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f .. . T :t AND ANSONIAN. Published by Estate of J. G. Boylin. Published Every Thursday. $1.50 a Year Due in Advance. ESTABLISHED 1881 WADESBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1922. VOL XLII, NO. 24 I r .... MR. J. FRANK MEDLEY PASSES. Former Ansonian -ies t Home at Devereaux, Ga., After Operation For Appendicitis Funeral Here Tuesday Was Man of Very Unu ' sual Quality. His friends, among whom were numbered practically the entire town and a large part of the county, were shocked last Monday morning when it was learned that Mr. J. Frank Medley had died about 8:30 that morning at his home at Devereaux, Ga., following an operation for appendicitis Sunday afternoon. Messrs. R. B. Medley and G. K. Craig left on the 9:30 train and met the remains at Augusta, Ga. They reached here Tuesday morning. -Mr. -Medley became ill last Satur- attending him advised an immediate operation the onlv hope of saving his hie Mrs. Medley had left the previous Tuesday to visit relatives at Salis bury, and she was wired of his con dition, reaching Devereaux Sunday. Everything was in readiness, and the operation was performed in the home. Soon after the operation-it became evident that Mr. Medley could not survive, and Mrs. Medley wired Mr. R. B. Medley. Mr. Medley recovered consciousness shortly before the end i tho nVvipiati of HIS condition: The doctor told him tnat ya VnH fio-htine- chance, and he re plied that he felt too weak to fight. Mr. Medley was the oldest son of the late B- F. Medley, of Anson coun ty, and of Mrs. Mary C. Medley. He was 51 years of age. On June 5th, 1916, he was married to Miss Mary a o Ide, of Salisbury, , 'J v, rrn. here sev Tocsin nf trained nurse. He is surviv . 1 . 11- . :.. ed by Mrs. Medley and by three bro thers, Messrs. F. H. Medley, of Hunt : 4. ixr v, 1 J Modlev. of Polk- ton, and R. B. Medley, of Wadesboro. f Mr. Medley spent his me in wie county and Wadesboro until about fix years ago, when he went to Georgia to engage in the lumber business. He came to Wadesboro when a young man, after engaging in business m Polkton for a while, and" was m the mercantile business here for a num ber of years. Then he Decame assist nnf r-ashier of the First National nk: ning this position to intn tho ilimDer UUbineao. 11c ' " J i auww - . . v v ,,1 J fen-ines. wh ch he could ittfZri q mind and heart. . . , .j1 He was one Of the most wiaeiy , known and best liked men of Wades- boro. A friend who Knew mm mw otoiir for manv years gives The M & I. the following short sketch which nortravs. as column could not do, the land of man he was: -His mind was sound, his memory strong. His observation was keen and penetrating. He knew the rela tionships of men and families, the faces and names of all whom he eyer knew and was familiar with well mgji all the rods and paths of his native county. He was quick to learn of the atnicicd ones anu the unfortunate, and he ministered to fiiese with his money, his hand and his heart. His -friends loved him, and he was devot ed to them. No one once his friend ever ceased to be, for he held them with hooks of steel. He was an accu rate and neat accountant He was honorable in business, and clean and pure in life. He was prompt to fulfi 1 engagements. He was polite to all. His greatest pleasure was in the com fort and happiness of others." ' Showing his remarkable memory, Mr. Medley could tell, on the spur of the moment, and accurately, the price of cotton in each month of every year for 30 years. He was an encyclopedia of information on local happenings, and had a very wide stock of general information. Nothing he once learn ed escaped his memory, and his recol lection was seldom if ever found at fault. Equipped as he was, and with a warm heart and enquiring spirit, he was an extremely interesting conver sationalist, and always had a circle of friends around him when he was at leisure. ... ,, He was diligent In visiting me sick and afflicted,, and those who re member with gratitude some kindness done or courtesy shown them are le gion. . . Accompanying the remains to Wadesboro viro Mrs. Medley, Mr. R. B Medley. Mr. G. K. Craig, Miss Johnson, of Macon, Ga., his nurse, Mrs. M. Bass Brown, of Devereaux, fia., and Miss Elizabeth Stricklin, oA 'o-Iisbury. ; - , " " . The funeral was held by Rev. W. R. Shelton Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist church, and was attended by a very large number of friends and relatives, who 'filled the edifice. The interment was in Eastview cemetery. Many beautiful floral offerings cov ered the grave, i . ; , ' NOTICE. i ah nro aoine- trt the Conf ed-'"' crate reunion at Richmond, Va., can leave early Monday morning the 19th or that evening, or early . Tuesday. morning the 20th. Come and get your identification cards of : V J. A. LITTLE, Commander of Camp 846 U. V. C. S..'" CHAUTAUQUA PLEASES. Successful , . Program Closed Last Night Practically All Tickets Ta ken and It Will Return Next Year 1 The Guarantors. 