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.XXXVI. : MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 14, 1921. . ?f ' NO. 42
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SLEII ALPINE MADE
SATURDAYA BIG DAY
n;r Crowd Attended Second of
Group Commencements a t
Glen Alpine Saturday;
Interesting Exercises
The fecond of the group center
omm,;iu-i.v w- r tne
Have
was held tit Glen Alpine Sat-
rrt. UixliiniT littl tnwn loft
ljiai IlUalliiii; iuvyu ieid
1 .t-.,' undone in helping make it a
g ma
. ...,1-mn 'inn i fit" iitl'h
i ii i
vit wa present seemed to enjoy" ev
"rv feature of the exercise. The
rrownms String Band -and the Mor
ton Concert Band furnished the
iiusic. Picnic dinner was served on
z p rounds. . .,
" Schools taking part in the exercis
cvcrc Bridgewater, Brindletown,
ihortotY, Glen Alpine, Heavener, Mt.
Olive and Salem.
In the recitation contest the prize
hr which was $2.50 given by- Pitts
Giles, Katie Ballew, of the Bridge
' ater school, won. Others participat
or in this contest were Misses Alice
Holland, Bridgewater school; Ethel
Dale Brindletown school; Iva Brown-no-
'shortoff school; Annie Laurie
Brlnklev, Glen Alpine school; Donme
Brown. Heavener school; Fairy
Green. Mt. Olive school.
f arl Koss, of the Salem school, wen
C 11 V lUi b, v v. . i
he prize in me ueciamauuu wiim, ,
this bring $2.50 also given by Titts
i Giles. Other declaimers were Ed
.ar Scott. Havener school: James
Taylor, Brindletown school; Frank
Edwards, Shortoff school; Wm. Pitts,
Glen Alpine school; Carl Ross, Salem
school. Leon PoteeU Enola school;
the last three named not taking part
in the contest.
Mr. H. F. Srygley, principal of the
Monranton High school, presented
perfect attendance certificates to the
following:
Ben Dellinger, Shortoff; Ruth An
thony, Mary Anthony, Martha An
thony, John Hildebran, Bridgewater;
Annie Lee Dale, Brindletown; Cath
erine Bowers, Beckie Dale, Sudie
Williams, Havener; Beulah Long,
Mt. Olive; Ruby. Leah England, Mary
Lou England, Boyd Hendrix, Mary
Brinkley, Sunshine Gibbs, Grace Mc
Galliard, Joe Pitts, Robert Pitts,
Philip Pitts, Carl Trexler, Leila Ror
per, Carl Townsend, Blane Brinkley,
Lois England, William Pitts, Ralph
Pitts, Paul Hennessee, Annie Lee
England, Glenn Hendrix, Faril Aber
nethy, Clarence England, of the Glen
Alpine High school.
Second honor Mary Hemphill,
Ralph Hemphill, Shortoff; Robert
Carswell, George Dale, Havener;
(lien Mangrum, Mt. Olive; ' James
Harbison, Eloise Davis, Fannie Pitts,
Frank Hennessee, Mae Pitts, Glen
Alpine.
Seventh grade certificates were
presented by Supt. T. L. Sigmon to
the following:
Lula Browning Short Off school;;
Estelle Epley, Fairy Green, Mary
Long, Florence Hennessee, Glenn
.Man gum, Mt. Olive school; Carrie
XoLlitt, Shiloh school; Cordie Epley,
Hickory Flat school; Blane Brinkley,
Wm. Pitts, Lacy Shull, Pitts Davis,
Beatrice Gibbs, Annie Laurie Brink
'ey, Glen Alpine school; Shuford
Blackburn, Lee Holland, Ray Mur
phy, Bridgewater school; Macy War
lick, Dazellc Dale, Ethel Dale Brindle
town school.
Other prizes and their winners
were as follows:
First prize, picture, given by Mrs.
Will Davis, for highest average at
tendance, Bridgewater sfchool.
Second prize, picture, given by
Mrs. A. C. Avery, Jr., Glen Alpine
school.
So.OO given by Morganton Hard
ware Co. for best map of Burke coun
ty, Karl Butler, of Glen Alpine.
Iest pie, baked by school girl,
beulah Hennessee, prize, a $2.50 pair
Gotham Gold Stripe silk hose, giv
(,n by Lazarus Bros.
