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11-HE i .1 Only Paper Published in Burke County VOL. XXXVI. . The Burke County News xt.. Li. "nr mm Subscription Price $2.00 per Year in Advance MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, JUNE 9, 1921 NO. 50 1EW TRAIN SERVICE FOR THIS Still I UN c orooration Commission Has Succeeded in Getting New Pullman From Golds boro to Middle West. Beginning June 26th a new service to tne inuuic be given the State. was coniaineu Pull West This in a man will Ptter received yesterday by Mayor iverv from Corporation Commission er Geo. P. Pell. The letter. follows: . "As you possibly know the Cor- por ation fast train irom uuiuOUww middle West. 'On yesterday it succeeded in get-tin- the Southern Railway to put on the' train leaving Goldsboro at 10:35 J m. a through Pullman for Cincin nati, beginning June 26th. This is a try-out scheme to see if there is, any business from North Carolina to the West. If this is a success, then, as soon as the business depression is nvpr we think it means a through oring to get established a through to the MR. CARTER WILL NOT ACCEPT MANAGERSHIP MANLY M'DOWELL Will Remain With State Hospit al; Town Manager Not Yet Elected. Since the last issue of The News Herald Mr. J. H. O. Carter has found it impossible to accept the place of town manager. Owing to certain de velopments which have arisen at the State Hospital he feels that he must remain with that institution. A town manager has "not yet been secured and no further information regarding the office has been given out by the town authorities. HARDING PLEADS FOR A REPUBLIC OF HIGH IDEALS Hopes Nation Never Again Will Have to Go to War ; Speaks At Annapolis President Harding Monday pre sented diplomas to the Naval acad emy graduating class with prayer that the newly commissioned officers never would be called into battle, but with an admonition that willingness to fight end die for one s country al y mmmmm - - j C ; - W North State Flier which will be sche- ways must remain one of the most duled to leave uoiusuuiu a auvww potent saieguarus 01 civilization. noon, arriving at Asheville at u p. m. and Cincinnati,, Louisville and St. Louis early next -day, stopping at Selma, Raleigh, Durham, Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, Thomasville, Lexington, Salisbury, Statesville, Newton, Hickory, Morganton, Marion and Asheville. "I want to beg of you to use your every effort to advertise this Pullman so we can demonstrate that there is Western business. Show this letter to everybody and get your local news paper to help. It will be a great thing for the State." This Cincinnati Pullman will be on train No. 11. A ''' vy ' ' V I I v, VA f , ' '"A It . 0 ' FROM OVER BUREK Txs'iSvEDiiBIEF HEWS ITEMS Mills No. 1 and No. 2 Combined j ' in One Building; Move j Made Last Week 7 ; t Items of Interest Gathered Garrou Mill No. 2, better known. From Different Sections of probably as Vaudois Mill, has been ; u r, ur xfwo nnm,inaA rifV n,rm Mill W 1 tho " U"4 J AWITO- machinery and fixtures moved last j week to the building of the latter. Mr. E. D. Alexander is secretary and treasurer of the mills, which po sition he has filled since the estab lishment several years ago of Mill No. 1, at which time Vaudois Mill was purchased by the same company and run as Mill No. 2. LOCAL BRIEFS IN AND AROUND TOWN K. OF P. TO CELEBRATE THEIR GOLDEN JUBJLEE Asheville Dokeys Are Planning to Run Special to Greens boro On June 15th. The Asheville Times says that over 300 Knights of Khorassan, members of Bagdad Temple .No. 213, are ex pected to make up' the special train of Dokies that will invade Greens boro Wednesday, June 15, for the "Golden Jubilee" ceremonial at which time it is believed that over 150 ty ros will be fed to the hungry tigers. This ceftmonial will be heldon the second day of the grand lodge meet ing of the Knights of Pythias of North Carolina, which convenes in .the Gate City on Tuesday. June 14, for a three days' session. The Dokeys will be in charge of the second day. - Arrangements are being made for the charter of a special train for the wearers of the fez of Pythianism to this ceremonial, about 300 in all, in cluding the candidates. Represen tatives from Waynesville, Henderson ville, Canton and other neighboring towns will help make up the Bag dad Special." Included in this num ber also will be officers of the grand domain of North Carolina, represen tatives of the Asheville Pythian lodges and members of the divan m, brigands from Dokey temple. Speaking in Dahlgren hall before the midshipmen and thousands of their relatives and friends assembled for the graduation exercises, the. President solemnly raffirmed his 'faith in a strong and fearless repub lic but added that he wanted it al ways a republic of "high ideals." The most desired of national attainments, he said, would be a medium between the spirit of maintained institutions and the spirit of the crusader. With his expression of hope