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f paper Published in Burke . ounty SS "tS Consolidated Novmber 29, im inly Subscription Price $2.00 per Year in Advance MORGANTON; NORTH CAROLINA, MAY 5, 1921. ; NO. 45 K TANNERY AID G SHOE CO, MERGE VALDESE HELD TOWN ELECTION TUESDAY With One Exception, the For mer Board Was Unani mously Reelected. , ticr, Lesh & Company and tu international Shoe Co. , Valdese held its town election on sequently the election was a quiet af fair and a very light vote cast. There will be only one change in the town administration, Mr. II. F. Martinet having been elected to succeed Mr. James Powell. Mr. John Long is mayor for another term and the board fombine; Present Organ- lzaiion oniiiiuvu. $ much local interest and impor .e the announcement made dur " tht- week of the merger of the ts of Kistler, Lesh ana Lompa- of the Burke Tannery uteres t 0 . t , of aldermen is composed of Messrs. ulth tnose """ Frances Garrou, J. M. Brinkloy, J. E. fSi Si of thlTa'rgesl C-?eld, John Garrou and H. F. Mar- ,nufacturers oi snues m uw wunu. oldest and largest tanners of l leather and belting butts in . this trv owning and operating tan f !t St. Marys, Pa., Mt. Jewett, ?a. a ;nd open :ere, .i ATnrn-anton. They also own rate a large oaK extract piani. the tanning extract used their plants is produced Mr Kistler and Frederick Lesh, of r Unsmw i ionf Arc rf -,-,ton iUaSS., UCLumc vnwv... " ' JOSIOH, 0L r'rtTYlT.nTlV All v International oic -artments conducted by Kistier, ch and company, it 1 aimuuuwu, rill be eontinueu hhu f"" anization. . me new tuuiuiuai.w.. .!... tn increase production imme- and hopes to lower the cost of Uiejtei tmet. LOCAL BRIEFS IN AND AROUND TOWN l 31 DOLLAR DAY IN MORGANTON Short Items of Local and Per sonal Interest Gathered During the Week. L:,V,o,1 nvnducts. "in'ilispussinc the merger F. C. 'ami president of the shoe company, .lid last weets. in new iw- "For a number ox years v,u nave ieen planning to produce both the .a, lonthpr and upper leathers from Mrs. S. J. Ervin will entertain the Emrboidery club this afternoon. Mrs. Richard Boger has been quite ill this week at Grace Hospital, but is now some better. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Barnes moved last week to Marion where they will make their home. Chesterfield and Quaker Meadows Ball Saturday afternoon at Lu bather and upper vj,V , ,-hich our shoes are maue. "About four years ago we con ducted a large upper leauier w (.rv which has since been in contm- ;0US operation, in, inis magei iw ,1... T .-V. nn1 rnmnnTlV 1VP "feel ... m i Hnncnn rn Mnroho!iH nvonno lint tho new association win ue very r in tne past TUESDAY, MAY 10 j A day when your Dollar will r have more Cents HARDING INSISTS ON ECONOMY AT ONCE ommerits On Modern Tendency to Live Beyond Means. NEW HIGHWAY ENGINEER NAMED BY COMMISSION Quaker Meadows. v . - , The framing is up for the larg store room which the Morganton Hardware is erecting near the sta tion. Messrs. W. F. Wampler and S. M. Asbury spoke at Oak Hill Sunday morning on the Christian Education movement." Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Arney have started the erection of a new dwell ing next to the home of Mr. Carl il to our company -eavs we nave uougui suie i vCe quantities from Kistler, Lesh S Company. We know the charac ,r nf the men as well as the quality of the leather which they have pro duced. And, therefore, the merger of the interests of the two companies is the outcome of years ol pleasant and mutally satisfactory ousiness dealings of large volume. "We feel that this connection wilj. materially strengthen St. Louis' po sition in the shoe market, for it will tend to stabilize our product, fix the standard of quality of our production and enable our company to olter its merchandise on a more attractive ba sis to our customers." Confirmation also of the merger i . i t mi XT T T 1,1 was ODtainea Dy ine iiewi-nciiiu from the local office of the Burke Tannery,-where it was stated that the facts contained in the announce ment sent out from New York were correct. The merger will have little effect on the local organization but will in all probability mean