The Charlotte Labor Journal
AND DIXIE FARM NEWS
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CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1939
GRISWOLD PAYS TRIBUTE TO NEWLY-ELECTED
OFFICERS OF CENTRAL LABOR UNION
T. V. Griswold. lately Councilman for the City of Charlotte, and a
thorough .union man, in a letter to The Journal, says:
“As a man who has devoted a great part of his life, and much earnest
thought, to the cause of organized labor, I find much genuine pleasure in
offering congratulation to the Charlotte Central Labor Union for its selec
tion of officers for the forthcoming year.
“Henry Stalls and William Greene, as president and secretary, and
W. M. Witter as vice-president, are a happy combination.
Mr. Stalls and Mr Greene are good men. They represent the flowering
of the early hopes of those of us of another generation who put our shoulders
to the wheel of organization; sometimes it seemed that we worked uselessly;
but we constantly labored on, that our children might have a better world
to live in.
“Today, those children of ours are beginning their lives with a back
ground of equipment, educational and cultural, upon which we oldsters look
with awe; we are prone to wonder just how much we might have accomplished
had we had even half the start; we are exceedingly proud of what has been
done.
“And these two outstanding young men. who have been elected by the
affiliated labor organizations of Charlotte to lead them—although they are
of a generation by no means characterized by horny hands—recognize that
we older fellows worked toward an ideal; and they show their recognition
by getting out earnestly to lead their own generation along the path so pain
fully hewed out by men who early learned the high value of organization in
labor, and who banded together their brothers of brawn that they might gain
for themselves and their children a place in the sun of Christian living.
“These young men can. as an inarticulate older generation never may have
been able to do—lead their people far. They are exceedingly lucky that they
have for their counsellor organized labor’s earliest protagonist in this com
munity “Bill” Witter who organized one of the first labor unions in Char
lotte. He has lived fifteen years past the half century mark. In the interest
of labor, he has “fought the wars,” He has learned the high value of BKAI>
instead of BRAWN in settling differences between Capital and Labor. He
has done probably as much as any one man in North Carolina to break down
the caste line between the pen who work with their heads and the aten who
work with their hands. He has constantly preached that Ged made as alL
“He has wen the high respect of the comatnnity in which he has lived
his life. He knows how to advise; he knows hew to win a fight, and be
modest about it; he knows how to lose a fight, and wait for another day; he
knows how to proffer advice without overbearing.
“In all, as I have said, it is a happy combination. Two men, young and
strong, with life before them; a third, a respected and seasoned veteran, to
warn and council them in their never-ceasing battle for the right.”
T. V. GRISWOLD.
P. 0. Clerks Aux.
Install Officers
At Luncheon Meet
On Saturday, July 21, the newly
elected officers of the Woman’s
Auxiliary of Local 376 N. F. P. 0. C.
were installed at a meeting by J. M.
Bradburn, president of Local 376, and
a state vice president of the organisa
tion. Mrs. Bradburn is president of
the auxiliary.
Other officers are Mrs. W. H.
Moon, first vice-president; Mrs. Ralph
Thomas, second vice president; Mrs.
R. T. Joyner, third vice president;
Mrs. S. F. Blackwelder, secretary, and
Mrs. Edwin R. Dixon, treasurer. As
sisting these are Mrs. Roy Sanders,
mistress-at-arms, Mrs. Walter Byrd,
publicity chairman, Mrs. Stough
Campbell, assistant treasurer, and
Mrs. A. H. Freeman, assistant secre
tary.
After the banquet a short business
meeting was held before the installa
tion services.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Brad
burn, Mrs. Joyner, Mrs. Byrd, Mrs.
Blackwelder, Mrs. Dixon and guest,
Miss Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Moon, Mrs.
Campbell, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Free
man, Mrs. Hugh Houser, Mrs. Clyde
Mitchell, Mrs. L. L. Hoover, Mrs. R.
C. Grier, Mrs. T. M. Hill, and Mrs.
Hurt, who was welcomed into the
membership of the auxiliary.
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Collecting of Minerals
Makes Popular Hobby
In your wanderings over the coun
tryside you may encounter some
«M equipped with knapsack and
prospector’s pick, tapping quarry
walls, smashing fieldstones or
searching through mine waste piles
tat quest of line mineral specimens,
writes William D. Quinn in Nature
Magazine. Occasionally the cry of
“EurekaI” may be heard, and lead
one to some enraptured advocate
of the hammer gloating over a prize
whose value is apparent only to him
self.
Mineralogy draws its devotees
from all walks of life. Business
man or woman, teacher, lawyer,
doctor, chemist or clerk—any will
sneak away on the least excuse to
spend an afternoon at the rock pile.
