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TT HIT'S IV- ft n M li ii.M Published in Burke County , The BMokr Subscription Price $2.00 per Year, in Advance ?; r " ' , . , , ' " - :1 ' qXXXVH. MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 13TH, 1921. NO. 16 ft SWEftRS 4LAF0HE ;H0T GLENN LIPPARD MISSIONARY CENTENIAL TO BE CELEBRATED V Serving Sentence in Connec fon LippardIurder ImpU. ing Stopped Abruptly ,y.iph inmlicates three oth- f in connection with the murder of ' 'LiDDard. which occurred last tember near incsury, v w Dock Hefner, who is serving a 1 Sry hearing of Vernon Lafone, See for the crime when he went r. -i j loot nichi in the nre- uwiu -"o - . Grace Churchy Will Have Appro priate Services November ;6;. in Honor of Event. ' The missionary society of the Episcopal church in the United States is one hundred years old. and the Centenial celebration will be held on Sunday, November 6th. It will be widely observed in that church by pageants, special music, sermons, etc. The expansion and hardships, is cause for gratification. All are pro foundly grateful. Services in Grace church on November 6th will be of a special character. J nn Q!na tttVi- TrrOT-n i engineer turn n r . K naolr in TlicVorV On WAN S charging aiding and abetting in i i murder for the purpose of rob- r ... convict, who was Lht from Raleigh yesterday, hob A rmtches to the stand. H s recently wounded in the leg en he attempted escape from the w Minn. Aside from the stripes wore he was little changed in ap I Vii former annearanc- t ranee - . , he witness chair. rwt swore that at the former ,i. Via' had not told a straight tale 1ip first time, last December, he L. that Lone Younsr did the iotine because Lone had said he fa (roincr to swear he did it. Solic pr Huffman conducted the direct jimination and the story his ques jning brought out was in substance follows: pock, Glenn Lippard and Vernon ione had been on a trip to Char He and Statesville the Saturday of l murder. In Statesville where tj got dinner Lippard paid the bill 4 Dock and Vernon saw his roll of Sney. They planned to kill Glenn I get the money. Shortly after dark ev met with Cecil Spencer and Dan pe who consented to go with them carry out the plan. Dock went to d Glenn Lippard, inquiring for him Benfield s restaurant and finding a just a short distance away, told b they were going up toward Rhod es for some liquor and wanted him go along. The five left Hickory in jck's car. At Abee's they stopped Id Dock got a pole from a pile be the road. At the place where pard's body was found next day fy all got out of the car and as annea Laione started a row with COURT WILL PROBABLY ADJOURN ON FRIDAY HIS RISING SUN SUCCESSFUL IMEETING , AT EAST CHURCH MS Calendar Being Disposed of Rap idly; Conley Verdict $2500 Against Power Company Since our last report many cases have been disposed of in the civil term of court now in progress The most important case to be heard this week, Conley against Wiestern Carolina Power Company, occupied two days, Monday and Tues day, and resulted in a verdict of $2, 500 for the plaintiff. The case grew out oi injuries tne piainun, a young - r m. Pickens, castor of the negro man, Sam Conley, received . t church, who recently re- while m the employ of the power com- ' . , . , t xi 5 turned from a three months triD to pany. in me wrectt-iiig ux uiie uj. men Closed Sunday Night; 29 Addi tions to Church ; Baptizing Sunday "Afternoon. - A very successful meeting has just closed at East church, the service last Sunday night marking the close. The pastor, Rev. G. P. Abernethy, has been assisted in' the services by Rev. Rush Padgett, of Lattimore, a strong and convincing young preacher. As a result of - the meeting there were . twenty-nine additions to the church' nineteen of whom -were candi dates for baptism. The baptizing will I dent, attended the i meeting of college De neld Sunday alternoon at the lower I presiuents at ureensDoro last inure PASTOR TELLS OF HIS TRIP TO JERUSALEM Rev. C. M: Pickens Talks of Vis it to Jerusalem; Another ' Travel Story Sunday. work trains he suffered a dislocated kidney, the operation to replace which brought him, it was alleged, permanent injury, rendering him un able to work, lie asked ior-$ouuu