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A PAGE OF GASTON I A HAPPENINGS
CHARLOTTE SUNDAY OBSERVER, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 19 i 7.
REFflESEflTJIM HEN
BiE IDEAS ON STATE
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Diverse Opinions on Organization
of State Chamber of Com
merce Given at Recent Ban
quet, but All Agree as to Its
Usefulness.
Special to Tbe Observer.
Gastonia. Feb. 1ft. At the big
banquet siren at Gastonia Tuesday,
February C at which there were ISO
guests, and tbe story of which has
been printed before In these columns,
expressions were solicited from the
banqueters on "What a State Chamber
of Commerce Should do For North
Carolina. Here are many answers
from many thoughtful men:
What Stale Chamber of Commerce
Shomld Do for North Carolina.
Joe a Wray, Gastonia, N C.: It
eh on Id help North Carolina to or
niw to help herself and the Nation
In meeting- their needs.
H. T. Scfttt. Monroe, N. C: The
best thing possible for the State. Let's
set busy now.
G. Mark Goforth. Lenoir, N. C:
Bring to closer relation the business
men of the city and the farmer. The
rime b) now at hand and if this is
not done our country will suffer.
W. P. Hope, Danbury. N. C: To
use its Influence in asBisting in any
manner possible directors and other
officials in charge. Enact In some
legislature or other influence to so
support extending work as to exter
minate ignorant, degrading influence.
Miss Bessie HiU Hackney. High
Point. N. C: Institute State Home
coming Week to bring some 400.000
people who hare left the State. Get
np exhibits to be shown In January
and February In North and West.
Bend representatives to stay monthly
In same section to do personal work.
Let said representative do research
work la the section where there is dis
satisfaction, where farmers toil seven
days and nights in the week, and then
make a bare existence. Also In those
sections where everything Is frocen
np for two. three and fonr months.
Tbe Southern Railway is sending such
exhibits and men into the North and
West; other roads are doing the same.
Alexia J. Coleman, Durham.: Rec
ommend desirable legislation and
keep close track of all measures In
troduced at every session of the Legis
lature. Promote publicity for North
Carolina by advertising resources and
advantages In newspapers of large
Northern cities.
P. C. WhIUock. Charlotte, N. C:
What I think of a State Chamber of
Commerce should do for North Caro
lina: Combine her efforts towards
advertising her resources.
John W. Fox. Charlotte. N. C:
Boost the dry's natural and devoloped
Rev. J. H. Henderlite, Gastonia, N.
C: Go to it.
Chaa N. Evans, Baltimore. Md.:
Emulate the most excellent example
of Gastonia Chamber by exploiting the
State's resources as you exploit those
of your city.
a a Stable. Salisbury. N. C: Get
the farmers and commercial interests
Into closer co-operation. There should
be a board of agriculture in every
county In North Carolina.
IL II. Groves, Gastonia, N. C: Would
no doubt unite business interest In a
State sense and make the . State as
a whole pull together which would
be a great thing and mean better and
more business for North Carolina.
Robert C. W. Raraspeck, New Bern,
N. C: Inaugurate Nortji Carolina
Products Day. , Undertake State-wide
profitable farming campaign, encour
age growing food and feed at home.
Before any thing is undertaken, the
State Chamber of Commerce should
be adequately financed, a delinite plan
m.ippcd out and competent manage
ment secured.
A. C. Forester, Greensboro, N. C:
Study needs of the State and strive
to supply them. There are so many
things to do, details should be left
to governing boards.
G. R. Horn, Rocky Mount, N. C:
Preach "Carolina Should Feed Itself,"
protect and encourage home Indus
tries. William F. Brown, Charlotte: Pro
tect and encourage textile industries,
build good roads and streets. "A
City Well Paved is a City Well
Dressed."
S. W. Thompson, Gastonia, N. C:
Agitate the building of asphalt
streets in the city, and asphalted con
crete on permanent foundation in the
country for county roads.
G. H. Marvin, Gastonia, N. C; Act
as a guardian for all the smaller
towna
G. H. Marvin, Gastonia, N. C: It
would make North Carolina the rich
est State in the South. It would
provide a whole-time health officer for
every county. Let's get together
there is power in union.
