North Carolina Newspapers

.tteqpri sc. J. D. BIVINS, Managing Editor : Established 1880 $.00 per year, in advance VOLUME XXIV. ( ' . ALBEM A It LE, N. G, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1916 NUMBER 39 . 1 ; : : : r- 1 j ' i ' " POWER DEVELOPMENT BY CAROLINA POWER & LT. CO. THE OLD SOLDIERS MEET AT MILLINGPORT. EI wIWAY COMMISONERS NEARLY 5,000 PERSONS MEET IN REGULAR SESSION. VACCINATED IN STANLY. Purchase "of Valuable Water Power at Swift Island With Other Lands and Options on Flooding Privileges. . Troy The recent purchase by the 'Carolina Power and Light Co. at the valuable water power at Swift Is land from Charles A. Armstrong, of Troy, and others, together with the purchase of other lands', and options on others for flooding purposes, has caused quite a little excitement in Montgomery. The Tallassee Powir Co. has also purchased property in this same locality' and is said to be planning a development at the Smith Mill place a few miles up the river from Swift Island. Both 'companies have filed numerous deeds and op tions. It seems that' Mr." Armstrong is acting local counsel for the Carjolin-i Power & Light Co. but when ques tioned about the project would giveJ out no information. He was enthu sisastic however over the benefits that would accure to this immediate section of the state for the reason that the power developed by the Carolina Power & Light Co. would be available for manufacturing and other purposes generally. The Swift Island power has long been considered one of the . best on the Pee Dee River and is the last re maining big power undeveloped from the South Carolina line on up the Yadkin. It is known that several engineers of repute have surveyed the power possibilities, at Swift Li land and that a dam of from 7,5 to 100 feet high can be built at a reasonable cost and that the pond or lake would be from one-third to a mile and moie in width and about nine miles long. 1 If the Carolina Power and Light Co. develop power to its full limit at Swift Island this will upset any plans of the Tallassee Power Co. may have to develop at Smith Mill, but so far no information on this point can be 'obtained from local counsel or authorities. . . It will be recalled that the Talas see Power Co. isthe new company that purchasedthe Badin power and works at what is locally known as the Narrows of the Yadkin and this company is building a huge alumi num plant on the Stanly side of the river with the expectation of using all their power in their own plants. The fact that they are building this dam at the Narrows, more than a hundred feet high and will cover miles of land with water makes the power lower down the river all the more valuable because of the regu larity with which the water will be fed from the upper power plant into the pond or" reservoir or lake, as one may choose to call it, guaranteeing the lower plant a full head of wat er at all times regardless of weat'i er or rain conditions. With the amount of, money involv ed in the purchase of these proper ties along the river and the amount that will be spent in their- develop ment it is expected that a great deal of it will be m circulation in th's and adjoining counties in the near - future, and consequently a corre spondingly increase in business ac- tivities. COMMISSIONERS MEET IN REGULAR SESSION '. i Commissioners met in regular ses sion, all members being present: T. S. Parker, :Chn.; A. F, Mabry, Geo, W. Dry, and, Jr M. Boyett, clerk to the board. ' Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. . R. N. Furr, county treasurer, sub . mitted his regular- monthly report. . J. O. Curlee, $112.48, expense of County Home for July. - YG. W. Poplin, 89.60, jail fees for July. . . Southern Cafe, $14.30, . board of -jury for July term of court. J. M. Odell was relieved of poll tax for 1916. , - las. E. Huneycutt was relieved of poll tax and road duty for 1916. . Dr. J. N. Anderson, $46.50, medical services to date. "t. Hall's Pharmacy,- $7.50, drugs fur nished county. ' Gantt & Whitlock, $1.60, repairs ' to water pipes. ',, Burroughs Adding: - Machine Co., ;$6.95, repairs to machine. . ' - Edwards C Broughton, $11.06, sup- ' -plies. . Albemarle