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Wi3 t y II 1 . f I i II I I I I I I I ' . I I M i I It AND ANSONIAN. Published by Estate of J. G. Boylin. Published Every Thursday. $1.50 a Year Due in Advance. ESTABLISHED 1881 WADESBORO, N. G, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1923. VOL XL1II, NO. 20 Ml Nil. I J COMPLAINT IS FILED. . Case of Leak Vs. Town of Wadesboro Moves a Step Forward"- Answer ' WiirBe Filed in Few Days Hoped to Try Case at June Term of Court Many Causes of Action Stated. The complaint in the case of Mr. nnd Mrs. John D. Leak .against' the town of , Wadesboro, the mayor and commissioners thereof was filed last Tuesday by the attorneys for the plaintiffs, McLendon & Covington, John T. Bennett and Frank L. Dun Lap. . Leaving out the descriptions of land and the copy of the bond ordi nance adopted by the commissioners some time ago and published in The M. & L, the complaint is not a lengthy document as such things go. . , ; The grounds on wnich the bond or dinance is attacked are, first, that the depot road is not contiguous to any ottter road it is proposed to pave, that a majority of owners represent ing a majority of the frontage refus ed tfr sign the paving petition, and that it is a separate project, whereas under the ordinance it is " lumped in iwith other streets in one project; sec ond, that, the ordinance does not state definitely the proportion of the cost of paving to be assessed against ab utting property, this uelng required by law, it is claimed; third, that the cost of the paving is po great, in pro portion to the value of the land, as to be : out of proportion, , amounting practically 'to confiscation without just compensation; fourth, , that the depot road is not a public street. A survey of Mrs. Leak's property has been made, and she has 2,145 feet ffontage. If . the paving, should cost . $4, a running foot to the abutting -f property owner, her cot would-be . $8,580; should it cost $5 foot, her cost -would be $10,725; other prices in proportion. Although exact figures are not available at this time, the - cost is estimated at from $3.50 on up. To bear this cost, Mrs. Leak owns several acres 'individually, and has a - third interest in a considerable acre age in the rear of her individual property. ' . - Robinson, Caudle & Pruette, attor . neys for the town, are now prepar ing their answer to the complaint, and it is expected that the answer will be filed within a few days. It is -understood that both sides are anx . ious for a hearing, so that the matter x) can be settled, and it is hoped that the case may be disposed of at the : .lima term of civil court." ' So far as has been determined at present, the paving is held in abey dncejintil the suit is, decided. After establishing their identity as citizens and tax payers of the town 4 "tand as owners of . the property, which Ji described by- metes ana uouuua. 'and after' establishing tne identity oi ; the mayor and commissioners of the town, the complaint proceeds as ioi- lows: . Fifth. ' That they are informed, advised and believe that the defendants, L. G. Atkinson, H. B. Allen, W. C. Hardison, iL D. Rivers and J. E: Moore eommis- ysioners of said town, on or about the 16th day oi Marc", aso, aumire ; to-pass as an ordinance of the town of Wadesborxrogh, a certain ' inscument . of writing hereto attached marked ."Exhibit A", and Dy this reference made a part hereof. V- ; . , Sixth. . That they are informed, advised and , be'ieve that under said alleged ordi- Tinnre mftrred' to in tho preceding - - paragraph, said defendants are pre faring to pave and improve certain utreeta or tarts of streets named in said alleged ordinance; that one of " the streets proposed to be paved and improved is the so called Dep"ot Road, which passes through the , property of the - plaintiffs and upon which the real estate of the plaintiffs described in paragraph 3 of this com plaint abuts directly; that said so - called street, designated in said ordi--. nance as Depot Road, does not make any physical contact or connection 1 with any other street or streets or part of any other street or streets , mentioned in said ordinance and pro v posed to be paved and improved as ' aforesaid, and is not contiguous thereto; that they are further inform ed, advised and believe that said De ; pot Road is and was illegally includ ed in the streets designated in said ordinance to be paved and ,improved as aforesaid, for the reaspn that said street is not contiguous to any other streets therein' named as aforesaid, m . ' 1 - B ind tor mat a