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Established 1899
011,1, PfMBIES TI
BE HELD In AY 16
Democratic County Execnthe Com
mittee Met in Newton Monday.-
County Convention May 23
The Democri t c Executive
n ilmittee met in the Court
Hnnse in Newton Monday. The
H Sneias :al led to order at 12
"00°. b y t j ie Chairman,
Mr J D Elliott, of thia city.
Every precinct was represent
ed by the regular member ex-
Amotion of Mr. W. C.Feim
ster the primaries for voting on
Candidates for County and State,
Offices, Congress and other Dis
trict offices, and to appoint dele
(rates to the County Convention
were ordered to be held on Sat
:Z. May The County
Convention was set for Saturday
23.
In Newton and Hickory pre
cincts the primaries will be open
ed at 8 o'clock a. m , and wil
close at 7 o'clock p. m. In all
others the primaries will open at
noon and close at 6 o'clock p. m.
Each precinct will hand to tl e
C unity Cnairman the names of
two men for Pollholders and the
Chairman will notify them of
their election.
ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES.
Young Ladies of Lenoir College Ren
der Splendid Program.
The fourth anniversary exer
cises given by the young ladies'
literary societies of Lenoir Col
lege in the college auditorium
Monday night were largely at
tended, and it was a well pleased
audience that went away, thanks
to the splendid manner in which
the piogram was carried out.
The opening number was a piano
duet, "Spanish Dance No. 3," by
Misses Christman and Hooker.
Miss Annie Powlas read an essay
on the North American Indian,
wtnch was well prepared and the
facts outlined showed that she
had given the subject deep and
careful study. The Chorus,' De
Coppah Moon," was highly en
joyed; but probably the most
humorous was the impersonations
of the members of the societies
showing the life they would be
living and the way thev would be
conducting themselves ten years
hence. Miss Bryte Beam de
lighted the audience with a piano
solo, piayiag "Shadow Dance Op.
39."
The last half of the program
was rendering of the drama,
"Hiawatha," some eighteen
young ladies taking part This
beautiful story was sweetly told
by these young ladies. Each act
and scene in Longfellow's great
est literary success called forth
prolonged applause. The last
scene of the last act showing the
transformation of Hiawatha and
Minnehaha, was very beautiful.
Hiawatha's childhood was played
by Miss Kathryn Aderholdt and
his manhood by Miss Lillian
Plonk. Miss Nell Rudisill plesed
the audience as Minnehaha. Oth
er characters were Nanette
Rudisill as "Priest," Edna Ham- i
raond as "Gitchie Manito," Dora
Rhodes as"lagoo," Elvira Sheety
as "Pau-Puk-Keewis," Pearl Mil
ler as "Chibiabos," Gertrude
Kohn as "Arrow-Maker." and
Stella Yoder as "Nokomis."
Funeral of Mrs. Carroll.
The remains of Mrs. Louise
Carroll, mother of Mrs. Kitty
paker of this city, were interred
in Oak wood Cemetery lastThuis
oay, the funeral services being
conducted by the Rev. S. B.
btrouD, rector of the Church of
tjj e Ascension. Mrs. Carroll died
Wednesday night after many
JBonths of suffering, but during
ner sickness she bore her afflic
wn most cheerfully and bravely.
2* came herefrom Crawfords
v'Ue, Ind.
#t s e services on Palm Sunday
t the Episcopal church were of
fecial interest. The church
was decorated with palms. The
h T* by the vested choir on
» RO n pe! anc * side epistle, was
usually fi ne . At the morning
1 Would see Jesus,"
Berm L the powerful
mon by the rector, Rev. S. B.
Seargent W.
mili? Church of the local
Sw V L Compan y mad e aw ex
went showing at the recent in-
Rivin!>°u' the i ns P ect ion officers
Cl much Praise for the
the ? s I,ke , m anner in which
beino 8 D r °P ert y was
ini un ?k for * A - fter check "
that 8 P ro P ert y it was found
t>ronerf v , a p u enny ' 8 worth 01
he has ho ® 2 occurred since
d been in charge.