an en largement of the plant - within the near future and an increase in pro duction. It may be that it will mean the establishment here later of one of the International Shoe Company's large factories, though this is only a surmise and has no official backing. In this connection it is of local in terest to state that the International Shoe Company owns and operates thirty-two large factories, the daily output of which is 85,000 pairs of shoes. It is believed that the merger con tains possibilities of big things for Morganton. FOUR SCHOOL TRUSTEES WERE ELECTED MONDAY Cox, Avery, Huffman and Bristol Chosen for Mem berships on School Board The elprtinn nn MnnHav. rallprl for the purpose of choosing four trus ses for the Morganton graded school, developed into a rather warmly con tested race in the Democratic ranks though the Republican nominees had 110 oposition. Friends of the Demo- Jfctic aspirants Messrs. X. H. Cox, Olen Avery, R. W. Pipkin and E. M. Hairfiold worked hard in their be Jfolf, Messrs. Cox and Avery winning, j-mce the ?.w required the election of 5 Republican members of the board tno vote registered for Messrs. Huff han and Bristol, who were unonpos- was much larger than the others, democrats as well as Republicans vtmir for t.hPTYv Tho . C40 . G36 cr, m-erv. Jkirfold. duffman. . Pistol... , 50G . 488 .1109 .1198 JEATH OF MRS. Win. WILLIAMS Villiam Williams died at he The foundation has been laid this week for the dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Arney on Avery avenue next to Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Kirksey. Mr. W. M. Blaylock, who has been working at the Oxford Machine Shop and Garage Company, has resigned and returned to his home in Char lotte. Mr W A Cook found while i ploughing at his home near Enola last week a silver five cents piece. It was dated 1829 and looks as if it were new. Mr. W. F. Gibbs caught a six-pound ! bass at the lake on Tuesday which is the prize catch. Before this Mr. Rob ert Davis held the record with a five and half pound bass. Mr. John Stephany, a prominent citizen of Statesville, died Tuesday. He was the father of Misses Rose and Leah Stephany, who have frequently visited in Morganton. Ha Mae Flowers celebrated her 8th birthday Tuesday afternoon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Flowers. During the afternoon de licious refreshments were served. Mr. R. F. Williams, who has been living on Route-1, has bought the Townsend property on Burkemont avenue. He and his family moved to their new home on Monday of this week. In the report of the county com mencement at Hildebran last week we wish to mention the prize' pic tures which were so kindly given for best attendance by Mrs. A. C. Chaf fee and Mrs. E. D. Alexander. The Home Circle of the1 Methodist church will have a plant sale the first week in Jurfe at which time they will sell all kinds of plants for the flower and vegetable garden. The sale will be held at the store of Mr. McK. Kin caid. . Mrs. Mary Hughson attended the meeting of the North Carolina Hos pital association which met in Pine hurst last week. Mrs. Hughson de livered before the association a paper on "The Value of the Small Hospital to the Community." Preaching services at the Advent Christian church on each second Sun day at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the pastor, W. L. Trivott. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Prayer services each Wednesday evening 7:30 p. m. Everybody cordially invited. The Epworth league of the Metho dist church will meet in the Sunday school room Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Miss Harriett Erwin,"wno was recently appointed chairman of the first department, will have charge of the meeting, the subject for winch will- be "Stewardship for Young Christians."" Mr. rmd Mrs. James W. Wilson, of Morganton and Statesville, have re turned to Statesville from Wash ington, where they were called by the illness and subsequent death "of Mrs. Haves?, mother of Mrs. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will continue their residence in Statesville, Mr. Wilson traveling from that city. CHAUTAUQUA TO HAVE ENJOYABLE PROGRAM President Harding has launched a drive against what he termed the "dangerous tendency of government departments to live beyond the means provided for them by congress and submit request for funds to cover de ficits." In identical letters, he callls attention to the fact that $216,000, 000 in deficiency appropriations are now pending and that estimated de ficiencies will run very much be yond that sum. ' The President said he wras very sure that "we can never fix ourselves firmly on a basis of economy until the executive departments keep with in their appropriations." BRIEF NEWS ITEMS FROM OVER BURKE Items o f Interest Gathered From Different Sections of the County By News Herald Correspondents GROUP COMMENCEMENT AT SALEM WEDNESDAY Several Cdunty Schools Partici pate in Enjoyable Exercises At Salem Last Week. Clifford Older, of Illinois, To Have Complete Charge of -Highway Work. The highway commission Friday elected Clifford Older, of Illinois, State highway engineer for North Carolina; apportioned $10,000,000 for construction work among the nine districts and adjourned a three-day session to meet again on May 18. The commission believes that it has secureci one of the best highway engineers in the country and feels that it has been unusually fortunate in getting Mr. Older to come to North Carolina. He has been engag ed in road construction work in Illi nois for the past 14 years and comes to North Carolina with, the highest recommendations of engineers, road builders and highway commissioners of many States. He will come to North Carolina in the-immediate fu ture and take complete charge of thi $50,000,000 road Luilding program that has been launched by the State. He will have complete control of all the engineering wrork for this con struction and maintenance program. The district engineers for construc tion and maintenancework named by the commissioners are as follows: The aDnortionment of $10,000,000 the commission exptts to spend dur ing the coming year is opportioned as follows: First district, $1,513,000; second, $1,157,000; third, $998,000; fourth, $120,000; fifth, $1,106,000; sixth, $1,372,000; seventh, $950,000; eighth, $841,000; ninth $925,000. First: J. C. Gardner, Raleigh, now with the commission. Second: R. E. Snowden, Kinston. Third: Will Morson, Raleigh, now with the commission. Fourth :F. E. Schnaofe, Durham, at present Durham county engineer. Fifth: John D. Waldrop, Greens boro. Sixth: J. D. Prjdgen, Raleigh, now with the commission. Seventh: C. E. Currie, now with the commission. Eighth: H. E. Noell, Marion. Ninth: Wythe M. Peyton, Ashe ville. ' . . Five Days of . Splendid Enter tainment Will Begih On Tuesday, May 10th. 1 Morganton 3 Chautauqua will open May 17th and will continue for five days. The program promises to be even more interesting and entertain ing than last year. The five days will be crowded with entertainment features and inskmc tive lectures. -Among the features on the pro gram are entertainments by the Ar tists our L-ompany, Tne Irene JStol ofky Company, Dunbar's White Hus sars, Swiss Yodlers, lecture, by "Gatl ing Gun" Fogleman, Geo iL McNutt, Dr. E. T. Hagerman, a comedy "Noth ing But the Truth," and. other attrac tions that will make the Chautauqua most attractive. The sale of tickets will probably begin next week. The sixth county commencement was held at Salem on Wednesday, April 27, the following schools par ticipating:. Salem, Chesterfield, Hef ner, Brittain, Burkemont and Mull's Grove. " The exercises began at 10 o'clock, and the following program did great credit to teachers and students and was enjoyed by all present: Song, America, by all; songs, Mull, Brittain, Hefner and Salem. Declamtion .contest, prize, a $1.75 Ever-Sharp pencil, to Edgar Scott, Hefner school. Other contestants: Cromwell Hood, Chesterfield; Emmet Mull, Mull; Joe Walker, Burkemont; Grover Bailey, Brittain; Carl Ross, Sabzfei. , Songs Hefner, Burkemont,- Ches terfield, Salem. Play "Our Flag," Brittain school. Pantomine "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean," by Ruth Hood of Ches- PINEHURST HOST TO DOCTORS The sixty-eighth annual session of the Medical Society of North Caro