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VOLUME 3 - - ., ' THOMASVILLE. N. C, FRIDAY. APRIL 18, 1913 NUMBER 48
. a ' THAT WHICH IS MORALLY WRONG CANNOT BE POLITICALLY RIGHT.
S BLOCKADE EDITORIALS
Danville baa pat the lid on again
The root of all evil ii nine tenths
politica in some communities.
Mr. Justice may not hare a press
agent at Raleigh, but be certainly
has a loyal supporter there in the
person of the gentleman who sends
in those Monday morning letters to
the Greensboro Netra. And reas
oning under the same observation,
we would say that somebody in
Raleifrh is making it quite clear
that he is against Mr. Overman.
Congratulation to Editor John
T. Oliver, of the Reidarille Re
view, who has just landed a poet
office and through thii same para
graph we offer condolence to Edi
tor Mlsenheimer, of the Madison
Herald, who has just failed to land
one.
We wish to place in nomination
the name of T. E Jennings for a
member of the Boatd of Aldermen.
He's wide-a wake, clean, strong.
progressive and an all round live
wire and good citizen. Don't ask
him if he wants it -of course he
does not but make him take it.
Since Danville has decided to
close up the dram shops, the thirsty
will have a little more difficulty in
getting the wet goods. Practically
all of it will come by express in the
future which means that there will
be less liquor consumed here or
that more blind tigers will spring
up.
Thomasville' s banking institu
tions, The First National Bank and
the Bank of Thomasville, have their
statements in this issue of the Da
V1DSONIAN and the showing made
by these banks is one of Thorn a s
ville's proudest asserts.
It matters not how the bond issue
goes next Tuesday whether for or
against -there is no getting away
from the fact that Varner has dis
charged his duty faithfully and un
tiringly. We can't say how the bond is me
is going this time that remains to
be seen -but there is one thing cer
tain, good roads are coming and
you would just as well prepare, for
it. There is no let up in this age.
The move is onward and progress
is the watch word
Judge Carter says: "If a man
puts a pistol in his pocket and
keeps it there long he will shoot
sometimes. That's what he puts
it there for. It would be foolish to
say that a man put a pistol in his
pocket without expecting sometime
to use it against his fellowman.
And the man who carries a pistol
long enough soon loeea his courage
and his virtue. I don't believe any
man ever carries a pistol twelve
months without becoming a cow
ard, and a coward is much more
dangerous than a brave man The
coward will shoot when the danger
is fanciful. The brave man will
wait until it is real."
Take this one from Wrbater'a
Weekly: "The old fa Lion man
with his hair parted on the side
will erelong disappear and in his
stead will reifn the pompadour and
the dude who has his divided equal-
lv in the middle lest too much
weight be p8t on one side."
Representative Webb is asking
far sDecial favors too. He wants to
change, the cotton schedule and
make it conform to the ideas of cer
tain men in certain sections of the
country. This is that new kind of
Demc era tic faith that has sprung
up in recent years.
Wka te Bt MvsrtUla
Wlll a merchant who is wise
Ever cease to sdvertise?
Yes-when the trees grow upside
down;
When the beggar wears crown;
When ice cream forms on the sun;
When the sparrow weighs a ton;
When gold dollars get too cheap;
When women secret keep.
When fish forget to swim;
When Satan sings hymn;
When girls go back on gum;
When no politician schemes;
When mince pie makes pleasant
. dreams; '
When it's fun to break tooth; , .
When all lawyers tell the troth; : 4
When the drummer has no brass
When these things shall corns to
11 pass ' ...
Then lbs nan that's wise ? :
Will neglect to sdvertise.
Gold Medal to be Awarded
If Federal Goveranaart for But Canaoiltioi
an the Itiiair and Maktaaanca if Raids.
Ml Boys an tin's Batwsea tie
Ages of 10 ami IS May Eater
the Ceatest
A gold medal to the school boy or
girl between the ages oi 10 and 15
who writes the best composition,
not to exceed 800 words, on the re
pair and maintenance of earth
roads, is to be awarded by Logan
Waller Page, Director, Office of
Public Roads, United States De
partment of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C. All com position must
be submitted to Mr. Page betore
May 15, 11)13, aud the medal will be
awarded as noon thereafter aa the
composition can be graded. The
composition may be based on
knowledge gained from boohs or
other sources, but no quotations
should be made.
