THESCKORY DEMOCRAT
Established 1899
Getting Ready
For Convention
Mass-Meeting Sunday Night-
Splendid Program Arranged
Preparatory to the Laymen's
Missionary Convention to be held
in the Reformed Church, Wed
nesdav and Thursday, April 17
and IS a mass-meeting of the
city churches was held in the
Methodist church Sunday night
and attended oy a splendid con
gregation of 1000 people.
In the pulpit were Pastor D
M. Litaker, of the church which
was hostess for this occasion;
Dr. Murphy, Mr. Harte and Mr.
Garth. Rev. Mr. Heald, sup
plying the Episcopal church, was
kept away by indisposition.
The music was a delightful
feature. Interspersed between
the addresses vere solos —"God
be merciful" by Mrs. George
Bailey and the 4 Lord is my Shep
here" by Mrs. J. H. Shuford, and
a Missionary solo by t'le male
quartett consisting of Messrs.
Girth, Warlick, Sigmon and
Gamble. Mr. Harte read the
Scripture lesson.
Mr. Litaker introduced Dr. W.
H. Nicholson, of his own church,
who welcomed the brethren and
speakers from other churches,
and presided over the meeting.
In 10 minute addresses the fol
lowing laymen spoke:
Mr. J. F. Click, of the Baptist
church, on "The Object of the
Laymen's Convention;" Mr.
Howard A. Banks, of the Pres
byterian church on '"The Evan
gelization of the Whole World,
the First Business of the Whole
Church;" Mr. W. J. Shuford, of
the Reformed Church, "Th.e
every member canvas and weekly
contributions to missions," and
Mr. W. H. Yount, of the Epis
copal church, "The Need of Mer.
in the Work of the church."
Dr. Murphy announced that
the work of visiting the country
churches had already begun and
that .next Sunday Hickory lay
men would go all through this
and adjoining counties to seek
delegates to the convention. He
said that Dr. Egbert W. Smith,
Missionary secretary of the
Southern Presbyterian church;
Dr. C. F. Reid, lay mens secre
tary of the Southern Methodist
church; Dr. Lankford, a distin
guished surgeon ot Norfolk, Va.,
a Baptist layman, and President
Apple, of the Fredrick. Md.,
Woman's College, of the Re
formed church, would be here.
The first two are preachers and
the last two laymen and all are
earnest and eloquent speakers.
Mr. Heriot Clarkson; of Chai
lotte, has been invited as the
Episcopal layman.
Mr. Garth pronounced the bene
diction.
Last Sunday Messrs. Yountard
Bmks, with Pastor 0. P. Routh
and Mr. A. W. Cline visited Mar
vin and Fairgrove M. £. church
es. The day was rainy and the
mud deep, and there were about
20 present at the first and 30 at
the second appointment. Mess
rs W. L. Hine and W. A. Rock
ett from Marvin and J. F. Punch
and J. R. Bowman from Fair
grove were appointed delegates.
The following is the entertain
ment committee to secure homes
for the delegates: Messrs. A.
K. Joy, J. C. Martin, E L. Shuf
wd, J. A. Martin and W. A.
Rudisili.
Messrs. C. C. Bost and Mr.
Hosiey visited Brookford Baptist
church, which sent as delegates
C.P. Edwards and Mr, Bright.
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HICKORY NEEDS
SCHOOL BUILDING
Prof. Staley - Tells of the
Town's Great Need.
To the editor of the Denocrat;
In the age of progress people
every where are spending money
freely for needed improvements
and conveniences. The farmer
does not hesitate to buy improv
ed implements and machinery,
for he knows that he will re
ceive large returns on the in
vestment The business man
considers that he cannot afford to
do without needed office fixtures,
telephone?, typewrit ters and
stenographers, although tnese
things cost him a considerable
sum. In- many counties of
North Carolina thousands of
dollars are being spent to im
prove the public road?, and the
people consider this money well
sp»>nt. '^*-
Almost every town and city
in the State is spending large
sums of money for improved
sc 00l facilities. Charlotte has
voted to spend SIOO,OOO in the
erection oP five more school
buildings. Durham will spend
$50,000 in providing additional
school facilities. Greensboro
has completed, at a cost of $35,-
000, a high school building, and
is preparing to erect more pri
mary school buildings. And
this same progress is to be found
in almost every town in the
State. The people are coming
to realize that while it costs
money to provide adequate
school facilities, it would cost a
great deal more in the end not
to have them.