majority in numoer ojl K the owners representing a majority of v the lineal feet of frontage of the lands abutting upon said Depot Road have not signed a petition asking that said Depot Road be so improved, as required by law, and by reason there- nf Raid defendants are actinsr without 4 . lawful authority in including said De f pot Road in such proposed improve ' ments, and said alleged ordinance is void insofar as it relates to the im c provements of said Depot Road. , Seventh. Altai viiey axe xuituci mxuiuieu, au- ised and believe that said commis-' sioners, by the inclusion of said so called Depot Road in said proposed improvements, are attempting to in corporate in said alleged ordinance, above mentioned, more than one im provement in violation of law. ; - Eighth. . That said alleged ordinance, a copy of which is hereto attached and mark ed "Exhibit A" provides, among oth er things, Section 3, sub-section C: "At least one-fourth of the cost of the improvements for which bonds are hereby authorized to be Issued, exclusive of the cost of paving at street intersections, has been or is to be assessed upon the lots or parcels of land abutting directly on said im provements and upon the railroads or street railway companies (if any) having tracts in the streets to be im proved." That from the above, quo tation from said alleged ordinance, it appears that said defendants com missioners .have assessed, or propose to assess ''at least one-fourth -of the cost of the improvements" specified in said alleged ordinance upon the lots or parcels of land abutting directly on said improvements; that the plain tiffs are further informed, advised and believe that said alleged ordinance is invalid for that it does not state defiV nitelyi the proportion of the cost oi said 'proposed improvements which has been, or is to be, assessed upon the property abutting on such im provements and the terms and man ner of. the payment therefor, as re quired by law. v . v , ' Ninth. That they are further informed, ad vised and believe that should said al leged ordinance prove to be valid that under the ' law the said defendants commissioners would be required to specially assess upon the lots or par cels of land abutting directly on the proposed improvements according to their respective frontage thereon by an equal rate per foot of such frontN age 80 per cent of the costs of such improvements, exclusive of so much of the costs, as is incurred at street intersections, and the share of rail roads or street railways; that in such event there would be specially assess ed against the property of the plain tiffs abutting directly on the so called Depot Road several thousands of dol lars, without regard to benefits. . Tenth.- That the lands of ., the plaintiffs abut continuously on the . North and West side of the so called Depot Road for a distance of ; about' 1419 feet; that there are yery few desirable res idence lots on said property, on ac count of its slight depth "and its topo graphy; on the South and East side of so called Depot Road the plaintiffs' lands abut continuousjy thereon for a distance of about 726 feet; that said lands are situated about eight feet below the surface c?f the t present road on which, they abut and are un sutyed for dwellings or - .business houses on account of their physical situation. A plat and topographical map of said lands, lying and abutting on both sides of said alleged Depot Road, is hereto attached .marked "Ex hibit B", and by this reference made a part hereof. Eleventh That by Reason of the peculiar lo cation ancf situation of the property of the plaintiffs, as ; aforesaid, the special assessment which the defend ants commissioners contemplate levy ing and assessing lipon the property of the plaintiffs for the proposed im provements hereinbefore mentioned, will impose upon such property a lia bilitv substantially and crossly in ex cess of, and disproportionate to the provements, " and will virtually amount to a taking or confiscation of the plaintiffs property for , public use, without just compensation there for; that such an assessment against the' lands of the plaintiffs would be a gross abuse of power and violation of the Constitution of North Carolina and the Constitution of the . United States in 'depriving them of their property without due process of law. . ' . Twelfth. . ' That they are informed, advised and believe that the -sp called Depot Road mentioned in said alleged ordi nance is not a public street of the town of Wadesborough. Wherefore, the plaintiffs pray, the Court for judgment: . - 1. That sard . alleged ordinance, a copy of which is hereto .attached, marked "Exhibit A", be declared null and void insofar, as it affects the property rights of the plaintiffs. 