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THB MONROE ENQUIRER, MONROE, N. P., THURSDAY, MARCH ll, IMS
THE MONROE ENQUIRER
Published Every Monday ft Thursday
By The Enquirer Publishing Co, Inc.
ESTABLISHED 1872
, TELEPHONE No. 78
Z. BRIGHT TUCKER
Editor
Subscription $3.00 a year in advance
Entered as second-class matter at the
Postoffice, Monroe, N. C, May 27, 1872
HONOR ROLL
Men of The Monroe
Enquirer Now Serving
In the Armed Forces:
John B. Ashcraft
Ensign, U. S. N. R.
W. E. Ballentine
Seaman, U. S. Navy
Arnold Lingle
Lieut. U. S. Army
P. 0. Whitaker
Tech. U. S. Army Air Corps
Mr. Yarborough
and the Elevator
Bawled Out Hotel Manager
And Entertained The
Public At Large
IT JUST WOULDNT OPEN
POLKTON MAN SHOOTS
WIFE AND KILLS SELF
Wounds Another Man, Brady Duncan,
Before Killing Himself.
GOLDEN GLEAMS
Haste Is of the devil The Koran.
Haste still pays haste, and leisure
answers leisure;
Like doth quit like, and measure still
or measure. Shakespeurs.
Two swift arrives as tardy as too
slow. Shakespeare.
Ease and speed in doing a thing
do not give the work lasting solidity
or exactness of beauty. Plutarch
Haste makes waste, and waste makes j greeted them.
want, and want makes strife between
the good man and his wife Old Pro
verb. I am always in haste, but never in
a hurry. Attributed to John Wesley.
(Carl Goerch, In State)
Mr. EM yarborough is a well-known
citizen of Laurel Hill, down in Scot
land county.
Last week he had to go to Goldsboro
to attend to an important business
matter. Mrs. Yarborough went with
him. On the way, they stopped oft
at Raeford for an hour or two and
attended the funeral services of a de
parted friend.
After the funeral, just as they were
getting ready to reusme their trip, Mr
Yarborough decided he had better call
up the hotel at Goldsboro and make
reservation for that night.
The clerk at the hotel told him that
they didn't have a vacant room of any
description.
What town is, close to Goldsboro?"
asked Mr. Yarborough. 'Maybe
can spend the night there."
Neal Bowden, SO, postoffice and
lumbermlll employ of Polkton, wound
ed his wife seriously with four bullets
from a .32 pistol at the front door of
her home In Polkton Sunday night,
inflicted slight wounds on a bystander.
uraay Duncan, then shot himself
twice in the chest and died almost In
stantly. Officers reported that Mr. Duncan
had stopped at Mrs. Bowden's and
was sitting in his automobile waiting
for a young man. Roy Kirk, who had
gone In to see a daughter of the
Bowdens. Bowden, who lived nearby,
walked to the house, officers said, call
ed nis wne, ana alter exchanging a
few words, drew the pistol and began
snooting. After shooting his wife
Bowden shot at Duncan through the
wuiasnield of the car. Splinters of
glass injured Duncan's eye and face,
the report continued. Mrs. Bowden
is in the Anson sanatorium in Wades
boro, and is expected to recover, bar
ring complications.
Bowden moved to Polkton from Ker
shaw, S. C. several years ago. His
reputation had been generally good
until recent years, when he gbt Into
court a number of times on account
I, of his domestic troubles. He Is sur-
I vived by his mother. Mrs. Brooks, with
'whom he lived. His wife, two sons
New York
Thp clerk KiicrpoitpH KmithflplH
So the Yarboroughs got into their," two aaugnters, all ol Polkton.
car and drove on. .
in due curs of rime they arrived 1 STATE COLLEGE ANSWERS
aez front "timely farm questions
A negro porter came out and helped I
them unload. Then he took their b:igs i Question: Can dirty eggs be cleaned?
and led the way to the registration Answer: Slieht.lv rtlrtv or stnlmrt
! desk, where Manager James W. Best eggs can be cleaned with an emorv. or'
i with a damp cloth and soda, savs C.
