North Carolina Newspapers

y J. D. BIVINS, Managing Editor Established 1880 . $1.00 per year, in advance VOLUME XXIII ALBEMARLE, N. C, THURSDAY, NOV. 18, 1915 NUMBER 52 CORN CLUB RALLY A GREAT SUCCESS MOONLIGHT SCHOOLS TO BEGIN AT ONCE Schools Stressed. The teachers of the county. Eighty-two Boys in Parade Here Saturday Afternoon Speech es to Boys in Court House. Headed by the Efird band, and; rh'nlnvinr a hanner. 82 Cnrn I Club Rova of Stanlv countv had court house here v f " " i. , 1 i 1 il 1 X 1. . Hinrtunn v.r a triumpnant marcn inrougn tne principal streets last Saturday aft If the weather had been bet ter, we believe more boys would have been here. As it was the WOMAN'S WORK AND SOCIAL LIFE : infinitum. Stanly always had ' A I . 1 . 1 i T J 11 1 1 i to taKe a uacK seat, cut an tnis zens. And so on, and so on, ad ' CHATTANOOGA WANTS ; BADIN PLANT LARGER J i iu ianc a neat) uui an li 11.-5 ; Enthusiastic Meeting Held Here' A Column Devoted to Various is a thing of the past. Old Stan- The Charlotte News has pub- Work at Maryvillc Will Be Re- ft a m . . m-mt a rww 1 . I'llll ( II ill1 A I 1 W J"l 1 mi J Saturday XNeed or ilght Activities or Women in This ly has torged ahead and no long- nsneo tne rouowing item mat; iaraca in uraer inai uaain and Other Communities. ! er stands at the foot of the class will be ot interest to local tans: riant May be completed. Miss Esther Parker entertain-! she has made and is still mak- Advancement has beckoned -'he following 82 Corn' and others interested, met in the ed the Entre Nous Club and a ! ing rapid strides in the march of to Jap Efird, a resident of Albe- Knoxville paper reveals one of nly county had court house here Saturday to few guests last Thursday morn- progress, but we are not yet: marie. In the list ot dratts pub- the immediate pirns oi the ch through the discuss plans for moonlight ing. After a pleasant hour spent; where we want to be and where lished this fellow is reported as 'Aluminum Company of Ameri v,f Alhpmurlf. ! schools throughout the count v. in sewing and talking the quests' we inte id to bs and that is rierht drafted by the Chattanooga club ca in reference to the work at ernoon. ! Despite the threatening weather were ushered into tjie dining at the head of the procession, of the Southern Association Badin: ua uL.. w i the countv and local communilv room where covers were laid fori Now how shall we reach this from the Suffolk club of the Vir- "The development of the prop the county and local communily room where covers were laid for; Now how shall we reach this from the Suffolk club of the Vir- "The development of the prop- were well represented. 12. The decorations were terns coveted position 1 think we gmia League ana to tnosa who ernes 01 tne Aluminum umpa- Strono' snppcViPs marlf. in and fall roses. 'will all acrree that the first, sten have seen this heaver work, nay of America near Maryville. nave Deen neie. as it was ine - f f, shnnl(I hv cnnr 0 jm this direction, is to educate there is little doubt that he will Tenn.. and on the Little Tennes- Rfhlntnn Ihl V-Pnrpntpd Sip f- Eddins, Representative L. II. The annual meeting of the U.;our people, wipe out the stain of make good. Jap Efird will be: see River will be retarded, be 5tX Znt nf Aw Bost anu Prof- T- A- Holton. D. C.'s was held at the home of ' illiteracy and give every man, remembered as pitching for the cause of the purchase by that tm-P tK,t hp C pn this Rev- A- F- Nace ably discussed Mrs. W. T. Huckabee Thursday, woman and child within our bor- Suffolk club during the past ! company of the water power vpavpvpn hpttpr thnn thp nn 'Plans for getting the moonlight Oflicers were elected at f ollows : ! ders a chance to learn at least season of the Virginia League.; properties near Whitney, N. C. ; - A Zhh rnnrpP.UpH ul Rchools inaugurated. Rev. J. K. President, Mrs. J. M. Brown;: how to read, write and figure a He pitched a twenty-two inning, This statement is made by B. L. 1L ctt ut tip Rlpioh Fair iHigginbotham, of Albemarle, first vice president, Mrs. J. R. little. We have a fairly good 2-2 game against the Norfolk Glassock, superintendent of the eniue oicue ai me xwtieigu rtii. , f . n p . . f v pri.P. mnnrl virp nrpsident. svstem of Dublic schools in our club and then after the season local plant. 