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MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY '13, 1921
NO. 29
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LIQUOR
'HOY OCCURS
DR.
LINGLE TO BE
" HERE NEXT' SUNDAY
r Kl!ed in Front of
:vV; Williams, No
Vtackader; Wil
i 1 Wife in Jail
Will Preach at Regular Morning
Service and Address Chris
tian Endeavor in Evening
THE DEADLY PERIL
. i;lC- is directly respon
; another entry cn Bunce s
"Lccrd, I'ink Brittain having
..il" ;rTit in front of
Dick vunaui3, uw
S?nd law breaker, a few
in Morganton.
ory as told yesterday by of-
fJ visited the scene and I as
: solicitor nun man, wnu
S investigation of the
that Brittain ana nis son,
In- ian Possibly eighteen
.topped about dusk at
ViKaU home, on tneir return
F!S wood chopping, to get
Mitchell had been cut-
nJ with them and one report
00(1 MH" ' , ,
Jl Lv. Krittains at the
1 The jjriitiii uuj , . -,
1 Cj-lu . a. -i.
t to tnc piace xo geu sum;
J that from the porch they
m Dick Williams what they
j Dr. Thomas V. Ingle, of David
J son College, will preach at the First
1 T 1 l ; i -
i n-aoyierian cnurcli here next
Sunday morning and in the evening
will, address the Christian Eendeavor
Dr. Lingle is not a stranger in
Morganton and the mere announce
ment that he will be here-will doubt
less raw a crowd to hear him. He
is a most interesting speaker.
LOCAL BRIEFS IN
AND AROUND TOWN
Short Items of Local and Per
sonal Interest Gathered
During the Week.
The School fo the Deaf contrib
uted $25 to the relief fund for Euro
pean children.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Denton have
moved to the Hildebrand house on
Valdese avenue.
"Ida Mario" is the name of k Httl
o claims, that they couH get j daughtc- born recently to 'Mr. and
i; tncre. liumcuitiic- i.'ua. ii. y . xvnyne.
The Overland automobile raffled off
von
The
rUn was nrea xnrougn uiu
v ; : Motor c0. was .
lcaa, !V:-7; r,,,.. "crn, of Morganton.
f tnc ci-i ". ictiances were sold at S2 each.
start
powJcr i.urns.
toy savs he wr.? frightened
to death and a.i away as
he could. went to Dug
"s first, ar.it Uey got rranK
i rotifv th.' cfikers. For sev-
r;rc ti e ! ody oi uriitam lay
it ;i '- one in the neighber-r-
: old enough to venture
v" Williams house. When
7-'ard and Scott arrived
ns and his wife were not to be
tut wero afterwards located
fcosi!? of Mike Branch, a broth
uv. living about a mile away,
mi with them the gun, an un-
vpe of Swiss make and extra
The load in it corresponded
at taken from Brittains' cloth
:he officers also deprived them
"j cuarts of liquor. "Mary
as "the Williams woman is
. tested -for another drink be-
i;3 vas put in jail.
ill be recalled that Pink Brit
as one of the participants in
ht that occurred in this same
la?t winter in which Lenoir
ost his life, Andrew Lefever
riouslv cut and others were in-
Liqucr was at the bottom of
"air.
funeral of Brittain will be
day and the preliminary hear
Hs alleged murderers has
:t for tomorrow (Friday) af
i at 2 o'clock. -Avery and
id have been employed to de
'.e rrkoners.
SET-UP MEETING OF
DUCATION MOVEMENT
rence For the Marion Dis
ci Was Held Here Mon
day and Tuesday.
?et-up meeting of the Chris-
'uation moment held m the
ist church Monday and Tues-
rr-ms: was verv successful
ine registration books for the
school bonds election can be found
at Cox's store,' Mr. J. L. Nelson be
ing the duly appointed registrar.
Miss Minnie Perkins is at States
ville at Dr. Long's hospital where she
underwent an operation Monday
morning and is getting along nicely,
as well as could be expected.
Friends of the family will regret
to learn that Mrs. John Sparks is
not at all well and plans are being
made to take her Saturday to Johns
Hopkins hospital, Baltimore.
Mrs. M. P. Hildebrand and chil
dren, Edna and Miles, leave todaty
for Kinston. Mrs. Hildebrand will
be matron for the Kennedy Home, a
Baptist orphanage in that city.
Miss Vera Asbury arrived Sunday
morning from Washington, D. C, on
a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. M. Asbury. Mrs. Asbury, who.
has . been quite sick, is better, her'
friends are glad to know.
