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I V..f ' . ' WATCH . Your Lbcl and pay v your subscription The best advertising medium published in Caldwell County I VoU XLVlti Apra l, LENOIR, N. G, THURSDAY.OCTOBER 5, 1922 Price, Fi CbU the Copy NO.' 11 - 4 (jij "hi P iiiiTl il r REPUBLICANS OF CALDWELL COUIHY v CI A MOST ORDERLY CONVENTION ON SATURDAY LAST PUT OUT FULL TICKET ' ' " :H ' D. T. Smith Head the Ticket for Sheriff, with H. M. Beach for Clerk of the Superior Court, C S. Starnes f or Register of Deeds and S. A. Smith for Treasurer Condemn Dem ocratic Actions Incidents of the Convention - r- THE REPUBLICAN TICKET 4 For the Legislature Z. B. JOHNSON -For Sheriff t D. T. SMITH For CUrk Superior Court; H. M. BEACH For Register of Deedst C. S. STARNES For Treaturert S. A. SMITH For Coronerj Dr. A. B. GOODMAN For Surveyor: H. M. KENT For County CtannuiioMn: T. H. BROYHILL WALTER CURTIS F. R. TILLEY , With a coart house filled wth del I egates from all parts of the county, and some fifteen or twenty ladies . numbered among the delegations, -which were arranged in sections with standards designating the townships, the Caldwell county Republican con '' mention was called to order at 1:45 n'olnrlr Sntnrrfsv afternoon t)V CoUtt- f Chairman S. E. Dula, and was opened with prayer oy ttev. i. j. mil ler, who prayed for great people, a just administration, and a day xf sc tion no one would be ashamed of. D. M. Cline of Granite Falls was called to the chair, and afterwards made permanent chairman, with S. J. Singleton, R. S. Crisp and G. W. Klutz secretaries. First Business The first motion, passed unani mously, was that the delegates vote the strength of their delegations. jThe vote m the convention was a to t&l of 73, and necessary to a choice 'fffi' 37. It was then' moved that every Republican bejseaifd as a delegate, 1 but each township vote its pro rata Y strength. Resolution Passed T. C. Robbins introduced the res olutions given below and thought it a proper time to pass uiam oeiore the candidates were nominated, and to show just where the Republican party .stood on certain questions, The resolutions, read by S. J Sin cieton, were as follows: "Whereas, the Republican party national, State and local, has always stood for efficient and economical government, fair and impartial laws. fairly administered; and whereas, . the Republicans of Caldwell county . " . are anxious that the people of Cald well county ' know their stand with reference to natters of public inter est, now, therefore, be it resolved : . "1. We reiterate our pledge made at our convention, by resolution rati- I fled and adopted April 12, 1922, with reference to the revaluation of farm lands. Under this Democratic act i taxation is a burden to the farmer, ' notwithstanding the act pledged to : the people not more than a 10 per cent increase of taxes. We advocate . reassessment end revaluation, there '. by lifting some of the burden of the ' farmers and taxpayers of Caldwell coupty. ...... "2. We Teiterate our pledge,' by resolution ratified and adopted at our eonrention April 12th, with reference to county officers being placed on a ' salary basis. This will effect a large . . saving to the citizens and taxpayers oi tne county. And we pledge our selves to do all within our power to carry this measure into effect "3. We condemn the present ma chinery act. especially the Dart there- of which ' allows an exemption of ' . 30O . on certain luxuries, f ev of . which are owned by the common neoole. We demand that this ex- t emption be allowed on any property I , the taxpayer may have. V "4. We advocate abolishing the office of county treasurer, and any other useless offices within the coiin , ty. .. .. ' ' r "5. We denounce the Democratic election laws of the State of North Carolina, especially the educational ' clause which gives .to incompetent and unscrupulous -Democratic regis ' trars full authority to disfranchise and to deprive honest citizens of this , State of their inherent right to exer . cise their freedom at the ballot, box, a right guaranteed to them by the . blood of their forefathers. "6. We denounce the high-handed and tyrannical action -of the county board of elections in the abolishing - of three long-established voting pre , "w cincts and in ordering a new regis " tration, thereby working an unneo , essary hardship and expense on citi v , ens of our county in the exercise of 1 their right to vote.' . ; nit . , . . . me passage oi tnese resolutions v brought , about an