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' : bUi. A great ctnnty for
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GA5TONIA, N, C4 TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 7, 1920
SINGLE COPY 5 CZNT3:
tfft ,ij)A3LY C GAZETTE .
-..e sc. jis .'; .
L: CLVJSR'S FCOHES
VcUl Attendance WA;ll,34a
Tr-i nM.int 'Were
Dnpey Seek
i.'ew World to lnquer
Lliike Heartbroken.
(By lio AwocUted PreM-.K
l; BENTON HAEBpB. Mka, 8ept 7.
Jxek Dftmpsey, ' world' heaTyweijht
'luunpioa. received $53,000 for. Utterinf
K3Jy Mk the Pal .challenger, to
JtnTeat ia the third round of their ehed
&ld 10 round bout here yeterdy, neoord
ing to aUt&neni of the receipt given
out today by, Floyd Fitsiinmont pro
notcr of th eontwt.7'. ,
, The total attendance of the Labor Day
battle vne 11J48 and the total receipta
were including aUte and war
-tax. Aoeording to the article of the
wreeiHtttrDeaipaey wa guaranteed $50,--O00
with a privilege vf accepting 50 per
eai of the receipt. Hiske f onght on a
. ctraigtit guarantee of $25,000.
: After the knockout it was reported
that one of ,Mtake' rib had been broken
Xby the tejriflo punch he had received in
too second round, but the challenger waa
xaaikied "by two physician after he
weached his training camp and they
aigreed there was no f raeture.
. ,, The spot under Mis ke ' heart waa still
wed aadsore today from the effect of the
punch, which, Ifiske admitted, was the
ttlow that Xlly started him toward de
cat. Ilis rib are bruised and, hi jaw
5s sore, but otherwise he is none the worse
' from, his experience. Dempsey did not
1eax a snark of the battle. . After he had
dinaer with Promoter Fitssimmona and a
roxty at friends lastnight, he spent the
rest of the evening dancing at a summer
yavflioa la 8t Joseph.- He planned to
' leave for Chicago late this afternoon and
-will immediately go east in search of new
opportunities to conquer. Promoter Fits
summon declared the contest was a suc-
' ia every way.
44 The house was virtually sold out,"
W sid. believe that the few vacant
ccata that .were ia the one section were
old in Chicago and that the tickets were
meld by soma of those who were unable
to arrive on time due to an accident on
th railroad," ,
lfiIe was heartbroken over this defeat,
lie left the ring in tears as he had hoped
to stay the limit with Dempsey, as he had
1ob in their two previous engagements.
His father and wife were ringside spec
tators. .: ,
PAPEK CLOTHING MADE IN
AUSTRIAN IS ON EXHIBITION
j ; BY 7J. S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE
WASHINGTON, Sept 7. Paper
clothing and other articles made from
papet in Austrian factories were placed
a exhibitioa today by the Department of
Commerce," Later the exhibit will be of
fered t clothing and other manufacturers
. fot examinatioa.' .'
' The exhibit Includes wtrkmen's raits,
m table cover, collars and cuffs, a laindry
. tt aad a wall decoration. One paper
nit ia quoted at 33 crowns or about 15
cents ; ia United StaVes currency, while
'auwtlier seDs-for 120 crowns or about 55
cent. ' fa the exhibit ia also a auit made
f 40 per cent paper which in Austria
aHa at 57S crowns or about $2.65 in
American money at the present rate of ex
change. ' : , . . x
Accordinf to offidila of the Depart
neat, the garment are washable.
ALABAMA COAL MINERS
r MAT WALK OUT TONIGHT
, ' BIRMINGHAM, Ala Sept. 7. With
the general strike call set for midnight
tonight, coal operators and union leaders
today were awaiting reports from the Ala.
fcama fields as to the number of men who
retoraed to work after Labor Day. Op
erators expressed the belief that the eall
would not affect production to any great
extent, while union chiefs freely predicted
thai response to the walkout order would
t geaeraL
MQTJ1SITI0N FOR RETURN
-: OF KIDNAPPERS HONORED
. COLUMBIA, fl. a, 8ept. . Governor
Cooper ha honored requisition from Gov
ernor Biekett'for the return to Wades-
'- boro, N. CL, of W. D. Mayfield, prominent
nd wealthy planter of Denmark, and
Janee Breed in and Henry B. Sandifer,
susociates, the three being charged with
luviag kidnapped two negroes from their
farms in Anson county. N.'C, on the
. aught f July 21. :.v
' The North Carolina governor's requisi
tiom waa based on affidavits sworn by the
two aegroes, in which they eharge thaj
the 8outh : Carolina men . came to their
Uanea daring the night, with flash lights
auid pistols, and impersonating prohibi
ti on officers, forced the aegrees to accom
pany them, bringing them ia handcuffs
, back to the Palmetto state, by sfctomobOe.
