J s nr tlj fH 1L-4 paper Published in Burke County ThS BMokrgaCZtyHS I ConsoUdated November 29, 1901 Subscription Price $2.00 per Year in Advance . wvVI. MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 7, 1921. NO. 41 if WIS BIG MY j BIOUSCHOOL SCHOOL BONDS WERE SOLD MONDAY NIGHT r rrMnionpAmpntQ lf Ginrrpss: Contests J i.wntions. Declama tions and Athletics. x- t of the group commence I W ihn rountv schools was held ' i , wst Friday and was a great I New York Bond Buyers Take I $75,000 in M organ toir School Bonds At Par. cess i' every particular. has Such a at seldom been seen T gathered for the exercises in teven fchoolspartipated- Aiher. Suttie, orn am, .oiJ,j ,l Rum earner. 1 . KOlKi ii"" . . . the forenoon representatives. la 31 tntL , schools contested in dec- Nations " oni recitations. .Miss An - i i of the Bumgarner scnooi, the recitauuu yn.c, 0f silk hose given by L-azarus of 3lorganion. m vy. the aeciamanoa wim Poteet. of the Enola "OH n nnn Mr .D5. v was huch Uon W01' ' "V u,r VihW Dnifr Com I in pen gnt-n -v toH in these Those jai V.M-.V- ... Ws were recitations: una x o- d'ol- Matoka Hudson, Corn Hill MoV- Zelma Cloud, Wellman school; ."ntic Huffman, Roper school; Viv i:'cm;th. Bumgarner school; Lillian bth Suttle school; Fannie Burns, n Hill school; Annie amun, uum ,er school; Hester Poteat, Enola nil motions: Erntst Rhoney, ,rn Hill school; Roy Watts, Suttle i t ....... fnnX.- WolliYinn cnVinnl I .001 mlVJ V-UUl niimiMu .jw.vv,., -,'ph Wellman, weaman scnooi; Ian Carswell, Bumgarner school; reet. Enola school. . 11 J U,-. T.r a0T a(K'.lVt5t'S hcic xiiauc uy ucv. :"p. Abornethy and by Mr. J. F. -f.ir.houv and Supt. T. L. Sigmon. T parade of the school children after dinner was an interesting :r: of the day's . program. Pr-rfpct attendance certincates ere presented to Lester Miller and Weston Miller, of the Corn Hill l.'iiool; Gladys Chapman and Vance Vs'.vcll. of the Bethlehem school; ITesby Carswell, Vivian Smith and .a Carswell, of tlie Bumcrarner chool: Myrtle Chapman, Havius hpran and Lillian Proctor, of the Vrsher school. Mis? Annie Smith, of the Bumgar tr school, and Miss Virgie Rhoney, f the Corn Hill school, received Sev r.:h Grade Certificates. Absher and Enola schools- were pre- Ur.teJ with pictures for highest at- hndar.ee records, the pictures given j v Mrs. A .C. Avery, Jr., and Miss Patrice Cobb. The athletic contests which fur bished much merriment for the crowd esulted as follows: 100 yard dash (large boys). Prize, io.OO cash, given by the Morganton Hardware Co., awarded to Otis Ruff ian. 100 yard dash (small boys). Prize, hbook, by board of education, to Car eer Denton. Potato race (large girls). Prize, a loO picture, by Patton's Jewelry Jtore, to Mary Denton. Broad jump (large boys). Prize, a 150 tie, civen bv the Busy 'Store, of Morjranton ,to Otis Huffman. tracker - catinc contest (boys). Prize, a razor, by Kirksey & Co., to mderson Smith. Peanut race (lanre crirls). Prize, t dictionary, by Miss Margie Cars- of Lnola. to Mina Martin. Potato race (little girls). Prize, by 'b. M. K. Carswell, of Enola, to "uu v arsweu. Cracker - eating contest 1 (little -is). A hair ribbon, by Morgan's to Vera Poteet. Thr .c-lor;a:ed race (boys). Prize, ' M". K. II. Poteet, of Enola, to ?i'l wittain and Tellis Smith. 'r--.-y Polo (hoys). Prize, a S2.50 ! watch, eiven by Mr. Alfonso ';t-v. to Carl Brittain. .'lusii11 for the occasion was furn- by the Kuntinsr Creek The Morganton graded school trus- tees were in session Monday night for tue purpuse oi maKing arrangements for the sale of the $75,000 in bonds for school improvements authorized by the recent elections. The bonds weeNsold at part to A. B. Leach & Co., .of New York, and will be deliv ered to them within the next month probably. Representatives from a number of bond companies were pres ent. The plan is to go ahead as quickly as possible with the erection nf th high school building on Avery avenue to have it completed, if possible, by the opening of school next fall. CHAMPION WALKER OF WORLD HERE YESTERDAY THE WAY THEY LOOK! BARRETT AND MORRILL