She l&tim
ESTABLISHED 1876
LINCOLNTON. N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 19, 192 J.
G Cents Per Copy, $2.00 Per TW.
I
ONLY NINE MORE DA YS
OF OUR BIG CHRISTMAS SALE
. c cufiDOTHf tinttt THE LAST MINUTE' OUR STORE IS FULL OF NICE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR YOUR
WHY PUT OFF TOm TSSSSSX' PROS AND BUY VOOH WAMB EAH.Y WHIU YOU CAN GET
ST sTviCK "oTO V COMPLETE STOCK EVERY DAY, ANU THROWN OUT AT SALE PRICES.
Ready-to-Wear
Our Ready-To-Wear department consists of Ladies
and children's Coats. Ladies' Coatsuits and dresses;
Misses all wool middy suits; ladies', and children s bath
Robes, Kimonas etc. They have been greatly reduced for
these last few Christmas shopping days.
CLOTHING
Our men's clothing department was never more complete
and we can fit from the fkiest to the smallest man. Our
stock consists of the newest styles and colors, and our
our suits are all of well advertised brands, and are guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction.
Prices from $17.00 to ... .
BED-ROOM SLIPPERS
Just received 10 casesf Be4, room Slippers in all the new
colors, also put in Heyday boxes. The kind you have
been paying $2.00 for
jOur Sale Price .... .... ..... ........
Ladies' Silk Hose
Those pretty Silk and Silk and Wool hose you have been
asking about are here.. You have never seen anything
like them. Buy your lady friend a pair for Christmas.
r t- n - i v .... . . . .
HATS
We know that wehave the largest stock of
men's hats in Lincolnton, and we have the
color and style to suit any man. Just receiv
ed an express shipment of John B. Stetson
Hats. Men! why not dress up in a new hat
for Christmas?
Price from $1.50 to .. .. $10.00
MEN DRESS
SHIRTS
Yes we have the m too. Our new Shirt cabin
et is piled full of brand new Shirts in all the
Wanted colors. Come down and take a look
and see 500 pretty paterns through our glass
cases.
Prices $1.00 to . ... $4.00
Wool
blankets
We only have a limited number left in these
Blankets. It will pay you to see them for cold
nights are coming. Regular $15.00 Blankets.
Sale Price . . $8.65
SILK
PETTICOATS
What would be more appropriate for a nice gift for your
lady friend than a nice silk petticoat? We have them in
all the new colors. See our big table of petticoats on the
first floor. e - -
Sale Price $3.15 to
HANDKERCHIEFS
Yes our Holiday Handkerchiefs are here. Now you can
buy your inexpensive gifts. Our stock consists of Crepe-de-chine,
all colors, silk and linen, also pure linen hand
kerchiefs for men.
Prices from 10c to ... . 5c
MEN'S TIES
We have the largest stock of mens neck ties we have ev
er shown to our Holiday trade We have them in Christ
mas boxes
From 75c to.. .... .. .$1.3U
KID GLOVES I
We have a large stock of Men and Ladies' dress and un
dress kid Gloves in all styles and colors
Price from $1.50 to . . 55.00
The Robinson-Crowell Co.
OUR STORE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, DECEMBER 26th.
As lonz as North Carolina leads schools its progress is certain. We
in birthrate practices sound health are first to the first two and &
polic fs and Maintains goods public proving our schools all the time.
REMOVAL
NOTICE
MOVING TO THE SIGMON STAND NEXT DOOR AND TO MAKE
BOOM, I AM GOING TO PUT OUT A LOT STUFF TO CLOSE OUT.
SWEATERS. BOYS' KNEE PANTS, MEN'S PANTS, COLLARS,
SHIRTS, HATS, -SUSPENDERS, LEATHER LEGINS, CANVASS
LEGINS. TIES, UNDERWEAR NICE LINE BOYS' CAPS. I AM
MAKING THE PRICE TO SUIT THE BUYER. WILf BE READY
TO SHOW AND PRICE THURSDAY, A. M. fa U,ms.
McLellan's
ANNUAL STATEMENT.
North Carolina ,
Lincoln County.
du:,,Hmi in nursuance of section
i?sa nf the Revisal 1905, is hereby !
made, giving each individual whose
account has been audited, the amount
claimed an d the amount allowed, to
gether with full statement of county
Revenue and Charges, showing by
items the income from every source
and tihe disbursements for the year;
also showing the permament debt of
the County, when contracted and in
terest paid.
