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. The new&heiraltd) .. ' ' Only Paper Published in Bure County The Burke County News Consolidated November 29, ' 19Q1 The Morganton Herald Subscription P rice $2.00 per Year in Advance A. VOI, XXXVIL PifiNSABOUT MftDE FOR BIG GELEBRftTIGH twth Will Be Celebrated Here 7n iff Way; Thousands Ex, 1 pected to Be Here For The Celebration. r-erythinff is getting in readiness . 'ne't Monday when the Fourth ; i be celebrated in such a manner Ts it has never been celebrated here beiu1'ep11vkP county post of the Amer ce " . . - ican Legion is directing P L Already it gives promise of "rin- any former celebration oi the Fourth ever attempted in this sec in .u., c'fofp. It is expected that no Ol IUV - , , ,i J weather is favoraoie inousanus 'Vpcope fcom Burke, McDowell ',K Catawba counties will EE Canton that day to take part - 1 W I VI I I . I w IrllG AV-M'" ' " 1 1 oninV in rm t between the legion posts fhe-e four counties will take turns in .fphratin- the Fourth and to Burke celebl the privilege of staging SrcelebrationwhSmWillseta hifh standard ior me umcis tu LOCAL BRIEFS IN AND AROUND TOWN Short Items of Local and Per sonal Interest Gathered During the Week. MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, JUNE 30, 1921. BURYING THE TALENT NO. 1 MR. CLAYWELL ROAD ENGINEER IN AVERY The First National Bank nd Bank of Morganton will be closed on the Fourth. Rev. F. Ai Bower returned yester day from Kenly where lie had been conducting a revival. There will be vesper services at Mt. Calvary Lutheran . church Sunday evening at 7 :45 o'clock. The B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist church will run a cold drink stand on the lot opposite Hotel Morgan on the Fourth. The many friends of Mr. W. F. Hallyburton will regret to learn that he has been seriously ill for the past week. The Ladies' Aid society of Mt. Cal vary Lutheran church will meet with Mrs. F. K. Roof Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr. S. J. Ervin gave an inspira tional lecture last week to the sum mer school teachers on the training of the body, mind and soul. Prof. Edward Erwin made a very interesting and instructive talk to the summer school students Tuesday on "Preparation in Elementary English for Higher English." low. . !A, , . notr;nti(, ivir. ana Mrs. Ernest laiies nave Banning wuu a ""tyv" rooms at the home of Mr. and Mrs. narade in the Jiorximg, fr mch F. M. Scroggs. Mr. Giles recently noats are already being prepared and d . . . h wkrdi in which tne legiouauco there will be some feature attraction every hour in the day, the celebration V ,.-;fV. n rrorceous disnlay of "lu o clo 1 Nv. : . rr a ft i ! Former Town Manager Has Charge of State Highway Wrork in Avery County Mr. C. Robey Claywell, until, re cently town manager of Morganton, lis engaged in road work in Avery county, having charge of the btate highway work in that county as su pervising engineer. Mr. and Mrs. Claywell are for the present located at Cranberry. BIRTH OF THE LEAGUE ' OBSERVED AT LONDON BRIEF NEWS ITEMS r FROM OVER BURKE Items ovf Interest Gathered From Different Sections of the County By News- t Herald Correspondents TO DECLARE PEACE BY THE FOURTH OF JULY Country Technically At Peace By Independence Day; Pur pose of New Resolution fireworks at night. The program is printed elsewnere in una Isupt. R. E. Simpson, of the South ern railway, a Burke county boy, who has gone to the top, will make the onlv "address of the day., iviator Mike Palm, of Concord, has been secured to make several flights and do aeroplane stunts. n automobile race, mule race, ball game, daylight fire works, contest be tween fire companies, etc., will be on the clay's program. Morganton is making great prepa roHnrc for the event. It will doubt less be a red letter day for the town and county. MRS. ALEXANDER TAYLOR DIED LAST THUKSUAI Death of Young Wife and Moth er Brought Sadness to Many Funeral and Burial Friday Mrs. Alexander Taylor died 'about eiht o'clock last Thursday morning ather home here.. The death of this young wife and mother brought sad ness to the entire community. Besides her husband and a small son, Isaac Montrose Taylor, only a few weeks old, Mrs. Taylor is sur vived by one sister, Miss . Emily Haynes, of Springfield, Mass.,- who has been here on a visit for several months, and a brother, Mr. Lawrence Haynes, who with his wife arrived from Springfield after his sister had office at the State Hospital. Charles Eugene is the name of the little son born to Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene Denton at Lexington June 22. Mrs. Denton prior to her marriage was Miss Bessie Andeison. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beach moved this week into the house recently va cated by Mrs. Hattie Poteet on Sterl ing .street. Mrs. Poteet sold her house and moved to Roanoke, Va. Rev. F. K. Roof will meet his' regu lar appointment Sunday morning at Mt. Hebron Lutheran church a,t Hil debran and also the catheticaNclasses on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mr. and' Mrs. L. P. Frans of Win ston-Salem, announce vthe birth of their dauerhter. Marv Elizabeth, on June -23. Before her marriage Mrs. Frans was Miss Wlhelmina Williams. Mr. Jasper Wise and Miss Edna Young were married yesterday, June 29th, at the home, of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Young, at Greenlee. Rev. P. J. Shell performed the ceremony. Mrs. B. S. Gaither took her little daughter, Betty, to Salisbury last Thursday to have her tonsils removed. I We are glad to learn that little Betty stood the operation all right and is getting along nicely. . Miss Swarburg, of the State In surance Department, talked to the summer school Tuesday afternoon on "Fire Prevention." She urged organ ization in each school in a campaign for fire prevention and asked the teachers to give instruction along this line. Valdese baseball club played Ma rion at Valdese Saturday afternoon, the score being 8 to 0 in favor of Valdese. Ramsey, Benneld and To have the United States techni cally at peace by July 4, Indepen dence day, appeared to be the aim of Republican leaders in congress in charge of the Knox-Porter peace res olutions. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, chairman of the senate and house con ferees on the resolution, returned Sunday from Massachusetts prepared to renew negotiations early in the week. Early agreement on differences be tween the senate and house resolu tions is predicted by Republican con ferees who are . expected to reach a compromise basis before calling in the Democratic conferees for formal ac tion. It is believed that the conferees will adopt the Knox resolution as to American property rights and other features of the Knox plan THE PRESIDENT SEEKS UNLIMITED AUTHORITY For His Secretary of the Trea sury in Refunding Ten Bil lions Allies Owes Us. Fifty Thousand Persons Cele brate the Second Anniver sary At Hyde Park, MR. T. 0. CANNON IS NEW TOWN MANAGER Unrestricted authority for the sec retary of the treasury in refunding the approximately $10,000,000,000 owed by the allied nations to this country was asked by President Harding in the first administration bill sent to Congress. The bill, drafted at the treasury de partment, was forwarded by the Pres ident to chairman of senate and house committee with urgent recommenda tions for enactment. It was intro duced immediately in the senate by Senator Penrose and committee hear ings ordered for Wednesday. Complete powers for settling with the allied nations would be vested in Secretary Mellon under the bilf. With the President's approval, he would be authorized to accpet ther securities of debtor or other nations in exchange, for their notes. The bill also would confer unlimited authority to defer payment of interest or principal, and to settle outstanding claims against the United States. Announcement of the administra- Crowds -estimated to number 50,000 observed the second anniversary of the birth of the league of nations Saturday by demonstrating on Lon don's famous public forum, Hyde park The coal strike caused a modifica tion of plana for pilgrimages from all parts of the United Kingdom for par ticipation in the rally, the demonstra tion being confined to the London area. . ) Parties stormed throughout the city and marched to Hyde park where 20 speaker including Lord Robert Cecil and the archbishop of Canterbury ad dressed the crowds, which included representatives of the 48 nations in the league. A feature of the celebration was the statement of Viscount Grey re garding it in which he declared that the