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
JEWS OF TIE WEEK
> FRO|CGftHITE FALLS
Party From Lenoir Contemplating
Bringing Electric Power to the
Town—Other Items. «
Granite Falls, April 6.—Mr.
Walter Moore received the high
est grade in the recent post of
-1 fice examinations and was ap
pointed poatmaater here. He will
get his commission in a few
days and will move the office
next to Moore & Hoke's store as
soon as it can be fitted up,
Mr. Eugene Ivey of Lenoir
was in town a few days ago
looking around with a view of
i bringing electricity to our vil
lage. We hope the people will
give him all the encouragement
they can and that at an early
date we will have the "Juice."
The bonds for good roads have
been sold and as soon as the
money is turned over work will
commence, which will be in 3 or
4 weeks. There are a lot of peo
ple who want damage for a
little top soil that is too poor for
anything else but to make a
road, and the board of road com
missioners have decided not to
buy any top soil or pay any dam
age, but to build the roads where
people will give right of wav and
soil, considering that the road is
a benefit to any man's property
through or by which it passes.
Convicts Must Not be Flogged.
In the opinions delivered by
the Supreme court, there is one
in the case of State vs. Nippur
and Johnson, from Wake, in
volving the right of convict
guards to flog unruly convicts or
administer corporal punishment,
the Supreme court holding with
Judge Cooke of the Superior
court that there is no such right
either through the State Consti
tution or through legislative
statute. The Supreme court de
clares—Chief Justice Clark writ
ing the opinion—that:
"In view of the enlightenment
of this age and the progress
which has been made in prison
discipline, we have no difficulty
m coming to the conclusion that
corporal punishment by flagging
is not reasonable and cannot be
sustained. That which degrades
a man cannot be either neces
sary or reasonable."
The opinion cites the passing
of flogging as a punishment in
the armies and navies of the
world and for convicts in great
numbers of the foremost coun
tries, even Mexico having in
1903 abolished such punishment
for convicts by special act. The
court says:
"While the North Carolina
constitutional provision against
the infliction of corporal punish
ment as a part of the sentence
by the courts does not directly
prohibit its infliction in prison
discipline, its spirit is certainly
against the longer use of flog
ging for that purpose."
The concluding paragraph of
the lengthy opinion reads: "The
smallness of the sentence im
posed in this case ($lO fine each
and costs) indicates that the hu
mane and just judge who tried
this case deemed that the act of
the defendants was without ag
gravation and that they were
only following the custom which
has been observed in this State
to this time. We have been,
however, discussing the legal
rights of the prisoners and we
find no authority for its longer
, continuance. There is no error
in the judgment of the lower
I court.
: Five Steps.
A man committed murder,
I was tried, found guilty and con
r demned to be hanged. A few
■ Hays before his execution he
■ drew upon the wall of his prison
a gallows with five steps leading
!. up to it. On the first step he
wrote. "Disobedience to par
ents;" on thesecond step, "Sab
bath Breaking;" on the third
[ step. "Gambling and Drunken
ness; on the fourth step, "Mur
-1 der". The fifth step was the
1 platform on which the gallows
I stood. When a child disobeys
his parents he takes a step in the
; wrong direction and knows not
. where it will end.—Burnsville
1 Eagle.
Spring Laxative and Blood
I Cleanser.
Flu?h out the accumulated waste
- and poisons of the winter months;
s cleans your stomach, liver and kidneys
e of all imparities. Take Dr. King's
ti New Life Pills; nothing better for
s purifying the blood. Mild, non-grip
- ing laxative. Cures constipation,
i makes you feel fine. Take no other,
f 25c, at your Druggist.
e I Buck fen's Arnica Salve for All
' Hurts, adv't
HICKORY. N.C., THURSDAY. APR!!* 9, 1914
| IN SOCIAL CIRCLES
The Thursday Study Club was
entertained April 2, by Mrs. G.
