PENSION ADVANCE ;" SOON OPERATIVE ycfri Pensioner "WilLTleceive Approximately 40 Per Cent IVIore Than Formerly. " -TLaleigh, Oct. 18. The 'first pay ment or pension money 'to Confed erate veterans anT widows of vet racns with the increase authorized by - tine last legislature will' be made De- m E" I Tpri.L. AC'JJa T- ao, biiu ouie Aumior. Bax ter Durham has . figured each pen sinner will receive approximately 40 per cent more money iharf the last poryroent. j IVnaaoners of the first class, who hanrt; laeen receiving $110 annually, w2X get $150 for the next year. The increase to second class pensioners is from $100 to $135; third class, $80 tm $120, and fourth class, $70 to The total amount to be paid, out in pensinos for the next ' year will fee 21,000,003 as against $655,000 firr this year. Pension money is! mi-annually in advance! The; gajurgrrt 1 be made in - December wall cover the first six months of !, and in June pension money for, last six months will be sent out. The number of Confederate vet-, from railroad property with a warn czasxs and widows - of .veterans to ;ing that "violence of any nature will aXune In the pension fund now is not : be tolerated by the organiza IBl37j andthe million volUrs has 'tions." proportionately' divided among The strike wasannounced follow by -Auditor Durham. Of thejing an overwhelming vote, said to be number' of .pensioners, 4,988 idows virtually all . of these hi the fourth class. -rensioners oi tne first class are kn11n 34oviAjn a a TWv,ijr .omtccu.. o w.C snalt of wounds, and blind widows, Those of the: second class must have fafcqripthgTiijjrtUEgO v Tra .iiVx ,m -ik , 1 VI. A t vuv 1- - - - - w oersut3 wna have - lost a ieg below iSitflcnee or an arm rendered useless bv reason of wounds areDlaced in Has third class. Those who have lost and eve. and soldiers and widows un- xMe to , perform manual labor con-1 statute the fourth class, which . is the rest. STROUDTOWN WORKING FOR - MODERN SCHOOL BUILDING At a meeting of a number of citi- .-, ' . n.iio'-qtrnnffnwn'iinteTestrne feature of the program Ait t tn. Rrl,nnl nildintr last Friday afternoon plans were set r fi,A Aun,vt, g. n.w'fore the Kincr and Queen of Spam, - xwv. VVJ.Wr v niuvM J mv. modern school buildincr in this dis- - . . .-.. irict. The meeting was a very n- ttcusiastic one, and it was theunani- mous decision of those present that a odern building is imperative, if the! mmmnnitv a to bft adeatiatelv - taken care of. The present-buUding is old and unsuited to the require ments necessary to have a modern school, "It is the purpose of the citi a ens .of this community to hold an lection at some future 'date on the Uestitn of a bond issue ' to finance sat new building. " Already there is considerable enthusiasm aroused, and it is expected that the bounty 'Board rf Education: will be requested to jcs3 upon a call for an election at no listant day.- , - ' - 116 iStroudtown school ihready -rJovs four teachers; It is orJedf e largest districts in the county and has a large 'number of students rfrolled. The present building is al ready taxed beyond its capacity, ahd nothing short of a teal modern brick structure. with good! equipment ' will satisfy the people of the community. DOKAV' CEREMONIAL. Bagdad Temple' No;-213, Dramatic lrder';- Knights " of Khorassan ,-of -asheville, will stage -a special : cere Monial in" Marion -tonight ( Thurs -fcry,) The JceremJnial will be held 5a the ' court house. It is Vexpected -tiat about 20 "tyros" will cross t the 'iot sands ; of the - desert. A grand parade, led ":. by Bagdad's Concert and, is scheduled 1 i to . '- take ; place abotxt 6 p;: m. ; ; i ": ' lr4y a - faction of : bnef percent jdi -One ;S35ailable fcoal "In - the nited States has been mined. ? - l raoaern DUiiaing is imperative, ix tne a. v. . " educational heeds of the children ofdent; Mrs. J. M. Snoddy, secretary RAILWAY EMPLOYES ORDER. ED TO STRIKE OCT. 30TH Chicago, Oct. 15.