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4 ano THE LENOIR TOPIC Volume XUV LENOIR, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1919 Price, Fice Cents the Copy No. 28 IAD BOND ELECTION IS CALLED FOR THE COUNTY To VoU May 8 on $250,000 to Build Good Road Appo nitAiiihrdlii the County Ara Appointed; Jury Lilt Drawn On Thursday, May 8, the people wf Caldwell county will vote on the question of issuing $250,000 in bonds lor improving the roads of the coun ty. The election was called Monday at the regular session of the county commissioners. A new registration was called for and registrars and judges named. Notices have already been sent to the registrars to open the new registration books today. 'The books will be kept open until sundown Saturday, May 3. The commissioners also appointed assessors in each township to re assess all property according to the new valuation law passed by the gen eral assembly. The following are the men appointed for the various townships: Globe, F. P. Moore; Hudson, W. H. H. HartQey; John's River, McD. Moore; Lenoir, Dean Crisp; Little River, R. L. Palmer; Lovelady, C. 0. Teague ; North Catawba, W, J. Bean ; Mulberry, J. R. Coffey; Patterson, H. O. Steele; Yadkin Valley, Francis Hawkins; Wilson Creek, W. C. Moore, Sr. ; King's Creek, H. G. Bar low; Lower Creek, F. S. McGowan. The following named citizens were Irawn to serve as jurors at Caldwell term of Superior Court, which con venes on the 19th of May, Judge Long of Statesville presiding: . First Week Boone Littlejohn, Ju lius A. Smith, Haywood Setzer, J. K. Bartow, A. G. Miller, Rufus L. Cline, J. Lester Brookshire, Gwyn Barlow, B. N. Coffey, Floyd Blackwell, W. C. Johnson, Robert K. Bradford, J. P. Sudderth, Frank Miller, M. C. Estes, John K. Bush, John W. Coffey, W. E. Cannon, John I. Holden, J. E. Martin, S. T. Messick, John C. Haas, Sidney Keller, R. W. Icard. Second Week D. A. Russell, Wil liam Thompson, B. C. Ivey, E. E. Teague, Jay Price, D. M. Estes, Fin ley Coffey, R. 0. Craig, J. A. Marler, J. Kelly Martin, J. A. Mulllis, Bynum Laxton, W. J. Dula, C. G. Triplett, L. A. Kincaid, James A. Laxton, Pinkney Annas, A. P. McNeiL DEATH OF MR. ALEX HALL OCCURS AT HICKORY William Alexander Hill died at his home in Hickory early Saturday morning, following an illness of sev eral years, most of which time he had been confined to his room and bed. Seven years ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis and, though he fought heroically against it, finally fell victim. He was 45 years of age. Mr. Hall was a son of Mrs. J. G. Hall, widow of the date Col. Hall, of Lenoir, and was one of Hickory's leading citizens. He was well known as an insurance broker and was prominent in church and fraternal circles. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Louise Jones of Yadkin Valley, and four children. He is also survived by four brothers and two sisters: E. L. Hall of Lenoir, J. G. Hall of Covington, Ga., Roger B. Hall, chemist, in France; Samuel L. H&Q1 of Charlotte, and Misses Ger trude and Mary Fries Hall of Lenoir. The funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church in Hickory Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. A. Mc Lean, pastor of Lenoir Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. S. B. Stroup, rector of the Church of the Ascen sion, Hickory. Aside from the relatives the fol lowing from Lenoir attended the fu neral : Rev. and Mrs. A. A. McLean, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Seagle, Mrs. J. W. Self, Mr. W. H. Craddock and daugh ter, Miss Elizabeth, Mr. C. H. Hop lcins, Dr. 0. L. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hickerson, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bernhardt, Mr. F. A. Clinard, Mrs. Frank Powell, Mrs. Stuart Greer, Cant, and Mrs. Edmund Jones, Miss Julia Norwood, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus L. Gwyn, and Mr. and Mrs. Rufus T. Lenoir, Mrs. W. D. Jones and 'Mr. Rufus Jones of the Valley. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD INDUCT 79 NEW MEMBERS Seventy-nine new members were Inducted into the Lenoir camp of Woodmen of the World here several nights ago. , The W. 0. ,W. degree team of the Kannapolis lodge was. here and put on the special work. The Kannapolis team is considered the bes ttrained and equipped team In the State and their work of induct ing the new members here was very Interesting. District Deputy J. W. Sims was also present " There were more than 800 fraternity men pres ent to witness thelntroduction of the new members. Other' camps in this section tent delegations to attend the meeting, as follows: Hudson, Granite Falls, Rhodhiss, Dudley Shoals, Blowing Sock, , and Patterson. The . Lenoir camp is fanning big things with the Idea of getting the Kannapolis team to make another visit. . A fight occurred Tuesday morning ' between Lone Munday and Charlie Pearson in which Munday received the worst end of the bargain. - The affair took place near the railroad crossing at the old Wilson Lumber Company mill. " Munday charges that Pearson struck him several ..times with knacks... Immediately after the fight Pearson skipped on tand has not been