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1 10NLY ONE BFTR MAN rva'C i''' . bu wK get behiad COME TO LENOIR IT 1F- Lenoir is a beautiful city, witM lovely homes, good schools and churches, all modern conve niences aad unsurpassed scen ery. A good place to live. Come up on higher ground. ad pushes, and that m lb maa ' wko feO ahead aal pall. VoL XLVI S! IZt IsSSed 1898 Con.oHd.te. AprU i. 1919 LENOIR, N. C, DECEMBER 23, 1920 Price, Five Cents the Copy No. 22 I 1 . X I I . .11 II i I NX "1 I I GRANITE FALLS WANTSNEW TRAIN Town Is Alive With Christmas Spirit Those Coming and Going Granite Falls, Dec. 22. Our town is alive with the Christmas spirit. The Baptist church will have a Christmas tree and treat on Thurs day night The Methodist church will have a tree and treat, with an extensive program consisting of songs and recitations, Friday night. The Philadelphia Lutheran church will hold its Christmas service on the evening of Christmas day at 7 o'clock. The little folks will have charge of the first half of the pro gram, rendering recitations and a Christmas coral. The latter half will be a pageant, "A World-wide Christ mas." riven bv the older children Following this will come the distribu tion of the Sunday school treat ana fifts off the Christmas tree. Welcome is extended to every one to attend these services. It could not be arranged for a com mittee to be present at the hearing of the corporation commission re- carding the cutting off of U & 1N.-W. trains 54 and 55, but the board of commissioners of the town had a strong petition representing Granite Falls. They not only asked that the trains be continued, but that a bet ter service be afforded the traveling public. While we have a good jit ney service connecting with both Le noir and Hickory, we feel the need of a better train service and shall be srlad to see it improved at an early date. The graded school closed for the holidays today. The first, second and third grades will each have a Christ mas tree. The fourth and fifth srrades will contribute the amount theirs would hav ecost to the Arme nian relief fund. This is the true Christmas spirit and we heartily com mend the little folks for the sacrifice they are making. School work will be resumed Jan. o. Miss Hiss' sixth and seventh grades presented a play, "On the Train to Podunk," Saturday evening. It was all well done and was very success ful financially. Th el.adies' Aid Society served iunch at the office of the Liberty Shirt Mills Saturday last, the pro ceeds to be used on 'he Methodist parsonage. Invitations have been received to the wedding of Rev. II. (j. Allen to Miss Jennie Ia-c Apperson of Wilkes (oro on Dec. 29. Miss Kstelle Warlick, who is one of the Davenport teachers, and Miss 'arrie Starnes, who is teaching at Morven, N. C, arrived Saturday to spend the holidays with home folks. The teachers will all be away dur ing the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Co lumbus Andrews and little Misses Margaret and Alice will be with Mrs. Andrews' parents at Morganton; Miss TheLma Atkinson with home folks at Burkeville, Va. ; Miss Hiss with reja tives in Baltimore; Miss Annie Lip ford at her home in Chester, S. C, and Miss Bess Wall with her mother at Boomer. Miss Avarie Martin is expected home Thursday to spend the holi days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Martin. Miss Martin is teach ing her second successful year in the Boiling Springs school, near Shelby. Mr. D. W. Drum, a merchant of Granite Falls, has opened a branch store near Newton, with Mr. Frank Harrison of this town in charge. The latest reports from Mrs. W. F. Russell, who is in Baltimore with her son, Thad Russell, are to the effect that Thad is doing nicely and that they are hoping to be home for Christmas. Thad underwent a very serious operation at Johns Hopkins hospital Dec. 4. YOUNG PEOPLES' HOLIDAY SO CIAL AT METHODIST CHURCH The following invitations are be ing sent out to the young people of the First Methodist church and Sun day school and friends: "You are most cordially invited to attend a young peoples' holiday social at the social rooms of the First Meth odist church Monday evening, Dec. 27, at 7:30 o'clock. A most pleasant evening is assured. Your absence would be a great disappointment. Don't fail to come. This