First prize bread, Martha Anthony,
Bridgewater, prize, a fountain pen,
pven by Woman's Club of Morgan-
n; f-ocond nrizp. "!f nrtVin Anfhnnv
idgewatcr, prize, a dictionary
t , "
Mr.st prize cake, made by school
7..V' piiz", a fountain pen, given by
A!!,,... Dru store, Mary Childress, of
Alpine; 2nd prize, stationary,
:.' ;!.' by A. M. Davis, of Glen Alpine,
i-.u.'i Anthony of Bridgewater.
i'i..a?y pole, prize, an Ingersoli
vv-itf1-: Ti.,t.: e ri 11 I
. , unuv,i uuiDi.'suii. iL viiKri m-
, ;;,c'ic rac'.', Boyd Hendrix; pi'ize, a
given by W. S. Butler of Glen
, ?rJ3-yard dash (boys G to 12 years),
'n Luff; prize, a tie, given by M.
iunncssce, of Glen Alpine.
Standing broad jump (beys 14
-r - and up), prize, book, given by
"'ivl of Education', Yates- Giles. x. .
l'canut race (girls 12 years andup)
?,l'iZy gingham dress, given by J.'D.
Altts, of Glen Alpine.
Cm
; years), prize, a tie, given by Giles
os., of Glen Alpine.
potato race (girls ,G to 12 years),
JJNzo, gingham dress given by A. A.
Connelly & Son'of Morganton.
Presentation ..speeches were made
fy. Messrs. J. F. Spainhour, E. M.
"airfield and I. T. Avery, of Morr
Wnton. The principal address of the
ay was made by Mr. D. F. Giles, of
Clarion, who. spoke along the lines of
eaucation and better schools. His re
marks were inspirational and most
appropriate to the occasion."
MR. C. R. CLAYWELL RE
ELECTED TOWN MANAGER
Other Town Officers Chosen at
First Meeting of New Town .
Council Monday Night
Mr. C. Robey Claywell was chosen
town manager at the first meeting of
the recently elected town council on
Monday night. Mr, Claywell has
been serving as town
nrst of tne year, having taken-the
place of Mr. W.
re-election is an endorsement, of his
Service.
The members of the town council
were formally inducted into office
Monday night. The new board is
composed of the mayor, Mr." A. C.
Avery, and Messrs. Roy C. Huffman,
F. B. Duckworth, Fons Duckworth
and H. L. Riddle, aldermen.
The following selections of town
officials were made at Monday night's
meeting: ,
Mayor protem, Harry L. Riddlo.
Town manager, C. Robey Claywell.
Foreman street work, R. Ed Sud
derth. Chief of police, Leith Gordon.
Superintendent of water and lights:
Charley Campbell.
Health officer, Dr. Herbert Kibler.
Chief of fire department, Fred W.
Ross.
Town attorneys, Avery & Ervin.
Fire truck driver, Ed Hern.
DEATH OF PRINCIPAL
OF DREXEL SCHOOL
Mr. T. F. Barnes Passed Late
Yesterday Afternoon After
Illness of Several Weeks
News has just been received as we
go to press of the death about six
o'clock yesterday afternoon of Mr.
T. F. Barnes, principal of the Drexel
graded school. Mr. Barnes had been
sick for several weeks but his condi
tion not considered desperate until
this week.
Much sympathy is felt for the
Barnes family who seemed to have
had more than their share of afflic
tion. A few weeks, ago their home
was burned and now the head of the
family has been taken. ..In addition
to this Mrs. Barnes and the children
have been sick during, the winter. In
all pobability worry over the loss, of
his home and ttlness in his family
When this was written funeral ar
rangements ' had not been made. '
During Mr. Barnes' illness Mr.
Johnston Avery has been acting as
principal of the school. Mr. Mackie
Carswell, of Enola, is assisting in. the
school work. - '
MR. W, EDWIN WALTON
Good Man and Respected Citi
zen of Morganton Died Sun
day Night At Char
lotte Sanatorium. v
Mr. W. Edwin Walton,', who for
twenty-five years held the position of
directing farmer at the State Hos
pital here, died Sunday night about
nine o'clock at the Charlotte Sanato
rium, where he had gone a few weeks
ago for treatment. For several days
before his death he was unconscious
and the end was expected almost at
any moment.
The remains were brought to Mor
ganton on No. 21 Monday afternoon.
The funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at 3 o clock at the
First Baptist church, conducted by
the pastor, Rev. F. A. Bower. Fol
lowing the services at the church the
body was tenderly laid to rest in the
family plot at the cemetery.
Mr!' Walton is survived by his wife
and five children: Mrs. Frank H.
