North Carolina Newspapers

ruin a. ' 1 ! !l 1111 State Library VOLUME XXXIV. NUM ER 28 HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCT. 3. 1919, FIVE CENTS' COPY A PROCEEDINGS -OF THE COURT The September term of the superior court for Henderson county convened here Monday with Judge James L. Webb of Shelby, presiding, and Solicitor J. E. Shipman of this city in charge of the docket for the state. The charge of Judge Webb to the grand jury was listened td attentively by the jurors and the large audience at the time of its, delivery. f'W. P. Potts of Hendersonville, was chosen foreman of the grand jury-and T. C. Israel was sworn in as officer of that body. Immediately after the charge of the court had been conclud ed the grand jury retired to their WiAtn art A rria Kllainoaa tnrinr, on1 disposing of the cases on the docket ; was commenced. The following cases had been tried or otherwise disposed of up to Thurs day morning, in the manner stated: Sherman Blackwell, Fate Stepp and I7aKto TTtrflm aVtvuraJ trnnA VaVori rt and their matter was continued under ! former order. Dave Walker, good behavior and his matter was continued under former order. Sherwood Howard and Norwood Howard, esacpe, nol pros. George Gianakos, retailing, showed good behavior and continued under former order. Furman Stepp, ,. . , assault, showed good behavior and continued. George Gosnell and Bennie. Gos nell, retailing, showed good behavior and continued. E. W. Constant, disposing of mort gaged property, pleaded guilty and judgment was suspended on payment of cost, the defendant having paid the debt secured by the mortgage. George Howard, making liquor, showed good behavior and his matter was continued under former order. Charley Morgan, assault, pleaded nolo contendere, and judgment was suspended on payment of costs. J. B. Featherstone, assault, showed good behavior and continued under former order. Pelham Corn, affray, jury verdict guilty, prayer for judgment continued on payment of costs. Grant Cramer, forcible trespass, showed good behavior and continued under former order. "Malcolm Hyder, affray, showed good behavior and continued under former order. ' Eobert Kirby, concealed weapon, jury verdict not guilty. Hamp Jackson, concealed weapon, pleaded guilty, fined $50 and costs. Raymond Stephenson, 12-y ears-old boy, pleaded guilty to simple assault, and prayer for judgment was con tinud on payment of costs. W. E. Lively, manufacturing liquor, submitted and was sentenced to three months on roads, term to commence after the termination of a similar sentence by the federal court. V. C. Corn, drunk in public place, submitted, fined $5 and cost. W. Q. Phillips, assault, submitted, fined $20 and costs. Henry Thome, assault, submits, fined $20 and costs. Harley Jones, assault, nol pros. Ray Jones, assault, submits, prayer for judgment continued on payment of costs. , Bert Ledbetter, concealed weapon, sitllnitted, fined $50 and bound to appear at each criminal term of court for two years and show good be- havior. Tom Poor, abandonment, submit ted, and judgment suspended on pay ment of costs defendant having de cided to live with and support his family. i Perry Hoots, assault, jury verdict not guilty. ' Carl Edney, assault, not guilty. Joe Allison, larceny, submitted, sentence 6 months on roads. G. C. Glenn, concealed weapon, pleaded guilty, fined $50 and costs. Will MiDer, assault, jury verdict not guilty. . .(Press Lane, assault, jury verdict guilty, judgment suspended on pay ment of costs. Will Poor, disposing of mortgaged property.. .'A few other cases had been dis posed of ap to the time of our go ing to press, mention 'of which will be made in next week's issue of this paper." SIX MEN INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH RIOT The Mecklenburg county grand jury returned indictments against six men on charges growing, out of the street car strike and riot at the car barns there on August 25. Five of the men are charged with "unlaw - fully, maliciously, wilfully and felon' iouily conspiring, combining, con federating and agreeing together to assault, beat, wound and kill certain people of the state they being conductors and motormen em ployed by the Southern Utilities Com pany to operate street cars in the city of Charlotte." The five men are Jim Warren, Dewitt Hallman, J. T. Hub bard, Charles Warren and Clem Wil' n, the latter being a brother of John Wilson, who is to face trial on two charges of inciting to riot and oneof inciting rebellion, and the young man who was struck down by a policeman at the- car barns during the rioting. The sixth man, Charles Goodman, is cha,r?ed Wlth Wll'uly and f Ml making an assault in a secret manner .... , j ' with a rock, stick and knife, upon As retaihng, showed: , sistant Superintendent Drumm, of the Southern Public Utilities Company, sUfly in?Umg h!m- WM ! tacked on the morning of August 25, the first day an attempt was made during the strike to man the street cars with professional strike breakers, as he stepped from a car. T .. whose names were turned over to the grand jury yesterday whose alleged actions on the night of the shooting are being investigated. It was report ed that five of the iix men indicted today were present at the car barns during the night of August 25, PROPOSED REFRENDUM ON PROHIBITION HELD VALID Columbus, 0., Sept. 30. The state Supreme court today affirmed the lower state courts in holding valida proposed referendum on action of the state legislature in ratifying the fed eral prohibition amendment. Peti tions calling for the referendum al ready have been filed with the secre tary of the state for a vote at the November election. 