VOL. 1.
YANCEYVILLE. N. C.. NOVEMBER 18. 1926.
Meanest Men In The World
Steal Widow s Tobacco
^ shining example of woman's
heroism, CasweH county folks de
clare was revealed by the actions
of Mrs. Arthur Corbett Flitch,
highly esteemed young wife of
the Baynes section of South Cas
well \yho last season while her
husband was suffering in the last
stages of tuberculosis, with her
little children and with what helpj
she could procure, grew a splen
did crop. To the cultivation and
harvesting of it she gave her own
personal attention. A few weeks
ago, the sick husband passed
away and was laid to rest in the
cemetery of Bethel Christian
church.
Gathering up anew the broken
threads of her life, Mrs. Fitch
patiently went to work to market
her wonderful crop of the bright
leaf. She had stripped out close
to t.ooo pounds, preparatory to
loading it oil for market. Last
week some unidentified thieves,
parking their truck about three
hundred yards from the barn,
carried off the tobacco, leaving
behind no clues which might
direct to their arrest.
Caswell odicials are on the
lookout for the tobacco thieves
and the determination has been
expressed to catch them if it is
in the range of possibility.
HNMH pMHIMLY
MMFEHEUCE tS HEEC
The fourth quarterly confer
ence for the Yanceyville circuit
was held at Prospect church with
the Rev. M. Bradshaw, presid
ing elder, in the chair. The large
country church was filled to
capacity, and the presiding elder
declared that he had never before
in his eldership seen a larger
gathering at a quarterly meeting
on a week day. All the churches
but two reported that funds for
the year had been "raised, and it
was indicated that two churches
in arrears would pay out.
R. W. Duncan, Pelham, was
elected lay leader for the circuit
for tg27 and district steward.
t). 0. C. OBSERVE
ARMISTICE BAY
Impressive Exercises at The
Local High School.
"Carry On,' was fhe one clear
note in a most happy little speech
by Mrs Robert W. Isley before
the pupils of the local high school
on Armistice Day when the Cas
well County Chapter of the Unit
er! Daughters of the Confederacy
sponsored the program.
Tenderly Mrs. isley spoke of
the sacrifices made by the boys
who wore the olive drab and
fought under the banner with its
forty-eight stars. She reminded
those who were present* that to
them was the task of keeping
alive the ideals of world freedom
which had fpund a rich dwelling
in the souls of the American sol
diers. who fought in the fields of
France, and by their consecrated
service gave a new and a better
meaning to heroism and advanc
ed the world in honor.
The program was delightfully]
and tenderly heightened by a
reading of Mrs. E. F. Upchurch]
of one of the world's best loved
poems, "In Flanders Fields the
Poppies Grow." while an added
sweetness lent itself to the day
when the pupils of the school]
joined with the Daughters in]
singing. "Keep the Home Fires;
Burning," "Onward Chnstran
Soldier," and Anally voicing the]
national anthem. "The Star
Spangled, Banner."
R S FIDDLER VISITING
LOCAL PENNEY STORES
Mr. R. S. Fiddler, of the. New
York merchandise department of
the J. C. Penney Department
Stores, is visiting the J C. Penney
stores in the south for about a
month. He is now in North Car
olina. at the Burlington store.
Last week The Messenger's cor
respondent found him in the Dan
ville store. He will visit other
stores in South Carolina, Tennes
see, Georgia, and Alabama. Mr.
Fiddler says that business this
year is better than ever, and that
very satisfactory records are be
ing made in the Danville and Bur
lington stores.
W. f. FtICH !S BUtLOiM
MEVEMBBOMBUtMW
Is Located On Main Street In
YanceyviHe.
i In the construction of a seven
room bungalow, projected by W.
I', Fitch, it is expected that the
building wit! add nruch to the at
tractiveness of Main street. This
work is ptanned to proceed with
dispatch and the house witt be
ready for occupancy in a short
white. The ptans for the hung
atow have' been drawn by Mr.
Fitch, and the timbers wit) be put
into ptace by Robert W. Reagan,
wet) known tocat buitder and car
penter.
It is understood that the scheme
cads for round dressed pine logs
which wit! be futly creosotcd It
wit) be foundationed so as to make
the height scheme harmonize wfth
the paved road white the depres
sion between the Upchurch wrd
Fitch residences witt be fitted in
carefutty.
The bungatow when finatty
compteted witt be fitted up with
two chimneys and witt embrace
the most modern thought in tight
ing and heating.
A novet feature of the house
witt be the assembting of the
mantels; these mantets witt be
constructed in their entirety, out
of white flint rocks. ,
METHODIST MECCA
DRAWS A GOOD MANY
CASWELL PILGRIMS
Methodist Saints and Sinners
Gather in Trinity Church, a
Gothic Structure
Among those from Caswell at
tending the Methodist Conference
at Durham last week were Mr.
and Mrs. George A. Anderson and
Miss Mary Slade Anderson, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Ware. Mrs. W. T.
l!^ng, Miss Mabel Stephens.