that the nation wotild not again be called to war. Mr. Harding coupled a prom lse that so long as he remained President no American would be called upon to fire a gun except in a cause in harmony with "the American conscience and for which answer could be made to God. The President's short address was delivered after he had handed each of the 260 graduating midshipmen his diploma and had personally con gratulated each on his completion of the academy course. Short Item's of Local and Per sonal Interest Gathered During the Week. LIBRARY ASSOCIATION MET MONDAY NIGHT Prof. Erwin "Spoke on Commun ity Spirit and Cooperation; , Constitution Adopted. GREATEST AMERICAN A NORTH CAROLINIAN Miles Darden Was a Giant Height and Weight; Larg est Man On Record. in r TIE COUNTY SUMMER SCHOOLJLSESSION More Than Eight Teachers En rolled, Others Expected; Un der Competent Instructors The Burke county summer school, for teachers opened Monday. Al ready there is an enrollment of some thing over eighty teachers and it is be lieved others will come in later in the week. This is probably the lar gest summer school ever held in this county, and they are fortunate in, be ins under-the direction of such a com petent faculty. The instructors are Mr. II. F. Srygley, superintendent of the Morganton graded school; Mr. T. Hendrix, superintendent of the Glen Alpine school, and Miss Stuart, of (?arthage, who is considered expert in primary work. Miss Stuart is ex pected to import valuable ideas to the primary teachers in helping them to I uuerest ana reacn tne lower graae children, while Mr. Srygley and Mr. Hendrix deal with the grammar grade work. Mr. T. L. Sigmon, coun ty superintendent, is helping tempo rarily until other arrangements can be made. The school opens at 8N.45 in the rnoming and is in session until five in the afternoon, allowing time for recess and dinner. Surely the science of teaching has been elevated from that by-gone idea that when a person failed at every thing else he began teaching school. The present . day teachers are being made to apply the best methods in their school work, and teachers of these times who are not interseted in their work will quit shortly because they can't stand the "nagging? It remains for the parents to stand be hind the school movement, and then are assured of the highest educa tional system. Several years ago The News-Herald printed a little story that was widely copied at the time. The Con cord Inbune was one of the papers reprinting it and this week one of Mr. Sherrill's subscribers has sent him a copy of it, probably from an old scrap book, with two paragraphs of additional information. To Mr. Sherrill we are indebted for sending them along to us. ' The story as ap pearing in The News-Herald follows- "The following very interesting in formatio'n was given to The News Herald by C. L. Shuping, a resident jof Morganton: "Said he: 'In turning through the old United States History, 'Our Coun try and Its Resources,' belonging to my father, published in the yew 1876, u miliary aim in me' section treat ing on the wonderful resources, etc., of our grand old State, I find the fol lowing which is an exact copy: " 'The Greatest American.' " 'The largest man on record was Miles Darden, a native of North Car olina, who was born in 1798 and who died in Tennessee in 1857. He was 7 feet and 8 inches tall, and in 1845 weighed 872 pounds. ' At his death h weighed a little over 1,000' pounds. " 'In 1803 his coat was buttoned around three men, each of them weighing over 200 pounds, who walk ed together in it across the square at Lexington. In 1B50 it required .12 yards of cloth a I yard wide to make him a coat. Until 1853, he was ac tive and lively, and able to' bear la bor, but from that time he was com pelled to stay at home, or be hauled about in a two-horse wagon. " 'His coffin was 8 feet long, 35 inches deep, 32 inches across breast, 18, inches across the feet. " 'It required 22 yards of black vel vet to cover the sides ,and lid of the coffin. Miles Darden was twice - mar coffin. Miles Darden was twice mar ried, and his children are very large, though it is probable that none of them will ever attain the gigantic weight and size of their father.' " ,From the Century Dictionary and Encyclopedia: "Darden, Miles. Borit in North Carolina, 1798: died in . Henderson county, Tennessee, January 23, 1857. An American onted for his size. His height was 7 feet 6 inches, and his weight (at death) about 1000 pounds" France s heaviest man, weighing 558 pounds, recently died. The heav iest man of whom we have any . au thentic record died in London during the last century. He weighed 739 pounds.. There will be regular services at Mt. Calvary Sunday, both morning and evening. Miss .Elizabeth Taylor expects, to stage a play for the benefit of the li brary, full particulars of which will be given later. Naomi and Fay, daughters of Rev. F. K. Roof, graduated from Lenoir College, Hickory, last Wednesday with honors and with first