After many years experience in
dealing with the public road aitua
tion of the country, it is Mr. Page's
belief that ignorance on the subject
of repair and maimeuance of roads
ia aa much the cause of their bad
condition as any other one factor.
It is expected that the competition
will bring about a oetier under
standing of the subject of repair
and maintenance in the rural dis
tricts.
Many children living in the tural
districts have experienced the dis
advantage of roada made impasse
ble through a lack of proper main
tenance and it ia expected that their
interest in the competition will
stimulate gieater interest among
the parent). Bad roads have pre
vented many children from obtain
ing a proper education and hove
even prevented doctors troiu reach
ing the side of rural patients in
time to save their lives.
Any child between the aes men
tioned, attending a country school,
may compete. Only one side of
the paper must be written on; each
page should be numbered; the
name, age and address of the writer
and the name and location of the
echool which he or she ia attending
must be plainly written at the top
of the first page The announce
mem of the competition has been
sent to the Superintendents of
schools in the rural districts No
further information can be obtained
from the Office of Puolic Roads
This arjaou teem i tit , should be
plain to everyone, and all children
will thus start on a basin of. equality
Rev. R. M. Cturttiey In Lexington
The protracted meeting at ths
Methodist church ia still going on
A great deal of interest is being
manifested. The preaching is being
done by Rer. R M. Courtney, the
talented and eloquent pastor of the
Thomasville Methodist church. He
He is a preacher of great power
and effectiveness and big congre
gatious are hearing him at every
service. Even through the bad
weather of last week the people
continued to crowd the house and
with good weather this week, eveo
greater crowds are expected. The
singing ia being directed by Prof
O. V. Wooeley and he is get tin? re
suits. The choir of the Method st
church is being assisted by the
choirs of the other churches and
mighty fine music is the result
Services will continue throughout
the week, with preaching at 3:30 in
the afternoon and at 7:43 in the
evening.-Dispatch.
Our First Citizen
Capt F. C. Robbins is the fore
most citizen in. Davidson County.
He ia a prudent man, and never
ruahes heedlessly into a cause that
he has not carefully considered. In
this weeks Dispatch Capt. Robbins
come i out in a card heartily en
dorsing the bond issue for good
roads, and begs bis fellow
citizens to give it favorable consid
era tion. Capt Robbins would suf
fer his right hand to be cut off be
fore he wo aid sign an indorsement
to 'a trick to plunge the people of
Davidson eounty into trouble.
There is long white road behind
him and he is facing; the end of the
journey. His wise words ought to
have greet weight with those who
re honestly striving to do the right
thing about this bond issue. ''
Rev. M. L. KesIer attended a meet
ing of the Executive Committee of
the Liberty-Piedmont - Institute st
High Point last Tnesdsy afternoon.
Office of
. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Mecklenburg Cottnty
Charioty;, N. C, April i, 1913.
Mr. H. B. Varner, 1
Lexington, N. C. j
Dear Sir and Friend:
Youre of March 31at, received andcontents noted. In re
ply will say that when it comes to the qujestion of whether it pays
to improve the roads of any county in ths state, there is so much
to be said in favor of good roads, and Bottling in favor of bad
roads, that I hardly know where to atari or when to stop, espec
ially when you go to arguing and figuring on the advantages of
good roada and the disadvantages of bad roads.
There is no way to tell what it iasworth to the tax payers
of our county to have fine roads leading out in all directions
from the city to the county line.
Mecklenburg County, as you know, leads all other count
ies in the state in building ruads. We nave been building good
roads for over thirty years, and have" between 250 and 300 miles in
our county. We are still building and repairing roads with three
chain-gangs equipped with modern machinery.
If we have any tax payer who is not willing to freely pay
his road tax, I have not met him. It does not make any differ
ence waat his politics aie he is in favor of the rood work going
on. j
I believe that our good roada and highways have done
more to build up our county and city than any other one thing
-we could have done. 1
There is no way to tell how muchjit has increasei the val.
uation of farm lands as well as the city property, I know of
farm lands that were a drag on the market ten to fifteen years ago
at $10 per acre that are now selling from $50 to $150 per acre.
