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The News-herald. Only PaPer Published in Burke County The Burke County News ) The Morganton Herald Consolidated November 29, 1901 Subscription Price $1.50 per Year in Advance VOL. XXXIV. MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MARCH 20, 1919 NO. 49 MRS. G. P. ERWIN DIED ON TUESDAY NIGHT and Respected By All, Fell f Gently to &ieep- r unerai 3:00 This Afternoon Irs. George Phifer Erwin died Tuesday night at 9:30 o'clock at the gnvin home here, death coming as o-ently as if she were going to sleep. ll her children except the son, Prof. Edward Erwin, were with her when the end came, having been notified when her condition became alarming the latter part of last week. Until Friday night, though practically help less as a result of a stroke of paraly sis which she suffered last year, she bad been able to be out in her rolling chair whenever the weather permit ted, her bright greeting giving en couragement to her friends that she right yet be spared many years. Mrs. Cora Iredell Avery Erwin was the daughter of the late Col. Waigh still Avery, prominent in State af fairs, and Corinna Morehead Avery, a daughter of Governor Morehead. She was 68 years of age last October. There are two surviving brothers, Mr. J. Morehead Avery, of Dallas, Tex., and Mr. Waighstill Avery, of Piumtree. Two sisters have preced ed her to the City of Rest, Mrs. Jo seph M. Scales and Mrs. John J. Hemphill. On October 20, 1875, she was mar ried to Capt. George Phifer Erwin, and they lived happily together until the husband was claimed by death seven years ago. Their surviving children are Mrs. F. M. Laxton and Mrs. L. B. McKoy, of Charlotte; Mrs. J. D. Boger, of Morganton; Mrs. W. E. White, of Graham, and Prof. E. J. Erwin, of University, Miss. A number of grandchildren also sur- vive. Mrs. Erwin was probably best known throughout the State for her active part in D. A. R. w-ork. At one time she was State Regent of this organization and later served as chaplain. Here at home she was prominent in church and club work. When she became afflicted the Pres byterian church lost one of its most active workers and her death re moves one of its most devoted and consistent members. She was one of the charter members of the Ladies' Book Club, one of the oldes of the women's clubs of the State. In the U. D. C. and in all work of civic or charitable nature she was always among the leaders. Along with her other activities she had been for years a director of the Stonewall Jackson Training school, in which, as 7,-as characteristic of her, she showed n:uch interest. The funeral services will be held this (Thursday) afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Presbyterian church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. E. Gregory. The pall bearers will be Messrs. E. D. Alexander, A. C. Chaf -fee. L. A. Erwin, J. E. Erwin, H. L. Millner, J. C. McDowell, A. M. In eold and Dr. E. W. Phifer. Her son, Prof. E. J. Erwin, arrived yesterday. Others, here for the fun eral are the sons-in-law, Messrs. Lax ton and McKoy, of Charlotte, Boger, cf Washington, and White, of Gra ham; also Erwin Boger, of Washing ton, Waighstill Averv, of Piumtree, Mrs. J. F. Wiley, of Durham, Mrs. G. H. Moran, of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Ben Montgomery, of Spartan burg, S. C, Miss Helen Sumner, of Salisbury, Mrs. A. L. Coble, of States ville and Miss Josephine Laxton, of Asheville. Interment will be made in the family plot at the cemetery. METHODIST WOMEN TO MEET HERE NEXT YEAR Missionary Conference at High Point Came to Close Last Last Friday Afternoon Following the selection of Morganton as the place of meeting for 1920 and the election of officers the seventh an nual meeting of the Woman's Mis sionary society of the Western North Carolina conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, in session at Wes ley Memorial church at High Point since Tuesday evening, came to a close shortly after noon last Friday. Mis Lucy H. Robertson was again named president. Other officers se lected were Mrs. W. R. Harris first vice-president; Miss Amy B. Hack ly, second vice-president; Mrs. H. A. Dunham, corresponding secretary; Mrs. G. W. Whitsett, recording secre tary; Mrs. P. N. Peacock, treasurer; rs. R. M. Courtney, superintendent f mission study; Mrs. W. A. Newell, superintendent of social