-i-More than half a million American railroad. rnen were today ordered " to - initiate a strike October 30, while other unions whose membership brings jthe total to Shout two millions, announced unoffi cially that they were tonight prepar ing to follow suit and make the walk out "general, on the same date. Under this program the, tie-up would be " complete, according to union predictions, by November. The hour was -fixed for 6 arm., October 30, except for one Texas line, whose trainmen were authorized to gout October 22. The railroads listed in the f irst' group on 'which the strike ' is to be come effective, touch 42 of the 48 states with a trackage of 73,000 miles out of the total United States trackage of approximately 200,000. - The . New England states comprise the group that is virtually untouched in the first walkout. - The strike orders were issued, to the big five brotherhoods, oldest and most powerful of the railway unions, and they , specif ically included mail trains in the walkout. Their provis- ions instructed strikers to keep away upwards o5 90 per cent, favoring a strike because of a 12 per cent wage reduction authorized by the United e States railroad labor board of July 1, . and after it was declared by tne as- OTlrl OfrPT it. W9 flPP ftrPO flV tOP &S - -- . sociation of railway executives in ses- sion here yesterday tha.t a further re- ,mad5ir - It was- said that the strike v - ...... . iv. -aecision wa niaae oexure me a- nouncement of this further intended cut. EAST MARION SCHOOL ORGANIZES WELFARE CLUB On Wednesday evening, October 12th, the sixth and seventh grades of the East Clarion school gave a short program celebrating the discovery of America. Appropriate songs and recitations Were rendered. ;Tbe most 4.;. mrim-aTYi ' was a dramatization. showing Colum- busbefore the King of Portugal; be- . " - - f jxi i t i.. a ine lanum ui wiumuus. After the program ; a community welfare club was organized. Mrs. ! A. F. Hunt was elected president, Mrs. J. P. Hornbuckle, vicre-presi- and Mrs.' Rodgers, treasurer. these excellent officers and the co - operationt of the school patrons it is hoped to do a great deal oi communi ty work. with an enrollment of 220 pupils. The girls basket ball team, under the direction of Miss Hazel Richardson, has been organized. Great interest! on the part of both pupils and teach ers is being shown. - , PROHIBITIOrf DIRECTOR FOR NORTH CAROLINA REPORTS Raleigh, Oct. 17. During A-nr " f V o. v.w three months he has been III UUlCCy fT -4r.nfn linwa haan 'moA 918 n'pr. sons iave been recommended for pnsecutiari,',l$5,0 00 worth of prop- ertv used for distilling purposes has been destroyed, and $36f 1,000 in tax- pa an'd nenalties1 ave been reported, according to a statement today by R. A , TTnnlnss. federal Drohibition di rector TforNorth Carolina: $750,000 "WAR FINANCE L ;. - LOAN TO STATE BANKS I Washington, t ct. ; 1 5-The . ; War Finance corporation :; today- provided for a loan of $750,600 -for North Carolina banks or" crop moving pur poses. , Most of this goes to tobacco exporters who: wish-to ' make . ahip-: merits to China. . -' - .-' VlThere 'are "6,449,998 , farms in the United States, of which 2,758,591 are lot more' than "IX) 0 acres. ' . . . v " - : : : ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE COUNTY Brief Mention of Some of the ' Happenings in McDowell -- Items About Home People. OLD FORT Old Fort, Oc$. 17.--The boys who represented the' different organiza tions at , the Older Boys Conference at . Canton-have returned home. Each of the boys report a good time and all feel that they have been greatly benefitted.. The following boys -represented their respective" organiza tions: Boy Scouts: Royce . Mc Daniel, Franz Strickland,v Birch Al lison, j Kimball Miller and Paul Hughes. High School: - Joe Setppe, Roy - McDaniel, Charlie Cannon . and Charlie Stirewalt. Baptist Sunday School, Ralph Harris; Methodist SunMcity'tqdy. day ocnooi, Aioeix rsoDiitt. Miss Mattie Tate entertained a,f ew friends, including High. School, at her home at. Greenlee last Saturday night. . A box supper at the,- Catawba school last Friday night was ' well patronized', the proceeds from the entertainment amounting to $39.00, which will go toward furnishing the school building with patent desks. R. H. Rector was in Asheville Sat urday .on business. J. A. Swann and family have re- cently moved to Old Fort from Glen- wooL ' - I . Miss Jessie Bird of Asheville is visiting Miss Foy Tate. Gardin .-Swann and Koy Griggs have recently entered the Old Fort High' School. -" TTirvK Vlihnnl - I p. j. Teague has gone to Granite Falls to take charge of the Bryson- Tootip K mrfp maw f r4 pnds : wWIp . - - -- tf . . .'