North Carolina Newspapers

Krrfr III' ! I AND ANSONIAN. Published by Estate of J. G. Boy lin. ' . Published Every Thursday. .S0 a Year Due in Advance. , . ! i T- i - ESTABLISHED 1881 , WADESBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, DEC. 14, 1922. ; VOL. X LI I, NO. 50. GET RID OF COTTON STALKS. Also Anything Else Which ' May Shelter Weevil, Says Van Heme Those Frozen This Winter Mean So Many Less Next Summer. If you do not fight the boll weevil continuously and begin, right now by ploughing under the stalks which give the pest food and shelter' all dur ing the winter months, -you cannot hope to ever make a good crop of cot ton again, said Secretary Van Hervie during an interview with tnt repres entative of ,The M. & I. The boll woevi; is h.'re and is heTe t" atav, he continued, and if no winter quarters are provided, the weevil can be froz en out to a large extent. It is the simple duty of every cotton grower to at once take all the -stalks off his field, take haystacks down and put the hay in the barn, remove all corn stalks that re left piled up in the field, and do it now, for the pest will be found hiding in haystacks and cornstacks as well as in the cotton stalks, trying to pass the winter com fortably. ' One of the most Successful meth ods to prevent spread of the boll wee vil in the spring is to take away the possibility of breeding. It is a no torious fact that the' pest begins lay ing eggs in the squares just as .soon as the bloom falls off. It is also well known that the ' punctured square is weakened, aifd drops . off the. stalk easily. If a switch or . a small bun dle of cane long enough to reach the middle of the row is fastened to the singletree when ploughing of the cot tonfields begins, this will knock off all punctured squares without material ly damaging the plant. The plough coming right behind the' dropping squares, buries them, and prevents the .grub worm within from finding sufficient food to grow to maturity. This is the so called Florida plan of preventing the spread of the boll weeil in an infested area for it is known that the boll weevils which reach maturity' about the beginning of July do the most damage. By that time squares are forming on every limb and braneh of the cot :ton plant; after that, dusting and spraying is the only real preventa tive of the spread of the pest It is said that the molasses mixture is the test for early ffrnyir,' but -during i i . , l . ' ' - ? 'in found the most eiucaewus. lueiiwd oL control. . To get the. best results un der boll weevil conditions however, . not a cottonstalk should be left in the field, nor any place where the boll weevil can find- shelter during the se vere days of winter. The fields should be cleared at once of every thing that might shelter the pest, wherever this has not already been done. , " ' ANSON SANATORIUM NEWS. Mr. T. J. Fetzer who has been sick at the Presbyterian hospital New York for several weeks was brought to the sanatorium Tuesday morning. Mrs. Fetzer accompanied him home. He stood the journey remarkably well. ' , Mr. E C Robinson left the hospital Tuesday. , , ' '' , .Born to" Mr, and Mrs. H G Clark, a son,. Thursday Dec. 7th. ' " Mrs. W R Bowers is improving and expects to leave the hospital in a few days. . ; Mrs. Phillip Sellers of Lilesville, will be able to go home the last of the week. - Mrs. J T Redfearn was taken home Tuesday. There' was no improve ment in her condition, v Willie Ruth Huneycutt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W C Huneycutt had her tonsils removed last week. . Colored. ; Rev. J S Bennett was able to leave the hospital'the first of the week. Wesley Michael was operated upon the last of the weak for an injured foot. He is doing only fairly well. - Melissa Peguese from Cheraw, S. C is improving. She was operated upon several days ago. COUNTY GINS 20,560 BALES. Cotton Statistician M. John Burr reports that 20,560 bales of cotton were ginned in Anson prior to De cember 1st, as compared with 21,638 to the same date last year. There is not much more to be ginned ',; " A False Note. ' A British tar, home on leave and celebrating the occasion, had got him reelf into a dilemma. He had hired a taxi, only to discover when approach iftg his destination that he was penni less. He had dined and wined, not wisely, but. too well. "But the British navy is a training-school of resource fulness. He caught up the speaking put. "I just wanted to pop into this I f rtKoArt-nicf'ci' anA ttex flnmo mntrlips " ' he