animated aiscus- sion., 4 J, CSherrill, thought they N should be more specific. He offered an amendment that the salary' of the i. sheriff be not more than $ 3,000, and that of the clerk and ; register of deeds $2,400 eachX . Mr, Smith of r f ered an .amendment to the amend ment that the sheriff be - put on a ' salary ' of 13,600, ' 'Gene Miller ' (Continued on page' ten) CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN MORGANTON Ths Older Boys to Meet Oc tober 6, 7 and 8 for a New World Vision The fourth annual Older Boys' conference will be held in Morganton on October 6, 7 and 8. What's the idea? This conference is to bring togeth er 200 chosen, older boys who want to "make good" as men and who are willing to help their school, town and country. It will be a great challenge to rleht thlnkin. clean living and' service. Will you face it? The Speakers The speakers for this conference have been selected with care, and each one is fine along special lines. They are: Dr. Howard E. Rondthaler of Winston-Salem, Mrs. T. W. Bick ett of Raleigh, Henry F. Comer, stu dent secretary of the Y. M. C. A., Chapel Hill: C. B. Iioomis of Atlanta, Ga., J. C. Clark of Shanghai, China, and Boy L. Vail of Charlotte. Who May Go Lenoir is asked to send a delega tion. From two to seven boys 15 years or more) from each high school, Boy Scout troop, oj, Y. M. Q A boys' division. Earnest Christian boys who stand for the best things in the school life should be. chosen. Leaders in school activities are espe cially desired A faculty leader for each Sunday school class, or leader from Boy Scouts or Y. M. C. A. should accompany their delegation. What Is to .Bo Don Attend conference sessions, hear inspiring addresses, mass singing, en joy athletics, entertainments, Chris-, tian fe.Uo whip, get new ideas,, higher purposes, make your life more worth while. Get a new world vision. V. D. GUIRE CHAIRMAN The new Democratic county exec utive committee met in Lenoir on Saturday last for organization and the election of a chairman. Practi cally every precinct was present It was a harmonious and enthusiastic meeting. Mr. V. D. Guire was elect ed chairman for the ensuing term. A better selection could not have been made. Mr. Guire has all the qualifi cations for an active chairman, with the ability and energy to make an aggressive and vigorous campaign, and, being backed by the live com mitteemen surrounding, him, we may look for good work during the politi cal contest which will now be waged until the polls close on the first Tues day in November, being the 7th day of the month. APPLE ON AN APPLE The big apple crop this year is try ing to outdo itself and is presenting some queer freaks. J. J. Parnell, from near WhiChel, has on exhibition at the City Market an apple that has produced another apple growing, at one end as a sort of apple annex to the original growth. Quite a curi osity. SURVEYING BEGUN ON WILKES ROAD State Highway Commission Force Began Work on Le noir End Tuesday , You, cannot mention a subject of greater ' interest . fo .the people of aldwell county than good roads. Anything on that line claims their attention , at once. . They are for good roads first, last and all the time, and are striving to get all they can, and the more they get the better off they are. . Stato Surveying Fore Hero A surveying force, under the su pervision of the State highway com mission, swooped down upon Lenoir Monday and Tuesday morning they began-the-survey of a new road from this town to the Wilkes line, start ing at this end. The first stake was driven at the end of West Harper street, and the line strings out from that point. The work wiu be pushed with all vigor, as the weather per mits. . ; . v k.: r .. The Forco at Work v ' v' L Civil Engineer Dave Gibson is in cnarge as tne cnier surveyor. m. Gibson has been in Lenoir before, having, been with the government in the forest service when the bounda ries were surveyed in the reservation which included the Boone area, i He has Bit hin tatnit . In Ji nradnnt unrl vey' of the Lenoir-Wilkes rond Ho4 kniii TT TT m A . t TIP r1 son, Frank, Boone and P. V. jowler. All of . these young gentlemen; are from a distance, and are strangers to Lenoir neonle... . While thev ara sur vey ing jrou survey them. We think you'll like em. - , , LOCAL EEYeHiIEETSiCOUNn TMCHERS MARION HERE FRIDAY Game to be Staged at Kent wood Park; High School Lads Eager for Fray The first kick-off of the local grid iron season is scheduled to take place Friday at 3:30 p.m. at