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Drop in Gastonia Doctor An
derson Says 90 Per Cent Dis
ease Due to Environment
Ten to Heredity.
Special to Tbe Observer. '
Gastonia. IX. s. In his address
n Gastonia Friday night before the
jWoman'i 'Betterment Association Dr,
A. Anderson said:
"Roughly speaking:. 1 should aay
that 10 per cent of all disease is due
jto heredity and 90 per cent due to
environment therefore we can safely
feay that If 90 per cent la due to en-
ironment, 90 per cent of all disease
la preventable. I mean that 90 per
ent of all disease should never have
happened. If we had lived under
proper conditions, i am going to
ake the further bold stand that ev-
ry disease Is caused by the fault of
omebody. That somebody may have
lved generations ago. A woman once
finked the ancient philosopher 80c-
ates, who was also an eminent phy
ician, when a mother should begin
raining her child, and he very
rpmptly answered, 'five hundred
ears before It is born." You can
eadlly see. what the Dhyslclan meant
I that Is If we are to have healthy,
trong and robust posterity, we must
ee to It ourselves that we are living
nder such conditions that win guar-
ntee to our children and their chll-
ren the elements sufficient to make
trong and vigorous men and women.
believe that if we had lived as we
hould have' lived, disease among; us
kould be an .unknown quantity. Un-
ortunately. on account of sin and
Knorance. superstition, carelessness.
lthy and uncleanly habits, the sin
f moral impurity and other degrad-
hg and degenerating Influences, we
av lapsed into a condition where
e are an esy prev to the ravages of
athogenlc bacteria."
Providence Camp No. 382. W. O.
n., elected these officers for the year
917 of Gastonia: C. M Boyd, con-
ul commander: E. K. Whltener, ad-
iser lieutenant; H. F. Rockett,
anker; W. L. fimlth, clerk: C. E.
pencer, escort; Robert Rpargo,
atchman; W. M. Rockett, sentry;
Pr. J. O. Dimmette. physician; R. D.
Lewis, C- J. Storey and E. K. White-
er. managers, These officers will
e Installed at the first regular meet-
fig of the camp In January. Since
loving their new hall in the Glenn
ulldlng tn woodmen now meet ev-
Iry Thursday night Instead of only
kvice a month as formerly.
Cotton sold as low as 18 cents to-
ay In Gastonia touching 18 1-2
Fnts once. This is 1 1-2 cents drop
om yesterday s sales In Gastonia
B. P. Folk, who has been for the
The Citizens
ANDREW E. MOORE.
W. H. ADAMS, Cashier
idem
GASTONIA, N. 0.
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $150,000.00
Conservatively managed and being equipped with best facilities,
this bank solicits the accounts of corporations, firms and individuals,
promising the utmost liberality consistent with safe business methods.
Savings Department operated In which $1 will open an account.
Certificates of Deposit issued.
Completely Equipped, $595.00 F. 0. B. Detroit.
THE CAR that established the world's non-stop motor record 22,022
miles without stopping the engine.
THE CAR that leaped the chasm Jumping a distance of 47 feet with
out bieaking even a spring clip.
THE CAR that won the recent Giant's Despair Hill Climb. It has more
horsepower per pound of weight than any car built
THE CAR that won over all competitors In a recent economy test
THE CAR that will take you where YOU want to go In greater comfort
than any car in Its class and at less expense than any car made.
THE CAR that Is THE GREATEST AUTOMOBILE VALUE ON THE
MARKET.
AXWELL
ATCES
I ORE
ILES
Page Motor Company
Gastonia Branch'
Cor Main and York Streets.
CARS NOW ON DISPLAY
Roadster, $580.00. - Touring, $595.00
TVO-BDetfoit
MAYOR ARMSTRONG
ON CITY GOVERNMENT
Thinks There Should Be a
Municipal Manager in the
Strictest Business Sense
Chosen for Fitness Only.
Spot-ial to Tbe Observer. .
Gastonia, Pec. 9. Tour corre-!
epondent this morning called to the
attention of Mayor C. B. Armstrong
the meeting of mayors, held yester
day In Raleigh, for, the purpose of
recommending municipal legislation.