W. O. Yeager, Lexington, N. C:
Work towards a mutual understanding
between agricultural and civic popu
lations. Gastonia is on the map.
J. R. Sams. Marshall, N. C; First,
it should effect an organization of
local boards. Second, it should co
ordinate and unify the alms and pur
poses of urbane and rural endeavor
for the betterment of both.
E. D. Bowdltch, Waynesvllle, N. C:
Aid, develop and boost the Old North
State.
C. R. Hudson, Raleigh, N. C: En
dorse and help forward the follow
ing five F's: Farmers' need: Fertile
soil; Food and Feed crops First
A. G. Hendren, Wilkesboro, N. C:
It would make business men and
farmers better acquainted. It would
help the counties of the east to know
more about the counties of the west.
J. J. Rogers, North Wilkesboro, N.
C: Bring our business men and
farmers to know each other, to realize
our Interests are mutual and cause co
operation to take the place of compe
tition. G. R. Pugh, Elizabeth City, N. G:
Organize and maintain a North Caro
lina Agricultural Products Day and
advertise. Get In touch with North
Carolinians outside of the State, and
enlist their aid in Chamber of Com
merce work.
Rev. B. F. Hargett, Pinevllle, N. C:
Agricultural and industrial develop
ment. Frank Parker, Washington, D. C:
Be a county bureau of information. A
center for farmers for advice and
aid.
Horace F. Smith, Richmond, Va.:
CITY COMPLIMENTED
ON EVENTS OF PAST WEEK
Fine C. of C. Is General Opinion
Expressed by Prominent
Men.
Special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Feb. 10. This expression
haa come from .many: "No other city
or organization In the State could
have brought the people together as
did Gastonia." They are the words of
many prominent men of the State.
It seems to have been the belief of
all that Gastonia Is the only city in
the State that could have brought so
many prominent and busy men of the
State together. "This is probably due
to the way Gastonia is doing things."
said one visitor. "I never knew of
any city in my life to be making the
progress that Gastonia seems to be
making, and her Chamber of Com
merce it's a whale. Did you ever
hear of an organization doing so
much as that body is doing, and they
are the most unselfish crowd I ever
heard of. They are not only work
ing for Gastonia, but are lending ma
terial assistance to Gaston Countv and
I even is on the lookout for the wel
i fare and development of the State,
I and I am glad to see one organiza
tion in the State that is not working
i selfishly, but has the whole State at
neart, wnen the State Chamber of
Commerce is perfected which the
Gastonia body has started, it is going
to be the greatest thing that ever
happened for North Carolina."
GASTONIA MEN
VISIT ATLANTA
Special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Feb. 10. Messrs. R. B.
Babington, general manager of Pied
mont Telephone and Telegraph
Company, and J. T. Sadler, assistant
auditor, left Friday on Southern train
No. 29 for Atlanta, Ga., where they
will spend a day or two on business.
Miss Anna Belle Dowd, of Char
lotte, spent several days thp past week
In Gastonia as the guest of Mlsa
Myrtle Gray. She attended the Tor
rence concert.
BANQUET TO GASTONIA CO
MEMBERS GRATIFIED
BY WORK OF CHAMBER
Co-ordinate" all city and county or
ganized activities Into a sclentized
education and active influence for the
benefit of all the people.
Ernest L. Perkins, Morganton, N.
C: I think a State Chamber of Com
merce w ould be well.
D. B. Britton, Gastonia, N. C: Pro
mote especially agricultural and
manufacturing Interests of the whole
State.
E. H. Anderson, Greensboro, N. C:
It should work to co-ordinate and
direct in a general way the individual
i chambers over the State, and should
I seek to establish definite co-operation
and unity of efforts on part of com
mercial secretaries and their organiza
tions with extension workers to have
development of city and county go
hand-ln-hand.
H. S. Sellers, Kings Mountain, N.
C: To promote social intercourse,
build county and towns.
R. W. Stowe, Gastonia. N. C: Pro
mote education and manufacturing
Interests of the entire South.