An additional school building
is sorely needed in Hickory.
For the coming year five more
class rooms should be provided.
The school auditorium, which is
now used for recitation rooms,
should be restoted to its proper
use. The people are missing an
essential part of their school
training because there is now no
place for them to have school
exercises and concerts.
We are beginning to realize
that the hea th of the pupils
should be carefully safeguarded.
But health cannot be conserved
when too many childeren are
crowded into one room or one
building. Nor can the best
work be done by the teachers
under such conditions. And the
ideal for the schools should be to
send out pupils with a sound
well-trained mind in a sound
healthy body.
The present tax levy for
schools will provide for the ad
ditional teachers needed,; but
will not provide, at the same
time, for the erection of another
building. The school board, af
ter a careful consideration of 1
the situation,has submitted to the
people a plan to securing another
building. If the people will vote
an additional school tax of ten
cents on the one hundred dollars
property valuation and thirty
cents on the poll, the money for
the erection of another school
building can be borrowed and re
paid in annual installments. In
this way a building of eight
rooms can be built and fully paid
tor in seven or eight years.
The question submitted to the
people of Hickory for their de
cision is a definate clear cut one.
The increased tax levy asked for
will provide the buildings need
ed. If this additional levy is
not voted, tl?en the present
crowed condition will remain un
changed, and will of necessity
grow worse, as every year more
children are coming into the
school.
This is a matter which should
receive the most thoughtful con
sideration by every person in
terested in the welfare of the
schools. A gread deal depends
upon the way in which this mut
ter is decided, The decision
which the voters make will mean
much to the progress of Hickory.
CHARLES M. STALEY.
Devoe Takes Least Gallons:
Always
Paint Devoe; it's the cheap
est paint in the world: never
mind the price; it may or may
not be more. Less gallons will
paint the house; and the paint
will outwear anything.
Skip wear; you've got to wait,
to find that out.
It's the cheapest of all; no mat
ter about the price. !
N K Watkins. Lott, Texas, used
13 gallons on his house before;
bought 13 gallons Devoe for same
house and had 16 gallons let.
C. B. Edwards, oi Edward's
k Brouirhton, printers, Raleigh,
NC. used 30 gallons paste paint
>n his house; bought 30 gal
ons Devoe for same house ana
iad 16 left.
That's how.
Sold by F. B. Ingold.
HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1912.
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Bringing watermtlons to Southern Raiiway Eepot, Clayton, N. C.
3tews
Reported by Our Corps of
Correspondents
Ivey Dots.
West Hickory, Mar. 26.—The
* ork of the placing of the spin
ning frames and other machinery
in the Ivey mill will soon be com
pleted and part of the frames are
now running.
R. P. Angley and family who
had been at work here for sever
al weeks moved to the farm one
day last week.
Ed Caldwell andT. E. Seagle
from Marion have been here sev
era' days running some beams
on the slasher that was shipped
here from the cotton mill at Mari
on, as the slasher at the mill
there is broke down at present.
They are boarding with P. L.
Brown,
Lowell Gross went from here to
Los Angels, Cal. to visit his broth
er who lives there and if he likes
the place he intends to make it
his future home.
Miss Maud Propst, of Black
Mountain was here last Friday
visiting the family of T. J. Leon
ard.
Jeff Holler says during the
warm days last week he was
kept busy breaking up the gar
dens in town and getting them
ready for planting.
Miss Gertrude Downum who
had been in Charlotte for several
weeks visiting her sister return
ed home Sunday.
