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VOLUME XXIV. 4 ALBEMARLE, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1915 NUMBER 5
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VILLA GENERALS ARE
READY FOR PEACE
BIG FUTURE FOR ALBEMARLE
Villa With 400 Men Has Disappeared,
But May Cross Border. May Mean
Peace.
El Paso, Tex., Dec. 20. Although
a - number of his generals have en
tered into peace negotiations with the
de facto Government of Mexico, Gen.
Francisco Villa was reported tonight
to have gathered 400 armed men
somewhere in the State Chihuahua
to oppose his former organisation.
The Carranza de facto Government
is in official control of the former
Villa State of Chihuahua by virtue
of an agreement reached between
Generals Roberto Liroon, Manuel
Banda. Lieut. Gen. Flaviano Paliza
and Col. Eduardo Andalon, and An
dreas Garcia, of the Carranza Con
sulate here, 'by which -about 4,000
J troops and the organisation of the
Viua government, including toe cities
oi Juarez and Chihuahua and all
border points, accept Carranza dom
ination. The agreement grants am
nesty to all but General Villa and
his brother BipoUto.
The generals entered into confer
ence yesterday as delegates from Gen
eral Villa to confer with Mr. Garcia
upon plans to turn over the entire
territory and all troops and arms,
and for himself to leave the Capital
without any following.
They reported the result of their
conference last night to General Villa
at Chihuahua City.
Late today they had received no
"A MERRY CHRISTMAS."
The undercurrent of discussion the
past few days in commercial circles
has it that there is "something do
ing" in Albemarle and vicinity that
wilj shortly command widespread at
tention and surprising activity in real
estate and developments.
The building of the great power
dam, on which millions of dollars
have been expended, the Aluminum
Company and the full direction of the
developments incident, are in the
hands of new people, and a large
working force is being gathered from
all parts of the country to push this
gigantic task of harnessing and util
izing the power of the Yadkin River
to an early completion.
What is of most interest generally
is the rumor that one of the wealth
iest concerns -in 'America-will begin
at once, in the mills of the Aluminum
Company that have been completed,
a most extensive manufacturing
proposition which will employ thou
sands of men. It Is also known that
other mills are to be added at the
earliest possible moment, work on
same already having been started,
and that at no time has the stimu
lation of all lines of business, local
and nearby ever reached what we
are told to expect.
Nineteen years ago the town of
Albemarle saw its first brick business
building, and its population at that
time was so small that it was no
trouble to stand on one of the cor
ners and count them up in sight. By
THE SHARING OF PROSPERITY.
The pen trails slowly over the
words, for we ask, how can we hope
that our souls shall be merry when
the song of the Christmas angels s
drowned in the cries of the murdered
and massacred hundreds of thou
sands of human being that ring in
our ears from the awful carnage
across the waters? The season that
should be full of "Peace on earth
good will toward men," is full of tears,
hearache and distracting sympathy
for the agonies of our brothers and
sisters who are being butchered
wholesale in other lands. So much
has been said, and better said than
my words can say, that I feel that
nothinsr can be added here. One has
but to read the daily news of the
events transpiring in the war zone to
feel the deepest sorrow, that such
things should be. All over the world,
outside the leaders in the awful war,
men and women and children are
reaching out sympathetic hands and
offering the little they can give to
undo the dreadful effects of the worse
than brutal savagery that has made
the fighting nations drunk with the
blood of their kin. So we torn half
heartedly to our own homes, trying to
kindle in the loving hearts about us
the glow of grateful thanks that we
have been spared the horrors about
us. And we can but hope that the
time will be shortened, and that soon
again all the world shall be at peace,
one with another. All over our own
land, grand-hearted men and women
are working toward that "end, and
while we remember the song of the
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FORMED
reply from General Villa and instead, jthc encouragement and courtesy ex-
loopnot thaf nftor rereivinn their ad- i ij v.. ui: i j
oa ru.B-,i Villa .o-athercd 400 menkL.- ...f v,.-. :L u ,angels- on the birth of the Christ
inff rhihimhua Citv and that hisL, tu ...Jl, n .i ! Child, let us pray for the peace and
Ul lilt' lUl'-Ukluu UVV1 ail wuicm, nnu
wherabouts were unknown.
Upon opening the conference with
the Carranza Consul today, the Villa
generals announced they would pro
ceed on the unrecinded authoriza
tion as given by General Villa. They
said they believed Villa feared that
the delegates would not be able to
secure him immunity from prosecu
tion should he cross the international
line.
