Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-07-28

War was also declared on speeding
on the Camp Bragg road, which has
grown to highly dangerous point.
Aid from the city and county authori-
ties was heartily pledged to the COM
manding officer in this case also.
Hamlet.-The recent closing of a
contract for 300 carloads of North Car
olina peaches, grown in the sandhills
of Richmond, Moore and Montgomery /
counties, at approximately S450,000,
has caused many cotton farmer to
think twice and realize that his eggs I
should be carried in more than one
, basket. Peaches are now being har-
vested and shipped from Hamlet, Hoff-
man. Marston, Aberdeen. Southern
Pines, Pinehurst, West End, Candor I
and Jackson Springs in carloads.
+ Chapel Hill. = Miss Hattie Berry,
secretary of the North Carolina Good
Roads Association, has just returned
from Greensboro, where she conferred
with w. c. Boren, chairman OF the
, Guilford County Road Commission;
Secretary Roberts, Of the Chamber OF
, Commerce, and the cnairmen of the
road committees of the various or
ganizations regarding dates for the
annual convention of the association.
October 19 and 20 were decided upon.
dersonville.-Goyernor Morrison
and former Secretary Of the Navy 10
sephus Daniels have both notified the
local post of the American Legion
, that they have accepted the invitations
to attend the American Legion conven.
ton here next month and make. ad-
dresses. Other noted men have also
been asked to make addresses on this
occasion on August 27 and 28.
Enthusiastically all the machin
cry for the Mortimer Cotton Mill OF
the United Mills Company has come
and been installed. The mill was run
several days recently to make up some
samples. At the time part Of the
plant was in operation, machinists
> were at work putting down machinery
In other sections of the mill.
State College.-The foundation oi
the memorial tower, tu pe, erected on
the campus by the alumni of State
Collegeto the memory of the thirty.
three State College TSn who gave
their lives in the world war. has been
completed 1t is located on the sum
NIT Of the hill Immediately eaS and
on the axis Of Pullen hall.
Asheyille.-B Edward Blanton, for.
merly of Shelby, reported on arrival in
Asheville that the Charlotte-Asheville
highway in Rutherford county, which
has been in bad order for several days,
) has been repaired and cars are going
and coming in ease and comfort.
Salisbury-Salisbury aldermen must
call an election before issuing $4,000
in bonds for sewer and water e1.
penses, according to citizens who pre-
sented a petition calling for the cleo
ton, the petition having more than
the required number Of names.
Greensboro. William Taylor
prominent optometrist OF this city.
vas found guilty and sentenced tD
; serve IL months on the Guilford
county roads in city court here, on
charge of assault on female.
State College Team a Winner.
State College-A telegram from
Captain Harry E. Fischer received at
the college, stated that the State col.
lege rifle team, now in training with
the college contingent at the r. o. T.
C. encampment, Camp Knox, Kentuc'
ky, won the fourth and fifth corps
area rifle team match.
The winning team was composed or
W. M. Hicks, Durham; H. 0. Ken
nette, Mooresville L. R. Harrill, Lat
timore; S. F. Mauney, Old Fort; p. X.
Ewell, Elizabethtown; and F. I. i
Vance Plumtree
Jury to Assess Claims.
Asheyille-On account Of the large
number of persons filing notice WITH
the board OF county COMMISSIONERS
that damages are expected for the
construction of the Asheville-Black
Mountain Ridgecrest highway through
their properties, the board is consider
ing the ACCESSIBILITY Of appointing
Jury to investigate all such claims
and assess benefits and damages.
It is believed that this plan will
bring results.
The new highway has recently beeH
finished as a cost Of nearly 100000. I
Robson Retaliation Approved.
Raleigh.-The state board OF equal
lzation approved the revaluation OF
property in Robson county by which
the original revaluation was reduced
approximately 40 per cent on all real
property in that county. This Is
sweeping reduction.
Robson is the first Of eight counties
undertaking to revalue real property
to file report of its findings. From
the 1920 valuations Of approximate"
$40 ,000,O 900 the total wealth of the
county is cut to less than twenty-seyer
million dollars. !,