"Room with twin beds." said Mr. f. Parrish. extension poultrvman at
Yarborough. ' N. C. State College. Dirtv eggs should
"Yes. sir." said Mr. Best. "Jim never be washed. The hands should
take Mr and Mrs. Yarborough up to be clean when handling eggs and they
Room 11" jXhould be marketed in clean, odorless
Room 11 is on the second floor. Mr. cases or containers. Remember that
and Mrs. Yarborough got into the eggs are food.
elevator. The porter followed with! Question: What is the best variety
their bags and ran them up to the 'of cotton for my section?
second floor. Answer: Write a postcard to the
The room proved satisfactory 'n Agricultural Editor. N. C. S'ate Col
every detail, and Mr. Yarborough dis-, lege. Raleigh, and ask for a free copy
missed the porter with a tip. of Agronomy Information Circular No
A few minutes later he discovered 131. This publication trives the official
SAYS AXIS HAS SUPERIOR MAN
POWER
Here is the manpower problem as
epitomized bv Hanson W. Baldwin.
military expert of The
Times:
"Germany can maintain a land that he didn't have any cigarettes, so variety trials for cotton, corn, small
strength of about 300 divisions. It can t he told Mrs. Yarborough that he was grains and soybeans conducted by the
draw on 140 to 180 divisions from going downstairs and would be back College in all' sections of North Caro-
satellite powers in Europe. Japan. j m Just a few minutes. Una. The cotton information is
' , , , ,,, lnn divisions H(' w:lIk,d out to the elevator shaft given in terms of pounds of lint
in the Orient, adds 70 to 100 divisions I Dim.Uv hp foUon '.
to this total. heard the elevator rising in the shaft, percentage of lint, and the staple
'The United Nations have in Rus-1 Through the frosted glass door he length,
sia, whose strength is unknown. saw it stop at his floor. He waited for Question: What is the best garden
300 divisions, some in Siberia. The j the porter to open the door, but noth- fertilizer?
British who mobilized 95 divisions in 1 ing happened. , Answer: Manure has no substitutes
the first World War. have about 70 Tllpn Ulp fixator went back to the as a general garden fertilizer. It no:
m.i iiiiui .mam. Unix luiiiLMics piaiu numcms nm aiso
"What kind of seervice is this''- supplies organic matter to help keep
muttered Mr Yarborough to himself, the soil in good physical condition. On
as he pressed the button again. soils of average fertility, well rotted
Up came the elevator. Once more manure should be broadcast at the
it sioppea on me second noor, ana rate oi aoout to two-norse wagon loads
once more Mr. Yarborough prepared per acre. When applied at this rate,
to enter. ;one load will cover a space approxi-
But the porter must have been mately 50 by 100 feet,
scared of something or other, because j The farm gardener also should use
he refused to open the door. iany good complete fertilizer which he
"Open that door!" yelled Ed. (has purchased for his field crops. Use
Very obligingly, a man down the . at the rate of 1000 pounds per acre,
hall opened his door and stuck out his - -
head. "What do you want?" he de- i Wrong Line
manded. Pall River. Getting into line In
"I didn't mean you," Mr. Yarborough j order to buy a ticket to a movie, a
told him. Whereupon the man stuck, man was surprised when the line led
his head back in again and closed the . to a grocery store which had butter,
door. He bought a half pound.
ine elevator went back to the lower
or 80 divisions. The Chinese between
20 to 30 divisions and other Allied
forces, including Polish, Norwegian,
Fighting French, from five to ten
divisions.
This estimate gives the United Na
tions, without the participation of
American soldiers, 390 divisions. Op
posed to them, on the Axis Side, are
some 440 to 480 divisions.
Obviously, as Mr. Baldwin says, "If
the United States does not. to some
extent, equalize this balance, no one
else can."
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OUR FOOD HELPING RED ARMY
Here is an encouraging bit of war
news:
Despite stories of what the U-boats j no0Tj
are accomplishing, American ship
ments to Russia, in December and
January, were successfully completed
without the loss of a single ship.
Two-third of our supplies move to
This certainly is some hotel." said
Mr. Yarborough. '"That porter must
be crazy, or something."
So he pushed the button again. Not
once, but several times.
Up came the elevator. When it
man that the Russians kill means one
less enemy of this country and, very
probably, one less American casualty.
Russia in Americans bottoms, says, reached the second floor, it kept right
WLease Administrator Edward R,., &
Stettinius. Jr.. who points out that' thircj fioor ,. m Yarborough.
food shipments in January' were one-, This timp h ,u ick me on the
fifth larger than in December, , way down."
The Russian army need's food. W The elevator came down to the sec
have sent many thousands of tons of ond floor, but, instead of stopping It
wheat and flour, sugar, canned pork i Kept ngnt on going.