The surrender of the Villa organ
ization includes most of his army,
about 75 per cent of the rolling
stock of the railroads of Mexico and
the State of Chihuahua and the rich
est mining and livestock ditrict in
Mexico.
According to officials here the for
eign interests In Villa-controlled ter
ritory have suffered a loss estimated
at tM.000.000. due to confiscation
and alleged thefts of ore, cattle and
ther property and the depreciation
if Villa currency. These officials
charge that churches were stripped
of their treasures, banks looted of
coin and specie and confiscated goods
given away to satisfy people ruined
. by lack of. employment and depre
ciation of Villa currency.
their unselfish efforts in behalf of
its growth and development, Albe
marle now has within its corporate
limits over seven thousand people,
and it is the belief of some of the
most optimistic of these boosters
that within a short time the popula
tion will have doubled. One of the
leading business men of the city is
authority for the statement that
within the next few months the pop
ulation will be increased by at least
two thousand by reason of increased
payrolls at the industries in the city
and immediate vicinity.
There can be no doubt of the sub
stantial and steady growth of Albe
marle and all the smaller towns about
it and enthusiasm is running so high
in Badin and vicinity that many claim
a city equal to Hopewell, Va., the Du
pont Powder City, will be undor
course of construction within less
than sixty days. Several of the best
tracts of land adjoining the company's
property have been purchased and
several thousand lots, for which
there is already a demand, will be
ready to offer for sale in January.
Contributed.
good will" that alone can scatter the
awful clouds and leave the sun again
shining over our world. If we can
not hush the terrible sounds ringing
in our own cars, let us at least make
the day bright for the young and
hopeful, the little children that are
safe in our own homes. A comfort
able Christmas, and a prosperous New
Year to our readers. The Commoner.
TRAINS RUN IN TWO SECTIONS
WITHDRAWAL OF ALL
TROOPS FROM GREECE
Nos. 35, 3, 37, and 38 to Have Two
Sections Each Day Daring the Hoi
iday Season.
To provide adequate facilities for
handling travel incident to the hoh
day season and also to take care of
the movement of mail and express the
Southern Railway has arranged to
run trains 35, 36, 87, and 38 between
Washington and Atlanta in two sec
tions up to and including December
24. Nos. 35 and 36 were run in two
sections, beginning December 15 and
Nos. 37 and 38 will be run in two sec
tions from today. Additional sleep
ing cars and coaches will be handled
on other trains as the travel may demand.
Without the Turks being aware of
the movement, a great army has been
withdrawn from one of the areas oc
cupied on the Gallipoli Peninsula,
says the official announcement of the
withdrawal of about 100,000 British
troops from the Sulva and Anzac
zones. Thus the long and costly ef
rtQ of the French and British
forces to reduce the Dardanelles forts
has been virtually concluded.
In the Western war zone ww
ish front has been the scene of heavy
bombardments, both sides using their
ig guns at long range. U addition
engagements between aircraft have
been a feature of the fighting, not
less than 44 combats in the air hav
ing taken place on December 20, two
of the German aeroplanes being shot
down and others driven off in a
according to the
British report and one of the British
machines being reported as missing.
r.reek frontier the Entente
Allies continue to fortify them
i.. ,-n tha MDectation of an at-
lj -j k tht Germans, u
temptea bu" - ,.
the, Bulgarians. An Athens ais
patch says Greek troops have inter
posed themselves between the Anglo
French lines and the Bulgarians by
the occupation of Dorian.
CARD OF THANKS.
STANLY COUNTY
, ! TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION
The Stanly County Teachers' As
sociation will meet in regular session
Saturday, January 15, 1916. The fol
lowing program will be carried out:
Devotional exercises J. D. Rankin.
Song.
Primary Department. "How to
Prevent Tardiness." Miss Vera
Crowell.
"How to Teach Pupils in the Pri
mary Department to Study." Mi3s
Catherine Cochran.
"Obiect Lessons." Miss Lottie
Smith.
"Discipline." Miss Beulah Hatley,
Grammar Grades: "Should all the
Supplementary Readings be Used as
Recommended in The Outline Course
of Study?"
"When Should History be Placed
in the Grades?" J. A. Bunch, O. D,
Ritchie, and others.
"Exercises in Decimals." E. E
Mnrtran. d23-3t
W. T. Overman and Mr. and Mrs.
D. D. Ritchie desire to express their
sincere thanks and appreciation for
the many kindnesses and sympathy
shown them during the sickness and
death of their beloved wife and daugh
ter, Browne. "Inasmuch as ye did it
unto one of the least of thesemy
brethren, ye have done unto Me.
