The Chronicle from Albemarle, North Carolina • Page 1

I -5i vy Devoted Id IfaS In terests of thf fafiub llcah Party id Staii ly, Cabarrus, RoWari Davidson and Ad joining Counties. Uusant! Esats Mesa. WITfl OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Slaaly Ccanty'5 Farmer. it.

When you have it fixed sit under the lamp; every- Ahpthip hundreds of cases bur schools are kept by novibes, arid to compel a child six years to lose its tiriie going to such a time killing, when the child can doy more for itself helping its mother. We 'see no prospects for anything in the way of improvements in our school system for the next two years if we are to judge by the tenor of the reconimendations of the Superintendent We want schools, we want better schools, we want longer schools, and wefwant more Efficietit schools. Let the.people? have a say in the matter as. to their schools, arid we will have nearer what we need. Legislation jM.

AHatley of Concord has teen visiting relatives here, Mr. Albert Moley died-Dec. 31 Typhoid fever and was burried af Bdar' Creek church. He was about 26 years of age and very We extend sympathies to $ie bereaved ifywder been? spending the hoUday: relatives arid friends. He has been 21 yf C.

Lowder and Mrs? Nettie Void visited Mr. Jim Lowder recently. measles are unwelcome visitors in our section at this time. Mrs. F.

Furr? and Miss Maggie Hartsell were visitors in Cohcord iasw jpnaay ana oaturaay. Mr? Julius been lr. and Mrs. Albert Eudy spent Sunday with? Mrs'. Eudy 's father M.

Wiley Lambert. Mr. Ruf us Hatley is the proud possessor of a grand daughter. Jay Bird. yyNsipte Grip ind colds are reported ar and near, 1 The bean contest at the' Brown Drug Company closed Dec 31 the amount being in the jar was 5462 Mr? Smith received first prize his guess was 5469.

J1D. Brown vas second his guess was S473.7 aJdrs. Chatman' was third he vote was 5432. They all have re- thaComi)ahvhhsuccss9fox their Dr. Evans is now locat ed back in Granite Mr; and Mrs? J.

It Brown of China Grove spent a few days with their parents near here. The president of Lower Stone Telephone Co. was here last week preparing to run two new lines to Salisbury which we need very much. 7 The chain gang is now located in Granite Quarry and is working on the Gold Hill road we are glad to have them work here as their service is very much needed. TTT 1 1 r1 1 we wisn tne unronicie a suc cessful year.

Spool. LexlDgtoii Esute 2 Itcos. Tn health of this community is, good at present we are glad to say. The Register: dosen't jeem to be so busy since the holidays, frit we are still listening for the wedding' bells. It is strange what people all 1 want to know in this world.

0 For last week they have been after me with all sorts; of and the endisen'tm sight yet. Only yesterday a man wrote me asked, me wether Icould explain why his wife, dries dishes with her left hand," and today) a fellow.wants to 1: now why tne moon comes and goes instead of Staying with us like thejsun. I al- -7 Waysj- answer everytfiing that comes my way, but the dish washing proposition will not be handled here. How should I know why that man's wife dries dishes with her left hand? Why dosen't he ask-her if he is game? If your should act as though! he needed a new shoe would you nail it on your neighbors cow see if the horse really -did need oneiHow if you were the horse and I were the cow would there. be any difference? Do you catch i -they scientific reasoning? power "i that h61ds a higb tension in man's brain? Do you realize that the Stanly County Farmer is not you when he refuses to hand out information about other people's hands? Perhaps your yjife is lefthanded perhaps she uses a left handed dish' rag, or perhaps there is a darning needle in the case.

Get your information at home drf consult a specialist the Stanly County is mostely feet. But the moon question is not so bad. Being somewhat of a sky expert lam able" to go up in i the ajrjonce inhilefandvesti gate the ins the moon is so irregular is because she fills special engagements and the sun dosent. The moon is a sort of a lovers planet-and does not allow herself to be bribed by any one congregation of love sick people. This earth is and it takes her a month to visit her patients on all sides.

