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Vol. XLVI The Lenoir New Established 1898 Con.oW.ud Aprd 1. 1919
LENOIR, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1921
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No. 39
DURHAM WINS IN
STATEWIDE DEBATE
Lenoir and Oak Hill Losers
The Baseball Champion
ship Is Unsettled
With the victory of Durham high
school in tre State-wide debating
contest an-l of Chnpel Hii in the
intenahi'.astic track meet two more
contests a' 'iv'td by tfr. U.i versry
t North C.i-c'ma for the h'gh
schools have psised iu'o history wit.i
sweeping .success.
More than 200 hundred schools,
literally from the mountains to the
sea, were entered in the debate this
year. From as far east as Curri
tuck, Pamlico and Columbus counties
and as far west as Alleghany, Hay
wood and Buncombe high school boys
and girls dug deep into the question
of collective bargaining through
trade unions. Eight hundred of
them who were chosen to represent
their schools met in dual and trian
gular contests two weeks ago before
an aggregate audience estimated at
more than 50,000 North Carolinians
who heard a vital question of Ameri
can life discussed intelligently and
vigorously. "It raised the thought
level of North Carolina one notch
higher," is the way one. well known
North Carolinian phrased it.
An even fifty schools, winners in
the first contest, sent 200 debaters,
nearly half of them girls, to Chapel
Hill for the further elimination
rounds. All save 13 teams on each
side of the debate were eliminated
in the first round at the University,
and all save Greensboro and Durham
were eliminated in the second round.
For the final debate 1,500 persons
thronged the wide sweeps of Memo
rial hall at the University and five
University professors by unanimous
decision gave the victory to Durham,
and with the victory went the Ay
cock memorial cup, emblematic for
nine years now of highest honors in
debating.
The interscholastic track meet was
held at Chapel Hill at the same time
as the debate. Oak Hill students
took part in these events. The en
tries were more than twice as large
as ever before and the meet, handled
by University students on Emerson
field, resulted in four new records
by the younp athletes. Chapel Hill,
through superiority in tlw iumpslhei
weights and the pole vault, wrested
a last minute victory from Greens
boro, whose athletes had shown clear
superiority in the running events.
Incidentally, Chapel Hill continued a
remarkable athletic year. Previously
her athletes had won highest honors
in football and basketball. Burling
ton came third in the meet and Oak
Ridge fourth. Other schools entered
included Friendship, Wilson, Casta
lia, Wilmington, Durham, Raleigh
and Red Oak.
The high school baseball cham
pionship still remains to be settled.
Plans announced by E. R. Rankin,
secretary of the University commit
tee in charge of the contests, call for
a conference soon among the man
agers of the teams in the eastern
part of the State and the western
part to arrange dates for the cham
pionship series. Greensboro won
last year in a close contest from
Burgaw.
NORTH CAROLINA'S CREDIT
IS
GOOD IN NEW YORK
North Carolina's road building pro
gram and her permanent improve
ment program for the State institu
tions shall not suffer for the want of
money, the wizards of the money
market assure Uov. Morrison, who
laid the news before the council of
state Monday, says R. E. Powell in
the Charlotte Observer.
The governor and State Treasurer
Ben Lacy have just returned after
visiting with the metropolitan bank
ers for ten days. Wall street made
them welcome, and it wasn't levity
that prompted the governor to tell
the scribes that North Carolina's
credit is better than Pierpont Mor
gan's, vanderbilt s or John D.'s.
big bankers told Gov. Morrison and
Mr. Lacy, and it stands a better
chance of getting millions than Mor
gan. Besides this, they know that
the State doesn't owe but $11,000.
000, and if it had to close out it
wouldn't take all its hauid assets
(railroad stocks) to pay every out
standing obligation.
The council of state received the
news with gusto. There has been
slight trepidation among some of the
folks over the success of the State's
venture in the world of money, but
Messrs. Morrison and Lacy have
mighty nigh dissipated the fear. The?
can borrow money, perhaps, at 6,
and leave it is the New York banks,
subject to Treasurer Lacy's draft,
and he will draw as the contracting
forces are ready to spend it. No de
cision has been reached as to floating
any immediate loan, this having been
left entirely with the disbursing
agencies.
ARE HOLDING UP THE NAMES
OF DRAFT EVADERS
The opinion of the department of
justice as to the possible liability of
the government, the secretary of war
and the newspaper for the publica
tion of the names of persons which
may be erroneously included in the
lists of draft evaders prepared by
the war department will be sent to
Secretary Weeks this week. Attor
ney General Daugherty said. Pub
lication of the lists has been held uo
by Secretary Weeks pending receipt
ot the opinion.