Judge T. H Hatchett, Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Allison, Mr. and Mrs!
J. B. Worsham, Mrs. Berta Yaf
borough, Mrs. J. B. Paschal, Miss
Jennie Hatchett, W. W. Wors
ham, Mrs. Sadie Jones and son,
Tom Jones.
It is supposed that quite a num
her of other Caswellians made
the pilgrimage to the Methodist
mecca at Durham last Sunday to
hear the Bishop preach and to
greet their preacher friends, gath
ered in the new Trinity church,
which is considered a very fine
specimen of Gothic architecture.
Sunday was a high day among
the Methodist saints and sinners.
"AEL A MISTAKE'
A comedy in three acts will be
given at Prospect Hid high school
Friday night, November 19, *9^
at 7 o'clock,
Everybody come and bring
your friends.
See Clark's guarantee. Act ac
ordingly.
TtMMCO IHtEVES ME
CM8HT HEC HMOEO
Ju!e Long Arrives in Time to
Prevent a Get-Away.
Dreams of one day wearing the
heavy weight championship of the
world in hstic honors, were rude
ly dispelled. for a time at least,
from the brain if Russell Hawes.
Alexandria. Virginia when lute
Long, deputy sheriff of High
towers township, in the cold gray
dawn of the early morning hour
of last Wednesday, put the
"clamps" on Gene Tuney's pros
pective contender.
The dream was shattered just
across the Caswell county line,
near Prospect Hill, on the farm
of Mrs. Satlie Warren, as the
would-be world champion stood
stood ofose hy the protecting side
of a shock of corn where he had
run for sanctuary when he found
that he and his companions had
been caught red handed in the
attempt to remove a lot bf the
stripped superlative bright leaf
from Mrs Warren's pack ham.
with the evident purpose of mo
toring it down to South Boston
for the clarion call of the auc
tioners' cry at the next ringing of
the auction bells.
it is related that Caswell's ag
gressive deputy sheriff was rude
ly awakened from his beauty
sleep, just as the "we sma hours
were ayoht the twal." by the loud
and persistent call of the tele
phone bell, summonsing him to
the Warren farm with the advice
that tobacco thieves were abroad
in the land. While it can not be
continued that Mr. Long broke all
speed records in hieing to the
scene of the depredations yet it
is generally agreed that Caswell's
efficient officer was not tong in
"getting there, t The. thieves,
three in number, it is averred,
vanished into thin air when they
found that the strong arm of the
law had reached out. Mr. Cong
at once noted that a lot of the
weed had been handled; an auto
mobile stood parked behind ah
improvised camouflage basitly.
construe ted out of a convenient
bed quilt. By the aid of his elec
tric torch, he beheld the top
coats, sweaters and hats of the*
unfortunate triangle which had)
been rudely disturbed in its sur-j
reptitous work.
Kowhere in stght was a smgfe
angte of the triangie. and Mr.
Long was fearfu) that he might
pn!y have iahor for his efforts
when suddenty from the cache of
cut corn not far away came the
cry of a strong voice saying, "i
am one of the hoys, come out and
nab me." Mr. Long threw the
hght of his torch in the direction
of the voice and at the same time
giving the fata) command "hands
up." The owner of the voice,
who proved to he the prize fighter
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MtSSOHNMMOMHS.
MOMMtMEfWtMttMEO
Mrs. Houston L. Gwynn, Hostess.
Miss Margaret Dawson, of
Durham, bride-to-be within a
few weeks, and Mrs. Robert
Montgomery, of Reidsville, form
erly Miss Nettie Harris, a recent
bride, were given an honor pre
sentation at the home of Mrs.
Houston !.. Gwynn, Thursday of
)ast week, where fehcities were
exchanged and the gtad hand cx
tended by a host of friends.
With a color scheme admirably
btended of yettow and white, the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Gwynn
was, a bower of rea! tivetiness
while the thoughtful courtesies of
Mrs. Gwynn. the hostess, made
the event one of the very finest
which our little village has known
in years The finest sort of cor
dialitv ran through the defightfu)
hours, and many took occasion
not only to give hearty congratu
lations to the bride to-be. and the
recent bride, both of whom re
ceived the acclaim with becoming
grace, but atso to direct attention
to the rharming manner in winch
Mtjs. Uwynn did the honors of the
day.
In the receiving line were Mrs.
Helen Florance Gwynn, Miss
Margaret Dawson, Mrs Robert
Montgomery and MUs Jennie
Dawson, sister of the bride elect.