Kentwood park, when the local high school elev en takes on Marion high school. The price of admission is oi) cents. Tko First Camo This is the first game for the home team, and the players are eager to fet into the real thing. Practice has een going on steadily since the be ginning of school, and a light but fast team is being whipped into ehape that hsould give a good account of. itself before the season is over. Anxious to Make. Trial The team is greatly handicapped by the fact that only two or three men on the squad have ever played football before. This, coupled with the fact that only about twenty boys are out for the team, has prevented much real work, but the local play ers are all anxious to try their abil ity against a foreign foe.' Everything indicates that all the Lenoinans who attend the game will be fully reward ed for their attendance. Probs.hU Line-up Bost, Cook and Bernhardt, ends; McDade and McMillan, tackles; Tut tie, R., and Turtle, S., guards; Moore, center; Triplett, quarter back; Corpening and Hayes, half backs; Tuttle, L. F., fullback. A REPORT MADE ON OUR GRADED SCHOOL Conducifi5o Far, Splendid; Su perintendent Urges Par ents to Co-operate We are publishing below the first official report from Mr. Hough, the new superintendent, on the first month's work of our city school. It will be read, with interest and we know the conduct of the children will be gratifying to every parent, Parents are urged to co-operate with the superintendent and teachers to keep this record and spirit throughout the year. Read what Supt Hough has to say, as follows: Superintendent's Report It should be of interest to parents to know that not one single case of misconducf in the high school has thus far been reported to the super intendent The school spirit is fine Good fellowship between teacher and pupils is a great thing, and I think the parents should know that the boys and girls have begun this school year so well, and they seem to be determined-, that this school year shall be noted in, that respect V Encourage the Spirit 'Let us each one encourage that spirit in our boys and girls. Show them that tis obedience and stu diousness on their part reflects honor upon you as their parents, and honor upon themselves. Be sure that your boy or girl is not the first to spoil this harmony. f ' Monthly Reports We desire to call your attention to our monthly reports. We shall not mark the pupils on their daily grades till the end of the second month. We wiBh to get thoroughly acauainted with their work so that we may be as accurate in grading as it is possible to be. The point we desire you to get is this: Urge your children- to make this first two months' work the best they have ever made. We ear nestly desire that every one shall be promoted at the end of the year, but we cannot promote those who fail to make the required average. The first grade they receive will influence to a large- degree their attitude toward the work for the whole year. If you have not already done so, will you not set apart a "study hour" at (tome and see to it that your child actually studies!1 It is not possible for any pupil to prepare the work assigned without home study. Teachers Interested The teachers are very much inter ested in the progress of the pupils; but if the parents are not equally in earnest there is sure to be failure for many boys and girls. . Yours is an awful responsibility. Your little boy or girl will in a few years be com pelled to meet the problems of a bard world. They will succeed just about in proportion to - the effort you put forth in demanding and exacting obe dience and studious -habits. Please think on these things.:! ; A Few Are Lagging; From reports received, from the teachers it is apparent that there are a few in each grade who are not tak ing their ;work seriously. They are not studying- at home; Does your child belong to that company? The monthly report will tell - the story. Now is the time for you td look Into the ) matter. . , They can start today and make up all they have lost, pos sibly, t In a few weeks it will be too late. , W. . S HOUGH, - ' A l.-Vv.