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WADESBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, JAN. 4, 1923,
VOL: XLIII, NO. I.
NUMBER OF DEATHS.
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Crime Reaper lias Had
. LVginning of. New
Harvest at
Year.
Mr. Thomas J. Fetzer.
Sir. Thomas Johnson Fetzer ' died
last Sunday morning during the
church hour at the Anson Sanatorium.
Nearly two months ago Mr, Fetzer
became' ill with pneumonia in New
York, and he was critically ill in a
hospital in that city for several
weeks. Improving somewhat, he was
brought home and carried to the San
atorium. He stood the trip well, and
appeared to improve after reaching
home, but his heart was weak, and it
gave way under the strain finally.
Mr. Fetzer was a son of a Lutheran
j Minister, and was born in Virginia 67
years ago. His father died when he
was ahout six years old, and his moth
er moved to Concord, where he spent
his youth. When in his early twen
ties he came to Wadesboro and engag
( .1 in business for several years, af
terwards selling out and moving to
Atlanta. He and his family returned
to Wadesboro about 20 years ago, he
having been in business in a number
.of cities in the interim. For the last
several years he had been a resident
buyer in hi New York market, spend
ing most of the time in that city, al
though his family remained here and
Wadesboro was his home. He was
very successfu in his work, although
r 'ways regretted that he could not
more time in Wadesboro. ,
: . Fetzer was a gentleman of the
highest character and of broad hu
manity. He had spent much time in
traveling, and had an exceptionally
wide acquaintance, all who knew him
being his friends. He wasan elder of
the Wadesboro Presbyterian church,
and was one pf its strongest and most
liberal supporters.
Mr. FetZer i3 survived by his wife,
who was Miss Lomie Goodson, of Con
cord, and by two sons, Messrs. T. J.
and Frank G; Fetzer of Wadesboro,
and' three daughters, Mrs. James H.
Clark, of Elizabethtown, Mrs. Fred
M. Mills and Miss Dorothy Fetter.
One brother, Charles Fetzer, of Reids
ville, also survives. ' '
The funeral was held Monday af
ternoon at the Fetzer: residence by
Rev. J J Dougless, assisted by Revs.
C L Jackson and W R Shelton, and in
terment was in Eastview cemetery.
The floral offerings - were- unusually
numerous and beautiful.
MIs Josephine Ashe:
Friends and reatives in Wadesboro
were shocked when it was learned
that Miss Josephine Ashe had died
Sunday in the hospital at Morgan ton.
Although her health ,had been deli
cate for a long time, it was not known
that Bhe was seriously . ill, .. The re
mains reached Wadesboro Monday
nie-ht. and the funeral service was
held at the Episcopal church Tuesday
morning at 11 o clock by Rev. J
Hamaker. Interment was' in East
view cematery. , ' :
MisS Ashe Was a daughter of the
late Judge " Thomas S. Ashe and of
Mrs. Caroline Burgwyn Ashe, and was
75 years of age. Belonging to one oi
the most distinguished ' families" of
the state, she was a woman of great
intellectuality, and was a charming
conversationalist whom it . was
pleasure to listen to. For more than
30 years she5 had been a great suffer
er, and bore her affliction with forti
tude, For? many years she had been
a communicant t of the Episcopal
church. She .is sunrvived by one sis
ter Mrs. Eliza Hines, of Wilson, and
one brother, :' Mr. Samuel Ashe, of
Wilmington. ,
Mrs. L. J. Hooks.
Mrs. L J Hooks died Saturday, Dec,
23rd. at the home of her son, Mr. G
E Hooks, r f Gulledge township. She
was 72 v old. and had been in
failing ht it for some time, Bright's
disease being the cause of her death,
The funeral was held Sunday by Rev.
C..L, Jackson," and interment was at
Dej Creek. Mrs. Hooks is survived
by fer husband, four sons. Messrs. G
E, F and Bert Hooks, of Anson; J
B f, joks, of Rockingham; and three
.dau iters, Mrs, John Moore, of Gul
ledprt township; Mrs. Lucy Ttaywick
of B, mont; Mrs. Lela . Caulder, of
Rock! Wham. Mrs. Hooks was an ex
celled woman, ' and her passing
brought sorrow to many friends.
Mr.
Atlas, Turner
Mr. Atlas Turner, of Albemarle,
died at the Anson Sanatorium last
Sunday morning. The funeral, was
held Monday,., and intenment was at
Red' Hill church. Mr. Turner was a
native of Anson and a brother of Mr.