Prof. M. L. Sherrill com
menced his subscription school
at the graded school house here
Monday morning.
Dan Isenhour and wife who
had been working here lor sev
eral months left last week and
went to Coolemee to work in the
mill there.
Green Nelson was in Lenoir
last week visiting relative^.
Success to the Democrat.
IOTA
Granite Falls News.
Granite Falls, March 18.—The
ground hog weather wound uf)
with a big rain.
A strong Odd Fellows lodge, of
nearly thirty members was or
ganized here last Thursday
night
Mr. Elmore Sherrill went to
Hickory last week to replenish
his wardrobe, and we think from
the reports that somebody will
have another son-in-law in the
near future.
Miss Grace Berry was mar
ried to a Mr. Mathews of Rome,
Ga., a few days ago. Miss Ber
ry said she was going to Hick
ory, where she-had a job as book
keeper and stenographer and
the next thing anybody knew
she had been married at Gas
tonia.
Mr. John K. Moose is visiting
in town a few days. Mr. Moose
is a travelling salesman in Arkan
sas for a house in Charlotte.
Mr. C. R. Pavne is* going to
put in a bridge at Dudley Shoals
in the near future.
The farmers are very badly be
hind with their work, but we
hope to have some good weather
now. as the ground hogship will
not cut any figures in it any
way.
Lumber is being put on the
ground for a Methodist parson
age which they hope to erect in
the near future.
The new cotton mill at Rhod
hiss is a sure thing, and things
are beginning to look up in this
neck of the woods.
Mr. George Starnes who went
west, came back last week. Two
week' 3 stay was enough to satis
fy his western fever.
You can say goodbye to constipation
with a clear conscience if you use
Chamberlain's Tablets. Many have
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For sale by all dealers.
Vote Bonds for Sand Clay
Roads.
To the editor of the Democrat;
Why will farmers kill a bond
issue for improved roads?
This question I have never been
able to answer satisfactorily, for
the farmer pays about one f urth
of the tax and and gets about
three-fourths of the benefit.
Yes I am almost sure the farm
ers of Hickory township will be
responsible if the issue of bonds
fails to carry. I hope Hickorv
township farmers will prove the
exception, in this case, however,
all of them voting "for" instead
of "against" bonds, winning for
themselves new praise for the
unique plow of making and pay
ing a "bond issue, thereby win
ning as much distinction fot this
new scheme of road building as
they have won in their creamery
and egg enterprise.
Although I am in Greenville,
even here I hear praises of the
Catawba county farmer's thrift
and enterprise. Now friends be
wise and score again. Build
your good roads ana then send
your cream and egg collectors
in automobiles to gather your
good 3 and one wagon ft ill do the
work of four, thereby saving that
much expese and adding that
much more profit to your credit.
The farmer is the last man who
should vote against bonds for
improved roads, for he is voting
against his best interests The
farmers who votes against bonds
will be ashamed of it if the bonds
carry. I have had dozens of them
to tell me this very thing. Once
the road is bui.t no one Would go
back to mud for any price.
But some one may say, "you
are talking of macadam roads and
we are to have sand clay."
I believe that your Catawba
road men are acting wisely by
building sand-clay roads.
I have been interested in and
watching road building for more
than twenty years, and my con
viction is that sand clay is the
road to build. It is the cheap
est rod to build,giving the great
est number of miles with a given
sum of money.
It is the easiest road on man
and beast to travel, for macadam
will stove up your team, while
the sand clay will not.
When worn or washed it can
be easily repaired and will be as
sound as when first made, not so
with macadam. A patch on
macadam can never be made as
sound as when first built, no
matter how skillfully it is done.
It will cost less for repairs.
One man with an automobile
truck, loaded with sand-clay
properly mixed for repairing,
could keep up all the roads in a
county and keep them in fine re
pair.
