to the Interests of Caswell Cdunty
VOL. 1.
YANCEYVILLE, N. C , MAY ao, 1916.
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iCasweH Wing Banner At
N. C. S. S. Association
Mrs. NeH Oliver Garrett. Superin
tendent of Children s Division.
It is {earned through a letter
from Miss Bertha H. Wilson, of
Danville. Va., R. F. D. No. 5. that
the Children's Division of the Cas
well County Sunday Schooi Asso
ciation, Mrs. NeH Oliver Garrett,
superintendent, was awarded a
much coveted prize at the con
vention of the North Carolina
Sunday School Association, re
cently held at Hickory.
Caswell county was one out of
five counties in the entire western
section of the state to receive such
a banner, so Miss Wilson writes.
It is learned that much of the
credit for Caswell's success in
winning this banner is due to the
long and faithful labors of Mrs.
Garrett among the young people
of this county in their relations
to the Sunday school.
GRANDDAUGHTERS OF
GOVERNOR MOREHEAD
VISIT MILTON
Mrs. W. T Harris and Mrs,
Randolph, of Danville, and Mrs.
Gray Morehead Parish, of New
Yofk, were visitors in Milton last
Friday. The three ladies are sis
ters and are the granddaughters
of Governor Morehead. They mo
tored over to cal) on (me of their
friends.
BRUCE MISE OPERATED
ON FOR APPENDICITIS
Bruce Mise, of Bianchc. Route
a. was operated op in DanviHe
tast Wednesday night, May !3th,
for appendicitis. Thy operation
was successfui and the patient is
said to be convalescing in a very
satisfactory way; much to the
gratification of his friends:
MSWEELPEOPLEMVOMTE
smut Of MESSENGER
Business Men, Officials and Pro-.
feasional Men Say Paper De
serves Patronage.
The attitude of some of the
leading men of the county toward
fhe Casw ell Messenger, and their
estimate of the service it ts render
ing is expressed in the endorse
ments which follow:
To the merchants, hankers, to-^
bacco warehouses, and other firms
who get a large per cent of the
business from Caswell f ounty,
we, the undersigned would make
a respectful appeal for a share of
their advertising patronage for
The Caswell Messenger. We
would like for the firms that cater
to and profit by the business of
Caswell to adopt a well-ponsidered
advertising policy toward The
Caswell Messenger, which is
rAtlering a very necessary andj
helpful service to our county, so.
that the paper wit! be untram !
meled by financial worries, andj
- may be set free to devote its;
ener^ea the constructive work}
now so highly important to Cas )
well.
We are of the opinion thaf the
large majority of the people of
* {Caswell county will greatly ap
precjhte the advertising patronage
which may be allotted to The
Caswell Messenger, which they
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO
HOSPITAL TREATMENT
FOR W. J* TAYLOR
E. F. Upchurch,
Yanceyville, N. C.—-— $t oo
Cash, Milton, N. C.-— 2 00
Gus Lillydale, Milton, N. C. 5 00
THE SPECIAL
A special edition of The
Messenger, to be embellished
with photographs, is planned
for June 24th. Special
articles will describe the re
sources of the county in such
a manner as to attract people
to our county.
Copies of this special num
ber will be mailed out for
Rve cents. Or better still
$t.$o will pay for a year's
subscription to The—Mes-—
senger. Several thousand
extra copies ought to be dis
tributed. Help is solicited
in performing this patriotic
service. Orders for the spe
cial should be sent in now.
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BEOLAH ASSOCIATION OE
THE W.M.0.T0MEET
Providence Church To Be Host
To Gathering.
On May 27th, the eleventh an :
nual meeting of the Woman's
Missionary 1'nion of Beulah As
sociation is to he held at Provi-j
deuce Church. Caswell county,
and the watchword of the meet
ing is to be. "For ye serve the
Lord Jesus." !
The program of the W. M. U.
will be opened on Thursday morn
ing, May 27th. with devotional
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YE4R S REPORT FOR yFVDERSON
HJCH SCHOOL CS M^DE
Good Showing Made by This Progressive Schooi.
Enrollment And Attendance—
Total enrolled in Elementary
grades tyi; average attendance
for the year, 115.85.