service; Mrs. J- N. Hauss, superintendent of sup Plies; Mrs. W. C. Houston, distribut er of literature, and Mrs. W. R. Har ris, editor of special page in Chris- uan Advocate. Following the devotionals the last horning pledges were taken for the Present year, the result being that Joe society pledged itself to raise 517,500 for the furtherance of the work. - The Greensboro district led in e amount of its pledges, putting down $3,500 in its space. Mrs. C. M. Pickens, Mrs. A. A. fnnelly, Mrs. J. R. Clodfelter and rs. M. B. Goodwin attended the Meeting from Morganton. Misses Mary Lou and Matilda Er returned last week from a visit co Durham and Burlington. TO BUILD ADDITION TO STATE HOSPITAL Director Tate Tells Something oi fians to Care For Insane. The Hiffh Point the Greensboro News writes that upon receipt Tuesday of the formal notice of his appointment by Gov ernor Bickett to serve another term of six years as a director of the State hospitals for the insane, A. E. Tate announced that at an early date an addition to the Morganton institution would be erected, this to furnish facilities to care for 100 additional men patients. Mr. Tate is entering upon his 13th year as a director of the institutions for the insane of the State, and he expressed pleasure at the recent act of the legislature in appropriating the sum of $325,000 an nually for the next two years for maintenance and improvements to the Morganton institution. . The past two years' apportionment of the State's money for the Morgan ton hospital has been but $237,000 an nually and this sum fell about $75, 000 short each year of meeting the needs of the hospital, according to the plans of Mr. Tate. The increase takes care of the shortage, it will be seen, but does not furnish any surplus amount to do immediate building. The enlargement of the More-anton insti tution would probably come to pass immediately, Mr. Tate intimated, if the cost of building materials and la bor did not Trohihit. As it is. the money will be held for a few months and then the addition will be erected. The State institution for the care of the insane are operated under a body of three, one member devot ing his own particular attention' to a certain institution. Mr. Tate's is centered on Morganton, the most imporant of the three. Marriage Licenses Issued During During the Week. Frank Lail and Fannie Stamey. Fred Huffman and Bertha Lail. John York and Letha Denton. Charles Smith and Mary Brown. John Lindsay and Berty Young. Bristol-Davis Motor Co. The above is the style of a new motor firm, announcement of which is made in this issue, composed of Messrs. B. Bristol and C. Vernon Da vis. See their advertisement elsewhere. GRAND JURY'S REPORT FOR MARCH COURT Results of Investigations Made By Grand Jury and Recom dations New County Home to Be Built. The grand jury for the present term of court finished its work last Saturday morning and made the fol lowing report to the judge: To His Honor B. F. Long, Judge: The grand jury for March term, 1919, of the Superior court of Burke county begs leave to submit the fol lowing report: We have passed upon all bills of indictment furnished us by the solic itor, except such as we were unable to pass upon on account of the ab sence of witnesses, and have made presentations of all crimes commit ted within the county of which we have knowledge. We are filing herewith all bills which we have failed to pass upon on account of the absence of witnesses, for such action as the court may seem best. We have visited the county jail and find the same wTell kept. The jailor is a good man and is kind to the pris oners and looks after their comfort as best he can. We recommend that the inside walls of the jail be re-painted, as they have been disfigured by mark ing and writing over the walls. We find that there are three leaks in the roof and recommend that they be re paired at once, and we also recom mend that the cell for insane persons be re-padded. Wp. visited the offices of the clerk. sheriff and register of deeds and find them well kent. The records in these offices are neatly kept. We desire to recommended that the commissioners purchase as soon as possible a desk for the office of the clerk and some office fixtures in which to keep his blanks and the court papers. We recommend that the commis sioners install immediately a toilet down stairs in the court house for the use of men, and