I have been living here ior the last thirty seven years and
remember when this county first started to improving roads. I
have watched road building all the way up to this time and ought
to be about as well po'ted aa any one on the value of good roads
in the county.
I sill say that I do not believe that the taxpayers could
make an investment in anything that would give as good returns
as the money epent in the building of good roads, provided it is
economically spent and there is no reason why it should not be
so expended for you can get all the information needed from
those who have learned from experience ;
We have spent over $2,000,010 in money besides the labor
of our convicts, since starting the road work. If it were possible
to refund every dollar of the road fund back to the taxpayers and
remove all our improved roads, put all our people back where
tey were thirty years ago and pay them three times the amount
they paid out, I know they would not consider the proposition at
all. I
Now, as to the voting of good roafls bonds in your county,
every man that owna real estate can well afford to vote for them
as it will increase the value of hU prorjx.two to three times
over what it cost That is to the real estate men.
Then as to the poor man that does not own even a wagon
to run on the road it will pay him to vote for the bonds. Should
he have a few miles to walk to town he will have a good road to
walk over.
I cannot see how that your people can afford to not vote
for the bonds.
There i more agitation on the question of good roads now
all over the United States than ever before, and the county that
has the opportunity to get in line and keep up with the progress
of the country, and does not do so, will undoubtedly make a big
mistake, in my honest opinion.
If I can be worth anything to yon in getting further infor
mation, will be glad to do so.
Call to see me when in our town.
Yours truly,
W. M. LONG,
Charm'n. Board Co. Commissioners.
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Varner In Town.
Saaf Roads Campsite-Makes resrteea Speeches
la Tews
The campaign for the good roads
bond issue for Davidson County has
taken on fever heat in Thomasville
and the aupportere'of this issue are
sparing no time and energy in work
ing for the bonds. This was eviden
ced on Tuesday when Mr. H. B.
Varner, of the Lexington Dispatch,
accompanied by Mr. Frank Lam
beth, both of whom are exerting
ever effort for the bonds, visited
every factory in town, fourteen in
number, and at each one Mr. Var
ner made a speech of about twenty
minute duration, in advocacy of
the County Good Roads Bond Issue.
The employees of the factories were
allowed this time from their work to
hear Mr. Varner and from the ie-
ception and applause received, it is
evident there will be a sweeping
victory from the laboring men of
Thomasville, for the bond Issue.
All day Tuesday Mr. Varner was
in town making these speeches snd
yesterday he ws joined here by
Gov. Locke Craig and these two
rrade a trip through this adjoining
section making Good Roads talks
It gave the people of Thomasville
much pleasure to have had Mr.
Varner in town in advocacy of suoh
good cause.
Slightly Mixed
Chap about to wed was nervous;
To the young; best man be cried:
Tell me.ie it kisstomary
For the groom to cuss the bride?' i
' " " - - - h AHod 8TJ8M AM.
Thomasville Township Farmers
io inspect Guilford. Roads Sat
urday. All the automobile owners in
Thomasville and vicinity have
agreed to carry from 75 to 100 of
our leading iarmera from this
community over the good roads in
Guilford County. The party will
leave Thomasville about one o'clock
P.M Saturday, the 19, and will be
joined iu Greensboro by Mr. W C.
Bjren. Chairmen, Board of County
Commissioners, who will make an
address to our farmers, and have
some of the feeding farmers along
their fine sand clay road between
Greensboro and Kernersville ad-
dress our citizens on the question
of good roads.
Any fsrmer desiring to take this
trip free from sll expense, will
plesse see Mr. Chas. M Hoover, who
has charge of the arrangements
snd be at Thomasville reedy to
start by one o'clock. The com
mittee would be pleased to carry
every farmer in the County if it
were possible to do so, but we can
only take limited number from
each commnnity.anl we trust theae
farmers, who do go, will tell their
neighbors all about the roads in
Guilford County. The psrty will
arrive back in Thomasville about
six o' clock Saturday evening.