is no fu neral. Yours for a jolly time, "Social Coimmittee." MISS HARPER AT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Miss Margaret Harper is at home froim New York city for the holidays. Last year Miss Harper designed for Wanamaker's, but this fall she , had a studio of her own and did free lance work. She will probably take up designing with Wanamaker's again after she returns to New York. Miss Harper is a very talented artist and is making quite a name for her self in the art world. ARNEY SUCCEEDS WALSH AS CHIEF OF POLICE M. D .Arney has been elected as chief of police to succeed John W. Walsh, who has been on the force since June of last year. T. S. Lind say has been elected as special po lice. These changes in the police force were made Tuesday night at a called meeting of the town commissioners. The many friends of Mr. P. Stein are very gl.id to know that he Is im proving. He has been suffering for ipome weeks with rheumatism. LENOIR LOSES IN TELEPHONE FGIHT Commission Grants Petition of Lenoir Electric Co. to Increase Rates Lenoir lost its fight before the cor poration commission to keep the Le noir Electric Company from increas ing its telephone rates. Yesterday town authorities received the ruling of the commission regarding the pe tition of the Lenoir Electric Com pany. The rates are to be increased. The old rate, on the business telephone, which was $2.50 for direct lines, goes to 13.50 on the first day of January. Extension business telephones, which have been 75 cents during the past, are now changed to $1.50. Residence rates are, for straight lines $2.25; duplex lines are changed from, $1.50 to $2.00 after the first of the month. There are other changes regarding the rates outside of Lenoir, and on party lines. The ruling of the State corporation commission reads: "Before the Corporation Commission. "The Lenoir Mectnc . company, Lenoir, N. C, Petitioner. "By the Commission: "Thp ahove named company, hav ing filed its petition with the commis sion for an increase in its telephone rates within the town of Lenoir, and the petition having been heard Dec. 6th, 1920, evidence being submitted by the petitioner and by the repre sentatives of the city of Lenoir, it is "Ordered, that the Lenoir Electric Company be and it is hereby author ized to charge the following rates for telephone service in the town of Le noir, effective Jan, 1st, 1921, until further order: Business Rates Straight line business. . Duplex line business Extension business telephone Residence Rates Straight line residence Dunlex line residence. :!. 50 . 3.00 . 1.50 .$2.25 . 2.00 Extension residence - 100 Rates One Mile Outside Incorporate Limits Business Rates Duplex line business.-. Four-party line business Residence Rates 3.00 $'2.25 2.00 Duplex line residence Four-oar tv residence "Twenty-live cents per station ad dition for each subscriber on line per mile after one mile outside cf incor porate limits. "Bv order of the Commission: "R. ). SELF. Clerk. 'This Dec. It!, lit JO." MRS. REINS ENTERTAINS FOR MISS MARTIN Last Thursday afternoon at her home on Mulberry street Mrs. R. F. Reins gave a beautiful reception in honor of Mi.s Margaret Martin, who on Dec. 2S becomes the bride of Mayor J. T. l'ritchett. The hall, living room and dining room, thrown open to the guests, were beautifully decorated with Christmas greens, and everything wore a look of festivity and Christ mas cheer. The Edison rendered some delightful music and then Mrs. A. G. Foard, who is an accomplished musician, gate several selections. Mrs. Matt Bernhardt, whose voice Lenoir delights to hear, sang a charming solo. Presently a soft glow from numerous candles shed its beams around and just then there was a loud knock, and Santa Claus was ushered in, loaded down. He had brought a shower of gifts, both ornamental and useful, for the bride elect. It was a complete surprise, and as the opening of the packages proceeded the wonder grew how Santa could travel so heavily laden. Mrs. Reins, assisted by Mrs. Far thing and her two daughters, Ada and Bonnie, served a delightful salad course, coffee, fruit cake and mints. As a climax to the pleasures of the afternoon ranees, the bright little daughter of Mrs. Reins, sang in her sweet childish way two little solos which were much enjoyed by all pres