Enterprise Pub. Co., :$ 11.80, blanks and court calendars, Misenheimer Correspondent Talks About Reunion Other Matters. The weather is hot and most of our people are resting in the shade. A new building is going up at the Mitchell Home under the supervi sion of John Smith, of Richfield. Some of us attended the reunion of the soldiers of the sixties at Milling port last Thursday. After services by Rev. J. C. Rowe, dinner was boun teously served in the grove, and the good people of Salem and vicinity, showed their usual hospitality tow ard the old soldiers. At noon the Plyler cornet band drove ;io and -gave some fine music,' and led the veteran column to the table, the blessing be ing asked by Dr. Rowe. ' The old soldiers on one side, the table and the citizens and members of conference on the ' other side, enjoyed the feast of good things. Conference was held at the parsonage, and the church was left for futher exercise of the veter ans. Then we had two" fine and in spiring addresses by Judge O. J. Sikes and Attorney A. C. Huneycutt, both of Albemarle. These two speak ers thrilled the hearts of the old soldiers, realizing as we did the know ledge our young speakers have vt our North Carolina troops and the ser vice rendered to their country during, the Civil war. They also advocated a pension for every worthy soldier in highest terms, and it could well and easily be seen that the hearts , and sympathies of the speakers were in every word they said, in honor of the soldiers of old North Carolina. The veterans appreciated and enjoy ed the addresses in their honor. There were present men that had seen much and did much service in the "war sur vivors of the battles of Gettysburg and ' Appomattox, as well as other great battles not mentioned which were fought in Virginia and other states. We were glad to have with us some old soldiers of other coun ties, several being from Cabarrus county. Our ranks are getting thin- There are only about twelve or thir teen old soldiers now living in Riden hour township. Miss Minnie -Lowder, of Albemarle, is visiting the home of her uncle, Grover Sides. " A protracted meeting is being con ducted at Matton's Grove Methodist church by Rev. Woodford, pastor. Mrs. G. W. Reid received a message concerning the serious illness of her brother, Mr. Jones, of Lexington. She and her husband at once left by auto mobile for Lexington, and found Mr. Jones much improved. J. D. Kimball, known as Boss Kim ball, died in Salisbury Sanitorium last week from the effects of blood poison. While the-doctors claimed to have stopped the spread of the poi son, there were other complications that hastened his death Mr. Kim- ball had been married twice, his last wile, though an . invalid, surviving: him. Three sons also survive Vance, Edgar, Daniel and Esther. Mr. Kimball was about 62 years old and a good citizen. The Badin people are moving the machinery from the Barringer mine to their plant at Badin. The Mitchell Home milch cow has two male calves. RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION. The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an exami nation for the county of Stanly, N. C, to be held at Albemarle on Sept. 9, 1916 to fill the position of rural car- rier at Albemarle, and vacancies that, may later occurr on rural rountes from other post offices in the above- j mentioned county. - The examination will be open only to male citizens who j Mrs. Hudson was a sister of Mrs. 4 Reese Co. Store. It was arranged byl)attle conditions, where burying the the State, being i.mong the promi are actually domiciled in the teni-jW. A. Smith of this place. - Three Edgar A Moss, display manager and ad and sanita-in are narl to con- nent people of the 3i.ate in social and tory of a post office in the county) other sisters and two brothers sur-1 advertising man of the firm. tro1, according to the last report, business life. But the old home- ana wtio meet tne otner requirements set forth in Form No. 1977. This form and application blanks may be,y,-as well liked by all who knew, her li: i r i-u ajqcah , J .4 ...:n i t.. : 1 - .1. obtained from the offices mentioned above or from the United States Civil Service Commission