1 here only about bi2 Doys march-, .' ;f 'f, nnA f.aa vdi Hmdio- ihirA viVo'pnniitv anrl with tho fnmmilsnrviwas over he was reouisitioned "According to Mr. Glassock. Vioiv nrarti. nrpsidpnt. Mrs. S Austin! sec-! school laws now in force in the by the Red Springs club, work-lthe Aluminum Company of ed. After the boys assembled Demonstrator Lentz explained to them the interest being taken in their club, and tojd of the prizes offered. He then intro duced W. L. Mann, President of the Piedmont Club, one who is interested in everything looking to the advancement of Stanly county along the lines of agri culture, industry and education. Mr. Mann encouraged the bovs to emulate the example of one of their number, a young fellow by caI experience with moonlitrht retarv. Miss Mary Mabry : treas- schools. I urer M-rs M Harris ; histo- Committees, as announced in rian & registrar, Mrs. J. E. Ew The Enterprise last week, are to ing. A report of the Charlotte aid in the organization of moon-j convention was given by one of light schools. The teachers will j the delegates, Miss Mary Mabry. volunteer their services and the Mrs. Huckabee was assisted by schools will be opened as early her daughter, Miss Bessie, in as possible. j serving refreshments. A survey of the illiterates is' ft to be made hrst. 1 hose who sig State, thp n-pfltpr nrnnortinn rf ine in two games here against our young people have the op-' Gastonia. Both were three-hit portunity to become educated , affairs and those that saw him men and women, but a great I work these affairs will never for mally for various reasons cannot j get his work. Jap Efird's home attend school in the day time I is in Albemarle. He comes from and for many older people these; a family that has made quite a educational advantages have ' reputation on the diamond. He niviviHoH inn latp I has been a member of the Vir- total gmia L.eague tor the past sever America has acauired the hold. mgs of the French Aluminum Company, of which Paul Heroult was president and chief promo ter. Mr. Heroult was inventor of aluminum process, as em ployed and patented in France, and he was a pioneer in the alu minum industry in that country. His company proposed extensive developments in JNorth Carolina, Stanlv countv has a U , '1 1 iU..t v u trt hp mndp first Those who Mir- mi. nr . ht-q r"1,,K mot niie population over ten years ai yeais anu mau uc .vidNi i ucvciuini:i" ' "wi'' to emulate uie example ui one ui mnnni;y,t crhools will be fur- t b-s- a v,m. are illiterates, uut or d,oui muunu uwse uikkiuks. mcic piura, their number, a young fellow by Sd w R- S?06" S Z tT 1 white males of voting age, 658 is little doubt about this fellow's tended to develop, and to build the name, of Little who had Z to R i"! cannot exercise the right of suf- making good." a large Pig aluminum plant at ina mat jvir. tne power sue. ine ivuiopean decided that he war, Mr. Glasscock says, has in raised 100 bushels of corn on one acre of fathers how their yield might be up. Mr. Mann, in closing his speech of welcome, introduced Air. Robinson, of the State De partment of Agriculture, to the boys V ' z-.t-o,. vri nnrmia who riosirp tn . T . x.i i i.; iiiut wiiere euucaiion una nui vci iu yyjyi v.... r-Tice. instrumental bcicviiuiw , , , , i j j ;4. ouin i A 11LC' """M"" npnpfrntpfj. thpro nnvprtv. lm learn iu itau :iu x.iiiw:. ov..:-juw , wprp rpnr prpr hv VIesdameS . i .. ' . . ' ' ' 'it , , ,i ...mi i-. a !vere renuereu u.v .ueiuniires o. -ri;tv aj ,,. Has a nunch in every act r'rl. IU U OPU"eU &?"J: the liveliest drama and the We iWret that no definite an- nmems ,n ifacts, may not we as a people be , best play of its period It has as nouncements can be made jurti 0 hVnJ nnw as to when everv moon- . t-v i me greui numotJi ui iioimuues icia v. now as III wneii ccijf ', TV,o Ancnn.Ston v T.hnntpr D. , ... i 'c.,, V,;r,o-nv Moo haok nf unrW fnnQtniftinn at Whit.nev. Mr Rnhinsnn congratulated litrht school n the county Willi. '1 "T..