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• . » „- .; ■ KE3 re Col 7-4*58. .VICE, QVEN TO nk and )0,QOO.OO! t VicelWt; 'ON,. Cashier .nc.ersejrnett u., if March. 19-J:'. j leaded1 in bir persons incbbil ease aake 25-JS lAl-v AtTn .-.. 1 roeraan, C-ec'dl pr>lrl«a •' «<? ,t are •uan *«M (to***** «mia l*et- ), N. C ESTABUSHED 1821. REDUCTION LAND VALUES WILL BE SOUGHT GREENSBORO, N. C. MONDAY APRIL 4, 1921 LAW PROVIDES ACTION MUST ItK TAKEN FIRST MONDAY IN APRIL. It is reported that the county commissioner* will foe visited at their regular meeting this week by farmer delegation* in the county iv!atve to horizontal reductions of tax revaluations assessed under the revaluation act. N© definite date has been set by the board to hear i be petition of those asking for liuilford county values to be reduc-ed, but Chairman Tucker stated Sat-urday that If euch a bearing was de-sired the regular business to be con-sidered would not permit considera-tion or the matter before Tuesday. possibly even later. The law passed at the recent ses-sion of the legislature relative to horizontal reduction of land value assessments 'provided that any ac-tion taken by the county commis-sioners should be done at the regu-lar board meeting on the first Mon-day in April. It is understood, bow-ever, that the board might defer ac-tion from day to day during a period of four weeks. The bill passed by the legislature empowered the commissioners of the various counties.to take action as they saw it. The proponents'of the measure before the general assem-bly sought the passage of a law which itself would direct a 30 per cent reduction of rural property out-side of incorporated towns. This the legislature refused to do but com-promised by empowering the county commissioners to grant relief where it was deserved. It is general}- believed that land values in Guilford county have suf- ! tered slight depreciation. While j speculation created false values 'in some instances, the prevailing opin-ion is rather general that the pres- I ent day average has not materially j declined even from the top-notch prices during the period immediate- ; ly following the war. MOREHEAD SCHOOLS HELD COMMENCEMENT PRELIMINARY .STAMEY GLENN NOT GCILTY HELPING FUGITIVE FLEE. Stamey Glenn, young white man. charged with aiding and abetting Will Miller in escaping from the county convict camp, was dismissed Friday morning following a hearing before Justice D. H. Collins. Miller was among the group of eight convicts that escaped from the road gang over two weeks ago. Sat-urday evening preceding Easter the sheriff with several deputies recap-tured him on tbe Guilford College road while he was being conveyed to Winston-Salem (<in an automobile driven by .Stamey Glenn. Whan Miller saw the sheriff's party wait-ing along the road be Jumped from !he machine, while Glenn speeded up his car and got away. MJller endeavored to make bis escape through the woods but was caught. Judge Collins ruled that Glenn was not guilty under existing laws because Miller had already made his escape before aided by Glenn. The county schools of Morehead township held a perliminary contest Friday at Pomona school to select representatives from the various schools to the county commence-ment. In the morning a literary test was held with athletic contests fol-lowing in the afternoon. The winners in tbe literary con-test follow: Sixth grade, writing, Eurlie Smith, Pomona; fifth grade, oral 'language, Hudson Thomas, Pomona; fourth grade, arithmetic, John Banks, Glendale; third grade, arithmetic. John Poe, Pomona; sec-ond grade, story telling, Harry Mitchell. Glendale; advanced first grade, drawing, Herman Boles, Mc- Iver; first grade, story telling, Bev-ebiy Sustane, Pomona. The declamation eontest was won by Julius Thompson, of Glendale school, while Annie MoCurrie was the successful contestant in the rec-itation contest. Pomona's relay team, composed of Harold McCormtck, Herbert Nichol-son. Ernest Summers, Howard Stradler. Jack Lindley, Welborn Plummer, George Newman and Ralph Weisner. was the winner in the relay race. George Newman, Po-mona; Weatheriy Stone and Clyde .Snyder, of Glendale, were the win-ners in the three classes of stand-ing broad ]amps, while Herbert