E. Bisanar. Current events
were given at roll-call. The
readings were given bv
Mesdames L. R. Whitener, Joe
Abernethy and E. A. Smith.
Mrs. Smith sang two songs to
Mrs. Bisangr's accompaniment,
which were much enjoyed. The
following officers were elected.
President, Mrs, C. C. Bost; vice
president, Mrs. Roy Abernethy;
secretary, Mrs. T. C. Blackburn.
The last meeting will be April 16,
with Mrs. Frye. An elaborate
luncheon in four courses was
served in the dining room.
Dainty little crocheted baskets
filled with candies were given as
souvenirs. Mrs. Bisaner's sister,
Mrs. Booth, was guest of honor.
The Round Dozen Book Club
held the last meeting of the
series, April 1, with Mrs. L. R.
Whitener. Eleven members pres
ent. "The Siege of the Seven
Suitors," was the book for the
afternoon and the hostess read
an interesting personal letter
from the author, Meredith
Nicholson, also some comments
on that and his other books. She
read an entertaining short story,
"A Substitute for Nellie." Offi
cers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: president,
Mrs. C. C. Bost; vice president,
Mrs. W. B. Ramsay; secretary,
Mrs. L. R. Whitener. A vote
was taken as to the merits and
demerits of the dozen books the
club has enjoyed this year.
"Folyanna" received the highest
number, as the best book; "The
Song of Sixpence" and "Desert
Gold" tied as the most interest
ing; and "The Debt" was liked
least of all Current news ended
the program, after which re
freshments were served. The
next meeting will be the busi
ness meeting, September 2, with
Mrs. Bost.
i . I
—j ■
The Travellers' Club enjoyed
an afternoon on April 2 at the
home of Mias Essie Seagle.
There were thirteen present, one
a visitor, Mrs. McClean, from
Wilson, N. C., who was a mem
ber of this club when it had but
few years to its credit Mrs.
Chadwick intended to talk upon
the subject of Italian music, but
could not be present so the topic
was postponed until April 16 and
Mrs. K. C. Menzies opened the
program by giving a delightful
account of Walter Sivage Lan
dor, especially of that part of his
long life spent in Florence; tell
ing of his beautiful home, a gift
from an admirer, on the road to
Fiesole. Once the suburban
residence of Lorenza, "The Mag
nificent"; the resort of the schol
ars, artists, and scientists of the
Platonic Academy, and the place
where Lorenza turned his face
to the wall and died unshnven
because he could not comply
with Savonarola's unrelenting
conditions of absolution. Here
under his own vines and fig
trees—for he had planted hun
dreds of them—Landor lived
many years enjoying the friend
ship and the visits of all the
literary men in England, and
America and the Continent. Fol
lowing, Mrs, Martin led in a dis
cussion of the life and work of
Arthur Clough, who also sleeps
in the Protestant cemetery, in
Florence—A rare spirit—
sweet and humorous—admired
and loved bv everyone privileged
to know him. Lowell, Longfellow
and Emersin were happy to be
counted among bis host of
friends. He is the Thyrsis, in
Matthew Arnold's poem of Ox
ford life, of the same name. A3
he lived with his parents, for
some years in Charleston, S. C.,
he had for us an interest apart
from his lovable character and
his rare poems. Mrs, J. H. Shu
ford then read Yriarte's sketch
of, "The Hill of St. Miniato".
The little niece of the hostess,
tiny Mary* Cilley, a future
Traveller, and her brothers
"Tom" and "Bob" added much
to the pleasure of the meeting,
while enjoying delightful re
freshments.
Check Your April Cough.
Thawing frost and April rains chill
you to the very marrow, you catch
cold—Head and lungs stufied—You
are feverish—Cough continually and
feel miserable —You need Dr. King's
i New Discovery. It soothes inflamed
; and irritated throat and lungs, stoos
i cough, your head clears up, fever
i leaves, and you feel fine, Mr. T.
r Davis, of Stickney Corner, Me., 'Was
. cured of a dreadful cough after doctor's
, treatment and all other remedies failed.
