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jteEstate of T. G. Cobb, 3 5 Consolidated November 29. 1901.- SubscriDtion Price $1.50 per Year in Advance MORGANTON, N. C., AUGUST 9, 1917. NO. 11 IT t i; 1 n c t a t; a? , t a 1 H K I K 1 C I St 1 ft US f t: M t as f 3!f Sfied LIST OF BURKE REGISTRANTS ROBERT LOGAN i t of Those From Whom kes Quota of the Draft Selected. 31 V 1 JJV"B veW-Herald proposes to prim he correct and complete list ,P Countv registrants, arrang orfine to their liability num Bel0Cv we are giving 608 of tfcplist. We printed the Ei&names week before last, but tire n number of unavoidable I nnd as a matter 01 lubtui wC ? correct. Of the first 244 .ere examined w iiicu Vt al examination, and though the -t supporting claims for ex !nave not all in, it is thought VO will be obtamea ior uie uiai. fr0m the first call, ion nave omened to appear next week Tdesday and Wednesday h day- This win mcmue trom244 to 424. list, which is a verified copy, . ' 4.:.,v,0, npvt, week and un- Weted through tne l.a names.! hour Dapers for a complete list. ; 25S Eugene C. Denton, Mor sranton. . 45S-Robert Terrell Wall, Mor ganton. 4436 Robert Burwell Wink ler, Hickory, Rt. 4. g54Lawson Michaux, Ada ko. .4095 Thomas F. Clark, Jonas Ridge. 4455 Louis Elmore Holler1, Rhodhiss. . 7S3George N. Hall, Glen Alpine. L HIT Lloyd G. Barrier, Jonas Ridge 4572 Ernest Walter Crawley, Morganton. I 837 George Russel Bumgar ner, Joy. L 337 John Tipton Hipps, Mor- eanton. L 676 Walter Winneid unes, Glen Alpine. William Milne McDowell Morganton. L 509 Samuel Jones . Ervin, Jr. Morganton. tllSo Thomas May, Drexel. , 564 Frank Andrew Newton, Henry River. i 945 John Mackey, Construc tion. 596 Eertie Lail, Connelly Springs. 1-1267 Marion Alcana Branch, Drexel. f 536 George David Cook, Hil- debrand. i-1495 Julius McCall, Construc tion. I- 548 Lane Phannel Deal, Hickory, Rt. 5. 126 Roby Edgar Franklin, Morganton, Rt. 1. f 1679 Hogan Lane, Morganton, Rt. 1. . f-1237 Clemon Ernest Smire, Drexel. 784 Frisard Propst, Bridge-water. f- 755 Charlie Saunders, Mor ganton, Rt. 1. J- 107 Thomas Barto Williams, Morganton, Rt. 1. 1546 Lemuel F. Willis, Con nelly Springs. 1563 John Lindsey, Connelly Springs. f-1369 Will A. Carswell. Mor ganton, Rt. 4. F616 Prestley Hildebrand, Connelly Springs. - 373 Willard Pless, Morgan- ton. -1676 Obe Roper, Morganton, Rt. l. -1266 John Otis Monroe Zim merman, Drexel. - 775 Leonard C. Bridges, Bridgewater. - 486 Thompson Isaiah Gil- lam, Morganton. t 692 Thomas G. Benfield. Glen Alpine. I 60 Alphonso Stephens, 49 1548 John L. Bradshaw, Con nelly Springs, Rt. 50 1264 Sylvannus Icard, Valdese 51 1066 -Moses Corpening, Mor ganton, Rt. 5. 52 924 Tom Powell, Construc tion. 53 420 Marshal Lee Cline, Mor ganton. 54 rl014 Ed Fleming, Morganton, Rt. 5. 55 1178 Craig Arty Rhyne, Drex el. 56 514 Bynum Mac Deal, Mor ganton, Rt. 4. 57 433 Robert Chesley Houser, Morganton. 58 1329 Isaiah Carswell, Morgan- ton, Rt. 4. 59 10 James Arthur Beach, Morganton. 60 1045 Joe Rutherford, Gibbs. 61 1031 Ned Connelly, Bridgewa ter. 62 1705 Ebbie B. Whisenant, Le noir, Rt. 3. 63 1331 Monroe Smith, Morgan- ton, Rt. 4. 64 1685 J. C. Beach, Morganton. 65 487 Alfred Alexander Brodie Morganton. 66 1282 Carson Kincaid, Drexel. 67 1323 Thomas Rhetroic Smith, Morganton,-Rt. 4. 68-- 797 Ernest Thomas, Bridge- water, Rt. 1. 69 140 William Andrew LeFev ers, Morganton. 70 1536 Julius C. Chapman, Con nelly Springs, Rt. 71 1723 Atwood Hopholdt, Mor ganton. 72 1236 Willis Lorenzo Powell Drexel. 73 432 Robert Lee Powell, Mor ganton. 74 18 Jeff David Winters, Mor ganton. 75 652 Junius Freeman, Frank lin. - -76 927 Allan Gillam, Construe tion. 77 1484 Sherman Banks, Con struction. 78 739 Ernest A. Waters, Mor- ," ganton, Rt. 1. 79 601 Charles E. Huffman, Connelly Springs. ; 80 1322 Laban Smith, Morgan ton, Rt. 4. 81 1146 Tommie Lee Abee, Drex- el. 82 1103 Douglas C. Hamby, Black Mountain. 83 1395 James J. Holler, Rhod hiss. 84 606 Marlow Lee Otis Low- man, Connelly Springs Rt. 1. 85 182 Wai tstill Alexander Tucker, Morganton. 86 513 Sam Moffitt, Morganton. 87 46 William Oscar Franklin, Morganton. 88 1020 Joe Torrence, Morgan- ton. 89 1651--Max Swink, Connelly Springs, Rt. 3. 