R. J. Turner. He had been living at
Albemarle for many years, and was
aa excellent citizen.
Mr. W. J. Griggs.
Mr. W J Griggs xlied at his home in
Gulledge township last Sunday. . The
funeral was held Mortday by, Rev. C.
L. Jackson, and interment was at
Deep Creek church.. Mr. Griggs was
an excellent citizen, and is survived
by a. larje family ponn action. He
was a member of the Baptist church,
WILL PROCEED WITH
PAVING PROGRAM.
As reported elsewhere in this pa
per, tha supreme court has decided
in favor of the state in the suit of the
railroads brought some time ago
holding up the collection of railroad
taxes for 1921. The roads had ob
tained an injunction forbidding the
state to collect the taxes in dispute
until the case was settled.
This injunction has delayed the
paving program which- the town be
gan several months ago, but it is sup
posed that, now that the case has
been decided, the town will be, able
to proceed with the preliminary work
of theyprogram. .The commissioners
are prepared, to push the work as
much aa possible when they get
started, but there are a lot of things
to be looked after before the bonds
are sold. . Before anything is done
by the town the state tax commission
will hve to certify the railroad taxa
bles in the corporate limits, but it is
supposed that this will be daae soon.
B. & L; CAMPAIGN.
With the passing of the' holidays
and the coming of the New Year, the
campaign for subscriptions to tbe
building and loan organization of this
community recently inaugurated
through the chamber of commerce is
now coming to a close. The time is
at hand when subscriptions to the
January series must be made; the
committee soon begins its intensive
drive for additional subscriptions and
there is every evidence that the cam
paign will be a complete success. The
annual report of the Anson Biiilding
and Loan Association assuredly car
ries the conviction that . systematic
saving pays And that this organiza
tion is as strong and as successful as
any similar organization anywhere.
It should therefore . require no per
suasion on the part of the joint com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
and the Anson . Building and Loan
organization, to secure : the several
thousand additional shares sought;
and it is hoped that their work of so
liciting th?se subscriptions will be
made easy by the ready co-operation
of every citizen of this community
when solicited for this purpose. Es
pecially when one considers the many
out of town: "Buosenptiona already
pouring into the office of the building
and loan organization , following the
preparatory campaign of" publicity.
Culling at random from a, pile of let
ters on his desk, Secretary Paul Kke'r
yesterday, pointed with kpride to one
recently 'received from Mrs. J. P. Can
non of Atlanta, Ga., increasing her
holdings by thirty, additional shares
in the-January Series.
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NOTICE TO TEACHERS.
There will be no county-wide teach
ers meeting on Saturday of this
week as previously announced,
Instead, the five reading
circle
groups will meet at 10:00
with their respective leaders
'following places:
Wadesboro Group at the
o'clock
at the
Court
House Leaders ,
Mr. G. T. Windell Pittman.
Mrs, G,"K. Little J Robbins,
Mrs. W. J.- Gulledge -' Parker.
Lilesville group meeting at the School
Building -Leaders
Mr. T. G. Perry w Pittman
Mrs. Battle Wall - Robbins,
Miss Violet Russell . Parker,
Morven-McFarlan Group, Meeting at
Morven School Leaders. . ,
Mr. J. F. Lqwrance ' Pittman.
Mr. W W McComb -i Robbins.
Miss Mary Justice ... - Parker
Polkton-Peachland Group at Peach-
' land School Leaders.
Mr. E.C Staton -- --- Pittman.
Mr. J A McArthur '. Robbins.
Miss Enola Phifer Parker.
Burnsville Group to Meet at Burns
School Leaders. ,
Mr. A O Joins Pittman.
Miss Nora- Boggan Robbins.
Miss Lectie Poplin J Parker.
Ansonville Group, at School Building
Leaders.
Mr. Lester Dawkins Pittman.
Miss Mamie Gulledge J . Robbins
Miss Pauline RatlifF Parker
LAND TRANSFERS
The following . real estate deeds
have been registered since The M. &
I.'s last report: :; y
J S Liles to Mary Allen; 50 acres
on Jones creek; $10 etc. v " .
W P Jackson to G K Little and
wife '65 acres adjoining H W Little;
$1,850. . :
Mary Mills to -Annie Mae Up-
church; . interest in -163 acres in
Burnsville township; $400.