found. , . '..,,, ; IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Watch the label on your paper. It shows the date to which your subscription is paid. If possible, send in your renewal at least five days before the time is out. This will prevent your missing a single copy. Positively this paper will be stopped when your subscription expires unless your renewal is received in time. SOME NEWS FROM BOONE AND THE TRAINING SCHOOL (By J. M. Downum) During the past week the senior dass gave interesting talks at chapel, these being Bible ' stories told as though they were before a class of children, the work taken from their daily work in the history of educa tion. These stories were well told, revealing the fact that many of the class have good material for future teachers. Rev. T. S. Coble of Elk Park was at the school Saturday and conducted the chapel services, making a most excellent talk to the students. Mr. Cobfle was here in attendance on the Mehodist district council meeting. Revs. Dr. D. R. Ware of North Wilkesboro, J. M. Barber of Wilkea boro and Bennett of the Watauga charge were at the school Saturday afternoon, and Saturday night Mr. Ware preached a very strong and convincing sermon in the school chapel. Mr. Barber also preached a splendid sermon Sunday at 11 in the school chapel. Both of these sermons were well received by the student body and teachers and will accom plish good. These brethren with oth ers were in attendance on the Meth odist district council, which "was in session in the Methodist church from Friday to Sunday. Some very fine and helpful taflks were made during the stay of these good men; especial ly were the two esrmons Sunday morning and evening by Mr. Ware of a high order, being unusually power ful and impressive. Several joined the Methodist church Sunday morn ing, among them Hon. F. A. Linney and wife, the latter coming from the Presbyterian church. A piano recital of unusual interest, and highly entertaining, was given by the music department of the training school Monday evening in the school chapel, under the direction of the ef ficient musical director, Miss Esther Stanbury. A unique feature of the program was the recital of several stanzas of poetry in connection with severafl fo the numbers as explana tory of the nature and significance of the instrumental music. This made the music far more comprehensible by the layman and was especially at tractive to the music lover. The pro gram revealed the fact that good work is being done in the music de partment. Miss Lillie Campbell of the Train ing School spent the week end at her home at Elizabethtown, Tenn., the past week. Mr. Joe Hartley, the "old standby" of the Training SchooD workers, is back from Lenoir and on his job as teamster and worker on the farm. It seems hard to separate "Joe" and the school farm work. The. Boone public school started up Monday with Prof. Wiley G. Hart zog as superintendent and Mrs. Hart zog as principal, with Misses Lula Prestwood and Mary Chester, the farmer in the intermediate and the latter in the primary department. J. THOS. COOK OF GLOBE TAKES HIS OWN LIFE A phone message Wednesday morning brought the shocking infor mation that Mr. J. Thomas Cook, one of theconynunity's best citizens, Jiad taken his own life at the home of his mother, Mrs. Sarah Cook of Globe. Mr. Cook sold his property in Globe and removed to Farmville, Va., becoming dissatisfield, he decided to rent his farm there and returned about a month ago. While there his children were sick arid, his family with his family to Globe about the last of March. Poor health and brooding over future prospects prompted him to end it all. Late Tuesday afternoon he was seen to enter a wooded section near his mother's home, and, failing to re turn promptly, his mother sent a small boy to look for him, who re turned quickly with the report that Mr. Cook was lying on the ground in a dying condition. Investigation showed that he had taken one bottle of carbolic acid, two bottles of iodine and had severed his jugular vein with a knife, producing death in a most horrible manner. The burial took place in Globe yes terday morning at 10 o'clock, the fu neral services being conducted by the pastor of the deceased, Rev. I. C. Miller. . , J. Thomas Cook was born in Globe, being the second son of the late J James Cook, and was 97 years ox age, His wife and four small children sur vive. Besides his mother, Mrs. Sarah Cook of Globe, he. also leaves two brothers and four slaters, as follows: Job-F. Cook of Lenoir, Clell C. Cook, now a member of the U. S. army in France; Mrs. Robert Cooper, Roan Mountain, Tenn. ; Mrs. Hardy Gragg, Dallas, N. C.) Mrs. S. . Estes, Globe, and Mrs. W. N. . Bryant, . Chase City, Va..' ' , Jamas Columbus Coffeq died Sat urday at Clover, S. C, from lobar - - T T: - J : J 1 1(91111)0111(1.' aim uvuy . arrived aercf onday for burial, v- ; WILL BONDS PAY? The following questions have been prepared by a committee of the Caldwell County Good Roads Association. They are prepared with the idea of putting the road bond issue squarely before the voters of the county. The association asks the people of the county to give these facts careful attention. The association is wiling to label any statement contrary to these questions as absolutely false: 1. When shall we vote on road bonds? Answer Thursday, May 8, 1919. 