Mayor Armstrong said that while
he was not a member of the League
of Mayors so-called, yet, he was in
terested. "But, he continued, "I
would not be disposed to submit any
lengthy plan. In fact I have not
studied aa deeply as I should in view
of many pressing matters. I will say
this, however, that my opinion put In
few words Is this: I think a mu
nicipality should have a manager. In
the same sense as a bank has, a cash
ier, or a cotton mill a superintendent
Ail this calling of the council to
gether every time an important mat
ter comes up does not appeal to me.
These things should be taken up by
the manager, and submitted at the
proper time to the proper municipal
body. And thie manager should not
1 be selected because he Is a good fel
low or because of local reasons. He
should be a thoroughly equipped
business man. Come from where he
may. and cost what he may. This
would mean, in my Judgment, econ
omy and greater efficiency In the
end."
past year in charge of the Pig Club
work of the North Carolina Depart
ment of Agriculture, has resigned
that position to accept, a position as
superintendent of a large plantation
in- Louisiana. Mr. Folk was former
ly county farm, demonstration agent
for Gaston, having been the first man
to hold that position In the county,
and he hag a large circle of friends
here who will regret that he is to
leave the State. In a letter to The
Gaiette Mr. Folk says: "I certainly
hate to leave the Old North State,
and I shall always remember dear
old Gaston and the people there."
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Gaston Medical Society held in
the elty hall these officers for the
ensulnp year were elected: Presi
dent, Dr. MP. G. Anders: first vice
president. Dr. T. C. Qulckel; second
vice president. Dr. H. M. Eddleman;
secretary-treasurer. Dr. H. F. Glenn.
The Hawaiian Singers and Players,
who are coming to Gastonia Wed
nesday. December IS, as the second
lyceum attraction of the season, are
without doubt on the features of the.
lyceum course. There are five mem
bers of the troupe, four men and one
lady, and all the sonss of Hawaii
are sung In native tonsrue. The en
tire company will also appear In the
native Hawaiian dress, adding much
to the attraction. Tickets for this
number will go on sale at Kennedy's
Drug Store Tuesday morning, De
cember It,
National Bank
A. G. MYERS, V. President
JOHN A. HUNTER, Jr., Asst. Cashier
Rides WELL
Looks WELL
Acts WELL
MAXWELL
GASTONIA BRANCH
OF PAGE MOTOR CO.
New Car Rooms Opened Satur
, " itrday, With A. F. Anderson
, in Charge Facilities Com
plete. e ' '
' Special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Dec 9. Another new
plant has just been added to Gaa
tonia In the opening here today of
a branch house of the Page Motor
Company of Charlotte. This com
pany, controlling the Maxwell car In
this territory, has fitted out a com
modious and central storehouse where
their cars of. all classes are on, ex
hibition and sale. L.L
Their car-rooms are In charge of
A. F. Anderson, who came from Chea
per. S. C, where he was for four
years a representative or tnis com
pany. Mr. Anderson is a young man
in the twenties, has served four years
in tbe machine shop, and has spent
ten years in the automobile business.
All parts for this car are kept In
stock, and the service of an expert
mechanician is always available. Also
auto accessories Vre among the spe
cialties. The rooms front 26 feet on
Main street and go back 80 feet to
the railroad tracks whence cars are
unloaded straight from the freight
car. This new concern is one of the
many evidences of the meeting of
the demands of growing Gastonia.
SONG OF THE CHILDREN
AT DALLAS GATHERING
Special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Dec. 9. Here is the son
sung by the school children at the"
Dallas gathering last night:
"Hot For Dallas."
Down near dear old Dallas grows the
forest pine,
And her fields and woodlands grow
into their prime;
There are humming mills, too, spin
ning 'mid the flow'rs.
Oh, there is no town on earth like
this good town of ours!
I
Chorus:
Come to dear old Dallas juet at any
time,
Or when lucious fruits are ripening
on the vine;
Hear the children singing In their
fichoolday hours,
Oh, there is no town on earth like
this good town of ours.
All her people helping in their work
or play,
Charming in their manners all the
live long day;
And they warm your hearts, too,
through the Wlnt'ry hours,
Oh, there In rvo town on earth like
this good town of ours.
Ho, for dear old Dallas, that's the
town for you.
For within her borders live the kind
and true;
And her sons and daughters none
can better be,
Oh, it is the town of hope and op
portunity. Words by G. G. L Sawyer. Tune
"Ho, for Carolina."