at Washington, D. G Applications should be for warded to the Commission at Wash ington at the earliest practicable date. . CARD OF THANKS. I desire to thank all who in any . a regular habit and be sure that your way showed their sympathy and spir-i bowels move once each day. When a it of helpfulness 'during the sickness ; medicine is needed take Chamber and death of my husband, Collie G. Iain's Tablets. They are pleasant to Smith. ' - j take and mild and gentle in effect. MRS. CORRIE SMITH. HON. JOHN S. EFIRD. Secretary-Treasurer Efird Manufacturing Company, Progressive Citizen, Loyal Democrat and All-Round Good Man. Member of Famous Efird " Family. GATHERING OF EFIRDS. Fifteen Hundred From Four States . Meet Near Albemarle. Fifteen hundred Efirds coming from their homes in ' four different states, assembled at St. Martin Lutheran church ten miles west of County Sunday School Con-ertio.i Albemarle Friday, in the first reuni- j that v HI -be 'ield in the Fii'si Luther on of the entire Efird family. The an church on August 30 and 81. reunion was held within two hundred ! In order to do this most en-. ,ively yards of the old "place where David , it has been decided t6 sarve a picnic Efird, who came to America from j dinner in the grove south f the Germany, the first Eflrd to settle in j church on Thursday, Aug. 31. It will America, lived, and started one of the be appreciated if those belonging to lavgest and most influential families in North Carolina. There were pres ent Efirds who stand at the head of large textile, manufacturing plants, department stores in six of the larg est cities in Nc-rth Carolina, owners of large and fertile farms in four states, some in the far away state of Texas. . And, there were present Efirds who have staid out of the smaller farms, but who have been the backbone and sinew of several coun ties, especially Stanly and Anson. A program was prepared and carried out, whereby addresses were made by .Tmlo-P n . J R,W A c Hnn-vtt of Albemarle, and Rev. V. C. Riden- e ai. tm j. t ..ii iiuui, imsiur uj. uic rust ijuuierun church of Albemarle; also Attorney Sifford Efird, of Columbia, S. C. Af- ler the conclusion of the program a dinner table 200 feet long, laden, with such a bounty as that great German stock can supply, was spread be fore the 2000 people present and all SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. were filled and plenty left when they! all were satisfied. The Efird and Ply- Center Township Sunday School ler Cornet bands furnished excellent i Convention will be held Saturday, music throughout the day, and the August 26, at Cedar Grove church. A afternoon was largely spent in social j number of speakers have been cn-ag-ple&surcs. j ed and the public is proniir.e 1 an in- A "number of visitors from a did- j teresting and profitable meetinir. All tance remained over a part of this Sunday school workers are invited to week, to attend the Home-Coming come and bring refreshments, services at St. Martin's church. J. S. HATHCOCK, Sec. "- A. F. MABRY, Chairman. MRS. E. B. HUDSON. Mrs. E. B. Hudson died at her home on Route 1, Norwood, July 27, 1916. She was 56 years of age. Burial took place at the old Hudson graveyard on . July 28. i vive tne deceased. Her fattier andi mother are both dead. Mrs. Hudspn ' and she will be greatly missed in the . community in which she lived. The Best Laxative. To keep the bowels regular the best laxative is outdoor exercise. Drink a full glass of water half an hour be fore breakfast and eat an abundance ! cf fruit and vegetables, also establish Obtainable everywhere. adv SUNDAY SCHOOL CON VENTION DELEGATES. In accordiance with action taken by the Albemarle Ministerial Asso- ' ciation I am authorized to invite all the Sunday Schools of Albemarle to ! take in the, entertainment of the our town Sunday schools will have full baskets on hand and join i mak ing this a most delightful occasion. R. G. TUTTL'S, Sec. Ministerial Association. SUNDAY SCHOOL j CONVENTION. The Stanly Sunday School Conveu- tion will n-ect in the Luthe an ' church at S P. M., August 30th, and ! continue through August 31. For the convenience and pleasure ( of all attending Sunday schools and i delegates, I wish to request that all ,w h,i - Kc.cWfo t fi, i, k , There will be a lonir table urenared i At tt t i .i ; in me iiearne grove, jusi oy me ' church, on which all i -,, , . . 