explained to the driver. "I've dropt a pound note somewhere in the cab , and can't find it 'n the dark." He en tered the tobacconist's, and as he did so the-cab-and its drivar vanished' in t" ths night,' as hs ha? f.r.t:c:n?.t2d. The Argonaut. ' ' ' " " . DENATURED ALCOHOL THE LATEST FAD. Lata one day last week Mr. H..C. Hayes, who is connected with Mr. J. C, Jones' grocery store, saw a negro in the back of the store take a drink out of a bottle. The negro then went out, and Mr., Hayes went back to ex amine the bottle. It was labeled "De natured alcohol poison," and Mr. Hayes thought there was likely to be a dead colored man before long,' but thus far no ill effects from the drink have been heard from. Ths. drug stores have been, selling more dena tured alcohol than usual recently, supposedly to put in automobile ra diators and to clean clothes with, but it is said that much of the stuff is be ing drunk. It is said that those wish ing to drink it drain the water out oi an automobile radiat6r, put the liquor in and .then run the engine until the stuff is hot. This is upposed to taka the poison out. It is also put in a pan of hot water and steamed for the same purpose, while some drink it straight While the poison may not act so quickly,' it is just as deadly in the long run as wood alcohol, and there is no assurance that any of the home made methods will take the poi son out. Various kinds of poison are put in the grain alcohol to denature it, and some of them are more deadly and are harder 'to get dut than others. There are reports that some of the bootleggers are selling the denatured stuff as the real article, and those who can not resist buying a drink should be on their guard. It is as sumed that any . one taking a drink of the poison, knowing . what it is, is willing to take the consequences. REV. J. A. BALDWIN HERE. Rev. J. A Baldwin, of the Southern Industrial Institute, Charlotte, filled the pulpit of the Methodist church last Sunday morning, and spent Mon day and Tuesday here in the interest of the school. This school is devoted to giving an education to boys and girls unable to procure it otherwise unA who Are willing to work. Half the day of the pupils is devoted to studying, and the other half to work ing. Pupils are prepared for college, and at the same time are given a thorough njanual . training course. Tloy ere r nid for the work they do rn i'.ut 4-i.J e O-them ean -suf ficient In this way to pay their school expense Others are not so profi cient. A small furniture factory was installed in connection with the school some time ago, and Mr. Bald win is now raising money to pay for this and other , improvements. The institution is doing a very valuable work, one that no other, school, at least in this section, does, and de serves encouragement and assist ance. ' ; JOHN WANAMAKER DIES. Philadelphia, Dec. 12. Funeral services for John Wanamaker, inter national famous merchant and former postmaster general, who died today will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock i n Bethany Presbyterian church located in aJieighborhood once prosperous but ncr longer suggestive of either luxury or wealth. Mr. Wanamaker, who was in his 85th year, had preserved himself in a remarkable manner, his active par ticipation up until "a few months ago in affairs civic, political, industrial anA religious, having been regarded as almost without parallel. Although he had not been in his usual vigor ous health in the last year, Mr. wana maker was identified prominently with the move to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a woild exposition in 1926, ha having been a leader . in the exposition in 1876 which marked the 100th anniversary of that same historic event. . The death of the great merchant came at 8 a. m. the hour which for more than half a century saw him at his place of business. The Wana maker stores in Philadelphia and New York were closed immediately and will remain so until after the funeral. Mr.' Wanamaker was the greatest figure in the mercantile life of tht country. He was the pioneer in re tail store advertising as it is now known. TUBERCULOSIS DEATH RATE IN U. S. ON A DOWN WARD MARCH. Washington, Dec. 3. The trend of the tuberculosis death rate is down ward, the department of commerce said today in a report showing about RR.000 deaths from that disease in the death registration area in 1921. If the rest of the country naa as many deaths iron this cause in pro portion to population, the report add ed, the