To become an enthusiastic “rock
hound” one needs only to see a good
collection, attend a meeting of any
mineral club, or, indeed, merely
catch the fever from one who has
already been bewitched with the
fascination of mineral collecting.
Once in the fold the newcomer
should supply himself with a good
book. After reading such a book
and following its suggestions, one is
ready to begin hoarding specimens.
The bugaboo of all collectors is
providing room to house the prizes.
If you will have many visitors an
exhibition case is the thing; other
wise a cabinet of drawers will prove
satisfactory. A jeweler’s or doctor’s
glass case with glass shelves is best,
although a bookcase may serve the
purpose. In a cabinet of drawers
much room will be saved if they
are shallow.
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
Under and by virtu* of the power and
authority contained in that certain deed of
trust executed and delivered by L M. Creigh
ton and husband, M. L. Creighton, on the
16th day of November, 192* and recorded la
the public registry of Mecklenburg County,
in Rook 642 at Page 212. and because of dm
fault in the payment of the indebtedness therein
described and thereby secured, and the fail
ure on the part of the aaid grantors therein
to carry out and perform the terms and con
ditions of the said deed of trust, and pur
suant to demand of the owner and holder of
the indebtedness thereby secured, the under
signed Trustee will expose for sal* at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash at the
usual place of sale in the County Court Houee
of Mecklenburg County in the City of Cham
lotte, at 12 o'clock Noon, on the Id Monday
in August, the same being the 21st day of
August, 1939. the following described real
All that certain tract of land lying and
being in 8te*l Creek Township, Mecklenburg
County, North Carolina and more’particularly
described and defined as follows:
All that certain piece, pared or tract of
land containing 123 acres more or less situate,
lying and being on the Wright's Feerry Road
about ten miles southwest from the City of
Charlotte in Steel Creek Township, Mecklen
burg County. State of North Carolina, having
such shape, metes, courses and distances a*
Will more fully appear by reference to a plat
thereof made by I, B. Faires, Surveyor, March
23th. 1913, and being bounded on the north
by the lands of Mrs. J. F. Kendrick estate
land, on the east by W. 8. and T. E. Hoover
lands, on the south by the land of J. P.
Stroup* and the lands of T. F. Carothers and
on the west by the lands of T. F. Carothers
and the lands of B. M. Potts and the lands
of J. R. Porter. This being the same tract
of land heretofore conveyed to the said Mrs
L. M. Creighton by W. S. Hoover and wife,
H. L. Hoovef, and T. E. Hoover sad wife.
Minnie T. Hoover, by deed dated the tth day
of December. 1911, and recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds for Mecklenburg
County in Book 230,
The above conveyance is given subject to
two deeds of trust to the Federal Land Bank
of Columbia, S. C.. being recorded in the
office o fthe Register of Deeds for Mecklen
burg County In Books 443. page 36T and 431.
page 101.
The said real estate wil lb* offered for
sal* subject to aay Uea for taxes. If any
subject to any other Haas especially two dee*
of trust to Federal Land Bank of Columbia,
recorded in public registry of Mecklenbur*
County, North Carolina, ia Books 44*. Pagt
667 and Ml. Fag* 101.
The sail sale wil lb* left open fo ra period
of ten days for Increased bid as provided to
law.
This the 18th day of July. 1939.
J. L. DELANEY.
Trustee
July 20, 27: Aug. 3. 10.
TRUSTEE'S SALS OP REAL ESTATE
Under and b7 virtue of tbt power e
authority contained in that certain deed
tract executed and delivered by W. P.
and wife. Minnie Beam, the tnd.day of April.
1929. and recorded in the public registry of
Mecklenburg County, In Book 740 at, Page ISO.
and becauae of default in the payaeent of the
indebtedaaee therein deeeribed and thereby
•ecu red, and the failure on the part of the
•aid grantors therein to carry out and perform
the terms and conditions of the said deed of
trust, pursuant to demands of the owner
and holder of the indebtedness thereby secured
the imilwslaiied Trustee will expose for sale
at public suction, to the highest bidder, for
each, at the usual place of sale In the County
Court House of Mecklenburg County In the
City of Charlotte, at 11)00 o'clock. Noon, on
the first Monday la August, same being the
7th day of the said month, the following de
scribed real estate 1 That certain lot ef land,
lying and being in Charlotte Township. Meck
lenburg County. North Carolina, and more
particularly described and defined as follows:
“Being Lot 4, Block 1, as shown and desig
nated on property of Suburban Realty Com
pany known as WUmora. recorded in Book Mi.
page 4M. of the Meeklenburg Registry, it
which reference is hereby made: said let front
ing on West Park Avenue and extending bad
1»S feat to an alley; beginning at a point ax
the nerth tide at West Park Avenue 149.4 feel
west of the intersection of West Park Avenue
and Camden Road, said point being at thr
southwest corner of Lot I. In Block 1. and
runs in a westerly direction with West Park
Avenue SO feet to the southwest corner of
Lot S. Block 1; thence in a northerly direc
tion with the eastern line of Lot S, 195 feet ta
an alley; thence in an easterly direction wit!