'BACKWARD, TURN BACKWARD, O TIME, IN YOUR FLIGHT" The law provides that the clocks will go back to sun time at midnight following the last Sunday in October, which falls this year on the 26th of the month. FOOT BALL GAME AT HIGHLAND PARK There will be a football game at Highland Park Saturday p. m., Octo ber 4, between the Carolina Mili tary and Naval Academy team and the Hastoc School team, the game being called for 2 :30 o'clock. BIG MUD TURTLE CAPTURED Carey J. Blythe and Flave McCall while out walking last Sunday after- noon on the Pinacle road, three or ; four miles from this city, happened to find a tremendous mud turtle, which they captured after a strenuous ef fort. The turtle is said to be among the largest ever caught in this section of the country weighing seventy-five pounds. HARD TIMES (From The Nevada, Ark., Picayune.) "Yes, these are hard times. We throw away ashes and buy soap. We raise dogs and buy hogs. We grow weeds... and buy vegetables and brooms. We catch fish with a $5 rod. We build school houses and send our children to be educated away from home. And, at last, we send our boys out with a $40 gun and a $19 dog to hunt 10-cent game. WOMAN'S CLUB MEETING There will be a meeting of the Woman's Club at the mayor's office on Wednesday, October 8, 4 o'clock p. m. It is very urgent that every mem ber be present MRS. L. M. COLT, Pre. OBSERVANCE FIRE PREVENTION DAY Raleigh, Sept. 29. Governor Bick- Mesdames E. A. Millberger and L. ett issued today a proclamation call- E. Parker, Hendersonville, Route 1, lng on the people of North Carolina paid tpis office a pleasant call yester to observe Fire Prevention day, Oc- day. 4 v . y , , tober 9, in an "intelligent effort to ap- ,.- p .' . ply the remedies for fire prevention' Mr. Ehman of New York who has prescribed by the insurance commis sioner of North Carolina and thereby relieve themselves from this stagger ing, very wholly unnecessary bur- 11'" he cfhacterizes as a 'preventable tax. In the premable to the proclama tion the governor says: "It has been said that there are two things that no man can escape death and taxes. The heaviest tax that is annWlly levied upon the peo ple of North Carolina can easily be avoided, that is the first waste tax. It amounts to more than all other taxes, and yet the citizens can reduce it to a minimum. "The insurance commissioner of North Carolina has for years been educating the people in the ways and means of preventing this tax. The methods suggested are not fanciful, but have been tested and found to be wonderfully efficacious through years of experience. "Therefore, in accordance with sec tion 4821 of the revisal, I hereby set apart Thursday, October 9, as 'Fire Prevention Day,' and on that day I urge all the people of the state to unite in a sincere and intelligent ef fort to apply the remedies for fire prevention prescribed by the insur ance commissioner of North Carolina and staggering but wholly unneces sary thereby relieve themselves of this burden." U. S. BONDS MAY GO UP Steady increase in the market value of Liberty Bonds and the maintenance of an interest rate not greater than four and one-quarter per cent on fu ture issues of government certificates are expected in treasury circles to. re-, suit from the excellent condition of the government's finances. With the rate on new government securities being reduced, Liberty Bonds paying a higher return have mounted in price. The advance was also helped by a statement from Secretary of the Treasury Glass that the turn in war financing has come. Since Liberty Bonds in many cases can be bought so as to pay five per cent on the investment, purchases have increased materially, leading to the belief that they have reached their lowest levels and will enhance in price from now on. FLYING MACHINE Click, click, click. Listen! Did you see that flying machine which passed over the city Monday p. m. Whether you did or didn't the "thing" circled about one thousand feet over head for a few minutes, then dis appeared in the blue atmosphere in the direction of Asheville. BUSINESS BOOSTERS Let us print your sale bills. Yes, we do job printing. You will find that our work will please you. " Patronize our advertisers. They are all boosters and deserve, your business. Good printing is the dress of busi ness. That is the kind we do. Let us show you. YOUR NAME, is it on our sub scnption list? We will guarantee you full value fpr your money. Advertisers will find this paper an excellent medium in which to dispaly their bargains and make their wants known. Putting it off this week won't get it done the next. An advertisement in the paper this week will bring business next week. Your printing is a valuable asset of your business. We help our