' LENOIR. N. C.
LENOIR NEWS-TOPIC. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1920
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Pcrsdnal and Social
Thi Ne ws-Topic" Will appreciate all items telephoned -or-seat- iB.
V , for publication. CaU Phone No. 54
Mr. Ira1 Tuttle is at home from
Brevard. -
Mrs. Thornton of Chester is visit
ing Mrs. W. S. Brawley.
Mr. E. L. Curtis of the upper toll
gate was in town Saturday.
Mr. S. L. Tuttle left last week for
New Orleans to buy molasses.
Mrs. R. D. Sherrill and sons, Paul
and Robert, came home Saturday.
Mr. Lee Spencer of Alabama is
visiting his mother, Mrs. J. T. Spen
cer. Mr. J. R. Blair of Thomaiville
came up Saturday to spend several
weeks.
Miss Mary McDowell Tf Morganton
was the guest of Miss Virginia Lenoir
this week.
Miss Mildred Steele of the Valley
visited her sister, Mrs. Link, last
Thursday.
Mrs. M. E. Gaten of Greenville,
S. C., is visiting the family of Mr.
Frank Powell.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoover left
Monday to visit friends and relatives
in Morganton.
Mrs. M. E. Shell and daughter.
Miss Helen Shell, visited relatives in
Hickory unday.
Miss Mary McLean of Gastonia
spent the week end with her sister,
Miss Rebecca McLean.
Misses Margaret and Pattie Moore
of Statesville are the guests of rela
tives and friends here.
Mr. Archie Coffey left Sunday fori
Culver, Ind.. to enter school at Lul
ver Military Academy.
Miss Maude Minish left Sunday for
Greensboro, where she will teach in
the high school this year.
Mr. M. E. Lillard of Reidsville is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. A. L. Mal
lard, on Virginia street.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Courtney and
children of Charlotte spent the week
end with Mrs. W. P. Ivey.
Miss Annie Erwin returned to
Hickory Monday after visiting her
sister. Mrs. M. 11. luttle.
Rev. Gypsy Smith, Jr., and his , educational institution. i ney rave
musical director, Mr. Chas. F. Allen, Ian exceptionally fine teacher in Miss
are stopping at the Carlheim. j Callie Webb, and she is do:ng a
Mrs. C. E. Corpening took her son, splendid work for them.
Charles Lee, to Lincolnton last week j
to have his tonsils removed. WILL RESIDE IN LENOIR
Mrs. R. H. Harper of Charlotte' Mrs. Stuart Greer, of the Valley,
nrrivpH Monday to visit her parents, ' will make her residence in Lenoir,
Mr. and Mrs. W
H. Randolph.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Kraft have ar
rived at the college, where Mr. Kraft
will be music instructor this year.
Mr. and Mrs. John McNeilly and
son of Mooresville came up Sunday
to visit Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Coffey.
Mrs. R. L. Triplett and little
daughter. Celeste, of the Valley, vis
ited Mrs. J. W. Hollifield last week.
Mr. I. G. Rabb and children of
Stanley returned home Monday after
spending a few days here with rela
tives. Mrs. C. M. Sigmon and son, Frank,
of Hopewell, Va., are visiting Mrs.
Sigmon's brother, Mr. J. W. Sud
derth. Miss Frances Shell has returned
home from Durham and Roxboro,
where she had been visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. F. C. Hanks and sons, Floyd
and Locke, have returned from Mor
ganton, where they had been visit
ing relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stone and
Miss Audrey Stone of Thomasville
passed through Thursday en route to
Blowing Rock.
Mrs. Hugh A. Dobbin, with Fred
Church, one of the Patterson School
boys, were Lenoir visitors Monday,
on a shopping trip.
J. W. West and A. J. Mackie of
the Patterson School were over Sun
day evening and took in the Gypsy
Smith tent meeting.
Miss Lizzie Green of Blowing Rock
stopped over with Mrs. A. W. Dula
on her way to Columbia, where she
will teach this winter.
Mrs. C. M. Wenthers and daughter.
Miss Helen, of Wilmington, arrived
in the city Tuesday, and are the
guests of Mrs. E. F. Reid.
Miss Nina Whitaker of Elkin, who
has been spending some time at
Blowing Rock, spent the week end
with Miss Virginia Lenoir.
Mrs. C. R. Rogers and son, Charles,
of Wendell, who have been visiting
Mrs. Rogers' sister, Mrs, Fred II.