Meade. Giendare,- and Thomas Hod-gin, Pomona, made the records for the running broad Jump. Howard Strader, Weatberly Stone and Clyde Snyder were the winners of the 100- yard race. The Pomona zig-zag handball team won the right to rep-resent the township at tfhe county commencement, defeating all other teams, and the sixth grade of Po-mona school won the setting up drill, contest. Pomona and Glendale divided the primary games representatives be-tween them, the first and second grades of Pomona school, and the third and advanced third grades of Glendale school being the successful contestants. S. J. TUTTLE AWARDED $100.00 YERDICT THREE SUITS FROM ONE ACCI-DENT ARE DECIDED DIF-FERENT. f0RD FARM BUREAU \ SEEKS W MEMBERS CAMPAIGN BEING WAGED TO »CREASE MEMBERSHIP OF ORGANIZATIONS: IMPROVE ROAD TO MOUNT PLEASANT MILL. ,.: The Jury in the Superior ■ court hearing the case of Samuel S. Tuttle against the North Carolina Railroad Company, returned a verdict late Saturday night awarding the plain-tiff $100. The plaintiff sought dam-ages in the sum of 910,000 for per-sonal Injuries sustained as the re- > suit of a collision with ta laundry wagon with a train at the Highland avenue crossing on February f, 1920. The trial of the case began- Ith the addition of 1,0*0 new "Mfcbers as Its aim;, the Guilford 'P*faty Farm Bureau will wage an Scare campaign this month for the ■*M« of increasing its strength if'thereby expand the sphere of its fulness. *he campaign will be »?o»sly. waged for thirty days .the directors and officers of the «ation believe that no serious ittlea wMl be experienced » I -" *"-' "' *u" "•"■ ■"■"* ■g"»rr>in.ng« tthnee ddeessiirreedd nnuummbbeerr of Friday and was Concluded Saturday *$uttfordi farmers to Join together afternoon. P. M. King, administrator of Miss Maggie Barber, recovered J2.500 against the North Carolina Railroad Company for t'.ie wrongful death of his intestate. Mia* Barber was rid-ing in the laundry wagon with Mr. Tuttle when the accident occurred at the Highland avenue crossing and her death resulted from injuries tained. The defendant gave notice of appeal to the Supreme court tice in open court being filed Satur-day afternoon. The Columbia Laundry Company;' claiming damages in the sum of 1690 against the railroad company g*jMr mutual benefit. '■ Tbe plans of the campaign include |hs services of a number of solici-jjptv. to visit the representative far-mer* of the county. The solicitors mill undertake to explain the ad-t* njages to be derived from mem- ^e*lviD ln a Wrong county bureau * the idea win be emphasized that KRer strength and superior bene- »jwni accrue from a larger and ♦je firmly united rural citizenry. The ifarm Bureau already in- ' ^''*^r* ia lt* v>embenhiP some of **)• leading and most successful far- •A of this section. During the MM period of its existencs it has 5 and I SUS- 'Jjre. .otlce itf :, no- fl}Si for the wrecking of its delivery «« Ooatb to be recognised as one of the tomoWle, farted tfr win a veydlct. The Jury' returned Saturday morn-ing, announcing i- s decision In favor of the defendant. The acton was the- third suit arising from the same accident, the Jury in each case view-ing the affair from a different lgbt. lug the affair from a different light, and Judge Finley left for his home in North Wilkesboro. Next week he will preside over a term at Danbury, Stokes county. CAPT. W H. WEATHERLY DIED AT HOME IN FLORIDA, GREENE STREET PROPERTY DROUGHT ABOUT 970.000. As evidence of the fact that dirt in Greensboro is not a drag^ on the market. Bill Ross, realtor, made the knockers sit up and gape a bit Thursday morning when he • auc-tioned 185 feet on North Greene street and received prices totaling $69>52*.75. The lots were sub-di-vided into small tracts and the aver-age price per front foot was $378. The property sold was a part of the Greene street frontage of the old John L. King home place. It was sold to tbe Southern Power Corn-most important farmer organlza- S0B« and has demonstrated that It •worthy of the support and co-op-eration of the^rarmers of the connty. • The purpose Of the bureau is to encourage fural development, de-velbp harmony between the farm-ers, between the farmers and the merchants and to work in harmony for the advancement of