damage and the jury gave him $2500. The plaintiff was represented by Av ery & Hairfield and Spainhour & Mull, the defendant by Avery & Er vin. A brief record "of the proceeding since last week is as follows: Benfield v. hardwood company, con tinued; Moses v. Denton, non-suited; Hauss v. Southern Railway Co., non suited; McCall v. Carswell, continued; Brittain v. Whisenant, continued; Le onard v. Southern Power Co., contin ued; Coulter v. Ransom, judgment for plaintiff; warehouse v. Coulter, continued; Deal v. J. E. Abernethy, continued; Walker v. Hutton & Bour bonnais, $"400 to plaintiff; Martinat LOCAL BRIEFS - IN AND AROUND TOWN RRIFF IIFWS ITF mam m m m mm mmm m B' - m w mwm m FROM OVER BURKF Items ; of r lntefest Gathered From Different Sections ef , t h e : Ccunty By News- Herald 'Correspondents RUTHERFORD COLLEGE. 'There are fifty-four ministerial stu dents in attendance at the college, many of whom are married men. .rroi. J. W. Bennette, vice-presi- Catawba, bridge beginning at 3 o'clock ADOPTS "AMENDMENT TO NEW TAX BILL Senate to Repeal All Transpor tation Taxes January 1; Oth er Compromises Expected. The Republican compromise tax re vision program was started on its way through the -senate yesterday rwith the adoption, without a dissent- ing or record vote of an amendment - proposing repeal on next January 1 Short Items of . Local, and Per- of the transportation taxes on freight turned from a three months trip Europe, told last Sunday in a most interesting and entertaining way of his trip to Jerusalem. He described his visit to Calvary and to Christ's tomb. In the course of his talk Mr. Pickens told of the impressions he re ceived on his trip through Europe of the way in which Europeans have ac cepted Christ. They have let him stay dead. In all their worship he is to them still on the cross and the cru cifix is the emblem of their belief. They have no conception of ; the res urrected living Christ and their relig ion impresses one as being adead re lii?n. , .... . - Next Sunday, which is the last of the conference year, Mr. Pickens will describe his visits near Jerusalem. He will leave on Tuesday of next week for High Point to attend the an nual conference. niiuc-u uaiuuc suit icu tx iuvy wibil ; t- . . . . . Vpard and he turned around shot ll-LCrS; in the back of the head. After fell Dock beat him in the head ith a stick. .The boys robbed his Jckets and without investigating w much they had hurried back to jekory. At Philo Miller's barn they yided the money. Dock and -Cecil tching while the others counted f money. Dock swore that his part s the E. O. King check for $200 fd $30. They planned to cash the jeck the next day, the others telling jn that if it was not cashed they buld give him $200. J On cross examination Attornevs .arence Whitener. W. A. Self and I. Avery for the defense got the boy admit that he had ch preceding trial in an attempt onne out that he would hav no jraples about lying this time. The unexpected turn in the case (me as Dock left' the stand and jdge Bryson told the lawyers that would hear no more of the evi ?nce, remanded the case to the mag f rates court and ordered the de pants in the custody of the Jenff. The judge said that when f issued the bench warrant he had f led to believe the case could be posed of in thirty minutes but that J way in which the evidence was jmjnng out indicated that it would ff hours to hear it. He had been L i-Jmidst of a heavy civil docket !? d care to so- into criminal ti T"v 7116 papers in e case cm IV d im t0 Put the defendants in f i until nroper nrocedure from the .trares court had been taken ond s, if it should be found a "Hhl( MOP nnnlJ V A flier, of Hickory, preceded Dock on n t 10 teI1 of the finding of S V,D!lard's body and the cause "is death. The court room w woli fiiio of those in the audience com' irom Hickory. The mother and I Z LiTDard at within . Icltor ffman is being Wd Aev J- Tj.. Murphy; . of jit A-i u- vvnitener ana Aiken, of TT,WW a rvin ' .vcijr Page v. Telegraph Co., two cases, non-suited; Mull v. Watts, judgment for plaintiff; Melton v. Kirksey & Co. and Dr. McCampbell, continued; Dale v. Road Commissioners, contin ued; Dale v. Duckworth Brick Co., continued; Morrison v. Garrison, compromised; Barrier