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The News-Herald.
Editor and Owner.
MR SPAINHOUR MAKES
STATEMENT ON EXTENSION
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1916.
OUR DISTINGUISHED GUEST.
The town, as well as the Deaf
School, was honored yesterday in hav
ing with us the State's Chief Execu
tive, Governor Locke Craig. His ad
dress was listened to with rapt at
tention by a large and appreciative
audience. Governor Craig is an ora
tor of no small ability; he did him
self proud yesterday. His entire ad
dress is worthy of reproduction
verbatim, and we regret that we can
only give an outline of it to our read
ers.
Level-headed and conservative ye
a progressive and energetic leader he
has made one of the best governors
North Carolina has ever had. His
activities in the promotion of enthusi
asm for good roads in North Carolina
will make his name live through the
generations to come.
A LEAGUE OF FOUR TEAMS.
Those interested in political mat
ters will no doubt read with interest
the forecast of Saturday's primary as
made in a letter to the Editor of The
News-Herald in this issue from Mr.
James H. Holloway. Mr. Holloway
travels constantly from one end of
the State to the other. His intimate
friendship with many of the leaders
in the State politics and his keen in
sight into "inside" matters has put
him in a position where he has often
prophesied with great accuracy the
outcome of some of the State's most
interesting political fights.
' , The Flood-Tide of the Soul.
Joseph E. Wing.
With every soul there are days
when the flood of life runs high.
There are days when one has high
courage; when he feels strength to
do any task; when his day dreams
lead him to look afar, and his vision
is keen enough to reach to the high
est peaks. Trust those days. They
are the right ones on which to set out
to seek fortune. Get clear in your
mind on such a day the whole vision;
see then the way to accomplishment
of your desires; set out resolutely
and at once on the way. That high
flood-tide in your life can not last.
Next day, as you go about your work,
the way may seem long and hard;
you may half repent that you have
set yourself to travel it, yet be sure
that the vision that came to you when
your courage ran high and your sight
was keen was the truest one the one
best worth pursuing.
The vision is the thing. We do not
go beyond it, maybe do not reach it,
yet it is worth the struggle. You
have all sorts of schemes for your
life, your farm and your children; the
noblest of them are possible and best
worth while. One soul takes counsel
of its fears; it gets not far; another
takes departure on the life journey
on the day when the flood-time of life
runs high; and it achieves.
ITEMS FROM WORRY.
Correspondence of The News-Herald.
Mr. Huffman, of Hickory, was in
our section one day last week selling
cream separators and establishing a
cream route.
Miss Katharine Bost, who was a
student at Mary McDonald College,
Red Springs, the past session, came
home Friday to spend the vacation.
Mr. Wallace Estes and family have
moved out to their farm on Johns riv
er to spend the summer.
Misses Virgie, Grace and Mr. Wal
ter Hood, of Chesterfield, spent Sat
urday night and Sunday at the home
of Mr. G. S. Ramsaur.
Miss Kate Ramsaur gave a birth
day party last Saturday evening.
Services were held at Arney's
chapel last Friday night by Rev. E.
B. Troy. TEG.
May 31, 1916.
This J. C. Kennett is For Bickett
Editor of Greensboro Daily News:
In your issue of Sunday there ap
peared a long list of names endorsing
Governor Daughtridge. The name of
"J. C. Kennett" appeared on this list.
Some people who had understood that
I was for Bickett have asked if I
signed this paper. I wish to say that
it was signed by Mr. Joseph C. Ken
nett, of Julian, which he had a per
fect right to do while I, John C. Ken
nett, of Pleasant Garden, am original
ly for Mr. Bickett, and together with
my two sons will vote for him next
Saturday.
JOHN C. KENNETT.
Pleasant Garden, May 29, 1916.
Shall the corporate limits of the
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town of Morganton oe extenaea:
Shall Morganton be changed from a
town of irregular shape to a round
town, and enlarged ? . This seems to
be the paramount issue in this cam
paign. In fact, it is almost made, the
test of ones democracy.
In as much as I was a member of
the Legislature when the boundary
line was changed so as to exclude the
site of the New Alpine Cotton Mill, I
feel that it may not be out of place for
me to make a statement. In the first
place let me say that the Lord made
the foundation on which Morganton
was built, and for some reason did not
choose to make it round. Morganton
is situate on a high ridge with Ca
tawba river on one side and Hunting
creek on the other. If you subscribe
a circle from the court house large
enough to take in the town as it has
extended on this ridge, you will take
in farm lands both on the river and
the creek, and lands which can never
be used for any other purpose than
farming, as they are. overflown by
every large freshet. This being true
it has been thought unwise as well
as unjust to try to make the town
round. In fact there are very few
round towns in the State.
In 1901 the Alpine Cotton Mill peo
ple, who then had a small mill within
the corporate limits of the town, and
on which they were paying taxes, and
which received none of the conven
iences of the town, proposed to the
board of town commissioners, com
posed at the time of the following well
known gentlemen, B. F. Davis, T. G.