ithe common good. At a joint meeting held Friday by the County commissioners and the highway commissioners, an agree-ment was reached for the immediate improvement of the road leading from the old Buffalo graded' school, at the end of the Asheboro street paving, to the Mount Pleasant cot-ton mill, a distance of approximate-ly 20 miles. The road will be re-bunt to Alamance church and a hard-surface of the penetration type laid. From that point to the old mill site, passing by Bennett's store, in Greene township, a sand clay top-soil road will be made. This im-portant highway passes through por-tions of Gilmer, Jefferson, day and Greene townships and is a prominent highway of the county. Tbe commissioners also decided to Tequest the state highway commis-sion not to change the route of the proposed' road from Buffalo creek to Glbsonville. This route is a section of the state highway and the state commission has Indicated an inten-ton of changing the route so as to go by MoLeansvllls instead of fol-lowing the old macadam road to Wbttnatt. J. El wood Cox. a recently appoint- Td member of the state highway commission, was directed to urge the state commission not to change this road. VOL. 100. NO. 27 CIVIC WEEK WILL BE OBSERVED IN THE CUT MAYOR STAFFORD ENJOINS ALL TO ENTER IN AND CO-OPERATE. LOCAL DEBATERS WIN - A DOUBLE VICTORY. W. W. DICK. WILL BUILD — x-~BBS '.APARTMENT HOUSE. W. W. Dick has announced the in-tention of constructing in the near future an apartment house on Belle-nieade avenue to • contain eighteen IN8TATSED pany. who in turn transferred it ■»•«■>*'JW£. &MJ& %<&BrMgglbb - -~ r-~— Real Estate" 'Company1/ SlrPlftosa MJraTKMeyD SMO purchased tbe property a few weeks ago. The sale was attended by a tre-mendous crowd and the bidding was lively. Capt. W. H. Weatberly, 2. native, of GuilforJ county, but who nad made his home during recent years i_ «■- . J J. . . I "•—' «»cnuc 'to - eigQteen IsnonnvvniniPe. HH?islboiday8twas ^laid nto^-reet *PartmentS" Tne »"»°«y owned £ 1Ir. Dick is known as the old Wil-fn ."h. Y * C°1I ,rderate bUr,al plot «• ^rage house, between Greene in the Jacksonville cemetery, wbere and EdgeWorth Streets' on Bell-he Joined his comrade, of CirM war meade> .nd th<s vreseU. atrucJe n' r» n- ,>. , ; . «_" ' ./ wil1 be entIrely overhauled and con- ^ ^V??^*?*' f^mmmijmmmX ***■ comfortable, steam and i Iwl' , f ""'ftiP'"' j seated— hnd- thoroughly- modern and j. M. weatberly, of ^mmm^mimWmPmindr ■■■■*-■■■■•■ *^T<£2£Z*4**?mmff* I The anfiouncement of Mr. Dick oIl.H ' W£ * memb*r^f "111 b. weleome* b, Greensboro"cit- C^mpany F Second North. CaroHn* ,„„ interested in the present hou- 2"' T* h* ',W*yf 'bore- *«»• i»8 situation. Homes eontinue scarce allegiance to the Confederacy, .He j and the demand i.aufficient to fill a Representatives of the Greensboro' high school won a double victory In the triangular debate held " Friday night between the high schools of GreensBoro, WinstoivSalem and Asheville. The query d.iscussed was, "Resolved, that 40,9 policy of collective bargaining through trade unions should prevail in American industry." James Headrix and Allen Stain-back, arguing the affirmative side, met and defeated the Asheville team here; while Misses Margaret Hart-sell and Gladys Holland, represent-ing the negative defeated Winston- Salem in the Twin City. Tbe double victory of the local teams entitles the Greensboro high school to send' her debaters to Chapel Hill to participate ln the contest to decide state champion de-baters. Civic week was ushered Into- Greensboro this morning and the program as announced for the en-tire week promises a busy, yet in-teresting week for those participat-ing. Mayor E. J. Stafford Issued a proclamation on Saturday officially designating this week as ''Civic Week" and urging every citizen to enter into the occasion and' lend a hearty c—operation. All of the-fire fighting equipment of the city was on display to-day and the firemen gave demonstration of their prowess. The opening day ot-the "Civic Week" program was fire-prevention day, and the people ©f the city have been urged to clean up trash and rubbish from their prem-ises in order to make fires less like-ly. The proclamation of Mayor Staf-ford was as follows: "Whereas, the Chamber