Miss Sybele King, formerly a
teacher in the School for the Deaf,
but more recently of New Work, will
substitute at Goodwin Hall for the
remainder of the year, according to
an announcement in The Deaf Caro
linian. Mr. Clifton Erwin, of Rutherford
College, will address the Epworth
League at the Methodist church next
Sunday night at 6:30. Everyone is
cordially invited. The young man,
who is a ministerial student is only
in his teens and has wron quite a
reputation as "the boy preacher."
In renewimr his subscription Mr.
J. L. Hudson, of Route 5, . Hickory,
writes that he does not want to miss
a copy and adds that he thinks every
family in the county should take the
county paper. Of course we quite
agree with him and hope that he and
other good friends will help us by
speaking a good word to their neigh
county bonds to BTFF NFWS 'TTFWS
Payment Delayed, They Have
Eeen Withdrawn and Will
Be Resold.
M.FVrT n iS
HARDING HAS RESIGNED
SEAT IN U. S. SENATE
Electoral College at Harding In
auguration on March 4 Plan
ned Harding Approves.
President-elect Harding has re
signed as United States Senator from
Ohio. He resigned as soon as the
newly elected Republican governor of
Ohio assumed office, having waited
so that he might have a Republican
successor. His resignation will take
effect on January 15. The last six
weeks before his inauguration will be"
devoted to preparation for his ad
ministration. An innovation may be introduced
into the inaugural ceremonies on the
4th of March, it having been sug
gested that the. members of the elec
toral college, both Democrats and
Republicans, be extended an special
invitation to be in Washington. The
plan, which Harding approves, was
proposed by a group of Ohio electors.
LOCAL BANKS HELD
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING
In Each of the .Same Officers
Were Re-elected; The Direc
tors and Officers Named
CAMERON MORRISON IS
GOVERNOR MORRISON
The First National Banc of Mor
ganton held its annual meeting of
stockholders on Tuesday afternoon of
this week. The old board of directors
was elected as follows: A. M. Kist
ler, I. I. Davis. S. R. Collett, W. C.
Ervin, R. T. Claywell, J. H. Giles,
Francis Garrou, K. C. Menzies, C. H.
Geitner and A. M. Ingold.
At the directors' meeting immedi
ately following the old officers were
also reelected: A. M. Kistler, presi
dent; J. I. Davis, vice-president; A.
M. Ingold, cashier i J. A. Claywell,
assistant cashier; R. M. Davis, tel
ler, Miss Sallie Hogam teller; Mrs.
P. R. Brown, teller.
At a meeting of the stockhoders,
of the Bank of Morganton January
4th, a four per cent semi-annual divi
dend was declared.
Officers for the ensuing year were
eected as follows: President, C. A.
Spencer; vice-president, F. P. Tate;
cashier, W. E. Walton; assistant
Huffman; bookkeeper,
The $65,000' in county bonds which
were sold by the -old board to Weil,
Roth & Co., at a discount, and upon
which payment was delayed on ac
count of a technicality, have been
withdrawn and will be advertised for
sale again. . At the time that they
are resold it is hoped that a better
price can be secured at least par
value.
Hems of Interest Gathered
From Different Sections of
the County By News
Herald Correspondents
HARDING IS OPPOSED
TO BIG INAUGURAL
Abandonment of All Frills For
Inauguration Ceremonies is
Asked by President-Elect
If President-elect Harding has his
way, the inauguration of March 4
next will be as devoid of frills as a
frontier wedding. Having overturn
ed plans for a revival of the inaugu
ral ball, and a specacular parade, he
has indicated that, so far as he could
consistently, he would keep away
from whatever crowds assembled in
Washington for the event and make
the change of administrations just a
matter of taking the executive offi
ces under new management.
The president - elect's preference
was made known in telegrams he sent
to inaugural officials in Washington,
asking that, in the interest of public
thrift, the ball, the parade and every
other show of pomp and festivity be
omitted. Instead of taking the oath
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE
Our town was saddened Sunday t
hear of the death of one of - our for
mer citizens which occurred at a
hospital in Charlotte when Dr. G. M.
Chapman passed. His mother- died
here only a few days ago. He wai
buried at Mdrvin Monday. His sis
ter, Miss May, was with him for th
last few days.
The health of the community it
good, except a few cases of mumps,
which are under strict guard, and it
is hoped will not spread.
Mr. Roily Morris, after complet-.
ing a large job of railroad construc
tion work in Kentucky, has moved
back to his home here. .