SCHOOL BOND ELECTION CAR
RIED BY LARGE MAJORITY
Only 33 persons out of 420 voting
voted against the $150,000 school
bond issue here Monday. The ma
jority for the bonds was much great
er than any of the bond advocates
anticipated. For several weeks prior
to the election it seemed that quite
a bit of opposition had developed.
However, it failed to show up on
election day. The number of votes
cast by women about equalled those
cast by men.
Recently the school board bought
a valuable piece of property located
near the center of the town for a
central school plant. This piece of
property comprises about seven acres
and is ideally located. The building
plan is on a unit basis. First, the
main building and then additional
buildings as future needs come up
will be constructed on the same prop
erty. The present school building
on North Main street near the busi
ness district will be abandoned as a
school building and sold. For years
Lenoir has felt the need of better
school facilities and during the past
few years any movement for build
ing has been put off on account of
the war and other conditions. It is
planned now to have the new school
building and plant ready for occu
pancy by next fall.
No definite plans as to the build
ing to be constructed have been
adopted. This will be done within
the next few weeks and as quickly
as the bonds are disposed of, or the
money is provided, actual construc
tion will be begun.
HALF OF THE AUTOMOBILES
ARE BOUGHT ON TIME
Nearly half of the .people who buy
cars today pay for them on the in
stallment plan. This is the conclu
sion made by statisticians of the Gen
eral Motors Acceptance Corporation
on the basis of returns from more
than 1,000 dealers in the United
States.
The report shows that these deal
ers sold 149,136 cars, of which 79,
407 were bought outright and 69.729
were sold "on time," making 46.7
per cent of the total number. The
period of these sales covered perhaps
the best selling period in automobile
history, from Aug. 1, 1919, to July
31, 1920.
Farmers buy more cars on time
than they do for cash, according to
this report. City dwellers pay cash
more frequently than the farmers.
wily ii.9 jttient ofJtKe cars, gold, to
the former being through credit ar
rangement. The average down payment on all
time-payment sales is 40.3 per cent
of the cash price. The. average time
allowed on these payments is 9.3
months to city car owners and 11.1
months to farmers.
STATE S. S. CONVENTION HOLDS
... SUCCESSFUL MEETING
The State Sunday school conven
tion held in Raleigh last week proved
to be a very successful meeting.
There were 857 registered delegates
who attended the- sessions of the. con
vention, besides hundreds of visitors.
Forty-three counties of the State
sent delegates.
The addresses delivered by several
people of national reputation were
of a very high order, and very much
enjoyed, also very helpful and in
spiring. Several resolutions con
cerning different phases of the work
were passed.
Mr. Gilbert T. SteDhenson of Win
ston-Salem was re-elected president
of the convention. The convention
will meet in Charlotte next April.
BLOWING ROCK'S
BIGGEST SEASON
Electric Light Plant and Steam
Laundry Being Installed;
Other Improvements
Arrangements and plans for Blow
ing Rock's biggest season are rapidly
going forward, according to W. L.
Alexander, developer of the Mayvie.w
Park property, who was here yester
day. Mr. Alexander said that with
in another week equipment for the
electric lighting and power plant will
arrive and installation will begin.
This plant will develop 50 horse
power for lighting homes and other
domestic uses on the Mayview Park
development. Complete equipment
for a modern steam laundry was un
loaded here yesterday and taken to
Blowing Rock. This is being installed
by Mr. Alexander in connection with
his big development Mr. Alexander
isenthusiastic over the outlook for
a paved road between Charlotte and
Boone. He believes that this will be
some of the first work to be done un
der the present highway administra
tion. Jsuch a highway is of more im
portance to this mountain, country
than a railroad would be, he said.
WESTERLUND-SHERRILL
At the First Baptist church last
Monday about 1 o'clock a quiet but
impressive ceremony united in mar
riage Mr. Charles A. Westerlund of
Rock Hill, S. C., and Miss Rachel
Love Sherrill of Granite Falls, Rev,
J. m. Hoyie omciatmg. Only the re
quired witnesses were present.
MEETING AT FAIRVIEW
There will be an evangelistic meet
ing at Fairview school House, begin
ning Sunday night, April 24. An
evangelist from Statesville is expect
ed to do the preaching. It is ear
nestly hoped that the churches of the
city will co-operate as far as pos
sible. , D. M. ARMENTROUT.
