The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-09-09
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
Latest Happenings In and
Around Monroe.

al Bethlehem next Sunday morning
at eleven o'clock and al unionyille at
1890 p. m.
An all-day picnic will be given at
the Siler Presbyterian church tomor-
row for the benefit OF a.. ladies mis-
sionary society.
There will be a reunion at Mr.. W.
H. Funderburk's. Just over the line
in Chesterfield county, the 10th OF
September. Dinner on the ground
and everybody invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Price re-
turned home this week from Char
lotte where Mr.. Price underwent a
very serious operation six weeks
ago. but is now getting along nicely.
There will be preaching at Salem
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
at IL o'clock: Sunday school at 10
o'clock. All members urged TO be
pres, Mt, and all friends most cordial
ly invited TO attend.
The Union County Warehouse Co.
paid 10 per cent dividend on paid
in capitalization of $4,000 instead
Of on $4,000, as was Inadvertently
reported in the last issue of The
Journal.
A stunt night" will be given in
the Unionyille high school auditori-
UNI by the members OF the girls
Adelphian literary society next Sat
urday night. Sept. 10. at O'Clock.
The admission will be 10 and 15c.
and everybody is urged to come and
bring their smiles along.
There will be measuring party
at the Benton Heights school house
Friday evening. Sept. 3, at 1880. The
admission will be five cents for every
foot in height and penny for each
additional inch. Music and other en-
tertainments. Refreshments served
free.
"He sold too soon." is frequent
expression heard in Monroe since the
cotton market has been active. $50
and So" remarked citizen yester-
day, bought out the inter ests OF his
tenants in his cotton yield last fall
on a basis of % cents pound. Sew
eral days before the bull campaign
started he sold this cotton at eleven
cents. He, therefore got nothing
from his farms"
Mr.. Joe Barrett, Matthews bust
ness man. was. in Monroe Thursday
concentrating himself on his decis-
ion not to sell 23 bales Of cotton at
13 is cents. the price offered him
several weeks ago by local cotton
buyer. He could have got over
20 cents for his cotton yesterday.
s1s00>more than he would have re-
ceived had he sold at the 13 cents
quotation.
mo apples this year. is the bad
news sent TO Mr.. T. L. Crowell by his
friend, DR.. J. b. Ewing of Burns
Vile. who has been selling apples in
Monroe for several years. This.
he continues, ''is the second time in
20 years that my orchards have been
killed by frost and freeze In the
spring. No apples in the mountains
at all this year. Am starting my
feldspar mines up. There is good
demand and prices for spar"
Central Filling Station, that han
dy place on the corner" is the name
of Monroe's new auto service CON-
paly. The proprietors are Messrs.
Emsley Armfield and Frank Red
fearn, well-known and popular young
Monroe men. They handle standard
gas. oil and greases and a complete
line of accessories and promise
quick service. These gentlemen Will
also operate a garage at the stand
front Of the postofflce under the firm
name of the Union Motor Co.. They
have taken the agency for the we'll
known Studebaker cars and will OPP
crate a repair department under the
supervision of an experienced me-
chanic.
Thousands and thousands of dol
lars have been lost and won on the
cotton market during the last few
weeks. A Charlotte travelling man,
who was here Tuesday, Is said to
have a profit OF about $4,000 on
three contracts that he bought at
IL cents, but the other side OF the
story was told here yesterday by
GdstOnld man. ~ SOttoh hNis"""s
In his town, he said, had received
call for $4,000 more margin on
contracts that he had bought the day
previous. Several Monroe men
bought contracts shortly after the
"bulr' movement began. One local
man Is said TO have won over $500
in a short while and another man Is
reported to have bought an automo-
bile with his winnings. A number |
who are dealing In small lots have
profits ranging from $40 to 5000.
On another page The Journal gives
an account of the Cleanup Squad,
a detachment Of workers that VIII
visit Charlotte to assist local Red
Cross and American Legion officmls
In the adjustment Of the claims OF
eN-seryice men for compensation. |
Miss Lura Heath, Y. NJ. c. A. work
er who saw service In France. is as
sisting In the local Cleanup" cam |
paign, and sends the following mes
sage TO ex-soldiers: "Questionaire |
cards nre being mailed to ex-seryice |
men in the county. II has been pos
sible to secure only partial list OF |
volunteers, so II any man does not |
receive the questionable and Is enti- |
tied to help from the government he |
should write TO the American Legion, |
Monroe. n. c., and he will later re-
ceive notice when to report for de-
IF Ear