The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-08-09
FERTILIZER EXHAUSTED,
CROP Is DEIERI0RAIING
Seventeen Thousand Bales Is safe
Estimate, Says Journals Miner
al Springs Correspondent.
HE PROTESTS FEES OF DOCTORS

stationed AT camp DIX, n. j., Is nome
on ffteen-day furlough.
Mr.. B. c. Hinson returned Thurs
day from visit to relatives at Con-
cord. He speaks of the condition of
the striking mill workers there as
being something terrible. With their
leaders abandoning them and re-
serve funds gone. they are fast turn
ing to stealing to support their fam
lilies and almost hundred are In
jail.
Mrs. Vera Caskey of Spencer Is
home for a two weeks stay with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Mont-
gomery.
Mr.. Hoyle Aycock is home from
Camp Bragg for a visit to his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Aycock.
Mrs. Fletcher Nisbet OF Arkansas
Is visiting her many friends and rel
ativss in this county. She moved to
Arkansas more than twenty years
ago. A number of family gatherings
will be held in her honor.
Mrs. G. c. Broom and children
and Miss Alma Newsome Of Char
iOttV arc NicitiuSH MI. wv. II. otAhs
: who is an uncle to Miss Broom.
The deterioration of the cotton
crop has become more marked dur
ing the last few days. The blooms
appearing in the top. the weed losing
the fast green color. the drops Of the
squares which are being thrown of.
are all plain indications that the lit
tie guano applied is exhausted.
Though there are yet ten days OF
maturing season, not much progress
will be made. A safe estimate of
the cotton crop in this county is that
II will not 10 over seventeen thou
sand bales. Twenty-seven to twenty
eight thousand bales is normal
crop. M N
sometimes wonder IL all the
readers in Union county enjoy the
little stunts sometimes take at az
fairs and things. Those down here
in Buford tell me that they do.
There was an announcement in a
news item In last weeks Journal that
not only riled your scribe but all who
read il. That was that fee Of
three dollars would be charged for
examination of males and two dollars
for females In case they wished to
get married. l have always contend
ed that the three dollars charged for
a license in this state was in every
RESPECT the same that the Virginia
colonists had way back in the six
teenth century when the colonist
bought his wife with so much tobac-
co and 50 many furs and so many
other s.Hdry things. Just why a.
state Of the size and greatness of
ours will not give her sons and
daughters the free and lawful privi-
lege of sharing their sorrows and joys
togetuei OF raising the future citi-
zenry and paying their taxes for law
and order is beyond my conception.
Prof Branson and his STAFF has for
the past year been telling us of the
richness of our state through the
University News Letter, and our state
is not so poor that it needs the pal
try sum charged for marriage license. |
Now this is not the only time he gets !
beat for he has just paid for one of
these germ hunters TO pound him
in the back, punch him in the ribs
and look to see II his tongue is coat
ed. tmainly to look wisel. Another
three dollars privilege tax, and his
spouse is usually going through the
same treatment for another pair of
iron men" When all is through and
he has secured the precious order
and goes out for the marriage, he
can't 90 toward the parsons for they
expect crisp V for the privilege of
helping good cause along, so In
desperation he makes for the closest
squire and gets tied up on credit.
The squire usually gets his pay out
of court proceedings when the first
row is settled in his court. Mean
while. the young couple Is fat broke
by this time. Although they have
spent eight dollars, which sum would
have bought a full set of household
goods ten years ago, and they have
to stay with pa" until gathering
time. For a fact | think the medical
men are taking very undue course
toward the public for this bill, au-
thorizing examinations, am told was
written and sponsored by the state
board OF health and II was mainly
their desire for better health
In the state that II was passed by the
Legislature. BY this charging for ex-
aminations land ii was the UNDER
standing that, no charge was to be
made when the bill passed). II works
4 hardship on the couple. The med |
cal men do not seem to realize that [
sickness will occur In their homes [
and children will probably be born ,
ind that like the magistrate. what he
will not get one way he will another. I
4 number Of the citizens OF this sec I
ion have signifed that they would be I
willing. II charge must be paid,
hat the county physician do the ex-
and put the charge against
he county, at least until the legisla-
ure meets again. Then we can prob ,
IDLY do like our nelghbors to the ,
Iouth did in olden days, jump the /
,room and go our way rejoicing.
Really, dear readers. there Is not one r
Whit OF difference between us here
md blood-thirsty Mexico, where they r
harge a twenty-five dollar privilege
ak to get married. and those in n
harge OF the state pocket It. 7