Total enrolled in High school
grades, 36; average attendance for
the year, 34.58.
Total enrollment, 303. Total
average daily attendance for the
year, 140.43.
Total promotions, Elementary
66. Eight High School students
passed on all work. Some who
need to review work some next
year were conditioned. Several
failed toV^kc final examination
and were &i,!ed.
Certificates fpr Perfect Attend
ance were given to: Mamie yin
^on, Wallace Walker, 5th gfhde;
Lawrence Walker. 6th grade;
Mary Walker, Pearl Oakley, 7th
gra^le; Earlie Vinson. Qth grade.
Highest general average attend
ance, deportment and scholarship,
High School boys and girls—Ear
lie Vinson 95.5 per cent; Beatrice
Oakley, 93.73 per cent.
Trucks—Total number miles
traveled. 9.966. Total number
pupils carried, 30,Total num
ber gallon gas used, t,2H. Total
number quarts Oil, t57- Total cost
of transportation for four trucks
for six months, including drivers'
salaries, gan wtt and repairs,
$5$R6t.
During the school year $2tq.26
was raised by patrons, pupils and
teachers for the benefit of the
school. Of this amount $Jto.o6
w as spent for the school and teav
ing a balance of $9 30, on May tst.
Each item of expense would ap
pear here if space would permit,
however, these items can he secur
ed on request.
R. W BARNETTE,
Principal.
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS
I wish to announce that I have
titect with the Board of Eteetion,
and witt he a candidate for the
office of Register of Deeds of
Caswett ( Ounty. suf'ject to the ac
tion of the Democratic primary,
which wiH he hefd !une S, )9^6.
J. Y. ( HANDLER
YaneeyviMc. N. ( . !(otrte 2.
May t^, !92()
(Potiticaf Adv.)
Rev. W. AfcMorries is on a
trip to West Virginia to make a
commencement address, it is re
ported
Republican County Convention
Met In Yanceyvi tie Saturday
—..— —
Nominations Made For County
OfBces and For The Legislature
and Senate
Answering the cal! of the coun
ty chairman. L. L. Lambeth, the
Republicans of Caswell county
assembled in the printary iast Sat
urday for the purpose of naming
a county ticket and nominating
candidates for the Legislature and
the State Senate.
The following nominations were
made: For Senate. Dr. F P.
Tucker; for the Legislature, L. L.
Lambeth: for Sheriff. J. Frank
Massey ; for Clerk of the Court.
S Allred; for Register of
Deeds. Montrose Angie ; for Coun
ty Treasurer. T. H. Pleasants; for
County Commissioners: W F.
Davis. W. L. Thomas, A. C- Lind
say : for Road Commissioners: G.
C Donaho, T. W. Saunders, and
R. M. Pleasants.
Two very interesting addresses
were made by Mr. Hester, an at
tornsy from Reidsville. and C M
Bernard, of Pilot Mountain. Mr.
Lambeth also spoke at some
length regarding the campaign to
be waged in the county.
YANCEYVILLE*WOMAN S
AUXILIARY MEETS
The Woman's Auxiliary of th<
Presbvterian church me! with
Mrs. ). W. Crowe!) iast Monday
afternoon. A very interesting
meeting was he!d, this being the
celebration of the birthday of the
organization. Each member
brought a penny for each year of
her age As most of the members
were present, the offering was a
nice sum. This money goes to
endow a chair of Bible at the
Presbyterian College for girls hi
Oklahoma
An enjoyable feature of the socia!
hour was the cutting and serving
of the beautiful birthday cake by
the hostess.
FOR CLERK OF SUPERIOR
COURT
i hereby announce myseff a can
didate forCterk of Superior Court
subject to the action of the Oerno
cratic primary to be hefd cm June
5th. By reason of my experience
during the past term, 1 fee! that
f can render the pubhc better set
vice another term, f protnise ttud
every penny which comes into this
office wi!) be promptiy and proper
)y accounted for. Your support
wtf! be appreciated.
. B. S. tiraves.
(pofitica) Adv.)
FOR COUNTY COMIS
SIONER
To the Voters of CasweH County,
X c.
1 wish to announce to the pub
)ice that 1 have fifed my candidacy
with the Board of Efection for re
election for office of County Com
missioner. f thank the voters of
Casweff county for their support
fast Primary, and respectfuffy
soficit ynmr vafued vote.