, Relief or money back. Pleasant
Children like it. Get a bottle* to day.
I Soc. and SI.OO, at your Druggist.
\ 1 Bucklen's Arnica Salve for all Sores.
TWQ NEW TRAINS
01 WESTER! HMD
"" l
Southern Railway Preparing to Meet
the Demand of Heavy Traffic on
Salisbury-Asbeville Knoxville Di
vision.
Two new trains are to be put,
on the
ville run. They will be first class,
fast trains and will be known as
NOB. 37 and 38
A rumor to the effect that two.
new passenger trains would be;
put on the Asheville division
soon, has been going the rounds'
for about ten days. A Sentinel]
reporter now has information'
from a thoroughly reliable source
that the two traina mentioned
will be put on between Knoxville
and Salisbury sometime in May.
The only things certain in con
nection with the trains are that
they will be put on and they wilt
connect with Noe. 37 and 38 on
the main line at Salisbury. No
schedule has been made out for
them yet.
It hasnot been decided
er these trains will be solid Pull
mans or how they will be made
up, or whether or not they will
carry mail and express.
These trains will make no reg
ular stops between Asheville and
Salisbury except at Statesville,
Hickory, Marion and Morganton,
but will stop at Black Mountain
when they are flagged or have
passengers for that point.
It is not thought these trains
will cause any change to be
made m the schedules of Noe. 11
and 12.
Additional train serviee is to
be provided on the Aaheviile-
Spartanburg division. The South
ern intends to take care of the
big mountain resort travel in
great shape this year. It ia an
open secret that the main line
from Salisbury to Knoxville has
been demanding an increased
and faster service for some time.
Traffic over this route, adver
tised as the "French Broad
Route to the Land of the Sky."
has taxed the road for the past
two summer seasons.—States
ville Sentinel.
No More Wine For the American
Nayy.
Washington, April s.—Ab
solute prohibition will prevail in
the United States Navy after
July 1, next. Secretary Dan
iels tonight made public a sweep
ing order, which not only will
abolish the traditional wine mess
of the officers, but will bar all
alcoholic liquors from every ship
and shore station of the Navy.
This order, constituting one of
the most notable victories ever
won by prohibition forces, was
issued on the recommendation of
Surgeon General Braisted. It
was brief and to the point:
"The use or introduction for
drinking purposes of alcholic
liquors on board any naval ves
sels. or within any Navy Yard
or station, is strictly prohibited,
and commanding officers will be
held directly responsible for the
enforcement of this order."
G, L. Rinehardt Dead.
George L. Rinehardt, a sub
stantial and well known citizen
of Jacob's Fr rk township, died
at bis residence Wednesday
night after a protracted illness
covering the greater part of the
last year. Funeral service was
held at Grace church Friday at|
eleven o'clock, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. L. L. Lohr.
Mr. Rinehart was held in the
highest esteem by his many
friends, and enjoyed in full the
confidence and respect of all
who knew him. His friends did
, not hesitate to go to him for
legal advice or spiritual counsel,
because his judgment was good
and his advice helpful. He was
a safe leader and &t all times a
helpful and sympathetic friend.
He stood for the things that
make men better.
He was at the time Of his
; death, and had been for a num
ber of years, an officer in the
congregation and the superin
tendent of its Sunday School.
In his departure the com
munity has lost one of its best
citizens and the congregation
one of its best members.
[ Clears Complexion—Removes
i Skin Blemishes.
L Why go through, life embarrassed
i and disfigured with pimples, eruptions,
I blackheads, red rough skin, or suffer
-1 ing the tortures of Eczema, itch,
r tetter, salt rheum. Just ask your
, Druggist for Dr. Hobson's Ecrema
* Ointment. Follow the simple sug
s gestions and your skin worries are
, over. Mild, soothing, effective. Ex
* cellent for babies and delicate, tender
. skin. Stops chapping. Always helps.