Revenue taken from County Treas
urers Annual Reports.
Disbursements. I
(Continued from last issue)
7th March, 1921.
self, allowed $2.00; N. P. Williams for
support of Wm. Gooden, allowed $2.50
Eph Scronce for support of infirm son
and mother, allowed $3.50; P. R.
Leatherman for support of infirm son,
allowed $5.00; Edward Hull for sup
port of himself .allowed $4.00; Horace
Michum for support of himself, allow
ed $2.00; Job Bass for support of in
firm wife and mother, allowed $7.00;
L. R. Brown for support of Mary Huss
allowed $2.00; Martha Thompson, for
support of herself, allowed $4.00; Ella
Bradshaw for support of herself, al
lowed $3.00; Susie Reynolds for sup
port of herself allowed $3.00; Taylor
Armstrong for support of himself and
wife allowed $6.00; Chance Willis for
support of himself allowed $3.00;
Nancy Killian, for support of herself,
allowed $3.00: Emma Gibbs for sup-
Iport of Mary Ann Ashe, allowed $4.00
Mary Ann Keener for support of Eli
zabeth Keener, allowed $2.00; Ann
I Johnston for support of herself, al
lowed $1.50; Carolina Hubbard for
support of herself, allowed $2.00; Thos
Hull for support of Martha- Frazier,
allowed $2.50; Emory Thompson for
support of himself, allowed $2.00;
Creecy Anderson fo r support of her
self, allowed $1.00; Fnme Morrison
I for support of herself, allowed $3.00;
Ranue Haynes for support of himself
allowed $3.00; Mandy McCorkle for
support of herself, allowed $2.00; M.
A. Armstrong, for support of himself
and family, allowed $9.00; Nan
Mauney ior supori. ui umwic
two sisters allowed $4.00; T. W. Duck
worth for support of Milton Hunt, al
lowed $4.0l; ueo. uaiiara ior uppun'
of himself, allowed $2.00; Ed. Carpen
ter for support of infirm mother, al
lowed $2.50; Boyce Reynolds for sup
port of Root. Lankford, allowed $3,00;
W. E. Grigg for support of Mrs. A.
Finch and family, allowed $10.00;
Joseph Costner, for- support of him
self allowed $5.00; Emma Gibbs for
support of Wm. Stowe and wife, al
lowed $8.00; V. P. Asbury, ior support
'pf Nancy and Hattie Sifford, allowed
$10.00; Arthur Shuford for support of
Sarah Avery, auowea .uv; iur.
Sarah Cook for support of herself, al
lowed $3.00; Sam Goodson fov support
of J, M. Kids, allowed $5.00; Peter
Pruett for support of himself allowed
$3.00; Frankie Loftin for support of
herself and sister allowed $10.00; So
phia Coins for support of herself, al
lowed $4.00; G, L. Beam for support
of Ellen Taylor, allowed $4.00; Lewis
Brevard for support of himself, allow
ed $3.00; R. 0- Ramsaur for furniture
furnished to office of W. L. Smarr,
Jail, Court House, etc, claimed $44.19,
allowed $44.19; K. B. Nixon for ex
penses ci trip to Raleigh to accom
pany Tui! Lynch to prison, r.laimel
:'8.9i. allowed $28.99; J. E. Hoove-,
Reg. of Deeds for services as Ciork to
Board etc, claimed $52.35. allowed
$52.36; J. E. Hoover, for telephone
..nf 1 frtnnnn hnnV for tvnPWrlter
ribbons etc, claimed $8.00, allowed
$8.00; L. A. Crowell for board and
nursing of J. H. Brooks claimed $69.20
allowed $69.20; Lawing and Costner
for supplies for County Home, claimed
$6.30, allowed $6.30; L. Berge Beam
for 1 months salary as Welfare officer
claimed $25.00, allowed $25.00; Perci
val Hall for installing water plant at
County Home, claimed- S7O.00, Iflhrw
ed $376.00; S. R. Warlick for holding
indaest over toody of Silvia. Stowe,
claimed $20.00, allowed $20.00; War
lick Furniture Company for coffin for
Sylvia Stowe, claimed $20.00, allowed
$20.00; W. J. Summey for jail fees
for February, 1921, claimed $22.80, al
lowed $22.80; C. P. Brown for work on
Public Road claimed $12.00, allowed
12.00; A. E. Finger for burial expens
es of pauper who died at County home
claimed $30.00, allowed 30.00; John
ston Ice & Fuel Co. for fuel for Court
House and County Home, claimed
$67.20, allowed $67.20; Rhodes-Quick-el
Hdw. Co., for supplies for County
Home, claimed $2.80, allowed $2.80;
Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., for 1
$47.96, allowed $4 rercmu xuy&
I.ie-ht Dlant at Co.