J. f. f.ipscontb.
(Pofitica! Adv.)
FOR CLERK OF COURT
I desire to announee my can
didaey for the other of t ierk df
the Superior Court of f'aswett
eotmty in the June Primary.
Thanking yt^u in advauee for sup
port. If nominated and eteeted
I wit! serve at! the people to the
best of mv ability.
* R. F. Wilson.
Yaueeyvitte, N. (. .. Rt. !.
Miss Fttu! Merritt, teaeher of
Fugtisbiuthe Lexington Higit
Sehoo), ehaperoned a eompany of
Seniors (30) on a trip to Washing
ton, I). C, left May 6.
Bartlett Yance
School's Rep
CASWELL S CLAIM
The volume of trade which
the people of Caswell county
give to Danville, Reidsville,
Burlington, Greensboro, Me
bane. and other towns, en
titles the Caswell newspaper
to a share of the advertising
patronage of the merchants
of those towns. This and
all other newspapers depend
upon advertisements. The
merchants who profit by the
Caswell trade ought to help
the Caswell paper by giving
it a share of their advertis
ing. The readers can help
the paper hv getting the
merchants to see .this.
CASWELL MS THREE
SUMMERS AT MEETIM6
A. L. Florence. W. B. Horton and
S M. Bason Attend.
Last Thursday and Friday were
gala days at Pinchurst. it was
the occasion of the spring cere
monial of the Oasis Temple Shrin
ers of western North Car< -Una.
and about j.ooo Shriners from
North Carolina and Other staffs
w ere in attendance. One hundred
and eighteen novices were initiat
ed into the order of the Mystic
Shrine. ,
Three Caswell men were there!
to participate in the festivities;
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Mass Meeting At Yancey vide
Next Saturday, Two ()*c)ock
FOR RECORDER
i t, tin' Voters of Caswell County.
North Carolina,
i wish to announce that I have
f,)<d with the Hoard of Rlection
and wiii be a candidate for the re
nomination as Recorder for the
( aswell Comity Recorder's Court,
subject to the action of the Demo
cratic primary, which wii! be heid
futie Sth. t93h.
T. H. HATCHKTT.
(IhditicaiAdv.)
FOR COUNTY COMMIS
SIONER
Subject to the action of the
Democratic Primary. June $th.
1926, I desire to announce myself
as a candidate for the office of
County Commissioner of Caswell
county. And if nominated and
elected. I pledge my best services
to the people of this county.
W. P. ACDK1DCK.
Yanceyville. N. ( Route t.
May thh, '9^ -
Mr. Rriles and family, of Leas
hut'g, have moved into the manse
at Yanceyvilte. Mr. Briles is en
gaged in the saw mill business.
S^M M. B/1SOTV, MASTER OF
JOHN ^4. CRIMES EOHCE
BEGINS SECOND TERM UNDER FINE CONDITIONS
Sam M Bason, for the past !2
months, worshipfut master of
John A. Grasses Px)dge 494. A. P-.
and A. M.. at a stated communi
cation of the Order hetd in its hat!
Monday night, was by the vote of
the brethren chosen to wear the
Raster's )ewe! for the ensuing
year.
This merited recognition of hts
tabors of the past t2 months,
brought the most sincere of con
gratulations from a!l the members
present, and it is betieved in mas
otMC circles that he enters upon
the second year of his work under
conditions of the most propitious
kind.
ftps understood that he has in
mind a program of expansion
which wiii mean much for free
masonry It is indicated that it is
we!! within the range of possibiii
ties that a part pf tMi; program re
fates to the budding of a Masonic
Tempie at this p!ace. It is known
that this project is very near to
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P ;-.
Addresses To Be Made By Can
didates.
mass meeting, which is to
he heid in Yancey vitte next Sat
mtiay, May 22 nd, for the Demo
cratic voters of Caswctt county,
wit) begin at 2 o'ctock in the af
ternoon. '
The purpose of this meeting is
to give an opportunity to the can
dilates for County Commissioner,
for membership on the Road
Board, and the Board of Educa
tion, to state their policies for the
term for which they seek office;
and to give the candidates for the
t.egistature and for the Senate a
chance to state their ptatforms.