A GENUINE LOVE-FEAST
Capt Kent, U. S. A., Talked for
Universal Service Letter
From Gen. Young and Talks
by Capt. Bulwinkle and Lieut
Craig.
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Special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Feb. 10. It is hard to
say whether the banquet that yester
day was tendered to Gastonta's Com
pany B by the citizens of Gastonia
was more gracious to the guests or to
the hosts.
Either way one takes It, lovefeast,
indeed. It waa from start to finish.
The men were formed by Captain
Bulwinkle at 8:10 in front of the ar
mory and marched to the banquet
room at the Armlngton.
They stepped out as fine as General
Pershing could have asked. And what
a difference. A bunch of lads when
they went come back as a compact
perfectly moving company mass of
men hard with the blood red In
their cheeks, their hearts strong with
the confidence of perfect manly cour
age and their legs nimble and whit
tled down for lasting a long time.
The dining room was well filled
say 150 In all and the dandy dinner
was enjoyed. Speeches were Inter
mingled among the courses in order to
get through with them all. Kev. J.
H. Henderlite, the toastmaster, hand
led his end with great tact and
brought out the best that was there
from those who nad something to say.
Indeed, there were many who did
have something to aay. Here are the
men who responded to the introduc
tions of Mr. Henderlite: J. F. Mason,
Mayor C. B. Armstrong, Rev. H. H.
Jordan, a N. Boyce, J. H. Separk, Rev.
W. C. Barrett, A. G. Mangum, Col.
T. L. Craig, Capt A. L. Bulwinkle,
Capt W. A. Kent U. S. A. (muster
ing out officer) St C. C. Craig, (Sec
ond Lieutenant Reinhardt was kept
away by sickness), A. N. Dixon, for
mer Senator, laat term from Gaston,
Judge A. C. Jones, Rev. Dr. J. C.
Galloway, R. G. Craig. J. W. Timber
lake, W. T. Rankin, A. N. Stroup, of
Mount Holly, and T. R. Carver.
It Is ticklish to pick out any of
the speakers for special mention. One
thing aure, A. N. Dixon made a hit
and Colonel Armstrong disclaiming
any of the arte of the speaker, put
the simplicity and strength and the
sympathy of his big soul in his
plea for the boys before him to be
"men." "Men" were worth more than
brick buildings. They were the builders
of tbe State and Nation. His words
were few but they went straight home
and the boys took them all In.
A feature of the banquet were the
remarks of Capt W. A. Kent, U. S.
A., the officer detailed by Washington
to muster out the men. Hia main
thought was the future of the Army
and the National Guard. The Army
believed in universal service, and It
"does not make for militarism," em
phatically declared Captain Kent It la
Chamber of Commerce Merits
Support' of Citizens of Gastonia.
Special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Feb. 10. From what
your correspondent could gather on
the streets of Gastonia Saturday, It
appears that the citizens are highly
pleased with the way the meeting
came off this week and at the large
amount of publicity received. In fact,
some of the members of the Gastonia
chamber have been heard to say
that they are willing to add consid
erable to their present contribution
to the chamber, several men are
known to have said they are willing
to put in several hundred dollars a
year to an organization doing the
work which the organization is do
ing, so It Is probable that in the
near future, when the directors de
cide to Increase the revenue of the
chamber, that many new members
will be secured and the present In
come doubled.
ROSTER OF GASTONIA'S
MILITARY COMPANY
Co. B Returns With Full War
Strength Military Company.
Names of Officers and Men.
LOWELL MAN SEEKS
NEW RESIDENCE,
Gastonia, Feb. 10. Esquire C. W.
Nipper and family, of Lowell, left
Friday for Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,
where they will make their home.
Their many friends at Lowell regret
to give them up, but wish for them
much success in their new home.
