The Monroe journal., 1921-09-09
SEVERAL CANDIDATES FOR
MONROE POSlMASlERSHIP
Executive Committee. Understands
MIR. Perry. Will Name Man TO
Succ-ed Mr.. Winchester
THE HAPPENINGS AT wINGATE

| Wingate. Sept. S.-The postmaster
for Monroe to succeed Mr.. Z. C. Win
chester. whose term expires a little
less than year from today. will be
named by the county Republican ex-
ecutive committee, composed OF
Messrs. ]. ]. Perry of Wingate, chair
man; W. B. Love. secretary; and J.
J. Parker. G. Z. Flow, W. H. Yandle.
l.. L. Fincher. W. A. Biggers. John
Z. Haigler, NJ. c. Haigler and j. B.
Harrell. At least this is the under
standing OF Mr.. Perry, the head of
the county organization.
The policy of the party Mr.. Per-
ry said today, lis to allow the county
executive committees to name the
men for local appointment and pre-
sumo that there will be no exception
In the case of Union county"
There are number of tentative
candidates for the job. said Mr.. Per-
ry. but he has been told by reliable
parties that the race will narrow
down to Messrs. Herndon Hasty, j..
w. Love, Lum Haigler and A. c..
Penegar.
Its going to be hard for the COM
mittee," continued Mr.. Perry, ITO
make selection from among these
good men. All four of them have
strongs friends in the committee and
1t is really hard to say just who is
the strongest. Personally, in picking
my man am going to be greatly in
| fiueneed by the results of the civil
service test which all OF the eandi-
dates will have TO pass before they
, can receive an appointment. | don't
mind stating at this time that l will
be very reluctant TO vote for man
who makes poor grade. Ii would
not be fair to appoint either the man
who made the lowest or the one who
made the next 10 the lowest grade.
The top-notchers' should have first
consideration.
Mr.. 7. l.. Brewer left Wednesday
for a Charlotte hospital to undergo
treatment for a sore on his hand that
has been source OF trouble-for sew
eral years.
The condition of Mr.. r. A. Gaddy,
aged Confederate veteran, is still Sc
rious and little hope is entertained
for his recovery.
school and Other Matters
The two months summer term OF
the Wingate public school. under the
very successful management of Prof.
Lee Griffin of Ninety-SiX, S. c., will
close Friday. The enrolment has
been so large that the capacity of the
school building has been taxed, The
large auditorium has been cut up
into class rooms. Much criticism is
voiced toward the county board OF
education for its lack OF foresight
edness in not anticipating an increas-
ed enrolment and the consequent
necessity for more room. Some think
a big ten-room school building ought
to be erected.
The fame of the Wingate School
continues to spread. From far-away
Robson county has come Mr.. NJ. 5.
Humphrey, q former resident of the
community, to stay for the next
eight months to give his children the
advantage OF the school. Mr.. Hum
phrey Is a large farmer in Robson
and he will leave Wingate next
spring In time to plant crop.
A deep artesian well is being
bored at the public school.
Mr.. ]. w. Bivens, his hundreds OF
friends will be delighted to learn. is
again able to be out on the streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Q. Griffin are
here for few days and the loviai
laugh of Mr.. Griffin is heard far up
into the night as he talks with old
friends.
Rev. ]. W. Rowell is building a
nice, modern home on bis twenty
acre farm in the southern part OF the
town.
MUCH Old Cotton at Wingate.
There are at least two hundred |
bales of last years cotton stored in |
Wingate and at nearly every farm
house In the community one will hnd
anywhere from two TO ten bales OF
the fleecy staple. With good price.
despite the fact that indications here
are said to point to yield OF less
than fifty per cent, Wingate folks
are in a position TO again enjoy
and the war traders
are trimming their sales for another
era of laNd speculation.
Rev. Dan NJ. Austin, formerly the
beloved pastor of the Meadow
Branch Baptist church. was sun-
day wingate visitor. Of all the
preachers who have served this Ia
nous charge Done are more well
come here than this venerable mip-