Coleman Ledbetter and wife to Jo
seph Ledbetter; on acre on . Cribbs
creek; $10. ; ( . ;
S B Lee and others to William Led
better; 37 acres on ,,Cribbs creek;
$582, YVr..v,y--
) J. R. Crawford, Jr. I
J. R. Crawford, Jr., young son of
Mr. J . R Crawford, who lives below
McFarlan iri Chesterfield county, died
last: 'Monday The funeral was held
Tifedfryf an 1 iiitevment was at San
dy Plains, Chesterfield county. -
NEW BOLL WEEVIL REMEDY
PoiHon Is Mixed With Molasses and
Perfumery With . Cotton Itlosnom
Odor Weevils Attracted by Odor
' Highly Recommended.
Authentic information has reached
the chamber of commerce through the
pages of the Manufacturers Record
of an efficient "destroyer of boll wee
vils, which if true will do a great deal
toward conserving the cotton crop to
this county. This new invention is
nothing more than the socalled mo
lasses mixture of "calcium arsenate
with a secret ingredient added to at
tract the boll-weevil. It is a notori
pus fact that the pest fjeds prefer
ably on the delicate blossom.. Until he
can feed from the bloom he eucks his
food from the tender leaves of the
plant fuund in the heart of the stalk.
Boll 'weevils do not feed on the
squares they puncture. This " punc
turing is done only xor the purpose of
furnishing a nest for the . egg. All
that is necessary to attract the boll
weevil away froni his accustomed
food is to before blossom time sim
ulate the odor of the bloom and decoy
him to his death by. the smell of the
bloom. This has been found true af
ter several years' experiments on
Georgia farms, and its application to
young cotton plants has proven very
successful! according to a lengthy ar
ticle by President J. S. Wannamaker
of the American Cotton Association
in the above mentioned Manufacture
ers Record. This publication is on
the reading tables of the chamber of
commerce where any one interested
in the boll weevil 11 eradication may
read the several articles on this sub
ject ' -, ' .
Secretary Van Ilervie gathering
all the obtainable facts regarding, the
success of 'experiments conducted
elsewhere with the new poison, for it
this new poison is as efficacious as
testimonials claim,' it will greatly re
duce the cost of applying the poison
According to the best information at
hand the mixture should be applied
as soon as the cotton is chopped out
and that approximately six apphca
tions of the mixture are sufficient to
assure a bale to the acre; that by be
ginning to apply the poison very early
all of the migratory weevils are' de
stroyed and thus are prevented from
reproduction. -
But the best claim made for the
new mixture is its low . cost for it is
stated on auhority of J. Dozi.er Hill pf
Gough. Ga., the inventor of this im
proved boll .weevil eradicator; that
the costs of application' cannot ex
ceed two or three dollars per acre for
the poison, and when properly ; ap.
plied, should be only one-third as ex
pensive as the pure calcium arsenate
dusting method heretofore advocated
by the department of agriculture.
ANNUAL B. & L. MEETING:
' The' annual meeting of the Anson
Building & Loan Association was held
yesterday morning in the office of the
Anson Real Estate '& Insurance ,Cft.
Mr. Paul J. Kiker secretary, made-Ins
report, showing an excellent year for
the association, and all its affairs in
good condition, .. All' the old officers
and directors were re-elected. , Mr.
Kiker's report . showed that the asso
ciation has total- assets of $183,
129.65. There are ' about 325 share
holders, who have 4,013 shares. A se
ries matured January 1st, arid $27,
300 has been paid out to holders of
the matured shares, either in cash or
in cancelled mortgages and notes.
A summary of the financial state
ment of the associaton appears in the
advertising columns of this paper. "
WOMAN BURNS TO DEATH
IN FIRE AT LEXINGTON
lexington, Jan. 2. Mrs. Oliver H.
Garrett, aged about 70, was burned to
death when fire destroyed her home
near Churchland. 10 miles west of
here, at 9 o'clock this' morning, The
body was discovered after the roof
had fallen in by neighbors attracted
by the flames. - The, husband was
away and Mrs. Garrett is said to have
been alone in the home. The fire was
discovered shortly after she returned
home from calling al a neighbor's
house. There' is no "suspicion of foul
Dlav. Mrs. Garrett is said to have
been a native of France.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
There will services at the Presby
terian church next Sunday at 11 A M
and 7 PM. Subject of morning ser
mon: "The Open Door." This is the
first service of the new year and ev
ery member is earnestly urged to be
present. " :'- ,:": ' - ' ''
Service at Camden at 3 o'clock. '
J.J. DOUGLASS.