Here is where I see one great
mistake many county commiss
ioners are making: They are
giving all their attention to road
building. The repair work should
go on as soon as the road is built,
whether it be built of macadam
or sand-clay, for no road, how
ever well built, will take care of
itself will break up in bad spots,
or wear out.
This is the first good roads ar
ticle I have written in ten years,
but I write to urge the Catawba
county farmer to do his duty.
Two years ago I tried to help
our friend H, B. Varner, the gen
tleman who tried to leave Ca
tawba off the highway on ac
count of her bad roads —to.get
improved roads in Davidson coun
ty, but up to this date Davidson
county is still mud bound, and a
type of mud which Catawba can
make no comparison.
Here is where Varner, who is
no Duchman, made a fatal er
ror. That ugly threat to leave
Catawba off the highway bill ril
ed the "Catawba Dutch" and
they are going to vote these
bonds, build for themselAes mod
el roads, and pay for the whole
thing before Varner gets David
son to consider the object.
Farmers, vote for che bonds,
and get the roads.
Many sufferers from rheumatism
have been surprised and delighted
with the prompt relief afforded by ap
plying Chamberlain's liniment. No*
one case of rheumatism in ten requires
an internal treatment whatever. This
liniment is for sale by all dealers.
GUILFORD'S GOOD ROADS
And what Guilford County
should learn from Catawba.
Written for tlie Democrat.
In a recent trip through Guil
ford over the Wilmington & Mt
Airy Railroad, the Democrat
man had occasion to notice some
needed improvements which
this progressive county should
not hesitate to make. In com
pany with a travelling man we
were standing on the rear of the
car as we were nearing Greens
boro, admiring the beautiful
rich farming land and the excel
lent macadem read which runs
parallel with the railroad for
miles. Farmers with great
loads of wood, etc., were on
their way to Greensboro, mak
ing the trip with the greatest of
ease. The conversation had
drifted to the subject of good
roads and this gentleman who
was well acquainted with Ca
tawba's roads remarked, that
Guilford was far ahead of us on
the good roads question. We ac
knowledged this, but told him
we were fast coming to the front
and that before many years we
would rank with Guilford, if
not first.
After passing through the
historic Guilford Battle Ground,
we entered a stretch of low
swampy land, which owing to
the recent rains was entirely
covered .with water. We re
marked, is this commonly this
way? and were answered yes;
and told to wait a few minutes
and we would see the reason.
We soon crossed a large stream
of running water with no chan
nel at all. The water was
spreading over acres and acres
of fertile bottom land. Then it
came our turn to tell what Ca
tawba has done in regard to con
ditions such as this was. The
thing for Guilford now to do is
to follow our example and go to
dredging these swamps, not
only for the great revenue which
thev will yield for agricultural
purposes, but the health con
dition which alone would be a
Godsend to the people of that
section. W« were informed
that chills and fever were very
prevelant in that section during
the summer.
We should take the good
roads lesson from them, and
they shojld take the dredging
lesson from us.
Ought to Support the Bonds.
Newton News.
Advocates of good roads in
Hickory township are busy as
beavers, working for the success
of the bond issue of $50,000. The
election is to be the 15th of
April, and while some seem to
think the outlook not as en
couraging as it might be just
now, it is hard to believe that
the township will defeat the
measure. There is plenty of
time before the election comes
off, and opposition will dwindle
rapidly, if the people take up
the question as Newton voters
did. It looked mightly blue
here, but the last week, of the
campaign voters changed their
minds in a hurry.
Hickory pays $6,101.59 road
tax. We do not have the
figures but about 83 per cent
of this comes out of the
town. About SI,OOO is paid by
corporations such as railroads,
etc. The farmers of the town
ship, if they will look into it, will
find that while they would un
doubtedly reap more benefit
from good roads than any other
class, they will have to pay a
comparatively small portion of
the tax. They above all others
ought to support the bonds, it
seems to us.
Newton's is up towards $2,-
000 less than Hickory's, hence
up there they will have more
money for a sinking fund, or for
incidentals, repairs, etc.