total in the United States was around 107,000, or 15,000 less than the estimate for 1920. Doctor Friend "Now that you hav? ,p , car, you mustn't neglept ex ercise." ; - .'; ' - 1 Patient "Oh, I sha'n't" be able to; iVs - a second-hand car." London Opinion. - ' ' SHE WENT ON HER WAY REJOICING. A True Story Of a Good Deed, and What It Means To Have a Great Order In Our Midst. It was a cold and dreary November night some weeks ago, that night dur ing which the first snow of the season covered the ground with a mantle of feathery flakes. In the chilly gloom of the starless night, a man came in sight of a woman and a young girl plodding their weary way along the highroad. He brought them to Wades boro in his car, and the gentleman having urgent business many miles away, the woman and the girl alight ed on the public square. . The woman thought if they could get to the cotton mill, they might per haps find some shelter to protect them from the elements during the night Seeking the way, Providence sent them to a group of good women that stood "upon the sidewalk. These good women, seeing the plight of the way farers, plaaed them in a car, took them to the cotton mill, where they were provided with food and lodging for the night. The woman was thin ly clad in scanty summer attire, the girl, her daughter, was better clad. This woman had determined to give her child an education, had toiled, de nied and suffered with, that one pur pose sin view. . She and her daughter had left the cotton mill section of Rockingham that afternoon to walk to Belmont, beyond Charlotte, where they hoped to have a better chance. When the good women left mother and daughter that night, one of them told the mother she would come for her next morning Next morning she went according to promise, but moth er and daughter had left and were on their long journey in the slush and the snow, afoot. The good woman pursued them, overtook them beyond the town limits, brought them back, furnished the mother with a coat, rail road tickets to Charlotte, and money. fall from her own pocket, and mother and daughter went on their way re joicing. The woman, asked why she did not await the return of her un known friend in need, replied that she just thought she would forget to come and minister to her poor sort The group of women . mentioned above were all members of . Wades boro Chapter xl the Eastern . Star, waiting in front of the Masonic hall for the key, td open the door to the lodge room, in which they were ' to meet Shall we not hold up their hands and cheer them on in their good work? ' No names are given here, but sure ly the name and the deed of that good woman who ministered unto "One of the least of these" will be re corded high up on the eternal rolls the angels keep. MR. R. F. TYSON. Mr. R F Tyson died last Thursday at )iis home in Ansonville township, after a short illness. The funeral was held Friday by Elder J F Mills, in the presence of a large gatherijg of friends and relatives, and inter ment was at Lawyers Spring church. Mr. Tyson was a- substantial far mer, quiet and retiring in disposition, assiduous in attending to his affairs, honorable in character and fair in his dealings. He was a member of Law yers Spring Primitive Baptist church, and was a great lover of his church and believer in its doctrines. He was 63 , years of age. He married Miss Mary Bowman, of Lilesville township, who survives him, with the following sons: Clyde, Clayton, Pearl, Thomas, Albert Tyson. He is also survived by two brothers, Messrs. Joseph and Lemuel Tyson, and by several sisters. V LAND TRANSFERS. The following real estate deeds have been registered since The M. & I.'s last report: Peter Kalaras and wife to Effa J. Atkinson; Lilesville lots; $300. J W Odom and wife to W P Parsons and It B Allen; Mont Calm lot; $400. J. A. Lockhart and wife to Anson Real Estate & Insurance Co.; Mont Calm lots; $1,000. G K Craig, trustee, to J. V. Liles; interest in McFarlan lot; $315. E P Liles and wife to D C Robin son; 49.87 acres in Lilesville town ship? $600., , ' , John F. Roberts and wife to S. M. Clarke; 7 1-6 acres in Ansonville township; $400. W A Preslar and wife to W E Pres lar; 62 4-5 acres in Lanesboro town ship; $500. FRIDAY TO BE BIG DAY OF HOME PRODUCTS SALE. ' The sale 'being; conducted by the county ladies has already proven a big success. Eggs, butter, chickens, and other produce are being brought to town in large quantities. The fan cy work is 'very attractive and of many varieties. Friday