When they are sick oh the other side she is there when they are sick on this side she is here. The moon makes regular visits to Stanly County and keeps things pretty streight. Of course there are a few fellows in the county that are in pretty bad shape for instance one of our fellows has a girl up abortf ew London now that she has gone about with a far away look. A-nother fellow from Norwood has trouble because the girl's daddy objects. A fellow, ar Big Lick is guilty of Lapsus Lingo.

He- said too much, now he is in a bad fix. There are some foolish people this world who claim that the moon is the promoter of weddings and angle cakes but they are very wrong. The moon is a pre ventative. Don't you know that before people lived in houses to shelter themselves from the moon there were no marriages at all? the reason is that they were in the moon light every night and got cured. Later peoplemaderoofs above their heads to keep the light out and that is when the first wedding bell got started.

You might say well Kate were under the moon lots of times and got married any -way. That's "all right old man but you were too far gone when doctor moon got hold of you. If you had felt your pulse at that time and noticed how weak your heart pumped pou couldn't blame the moon for not being able to put the govenor "on it down a few notches to save) -your noerty your case is hopeless nd you alone are to blame. I would advise others that feel the sickness coming oh to rush but in the moonlight at once." If yoii hapen to get an attack in the dark of the moon and are beginning to feelpretty. shakey, get a big lamp hang it under the ceiling and tie a green cloth? around tr three hours with a big rug doll In your lap and notice? the difference of your feeling at the end of the week.

light will answer the-purpose of the moon and the rag doll: could answer the purpose of the other i It happens too.that some people get married and I still stand be neain me moon every evening but thest people are that the world will end "tomorrow and they want to get even with I say that if you want to enjoy life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness go out in the moonlight as much as possible wjth the girl that has you on the balance; But if you hapen- to get married anyway apn Diame tne moon blame the U. S. Postal Department for allowing women to de iraua tne males, watch tor me next week. 7 lit? Items. Tuscarora Cotton Mill is? still short of theyy are pumping from the brick yard so as to keep running.

t- i 7 J. B. McAlister and family spent Sunday at Mrs. Joe Foil. A.

Kindley has done some repair work at his mill. ri Foil Bros Roller -Mill runs only part of the time. W. who has been in the bed for a period of bout 2 mos 1s up and 3oing: fine, he spendspart of his time wiitK his daughter, in Salisbury. JT Mr.

D. F. Fisher who has 10 years returned home for several mos. stay he is the son of W. H.

Fisher of Mt. Pleasant. W. A. Kindley is making some improvement on his home building to his cook room, guess that means more to eat.

Mrs. Hugh Barrier is on the sick list. Rev. Jacob Palmer spent last Saturday night at Mt. Pleasant on business.

The girls have; all returned school with the exception of one Miss Anna Foil. John Kindley has bought the old Lane place fronahis father. Mt Pleasant is in need of a more thorough phone system to different places. D. H.

McEacherri is' making some improvements on his home on North main St. changing from a 4 ft porch to a 12 30 ft? Pleasant Mercantile Col has employed Mr. Jessie McEacjiern of this place. Mr. William Hahn is still confined to his bed with rheumatism.

S. C. Kluttz spent Monday at Rockwell on business. Mrs. J.

L. Heilig of Mt Pleas -ant spent Sunday night at Rockwell with her son John Heilig. We notice that from the press that many of the govenors are pardoning convicts by scores. The reason given fteing the miserable syslem of treatm ent of these persons, We think the govenors right whenthey see the iniguwitous waythe state legislatures farm out convicts and then ho.w they are treated after they are gotten that the govenors pardon them. This is the only way out of the dilemma.

Govenor Donaghey of Aak, defending his action in pardoning 316 state con Victs' says "under the. lease sys tem as aburnmg hell consuming human beings who are being fed into it in manner which results in nothing but mt ing fortunes for contractor. Gov. Blease of S. C.

has made himsilf famous for his pardoning power. We think these men are justifiable if the reasons given are cor Last Fall? ringX; campaign times the Democratic Press and Spell Bindersmade a great ado about the things being done by the State in Educational matters. The Headlines of somel of the great papers today characterize it this "way. "North Caro Una in Shameful Place. Takes forty sith place arnorig forty eight, states.

