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Only Paper Published in Biirke County
The Burke Conntv Npws i
The -Moreanton Hald f Consolidated November 29, 1901
Subscription Price $1.50 per Year in Advance
VOL. XXXV.
MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER 1919
NO. 25
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WILSON APPEALS FOR
REFORM THRU JUSTICE
president Advises in Annual
Message Legislative Plans
' Looking to Peace Time
Basis For Business.
diversified legislative program to
ccre a peace time .status, revise the
Hi" system, curb unrest, reduce the
cU of living and rectify labor and
i "minff conditions was recommended
lv President Wilson Tuesday m his
message to the new session of.con-
fVfhe. text of the President's message
I Sincerely regret that I can not be
.recent at the opening of this ses
sion of the congress. I am thus pre
Ttresentine in as direct
a way as I could wish the many ques- I
tions that are pressing ior suiuuuu
at this time. Happily, I have had the
advantage of the advice of the heads
of the several executive departments
who have kept in close touch with af
fairs in their detail- and whose
thoughtful recommendations I earn
estly second. .
In the matter of the railroads and
the readjustment of their affairs
mowing out of Federal control I shall
take the liberty at a later date of
addressing you. .
I hope that congress will bring to
a conclusion at this session legisla
tion looking to the establishment of
a budget system. That there should
be one single authority responsible
for the making of all appropriations
and that appropriations should be
made not independently each other,
but with reference to one single com
prehensive plan ol expenaiture prup
Li,. t-oIopH to the nation's income,
doubt. I believe the
burden of preparing the budget must,
in the nature oi tne case, n me wuin.
: kq nmnorlv done and resnonsibil-
itv concentrated instead of divided,
ret uvon tne executive, mc uuugci,
c , i ill 1 Zi-i J 4-
so prepared snouia De suunuueu w
and approved or amended Dy a sin
gle committee of each house ci con
L -inrl no sinsrle appropriation
should be made by the congress ex
cept such as may have been included
a hnlo-pt. nrprared bv the execu-
tiv or added by the particular com
mittee of congress cnargea wun uie
budget legislation. , , ' -
Another Aspect.
Armtfipr and not less important as-
hp nrohleimis the ascertain
ment of the economy and efficiency
with which the moneys appropriated
o I'd ovnon Hp! Under existing law the
onlv audit is for the purpose of as
certaining whether expenditures have
been lawfully made within the appro
priations. No one is authorized or
equipped to ascertain wnemer me
money has been spent wisely, econom
ically and effectively. The auditors
should be highly trained officials with
permanent tenure m tne treasury uc
TwrniPTit frpp. of oblisrations to or
motives of consideration for this or
any subsequent administration, and
authorized and empowered to examine
into and make report upon the meth-
. ods employed and the results ODtainea
hv thp pyprntive denartments of the
government. Their reports should be
made to the congress and to tne secre
tary of the treasury.
I trust that the congress will give
its immediate consideration to the
mnhlPTn nf fntnro tr.-mtion. Simpli
fication of the income and profits tax-
i . i i i
es has become an immediate necessity.
These taxes performed indispensible
service during the war. They must,
however, be simplified, not only to
save tne tax payer inconvenience anu
expense, but in order that his liabili
ty may be made certain and definite.
Present Amendments.
With reference, to the details of
the revenue law. the secretary of the
treasury and the commissioner of in-,
ternal revenue will lay before you tor
your consideration certain amend
ments necessarv or desirable in con
nection with the administration of
the law recommendations which
have my approval and support. It
13 of thp n.mnst imnnrtanpp. that in
dealing with this matter the pres
et law should not be disturbed so
far as regards taxes for calendar
year 1920, payable in the calendar
jear lyzi. The congress might wen
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GENERAL PERSHING TO BE
GUEST AT FAYETTEVILLE
Famous Commander Accepts An
Invitation to Visit Cape
Fear City Friday.