May, left Saturday to return home.
Messrs. Fred H. May, Edward Cov
ington and Pink Healan went to
Bridgewater fishing last Thursday.
They caught a few fish, but cut their
trip short on account of the rain.
Miss Mae Puett, local news editor
of the News-Topic until Sept. 1, left
Monday for Thomasville, where she
has accepted a position in the offices
of the Standard Chair Company.
Miss Annie Winkler of Boone
stopped over Monday to spend a few
hours with Mrs. J. G. Ballew, leaving
on the afternoon train for Raleigh,
where she will enter Meredith Col
lege. Masters Robert and Stanley
Moore, sons of Mr. and Mrs, W. M.
Moore of Statesville, have returned
home after spending several days
here and in the Valley with rela
tives. Mrs. W. A. Shell and son, Willis
Edgar, have returned to their home
at Newport News after visiting Mrs.
M. E. Shell, Mrs. J. E. Shell and
other relatives here for several
weeks.
Miss Mary Lippard Dobbin of Leg
erwood spent Sunday with Miss
Gwyn Lenoir, returning to Patterson
School Monday. Next week Miss
Dobbin will leave for Chatham Col
lege, Va., to take up her studies for
the next term. ,
Miss Margaret Wright of Newton,
Miss Annie King of Denver, Miss
Margaret Martin of Salisbury, Miss
Rebecca McLean of Gastonia, Miss
Lucile Dowd of Dunn, teachers, ar
rived Saturday to take up their school
work Monday morning.
Mrs. K. W. Henry, Misses Eliza
beth Henry and Marion Fletcher, and
Messrs. Harvey Wilkinson and Byron
Henry, all of Charlotte, stopped over
to spend a few hours witn Mrs. J. JS.
Shell Monday. . They were en route
to Blowing Rock to spend a few days.
. BETTERMENT MEETING
There will be a meeting of the
Betterment Association Friday after
noon at 3:30 o'elock at the Town
Hall. All members are urged to be
present
SURPRISE BIRTHDAY SUPPER
A surprise birthday supper was
awaiting Mr. C. E. Rabb when he ar
rived home Saturday evening. The
entire affair had been arranged dur
ing Mr. Rabb's absence during the
day. Aside from the members of
the family and relatives quite a num
ber of friends were present. The oc
casion was Mr. Rabb's 3 th birthday.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
The following marriage announce
ment has come into the hands of Le
noir friends, the bride having once
lived here and has many friends:
"Mr. Maurice Williams Pleasants
and Mrs. Ernest Cofield Ruffin, nee
Luke McNairy, announce their mar
riage on Wednesday, the 25th day of
August, 1920, Salisbury, N. C." An
other card bears this: "At home after
5th of September, Reidsville, N. C."
VISITING RELATIVES
R. H. Miles, from South Caro'ina,
is visiting relatives in Lenoir. It
will be remembered that Mr. Miles,
on his return from the war across the
waters, could not find his mother, and
used the columns of the News-Topic
and other papers, in an endeavor to
do so. He found her by this m-ans.
She was living in Gastonia. He's
happy. And he's happy to be in Le
noir. THE ADAKO SCHOOL
The Adako,, people are rejoicing
over the splendid record their school
is making, which is now in its fourth
week since it opened. They've got
school district pride, and its good for
them. And they have a good reason
for being happv and praising their
having" already come, in and is occu
pying the Miss F.Ila Tuttle cottage on
Ashe avenue. She will keep house
for her sister, Miss Ruth Greer, who
will attend Davenport College, and
her nieces, the children of Mr. Frank
Powell, who are attending the graded
school. Mrs. Greer will be a charm
ign addition to the social life of Le
noir. GOT THE WRONG IDEA
We thank the Charlotte Daily Ob
server for its very generous mention
of the Chamber of Commerce edition
of this paper. It was all right, and
we appreciated it, but it was not in
tended as a special publicity number
to especially boost Lenoir, but was a
sort of Lenoir welcome to the new
secretary, A. K. Joy, and to show
that the business men of the town
were backing the chamber.
ALL FEELING GOOD
W. W. Smith of the Little River
section was in town Monday and took
another year's dose of the News
Topic, which he says agrees with him
so well that he wants it in the house
all the time. He gives the informa
tion that the crops in his neighbor
hood are the best they have had for
years, especially corn and wheat. All
of his neighbors feel good, and none
are happier than he is, judging from
his conversation.