. . .it . i ' - xn uia , r ort ana tney will regrei; 10 see him leave. - 1 Mr. Tripp, who formerly lived m Old Fort but more recently of Mor- eanton returned.to- Old " ort last week to assist in the management of ;Bryson-Snyder Company's depart- ment store. ' .. - r Geo. E. Marshall, of the Marshall Lumber Co.,- left last week for vMt. Airy to be away lor several days. Dr. and Mrs. Jno. B. Johnson were in AcVtnvilla Inst wk. in Asheville last week. A party from Old Fort motored to Bridgewater Lake Sunday. ! The construction oi tne nignway . av i-trn cirtACf at i in nrr ia nrncrrnvv. (vr .-. ing nicely. x Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Lefevre have returned from a two weeks' visit thru the West, visiting Kansas City, i Denver and Longmont, Colo. They Withalso-vasiteg the National Park, Piks ! . . . - . -. . . ( Peak and other points of interest GARDIN Marion, i Oct. 17. Mrs. Joseph trie U; rJQt5v0e i foi;fftr. nia. . . j. B. Higgins left last week -for Q14 Fort. . - Miss Mayme Bowman is spending a few days with homefolks here. Miss Marie Wacaser was sopping III iUallUIl OalUl uajra A corn husking given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Carswell during fVio mpot wn5 trrfnt.l v pmoven hv . v.v e- i Micigiiuuia anu j.xxciiuo. - . , sotdier,-spenfra few days here last week, Iyey, Holland left Ikforiday for re- Montfords ,Cove where he Isume his work. will We welcome into this section, Mr. and .Mrs.' L. O. Lawing, "the t new moVers." . " -'V ..: - ' N " Jack Frost - has been . a regular, tho 'unwelcome, Visitor in this section recently. ' ".-P-' - NEBQ. -:'(:. Nebo, Oct. 17. A large en- joyed a candy ullin athe hbm Miss Eva Snipes last -Thursday: night;! Those present were : r Misses y Belle and' Minnie Lentz;-Vivian, Mabel and Elizabeth Parks and : CleoiBemphill, of Nebo Misses Anna ,.. s Conley" and Thessa'jamison of .Marion ; Messrs. Bnice Tate; ; BenT'tacy, Marvin Hemphill, Henry , Gibbs, Robert Jand Fate Lentz, Lawrence 1 Mason - arid Mutt Sowers. ;V fy-l-tz - TJom Stacy,' who is , teaching school at'Old Fort, spent the week-end with homefolks her6.- - ::h: Misses Betty Bowman, and Eliza beth; "Parks, Watson Wilson, " and Charles Brown motored to the Xin ville dam yesterday. ' EFFECT CAPTURE AFTER HOT CHASE Asheville Times, :17th. . The. capture of Bill Godfrey, alleg ed notorious blocfeader- and ? bootleg ger f Rutherford jsounty by Diur Marshal W. J. Beachboard of Ashe ville ; a.two other "officers before dayligh Sunday; was not without its thrills, Recording to an account -by j Mr. Igeachboard who returned ta the .v iouav. Vs ... . . - The deputy had a warrant for God- frey on charges of blockading and stained in - a coUision of his autof went to his home'in McDowell county mobile wi a street; car there Satur only to learn that he had slipped ayv '" '."cr--'; ,.; C away to Rutherf ord county. J oined , Plkcements through State: employ by John B. Ban prohibition officer ment offi for Rutherford county -and W. D. mark in f September, "according,, to Pitts, a deputy-from Burke county, ; figures -compiled in the office of Di the deputy marshal reached the house rector M. L. Shinman.; During the ; occupied by Godfreys and his wif e, month 'l, 327 e Jobless were' con-:' about 4 a. m. 't . j nected with ; jobs, 1,110 of them be- The officers surrounded the place, ing men and 2 1 7 were women, v Mrs. Godfrey came to the door and , , ' I '- j t .K.nM-: o7i, Hickory, Oct. 1 1, Attacked yes- fifers. Following a short delay after the. officers threatened to force an J trance, they heard a noise in the 'rear of the house, and found Godfrey making a. hurried exit from a, rear: window. - I " A chase ensued in the darkr Beach- , . , board chased Godfrey down a dark path until the .pursuers toe caught lencth: on the eroUnd. ;: .S6; clbseCwaountain: section; accibrdinir to Ben13 w - . v - - ' TV 1.1 . l 11.-1. " i--.:lT : irJt oeacnouara ,vmut; ii& . itixi .iawp vjuu - frey. Seizings the latter's i ciothmgr.Try i cpuntyrrA- big fall? hnti being he held on fiJcegran-deaiiiv istotfti daunted Godfrey jiore -loose- from a portion of hisclothihg . and again, took to his heels. The next flop was in a ditch, but once again was on his feet and gone, ' this tim backtracking. , ! At this stage Banks, took up the ;cnase. ror a nunarea jaras oQQ -tbolli weevil trey ancruanKs raced opwnevm wav. The officer was fresher and way overhauled Godfrey, who was then taken to Rutherfordton, where wuuTiur.fluV xul . j . . . . T diice ill uiau ill vj ui l. uci c iical nu- ,y ,r,- , vember. Godfrey was clad, only in his night clothes during the . wild rtheir neo tenants owed where i chase, and wore neither shoesocks, wag asked. by j the landlord and : nor hat in the race around the frosty. brought them t this county to assist; pastures. . T- 1 1 T : !..