Salem Street has been in awful
condition this week on account of
the daily rain. The street was plow
ed up last week preparatory tomak
ing a sand gravel street, but the
and has not been placed yet and
now the) street la wearing the hes vi
sit coat of mad it baa worn in msny
months. :v
Mayor C. 6 Hill and Street Commission
er Chas. F. Finch Endorsed.
The one thing important in the
coming municipal election, is to
secure the proper men to manage
the business of the town. Good
men morally, are not necessarily
qualified to govern. And economy
is not always the chief thing to be
considered But we must be chief
ly concerned as to how our funds
are handled. And a man who has
Oeen a success in his own allaire
should be successful in conducting
business for the public, and be
provided he can be secured to de
vote a portion of his time to public
affairs.
But there is another thing that is
important, which is this, that too
frequent changes in officials will by
necessity unse'tle our government.
Every new mayor has a new policy,
every new board has new methods.
There must be continuation in of
fice of the proper men in order that
he best results may be obtained.
We have to a great degree enjoy
ed a prosperous year, which has
just past, and we wish to hold up
before the citizens of Thomasville
two men whom we should continue
in office. They are Mayor Chas. G
Hill and StreetCommissioner Chas.
F. Finch. These men are well
qualified for their work, and have
demonstrated this fact by their rec
ord They are conversative but
reasonably so, they do not want to
spend until they have the money to
spend, and they have liberality of
mind enough to spend in the prop
er way and place They have made
a success. May we continue them
iu cilice. I would ay, that this is
ritten uukn jwn to either of the
men.
A Votek.
Capt. F. C. Robbins Davidson's
"Grand Old Man" Expresses
the Hopethat the Bond
issue Will Carry.
If there is one man in the county
who carries the respect, confidence
and gocd 'eriflr of everybody thit
man is Capt. F. C. Robbins of Lex
ing -on, and his mess ige in the Dis
patch this week expressing the hope
that the bond issue will carry next
Tuesday will be read witn interest
by every citizen of D.ividson Conn
ty. His message to the Dispatch
reads as follows:
Lexington, N C, Ap il l 'th, 19i:t
To the Kditok of the Dispatch:
Having careiully read and consid
ered the Act of the recent General
Asseniblv providing for an election
on the 22nd inst. to authorize the is
sue of bonds to the amount of $300,
000 to build good roads in David
son count v, I wish hereby to ex
press the hope that the election will
result in favor of the bonds. 1 do
not propoee herein to enter upon a
discussion of the question, for the
reason that full information has
been given the voters of the county
by the distribution of papers and
circulars on the subject. The Act
carefully provides that the moiey
is to be in the hands of men who
will see that is honestly, wist Iy and
fairly expen led for the peo.ile oi
tne wnoie county, without tavor or
partiality to any section. If eenti
ble men, snd our people are sensi-
Die, win tnina ana ana count up
the enormous waste we suffer in
mud tax, I have no doubt th ! bond
issue will be ratified. Believing our
people will think an 1 vote for thia
proposition, so vital to the prosper
ity of our county, I content myself
with the expression of my opinion,
well considered and emphatic, that
the bonds ought to carry aa the beat
investment the county can make tor
ita present and future progress.
Respectfully submitted,
P. C. Robbins
List of Latter Rmnalnlna; Unsallsd lor la
This Off lea for ttia Wnk Kndlna
April, 14th. ISIS.
Mrs Lue Burging,
Miss Pearl Barley,
Walter Danels,
John Cashatt,
Lum Cranford,
Cook & Harris,
Miss Battle Holmes,
Andy Harris,
Pearl Hunt,
Mrs. Lula Lindsy,
Myrtls Mason,
Miss Lelia Martin,
Gassie McCorn,
Mrs. J. W. Myers,
Samuel Perkins,
Elmer Smith, (2)
C. F. Sender,
E. D. Stenael.
Mrs. Eaeie Whiteside.
Notice
North Carolina
Davidson County
In the Superior Court
April Term, 1913
J. B. Jonea vs H. W. Schafer and
the Hagerstown Milling Company.