' IN MEMORIAM -
In loving remembrance of our dear
mother, Mary Elizabeth Sherrill Sim
mons who died January 5, 1920.
Wwburn for ,you,. dear mother,,.
No, not with an outward show,"
For the heart that mourns sincerelyf '
Mourns silently and low. -
The month, of January again is here,
To us the saddest of the year,
For it was on a January day
That you,, dear mother, passed away.
v -: HER CHILDREN.
GREET TnE NEW YEAR.
Gathering at Baptist Church
Good Music and Speeches
Hears
"Make
a Better Wadesboro." f
The Baptist church on last Sunday
night service, with all the desominq
tions participating. In spite of the
inclement wather a very large con
course of young and old had gathered
by 9-.Z0 to see the old year out, and
in song and talk await the dawning
of the new yer.r. One sensed the at
mosphere of carefree anticipation and
liighthearted interest in the fac3 of
the happy throng immediately upon
entering the edifice. At a. convenient
table Mesdames F; M. Little, L. J.
Huntley, 'T. L. Caudle and Miss Ro
berta Creppe, assisted by several
young ladies served delicious refresh
ments until the soft intonation of the
organ heralded the "beginning of the
service After the prelude Dr. C. L.
Jackson, pastor of the church, terse
ly explained the need of occasional
gatherings of all the denomina
tional church goers, cherishing the
hbpe that the program arranged for
the evening would prove an instruc
tive diversion to all who came to wel
come the advent of the New Year
After singing by the congregation of
a hymn. Mrs. Henry W. Little, assist
ed by the choir, faultlessly sang E.
K. Heyser's "Glory to God in the
Highest." Her voice .was exception
ally good and the rendition of this
difficult anthem was surprisingly
pleasing.
Dr. Jackson then called on Hon. L.
D. Robinson and Mayor Parsons for a
talk on "Our Civic Life" but both
gentlemen were unavoidably absent
from the meeting and it was left to
Secretary Van Hervie to respond to
this subject.: In praising the spirit
of good fellowship and hospitality
that obtains here in so splendid a de
gree, he asked the audience to extend
this good fellowship to the commu
nity itself, and wcrk in unity for the
betterment of Wadesboro. He closed
his remarks with the following little
poem composed by him for the occa
sion: i -
Suppose each woman and each man
And boy . and girl would trythe plan
To do the very Best tney can' :
To make their home town grow.'
Suppose you give each year one day
Or -an hour each month, let's say,
To thoughts about the only way
To make a better Wadesboro. v .
Suppose you fill with helpful deeds
The other fellows' stressing needs,
And assist your neighbor when he
pleads
For better things for Wadesboro.
How Wondrous would this city be"
If all united; worked with glee.
And pride for fheir-community, '
To make as better Wadesboro.
How quick would ou home -town
' grow -
Into a fairyland-aglow; . , '
How proud each man and child to
- know . '"
That Unity reign3 in Wadeshoro. ; '
Suppose we try; suppesj we tried
This plan for helpful ci ic pride,
And in the $oming year unite i
To make that better Wadesboro.
Mrs. John T, Bennett spoke next,
eloquently pleading for the exten
sion of Sunday school work.. In a
beautiful word picture she painted to
her audience the tremendous arid in
creasing influence of the' Sunday
school. on the rising generation, the
improvements yet possible, and the
need for better teachers in the Sun
day school classes.-
T. L. Caudle was next on the pro
gram, taking as his subject Cnurch
Unity. He emphasized the need of
an ever expanding spirit of co-opera
tion aniong the different denomina
tionsand favored an early and com
plete denominational survey all over
Anson county, 1
Postmaster C. A. Bland next ad
dressed ' the gathering on Sunday
school work in the coming year. He
pointed out that the Sunday school is
the only medium that affords religious
training, and that grown up , people
profited as much from attending
Sunday school as children. r
Rowland S. Pruette felt some diffi
dence about occupying the pulpit, re
marking that on a previous occasion
he had driven a man from church,
who objected to a lawyer taking the
pastor's place. He felt that since he
became superintendent of the Sunday
school, it had been more helpful to
him than h'e had been of service to
the work. He tailed attention to the
baptism of seven neophytes just be
fore the meeting, calling the result
the dividends paid for the year's work
in this Sunday school, stating that all
of these had been attendants at the
Sunday school classes of the Baptist
church before embracing the Baptist
faith. -,- ,; ;
Rev. J. J. Douglass, clever and cap
tivating, eloquent and zealous, dis
played his unusual power of rhetoric
in a plea for more, churches, increased
congregations, and .unity among the
people. , . . r
Rev. J. F. Hamaker made a "very
scholarly address on the work of the
churches. , Owing, to the lateness of
the hour and the fact that following
a long established custom, there would
be communion service at the Episco-
pal-church at midnight hj was com-I
pelled to make, his remarks brief, In-
vitinc the Episcopal members at the
gathering to his own ,church as he
left. . '
It was left, to Rev. W. R. Shelton
to occupy CTie pulpit just before the
midnight ho-j, and while aJdressins;
the audience the New Year was ush
ered in with thj ringing of be'ls, and
it fe'l to his lot ta exten j to his hear-
ers the felicitations for a happy and
nrn.-mprmis Now Yniir 1
prosperous New Year,
All during the meeting tha talks
were interspersed with, singing of
hymns, and the evening proved very
enjoyable to all who attended.