EATING STRAWBERRIES IN SEP
TEMBER Sometimes we think it is better to
be born lucky than rich. We are
now enjoying the former. We yes
terday feasted on strawberries, home
grown; Caldwell strawberries, fresh
from the vines. They were from
King's Creek, and we felt like a king
eating them. They were of the Pro
gressive variety and were raised by
Mr. A. W. Laxton of King's Creek.
You can have them, too, if you like.
He raises the plants for sale. Read
the ad he has in this paper.
REXALL STORES' STRAW VOTE
. The Rexall Stores, one of which
is the Lenoir Drug Store, will in a
few days put on a straw voting box
to test the strength of the candidates
running for the presidency. Every
qualified voter, women included, is
asked to cast a ballot for his or her
choice. The daily ballot 'sheet has
a place for males, and also for wom
en. Put Lenoir on the map by giv
ing a large vote. You will find the
ballots at the above named drug
store. Get in the game.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR TENT
MEETINGS
Services every evening at 7:30.
The women's prayer meetings will
be held every Tuesday and Friday
morning at- 10 o'clock, in various
parts of town.
We are printing extra copies of
the News-Topic this week, so that
those wishing copies of the sermons,
or wish to send copies to the sick and
the "shut-ins," in order that they
may read the proceedings, can get
copies by calling at this office. Five
cents the copy.
MOSTLY ROUTINE MATTERS
The county board of education met
in its regular monthly meeting on
Monday last. It was in session al
most the entire day, but the business
was of a routine nature. The board
did receive the Teport of the local
tax election at Grace chapel. The
petition from the North Catawba
school district to be allowed to vote
off the school tax in that district was
turned down by the board with a
pronounced slam of "No I" .- H',?s;.
The board of county commission
ers did not hold their meeting Mon
day. Two were out of town, and the
tfnly one remaining could not hold it
by himself.
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MR. SMITH WILL PREACH AT
GRANITE FALLS SUNDAY
1 Rev. Gypsy Smith, Jr., will preach
to a great union meeting at Granite
Falls nest Sunday morning at 11
o'clock. At 3 o'clock the same after
noon he will preach at Cedar Valley.
Everybody is invited to these two
meetings.
MEETING AT BLAIR'S FORK
Rev. W. R. Bradshaw, of the First
Baptist church of Hickory, ar.d a
noted divine, will assist Rev. R. A
Branch in
a series of meetings atj
Blair's Fork church, at Valmead, be- I
ginning the first Sunday night in)
October. The public is requested to
bear this meeting in mind and all are
cordially invited to attend.
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A NEW DAHLIA IN LENOIR
Mrs. W. B. Watson, on North Main ,
street, has one of the prettiest dah
lia squares to be seen this season.
She has quite a variety of the usual
rich colors, but, standing above them
all, in regal beauty, like a king in the
floral realm, is a new variety intro
duced in Lenoir for the first time.
It is entitled the "King of the Au
tumn." It is a king. It is a charm
ing beauty. The color is burnt am
ber, shaded and tinted with old rose.
It is exceedingly attractive.
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
On Saturday, Sept. 18, there will
be held at Hudson Methodist church
a county Sunday school instituta for
aU the Methodist Sunday schools.
Mr. M. W. Brabham of Nashville,
Tenn., a specialist in rural Sunday
school work, will be the chief speak
er. O. V. Woosley, W. A. Newell
and others will be on the program.
A full delegation from our Sunday
schools in Caldwell will be expected
to attend. Program begins at 10:30
a.m. Dinner will be served those at
tending on the church grounds.
GRANITE FALLS BUYS A NEW
FIRE ENGINE
Granite Falls is looking out for
"safety first" in preparedness for
fires. The enterprising town has just
bought a ( hampion chemical fire en
gine, and it was shipped on the 23rd
of Auirust. The cost was $1,000.
Good for Granite Falls.
The progressive people of that
place are starting a movement for a
new and modern school building. The
present one was built l i years ago
and has outgrown the pr- ent needs
of the community. The population
of Granite tails has increased 189
per cent in ten years, according to
the last census. Go to it, Granite
Falls.
OUTLINES OF PROGRAM WILL
BE OUT SOON
Outlines for programs for helping
reduce the high cost of living will
shortly be received by the federated
women's clubs of North Carolina.
They are to be used by the clubs in
their fall and winter work. The out
lines have been prepared by Mrs.