that a rest room and toilet be installed for the use of ladies. We think this is very impor tant and should not be delayed. A committee from our body visited the county home and find the same in very good condition. The build ings, however, are old and some of them are becoming dilapidated. The keeper is a good man and is very kind to the inmates, and the inmates seem well satisfied. With regard to the rrmnv home we are nleased to report that a bill has just passed the gen- a 1 J era! assembly allowing tne county commissioners to sell the present imP and to issue bonds for the erec tion of a new home for the aged and infirm, and we are informed mat tne commissioners expect to take imme diate action to dispose of the old home and purchase a new site and erect a new home. We" find that the roads of the coun ty or in bad condition. We are in formed that the road supervisors and nwrswrs have not been working: the roads properly, and in some parts of the county have not worked them at all. Considerable complaint has been made on account oi tne neglect oi tne (help you if f VOU WILL HELP ) URY TALLENT CONVICTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER Jury Found Him Guilty Mur der Second Degree and Sen tence Was Eight Years. ' Court was occupied last Thursday and Friday with the trial of Ury Tal lent for the murder last October of Julius Hoyle. The jury returned a verdict Saturday morning- of murder in the second degree. The homicide occurred on Sunday, October 13, at the home of the de fendant near Three County Corners, in the South mountain section. The testimony produced showed blockade liquor to be the beginning of the trouble. Evidence introduced was to the effect that on the day of the tragedy -Ury Tallen, -accomtcnied by a neighbor named John Lail, went to church. While there Tallent was called out of the church by Hoyle and several associates ,and the crowd all had a drink together. Leaving the church thev went to the home of the defendant and were again drink- ' ing together, Tallent furnishing the j drinks from a jug which was hidden wwmm 1 I in a cotton house. Then it was snown that Hoyle claimed that Tallent owed him 25 cents for the drink he had at the church; the defendant paid this. Thereupon Hoyle wTanted anoth er 5 cents to square the debt. Evi dence was that Tallent paid this ad ditional claim, and that again Hoyle demanded still another nickel. Some of the men who were present, among them a brother of Hoyle, seeing that trouble was arising, took Hoyle away; he returned, was taken away again, and again the third time the brother took him away. Upon his return to Tallent's house the fourth time, the evidence being that all were cursing and under the influence of liquor, Tal lent drew a breech loading shotgun and shot him through the leg, just above the knee. Before this time all the witnesses had taken off in a run, scared to death, so they testified. Tal lent's wife, a young woman who looks to be not over 18 years of age, ran with a child in her arms to the home of her mother-in-law, a short distance away. Immediately after the shooting Tallent hid in the woods, afraid, he said, of the Hoyles, kinsmen of his victim. For several hours Hoyle, fa tally wounded, lay in Tallent's yard, about 10 steps from the house. A physician was summoned but testi fied that when he arrived he found him in extremis. "Removed to his home he lived until the next night, death being caused trom loss oi blood from the gunshot wound. The trial excited quite a lot of in-toT-Pst. in the lower tart of the county. as the Hoyles are prominent people - i i m that section. Tn rmssine- sentence Judsre Loner commented upon the ignorance of the A&fii-nAn-nt and his wife and said that he took this into consideration in giv ing the comparatively short sentence of eight years. Spainhour & Mull assisted Solicitor Huffman in the prosecution and the defendant was represented by Messrs. S. J. Ervin and iNewiana oi nainiem. MOTOR COMPANY ORGANIZED The Standard Motor Company, whose stockholders are Messrs. R. E. Kibler, M. B. Kibler, W. G. Hogan, Grant Dale and Dr. W. H. Kibler, Vioc in st. been organized and a char ter applied for, the capital stock $50,- 000. Mr. 1V1. 