•aid alley Si fast to the northwest corner ol
Lot S; thence In a southwesterly dlrectior
with the western line of Lot », 14* feet te tb.
beginning.
Subject to conditions, reservations and re
strictions set forth in deed from Suburbai
Realty Co. to William P. Beam recorded ii
Book til. pace 4M. of the Mecklenburg Rag
. of June. 1949.
J. LAURENCE JONES.
Mr «. u. m SI.
Forerunner of lee cream
Traced to China of 1275
The early history of ice cream is
fragmentary and the name of the
actual originator is not known. It
is recorded that Alexander the
Great, the Ptolmey* and Julius Cae
sar preferred “iced drinks,” made
with wine and snow, resembling our
water ices, writes a correspondent
to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The writings of Marco Polo men
tion certain frozen sweets he en
joyed in China in 1275. Italian rec
ords indicate a thriving ice cream
trade there in the Fifteenth century
and Catherine de Medici, when she
moved from Florence to France,
took her own geletaria or freezing
plant with her. The first printed
record of it in England appeared
in 1769.
Legends differ on its introduction
into America, but credit most gen
erally is given to the Virginia Cava
liers. In 1777 what is probably the
first advertisement for ice cream ap
peared in a New York paper.
During the administration of
James Madison, his wife, Dolly,
served it frequently at her levees.
In 1832 a Negro confectioner of Phil
adelphia, Augustus Jackson, offered
ice cream for sale at a dollar a
quart. Several accounts claim that
this man and the chef at the White
House during the Madison adminis
tration are the same. .
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LIFE OF THE TWO PILLARS
“Man comes into this world with
out his consent and leaves against his
will. During his stay here his time
is one continuous round of contraries
and misunderstandings. In his in
fancy he is a little angel. In his boy
hood he is a devil. In his manners he
is everything from a libard up. In
his duties he is a fool. If he raises
a family he is a chump. If he raises
a check he is a thief and the law
raises the deuce with him. If he is
a poor man he is a bad manager and
has no sense. If he is rich, he is dis
honest, but considered smart. If he
is in politics he is a grafter and a
crook. If he is out of politics you
can’t place him, as he is an undesir
able citizen. If he goes to church he
is a hypocrite; if he stays away he is
a sinner. If he donates to foreign
missions he does it for show.- If he
does not he is a tightwad. When he
first comes into this world every
body wants to kiss him. Before he
goes out they want to kick him. If
he dies young there was a great fu
ture before him. If he lives to a
ripe old age he is in the way, only
living to save funeral expenses.
“Life is a funny proposition after
all.”—Exchange. i
Bas Relief From Italy
Now in Toledo Museum
Oi all the bas-reliefs from the
Italian Renaissance, the “St. Ceci
lia," by Desiderio da Settignano is
perhaps the host known and most
widely admired! This famous sculp
ture has been brought to America,
through Sir Joseph Duveen, from
the collection of the eleventh earl
of Wemyss. With the aid of the
Edward Drummond Libbey fund it
has been acquired by the Toledo
museum of art.
Dating from the middle of the Fif
teenth century, the relief nas been
known only through an early and
imperfect cast from which thou
sands of replicas and photographs
have been made. Its great popu
larity has resulted in spite of these
imperfect reproductions. Now for
the first time in five hundred years
the original of this masterpiece will
be placed on exhibition for the en
joyment of the public at large. Pre
viously it has been jealously pre
served in private collections.
Originally in the collection of the
great Brunaccini-Compagni palace
in Florence, Italy, it passed to a
prominent Italian collector and
thence to Samuel Woodburn, of Lon
don. In 1854 it was acquired by
the ninth earl of Wemyss of Gos
ford House, Edinburgh. It remained
in the House of Wemyss until its re
cent trip to America.
It would have been beyond the
wildest imagining of Desiderio da
Settignano that his low relief would
some day reside in a thriving in
dustrial and cultural city, four thou
sand miles to the west. For in the
days when Desiderio worked in the
studio of Donatello, Columbus was
not yet born. Yet so high was the
perfection of the best Italian art in
the mid-Fifteenth century that the
delicate outline and wonderfully
subtle modeling of the surface in
Desiderio’s “St. Cecilia’’ is virtually
unrivaled today. Modern artists,
unable to do the same thing better,
have turned away from refined,
naturalistic detail.
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