2. . For how much? 1 rf Answer Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). 3. How much will the rate of taxation be on each $100 worth of property? ; Answer Thirty cents on each $100, or $3 on each $1,000, and 90 cents on each poll is the most that cab be levied. 4. How shall the money be divided? Answer Between the various townships, based on the tax able property of 1917. ' 5. How much will each township receive? Answer Property Value. Share. Globe 173,018.00 $ 7,600.00 JJudson 321,352.75 14,116.24 John's River 384,871.80 16,906.03 King's Creek 254,944.00 11,198.99 Lenoir 1,626,046.74 71,426.37 Lovelady 953,166.28 42,308,40 Lower Creek 727,138.14 35,015.41 North Catawba 105,917,00 4,62.56 Patterson 4. ,(880,078.76 19,195.49 . Wilson Creek 172,479.53 7,576.40 Yadkin Valley 261,053.00 11,467.23 $5,691,333.00 $250,000.00 6. Where may each township's share be used? Answer Mainly on their ejoss roads leading into the State highways from Wilkesboro to Lenoiw Taylorsville to Lenoir, Mor ganton to Lenoir, Hickory to Lenoi and Lenoir to Boone. 7. How are the State highwys leading -into Lenoir con structed? Answer By the Federal gjyiernment paying one-half of the cost of construction, the State paying an additional one-fourth, raised by taxation on automobiles, and the remaining one-fourth provided by the county commissions through bonds which do not require an election to ratify. 8. How wiHl the. funds be safeguarded? . Answer The present county treasurer, under bond, must keep a sepaiate book for all road funds, and every three month pub lish in the county paper an itemized lst of all disbursements, and for what purpose. His compensation for same shall not exceed-1-4 of 1 per cent of funds passing through his hands. 9. Who may have the oversight of the expenditure of funds in the. various townships? Answer Five discreet persons may be selected in each town ship at a mass meeting, said action to be endorsed by the county commissioners. 10. Will all free, labor be abolished? Answer Section 2 1 of the Road Law says : "No free labor shall be required from those persons liable for road duty." 11. Will there be any upkeep provided? , Answer Section 22 so authorizes a uniform, system on all 'roads throughout the county. 12. How shall the roads be built? Answer The county engineer shall be endorsed by the State highway .commissioner, and he shall pass onfall grades and alfl material used in construction, so as to provide a system of all-year-round roads; and all contracwjrs shall be underbdhd, and the roads built by them shall be subject to inspection and recep tion by the road commissioners. - ' ' FATE OF WORLD PEACE HANGS IN THE BALANCE The next few days probably will determine whether the peace,,confer ence is to make peace of to fail ut terfy, says a special cable from Paris to the Greensboro News. It is frankly admitted that if Ger many turns bolshevik there is no way to make peace, as the allied confer ence lacks a definite plan to deal with the Soviets. Whether a war against bolshevism will follow largely depends upon bol shevism itself. If the accession of Germany to bolshevism inspirits Rus sian and turns bolshevism into a cru sade, the entente have no choice but to fight. "Whe big four wish to avoid a con flict and are moved by the (latest dis quieting news- from Germany into rushing to completion a peace which Germany will accept and not turn bolshevik. The former program was to sup port the present German government by furnishing food. Perhaps half un consciously this attitude has changed to support . of the present German government by offering Germany a peace which will leave Germany sur rounded by impotent new powers, out of -which the may forge at her leisure a new mitteleuropa. Gen. Smuts' mission to Hungary is an attempt to hold Hungary to the entente, in spite of the fact that Hungary already has turned bolshe vist Apparently be is going to promise to revise the . boundaries of Hungary at the expense Of Poland and Rumania, if Hungary only will be good enough not to enter the pos sible Russian-German combination against the allies. In Addition to this, the power probably1.. will offer to feed gungaryiT 4 .jr ;-;, ',.mV- ''i '! m M V- v Americana who joined the British army at. the beginning f the war are being demobilized rapidly. On arriving in England they an? taken to a camp at Winchester and when a sufficient number has assembled for a shipload they are embarked for the United States., , .v ' X ' CALL TO BE ISSUED FOR WAR VETERANS MEET IN ST. LOUIS A convention of the World War Veterans' Association of America, the new organization of men who were in the service, wil be held in St. Louis about May 1, and it was announced that the call for the con vention' is now being prepared. Lieut. LCol. Theodore Roosevelt is in charge 01 the preliminary committee which is making arrangements for the com ing conference. Pending permanent organization, all of the officers and the executive committee have placed their