Holland Realty and
Insurance Company
J. M. Holland, Manager,
GASTONIA, N. O.
TALK WITH
Haithcoclf !
"Gastonia Real Estate"
Office Glenn Building
Opposite New Bank Building
Try Pbones 288 or 58.
Gastonia, N. C.
TRY
Royal Cafe
AT NEW STAND
Across Street From Poetofflce
Good Cooks and a Clean Kitchen
GASTONIA, N. O.
Artnington
Hotel
Gastonla's New,' Modern and Thor
oughly Up-to-Dato Hostelry
ppeped for Business Ante. SI. 1915.
Opposite Union Passenger Station.
AMERICAN PLAN:
$2!r0 Per Day and Upward.
Gastonia, N. C.
ROADWAY
THEATRE
Monday .
"BROKEN FETTERS"
Violet Mersereau
DALLAS SUES -BIG
SUCCESS
FRIDAY BT
About 350 Were Present From
Many Points in Gaston Coun
ty Song by School Children.
, Hospitable Repast.
Special to Tbe Observer.
Gastonia, Dec. 9. Dallas did her
self honor Friday night at the meet
ing of the Dallas Chamber of Com
merce. The occasion was Known as
the Dallas community progress meet
ing, to which the school children and
their parents were Invited. There
were about S50 present and an ex
cellent program including singing by
classes pf the Dallas High School and
the County Farm Life School. One
of the most Interesting features of
the meeting was the Dallas song,
"Hot for Dallas," words by Prof. G.
G. L Sawyer, sung; to the tune of
America.
Some time ago the Dallas Chamber
offered a cash prise to the person
who would submit the best slogan for
Dallas, hundreds were sent in and the
one chosen was, "Dallas Is the Right
Place."
That the Chamber of Commerce of
Dallas Is doing a good work, no one
now doubts. The public spirit that
has been created eince the organiza
tion of the Dallas Chamber, is noth
ing short of wonderful, and the same
spirit has developed In every com
munity in the county since the or
ganization of the Greater Gaeton
County Association, which is the
mother, of all the Chambers in the
Gaston County towns. The Dallas
meeting is the first of a number of
meetings to be held in every town
and school district In the county, and
the purposes of these meetings are
to interest the people more in their
community and things that will help
their community; also to get the chil
dren to etudy the opportunities at
home.
A number of Gastonia business
men attended the Dallas meeting
and had a most enjoyable time, w th
refreshments, which were prepared
and served by the senior class of the
Farm Life School
A souvenir In the form of the Dal-
1 las song with a neat hand-painted
cover was presented to' the visitors.
Programs were printed and distribut
ed throughout Dallas and the rural
section, and there were some hun-
i dred or more farmers and their fami
lies in for the meeting.
The ad-dress of welcome was made
by Prof. J. B. Henson, and response
by Col. C. B. Armstrong. A number
of talks were made by citizens ot
Dallas and visitors from Gastonia.
Several speakers .aid that the preat
est thing Gaston County ever did was
to orranlzc the Greater Gaston Coun
ty Association.
Complete Line
OF
Holiday Goods
AT
LEBO'S
Come to GastonfeVs Lowest Price
Cash Store when in need of Cloth
ing, Shoes, Hats, Iry (ioods. No
tions and Millinery. Special Prices
in every department.
BIO LINE OF FX'ItS JCST RE
CEIVED TO GO AT SPECIAL
HOLIDAY PRICES.
LEBOVITZ
Department Store
GASTONIA, N. O.
Get the Habit. Where the Dollar
Buys Most
IDEAL THEATRE
MONDAY
lucile Lee Stewart
"THE DESTROYERS"
VITAGBAPH
BLUE RIBBON FEATURE
FOR SALE:
Registered
BERKSHIRE PIGS
Oakland Park
Farm,
G. R. LEWIS, Mgr.
,,QastanlaiL.O. , ,
GASTON FARMERS ASKED
TO LIST THEIR FARMS
Secretary Roberts h Unable to
Answer Many Inquiries
Coming From North Carolina
. and Elseichere.
Special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Dec. 9. The Greater
Gaston County Association has issued
a farm listing blank to be filled In
by the people who have any farming
lands or any other properties for sale.