of Com-merce of the city of Greensboro hast designated the week beginning April 4 as "civic week," and has desig-nated Monday of said week as flrs-prevention day. and Tuesday as cky beautiful day, and Wednesday mm community day, and Thursday aa> health day, and Friday as women'* day, and Saturday a* Boy Scout day, and arranged for a mass meeting for Saturday night; "Now, therefore, I; E. J. Stafford, mayor or the city *6f Greensboro, do proclaim said week, beginning April 4, as civic week and said days as-designated by the said Chamber of Commerce, and do enjoin all the cit-izens of the city of Greensboro to enter into the spirit of this week and to heartily co-operate with the Chamber of OoaUMrM in the suc-cess ot the prosram arranged by the Chamber of Commerce." r ,#1 FEDERAL AGENTS RAID - "■' is affectionately remembred by wide circle of friends in this county who will mourn to bear of bis de-parture. * SMOgER AND NHmOPFICJSRS. ANOTHER SUMNER STILL GOES TO JUNK HEAP. JAMES REED THOMAS DIED FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Sumner township contributed- an- 0 her distillery Thursday afternoon 10 increase the junk pile that the county and federal officers are ac-cumulatlng. Officers Johnson, Hobbs, '-irk and White Journeyed to Sum- ■ Thursday afternoon, about 2 1-2 miles from the scene where they captured an outfit on the previous afternoon, and their search soon r— ' a led the presence of a 50, gallon ''"DPer still. A qnascKy of mash »as found nearby, but & whiekey or beer had been left betind. The Place was deserted when tbe officers arrived. *>HN GAMBLE LIQUOR MAKING PS James Reed Thomas died Friday ! afternoon at 2 o'clock at his home on Gibsonville Route 1. Mr. Thom- I as was a prominent farmer of east-ern Guilford. He had been in ill health for some time and spent last summer in Asheville in an effort to regain bis health. Mr. Thomas was married to Miss Maggie Boone, of Whitsett, about a year ago. He is survived hy his widow, his father, Mr. D. L. Thom-as, of Gibsonville Route 1; three sis-ters and two brothers—'Mrs. J. F. Hufflne. ot Gibsonville Route 1; Mrs. J. C. Gerrlnger, of Brown Summit, and Miss Mary Thomas, R. S. and I. M, Thornae, of Gibsonville. The funeral was at - Springwood Saturday afternoon at » o'clock,. Rev. whttaley conducted the fu-neral. '■!•-•■ At the regular meeting of JtSfjEfc eal lodge of the Benevolent Pre**— tive Order of Elks held Friday n^gbt. new officers were installed and ad— llghtful luncheon and smoker 'jqn-. Joyed by the members. The new officers inducted into''of-fice were: E., P. Ross, exalted grain ruler; M. E. Nathan, esteemed lead-ing knight; J. E. Brittoh, esteemed loyal knight; E. E. Bain, esteemed lecturing knight; C. C. Collins, sec-retary; F. if Taylor, treasurer; B. MacKenzle, trustee for three years. Several candidates were initiated prior to the installation ceremonies score or more of houses:- sucb apartment- PLANS FOR FASHION SHOW ARE PROGRESSING. Mrs. Sarah Stamey Died at White Oak. Mrs, Sarah Stamey, aged 54, died suddenly at her home in White Oak Friday night about 7 o'clock.- Mrs. Stamey suddenly fell back ln ber chair While eating supper, and when reached by members of the family, was dead. Surviving are two daugh-ters. Misses Artie and Dora Stamey of White Oak. ?* 7— J Funeral services were conducted Plansrfor the Greensboro Fashion Sunday at Worthvllle, Randolph ■Show, scheduled to be held in this City on April 19 during the Nation-al Good Roads Association conven-ton.^ are going forward rapidly and present" indications point- to a'suc-cessful Iff air. The show will be held ln the Mu-nicipal theater and proceeds of the enterprise will be devoted to the District Nurse and"-. Relief Associa-tion. 'The Merchants' Association It backing the undertaking and ar-rangements for an elaborate_enter-tainment are rapidly maturing. FARLEY'S STORE CAME NEAR BEING ROBBED. • Borchott-Hale. Miss Texena Burchebt, daughter of Mrs. W. J. Burchett, and Everett N. John Gamble, indicted by the xrand jury of the last Federal court «.». ... -. «~.—~... — ».-.