! Thetwo negroes at one time worked for
Hr. Mayfield in Bamberg eounty, S. C '
Tt ia' understood that the three South
'CnroCniattS are preparing to go to Wades-.
.bore for .the preliminary triaL x
, Among the sfiopper In town this
attorning waa Mrs. 8. W. Bradley, of the
Fisgah section. Y
Torn. . - ' " ''''' A . V ' ''.
On Sunday, September-5, 1920, to Mr.
a.n.1 Mrs. Marsh all Talton, at their home
n Chetsnut street, a daughter, Helen. -
m'FACTREilS OF F.RM . .
i:.:flete:its ojlecedlto .
' .hav?c:0steo prices
Federal Trade Commiaaion Un
. earths - Evidence : Showing
ProfiteeriM in Frm Imple-
' menta Suit Againat Inter
national Harvester Company
May Be Reopened. - : v
By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 Methods al
leged by the' Federal Trade Commission
to have been used by, manufacturers of
farm implements " to i advance prices
through "concerted' action" are describ
ed, it became known today, in a report of
the commission's investigation which was
authorised bjr the Senate.
The commission announced last night
that it had recommended the re-opening
of anti-trust proceedings against the In
ternational Harvester Company and the
institution of court proceedings against
implement manufacturers and dealers
who, the commission asserted, have il
legally increased prices.
, Its investigation, the trade commis
sion declared, disclosed that . between
1914 and 1918 prices of farm implements
advanced 73 per cent. Advances in the
eosts and expenses of manufacturers and
dealers did not warrant, the commission
sad, an increase of this amount. s
Discussing methods which the commis
sion charges officer and members of im
plement manufacturers' associations used
to bring about and maintain high price
levels the report states that "price com
parison meetings" were held at which
' ' advances in prices recently made or in
tended to be made were discussed."
Meetings also were held, it is charged, at
which ' ' inflated - costs were compared
with the tacit understanding that prices
would be advanced the same per centage
shown by the inflated eosts and. at which
"agreements were made respecting uni
form terms" and the "standardization
of implements and equipments. "
The commission's report further states
that members of manufacturers' associa
tions made use of " frequent exchange
of price lists by mails so that members
could check up on each others prices,
termaand equipment furnished" and that
letters were sent "urging low price mem
bers to increase their prices. "
a "By these methods," the commission
asserts, "beginning with meetings held
in February, 1916, and continuing
through 1918 the manufacturers often ar
rived at uniform per centages of increases
to be applied first to one and then another
of implements.
. "That the officers and members of
the manufacturers ' associations released "
the report continues, "that they were en
gaged in illegal activities is indicated by
the attempted secrecy they sought to
throw over all price activities . "
I
W. A., GARDINER HAS ESCAPED
IT IS REPORTED
Citizen of United States Cap
tured by Mexican .Bandit?
August 20 Has Made Good
His Escape.
(By the Associated Presi.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 7 W. A.
Gardiner, a citiien of the United Stares,
who was. captured by Pedro Zamora, the
Jalisco bandit oA August 20, at Cuale,
has escaped, according to official advices.
General Enrique-Estrada, commanding
government troop pursuing Zamora re
ported last, evening to the War Depart
ment that he had been advised by Major
Hedia Del Puerto, commander at Autlan,
that an American MacSwiney had ar
rived at Autlan, and asked for an escort
to bring Gardiner from a ranch some dis
tance from town. -
. It was stated that Gardiner took
refuge at this ranchfollowing his es
cape from the bandits during the fight at
Bancho Divisidero more than a week
ago. An' escort was sent out for
Gardiner 1 Gen Estrada added that
British Consul Holme, at Guadalajara,'
had received a similar report. Nothing
is known aa to the whereabouts of Bertie
C. Johnson, a British subject, who was a
fellow captive of Gardiner. r :' , s
General Estrada reported that Zamora
on September 5, attempted to reach the
westers, coast through ' two mountain
passes Aguablanca and Yerba, Buena,
but encountered detachment of govern
ment troops and fled in disorder. He lost
several men, and waa accompanied in his
flight fcy.only a bandful of followers.