I Relief or money back. 50c., at yotn
* Drug gilt, adv t.
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'♦ LOC4.L AND PERSONAL. +
Mr. P. R C»ir, of Puntiac,
Mich., is the guest of M>*. A. J.
' Bradshaw.
Mr. Arthur Ingoid, of Mor
ganton. spent the week-en I with
;j his mother, Mrs. Ingold.
f Mrs L. B. Mayhew, of Moores
* ville, is visiting her sister,
Paul Troutman.
, M«% E. L. Flowers teftMon
day for Louisville. K\. to do
Some demonstration work.
f ■
Mrs. I. A. Wood, Mrs. Leon
- *rd, Miss Sarah Wood and Mr.
"Bogle motored to Lenoir Friday.
V Mr. John W. Robinson left
Monday for Louisville, Ky., to
fttend a meeting' of farmers at
r ibat place.
We are glad inform the many
friends of Mrs. J. T. Powell,
who is sick in Charlotte, that
\ she is fast improving.
Miss Lily Jones has ' returned
to her home in Happy Valley,
after a visit to her sister, 'Mrs.
W. A. Hall. ' • -
4 •y i i V
Mrs. J. E. Funderburk and
small eons, of Cheraw, S. C., are
the guests of Mrs. Funderburk's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A* Sel
lers. \\V :
Representative Webb has ap
pointed Robert E. Carpenter
postmaster, at Catawba, ; and
Josephine A. Taylor, postmis
tress, at Maiden. ? -
. Born to Mr. and Mrs- Edd H.
Winston, a girl, at their hoihe in
Richmond. Va. Mr. Winston is
well known in Hickory, having
lived here for a number of years.
To the Editor of The pemocrat:-
Through yonr paper I wish to
thank the Red Men for 8)
promptly and willingly paving
insurance carried by W. C.
Keever in their Order.
Mrs. D. C. Keever.
Richmond has been selected as
the location of the federal Re
serve Bank for District No. 5,
which includes 475 National
banks and a number of State
banks in the of Column
bia, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina and
West Virginia.
The closing exercises at the
Killian school house will take
place on Saturday, April 18.
There will be an interesting pro
gram and a large crowd is ex
pected. Mr. E. R. Preston will
deliver an address on education
in the rural districts and it will
be of interest to every one in the
county.
LOOKOUT SHOALS DEVELOP
MENT.
Plsnt to be Completed Within Two
Years.
The Catawba County News
says Mr. T. A. Jamison. Vice-
President and General Manager
of the Hardaway Construction
Co.. stopped over in Newton last
Friday between traina.
* While there he stated that all
the work on their railroad to the
site of the power house above
the Island Ford had been com
pleted and that they would have
the track laid within less than
ten days. They are now ready
to begin the work of excavation
for the great dam which will be,
when completed, more than six
teen hundred feet long and
eighty-five feet high and will
back tfie waters of the Catawba
river eight miles, forming a
beautiful inland lake. They will
develop twenty-six thousand
horse power and next to Whit
ney will be the greatest «power
plant in the State. The location
of this dam is live miles above
; Catawba at the site of the old
, Morrison mill place, a few hun
dred yards above where the
: Island Ford road crosses the
river, and about four miles be
i low the Lookout Shoals. The
. work will be pushed rapidly to
, completion and will be finished
. in less than two years. About
two thousand men will be put to
. work on the dam and power
; houses.
i
Strengthens Weak "and Tired
, Women.