)t is expected that there wit! be
a targe attendance at this mass
meeting, and that the addresses
made witt be of great interest to
at! the voters of the county who
desire to team something about
the affairs of government.
!t*is anticipated that many of
the tadies who are now futt Hedged
voting citizens of this common
wealth and of this repubtic, witt
avait themsetves of the opportun
ity furnished to come to a better
understanding of the men and
measures seeking their franchise.
Those promoting this meeting
say that those who wietd the bat
tot ought to vote inte!!igent!y and
not from motives of mere preju
dice. To this end the puhtic is
urged to come out and* hear the
men who witt be catted upon to
represent the citizens in govern
mentat affairs.
ARCHDEACON TO PREACH
AT MILTON FIFTH SUNDAY
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On the fifth Sunday morning in
May the Archdeacon witt preach
at Christ Episcopal church in
Mitton. at 11 o'clock. It is ex
pected that this wit! be a service
of unusuat interest, and the of
ficiats of the church extend a cor
diat invitation to the public to
worship with them on that day.
Mr. Abell Sends Greetings to
Pupils and Patrons. *,1
Pursuant to a former promise
the following information is given
concerning the pupils of the Bart- t
left Yancey High School. Below
is a list of the students who at
tained the highest scholastic
standing in their grades, and the
percent made:
Bertha Lee Chapman—Third
grade, Qf.53 per cent.
Lillie Reagan—Fourth grade,
HR per cent. .-Ha!
Katharine Malloy—Fifth grade,
9/ .13 Per cent. ^
Zora Yarborough—Sixth grade,
96.93 per cent.
Dorothy Yarborough —Sixth
grade, 96.73 per cent.
Jeanette Harrison — Seventh
grade, 96.05 per cent.
Ruth Anderson—Eighth grade,
93 per cent. ;
F.lsio Hooper—Ninth grade, 88
per c$nt. , '*
Elizabeth Siddle—Tenth grade,
93.67 per cent. , ^
Clyde Allison—Eleventh grade,
93 per cent. . t
Below is a list of pupils who re
ceived perfect attendance certiR*
cates. These pupils were not ab
sent for a single day during the
tgjtire school year.
Third grade—Mary L. Hodges,
Mary Irvin Slade, Edward Wil
son.
Fourth grade—Evelyn Farmer,
Nannie Hooper, Marnie Poteat
Fifth grade—Elvin Gunn, Kath
arine Malloy, Mildred Poteat.
Sixth grade — Wilson Slade,
Zora Yarborough, Dorothy Yar
borough, Annie Gunn, Hedty
Gunn, Banks Horton.
Seventh grade—Elizabeth Al
lison, Marguerite Dailey, Giles
Jones, Sadie Relle Dailey.
Ninth grade—William Gunn.
Tenth grade—Ruth Gwynn,
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MPHSTW.M.U.NMM
MEET M HEMSWUE
(By Miss Minerva Jones)
A most interesting meeting was
held with the circles of the Baptist
W. M U. on Monday in the
church partor. The subject was
"Hpspitat Work of the Southern
Baptist Convention." Scripture
readings on "Divine Heating by
the Master," were read and pray-—
er offered.
The ministry of heating was dis
cusser! by Miss Minerva Jones in
which she show ed that one of the
most effective ways of carrying
saivation to the heathen is by way
of the medica) missionary, and cit
ed some noted instances in the
hospitals in foreign iands in which
whoie famiiies have been con
verted.
"The Great Physician" was here
sung and Mrs. Morrison very
tenderly rendered a poem, of the
evening hour when the Master
heated by the seaside. Mrs. Bu
ford fitone gave some facts of hos
pita) work in our southtand, par
ticutarty in New Orteans.
Mrs Net! Otiver Garrett tectur
ed on our Baptist Hospital and
Its Work in Winston-Satem,"
bringing much information of con
vincing interest as to the impor
tance of this work.
Just here a pageant, written by
Mrs. Nett Otiver Garrett, was pre
sented representing hospital work
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SWINDELL-COGSWELL
Rev
vitte, ometateo m c
Miss Margaret Jam
Lakeland, Fta.rahT
son Cogswett. of
on tast
sonag