will ba the big day. All housewives who want poultry or turkeys are advised to buy them Friday. ' The sale is conducted in the Court .House- If you haMa not visited the sale yet you are urged to do so. . COUNTY-WIDE TEACHERS MEETING Program Covered Wide Range or Subjects Next Meeting Saturd-iy, ! January 6th. . Saturday A. M. at 10:00 o'clock the Barrett Caraway, who died at her teachers of the county assembled in ' home on Rose Hill, at a very early the court room for their second gan- hour yesterday morning, being De eral meeting of the year. ' ccmber 13th, 1922, has left a profound Mrs. J. T. Bennett presided and con- ducted the devotional exercises, after which the delegates to the State Teachers' Assembly were called upon to make reports. The first to res- pond was Supt. R. W. Allen who at - tended .the meeting of County Super- mtenaents. in maKing nis report from these he pointed out tne pro posed changes in the school laws, par ticularly those affecting consolidation, transportation and, what Anson county is most concerned with, the increased requirements of attend ance for the various numbers of teach ers. He pointed out the fact that by such ruling a number of the schools would most likely lose one or ' more taachers another year. Mr. J. A. McArthur, next spoke of the transactions' at the business meet ings of the assembly. He told espec ially of the hot contest in the elec tion of the officers for the ensuing year who are as follows: Miss Eliza beth Kelly, president, Mr. Frederick Archer vice-president, Mr. Jule R Warren, secretary-treasurer. The meeting of the city superin tendents was reported by Mr. C. L. Cates. He also gave glimpses of the social features of the assembly, and in his account of the address by Dr.' Van Dyke was interesting. The principal speaker of the day, Mr. C. D. Snell, .directo'r of the ex tension department of the North Car olina University was presented by Superintendent Allen. His address might easily be divided into two parts. The first deals with the ideal teacher, and was wholly inspirational, upholding before his audience Christ, the only ideal teacher, as their exam p'e. The second part of his talk dealt with the assistance pffered teachers by the university correspondence courses. He made it clear that a teacher who because of being handi capped by lack of previous college training or inability to attend Bum mer schools now.could by taking ad vantage ol the. correspondence cours es" and -extension classes secure the training necessary to raise hia or her certificate to a higher class. " Ah informal luncheon was extend ed Mr., Snell at the Old Dutch Tea Rooni, .. At the afternoon session the County Athletic Association, under the lead ership of Mr. C. L. Cates, made re ports and presented plans for the year. The chairmen for the various sports are; Foot ball and base ball director Lester J.'Dawkins. Boys' basket ball and volley ball G. T. Windell. "Girl's basket ball and volley ball Miss Annie Baldwin Home. Boys' track E. C. Staton. Girl's track Miss Alice Little. Rules have been drawn up for the various sports, and match games are being arranged. One, of the out standing 'rules is that no school team shall play more than -one match game per week, and this to take place on Friday afternoon. Through the ef forts of this association it is hoped to put athletics on a higher level and to eliminate some of the objectionable features heretofore connected with athletics in the schools. Following the above reports the plan for teacher training for the year was outlined by Supt. Allen. The plan is to have, in addition to the county-wide meetings, group meet ings at points convenient to the local teachers. These are to be held at Wadesboro, Lilesville, Peachland, An sonville, Burnsville and possibly one in Morven-township. The actual reading circle work was then taken up and was participated in by all the teachers, the primary teachers and those with higher grades being in separate groups. Among the things stressad by Mrs. Bennett as leader were the proper professional attitude of teachers and necessity for accurate record keeping. The next teachers' meeting will b held Saturday, January 6th. at 10 A. M. At that time Dr. E. W. Knight, of the department of rural education of the University; will speak. There will be only one session. . SMOKER FOR ANSON BOYS Chapel Hill. N. C. Dec. 11, 1922: The boys from Anson at the Uni versity had their first feed and smo ker of the school y ear last Thursday night. ; The