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ESTABLISHED 1881 V 1 WADESBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1921. VOL XLI. NO. 16
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CRIMINAL COURT
Fewer Cases Than Usual Disposed of
Casey Ratliff Acquitted Roy Os
borne Now on Trial.
Superior court for the trial of crim
. inal cases convened Monday, Judge J.
Bis Ray presiding. Fewer cases than
usual have been disposed of, owing to
the fact that not many, defendants are
submitting. Money is not as plenti
ful to pay fines as it has Deen, ana
most of them are taking their chances
With a jury.
Casey Ratliff, a well known colored
man of Gulledge township, in whose
barn a still was found some time ago,
Was acquitted yesterday. The still
was in Casey's barn, and had been in
operation within 300 or 400 yards of
his house, but Casey denied all knowl
edge of it.
. , The trial of Roy Osborne, 'a white
man of Guilford county, on the charge
of stealing a car belonging to Mr. It
mar Caudle, is now in progress. It
will be remembered that Mr. Caudle'l
car was standing in front of the Bap
tist church, and it disappeared about
the same time s did a man who was
registered at the National Hotel, bev
eral Wadesboro citizens have identi
fied Osborne as that man, but he de
nies that he was ever in Wadesboro
and has witnesses here to back up his
alibi. The car was recovered while in
a High Point garage, and Osborne de
nies that he was the man who placed
it in the garage.
None of -the defendants who sub
mitted or were convicted' have been
sentenced by Judge Ray. The follow
ing cases have been disposed of, in
addition to those above mentioned'
John Martin, abandonment; not
guilty.
Albert Barrett; assault and battery
on female and failure to support
family; guilty.
James Gulledge; assault with in
tent to kill; guilty of assault with
deadly weapon.
Arthur Marshall, assault and bat
tery with deadly weapon and carry
' ing concealed . weapon; not guilty.
"'L'dtiier Ingram,' ; operating"- "aut6
, while intoxicated; not guilty. - ' , ...
' Tom Martin, larceny; pleads guilty.
Enos Bennett, assault with deadly
weapon; pleads guilty.
Will Brown, Dave Knotts, Andrew
Rorie, Clyde Hamilton, gambling;
plead guilty.
Son Allen, William Little, Tom
Clark, gambling; plead guilty.
' John Doe, alias Clarence Adams,
felonious breaking; pleads ' guilty,
i John Doe, alias Clarance Adams,
larceny and receiving; pleads guilty.
Buster Bennett, carrying conceal
ed weapon; pleads guilty.
Bon Hinson, transporting for im
moral purposes; not true bill; nol
prossed.
Mary Little, assault with deadly
weapon; judgment suspended upon
payment of costs; $100 bond to show
good behavior for two years.
Tom Martin, carrying concealed
weapon; pleads guilty.
SCHOOL NEWS.
Have you registered? The books
close Saturday. Register. Let us see
who wants the young folks to have
the best opportunities. .
Ti e debaters returned Sunday night
from Chapel Hill defeated but happy.
They consoled themselves with the
thought, "It's better to try and
lose than never to try at all." The
trip was well worth their efforts and
we hope the debaters next year will
bring home the "cup."
The chapel exercises Monday morn
ing consisted of reports from each de
bater and from Miss Hazel Briggs,
who accompanied them.
On Wednesday afternoon the Sen
ior class was guestof the Junior class
at a most delightful picnic at Blewett
Falls Ferry. The merry crowd left
the school grounds at 5 o'clock. Ar
riving at the ferry, the girls amused
themselves by fishing and riding over
. the river on the ferry boat and the
boys by boat riding. All these sports
were, deserted with a whoop however.
at the call of Miss Home who invited
them to a most delectable supper,
served on the attractively decorated
table. The supper consisted of an
elaborate salad course and ice cream
cones. ; After playing games in the
moonlight for an hour the party mo
tored home. . v
Strong Argument.
"Father, didn't you ever get licked
when you were a boy?"
"Indeed I did .
"Well, then, what'tr the use trying
it on me?" Judge.
WHAT WILL BE
DONE WITH $123,000?
This is the predominant qu23ticn
in the minds of the voters cf the
Wadesboro School District at the
present time'. For several years the
School Board ha3 been aware cf tha
fact that the present building and
equipment are inadequate to meet the
demands of a growing school.