2. For the costs of this action. 3. For such other and further re lief as i to , the Court : may seem just and proper, and to which they may be entitled in law and equity. ; THE LABOR SITUATION: Reports are being sent out from all states, of labor going north and there has been considerable complaint of the activities "of labor agents, so' much so that the railroads and other agen cies are taking measures to combat their activities. Locally not much has! Been neard-of labor leaving, al though there has - been some com plaint, and jt is said there are some farms lying out. on account of the ten ants leaving. ' ANSON COUNTY IS ' TEXT OF ARTICLE ITeld Up -To Country As Example of Demonstration Work Is Now a County That Counts. Anson county is made by the U. S. Department of Agriculture the text of a recent press article on farm and home demonstration work. The article says in part: "The bank deposits in Anson Coun ty, North Carolina, increased in the last 10 years from $645,000 to $2, 100,000. The story of how this in crease in property came about is an excellent recommendation for modern farm practices recommend ed by the United States Department of Agriculture, State Agricultural College, and the county and home demonstration agents. The iritrease was due almost entirely to better farming for in the entire county there were only about 800 persons employed in manufacturing plants. "Anson is now a county that counts among counties. Of the 2,800 in the United States where the prin cipal interest is agriculture it is the first to complete 10 years of farm and home demonstration work with the same two agents fof the entire period. The improvements which have been brought about as a result of this decade of work for better farms and better homes are a good indication of, what can be accom plished by continuous well-planned effort. "Ten years ago the farm income tame almost entirely from cotton, and about 50 per cent of the im proved land was . devoted to that crop. Most of the remainder was Lplanted to corn which was used on the farms. The little livestock to be found in the county was poorly bred and unprofitable. "At the present, time there are more than 20 nurebred beef bulls. 30 dairy bulls, 14 rams, all of onej breed, and so many purebred hogs that a census would be required to determine the number. One farmer secured last year a pair of the once common razorback pigs and people traveled from all parts of the coun ty to see these strange animals. The foundation of this livestock develop ment was in the" feed grown. A "sur plus ef pork ., over . the needs; of the hiiue aarl:af is being shipped out of the' county and 15 farmers are now shipping cream. There are now 19 silos where a few years ago .there were none, and farmers are taking a great deal of interest in feeding problems. "There are many more kinds of agricultural improvement work going on, but the county agent considers the cotton marketing association the most important development in the entire ten years. More than 400 farmers in Anson County signed the contracts when the State-wide cot ton marketing campaign was carri ed on last year. .' " . "Much of the home demonstration work, which was begun a little later than the farm demonstration work, has been centered on boys' and girls' clubs and canning work in which the farm women have taken an in teresting interest. The home demon stration agent has increased the in terest 'Of women in gardening, food preservation, houshold management, clothing, millinery, nutrition,' home dairying, and poultry production. They have been helped in the or ganization of associations for selling their surplus products." COMMUNITY MEETING AT HOME OF JOHN W. KIKER. ' On account of the benign influence of the community meetings held by the Wadesboro Advertising Club these Get-Better-Acquaintedmeetingsj will be held at stated intervals all during the summer months, and al ready a regular schedule for these so cial gatherings is. being arranged, so that between now and next fall every part of the county may be visited in this effort to bring about a better understanding of the dependence on each other of urban and rural work ers. , . . -- ' The next meeting of this kind-will be held at the' home of "Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kiker in the Diamond Hill section on the night of Thursday May 24th. A very interesting social pro gram