It is asserted that during the last 15
days the Zamora band has been' reduced
from about 500 to 20, and there were
bright prospects, for the annihilation of
the outlaw boob. .' ;V 'r-,T
' General Estrada concluded his report
with an announcement that Co loo el Bo
jas, with; 35 members of Zamora' a band,
have surrendered at Ghuatlan, state of
Jalicor": -cA"-. . ''JV-r. '- . - "'
A CANADIAN FLIER KILLED.; '
, -'-(By the Associated Press.),
WARSXW. ; Sept 1 8.Captaia.J. C
MeCuIlum; of Montreal, a member of The
Koscinszko squadron, has been killed la
an airplane fall near Lemberg, it was
learned here today. ' ' '
ORE PREPARED TO GIVE -1
il sorts i::FOR;.UTid:i
Personal Rfpreaeitatire Gov
v eraor Cox Copies to Chicago
: Loaded With Information as
, to Sources Republican Cam
ppaigii Fund.'. , - i
' jif I'tie sscciatea xri.j v
CHICAGO,' Sept. 7The ente tonT
mitiee investigating presidential cam
paign expenditure opened Us sessions
Lere today, bl, IL Moore, who is tne per
sonal representative of Governor Cox, aad
principal witness at today's hearing, was
prepared, he said, to give the committee
all "leads" and information the demo
cratic candidate haa concerning the re
publican campaign f un"d.
Mr. Mvort came here last Tuesday, ex
pecting to testify then, but the comnutiee
adjourned until today, and in the inter
vening time Mr, Moore haa been in Chi
cago. On Sunday he conferred with Gov
ernor Cox while he was in the city and
said he has obtained full information to
"prove that republican leaders had open
ly boasted that they had devised a fund
raising plan which would bring in at
least $ltt,000,000 for the campaign
fund." , V
The member!! of the committee arrived
this morning.
Mr. Moore declared that he was pre
pared to furnish the names of men who
' ' could give the most minute details con
cerning the republican fund-raising
plan."
Mr. Moore has already placed several
documents m the hands of the committee,
and as a result more than a dozen persons
have been summoned to testify. Definite
announcement as to who these are has
not been made.
Whether or not the Illinois coal opera--tors,
who, Governor Cox charged, have
been asked to contribute $80,000 to the
republican fund, will be called as wit
nesses . could not be learned, but it was
generally thought that at leagt some of
them would testify during the proceed
ings. J. K. Dering, named by the gov.
ernor as the man who asked the coal deal
ers' to subscribe this sum, has already de
nied the charges, although he admitted
that from $18,000 to $20,000 was raised
among the coal dealers for the republican
fund.
Another interesting phase of the inves
tigation is expected to come up at the
present sesisou, with perusal of charges
made by Congressman Royal Johnson, of
South Dakota, that girl employes in the
internal revenue office of his state were
asfted to subscribe $40 each to the Demo
cratic campaign , f uud. Congressman
Johnson, it was sa&d, has sent to Senator
Kenyon, chairman of the committee, evi
dence to support his claim.
MACSWINEY WEAKER.
LONDON, Sept. 7 Terence Mac
Swiney, lord mayor of Cork, ,ho has
been on a hunger strike since August
12, and for several days has becu iu a
critical condition in Brixtou prison, was
reported appreciably weaker this morn
ing, but conscious and able to speak.
Father Dominic, private chaplain to Mac
Swiney, said the prisoner was suffering
intense pain in the left side of his abdu-1
men and in the heart.
Regarding the statement made by Pre
mier Lloyd-George indicating Mayor Mac
Swiney probably would be released .if
guarantees were given that the murder
of police in Ireland would coose, Father
Dominic saad the mayor had no authority
to make any promise for the cessation of
murders in Ireland, as he was only an in
dividual Sinn Feiner.
"If the government is satisfied that
murders are taking place," Father Domi
nic added, "why doesn't it capture the
murderers and execute them? "
HARDING FOLLOWS COX
AT MINNESOTA FAIR
' MABIOX, Spt 7. Senator Harding
left Marion m a special train today for
St. ra;l, Minn., where tomorrow he will
deliver his first speech of the campaign
outside Ohio.
The .train leaving here at 7:30 a. in.,
will stop four hours in the suburbs of
Chicago during the afternoon while the
republican nominee motors to Fort Sheri
dan to call on Major Gen. Leonard Wood.