lina met in Pinehurst last week with' an attendance of 500. Governor Cameron Morrison presided at one of the night sessions. Dr. W. S. Rankin was again elect ed secretary of the State Board of Health and State health officer to succeed himself by the board's annual meeting. The term is for six years, beginning July 1st. Dr. Rankin is just completing his second term, hav ing been first elected in 1909. Dur ing the 12 years he has served the State has advanced to a leading posi tion in its public health work and now has the highest birth rate and one of the lowest death rates in the Union. Dr. I. M. Taylor and Dr. Herbert Kibler, of Morganton, attended the meeting. RUTHERFORD COLLEGE Everything here is on the stretch for commencement, and then how lonesome we will be .with the student body all gone away.. But then we will remember that they are having" a good time and getting ready to. re turn. Those who finish will enter business or go to higher schools. Don t forget Jo be on hand at the musical by Miss Little Friday night and at the play Saturday night,, and. then there will be no danger but that youwill be on hand for the rest of the commencement exercises. From the way lawn parks are be ing formed around the college we are sure that in the near future we will have one of the most attractive spots in all the county. And our young people deserve such a place in which to spend their school days. The set-up meeting for the Con nelly Springs circuit was held in one of the lecture rooms of the college Friday at 3:30 p. m. Stirring ad dresses ' were made by. Chairman Pickens, Revs. W. F. Elliott . J.. P. Hipps and D. M. Littaker, to a small but appreciative audience. Sam. Jones would have said it was Vshoot ing a buck-load at a sparrow." But there , was- a reason the closing ex ercises of the high school were on at the same time, and naturally the par ents were anxious to be at that. Still it was a pity that more pf our lead ing citizens were not out at this most important service. At the above-mentioned meeting captains and soliciting committees were arranged for at each church of the charge, and will soon be in the field for service. The committee for this place is as follows: Team cap tain, J. W. Bennette; members. Miss 3iary Powder, Mrs. Jas. H. Green. Recitation contest Prize, picture, p-ivpn bv Mrs. J. R. "RiHHlp nf Mnr- ganton, to Ruby Bailey, of Brittain j Mr. H. G. Hallyburton, Rev,. J. T.' VALDESE SCHOOL CLOSES SUCCESSFUL YEAR'S WORK Enjoyable Entertainment Last Friday Night Marked' the Closing of the School. OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS Paul Benfield, son of Mr. andMrs. John Benfield,' who was operated on for appendicitis at Grace Hospital two weeks ago, was able to return to his home at Bridgewater Wednesday. Paul had not recovered sufficiently to walk from the gunshot wounds he re ceived last December when Ben Kin caid's gun accidentally discharged, taking effect above the knee, when he taken ill with appendicitis and was brought to Grace Hospital for an operation. school. ' Other contestants: Bessie Smith, Mull's Grove; Clara Mae Mull, Mull; Florence Smith, Burkemont; El oise Buff, Mull's Grove; Donnie Brown, Heifner'; Rata Thornburg, Chesterfield; Hattie Poteet, Salem. Songs Brittain, Mull, Chesterfield and Salem. ; Parade of all school children, t Patriotic drill by 16 girls of Salem school. Athletic races and others: 100 yard dash (large boys). Prize, a safety razor, to Luther Roper of Sa lem. 100 yard dash (boys under 12). Prize, a knife, to Sam Caxswell, of Heifner. Potato race (girls 6 to 12 years). Prize, , gingham dress, donated by A. A. Connelly & Son, to Ira Poteet of Salem. x Cracker-eating contest (boys 8 to 14 years). Prize, a base ball to Her shel Smith of Chesterfield. I back race (boys). Prize, a ball bat to Cecil Williams of Salem. Greasy pole (boys). A $2.50 watch to Cecil Williams of Salem. Prizes for North v Carolina maps: $5.00, William Powell of Salem; wa ter colors, Sam Carswell of Heifner; cake plate, Vassie Carswell of Salem; dictionary, Hattie Poteet of. Salem. First prize for Burke county map, one year's subscription to The News Herald, donated by Miss