W. T. OVERMAN,
MR. AND MRS. D. D. RITCHIE.
Big Real Estate Corporation Form
ed in Richmond for Stanly Co.
The Virginia-Carolina Development
Corporation was chartered in Rich
mond some time ago to operate in
real estate in and around Badin and
Albemarle.
The company is composed of the
very best men in the business.- R. L.
Van Horn, of Clifton Forge, is presi
dent: E. W. Grice, general superinten
dent of the Chesapeake and (Ohio
Railroad, is vice president, and J. H
Drewry, cashier of the Clifton Forge
National Bank, is secretary and treas
urer.! The directors! are H. P. Ham
mondl of tampaFlar.;"F. P. Jackson
of Wilson, N. C; J. F. Peck, of New
York City, is managing director.
The company intends to start op
erations at once and will be active in
all Albemarle's growth to become
city. ',--
News and Observer.
There is evidence throughout the
United States that all classes of our
citizens are sharing in the prosperity
which comes with the increasing busi
ness being done in this country and
by this country, and that in the pro
ducts of the soil the farmers of all
sections are finding this year condi
tions to their liking.
It is possible to know what portion
of the gains from increased business
goes to the different classes which
share in it, and so there may be had
knowledge of what part of the pres
ent prosperity of the United States
has gone to labor. In New York this
has been figured out by one of the
departments, and telling of this the
New York World declares that re
ports from all over .the country show
an increasing demand for labor, and
at higher wages. In this matter the
World says:
"How largely labor has shared in
the general prosperity of the country
is revealed in the November report of
the Bureau of Statistics of the State
Industrial Commission. Among 500,
000 employees in 1,300 representative
manufacturing plants in this State,
wage Increases run from 21 to 41 per
cent. In every industry group, as 13
classified by the commission, more
operatives were employed and more
wages paid last November than in
the same month last year. Comparison
of payrolls shows 14 per cent more
operatives and 25 per cent more
wages to the credit of November,
1915.
"These conditions are not local.
they are not limited to one State or
one section or to a few favored indus
tries. Reports from all over the coun
try are to the same general effect
labor has been in great demand and
wages have risen. Large employers
have been actively bidding against
one another in the labor market, and
in some quarters there has been a
marked shortage of workers. It is not
merely a war boom by which a few
munition makers have profited, but a
strong, sustained movement felt ev
erywhere in trade and industry, in the
factories and mills, by the railroads,
by skilled and unskilled labor.
"This rising prosperity of labor fs
accompanied by phenomenal farm
crops whose market value exceeds all
records. In the widest sense, labor-
employed for its direct gain in agri
culture or employed for wages in in
dustrial establishments is probably
receiving a fuller share of the beno-
fits of good times than it has ever be
fore known."
THE WORLD PROBLEMS
ARE OUR PROBLEMS
A large number of the Wake Forest
Alumni met on last Thursday night
in the office of R. Lane Brown and or
ganized an Alumni Association for
Stanly county, the Association to be
composed of former Wake Forest stu
dents residing in this county. Quite
a large number of former students
were present in spite of the inclement
weather. There are a large number
of former Wake Forest students re
siding in the county, and it is desired
that every one of them join this As
sociation. Those wishing to join are
requested to notify P. B. Coggin.
The following officers of the Asso
ciation were elected: President, O.
J. Sikes; Vice President, R. Lane
Brown; Secretary and Treasurer, P.
B. Coggin.
The following committees were ap
pointed: Executive Committee, R. P.
Walker, E. F. Eddins, A. P. Harris.
Social Committee, A. C. Huneycutt, C.
M. Palmer, O. D. Ritchie. Athletic
Committee, I. R. Burleyson, Mike Par
ker, Ray Ingram.
The. most momentous time in all
human history in the last nineteen
hundred years is that in which we are
now living.
All the mighty problems of civiliza
tion and government in all ages and ,
all other events since that of Calvary
count for but little in comparison with
the mighty movements of the day, en
circling the world in their influence
and power. :. ;
The destiny of democracy and' of
autocracy, the destiny of all nations
under the sun, the destiny of civiliza
tion, is all being weighed in the bal
ance, and no man on earth, yea,
probably not even the angels in Heav
en, can measure these mighty influ
ences nor forecast their outcome. The
Almighty alone can see the final end
ing of present events.