Kit. Brooks Kaylor, of Caldwell
county, passed through here one day
last week moving to the home of his
father-in-law, Mr. G. Lutz, near
Icard.
Mr. Harvey Abernethv, of. Granite
Falls, and friend, Mr. Rock Johnsoa,
of Detroit, Mich., spent several days
here last week with Mr. Abernethy's v
sister Mrs. M. I. Feimster.
Mr. E". T. Estes has just returned
from a somewhat extended trip to
Norfolk, Va., and Raleigh and Dur
ham, N. C. He is smiling as if he
had seen somethincr or somebody
"very attractive" while away.
Well, the snow was beautiful, but
both the college and )iigh school open
ed on time with a" good attendance.
However only one room of the new
school building was ready for us.
The three teachers and over fifty
pupils were at the opening of what
we hope is the beginning of many
years oi valuable work.
the capitol steps, he suggested that it ' T ?Irs J- D- Cassels, neo Miss Laura
be administered quickly - within the ohnson. one of the most worthy and
Inaugurated Yesterday Cere-: cashier. R. c. Huffrr
mony Attending Event Was . j Lllfito.
ofthotwentAve pastoS oors ut thaPfer whenever, they
won district were nresent
M. Litaher, presiding ,elder,
as chairman. At the
coicn Mondav Dr. T. F.
conference educational secre-
d'Mvered a strong address.
m a general way the objects
- bo poutrht in tho movement.
f -et forth that the churches
whole connection are expected
attention to spiritual resour-
January av.d life service in
7 and stowardshin in March.
he address of Dr. Marr
P. Ilinns of Marion riplivprrd
pest appeal on the subject of
I uesnurces with particular
lS on th readim? of the Bible
WQUPten n rniirrl n-rf-
m the pastors on the best
V. of placing these subjects be-
me churches, csnecially the
".urenps. Dr. W. P. Few,
Ql Of Trinifv- rrtlloo ,ttV,
ratted to discuss life service
"'e body, was not able to be
Ut sent. Dr P TT Cr,n.n
Mi i ; sPence is the head of
h? . meeting on the gen--ct
Christian Education.
Pickens, of the local
fll0ed the discussions with
for stewardship. The vis-
Ua- iu"cn at ine cnurcn
MR. M. F. SCAIFB
COMMITED SUICIDE
Hallucination He Had Foe in
North Carolina Leads Him
To Take His Life.
TS of them left
n No. 11 rpi.
w t 1 1,e meeting was
SLhy. a" the leaders to be
factory.
Just before we go to press the news
comes from Miami, Fla., that Mr.
Marvin F. Scaife, of Pittsburgh, Pa.,
well . known here," committed suicide
early yesterday by slashing his
throat with a sharp knife. A long
letter found on his person told of hal
lucinations that he was feeing pur
sued by an unnamed enemy in North
Carolina.
Details of the tragedy are lacking
but it is known here that Mr. Scaife
has been in ill health for some time.
SOLICITOR REQUESTED
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT
Asks County Commissioners to
Petition Governor to Order
Two Weeks Special Term
!!; Mcdowell better
tie ?y Howell, who return
"lira dreenshnrn ine WAot-
since
reensboro last week
een in critical c.on-
W suered a relaDse from
inncss, is betrirmiTif to
improvement again
;?ns of
n rnl McDowell's friends
ditinr, i oncerned because of
V. hls health but are
t Dull vs wnderful vitality
pul1 Isim through.
Solicitor Huffman has asked the
county commissioners to request Gov
ernor Morrison to order a special
term of Burke county court in Feb
ruary, designating it to begin' on Feb
ruary 14th. ,
Mr. Huffman has pointed out to the
board that the cases growing out of
the Lippard case will take several
days to dispose of, that the E. P.
Dale case will take a week or more,
this latest murder trial probably four
or five days, to say nothing of the
many cases of a more or less minor
nature.
ATTENDING BIBLE LECTURES
Rev. J. A. McLean, 'Jr., pastor of
the First Presbyterian church,r has
gone to New York to spend the
month. While away he will attend
a special series of Bible lectures.
Very Impressive.
Cameron Morrison, private citizen
became Cameron Morrison, Govern
or of the State of North Carolina
yesterday, receiving the oath from
the hands of Walter Clark, chief jus
tice of the Supreme court of the State
at noon in the city auditorium.
The inaugural ceremonies and the
events followed were the most not
able in the history of the State, com
bining the pomp and circumstances
of American army with the simple
dignity of the civil procession of gov
ernment. J
Raleigh was packed with visitors
and the line of march of the proces
sion as the inaugural party moved to
the executive mansion and the audito
rium was densely peopled.