Genersl .TaVit J PrshinP'. chief
1 be the guest of the city of Fay-
frtllnwincr
HIS inci'-.pf.Hrvn tf Pqtyiti "Rt"!1 rfrcr on
XUiJ llliUiUlUVlVv, '
received from Colonel R..E. Lee, of
orace ot the chiel oi neia anu-
by John C. Shaw, acting for a
"-cus committee oi entertainment.
lhe leader of America's forces in the
great war will arrive in Fayetteville
fnday morning, coming from Camp
p Will gV 1 Ill-ill At VLJ w
rjnp Bragg for the inspection of the
artillery center. Following the in-
Dept.inr U Ml 1 A-1 - Vi rn
r at a barbecue to be given on the
--ovation by the citizens oi ray
Neville. General Pershing has been invited
;rac aaaress irom tne yui tiv
fj th.e Old Market in the center of
?e Clty, but it is not known whether
not the general will belable to
SUPERIOR COURT IS IN
SESSION FOR CIVIL CASES
December Term of .Two Weeks
Opened Mondav Judge W.
1 F. Harding Presiding.
The December term of Burke Su
perior court opened Monday, with
Judge W. F. Harding, of Charlotte,
presiding. The calandar as arranged
extends through Friday of next week.
Of more general interest than the
others, which concerned the settle
ment of personal differences, have
been the cases of the Lower Creek
Drainage Co. against certain proper
ty owners in Lower Creek township.
All except two were non-suited. One
of these was dismissed and the hear
ing of the other postponed.
Very little interest is being mani
fested in the sessions of court, the
attendants often including only the
court officers and principals in cages.
BAPTISTS IN STATE
RESPOND TO CALL
Go Way Over But Goal Not Con
sidered Reached Until Ev
ery Member Solicited.
From' Raleigh the following report
is sent under date of December 3rd:
The response to the call of the Bap
tist 75 Million Campaign on the first
day of the final dash was unprece
dented. North Carolina Baptists re
sponded nobly but the goal has not
been reached. The words "over the
top" do not, after all, mean the ac
complishment of the task. The com
mand to "go over the top" was the
order to leave the trenches and go af
ter the objective " going over" was
simply the start. The objective will
not be reached until every Baptist in
North Carolina is personally visited,
canvassed and persuaded to contrib
ute to the success of the world pro
gram which has been launched by the
Baptist churches of the Southern
States.
Incomplete reports from less than
half, of the Baptist associations re
ceived at Raleigh show signed pledg
es for about four million dollars. The
minimum asked is six million and this
State should raise much more. The
six million can be raised if every can
vassing team of every Baptist church
in the State will work until the last
minute six o'clock Sundav after
noon, December-7. - v, -J; M
Arrangements nave oeen made with
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany for-their Raleigh office to re
main open , next Sunday night until
the last message has been received.
It will be the final report see to it
that every church reports. Local
church directors report to associa
tional directors. Associational direc
tors report direct to the Raleigh head
quarters either by telephone or tele
graph. LADY ASTOR ELECTED
TO PARLIAMENT SEAT
Running on Unionist Ticket, She
Defeated Both Liberal and
Labor Candidates.
Lady'Astor, American-born wife of
Viscount Astor, was elected to parli
ament from the Sutlin division in the
Plymouth balloting November 15th.
The result was announced after a
count of the ballots November 28th.
The ceremony attending the count
ing of the ballots was held in the his
toric Plymouth Guild Hall.
Lady Astor's philanthropic endeav
ors during the last ten years brought
her considerable support, as well as
her esposual of anti-liquor legisla
tion, which won her a- large vote
among the women.
The campaign attrarcted wide at
tention due in large measure to Lady
Astor's nationality, her unconven
tional electioneering methods and her
witty replies to questioners. Mrs.
Lloyd George and other prominent
political personages spoke in her be
half. -
Lady Astor, who was formerly Miss
Nannie Langhorne, of Virginia, is the
mother of, six children, a fact of
which she boasted on one occasion
during her canvass.
Lady Astor will be the first woman
to serve in the House of Commons.
Countess Markievicz was elected a
member from St. Patrick's division of
Dublin in the general election last
year, but like the other Sein Feinn
members elected in Irland, has never
taken her seat.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Sarah M. Stillwell to Frances E.
Lail, 13 acres in Icard township.
James R. Huffman to Schyler Huff
man, 6 acres in Lower Fork townshp.