distinction. "The Second Coming of Christ" is the subject to be discussed at the B. Y. P. U. Sunday ' evening. Miss Maude Goodwin is leader for the evening. There will be a meeting of the Ep worth league , Sunday evening at 70. Subject: "Out in Out for Christ.' The leader will be Miss May iPatton. Come out and hear this splendid program. T- Alma Rader, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Rader who was so painfully injured a few weeks ago by an automobile, has so far recover ed as to go on a visit to her grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Rader near Chesterfield. Mr. S. M. Asbury writes The' News Herald that he will be delighted to have the Epworth league of the West ern N. C. conference, which convenes in annual meeting here on June 20th, use his place, "Hollybrook Farm," for a picnic during their stay here. Mrs. J. H. Hyams, mother of Mrs. J. R. Anderson, of Morganton, has been quite sick at her home at Lin ville Falls. "Mrs. Anderson spent last week at Linville Falls and expects to i return unless there is decided im provement in Mrs. Hyams' condition within the next few days. It has been suggested to The News MRS. HARSHAW DIED HERE LAST THURSDAY Widow of Late "Mose" Harshaw Passed Away At Broadoaks At An Advanced Age. ' The" Morganton Library association met in the school auditorium Monday night, at which time the constitution suggested by the North Carolina Li brary association was adopted with some slight alterations. The speaker of the evening, Prof. Edward Erwin, gave a splendid talk on Community Spirit and Coopera tion, , pointing out the great benefits derived from community service,' so cial consciousness and social cooper ation, all of this s what a library will help bring to us. The cultural, intellectual and utilitarian values of a library come through its giving us the best in the world that has been thought and written. Miss Goldie Shifiet gave several delightful piano selections during the evening. The association adjourned to meet the second Monday m July, the 11th. EPWORTH LEAGUERS ARE HERE WEEK AFTER NEXT Mrs. Mary Macon Harshaw, widow of the late "Mose" Harshaw, for years one of the most prominent po litical leaders in this section 'of the State, died last Thursday morning at Broadoaks sanatorium here at an ad vanced age. For years she had been in extremely poor health and for some time in a helpless condition. The remains were taken to Lenoir Thursday to the home of her son,. Mr. John Harshaw. On the following day she was buried in the Harshaw bury ing ground at Collettsville by, the side of her late husband. The funeral ser vices were conducted from the home of her son by Rev. A. A. McLean of Lenoir. Her only daughter, Mrs. W. W. Scott, of Washington, D. C, arrived in Morganton just a short time after Herald Correspondents VALDESE. " Mr. and Mrs. Francis Garrou made a trip to Blowing Rock Sunday. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. AAF. Garrou and family. Mr and Mrs. J. D. Pascal have I just arrived from Italy. They report la fine ttrip. although" rather lengthy. Mr. , and Mrs. Ben Pons are the proud parents of a baby girl. (V Mr. and Mrs. John Pons are very proud of a baby girl - that arrived Sunday morning about ten o'clock. Bonv to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bou nous, a daughter. Mr and Mrs. Brinkley and family motored to Mrs: Brinkley's old home near Glen Alpine Sunday. The new buiding for the Pauline ' Knitting mills that is being built in the east addition to Valdese, is well under way. The management ex pects to move the machinery in June. Mr. Antione ,Rostan moved in his new home last week.' The fill souti of the Southern rail road connecting the northern and southern part of Valdese, .is open to travel. Three new houses hate been built south of the railroad within the past three weeks. " The mayor an commissioners held their first regular meeting since the election on the evening of June 6th. Mr. Henry Martinat, the. only new man to be elected to office, was sworn in by Mr. J. M. Brinkley. Among the important decisions of the officials was the grading of Praly avenue that her mother's death. Mrs. Scott was Miss Mary Annie Miller, the daugh-' joins the highway just west of the ter of Mrs. Harshaw by a former Farmers' Union store. The private marriage. Several Hundred Young People Will Come to Morganton For Annual Meeting MRS. INGOLD HONORED Mrs. A. M. Ingold, who has been spending the past two weeks in New York, has been notified of her election to the American Guild of Organists. Election to this guild requires superi or musical ' ability and the successful passing of a difficult" examination. i on Saturday, June 4th. mis. iuguiu & xiienu& iiere aie rejoic ing in her success and in the honor that has come to her through this or that has come to her through this rec ognition of unusual musical talent. subscriptions for this work amounted to $200. The commissioners voted $150 additional for the work. The