Eudora Ramsay Richardson, director
of women's work in this district for
the war loan organization, and will
be issued in co-operation with Mrs.
Eugene C. Reilly of Charlotte, thrift
chair manof the federation of wom
en's clubs in this state. A study of
wise spending and systematic saving
featured the work of the federation
last year and is thought to have been
largely responsible for the invest
ment in North Carolina of $451,700
in government savings securities.
MANDAMUS PROCEEDINGS
J. W. Watts of Patterson, on be
half of himself and others, has taken
out mandamus proceedings before
Judge Shaw, at Boone, to have the
toll gate of the Lenoir-Blowing Rock
turnpike removed back eight miles,
according to the terms of the recent
act of the legislature, which went
into effect on the 26th of August
the gate not yet being moved. In
all probability the papers will not be
served, as it is anticipated that the
company will comply with the law
before the papers are returnable
FOR SALE Shetland pony stallion;
two years old and well marked;
black and white; blocky buiH and
gentle. Frank F. Smith, Hudson,
N. C. 50-3
tetsoR
forfait j$20
In Harmony with the
Spirit of the Season
''Time and experience have proved Stetson style and
quality.
And we can assure you of the Stetson that looks
exactly right on you.
That is why well-dressed men constantly seek our
store for correct udgment in hat selection.
If you have not seen the Fall Stetsons, you
will be pleased by our large assortment.
W. S.MILLER& SON
1 A Local Home of Stetson Hat '
NEWS-TOPIC WANT COLUMNS
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AWARNINGTOLOOK
OUT FOR ELOPERS
Jchn Brooks and Epsie Nelson
Abscond From Rhodhiss;
Take Three Children
The home-breakers are abroad in
the land and the blighting actions of
one of .them has touched Rhodhiss
and brought sorrow and distress of
the worst kind to one household
Circulars have been distributed
calling on the public to look out for
one John Brooks, who, by his wiles,
has induced Mrs. Epsie Nelson to
elope with him, taking with them
three small children, two boys and
a girl, ages 34 to 8 years. They
left Hickory on the 2nd of Septem
ber for Knoxville, Tenn., and that is
the last that has been heard of them.
If they are located it .is requetsed
that J. W. Walsh, chief of police of
Lenoir, be notified.
Brooks is described as being about
37 years of age, wearing a broad belt
with brass buckle. Has two or three
gold-crowned teeth on right side and
one on left side. The woman has
black hair, black eyes, swarthy com
plexion and weighs about 100 pounds.
MR. M. DEAL CELEBRATES
HIS
83rd BIRTHDAY
Mr. M. Deal, at Cedar Valley, cel
ebrated his 83rd birthday on Sunday
last, and it was an occasion of great
delight and pleasure to this esteemed
gentleman, who is still well preserved
and enjoying all of his faculties.
Gathered about him were his children
and grandchildren to the number of
forty or fifty. A splendid dinner
was served, which embraced ice
cream, watermelons and muskmelons.
ami as utie participant said in regard
to the melons, "they were cutting
and slashing all day." Mr. Deal lost
his dwelling house some time ago by
fire, and a new house is being con
structed. It is not completed, but
the assembled household ate the mag
nificent dinner under the roof of the
new building. It was a joyous occa
sion, and there were many expres
sions of good will and long life to
Mr. Deal, whom his neighbors and
friends hold in high regard.
DON'T FAIL TO ATTEND the Auc
tion Sale of Mares and Horses at
Lenoir Saturday, Sept. 11. No by
biddcrs; all will be sold.
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED IN
AUGUST
Marriage licenses were issued to
the following couples in this county
during the month of August:
John M. Pulley of LaGrange and
Maggie Bradshaw of Patterson.
II. E. Smith and Bertha Buff of
Granite Falls.
Rufus Brinkley and Annie K. Clay
of Granite Falls.
Floyd V. Lael of Hickory and Mil
dred Setzer of Newton.
Lester Bumgarner and Lida
Starnes of Granite Falls.
R. L. Hatley of Shull's Mills and
Clara Yoder.
D. L. Lowman of Henry River and
Maude Cloninger of Hudson.
D. W. Millsaps and Laura Gregory
of Granite Falls.
Wallace McCall of Granite Falls
and Lula Thula of Rhodhiss.
Boone Rich and Elsie Honeycutt
of Mortimer.
One colored couple Marshall
Yount and Cornelia Shade of Lenoir.