1 will be invited T :r. Lot both the to sprer.d their dinner. Sunday schools of the town and coun- ty come together for this social hour, V. C. RIDENHOUR, Pastor. Window Causes Many to Pause" Pensacola New j An attractive window, which hai caused many passing on Palafox 'strppt to nause for a second Hinmsp 1 tha at Hip Watson Parker The window is in the nature of , welcome for the visiting Woodmen - 0f the World. It contains a canoe ... ' fishing tackle, pine stump, axe and other articles usually seen in a dis play of Woodcraft. STATE VS. J. A. AUSTIN. Charge: Cruelty to Animals. The above case was tried befoi Judge O. J. Sikes in Recorder's Court There was no evidence against de fendant Austin. Testimony showed him to be a man who has good stock and keeps them in good condition. The trial appeared to be more of a vindication of Mr. Austin than oth erwise. Ilijfway Commissioners for Stanly county met in continued session, all irembens being present. G. D. Trout man, chairman, C. L. Smith and C. A. Lif z being present. I.Jinutes of fast meeting was read tio:i with Dr. C. S. Ma.itfum, of aH approved; Ch;.pel Hill, who is conducting the The following public road over-1 anti typhoid campaign in Stanly seers made reports and was allowed county, secured the information that the following amounts: jthe people of Stanly county are tak- Vance Deese, Tyson township, forjing to the vaccination in numbers far se -vices, material and hands, $900. , exceeding the expectations. C. J. Troutman, Big Lick township,; Tho expected results of the cam for services and material, $23.50. i paiyii in the county according to Dr. B. R. Hatley, Almond township, Mangum, was around 3,000. Prior to for services, material and. hands, Aug 11 there had been vaccinated $21.23. j right about 4,500, and it is now esti- J. M. West, Tyson township, for maW that between 5,000 and 6,000 services, material and hands, $31.92. ; will be vaccinated before the cam- T. B. Huneycutt, Furr township,1 paign is over. In other words, about fc:: services, material and hands, ( 100 per cent more people will be vac- $17.R0. ' jcina'.ed than the authorities expect- C. A. House, Ridenhour township, ' ed. This will mean tha about 20 to for nrvice!;, material and hands, 1 25 per cent of all the men, women $42.71. jand children in the county will have J. A. Kin-.mery, Tyson township, ; takjn the vaccination durir.g this for services and tools, 8.35. j campaign. A. P. Burris, Big Lick township, j Di. Mangum is very complimentary fc teams and hands, $8. j to ti e citizenship of the coi-nty, for C. 31. Bo'.ich, Center township, for he Fays that the way the p?o;)le have services, material and hands, $120.85. ' acted in this campaign shows their J. C. Lowder, Center township, forgoo' common sense, and exhibit p servicer., material and hands $38.25. j splei.did spirit of progressive citizen- Aiaount collected in time of , work $4.80 Balance $33.45. E. C. Bost, Harris township, for services, material and hands $152.92 Amount collected in- time of work $ 33.60. Ballance $119.32. John Harwood, Tyson township, for services and mands, $25.25. T. W. Huneycutt, Furr township, for services and material, $25.01. A. A. Hartsell, Furr township, for materjal, $3.35. Ordered, that the public road be ginning at a point in the public road near Geo. Furr's residence, in Furr township, and crossing the lands of Geo. Furr, John Morgan, W. M. Furr, Philas Hartsell and others, and in tersecting with the Big Lick and Lo ciTst public road near Philas Hart cell's residence be and as a public road, and the overseer for Furr town- ship is ordered to work said public j will give way to the march of pro-ivt-d out of the public road funds for gress when the old J. O. Rons dwell Furr township and to apportion the in? is torn away to furnish a place I,ee. laDor OI rurl wnsniP on saip CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank our friends fori their kindness shown us during the I illness and death of our aunt, Mrs. ! !, .f. oi