Bradlev.' of Newport News, Va.; Miss
Lucv Walton, of Charlotte: Jesse
Walton, of Camp Dix, N. J.; Mrs.
Clifford Walker, of Morganton, and
Ourav Walton cf Miami. Fla. One
son, Willie Walton, died about two
vcars?
rmmtrv.
while in service ior nis
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Mr Ourav Walton wa urbale to
attend the funeral but the other mem
bers of the family including a broth
er, Mr. IT. S. Walton, of ' Asheville.
and Mr. Frank Bradley, of . Newport
News Va. were present ns were the
following out-of-town relatives and
friends: Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Wal
ton of Biltmore: "Mrs. J. D. 'Millar, of
Asheville; Mr. R.'B. Brittiin, of Salh
burv; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Brittain,
of Gastonia: Mr. and Mrs. .Jantes
Lewis, 'of Dallas: Mr. Dellins-er, of
Gastonia; Miss Dorothy Rio-ler,. of
Charlotte, and Mr. H. D. Duckworth,
of Charlotte. ' "
Mr. Walton, who was seventy-one
vears of acre, was a native of this
county, born and reared near Bridge
water. He married Miss Sarah Brit
tain. their union joining two of the
county's most substantial families.
He was regarded always by all who
knew him as a man whpse name was
synonymous with honesty and in
tegrity. In his passing the Morgan
ton Baptist church, of which he was
a deacon, loses one of its best and
most dependable members. He rests
well after a long life of usefulness.
PASSED
AWAY
SUNDAY
SOME FELL AMONG
LOCAL BRIEFS IN
AND AROUND TOWN
Short Items of Local and Per
. sonal Interest Gathered
During the Week.
A son was born Tuesday to Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Beach.
The Hesperian Book club will meet
th'is afternoon with Mrs.. A. C. Chaf
fee. ' ,
,Fred Kistler is at home from school
at Bethlehem, Pa., to recuperate from
an operation which he underwent re
cently. Married, April . 7th, at Grace church
rectory, by the Rev. E. . N. Joyner,
Miss May Stone, of Hendersohville,
to Mr. John Quincey Lewis of Nebo.
Sgt. Geo. A. Berg, of Columbia, S.
C, and Miss Ida Smith, of Morgan
ton, were married here on April 4th,
Rev. G. P. Abernethy performing the
ceremony.
There is much -work in the way of
civic improvement that can be done in
the town. Every woman in town
should belong to the civic, department
of the Woman's club.
Mr. J. A. Lackey, who has been
quite sick, shows little decided , im
provement, but his family . and
friends are hopeful that he will rad- i
ually regain his formen healthy
CMrlie' Clarl!,: the eight-year-old
son of Mrs. Charlie Clark, died Sat
urday night and was buried at Forest
Hill cemetery Monday afternoon. Rev.
E. N. Joyner conducted the funeral.
Dr. Bowman, of Greensboro, who
expects to locate in Morganton for
the practice of his profession as chir
opractor, has been here this week. As
soon as he can secure an office he
will be here permanently.
The class-that was to have. been re
ceived into the Methodist church on
April 3rd will be received next Sun
day, the service having been delayed
on account of the illness that Sunday
of the pastor, Rev. C. M. Pickens
Dr. T,
V. Goode, of Statesville,
spent Mondav in Morganton. He had
expected to stay longer but was call
ed home on account of the illness of
his child. Dr. Goode recentlv under
went an operation, from which he is
now recuneratiner.
Miss Nellie Kincaid, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jones Kincaid. of Nebo,
had an operation for appendicitis last
week at Grace Hosnital and is now re
covering: nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Kin
caid visited her yesterday. They were
accompanied ' to Morganton bv Mrs.
R. T. McGimsev, Mrs. J. F. Wilson
and Mr. Will Bowman, the party
making the trip in Mr. Kincaid's car.'
NEXT COMMENCEMENT
BE AT CHESTERFIELD
Third Group Center Commence
ment Will Be Held Next
Friday, the 15th
The third of the group center com
mencements will be held next Friday
at Chesterfield. The program wiil
be along the same general lines as
those carried out at Enola and Glen
Alpine. The people of the Chester
field section are looking forward to
the event with much pleasure and a
most interesting and enjoyable -day
is expected. x
MRS. CRANE HERE MONDAY
Mrs. C. L,' Crane, who with her'oi tne iruit crop ana early vegeta-
husband, is . engaged . m missionary
! work m Africa, was here JYlonciay and
talked most interestingly of her work
at a meetine of the Presbyterian
Auxiliary. The meetirrg was held at
the home of . the Misses Tate.