annual congregational meeting of the' Waldensian church was held on the 5th. Among the important ac-. tions was a decision to install an ad equate heating system for the church budding. The B. Y. P. U. went on a picnic . Some of the details of the program for the annual meeting of the Ep worth ieague of the W. N. C. Con ference' of the Methodist church, which convenes here on June 20 for two days, have been received by the presi dent of the local league, Mr. J. ' S. Rogers. Ambng the prominent speakers- will be -4Dr.W KiCunningham, a missionaryVfrom Cuba, Miss Alice Cone, held secretary ofvthe Jipworth Herald that local grocers, should he ff'r T rivl S'jL i rt i . ville, Dr. J. B. Craven, president of remindea to be prepared for the Davenport College, T;enbirp!and Dr. JSJfio ,TtXZClrL W &leT I Henry Grady Hardin, the latter to be next so as to be sure to have extra a. i ' m..-j-- i. This meeting will be one of the real ly t big events of the yearin Morgan ton. . More' than two hundred young people are expected to attend. MR. CLIFFORD CONLEY INJURED " Mr. Clifford Conley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Conley, of Glen Alpine, while trying to board a moving train at Carrboro, the Chapel Hill station, Saturday morning, slipped and fell with his foot across the track. The train smashed his right foot badly. He Vas taken to Watts' hospital and about half the foot removed. , supplies, such as meats, Dread, etc. Two hundred v and fifty extra people in town will .make a difference ill gro cery sales. We pass ths suggestion along for what it is worth. ,'MACKirWiLLFREACH HERE NEXT MONDAY Well - Known Evangelist Comes Here Next Monday For One Service on Court Square Unless something unforseen hap pens "Cyclone Mack" will be in Mor ganton next Monday morning and will preach at 11 o'clock on the court house square. Mr. McLendon is holding a great revival in Asheville, said to be the greatest he has ever had, and since Monday is his rest (?) day he has promised to grant the wish of many admirers here and come to Morganton for one service. It has been suggested that places of business close during the hour of the service and in all probability this will be done. As large a choir as can be assembled will lead the music, ac be assembled will lead the music. A good orchestra will be assembled for the occasion. TO DRIVE NAILS IN STATUE When it was proposed in Berlin that the famous Hindenburg wooden statue into which the former kaiser drove a gold nail t and the common German iron ones," should be sold at public auction, an American appeared on the scene. He offered 30,000 marks for the figure. Pressed as to his rea son for buying the statue of the ! Boche general, the American declared that he proposes to bring it to Amer ica and let Americans drive nails in it again at 25 cents a nail. Half the proceeds would go to the American Legion and the dther half to the Red Cross. ICE CREAM SUPPER AT DREXEL The Ladies' Aid society- of Drexel is going to give an ice cream supper Saturday evening in behalf of Zion church. This festival is not only in the name of a good cause but it prom ises to be a fine opportunity for so cial gathering. It is earnestly hoped that everybody wilr""attend and. make this a "go." . The school at Jonas Ridge opened Monday morning with Mr. A. L. Lef e- er and Miss Nell Putney as teachers. NEW THEATRE PUTS ON NOVEL SCHEME Picture Show Admissions Will Be Given Children For Tin Cans Brought DEATH II KNOXVILLE OF MR.'AjiiJCRAWLEY Former Citizen of This County Died Sunday At Home of His Daughter LUKE McLUKE IS DEAD In a. letter from the Cincinnati En quirer is the announcement vf ' the death of James Syme Hastings (Luke McLuke). Mr. "Hastings died Saturday morning, June- 4th, the an nouncement said. OFFER TO CATALOG BOOKS ... Prof, and Mrs Edward Erwin have generously offered to catalog the books for the new library if we can get them here in the next two months. v FINE SUPPORT TO "MADE IN CAROLINAS" EXPOSITION r Manufacturers of Two Carolinas Lining Up Behind It and All Indications Point to Success MR. - JONES' NEPHEW KILLED Mr. J. C. Jones received the follow ing telegram last week: "Deeply re gret to inform you it has been official ly reported that your nephew, Private Wilfong H. Knight, Troop A, mounted detachment, American forces in Ger mnay, died of fractured skull MJay 22, 1921, at Coblenz, Germany." The first four nights next week at the New Theatre will be "tin can nights." In order to cooperate with the plan to rid ' the town of bid tin cans, the breeding places of mos quitoes, Manager Davis offers free ad mission to the picture show on Mon day, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs day nights to every child bringing as many as ten tin cans. In addition to this the Civic department of the Wo man's Club will give a valuable prize to the child bringing the largest num ber on one string. The only condi tions attached' are that the cans . be sound ones that would hold t water nd