resignations in the bands of the committee of which Col. Roosevelt is the thairman. , The plan of organization includes consolidation with the American Le gion, which was" recently formed overseas. In a statement sent out it was stated that the purpose of the World War Veterans was to help re leased service men to readjust them selves to the ways of peace, and with a broader purpose for the nucleus of a nation-wide patriotic society. GERMAN CASUALTIES IN WAR REACHES TOTAL OF 4,362,454 Prussia's huge losses in officers and men during the war are indicated by a- staff officer, who writes in the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger. He submits tgures compiled from the official cas ualty lists to show that 32,454 active officers at the, front were killed, wounded or missing out of a total of 84,850. and that more than $4,330, 000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing "out of 10,178,000 who ae tually fought at the f ornt. Hecontends that these figures be lie stories that the Prussian officers 'did not attack with their men and asserts that while their losses were particularly heavy in the first two years, they were much less in later years because the officers had to be saved for general staff work The figures show also that Ger many counted (little " on a long war, for the Prussian mobilization con templated 8,700,000 soldiers, to which approximately 6,500,000 bad to be added before the end. , CALDWELL BOYS FALLEN FOR FREEDOM . t r t, . v GEORGE P. LINK 53rd Company, 5th Group, M. T. D., Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. Entered service July 22, 1918, and died Oct 27, 1918, from influenza and pneumonia. He was twice mar ried and leaves a little orphan girl 3 years old and his second wife, Jennie Link, whom he married March 2, 1918.,, He leaves a widowed mother, five sisters and two brothers, and a host of sorrowing friends. He was a good, kind-hearted young man, loved and respected by all who knew him. His home was at Rhodhiss. A CALDWELL SOLDIER HAS LOST TRACE OF HIS MOTHER Private Robert H. Myles arrived here Tuesday looking for his mother, Mrs. Harriet Myfles, whom he has lost trace of since 1916. Private Myles was with the 119th infantry, 30th di vision, and was released from service at Camp Jackson Monday. Imme diately upon his release from service he came to Lenoir and went to his old home at Draco, in the eastern part of the county, to see if he could pick up some trace of his mother. Private Myles says that a number of years ago they moved from their old home at Draco to Laurinburg, N. C. He then went "west and work ed in Wisconsin. He says that at intervals he kept in touch with his mother, who was then living at Lau rinburg. He. came back to North Carolina and went to Laurinburg, but was told by friends that his mother had just moved back to her old home in Caldwell county. He Says he then went over into South Carolina and secured a position and worked until Christmas, 1916, when he thought he wouOd come home for the holidays. When he arrived here he was told that his mother had moved away. He secured the infor mation that she had moved to Hick ory and he immediately went there to search for her. At Hickory he was told that she had moved back to Le noir. He came back to Lenoir and Caldwell county and could not find any trace of her. Shortly after this he entered the army and was sent to France with the famous "Old Hick ory" division. Coming back home, he has again taken up the search. Private Myles says that he has bought two Liberty bonds and tha this allotments were made, to his mother. This and other letters have been sent to this postof fice from Washington. The local postoffice, being unable to find the addressee, this mail has been return ed to the departments at Washing ton. Private MyOes says that he has a brother, Marvin Myles, and a sister, Lillie Mae Myles, who were with their mother when he last heard of them. His mother, Mrs. Harriet Myles, is a sister of Mrs. Hulda Kel ler and Mr. Waitsel Tilley, who live on Route 6. Private Myles will appreciate it if any one knowing anything of the whereabouts of his mother, or any thing concerning her, wiBl communi cate with him at Lenoir, addressing the letter in care of Chief of Police F. T. Sherrill. Private Myles will continue the search and will keep in touch with Chief of Police Sherrill, who will forward any information to him. AN ENORMOUS CROP OF WINTER WHEAT FORECAST The largest crop of winter wheat ever grown was forecast for this year ;by the department of agriculture Tuesday, basing its estimate on con ditions existing April 1. The enor mous yield of 837,000,000 bushels was announced, which at the govern ment's guaranteed price of $2.28 a bushel, places the crop value at fir 891,620,000. This year's winter crop, if no un favorable conditions develop between now and harvest, will be 152,000,000 bushels larger than the previous rec ord crop in 1914 and 248,000,000 more than was grown last year. SURVEYING ANOTHER RAILROAD INTO BOONE ; A survey of the Virginia-Carolina railroad is being; made to Boone, ac cording to visitors here from Wa tauga this week. This survey leads from the end