Mrs. A. M. Ingold entertained Mrs.
Crane and a few friends at lunch on
Mpnday. .
txv. and Mrs. Crane and children,
who have been spending a furlough
at Mrs. Crane's home in Hickory, ex
pect to return soon to Africa;
REVIVAL AT EAST CHURCH
A revival, which will continue for
ten days, began last night at the
East Baptist church. Rev. G. P. Ab
ernethy, the pastor, will do the
preaching. There will be services
each nteht at 7:30 until April 24th.
Some .day services will be held but
announcements of these will be
made from time to time as the meet
ing progresses.
THORNS AND-
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ASHEVILLE PLANNING
FOR M'LENDON MEETING
Arrangements Now Being Made
For Six Weeks' Revival Be
ginning May 8th.
Local admirers of Rev. Baxter Mc-
Lendon will be interested in reading
of the plans for. his meeting in
Asheville in May. . The Asheville
Times of Monday had the following:
Plans are practically complete for
the' six weeks revival -services to be
held in Asheville for six weeks, start
ing. Sunday nighty May 8, with the
noted evangelist, Rev. Baxter Mc
Lendon, in charge, assisted by his
staff of 12 persons. Arrangements
have been made for the holding of
the -revival under a large tent' on the
vacant lot in the rear of the new Y.
M. C. A. building, surrounded by
Woodfin, Broadway, Bennett and
South Liberty streets. The tent is
said to be the largest in the world,
housing 8,000 persons.
Rev. Mr. McLendon is expected to
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May 8, according to Rev. Dr. W. F.
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Powell, "who is chairman of the com
mittee, from " the Asheville Ministe
rial association in charge of having
famous evangelist here In
ZA choir of .400 Jofcal, people. ill .be L
required tfor the services and recruit
in of this body will begin on the af
ternoon of May 8. Two services are
to be held daily, in the afternoon and
evenings. Local churches will co-od-
erate in every way possible," it is
stated,-and efforts wil be made to at
tract as many people as possible tor
hear this noted speaker who arose
from the depths of degredation to
one of the best known evangelists in
years. , .
TEACHERS ELECTED
At a meeting last Friday night the
following teachers for the Morgan
ton school were chosen for next year.
j the election of the other members of
tne iacuity to be taken up later:
Miss Teeter, Mrs. Marbut, Miss El
sie Stacy, of Nebo, Miss Janie Pear
sen, Miss Mary Moore, Miss Flor
ence Williams, Mrs. I. P. Jeter, Miss
Pearl Holloway and Mr. Robert Pat
ton. Mr. Patton will have seventh
grade work. The old teachers will
probably be given their same assign
ments of grades.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
. Relatives and friends gathered at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. B.
Duckworth Sunday, April 10, to at
tend a birthday dinner given in hon
or of Mr. Duckworth's fortieth birth
day. There 'were twenty-five pres
ent and all enjoyed a most pleasant
time. . -
PLANS FOR COMMENCEMENT
By unanimous vote the senior class
of the Morganton high school has ex
tended invitations to Rev. F. A. Bow
er to deliver the commencement ad
dress on Saturday night, May 28th,
and to Rev. C. M. Pickens to preach
the annual sermon on Sunday night,
the 29th.
FRUIT AND EARLY GAR
DENS PROBABLY KILLED
.The sudden fall in temperature
Sunday brought ice on Morlday
morning and a heavy frost Tuesday
morning, with the result that much
- "01 were Killed.
MANY COUNTY TEACHERS
AT GLEN ALPINE SATURDAY
It -was a noteworthy fact that there
were many of the county toachers at
Glen Alpine Saturday. -Probably
twenty-five, or more, were there for
the county commencements
CHILD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY v
Little Miss Jewell Duckworth
gave a -party Saturday afternoon in
honor of her sixth birthday. Those
present were Misses Willie Godfrey,
4-... if .1 -tt n i j. At: T ' l
JUlzaDetn xianyDurton, Alice irascai,
Mildred Taylor, Elva Sue Byrd, Ada
lade Walton,. Frances I Darby, Eva
Fisher, Master Clark Erwin, Hal
Walton, Robert Phifer, Winfred Pat
ton, Roy and Hal Smith. All spent a
Very . pleasant time.
Mr. Ed Hallyburton, of Mebane, is
spending some time here. , .