that the-children be iunderT.f teen years of age.5 ' V'y: - . ." r ' Manufacturers of North and South Carolina. are giving the "Made in Carolinas" exposition, to. be .held in Charlotte in September under the di rection of the Carolinas Exposition, Inc., hearty support. Already ten thousand square feet of the available 100,000 of floor space has been taken, this in the last ten days with only one man in the field. Nqw there are four men in the field and a local commit tee working in Charlotte and it is ex pected that all space will .be allotted within 30 days. .Winston-Salem is leading so far in the amount w of v space taken, with Greensboro a1 close second, but other ((Continued 'on -seventh page) Mr. L. A Crawley received a mes sage Sunday telling of -the death that day in Knoxville, Tenn., of his broth er, Mr. A. EN Crawley. Mr. Crawley was born and reared in this county, living here until about two years ago when he went to Knoxville to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. Wil- it yi 1 TT i nam vasennurg. ne was seventy- seven 'years of age, a vetaran of the Civil war in which he served the en tire four years. - Surviving Mr Crawley are his' wife and six children. Mrs. Craw ley's maiden -name was Miss Adelaide X)ooperT The children are Messrs. Joe and Jink Crawley, who are in the West, and Mrs. Casenburg, of Knox ville, Mrs. Hossie Kincaid of Morgan ton, Mrs. William Garrison and Mrs. William Bright, also in Ihe West. Be sides the brother mentioned Mr! L. A. Crawley, there is one surviving sister, Mrs. Autha Walker, of Mor ganton. Mr. Crawley was considered by those who knew him here as a high principled gentleman, industrious and upright. The news of his death has been received with sincere regret. BUILDING NEW STORE Mr. T. H. Walker has begun work this week on the erection of a new store building near the station. The wooden building which he has been oc cupying has been rolled a short dis tance down the street and the new building is being erected on the same site. It will be of cement bricks and modern in every jmrticular. The first complete eewing machine was patented by Elias Howe, Jr., in 1846. CHESTERFIELD Mr. and Mrs. Kirjath McCall, af ter a visit to Lenoir, returned Thursday to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed McCall, where they will make their home. Mr. McCall is an . industrious, well-to-do young far mer. - His bride, who was Miss Jessie IMcGimsey, and spent the winter teacning in tnis community, is a sweet, modest young lady. Their many friends wish them much hap piness. v -.Misses Annie Marion and Willie McCarter and Messrs. Roy and How ard , Furguson, of Clover, x S. C, spent the week-end as guest of Mr. and Mrs. .H. M. Conley and family. Quite a few from this section at tended the services at Antioch Sun day, Rev. Lacy of Morganton preaching a fine sermon. - Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Kincaid had as their guest Sunday Mr. Kincaid's sisters, Mrs. Alice Whitener and Mrs. E. B. Hood and their' families. Misses Lizzie, Alma and Allie Ra der, of Morganton, are spending some time with their aunt, " Miss Minnie Rader. A Sunday school has been organ ized at the Hartley schoolhouse with Mr. Lester Smith as superintendent. Our hearts were grieved to learn of the death of Mrs. Moses. N. Har shaw at Mdrganton the past week. Mrs. J. G. . Harmon visited Thurs day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Throneburg. . Mrs. Ruby Harris, of Antioch, was a visitor here Friday. Mrs. Alice Whitener and daugh ters, Misses May and Alice White ner, and Mr. Russell Whitener, of near Hickory, spent Saturday night with Mrs. E. B. Hood. Mrs. J. W. Duckworth and Mjss Winnie Smith spent Friday night at the home of Mr. J. A. Bowman at Gilboa. , ' Miss Mary Lou Morrow is at hBoone attending the Appalachian Training school. ; Miss Cozie Stroup, of Mt. Home,, spent the week-end visiting the Miss es Smith. Mrs. J. V. Powell was a guest Thursday of Mrs. J. H. Miller. Her health is better but is' unable to walk on account of rheumatism. Messrs. Macon Whisenant and Aquilla Rhodes were business visit ors at Lenoir Friday. , Misses Grussie Morrow and Louise Bowman spent Wednesday night with Mrs. H. L. Morrow. Master Stewart Fry, of Morgan- ton, was at the services at Mt. Pleas- ' ant Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Morrow are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Ivey Kincaid in Lenoir. Messrs. Lawrence Miller, t John, Frank and Henry Baird and Vance Hallyburton were visitors at the dam at Bridgewater Saturday. " Mr. and Mrs. Gaither Harmon's Sunday visitors were Mr. and Mrsr E.'L. Throneburg, Mrs. Amos and Miss Ella Green and Mr. Turner Walker of Caldwell. Mrs. R.M. Smith, who has been visiting her parents, near Lenoir, has returned home. Mrsr. Henry Morrow and children have been, on a visit to Mr., Morrow who holds a position in Asheville. (Continued on eighth pag) I f !
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