Secretary Roberts states that he Is
receiving a number of inquiries for
Gaston County farms from people In
N. C. and In foreign - States, and
that more farms for sale listing are
needed. Right now he has an urgent
Inquiry for a farm of from 40 to 60
acres near a good school. Those
who have farm lands for sale are re
Quested to get In touch with the gen
eral office of the association at Gas
tonia at once.
A DISTANT INQUIRER
QUOTES OBSERVER
Special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Deo. 9. Secretary Rob
erts of the Gastonia Chamber of
Commerce today received a letter
from the Northwest, reading in part:
"We have recently seen the account
of the constant activity of the thriv
ing Town of Gastonia in The Char
lotte Observer and write to obtain
some further specific Information."
'"Many other Inquiries," said Mr.
Roberts, "have also Come to the Gas
tonia Chamber as a result of the ac
tivities of that body and the reports
of the conditions' which regularly ap
pear in The Charlotte Observer."
WILL PLAN PUBLICITY
FOR JANUARY MEETING
Speelal to The Observer.
Gastonia. Dec. 9. Chairman S. A.
Robinson of the advertising commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce has
called a meeting of that committee
for Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The members of this committee are
Klutz. R. S. Shelby, Qlrl Carpenter,
W. Hugh Wray and C. I. Lotln. Thie
committee wishes to plan some at
tractive matter for the b!g State con
vention to be held In Gastonia in January-
GAFFNEY WILL ADOPT
GASTONIA'S PLAN
Special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Dec. 9. Following an ad
dress of Secretary Roberts before the
Gaffney Chamber of Commerce a few.
days ago, the Chamber there has de
cided to organize Cherokee County
similar to the way the Greater Gas
ton County Association has been or
ganized. "Everything Good to
Eat" at a
Clean
Grocery
Store
Pure Goods. Prompt Delivery
Prices Itijfht.
Harry - Baber Co.
Inc. ,
Phonca 46 and 416.
GASTONIA. N. C.
Gastonia
Garage
Company
Gasoline. Storage
Auto Supplies
And Repair Work.
Plant Enlarged to A
Double Capacity.
To be Completed With All
Modern Equipment
January 1.
114-116
1 Air Line Street.
GASTONIA ,
Phone 1-93
GASTONIA MULE RENEWS
YOUTH ON GASOLINE
Old Darkey Driver, Drops a
Word in His Ear and Jerry
' Sits Up and Takes Notice.
' y- -e
Special to Tbe Observer.
Gastonia, Dec. 9. About 1:J0 this
afternoon at an uptown crossing on
West Main street an old negro man,
gray with the frosts of possibly 80
Winters, was driving slowly, a long,
lank mule hitched to an aged top
buggy.
The mule carelessly passed over
many fascinating sights ot the city
until he. found himself In front of
the Blackwood garage; then happen
ing on a stray whif of gasoline he
forgot his stupor of a second before
and bolted straight ahead with the
consequence that all his feet as sud
denly bolted from under him and
left him lying flat on his back. The 4
harness, tied with many strings, came
to pieces, and the old driver slowly
deposited himself on the sidewalk
and watched his mule and studied
the new situation. Seeing that the
mule had no idea of getting up by
himself, the old man went over to
him and pulling on the bit, addressed
him, thus: "Now don't you know dat
Jus' filch Tom-foollshness as dat is
de thing what's al'us got yo de rep
utation dat you is got." And after
much advice and much more tying of
ropes the mule and his old partner
picked up and made a slow start
home.
GASTON CORN CLUBS
MAKE STAR RECORD
special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Dec. 9. S. H. Hobbs,
Jr., of the North Carolina Univer
sity has furnished the Gastonia
Chamber of Commerce with some in
teresting information regarding; the
economic and social status of Gaston
County. This report shows that Gas
ton County stands eighth In Boys
Corn Club enrollment In. 1915, re
porting 32. The average per acre
production In Gaston County was
44.1 .bushels, or more than three
times the average, for the county at
large. At this rate the grown-ups
might have produced enough for
home consumption and 50,000 bush
els to sell.
GASTONIA GIVES EQUAL
CHANCE TO EACH MAN
Over 10 years ago there came a
man to Gastonia and took root from
struggling beginning in a small
shop. Today, foreigner though he
was, he is one of the prosperous clt
liens of Gastonia owning his Im
mense department building called the
Lebowltz stores. Gastonia gives all
the same chance, if they will take It.