ent. REVIVAL OF INAUGURAL BALL IS DECIDED ON Revival of the historic inaugural ball as a feature of the inauguration of President-elect Harding has been definitely decided on by the Wash ington committee arranering for the festivities incident to the induction into office of the new President next March 4. The inaugural ball was one of the chief events on the inaug uration program until the first inaug uration of President Wilson, who re quested that it be dispensed with. It marks the first appearance in society of the new chief executive and the new first lady of the land as such. THE BANKS WILL BE OPEN ON FRIDAY NIGHT The Bank of Lenoir and the First National Bank will be open Friday night instead of Saturday night, which is Christmas. The banks will be closed all day Saturday. Following Christmas the banks will not open again oft Saturday nights, as has been the custom during the past. 4 j LENOIR BOY WINS MONOGRAM Only two N. C, monograms were awarded by the University gymna sium this year, and one of the' two was awarded to Frederick Dula, son of Dr. an,d Mrs. A. W. Dula of this place. He was the first Caldwell boy ever to be awarded a monogram by l the gymnasium. IS TIIEKE A SA.NTv CLAUS? WHAT THE AMERICAN FARMER WANTS There is support here and support there for various other j and oon planks planks radical and planks conservative but we think: t.us.sion l)f passenger train service be that on the whole the following1 is what the majority of farriers ! tween Lenoir and points south of AT THIS TIME want from Congress: ' Lenoir. Amendment or interpretation of the anti-trust laws which will make it legal for the farmer to engage in collective mar keting. Strengthening of the Federal Farm Loan System. Interstate Commerce legislation making compulsory the honest advertising and labeling of woolen fabrics, food and drugs. Development of inland waterways with ocean outlets. Enactment of co-operative credit plans to provide funds for farmers. National control of packers. , Immigration laws which will maintain American standards of citizenship. Operation of air nitrate plarit by government or lease for purpose of providing cheap fertilizer. The appropriation of funds to permit Department of Agri culture to make studies of cost o production of farm products. Disapproval of any system vihith denies to the individual tne-nglit to worK in any piuc$ . , . . , . 1 . ami at anv waKu wnicn is sausi.acior 10 i'im. ATTENDED FURNITURE MEET- MR. ERUNER IS HERE FOR THE ING AT HIGH POINT HOLIDAYS Messrs. F. 11. Coffey, T. H. Broy-; Iv M. Urunrr, director of forestry h.il and .1. M. Bernhardt attended the j work in 1'orto Rico for the United meeting of the Southern furniture j States government and for the I'orto manufacturers held at High Point 1 Rican government, is here this we - last week. R. S. Crisp and Mr. j to join .Mrs. Bruner and to spend the Teague started, but were caught in holidays with Mrs. Bruner's parenrs, a mudhole between Salisbury and Rev. and Mrs. M. II. Tuttle. Mr. Spencer and failed and get there. ! Bruner has been in Porto Rico for Business conditions as they exist j three and a half years. He was first today were discussed at this meeting. I sent there to get enacted a forestry There was no lowering of prices. On j law for the insular government and the other hand, it was decided to ' to organize and co-ordinate a fores maintain prices issued about a month try department between the national ago until April 1, as the cost of raw j forests of the United States and the material, labor and other things en-1 public lands of the Haitian govern tering into the manufacture of furni- mcnt. After successfully getting ture would not justify a cut in prices ; these laws passed he was then asked before that time, according to report j to take charge of the work and de from Mr. Coffey. The members pres- j velep the forest lands of the island, ent reported little or no business, but The United States owns about 15, are rather hopeful of the future. 