Cobb, to Wilhelmina Powell; second prize, sta- (Continued on seventh page) The Valdese school closed on last Friday night with a most creditable and enjoyable entertainment at the Valdese Theatre. The entire school had part in one way oranother in the exercises, which consisted of a va riety of songs, recitations, dialogues, etc. Music was furnished by the Val dese band. The house was full to overflowing with friends and interested patrons of the school. The Valdese people are intensely interested in .th cause of ed ucation and the progress of their school. Prof. A. L. Lefevre and his excel lent corps of teachers have conducted a splendid school this year and it is the unanimous opinion of the patrons that the term just closing- has been one of the most Successful enjoyed by the school. DREXEL HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES Commencement exercises of the Drexel high school will commence this afternoon at 3:30 when Erwin Berry and Everette Propst graduate. At 8 o'clock tonight an entertainment will be giVen at the auditorium by the primary department. On Friday night a play will be given by the high school. ' On Friday at 10 a. m. the last of the county group commencements wrill be held at Drexel. in Eohtown Ratnrdav nicht and -'.uuiiuu ivionaay morning at uieu Pine. Rev. J. A. Fry conducted the jjral. Mrs. Williams is'- survived her daughters Mrs. Marvin Lind y, and Mrs. Ernest Lewis, and 5 Mr. Berts Williams, and two otr sons. . Work has hnmin An ih hiiildinf? of Mew Methodist chfcrch which is be i1? erecterl hptwppA TMrfrantnn and "reel. The framejwork is already V 1 THOMAS LOWDKRMILK'S FORECASTS FOR MAY May 5th to 7th scattering thunder storms . in the South. Snow in the We3t. 8th to 10th, coldy weatner, frost, temperature 37 to 43. 11th and 12th some warmer. 13th and 14th, thunder storms, perhaps hail. 15th and 16th, cool, windy weather. 17th and 18th, frost. 19th to 22nd, cold - cloudy weather, easterly winds. 23rd to 24th, hot, scattering thunder storms. 25th to 29th hot weather, ending in thunder storms and hail in some places. 30th and 31st, cool, perhaps frost, temperature 47 to 51. EX-SHERIFF LACKEY SLIGHTLY IMPROVED The condition of Mr. J. A. Lackey, whose serious illness has been noted in previous issues, was considered very critical Sunday, but since then he has shown some improvement and at this time his family and friends are more encouraged. His son, Mr. Otis Lack ey, of Washington, D. C, was with him several days this week, return ing yesterday. ; . HAS INVENTED AUTO POLISH Mr. J. C. Laughridge, of Mt. Airy, formerly of Morganton, has invented an automobile polish which is said to have exceptional enduring qualities. The Mt. Airy papers have been boost ing the invention and Mr. Laugh ridge plans to put the product on the market. PITTS & GILES BUY AN OTHER BUILDING Yesterday a deal was closed where by Pitts & Giles ,of Glen Alpine, who own possibly a dozen business build ings in Morganton, became the own ers - of the Leslie building, occupied by the Davis DrugCo., the purchase having been made from Dr. W. .A Leslie. , SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS WILL COVER THE STATE BOY WOOD-CARVER Miss Ellen Dula, of Joy, was in town this week. Miss Dula showed The News-Herald some remarkably good wood carving done by a boy in her school at Piedmont Julius Pritchard,;age 13, a son of Mr. The odore Pritchard. x The boy is evident ly talented along this line. - CHILDREN'S DAY EXERCISES The Sunday school children of the Methodist church ad charge of the Sunday morning -services, it being Children's day. A very r enjoyable program was rendered. Sunday night was the installation of the Ep worth league officers for the coming year. Isolated Counties Will Be Link ed Up; Road To Traverse The Dismal Swamp. Raleigh Correspondence of Friday tells of work mapped out by the highway commission at its meeting there last week. This work will con nect the forgotten provinces of both the northeastern part of the State and the mbuntain sections with the State. It will not take a great deal of construction work to connect these counties with other counties which already have good roads, and