CAVALRY TROOP IS ORDER-
ED OUT IN LOUISIANA
Will Assist in Rounding Up Those
Wanted for Murder. Other Sold:er
on Duty Opening Hearing in Kid
naping and Murder Cases is Set for
Friday.
Bastrop, La., Jan. 2. (By The As
sociated Press.) Louisiana's crack
cavalry troop of Jennings will reach
here tomorrow morning to reinforce
the three companies of state troops
now on duty here and at MerRouge in
connection with the state's investiga
tion's into the death of two men. vic
tims. of a mob last August 24, .
While the , order to I entrain . came
suddenly, the movement was not a
surprise as it had been known since
early last week that order? had been
prepared for the calling out of two
additional units. However their iden
tity was not known.
At this time there is a company of
infantry at; Mer Rouge detailed to
maintain order where most of the
folks ar armed and . many divided
into hostile clans.
A machine gun and fan infantry
company are encamped- here at the
court house square guarding the
court house and the parish jail where
one man is being held on a charge of
murder. , . .
To Use (favalry.
Jhe cavalry unit, which saw serv
ice overseas with the Rainbow divis
ion, may be used in rounding up those
persons whom the state will charge
with complicity in the kidnapping and
butchery, of Watt Dan-oL -and Thom
as Richards, Mer Rou,e citizens., The
roads at this time are almost -impassible
in- many places because of the
seasonal rains and cavalry would af
ford the most satisfactory means of
communication. .
STATE TAX LAW. IS HELD VALID
Supreme Court Decides in Favor of
, North Carolina.
Washington, "Jan. 2. The Revenue
Act of North Carolina of 1921, im
oo'n? a'tsx upon the . property of
-ailroads within that state, today was
held constitutionaf by the Supreme
Court in cases brought by tha Atlan
tic Coast Line" and four- other railroad
companies, '
.The United States District .Court
for Eastarn North Carolina refused
to grant an injunction to restrain the
collection of the tax, but stayed its
ccllecton pending t!he appeal of "the
Supreme Court.
. It also found .that the tax was not
objectionable. under the Federal Con
stitution and that it. was not invalid
under the laws Of North Carolina.
COLORED PEOPLE CELE
BRATE NEW YEAR'S
uur iNew i ear s uay was ideal m
rd as a program was previous
J"t IT -T n. . . .
ly arranged for the day, the colored
people of Anson came out m full re
galia. ' .--
Ansonville and Flat Rock schools
deserve much credit rfor the very
beautifully decorated cars and trucks
which they had. As the crowd look
ed on as they marched through . the
streets they were inspired by the
sweet strains of "Swing Low, Sweet
Chariot" and "I Ain't Going to Study
War No More. '
The quilt contest, which was to
play an important part in the pro
gram was somewhat sicbtracked, be
cause we heard through the professor
that we could not go into the court
nouse because the speaker of the day
was ill with influenza and could not
come. We then placed the quilt,s on
hand m the school bouse along with
many beautiful blankets from Cairo
and Flat Rock schools.
Many more would have been rep
resented, but the "flu" stopped our
progress. We are not discouraged,
however, for the "Live at home" slo
gan is still uppermost in -our minds,
and some ot our people nave more
hogs, titan they can handle.
: C. B. FULTON,
Col; Home Dem. Agent.
SIMMONS-WINFIELD.
Mr. R A Simmons, of Hamlet, and
Miss Sadie Winfield, daughter of Mr.
