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THE MONROE JOURNAL
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ha bceu an ?Jm-
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For some time sehoi
tun- tj .! iou "
Cu-ck township
debutin: siKUiK'.-.. ana acce-uin. i
reports Hi- afiirniaiivc i seu-t-rallv
the winner. Tins is a line in
llcaUCH of tin- eventual u ve sol Ihe
consolidation iimuiiicni. Let a ih
rcme nuasure be liiori.ii;!.ly dis
cussed ill the schools and it will be
adopted s. oiicr tr laser; ;it bast th:s
was tree of v.oiikiii .-ud!:i; ;' ''
j-riiiiai : - "I'll- pity i t i t I'n'i'i''
r.oi a!'!!u".i)u t. ir .l:ish;uss and
false s ; 'f nriiuniiKtx pr:de si
that the j. stt ii'ii'm! an f cure
il;!it.-ial benefit- u- ! tl rh ed
iiom I..--.' u.;-al aa.l hfcli
schoid.-. Educators :!:- uto found
the two -.'il iin i-i -x'i't s- heel house
inadequate t provide that trainin:
which l.iMr. ii m-ed vvien they seek
to meet lh.' eonipt lit ion of Lfc; ami
USUI t!:' lnoi'li' art- ready ! iuin.il
tMi ii,.in;;'si Kiel ll.e educational
movement -will "uunk tin.-" in this
county.
Several Monroe p. (;! have report
ed then oi llowtrs trotu the travt-s
f thoir Jovid oin'3 in t'i" ciiiftfiy.
This is vandalism and simide.
and oupfit lo bo d. alt with s.wivly.
Klowois I'lao. d upon th. tanv.s of a
mother or sisiiT b.H-onio almost sa
cred, and it is imlo. d a i' kt d p rson
who stoals tin-in.
1J. MIJ.IAMi !K I i:i s
His I A THI.i; IS IVMH KNT
Say luilit teil Man no, V.ih- ;iilly of
Peonaue Tlnui Many Oilu-r Gorula
Farniofs
StOlios al!i.t-d to h;;o ;!! toll
the giand jury by l-'loyil .li'iiuson, a
JOUUg while man, that tlur. had ! ril
a concerted efton M rar.se racial
trouble and t' make it a.ar inro'-s
killed llie li;'-n iound dad. ill t ie
boi'C of iinlii-'iiriiia I'tiidk- sutn.nui
::i fax or of John S. Williams, v. tu'
Ui.ai..-d l.'day by l'l. C'.:s Wliliaias.
a lieio ot tli- Soiiino- i-iui.i. whi le
ilis sii'Mi'-s won lain lie' l'.rttMi v.-..r
cro.-s, i-nys a Maeou. H;... di.-i- ut ii.
'i he e.-l- r V ilhahix a:i Ins Uir
youngeM suns, Jul. an. Upland ami
Man in, li.iu' eonsif-i ntly i-!ns-il to
discu.-i the i-.i.-e sin-e the father is
sued his I'm st stati ineiit ;.;ter a: rest,
categoriially denying the charges,
but Hie oldi .-t son, lr. Williams, call
ed newspaper men in tlay and
offired to answer any ijiiesuons they
might ask.
Dr. Williams declared his father
and brothers were innocent of the
murders and also of the alleged at
tempt to Incite iao trounle fol
lowing the exposure of alleged con
ditions.
WDl l li lit Tl'i K OFF TO
til Y t oi i: YrtAX Fta.XT II"
tiioi; voi.N if liales S;e UeniaiiMI
in Ihf I H-ltN i liiouj;in.tu t:ie i-i-
ter V irii:s J".
i Front Kaleiijh N.-us and (i!.seri.l
Kart-ly Jo j llie uaveler tlirou,h
the !:uid wiliiess the ii;ht tf harvtsl
lai; in (.ioKieio and at the same tiliu'.
o.'n Ioilo!ii !u"i iiioii llie tur
vesteis. othtr workmen prejianni; tut"
taith for a new plautini.. but r.U
ovr the cotton belt in North Caro
lina siuh sights await the eye this
spnuf;.
Thoustinds of bale of cotton re
main ia the field uupieked. stained
by the storms of winter, but with
tile eoiiiinc oi an unusually early
sprriij:. tanners eerywhie are mak
ing extended efforts to pick the cot-;
toll butoie idaiuill. AlU'ioxiinately
worthless as it is. the eottou is beins
piiked to be held ill the hope that
some value will eventually ali.i'-n
to it.