Cobb, I. P. Jeter, W. E. Walton and
R. T. Claywell, that if the board would
have the corporate limits so changed
as to exclude a farm of some 25 or 30
acres of land, lying on Hunting creek,
and known as the John Campbell place
from the town, so that they would not
be required to pay town taxes, then
they would buy said farm and build
on it another and much larger mill.
After discussing this proposition and
advertising it in The News-Herald,
there being no opposition to it, the or
der was unanimously made by the
board and a bill was prepared by their
attorney, Mr. S. J. Ervin, providing
for a change in the corporate limits
so as to exclude said farm, which bill
was sent to me and introduced and
passed. The cotton mill purchased
the farm and erected the mill, which
brought to the town several hundred
people and which I am told has a pay
roll today of from $30,000 to $40,000
a year, much of which is spent in the
town of Morganton. Did the town act
wisely in exempting this mill from
town taxes ? In my opinion it did, and
that it would be justified now in ex
tending the same privileges to all
others who might be induced thereby
to come our way. But whether it was
wise or unwise it was a contract sol
emnly entered into, and common hon
esty would require that it be kept, at
least until the town has something to
offer these people in way of town con
veniences, which it has not as yet.
But our friends tell us that there are
other enterprises, as well as a num
ber of private citizens, situate out
side the corporate limits that should
be brought in and forced to pay town
taxes, and that the town commission
ers never agreed to exempt them, and
that it is demanded that the question
of their coming in be submitted to a
vote.
They tell us that this is democracy.
In this I am inclined to agree with
them. If the town has enough to of
fer in the way of conveniences, such
as lights, water, streets, sidewalks,
etc. to those living without, to induce
a majority of them to vote to come in,
then the majority should rule, and
the boundry should be extended. But
only those living within the territory
proposed to be brought in should vote;
not xne lown. mere would be no
democracy, old-fashioned or other
wise, in allowing a town of 500 voters
to vote a part of its debt off on a hun
dred voters who live outside its bor
der, and who had no part in making
the debt, and who received no part of
the benefits from it. That could not
be termed democracy of any type. If
that were true then the town might
extend its borders into the country,
too, or any number of miles, so that
the voting population of the town was
greater than that of the territory
sought to be brought in. No town
coma attora to do this. No town
should have the right to extend its
borders beyond where its advantages
go. To do so is to force a tax on
others for which they receive nothing.
Whenever the town is ready to offer
those of us who live outside its bor
ders water, lights, streets and side
walks, then we are ready to come in,
and to share with it the expense of
furnishing these' things. Until then
we should not be required to do so.
When Burke county was placed un
der the stock law, it was done by a
small part at a time, and in most part
by a vote, and always by a vote of
those only living in the territory to be
brought in.
Avery county was taken from
Gastonia, Kannapolis, Morgan-
ton and Statesville Arrange
to Play Ball.
Statesville Landmark.
In a meeting held here yesterday
in which representatives from Kan
napolis, Morganton, Gastonia and
Statesville participated, the West
ern North Carolina Baseball League,
to be composed of the four teams
named, was formed. Mr. Holland of
Gastonia was chairman of the meet
ing and Dr. J. F. Carlton was secre
tary. Dr. Carlton was later elected
secretary of the league.
The following definition of a pro
fessional player was adopted by the
league: "One who has participated in
any part of more than three regular
league scheduled games as a member
of any team, playing under organized
ball, under rules governing same by
the national organization or associa
tion or the Federal league games."
some of the citizens living in the Wa
tauga territory were opposed to go
ing, and demanded that the question
of their going into the new county be
submitted to a vote, which was done,
but only those living in the Watauga
territory were allowed to vote; not all
of Avery county, or any part of it.
That was thought to be democracy.
If the town of Morganton is ready
to extend its advantages, such as wa
ter, lights, streets, sidewalks, etc. into
the territory beyond its present bor
ders, then we on the outside are ready
to be taken in and to share with it the
expense of such extended improve
ments. Until then it would be unjust
to those without and unwise for those
within to force an enlargment of the
corporate limits of the town.
J. F. SPAINHOUR,
The salary limit of each team was
fixed at a maximum of $800, this to
include salary of manager but does
not include expenses for board, trans
portation of players or expense of
securing players. Each club is lim
ited to 12 members, excluding man
ager, and said manager is debarred if
he comes under construction oi pro
fessional. 1 No player who has signed
contract with a club will be allowed
to play with another club except with
consent of releasing club. All mat
ters of dispute are to be settled bj
the presidents of the several clubs.
The series were so divided that the
first five weeks . will constitute first
half and the last five weeks the sec
ond half. The presidents of the win
ning teams will determine the play
ing of the after games to determine
the winner of the league. No play
er will be allowed to play in ; the af
ter games with a team unless he has
played with the team for ten days
prior.
Each team gives $250 bond to carry
out faithfully terms and conditions
governing rules prescribed by the va
rious clubs. The schedule i being
arranged so as to give three days
each week in each town.
W. H. PATTON
Optometrist
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Democrats endorse the candidacy c
Hon. Elijah L. Daughtridge, of Edg(
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and appeal to Fellow Democrats o n
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splendid Business Administration.
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