- Superintendent; . r . W;f:;'ANNUALFALL- SAUVv - The ladies of the missionary so ciety ! of the. Reformed church will have their annual fall sale of home made ; cakes, candies, chickens, ' pies, fancy work, etc., on Friday, Nov 2. Other announcements .will be made later. ; ; ' x ' ; IN (MMECTING 65 Present Inspiring Ad dresses Made By a Num ber of Educators The teachers of Caldwell county came together in the court house Fri day for their first big gathering of the year. Practically all of the 165 teachers of the county ere present The meeting was presided over by County Superintendent Y. D. Moore, who called upon Rev. A. A. McLean, pastor of the rirst Presbyterian church, to conduct the devotional ex ercises. This was followed by the singing of "America," President of Davenport The next thing on the program the thing that was the outstanding feature of the meeting was an ad dress by Prof. C. L. Hornaday, presi dent of Davenport College. The speaker was presented in a very pleasing manner by Prof. W. S. Houg-h, superintendent of the Lenoir fraded schools. Prof. Hornaday rought a message to the teachers that was full of inspiration and help. He said that the work of the teacher left its imprint on the pupil in some way or another, good or bad; there fore it was the duty of the teacher ts leave a good imprint on the young lives they are training. He pointed bt that a successful teacher and a successful pupil is the one that does any task thoroughly. He illustrated his point by referring to the teach ing of languages, on which subject Prof. Hornaday is well versed, having taught modern languages for more than twenty years. At the conclusion of Prof. Horna day's address the convention ad journed to meet again in the after nton. -.. I Mr. Tuttle Speaks The first thing on the program in the afternoon was a talk from Mr. J, M. Tuttle, county welfare officer, 08 the making out of reports. The teachers, especially the new ones, were given much valuable informa tion concerning this monotonous part 01 their work. iMiss Ethel Kelly, county supervi sot, then made several announce ments concerning the reading circle work for the coming year. She an npunced that there would be seven -groups of teachers and that each of thes; groups would have three group meetings before Christmas. D. W. M. Roberts, county demon stration agent, who was to have talked on agriculture, was away and could not fill his part of the pro gram. . Miss Lou E. London, county" health nurse, gave the teachers some valu able information on the importance of good health in the schools. Mr. E. L. Hart, of the community workers 'bureau, told of his plans in putting on the rural moving pictures Caldwell county has taken a very pro gressive step in adding this feature to its already long list of educational activities, JUf. 'Hart said. Grisette on Home Papers The last thing on the program was a talk by Felix A. Grisette, editor of the Granite Falls News, on the value of the home paper in unbuilding- the rural school. If the teachers will co operate the home, paper can aid in four ways, said Mr. Grisette : By ad vertising, by nuMishinfc honor rolls. by publishing school news of all kinds and by a progressive stand edito rially. In a very interesting "get-ac quamted movement" by means of reach new teacher satnding up and itttunsr nis or ner name, it was iouna that among those present were Miss Lucy Brooks of the Hudson faculty, a eister of Dr. u. E. Brooks. State superintendent of public instruction, ana miss Lena Tuttle, at one time a teacher in this county but now doing work in Shanghai, China. It was indeed one of the greatest meetings of teachers that Caldwell county has ever seen. UNIVERSITY ALUMNAE TO MEET Clyde Suddreth, secretary of the Caldwell chapter of the Alumnae As sociation of the University of North Carolina, has announced that the lo cal group will meet next Wednesday night,- Oct 11, for the purpose of electing new officers and transacting such other business as may be neces sary. Wednesday is considered the most logical time to meet, since the following day, Thursday, Oct 12, is the university's birthday. A mes sage of good wishes will be sent to Alma Mater. Mr. Suddreth is very anxious that a full attendance be present, as he is desirous of seeing the Caldwell as sociation become a very active one. Every man or woman iri Caldwell county who has ever been a student at the University is supposed to be a member and urged to be present next Wednesday night ; IN DISTRESS Some weeks ago Mrs. M. P. Carlton of Boomer had the misfortune to lose her house and nearly the entire con tents by fire, scarcely having a change of clothing left not even saving the pictures of loved ones. She has two small grandchildren and a daughter with two small children , dependent upon her. ' for succor,1 and they are having a distressingly hard time. Since the burning ' of the home the inmatea