Home claimed $850.00 allowed $850,
Belk-Johnston for supplies lor bouncy
i ,.i;..,,i ai ra allowed 47.64:
nuuie, tmmicu p-i.-, t -r
J. E. Armstrong for repairs for old
lipht plant at County Home, claimed
MjRi i, 1 Art. AO. T W Qi.rAli'0
$2i.z, anoweu y&k.vz, o.
(To be continued)
I i Ti. " r- ' ' - vs.
Auction Sale of
Personal Property.
On next Saturday, Dec. 17, 1921, beginning at 11
o'clock a. m. at at A. E. Finger Garage building near
Goodsonville and County Home, I will offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash TWO COMPLETE
SAWMILL OUTFITS.
. In each of these Outfits is a nearly new Hart
Parr No. 30 Oil Tractor in absolute good condition,
neither having been used but a few months, the only
work either has done was the pulling of saw to cut
less than 200,000 feet of lumbe,
This proprety will be sold separate by the piece
and then each outfit will be sold as a whole. Here
is the chance to get a Tractor or sawmill or a Com
plete outfit at your own price. All property in good
cunning order.
i a i tvi 1 1 i i ivi h iu
ROBBERIES OF
LINCOLN STORES UN
MASKED BY OFFICERS
STOLE SHERIFF
ABERNETHY'S CAR
2 CONTRACTS LET FOR
HYDRO-ELECTRIC WORK
To
Track Load of Loot Taken in By Of
ficers Sunday Morning Following
Search of Houses in The County
Two Men Arrested Two Get Away
Bloodhound Used to Trail.
Visitors to the Sheriff's Office in
this- city thfs moping fe
into a department store, all
tumbled in heaps. Goods of
all kinds, in boxes, and other con
tainers, loose, and otherwise was pil
ed all round in the sheriff's business
office. The goods consisted of shoes,
silk stnekine-s. SOX. bolts of cloth,
aWit o-iin shells, trewine aum, in fact
most nnvthinc cenerallv found in a
dry good's store. The cause of all this
strange wearing aonarel, etc., being
about the sheriff's office came about
through the capture Sunday morning
of quantities of roods from houses
ffJnlliwinfr a search at the break of day.
Stores have been robbed all over
Lincoln county and in adjoining coun
' ties recently, in fact robberies of
stores have been sroing on for months.
In some instances whole stocks of
goods disappeared over night from
rimntrv merchants counters and
shelves, and it was not the result of
bargain sales, but robbery, plain store
brnalfinir and stealine by wholesale.
Automobiles have been borrowed in
Lincolnton over night and used for
some unknown purpose, various indi
viduals here iurnishing unwilling cars
Which were used at night and return
ed or abandoned. 1
The city and county officers have
been workine on the store robberies
for more than a month, and finally
armed with search warrants on last
Sunday morning, about dawn, Sheriff
Abernethy, Chief of Police Faries and
Patrolman Howard Leonard and D. A.
Riser, visited the homes of John Hull
and Claude Keever on the Maiden
road and made search for goods, and
they were rewarded in their search
finding a large amount of goods as
mentioned above. John Hull and Laus
Black were arrested in the raid and
the officers have warrants for John
Hull and Claude Keever.
These two men have thus far suc
cessfully eluded the offices. "Early
v Sunday morning they were trailed by
bloodhounds in the direction of Mai
den, the hounds following the railroad
tracks of the C. SUN. W. The- seawsh
continued all dav by the onicers. ana
Sunday night, and many local citizens
joined. in the search. And consider
able interest was shown in roping in
the fugitives. The two men arrested
are being held tor trial iDeiore Bsq.
D. H. Shields Tuesday morning of
this week at 11 o'clock, when the facts
in the matter will be gone into
' Among the merchants in this coun-
tv who have suffered heavy losses
"by lobbers are D. A. Kiser, D. P. Hall
,man, Lee Perkins, John Loyd, Wm.