" J. E. Coulter to O.. L. Boughman, 7
acres in Lovelady township.
J. E. Coulter to R. R. Innes, 8 acres
in Lovelady township.
Mrs. S. E. Presnell et al to Isaac
Walton, house and lot in Morganton.
Mrs. Ellen Smyre and husband to
Thomas Abee, several lots at Drexel.
E. M. Hairfield, commissioner, to
Fred G. Turner et al, 12 acres in
Morganton township.
Mrs. M. J. Benfield and heirs to
Western Carolina Power Company,
42 acres in Smoky Creek township.
J. A. Mitchell et al to Western
Carolina Power Company, 90 acres in
Lovelady township.
J. R. Anderson and wife to W. C.
Erwin, trustee, house and lot in Mor
ganton. ;
W. C. Ervin trustee, to J. R. An
derson and wife house and lot in Morganton.
MIKES ON
SENATOR IS INDICTED
ON SERIOUS CHARGES
Republican Newberry Who Beat
Henry Ford, . Charged With
Fraud and Corruption.
Truman H. Newberry, United
States senator from Michigan, was
indicted by a United States grand
jury Saturday for corruption, fraud
and conspiracy in connection with the
election by which he; obtained hhr seat,
iff the senate, def eating Henry ( Ford,
his Democratic opponent.
With Newberry, 131 other persons
were indicted by the grand. jury on
the same charge. The names of all
but 12 most prominent were with
hold from publication by Judge Clar
ence W. Sessions, presiding, until
warrants could be served on them.
Among those named were W. A.
Hopkins, of St. Clair, Mich, assistant
secretary of the United States sen
ate; John S. Newberry, brother of
the senator, Detroit and Paul H.
King, of Detroit. King was manager
of the Newberry campaign com
mittee. Judge Sessions indicated that the
evidence before the grand jury dis-
between $500,000 and $1,000,000 in
connection with the election.
Government officials asserted that
the testimony presented to the grand
jury had revealed a political scandal
that in many respects was without
parallel in American annuals.
It was alleged that voters were
bribed, election boards Corrupted, ed
itorg subsidized and moving picture
theaters bought up in the endeavor to
defeat Henry Ford, first in the primaries-
of both parties, and later,
when he won the Democratic nomi
nation, in the election itself.
HICKORY GROVE HONOR ROLL
Primary Department Waighstill
Avery, Floyd Whisenant, Charlie
Whisenant, Florence Allman, . Warlick
Allman, Earn Clay, Mada Franklin,
Harold Winters, Lucy Walker, James
Allman; Miss Alice Whisenant, teach
er. Advanced department Lola All
man, Isa Allman, William 1 Avery,
Warlick Avery, Bee Conley, Mary
Drury, 1 Theodore Drury, Florence
Drury, Earl Franklin, Worth Frank
lin, Ray Harbison, Richard Spainhour,
Connie Taylor, Mary Walker, Nannie
Walker, . Sallie Whisenant, Maggie
Whisenant, Mabel Whisenant; Miss
Lucy Bradley, teacher.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
O. W. Wall and Verdie Green.
Sterl Cline and Mamie Burns.
B. G. Wilson and Lillie May Shup
ing. Hjlden Lane and Nannie Smth.
SAYS MOTHER EARTH
IS IN NO DANGER
Prof. O. H. Truman, of the Low
ell Observatory, Says So, AI-
luding to Recent Prophecy
According to Prof. 0. H. Truman of
the Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff,
Ariz., no such dire calamity will be
fall the people of the earth as was
recently predicted in a widely pub
lished statement by a popular meteor
ological scientist. The1 basis of this
prediction was that several large
planets will all occupy a position in
the same direction from the sun.
In response tor an inquiry by a citi
zen of Plainview, Prof. Truman
writes:
"It is a fact that on December 17,
and for some days before and after
that date, six of 'the planets, Nep
tune, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury
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IF 0PrWDr?5
Would twf business.