SCHOOL BONDS ARE
VOTEDATGRANITE
Will Select New Location for
Building Dudley Shoals
Votes Special Tax
The school bond election at Gran
ite Falls for $175,000 carried in Mon
day's election by a majority of 132
votes over the registration. There
were 380 voters registered, with 256
voting for the bonds, 47 against the
bonds and 77 not voting. The wom
en of Granite Falls saved the day is
the way a visitor from that place put
it yesterday.
A squabble had arisen over the lo
cation for the new school building,
and it was believed that this contro
versy would .very nearly defeat the
bond issue. Many patrons of the
district wanted the building more
centrally located, and it was decided
that the location south of the depot
and east of the railroad would serve
the purpose. Nothing has been done
about providing for the location, but
it is the general belief that the loca
tion mentioned will be adopted.
The special tax election for Dud
ley Shoals district for 10 cents on
the. hundred dollars valuation and 30
cents on the poll was carried by a
vote of 71 for the special tax against
8 opposing the special tax. One hun
dred and twenty-one voters had reg
istered. Dudley Shoals plans to in
crease its school facilities and equip
ment before another term begins.
WOULD COMPROMISE ON HOUSE
MEMBERSHIP OF 460
Representatives who made an un
successful attempt last session to in
crease the size of the House to 483
members have begun a compromise
movement to boost the membership to
460. Chairman Siegel of the census
committee said there was a growing
sentiment in favor of an increase,
and predicted that a membership of
460 would meet with approval. A
number of representatives from
States that would lose seats if no in
crease were authorized and who vot
ed for maintaining the present size
of the House, now favor a compro
mise, he added.
During the last session the House
voted to hold its membership to 435,
reapportioned on the basis of the
1920 census. The bill died in the
Senate.. Mr. Siegel said he probably
would introduce a bill in a few days
to increase the number of represent
atives to 460. He already has intro
duced a resolution calling for a con
stitutional amendment that would
permanently limit the size of the
House to 500 members. Representa
tive Blanton, Democrat, of Texas,
has introduced a bill reducing its
size to 304 members.
ATTORNEY SINGLETON OPENS
LAW OFFICE HERE
Attorney H. J. Singleton of Red
Springs, Robeson county, has opened
a law office here in the Lenoir Drug
Company building. Prior to the war
Mr. Singleton practiced law in Lum
berton as a member of the firm of
McNeill & Singleton. Early in the
war Mr. Singleton enlisted and was
attached to the first division. Later
he was transferred to the 166th air
squadron and served throughout the
remainder of the war. Following the
armistice he was with the army of
occupation in Germany and later
spent several months in Paris taking
a special course at Sorbonne Univer
sity. Mr. Singleton is a graduate of
the University of North Carolina, law
school class of 1915. He is also a
graduate of the law school of the
University of Virginia.
PROBABLY 18 OR 20 NEGROES
KILLED IN JASPER COUNTY
Announcement that indications
pointed to 18 or 20 negroes in all
having been killed on the John S.
Williams farm in Jasper county,
Georgia, through a period extending
as far back as 1910 and of their in
tention to widen the scope of their
investigations into alleged peonage in
Jasper and other Georgia counties
has been made, by agents of the de
partment of justice. Names of three
more negroes alleged to have been
killed were made public.
HEN KILLS CHICKEN HAWK
After a fight lasting but a few min
utes and witnessed bv members of
the family of R. L. Tyson, a farmer
residing about a mile from Carthage,
a Rhode. Island Red hen killed a blue
darter chicken hawk. The hawk had
previously carried away five little
chickens, and when he returned for
the sixth the hen was ready and gave
battle. The hawk, which measured
31 inches from tip to tip, and was
fully grown and developed, put up a
game fight, but was killed by the hen
after a few minutes.
30th DIVISION VETERANS ARE
TO TOUR BATTLEFIELDS
Plans are practically complete for
the tour of the battlefields of Europe
by veterans of the 30th division this
summer, according to letters being
sent to ex-service men from Guy if.
May, general chairman, Knoxville,
Tenn. The party leaves New York
July 12 and returns Aug. 21. In the
letter is enclosed a man of the coun
tries to be visited and the itinerary
to be followed.
POWERFUL NEW POISON
A liquid poison so strong that
three drops will kill anyone whose
skin it touches has been discovered
by the Chemical Welfare Service. It
is planned to use the liquid from
airplanes; causing it to fall like rain.