Carpenter, the C. &. N. W. freight
cars, and others. Some of these have
looked the goods captured by the of
ficers over, and identified some of the
goods as belonging to their stocks,
while some of the goods not being
' marked were not identified, but the
merchants say they are the same kind
they had in stocky
The safe that was taken from Wm.
Carpenter's store some time ago and
removed to the woods and broken op
en, was found in the section where
the officers made their search and
' seizure Sunday morning and what con
nection the men arrested had, if any,
with the safe case, remains for the
court to thresh out. A visit to the
sheriff's office convinces the most
skeptical that there has been some
wholesale robbing of stores going on
in these parts by some one, or else
heavy buying of goods has been on
for some time.
Automobile thieves are no respec
ters of persons, evidently, for on last
Friday night- between 8 ana 9 o ciock
the new Ford automobile of Sheriff
Blair Abernethy of Lincoln county
was stolen from in front of the Sel-
wyn hotel in Charlotte, where the
Sheriff had left it standing, while at
tending to some business in Charlotte.
Sheriff Abernethy returned home
heavy hearted, but purchased another
car and continued business at the old
Stand. '
While he was engaged in dragging
in the store robbers Sunday Deputy
Sheriff H. H. Sigmon of east Cataw
ba .county, was busy chasing and run
ning down a man who Was in posses
sion ot the sherill s car. Better to be
born lucky than rich, the Lincoln Sher
iff got his car back bunday. Deputy
Sigmon of Catawba, took "it and J. A.
Queen in tow in east Catawba county,
where Oueen, it is reported here, was
enedavoring to sell the sherfif's new
fhwer for the low price of $300, and
the vey low bargain price led to the
Catawba deputy getting on the trail
of the stolen car. Queen who had the
car and was offering it for sale is
being held in Newton jail and will be
carried to Charlotte and allowed to ex
plain why Fords are so cheap.
CROUSE AND WACO PLAY
BASKETBALL GAME
Crouse, Dec. 17 On Friday after
noon, Dec .16th, the strong basket
ball team of Waco came to Crouse to
play with Crouse High School.
In one of the best contasted games
of the season, Waco emerged as vic
tor, by the score of 21-17. Crouse the
loser,' put up a magnificient game in
the field, both offensive and defensive,
and at the end of the second period,
th score was tied 16-10 thereby nec
cessitating an extra five minutes, in
which Waco shot two field goals,
while Crouse was fortunate enough to
secure only one foul.
The Crouse girls ,true to their style,
iflade up for the boys close defeat by
conquering the Waco lassies 11-4.
This makes Crouse having won two
games and lost none, which gives them
a percentage of 1000.
The next game, fc scheduled for
Crouse is Jan 5, when the strong
quintet from Saxony conies to Crouse
for a game. The outcome is eagerly
awaited, as this will be Crouse's first
game in the county and therefore the
first games to count, according to the
rules of The Inter .County Atheletic
Association.
Crouse school will close Thursday
of this week for the Christmas holi
days. A show will be given Tuesday
night of this week, followed by a
Christmas tpee, when Santa Claus will
distribute gifts.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Raleigh, Dec. 14. Senate pas
sage today of the $710,000 bill taking
care of the deficit which was half the
enactment of a companion bill validat
ing the 39-cent issue for schools,
though it halted for amendments on
the second reading, left the much abu
sed State Superintendent E. C. Brooks
the high jenks of the state and naroiy
anybody against him except a pitiful
minority.
Both the Municipal Finance Act and
the bill validating all levies of taxes
made by the counties this year for
school mirDoses. requiring the same
levies jiext year as a prerequisite for
Darticmation in the Mate tquan
zation Fund and making a tax of 39
cents he flat requirement for such
participation, were both received
from the House yesterday ana win
each be given their two additional
readings tomorrow and tomorrow
night.
Raleigh, Dec. 16 Long's ejectment
bltthksh passed the senate last night
met an inglorious finish in the house
committee this evening when every
member voted against favorable re
port and sent the bill to the limbo
of forgotten thines.
Raleigh, Dec. 18 Killing seven
Statewide measures, passing more
than a score of others and enacting
into the law a mass of local bills, the
Senate yesterday afternoon at six
o'clock adjourned until Monday at
12:30 with clean decks.