The collapse of the cotton i i
last fall and llie early couiiii ot
v. ;:iter su-.;-' aded cotiv-n lucking in
iii:-ny seetu-n-; ot the stnie l. tore the
nop ' halt gal In red. I'n.-s st!I
.u.-liiutl liiuMiw.ud make it practi -ally
n . ! -s 'o pi-k the eotiou. but it
.s in tin- fu li'.s in l.ir.e 1u..iit ty, aiel
tiie No t'l ' ii. 'l:ti.i iarnn r. thi i'ty
a! h-ai i d -pile the i h; i --e of e
1 1 ,.v.i-..t:.- 'hat has been laid acainst
h.ui, i. .n't t,uite see the .-.-use oi' 1
planum: a u w crop oi eotten while
there is still a very considerable croji
iinuatbt red on the land.
'T btliixe it would pay me a lot
:mee money io go and buy three
hundred bales of cotton at ten cents
a pound ami not raise any at all this
year just let my land lie idle," de-
dared one of the leading fanners of!
the t'ape Fear section some day acn.
"Hut at that. 1 .don't see Inw 1 could
do it. My land Is there. lay u ople
are livine on it. and they must be
taken care of somehow. They have 1
got to work, and there is nothing
to do but plain another crop and
hope." I
lhspi'- the hope that "business as1
r.sual" v. oiiid prevail in North Caro
lina this sprint, fanners everywheie
, are cot. fronted with the condition '
that business is not as usual, and no
immediate hope that it will he. Many1
thousands of acres will lie idle I his i
jear, if one may judge by the ap-1
pearaiico of farms as one rides
through the state. Cotton will be
planted to some extent, perhaps half
of last y ear's yield, tobacco w ill be
planted to about that same decree,
and neither will be fertilized on any
thing like tne scale that prevailed in
the boom year of 1P2".
The hog-aml-hotrniiy so'gatl will
likely come to hae .nme ivai moan
ing to fanners of North Carolina di'i -",i.:
th yi. ir. and the stt int popula
tion will very likely increase to he
mes that will make Major Crahani's
eyes start rot fall wlo n he betins
to total up the slate's agricultural re-.-(liures.
For every ncsoins bale of
i oi ion and every absent hov.slu ad of
tobacco, there will be two pies siieal
ini. and there will perhaps be corn
to feed them,
There is still cotton enough In the
trrowt r g shds. or silting out under
sn.uxi; FAxn fokoyfk
IUHM A FKOXTAL FtKT
That l Xetil I.Oot mi Inch, More
lliau a slaxe tiiouht Seenty--ixe
eni As.
To ti.e K'iiior of The Journal:
A deadline on the frout page of the
Ail una Georgian ot March 19th
r ad as follow: "f 200.0UO paid for
e:v.itHii fevt ia Marietta Mreet," This t
iuhti-en loot trontiite bad a depth
of 100 feet. The entire area ia i-iic-twenty-soeoiid
of an acre. Now think i
of th.t, w ill you? The rat per acre '
is four million, four hundred thous- j
and dollars. 1
Atlanta is one of the Sou i It's un-.-t '
progressive cities, and has a large and '
industrious population. Hence land
values are '--o high. lhat none, except
the well to-do can become home
owner. The diamond commands a
high price because of its comparul xe
scarcity, and none but the very ,
wealthy can own diamonds. Lauds'
in certain locaiiths seins to be tak
iiu the same upward tendancy as d.a
nioiids. Veiy soon, at the pres t
i al- of pi ice oicreai e i' w ill b
rare to t'.ud a roeimoa laborer w!.
can own Ins home as it now is o
lih.l mi oi d nary i iti.-.eii o-.. uing d;
n.ot.ds.
Theie is a le.oon h -e for stii-
l:o-!i to pttid r over. The land
essential to anirial and vegetal'.'
Use. and eli:itvetids ar' essential I"
neither. Home ownership is essen
tial to real, ceuuine security of gox -ri
tr.etit and prog i ess. ai d diamonds
an- po-sibiy a hindiaiice to both.
In Oid'T t live and uexelop nn i:
mu.-t have access to natural pro
vision, they do not of necessity hax.
to ow n diamonds.
Hut let's look at this four and a
half million dollars acre again. Two
generations ago the people of Geor- !
gia. and of North Carolina also. i to ,
buying and selling h 'man beings at a
fixed price. A good young negro was
worth a thousand dollars, some who
knew a special trade, such as black
smith, etc. were wortli more. t v-enty-fivo
years aco this same four
and a half million dollar acre In At-
Special Notice.
in-
trt a wora e. insertion.
the fanner is by no
He has come over a
; very difficult period, or has started
over it, and v. itli a reasonably sue
ce-sfiil nop year; with expenses cut
to tie bone as they are being rut,
the heuinninir of fall will xeiy likely
see a return (0 his fonmr state of
prosperity, rii ht r by rc:i-Mi of th-
lesson he- has leannd in lhat hard vt
of all schools adversitv.