CALL FOR TOWN
ELECTION ISSUED
New Registration Mass Meet
ing Will Be Held Friday,
29th of April
A call has been issued by the town
commissioners for the town election
to be held on Monday, the 2nd day
of May. The mass meeting or pri
mary will be held on the night of
rriday, April 29, at the court house.
The mayor will issue a call for this
primary in. next week's paper.
This year's election seems to prom
ise no contest for any of the offices.
Mayor Pritchett has announced his
candidacy for re-election, and no an
nouncement of any opposition has
been made. There is absolutely no
talk concerning the board of com
missioners. A new registration has been called.
This is on account of the enfranchise
ment of the women. All persons en
titled to vote should register on or
before Saturday, April 30. Mayor
Pritchett has the registration books
in his office over the Lenoir Drug
Company.
KNOX RESOLUTION TO END WAR
IS AGAIN INTRODUCED
In line with the recommendation
in President Harding's message, a
resolution to end the state of war
with Germany and Austria was in
troduced last Wednesday by Senator
Knox of Pennsylvania. It is similar
to the one adopted previously by
Congress and vetoed by former Pres
ident Wilson.
It will be reported favorably in a
few days by the foreign relations
committee and then brought up for
debate after disposal of the Colom
bian treaty, according to Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, Republican
leader.
Senator Knox's resolution differs
little from that which he sponsored
before. As suggested in President
Harding's address it contains no gen
eral declaration of American policy
with respect to future action by the
United States, but is confined to
measures for ending technically the
state of war with the imperial Ger
man and Austrian governments. It
also would reserve to the United
States all rights and privileges under
the treaty of Versailles and to alien
inemy property Raised daringihe
war. "
MR. WEBB DENIES STATEMENT
ABOUT CAPT. ROSS
Editor News-Topic:
Will you kindly put this in your
paper? I wish to make clear to your
readers a statement 1 made to one
of the witnesses who testified in the
Campbell-Doughton contest. I said
that somebody told me that Capt.
Ross voted at Lenoir as an absentee
voter, and that his home was in Ches
ter, S. C. ; then I said that I did not
believe that Capt. Ross would do such
a thing, but if he did it was wrong.
I did not say that Capt. Ross voted
at every station between Lenoir and
Chester. Yours truly,
N. T. WEBB.
(Note. The above statement is
made to clear Capt. Ross of the
charge alleged in the testimony of
J. M. Harshaw in the Campbell con
test hearing, in which Mr. Harshaw
said that Mr. Webb told him that
Capt. Ross voted in every precinct
between Lenoir and Chester.)
WOMEN MAY BE TAKEN INTO
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
A resolution to permit women to
become members of the Knights of
Pythias fraternal organization will be
introduced before the supreme lodge
meeting at San Francisco this year
by Kev. Louis J. Bnstow, supreme
representative from South Carolina,
says a dispatch from Greenville.
CALDWELL COUNTY BOY ON A
SOCIETY CIRCUS PROGRAM
Mr. Frederick M. Dula, son of Dr.
A. W. and Mrs. Dula, was a member
of the University gym team which
entertained the Wake Shrine Club in
a society circus in Raleigh a couple
of weeks ago. His performance was
on the parallel bars. He has made
a good record in athletics at the Uni
versity this year.
BATON SCHOOL CLOSING
The. Baton school commencement
will be held Friday night, Saturday
and Saturday night. The annual ad
dress will be delivered Friday night
at 8 o'clock by Attorney L. S. Spur
ling. MECKLENBURG VOTES A ROAD
BOND ISSUE OF $2,000,000
Mecklenburg county "pulled her
self out of the mud" Tuesday when
the county was carried by a majority
of 2,161 votes for a bond issue of
$2,000,000 for good roads.
CATAWBA COUNTY VOTED FOR
HALF MILLION ROAD BONDS
Catawba county Tuesday voted fa
vorably on a road bond issue of
$500,000 for hard-surfaced high
ways. There's no use denying that some
of this 1921 bootleg liquor would
make ideal snake-bite medicine, if it
could be applied to the snake in time.
Kansas City tar. , .
The Japanese bury their dead in a
sitting posture, following a custom
centuries old. This is done to save
apace. Three can be buried in the
space of one American grave.