. . . , j tKi,: iarH i By this time Mr. Yarborough was
unea good and mad. He pushed the but-
and vegetable lats. ton He knocKed vigorously on the
Maybe, some Americans, after un-, door A ladytwo doors down tn9
derstanding the necessity of assisting hall came out of her room, looked at
the Russians, by the shipment of him disapprovingly, and then returned
foodstuff will be more willing to co-1 to her room.
nnpmte in the rationing programs ! The elevator came up promptly and
Certainly, if the Russian soldiers , stopped him.
continue tneir onenwve mry win yelled Mr. yarborough in a voice that
serious injury upon Germany. 'could be heard all over the hotel
If we can do without some foodstuffs "Open up! Do you hear me?
In order that the Red Army may wage He waited expectantly. And then
nircrrpsKivp warfare, we will do well to; to his consternation and amazement,
ship the food to Russia. Every Ger-; e eievawr went rignt. on oac 10
Wit ,ULUJU 1IUV1 TV ILllUUt 111111
It was more than a normal human
being could stand. Leaving his posi
tion in front of the elevator, Mr. Yar
borough walked down the steps and
strode up to the desk where Mr. Best
was busy doing some Writing.
Mr. Yarborough rapped on the desk
"Yes sir?" said Mr. Best, leaving his
work.
What kind of service have you
got in this hotel?" demanded Mr.
Yarborough. "This is the first time
I've ever stopped here, and believe
me: it's going to be the last time.'
"What's happened?"
"It's your blasted elevator service.
I've been standing up on the second
floor for ten minutes or more, wait
ing for that porter to pick me up.
He brought the elevator up four or
five times, but he refused to open the
door. What's the matter with him.
is he crazy?"
Mr. Best's countenance suddenly re
vealed a most pleased expression. So
did the countenances of several guests
who happened to be In the lobby and
who had overheard the conversation.
They drew closer, to hear better.
Mr. Yarborough continued to rave.
Then somebody laughed. And In a
moment everybody was laughing. The
flush on Mr. Yarborough 'i face deepen
ed, and be was about to turn on his
heel, ret his wife and baggage and
leave the hotel when Mr. Best put his
hand on bis shoik&er.
"It's an automatic elevator." the
hotel proprietor 1 explained, between
gasps of laughter. "When you push
the button. It cornea up to your floor.
and you're supposed to open the door
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HELPING THE RED CROSS SERVE
The American Red Cross asks the
people of this nation for $125,000,000 to
be used in the Interests of its sons now
engaged in battle.
While this may seem like a large
amount to some citizens, it Is actually
only two-thirds as much as was sub
scribed by the public in response to a
similar request in 1918.
The Red Cross appears in the dis
tinguished role of one seeking nothing
form itself: all that it wants is the
funds with which to render great ser
vice to those who fight for our exist
ence as a free people.
The people of Union county will
have the privilege of making their
contribution to the amount required
to finance the expanded work of the
Red Cross which, we should under
stand. Is a quasi-governmental organi
sation, primarily organized for war
time service.
The 135,000,000 does not include the
vast contribution of time and talent
that Is being made by minions of pa
triotic men and women, performing
as- volunteers in war service under
the direction of trained Bed Cross
officials.
Every reader of The Enquirer, we
believe, wffl anxiously seek the privi-
, let of perUdpeting m the splendid
work of the great organisation of
mercy. To do so is to Acknowledge
not so much Its service u the debt
that we owe heroic men of this na
tion. engaged m desperate battle
. gainst the tot; -
An army of around 11.000,000 men
would need at least 71,500 doctors, or
more than half of those la actual
practice in this country. .
Bull i vans, who lost five
the nation's war spirit.
typify
jC2elf. The porter wasnt even la
. -j
sir. Yarrjorougn gazea arouna at me;
grinning people in the lobby, and then,!
without another word, ne went on
out and got his cigarettes.
. . Hew Te Her
Ventura, Calif -Tha first that Mrs.
Jessie B. Wlnlker knew of having
two sona in the Army wag whta she
was Informed that they had been
taken prisoners by the ' Japanese.
They had been working in the Philip
pines as englnem and jetted the
Army when the war cam. -
now you CAN
HAVE YOUK
TIRES
RECAPPED
Without a Ration
Cortificato
SEE 0t TODAY FOR
Come in today for our
careful lire inspection. If this
shows your tire should be
recapped, let us do it the
Goodyear way. All recap jobs
are not alike. Get a job you
can trust. Come here for
reliable recapping, done
with Goodyear materials
and by Goodyear methods.