-";: ano otner crimes wnicn nave.o , .u " " " ; 4i,rw: ,; ;h: ;fi,rpRv,wincrinlnPn. The onenine dates must A. wa . e,nx"f l"" T" I stained the fair name of our.it than 80 per cent oi tne piays terfercd with the French com pany's project, and the sale to ithe Aluminum Company of I America was a consequence. It! "Mr. Glasscock states that the Whitney plant when completed will be about two and one-half times as large as the present Maryville plant. The dam is now the parade. He was pleased to know that there were 180 boys in the club. He impressed upon his young hearers that they were part of a big band of boys, some 75,000 or more in the corn growing States; that prize win ners from the various States each year were addressed by the President of the United States. Their banner meant something and they must not lose sight of the fact. Mr. Robinson regretted that the boys did not bring good ears of corn with -them. He then stressed the importance of good seed corn. Uniform ears with straight rows of kernels should be selected to get best results. He had no special advice to of fer as to preparation of soil ; bul letins could be had from the State Department of Agricul ture, at Raleigh, that would give adequate advice. The rally closed with practice by the boys on a corn club yell, led by Mr. Robinson. A photograph of the club was taken at the court house door immediately after the meeting was adjourned. The boys then filed to the mov ing picture show where the Piedmont Club had arranged for the boys to see the pictures free. The Piedmont Club, the Efird Band, and All who helped in any way to give the Corn Club Boys a good day are to be congratu lated; for no better movement has been inaugurated in Stanly county, and he who lends a hand toward giving the boys a chance is serving his county well. i iMofiiiL-n Hnro wpnnpQfiav. ltd- vanous ! : county years be determined oy tne various; ,ft hv Mnrv Ma- "TheTntSst so far awakened W Twenty-three members at lhe interest so lar awaKeneo , , f Norwood and An- must not be allowed to wane;;- . . . . resided over earnest, systematic work must ; hich was pres idedover pe Kept going now, ior tne inouu- Ansonville. light school movement is mfwt:n(y ;n thft dminir fancy Born out or a great neea i'"a four0Vse luncheon it muft accomplish in part if 'not' The colorg of the in run tne oujecis ui iu Wpro ffpctivplv used in the refreshments, white mints being served in blue baskets. , 0 - - and as soon as this is completed the aluminum plant itseii win be under way, and as many as ence. MRS. SHIPLEY ENTERTAINS - One of the most delightful re ceptions of the season was given by Mrs. G. W. Shipley at her pretty home, to the Sorosis rMK anA a lnrtrp number of Hl- ' VIUU C"v. O vited guests, including Rev. (j Educational Interests in Stanly. If the interest of the teachers of a county can be taken as an index, then good things, educa tionally, may be expected in Stanly this year. Prof. Eddins had provided a splendid program with especial reference to moon light schools. The subjects of the need, thejduty, the privilege, the practicability, and plans were variously presented by Mayor . Harris, Supt. Eddins, Representative Bost, Prof. Ran kin, Editor Bivins, and Revs. Nace and Higginbotham. And the sixty teachers present unan imously agreed to undertake the work in their respective districts anA hnch if in a successful con clusion. They earnestly ask the co-operation of the commit tees, the churches, and the vari ous fraternal and social organiz ations in arranging and carrying out this work. The goal toward whiVh thev work is "Every voter in the county a literate." No less hopeful lor tnings that will tell in the future was the businesslike way in which Supt. Eddins's suggestion was carried out, ana one oi tne teacn ers from the ranks, Representa Rnaf. TYiadp. nresident of the meeting. He with Prof. Eddins and a committee appointed will arrange programs irom time xo within the last few produced this season, it begins tj... uu vo nnt u'itri thp nrrpst of a shoD erirl. CiUSi A 1VJ YV Ollclll VYG U1UI VUl ...... . - ' " ' - - i 1 J iv,; a io ia QfonUriMarv Turner, for a theft she did 1.000 men may be employed line ICVUiU anu uiatc viva kiaiiij . j - , . . , I , . , . . . - . the very front ranks of! not commit, and her bitter ar- there. About 400 are now ati intelligence, morality and mate-1 raignment of our best depart- work in the Maryville plant, ' M- uun irial prosperity' Will not the'ment store magnates as silent, producing