The governor-elect arrived in Wake
county shortly after dawn yesterday
morning on a special train, taking
with him his household and three
hundred citizens of Charlotte. The
train was parked at Cary at 6 a. m.
and breakfast served in'a dining car
carried with .the train. At 9:30 the
party was joined by the inaugural
committee from the general assembly
Three massed bands and a compa
ny of 16 buglers from the Seven
teenth Field Artillery, a thousand ca
dets from State College and a de
tachment of artillerymen from Camp
Bragg conducted, the Governor-elect
on the march to the executive man
sion. The inaugural invocation was of
fered by Rev. A. A. McGeechy, D. D.,
pastor' of the Second Presbyterian
church, Charlotte, of which Mr. Mor
rison and his family are members.
Senator J. L. DeLaney, chairman of
the Legislative committee, presented
Governor Bickett, and thexstate of
ficials. Governor Bickett then pre
sented the Governor-elect, and the
oath of office was administered to
him by Chief Justice Clark.
MRS. ROSS SERIOUSLY ILL
Mrs. W. A. Ross continues criti
cally ill at her home on Avery ave
nue. At times her life has almost
been despaired of but she is. making
a brave fight and it is hoped that
shemay yet be spared.
capitol itself ' ahd that he be left free
to go to work without more ado.
-The time-honored custom of deliv
ering an inaugural address, which
has been observed since the forma
tion of the republic, is to be retained
as a part of the' day's ceremonies,
but it is considered likely that it will
be very brief and couched in general
terms.
- By his action, the president-elect
ended a bitter row in congress,
where several influential Republicans
had protested vigorously against the
plans of the inaugural committee to
make the inauguration one of the big
gest quadrennial celebrations the cap
ital had ever seen.
Not only did Mr. Harding request
that the $50,000 appropriation . for
grandstand seats on the capitol
grounds be dropped, but he asked
that not a cent of money be spent on
his induction into office. How far
the inaugural officials and public will
let Mr. Harding have his way re-
tmains to be seen. Unless . it can be
financed and managed in an unusual
manner, it is considered certain that
the inaugural ball, which went out of
the program when Woodrow Wilson
first took office, will not come back
this year. To prevent a street pa
rade in honor of the new president
may be more difficult. Thousands al
ready have made their nlans to spp
ot . ji n ( 1 ww
ine directors are: j. a. spencer, i Mr. Harding ride down -Pennsylvania
F. P. Tate. W. E. Walton, J. L.
I Morgan, A. C. Chaffee, B. S. Gaith-
er. j. J. lionoway.
Both banks stated that the year's
business just closing has been very
satisfactory. '
REV. R. S. ABERNETHY 1
DIED SUDDENLY
A card Monday to The News-Herald
from Rutherford College says:
"Rev. R. S. Abernethy died sud
denly at his home here 4:45 p. m. to
dav The interment will "be at the
college cemetery. He was standing at
the mail box in front of his door
when the heart failed to beat, just as
the postmas passed. His last act was
to mail a. letter to his son who is
sick, in Gastonia."
Deceased was for many years in
the active ministrv, being a member
of the Western North Carolina Con
ference of the Southern Methodist
church. Several years aero he took
the superannuate relationship be
cause of ill health. .
One daughter, Mrs. Anders, and a
son. Prof. E. J. Abernethy, live in
Gastonia. Another daughter. Mrs.
David P. Dellinger, lives in.Cherry-ville.
avenue and in their number are the
members of many Republican clubs
the country oveiwho feel they can
not miss the opportunity to march
from the capitol to the White House
when their party comes once more
into power.
GOVERNOR BICKETT'S
' FINAL MESSAGE
GARMENT FACTORY FOR
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE
Announcement Made That Work
Will Be Started on New En
terprise This Summer.
The Universal Work Garment
Corporation.,. with an authorized cap
ital of $100,000.00 will start a fac
t.orv at Rutherford OoIWp sometime
during the summer of 1921.
The factory will make a standard
working garment, for women and
nlay garments for children. There
is no manufacturing of this knd
done in Western North Carolina. The
management reauests the interest of
all citizens of Burke counts in this
ronnctioi for with pronpr help and
spirit this enterprise will not alone
make a good investment but be a big
thing for Burke county.