Seaboard Air Line Low Rates,
The Seaboard Air Line will sell
round trip tickets from all stations in
North Carolina on May 5 th, 6th, 7th
and Bth good to return until May 15th,
subject to extension by paying 50 cts.
at Macon to June rate will be
one cent per mile for the miles trav
eled, the route will be ejfher via Ath
ens or Atlanta, following is rate from a
few of the principal stations: Ruth
erford ton, $6.00; Shelby, 4.00; Lin
colnton, $5.60; Charlotte, 6.60; Mon
roe, $6.60; and corresponding low
rates from all other stations. We
would like to arrange this trip for all
going in a body, we will provide spe
cial day coaches or pullman on appli
cation, for further information write
the undersigned.
C. L. MILLER.
James Ker,
T, P. A. Charlotte N, C.
T. S. Leard,
G. P. A, Raleigh, N. C.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
SOME FACTS RELATIVE
TO LENOIR COLLEGE
For the Serious Considertion
of the Citizens of Hickory.
To the editor of the Democrat:
We speak that which we know
when we say that Hickory is
a live city, an aggressive, wide
awake community. Her people
are public spirited and are al
ways ready to plan and labor for
the common good. Through the
united efforts of her enterpris
ing citizens, Hickory has secured
quite an aggregation of splend
id enterprises and institutions, all
of which are contributing their
influence for the making of a
still greater city.
It is one of these, and we be
lieve we speak advisedly when
we say, by no means one of the
least, that we wish to call the
serious attention of the citizens
of Hickory. Twenty years ago
the college of the Tennessee
Synod of the Lutheran church
was moved from Conover to this
place, and Lenoir college was
opened here. Buildings and
equipments to the value of SIOO,-
000 have been placed here by
this body of Christian people.
All the buildings have been let
to local contractors, and practi
cally all the money contributed
by this Synod for Lenoir college
has been let loose in the busi
ness channels of this city. To
day this institution brings and
turns into Hickory's business
from $30,000 to $50,000 annual
ly. We wonder, do the people
of this city appreciate this in
stitution? Do they look upon it
as a real asset in their stock of
trade? And we want to ask
you in all seriousness have you
been showing genuine appreci
ation of what this institution is
bringing to your doors? The
citizens of Salisbury recently of
fered to the North Carolina
Synod of the Lutheran church
$30,000 if they would bring their
Female college to their city. A
number cf towns and cities in
South Carolina are now offering
the Lutherans of South Carolina
sums of from $50,000 to $90,000
as inducements to have proposed
Female college in that state
placed in their midst. In view
of these things, citizens of Hick
ory, do you feel that you have
done your duty to your institu
ion, Lenoir college? We wish to
lay this matter not only upon
your minds but upon your con
sciences as well; It is not a
matter of cold business justice
that you should show material
apprefOrtion of this institution
which* brings to your business
from $30,000 to $50,000 a year?
Movements are now on foot
and funds are being collected to
erect a memorial building at the
college to the memory of the late
Drs. Yoder and Moser, men
through whose influence largely
Lenoir college was established
here. The Tennessee Synod of
the Lutheran church is now
pushings aggressively forward a
movement to raise an endow
ment fund of SIOO,OOO for this
institution. Here are opportuni
ties for you, men of Hickory, to
show whether or not you really
appreciate this institution in your
midst. We expect, the Board of
Trustees expects Hickory to
show her colors now. Hickory
can not afford to fall behind
these other cities in matters like
this. We expect to hear from
Hickory in this forward move
ment for the enlargement of one
of her best institutions. What
will enterprising Hickory do
for her college?
E. J. Sox, Chairman
Board of Trustees of Lenoir
College.
THINK THIS OVER
This Offer Should Gain the
Confidence of the Most
Skeptical
We pay for all the medicine used
during the trial, .if our remedy fails to
completely relieve you of constipation.
We take all risk. That's a mighty broad
statement, but we mean every word
of it. Could anything be more fair for
you?