v. Tuttle, con tinued; Bristol y. Express Co., -continued; Dale v. Huffman, continued until Thursday; Lyman v. Wagner, referred; Erwin, Admr., v. Benfield, judgment by default; Powell v. Pow ell, continued; Garrison v. Setzer, non-suit; Dobson v. Power Co., con tinued; Hallyburton v. Thompson, continued; Dale vv Goodsoni et al., continued. When court adjourned yesterday afternoon the case of Fmcannon against Paton to set aside a deed, was being heard It is thought that final adjournment for the term will be taken by noon t nday. 17 LAND TRANSFERS. J. P. McGee to O. L. Wise, acres in Linville township. Frank P. Tate et al to Thomas Parks, lot in Morganton. Wm. Lambeth et al to Spurgeon Carpenter, 25 acres in Smoky Creek township. M. B. Zimmerman to J. C. Tom linson, 30 acres in Icard township. . W. J. Robinson to Jacque Meytre, 7 1-2 acres at Valdese. O. A. Childers, commissioner, to Western Carolina Power Company, 35 acres in Icard township. FOUNDATION OF NEW HOTEL ABOUT COMPLETED '7. sonal Interest Gathered During Ithe Week. , Mr. and Mrs. Ives Keister arrived Sunday from Pennsylvania and are keeping house " in1 the house recently occupied by Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Rid dle on Terrace Place. Mr. Keister is connected with the Burke Tannery. Dr. L. C. Brogderi, of the State De partment of Education; was in Mor ganton this week. He is State rural supervisor and expressed himself as very much pleased with, the work of Mrs. Maude P. Anthony, rural super visor for Burke county. Moreranton has taken much inter est in the telegraphic reports of the world series baseball games which are nosted on the window of Webb's Cafe each day.. Five games out of nine will decide the championship. 'So far the Giants "have -won four games and the Yankees three. Mrs. E. D. Alexander. Mrs. C. L. Smith and Mrs. A. C. Avery are so licitine subscriptions for the Satur day Evening Post, the Ladies' Home Journal. Country Gentleman and Mc Call's. This work is being done for the church society and these Jadies are anxious for a large subscription list. They will be glad to have re newals also. , Mrs, 4 Mamie Erwin, who has been Sick at Grace Hospital, was able to passenger, pullman accomodations, express packages and oil by pipe line lhere were increasing evidences. however, both on the floor of the sen ate and behind the scenes, that some of the other compromise proposals would not hnd as easy sailing. benators m the so-called manufac turers' "bloc," supported by house leaders, were all set to launch their fight, against the 50 per cent maxi mum income surtax rate amendment after its introduction. House leaders were understood to have made it plain that thev would not recede from the original house maximum rate of 23 per cent, but some senators were of the opinion that the reduction likely to be made by the conferees would not be quite as great as 18 per cent Before adopting the transportation tax repeal amendment, the senate .voted down, 38 to 20, an amendment by Senator Trammell, Democrat Florida, proposing that the repeal be effective 10 days after the passage of the bill. Disposal of - these two amendments constituted practically all progress made on the bill itself Work Going -Along Rapidly and Building Will Likely Bfi Uhnreturn home last Sunday. DEATH IN NORFOLK OF MRS. J. A. SETZER Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Teeter arid family have recently moved into the Th foundation to Morcanton's newlMoran house on West Union street. hotel is just about completed and pos-1 ; The new high school building is go- sibly this week work on the - first story of the structure will be begun. The building has been located at least thirty feet from the street, al lowing an attractive front yard for trees, shrubbery or flefwers. -With the laying. of the foundation the slowest part of the work has been accomplished. We may expect to see the walls going up x rapidly from now on. : It is stated by one in position to judge that the building will be under roof by December first. Mr. Gode, the contractor, expects to have V the job completed by March. V; MANY SPEAKERS FOR TEACHERS ASSEMBLY" Big guns for the thirty-eighth an nual session of the North Carolina Teachers' assembly which meets in Raleigh