In Parting Message to General
Assembly. Governor Made
Specific Recommendations
Governor Bickett addressed his
final message to "Lady and Gentle
men of the General Assembly" last
Thursday, in which he made four
specific recommendations:
1. Increase the salaries of. State
officers from $3,500 to $5,000. -
2. A constitutional amendment
providing for the short ballot the
primary selection of candidates for
governor, and givng the governor
authority to appoint administrative
heads of the departments of the
State government.
3. Enactment into law of the rec
ommendations of the commission of
negro welfare. This includes tuber
cular sanitorium. reformatory for
negro boys and betterment of trans
portation accommodations for ne
groes on trains.
4. An amendment to the revalua
tion act to provide decreases in actu
al values of land caused by the de
pressed prices of products of the land
Trade at home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W.' McCall and
children left last, week for a two
weeks' visit in.Maysville, S. C. '
WOMEN ARE GROWING
TALLER AND HEAVIER
Women are growing taller and
heavier, according to R. Tait McKen
zie, director of physical education at
the University of Pennsylvania.
"Statistics of women's colleges
covering a period 6i 60 years show
Lthe average college girl of today is
an inch taller than the college girl of
1860," he said. "These statistics also
prove that the modem girl ds six or
seven pounds heavier." ' r". j
Dr. -McKenzie attributed this in
crease in stature and weight to the
increased interest in sports and out
door life.
best loved women of our community,
died at her home here cn the fith in
stant, after a weeks illness, and was
buried Jin the college cemetery at
noon on' Saturday in the presence of
a large concourse ofkindred and
sympathizing friends. Deceased was
70 years old and was iri the 50th
year of her married life. The hus
band, two sons, Claude C. of Soutk
Carolina; Oscar, of Florida, and
Mrs. Jennette Goode of Texarkana,
Tex.; four sisters, Mrs. J. D. Glass,
of this nlac? Mrs. Ada King, cf Conr
cord; Mrs. flattie Hoyle. of Newn,
and Mrs. Ida Devault ,of I -one City,
Texas, survive. The nall-beareres
were D. W. Alexander. Horace Goode,
Harley Goode, A. A. Godfrey and A.
L. Lefevre. Mr. T. R. Glass" and
family, of Morganton, and Mrs. P.
J. Johnson, of Lenoir, attended the
burial of Mrs. Cassels. Mr. and Mrs.
Seagle, of Hickory; Mrs. Edith Min
ish. of Lenoir. mt. Eugene Kinjtr.
and wife and Mr. King's sister, of
Concord, were rrong the kindred
who arrived too 'a':e for the burial.
CHESTIZRFIELD
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Kincaid had as
their guests last Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Lackey.
Mrs. Ed Throneburg soent Thurs
day with Mr. and Mrs. Gaither Har
mon. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Conley hart''
been visting Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Conley near Glen Alpine.
Mrs. Willie Mae Bowman, after
spending . some weeks with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Puett, has
returned to Richmond, Va.
Mr. Thomas Garrison, of Salem,
tvas a guest Monday of Mr. J. V.
Powell.
Misses Susie Crouch, of Quaker
Meadows, and Lizzie Rader. of Mor
ganton and Mr. Garland Crouch speat
the week-end "with their aunt, Miss
Minnie Rader.
t Mrs. Robert Kincaid has been very
sick for a few days. Her daughter,
Mrs. John Chapman, has been with
her. Hope she will soon be well.
Miss Fannie Whitley spent Thurs
day night with Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Hallyburton.
Mr. William Kincaid spent a few
davs at Worry last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lambertn, af
ter visiting relatives at Huntersville,
returned home Friday.
Mr. Edison Hood went to Hickory
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. TI E. Puett. Mrs.
Willie Bowman and daughter. Miss ,
Louise Bowman, visited relatives in y
Morganton recently.
Mrs. J. A. Lowdermilk and little
Billie and Ruby Lowdermilk wer
visitors of Mrs. Vance Powell Sat
urday. .
Mr. Catl. Throneburg is snending
some timeiwith relatives in Tennes
see. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bentlev, of
Tennso, Va., are visiting Mrs. Bent
ley's brother. Mr. J. G. Harmon.
Mr. and Mrs. Finley Rader spent
Saturday in Morganton with rela
tives. Miss Louise Bowman, who has heem
with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Puett. for some time, has xt-
turned to school at Banner's Elk.
AMHERST
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Whetstine
and Miss Lola Bradshaw went to
Morganton Saturday to see Mrs.
Whetstine's sister, Miss Troy Moore,
who is now in Grace, Hospital.
Miss Nell Baker, of Drexel. spent
the weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. A. Baker.
Mr. Joe Baker went to Morganton f
Saturday on business.
Messrs. Charlie Eller and Fred
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