i nir tw. at? srnnnT. roapti 19 "Walking" Lambert Has Al- ready Covered 266,489 Miles; Walking for $65,000 Prize An unusually interesting man came to'. Morganton yesterday the world's champion walker, Mr. E. F. Lambert. He is on the last lap of a 300,000 miles journey for a prize of $65,000 offered by the National Walk ers' Association. Mr. Lambert became a professional walker in 1897. He has been around the world three times, visitecLjevery civilized country on the globe and has been in every county court house in the United States. He is a native of Alabama but claims citizenship in Texas. This was Mr. Lambert's third visit to Morganton. He was here first in March, 1905, and again in 1915. At every court house he gets an affidavit from the clerk of the court and car lies with him ..many letters from prominent men and officials in the towns and cities he has visited. He has averaged 34.6 miles walk ing every day for 24 years. He is not allowed to bdg and is proud of the fact that during his time on the road he has not asked for even so much as a glass of water or a match without offering to pay. To make expenses he lectures and does fancV cut work. He is" a Scout Master and intensely interested in every phase of the boy scout work. The local troop enjoyed having him with them last night. By, July 11, 1924, Mr. Lambert must have finished his 300,000 mile ROAD COMMISSIONERS ON INSPECTION TOUR Road Commissioners Will In spect Roads Next Week to Determine on IJlan of Work The county road commissioners held their regular monthly meeting yesterday and decided, for one thing, to make next week an inspection tour of the roads cf the county with the view of determining on a general plan of work. At the meeting yesterday petitions were presented from Lower Fork, Upper Fork, Upper Creek, Icard and Lovelady townships, all of them ask ing that roads in these townships be either built or improved. Probably the largest delegation was asking for work on the Laurel road. After determining: on the inspec tion tour the commissioners told all the petitioners that they would meet them on the grounds where improve ment was desired and then decide what could be done with the funds available. It was stated that likely much of DR. PLATO DURHAM TO BE HERE SUNDAY To Preach at Methodist Church; Now Famous Preacher and Teacher Well Known Here Dr. Plato T. Durham, who is to preach in the Methodist church Sun day morning is almost one of our own boys. He was reared in Cleveland county. He is one of the greatest preachers produced by North . Caro lina who has gone out to carry bless ings to other parts of the world as well as to his own State. He now oc cupies the chair of church history in the Candler School of Theology of Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. Mor ganton will give him a great welcome Sunday not only because of his great preaching ability but alsq because he was one of our neighbor boys. Em ory University has more than 1200 students. There was recently con ducted in that university a great re vival in which Dr. Durham did the 'preaching. It is said to have been the greatest revival tne university Take Place of Johnson and At kinson on the Board of School Here Governor Morrison has announced the appointment of Mr. James F. Barrett, of A.sheville, and Dr. J. D. Morrill, of Pitt county, as directors of the State School for the Deaf here in place of Mr. Archibald Johnson, of Thomasville, and J. O. Atkinson, of Elon College, whose terms have ex pired. Mr. Barrett is a well known labor leader of Asheville and Charlotte, tind Dr. Morrill is a well known physician of Greenville. Mr. Johnson is slated for another berth in the administra tion, the general impression being that he will be secretary to the board of directors of the North Carolina railroad when the governor names the board. LOCAL BRIEFS IN AND AROUND TOWN Short Items of Local and Per sonal Interest Gathered During the Week. hike" which will give him the $65,000 ' week's tour prize. 