All indications point to a perfunc
tory session tomorrow followed by
another at the same sort tomorrow
niirht with the clock moved up to
register Tuesday. After six hours-
of constant grinding yesterday, there
remained on the calendar only the
Stubibs bill calling lv constitutional
convention and the Long bill re-
ouirine publicity in all matters con
nected with request made upon the
Commissioner of Revenue for re
duction in taxation. There are few
matters remaining to be placed be
fore the Senate either by the House
or its own committees
The state superintendent's triumph
over the worst opposition ever found
against a state ' Democratic official,
is the most brilliant piece of states
manship shown by any official in many
years.
Passing the senate bill by a vote
of 89 . to 4 the house of representativ
es Friday increased the salary of the
adiutant general oi the state trom
$3,000 to $4,500.
Among bills introduced:
H. B. 386: To create Love Memorial
school district, Lincoln County..
Excavation and Masonry Work
Begin at Mountain Island And Great
Falls.
the excavation and masonry work of visitors Friday
the new hydro-electric station at
Mountain Island, on the Catawba riv
et, and for the new hydro-electric
plant to be constructed at Great Falls,
S. C, also on the Catawba, were let
Thursday night by officials of the
Southern Power company.
Rhinehardt and Dennis, contractors
of Charlottesville, Va were the suc
cessful bidders for the Mountain Island
station, which is to be so constructed
as to generate 80,000 horsepower of
hydro-electric company, subsidiary or
ganization of Southern Power Company.
Odd Fellows trom all parts ot North
Carolina are here to participate in the
convention of that fraternity.
Conspicious Odd i ellows who
are here tor the event are urand
Master W. L. Moore, of Wilming
ton; Deputy Grand Master W. R. Cop
pedfe of Rockingham; Grand Secre
tary John D. Berry, of Raleigh; As
sistant Grand Secretary S. M. Crouch,
of Asheville, and Superintendent C. O.
Baird, of the Odd Fellows Orphan
home at Goldsboro.
Friday morninp1 the grand lodge
held a session in Odd Fellows' hall to
confer the grand lodge degree on a
number of past grands of the fraternity.
The banquet took place Friday
night. . .
LOWESVILLE LOCAL
ITEMS OF NEWS
Lowesville Dec. 1,7. Mr. and Mrs.
O. R. Edwards, Mrs. Lizzie Kincaid,
and Mrs. H. M. Lowe were Charlotte
MAKES TALK ON
TRIP TO RALEIGH
Mrs. R. O. Kincaid charmingly en
tertained at her home Friday evening
in honor of her atractive neice, Miss
Pauline Edwinston of Moorcsville.
The guests were Misses Jean Andrews,
Iola White, Ruby Starnes, Jessie
Lowe and Pauline Lentz. Messrs Rus
sel Cornelius, Rob. Nixon, James Kin
caid. Caswell Taylor and Mr. Tosque.
Mr. S. C. Henkle was a Charlotte
visitor last week.
Miss Iola White spent the week end
at her home in Dallas.
Miss Pauline Edwinston is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. R. O. Kincaid.
School News.
Our principal, Mrs. Margaret Par
ham, who has been sick with "grip" is
much improved and will resume her
work again Monday.
An exciting game of basket ball
was played between Triangle and
Lowesville Thursday afternoon the
score being seventeen and eighteen in
favor of Lowesville. They also play
ed Lucia school Friday afterneen. Lu
cia was victorious by score of twenty
and thirteen.
The intermediate room of Lowes
ville school will give a Christmas pro
gram next Saturday night.
School closes lor ine nristmas Hol
idays next Friday and will take up
work again January 2.
DRASTIC ACTION IF HAZERS
ARE CAUGHT
Wake Forest, Dec. 15. Officials of
Wake Forest college today are trying
to learn the identity of eight students
who at 8 o'clock yesterday morning
hazed Ralph Patterson, a freshman
of Fayetteville by binding and gagg
ing him, cutting his hair, blackintr his
scalp with a solution of nitrate of sil
ver, and leaving him tied. Patterson
was not seriously injured although it
is said parts of his face will be dis
figured for several weeks. The hazers
wore masks.
Officials of the college stated today
that drastic action would be taken if
ine nazers are caught.