The Board, for nearly two years,
has had under consideration a great
many plans. After a very careful
consideration of all these plans, we
decided that to build a new building
that will adequately take care of the
school for a number of years is the
only practical thing to do. We, to
gether with the Superintendent, have 1
studied the needs of the school in de
tail. We have consulted a number of
the best architects who havg given
their suggestions to us without
charge. The building and the plans
on exhibit ia the window of the Fox
& Lyon Drug Store have been adopt
ed with minor details to be worked
out. The architect's estimate of the
cost of . this building, including a
heating plant, plumbing and lighting,
will be in the neighborhood of $100,
000. This new building will have to
be furnished with new equipment.
This will cost, from ten to fifteen
thousand dollars. To be sure that we
would have money enough to cover
the cost of this building and equip
ment, we are asking the patrons of
the district to allow us to issue a max
imum of $125,000, with the assurance
thatjf the whole amount is not need
ed only a sufficient amount of bonds
will be sold to meet the actual re
quirements. Where the building will be located
has caused some discussion in the dis
trict. At the last meeting of the
board it was unanimously voted to
place the building on the present
school property. The greater part cf
the building will be on the lot now oc
cupied by the Superintendent's home.
It is thought by some of our peo
ple that we ?p!ootod nn inopportune
time to launch a bond campaign. This,
too, was considered at length before
the election was called. It was found
that the annual burden imposed upon
the tax-payers on account of these
bonds would be comparatively small.
Judging from, the history of the past,
we believe that the depression that is
now upon us will soon pass away and
that prosperity will return to us.
We, as members of the Board and
as patrons of the school, solicit your
support in our efforts to offer better
advantages to the school children of
the community. If you should desire
further information as to our plans
we invite you to come to us. After
this building is erected we are sure
that you will be glad that you con
tributed your vote to make it possi
ble. -
JAMES S. WEBB,
T. C. COXE,
F. C. PARSONS,
L. G. ATKINSON,
H. B. ALLEN. '
LOCKHART-MAFFIT T
A lovely home wedding was solemn
ized last evening at 6 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. John L. Maffit when her
youngest daughter, Miss Sarah Maf
fitt, became the bride of Jas. A.
Lockhart of Charlotte. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. A. M. Black
ford, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal
church. The bride was given in mar
riage by her mother, Mrs. J. L. Maf
fitt, and was attended by her two
nieces, Miss Gladys Armstrong as
maid of honor, and little Miss Sara
Parker of Monroe, as bridesmaid, the
bridegroom having as his best man
Frank Dunlap of Wadesboro. Miss
Armstrong wore a gown of orchid taf
feta with silver slippers and stock
ings and carried pink Ophelia roses.
The little bridesmaid was dressed in
pink taffeta and her boquet was
likewise of pink Ophelia roses. The
bride's gown of white satin was trim
med with Chantilly lace and her veil
was caught with orange blossoms.
Bride's roses and lilies of the valley
formed her shower bouquet.- Imme
diately after the ceremony a small
reception was held for the family and
most intimate friends. Mr. and. Mrs.
Lackhart left on the evening train
for New York where they will spend
two weeks. The bride's traveling
costume was a dark blue tricotine
suit with accessories of brown. She
wore a corsage of Bride's roses and
pink sweet peas. 'After the honey
moon in New York, Mr. and Mrs.
Lockhart will be at home in Char
lotte. Wilmington Star1, 15th.
TIIOMASVILLE DOCTOR
KILLS CHIEF OF POLICE.
Tragedy Was Culmination of 111 Feel-
ins Doctor Gives Himself Up.
Last Saturday Chief of Police Tay
lor, of Thomasvills, wa3 shot several
times with a pistol and shot gun in -v,
r.. r l. I
j t0WTli anj . died almost instantly.
When the shooting started Dr. Pea
cock was in his office and Tayior was
standing on the street. There had
been bad blood between the two men
for some time, due, it is reported, to
Taylor's strict enforcement of the law.
A day or two before the tragedy, Dr.
Peacock's barn was burned and he
claims he has evidence that Taylor
was responsible.
Peacock was carried to jail at Lex
ington; where he now is. It is under
Stood that he will plead temporary
insanity.
Following is an account of the
shooting from The Greensboro News:
From his office on the second floor
of a building on Salem Street Dr. Pea
cock fired two shots from a shotgun at
Chief Taylor, who was standing ob
liquely across the street, about seventy-five
feet away. The first load
struck the chief in the face and on thti
upper part of t!ic chest. Eye wit
nesses stated that he threw up his
hands and screamed "Oh" and turn
ed. As he tufned a second blast
struck him on the right shoulder and
back. These two sljots. according to
physicians who performed the autop
sy, would not necessarily have caused
immediate death. But' Dr. Peacock
rushed from his office down to the
street. By this time the wounded po
liceman had entered T. A. Peace's gro
cery store in a dazed condition. At
this moment Mr. Shaver and R. C.