cus tomers to success with attractive, profitable publicity. We want to keep in mind the fact that in addition to printing this pa per we do job' printing of all kinds. When in need of anything in this line, SEE US. LOCAL AND PERSONAL been spending some time with his sister,; Miss Ehman, at Upward, has returned to his home. Miss Margaret Bomar, member of the faculty of the Louisburg Semi nary, left this ,week for Louisburg, W. Va., io begin her work. ' Mrs.F. S. Brunson was called to Jacksonville, FlaV, 'a few days ago on account" of the seriCus illness of her mother; Mrs. Glandon. J. D. Gilbert, Hendersonville, Route 1, was fn the city on-business Satur day anil "-hile here called at The Times office to - renew hie subscrip tion to this paper. Mr. and Mrs, B. Weitz of Savan nah, Gi., Mrs. Silverman and L. Cadison of Asheville, motored to Hen dersonville this week to visit Mr' and Mrs. A. Kantrowitz. J. Hoke Flack, who spent several days in this city recently, returned to Chapel Hill this week to resume his studies at the University. There will be a meeting of the Young Peoples Missionary Society of the Methodist church this afternoon 3:30 o'clock at the, home of Mrs. F. E. Durfee. Mrs.' Eugegia Hill who has been in Dr. Dixon's Sanitarium for several days is improving rapidly and will be able to return to her home at Flat Rock in a few days. J. T, Pace, of Hendersonville Route 1, who ha? been attending court this week came Jnbrt our office. drrmneH a xfelhrronlel my subscription to The Times for another year, let the paper come along." K. K. Shipman of Zirconia was in the city Saturday on business con nected with the estate of J. F. Mor gan, deceased. Mr. Shipman is ad ministering on the estate. While here he came to our office and paid for a year's subscription to The Times. Mrs. B. C. Buford of Jacksonville, Fla., who has been spending the sum mer in Hendersonville is now in New York city for a brief stay before re turning to Jacksonville. While in New York Mrs. Buford is a guest at Hotel McAlpin. R. I. Grant, of High Point, has been spending several days in Hender sonville and surrounding sections. He informed us that he had one son, John Dewy Grant, who lost his life in the World War. Of the three sons who volunteered, two returned and one was killed in action. H. PATTERSON RETURNS FROM NORTHERN MARKETS H. Patterson who spent two weeks in the northern markets says he succeeded only by very straheous ef forts in buying the quantity of goods necessary for his fall trade. He bought several lots of goods direct from the manufacturer instead of from wholesale merchants. The markets, Mr. Patterson says, are somewhat unsettled and while he fortunately was successful in buying his goods at reasonable prices, the tendency of the markets was up ward rather than on the decline that business generally was readjust ing itself rather slowly to pre war time conditions. PROFITED BY INTERNMENT More than 1,300 interned German sailors have left Fort McPherson, Ga., on the first leg of their journey home. Guarded by 200 American soldiers, the Germans went on a special train, which included nine cars of baggage, mostly souvenirs of their enforced stay in America. The Germans are taking more than $6,000 worth of clothing, bought flora one American mail order house. They also carried with them large quantities of soap, potatoes, cigars, coffee, talking machines and other articles. CLEAN-UP-YEEK BRINGS APPEAL Raleigh, Sept. 30. October 9.is the anniversary of the great Chicago fire, which has been fittingly characterized as a holocaust in which America's cardinal sin carelessness nearly wiped out a great city. And the gen eral observance of the day through out the state and the nation is es pecially v fitting and urgently needful in that America is right now paying $450,000,000 annually for fire waste, with by far the greater per cent of this enormous sum heedlessly and needlessly burned. The same is true of North Carolina on a lesser scale over four million dollars in property and hundreds of persons burned or maimed - each year is the record in this state. Verily it is up to the pa triotic people of North Carolina to demonstrate their active interest in a most pressing conservation work dur ing Clean:Up Week, October 5-11, and on Fire Prevention Day. The schools, the communities, the civic organizations, municipal auth orities, manufacturers, merchants and many others are falling in line fqr the North Carolina effort during Clean-Up Week, and there is promise of active co-operation also by many ministers, churches and Sunday schools. It is an interesting fact that the children of the North Carolina safety leagues, of which there are more than a thousand organized in the schools of the state, are making special re quest of their local ministers that they preach "Fire Prevention" ser mons Sunday, October 5th and use for a text Deut. 28-8. The North Carolina bureau of fire prevention is oc-operating in move ments for local observance of Clean Up Week and Fire Prevention Day and is anxious to supply effective lit erature and aid by department repre sentatives in whatever quarter of the state they are needed. The House Pension committee has reported