1ms is due to be completed in Ranger, Texas. Mr. Lambert will leave this morn ing for Marion and Asheville. He will spend Christmas at Winnipeg, Canada. The champion walker is "very much single" and -offers half the purse to any lady who will finish the hike with him a little over 33,000 miles, her share to be $32,500. He even offers to carry her Juggage for her, all .she would have tb do "being to keep up with him." He says that he doesn't want a dozen just one. This is a chance for some Morganton girl to see the world with no ex pense. All she needs is a lot of good determination. done bv contract but that ' no would be received until after bids next the shaping out of the roads will be ( nas eyei had Dr. Durham was train ed in Trinity College,, Columbia Uni versity and Oxford University, England. NEW WAREHOUSES TO BE ERECTED AT DEPOT Morganton Hardware and Mor ganton Grocery Companies Will Build Warehouses COMMISSIONER SURE OF NEW THROUGH TRAIN "North State Flier" is Name Picked; Delegation WilK Go to Washington. MR, SIGMON AGAIN HEAD OF SCHOOLS Chosen to Head County Schools For Another Term of Two Years; Mr. Coulter New . Chairman of Board. string SCHOOL ELECTION WILL , HE HELD ON MAY 2ND teH Has liopin Icniipfl For Elec- ticn of Four Trustees; Can didates Being Talked. In this issue appears the call for n election on the first Monday in May 2nd, of four new members of the board of trustees of the Mor Santon graded school. Three will be elected for terms of six vears and 0ne for two years. According to a Provision in the school charter two of these members must be Republicans in order to keep the specified number each party on the board. Among those who are being urged fy their friends to be candidates are Ir- X. H. Cox, Mr. Olen Avery, Mr. Jerome Wortman and Mr. R. O. Huff Jan for re-election. It is understood Jfat Mr. John M. Mull, Mr. W. W. Godfrey and Mr. R. B. Boger will not stand for re-election. There may be 'Jljtts in the running of whose can didacy we have not learned yet. Revival meeting, oak forest A ynvinnl A I ! H .mil VtsKVivi O f A . "v"l IHCCUllg Will UCglll w yak Forest church on the night of the SHU Sunday in this month, April 17. A"e pastor. Rev J A. "FYve. will be assisted by Rev. J. P. Hornbuckle, of The county board of education met regular session Monday at which time the most important matters con sidered were the elections of the chairman of . the board and of the county superintendent. Mr. J. E. Coulter was chosen chairman, Mr. A. N. ' Dale, who has served faithfully in this position for ii number of years having resigned, and Mr. T. L. Sigmon was. re-elected superinten dent of schools for another term of two years. Both Mr. Coulter and Mr. Sigmorl expressed to .the board their appreciation of the confidence thus shown in them and promised their best efforts in fulfillment of the du ties of their offices. V The nominations of both Mr. Coul ter and Mr. Sigmon were made by the retiring chairman, Mr. A. N. Dale, and seconded by Mr. N. O. Pitts Resolutions were passed by the board that the superintendent be authorized to proceed to collect fines due the board by the town of Morganton and that $5000 be borrowed from the First National Bank to meet school expenses. The following gentlemen now com pose the Burke County Board of Ed ucation: J. E. (Joulter, A. JN. uaie, W. E. McConnaughey, N. O. Pitts and J. P. Bumgarner. It will be recalled that sometime ago announcement was made that the building of the M. M. & T. Co. had been purchased by the Alpine Cotton Mills. Recently the machinery ox the same company, which has dissolved partnership, was sold to the Granite Lumber Co., of Gfanite Falls. The Morganton Hardware Company has j bought the stock of doors, sash, fin ished lumber and until the new warehouses which they plan to build at the depot are completed they will handle this line at the M. M. & T. Co. building. Mr. Ivey McGimsey will have charge of this stock. The hard ware company plans to erect a build ing at once, to be used as a stock room for finished lumber, etc., on a lot near the Garrou Knitting Mills No. 2, near the depot. Also the erection of a large brick building which will