November 23, 24 and 25, an nounced by Prof. A. T. Allen, secre tary and treasurer of the association. HOME-GROWN SEED ARE BEST, CLAIM EXPERTS l?011 of 5eStu; TV . xue map-iKfrofa'c t : fi'i:'e?re Battle will Drobablv be urn mtu . - . - "'wiiii xne next lew days. FKETARY HEAD COMMISSION rv li Ui wmcn",tne' Secre- ' 3 I the trr11r ntAntJ l, P would have full authority to fix 1 tL J t?e Ending and refunding L " foreign debt was tentativelv In i n yesterday 'by the house at Statesville rjro ana means cnmnUfaA Ta l vears " the lo Local Seed Produce Over Three Bushels More to Acre, Three Year Test Dmonstrates. The irat;e'. ?,Vbstitte f or. the - admin- 1 tY,a wmcn wouxa nave giv Sorift Vea5pury .secretary blanket, au- bt AunamT and refunding the UJ orei?n nowers will be re- lvu tQqay by Chairman Mondell: REVIVAL AT VALDESE. unl'l K' Abernethy asks us to an- tfc ti; at. ne Wl11 conduct a revival I It TX111 Ul i! In spite of the unfavorable season considerable good seed wheat has been saved in the- State. The grain is not as large and plump as in nor mal years but the dry spring was very , favorable to the harvesting of seed free from weather damage. Most of the samples sent in to the State experiment station this cum mer have been free from onions and have given a high germination. The State experiment station has studied the seed wheat problems thoroughly and finds that home grown or locally grown- seed wheat yields bestvln a comparison of home srrown "sed wheat with the same va rietiesvf northern grown seed wheat twenty-three varieties were used dur ing three years. The tests were made rt j "ii a iS a! I - at tatesvine. xne enu . oi uiree years the locally grown seed had yields ai average of 16.5 bushels ijer acre, and, the northern grown seed had ? yielded only 12.7 bushels per acre.-The feed of the same varieties Pivfd at Statesville yielded 3.8 bush els more than the northern grown seed. ' The division of agronomy of the Ttforth Carolina experiment station. State College Station, Raleigh, .has made a lift of wheat growers who have seed wheat for sale. If you will need seed this fall write for this list. Dr. Charles fMcMurry, of Peabody, and Dr. Pla to T. Durham, of Emory University, Atlanta. To these the assembly of ficials will add as many home-talent speakers as the time will justify and in so doing declare that they are put ting on the program an ' array of speakers unrqualed in the history of the teachers assembly. '': ing up rapidly. It gives already an idea of how it will look when completed. Mr. E. A. Kambonnet, oi Philadel phia. Pa., has accepted a position with the Morganton Motor Machine Company. THe inside work of the wing to the old school building is being done. Nothing hindering it should be ready for - occupancy within a few weeks. Local merchants report an extra good day for business last Saturday. The cold "snap" brought many coun try people to town for winter "trad ing." ' . Mr. Robert Bristol underwent a slight operation at Grace Hospital Saturday morning. - He returned home Tuesday and is getting along nicely. - The last quarterly conference ' for this year of the Morganton Methodist church was held last night. Matters pertaining to the close of the church's business year received attention Rev. F. K. Roof preached at the in - East Morganton Wife of Former Morganton Citi zen Died Monday m Virginia r City ; Body Brought Home . ' .' ' i ., ;-. ' The body of Mrs. J. A. Setzer, who died in Norfolk, Va.,. arrived in Mor ganton on No. 11 yesterday and was taken to Dysartsville, her old home. for the funeral services and .burial yesterday afternoon. "Accompanying the remains were her husband and two small children and a brother. Mr. Jim Walker, who went to Norfolk in response to the message telling of her serious illness. The services at Dysartsville were conducted by Rev. G. P. Abernethy, of Morganton. Mrs. Setzer was a . young woman just 29 years of age. Before her marriage she was . Miss Margaret Walker, a sister of Mr. T. II. Wal ker, of Morganton. Before moving to Norfolk about three years ago Mr. and Mrs. Setzer had resided in Mor ganton. Besides the husband and children and the brother here Mrs. Setzer is survived by her mother and three bothers at Dysartsville Messrs. J. H., J..W. and