90 1099 Geo. Buchanan, Hayes- ville. 91 1636 Toney L. Mace, Connelly Springs. ' 92 223 Aron Hamilton, Morgan- ton. 93 1441 Oliver Brooks, Hickory, Rt. 4. 94 117 William Alex Queen, Morgajiton. 95 602 Preston Seymore Hilde brand, Hildebran. 96 390 Burts Lackey, Morgan- ton. - 97 75 John Erwin Duckworth, Morganton. 98 772 Frank C. Stacy, Glen Al pine. 99 1456 WilLam -Thomas Phil lips!, Rhodhiss. 100 721 Lenoir Dale, Morganton, - Rt. 1. 101 1419 George , Winkler, Rhod hiss.- 102 786 John J. Hall, Glen Al pine. 1549 James Wesley . Gowens, Connelly Springs. Kirkman, A Sketch of the Life of a Great Teacher, a Reunion of Whose Former Students Was Held Monday. Rev. R. L. Patton was born on the 22nd day of February, 1849, and reared on his father's Irish Creek farm, ten miles north of Morganton. Hew as a son of the late Robert Pat ton and Emeline Warlick Patton. Al though only eleven years of age when his mother died she left on his char acter a lasting influence. With a few week's schooling each winter, he had studied Webster's spelling book, Mitchell's geography and Fowler's arithmetic,' through long division, when seventeen years of age. Be sides his school books he had a New Testament, Bunyan's Pilgrim's Prog ress and Robinson Crusoe, all of which he had read through. With few of the opportunities afforded young men today he lacked the most important of all encouragement. He had heard something of Wake Forest College and hoped to be able to go there some day. But the war had just ended, he had no money, times were hard, and his father did not see the necessity of sending him to school. Work on the farm seemed the first consideration as is true with PATTON. WHY NOT PUT GERMAN THE PRISONERS TO WORK? PATTON REUNION. BURKE SUPERIOR i rnTTDfr ttvt epeomv - K - v ?-- '-- tS"l - - ' v. ROBERT LOGAN PATTON 103- Hickory. Rt. 3 810 Will O'Neil. Glen sAlDine i-1539Fred Tallent, Connelly! 104 1476 Archie Lee Spriners. J H682-Joseph Mills Dale, ! Bridgewater. Rt. 1. ! 507-Clarence P. Bolick, Mor ganton. r 309 Lawrence Setzer, Mor ganton so many parents today. He did not receive even a word of encourage-1 ment while his burning heart yearned for a chance. Every way he turned darkness stared him in the face. He had a strong body, willing mind and a determination to do something for himself, and faith that God would open the way. Something had to be done and he made up his mind. What could stop him? On Tuesday morning, the second of October, 1866, like Abraham of old, he started out he knew not where. The night before he had made proper preparations for his journey. He dug sweet potatoes and after the family had gone, to sleep he raked out the coals and ashes from the back of the fireplace Therje he placed several sweet potatoes and covered them up with the same coals and ashes. While his mind was dreaming of the larger world about to open above his hori- ..1 1 zon. and tne useiuiness ne mignt some day be to others who lacked op portunities, the sweet potatoes roast ed and wrinkled beneath the hot ash es. Also the night before he had put his clothes in a pillow case and hung it out in the peach orchard. When his father called him as usual two hours before day to arise and make the morning fires he arose. But that morning he didnot make the fires. There was no wood in the house'. A negro man, Tom Warlick, who worked for his father, was also called up. While R. L. Patton was supposed to be out looking for wood, Tom was scratching in the coals, and ashes, keeping up a bluff, leading the old gentleman to believe that all waswell and that the coming fire was near at hand. But it was only scratching. When later Tom went out for the wopd the subject of this sketch was rapid ly on his way toward the Linville riv er, with his pillow case, his potatoes and some bread. When day light ap proached he was near Fonta Flora. For miles he traveled through the Proposed That German Prison ers Sent to This County Build Roads on Government Lands. Tuesday afternoon a mass meeting was held in Morganton, composed of representatives of the counties of Burke, McDowell, Caldwell, Yancey, Catawba, Lincoln, ; Avery and Watau ga. The object of the meeting was to devise means of indusing our govern ment to bring