Alexander took hold of his arms in
an effort to hold him to his feet. Dr.
Peacock, with a new weapon, a Ger
man Luger automatic entered and
opened fire. It was the bullets from
this vicious Teutonic pistol that caus
ed death. An examination of the body
disclosed - the fact , that tw5 bullets
entered the left breast, near the heart.
Taylor crumpled up and fell to the
floor on his face. Not content with
what he had done, the doctor sent
two more bullets into the head. One
emerging above the right eye, while
the second came out through the nose,
both burying themselves in the floor
After committing the terrible trag
edy Dr. Peacock, calm, but pale
walked back across the street, with
his smoking revolver, into the Thorn
asville drug store. A little while
later he was accompanied home by a
few friends. Policeman Lamb, who
made the arrest, stated that the phy
sician offered no resistance, but gave
himself up deliberately.
curing tne snooting everyone m
close proximity was thrown into
state of hysteria,, men were excited
and pale, women were screaming and
consequently no one seems to be able
to give a clear account of the trag
edy. It is believed that Mr. Shaver's
wound was due to some one in a state
of excitement striking Dr. Peacock'B
hand which held the pistol, throwing
the aim into Mr. Shaver. I
borne say that only three pistol
shots were hred, but this is hardly
true as the autopsy disclosed four
pistol wounds.
CRIBBS CREEK NEWS
April 20. Born a few days ago to
Mr. and Mrs. Tell Hill, a girlGladys
Tell.
&mce the recent cool spell nearly
all the fruit m this community is kill
ed, if not all, and gardens were badly
damaged also.
Mrs. Mary Ashe Mullis received
news a few days ago that her brother,
Mr. J. u. Home was greatly improved
after being very sick in a hospital in
California. Mr. Home is serving his
second term in the U. S. Navy and un
til his recent sickness was one of the
mechanics on the U. S. S. Birming
ham. School will close at Little's school
house in Union county April 27. There
will be speeches and dialogues by the
students of the school. "
Mrs. Floyd Little gave a quilting a
few days ago. After the quilting the
guests were invited to the dininc room
where a snow white linen was spread
and delicious cake vu served, and all
enjoyed a most pleasar.t afternoon.
The farmers of this community
have not planted anything yet but are
in an awful hurry to do so.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Mullis visited
Mrs. Mullis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
E. Horn of Horntown recently,
FOR SCHOOL DONDS.
Let the Women Be Up and Doing
Building Badly Needed.
Mr. Editf.r;
Shall we have a bigger and better
school in Wadesboro or not? That
question will be decided one way or
the other by the school Bond Elec
tion to be held in Wadesboro.
Do we need a new building and bet
ter equipment? We do not believe
there is any fair minded man or wo
man who will take the trouble to vis
it our school while in session and see
the over crowded class rooms (includ
ing the assembly hall and the Super
intendent s office, which have been cut
up into small dingy class rooms), sue
the poorly ventilated, half heated,
dimly lighted, unsanitary two by
four fire traps called class rooms,
who will not agree that we need lar
ger and better quarters. We would
like to see what manner of man or wo-
5 man it is that can inspect our present
school quarters and pronounce . them
adequate for our needs.
I must admit that until T visited
this school while in session and saw
the over crowded conditions there,
that I was rather, lukewarm on a
bond issue at this time.
My taxes are already heavy, bur
densome, and not yet all paid, my
school taxes alone will run up to
about 8150.00 this year. I have now
and have never had but one child in
school. I would like to wait a year,
maybe two years for this bond issue,
but my child can not wait for an ed
ucation; other things can wait, but
my child will soon be grown.
I have the most profound respect
for the opinion of any man or woman,
who differs honestly with me on this
subject, but I have supreme contempt
for the party who says that the
schools of a past generation or two
were good enough for my father,
were good enough for me and are
good enough for my children. May
God pity the father or mother who
does not want to see their vchijd.rej jau
joy better . - educational advantages
than they did.
They are not worthy of the name of
father and mother.
Possibly, with the cooperation of
others I could ' organize a private
school and get my child out of the
over crowded school rooms that we
have now, but I am democratic
enough to want my child educated in
our public schools. ' I want that school
to be one, of the best in N. C, and I
want every white child in our school
district to enjoy the same privilege,
whether that child's father pays $1.00
school tax or $250.00.
New who will vote against this
bond issue? They may be classified
as follows:
The "Conscientious Objectors," (we
had these during the world war) who
do not believe in bonds for any pur
pose. Let them alone. The small
class who have no children to send to
school and who feel that they should
not be taxed to send -other people's
children to school. This is bordering
on selfishness to say the least. We
may have one in the class with the
Fayetteville man.
