The Monroe journal., 1919-11-21

will be held Thanksgiving day.
There will BE- a box supper al
Wesley Chapel school house mex
"Wednesday. the 26th.
\ meeting OF the world-war veter-
ans will he held in the Chamber oil
Commerce rooms Tuesday night al
7:30.
Mr.. J. A. Baucom of near Union
vile is movinS To Richmond county
10 join the Union county colony al
Ellerbee.
Increased business has forced the
Heath-Morrow Co.. wholesale grocers.
10 install an electric book-posting ma
chine.
Mr.. Brooks Price. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. y. Price. has been employed
by the Skies Company to assume
charge of their mercantile business
Mr.. A. B. Mills. who has been in
the employ OF n. G. Nash a Co, now
has position with the Alb Joseph Co..
and will be glad 10 see his friends.
Resources of Monroe banks viii
total s5.50o,000. it is believed This
figure. il correct. will exceed re-
sources of any previous date by a
million dollars, il is said
There will be box supper at New
Salem church Thanksgiving night, the
proceeds OF which will 20 towards
painting the church. Everybody in
yited.
Dr. George Edward Flow rec
onlinendS Goose Greek crab apples as
a substitute for lemons since the
sour fruit OF Florida and California
mas advanced so much in price in re-
cent months
SUNDAY afternoon. Noy. .. at the
parsonage OF Central Methodist
church. Miss Ellie ; Broom and Mr.
Clarence l.. Seerest We're married by
Rev. ]. W Moore. Both of these
young people ARE natives of Union
county and are well liked ia their
communities
Owius 30 he general labor unrest.
fertilizer houses have withdrawn
their statesmen from the road. says
MI c. NJ Redfern. who represents
one Of the largest fertilizer concerns
in the South. II is difficult TO secure
labor in the plants. he stated. and
there may be Il shortage of the soil
building necessity next spring.
The condition of Henry Polk. son
OF Mr. and Mrs. Lee Polk, who is IN
Il Charlotte hospital suffering from
injuries received Saturday when an
automobile in which he was riding
turned suhmersault, is reported as
being favorable. This paper erred
in stating Tuesday that young Hough.
who was killed in the accident, lived
with Mir and Mrs. Polk. His father.
Mr. Amos Hough, lives at Mineral
Springs; and naturally. the lad made
his home with him,
The Ron ,h-Edge Farmers Coop
crn'iye Mercantile Company" is the
name OF the latest farmers store 10
be organized in this County. The
stockholders have applied for a cha
ter, allowing a capitalization Of ift
thousand dollars. with twen." hum
dred paid ,A Most of the stockholG-
ers live Ia Busord ownship. AMI the
establlshmee will 5e located in the
hear 0I tt' mous Rough-Edge sci
ilemap Gt."e,s have not yet be
elected
Tae ,.oato high school foot ban.
tea.u i H \ .leNilla today where II
viii Ga 4 vita The ai,h school team
Of tha u W aouss.. The following is
the iiu up tor The game: John d.
:. 'war cen'nr; p'te Russell. right
Suard: Emsiay laney right tackle;
Billie Pilter, right cad. Garah Cald-
we'll. l.ft guard ira Tucker, lett
tackle. John Coba, left end; John
Redwina. quarter Jack; John Wray,
lett ha.f back: Dwight Plyler, right
halt Everett English. full back;
BivenS Helms, Francis Taylor, and
Wick Farley. substitutes.
Rural mail carriers in Union coun-
ty will receive approximately $4,000
in back pay in accordance with the
new schedule of salaries adopted by
Congress. and becoming a law on
Nov. ). according to officials in the
Monroe postoffce. The increase went
INTO effect on the above date. but is
TO July /. the beginning
)t the fiscal year Most of the money
provided for this purpose will be paid
10 carriers AZ an average of abou'
$500 a year increase. The average
pay for carriers in this county will
h.a akA 81 n
he postofhce There are twenty
hree carriers in Union county.
The contract for the construction
)t Mouroe's new high school building
was lei yesterday 10 Messrs E. c. In
gram and G. NJ. Tucker. local con-
ractors. for S75.135 by the school
loard This was the only bid under
| hundred thousand dollars. aud the
highest bid was for 100000. Messrs |
Ingram and fuckers contract calls
'or brick and wood work. the con-
ract for plumbing and heating going
70 other parties. BY the time the
is completed II will probably |
,ave cost $4,000. 1t will be modern |
n every respect. and school build |
ng that the town will justly have
bride in Work will be started soon |
~ the contractors.
Old Tom Dowd. who with three
lccomplices, Brooklyn SLIM" and
wo- other young men. robbed the
safe at MarslvAie about
I've years ago; is back in North Car
lima after new meal ticket to the
Atlanta penitentiarv. Old Tom has
l1st done fhrae xears in the non for