aa. f 1 shown us. which we can vr ' I i ij i a i. . . snouia we nave two lives to live, rsuci ' . ., .., after awhile you will reap the ro- i . , . , . , ... , ward from Him who said "inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these you did it unto me." MR. AND MRS. J. M. MARRIS. j vim t'i.i i.. lire maiiicua llicaiic 13 LOWDER'S FERRY E "eW enterPrise for Albemarle, hav- ' ing opened up here some weeks ago Misses Annie and Luna Coble ofan up.to-date Air-dome which has Albemarle spent last Saturday night ; met with spiendid success consider- in the home of Jack Burris. T T " J 1 . ' !tne fact tllat- despite the heat and !lnere were oniy seventeen cases the immense army in France. Just the Thing for Diarrhoea. "About two years ago I had a se vere attack of diarrhoea which lasted over a week," writes W. C. Jones, Bu ivey euros ana ms sister, uia, oiWith a 8piendid up-to-date show Concord, route 4, spent Saturday and ,house this theatre promises its pa Sunday in the homes of T. H. Coley trons as good a show as can be seen and John Dick. UaanxjutX. in Jhe State. , j The Ross old piace' is"khown by DOES VACCINATION the citizens to be one of the oldest PREVENT TYPHOID? buildings in the town. It was built The above question is well answer- long before any railroad brought ed in a dispatch of the 13th instant trains into the town, and when the old to The New York Times, from the ' court house that stood in the square British Army in France: 'was really a little wooden shanty. A "The significant value of inocula-: large number of children belonged to tion to prevent typhoid is shown by the Ross family and several of these ford, N. D. "I became so weak thatD- S. N. ENTERTAINED. I could not stand upright A drug-i The members of the D. S. N. Club gist recommended Chamberlain's Col- and a few invited friends were enter ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, j tained on Tuesday afternoon of last The first dose relieved me and within week by Miss Jennie Grace Efird. two days I was as well as ever." Many: The home was prettily decorated for druggists recommend this remedy be-1 the occasion. Punch and sandwishes cause they know thaU it is reliable. , were served each guest on their ar Obtainable everywhere. adv rivaL After some time was spent ia sewing, ice cream and wafers were Try Enterprise Job Department served. Dr. Mangum Sajs Campai: n Has Far Exceeded Expectations He Com pliments People. "jur correspondent in conversa- ship. Everywhere the physicians of jthe county have lent every co-opera tion to the movement, and Saturday, August 5, when over 1,000 people were vaccinated in Albemarle, four or five of the local physicians were - on duty with Dr. Mangum all day. The same was true at Norwood where two physicians kept on duty all day, and the services were given without charge. Dr. Mangum says that the people view this campaign from two sides; the health of the individual and the economic value to the county as a healthful locality in which to live. The doctor quotes Dr. Edward Kid der Graham by faying that the civic conscience of the citizenship is alive to the best interest of the com munity, and a great deal of credit shovld be given the people of the county for this spirit. NEW BUILDING FOR THE ALAMEDA THEATRE. Another landmark in Albemarle Wi i t owned the Ross old place for several years, will tear the old building away and will construct on the lot a modern picture show building, equipped in ev ery way as an up-to-date show house. The building will be two stories in height, 25 feet vide and 100 feet long, i lth a n20(Iern picture show building front. This -location is one of the I utnv jii wwii, aa jt 10 uil uiic ill til's . . . . ' j i , best business streets, and people have : . . , . . . ' , i Desi in lown, as it is on one ot the novjeeu lor some ume me movement of the town toward the north, this j building being located on North Sec- J ing the abundance of rainy weather. mi - have gone out to different parts of npiace must soon give way io me un daunted progress of this progressive city. Where once children prattled at a mother's knee, soon crowds will en- joy the modern opera and other plays.