BOY BITTEN SATURDAY BY A
MAD DOG
Harry Thomas McGhee, the 5-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mc
Ghee, who live east of town, was
bitten Saturday by a mad dog. Tues
day morning Mr. McGhee left to take
his son to Raleigh, where he will be
given the Pasteur treatment. The
child was bitten on the hand and Mr.
McGhee feared the dog might be suf
fering from hydrophobia and brought
the child to town Saturday for medi
cal attention. He was advised by
Dr. White to kill the dog and send
its head for examination. Dr. White
sent the dog's head to Raleigh on
Monday and Tuesday afternoon he
received a message stating that the
examination showed the dog to be
suffering from rabies. The child's
hand on Monday showed considerable
irritation and swelling and Mr. Mc
Ghee became alarmed and thought it
best to take the child immediately to
Raleig.h He left here befdre the
message was received by Dr. White.
The dog was a stray poodle res
cued from the creek in Saturday's
freshet. It is said that some other
children were bitten by the same
dog. Reports reaching here say that
two or wore Bentley children were
bitten by the dog. However, these
reports have not been verified.
THOMASVILLE OFFICER IS SHOT
BY PROMINENT DOCTOR
John E. Taylor, chief of police of
Thomasville, and ex-service man,
was shot and almost instantly killed,
and Henry Shaver, a mechanic in a
furniture factory, was seriously
wounded at Thomasville Saturday
morning by Dr. J. W. Peacock, one
of the most prominent physicians in
Davidson county, and until about two
weeks ago a member of the city
council. The immediate cause of the
shooting is said to be ill feeling which
had existed between the physician
and chief for some time. Saturday
morning about 2:30 Dr. Peacock's
barn was burned and he is said to
have placed the blame on Chief Tay
lor. The shooting is said to be one
of the most brutal and .cold-blooded
murders ever committed in Davidson
county.
From his office on the second floor
of a building on Salem street Dr.
Peacock fired two shots from a shot
gun at Chief Taylor, who was stand
ing obliquely across the street, about
75 feet away. The first load struck
the chief in the face and on the up
per part of the chest. Eve-witnesses
stated that he threw -up his hands. audi
screamed "Uh!" and turned. As he
turned a second blast struck him on
the right shoulder and back. These
two shots, according to physicians
who performed the autopsy, would
not necessarily have caused immedi
ate death. But Dr. Peacock rushed
from his office down to the street. By
this time the wounded policeman had
entered a grocery store in a dazed
condition. At this moment Shaver
and R. C. Alexander took hold of him
in an effort to keep him on his feet.
Dr. Pecaock, with a large weapon, a
German Luger automatic, entered
and opened fire. It was the bullets
from this vicious Teutonic pistol that
caused death. I wo bullets entered
the left breast, near the heart. Tay
lor crumpled up and fel to the floor
on his face. Not content with what
he had done, the doctor sent two
more bullets into the head. One
emerged above the right eye, while
the second came out through the
nose, both burying themselves in the
floor.
Dr. Peacock was arrested shortly
after the. shooting and taken to Lex
ington, where he was lodged m jail
COUNTY SINGING IS
COMING SOON NOW
Other Counties Want to Send
Classes Preparations
Are Being Made
The singing convention which is to
meet at Lower Creek church on Sun
day, May 1, promises to be the big
gest in the history of the association,
according to J. R. Swanson, presi
dent. Mr. Swanson says that letters
have come in from other counties
asking for a place on the Oroeram
This will be allowed and the conven
tion this year will be more than a
county-wide event.
Already letters have come in from
many classes in the county assuring
that they will be present Wherever
the convention has been held during
the past few years the capacity has
been taxed to take care of the crowd.
The crowds have gone with each con
vention, and this year it is beleived
that the biggest crowd ever in at
tendance will be present
ALL FRUIT NOT KILLED
All fruit in Caldwell county is not
killed, according to J. P. Griffin, who
lives just west of Whitnel. Mr. Grif
fin was here Saturday and brought
the JNews-lopic a bunch of peaches.
Dula Beauty apples, early June ap
ples, a bunch of plums and some roe
strawberries. Mr. Griffin says that
he has about 100 peach trees, and
that practiclaly all of them are heav
ily laden with young fruit K )
His loss from the freeze, he savs.
is very little, but in orchards adjoin
ing his, but on lower ground, all
tne iruit was xouna to be Killed.
Other reports coming in from dif
ferent sections of the county indi
cate that there will be. quite a few
apples, with some other fruit provid
ed another cold snap docs not get
tnem.