Wow some body has liedC.The statement rank not a surprise to us, only; we wonder if she is not forty' eighth instead oi forty sixth. We carididly believe that there is not a Stateyin the Union that gets so little school for? so much money? We have said it before, we say it there is some thing radically wrong with bur whole public School System. Not one of the other forty seven states makes the noise? and display of her public schooLsystern as" does iNorui varauna, ana yet every one of them, does more work. From the Itecomiriendations of the Superintendent of Public In struction the Legislature for an increase of appropriation of quite $500,000, with it comes "2 recommendation for an expenditure of thousands of it for Assistant County a bout as valuable an adjunct as the fifth leg to a We wonder now much of this half million will go to the children. Our Coun ocnooi ouperantenaents "are necessary, provided tliey are the right kind of men.

must riot talk so loud or some body will hear But we are going to say it out that we have bo sympathy at all with pet teachers and make believe grades. A system that will allow such things: is rotten, and we expect to kick asrainst it Consolidation of schools and trans portation is recomriiended. Has-'ent this same thing, as to consoli dation been legislated before? It even stands in school law, and yet? Shall lsay it? Well, the School Boards and County Superintendents have gone on with out any reason, save the gratification of some Molly Coddle "and constructed new neces sitating the outlay'of thousands of dollars for houses, doing away in some cases with those already built and putting in these weak districts, as weak teachers. Whats the use to have school laws if these are to be interpreted by a set of 2X4 one-horse squires who steal the campaign liquor entrust ed to them to control votes? Listen! "I recommend addi- agement of consolidation of inefficient and inadequately equipped one-teachgr schools into more efficient andy petter equipped schools with more bet ter houses, more thorough and comprehensive instruction, with provision for transportation of students beyond walking distance thereby making possible schools that shall truly become the: intel lectual, social cultural? arid in dustrial centers of the entire community." Now aint that grand? Send after the children yet? Well, they do that in some of the Western States roads are in sections, and it can very easily be done. Then too.

those States have larsre school funds and are better equipped in every way. Well, that's what bur Superintendent gets by traveling arounay ne travels lots, we pay the bill, and something certainly is expected as a retrrn or all this, Compulsory attendance regulations are also believe in compulsory attendance, but first we -feel there ought to be something worth attending. Is it hot a fact that in Locusts Route 1 Items. Mrs. Josiiah Brooks Died near Philadelphia church Wednesday she has been ill for some time Mrs Philas Honeycutt died near Brattain's school Thursday and was burried Big JJck.

She is a young onaeoi aoout two jrs. and leave ayoung babe about 2 Weeks old also a young husband and a host ot mends to mourn their Mrs; Rosanah Teeter has been conf irieoT tocher room the week at her son's j. iS. Teeter's, Pneumonia, La Grippe and bad colds are all the go in this sec P. E.

Tucker one of the Piano contestants is on the sick list at present 1 Let every body take -off? their hat to the new town at the Dan iel Treece place on the hew rail road it is said there iwill be a big auction sale oi lots in tne near future, The voters of Furr township seems to be all most unamimous- ly opposed to voting bonds for good roads. Mr? J. W.y Hathcoilled a porker the other day tiiaweighed 6101bs. Mr. Hathcock is one of our most sucessfulff Farmer.

mffestem Stanlv Items. ine neaitn or this section is bad at present 'I? wrri; TocKer iron' the sick ThO small crraincroD is looking prosperous in this community. Herrm of Mission visited D. Tucker last Stmday. Mr.

Harvey" Mauney is very ill at this writing. Mr. John Herrin of Albemarle visited L. R. Tucker last Sunday Rev.

J. S. Harris will preach at Mission Sunday at 11 o'clock all are invited to attend. Mr. J.

A. Harrington is having an attack of Miss Sarah Hatley visited M. H. Herrin's Sunday. Blue Eyes Canapp Hill School House.