1 The Redpath ChataUqua closed a very successful five-day engagement j here last night. Practically all the numbers on the program pleased the auditors, of whom there were a large number at each performance, and there is generalpleasure that the chau- tauqua has been guaranteed and will return next year. While all the attractions pleased, perhaps the best feature of the chau- tauqua this year was Mr. Edward Amherst Ott's lecture on "Sour Grapes." The theme of this lecture was heredity, and Mr. Ott urged thit bad heredity be done away with. Lit tie can be done with a degenerate, but degeneracy can be prevented. Another lecture attracting attention was Sydney Greenbie's "The Pacific Triangle," discussing the interests of; section each block will have the bene the United States, Great Britain and j f,t 0f from 130O to 2,200 candlepower, Japan in the Pacific. Mr. Greenbie is ; whereas now it only has 800 candle- a distinguished author as well as iec- ; turer, and has a wide knowledge of 1 his subject. All the musical numbers 1 were good, and the play, "Friendly , Enemies, while it attracted some - ' t'-n on "ccnunt of . the war sub- Ject. was very good and was well pre sented. ine guarantors for next year are Messrs. U. B. Blalock, T. C. Coxe, 1. W. L. McKinnoh, H. H. Hardison, P. J. Kiker, Adam Lockhart and C. S. Brasiftgton. Nearly all the tickets have been subscribed for, so that a ; successful ticket sale next season is nssnrpc . This vear the e-uarantors : came out a few dollars to the good, 1 but gave the surplus to the ladies who ! assisted in the sale of tickets. HOW WILL THE STATE HIGHWAY RUN? 1 That is one of. the questions which; is interesting Wadesborites at pi es-' ent. The engineers surveying the road have been working in every direction, but if they have reached any decision it has not become positively known. Going west the route which they seem LJKTZTpIT to prefer runs along closely with the lb 13 CAUQtlCU uiab oumc vui uciil v "l. t V,o U r " C 1"" !ml ! some time ago, contract for hard sur- f. .h- j frnm wflfiPHhnrn to p lkt wiU let within the next few months, so that route will soon be chosen, if it has not already been geected Going east, the engineers now seem to lean to a route running down Martin below the court house, crossing Washington street and then turning to the left just below the resi dence of Mr. W. W. Crowder. The road will then run along the side of the hill behind the residences facing on the Stanback ferry road, cross the Stanback ferry road somewhere in the neighborhood of the bridge across the Moss ferry branch and then more or less follow the branch to the Liles ville road. This would change the route of travel from the east consid erably, and would develop much prop- 1 erty. COUNTIES MUST WAIT FOR RAILROAD TAXES Raleigh News and Observer. Counties and local taxing units of North Carolina will have to wait a while longer for $775,578 in ad valorem taxes that have been due them by the railroads of the State since October 1, 1921, while the ques tion of whether the State can now collect $209,081 in franchise taxes will be determined by Judge James E. Boyd, of Greensboro as the re sult of a hearing held here yesterday before Judge Edmund Waddill, Jr., of the Fourth Circuit Court of Ap peals and Judge Henry G. Connor of the Eastern District of North Carolina. : The two judges agreed to issue a restraining order forbidding collec tion of the .ad valorem taxes pend ing decision of the United States Supreme Court on the railroad's ap jeal from the refusal of the three judges to grant an intellocutory in junction against the collection of the taxe3, but divided on the question affecting the franchise taxes, Judge Connor holding with the State and his associates with the railroads. In come taxes of $145,000 due the State are involved in separate suits which will be heard by Judge Connor on Tuesday. , ' . ' . LAND TRANSFERS. The following real " estate