When an attempt was made to haze
.Patterson about a month ago he drew
a revolver and fired on his attackers
a bullet striking a sophomore inflict
ing a slighty injury. Wake cbunty au-
inornies took up- tne matter, and in
Superior court at Raleigh this week
bikes Saunders and Ilin Svkes. of
Monroe, charged with hazing and Pat-.
terson charged with carrying congeal
ed weapons were tried in connection
with this incident. Saunders and Sykes
,.;. ,j .,..jj j i .",
ictcivcu uyenueu juugemenis, wnue
Patterson was nned $50. Saunders and
Sykes were expelled from the college.
LETTER TO SANTA CLAUS
Dear Santa Claus.
North Pole, U. S. A.
I will write you a letter to let you
know what I want for Christmas. I
want a big doll with curly hair and a
doll carriage and a doll bed too. That
ia all I ask you to do for me.
Little Aleen Coffey.
PERSONAL LOCALS
Mrs. T. C. Abernethy, Misses Cor-
rine Crowell ahd Addie Smith were
Charlotte visitors Monday.
Mrs. W. C. Blanton has returned to
Forest City after a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Padgett .
Miss Eva Dellinger Tells of Her
Visit to Raleigh To Attend Teach
ers Assembly, At Meeting of County
Teachers.
At the meeting of the Primary
Department of the Lincoln County
Te:u hers Association last Saturday
evening Miss Eva Dellinger ma le a
talk on her trip to the N. C. Teachers'
Assembly in Raleigh on Thanskgiving
day . r.r sa:"':
Last year when I came home from
Asheville, I planned to go to the next
Thanksgiving Teachers Assembly
again. Was so glad when I knew it
would be in Raleigh. I like to go to
our own capital city. '
I enjoyed every hour there. Visited
the museum. Had the prividege of at
tending a reception at the Governor's
mansion. ,
In the city auditorium, where the
general sessions were held was a
motto, "Speak, unto the children of
Israel, that they go forward." It was
inspiring to sit there with that band
of teachers and to hear the good lec
tures. It seemed that the forward
movement was on.
On Thursday evening of the 750 city
school children of Raleigh of the
4th, 5th 6th and 7th grades delighted
the audience with singing. The girls
were dressed in white with pink bows
on their hair. The sat on either side,
the boys in the cent of one side of the
auditorium. They were well trained.
The singing was grand. I do not know
of any think that could have been bet
ter unless it had been the primary
children.
Much stress is now being put on
music in all the grades.
It was all very interesting, but to
me the primary work was the place I
SHORT ITEMS
Washington, Dec. 15. The body of
Representative John A. Elston, of
California, was found floating in the
Potomac river late today. A note
found in the congressman's coat,
s;'.id he was caught in "a chain of cir
cumstances which spelled ruin."
Washington, Dec. 14. There is no
prospect of any action in the Senate
of the four-power Pacific treaty un
til January, and indications today
are that debate on it will run over
into February. The fact that Sena
tor Curtis has introduced a bill for
the . adjournment of Congress on
December 22 with the re-convening
date as January 3 fixes this matter
and the belief is fe-eneral that Presi
dent Harding will not submit the
new treaty until after Congress re
assembles in January.
Lenoir, Dec. 15. A check for $5,000
was received by President Craven, of
Davenport college, from Miss Annie
Ogburn, of Winston-Salem, several
days ago. This donation, according to
the letter Miss Ogburn sent with it, is
to be invested and the proceeds used
towards defraying the expenses fr
some worthy student every year.
President Craven said that the $300
interest which this $5,000 would earn
would not quite pay the annual expen
ses of a student, but that the board of
trustees would make an order allow
ing this amount to cover the total nec
essary expenses, so as to make it pos
sible for one more worthy girl to re
ceive a college education.
Mn T,nnnie Onifkel snent Sunday delighted most to be
; rwwo with his mnther. Mrs. On Friday morning, Miss Mary C
Josephine Quickel who continues very Coleman, of North Carolina College
ill at the lranquiu rark sanatorium. "uure"i uomuuououuu
son in physical training. It showed
Mrs. Tom Harrill who underwent an what could be done in schools with
nrwrntinn at. the local hosoital a few Poor equipment
tvaal'a arrn was flhle to return to her Now more than ever before we see
home Saturday. tne neea of physical Education in our
4 schools. ' It has been talked about for
Miss Snrnh Wilson of the citv school a long time, but not much has been
faculty, is getting along nicely, fol- done in some schools.. It is so import
lowing an operation for appendicitis ant to have the little games and relay
the local hosoital. races for 3 minutes about every hour.
j O- r i, ., , . . , . , i
uesiues uie regular lesson in pnysical
edatation.- Some teachers say they
do not have time. I do not have time
to not have it. The children can do so
Mr.-Julia McCutchin and son "Wil
liam McCutchin expects to spend
Christmas with Miss Jennie Robinson
at Maysville, Ga.