OF JHE lMNr?5 m PLACE" OF 'TRYING- V
TO MUiO TM MlflPS OF THE MINERS
THEN TE NINS M it-NT NlfE MORE .
coal .no STOP urlDERMirVlNk- THE PEAR
I PEOPLE" -'tN L E'AVE O VJt fillDS AT REST-,1
I AM MINDFUL, MIND Y0U; THAT TH' S , S
V only An opinion of tfihE
-y7 .. -Have 6ood J
I - S MlNO TO FUNfr j
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OUR MINDS
LOCAL BRIEFS IN
AND APOUND TOWN
Short Items of Local and Per
sonal Interest Gathered
During the Week.
The Christian Endeavor of the
Presbyterian church held a social
meetihg on Friday night at the manse
with their pastor, Rev. J. A McLean.
There will be a musical at the First
Presbyterian church JFriday night, be
ginning at 8 o'clock. A silver offer
ing will be taken to be used in the
purchase of a motor for the organ.
Those who know of deserving poor
people who should be given something
for Christmas are requested to report
such cases either to Mrs. Joe Kjel
lander or Mrs. Harry Wilson, the
lookout committee of the United
Charities.
Mr. Jeff L. Nelson and sister, Miss
Elizabeth Nelson, arrived Thursday to
make Morganton their home, having
purchased the residence of Dr. John
McCampbell on King street. They
are being given a cordial welcome to
Morganton.
The 6-months-old child of Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Grady died Tuesday
about noon at the Grady home near
the furniture factory. The funeral
service, conducted by ev. H. C.
Whitener, assisted by Rev. F. A. Bow
er, was held Wednesday" afternoon,
and burial made in the town ceme
tery. Mr. O. W. Wall and Miss Virdie
Green were married orf . Wednesday
night of last week at the home of
Rev. H. C. Whitener, who officiated.
Mr. Wall is a son of Mr. S. S. Wall,
of Lower Creek township. His bride
is a daughter of Mr. S. T. Green, of
Route 1. Both are members of two
of Burke's most substantial families.
- "Aunt Becky" Epley perhaps the
oldest woman in Burke county, who
lives near Rollins, was in town Mon
day. She was accompanied by her
daughter and a near neighbor and
friend, Mr. J. Edgar Scott. The old
lady is remarkably well preserved for
her years and since she had not been
to town in several years the trip gave
her much pleasure.
. Morganton people will be interest
ed in the marriage on last Wednesday
afternoon of Mr. Walter A. Byrd to
Miss Annie E. Neal, which took place
in Charlotte. Only a few friends
were present. Mr. and Mrs. Byrd left
for Washington Wednesday night.
Mrs. Uyrd is a resident of Charlotte
where she is very popular. Mr. Byrd
recently returned from overseas and
resumed his position with the South
ern Railway in Charlotte. He is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Byrd, who
live near Morganton.
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS
TO SPEAK HERE SATURDAY
Hon. Clyde R. Hoey, Democratic
Congressional Candidate, Will
Speak Saturday Afternoon.
Hon. Clyde Rl Hoey, of Shelby,
Democratic candidate for congress
from this district has made an ap
pointment to speak in Morganton Sat-,
urday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the
court house. The Morganton Con
cert Band has been engaged to furn
ish music for the occasion.
That night Mr. Hoey will speak at
Glen Alpine, the address to be made
in the schoolhouse at that place.
Mr. Hoey is recognized as one of
the best speakers in the State, is
well posted on all the issues of the
day and will doubtless draw big au
diences at both places Saturday.
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Buy more War Savings Stamps.
MORGANTON CLOSED
. AFTER FOUR O'CLOCK I
! Merchants Are Following Or
ders of the Fuel Adminis
tration and Close Doors
Beginning Tuesday afternoon Mor
ganton business houses are following
the orders of the fuel administration
for four o'clock closing and after
that hour each day the town takes on
a Sunday appearance. At night only
one light burns in the white way poles
and practically all the stores are in
darkness in compliance with the light
saving request.
Mayor Bristol issued Tuesday the
order that had been communicated to
him and since that time the 9 oftclock
opening and 4 o'clock closing have
been followed by all those not ex
empted. GERMANY HAS REFUSED
TO SIGN THE PROTOCOL
Attitude Confirms. Reports of
. Sharp Reaction in Ger-
many Recently.