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MR. SRYGLEY IS CHOSEN
SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS
Present Principal of High School
Will' Be'. At Head of -Town
Schools Next Year.
1 Mr. H. F. Srygley, who is princi
1 pal of the high school at present, was
I .1 j j. a1 Hr
unuseii supeuiiieiiueiiu ui me xuur
ganton schools at a meeting of the
board of trustees last Friday night.
Mr. Srygley has been here as prin
cipal for one year and during that
time has won a high place in the re
gard of Morganton people. He came
to the Morganton school from Nash
ville upon the recommendation of
Dr. Bruce Payne and -has fulfilled in
every way Dr. Payne's high estimate
of his qualifications.
Previous to his work here Mr.
Srygley had been teaching in the
Nashville City schools for six years.
He served as principal of the high
school' at Tyler, Texas, for one-year
and for three years taught mathe
matics at . Pine Bluff, Ark. Later he
was principal for. three years of the
Ward school.
Mr. Srygley isa graduate of Pea
body College, Nashville, Tenn., from
which he took a B. S. degree. He
had two and one-half years at Van
derbilt University, where he took
work leading to an A. M. degree.
He has the, qualifications and the
experience which should fit him ad
mirably for the position of superin
tendent. JUDGE PRITCHARD DIES
AFTER A LONG ILLNESS
Was One of the Most Prominent
Citizens in the State; Death
Was Not Unexpected.
Federal Judge Jeter Conley Pritch
ard, of the United States circuit
court for the fourth district, died in
Asheville Sunday morning at 6 o clock
I?110? a?-1"?8 of ?ev.er.al mon?s
Death of the famous jurist was due
directly to pneumonia, which develop
ed Thursday and served to aggravate
his previous physical afflictions. He
was in his 64th year.
For more than 48 hours previous
to his death he had been unconscious,
and while -medical experts exerted ev
ery effort to save his.1ife,the disease
hicf .Hacth woe T-n-r nrovnoTorl if trrti a
a- great shock to the members of the
family - who had kept constant vigil
at his bedside.
j The s funeral, services ;was held'
Tuesday afternoon at-3 o clock from
the First Baptist church of Asheville
of which "the distinguished jurist had
long been a leading member. The
body lay in state from 11 a. m. to
1 p. m. Tuesday.
All business in the city stopped for
10 minutes as the funeral services
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LEAGUFlS REJECTED
III HAfiOIKADDRESS
In First Annual Address Presi
dent Declares That to Ac
cept League Would Be
- tray Mandate Voted
Final rejection of the Versailles
league of nations by the American.
government was proclaimed to the
world Tuesday by President Harding
in a solemn pronouncement of the
foreign policies of his administration.
Speaking in his first address before
the new Congress, assembled to
write a program of political and eco
nomic reconstruction, the President
declared acceptance , of the league
would be nothing short of betrayal of
the mandate cf the November elec
tions. Instead, he asked for a con
gressional declaration of peace and
for the ratification of those sections
of the Versailles treaty which protect
specifically American rights and in
terests in the war settlement.
"In the existing league of nations.
world government with its super -
powers, this republic will have no
part," he said. "It is ctily fair to
say to the world m general, and to
our associates- in war in particular,
that the league - covenants have no
sanction by us." " -
The declaration was answered by a
tremendous demonstration in which
Republican senators and representa
tives led while most of their Demo
cratic colleagues sat silent and un
smiling. After weighing the words
of the chief executive, the senatorial
m t - i
oirm o nintn r;tAnv
iW tw WT,fVio r.nrfe nf thA t-P,tw!on the tth was a gem, many were out
mdnTcprt hv Mr. TTflnlinff'npvpr wnnili
receive senate approval.
Domestic Legislation.
In his recommendations for domes
tic legislation, the President rave
greatest attention to tariff and tax re
vision, and to the . railway situation,
though he endorsed a list of lesser
measures whic congressional leaders
declared might prolong the special!
session until the snow flies.
He also took occasion in his address
of nearly an hour to declare his faith
in a maintained merchant marine and
in the principle of armament reduc
tion without asking for legislation on
either subject.
An emergency tariff- to correctse
rious disorders in American industry
was placed at the head of the Presi
dent's requests, and "within an hour
after he finished speaking, the house
ways and means committee agreed to
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BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
FROM OVER BURKE
Items of Interest Gathered
From Different Sections of
the County By News
Herald Correspondents
VALDESE.
The Thoa club enjoyed a pleasant
afternoon at the home of Mrs. L. P.