Robert Winfield; of Lanesboro town
ship, were married "Wednesday of
last week, the ceremony being per
formed at Bennettsville, S. C. Mr.
Simmons is a sod of R L Simmons, of !
Charlotte. His bride is an attractive I
young lady.
STATE COLLEGES
ALUMNI BANQUET.
c.IIfpn..
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( i niTrrsity-ana or a. t. College f.fr
Women Entertained by Alumni of
These Institutions Fine Spirit
Shown.
-A notable event uas tie ban-;
given last Thursday night by alumni
of the University and alumnae ef N
C. College for Women. to the rreient
f"1" of, these two eot!ege and the
fcgh school students of - the county.
Although many wer unable to be
present owing 10 sicuness r aD3er.ee,
more than 60 sat down at the tables,
which were prettily decorated in the
olors of the two colleges, and a fine
spirit of good fellowship was shown.
Clerk of the ' Court .W K Bog-an'
was toastmaster, and he made short
but very interesting address showing
the great strides North Carolina has
made in .educational aiTairs, and
touching especially on the grea ad
vances made by the two state institu
tions represented at the banquet.
lie called on Superintendent of Ed
ucation R W Allen, who traced th re
lation , of the state colleges to the pub
lic and btgh schools in the education
al system. Mr. Allen in passing
stated'that students and graduates
of the College for Women were es- '
pscially noted for their loyalty, and
that perhaps the woman's college was
dLing a greater work than, was the
University. He doubted that hazing
was an unmixed evil, and illustrated
his point with several humorous stor
ies. Mr. R E Little, Jr., in humorous
vein told of conditions at the univcr- '
siy a decade ago, and short talks on
various phases of university life were
made by Messrs. Henry, Dabbs, Nel
son P. Liles, Walter T Tice, John T
Bennett, Jr., all of them members of
the undergraduate, body except Mr.
Dabbs.
Mrs. R W Allen responded to the v
toast, "To the Normal When It Wa a
the Normal," and showed tht growth
of the college from the shall begin-"
ning 30 years ago. V
Miss Louise Williams' toast wis.
"The N C Cpllege for Women and Its
Recent Grewth," and while her hear
ers had nown in a general way the
college was growing, the. advances .
which her speech showed astonished-them.-'
Miss Anne Ltttle Massemore res
ponded to the toast, "The Alumnae of
the N C C W" - -"Mrs.
Joe M Liles' toast, "To the
University Alumnae," was as follows;
"Here's to the alumnae of U N C,
-I Who are out in the world as they once
longed to be,
Here's to he ones, who are wissst and
best; -Here's
to the ones who with judg
ment are blest;"-
Hare's to the bachelors so lonely and
gay;
It is not their! fault-' they were bora
that way." .- ly
May those who aremarried true hap
piness find, ;
And. those who are single -get wives
to their mind, .
For we may live without poetry, mu
sic and art; '
We may live without science and live
without heart; ,
We may live without friends and live -without
books, -7 .
But civilized man cannot live without
, cooks." - ;
The speeches of the men and of the i
women were interspersed with each
other, and all got close attention. A
feature not on the program was the
singing of "I'm a Tar Heel Bora.'
led by Dr. J D Maynard.
At the conclusion Toastmaster
Boggan called for a rising vote of
thanks for Miss .Mary Robinson, as
sistant suuerintendent of .education, ,
who took hold when the banquet was
about, to be abandoned on account of
adverse conditions, and to whose
work its success was chiefly due. Miss
Robinson responded with a few words
In a culinary way as well as other
wise, the affair wss a distinct fncrsss,
turkey being the feature. Miss Rob-
nson was assisted by Mrs " Frank M.
Little and Mrs. J T Williams in prep
aring the banquet, and it was served
by Misses Augusta Webb, Katherine
Via and Andrea Covington. , .
SUSPICION POINTS TO 43.
Confessions Implicate Many in Louis
iana Crime Suspects Under Sur
veillance. Bastrop, La., Dec. 23. (By The
Associated Press.) -Forty-five per-
1 sons were implicated in the More
house kidnapping and . murders - of
last August, according: to two con
fessions reported late today as deliv
ered by representatives , of the de
partment of justice to state author
ities at New Orleans.
The state's legaf office at New Or-
eans declined to comment on the sub
ject stating they would neither deny
nor affirm it.
The confessions will not be n-.aJe
public, it was regarded here, until the
open, hearings
began at , Bastrop ia
' January.
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