Germany has decided not to sign
the protocol presented to her by the
allies as a condition for putting the
peace treaty into effect, the peace
conference has been notified.
It was learned that Baron Kurt
von Lersner, head of the German del
egation in Paris, called on Secretary
Dutasta, of the conference on Mon
day and told him that Germany had
made such a,decision.
This attitude is taken as confirm
ing reports of a sharp reaction in
Germany within the last fortnight.
Trained observers of German develop
ments have expressed to members of
the peace conference the view that
there has been, a complete transfor
mation of the' situation in Germany,
and that it is due to the failure of
the United States senate to ratify the
peace treaty. .
These observers declare "that, while
the vast majority of the Germans, be
fore the senate's adjournment, de
sired the peace treaty ratified as
soon as possible, they are now sup
porting the government's attitude n
resisting the demands of the allies
for indemnity for the sinking of the
German, fleet at Scapa Flow, recom
pense for which was provided in the
protocol. - ' ; ' ' - .
v The question' upon which the" Ger-1
man representatives here, however,
appear most sensitive, is the insist
ence upon the trial of German offi
cers accused of the commission of
crimes in France and Belsrium.
Thus far, it is stated, no indications i
have reached Paris of any disposition
on the part of the Germans to mod
ify their attitude.
The supreme council has address
ed a note to Germany protesting
against the increase of Germany's
armament, contrary to the provisions
of the peace treaty.
NO RELIEF APPEARS
TO BE IN SIGHT
Rather Further Disruption of
National Industry Caused
By thea Coal Strike.
Further disruption of national in
dustry because of the fuel shortage
brought about by the strike of bitu
minous coal miners was in prospect
late yesterday. Regional directors
of railroads-'had authority to annul
passenger trains where the public
would be . least inconvenienced, and f
many additional manufacturing
plants throughout the country faced
shut-dowhs, either through exhaus
tion of tljeir coal supplies or the
strict rationing decreed by the Feder
al fuel administrator.
State executives who, under ap
peals from their constituents for aid,
have sought ways and means for re
plenishing the dwindling fuel supply,
virtually were without encourage
ment as regarded increased produc
tion. Only in isolated instances were
there reports of a change of front on
the part of miners. Generally the
workers adhered to their attitude of
remaining away from the mines un
til better terms than the 14 per cent
wage increase decreed by the govern
mnt were forthcoming.'
A slight ray of hope, however, was
found in optimistic reports from op
erators of the district embracing
southeastern Kentucky, Tennessee
and Virginia that the backbone of the
strike there had been broken; the re
turn to w6rk of miners at one small
mine in Missouri with the statement
that they as Americans could not see
their neighbors suffer, and adoption
by miners of one West Virginia sub
district of a resolution favoring a
general return to work under the 14
per cent wage increase "until a satis
factory adjustment is made."
On the other hand, cutting off of
electric advertising and other non
essential use of power and fuel, with
the added prospect of further curtail
ment of industry brought to the gen
eral public a rather gloomy outlook.
Some regional coal directors estimat
ed that with reductions of working
staffs already made or threatened,
should the strike not be broken imme
diately, the number of employes
thrown out of work soon would sur
pass several times over the approxi
mately 400,000 mine workers involv
ed in the walkout. , y
Conditions at the mines showed no
appreciable change , from yesterday.
There was no indication of any inten
tion to resume production in the
great central competitive field, Illi
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BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
FROM OVER BURKE
Items of Interest Gathered
From Different Sections of
the County By News
Herald Correspondents
GLEN ALPINE.
THanksgiving passed off pleasant
ly and quietly. Rev. F. A. Bower de
livered a fine address in the Baptist
church on the object and i aims of
keeping that day, -and Rev. A. P.
Brantley held services in the Metho
dist church that night at 7 p. m. Botk
the services, afternoon and night,
were well attended by an apprecia
tive audience.
There is a general "mania" of
painting and repairing going around
the town. Mr. B. A. Giles has had
his dwelling painted; Mrs. D. B. Gar
rison, Messrs. Charlie Ward, L. A.