belong jointly to the Morganton Grocery Company and the Morganton Hardware Company, will be begun, it is announced, at an The corporation commission and the Southern Railway have . evidently a big surprise to the State in a fast throusrh train which Judge Pell, of the corporation commission, has al-1 ready named "The North State Flier" which will run from Goldsboro to Asheville in 10 hours, making only eight stops, carrying day coaches, parlor car, dining car and Pullmans for Memphis, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Louisville. It is known that the corporation commission, and the Southern Railway have been anxious to do something of this kind for some time ,not only for the whole State, but more especially to compen sate the cities between Greensboro and Salisbury for their loss of Nos. 21 and 22, says R. E. Powell, Raleigh correspondent of the Charlotte Ob server. Asked about .it Thursday, Judge Pell said: "I have been asked to go with a delegation to Washington to endeav or to get this train put on and will probably go next week. The origin of the idea of this through train Work on King street is progressing rapidly and should be completed soon. The Workers' club of the Presbyte rian church will hold a cooked food sale Saturday, April 9th, at Bristol's Grocery store, beginning at 2:30 p.m. The Woman's club of Morganton is offering as a prize in each of the county commencement a fountain pen to the girl who bakes the best bis cuits. The foundation has been laid for a beautiful new dwelling being erected by Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Clodfelter on West Union street next, to Mrs. J. L. Garrou's home. ' Miss Lucy Walton came up from Charlotte last week to be with her mother, Mrs. W. E. Walton, who has been quite sick at the home of her 1 daughter, Mrs. ' Clifford Walker. Rev. C. M. Pickens suffered an at tack of acute indigestion Sunday morning which necessitated the can cellation of services at the Methodist church. He has now entirely recov ered and is able to be out again as usual. The following members of the Civ ic department . of the Woman's club ! are asked to be present at the regu lar meeting of the Civic department at the home of Mrs. Ernest Erwin next Tuesday afternoon, April 12, at 3:30 o'clock:. Miss Allen, Mrs. J. R. Anderson, Mrs. B. Bristol, Mrs. F. A. Bower, Mrs. F. Clark, Miss B. Cobb, Mrs. Edwin Davis, Mrs. J. E. Erwin, Mrs. E. Frisard, Mrs. Wm. Harbison, Mrs. A. M. Ingold, Mrs. A. G. Lyman, Miss Kate Pearsall, Mrs. P. W. Pat ton, Miss Fannie Rountree, Mrs. F. W. Watkins, Mrs. , Ernest Walker, Mrs. Tom Warner, Mrs. Herbert Walton, Miss Wilhelmina Tate. Mrs. H. Webb, Mrs. J. W. Vernon, Mrs. J. R. Clodfelter, Mrs. Charlie Kirksey, Mrs. W. A. Leslie, Mrs. J. L. Garrou, Mrs. JU. VV. Phifer, Mrs. J. T. McGim sey, Miss Strauss Perkins,, Mrs. E. J. Golloway, Miss Ruth MacNaughton, Mrs. Sam Sloan, Mrs. X. H. Cox, Mrs. M. E. Gillam. early date. This, will be on the rail- dates back to 1913 when I first came road, near the station, ana will be used chiefly as warehouses. The build- frontage of 100 leet. mg will nave a EPISCOPAL CONVENTION TO MEET IN GASTONIA VALUATION REDUCTION ONE THJRDJRDERED County Commissioners and Ap praisers Agree On 33 1-3 Per Cent Reduction On Real Estate Valuations. Will Be in Session Next Wednes day and Thursday; Dele gates From Grace Church The annual convention of the Epis copal church will meet in Gastonia Wednesday and Thursday, the 13th and 14th, of this month.. Bishop Horner is the president of the convention, which consists of all the clergy in the district, and laymen from each organized congregation. The delegates from Grace church are Messrs. H. M. Walton, L. S. Couburn and Hardie Turner. The district branch of the woman's auxiliary meets at the same time and place to give account of things pertaining to woman's work in the. church, shiefly ,1 T 1.1 1 on tne commission, l naa a ions talk with Colonel Andrews about it and he at once became enthusiastic and promised me that if I could get certain changes made in the- sche dules of the