--.' deputy marsnai ceacnDoara lxsq arrested wmara urown ana n.a an- non of McDowell county on charges. ox riiiicit aisuuin?ran.u vnanes m ins of Yancey county for alleged transporting. jL,acn was put unar opna ior appearance ,m uwinci cuur here. TREATIES OF PEACE i ADUrM.fc.tJ hi &t.iMAiiiy Washington, Oet 18,The ad- uuuiouauuu o ptotc vxcobxco - .nim Germany, Austria and Hungary were ratified by tjie senate tonight, the vnti nn tJiF Tirst hem? fifi to 20: : ' " " " t . j tigiii yt " uvwvuwx " garian treaty, due" to the absence , of three .senators, beings 66 to 11 j The senate action completed the administration's immediate . pea6e program and brought a full" state of peace with the principal enemy powr ers. Remaining now' - are only - the formalexchanges - of gratification ex cept, in the -, ease of r the Hungarian treaty, as 'that goverriment alone: has fyejto completei parliameutery:actiQn onrthe treaty. November 7. to 12 is "Subscribeto every state.- Celebrate bypaying up youri" subscription. .. There's nothing like your, own - community, newspaper!. - - In England, tarring and feather ing was a legal iorm of penalty in the middlesges. NEWS ITEMS FROM - OVER THE" STATE Items Concerning: Events of Jn- 4; terest jahd lim p o r t m n C o Throughout the State. V I The week beginning; October 24th will be Fair Week at Salisbury J", The Fair opens October 24th and con tinues throughout the week ' until J Friday) the 28th. I IgQ: ' V: The -: board of trustees of the First V Methodist church of . Lenoir haveylet ; the"contrafor:a .new parsonage. The building: when v ; . completed and -equipped will ..cost about $10,000; t " v General James I ..Metts aged; 80, commander of the North - Carolina divison United ; Confederate veterans, died "at a Wilmington hospital Tues- day morning, the result of injuries " - 59' fT . prominent Alexander, counyy.xarmer, was xeportea aeau.xo-, r but.the woma HeiT Reeo attracted bye muU,; IfA oiol n4T Tp" :v-, Lenoir, Oct. 9. Plenty of signs ox. ; - . t. v .. i .- -K M S J-.'.-'S-.JU J--T.'iiliiiA.,ji' A.-ii'v " vuriugt;,i - ufctni. - iiuuwci - ua;ac just as the leaves begin falling good. Mr Allridge and . Mr. Cuthbertson, ; both' famous 'bear hunters, say that bered during the past years. 'y. Between 30 and-40 negroes "from .itri.v i.i-iiijrjf J. on the farms. r Finding these negroes parties of not less tilkn fivft Cleveland farmers. - - ,.--. -- ; X t - i t a i. nave Deen motoring to vxeorgia wnere Vfhev; WonM nav the landlord all that Jn the .harvest help 3: during, the .ttem:&Hi.t - . XJi. v ' CRCJP NOTES FOR, ' A flight joslinepiemo and coastal; sections; of North'r - Carolina : and a killing frost in the' mountain" areas are reported by - the - county agents to the Crpp Reporting Ser-f. vice for the week ending October 10; , xumxi ;xuc n cokusi ' ; vui vau igliuiw, favorable weather for cutting hay and late 'forage, crops. 1 ; . J, vxxcNuaidViu.j.vi .-avniug nuca axe: "TgOlflg lUrwaruttllU Xall ; piOWing . IS' harvesting of corn is well urider way, . the: cron beine entirely harvested in many reas. ; Most" of the cotton' eroti of ihe state la onin now- owincr to the unusually warm weather . in oepxemDex anu tne crop . is , oemg: ; gathered rapidly. ! The marketing of tobacco, which is practically "all har- vestetf; is ' in "full : swing; sales are , re ported as moderate. Late gardens are- Demc Diannen m some oi- tue sbuUiern piedmont counties and truck is reported to have imnroved in For- - -i 1 - - a . -r 2 ' ' ; - ; A great deal of hay hajs . ,been har- vestea-tne crop oeing Deiow normal in yield and ranging in quality from ( f airto - poor. - Pastures are r improv ing- somewhat but in" most' localities : the fields, were permanently ruined by the drought and recent jins. have ? not benefitted them. -: ; .- 1 s i. r v- -"

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