Friends to pass in review were:
John A Massey, Mrs H< F, Bran
don. Mrs. Geo. A. Anderson. Miss
Alice Harrelson, Mrs. F. G. Har
relsott. Mrs. W W ^finite. Miss
Pattie Gunn, Miss Mary Slade
Anderson, Mrs Alvis Lea Flor
ance. Mrs. Willie Johnson. Mrs.
M. S. burner, Mrs. Carl Moser,
Mrs. W. F hitch. Mrs H. F. Up
church. Mrs. S A. Malloy, Mrs
A M Mot?, Mrs. A. Y. Kerr.
Mrs. John H. Gunn. Mrs. Robert
W. Isley. Miss Mary Lea hlor
aiice. Miss Dclotis Harrison. Mrs.
Lucy Williamson. Mrs. Walter
H. Williamson. Miss Mabel Al
corn. Miss Annie Murray, Miss
Cora l ea. Miss Sue Frederick.
Miss Nannie !*ou Thompson.
Mrs. B S. Graves, Mrs J. P
Gwytin, Mrs. L. A. Gwynn, Mrs.
John Anderson Covington. Dan
ville. Miss Margaret Montgo
mery, Reidsville; Mrs. Sant W.
Bason, Miss Ada Blackwell, Mrs.
C. W. Hood, Mrs Daniel Gwynn,
Mrs. Maggie Houck. High Point;
Mrs. R. L MitchcHc. and Miss
Emma Mitcbelle, Danville
Front the receiving line, the
guests passed out to the dining
room where the hostess had in
preparation a most delightful
course
Tom Burgess, of the Ligonette
Cafe, Danville, was a caller on
Monday morning at J L. Mur
ray's His chief object is hunting
ns the season opened Monday.
tWEW7!FJV EAStFELL E^LiV71 EE7LD
SLEEPS LV ^ /VE^REY EEMELERY
(By Jt-an Ames)
A few mites from Yanceyvitte,
atmost under the sound of the
court house bet!, a!! that is mortat
of an unknown chitd ties steeping
its tast dreamtess steep, Obtivi
ous of wintry Masts and summer
heat, the inmate of the grave,
waits the summons of the-great
day, -when the unknown and the
neglected shall be known in the
suntight of the Master's presence.
The tittte grave is set in the
midst of an otd family cemetery
and wonderfutty beautiful is the
fact that near is another grave,
that of a great Caswell statesman
who years ago gave the best ser
vice of his life to the creation ot
a program whose development
made it possibte that the humbtest
chitd of North Carolina should
have a chance.
But it is not abdut the states
man we woutd write, but about
the htt!e unknown Laswett coun
ty chitd who has for more than
a hatf century rested in its !itt!e
grave and whose name no one
may cat!„
Years ago a fatuity moved
through Caswett. On the journey
jits tittte chitd grew scrinusty itt
{and it was found that the fever
j tan high and the frait body was
racked with pain. The father
stopped at a hospitabie home
near the roadside and asked for
sanctuary. AH the ministration
which was huntanty possibte to
give coutd not keep the death
anget away. The tired tittte crea
ture fed to steep in the arms of
Hint who uttered words "suffer
tittle children to'come unto me
for of such is the kingdom of
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CasweH County Su
Court Convenes
HIGHEST STATE AVER
AGE FOR TOBACCO SAID
TO BE AT MEBANE
An item of interest to aU con
cerned is the fact that prices of
tobacco averaged 38 t:4 cents for
t the entire door at the Farmers
Warehouse, Mebane. on last Wed
nesday, a week ago. which con
stitutes the highest state average,
so it is said.
It is highly gratifying that the
price of the bright ieaf holds up
so wel), not onty in Mebane, but
also at every other warehouse it)
the dntire Piedmont tobacco sec
tion.
MTOMOBM MB WMOM
CBLLIBE OEM BMBES
In an automobiie-wagotr coi
iisiotr which occurred one day tast
week about four oidock m the
afterrrtron in the Haynes section
of South Casweii. Boy Poteat.
coiorcd farmer, was severeiy in
jured anti tire two mute team of
W. F. t treeks, wei) known farmer
of tire community, sustained grave
damage.
Hoy Poteat. a deaf mute who
was driving the Cheeks team, it
is said, was on the right side of
tire road when Aden Bigetow.
cohered, racing his Ford roadster
at a rapid rate, smashed into the
team. Bigetow aiteges that he
wn-. in tire act of wiping the fog
front ^tire windshield of his car,
ami this distraction caused the
accident.
Both of the mutes were badiy
cut up and bruised, and it is in
dicated that Poteat may have sus
taint'd interna] injuries. Bigetow
escaped with siight hurt.