Norfolk - Southern and Coast Line trains leaving Goldsboro co as to make proper connections ' that he thought he could have the train put on. I found that the Nor ! folk-Southern would be glad to ac commodate us but the Coast Line kicked. While these negotiations were firoincr on Colonel Andrews died land the war came on and stopped the plan. .Now that Mr. Henry W. Miller, a patriotic North Caroliriian, is vice president of the Southern Railway, and loves the memory of Colonel Andrews as well as his native State, we are reasonably sure 'we are groins: to get this train. But in order I to get it our commission is going to nave icuic uu auuie iuv.ai naiuo o as to lessen the extreme on the Southern. But to secure such a train as this we ought to be willing- to make a sacrifice. I am quite certain The county commissioners and county appraisers, held joint sessions on Monday and Tuesday and after a thorough review of the present situ ation -as to valuations and taxations in the county, this in compliance with the machinery act of the 1921 legisla ture, passed an order for a flat reduc tion of 33 1-3 per cent -'on valuations. This, of course, is subject to review by the State Tax commission. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS FROM OVER BURKE i f terns of Interest Gathered From Different Sections of the County By News Herald Correspondents RUTHERFORD COLLEGE President Hinshaw went to Salis bury Sunday and made four points in the interest of the educational move ment. He rep6rts a large crowd and most excellent results at each point. Our base ball team played the Pied mont team at their diamond last Sat urday and won 10 to 6. They are to meet the Granite Falls team next Friday. The Newtonian literary society gave their annual exercises last Fri day evening at the auditorium. The three declaimers and four debaters acquitted themselves with great cred it both to themselves and their teach ers. The declaimer's medal was won by Mr. John T. Lanning, and the de bater's by Mr. L. LWall. The query, "Resolved, that the present Congress snould appropriate one billion dollars to ex-soldiers of the world war." De cision was in favor of the negative. The Children's Missionary society gave a most excellent entertainment Saturday, night. Mrs. Bolick and Miss Louise Little deserve great cred it for quick and thorough training. Next Sunday Rev. W. F. Elliott, our pastor, begins a revival meeting at Connelly Springs to run up to the district Epworth league conference to begin here at the college the 16th. Mr. Elliott will give an illustrated lecture Saturday night on "Mission ary Work in Africa." It will be re membered that Africa is the present Epworth league special. Sunday at 11 a. m. Mr. Elliott will preach be fore -the conference by special re quest. . Rev. John H. Green, one of our ministerial students, who has charge of the Ball Creek circuit in the States ville district, reports things moving on satisfactorily. The brethren are to meet at the parsonage next Satur day to make garden. They expect to complete the new parsonage and have it furnished and ready for Mr. Green to move into by May 10th, or as soon as commencement is over. Messrs. J. E. Weaver and E. J. Johnston, of Emory, Va., who are to become citizens of our town, are here maging arrangements to move their families at an early date. Your cor respondent was much pleased this morning to see these worthy men, hoe and mattock in hand, leading a com pany of boys to clean the briers and underbrush off the collerre ramnns. Now if the older citizens will join in we will soon have things looking spick and span. What say you, good neighbors ? Mr. W. C. Riddle and Mr. Ed Estes seem to have gone into partnership in the grocery business. Miss Louise Jensen, who has for some time been taking training as a trained nurse, is now spending some time at home. We are glad to note that Mr. A. L. Lefevre, who has been sick with la grippe for some time, was able to resume his place in the Valdese school. " The president and one of the other professors of Rutherford College re ouested me to