Be diing St. Paul , at 9:15 tomorrow
morning, most of the day will be spent
at the Minnesota state fair grounds where
the Senator 'will speak on agricultural is
sues. Mr. E. E. Moore, of High Shoals,
was a business visitor in Gastonia this
morning. Mr. Moore suffered a very
painful injury to his foot last Thursday
when a mule he had hitched to a wagon
doing some hauling around his garden
pawed, and tramped him, breaking the
leaders ia the fop of his foot. He was
unable to walk for a day or two; but is
better today. .Mr. Moore has as his guest
for this week his daughter, Mrs. Bertie
Green, of Kannapolia, and baby. Bertha.
Hi son, Mr. Thomas Moore, who recently
went to Newport New, Va, to work in
the shipyard there, has, recently bought
a lot and is preparing to build a home
there. " ; . 1 .
" Tanks equipped with fuQ length glass
gnages have been designed to assure pur
chasers of motor boat fuel at supply sta
tions that they are getting the amounts
CHAMBER OF CO'? 'ERCE GETS :
LETTERS FROMVACO I.1HI
. ' '' :
Secretary r Allen Receiving
Numbers of Congratulatory
" Letters From Waco Business
Men Who Visited ' Gastonia
All Delighted With Cas
tonia's Hospitality
Since the "visit of the ' delegation of
Wmco business men to Gastonia some
weeks ago, Secretary Allen, of the Cham
ber of Commerce, has received many let
ters from member of the delegation, ex
pressing their thank and appreciation of
the courtesies extended them while in
Gastonia. ' ' .
One of the moot recent letters received
reads as follows: ,
Mr. Fred M. Allen,
Executive Secretary, Chamber of Com
merce, Gastonia, X. C.
Dear Mr. Alien :
Those of us whose, names are signed
hereto have been requested by the entire
Waco delegation to write to you and
through you, express to your citixenship
generally our sincere appreciation and
gratitude for one of the moat delightful
d:ys that we have ever spent. The cor
dial, hospitable treatment accorded us by
your citizenship will ever be one of the
brightest spots in our recollection of this
wonderful trip.
Not only was it a pleasure to meet you
gentlemen, but it was an inspiration and
we are 'certain that atfter meeting your
citizenship and finding the aggressive and
progresisve spirit that is everywhere man
ifest in your towu that we shall have a
new energy and a new determination ia
the work that lies ahead of us in our
state. - s
And in closing, let us express the hope
that it will be possible for you and your
citizenship this fall to send a delegation
to the Texas Cotton Palace Waco,
and give us an opportunity to show in a
more material way the sincere apprecia
tion that we have of your treatment of us.
With best wishes to you personally, and
to those delightful gentlemen with whom
you are associated, we beg to remain.
Sincerely yours,
G. H. PENLAND.
W. V. CRAWFORD.
V J. P. MAS8EY.
BIB ONE CENT SALE
CQMES OFF NEXT WEEK
Kennedy's Rexall Drug Store
Inaugurates Novel Advertis
ing Scheme Articles Worth
as High as $2.50 to go for
One Cent. r
A new advertising "stunt" is being
put on by Kennedy ' Bexall drug store in
the shape of a big "One Cent Sale"
which will take place next Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday. Details, of this
sale will be found in a page advertise
ment appearing in today's Gazette.
The feature of this sale is that, having
purchased any one of the advertised ar
itcles at the regular price, you can bay
one more of the samething for one cent,
regardless of whether the regular price
of the article in question be 25 cents or
$2.50. This is the first sale of this kind
ever held in Gastonia and it promises to
attract widespread attention.
' In speaking of the sale to a Gazette
reporter, Mr. J. H. Kenedy, head of the
firm, said, ' ' This is purely an advertising
proposition and the buying public gets
the benefit. Some years ago the United
Drug Company, manufacturers of the
Rexall products sold in the 8,000 Rexall
stores located in nearly every civilized
country on the globe, hit upon this plan
of ' advertising their goo;s and it has
proved wonderfully successful. Gastonia
people have in this sale a wonderful op
portunity to secure standard articles if a
fraction of their cost.'
1 c
THOUSANDS OF MINERS
MAY RETURN TODAY
(By The Associated Press.)
SCRANTON, Pa., ept. 7 Thousands
of mine workers who quit work last
Thursday, protesting against the accep
rep tan ee of the majority report of the
anthracite coal commission, were expect
ed to return to their places today. Of
ficials of theUnited Mine Workers said
at least - forty collieries would resume
operations today and that others would
start tomorrow. 'About twenty local
unions in district number 1 have voted to
return to work and to stand by union of
ficials who have requested a re-opening of
the miner ease.