SNOW FEL AT
BOONE SUNDAY
Prof. Dougherty III Recital
at the Training School;
Other News
(By J. M. Downum)
Boone, April 20. A ball game on
Friday afternoon, the 15th, between
the Training School and the town of
Boone resulted in a score of 11 to 2
in favor of the school team.
Several hikes have been partici
pated in during the past week by stu
dents and teachers from the Training
School which wer enot only enjoyable
br.t helpful to all concerned.
Another wintry spell of weather is
pUIJ 111 LI11S 3CV at M119 TV 1 iwuft.
with some snow falling Sunday ana
Monday and the temperature stand-
:ig below the freezing point. Ssuch
is April in the mountains.
A play was given in the auditorium
of the Training School on Tuesday
evening, the 12th, for the benefit of
the athletic fund. The performance
was interesting from start to finish,
those taking part doing that part
well, some especially well. A large
audience was present.
An occasion of unusual interest at
the Training School was the pro
gram on Monday evening, the 18th,
wlien Misses Alice Hunt and Doris
Pennington gave their graduating re
cital in piano. These young ladies
are skilled musicians beyond the
usual and more than met the expec
tations of the occasion. We confi
dently expect good things from them
in their chosen course.
Prof. D. D. Dougherty has been on
the sick list for several days and the
superintendent has been in charge at
the school. On Saturday, April 9,
they both attended the funeral of
their cousin in Morristown, Tenn.,
and the superintendent informs your
correspondent that Saturday, April 9,
1921, was the first day since the
Training School opened 18 years
ago- that one of the Doughertys was
not at the school, except some years
ago during the summer school, when
Frof. D. u. Dougherty was in Raleigh
and the superintendent being scik,
Prof. Downum had charge for about
two weeks.
WATAUGA & YADKIN RIVER R.R.
MAY BE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC
--Belief that the- Watauga & Yadki
River l&ilroad. which has been con
structed between North Wilkesboro
and Darby, a distance of 27 miles.
will be operated this season was
strengthened by reports that efforts
to obtain co-operation of individuals,
corporations and cities directly inter
ested will be made in the next few
weeks, according to a dispatch sent
out from Hickory. The railroad is
owned by Frederick Fair of Oil City,
Pa., who purchased it in court pro
ceedings after the bankruptcy of the
late W. J. Grandin, and whose inten
tion is said to be to put the road on
its feet. Several possibilities are
shown to exist if the roadway is ever
repaired and trains set in motion
again.
Mr. Grandin went broke as a re
sult of two floods, one in 1916 and
the other in 1918, which washed
away the two bridges over the Yad
kin and Reddies rivers and found him
unable to finance the rebuilding of
the bridges. The roadbed is in good
shape, considering the length of time
it has been idle, and only minor re
pairs are needed. The road owns two
locomotives, several passenger cars
and a number of freight cars.
From Darby, the terminus oMhe
road, to Boone is about 17 miles. The
Norfolk & Western runs to Todd, 12
miles from Boone, and from Grandin
to Lenoir is 15 aniles. By building a
few links in the mountains good rail
road service can be furnished.
North Wilkesboro people are deep
ly interested in the Watauga & Yad
kin River railroad, as also is the Elk
Creek Lumber Company, which pur
chased the Grandin timber interests
and owns about 60,000 acres of tim
bered and cut-over lands. Without
a. railroad this company cannot mar
ket its products.
Judge W. B. Council of Hickory,
who represented Mr. Fair in the liti
gation which ended with a clear title
in the United States Supreme Court,
says, according to the Hickory dis
patch, that in spite, of the tight
money market prospects were good
for developments in the next week
or two.
DOLLAR DAY HERE WAS A
GREAT SUCCESS
The Dollar Day crowd here last
Thursday was the biggest here since
the last fair. Included in the big
crowd were many people from Wa
tauga and other adjoining counties.
For hours at a time stores were
jammed to a point where it was im
possible for the sales people to take
care of the crowds. .Street in front
of the stores were so congested it was
hard for pedestrians to get through
and go on their way.
This was the first Dollar Day to be
held in Lenoir, and the merchants
are so well pleased that it will be
continued as a semi-annual event
It being the first sale of this kind,
merchants were a little bit skeptical
as to its success. On account of Its
being advertised only a few days
prior to the day, it was felt that the
crowd attending would be small.
However, this pi-ov. ' the opposite..
Expressions from n:. 'lants taking
part place it as the barest or most
successful sales event Unit they ever
took part in.