"I was under a great strain nursing
t a relative through three. months' sick
, ness," writes Mrs. J. C. Van De
- Sande, of Kirkland, 111., and "Elec
, trie Bitters kept me from breaking
r down. I will never be without it " Do
i you feel tired and worn out? No appe
. tite and food won't digest? It isn't the
> spring weather. You need Electric
• Bitters. Start a month's, treatment to
r day; nothing better for stomach, liver
. and kidneys. The great spring touic.
r Relief or money back. 50c. and SI.OO
, at your Druggist. sdv't
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
i USES TOBACCO FOR CEH
-1 imuiiTm uaucrc
Missourian is 115 Years Old-He
Went to Wsr st the Age of Sixty
tour.
Lamar, Mo. —At his home in
West Liberal, Barton County, re
cently, "Uncle' 7 Henry Dorman
celebrated his one hundred and
fifteenth birthday, and though
he has been very feeble for the
last three yesrs be recognised all
his old friends who came to offer
congratulations. He is believed
to be the oldest man in America.
Dorman has documents to
prove his age. Before he be
came an inva'id he wrote a short
autobiography, which, with the
records, is now in the care of
his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hattie
Dorman, and which shows that
he was born in Steuben County,
New York, in January, 1799.
Steuben County was then on
the western frontier and George
Washington was still alive. When
Lincoln was born Dorman was a
schoolboy, and he was a young
married man with children at
his fireside before the first mile
of railroad was laid anywhere.
Army records show that Mr.
Dorman was 64 when, in 1863,
he enlisted as a private in com
pany F. Seventh Michigan
Cavalry. He served under Gen
erals Cus*er and Kirkpatrick and
fought at Gettysburg. South
Mountain, Spottsylvania and
Richmond, and bis right hand is
now lame from a bullet wound,
He had four sons in the Union
Army, one dying in Libby Prifr
on.
Up to a few years ago he
busied himself with an old-fash
ioned scythe, keeping lawns
around town in fine condition.
He insisted upon working out of
doors until he was 112.
"Uncle Henry" has never
used intoxicants, but he has
amoked and chewed tobacco for
a century. He is the father of
ten children, all of whom are
dead except a son, who lives in
Michigan. -
By a special act of Congress,
February 7, 1908. Mr. Dorman's
pension as a veteran was in
creased to SSO a month on ac
count of his great age. His
health now is such that he prob
ably will not celebrate another
birthday.
Shriner's Special to Atlanta
Via Southern Railway.
The Southern Railway has been se
lected as official route to Atlanta by
Oasis Temple to Shrine meeting, May
10 13. Special train will leave Char
lotte at 11 p. m., Sunday, May 10, ar
riving Atlanta following morning, and
returning will leave Atlanta at 2 a. m ,
Thursday, May 14, arriving Charlotte
same morning.
This Special Train will be composed
of the latest design Pullman compart
ment drawing room, steel electric
lighted sleeping cars, dining car and
ba fhe*enUre train will be parked at
Shrine Park during the Atlanta meet
ing and every facility will be arranged
for the comfort and convenience of
thos-; occupying the cars while there.
The following low round trip fares
will apply from stations named.
Charlotte I 8-25
Concord 8.90
Salisbury 9.60
Winston-Salem 10.75
Greensboro 11.10
G&stonia 7.65
Statesville 9.00
Hickory 9.00
High Point 10.60
Rock Hill 7.70
Fares from all other points on same
basis. Dates of sale May 7th to 12th
inclusive, with final return limit May
20th. with privilege of extension of
final limit until June 20 by depositing
ticket and pavment of SI.OO
Passengers from other points may
use regular trains into Charlotte, con
necting the Special Train.
In addition to the Oasis Special there
will be extra Pullman cars operated on
* number of regular trains to and from
Atlanta to take care of special car par
ties and general travel. Arrangements
for special cars should be made in ad
vance.
All applications for reservations on
Oasis Special starting at Charlotte
, should be made to Mr. Thos. Griffith,
Recorder, Charlotte, direct. Appli
! cations for reservations in all other
- cars and all arrangements for special
i parties, cars, etc., should be made
, through any Southern Railway Agent,
1 ° r ' R. H. DeBUTTS,
: Division Passenger Agent
> Charlotte, N. C.