which will put them in touch with the whole central section of North Carolina. The commission plans not only to build links of road that will bind the central highway into a long stretch of road traversing the central section of North Carolina, but it has also mapped out plans and approved pro jects which will put a road through thfe Dismal swamp through Gates county, with a bridge across the Cho wan river at Winton ,which will link up the whole northeastern section of the State. This bridge at Winton to gether with the one at Williamsto'n Stover, Mrs. J. E. Bolick, Miss Lelia Shrum, Mr. T. E. Conrad. This com mittee is be doubled before the drive. ... " - We are glad to.weloome back home Miss Rosa Lpwder, ho has been in attendance to ' the. Woman's Mission ary council held in Richmond, Va. Miss Jean Ledbetter, graduate pu pil of. Miss Little, gave a recital Fri day evening, which delighted her many friends. - In a ball game last v - Thursday the Mt. Pleasant team beat ours by a score of 8 to 7, Rev. Jas. H. Green, who is in the midst of a glorious meeting at Lex ington, returned to his work there after a few hours' visit to his home Monday. Mrs. W. E. Hauss and baby spent ounuay visiting at Urexel. Education movement appointments for Sunday were filled from this place as follows: President Hinshaw, at West .Hickory; Professor' W. E. Hauss and H. R. Ashmore.'at Mt. Zion; Professor Reap and Rev. H. R. Cornelius at Connelly Springs, while Rev. J. T. Stover filled in for Prof. Hinshaw at the college chapel. Mr. O. V. Woosley, our field Sun day school secretary, delivered a most excellent address here Sunday night. And this after speaking at Bollinger's chapel at 11 a. m. and at Friendship at 3:30 p. m. Rev. W. h.. Elliott our pastor, spent almost every day last week speaking on the Educational movement in the day time and showing and lecturing on stereoptical pictures on the same subject at night. Our quiet little town was shocked to learn late Sunday evening that Mr. B. J. Pinson, a brother-in-law of Rev. J. W. Bennett ,of our college faculty, had been lost sight pf since Monday night until some time Sun day when he was found tied and doped near a well, so a telegram stated. He had gone from his. home near Greensboro Monday evening to a nearby phone, to learn of the con Hition of his father-in-law, who was ill, and was not heard from until Sunday morning about 5:15 o'clock in the front yard of &is father-in- law, I. F. Bennett, oh the Battle ground road, in a half-starved, semi conscious condition. He was remov ed the house- and after receiving at tention appeared rational. Late Sun day afternoon he seemed to have ful ly regained his mental poise. ' He tells a strange story, one that left his relatives and the authorities as much in the dark as when ho sud denly disappeared. He told Sheriff D. B .Stafford that late Monday even ing, April 25, while enroute from Sam Thacker's home, near -Glenwood, to a store nearby four unknown men seized and choked him and then hur ried him away in a Ford automobile, going in the direction of the Texas Oil Company's plant, west of Greens boro. While in the car he said the which as already v been constructed and in use will handle an immense , kidnappers forced him to drink a irauic wmiu is uuw puuiwg uvct strong .liquid, which tasted very otate line into Virginia. The central highway, of course, will handle more traffic than -any. other road in the State, and with the good roads and the 'highway commission will not take a great deal of money to finish up the links which will give North Carolina a fine road good in all weathers, through . the heart of the State. In the western counties projects have been approvede for roads from . (Continued on seventh page) much like whiskey. As the automo bile was approaching the oil compa ny's plan he says he went into a semi-conscious state. ( According to the story told to the sheriff the 'f our men took Mr. Penson to an old barn (he could not tell where it was located) and tied his hands and body tightly with a rope. He remained in the barn, without food, until Saturday night when the four men returned and said to him: (Continued on ninth page)