hye been h scattered about and the home circle' broken up. They n?ed a little help to get together and care for the dependent! Those who feel disposed to do so are asked to lend a helping hand. - THE CURfEW LAW IS 'SHOOTING AFFAIR IN EFFECT IN LENOIR' SATURDAY EVENING Children .Must Stay Off the Street at Night Bell Rings at 9 O'clock Lenoir is one of the towns that has set a determination to care for the youth of the community, and es pecially where the parents are lax in parental authority in allowing their children to have such hours as they please, and run on the streets until late hours in the night time. Hence the curfew law has been invoked, and Mayor V. D. Guire has set his foot down flat and solid and gives out to the world that the city ordinance, No. 27, of the twon of Lenoir will be strictly enforced according to the let ter and spirlfcef the law. Therefore he has causeq?the town to be posted to that effectu The Lw in Force Commencing with the first night of the first dayStf October the curfew rang, and theedict went into effect, and it says i "Children under the age of sixteen years will not be al lowed on the streets after 9 o'clock at, night unless accompanied by their parents. The court house bell will ring at 9 oclock each night. Chil dren found on the streets after that hour can be found by their parents at the city lock-up, if wanted." That's Lenoir's new move to keep the kiddies at home, if their parents will not look after the matter them selves. MARSHALL WEBB IS SERIOUSLY INJURED :' , A Patterson School Student in an Unfortunate Automo bile Accident A distressing accident occurred at the Patterson School, in the Valley, Sunday afternoon around 3 o'clock, in which one of the smaller students, Marshall Webb, from Leaksville, about 12 or 13 years of age, was se riously injured. Some of the boys had been to the apple orchard and on their return to the house they reached were approaching in opposite direc tions the place where they were to the road at the time two automobiles cross. Mr. Vibert Smith of Lenoir was coming towards town and turned out to the right to let the other car pass, which latter car passed where the boys were, and then Marshall at tempted to cross, not noticing that another car was approaching, which had not reached the point where the boys were, and amid the dust created by the two cars Mr. Smith did not see the boy as he ran across directly in line of his car, and did not know he had struck him until he heard him scream. Extent of Injuries The Webb boy had both legs broken, one in two places, and a compound fracture on the other be sides the break; a cut on the head and one across one eye. He is se riously injured, but the attending physician was of the opinion that he might survive It. There are no inter nal injuries so far as knowp. Mr. Smith -claims he was running at a moderate' rate of speed. He was greatly distressed over the accident which seems ,to have been unavoid able, and did "everything in his power to aid the sufferer. He carried the boy to the .Morgan ton hospital Sun day evening ;and gave assurance of continued hll in every way possible. ROBT. L DOUGHTON TO BE HERE TUESDAY ',.- " Campaign Will be Opened in This County With a Great Democratic Rally In; prepartaion for the coming : .-.1. X,; campaign vnnnsn virgii u. uuire of the Democratic county executive committee has arranged for a great Democratic rally next Tuesday night, Oct 10. Thi will mark the formal opening of the campaign in Caldwell county, and 'Mr. Guire is fortunate ih getting Congressman Doughton for me occasion. Vl In all probability this will be Mr. Doughton1s ionly appearance hrthe county during the coming campaign. we will be.nere only two days, the other day, Wednesday, being taken up at uramte rails, where he will also speak. . Mr. Dousrhfcn is a Very able sneak er, and due to the fact that he is so well posted on all public questions he will bring a -message that every cit izen of the county should hear. The speaking will take place at the court house' at 8 o'clock. Immedi ately after the speaking a young men's Democratic club will be organ ized, and as many as will are invited to remain for this part of the pro gram. ; .y.q t- . BASEBALL Ed Hayes says Booneand Lenoir will cross bats at Boone Saturday. Hayes White Stockings will play their last gsjme here next Thursday. BOX SUPPER AT AMHERST 4 There will be a box suoner at Am herst Academy on Saturday night, Oct 7, at 7.:30 o'clock. . Everybody is invited to come. Took Place