■ ■ -I ■
Look to Your Plumbing.
You know what happens in a house
| in which the plumbing is in poor con
dition —everybody in the house is
liable to contract typhoid or some oth
er fever. The digestive organs per
l form the same functions in the human
, body as the plumbing does for the
I house, and they should be kept in first
class condition all the time. If you
1 have any trouble with your digestion
I Uke Chamberlain's Tablets and you
I are certain to get quick relief. For
: sale by Grimes Drag Co, and Moser &
] Lutz. adv't.
r To Care a Cold hi Oae Day
. Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stop# Um
•t Couch and Headache and work* off the Md.
J Druraiata refund money if H fail* to cart,
t It- w. OBOVR'B tiffnatur* on me* bos. 23*
rHIS is a live town.
Advertise here and
get busy, -o- -o- -o-
PJSI OFFICE KiriS
smw (mtiffbc am
Hickory Post Office Business as an
Index to the Growth of Our Hust
ling City.
The Increase or decrease of the
business of a post office is uni
versally taken as an indication
of the progression or. retrogres
sion of a community. Wo ait
therefore very much gratified at
the showing made by oar post
office as shown by a comparison
between the returns for the
fiscal year ending March 81,1914,
and the fiscal year ending
March 31,1913. as follows:
Receipts: 1913, $16,814.77:1914,
$19,578.26; Gain, $27,58 49.
Value of Money Orders: 1913,
$23,738.04; 1914, $30,280.31; Gain,
$6,542.27.
The New Citisenship.
The county commencements
held in various sections the psat
week gave the people of North
Carolina an opportunity to come
into apreciation of the new citi
zenship. These county gather*
ing have afforded a demonstra
tion that is both inspiring an up
lifting. In the assemblages of
bright-faced, intelligent boys and
girls, the peoplt have sized up
the hands into which the future
of this country is to be entrusted
and the general decision is that
this future is in safe hands. The
advanced citizenship of North
Carolina has been delightfully in
evidence. In Shelby, Saturday,
it was a case of the children com
ing to town and bringing the
grown folks with them. The
gathering was a contrast to any
thing that could have been hoped
for a dozen years ago—and we
take it that the Cleveland Coun
ty personnel and the Cleve.'and
County behavior was typical of
that in evidence wherever other
county commencements were
held. There was no dread atths
heart in anticipation of scenes of
turbulence fights, profanity
and boisterousness -there was
no need for guardians of the
law,-for it waa a gathering of the
aaw generation. Town and coun
ty people—men. women and
children—mingled, and it was
not possible to distinguish the
one from the other by the old
time standards of dress and man
ners. The country girls were as
smartly attired as their town
friends, and the country boys
made as brave a display of silk
socks and were as many hats
with the bows behind as did their
scquaintances in the capital of
the county. The whole assem
blage represented an entirely
new character of people, living
under new condititions. Intelli
gence, refinement and outward
evidences of comfortable circum
stances were the prevailing fea
tures. Among the elderly peo
ple there was no effort to conceal
the pride they felt in the stand
ards attained in both book and
mechanical education by the
young men and women, and they
freely admitted, while inspecting
the exhibits of handicraft, that
such would have been considered
impossible for children in their
school days. There waa the ob
servation which perhaps struck
others beside the writer. It was
noted that the crowd stuck to
gether much- later than usual.
There was no breaking away and
cutting out for home in the early
hours of the afternoon, as has
been the custom. On the con
trary, there was no evidence of a
disintegration until the shadows
were planting. The automobile
accounted for that/ The Obser
ver's representative looked on
late in the day and saw farmers
loading their wives and children
into motor cars by the dozeqp.
For even farmers who live 15 and
20 miles from it was a late
start home and a swift and • com
foi table spin over toads such as
only a few years ago existed in
dreams. A day at a community
gathering in North Carolina at
the present time is calculated
to renew one's pride in -bis coun
try.-Charlotte Observer.
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