M. B. Walker and a sister, Mrs. H. J. Brendle, of Henrietta. They are: Dr. Spright Dowell, president of the Auburn Polytechnic , TT . V" college and former State superinten- ' m"" ' ' ?r XV dent of public instruction of Ala-jnday afternoon The people cout bama; A. E. Winship, editor of the New England School Journal; Dr. J. there are much interested in church. He was much pleased with his trip. W. Kerr, director of physical train- irnno axftav mr ttaitt? W nf th RtAte-HAnaVtrnP.Tit nf . MORGANTON TO HAVE . tr i ir -w. n TTir itt T" mr n ti r UUUli LltLUlU IN UXrl-DCiivd MO RE CORN. . The News-Herald office begins- to look like a booth in a county fair, vre are getting such a collection, of fine seed corn. The latest contribution is from Mr. A. G. Lyman whose half dozen ears of "Golden Dent" certain ly do "look good." The ears are well filled and average 13 inches in length. SENIOR CLASS ORGANIZES At a recent business meeting of the senior class of the high school the following officers were chosen: . K President Stanton; Pickens.-' ' Vice president MisSi Nan Jeter: Secretary-treasurer. 'Miss Kath leen Riddle. .. ' . : " "- John Temple Graves, Noted Speaker, An Opera Company and Magician on Program v MR. JOHN SPENCER DEAD Messrs. C. A. and A. Spencer attended the funeral Saturday at Col lettsville of their brother, -Mr. John Spencer, who died Thursday night. Mr. Spencer had been sick for some time. HV was a prominent lumber man of Collettsville. The first frost of the season to do any. damje came Sunday morning. Through the athletic- association of the high sehool season tickets have been placed on. sale this, week for the Lyceum course offered ,ta Morganton people this .winter. - Jt has been ar ranged to hare "three numbers, these affording .variety enough to please all. The first on Thursdays night of next week, wilL. beQthe Leiter Opera Gomnaiiy-twholsaeliterinment is described moire fully in Another col umn. 1 At a later date, .which will be announced :n due itimey' J ohn Temple Graves, th,e. .noted Southern orator. author, and tJectuTer, will , speak and at another time' the Lyceum bureau will send'us Katexv the: magician. The season tickets,f 9t ..these entertain ments have bee?1 put at the low nrices of $1.50IartdS1.0p, the latter price to school , children, to 4 encourage " large attendance: r 1 - Frosts as far, south as the interior of the east gulf States and. South Atlantic States xcent Florida was forecast last night- by the weather bureau along with lower . tempera tures for the" Atlantic States and east gulf 'coast. ; . . V v v - . -- if Rev. John A. MacLean, Jr. will preach at the Glen Alpine Presbyte rian church next Sunday night at 7:30. , . MRS. W. H. REDDISH SUFFERS SLIGHT STROKE OF PARALYSIS Her. family and friends here were distressed Sunday to learn that Mrs. W. H. Reddish had suffered a slight stroke of paralysis while in Char lotte. Mrs. Reddish, who is connect ed with the Baptist State Board of Missions, was enroute to Gastonia when she became ill. Messrs. Frank and Robert Huffman, her brothers, went to Charlotte at once. She is in a hospital there and from last re ports is improving day and reported a most harmonious occasion. Discussions of matters common to all colleges were discuss ed; and committees were appointed tm ormulate papers for further discus sion. The lecture last Thursday night by Rev. J. E. Abernethy was one of th most practical, timely and forceful deliverances this scribe has heard in many a day. There was a packed house, and all were ready to , say "Come again." The subject was Tlx Man Our Country Needs." Mrs. J. M. Lowder had a rather se rious fall a few days ago, rather se riously injuring herself. At this writing she is apparently much bet ter. Mr .and Mrs O. T. Umbereer. ef Concord, and Miss Brooke M. Umber ger, of Mt. Ulla, were week-end ris itors at the home of Rev. J. M. Ter hill on North Main Street. Mrs. L. A. Wyatt has sold her property in Hickory and closed a deal . for a lot m this. place and intend building a $5,Q00 home on the same, work to begin , next Monday. Rumor of other improvements just as in- ' spiring is anoat, but have not as sumed definite, shape. ine high pressure tank for our col lege water works is on the