The defendante above named will
take notice that an action entitled
as above has been commenced in
the Superior court of Davilson Co.,
the said action being for the lecov
ery of damages for failure to de
liver a consignment of wheat ac
cording to contract. And the said
defendants will further take notice
that an order of attachment has
been issued against all moneys and
choses in action due and owing
from the Bank of Thomasville to
the said defendant. And the Jsaid
defendants will further take, nntfee
that they are required to appear at
the next term of the superior court
of said county to be held on the
seventh Monday after the first Mon
day in Marcl. 1913, and answer or
demur to the complaint in said act
ion, or the plaintiff 'will apply to
the court for the relief demanded
in the said complaint.
This 19th of March, 1913.
C. K. Godwin
Clerk of Superior Court
B. W. Parham
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Mortgage Sale
Under and by virtue of a power
of sale contained in a certain mort
gage deed executed to me on the
25th. day of September, lull, by J.
T. Valentine and wife and recorded
in the officeof the Register of Deeds
for Davidson County in Book No.
51, page 218, I shall sell for cash to
the highest bidder at public auction
at the court house door in Lexing
ton, X. C. on the 5th. day of May,
1913 at 11:00 o'clock A.M. the fol
lowing described property, viz: A
tract or parcel of land in Thomasville
Township adjoining the lands of
L. B. Moore and J. T. Valentine and
others and bounded as follows;
Beginning at j. f. Valentine's
corner and running thence wmt-
ward fifty (oil) fert to an alley;
thence northwird two hundred (200)
feel; thence eastward f t ty (W) fttt
thencesouthward two hundred (20( )
feet to the beginning.
Also Lots No. 22 aud No. 23 mi
Moore Sireet th" same beinir fifty
(59) feet one hundred aud fifty (I. 10)
ftet and beinif a p irt of the lands
of the late Capt. V. T. Moore &ud
divided among the Moore heirs.
Default havii g been made in
the payment of the bond secured by
the said mortgage deed, this sale i)
for the eatiBfactiun of the 8uue.
This tlie 3rd. day of April, 1913
lK8. BlIHUK i.OOKAHII.L,
Mortgagee.
Bknj. W. Parham, Attorney.
Xo. S7H8.
RKPOKT OH THKCOXDITIOX OH
THE
flRST NATIONAL BANK
TllOMASVIU.lv. X. C.
At close of business April 4, 1913.
RESOURCE6.
Loiinn ntitl DiHcnuntri ltf kh! ha
Overdrafts. Hfcured Jt niist-fiiri'd 1 173 40
L . S. HomlM toHcctiri-cirAiilutmn.. 25 (DO
Premiums on t. 8. ItocSv sin)
Bowls, Securities, etc
Bunking house, l''uraittire. uiiri
Fixtures 5 (ill OS
Due from Xntiomil Bunks (not
reserve auents) 14 921 50
Due from unproved kesvrve
Atcents 1 i3 W
Exchanire forClearinir Hruse
Cheeks uml other cusli items I 7HJ 68
Notesof otlicrNationnl Bunks 4 UK)
FructioiiHl PuiK'rCurreiH'y. Nick
els, and Cents 302 66
Specie 5 279 50
Redemption fund with I'. S.
1 reusurer taperceutcirciilutlnii) 150
Total , jif 27o"is
LIABILITIES.
Cnpitul stock paid in $ 25 000
Surplus fund 7 000
Undivided Profits, less Expenses
mid Tuxes Paid on on
NatinnalUankNotesoutstnnriinff 25 000
ftiiuiviuuui uepusiTs tuinjeit to
check rq 7 rti
Time certificates of deposit 78 707 72
Cashier's checks outstanding ZXl 51
i-Moies anu ouis reutscoumea 0500
Bills payable, including rrttH.
cotesof deposit for money borrow
er 18 C0J
TOTAI, 247 270 13
State of North Carolina, County of David
son. SS I, A. M. Ka?an, Cashier of the
above-named bank, dosolemnly swearthat
the above statement is true to the best of
... J MuvnicuKC II 11 vi ucne-r.
A. H. KAGAN, Cashier.
Correct Attest:
C. L, Harris
C. F. Lahbktk
T. J. Finch
DlrM-lAra
1. JS.JBNNING8.
Notary public .
The post office site snsp. promi-
ses to be lively the fight for j
the post office. Several sites have
already been thrown into the ring.
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