say through The News-Herald that they wish every one who:an to come out Thursday evening and hear the address by Hon. B. L. Lunsford. A failure to have clear titles to cer tain property in Rutherford College is just now blocking the progress of our town. It is hoped, however, that this difficulty will soon be cleared up and our town take on new growth. STATE HOSPITAL .. . Little Miss Ruth Faulkner gave a Tiarty Monday r.fternoon in honor of her ninth birthday. Those present were Misses Azele and Alice Brittain, Eul?. Christenbury, Rama Dale, IVJyr tle Singleton, Lordy Brittain, Annie and Lizzie Gray, Oleo Mull and Ruth MR. AVERY ELECTED MAYOR OF MORGANTON New Aldermen Are lies s r s Huffman, Duckworth, Rid die and Duckworth. Mr. D. J. Williams has a hen, that while she does not lay golden eggs, does the next best thing she has laid an egg within an egg. The out side egg, if it can v be described as such, was extra large, as large as a large goose egg. When Mrs. Wil liams broke this . eg for breakfast Monday morning she found inside another perfectly formed egg, about the size of the ordinary, hen egg. It was, to say the least, a very interesting freak. of -a distinct missionary character. , we get it if we can show the The delegates from the branch of Grace parish are Mrs. Charles bmitn and Mrs. Falls, with Miss Bowditch and Mrs. McNau&hton alternates. The Rev. J. W. C. Johnson is the rector at Gastonia. The delegates, both men and women, will all be en tertained by the good people of Gastonia. Friday, 4:30 p. m.; Sunday 7:30 a. m., Holy Communion; 11 a. m., morn ing prayer and sermon. St. Mar garet's, Sunday, 7:30 p. m. Southern that it can be made to pay, and we feel sure of that." SCHOOL REGISTRATION BOOKS BE OPEN FROM APRIL 8 TO 30 A new registration will riot be re quired for the approaching election for graded school trustees but the registration books will be open from April 8th to the 30th for those whose names are not already on the books. Mr. J. L. Nelson is registrar and the books may be found at Cox's store. Much interest was shown in the town election Monday, held to select the mayor and four aldermen for the next two years. Mr. A. C. Avery was elected mayor and the board will be composed of Messrs. Roy C. Huff man, F. B. Duckworth, Fons Duck worth and Harry L. Riddle. Mr. Rid dle, who had no opposition in Ward 4, received 124 votes. For the other candidates the official vote was as fol lows: Mayor. A. C. Avery 516 John H. Pearson, 261 Ward 1 R.C.Huffman....... ... ...132 E. A. Green 88 Ward 2 F. B. Duckworth ...114 J. W. Garrison..-. s - .113 Ward 3 Fons Duckworth ..115 Will Beach 97 Mrs. B. Bristol will entertain the Embroidery club at her home on Avery avenue this afternoon. Monley. Many games were played and nice refreshments were served, and all spent a very nice and pleas ant, afternoon. . Little Ruth received nice presents from all. Mrs. J. W. Fisher and children, of Morganton spent Saturday with Mrs. R. V. Alexander and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Williams spent the week-end in Morganton with Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Hennessee. Miss Edris McGimsey returned Monday to Winston - Salem after spending a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McGimsey. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Alexander and Mr. Garland Flowers and little son, Garland, Jr., of Morganton, spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. R. V. Alex ander and family. Misses Helen Williams and Ruth Ewing, of Asheville, were dinner guests last Thursday of Mrs. Henry Hennessee., Mrs. Jennie Williams still contin ues quite sick with rheumatism at the home of her daughter, Mrs. RV. Alexander. Miss Ollie Prestwood, of Lenoir, is a recent new nurse at the Hospital. Mr. L. D. Robinson, of ward A, who has been quite sick for five weeks, is now able, to be out again and assist Mr. Houk in the shop. Mr. Hobart Logan and Miss So phia Powell were quietly married on Thursday evening, the 31st, at 8 o'clock at the Methodist parsonage in (Continued on second page) v