In a recent election over there for
a $225,000 school Bond issue, out of
1300 registered voters, over 1100
voted for Bonds and only 3 against it,
One of these men was a man who paid
no school tax, had 5 children in school
and could neither read nor write. You
may label this yourself.
Women voters now is the time to
show whether you are for progress
and better things or content with the
status quo. .
As a usual thing we believe the
mother takes more interest in the ed
ucation of her children than the fa
ther and is ready to make greater sac
rifices for the cause. In a way this
will be a mother's fight. It is a
known fact that there are in Wades
boro a few, (not all by any means) old
batchelors who are opposing this bond
issue and are using their influence to
defeat it, hoping thereby to save a
few dollars in taxes. What do they
care about the education of your chil
dren? Mothers, be up and doing.
A certain body of our most worthy
women have recently undertaken to
raise funds to place a public drinking
fountain, that will be a thing of
beauty and joy forever, on our
public spuare, to the memory of men
who were loyal to and fought for an
ideal. Another branch of the same
faith and order are undertaking to
raise funds for the purpose of plac
ing two memorial tablets in our court
house in honor of our world war sol-
J diers, who were loyal to and fought
for an ideal, most worthy arri
dable undertakings, both of thes
We believe however that if the jr-d
women of this town, rich and poor,
without regard to sect or cree ! were
to get together and put this bond is
sue over in great style that evui the
mothers of the next generakn would
point with pride to our handsome
school building and say that's where I
went to school. My mother helped to
build that school building.
Let us have high ideate along educa
tional lines, and like our ancestors
fight for these ideals if need be us
ing our ballots in the cause.
BETTER SCHOOLS.
MR. F. II. HYATT DEAD.
Mr, J. D. Hyatt, of Burnsville town
ship, this morning received a telegram
announcing the death of his brother,
Mr. Fred H. Hyatt, of Columbia, S. C.
The funeral will be tomorrow at Col
umbia. Mr. Hyatt was a son of the late
David Hyatt, of this county, but mov
ed to Columbia many years ago. His
career was very successful, and he
was prominent in business and politi
cal circles. He was a'candidate for the
Democratic nomination for governor
several years ago, but was defeated.
He was a large benefactor of educa
tional and other institutions.
Mr. Hyatt's first wife was Miss Lina
Kendall, of this county, who died a
number of years ago. His second wife
was from Ohio. He is survived by his
second wife and by a number of chil
dren of both marriages.
NO TAX PENALTY THIS YEAR.
Max Abernethy, writing from Ral
eigh, says Attorney General James S.
Manning interpreting an act of 1921
General Assembly rules that no pen
alty whatever can be collected on the
delayed payment of 1920 State taxes.
The ruling of the Attorney General
is made at the request of Major Bax
ter Durham, State Auditor, who has
been called JJESatheJsheriff a.to
know whether the penalty for 1920
taxes, after May 1, 1921, should be as
sessed. Major Durham is now advis
ing the sheriffs and tax collectors that
no penalties may be added in the col
lection of last year's taxes.
Senator L. B. Varser, of Roberson,
who introduced the bill had in mind to
delay the payment of penalties along
with the taxes rather than, the elimi
nation of the penalties altogether.
This was the intention of the author
of the bill but legislative changes
wrought an altogether different mean
ing. The 1920 taxes, therefore, will
be collected without a cent additional
for payers who are slow.
COUNTY COMMENCEMENT
NEXT WEEK.
The following is a tentative pro
gram for the county commencement
to be held on Saturday, April 30th but
subject to change:
9:45 Parade.
Assembly in court house.
Song, "America."
Invocation by Mr. Douglass.
Declamation contest.
Song by Morven City school.
Reading contest.
Song by Wadesboro school.
Presenting seventh grade certifi
cates. Presenting prizes.
Address by Dr. J. E. Abernethy.
Benediction.
Noon.
2:30 athletic stunts on Wadesboro
Graded School ground.
Drill by Wadesboro Graded School.
Running Jumping, by boys of the
various schools of the county.
4:00 match game of base ball, by
Wadesboro and Morven.
MR. L. P. McLENDON TO
DELIVER ADDRESS.
Mr. L. P. McLendon, of Durham,
will deliver the address at the closing
exercises of McFarlan school, Friday
morning, April 29, at 11 o'clock. Mr.
McLendon is a son of Dr. and Mrs. W.
J. McLendon, one of the leading young
lawyers of Durham, and an eloquent
speaker.
WILL MEET WITH CLUBS.
