approved-type which had been cached in the wifds between Topnnt and Higfitowers. 11 took three times at the ftat to round up the big feffow. The first attempt was made earfy in the week when Sheriff Gunn and Deputies Jufe Long. Whit f'oweff and Wiffie Reagan made strict search for the suspected tuoonshine outfits; this attempt brought forth no resufts. i.atcr <n the week Deputy Voss Stephens of f.easburg made a sur vey of the section, and to his eye was reveafed the pface where the moonshine making feffow had re centfyf)een pfanted. About the pface were eight f)ig stands but the stiff had been taken away. Then foffowed the round-up of Saturday evening when it was tfre good fortune of the officers to run across, the copper, which was snugfy hid in a convenient guffy The stiff is now being hefd safety in the jaif here. SECOND QUARTERLY CONFERENCE AT SHADY GROVE. MAY gTH The second quarter!}' confer ence of the Yancey ville^Mg^hodist circuit wi!) be he!d in the Shady Grove school house, May 9th. this was announced Sunday by the Kev. C W Merritt, pastor in charge. W hite the burning of the church at Shady Grove took away the place of worship of the congrega tion, arrangements have been made to hotd services regularly in Ahe ptd pubtic schwl buitding not far from the burned church. On Tuesday evening, Aprii 13, front six to ten o'ciock, the United Daughters of the Confederacy wiM give a tea to which the pubiic is invited. Tea, sandwiches, and other refreshments wii! be soid, the proceeds from which, viN jgb toward the purchase of a portrait of Robert E. Lee, which is to be piaced in the auditorium of the Hnrtiett Yancey high schooi. it is said that this "tea of the sixties" wiH be a whoiiy iniorma! affair, and it is hoped by the com mittee that everybody who can do so wiH attend this patriotic meet ing and contribute something to ward this worthy undertaking of piacing a portrait of the great southern chieftain in the high schooi budding for the inspiration of the boys and giris. The members of the U. D. C. wish to urge the pubiic to r&iiy to come out in force this cause and Tuesday evening. Apri! tjth OH.M.BMQSMWHOmS t)t)MTEBEYCBt)fEBE))CE Rev. D. E. Earnhardt Preaches On "Forgiveness of Sine." The fathers and the mothers, the sons and the daughters, and even the babies were there It was an o!d fashioned quarterly conference,* which was held at Sernora Methodist church last Saturday. Each family brought a basket containing chicken, ham, cakes, pics, and all else that goes to make up a royal picnic dinner. And the whole tempting array of edibles was spread out on a long table under the trees, when preaching and the business session of the conference was over. Dr. M. Bradshaw, the Presiding Elder of the Durham District, was there And, like the Apostle l'atil. he had brought Timothy with him in the person of Rev D. E. Earnhardt, who is one of the Methodist preachers of Durham. Because of Dr. Bradshaw's re* cent illness, Rev. Mr. Earnhardt substituted for him at the preach ing hour. They say Dr. Brad shaw can preach, and preach mighty well. Different people have been heard to say, in the language M the street, that they (Continued on Page 4) ' . DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION TO BE HELb Precinct Meetings To Be Held April 17th. t In keeping with the Democratic plan at organization, the precinct chairmen of the various townships -art- requested to ca!i a meeting of the voters it) each precinct on Sat urday. April t-tTt at 2 p. nt., for the purpose of eiccting delegates to the county convention at Yan cey viite on Saturday. April 24th at 2 p. m At the county convention delegates will he chosen to repre sent Caswell at the state conven tion at Raleigh. At your precinct meeting you ate further requested to elect a ; committee of five; one member of same to be chairman; this to be known as a precinct commitwC, The several chairmen to constitute .L ___ rommutee for the county All chairmen so elected are urged to meet together at Yan ceyville on the day of the county contention. April 24th. and at which time they will elect county chairman to serve for t next two years. E. A. Allison, Chairman. H. S. Tamer, Democratic Executive Co Yanceyville, N C.
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