committee for this feed had arranged quite an attractive ta ble of eats for the occasion and the club cleared it away in an old-time spirit The most enjoyed feature of the evening, however, was Prof.' Col lier Cobb, of the Geological Depart ment of the University. Dr. Cobb was once a resident of Anson and he rela ted some interesting happenings and experiences he had had in our home county In all, the feed was quite a success from every point. IN MEMORIAM. Mrs. T. f . Caraway. The quiet dignity and unobtrusive Christian discipieship that character ized the life of Mrs. Sarah Eleanor impression on cur community, and to thosc who mourn hsr loss, the recol lec-ticn of all that was noblest and best in one of Christ's faithful sol diers and servants. The immediate 1 cause of Mrs. Caraway' . death was pneumonia, which developed about a ; week ago, was severe in its nature from the first, and gave little hope of recovery. Born January 7th, 1849, in White Store township, she was tha daughter of the late Thos. Barrett, and his wife, Jane Eleanor Carelotk. She was given excellent home tiain.ng, and good educational advantages, which, with her intrinsic worth, combined to make a splendid woman, and rendered her the devoted help meet of the late Tristram Thos. Caraway, to whom she was married Feb. 25th., 1880, and theirs was a peaceful, happy life to gether. Of the four children born to them, two died in infancy, and surviving, are one only son, T. Philip Caraway, and a daughter. Miss Winifred Cara way, who, as everybody knows, has been as devoted and self sacrificing as was humanly possible, all during her mother's complete invalidism cov ering a period of nearly ten years, which the dear, good woman bore without a murmur from beginning to end. Time and again, hope seemed almost abandoned, when something well nigh miraculous would restore her, and enable her to lead the residue of her life in patient, beautiful sub missive to Almighty God. She was a devoted mother, and retained to the end, the deepest affection for her children, and grand children, her dear good sisters, Mrs. Virginia Pickett and Mrs. Emma Rose,, and appreciat-, ed as much as anybody I have ever known, even the smallest service ren dered by her friends. Throughout her long affliction, and in the intense sor row that came to her in, her husband's death several years ago, the grace of courage and grand sublimity of faith, helped to uphoia Her, ana in tne-enarf loves me.; calls me, let me go." Mrs. Caraway was a devout member of the Presbyterian church, and faith ful in every detail, tul her health fail ed, a consecrated Christian who count ed not the cost of unswerving devo tion to the Master's cause.' The Rev. J. J. Douglass was in charge of the funeral service held at the home at 10:30 this morning, and paid a fitting tribute to the life and character of the deceased. Many friends of long years standing were present, and the pallbearers were D A. McGregor, Jas. A. Hardison, W. J Huntley, W. L. McKinnon, F. E. Cov ington and J. Paul Teal. The grave in Eastview cemetery where she sleeps beside her lamented husband, was covered with beautiful floral trib utes and evergreens, emblematic of of the approaching Nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, while from out the portals of heaven. The gentle spirit of the patient suf ferer who has crone, would seem to whisper: "Sunset and evening star . And one clear call for me, And may there be no moaning at the bar, When I put out to sea. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark; And may there be no sadness of fare well,': When I embark. For though from out this bourne of time and place, The flood may bear me far; I hope to meet my Pilot face to face, When I have crossed the bar. ':. EVN- V SOCIETY "The Mountain," the hospitable country home of Mrs. Benjamin Ing ram, was the scene, of a most enjoy able party on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Ingram was hostess to the Cam araderie Club and a number 'of addi tional guests from Wadesboro and Lilesville in honor of Mrs. Francis Liles and Mrs. William Ingram. S'honly after the guests arrived, they Vere served to delicious hot .tea by .Mrs. T C Coxe. Six tables were ar ranged in the dining room for a se ries of games of forty-two, while in the living room, a delightful social hour was spent by those who did not join in. the games. Both rooms were prettily ' decorated with bowls of blooming . narcissus aad quantities of beautiful holly. A very appetizing re past of creamed chicken, baked ap ples, stuffed with raisins and whip ped cream, hot biscuits, coffee and mints was served by the hostess who was assisted by Mrs. T J Ingram and Mrs. T C Coxe. 1 , , . Renew M. & i. rcur subscrintion to The SMALL COTTON CROP EXPECTED. Production J Smallest in 20 Year Except Last Seanon Is Foarth Most Valuable Crop Ercr Grown With an Aggregate of $1,111,603, 356. Washington, Dec. 12. (By th3 As-sociata-J Press.) This year's cotton production is the smallest in 0 years, excepting last season's small crop, but, based on December 1 farm prices, it is the fourth most valuable ever grown, with an aggregate of $1,13;. 