CITY OF MORGANTON IS
VICTORIOUS IN SENATE
Raleigh, Dec. 16. Quick senate ac
tion on the Morganton extension bill
tonight won for the expansionists and
made the measure law at the senate
much better. Onl
years have I tried
Miss Mabel Robinson who IS teach- It Will uo. XX Ci
ine at. A ni'V and Mr. Edwin Robinson, crowded rooms, eve"
a student at the University will spend grades in room, and
the holidays with thier parents Mr
and Mrs. Charles Robinson.
y for-itae nrt--two
But in
double desks are
rani Te m?n
Miss Iola Self returned home Sat
urday feeling much improved follow-
used. The regular lessons
out of doors when the weather per
mits. It is important that we plan the
kind of exercises and games for chil-
ing an operation for appendicitis at dren of different ages
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the Presbyterian hospital in Charlotte,
Miss May Sell a trained nurse accom
panied her sister home.
Not is the time when teachers are
looking after the health of the chil
dren. We want to teach them how to
foe strong and well.
In one of our primary meetings.
Miss Fleta Cooper of N. C. College for
I.INPOLNTON 16: MAIDEN 11
session tonight. The house did not The Maiden High School basketball Women, gave a talk on 'The Content
work. team was in Lincolnton Friday tor a oi an Acceptable uay s Work in the
The Erwin cotton mills rested their same with Lineolnton High school Primary Grades." She told of a day's
case on pledges made more than 20 1 hnvs basket hall team!. The game was work m two very different schools.
years ago that the town of Morgan-1 played on Lincolnton school grounds lo tne teachers that belong to the
ton would not take them into the cor
poration
Remember that today is your oppor
tunity; tomorrow is some other fellows.
and resulted in a winnine for the Lin- National council of Primary Educa
folnton team, the score beine 16 for tion, a bulletin is sent with combined
Lincolnton, to 11 for the visitors. This reports for 1919-1920 on the question.
game was the last oeiore tne nou-1 unsututes an Acceptable
days, and both teams put out a good days' work in Primary Grades can be
article of basketball.
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ITEMS OF LOCAL HAPPEN
INGS FROM LINCOLNTON R-6.
Misses Leila and Marie Mauney
students of Lincolnton High School
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. G
L. Mauney.
Miss Annie ceil Faries gave a par
tv at her home Saturday night. All
present reported a nice time. .
Mr. Maurice sell made nis usual
call at Mr. G. F. Bynum s Sunday
night..
Miss Annie bell, faries and Miss
Viola Michalls spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Miss Ada ihull.
Mr. Floyd Shull spent Saturday
night with Mr. Garcia Canipe.
Our school is progressing nicely
now with Mr. Rudisill. The attend
ance is very good.
. The people of this, community are
glad to see-winter time weather, and
they are taking advantage of it by
butchering their hogs.
While out hunting Thanksgiving,
Mr. Alvin Smith, John Bynum, Clifford
Smith Willie Bynum, Sherwood Spar
go, Drayton Spargo anT a crqwd of
good rabbit dogs captured a big rat
tle snake, the rattler having ten rat
tles and a button and measured
four feet and three inches
long. The dogs bayed the snake on
the-groundl and the hunters had to do
some fierce fighting to save their dogs
. The snake was killed near the home
of J. L. Chapman. The land is known
as the old Johnston land. 1
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bought by other teachers. It is very
heiptul, l think .
One that was modern, but carried to
the extreme. The other very formal
where the teacher directed in every
thing. Some of the poor little chil
dren sat more than half the time with
nothing at all to do. It was carried to
the other exterme.
It is hard to know just what should
be considered a day's work. We want
to find a happy medium.
We want to set up ideals for the
child. We want him to show his ini
tiative. A child should be thrown on
his own responsibility as much as pos
sible, but must control himself. He
should be kept happy and busy all the
time.