In this, the great crisis of all his
tory of man-made power and man
made work in government and civil
ization, this country faces prablems
as vital as those which today are be-
The purposes of the Association arej ing fought out on the far-flung battte
as follows: First: To preserve and lines of fcurope.
ouicken on the part of the Alumni and The people of this nation need, as
others such an interest in Wake For
est College as will Insure the atten
dance of students by personal work
and the establishment of scholarships
and other loan funds. Second: The
improvement of equipment and the
enlargement of income by gifts and
bequests. Third: The widest service
of the college to its constituency,
through its laboratories, professors,
and publications. Fourth: The safe
guarding and' encouragement of the
college literary societies. Fifth: The
purity and efficiency of competitive
college athletics. Sixth. To foster
and extend throughout North Caro
lina and Stanly county in particular,
the spirit of education and according
to opportunity and wise public policy
to enlarge the provisions for public,
private and denominational education.
they never needed before, to concen
trate their thought upon all these
problems as they relate to us, and to
study these questions in the light of
their effect upon our own country.
We need to quicken patriotism as
we have never needed to do before.
We need to widen our horizon and
get a broad vision of what this coun
try is doing, and of what it must do
as it faces the stupendous problems cf
the hour.
The people of America would bs
false to themselves and to their fam
ilies; false to business, false to their
nation, false to the world and to civil
ization if they failed to study thee
problems with an earnest seeking aft
er the truth and readiness to iouo-.v
the truth wherever it may lead. The
Manufacturer's Record.
WALTER P. ANDREWS
ELECTED POTENTATE
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES.
BAPTIST UNION MEETING.
Children's exercises will be held ;it
recitations, Chrishrdlaeotisunrhsrshh
the churches named below; songs,
recitations, Christmas trees, and the
ubiquitous Santa Claus, will give
pleasure to young and old:
First Baptist church tonight.
West Albemarle Baptist church,
Friday night.
Central Methodist ehurch, Friday
night.
First Street Methodist church, Fri
day night.
First Lutheran church, Friday
night.
MISSIONARY QUILT SALE.
The Woman's Missionary Soeiety of
the Palmerville Baptist church re
quests the honor of your presence at
the selling of the "Missionary Quilt"
December 23, after the Christmas ex
ercises at the Y. M. S. A., which will
hepin about 8 o'clock. P. M. The fol
lowing are the names of those already
in the contest:
MISS LOLA VANN EDDINS.
MISS MYRTLE COOPER.
MISS NELL NICHOLS.
MISS VIOLA COGGIN.
MISS RUTH COX.
MISS GERTHA COGGIN.
Others may enter the contest The
proceeds will go toward painting the
Baptist Parsonage.
Laughter Aids Digestion.
Laughter is one of the most
healthful exertions : it is of great
help to digestion. A still more
effectual help is a dose of Cham
beralin's Tablets. If you should
be troubled with indigestion give
them a trial. They only cost a
Quarter. Obtainable every
where, adv
The Stanly Baptist Union Will Meet
With Mission Baptist Church on
Flday Before the Fifth Sunday in
January, and Will Discuss the Fol
lowing Programme:
FRIDAY.
11 A. M. Sermon R. P. Walker.
Intermission.
1:30 P. M. Roll call and organiza
tion.
2:15 P. M. Duty of a Parent to the
Child. W. A. Hough and T. F.
Rogers.
3 P. M. Miscellaneous Business.
SATURDAY.
10 A. M. Devotional exercises. R.
N. Huneycutt.
10:15 What is a New Testament
Church? R. P. Walker and J. C. Gil
lespie.
11:15 What is the Proper Relation
ship (1) of the Pastor to the Church?
E. M. Brooks. (2) Of the Church
to the Pastor? E. F. Eddins.
Intermission.
1:30 P. M. What Should be Our At
titude Toward Roman Catholicism ?
B. G. Whitley and R. P. Walker.
2:10 P. M. Duty of the Church to
New Converts. J. S. Harris and J.
C. Gillespie.
2:45 Miscellaneous.
3 Adjournment.
SUNDAY.
10 A. M. Why Should the Officers
and teachers of the Sunday School be
Elected by the Church. T. W. Fogle-
man.
10:30 Teaching of the Sunday
School Lesson: Teacher. A. P.
Harris.
11 Sermon. E. M. Brooks.
We recommend that all visitors and
delegates remain till close of Union
on Sunday.
S. A. POPLIN,
R. F. HOWARD,
K. N. HUNEYCUTT.
Committee.
Former North Carolinaian is Chosen
to Succeed Forest Adair.
Atlanta, December 18. The elec
tion of Walter P. Andrews, of Atlan
ta, as potentate of Yaarab Temple,
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, will be
received with general interest not
only throughout the State but also
throughout the nation.