The health of this community is very good except Mr. John1 A. Yow visited at C. A. Cranfords last Sunday.

Dass L. Lawery visited Calvin Trautman last Sunday; Mrs. Sam Yow who has been sick for some time is some at this writing. improving Mary Troutman and Sam Aus- band visited Daniel B. Culp last Sunday.

Wagoner visited his best girl SaturdayHffight. Henry Hegler has traded horses again. -v A We are expecting to hear wedding bells soon. the All Smile. FOR SALE 25 acres; two miles South of Albemarle with good new buildings, fine young good pasture with lasting water, half in cultivation, half timber.

Fine for trucking. G. D. Moose, Albemarle, N. C.

Route 1 mo Church Services. First Baptists S. S. Preaching? 11 K) M. and 7:30.

Presbyterian S. A. M. Prof. B.

L. Parkinson Superiri tendent, every body invited. Preaching at 11 o'cloeSr by the pastor. wont doit, more money wont do. it as ha3 been abundantly demonstrated.

To-day we are paying more money than ever for popular education, arid the schools for the masses are not better than they were a score or- more years ago. It certainly is not the lack of money that causes? this, but the way it is spent. few of us relish paying out our hard earned money to see it frittered away in so many useless yways, give us full value for our present taxes, and you may raise them if youwant to make additional progress. We want fair play for our rural schools, and the great mass es of chidken on the farms in North Carolina. Blgiick Items.

We have been having cold weather. Miss Eva Alrriond has been very. sick but is rapidly -alsb" beehsicE -Wk MissrNettie HartseU Visited rei latives and friends here last week? Mr; W. F. Smith and wife visited D.

R. Mclntire Sunday. Mr. Charlie McLester -has already purchased his licen se but hasen't his girl yet. R.

Lee Wright Esq of. Salisbury came to attend court this week. T. H. Vanderford of Salisbury is in town this week on business.

Mr. H. Lyerly of Granite Quarry was in town last Monday on business. 4 There are quite a large number of people here this week attend- ingcourt. 7 Walter Kenedy Ex sherriff Green's son in law is here with a lot of horses and mules.

Read whatBostian Shoe Co has to say about shoe stocks in Jau- ary and February, Russell is attending court this week as a juryman? He re-Ports Mrs. Russell sick with1 cold. We call attention to ad. this weelc of Efird arid Harward Mfg Co of Norwood. They want a lot of cross arms.

I have sold out my entire interest in The Chronicle Publishing -Co. to Dr. J. Lyerly, both Press and Book accounts? and I want to return my heartiest and sincere thanks to one and all of my friends who have given me -their support in helping, me to run The Chronicle as best Fcould for nearly five years. I know it was not what I would have had it be, but I tried to do the best I could, and how I want.to.say to every one of The Chronicle read- ers-who may still be behind with their subscription, to get busy arid arrange this matter with Dr.

Lyerly as early as possible. If you want him to give you a good paper yo can help him do this by paying your subscription. All of my old papers are payable to Dr. With best wishes to all I am as iyy Respt Your Friend. Mr.

David Nance and Miss Betftibnal legislation for the encour- tie Pamsh were married the 5th may their pathway ever be strewn with roses. Rev. Mr. Trogden preached an excellent sermon at Jerusalem Sunday. We gladly welcome him )ack another year, Sunday School every Sunday at 10 A.

M. We invite every one to come out and take part. Mr. William Cetil and daughter spent last week in High Point with A. L.

Yonts who happened to the misfortune to get badly hurt by falling barn is slow- yimproving. Dr. J. M. L.

Lyerly will preach at Jerusalem next Sunday at li. Every body come. The spelling match at Jerusalem last Thursday night seemed to be a success There was a large crowd present and most every one took part. We had good cruder arid everyone seemed to i enjoy ity Our school is? progressing nicely under the management of Miss. Zeola Anderson.

She is an excellent teacher and has made many friends since here that will regret to have her Blue Bird A R. Kirk, -X.