Guigou last Wednesday. The mem
bers present were Mrs. A. F. Garrou,
Mrs. J. A. Ribet and Mrs. H. F. Mar
tinet. . . -
Mr. John Ferrier and Miss Celina
Pons were quietly married and " left
immediately for New York, where
they will make their home.. Their
many friends and relatives wish them
sincere happiness.
Prof. Lefevre and his corps of ' '
teachers announce a "get-together"
i cli. , e u u un rriaav, tne
15th. All are cordially invited, es
pecially the parents of the school
children. '
On Tuesday evening the Sunday
scnool teachers gave a party at the
parsonage in honor of Mr. Grill, the
superintendent of the Sunday school,
and presented him with a set of silver
table ware as a token of appreciation
for his faithfulness to the Sunday
school. A large crowd reported a
good time.
Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Bounous
spent the week-end with Mrs. Bou
nous parents at Bridgewater.'
. ' The Misses Hauss entertained in
honor of their sister, who. is here for
a few days.
Mr. H. F: Martinet made a busi-
ness trip to High Point Friday.
Mr. J .M. Brinkley has been ill and
confined to his bed for several days.
He is out again and attending busi
ness. . x .
Mr. J. A. Pons has employed Mr.
Henry Clot, an engineer and archi
tect of some note, to supervise the
building of a six-room house in the
pines near the highway.
Mr. Francis Garrou has had his
car painted.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ribet made a
business trip to Hickory this week.
The Valdese Cooperative store has
transferred its- entire stock to the
new addition. The new store is a.
creflff tothe little town. v
Mrs.-J. L. Garrou, of Morgan&n.
spent Friday afternoon in Valdese.
.Mr. Frank Perrou is remodeling
ms house pn.Saint German street v
The Maftihrrt brother 'have built a ,
substantial addition td their hosiery
mill ahd wilj : irr 'the near f uture - In '''
stall rrrore machinery. . , -'' '
A box supper for thehnefit. ofth'e
school will be hed at trM sfchool&ouse
Friday night; The. band will 'be on
hand and a good time is expected.
Everybody come. - .
Mrs. Louise Monet leaves Tuesday,
for Cleveland,- Ohio, where she and
Mr. , Monet will ' spend the summer.
jMr. and Mrs. Monet are planning to
return to Valdese in the early fall
and remain here permanently.
County Superintendent Sigmon
snent Friday afternoon in Va'dese in
the interest of the new school build
ing for the district. The patrons of
this district are very impatient that.,
the new building be started and all
eyes are turned to 'Prof. Sigmon to
start the ball rolling. Nothing short
of a new building ready for the open
ing next fall will satisfy the commis
sioners and citizens of this district.
CONNELLY SPRINGS
The revival meeting at Connelly
Springs Methodist church as stated
in last week's paper is now on, and
the Rev. W. F. Elliott cf Connelly
Springs Circuit is preaching most
excellent sermons at every service.
They are convincing, convicting,
conclusive, and those who miss them
have sustained, a real loss. It is to
be regretted that the attendance is
not better. .
Mrs. Maud Thompson of Salisbury
is spending jsome time with her -sister
Mrs. A. C. Sides.
Mrs. L. V. Goodman and daughters
! Catherine and Helen spent the week
! end win ier father and mother Mr.
and Mrs. J.' E. Coulter, returning
home to Asheville Sunday evening.
j. The Connelly Springs Light and
Power Co. is getting along nicely,
about half the town is being lit up
with electricity. The lights are on at
the Methodist church for the meet
ing. V
The riddle offered for solution in
last weeks paper would be answered
it seems by an .automobile. Are we
right?
Professor B. L." Lunsford's liter-
A ixv address at kutneriord
Gollege
!to hear him, and all were highly
entertained. He handled his subject,
"North Carolina Folk Lore,", in a
masterly- manner. The professor is
a past master when it comes to wit
and humor.
Miss Lena Sides, the 'beautiful and
accomplished daughter of Mrs. J: M.
i Sides, formerly, of this place but now
of Hickory, spent the, week-end with
friends and relatives here and at
Rutherford College.
At the tractor demonstration at
John Refour's last Friday were shown
by the following tractors: Interna
tional, Fordson and Hart-Parr. The
International was handled by Mr.
John Jones of Hickory, Mr. Aber
nethy of the Abernethy Hardware
Company, also the representative
whose name I forgot, of the Interna
tional Harvester Co., was there, tak
ing an active part .in the operation
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