in West End Rob Bryant Is Shot in the Right Thigh There was a shooting in West End Saturday night around 10 o'clock, and Rob Bryant was the victim of one bullet, and it has been a difficult matter to determine just who was the one that fired the bullet. Bryant had been in Pink Anderson's barber shop and gotten a haircut and shave. He came out of the side door and re marked to some one that he believed he would go home, Whea Snooting Began Rob Bryant had left the store and was nearly on the top of the bill when he heard voices calling on him to halts He heard footsteps behind him, but before they passed some one be gan shooting. Bryant was shot mid way in the back part of the right thigh. He crossed a barbed wire fence, ran around a house and sat down on a porch. When he found be was bleeding very freely he went in front of the house and saw the lights down the street He heard some one coming up talking and called to them. They wanted to know who it was. He told them it was "Rob Bry ant" and said, "You have shot me. The person who approached him had a searchlight in one hand . a gun In the other. It was Prohibition Agent . R. A. Kent, who asked him "what the he was doing there." Bryant replied that he had crossed over the fence to keep you all from shooting mearry more. A Search Was Made Bryant was told that he would have 1 to be arrested. He consented to a search of his person then, but nothing was found on his person but about $8 and a few cents. Bryant was brought down town to one of the drug stores and the wound was dressed by Dr. Goodman. - . .k. BaU Found by X-Ray ( 'A. L. Bryant a brother, and CL H. Hollo way carried Rob Bryant-to a hospital in Hickory Monday, where an A-ray was taken of the wound. The ball was located half an inch from the bone. It had not been ex tracted at this writing. Bryant com plains of his side hurting him very much. BISH0PV1LLE CALLS SPARTANBURG MAN Rev. J. J. Beach of South Car olina Enters a New Field of Work , The subjoined clipping, - from s a Bishopville (S.C.) paper, will bein teresting reading to many of our sub scribers, as the minister mentioned is a nativeof Caldwell county1 and is a cousin of V. H. Beach of Lenoir, where he has many other relatives here and in and Caldwell county : - "Rev. J. J. Beach, chairman of the department of j evangelism, of the South Carolina State Baptist con vention, has 'accepted ' a' call , to "the pastorate of the First 'Baptist church. of Bishopville, to take effect; Dec. 1. As chairman of the evangelical com mittee his services were engaged through Nov. 30, the close of the church year, and he will not give m that work until the. year is up. The church at Bishopville will be sup plied until then. "Rev. Mr. Beach is a native of Caldwell county, North Carolina, and is a graduate of the United Baptist Institute in Taylorsville, now menred with Wake Forest College, He served a large church at Gastonia, N. u, as pastor, leaving there seven years -ago to become pastor of fienthside Baptist church in Columbia. From -there he went to North, S. C, where he served for three . years, daring which time he erected a church build ing valued at $50,000. "When the 75-Million Campaign was put on Mr. Beach became chair- man of the department of evangel ism and has been active in conduct ing revivals -from one end of ; the State to the other. During the near ly three years in which he has been evangelist he has been instrumental in adding 1,500 members to the Bap- -tbt churches in this State. . - "The Bishopville church is offering , Mr. Beach $500 more than it has ever paid any other pastor for his services. The position pays a salary of $3,000 and a home, is supplied. "Mr. Beach has made his home In , Spartanburg for more than two years; and has many friends here who will regret to see him leave," REGISTRATION BOOKS TO OPEN Col. P. M. Pearsall, chairman of the State board of elections, has given it out that fhe registration ; books for the election to be held on the 7th day of this coming November . may be opened Thursday, the 5th of , October.. County boards of election have been so notified. ;:h 4 v i , - The voters of Caldwell will! also take notice that an entire new regis tration has been ordered for the county. That is, every voter, to be1, qualified to vote in the November election, must register a new during' the time the books are open. ; If he or she fails to do this they cannot jvote in the coming election. 'This Is important. Attend to it as soon a the registration books are open.