pig aluminum. After the ; 11" ' S thouc-h not inactive, aids of "The reason for the enlarged a i li o ti. 1 u fvima anA it onHa with thp poll-i onprnl lnn.vi at VVhltneV and tne mis urouiem i 11 uas uccn nicu ... -- r, - -; and proved a grand success infession of a murderer that he; temporary retarding of develop- other states ana in otner coun-jwas tiawvcu, a guj- nu mcuis un wiuv. ties of our own State. Let us stool pigeon and a skunk and he River, Mr. Glasscock says, is be fall in lino unA An what thev i is Droud of it. In between and cause of the immediate proxim- have done and even more, for, linked to these virile bits ofjity of the hydro-electric power. m. . 1 1 1 A 1 a.Hn .A-l. our need is greater. L.et us asiarama tneres me uuw iraKcujr Superintendent Joyner says, "go! of revenge worked out by the j a- 11 il t 111 ii-Vi r wqq n rrocton Shp SPrv- aown to inern, meac gruwa upjis"' "" j... iT .l.mj ai 1 a A tYtfaa va9is npomifip shp pniilii i wpiiprntinn n is the case herer. of mind, lame of soul, lame so not prove innocent and when It is about twenty miles from many of them from their moth- she is released she tries to go Maryville to the site of the near er's womb, lame most of them 1 straight. It is only after she ' est dam and generating plant on because, in the words of one of has 'been hounded by the police , the Little Tennessee River, and them, they 'haint never had no, from job to job that she de- about forty miles to the location chance ' " Let us give them the termines to defy and beat them., for the second dam and dyna chance they so eagerly crave i With the hero of legal counsel jmos. However, work on neither and let us do it at once we have she keeps within the law but the of these plants has yet been in waited too long already. , tricks she turns are both numer- j augurated. The Maryville fac And as a woman, all honor to' ous and profitable. At Opera itory now depends upon Ocoee for the name of Mrs. Clara Wilson House one night, November Jo.,its electric power, but it is tne Stewart, who was the pioneer and inspiration of this great The Woman's Club held one of the most interesting meetings of the year at the Community Building last Thursday. Alter the business of the club was dis nnspd of the subiect. "Moonlight Schools," was discussed. Papers on the following subjects were read: "Why We Need Moon light Schools.'V-Mrs. A. C. Hun eycutt. "Adult Illiteracy in North Carolina and Plans for Its Elimination," Mrs. O. J. Sikes. "Call to the Womans'. Club," Mrs. J. D. Bivins. The follow ing paper by Mrs. J. M. Brown was particularly fine: . ..mi. xt j t M.i;ht QohnnlJ let the Woman's Club of Albe "The Need of Moonlight Schools . . . . lege of starting the first moon light school . in Stanly county to the site at Whitney. The manufacturing plant will not be removed from the seat of power ano inspiration 01 tins giai r.pn np thinks Moonlight School Movement, so CARD Or 1 HAINfth. for Stanly County. I want to say at the outset of this paper that I am a loyal cit izen of Stanly "native and to the manner born." I am proud that this is my birthplace, that here I was reared and have passed my days so far and I hope that when the time for my departure comes, in the beautiful words of Ruth, "Here will I be buried.' Her people are indeed my people and I am jealous for their repu tation and anxious that every good thing may come their way. Some 01 my earnest recoup I 1 f i v o f inontirm rtf thp pnm- UlLllliaiC 1UH.11L.J1I i v..- . . . . pany to harness the power of the Little Tennessee River, the sites for which it acquired from My husband, father, and I , the Knoxville Power Company. rtfpH "Tt is not economically possi- appreciation of what our friends ble, as may be supposed by some, Whitney to Maryville, because of the distance of about 300 tinns. and thev rankle yet, are man discussion of the various school interests. The next meeting will be held in the court house Saturday, De- rpmber 4. There is something tPV. IT. VCUIUV . . . The house was tastily decorat ed with chyrsanthemums ano potted plants. The guests car ried on a lively conversation over happy moments chatting over fancy work. Instrumental music by Mrs. Mauney and Misses Nemon and Gaitley, and songs by Mesdames Price and