Insurgent leader assert the return to
work movement is the result of votes
taken by only a few mea who attended
meeting called by- nnioa official " who
are seeking favor from the operator.'"
Enoch Williams, leader of the insurgent
faction, issued aa appeal to the mea last
night to remain firm la the stand they
have taken . He declared that unless
PresidentWilsoB agree to re-open the
miners case aad hi faction has something
to say about the personnel of the commit
tee to represent -district number 1 at the
hearings the strike will continue.
' A meeting of the delegates who or
dered the "vaeatioa" wa held "at
Wilkes barre today to decide whether the
present policy of the insurgents shall be
eonUaasd. Vr. Williams presided.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
. SEPTEMBER BUILETM
. FULL GF MEREST
Secretary Fred ; M.v Allen of the the
Gastonia Chamber of Commerce has just
mailed-' out the September r Bulletin to
members. . It contain numerous item of
interest aad is hence given behwia full.
It is aa follows : ''Av':i j
Those shed at the Southern Railway
passenger station haven't been secured
yet but at least the Chamber of Com
merce has finally induced the Southern
officials to remove the fence and, thus
enable the people to keep in the shelter
of the station until the southbound
train arrive. This will give great re
lief and will eliminate the dangers and
discomforts suffered last winter by peo
ple bound south.
The traffic and transportation depart
ment of the chamber, R. Hope Brison,
director; held a conference with B. L.
Hungerford, general superintendent, and
is satisfied that the company in financial
ly unable to build the sheds just now.
An agreement was then reached regard
ing the fence by which it was promised
thatkit would be removed within forty
eight hours and the tracks fixed so that
passengers could eross over to the south
bound tracks, strict orders being given
that no trains should enter the station
while one was already in .
The plans of the company call for adequate-
sheds and for an underpass from
the station to the southbound track plat
form over which the sheds will be
erected so that all dangerous crossing
of tracks will be eliminated.
It is the distinct understanding that
the fence will be replaced as soon as the
other improvements are made.
In justice to the railroad officials it
should' be stated that none have ever op
posed the erection of the sheds, financial
inability to do the work being the only
argument advanced.
Wednesday half - holidays granted
through the action of the Department of
Mercantile Affairs will conclude with
Wednesday, September 15th, and every
one tvill. then settle down to the full week
ly schedule of the winter and fall months.
The half-hodilays have been thorough
ly enjoyed by both merchants and aales
people and have worked no hardship up
on patrons.
Many activities are ahead for the De
partment of 'Merchantile Affairs for the
next few months which patrons will find
very much to the customers' interests.
Gastonia merchants are constantly wid
ening their variety of stocks and giving
more and more atteutio not all possible
improvenieuts in service. .
Road routings are provided for mem
bers if request is made far enough ahead .
Sometimes it is impossible to get abso
lutely correct information but the "im
possible" isn't at this end. Its always
because the other fellow sometimes lack
the courtesy to supply information re
quested. Members are urged to carry
with them the road information cards
supplied by the Chamber so that they
win help the next mortorist who
got
Lover their route.
Gastonia is decidedly on the map at
Waco, Texas. That live town has some
good cotton mills, but decided to go in
to the industry a little more and so
twenty-three leading business men, re
presenting many millions of dollars in in
terests, chartered a car through their
Chamber of Commerce and came to
Piedmont Carolina to learn. They vis
ited Greenville, Spartanburg, Gastonia.
Charlotte and Winston 8alem . Gastonia
gained wide advertising as a live place
through their visit and had the mills to
show .
The Chamber of Commerce gave the
party full opportunity to carefully in
spect the different types of plants here
snd presented the visitors with souvenirs
in the form of fine damask napkins made
by the Spencer Mountain Mill. The
Standard Knitting Mill, through G. Rush
8peueer, also presented the visitors with
souvenirs in the form of two .pairs of
half hose to each. The party was enter
tained at lunch by the Rotary Club.
Highway beautification is a new propo
sition for North Carolina which will be
tackled by the Chamber of Commerce.
A strong committee will be named to or
ganize the work over the county and to
arouse interest in improving the appear
ance of the right of way through which
passes not only the new paved highways
but the others aa well. This will ul
timately eall for tree planting, too. It
will finally make Gaston a eounty noted
not only for its industries but for the
beauty of its good roads and will at
tract the attention of every motorist
who goes through over the National High
way. The board of eounty commission
ers has given hearty endorsement to the
idea. The Americas' Forestry Associa
tion has already taken note of the in
terest of the Chamber-in the matter and
has made complimentary reference to it,
a ho calling attention to similar work un
dertaken in other states. ; .