15. iviDier is vice-picoi-dent and general manager of the com pany, whose office, garage and store rooms will be in the Grant Dale building on Broadway, until recently occupied by the Burke Garage Co. The company has secured agencies for the Reo, Willys-Knight and Over land cars and Indiana trucks. It is understood they will begin business at an early date. 1 road authorities to keep up and work the roads, and we desire to recom mend that some action be taken with out delay looking to the repair and maintenance of the roads of county. VICTORY LOAN DRIVE WILL BEGIN APRIL 21 Sec. Glass Makes Appeal to Peo ple Not to Force Banks to Assume the Burden. The Victory liberty loan campaign will open Monday, April 21, and close three weeks later Saturday, May 10. Secretary Glass announced the date last week together with the fact that short term notes maturing in not over five years would be issued instead of longer term bonds. The amount of notes to be offered was not disclosed, but it has been generally understood the loan would be for a minimum of $5,000,000,000, with the treasury re serving the right to accept all over subscriptions. . Mr.-Gls.3s aid the--iterestrrate-oa the notes and the amounts to be ex empted from taxation would not be determined until a week or two be fore the campaign as they would be based upon financial conditions at that time. It was intimated, howev er, that the notes might bear interest in excess -of per cent, the interest rate on the third and fourth loans. '.After studying financial conditions in all parts of the country," said Mr. Glass, "I have determined that the in terests of the United States will best be served at this time by the issuance of short term notes rather than of longer term bonds which would have to bear the limited rate of interest of 4 per cent. "The Victory liberty loan will there fore take the form of notes of the United States maturing in not over five years from the date of issue. The notes will be, as were the Liberty loan bonds, the direct promise to pay of the United States, will be issued both in registered and coupon form, and will have attached the interest coupons covering the entire life of the notes. I am hopeful the notes in final engraved form will be ready for delivery by the opening of the cam paign April 21. "I am led to adopt the plan of issu ing short term notes rather than long term bonds because of the fact I be lieve the short term issues will main tain a price at about par after the campaign is concluded far more read ily than would a longer term issue. "I have not yet reached a conclu sion as to the rate of interest and ex emptions from taxation which those notes will bear because this decision must be based on existing conditions immediately prior to the opening of the campaign. "I take this opportunity to repeat what I have already stated, that it is the intention of the treasury depart ment tn rarrv on the same kind of in- ensive campaign for distribution as heretofore. It would be a most un fortunate occurrence if the people of the United States failed to take these notes, thus placing the burden of sub scriptions on the banks. The business of the country looks to the banking system of credit wherewith to carry on its operations, and if this credit is absorbed to a large extent by the pur chase of government securities, there will be many limitations placed upon the supply for business purposes. Our merchants and manufacturers need ample credit for setting the wheels of industry in motion for peace time production and distribution, and the wage earner is directly interested in seeing that these wheels are kept mov ing at a normal rate in order that full emnlovment at firood wages may continue, and where re-adjustment i i t i conditions have necessitated a slow ing down of industry, it is vitally im portant that activity be resumed and labor reemployed at the earliest pos sible moment. "I therefore ask the American peo ple once again to give their sup port to their government in order that this great loan may be made an overwhelming success by the wid est possible distribution. r Mr. and Mrs. John Ballew, of Hick ory, spent Monday in Morganton with their daughter, Mrs. Bonner Lane. UNITS OF 30TH DIVISION ON HOMEWARD JOURNEY 30,000 Men Bound for Home -Sixteen Vessels on Way. Departure from France of approxi mately 30,000 officers and men of the American expeditionary forces the largest single homeward movement of troops since the cessation of hos tilities was announced Tuesday by the war department. The returning soldiers are aboard two