German prisoners of war to the mountains of Western North Carolina for the purpuse of giving these men employment while prisoners, and to use them in build ing a system - of public highways through the forests of the Appala chian Park and across the mountains. The Southern Railway, the leading line of trade and travel from the At lantic coast across the mountains to the great west, has on the Blue Ridge J alone seven long tunnels and many high bridges. A German sympathiz er or crank with a few sticks of dy namite could in a very short time wreck one of the tunnels or bridges, which would absolutely paralyze bus iness for weeks or even months. The disastrous floods of 1916 gave some idea of what the result would be. In the event supplies or troops should have to be sent across from the west to the Atlantic coast, they would have to be sent around through Georgia or up through Virginia, even supposing 5 like fate should not have put these roads out of commission. In order to defend the Atlantic coast troops brought from the Western States would be jtransf erred over this line. There are millions of feet of ripe, niarketable timber on this Govern ment land, which must be cut in the near future in order to give way to young healthy trees. The Government will be compelled to construct these roads in the near future, and why not do so while the prisoners are on our hands, at a great expense? Besides these roads would be of great value in protecting this Government land against destructive fires. - At the meeting a permanent organ ization was perfected by electing J. E. Erwin, chairman and A. C. Kerley secretary. An executive committee composed of the chairman, secretary and W. C. Ervin was elected. Dele gates composed of. good roads enthu siasts of the mountain and piedmont counties were elected to go to Wash ington in a body to induce the Gov ernment to bring these German pris oners here to" do this work. The following resolution was unan imously adopted: Whereas, it has been suggested that j the national interests may require that large numbers of the German prisoners now interned in England and France shall be brought to the United States during the continuance of the war; and Whereas, these prisoners, if brought to America, must be guarded and maintained at public expense, and should be employed in some useful la bor during the term of their impris onment; and Whereas, the United States has re cently acquired large boundaries of land in the Appalachian Mountains in the South and in the White Mountains in New England, through which the Government must construct roads for development of the property and the protection of the forests from fire; Resolved: that it is the sense of this meeting that all able bodied pris oners brought to the United States can best be employed in building roads through these government lands in the Southern Appalachians and the moun tains of New England. Resolved: that our senators and representatives in Congress be peti tioned to procure during the present session the necessary legislation to authorize the employment of all war prisoners in this most important work. l - A Memorable Gathering of the Former Students of Rev. R. Judge M. H. Justice, Presiding L. Patton. j The Patton Reunion on Monday was a great success in every way. It wasj rm occasion of more than ordinary ! X4-.-.x. - AXJ 1 1 1 1 I lutein aim was attenuea oy nun-jrior Court, for criminal cases, began uieus Ui DUIlke people ana Mondav morning with Jnri M. H. Cases Minor Ones A Numr ber for Retailing Many Found Guilty. The August term of Burke Supe- many from a distance. The day marked the forty-first anniversary of the date upon which Rev. R. L. Pat ton opened his first school in Burke county the first Monday in August, i876, at Table Rock. For thirty-six rears he taught with remarkable suc cess in this and adjoining counties, and his former students number many thousands. Monday was the first time it was ever attempted to have a gathering "of Patton students, and the reunion will long be remembered by all who attended. Among the prominent ex-students of Mr. Patton in attendance was Dr. Bruce R. Payne, president of Pea body College, Nashville, Tenn. Dr. Payne