deeds have been registered since tThe M. & I.'s last report: ' Lydia D. and J. L. Teal to W. McLendon; McFarlan lot; $10 etc. W. J. McLendon and wife to J. J. Teal ; McFarlan lot; $10 etc. J. H. Lee and wife to Grace, Emma and Rillie Gaddy; , Ansonville lots; $120. No wonder girls learn to swim more easily than men. Who wants to teach a man to swim? ! NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM. Town and Power Company Make New Contract Arc Lights Will Be Done Away With and System Much Im proved Better Lights Will Cost Little More. The town officials and representa tives of the Yadkin River Power Company today signed a new contract for the lighting system of the town. Under the new contract all the old arc lijrhts will be done away with and modern incandescent lights will be j put in their place, and the streets will be much better lighted, The old arc lights, when burning their best, which they seldom do, are 1 0f 400 candle power. Under the new system a 1,000-candlepower light will be placed on the public square and 600-candlepower lights on the other squares.' In the business section an other 600-candlepower light will also bo placed in the center of each block. The effect will be that in the business power. In the residential section the lights will be smaller and more numerous, generally speaking, so that the streets will be much better lighted. Perhaps the biggest advantage is that with the incadescent system the benefit of the full candlepower of the lights will be had at all times, while . at pi.esent the arc lights are out per- hap3 25 per cent of the time, and even when they are burning seldom give the amount of light they are supposed to. The new contract will be for five years. The town commissioners made it as short as possible in view of the fact that a better system of lighting j may be soon discovered. When the j old contract was made 10 years ago ! the arc light3 were the best known, but they have been out of date for several years. ' The old contract ex pired the first of last month, but mak ing the new contract has been post poned until now. Un''er the old contract the town paid from $265 to $270 per month for lights. Under the new one, with possibly twice as much light, the cost will be sliehtlv less than $300. The arc lights use agreat amount of cur- " i ' ihe xaamn mver rower -o. wu tern, and it is expected that tl the change will be made as soon as pos sible. WATER NOW ALL RIGHT. The town authorities inform The M & I. that the water supply is again j t'T TSl I .1 1.1 A. VI- t -T n4 Aarra lla V lilt icrcii 1 cuicuitui m-4li u " water developed an odor and a bad taste, and Mayor Parsons warned the citizens of the town not to drink it. It is thought that the trouble was caused chiefly by vegetation covered by the water in the pond near Flat Rock, accentuated by the fact that one of the chemical machines at the filtration plant got out of fix. Experts sent here by the state said that even at its worst our water was much bet ter than ftiat many other communi ties were having to use after the heavy rains during the recent wet spell. Another expert was secured to fix the chemical mixing machinery, but he could not do it and new ma chinery was ordered from the fac- i tory. This machinery has been se cured, and since Tuesday everything has been running in good shape. So far as The M. & I. has been able to learn there was no authority what ever for the stories regarding the contamination of the water which have been circulated for several days. OLD CASES DISPOSED OF. Judge Webb was here Tuesday and Wednesday holding civil court. Al though there were no jury trials, a number of case's were disposed of and removed from the docket, many of them old ones. The oldest, No. 2 on the docket, was started in 1899. The following cases were non-suited: S. T. Gulledge and wife and others vs. J. W. Watson, executor of J. M. Watson; A. M. Wright vs. J. H. Hendley; J. A. Boggan, Jr., vs. Rich Sturdivant; Pittsburg Steel Co. vs. B. G. Covington; Elizabeth Ashe Rich ardson and others vs. J. S. Richard son; James Rosenheimer Shoe Co. vs. G. B. Dunlap; J. A. Redfearn vs. W. P. Broome; William Lindsey vs. Nealy Lindsey: Sam Crowder vs. Ella Hay wood; Glen Irwin vs. Sarah Irwin; Charles Coletrain vs. Martha Cole- train; R. B. Jones vs. Moses Smith and others; Eva Walters vs. John Walters. , May Duncan vs. Alfred Nance; dis missed. t Mayor Simons vs. Hopkins Bros.;j defendants to pay costs. Jamie D. Smith vs. Gus