league could not be scrapped, but expressed the belief that the Presi dent and people of the United States desired world peac as much as those in that country," who were the strong est supporters of the league. c ' j tit - tion refunding plan was made at the Sworn in Monday as Manager of i white House and a letter from Sec- Morganton; Civil Engineer of Practical Experience. nassed awav. The funeral at the home on Friday morning at 10 o'clock was conducted I Tron were batteries for Valdese al by Rev. J. A. MacLean, Jr., and in terment made in the Taylor family plot at the cemetery. Mrs. Taylor was a college mate and close friend of Mrs. J. W. Vernon, nee Miss Sarah Taylor. They roomed to gether for four years at Bryn Mawr and graduated in the same class, 1919. It was while on a visit here that she met Mr. Taylor and their marriago took place June 10. 1920. At her re quest the baby will be cared for by Mrs. Vernon. , Mrs. Taylor was a bright, win some young woman and her death in the bloom of life is particularly sad. BOY'S DEATH PROBABLY NOT DUE TO DROWNING The body of young Hoy Crouse, the delegate to the leasrue conference from Lexington whose untimely death while here was reported in last week s paper, was taken to Lexington Thursday morning and the funeral and burial services held there Friday. A fund sufficient to bear all funeral expenses was raised in the confer ence here. There is little doubt but that yoling Crouse had a heart attack or some similar affliction. He had complained of being sick before going into the water. The examination by the em balmer strengthened the theory that his death was not caused by drowning lowing- Marion to get on third base once and only one strike. Valdese played an errorless game. Ramsey struck out 23 men and Stover for Valdese got four hits. A large crowd attended the game. Mr. Ike Avery was in a very good humor about admitting that he got the wrong kind of seed this year and therefore got -behind in the early roasting ear" race, but insisted that another year The News-Herald re quire proof in the form of a mess of corn from the champion before giving credit to anyone. That's the way he does it when he is first. Mr. McDowell did not have much to say on the proposition but still contends that when anyone has early vege tables he is gathering the same"kind from his garden. UNDERPASSES ARE NOW A REALITY . Mr. T. O. Cannon was sworn in Monday as town manager. His elec tion to this position was noted in last week's issue of The News-Herald but it was not known at that time just when he could begin work. He and Mrs. Cannon and little son arrived the latter part of the week from Stanley county, where Mr. Cannon has been engaged in road work. They are stopping for the present' at the Patton House. Mr. Cannon, as has been stated, is an experienced and capable engineer. He was for several years in the em ploy of the Southern Power Company. JULY BOARD MEETINGS The Fourth . being also the first" Monday in July will interfere some what with the regular board meet ings held at that time. Inquiry by Ihe .News-Herald brings the infor mation that the county commission ers will meet at the. regular hour on Monday morning but it will be only a formal meeting as no business will be transacted and they will adjourn immediately to meet again the next day. The board of education will hold its regular monthly meeting on the' sec ond Monday in July instead of the first. The town council will meet Tuesday night, the 5th. retary Mellon to the President, out- lining the bill, presented , needs for . tne blanket powers requested. Citing that th treasury was without author ity to convert, refund or defer pay ment of the allied debts and interest. Secretary Mellon said that diverse conditions required a general grant ofpowers to the tteasury. . No plans for disposition of the allied securities was given by" Sec retary Mellon. The bill was received by most Republican leaders with ap proval. Some Democrats, however, de clared they Cwould oppose any grant of unlimited powers over the allied debts to the secretary of -the trea sury and intimations of a similar po sition were given by some Republi cans. . RUTHERFORD COLLEGE Hot weather, plenty of rain, town force working the streets, no preach ing here Sunday, nothing unusual go ing on, and news