is being arranged for this occa casion, and every resident", of Burns ville township is courteously invited to attend this meeting. : As on pre vious occasions there will be good music, short talks, light refreshments and similar social . entertainment to foster the friendly cordiality between neighbors and townsfolks Future meetings will be announced later. -' - : ' - i' NOTICE. ; There will be a meeting of the Civic Department of the Woman's Club in the court house Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. There' are several ' vSry important matters to come before this depart ment. Every member is urged to be present and on time. ; MRS. T.' L. CAUDLE, Chmn. ' THE PRISON INVESTIGATION Governor Morrison Withdraws Re quest That State Board of Public Welfare Conduct Investigation licitors and Grand Jurors Will Act Governor Cameron Morrison Fri day slapped the State Board of Pub lic Welfare in the face with the an nouncement thdfc its investigation of the State and county prisons' systems would be more embarrassing than helpful to him and issued a statement assuming full charge of an inquiry which he requested the Attorney Gen eral to ask the solicitors of the twen ty districts of the State to make. The action of the Governor coming on the heels of arrangements by the State Board of Public Welfare under Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, commission er to put into effect the governor's request for an investigation by the board, was the most startling devel opment of the prison situation since E. E. Dudding of Washington, 11 C, president of the Prisoners Relief So ciety, delivered his first broadside against conditions in the State. It directly followed a conference be tween one of the members of the staff of the State Board of Welfare with Dudding in Washington in which the board came into possesion of all the information upon which the head of the Prisoners Relief Society based his charges. It came also, shortly after the State Prison Board adopted a res olution "that no persons other than the Governor of North Carolina or a grand jury in session, in accordance with the law, be allowed to confer with any prisoners under the juris diction of the State Prison authori ties except in the presence of the su pervisor under whom such prisoner or ' prisoners may be confined, or in the presence of some employee of the State's Prison delegated by such su pervisor," says The News and Obser ver. . "The reason for the passage of this resolution is of course obvious to you. superintendent ueorge ivosa Pou informed Mrs. Johnson in a let ter acquainting her with the action. T. C. COXE PRESIDENT OF WADE MFG. COMPANY . At a meeting of the board 'of di rectors of the Wade Mfg. Co. last night, Mr. T. C. Coxe was elected president, succeeding Mr. W. P. Par sons, who resigned . on account of his health. Mr. Coxe has been vice pres ident, and Mr. James A. Leak was elected to this position. COLLECT OF THE CLUB WOMEN OF AMERICA. Keep us, O God, from pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. . Let us be done with fault-finding and leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pretense and meet each other face to face witn out self-pity and without prejudice May we never be has.ty in judgment and always generous. Teach us to put into action our better imDulses. straighforward and un afraid. Let us take time for all things; make us grow calm, serene, and gentle, Grant that we may realize it is the little things that create differ ences; that in the big things of life are as one. And may we strive to touch and to know the great common woman's heart of us. all; and O Lord God, let us not forget to be kind. MISS MARY STEWART, Colorado. LAND TRANSFERRS. The following real estate deeds have been registered since The M. & I.'s last report: J. R. Sikes and others to J. A., sor ter; 83 acres m Burnsviue townsnip, $175. 