Giles, Durant Gibbs and others have
had their dwellings painted.
uM Wilkes McGalliard has bought
the N. O. Pitts property opposite Mr.
John Carter's and is moving there
this week.
Mr. Lige McGalliard is moving
down near Silver creek bridge on the
N. O. Pitts place.
Mr. Wallace Lail, living near here,
is moving to Georgia this week to go
into the sawmill business in that
State.
Mr. Frank Reeps will move to
Georgia with his family to take work
in the mill business.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Powell and lit
tle Miss Gwendolyn Powell, of Pen
mman, a., are here on a visit to home
foks. ,
Mr. Roy Dabney arid Mr. Satter
myer will motor to Florida this
week.
There will be a box supper and en
tertainment at the Methodist 'church
Wednesday night, the " 10th, for ob
jects benefitting the church. A cor
dial welcome extended to all.
Mr. J. T. Wise, one of Burke's en
terprising farmers, has a hog a little
over 12 months that will weigh 500
pounds. He also has over 200 bush
els of sweet potatoes in his potato
house that was . raised on one-half
acre of land. His potato house is just
back of a roek chimney in which a
fire is kept until the . potatoes, are
cured out. Mr., ,Wise .-has , potatoes '
m the spring, that bring, good prices.
Mr. Ai- G. Gray;: who -livesVon the
White nlar.e nknr hoVo' .Ktiii4;w'
good barn and otherwise remodeling
his premises. Mr. Gray says, "the
thing for a man to do is to be con
tent with his lot and make the most
of his opportunities." His land, from
some specimens I saw is well adapted
to the growth of Irish potatoes. It
was my good pleasure to hear some
fine music rendered by Mr. Gray and
his wife.
Rev. John L. Ray has accepted a
call to theh Presbyterian church here
and will hold services once a month,
time to be decided on later.
Mr. J. B .Taylor has bought out the
entire interest' of the 'Glen Alpine
Mercantile Company and will con
tinue at the same place to carry on
the business.
The Mt. .Olive and the Baptist
church here have gone well over the
top in the 75 Million Campaign.
BRIDGEW ATER.
Mrs. J. N. Yelton underwent a very
serious operation at Grace Hospital,
Morganton, last Thursday, but we are
glad to know she is doing nicely at
this date. Her daughters, Misses Zel
da and Ruth, were called home from
Kutherlordton, Miss Olen from New
York city and son. Astor and wifp
from Winston-Salem, and oldest son,
Fred, from New Mexico. ,
Th following is the honor roll for
past month: 1st grade, John Hilde
bran, Erwin McGimsey and Frank
McGalliard; 2nd grade, Dasise Mur
phy and Lola McGimsey; 3rd' grade,
Sarah Causby and Grace McGimsey;
5th grade, Ruth Anthony, Mary An
thony, Martha Anthony, Clifford Mur
phy, Lula Causby and Elizabeth Mc
Gimsey; . 6th grade, Raye Murphy.
Messrs. Walter Boyd, Winslow Bal
lew and Charlie Hunter, of Dante,
Va., came home Sunday to visit their
parents.
The children of the Bridgewater
school gave a little entertainment last
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THE BAPTIST CAMPAIGN
REMARKABLY SUCCESSFUL
Over 51 Thousand Dollars Has
Been Pledged By the Ca
tawba River Association!
Mr. E. M. Hairfield, associational
director, gives us the following re
port of the results so far in the Bap
tist 75 Million. Campaign in this
county:
Catawba River association is com
posed of two churches in Morganton
and twenty-one churches in the coun
ty. The association was asked for
$35,000.00 in the 75 . Million Dollar
Campaign. The association voluntar
ily increased the apportionment to
$38,500.00. Sunday, November 30th,
was the first day of Victory Week,
churches of the association raised
$51,445.00. There are three churches
not yet heard from. All churches
have raised their quota except five.
Next Sunday is the last day of Vic
tory Week. It is expected that all
churches will complete the canvass
and raise the quota by that day.
A complete statement of churches
and amounts raised will be published
in next week's issue.
The habit of thrift is an asset. Be
gin today by buying a War Savings
Stamp.:
-ipiy mttl this reqUest. "