Aviation fields are essential if a city ia
to be oa the life maps' of the future.
Gastonia hasn't a public one yet but
sometime it a good idea te be thinking
BAST0."IA FANS VrtHT-'
SOUTH ATLANTIC BASEBALL
Sentiment of Baseball Enthusi
asts Unanimously in Favor of
. Applying For Berth in South .
Atlantic Baseball League
Committee Appointed t o '
Work Out DeUiU. ?v , ,
, At a meeting attended by 50 or more '
representative citizens of Gastonia held
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms Man-1':
day night, it was the unanimous opinion
of those present that Gastonia should '
make aa effort to secure a berth in the
Sally League next seasoa. - . .
; Preliminary figure and expenses were "
discussed at the meeting and it was the -universal
opinion that jGastonia ' eoold
support a team in the South' Atlantis
League. A committee of three was ap- -pointad
to arrange the details ' of pre
senting Gastonia' bid before the leagnw
directors at their meeting,; of devising 4
ways and mean of raising the money to
finance the venture and to do anything v
else deemed advisable in their opinion.
It was the opinion generally expressed .:
that the best plan of raising the money '
would be to sell itock to the sport-loving '
public of Gastonia, in order to insure as
wide 'a possible a dissemination of ia- -terest
in the proposition . , v '
The question of securing a park was -left
open until these other details are J
arranged .
SOUTHERN STATES IN GRASP
ACUTE CAR SHORTAGE
' LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 7. Southern
states, including Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky, as
in the grasp of a very acute car shortage,
said a statement issued here today by the
foreign commerce service headquarters of
the Southern BaOway Company. ,
Southern producers of coal, lumber, ag
ricultural and manufactured products
have been unable to get sufficient empties
to fill shipping orders, said the tajtemeat,
which added that many, additional ars
will be needed to transport the forthcom
ing cotton crop. The Interstate commerce
commission, according to the statement,
may be asked by the Southern shippers to
hajve eastern and western lines send ear
to the South.
about it.
A V
on the
'Gastonia" signs to place
front of cars where the state license tagf
usea to be vworn" have been ordered
by one of the members and will soon be
for sale at a reasonable price to cover
the cost of securing them. They will
be of very attractive designs and will
make a splendid advertisement for our
city if motorists in general will secure
them and put them on. They will be
received before long. v.
Postscripts reflect upon a business man
or any other kind of a person if they
consist of a line or two boosting your,
city. If you don't know what to say ask
the Chamber of Commerce, and the safid '
postscript will be supplied in a hurry. '
New service to members who are mean
facturers has-been made available through
the Chamber of Commerce of the Uaited
State by that "body installing a new de
partment to deal with problems of maan
fcturing. This will include cost account- -ing,
standardization of materials f
products, elimination of unnecessary va
riety, production statistics, etc. This ser -
-vice may be secured by making applieaVr
tion 10 tne uaatonia Chamber of Conv
merce, a member of the national organiaa.
tioa.
City Manager W. J. Alexander, backed
up by Mayor R. G. Cherry and Chief of '
Police Orr, went down to FayetteviHa
equipped with a cordial letter of invita- "
tion from the Chamber of Commerce and
soother from the Rotary Club and came
'mx a few days later with the next an
r.ual convention of. the State Firemen ia
his pocket It will bring the largest gila '
erlng ever held in Gastonia to the city
rext year and will give the city widest
publicity throughout North Carolina. '
Gastonia 's population has been claimed '
by the secretary to be 18.0QO that ia
population of the real city. But Uacle
Sam says in the census figures that the
township figures are 21,502 and there
aren 't many people ia Gastonia township
we canot truthfully claim to be residents
of Gastonia, buying here and to all im
tcbts and purposes citizens of the city
even if they are out over the municipal .
limits. . v ,
Merchants aad jobbers and other
folks, too will benefit much if present
work is successfully concluded, looking
toward traffic bureau service for members.
Nothing definite can be announced yet, '
but it is believed that the Chamber wis.
soon be ia a position to render special
Service oa traffic matters. .
July and August Office Summary. -
Letters in V..;. 421
Out ..................;..;.....L337
Other mail in ...,....,........ 6S
Out ....,,.,.. . .1 . '
Telephone calls In '..-..,. .
If
Out
Visitors, local
Outside
71
71
t
, 11
- t
73
A I- 1 ........
Out
Meetings held
Attendance . .
bought.. 1 '
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