«... ... on a charge of manufacturing whis- Hale, both of this city, were married ■ey, was arrested last week at Plea— last Mosdaj. ih« young couple hat- »nt Garden by Deputy Marshall C. T Roane. The capias was ordered «aued foUowingfthe indictment but Gamble had avoided tbe presence of the officers. Gamble is from Sumner township. ,e Eave bond in th»,-s«ua .of $500. lng kept the affair a secret until Sat-urday afternoon. . Mr. Hale is the son of m. S. Hale and is employed in the mechanical department pt the Daily News. Mr. and Mrs. Hal* will make their home here. .-. A (,I"I 'y# MijLifljswpYV^ • While Manager George J Yates. of the James H. Farley store, was in theubnildrng last night about 8.3 0 o;elock, he'heara a noise at the rear of the store si If some on* was at-tempting to break in. Dpon 'tam-ing on all of the lights the would be thief was . frightened away, "fir. Tates stating that be heard the sounds as the man hastened away^ Joe Wort ham, a young negro, was later arrested by the police on a -barge of attempted burglarly. The police claimed that they have suf- Oclsnt evidence to convict Wort ham hot he ftoutly denies the charge.' . Return to Country. *', Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Patterson, who have been spending the winter at the O. Henry hotel, have retumM' "to their eauntry home, 'Twin Oaks." LOA th'e Battle Ground rpad. REV. J. G. WALKER AND MISS OLIVE JONES TO WED. county. Set Calendar For Term Beginning April 18. At a meeting of the Guilford baa held Saturday afternoon a calendar was arranged for the civil actions to be tred at the term of Superor court beginning April 18. A term of 1 wo weeks will begin on that date and a long list of cases were placed 'in the calendar for trial. The announcement of the engage-ment and approaching marriage of Kiss Olive. Jones and R«v. J. G. Walker was made at a delightful in-formal tea given Friday afternoon by Mrs. A. W. McAiister . at her beautiful homo la Irving Park. Rev. Walker is now located in Greenville, 4, C.. where he is pastor of the Presbyterian church. He was at one time assistant pastor of the First Presbyeesfan church ' of this city and wae later pastor ot Glen-wood and Bessemer avenue church-es. Funeral Services For Maden Infnnt. Jennie 'Maden, the 12-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Maden, who live near Guilford College, died' Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church at Summer-field at 11 o'clock Saturday morning. Interment was msde in the church cemetery. ■' FARM OF JOHN WILLIAMS, Covington, Oa., March 31.—Fed-eral agents raided the farm in Jas-per county Ito-day of John S. Wil-liams, charged with having caused the murder of 11 negroes, and ar-rested several negro farm, bands)," whom they wanted as material wit-nesses in the investigation of alleged. peonage conditions on the farm, which are declared to hare caused, the killings. Williams, It was announced to-day by Judge John B. (Huftchesoa, presiding Judge in the Newton coun-ty Superior court, wiH be placed oa trial here next week on one Ot the murder indictments which followed tb« finding of the bodies at thru* negroes In a river in this county. More than 100 venire men have been summoned. Governor Dorsey suggestsd to officials that Will! be tried on each of the murder charges seperately. There are three murder charges in this county against Williams, who according to Clyde Manning. his negro fasm boss, brought three negroes into this county and had them drowned. The Jasper county grand jury will meet April 11 to inquire into the deaths of eight n— groes whose bodies were found in that 'county and the governor has asked the jurors not only to indict Williams and Manning but also the three younger sons of Williams. High Pohst Ejee-O-FBe Csssssnj' la Hands of Hew Minister Arrives. Rev. Wade 6. Smith and family arrived in the cRy Friday and Rev. Smith-Will immediately assume the paatcjrate of The-Church by Side of the Road. Pending the erect ion, of their ham*, ta Irving Park the new minister -mad his family will reside ;---v ■arjw • - •*> jjg$B|, *g .on —- -:,Vy'- ' The BJsct-Odrlls . Company, a High Point corporation, was placed in the hands of a temporary receiv-er Thursday, the order being made in United States Federal court oa petition of several creditors. A. B. Terry, of High Point, was named receiver. iuyeV.. .. " ^'>:-£-J£-:-:t-i-. *•' f ■•fir I. ■■TiiilsliiiiT