NOW that so many foods are rationed and
food costs are rising, Southern ENRICHED
Bread is a better food yalue than ever. This
basic vfciory joodt enriched with important
jtohealth BvitamiilS and minerals, is the best
and cheapest source of food energy for every
member of the family. There is no shortage
of Southern ENRICHED Bread ... costs
little . . . Now, more than ever, eat more
Bread every day to replace scarcer foods.
IT'S OKAY FOR BAKERS
TO SLICE BREAD
AGAIN
Get Ready Sliced Southern
Enriched Bread at Your
Grocer
Good and Fresh Today
i
Be sure you ask for SOUTHERN
when you ask for bread it is your
guarantee of freshness, thrift and quality.
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REYNOLDS GIVES FARM Y edlt?r of Btate CoUe- mA
MOVIES TO N. C. STATE specialists and county farm and home
agents. Mr. . Maclean also photo-
A gift of a series of motion pictures Bxaphed "North Carolina Variety Va
on agriculture to the recently organ-1 cationland.' the film which Lt. Rey
ized State College Foundation, Inc., by "old Produced and gave to the North
Richard J. Reynolds of Winston-Salem, CaJ0UIl? Department of Conservation
has been announced by Col. J. W.n? Development, and "Winston
Harrelson, dean of administration of Salem A Balanced Community." a
the college and president of the Picture recently completed and pre-
Foundation. The marine Dlctures. to ?e"la M "le W OI wmston-uaiem.
NEED HELP?
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you eertifiaeta, yoa eaa be sore
of getting the laa) yoa are ea
titled Kby coaling to aal
G2S3YEAC2
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East Franklin ft Monroe
be made in sound and color, will be
produced to aid North Carolina farm
ers in increasing the value and output
of their farms, particularly during
the war emergency.
When completed, the pictures will
be given to the State College Agri
cultural Extension Seervice, for use
of this and the other College Agricul
tural agencies in their rural educa
tional activities.
Mr. Reynolds, now a lieutenant in
the U. S. Naval Reserve on active sea
duty, completed arrangements to
make the movies during a recent leave.
"I am doing this," he said, "because
I think that nothing is more important
to the war effort than the production
of food. The farmer has a big Job,
and needs such aid as I believe these
educational movies can give." Mr.
Reynolds' interest in agriculture has
been stimulated by the operation of
his own large farm on which he raises
the typical crops of the Piedmont
section.
CoL . Harrelson expressed appreci
a tion to Mr. Reynolds for the gift'
Deermid Maclean of Winston-Salem
is making the movies, with the cooper
ation of the office of T. H. Jeter, agrl-
Lt. Reynolds received a leave of ab
sence as mayor to serve in the Navy.
Present plans call for the production
of five pictures, all to be made on
North Carolina farms. Subjects to be
treated are: home gardening, swine,
dairying, poultry, and repair) and
maintenance of farm machinery. Other
pictures on subjects of vital interest to
North Carolina farm farm families
will follow as rapidly as time and the
seasonal activities to be photographed
win auow.
Dean I. O. Schaub, director of the
Extension Service, said the pictures
win De or great value in promoting
me production of "Food for Victory'
during the war emergency, and will be
a substantial asset in the field of ex
tension education.
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Relief At Last
For Your Cough
Creomulslon relieves promptly be
cause it goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel germ
laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe
and heal raw, tender Inflamed bronchial
mucous membranes. Tell your druggist
to sell you a bottle of Creomulslon with
the understanding you must like the
way it quickly allays the cough or you
are to have your money back. - ; .
CREOMULSION
For Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
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Blair Theatre
The Friendly Theatre
Marshville. N. C
Bay War Stamps At Our
Box Office Regularly
Matinee: Mondays, Wed
nesdays, Fridays, 3:00.
Saturdays, 1:00 o'clock.
Night: Doors open at
7:45. Show begins at
8:00.
Tb.urs.-Fri., March 11-12
WHEN JOHNNY COMES
MARCHING HOME
Allan Jones
Jane Freeze
Saturday, March 13
DOUBLE FEATURE
CYCLONE ON
HORSEBACK
Tim Holt
McGUERRINS FROM
BROOKLYN
; Max Baer
William Bendiz
Mofk-Tues., March 15-16
.FLYING FORTRESS
Richard Green
Carls Lehman
Wednesday, March IT T
PENNY SERENADE'
Irene Dumse
CarrGrsrat
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