PinLADFI JPHIA MAS TO
SPEAK AT COZY THEATER
Gastonia, Feb. 10. There will be a
Salvation Army mass meeting at the
Cozy Theater Sunday afternoon, be
ginning at 3:30 o'clock. Adjutant
William Croft, of Philadelphia, will
Bpeak. There will be special music
and good singing. The public la cor
dially Invited to attend and admission
will be free.
most democratic His plan waa to
keep young men of 18 or 19 after
their college period for one year's
military training, during their leaat
productive period. "You cannot make
a soldier in three months," he exclaimed.
Judge Jones talked well, as always.
W. T. Rankin, without any airs,
gave the men a short but Impressive
heart-to-heart talk. Mr. Separk, Mr.
Mangum, Colonel Craig, Mr. Mason,
specially. Captain Bulwinkle, Mr.
Boyce aid Lieutenant Craig. All the
speeches were clever and to the point
and colored with sincere feeling of
gladness at the home-coming of the
company in which Gaatonla takea
such added pride since their wll-do-lng
In every way during their aeven
months' absence.
The mustering out will come right
away.
A letter was read from General
Young to Captain Bulwinkle express
ing hia gratification at the fine be
havior of Company B on the border.
Tonight from 7 to I the company
held a reception at the court house
to which the Gaston folks came In
crowds to shake their hands In af
fectionate welcome.
Special to The Observer.
Gastonia. Feb. 10. There were 7$
enlisted men and three officers In
Company B who returned home Wed
nesday night:
Captain, A. L. Bulwinkle: first lieu
tenant, C. C. Craig; second lieutenant
J. P. Reinhardt.
First Sergeant W. L. Glover; sup
ply sergeant, N. F. Kaylor; mess ser
geants, T. L Jenkins; sergeants E. E.
Boyce, J. O. Durham, F. A. Gannt
G. A. Short, C. 8. Short J. Wilson
McArvcr.
Corporals, J. H. McArver, J. H.
Wells, W. L. Jenkins, J. II. Henry. It
J. Morris, J. II. Carroll, J. C. Fays
soux, Fred Bumgardner, A. H. Rod
den, Pink Porch, L W. O'Danlel.
Musicians, J. H. Taylor and G. J.
Harris. Cooks. A. P. Williams and
G. W. Glover. Artificer. L. M. Glover.
Privates: Pores Allen, W. L. Burns,
Hall Britton, T. L. Crow, E. L. Car
son, Mack Dilllng, Harris Fields, B.
B Griggs, L. L. Harwell, C. A. Henly,
Hoke J. Hanna. Sidney L. Perkins, A.
L. Justice, Oscar L. Lewis, George W.
Glover, W. A. Putman. C. H. Painter.
R. L. Rhyne. R. D. Whisnant. Law
rence Bess, R. B. Reach, S. O. Brit
ton, R. L. Drown, M. T. Brown, J. F.
Brown. B. E. Baker, E. M. Bonds. C.
C. Clark. J. H. Farris. Hush Fields,
Luther Hasting, Robert Holding, Dean
Holland. Russell Hasting. A. B. Har
relson, P. L. Jordan, L R. Mosley, P.
R. Stroup, Samuel Lowrance, R. V.
Martin, Arthur Perry, Oliver Parker.
Stowe Petty. Samuel Rodden, T. L.
Stowe, Frank Stockton, Boyce Steven
son, T. B. Terry. F. D. Terry, George
Moore, W. A. Haney.
BRILLIANT CONCERT BY
TALENTED HHTlSTSftT
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CARNIVAL MANAGER
CONFERS WITH SECRETARY
Special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Feb. 10. K. Q. Barkoot
manager of the famous Barkoot Car
nival Company, which Is wintering
at Spartanburg. S. C, was in tbe city
Thursday to confer with Secretary
Holland of the Gaston County Fair
Association with reference to the 1917
fair. Mr. Barkoot told The Gazette
reporter that he thought Gastonia
was the best town of its size any
were in the country.
WEEKLY MEETINGS OF
MISSION STUDY CLASSES
Special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Feb. 10. The Mission
Study classea of the First Presbyte
rian Church will hold their regular
meetings next Monday afternoon at t
o'clock. The western division will
meet with Mrs. W. T. Rankin on
West Main avenue and the eastern
division with Mrs. R. M. Reid on
Franklin avenue. .