000 acres of national forest, while at The furniture industry was well present the insular government owns represented from the Carolina and Virginia. SCHOOL CONTRIBUTES TO THE CHILD-FEEDING FUND Th niPTYiHpre nf t hp hich srhnnl department of the Lenoir graded ' ients has been co-ordinated and tne school have raised $104.15 for the ! lands are now being developed suc Literary Digest child-feediig f und. ! cessfully. The l;,000-acre national The pupils of the school this year j forest covers a mountain range near seem to be doing their bit in all the i the Atlantic coast. This is a tropical phases of charity presented to them, i jungle, and when Mr. Bruner arrived They gave the best Thanksgiving of-1 on the island to take charge of the fering in the history of the institu- work no trails or roads passed tion, and manv of the grades are through it. The highest peak of this helping poor and needy families and 1 range is El Yunque, which has an al doing lots of other creditable work. '. t'tude of 3,500 feet. This mountain These pupils are to highly commend- now has a trail to its summit, while ed for this fund. It goes without 1 the. trail leads along the crest of the saying that they will get much p'eas- 1 '"idge for a number of miles, nre nut. nf hplnino- thP starvine- ehil- The island, Mr. Bruner ?ays, has dren. According to the figures fur - nisehd by high officials of this move ment the $104.15 will save ten chil dren from starvation and leave $4.15 to be applied to another child. A WINTER SCENE A scene of indescribable beauty A snow coders aiL An unusual perfect calm prevails. Not a breath of air disturbs the quiet. The symmetrical and majestic white pines drooping gracefully beneath their alban burden present a scene of rare and wondrous beauty. On moun tain, hill and dale almost a holy hush lies, as though fearful that the slight est breath might cause the fairy-like scene to vanish from view. The crys tal forests in their numerous varied forms present a panoramic scene that words can not describe, and the art ist's brush Would be but a futile means of portraying, as lyinj in the bright sunlight they glitter like mil lions and millions of diamonds upon the i fingers of Nature fair. Such scenes as these mast be seen to be fully appreciated. ' r If the great God of the universe makes such scenes for us here to lead us on to understand something of His fatherly goodness, what has He prepared for those who love Him in that Great Country beyond the river! J. M. DOWNUM. wVl w - . .1. U : . : 11 -wnere ins muusu is iia;ut'u something like 45,000 acres. At th time Mr. Bruner began his work in the island the insular government did not own any of the public lands. 1 During the past three and a half years the work ot the two depart ' a very good system of macadam roads md one road skirts the edge of this national forest on all sides Mr. Bruner will leave shortly after the first of the year for Washington, where he will spend several weeks working over some plans with the forestry bureau, after which he will return to Porto Rico. He will be ac- ! eompanied on the return trip by Mrs Bruner and children. Mr. Bruner is located at Rio Pedras, a suburb of San Juan. The University of Haiti is also located at Rio Pedras, and in some cases the forestry work is co ordinated with that of the university. APPERSON-ALLEN The following invitation has been received here : "'Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Apperson re quest the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Jen nie Lee, to Reverend Houston Grayor Allen, on Wednesday afternoon. De cember the twenty-ninth, at three o'clock. Methodist church, Siloam, North Carolina." Miss Apperson is a graduate of Davenport College, and since her graduation here has been teaching in high schools. Mr. Allen is pastor of the Methodist church at Granite Falls and is one of the most highly esteemed young ministers in the conference. C. & N,W. MUST MAKE SCHEDULES Trains 54 and 55 Must Be Run ! on Regular Schedule Be tween Hickory-Lenoir Thn Carolina A N'nrthwpstprn must maintain the schedules of trains 54 ana oo ueiween L,enoir anu memory . j rT 1... I J or anotner nearing will De called Dy the State corporation commission for the purpose of discussing an exclu sive passenger train service between Hickory and Lenoir. This is accord ing to a statement made by F. H Coffev, who went to Raleigh early this week to take the matter up for the Lenoir Chamber of Commerce. A hearing on this schedule took place on the 9th and the railroad officials were ordered to maintain this service without any changes. Notwithstand ing the ruling of the corporation commission trains d4 and 5d were changed to mixed local freight, doing all the shifting between Hickory and Lenoir. This extra work causeu a delay of from one to two hours of the train's time in reaching Lenoir. The Chamber of Commerce kept a record of the arrivals of this train, and it was this information that Mr. Coffey carried before the corporation ' commission last Monday. Now it seems that unless the C. & N.