as scarce -.as hen'3 teeth. , 1 You should have seen President Hinshaw -acting the carpenter Mon day morning. He said he wanted a little exercise, and it did not take him long to get all he wanted. : Rev. J, W, Bennett preached twice Sunday for the pastor of the West Hickory circuit while the latter gave himself to the revival he is now hold ing at the central church. Mrs. R. S. Abernethy is on a visit to her daughter, Mrs, Smith', in For est City. Rev. J. M. Lowder preached at Bollinger's chapel Sunday and said there was a considerable increase in , the congregation. Next Sunday 4s President Hin shaw's time to preach here at 11 a. m., but as he is likely to be away an other brother will occupy the time, and Pastor Elliott will preach at night. What about those Rutherford Col lege bonds? And when are we to get the electric light line ? A more imp'ortant query is, when is work to begin on the new church?" Mrs. Glass and daughter, Miss Ol lie, are on a visit to Happy Valley to spend awhile with relatives and friends. Mr. T. P. Bumsrardner. of Albe marle, spent Sunday with Mr. J. T. Stover and family, where there is joy with the old folks at having the chil dren all home for a few days visit. MissLochie returned to her post' of service of the Vick Chemical Com pany, leaving on No. 22 Sunday. Rev. J. M. Lowder, by the help of his daughters, is having some needed repairs and improvements made on his house. A little bootlegger sensation occur red at Connelly Springs Sunday evening when two men in charge of a heavily laden suitcase attempted to Trying to Mobilize Private 2 w?- n UJ -seeing the police Ranking frpHitsi in Prpvnt precious cnarge uanKing creaitS,lO rrevtnt and made a hasty retreat for the t orced Liquidation. ; South mountains. The suit case was said to contain two or three gallons IMPROVEMENTS IN LAZARUS BROS.' STORE Work is going along rapidly inthe improvements which are being made on Lazarus Bros.' t store. A. hew pressed brick and plate glass front is being built and, other improvements will be made before the work is com ADMINISTRATION HOPES TO GIVE FARMER HELP IS SHOE SALESMAN AT ' THE AGE OF FIFTEEN Young Ernest Crouch, son of Mr. and Mrs.John Crouch, of Hickory, is establishing a rather unusual record for a boy. He is only fifteen years of age but is travelling a territory in this section of the State as shoe salesman and is making good in a remarkable way. He evidently in herits salesmanship from his father who travels withJiim selling another line. The boy has qualities which are bound to make; him succeed. -While expressing disapproval of the Norris bill to create a $100,000, 000 corporation to aid farm exports Secretary Hoover has told a senate committee that the. administration recognized the economic plight of American farmers and was engaging in "mobilizing private banking cred its to prevent the forced liquidation of farm commodities, particularly cot ton and sugar." . "Let us attempt," he, said, "to pre vent forced liquidation of these com modities by mobilizing private capi tal, as has been done already in the cattle industry and then if we fail, there will be time enough to get the government,to take up the burden di rectly." Pointing out that the United States has sent to Europe "a billion dollars worth of foodstuff in the last eleven months," Mr. Hoover said it "was evi dent that the governments and peo ples there find money or foods, but conceded that the situation as to cot ton was Worse, "because they tend to reduce their normal requirements of textiles." "One wishes to make many mental reservations upon the possible recu- Highway Has Been Put Under ' Railroad At Hunting Creek and Icard. on MR. JOHN MOORE ELECTED HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Mr. John Moore, a native of this county, has been elected principal of PARADE ON THE FOURTH the Morganton high school. Mr. The parade next-Monday will start ij100 has been asuccessful teacher promptly at 10:30 a. m. All the bands, military organizations, fire for the past twelve years, practical! v all of the time in western States. For of booze put up in fruit jars and bot tles. .While the men got away, they are known, and will doubtless be ap- prenenaea soon unless they remove their base of operations to other parts , OAKLAND. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Ramsey and Miss Keren Bass were Sunday night guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Tallent and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Pearson' and their mother, Mrs. J. E. Moose. Mr. and Mrs. John Tallent and Mr. and Irs. Qus Pearson enjoyed roast-' ing ears for dinner Monday. Mrs Ed Rhoney and children were their Monday guests. Mrs. Ella Hoyle. of the 'Catawba river section, visited her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Rhoney, on me uimain iarm. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Digh and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rhoney were" Sunday evening guesls of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Digh and -family. Mr. Sylvanus Wright, of Lincoln county, Visited his sister-in-law, Mrs. H. L. Burns and family f " ' Mr. David B. Mull made a business trip to Hickory Monday. The Ladies' Missionary society of Mt. Home church met Wednesday of companies and decorated passenger ?even years he was principal of the MR. McCALL CELEBRATED SEVENTY-FOURTH BIRTHDAY Mr. I. N. McCall, formerly a citi zen of this county, celebrated his seventy-fourth birthday on June 21st t his home at Etowah, ten miles rom Hendersonville. Mr. McCaJl is the father of eleven children and all ere at home for the occasion except two. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gibbs, of Morganton, Mrs. T. M. Minish, of Marion, and Mr. Charles McCall, of Cliffside, were those from a, distance attending. The entire party number ed twenty-five. Friends of Mr. Mc Call in this county, wish him many Wore happy birthdays. ELMORE LIPPARD ARRESTED A Hickory dispatch of June 25th says: "Elmore Lippard, father of ud and Ed Lippard, was 'arrested last night charged with aving liquor m his possession. Seven quarts were found in his garage. Paul Lippard was aJso arrested, but both were re leased on bonds of $300 each. The trial will be held Friday." The railroad underpasses on the hiehway at Hunting creek, a few miles east-of Morganton, have been j practically completed and has been in i use for a week or more. Wooden supports are used temporarily until the Southern can do the cement work necessary. At' Icard in the eastern part-of the county the excavating is being one rapidly, and it is thought that the road there will oe opened ior use wiuim a short time. """"v These underpasses have long been needed and their .construction brings much satisfaction to the travelling public. MR. PICKENS LEAVES ON TRIP ABROAD automobiles will form on West Un ion street, the head of the parade resting at the intersection of West Union and College streets (at the Patton House). All floats and other advertising units will form on, Col lege street, going out King street (by Lewistown, Montana, high school. He returns to Morganton with high rec ommendations as a teacher. SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY Arrangements are beiner made for the churches) and heading back on j special train service .on the Fourth. College street at the intersection of 1 While it is not definitely known what West Union. I can be done it has been announced that extra accommodations will be provided and stops made by Nos. 15 and 16 at all stations where there are passengers to attend the celebra tion here. MEMBERS AMERICAN AND ALL MEN IN UNIFORM Fraternity hall (over Wilson's barber shop) will be headquarters for the American Legion on July the Fourth Every ex-service man is urged to wear his uniform and as semble in this hall by ten o'clock a. m., preparatory to forming the com pany for the parade. Remember the five prizes for the best dressed sol dier. Get in your uniform and be on time. Wp. want, at least twn Vm-nrfftfrf Rev. C. M. Pickens left Tuesday .men in that company, famine-for New York where he will I morn inc for New O - , O il TT.1 join a party on a tour oi xne xioiy Land and European countries. Be fore returning he will attend the Ecu menical Conference of the Methodist church in London in September. He wilnbe away three months. SON BORN to MR. and MRS. ALLEN Tom Walton is the name of a son bom to Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Allen Sun day, June 26 at their home in Kan napolis. Before her carriage Mrs. Allen was Miss Anita Walton of Mor ganton. HOMICIDE IN CATAWBA