CENTRAL
METHODIST
CHURCH
Sunday School 10 a. m.
We had fifteen new stud
ents last Sunday and the
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n nee amiui 11 is premises, to inaKP i y.,,.)
a ronsiueraiMc total ana tne curtail
ment of production this yenr will not
materially lesson the state's cotton
resources. The cotton that is beinir
"The first they (the time younger i PU'Kea now is practically worthless
fons) knew of the latest attempt to ,or ' of the normal uses of the
arouso public sentiment here against , better grades of cotton, but with he
us," the phvsician said, "was when ; t('r times. It can Iip sold for some
1 told them' the other night about - "ling, and the Tar Heel farmer has
rumors I had heard in Cox ington. '"ai nod something of the a!ue of
The truth about the situation Is this: i saving from the storm that broke
Johnson came to my mother's house ovr his head when the cotton prices
the d.iv aster father had been arrested i bvoke last fall.
and told i f mooting a car filled with j Kconomically
necroes on the Allen bridge over the means rnin-d.
Yelloxv liver.
"He stated that he had seen two
black bodies in the oar and that the
negroes had told hi-.it ii lie told any
one they would lull him. At the
time they told him this, he said, they
held their guns on him, and since
then he had been sleeping xvith his
gun. lie told my mother that he
had decided to come voluntarily to I
her and I' ll of the occurrence that '
he wanted to iulp my father. And
now they ti ll tne that lie has con
fessed in Coxington b fore the grand1
Jury that it xas all a- frame-up!" " I
Dr. Williams then described condi- j
tions on the farm, declaring that il
had become badly run down during
the war, as he and three younger'
brothers were all in the service. He
said his father lately had paid the
fines of negroes, who otherw ise would ;
hae gone to the chain gang, in order i
to get labor.
"Are the peonage charges against i
your father and brothers true?" he j
was asked. I
'Well, if they are guilty of peon
age," ur. iiiiams replied, after a
lengthy pause as though studying his
answer, "there are many other farm-1 Inrfest attpnflanfP rpcnr.lintr
era in Georgia guilty of the same V11 d"triUtnCt "CCOruing
crime. It, Is true they have balled
negroes out of Jail, but they have
lanta would have been considered
xvell sold, if it had been exchanged
for one good strong negro. How
many negroes would it take to pay
for the acre now ?
Think of this while on the subject
The price eoniiimanded by this val
uable piece of property was $11.
111.11 per front foot, or very nearly
fl.ooiUHi per front inch. One front
inch of land worth as much as a
-talwiirt human being was worth seventy-live
years ago.
Think of this, also. The neg:o
who sold lor a thousand dollars sev
t nty-fixe years ago has been dead for
some jtars. The land that sold for
;i t'i'.usand dollars --evenly -live years
ago i xvoiih four and a half million
dollars now. Who created that
value, the people or the owner?
Things that are ptodticed by labor
and that perish xvith the using are
rightfully private property, things
that me thu free gilts of an alwise
provider, and that increase In value
as men multiply are rightly common
property, the value of which should
be used to support government. TIuib
would the burden of taxation be In
ratio to the benefits of govern
ment, and the expense of civilization
would automatically liquidate Itself.
The lax question Is a big one. We
will never settle it by Issuing more
bonds and increasing public Indebted
ness. That's only making It worse.
Nov us Homo.
Fin: SALE Two high brd register
id young Jersey bulls, one bor.-e,
oue mule and seveial Shropshire
suet p. For cash or credit. This
stock may be seen at my farm one
mile west ot Monroe. It. B. Ked
w ine.
FOIt SALE Koiir or five mules and
four or live milk cows. Cash or
good paper. Would like to engage
one or two crt!iers on share.
Ii. 1). Austin, Wiugate. N. C.
FOK SALE Several fine fresh Jer
sey cows, x cutis mules and horses,
cash or time. W. l Kendall. In
dian Trail.
FOK SALE Two fresh milk cows.
Groxer C. Iiaucom. Monroe Ht. 2.
Al CTION SALE On Saturday. Pth
day of April. I will sell at public
auction at the courthouse door in
Monroe, al 2 p.m.. a liiiit i:od-.l
Ford ear vx it!i wlf-starter, in good
condition. The said car is the
property of I n ion county and i no
longot neided. A. A. Surest,
Chairman Hoard County Commis
sion rs.
