The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-07


Union. in this county. the peer oil
them all.
! -Messrs. 4. NJ. Stack aud j. j
I Parker went 10 Charlotte Thursday
morning 10 appear for The prosecu-
lion in the last stages OF the prelim-
mary hearing of the Charlotte police
men. charged with murder at the car
barns several months ago.
THE Hotel Cafeteria" with Mr..
Claude Bruner in charge. has opened
for business in the room next TO the
First National Bank i'm the Joffre ho-
tel. In addition TO serving meals and
luncheons from early morning 10 late
al night, soda fountain and news
stand is operated by Mr., Bruner.
Mr. ]. d. Williams has sold his
house and lot on Windsor street 10
Mr.. Raymond Ou;en. who has already
I Mr.. Williams will build on his 10,
above the place he sold 10 Mr.. Outen,
but for the present he has rented a
house on Jefferson street.
-Masons of the twenty-siNth dis
trict. composed of Arson and Union
counties. meet here tonight in the To-
cal lodge room with Deputy Grand
Master II. W Lemmond presiding.
Nearly two hundred Masons are ex-
pected TO attend. Cigars and re-
ifreshments will be served tonight. and
speeches will be made by Mr.. j. C. NJ.
Nann and others.
Rev. and Mrs. II. II. Jordan left
yesterday morning for Gastonia, their
new home. Although they have lived
/ in Monroe only a year. there is uni
versal regret at their departure. for
the people OF the town have learned
to love and admire them. Mr.. Jor-
dan, il will be remembered. was APP
pointed presiding elder OF the Shelby
district al the last conference. Rev.
j. W. Moore. of Charlotte, his sue
cessor here. will arrive in few days.
Mayor W. H. Mcneil of Car
thage spent Wednesday in Monroe Sc
touring information about local Cham
Der OF Commerce and building and
loan association activities with The
view of starting these two worthy in
situations in his town. He was at
tracted to Monroe by the publicity il
has received in the past year or SO
and he left well-pleased with the re-
suits of his trip. Monroe appealed
to me as a mighty good town." he
said. "and that's why came here"
DIR. II. r. Quincy received word
this morning from Rochester. y. Y.
of the death of his father. Mr., WILDER
4 force II. Quincy. Mr. Quincy was
born in England in 1880 and so was
in his 90ln year at the time of his
death. About two weeks ago he suf-
Tered a stroke of paralysis from which
he never revived. At different times
during Dr.. Gurney's pastorate here
his father has visited him and Mon
roe people were greatly attracted Ia
him and will regret to hear of his
death. Or. Quincy is unable 10 al.
tend the funeral services
Mr.. Ray Funderburk, supern-
tendent of County instruction, en-
presses himself as well pleased with
n the enrolment shown on the opening
of the public schools Monday. De
spite the fact that much OF the cot
ton has not been picked. the schools
showed an almost perfect attendance;
and the people, generally. are trying
to carry out the compulsory atten'
dance law. The schools opened three
week earlier this year, too. Mr.
i Funderburk plans TO let the schools
close at twelve o'clock. provided they
begin sessions earlier in the morning
in order TO lei the children assist N
the work in the fields.
Mr.. W. X. Began, son-in-law OF
Dr.. G.. Is. Nance. had his automobile
stolen in Charlotte while he was in a
picture show Wednesday. On discov-
ering his loss, he reported the matter
to the police department. A motor
cycle cop was put on the trail, and he
traced the machine to Winston-Salem
where he found it standing in front OF
a garage. The man who stole ii had
requested the garage man to fill the
gas tank while he went around the
street TO attend to some business
appearance. he never showed up; ev'
identity. having been warned of hi:
danger. Mr.. Began went to Winston
Salem for his car Thursday morning
and returned home that night.
Mr.. n. C. English believes $500
an acre land will be plentiful in this
section in few years. He thinks the
boil weevl will do so much damage
in adjoining South Carolina counties
that there will be an exodus of farm
ers TO this county TO buy land which
the climate and situation. II |!
thought. will render immune from
the little pests. More farmers. nat
orally. means higher-priced land
Mr.. English also thinks tobacco vii
eventually be grown in this county
and predicts that land values will &,
skyward once the production of thi!
weed is an established fact. Asid
from these two influences. real estate
men believe land in this county vii
continue TO increase in value so Ions
as 4O-cent cotton prevails.
Five million, two hundred thou
sand dollars is the estimate Mr.. j. W
Richardson places on the value o
this years cotton crop in Union coun
ty. He bases his estimate on a pro
duction of $4,000 bales, and figure!
the average price received for bale
including seed. at $500. The othe
crops in the county, Mr.. Richardson
believes. will fully equal the value o
the cotton crop. making total o