Mri. Rosalind Redfearn will meet
with the girls and women of Mt. Ver
non community Friday afternoon,
April 22nd, at 2:30. '
McFarlan Club, Saturday, April 23,
at 2:30.
Red Hill, Monday April 25th, 2:30.
All at school houses.
The M. & L does srood Job Printing.
Bring us your next order.
GRADED SCHOOL BONDS.
.Mr. McGregor Think Interest We
Will Pay cn Rond Would Give
'School 1'kat of Money.
If money wiil bring six per cent in
terest payable annually and a man
has one hundred and twenty-rive
thousand dollars and invests, it in six
per cent bonds at par interest payable
annually, and invests the int-resi he
receives every year in other si:ni'.i.r
bonds; in twelve years he wiil have
bonds to the amount of two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars; in nine
teen years he will have three hundred
and seventy five thousand dollars; in
twenty-four years he will have five
hundred thousand dollars in bonds,
in thirty-six years he will have one
million dollars in bonds; in forty
eight years he will have two million
dollars in bonds; and those are the
amounts that the use of the one hun
dred and twenty-five thousand dollars
received for the bonds by the individ
ual, company, association or corpora
tion which issued them will cost them
for the times mentioned. Unless there
is a halt called to the issuing of high,
rate bond3 in this country it will not
be long before pracically all the prop
erty will be in the hands of a very
few people and the rest will be vas
sals. Most people desire to do what i3
best for the children, for the people,
for the town, for the school district,
for cur country and -their inter
ests are the' same. We wish to' know
what is best. The year!y interest on
one hundred and twenty-nve thou
sand dollars six per cent bonds is
seven thousand five hundred dollars.
That is the extra amount of tax we
will have to pay yearly if we issue the
bonds. . That amount of money extra
added to what the school is getting
now every year would take care of the
present and future necessities of the
school without issuing outrageously
high rate, long term bonds, and wa
would not make any debt.
..AikGEEGOafc
FULL BARNS, CRIBS
AND SMOKEHOUSES
Full bams, cribs and smokehouses
is the slogan of tha wise farmer for
the year 1921. If the boll weevil ar
rives as he is scheduled to do we are
going to need food and feed stuffs in
Anson county for next year.
Every farmer has the privilege of
planting what he desires, but no far
mer should expect financial aid in
1922 unless he has an ample supply
of food for family and feed for beasts.
Signatures from Wadesboro: Bank
of Wadesboro, First National Bank,
Allen-Bennett Co., Hardison & Har
dison, Leak & Marshall, Bennett &
Co., F. C. Allen, H. W. Little & Co,
H. B. Allen & Co., W. P. Parsons,
L. D. Robinson, W. L. Marshall,
Adam Lockhart, J. F. Allen, W. N,
Jeans, Jas. A. Leak, M. A. Gitmore,
E. C. Griggs, T. C. Coxe, W. H,
Liles, Anson Real Estate & Ins. Co,
Dr. R. D. Ross, Blalock-Allen Hdw.
Co.
From Lilesville Bank of Lilesville,
T. A. Home, E. P. Liles, B. R. Wall.
From Ansonville Bank of Anson, J.
F, Ross, O. E. Ross.
From Polkton Bank of Pclkton, R.
G. Austin, Ross Company.
From Morven Bank of Morven, T.
V. Hardison, M. L. Ham. J. L. Lit
tle, W. E. Pratt, F. P. Pratt, G. A.
Martin.
From McFarlan Bank of McFarlan,
W. J. McLendon.
LAND TRANSFERS.
The following real estate
have been registered since lae
I.'s last report:
J. T. Porter and wife to W.
deeds
M. &
Paul
Porter; Lilesville lot; $10 etc.
C. F. Edwards and wife to J. S. Ed
wards; 99.45 acres cn Clay creek;
$500,
J. A. Leak and M. W. Bryant and
wives to town of Wadesboro; lot on,
Martin street; $4,000.
C. D. Tucker to Bertha Tucker; 20
acres adjoining K. P. Lewis; $1,000.
Walter Hanna to Zeb Hanna; 3.S7
acres on Jones creek; $290 .25.
J. E. Kerr and wife to Board of Ed
ucation; 4 acres for school house ia
Birmingham district; $200.
H. R. Hinson and wife to Ban R.
Wall; 86.83 acces in Lilesville towr.
ship; $2,500. - .
J. R. Tarlton and wife to Ida Cole;
2 acres adjoininjf J. R. Tarlton; $150.
Ida Cole to Elizabeth Tarlton; lot
near Wadesboro; $100.
J. C. Liles and wife to Frank C,
Spencer; 3 acres near Pee Dee; $110.