608,356, not including the value of l:n ter cotton and cotton seed which will itctal many millions of dollars more. The crop this year was placed to day by the department of agriculture in its final estimate of the season at 4,707,262,000 pounds of lint, which is equivalent to 9,964,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight (478.4 pounds of lint and 21. pounds of bagging and ties estimated per bale.) This final estimate is smaller by 171,000 bales than any of the government's fore casts ol tne season, made irom con dition reports during the growing sea son. While there was a large acreage in cotton this year, the boll weevil got in its work with extremely heavy dam age and drought in many sections ma terially assisted in keeping down the production. South Carolina and Ga. were hardest hit of any of the cotton growing states, their production being about 40 per cent of the average of the five years, 1916 to 1920. The farm price of cotton on De cember 1, averaged 23.8 cents per pound which ranks fourth highest in the history of the industry, being ex ceeded only by the price in 1917, 1918 and 1919. Statisticians estimate' the dimen sions of this year's crop in bales, to be equal to a cube 600 feet square and 600 feet high. NINE MILLION BALES GINNED. Total to December 1 is 1,678,183 Bales More Than Last Year's Fig ures. Washington, Dec. 8. Cotton gin ned prior to December 1 amounted to 9,318,144 running bales. incluJ.pg 157,729 -round bales,, counted as half mrvntian and " "4.945 ' bales of sea island: the Census Bureau an nounced today. Ginning to December 1 last year totalled 7,639,961 running bales, in eluding 121,440 round bales, counted as half bales; 22,187 bales, of the American-Egyptian, and 2,941 bales, of sea island. Ginnings to December 1 this year by states follow: :i Alabama, 803,772; Arizona, 28,247; Arkansas, 976,452; California, 17,195; Florida, 26,004; Georgia, 712,310; Louisiana, 339,357; Mississippi, 963, 289; Missouri, 127,500; North Caro lina, 790,766; Oklahoma, 618,075; South Carolina, 493,034; Tennessee, 365,272; Texas, 3,020,196; Virginia, 23,205. All other states, 13,470. MRS. W. E.- LAWSON. Columbia State. Mrs. Dorothy Rutherford Huiet Lawson, wife of W. E. Lawson of the New Yorl! Times and youngest daughter of Mrs. W. A. Huiet of New berry, died yesterday morning at 9:10 o'clock at the home of her sister, Mrs. S. H. McLean, 929 King street. Mrs. Lawson had been in feeble health for some time and was on a visit South in hope that a milder cli mate might be beneficial. , The end came unexpectedly, there not being time to notify her husband of her alarming condition. Mrs. Lawson was of a bright viva cious and lively disposition and made many friends wheiever she was known. Her untimely death, in the flush of young womanhood, was a great shock to her many relatives and to her girl hood friends in Newberry, The remains were brought to Wadesboro and taken, to the horns of Mrs. W. N. Pinkston, and the interment was Sunday! afternoon at 2 o'clock in East view cemetery. In the funeral party accompanying Mr. Lawson were Mr. F. O. Lawson," of Greensboro; Mr. and Mrs. C. R, Lawson, of j South mount; Mrs. W. M. Martin, of Winston-Salem; Mrs. M. A. Huiet, of Newberry, S. C, mother of Mrs. Lawson; Mr. and Mrs. S. H. McLean, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Gale, Wilbur Huiet, Mrs. J. A. Caldwell, all of South Carolina. Mrs. Lawson had visited in Wades boro a number ox times, and had-; many friends here, who mourn -her passing. , Mr Lawson. who has been connect. ed with newspapers since boyhood, is now on the general news staff of the New York Times. He started in, m Wadesboro, having been . for a while , connected with The M. & L He also ran a' paper at Morven for a .short t;me, and later was connestei 3vral of tho leading "nirs of vith the state.