Flowers; defendants to pay . costs. , - J. A. Redfearn vs. John Davis judgment for plaintiff. J. T. Pinkston & Son vs. George Chavis; compromised. t Nature takes' her time because it's hers." MAY BUILD CANNERY. Wadesboro Buninesg Men Interested In Project Would Create Market' for Large Quantities of Vegetables and Would Bring Much Money Into County. - Within the last several days Wades boro business men have held several conferences with Charlotte citizens relative to establishing a cannery here. The matter as yet has not got beyond the talking stage, but the Wadesboro men who have looked into the matter are very favorably im pressed with the possibilities of suc cess, and a number of the best busi ness men of the town have express ed themselves as willing to take stock under proper conditions. The project now under considera tion would require an investment of from $50,000 to $75,000, it is under stood. A cannery of this size would consume in a year the produce of GOO or more acres of vegetable products, such as tomatoes, beans, potatoes, etc. When running at full capacity it would require 60 or more operatives. No one needs to be told that an en terprise of this kind would develop as nothing else could the growing of va rious truck products in Anson, and the consequent diversification of crops. The Thomasboro Canning Co., near Charlotte, has been in operation on a scale about the same size as con templated here, and has been very successful. It has paid good prices for all the products used, and has had no difficulty in selling everything canned. This year it expects to run 11 months, about a month being re quired for going over the machinery, eic. This cannery turns out toma toes, potatoes, beans, soup mixtures, etc., taking the various products in season. Several Wadesboro gentlemen have visited this plant recently, and ' are enthusiastic regarding the prospects for this kind of enterprise. The Thomasboro company has already contracted for the product of about 100 ajres, and will have no difficulty in securing the balance needed to keep going. It is understood that another meet ing of those interested in the matter will be held shortly. Any one who is able to be of any assistance in push ing the enterprise should get behind itt There is no doubt 01 the benents Hn!UrtwssWcewe tho ontyl through its establishment. ANSON SANATORIUM NEWS. Mr. George Little who was operat ed on Tuesday for appendicitis is do ing well. Bruce Stogner, young child of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Stogner had his ton sils and adenoids removed yesterday. Billy Lindsey, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Lindsey of near Liles ville, underwent a minor operation Tuesday. The condition of Mr. J, B. Lyon, who was injured in an automobile wreck is much improved. Mrs. Frank Gaddy continues to im prove following an operation 10 days ago. Mr. J. J, Boyette who is suffering with a fractured thigh continues to improve. Mrs. Charles J. Gathings and young daughter have returned to their home. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Williams was treated at the sanatorium Tuesday for a fracture of the arm. William Jones of near Marshville, has returned home following an oper ation. Miss Ella MacNichols, superintend ent of the sanatorium is spending to day in Charlotte. Colored. Risden Smith who lives on R. J Beverly's place and was operated on last week has returned home. Mary Horn who was operated on Friday is improving nicely. Jim Flowers who lives on Mr Ar- thur Caple's place . and whose foot was amputate amount account of grene, is improving slowly. Harriet Sinclair entered the hospi tal yesterday for treatment. FLAKE'S PAROLE REVOKED. Governor Morrison has revoked the parole of Thomas J. Flake, of Liles ville, and Flake will have to serve about four, more years on the roads. He will return to the ehain gang in a few days. Flake was tried for mur der and convicted a number of years ago. receiving a sentence of ten years! In 1917 he was paroled on condition of good behavior, after ljaving served about six years. Recently he has been drinking considerably, and citi zens of his section presented the mat ter to Governor Morrison, with the result above stated. When sober Flake is a fine fellow and a good citi- zen, but he is entirely different when intoxated, and is considered very dangerous when in that condition. He loses all allowances for good behav ior, and will have to serve the full ten years