1 S. Webb and wife to F. G. Fet zer; division of lots in Mont Calm. Mont Calm Land Co. to J. E. Gray; Wadesboro lot; $605. Geo. T. Boyette and wife to Char lie Rushing; one acre near Peachland; $1.00 etc. P. A. Meeks and wife to Jim Mont gomery; 2 acres on Brown creek; $63. T. L. C,audle and wife and .W. P.' Parsons to Francis E. Liles; 2 lots on Wanoca Terrace; $3,000. . T. L. Caudle and wife to Wade Mfg. Co.; 12.33 acres in Wadesboro township; $992.60. - .B. Frank Gulledge to iiiiizaDetn Gulledge; 62 acres in Gulledge town ship; $5.00 etc. - ; Wilson B. Teal and wife to raattie P. Teal; interest in 56. acres in Gul ledge township; $10 etc. M. E. Threadgill to Wade Mfg. Co.; 31.42 acres , in Wadesboro township; $3,142. .'::V.'V v.' Miss Mary Gray, daughter of Mrs. W. F. Gray,-yesterday lost a $10.00 bill on the streets of the town. She is very much distressed over the loss, as she had the money for a special purpose, and she requests that the finder return it to her. , The M. & I. does jrood Job Printine. Brjne us sour next order. COTTON ASSOCIATION ELECTS DELEGATES. The meeting of the Anson county I So-fbranch of the cotton association was held in the court house last Monday aftfnoon,tand was well attended. Mr. J. A. Hardison was elected perman ent chairman and Mr. W. Henry Liles permanent secretary of the county organization. The main business be fore the meeting being the election of delegates to the district convention to be held on May 22nd at a place to be designated, probably Charlotte, Mr. Hardison appointed E. C. Griggs, C. P. Robinson, F. M. Hightower, J. W. Cameron and J. W. Sullivan a nomi nating committee. The delegates fo the district meet ing finally elected were J. W. Sulli van, E. C. Griggs, W. Henry Liles, W. P. Parsons, B. I. Dunlap, J. T. Webb, C. P. Robinson, A. D. Griggs, B. R. Wall, J. Smith Henry, B. D. Nelme. The following alternates were also elected: Lester Ratliff, Dr. J. W. Mc Lendon, Lancy E. Griggs, W. P. Broom, W. H. Downer, S. B. Lee, J. W. Jones, J. E. Harkey, W. D. Gul ledge, J. C. Redfearn, J. T. CapeL After the business part of ' the meeting was over talks were made by Messrs. J. A. Hardison, E. C. Griggs, F. M. Hightower, Adam Lock hart and others regarding the bene fits that were being derived fr.om marketing cotton through the asso- The chief business of the district meeting will be toelect a director for this district, and it is expected that Mr. L. D. Robinson will be re-elected' if he will accept. SPECIAL MEETING OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE A special meeting of the entire membership of the chamber of com merce has been called by President Hardison for tomorrow night at the town hall to consider certain changes in the existing by-laws. The meet ing begins promptly at eight o'clock, and will act only on the questions for which the meeting is called. Notices of this special session were mailed to every member last week in accordance with the by-laws, and the invitations stress , the importance that every member be present to avail himself of his prerogative . to vote on any contemplated or proposed changes of the rules and regulations of the .or ganization as adopted last year. Since the chamber of commerce hasbe gun to function properly, it was deem ed advisable to make the mode of elec tion of officers and -a. board of direc tors hereafter less cumbersome than existing by-laws permit. Every member is .cordially requested to at tend this meeting and to voice his sen timents how in future the annual elec tion of officers shall be conducted. PROPOSALS TOO HIGH. Postmaster C. A. Bland states that the post office department considers the bids on the several new post office proposals too high, and the inspector who was here some time ago has been asked to give the matter further at tention. It is supposed he will at tempt to get some of the proposals lowered. However, with the costs of building advancing as they are, it is not likely that the proposals will be lowered materially. BASEBALL MEETING TONIGHT. Several Albemarle men were here last Friday conferring with Wades boro enthusiasts regarding the pro posed baseball league. At the end of the. conference there seemed to be very little prospect for a league, there not being a sufficient number of towns interested in the league propo sition. However, it is believed that Wadesboro will be able to put out an excellent home talent team, and a number of other towns in this sec- tion.expect to do likewise. A call has been issued for a meeting at the court house tonight at 8 o'clock. COMMUNITY FAIRS. This year we want to assist in hold ing some community fairs in various sections of Anson County. A commu nity fair can be a very helpful occa sion and it is our plan to make them as interesting and educational as pos sible. ' , We want to meet with the ladies and the men at the following places next week to discuss the matter. Ev erybody who is interested, in their section of the County are urged to be present. The meeting will not be long and we hope to see you there. Times and places are as follows: . Deep Creek, Wednesday, May 23rd, 3 P. M., at School House. . Diamond Hill, Thursday, May, 24th, 3 P. M- at School House. Peachland, Friday, May 25th, 3 P. M., at School House. Ansonville, Saturday, May 26th, 3 P. at School House. MRS. R. A. REDFEARN, . J. W. CAMERON, County Agents. The Boy Grew Older. "And has he learned to talk yet?" "My, yes! We're teaching him to keep quiet now." Life. ; J.