A most scientific, common-sense
treatment is Rexali Oderlies, which are
eaten like candy. Thier active principle
is a recent scientific discovery that is
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If you suffer from chronic or habitual
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ent chronic ailment?, we urge yon to try
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you can get them in Hickory only at
our store. 12 tablets, 10 cents; 39
tablets, 25 cents; 80 tablets, 50 cents.
Sold only at our store —The Rexall
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Second Primary
Will Settle it.
Mr. Elliott Happy That Sena
torial Question is Eliminated.
To the editor of the Democrat.
Under the caption, "Will You
Abide by the Primary?" you
editorially request an answer
from the two candidates for
State Senatorship from this dis
trict to the following questions:
"It is well known that Mr. El
liott is a Kitchin man and Mr.
Long a Simmons man for United
States Senator. The four can
didates for the U. S. Senate have
agreed on a senatorial primary.
No doubt the Democratic State
committee will, acceed to the
wishes of the candidates and pro
vide for a primary. The people
are asking what the candidates
will do in this matter, and the
question the Democrat would
like Mr. Elliott and Mj. Long
to answer is this:
"If either of you gentlemen is
elected in this senatorial district
composed of Lincoln and Cataw
ba counties, will you give each
candidate hi s proportionate
strength, according as he has re
ceived it from- the vote of the
district? And will you fully car
ry out the plan adopted by the
executive committee, in case of
no popular choice at the polls?"
Yes, sir, if it becomes neces
sary. Nevertheless lam happy
to inform you that the State
Democratic executive committee,
at its meeting in Raleigh last
week, took the same position,
collectively, that I have all along
assumed individually, to-wit:
That the State Legislature has
plenty of work to do other than
that of electing a United States
Senator: that the selection-of
United States Senator be left en
tirely to the voters at large; that
if the first primary election shall
not result in a majority selection,
a second primary shall be called,
at which the two candidates re
ceiving the greater number of
votes shall be the final contes
tant. '
We believe this decision of the
Executive committee, which
puts the selection of a United
States Senator directly in the
hands of the people, will not on
ly be satisfactory to you and
your readers, but will to a great
degree eliminate the United
States senatorial contest from
the State senatorial contest, and
will lead to a critical examina
tion as to personal fitness of the
candidates for the State sena
torship. The election of a Unit
ed States Senator are both in the
hands of the voters. lam a can
didate for State Senator, and
base my claim for this honor on
my ability to serve the people of
this district in a satisfactory
manner.
Thanking you for your kind
words of appreciation of mv
frankness in answering ques
tions, I remain,
Very respectfully yours,
J. D, ELLIOTT.
Base Ball at Lenoir College
Monday, March 18, Lenoir
played ball at Rutherford col
lege. The game was very close
and exciting. The chief feature
however was Mr. Poole He al
lowed only two hits. Score,
Lenoir 1 Rutherford 0.
The schedule for the year is as
follows:
Rutherford at Hickory, March
23.
Davidson at Davidson, March
25.
St, Mary's at Belmont, March
26.
Mt. Pleasant at Mt. Pleasant,
March 27.
Mt. Pleasant atMt. Pleasant,.
March 28.
Trinity Park at Hickory, April
Trinity Park at Hickory, April
Rutherford at Hickory, April
Mt. Pleasant at Hickory, April
12.
Mt; Pleasant at Hickory, April
13.
Oak Ridge at Oak Ridge, April
16.
Elon at Elon, April 17.
Bingham (Mebane) at Burling
ton, April 18.
Horner Military school at Ox
ford, April 19.
Trinity Park at Durham, April
20.
Oak Ridge at Hickory, April 27.
Elon at Hickory, May 1.
Please note the number of
games on home diamond and the
strength of the opposing teams.
Accident will happen, but the best
regulated families keep Dr. Thomas's
Electrict Oil for such emergencies.
Two fizes 25 and 50 c st all stor«s.