-W. maintains the schedule of 54 TOTAL COST OF THE WAR WAS $24,010,000,000 The cost of the war to the Ameri can government was fixed bv Secre tary Houston at $24, 010,000,000. l'his, he said, represented the "ad-i-ted" expenditure of the treasury, excluding all other outlay, which had no relation to actuaJ prosecution of the war from April (!, 1!17, to June .'10, last, which, he said, covered the extremes of the government war time fiscal operations. Total expenditures by the govern ment during the period covered ex cepting only postal disbursements, were $,'SS,8.S0,8 1 2,29. treasury fig sres showed. Of this amount $16, 078,844,097 was obtained in taxes and revenue from sources other than borrowed money. llous'en said deduction of $9,52;,- " ' " "win. mm u i u0ii,(yt tt.h-rmonnt lowed foreign ervennm-nts, snoukt oe nm. i(fe from the iriiim total. .qi in i.uop:suo. these will lie re journ:.) pin: pin! !inal cost. The secretary mado other de ;inns of $ l.f.o'il. OOd.tHiii, which said represented excess cost of tual government of three year Jiree months. In,--he '.!(- ..i-d FARMERS LOSE FIVE BILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR Shrinkage of values of the coun try's farm crops has placed their to tal worth this year at almost $5,000, 000,000 less than last year, although the 1920 harvest was one of the .most abundant in the nation's his tory, with half a dozen crops break ing records, says a dispatch from Washington. The important crops, which com prise about 90 per cent of the value of all farm crops, were valued this year at $9,148,519,1)00 by the depart mnet of agriculture in its final esti mates last week. Last year these crops were valued at $14,087,955, 000. Acreage devoted to the impor tant crops also decreased, the total ueing -y. j,uo,-iuy acres tnis year, as compared with :?5fi,l()2,12J last year BURKE COMMISSIONERS ARE TO BUILD DREXEL ROAD At a meeting of the board of com mis.-ioners of Burke county the road from Drexel to Hoffman s bridge, ac joining Caldwell county, was ordered built, according to the Morganton News-llcrald. I his will connect with the road leading to Lenoir aero? ( ager s mountain, and intersects with the Cager's mountain and Connelly Springs road about a mile this side of the river near the old Lutz school 1 house. This will shorten the distance to Morganton to about 20 miles. 0 CHANCE FOR A CASH BONUS FOR SOLDIERS If former service men insist on cash bonus as a reward they will get nothing from this session of Con gress. This was made nlain at hearing before the Senate committee on finance last week Senator Stmoot says 3 poll of ex service men shows that 90 per cent ot them want cash. Senator McCum ber asserted that it would be utterly impossible to raise funds to meet the demands for a cash paymnet. A Montana delegation which went to Washington ask for more liberal legislation ior disabled ex-service men," made quite a hit with con gressmen. Ihere is no question about the desire of Congress to make ade quate allowance for disabled soldiers The row is over the men who are fit and able, to take care of themselves. CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH The. Sunday school of St. Stephen Lutheran church will render a Christ mas service, consisting of songs and recitations, Saturday afternoon Jit 8 o'clock. The public is cordially in vited to attend this service. Hillie Martin came home yesterday from Davidson College to spend the holidays here. DOUGHTON IS TO WORK FOR ROADS Assures Chamber of Commerce He Will Do Everything In His Power Congressman R. L. Doughton of this district has assured the Chamber of Commerce that he will do every thing within his power to further Federal aid appropriations for public roads during the coming session of Congress. The Chamber of Com merce has received a letter from Mr. Doughton expressing himself con