of that road at Todd, N. C., which is standard1! guage road. Circulated reports . lay that the extension of this road may be realized in the near future, i ETT SPOKE TO Addressed College Students Told of Wonderful Work of Y. W. C. A.; Bravery of Woman Under Fire; French Munition Workers Saturday evening, April 4, in the Davenport College auditorium, a number of Lenoir people and the Davenport students enjoyed an ad dress of unusual interest by Mrs. T. W. Bickett. She spent last Augsst and September in France in the in terest of the Young Woman's Chris tian Association. She gave a won derful idea of the work which has been accomplished by the Y. W. C. A. for our boys in France, and also for our Red Cross nurses and other American women in France. She also told how the French women had been helped "by this organization. Her trip across was very interest ing. First, she told of the ship itself, which was an old Freneh transport, infested with rats and every kind of insect, The cabins were so stuffy, ill-ventilated and uncomf ortablo thai ' the passengers slept on deck every. night. For fear of submarines, ndtr a single light of any kind was al Oowed on deck. The Y. W. C. A. did all in its power to make the journey pleasant for all on board. At night all was quiet, but during the day. and especially in the afternoon, much, merry-making was indulged in, danc ing being a favorite pastime. After landing at Brest Mrs. Bick ett went to Paris, stopping at differ ent hostess houses en route. She was able to survey one of the largest and most important phases of Y. W. C. A. war work. ' There are a great many of these hostess houses scattered over France, furnishing a bit of home for our boys, nurses, French munition workers and signal service girls. Here one may go after hours of strenuous work and find a welcome, rest and refreshments. The largest of these hostess houses is found in Paris, the Hotel Petrograd. Here is where one used to find cocktails and questionable amusements, but now it has been remodeled by the Y. W. C. A. and made into a comfortable, home-like hotel. This is just an in stance of what the Y. W. C. A. has one for our soldiers and workers abroad. Mrs. Bickett then paid a tribute to the Red Cross. She said that the work carried on by the Red Cross could never be overestimated. She told of one girl who stayed among the wounded and dying for thirty-six hours withou treat or food, and final ly fainted and was taken to a hostess house to regain consciousness. Many deeds of heroism were performed by these brave nurses as well as the sol diers. She also mentioned the great service rendered by the girls in the employ of the wireless service. The Oeast mistake made might have caused . disaster, and the work re quired brave and efficient girls. The Y. W. C. A. helped these girls who were under such a tension to keep cheerful and happy by giving them wholesome food and recreation. Next Mrs. Bickett spoke of th bravery of the women who were em ployed in the French munition fac tories. Many were slowly dying from the injurious effects from the chem icals used, but still they held on. Their loved ones had died at the front; why should they not also die for France? So many of these poor women had nothing in life; it wa just one day's work after another that made up their monotonous ex istence. Is it not something if. some rays of sunlight may be brought into their darkened lives by a friendly welcome, a handclasp, and the warns smile of the Y. W. C. A. secretary in her cheeful little hostess house? In this way and in many others the Y. W. C. A. has done its great work. Mrs. Bickett endeavored to give only a glimpse of the vast work that it has carried on during the war. Towards the close of her address? she enumerated some of the wonder ful things of France of which she would like, to tell. Many historic spots would be of interest, as well as the museums and ancient cathe drals, but "the finest thing in all that land," she said, "is our boys." OLD HICKORY VETERANS TO MEET AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER The Old Hickory (30th division! association, which claims the distinc tion of being the first association, formed in the American expedition ary force, will bold its first reuniom -Sept 28-29, the anniversary of the breaking of the Hindenburg line t Bellicourt, according to returning? soldiers, says a dispatch from Mem phis. Th ereunion city has not yet been selected. The association was organized at a meeting of the general officers of the division at Le Mans, France,' Fehw 27 last, when the date for the first reunion was fixed and committees were appointed to perfect the Organ ization. Frank P. Bowen of Knox yille was elected temporary secret tary. His headquarters will be i Georgetown, S. C. . Alleging conspiracy to send him tot the gallows, Gaston B. Means ha filed suit in Chicago against that Northern Trust Company for $1 000,000. ' Means was tried-last year at Con cord, N. C., for the murder of Mr! Maude A. : Kinc. Who 'rfieH ' frnm m bullet WOUnd While On Jn AnfnmnhHa. " trip with a party of friends of Whom ' aieans was one.'
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