W. E. Milton, added greatly to the pleasure of the occasion. .... The hostess, assisted by Mrs. A. C. Huneycutt and Mrs. W. L. Mann, served a delicious salad course, coffee and mints. LftO L "-- " Carolina. Contributed. On account of the annual football game between the A. & M. and W. & L., at Norfolk, Va., on Thanksgiving Day, the Southern Railway will have cm sale from all points m North Carolina extremely low found trip tickets to Norfolk. Tickets on sale November 24 only, with final return limit midnight of November 27. For full infor mation see nearest agent of the Southern Railway, or write R. H. DeButts, D. P. A., Charlotte. constantly poked at Stanly on all occasions. Not so many years ago, when there would be seen perambulating the streets of some of our neighboring cities, a big covered wagon drawn by a pair of lean, lank muies ano ac companied by a rough specimen of manhood clad in blue jean pantaloons, held up by one sus pender, it was understood on all sides that this outfit was from the backwoods of Stanly. When the morning paper of these same burgs chronicled tne iact mat "some innocent abroad" had blowa out the gas and had been rescued from a terrible death just in the nick of time, the pa per would more than likely add with ill-concealed glee, that ctoniv rnuntv came near losing one of her most prominent citi- ' . . The Woman's Club served have done for me and my nus- coffee and wafers to the teach- band during our affliction. May .1 a.. .i - a cA'a oirtVinat Kloocincra nhiflp ers 01 tne county wnu cume iu wu.. i".""' ., ,ir, 1 a j 1 a. uo "v r J . . .. 1 e u imiliic Whitnov la lnntpH nhfllir ZZTSM " " S. to oS1 ,ZZ"t.-', ihS; mifeiTSit "JtSEtaT.-. Literature department : B;. Charles Drake, Albemarle. N. C. cause of Thanksgiving, the Lit- heV25 The subiert "ArYou to get results from their work. it. Such is the theme of 'AVith LlLVsynopsifo'f the play: The' work of beatifym? the oH:m e Law by Bayard VeiUer Paner- "Pastoral Description of cemetery has Deen tanen up aiui,", . -X 1 raper. rasiuidiucsiiipiiuii i f;fiQ tn vivid and stirnnz but without thp Knrpat of Arden KeadlllgS. eacn owner ui a iuv iiuiintu ivr; .7 . , "a a e tht , ?M TUmiii An thpir share in making the old . exception the most satisfying 1UU91C I7CUaillliviil. m. v, v. - - t department of the Woman's Club cemetery a fitting resting place met Wednesday with Miss The- for the departed loved ones. The resa King. The members an-1 health committee will visit in swered to rollcall with current the near future every grocery muKmnr ur.'able under present conditions ?y for ta.it. and other eat-i No more entertaining and excit and "Rise of Dramatic Music," , ables that are kept out of doors after which the question box; or else keep them inside of the j..aj w taa Tnn : store. The Woman s Club as a Spinks. Miss Bertha Nemon of j whole feel that this keeping of the faculty of the Albemarle Normal and Industrial Institute Wnmi a member. She render ed "Gnomenreign" by Liszt. Mrs. F. N. Patterson sang a solo and Mrs. J. D. Bivins and Miss Wor- sham gave several instrumental duets. Selections from "Madam Butterfly" were played on the Victrola. The Civic Department has the beautifying and health needs of melo-drama ever written. For it is more than a play of sus pense and situation. It has a real vital theme and it poses a Question absolutely unanswer- ing play has ever been seen here. But over and above this essen tial qualification of any dramat ic entertainment Within the Law" is profoundly moving. For a melo-drama to achieve the ef fect of making an audience feel deeply and actually perpetrate a little thinking is a feat for which the author deserves all credit. There never was a play in which the suspense was better eatables out of doors where the dust of the street blows on them all day is a great menace to the health of the town and they hone, to have the co-operation of all the grocery stores in Albe marle. : oln. s-.. oA.An Vkovi1 TTnyrl iur oaic. vrnc ociahiu ucrnu A. - - . t..-u -tat a liXnAo,' nnp sustained and there is amine hu- IVUIlOUAJUt, A A-X A.AUUV.A, I ; .. 11 TT , , second hand Ford Delivery Car, mor m it as well. Here one night, 1913 Model. Stanly Auto Co.,! Tuesday, Nov. o, at Opera Albemarle, N. C. (House.