cerning these matters. This letter is in reply to resolutions sent Mr. Doughton and Senator Overman sev eral days ago. The resolutions drawn up by the Chamber of Commerce read : "The governing board of the Le noir Chamber of Commerce at a meeting last night adopted the fol lowing resolutions, and wt ask your assistance in securing the adoption of the Chamberlain bill as against the Townsend bill, believing as we do that the former bill would be much more advantageous to Caldwell coun ty than the latter: "Whereas, Congress is to take ac tion at this session on a road bill, and "Whereas, there are two bills pend ing, one known as the Chamberlaia bill, which will continue the Fed eral appropriation to be used as heretofore m co-operation with the State and county highway commis sions of the nation; the other known as the Townsend bill, which proposes to appropriate $400,000,000 for con struction of Federal highways, the bill providing for a concrete hard- surfaced highway across each State, from north to south and from east to w-est; and "Whereas, it is reasonable to sup pose that Congress will not favor the passage of both bills; therefore be it 'Resolved, that we petition our representatives to favor the passage of the Chamberlain bill." Repvling to the resolutions, the Chamebr of Commerce has received the following letter signed by Mr. Doughton : "I have your letter of Dec. !7, ex pressing to me the sense of the l.,e noir Chamber of Commerce conceru- ng the Chamberlain and Townsend road bills. "In replv wouid state that mv in- with- Wi-1 Witiou- of youf tvQd, Mid 1 a.n doing everything in my power- to have r ederal 1 aid extended along the line? indicated. There has de veloped very strong opposition to any appropriation whatever at this Con- for lnirhway construction. How ever, tno.-e woo are in t.ivor 01 a continuance of the work ;.re making the be-t liuht they can and we hope we will succeed. "Assuring you 1 was yh.d to have the expression of your body, end with best wishes, I am," etc. , MR. BROOKS APPRECIATES THE DULA BEAUTIES Recently when J. J. Blair, director of school house planning for the State, visited Caldwell county and Lenoir Mr. S. K. Dula presented him with a collection of Dula Beauty a" ples for (!ov. Bickett and other .-.ta house officials 111 Raleigh. Ycstcrd.. Mr. Dula received a letter from E. C. Brooks, State superintendent of pub lic instruction, thanking him for the apples. The letter reads: "My Dear Mr. Dula: Mr. J. J. Blair returned to the office yesterday and made me very happy by present ing to me from you a collection of I.) U la's Beauties. The appjles are well named. They are, I think, the most beautiful apples 1 ever saw and they are delicious. Mrs. Brooks and 1 are very grateful to you for re menibering us and we have enjoyed them very much indeed. I hope Dula Beauties will have a long ami suc cessful career. 1 feel sure that they will he without a rival." UNIVERSITY ALUMNI TO MEET TUESDAY NIGHT The members of the Caldwell County Alumni Association of the University plan to hold a smoker Tuesday night in the elub rooms. Quite a few invited guests are ex pected to attend this meeting, and Frank Graham, of the faculty of the University, is expected to be present for an address. Every holiday season the Univer sity men in the county hold some kind of a social affair. Last year it was a banquet, which was held at Davenport College. This year is a departure from the banquet plan. It is expected that aside from about 75 members of the association forty or fifty guests will be present. COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE SATURDAY AFTERNOON The Woman's Betterment Associa tion will have a Community Christ mas Tree on the square Saturday af ternoon, Christmas day, at 5:30 o'clock. The tree is now up and will be wired by R. F. Munday, and Christmas decorations will be fixed on the tree. The following is the program outlined for the service at the tree: Carol, "Joy to the World." Address by Rev. A. A. McLean. Carol, "It Came Upon the Mid night Clear." w,,-r Prayer by Rev. R. E. Hoyle. , ' uaroi, "Silent JNighL" The community sinsrine chorus will assemble around the tree in 1 hodv promptly at 6 :80 o'clock. There will be no gifts on the tree. , v , ) .
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