W. T. Rankin, Pre, and Trca. E. B. Drlttain, Secretary
C. B. ArmRtrong, R. Grady nankin,
Vice Presidents.
Gastonia Insurance & Realty Co..
PAID IN CAPITAL, $30,000.00. i
Insurance, Heal I'wtate, Loans, RenUt, General Investments. -
DIRECTORS H J 0
W. T. Rankin, Pres and Treas.
Ozark Mills and UtverslUo Farm.
R. Grady Rankin, Vice President.
8. M. Robinson, Sec- Treas. Lowell
Cotton Mills aftd Peerless Mfg.
R. R. Ray, Sec-Treas. McAden Mills
Th.os. W. Wilson, Merchant.
GASTONIA, N. C.
Gastonia Real Estate is as staple aa gold dollar.
We are dealers and can supply you with Real Estate in Gaston,
County suitable for any purpose.
THE MAGIC LITTLE STAK -r 1
Mabel Taliaf erro -KO Dill SOU vr
In the New Metro Wondcrplay
"THE DAWN of LOVE" SllO(J Co.
Romance, lartnjc and Desperate
Adventure Ajt Shoes Hosiery, Hats and
COZy THEATRE The Home of Good Shoes
Tuesday. Gastonia, N. C.
Cocker Machine and patronize
foundry Company J. L Adams Drug Store
Builders Of Opposite Postomce. and Just as
Textile Machinery Reliable.
GASTONIA, N. C. Jg
Soft Clean Grey Iron
Castings. GASTONIA, N. C. .
The
Gastonia, N.C.
Capital . . . . . ,$ 150,000.00
Surplus and Profits . 190,000.00
Total Resources Over 1,800,000.00
GUSTS IliS
GIFTED SONGSTRESS
ten
Mis Marie Torrence's Voice
Pronounced a Greater So
prano Than Yaw's Music
and Art School Honor Her.
Special to The Observer.
Gastonia, Dec. 9. Miss' Marie Tor
rence of Gastonia Is now a pupil at
the New Tork School of Music and
Art, and friends here hate been ad
vised that tha principal of the 1 chool
pronounces her voice capable of high
er and rarer nights than the i. ce
of even Evelyn Bush Yah, who "is
recognised as America's most gifted
soprano in the flight of her high
notes.
Letters come to the parents, also,
of this young woman, Mr. and Mrs.
Frost Torrenoe, of Gastonia, that she
has been selected aa eoloist of the
Bronx Forum, One Hundred and
Sixty-sixth street and Boston Road,
New York City.
Next Sunday, she w ll sing there,
accompanied by Clarence De Boux
Roycr, master of the violin depart
ment of the New York School of Mu
sic and Art.
February next, Miss Torrence will
give a recital In New York, using In
her repertoire Frer-h, German. Ital
ian and English, be.; equally at ease
In her renditions with either lan
guage. Then she will be awarded an
"artist" diploma.
It is hoped by her parent that
Miss Torrence will be returning to
Gastonia during February. Then,
not only Gastonia but also other
friends of North Carolina may real
ize the rich good -uck of having
among them and as emong the'r own
a singer artist of the first class.
IMPORTANT MEETING
GASTONIA CHAMBER
Special to The Observer.
Gastonia. Dec. 9. The board of
directors of the Gastonia Chamber of
Commerce will hold an Important
meeting this week to take up some
matters of vital Interest to Gastonia.
There are two committees who will
make reports and recommendations
at this meeting on matters which
must be. acted on at once, botnSaf
which mean much to Gastonia. There
will only be about one more meeting
of the board of directors before the
annual election of the officers of the
Chamber of Commerce which will
be held in January;
C. B. Armstrong, 1'rea. and Treas.
Clara and Dunn Mfjf. Cos. and
Monarch Cotton Mills Co.
J. K. Pltfnn, Pres. and Treas. Tren
ton Cotton Mil's.
Andrew E. Moore, Treas. and Gen.
Mgr., Loray Mills.. Pres. Citizens
National Bank, and Sec. and
Treas. Mayes Mfg. Co.
E. B. Brittaln, Secretary.
National. Bank
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