presided over the exercises of the morning, which were very impressive. bpeaKers on tne program were Rev. W. R. Bradshaw, pastor of the kFirst Baptist church, Hickory; Dr. R. L. Moore, president of Mars Hill Col lege; Mr. J. F. Spainhour, an attorn ey of Morganton; Dr. R. P. Crump, physician and planter, of Mississippi; Prof. J. C. Bowman, of the faculty of Berea College, Ky.; and Mr. E. S. Coffey, an attorney of Boone. jAll these were former students of the Patton school, and paid high tribute to the man in whose honor the cel ebration was held, both as a man and as a teacEer. The Scripture se lection at the beginning of the meet ing was read by Rev. J. A. Mc Kaughn, of Rutherfordton, who offered the opening prayer. Short talks" were also made by Messrs. J. E. Erwin, C. F. McKesson and E. McK. Goodwin. At the close of the meeting Mr.. Patton made touching' response and, at the request of Dr. Payne, pronounced the benediction.--" In the afternoon the visitors were taken on an automobile ride, the au tomobiles furnished by citizens of the town. In the line were thirty cars which took them to the State Hos pital, the School for the Deaf and several miles on the Glen Alpine oad. The morning exercises were at tended by the general public as well as by Patton students, but at night only the students were invited.- This meeting, which partook more of the nature of a social gathering, and was held in the spacious halls at thej graded school building, was rich in j many short talks, which were largely impromptu, possibly two dozen taking part. Reminiscences were re counted, and without an exception the speakers touched on the influence the honored teacher had wielded in their lives. Near the close of the meeting Rev. J. D. Moore, of Raleigh, with most appropriate remarks, pre sented Mr. Patton with a handsome purse as a small testimonial of the es teem in which he is held by his for mer students. Deeply touched, the teacher responded feelingly. Mr. Patton was a graduate of Am herst college and the Amherst colors, purple and white, were carried out in the refreshments, the decorations and the printing. The story of his strug gle to get an education reads like one from a story book. For five years he has been physically unable to en gage in school work, but his mind is as active as ever and he still ex erts a most powerful influence 'for food. Mr. Joe Pa'tton, formerly editor of the Charlotte NewsTand now on the staff of the Charlotte Observer, was here for the reunion of his father's students, as were Mrs. W. F. Powell, of Asheville; Miss Mabel Patton, of Charlotte, and Mrs. Tom Anthony, of Bridgewater, daughters of . Mr. Pat ton. The youngest daughter, Mrs. Ellis, of High Point, was detained on account of illness. Justice, of Rutherfordton, presiding. The session has been marked by the rapidity with which numbers of min or cases have beeen disposed of. Many of these cases have been for retail-. ing, and in almost every case the de fendants have been found guilty. The judge has not yet pronounced sen tences in the majority of the cases. The cases which have been heard up to this time (Wednesday noon) are as follows: E. A. Hennessee, affray, continued. F. O. Mull, seduction, continued. Lester Bristol, carrying concealed weapon, alias capias. John Pearson alias capias. Hamp Norton, injury to jail, nol. pros, with leave. George Erwin, gambling, nol. pros, with leave. John Chapman and Sarah Walker, fornication and adultery, called and failed, nisi scifa. and capias. Aaron Stilwell, retailing, called and failed, instanter capias. Oscar Cook, retailing, guilty. Will Tolbert et al., alias capias. S. A. Penly and S. M. Penly, cut ting corner tree, continued. S. A. and S. M. Penly, trespass, continued. Zeke Garland, carrying concealed weapon, deft pleas guilty. None Michaux, breaking and enter ing, not guilty. . None Michaux, retailing, guilty. Mary Williams, retailing, pleads guilty. - Frank Harris, "assault with deadly weapon, guilty, fined $5 and cists. F. M. Brinkley, assault with deadly weapon, guilty, fined $20 and costs. E. W. Kidd, larceny, nol. pros. . Jackson Smith, larceny, 10 months on roads of Cabarrus county. Dave Sparrow, disturbing religious