favorably on a bill granting a minimum monthly pension of $50 a month to veterans of the war be tween the states. The measure would add $65,p00,000 to the government's pension roll in its first year. The bill would grant $72 monthly to all totally disabled veterans and $90 a month to those who suffered such disability in service. Widows of veterans would receive $30 a month. AMERICAN DEAD 116,492 A total of 322,182 officers and men represents the total of all casualties in the American army between April 6, 1917, and September 1, 1919, ac cording to figures made public by the War Department. Of this number, 116,492 were deaths from all causes in the United States and abroad. Of this number the battle deaths those killed in action and those who died of wounds were 50,327. LOCAL WEATHER Date Max. Min. Mean Septl 57 54 64 2 74 48 62 3 80 49 64 4 83 45 64 5 82 48 65 6 82 51 66 7 .86 51 68 8 87 54 70 9 89 63 76 10 88 59 74 11 91 77 12 79 59 69 13 76 76 40 14 81 41 61 15 86 45 66 16 86 52 69 17 86 46 66 18 81 59 70 19 81 50 66 20 82 55 68 21 80 59 70 22 '85 62 74 23 78 60 69 24 76 48 62 25 79 41 60 26 82 43 62 27 75 47 61 28 71 45 68 29 82 34 58 30 84 38 61 Prec'n 0.05 0.02 58 0.07 0.08 SUMMARY Max. 91 Mean max. 82 Mean 66 Min. 34 Mean min 50 Prec'n 0.22 BUILDING SLOAN ASSOCIATION This association was ' organized ten years ago and since its about organization has matured six series of stock paying out to shareholders about $100,000.00 in cash and can celled mortgages. Most of this money is spent in building homes in.Hen dlersonville and Henderson county. The association now has in force four thousand one hundred and thirty-nine shares which represent a maturity value of $413,900.00. . The people of this community are avail ing themselves of the advantages of fered by the Building & Loan Associa tion as is shown by the great number of shares subscribed to the last series which was started Saturday, Septem ber 20th, and which is still open for subscription. To this series alone has already been subscribed fourteen hundred and fifty-one shares repre senting a maturity value of $145, 100.00. The association starts a new series every six months think what it would mean to Henderson county to have $145,100.00 turned loose in it every six months by this association. As a savings proposition there is nothing equal to it as the stock is absolutely free of taxes. The offi cers of the association are: W. A. Smith, president; R. H. Staton, vice president, and Hestley A. Stepp, secretary and treasurer. SOUGHT TO SELL AUTO BACK TO REAL OWNER Some hennry cars are just like Little Bo Peep's sheep and the chick ens mentioned in the assertion con cerning the attractiveness of the home roost they just naturally will arrive back. At least such is proven by a recent happening in Greensboro, the affair starting at Greensboro and end ing at the Randolph county seat. Last Saturday, a party of Ashboroties motored to JGreensboro to take in the sights a94 theatrical, offering at intcrajieatr '-While they . were being entranced, some person purloined their automobiles and left them flat.. It was either the public jitney or the Southern if they wished to partake of viands at home on the Sabbath. The loss of the machine was duly reported to the police and a search was made. To say that the hunt was devoid of results would be expressing it mildly, very much so. Nothing, and just that, was found. Robert Lewellen, the owner, returned to his home, feeling that all, meaning the Hennery was lost. But, not so, as they say in the movies. Monday morning Mr. Lewel len, standing on the streets of Ash boro, was accosted by a young white man who politely inquired to know if he, Mr. Lowellen, would be interested by a recital of some salient facts con cerning an almost new automobile that the young man had for sale. Mr. Lewellen would, so the story goes. He was escorted to where the car was standing and, lo look, 'twas his, the very same one taken while he visited Greensboro Saturday. The front tires had been shifted but a tire on the rear wheel which had a peculiar "shoe" to prevent punctures and blow-outs, as well as other peculiar marks, disclosed its original owner ship. The number on the engine had been changed and a close examination showed the numerels in the correct standing. It was the Lewellen ma- ! chine without doubt. Monday afternoon Roy Ingram, a young white man, stood trial before a Ashboro justice of the peace. The charge was having a stolen machine n his possession, almost prima facie evi dence of purloining. Ingram was held for a higher court under a bond of $750, more than the car originally cost. Bond had not been given at last reports from Ashboro. SGT. TWYFORD VISITS HIS PARENTS IN THIS CITY Sergeant W. H. Twyf ord, who holds a position in Charleston, S. C, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Twyford, of this city. While en route here Sergeant Twyford stopped over in Greenville, S. C., to be present at the reunion of the famous 30th division of which he was formerly a member. This division was made up of troops from Ten nessee and the Carolians and known as the "Old Hickory" division and was the first to pierce the famous Hinden burg line. : "