The Monroe journal., 1918-07-02

-aBnks and the postOftice sOll
si5.s72.50 worth of War Saving
stamps here last week. This is IN,
largest amount yet reported for tn,
same length of time.
-Four six-weeks old pigs wer,
auetioned on to the highest bidder OIL
the court house square Saturday By
Mr. Frank Williams OF Bakers. The
four brought a total of s36.75.
The commissioners will meet
next Monday TO hear tax list
ing complaints. Ii YOU think your
property has been listed TOO high. be
present that day and tell them about
The jury for the July term Of
criminal court will be drawn BY the
county commissioners next Monday.
Mrs. J. 7. Griffith and little sou,
j. I. Jr.. are the guest OF relatives
in Thomasville.
-Messrs. 5. A. Warlck and ]. l..
Everette have been accepted for oy-
erseas duty by the Y. NJ. C. A., and
have been order to report at New
York by July Is. After ten days
training they will be sent to France.
Mr.. ". B. Cole. on his appoint
ment as field clerk the other day
was given an honorable discharge by
the captain of his command at Camp
Jackson. \ field clerk. though not
as high in rank as a commissioned
officer. is a very important person
age. The pay is almost equal to that
OF a lieutenant. II is overseas duty.
and Mr.. Cole expects to leave for
France in short while.
Relatives believe that Nj.
Charles Bundy. son of the late J. B.
Bunday. who landed in France week
before last. is seeing service on the
Italian front, News dispatches stat
ed sunday that American forces had
been sent to Italy. and 1t is thought
that Mr.. Bundy was in this detach-
ment. The belief is further strength
ened by the fact that six Italian in
terpreters were on the boat with Mr..
Bundy's company.
The Buford farmers club will
meet at Trinity next Saturday night.
The membership of this club is grow
ing and they are beginning to do
things worth while. At their last
meeting the Poland-China hog was
voted as the standard breed for the
club and an order was placed for fall
seed Irish potatoes for planting. At
their meeting this week they will
probably assemble orders for ground
limestone to be- shipped in August.
A sinister note of warning to
those who did not adequately respond
to the appeal to purchase War Saw
ings Stamps is contained in the fol-
lowing telegram. which Mr., r. A.
Morrow received this morning. "Ap'
point Immediately special committee
to see by July 6 all able citizens re-
fusing to pledge, or pledging too lit
tie, to give them another chance to
pledge adequately before final report
Is made--F. II. FRIES, State Chair
nan for North Carolina" Mr.. Nor
row believes that an accounting Isl
going to be demanded of those who
have not pledged in proportion to
heir income. Before taking action,
hough. an opportunity Is granted the
lelinquents to make good in the eyes
If their fellow-citizens. Mr.. Morrow
will announce the personnel of the
special committee in few days.
Another 4O-gallon still was
brought in yesterday by the local
still busters" officer l.. d. Robin
ION and Deputy Sheriff Clifford Fow-
er. Along with the still they brought
n Rufus Griffin and Jake Aycock,
aid to be the operators and owners
If the outfit. The still was found
IN Ayock's place in the New Hope
in Buford township.
Messrs. Robinson and Fowler tried
o find the still Sunday night, but
we're unsuccessful. They did find,
however. evidence of where the still
lad been operated in a little patch
# vines right in Aycock's cotton |
latch. Griffin, it is said, furnished
he mash, while Ayock fitted up the
till, and made the juice. After =
sunday night visit of the officers the
till had been moved to little neck
# woods right back of the field
where Aycock and his sons were
lowing Monday when II was found.
% get to the woods the officers had
o sneak right behind the backs of
he men. who were following fur
ough leading in the opposite direc-
ion from the spot where the still was
oncealed.
John Wray. 14-year old son of
lev. and Mrs. John A. Wray, was
unconscious; Mr.. Oscar
fangum had his hands badly cut and
and three negroes, Lewis
10th. James Blackmon, and Walter
,avis. were slightly bruised when the
reight elevator in the wholesale de-
artment of the Monroe Hardware
company fell from the third floor to
he basement. Bob McManus, bet
er known as Bob %" who was on
he elevator. managed to jump out
n the second floor Mr.. Mangum,
hen he saw that the elevator brake
efused to work, grabbed the small
ope brake, and slid down to the
bird floor. AS the rope is not as
lrge as a mans little finger, II can
asily be imagined how 1t cut and
urned his hands. The little Wray
oy was taken to his home. where he
emained in dazed condition for
everal hours. He has now recover
d. The negroes have also recover
d, being now able to work The