to which he was sentenced. Character, is built upon responsi- Jbility. FELICITATE EACH OTHER. Brock and Stack Have Kind Things to Say of Each Other Sketch of Mr. Stack'g Career. Monroe Journal. Perhaps two' candidates with more warm and faithful friends than Hon. A. M. Stack of Monroe and Hon. Wal ter E. Brock of Wadesboro never made the race for any office within the gift of the voters. The conflict between these two gentlemen for the judgeship of this district was carried on with vigor and enthusiasm, each man's friends going the limit in an honorable way. but now after the bat tle has been fouirht and the victorv won by the Union county man, both Mr. Stack and Mr. Brock have buned the hatchet and felicitate each other in a manly way, as evidenced by the following communication between the two: Mr. Brock's Letter to Mr. Stack Charlotte, X. C, June Cth. Hon. A. M. Stack, Monroe, N. C. Dear Sir: Permit me, if you nlease, to extend to you my congratu lations and best wishes. I am satis fied that you will make a very fine judge. You will have my most hearty support. Sincerely, Walter E. Brock. Mr. Stack's Reply. Monroe, N. C, June 8, 1922. Hon. Walter E. Brock, Wadesboro. My dear Judge: Your kind favor of the 6th instant received, and I heartily thank you for same. Your very manly letter gave me great pleasure. In turn, please allow me to congratulate you on the splendid, and almost successful, vote which you re ceived in the district. I have never known a candidate who had more de voted friends or warmer supporters than you had. Permit me, further, to express my most sincere desire for your happiness and success. With highest personal esteem and cordial g$od wishes, I beg to remain Very sincerely yours, A. M. Stack. Mr. Erock Made Good. ' Since Judge Brock's appointment by Governor Morrison last September to fill out the unexpired term of Judge W. J. Adams, who was elevat ed to the supreme court bench, he has held court in a number of counties and the bar associations have been very lavish in their endorsements of him as an able and satisfactory judge. Mr. Brock spent his boyhood days in UTrtorf'eoTrntyraylntr'attefrded-schtrol at Marshville and Wingate and he has a large number of friends in this county. He has made his way in the face of difficulties that would have discouraged many young men and he deserves a great deal of credit for the record he has made. He was admit ted to the bar in 1905 and in 1910 he was made secretary to the state Dem ocratic executive committee, in which capacity he served until 1914 when Governor Craig appointed him solici tor of this district, which position he held until appointed judge last Sep tember. Mr. Stack an Able Man. Hon. A .'M. Stack is a native of Un ion county and came from the farm. He was left an orpTlan at a tender age id has come up through many strug gles to the forefront of his profes sion. He is a self-made man and is one of the best lawyers in the state. He is a graduate of Trinity College. After his graduation he entered the law offices of Covington & Adams where he read law for one year, after which he went before the Supreme court for license and answered cor rectly every question. Mr. Stack first hung out his shingle in Stokes county. In 1892 he went to the sen ate from Surry and Stokes county dis trict. For some time Mr. Stack was associated in the practice of law with the late Governor K. B. Glenn under the firm name of Glenn, Glenn & Stack. In 1899, upon the death of Mr. Covington, in whose office he read law, Mr. Stack returned to Mon roe and soon built up a large prac tice. In 1910 he was appointed solic itor of this district and was later e,ected and served until April, 1914, when he resumed. In addition tn hi masterful knowledge of law Mr. Stack has traveled extensively in for eign lands and he knows how to han dle men. As he is one of the most able lawyers in the state he will -be one of the most competent judges to the public. For" the past' several days a' great many, have taken advantage of our deep fWlls for their drinking water, while the town water has been giving I Win vi uu vie. We want all who desire it to help themselves to this wafer. It comes from either of two wells that are ov er three hundred feadeep, and both of them r.re cased down into the rock, so you may be sure of getting the very best water at all times. We have samples analyzed every once in a while, and have never received &ny but the best report on them as yet ' K. M. & W. C