- 1 j, j i.- BIBLE CONFERENCE AT LILESVILLE. Will Bgin May 27th Fine Prrram Arranged Accomplished Speakers Each Day. The Lilesville union Bible confer ence, as arranged by Rev. George Ager, will begin May 27, lasting through June 3. .A very interesting program hag been arranged, and those who attend are assured of some fine speeches. Here is the program: Sunday, May 27, Morning. Dr. R. T. Vann, Cor Sec. Board of Educa tion of the Baptist State Conven tion, Raleigh. Subject: "Com pen tagons in Service." Afternoon Rev. J. J. Douglass, Pastor First Prebyterian Church, Wadesboro. Subject: "Minds Stirred to Remem brance." Evening Dr. R. T,. Vann. Subject: "Compensations in Life." Monday, May 28, Afternoon Rev C. M. Pickens, Pastor Methodist Church, Albemarle. Subject: "Some things I saw in Jerusalem." Even ing Rev. Bruce Benton, Pastor First Baptist Church, Rockingham. Subject: "The Victory of Love." Tuesday, May 29, Afternoon Dr. Q. C. Davis, Pastor First . ."Baptist Church, Albemarle, Subject: "Paul's Message td" Us in His Epistle to the . Ephesians." Even ing Dr. C. L. - Jackson, Pastor ."First Baptist Church, Wadesboro. Subject: "Second Coming of Christ." ... Wednesday, May 30, Afternoon Dr. Livingston Johnson, . Editor Bibli cal Recorder, Raleigh. Subject: "The Fuller Life." Evening Dr, Livingston Johnson. . Subject: "Keeping Alive the Soul of the World." Thusday, May 31, Afternoon ; Wo men's Missionary Program by tht Anson Division. Evening Rev. J. B. Willis, Pastor Hamlet Bap tist Church, Hamlet. ( . Subject: "Seeing the Other Man's View point.." Friday, June 1, Afternoon Dr. W. R. Burrell, Pastor Baptist Church, itrAn.nA c..k;,w.t. Tnn.on. -. rta pravity." Evening Dr. .W. R Burrell. Subject: "Romans on Assurance." - Saturday, June 2, Afternoon Dr. ; jjuiucr xjiitic, raawr r urat. apirai Church, Charlotte. Subject: "The Fact of Jesus." Evening Dr. Luther Little. Subject: "The . Christian Program." Sunday, June 3, Morning Evange list Bert E. Williams of Perry, N. Y. Subject: "The Holy Spirit as" Related to Service.". Afternoon Dr. C. L. Jackson. Subject: "Sec ond Conjing of Christ." (2nd Ad dress.) Evening" Evangelist Bert E. Williams. Subject: "The Holy Spirit the Revealer of Christ.'' Song Service conducted by Mr. Earl! Razor, of Charlotte. The song ser vice will be a feature of each meeting. Mr. Razor is well known as one ot the best choristers in North Carolina,. WINFREE-MANER. . A marriage of much affectionate interest here and elsewhere in the state occurred last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Maner on the Dumas Ferry road, when their daughter, Miss Addie - became the bride of Mr. J. A, :Winfree, The house was beautifully decorated for the occasion with evergreens and lovely Spring flowers. ;. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W R. Shelton in the presence of a large number of friends and relatives. The bride wa3 handsomely attired in a suit of taa with harmonizing accessories. Im mediately after the ceremony Mjr.and Mrs. Winfree left for a trip to Wash ington and Baltimore by the Bay Line route- Mr. Winfree is a substantial farmer and cotton broker. His bride is popular with a large circle of friends who wish for them a long life of happiness. Federal revenue agents have been in the county this week, and have conducted several raids, in conjunc tion with representatives of the sher iff's office.' A still was found in the barn of G. R. Ballard, of Lilesville township, about three gallons of liquor in his house, and 300 pounds of sugar . somewhere around. Ballard was put under bond. A still ;was also found at or near the home of George Ratliff, and a worm and other parts of a still at the home of Steve Wil loughby, both of these being colored. The worm at Willougnby's was a per fect spiral, of very fine workmanship, and the only one of the kind which has been found in the county v since Sheriff Braswell went into office. The Dark Town Minstrel, presented last Friday night under the anspices of the Eastern Star, was enjoyed by a large audience. The Dark Town Wedding, with Mr. B. MV'Arrington and Mrs. J. W. Odom filling the lead ing roles and Mr. Paul J. Kiker as the officiating minister, was the fea turef and it attracted much ' attention. The M.ft 1. doe vvt Joh. Pnr.tine. Bring us your next order.
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