THREE TWINS
Abe Winkler, who formerly lived
in this county, and who went to
Burke county, now living on the
lower edge, some three miles from
Hickory, is farming in the good old
fashioned way, and he is proud of it.
He ambled into the News-Top'c of
fice the other day and put a yellow
glow in our sanctum-sanctorium with
three twin muskmelons that grew on
the same vine, showing that that
vine was doing its bit to produce.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE 'the best
load of Mares and Horses that has
ever been shipped to Lenoir come
to the auction sale Saturday, 11th.
NEWS - TOP1C ADS BRING RESULTS
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ROUTE THREE
Mr. Wesley Craig has gone to his
son's, Ed Craig, to be taken care of.
He is in bed and has been in bed for
a long time.
Miss Letia Smith visited her sis-
t eFiff-tawT- Mrsr-Ihrvre
Smrth, - last I
Friday.
The revival at Harris chape! has
closed and Mr. J. A. Smith motored
to Lenoir with Rev. Tom Shoemaker
last Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Bean visited
at the home of Mr. J. A. Smith Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Smith vis
ited Mr. Smith's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Smith, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Hovle vis
ited at Mr. J. C. Smith's Sunday.
Mr. Grover Bush had the misfor
tune to get his tobacco barn destroy
ed by fire Monday evening.
It is some pleasure to see the cars
run out over the good road to Cager's
mountain. It looks as if all were
taking interest in it, and as if all
had the good manners to slow up
when passing a man with a team.
THE MARES AND HORSES have
arrived and will be sold Saturday,
Sept. 11th, regardless of price.
NO PREACHING AT OLIVETTE
Owing to a funeral service next
Sunday morning there will be no
preaching at Olivette.
D. M. ARMENTROUT.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE the best
load of Mares and Horses that has
ever been shipped to Lenoir come
to the auction sale Saturday, 11th.
Every Business
Day in The Year
we offer you the
its branches.
verv best
Literally hundreds of men and women have learned
from experience what a satisfactory thing "Bank of
Lenoir Service" is. It will mean just as much to you
if you will avail yourself of it.
We invite your account.
Respectfully,
BANK OF LENOIR
G. W. F. Harper, President
J. H. Beall, Cashier
DEPOSITS GUARANTEED BY CASH ASSETS
ONE MILLION DOLLARS
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FRESH EVERY DAY
Tender Meats that will tempt th emost fickle appetite
and build the brawn and bone upon the frailest body.
STEAKS, ROASTS, BOILING MEATS, POULTRY,
EGGS, BUTTER, PICKLED BITS
FRESH GROCERIES AND PRODUCE
Stop here for appetizing meats
CLAY & LENOIR
Phone No. 58
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You Need Glasses
Then why put off having them fitted when you can have the ser
vices of a skilled Eye Specialist right In your own town?
YOU WILL COME TO ME EVENTUALLY WHY. NOT NOW?
I will be in my Office in Lenoir Saturday, Sept 11th
' DR. ALFRED W. DULA
. EYE SPECIALIST
FOR SALE Two Guernsey milk
cows; one Oxford rubber-tire bug
gy, only used one week; one second-hand
one-horse wagon; one
new one-horse wagon; one 2500
pound wagon, new tires; one 2000-
pound- 'wagon, a firsfc-elass seesnd
hand wagon at near hall price; 30O
locust stakes. New wagons and
buggies always on hand. T. F.
Seehorn. 50-1
AUCTION SALE
I will sell at Public Auction at my
farm 5 miles south of Lenoir, on the
Hudson and Gamewell road, 2 miles
west of Hudson, on
Saturday, September 18
At 10:00 A.M.
the following articles:
One mare, 9 years old. j
One milk cow.
Seven head of hogs.
Two 2-horse wagons and harness.
All my farming tools.
A lot of wheat and oat straw.
Some lumber.
Some woven wire.
All household and kitchen furni
ture, including Good Home Comfort
range stove, good as new; also Put
man organ.
Lot of other things not mentioned
in this advertisement.
Terms of sale, cash.
JEFF T. BUSH
of Bankine Service in all
J. C. Seagle, Vice-Pre.
A. G. Foard, Ant. Caahier
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WHEN SELECTING A MONUMENT
you should consult a concern in
whom you have confidence. Ju3t the
same as you would an architect to
supervise the building of your home.
We feel that we are deserving of
your confidence, having built a great
number of monuments during the
years we have been in business here.
REINS BROS.
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