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
AFTER APPOINTMENTS
Three Caswei! Pastors Are Re
turned,
The reading of the appointments
of the preachers was the !ast
item of business on the program
of tin- North Carolina Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal
( hutch, South, which adjourned
last Monday about 11 .pi o'clock,
after being in session since 9
o'clock, November toth.
litis 192b session of tite Con
ference was hetd in Trinity
church, Durham, and was a most
harmonious session from start to
finish, under the presidency of
Bishop Edwin D. Mouxon, of
Charlotte.
Bishop Mouxon impressed the
Conference very favorably, in
deed, his morning addresses to
the ministers being considered by
those who heard them as most
profoundly significant.
The appointments made at this
Conference which directly affect
the citizens of Gaswell are: Dr.
MG Bradshaw, presiding elder of
the Durham district; Rev. W. C.
Merritt, pastor of the Yanceyville
circuit; Rev. E. R. Clegg, pastor
of the Leasburg circuit; Rev. W.
C. Jones, pastor of the Milton
circuit; Rev. S. E. Nicks, pastor
of the Hiilshoro circuit: Rev. J.
Bascom Hurley, pastor of the
Rougernout circuit; Rev. L. V.
Harris, pastor of the Burlington
circuit; Rev E. M. Shamhurgnr,
pastor of Long Memorial church.
Roxboro; Rev, H, 1. Glass,-pre
siding elder of the Elizabeth City
district: Rev. E. C. Durham, pas
tor of the Cedar Grove circuit.
Mrs. B. V. Booth and son. of
Danville, Va.< accompanied by her
son's school mate, George Gunn,
of V. P. L, were visitors at J L.
Murray'.s Monday, George ts a
great-great grandson of Sterling
Gunn, whose grave is located on
the Murray farm.
Full Criminal and Civil Dp
With Judge J. M. Og!
tjyfh judicial district on the bench,
a regular term of the superior
cobrt for the county of Caswell
will convene here on Monday,
December 6th. S. P Graves, Mt.
Airy, solicitor, will prosecute on
behalf of the state.
In consequence of the fact that
no August term was held, the
docket for the court is a long one.
Twenty five cases are on the
criminial docket, while Civil is
sues are set for more than 35
cases.
The major Case on the criminal
docket is that of the State against
Ed Warren, in which the defend
ant is charged with the murder of
Tilden l ong. Eong came to his
death as the result of a pistol shot
alleged to have been bred by Ed
Warren, the alleged homicide
taking place near Moon's Creek
bridge last spring. Warren has
been held in jail at this place, no
bond being allowed. A second
case of interest is that of J. H.
Anderson, alias "Dock" Ander
son, Danville man. who will be
tried on a serious allegation.
Anderson is out on bond. Med
Harnsford. manslaughter, is a
third major case. The civil cases
none of them are of great im
portance.
At this term of the court,
George A Anderson, who was
elected clerk at the November
election wilt be in eharge of the
docket. Mr. Anderson will have
the task of taking up the work of
the court immediately after his
qualification before the board of
county commissioners who will
be in session on that day to swear
in the newly elected officials.
The jury drawn for the term is
made up of the following person
nel : J. H. Chandler, C.C. Smith.
W H. Allred. ). F. Paschal, W.
G. Rogers, J. J. Chandfer, J. D.
Poteat, W. W. McFarling, R.^f.
Briggs. O. F. Lewis, W. F. Po
teat, H. W. Harrelson, L B. Ald
ridge, W. H Page. A. H. King,
W. H. Moore, L. A. Miles, J. W.
Powell, C. L. Dameron, A. E.
Saunders, J. W. Aldridge, G. R.
Aldridge, E. J Satterfield, B. R.
Daniel, G. D Rudd, L. W. Fos
ter, E. H. Oakley, J. M. Webster,
James Seamster, E. P. Poteat, W.
E. Clayton. C. W. Pointer, T. T.
Foster. A. H. Oakley. W. J.
Crisp.
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Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gunn and
chitdren, Francis and Mary, Mrs
Jim Gunn and Miss Irene Gunn,
of Sanford, N C.. spent last Sun
day with their aunt. Mrs. Bettie
Wat), of Wall street.
Miss Etizabeth Reagans, of
GanviHe, spent the week-end with
her parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Chrtsten
berry and little son, T. j., Jr.,
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs.
Wit! Reagan on Walt street.
Miss Huldah Pointer catled by
The Messenger office for a short
chat with the manager. ,
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Miss Susie Frederick spent the
week end at home. "
Miss Nannie Lou Thon
spent Sunday with hotnefol!
Huriington. '.y?
Hark s sales - are
each day. There s a '
^nn.
Mr. Irvin Reagans tells us he
is making rabbits hop. He says
he catches several every morning.
Misses Mary I.ee Fiorance and
Mary Slade Anderson and Peloris
Harrison spent Saturday after
noon with Mrs. Bettie Wail of
Wait street.