jnfe. Mr. Hughes Critically III. The many friends ot Mr. J. R. Hughes throughout the county will regret to learn that be is critically ill at St. Leo's hospital, following a surgical operation which was , per-formed several days ago.. Little" ho^es are entertained of his recov- «T- • • • ■' •••■ '" •'''■' ' --;-..» Brokaw Lodge Near Burned. High Point March ftgv Mr.' kaw's lodge at the Falrvlew .d«h. about 10 miles south of Hi*^ Poiax, *as» destroyed by fire which Was .em*-' covered about S O'clock. Mr. Bvo-ka*. » in New Tork and nothing cast be learned about the total loss, ert it Is" believed that the lodge and Urn contents were valued at more rhaa $100,000. J. B. Leathers Buys Irvta fliaMh Rouse. J. B. Leathers has purchased ehe> North Elm street home of the late Irvln Smith, tbe price paid being $20,000. Tbe property Is on the east, aide of North Ihn, near Fisher Park, and is a most attractive place. Mr. Leathers and family will move). \® % i I % % ■ % ■ j i i 4 % .*< i'.: 'ft —": -> —-■ "/--'l -li-meii irii ' . 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Title | The Greensboro patriot [April 4, 1921] |
Date | 1921-04-04 |
Editor(s) | May, J.D. |
Subject headings | Greensboro (N.C.)--Newspapers |
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Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
Description | The April 4, 1921, issue of The Greensboro Patriot, a newspaper published in Greensboro, N.C. by Patriot Publishing Company. |
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• . » „- .; ■
KE3
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7-4*58.
.VICE,
QVEN TO
nk and
)0,QOO.OO!
t VicelWt;
'ON,. Cashier
.nc.ersejrnett u.,
if March. 19-J:'. j
leaded1 in bir
persons incbbil
ease aake
25-JS
lAl-v AtTn .-.. 1 roeraan, C-ec'dl
pr>lrl«a •' « ,t are •uan
*«M (to*****
«mia l*et-
), N. C
ESTABUSHED 1821.
REDUCTION LAND VALUES
WILL BE SOUGHT
GREENSBORO, N. C. MONDAY APRIL 4, 1921
LAW PROVIDES ACTION MUST
ItK TAKEN FIRST MONDAY
IN APRIL.
It is reported that the county
commissioner* will foe visited at
their regular meeting this week by
farmer delegation* in the county
iv!atve to horizontal reductions of
tax revaluations assessed under the
revaluation act. N© definite date
has been set by the board to hear
i be petition of those asking for
liuilford county values to be reduc-ed,
but Chairman Tucker stated Sat-urday
that If euch a bearing was de-sired
the regular business to be con-sidered
would not permit considera-tion
or the matter before Tuesday.
possibly even later.
The law passed at the recent ses-sion
of the legislature relative to
horizontal reduction of land value
assessments 'provided that any ac-tion
taken by the county commis-sioners
should be done at the regu-lar
board meeting on the first Mon-day
in April. It is understood, bow-ever,
that the board might defer ac-tion
from day to day during a period
of four weeks.
The bill passed by the legislature
empowered the commissioners of the
various counties.to take action as
they saw it. The proponents'of the
measure before the general assem-bly
sought the passage of a law
which itself would direct a 30 per
cent reduction of rural property out-side
of incorporated towns. This the
legislature refused to do but com-promised
by empowering the county
commissioners to grant relief where
it was deserved.
It is general}- believed that land
values in Guilford county have suf- !
tered slight depreciation. While j
speculation created false values 'in
some instances, the prevailing opin-ion
is rather general that the pres- I
ent day average has not materially j
declined even from the top-notch
prices during the period immediate- ;
ly following the war.
MOREHEAD SCHOOLS HELD
COMMENCEMENT PRELIMINARY
.STAMEY GLENN NOT GCILTY
HELPING FUGITIVE FLEE.
Stamey Glenn, young white man.
charged with aiding and abetting
Will Miller in escaping from the
county convict camp, was dismissed
Friday morning following a hearing
before Justice D. H. Collins.
Miller was among the group of
eight convicts that escaped from the
road gang over two weeks ago. Sat-urday
evening preceding Easter the
sheriff with several deputies recap-tured
him on tbe Guilford College
road while he was being conveyed to
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