I.AXH TO ;F. S4H.1I FOK TAVKS.
Hii Monday, the ndl tray of May,
1921. at 12 o'clock, at the courthouse
door in Monroe, I will sell the follow
ing lands for taxes due for l!'2o;
600 acres, Juey 1 and Jennie J.
Alexander, Goose Creek To.
450 acres, Mrs. Julia Morris, San
dy Hidge township.
45 acres, Mrs. Nannie Haney, Bu
ford Tp.
214 acres, X. S. Matthews. Monroe-
Tp.
TO acres, J. W. Pritchard. Marsh
ville Tp.
105 acres, C. J. Heaviner, Marsh
ville,Tp. JOHN GRIFFITH. Sheriff.
NOTICE OF ADMIXISTKATIOX.
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."V cans Itl.i. kberrien. No. 8 . . . .
KotiM Miilton. 12 o. .
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Having qualified as administratrix
of the estate of Turner Thonipsoir.
decased, late of I'nlon county, North
Carolina, this Is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate of
said decaseti to txlnbit them io the
undersigned, jr n- r attorney, s.l .Mon
roe, N. C, on or before the 1st day
of April. 1922, or this notice wiil
bt pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said es
tate will please make immediate
payment.
This the 30th dav of March. 1921.
MKS. COKAiiKL THOMPSON,
Administratis of Turner
Thompson, deceased.
W. O. Leiiimond. Attorney.
Dr. Kemp Funderuurk
DENTIST
Office over Wallet's Obi 8tor.
Special Bargains
FOR
Dollar Pay
$1.50 Boys' Caps, 2 for : $1.00
25 rolls of Toilet Paper - $1.00
15c Talcum Powder, 12 for $1.00
25c Talcum Powder, 6 for
50c Men's Socks, 4 for
Dishes, all kinds, per set
$2.00 Men's Ties... -
Aluminum, $2.00 pieces
V. G. Plant Food, was 25c, now 5 f or
Dresser Scarfts, each
Lace, 15c quality, 20 yards for
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
$1.00
Soap, 10c quality, 15 cakes for $1.00
Other Bargains too numerous to mention.
Crowell's Variety Store.
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In this world there are about a
billion and a half people. If you don't
believe it go out and count 'em.
to the records in six years
We want six hundred right
away. Plan to be there next
Sunday.
Regular services by Pas-
paid them wages and given them
clothes to wear."
After federal Investigators made
their trip to the plantation in Febru
ary, Dr. Kllliams said, and told the
neeroes thev shnulil he n.iikme mnrn
money and working only eight hours t01 moming at 11 and even
A " Y. ..1.1 . i : H ; . .) -M.j . .
n 1 all t-ni HioaQlEn.H rn... l.o.. i ill t ,-iO,
"He even gave the negroes who
owed money, enough funds to Ret
them out of the county and cancelled
tbelr debts," Dr. Williams continued.
Dr. Williams received the news
papei men nt the Williams home a
typical Georgia country place, sit
uated on a hill and surrounded by
flclds In a high state of cultivation.
The house is not particularly large
or Imposing, but appears to have been
well bit il t and contains many of the
convenience' that formerly were pe
culiar to the city. Flower eardens
made 'the yards beautiful and there
were four automobiles on the place.,
Includins that of Dr. Williams. The
younger sons did not make their ap
pearance p.nd when the physician was
asked where they were, he said they
did not care to talk pending their
possible trial. They have not yet
been arrested, although warrants
bare been sworn out against them
at the request of Governor Dorsey.
The father is In Jail In Atlanta where
be and the negro Mannine were
taken for safe keeping..
Pi1
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ling at
Morning subject: Which
Master?
Evening subject: The sto
ry of a Real Man.
Everybody welcome.
KXFCIT(K'S XOTK IC TO
I KMHTOKS.
Having this day qualified as exe
cutor of the ar.i will and testament
of E. J. Griffin, deceased, before the
clerk of the superior court of Union
county, this is to notify all persons
holding claims against the estate of
llie said E. J. liriffln, deceased, to
present the same duly verified to the
undersigned executor of the Ust will
and testament of E. J. Griffin, de
ceased, on or before the 1st day of
April. 1922, or this notice will be
pit ad In bar of their recovery.
Thia the 1st dav of Ap.il, 1921.
CARL GKIFFIX, Excutor.
J. R. Price, Att-r.ney.
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