worship, "guilty, fined $5 and costs. Theodore Thompson, assault and battery, guilty. " John Scott, trespass, continued. Kess Brown and Dock Hallyburton, fornication and adultery, not guilty. In the cases of Champ Abee, Mary Williams, Oscar Pennell, John Cook, and Ed Cook, all charged with retail ing, the verdict returned in each case was that the defendant was guilty. Jackson Smith, carrying concealed weapon, and - assault with deadly weapon, pleads guiltyy judgment suspended. Aaron and Peter Tallent, retailing, guilty. . In -the cases against Mart Carmon, Floyd Collett, Wm. Collett, Marvin Pearson, Lester Bristol, Rufus Avery, J. B. Hallman, Ned Williams, Hanni bal Crisp, Norris McGalliard, Waits Tucker, Will Berry, Aaron Hamilton, and H. C. Taylor for failure to list poll tax defendants plead guilty and judgments were suspended upon pay ment of costs and taxes. State Librarian Resigns. Capt. M. O. Sherrill, State Librari an since 1899, has resigned on account of failing health. Miss Broughton, assistant librarian, may be elected his successor. . . . The State loses the service --of . a faithful servant in the retirement of Capt. Sherrill. He is a native of Ca tawba county. He served that county for 14 years as clerk of the court and also represented the county in both branches of the Legislature. Franklin, Altamont; C. E. Puett, Hen dersonville; Rufus Walker, Bluff City, Va.; Frank Edmonson, Newland; R. W. Wall, Newland; Carl Loven, New land; R. N.' Setzer, Lenoir; Beeler Moore, Gastonia; J. D. Bowman. Winston-Salem ; and Mesdames Emma McCall Berry, Granite Falls; O. B. Lackey, Old Fort; E. S. Coffey, Among those who attended the re- Boone; Ray and Lee Hemphill, union from out of county ir, addition! Wilkesboro; J. C. Bowman, Berea, Hickorv. Rt. 4. 105 280 Charles Somers McCall, TWnr era rtnn . 1061-1292-William Earle Davis, jcorn and pea fields, avoiding every Connelly Springs. I possioie ooserver. ne croeu tu 11-107- 972-James Kincaid, Morgan-viHe river nearby and directed his . pt o (course for Tennessee. Four days lat- - , t , t 1 m r ' am ny a vii7ri rt r m r n cj fcz ni i wm uriri . ft in CI 11U aillVCU C& Is OUlltCUUiWj AVitu v leaving home he had but five cents and that was a paper "shinplaster" I which was issued during the war. On reaching Jonesboro he was tired and hungry; although the mountain peo ( Continued on second age.) . Convention of Odd Fellows Next Week. Next Thursday, Aug. 16, there will be held in Morganton with Morgan- to those mentioned asTtaking part'injKy.; Eva Hood Arledge, Greenville, ton Lodge No. 204 a convention oijtne program were Messrs. Frank El-jS. C; R. L. Moore, Mars Hill; H. E. Odd Fellows of the fifteen district liott Catawba; J.B. Johnson, Hick- Horton, Ferguson; TV C. Wakefield. ory; R. W. Carsvell, Forest City; H. Lenoir; Ada Austin, Lenoir; sArthuf m- 109- 437 Kelly Smith, Morganton.'; 108 983 Ernest Albert Watkins, -4 1 nomas Poteet, Morgan ton, Rt. 4. r 604 Marvin Hilderhran. Con nelly Springs, Rt. 1. 43 William Marcus -Phillips Morganton, Rt. 1. lAdako. .757 Joe M. Benfield, Glen Al pine. 110 966 Frank Murray Rhodes, Morganton, Rt. 3. (Continued on third page.) of North Carolina. A program tensely interesting to Odd Fellows, has been prepared. At night a pub lic address by Hon. C. O. McMichael, Grand Warden, will be given at the court house. Mr! McMichael is a fine speaker and a large crowd should hear him. Presiding Elder ParkerHolmes was in Morganton Wednesday. G. Hallyburtotf, Statesville; J. R. Queen,f.SpaT-t!anburgr S. C.; Aaron Cook, 'West Durham; J. P. Bradshaw, Lenoii!-: J. W. C. McCall, Lenoir; T. C. Wakefield, Lenoir; Harry Walton, Atlanta, Ga.; F. M. Bradley, Old Fort; R. J. Avery, Toccoa, Ga.; Carl Spain hour," Chicago, 111; A. L. Hemphill, Wilkfcjsboro; Ray Hemphill, Wilkes boro;i O. B. Lackey, Old Fort; W. C. Dale, Sevier; W. H. Reddish, Wades boro; Lirene Mull Alexander, Greens boro; Hettie Kincaid Barlow, Lenoir; H. F. Elliott, Catawba; D. M. Cor pening and ,Lt L. Lowman, Lenoir; and Misses Bess Johnson,, Hickory; Lillie Rector, Hickory; Lois "Kerley West Durham; Ophelia Kerley, Wash ington, D. C, and Lillie Patton, John son City, Tenn.
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