HARDISON. What is it that men freely give away which they not only could, but t snouia , use tnemseivesi answer: Advice. THOMAS DEESE DROWNED. Young Man of Wadenboro Loam Life in Bnffalo Creek Waa Swimming Aero Creek With Seine When He Went Down. Mr. Thomas L. Deese was drowned last Thursday afternoon about 5 o' clock in Buffalo creek near its mouth while swimming across the creek with a seine tied to his body. He, in company with Mr. Charlie Hyatt and several other young men of Wades boro, were on a seining expedition. They were all on the south side of the creek, and Mr. Deese volunteerei to swim across the creek with the 3eine. He tied oneend to his body and start ed across, and had almost reached the onposite bank when he sank. He ap parently made no struggle whatever, and did not come up again. He did not become entangled in the seine, and it is possible that heart failure was the cause of his death. The hor'y was recovered in about CO minutes by the young man's companions, and brought to Wadesboro by them. They reached here about two hours after the accident. Mr. Deese was a son of the late Abel Deese and of Mrs. Deese, and is survived by his mother, by two broth ers, Messrs. D. B. and C. T. Deese. and by three sisters, Mrs. W. H. How ell, Mrs. Rosctta Whitley . and Miss Sallie Deese. He was about 32 years old, and was unmarried. He was 8 member of the 30th division in the world war, and was an excellent soldier,-serving in France. A brother, Abel Deese, was killed in action. The funeral was held Saturday by Rev. Mr. Threat, of Stanly county, and interment was in the Seago cemetery. QUEEN CITY'S GIANT COMBINE. Charlotte Excited Over a Report of Probable Launching of a Great Textile Company. Charlotte, June 9. city all rgc.'r today ovet r. r? c.t tht a $70,000,000 textile company was to be launched here, to operate a chain of mills in the Carolinas with headquar ters in Charlotte. The report came from a New York newspaper. Char lotte mill men either deny knowledge or are non-committal in either mat ter. The report was broadcasted from Ne-YoTk by -new geney-.i-L --- The most probable basis ' for the report local cotton men say is, that J. B. Duke is inspiring the most gi gantic mill enterprise ever attempted ;n the world and that Charlotte will be the center of movement, if it goes through. This news agency said ten tative plans for organization to oper ate a large chain of mills in the South' with Charlotte as a center, are being considered by a group of well-known cotton manufacturers and capitalists. It is said it will be headed by one of the leading cotton manufacturers in the South. One likely basis for the enterprise, it is said, is that J. B. Duke may have plans which will lead to launch ing of a monumental project upon1 comnletion of the 80,000 horse-power electric development at Mountain Isl and, and that one million? spindles would represent the ultimate- and not immediate goal of Mr. Duke's under taking. The largest group of spindle age under operation of a single sys tem in the South is M. F. Conn mills. Riverside and Dan Mills, at Danville, Va., the secend largest. The C. W. Johnson group is the largest in this immediate territory, with 180,000 spindles. ' ..i henry ford will run for president: Henry Ford has intimated private ly that h- w li run for president ":f the people of the country desire him to Co so" but "he will refuse to soend the money to bring about his nomina tion and election," according to Wil iam T. Kronberg, editor of a Pear born newspaper and one of the lead-p-s in th-1 Peprborn "Henry Ford for President" club. Although he made no public .state ment Mr. Ford intimated to members of the club that he would he in receptive mood should the demand for his candidacy come from the peo ple. Mr. Kronberg told the Associat ed Press-. . WORLD GOING DRY IN FIVE YEARS, SAYS JOHNSON , Washington, D. a, June 10. The entire world will be absolutely bone dr-- 'n five years. ,ro le'3 a Penon than WU!"am E. ("Pu-sy'cot") -)hnson. international p ;biticn T7orlcpr, xvho dontted one nf his orbs to the cause w'ule in England, is the author ox this pre diction. - Addr?e!Jr a rVh "ir-j egatiort here. Johnson gauge! tNe progress of the dry movement by its achieve ments in India, where he copdwtrd extensive iV'??t;gations son. a time s go. The Volstead law, Johason said is proving a success In the United States, pointing out the gre.it . nun-. ber of arrests and quant. ties of liquor confiscated. ...