ground, and (excavation .is being made for its installation. .The treasurer V of the missionary centenary, Rev. J. T, Stover, is mak ing strenuous ; efforts to collect all that is due to date on this sacred fund, so as to make a creditable re port for our church at the cominff annual conference, and has only this week to accomplish this most desira ble work. Please call and see him at once, and relieve him of the extra work of calling on you. He, is a very busy man, and gets no pay for doing this work, though he does it gladly. If you cannot pay up to date, pleas see him and settle the date when you think you can do so. There are s many loyal members in this churck it would be a pity to find a slacker among them.1 - STATE HOSPITAL. Mr Joseph Grady, attendant, vis ited his sister, Mrs. Alice Baker, at Marion, Sunday. His little son, Glen wood, and Willie Grady, accompanied him to visit their aunt. Mr. and Mrs. J. Simms, of Glen Alpine, spent Sunday with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir Berry, near the Hospital. - - . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ragan, of Il linois, recently have been visiting her sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Newton F. Rusmisell, Jr., near; the Hospital. ' Mrs. C. E. Turner and children are nov: H citing her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wa'Vei-. near Silver Creek. Mrs. R. II. Taylor and Miss Cordie Taylor after spending a week witk her parents,. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Har ris near Table Rock returned Monday the 3rd. , Mrs. C. Clark and Mrs. West Pier- cy and little grandson, of Morgantoa, . were tounaay guests of Mr. andMrs. N. F. Rusmisell near the Hosnital. Mr. and (Mrs. G. C. Moose and Mrs. B. C. Snipes and Mrs. Ed Patton and children motored through the country to Newton on Monday and visited rel atives. Mr. John F. Wall, of the U. S. navy, aviation corps, after spending (Continued on eighth page) DEATH OF A CHILD. Alton Mitchell, Jr., two and half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Mitchell, of ' Valdese, died ' Monday morning and was buried Tuesday af ternoon at 3 o'clock at Mt. Home, Rev. G. P. Abernethy conducting the services. The child was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mitchell of the Mt. Home section. MEETING AT DREXEL CLQSES - The meeting, which has been in progress at - the Drexel Baptist church, mention of which was made in last week's paper, closed last night. Quite a number of the converts - will the baptized at Asbury's pond Sun day afternoon. -The meeting was very -successful.-, . i - ' SNOW AT BLOWING ROCK. The first snowfall of the season, four inches of 7 it. occurred in the mountains around Blowing Rock last Friday night, according to reports. f! SERVICES AT HOPEWELL ReyH. H. ' Justice will preachat Hopewell'.', church Sunday, October 16th at 11 o'clock. Everybody is in WOMAN ATTACKED AND . KILLED BY ANGRY BULL Animal Struck Mrs. Lee White to Ground and Punctured Her Body With a Horn. A Special from Hickory October 11, tells that Mrs. Lee White, aged 59, wife of a. prominent farmer in Wut tenberg township, Alexander county, was fatally injured when a bull at tacked and gored her at her home Monday about noon. The woman was struck to the ground by the animal, a' mean one, and her stomach was punctured by the horn, it was Baid. Two farm dogs attacked the bull, which was not dislodged until Henry Reed, drawn by the tumult, used a club on it. Mrsf White died Tuesday from her injuries, according to re-1 ports reaching there. . " Some ' telephone lines into Alex ander county have been cut loose from the Hickory exchange, and de tails were hard to obtain. W. P. Bowman, of Hickory, a brother, said that , this bull had given trouble be fore, was generally: feared, and he could not account for his sister going near him . except on . the theory that her husband,: who. was. ill Sunday, was riot able to 'attend to his stock. . LOWER RATES URGED AS HELP Readjustment and reduction of. rail road freight rates was one of a num--: ber- of recommendations of the na tional Unemployment conference to bring about an improvement: of i dustrial conditions in the country.
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