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The Llnwood College girls basket
ball team played the girls' team of
the Lowell High School at Lowell
Saturday afternoon at 3 o clock.
Miss Torrence and Signor Sor
rentino Entertain Enthusiastic
AudienceFormer to Contin
ue in Concert Work. . .
Gastonia, Feb. 10. A large and en
thusiastic audience greeted Miss Marie
Torrence and Signor Umberto Sor
rentino at the Central School Audi
torium, Wednesday evening, when
they appeared In concert under the
auspices of the William Gaston Chap
ter. Daughters of the American Rev
olution. The audience was a thor
ouKhly representative one, the lead
ing musicians and music lovera filling
iho irse auditorium. Miss Torrence'a
first appearance brought forth a most
flattering outburst of applause. She
was charming to look at and her
opening numbers, "Spring's Awaken
ing" and the difficult "Staccato Pol
ka" by Mulder were given with splen
did effect Miss Torrence poaeeseee a
high, clear soprano voice which la un
der perfect control at all times. In
her group of German songs (sung In
English) and the Aria from "Lou
ise," some beautiful legato Singing
was enjoyed while In" Lo, Hear the
Gentle Lark" by Bishop her command
of coloratura work amazed her many
admirers. In all her work Miss Tor
rence was the finished artist and one
of her greatest charms is her unaf
fected simplicity and her evident
pleasure In her work. The duet from
"LaBoheme" and the always welcome
"Oh That We Two Were Maying" by
Nevln with Signor Sorrentino were
sung exquisitely.
Signor Sorrentino waa given a
hearty welcome on thla hia second ap
pearance In Gastonia and one again
this popular young tenor sang hia
way Into the hearta of bla hearers.
Hi.- beautiful voice rang clear and
true in every number and it la bard
to aay which pleased the moat, hia
Aria from "Pagllacd" or the group
of Neapolitan folk songs. He waa en
thusfastlcally applauded after each
number and waa obliged to respond
with encores. Hia group of English
tongs delighted tbe audience aad
"Love's Majesty" by W. H. Prutting
was one of the gema of hia portion of
the program.
George Roberts, a gifted young
pianist played the accompaniments
for Miss Torrence and Signor Sor
rentino magnificently and waa aa la
spl ration to the singers. Hia eolo
numbers by Brahma. Schumann aad
Chopin were played In a decidedly
artistic manner. Mr. Roberta plart
with marked individuality, alnglng
tone, excellent technique, and hia per-'
formance on thla occasion waa ft
splendent with the many attributes of
a very excellent pianist It la hosed
that these three young artists win ap
pear here again In the not too dis
tant future.
Mlsa Torrence will continue la con
cert work.
The Citizens National Bank
Andrew E. Moore, President A. G. Myers, V. President
W. H. Adams, Cashier John A. Hunter, Jr., Asst Cashier
GASTONIA, N. C
Capital, Sulplus and Undivided Profits, $150,000.00
Conservatively managed and being equipped with
best facilities, this bank solicits the accounts of corpora
tions, firms and individuals, promising the utmost liber
ality consistent with safe business methods.
Savings Department operated in which $1.00 will
open an account
Certificates of Deposit issued.
r. D. SESSIONS.
R. D. HOLT
LIFE INSURANCE-THAT'S ALL
PHOXE
OFFICE
Holland Realty A Insurance Co.
332 Main Street
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FOR THE
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k, President A. GTMyers,' VT President"
S. A. Robinson, V. President C W. Roberts, Secretary
W. H. Adams, Treasurer.
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J. M. Holland, Manager,
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Depends in large measure
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Transportation
Facilities
Fast Passenger Schedules.
Prompt local and'' through
freight service.
Courteous treatment is of
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Piedmont & Northern
Rai'way Company
Cocker Machine &
Foundry Company
GASTONIA. If. C.
Builders of
Textile Machinery
Soft Clean Grey Iron
Castings.
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GASTONIA, N. C.
Capital . $ 150,000.00
Surplus 150,000.00
Undivided Profits . ... 40,000.00
Assets 2,000,000.00
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