A homicide occurred last week in Catawba county which evidently came about from the old cause, mountain booze, Neil Turner, a notorious out law, was the victim. He was killed by Rob Reep at Horace Reep's store, near Charleston Ford. It is reported in the community that the intention was to kHl Horace Reep and rob the store. ' MR. TUTT AT CALDWELL MILLS .Caldwell's Mills, has been rented for the coming year to Mr. Horace R. Tutt, of Montgomery, Ala. He will vbe here the first week in July to take charge. Mr. Tutt is well 'rec ommended by the people he has been with- the Hobbie Elevator Company oi Montgomery. in the course of a general discussion of the economic situation overseas, "but the securities possible to obtain cannot be classed as A-l." Chairman Norris referred to the administration bills which Congress has been asked to pass, empowering general steps to refund all of the war debts "which the United States holds. "The object of that bill is to get hese loans in some sort of shape for handling," Mr. Hoover said, and when pressed for a statement as to whether he. treasury intended to permit the exchange of German reparations se curities,-he said: "Well, it is quite possible that the reasury could get better securities by exchanging some of the securities of new nations or German bonds. "England owes four billions' Sen ator Norris said. "Do you mean to say we would be asked to take Ger man bonds against this debt and that they would be better?" "No," Mr. Hoover responded. "I said exchanges might be made which would give us better security. No one proposes that the United States should exchange good securities for less good, so far as I know." Come to Morganton July 4th. QUARTERLY MEETING LIN VI LLE Quarterly meeting for the Table Rock circuit will be held at Linville church Saturday and Sunday. Pre siding Elder D. M. Litaker to preach and preside over the business session. STORES TO STAY OPEN FOURTH For - the .comfort and convenience of those who will attend the celebra tion .here on the Fourth Morganton stores will keep open tljat day. . peration in Europe," Mr. Hoover said J last w.eek with Mrs. Ezra Stroup. inere was a food attendance Rev. James C. DeLancey. of Greensboro, filled his regular appoint ment at Mt. Home church Sitiday at 11 a. m. He was the dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hildebrand . of the county home and conducted a service there at 3 o'clock p. m. He was the Saturday night guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Whitener. Mrs. Jeff Fundersburk and children of Rock Hill, S. C, spent seVeral days the past week with her cousin and family, Mrs. A. S. Mull. Mrs. Jeff Fundersburk and children and Mrs. Jerome Brittain and chil dren spent the week-end with their father and family, Mr. Joseph Haw kins in Catawba. ' s Mr. J. M Brinkley and chidren. of Valdese, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Whitener. - Mr. and Mrs. Felix Whitener and daughter, Elizabeth, and Clarence Brendle, spent Tuesday of last week with Mrs. P: A. Whitener of-Cataw ba, who is still very ill. Mr. Oscar Duckworth was a dinner guest Sunday of his aunt, Mrs. Jno. P. Brendle. Mr. and Mrs. Britt Poteet and children were the Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. -Brittain.. Mr. and Mrs. Felix Whitener and children were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Whitener. MRS CUTTS DEAD in CALIFORNIA Mrs. John Wall has received news of the death in California of her cou sin, Mrs. William Cutts. Mrs. Cutts died Tuesday morning of last week after an operation in a hospital in Stockton, Cal. 1 Mrs. Cutts is survived by the fol lowing children Mr. Harry Cutts, Mrs. L. R. Hanley and Mrs. L. R. Walton, of Lodi, Cal. ' She was a native of North Carolina and was fifty years of age. The fun eral was held at Lodi, Cal., and inter ment made there. " j Come to Morganton July 4th. Misses Mary and Verie. Wacaster,. of Marion, and Mr. Eugene Harbison" of the Catawba river section, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mo ran Harbison. i " Miss Mamie Shuping was the Sun- day guest of Miss Geraldine Mull. The bridge across Hunting creek on the Salem road is now completed ex cept the fills to the approaches. . (Continued on fourth page) ( ., I
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