cruisers, the Montana and the Pueblo and 14 trans ports. Among the latter is the George Washington, on which Presi dent Wilson returned to France. Troops making up the movement include units of the 27th (Ohio Na tional guard) and 30th (Tennessee, North and South Carolina National guard) divisions, the 72nd coast ar tillery regiment and a large number of casuals. The transports and cruisers are due to arrive at American ports between March 24 and April 25. The cruiser Pueblo is due to arrive at New York March 28 with the third battalion headquarters and compa nies I, K, L and M, of the 147th in fantry; the 112th supply train com plete; ambulance service sections 501, 509, 586, 594, 627, 629, 631, 635, and 642 and seven casual companies. The transport George Washington, due at New York March 24 has aboard the 135th machine gun battal ion complete; the 112th field signal battalion complete; a detachment of the 55th service company, signal corps; 35 casual officers; 631 sick and wounded, and 15 casual companies. The transport Pocahontas is expect ed to arrive at Newport News March 29 with the first and third battalion headquarters medical detachment, companies A, B, C, D, L and M, of the 118th infantry; headquarters and staff, headquarters first battalion, ordnance detachment, sanitary de tachment, first and second battalions, headquarters machine gun and sup plies companies and companies A to F inclusive of the 117th infantry, and a small number of casuals. The transport Santa Anna is sche duled to arrive at New York March 29 with headquarters and staff, head quarters company ,ordnance and med ical detachments and batteries A to F regiment, detachments of the fifth artillery park; 40 casual officers and a convalescent detachment. BURKE COURT HAS Jury Discharged Yesterday Will Avery, Found Guilty Second Degree Murder, Gets Twenty Years. The March term of Burke court has practically adjourned, the jury having been discharged yesterday af ternoon and only a few cases on the motion docket remaining to finish up the term's work. Since our last issue the court has been occupied principally with two murder cases, that last week of Ury Tallent, reported in another column, and this week until Wednesday af ternoon with the trial of Will Avery, alias Young, colored, charged with the murder of another negro at Con struction last fall. A special venire was summoned and several hours Monday were consumed in getting the jury. The evidence showed that the killing was the result of a gambling house row. The jury returned a ver dict against Avery of murder in the second degree and Judge Long sen tenced him to 20 years in the peni tentiary. Cases of a minor nature were dis posed of yesterday afternoon. Judge Long will leave today for his home in Statesville. LAND TRANSFERS OF WEEK. The following deeds were recorded by the register of deeds during the week: Roscoe Poteet to Isaac Poteet, heir's interest in 68 acres in Upper Fork. S. J .Franklin and D. F. Franklin, to Marvin Franklin, 58 acres in Jonas Ridge. W. O. Johnson to Souther Power Company, 78 acres in Smoky Creek. James L. Fox to Alfred Fox, tract in Upper Creek. John J. Jacumin to Mrs. Jennie Deal, 15 acres in Lovelady. Albert Hobbs to B. H. Seals, tract in Silver Creek. Cleveland Barrier to Thomas R. Henson, 12 acres in Jonas Ridge. Frances Poteet to I. F. Poteet, heirs share in 68 acres in Upper Fork. John C. Mull to Mrs. Minnie J. Sloan, 32 acres in Morganton No. 1. Gaither Hawkins to Gordon Bailey, Yz interest in tract in Silver Creek. Mrs. Waits Phifer Dead. Last week we gave an account of the death in Chattanooga of Mr. Waits Phifer and told of the des perate illness at that time of his wife. On Sunday night Mrs. Phifer, too, passed away, influenza-pneumo nia being the cause of both deaths. A small son survives. NEW TOLL ROAD. An act was passed by the recent legislature authorizing the building of a toll road from Burkemont through a mountain section where there has heretofore been no road. In an early issue we shall give more defi nite information in regard to the road. Mrs. J. E. Erwin and children have returned from a visit to Raleigh. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS FROM OVER BURKE Items of Interest Gathered From Different Sections of the County By News Herald Correspondents CHESTERFIELD. Mrs. Byrd Wall and son, Master Earl Wall, have been visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Joe Deal, at Morganton. Mrs. Thelkereld and little daugh ter, Catherine, and Mrs. Cannon, are boarding with Mrs. H. M. Conley. Mr. James and Master Pat Smith spent Sunday night with their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Crump, at Gamewell. Mesdames J. K. Clark, Elmer Whisenant, Kate Warlick and Eston Lackey were guests of Mrs. C. C. Hensley Monday. Mr. J. N. Baird, while attending court last week at Morganton, visit ed his old friend and former pastor, Rev. J. M. Harris. Mr. Charlie Burns and family, who have been living at Valdese for sev eral years, have moved back to his farm on Lower creek. Miss Susie Crouch and Master Gar land Crouch, of Worry, spent Satur day night with Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Rader. Misses Lois Corpening and Clyde Sigmon, of Caldwell, were Sunday visitors of Miss Minnie Davis. ' Mrs. Blane Arledge and Mrs. Will Hood spent a day thep ast week vis iting Mrs. John Hood. Mr. Will McLain, of Gamewell, was the guest of his sister, Mrs. G. M. Arney, during the week. . Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rhodes, of Cald well, were here Wednesday enroute to Morganton. Mr. Jodie Duckworth and Miss Lexie Duckworth, who have been vis iting their brother, Mr. Henry Duck worth in Virginia, have returned home. Misses Aurelia and Almetta Crump and Augusta Smith, of Gamewell, were the week-end guests of the lat ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Joyner have been spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Kincaid. Mrs. A. J. Wacaster, of Morganton, was in this vicinity the past . week. Mr. Wacaster is recuperating from a severe case of influenza. Mr. Wilburn Amev. of . HartlanH was a business visitor on. Lower, creek v Friday.- Misses Marv Lou and Gussie Mor row spent Saturday night with Mis? Minnie Rader. The box supper at the Hartley schoolhouse Saturday was a great success, considering the inclement weather. The amount realized was $45.00. There were only four boxes and one cake, the cake bringing $16.60. The teacher, Miss Minnie Davis, one of Caldwell's fair daugh ters, has taught a splendid school and is loved by both patrons and pupils. STATE HOSPITAL. Mr. Claude Rowe, who has been a patient at Hospital for several years, has been released and gone to his brother, who is a minister in Winston-Salem. Mr. J. C. Rowe of Hickory, has re cently taken a position here in steam house No. 1. Miss Bessie Cope has succeeded Mrs. S. W. Soyle in female dining room No. 1. Mr. W. D. Clark, manager of male dining room, has been confined to his room with influenza for several weeks. He is now up but not yet able to take charge of his duties. Mr. Lloyd Puett is supplying for him. Mr. Mason Williams is confined at his home with influenza. Mr. Frank Tolbert is supplying for him in kitch ( Continued on sixth page) GOVERNOR REVIEWS LEGISLATIVE WORK. Commended For Entirety of Work Many Statutes of Local and State Interest. (By Governor T. W. Bickett.) The closing sentence of my biennial message to the General Assembly of 1919 is :"My prayer to God is, and my faith is that when the General Assembly of 1919 shall pass into his tory its record will declare its glory. "1 am deeply grateful that the work of the General Assembly jus tifies the above confession of faith. It is not a perfect record. A careful reading of the Journal will disclose errors of omission and of commis sion, but, viewed in its entirely, it is an inspiring record. In the very beginning the General Assembly evidenced its sympathy with "the new tides running m the hearts of men." The General As sembly of North Carolina enjoys the noble distinction of being the very first in the Union to petition the American peace commissioners in Paris to incorporate in the treaty of peace a league of nations that will deliver the world forever from the burdens and horrors of war. The General Assembly promptly ratified the Federal prohibition amendment, and thus aided in cut ting out of our social and political life the most fruitful source of pov erty, disease and crime. In three great fields of legislation, to-wit, taxation, education and health, the General "Assembly established new and noble standards. Taxation. 1. The budget bill is abreast with the best thought of the times and (Continued on second page) 4
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