We primary teachers should have
self directed activities rather than bu
sy work We should have a progaam
that is flexible. We want to teach
children hov to live, to work together
and live to help others. All should
have a fair chance together. It, has
been said "Education is life, not pre
paration for life." We are trying
more and more to teach the children
in school the things needed in life.
As we know, "The hope of the fu
ture is none other than a child, a
trained child." How can children be
trained unless we have trained teach
ers ?
When we attend the assembly and
hear about the work that is being done
in North Carolina and other states,
als6 learn what ought to be done, we
can better understand they need of
more ettecient teachers.
Did you know that it is being said
that the greatest obstacle in the rural
schools today, is the rural teacher?
We must have better teachers to have-
better schools
The time is not far distant when the
teacher who does not prepare for the
work in a way that she may be a real
teacher , one worthy of the name, will
be left sadly by the wayside. We must
get ready for our work. We must
have better mothods. We can become
more effecient if we but try.
The call is for a teacher who has
caught the vision. One who looks up
on her work as a real occupation
AGAIN THE ROAD TO LINCOLN-
TON
Morganton News-Herald.
Our friend and neighbor, The Hick
ory Daily Record, is much concerned
about the suggestion of a good road
from Lincolnton to Morganton, ee
ing in the suggestion an effort to in
terfere with long-established plana
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ior a nara-suriacea roaa oy way oi
Hickory to Lenoir.
There is no need for this alarm.
Let the road be built from Charlotte
toxonnect with the Central Highway
at Newton or at any point desired,
and hardsurfaee the roai from Hick
ory to Lenoir, if you please. But in
the meantime if Lincolnton and Mor
ganton want to promite a connecting
road, please let us go and do it.
If we understand correctly the road
building program proposed by the
regular session of the Legislature it
was xnat connecting hiirhwava be
built between the county seats. That
being true, we are entitled to good
roads top soiled roads.
becomes possible, hard-surfaced roade
connecting us with Lincolnton, with
Lienoir, etc.
We have not the least, titniurfit a
taking away from Hickory what be
longs to her and we ask only that we
be allowed what is ours by right. We
wain, me roau built; it is right to
build it, and we shall continue to in
sist upon it.
Certainly there was no harm in.
pointing out that if the-
built Charlotte folks could save about
eieven miles in gom to Lenoir and
flowing Rock by coming this way. We
fear that it was the logic in that rea
soning tnat disturbed our neighbor.
We may also point out that the same
distance will be saver! i
Lake James, which is heeomino- In
creasingly popular with Charlotte
people.
Aside from these things.
"e of the big things The News-Herald
has had in mind in backing up
this road is that it will open un to
civilization so to speak, a section of
country that needs the enlightenment
and uplift that will follow in the
wake of the building of the road. It
is a wonderful opportunity to help
the mountain people who live in that
part of Burke county and in upper
Lincoln.
The road will be built eventually
why wait?
No one can learn to assume respon
sibility unless he is made to assume
the consequences of his acts.
the Assembly, like to find out what ii
being done in our schools. If I learn
of something that I think is better
that I am doing, I try it too, or from
tne ideas 1 get, try something I think
ever better.
We have now some of our best
primary teachers in the rural schools.
It wont be long until there will be
many more.
with the consolidated schools, with
modern equipment, the rural schools
will be among the best.
None other than the very best pri
mary teacher will do for that kind of
work. We want to overturn the idea
still existing in sonie sections that any
one can teach little children and that
the work in lower grades should be a
stepping stone to something higher.
The work of the primary teacher re
quires special fitness in personality
together with special preparation and
is of first importance in the whole
scheme of education. "As the twig is
bent the tree's inclined" and in the
the primary school a vast proportion
of our future citzens receive their
first and often deepest impressions
and ideals of citizenship.
I like to think as did Dr. Alphonso
Smith . He said that he was glad
that North Carolina was moving up
the line, but he liked to think of all
the states in line together in front.
, I like to think of all the counties of
our Old North State lined up march
ing forward. But if one could be a
little in front and moving a little fas
ter, I would like for our own Lincoln
County to be in the lead
It depends to a great extent upon
It is the duty of a primary teacher the teachers to say how fast our coun-
to help other primary teachers. ty shall move. What are we going
One reason I like so much to go to to do about it ?
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