For a long time Colonel Andrews
has been identified with the best in
terests and ideals of this organiza
tion. He has an acquaintanceship
and friendship among Shriners that
stretches from coast to coast, and he
is regarded as the logical successor
to Potentate Forest Adair unaer
whose administration the Yaarab
Temple has splendidly prospered.
Colonel Andrews is a member or
the Georgia Assembly and is prom
inent in the civic, political and social
life of Atlanta.
SEES POSSIBILITIES
IN ALBEMARLE
REAL ESTATE FIRM
BUSY.
The Albemarle Real Estate and In
surance Company remodeled its
offices the past week and now has a
splendidly arranged and very attrac
tive office. This is the tenth anni
versary of this company, it having
started business in 1905. Within th.it
time it has developed the Hearne
Heights property and the Southside
Property, besides the other individual
propositions it has handled. In the
offices of the company is also the
Home Builders' Association, which
has been notably successful since its
organization, it now having between
1,600 and 2.000 shares in force. The
Albemarle Real Estate and Insurance
Company does a general real estate,
insurance and loan business and for
the past seven years has been undar
the management of W. L. Mann, as
secretary and treasurer; S. H. Hearne,
is its president, and J. S. tnra, vice
president.
Plies Cared la 6 to 14 Days.
7oor dnnM l refund oj '
OINTMENT fail to cure of . "J hinfc
3Hnd . Bleedinr or Protrodin r Pile in 6 to 14 daya.
The firat application, giro aae na
HOME FOR THE
HOLIDAYS.
The following are home for the hol
idays: Elsie Teeter, Brevard Institute;
Myrna Crowell, teacher, Waynes
ville; Joedie Dunn, teacher, State
ville; Pet Marks, teacher, Winston-
Salem; Mary-Biles, student,- asn-
ington, D. C; Tom Blalock and Clyde
Skidmore, Horner School, Charlotte;
Belle Kirk, teacher, Aquadale; Loy
Gulledce. teacher, W'eaver College;
Ramelle Smith, student, Randolph
Macon College; Rosa Hearne, Salem
College; Emmia Brawn, . St ae--Sot.
ESL Miss Sallie Marks, teacher, Ok
lahoma, is expected home Sunday.
Power City Investment Company, In
corporated, Opens Office.
The Power City Investment Com
pany, incorporated, a large real es
tate company, sees the possibilities in
Albemarle and its surrounding terri
tory and opens a beautiful office in
the Hearne Building.
In a recent issue of this paper we
mentioned that there had been sever
al options on real estate taken in
Stanly county by J. F. Peck, of New
York City, and H. P. Hammond, of.
Tampa, Florida, for purposes un
known at that time but it all came to
licht this past week when the Power.
City people informed the editor of the
Enterprise that it was the intention
of their company to develop all the
property that the above gentlemen
had taken options on and to put the
property on the market as soon a.
possible.
The Power City Development Com-
r- i ti t . -1 nr
pany consists oi r. r. j khsu,
Wilson, N. C, and Mr. Hammond and
Mr. Peck, and is incorporated with an
authorized capitalization of $50,000.
The above named gentlemen are now
all located here in the city and the
Enterprise wishes them the best suc
cess in their business in our community-
WARNING TO LIVE- '
STOCK OWNERS.
By Dr. C. L. Bell, Veterinarian.
When acknowledging my respon
sibility as local veterinarian of Stan
ly county, I feel that it is my duty to
warn the livestock owners of Albe
marle and the county to beware of
feeding mouldy corn, stover, and pea
vine hay to stock, especially to horses.
The horse is more subject to poison
from mouldy feed than any other ani
mal. If you you have damaged grain,
you may feed it to your hog without
any trouble, provided you don't feed
the damaged grain exclusively.
There is very little danger in feed
ing damaged feed to cattle and sheep,
j but you can't depend on limited dan-,
i ger, because if the feed doesn't cause
life destruction it may interfere with
the quality of the cow's milk. .. ...
During the past month's practice I
have found a number of cases of cere
brospinal meningitis (forage poison)
which came from feeding mouldy
grain. The disease comes on very
peculiarly; probably the first symp-.
A. al.- ltn nnmia mn'il 1 MStit ia V D '
the animal becomes sluggish and not
having the best action. If you oh- .
serve this condition you should look."
after the animal at once, because that'
. . m . a a r. .
is the time lor treatment. Aircr yua
wait until cerebro-spinal meningitis
develops, there are very few cases
! COUOI