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TUESDAY, APRIL2. 1921. LIVE NEWS FROM ALL SECTIONS OF GASTON LOWELL LOCALS (By Mrs. G. Trank Hovis.) LOWELL, April 12. Monday nfter noon fit the home of Mr. and Mrs. Parks W. Hand the funeral of Mr. Ben F. Clnrl was held, whose lite was taken Saturday by a heavy voltage of elec tricity passing through his body". Rev. R. H. Kennington, pastor of the Meth odist church, officiated, assisted by Rev. A. 8. Anderson, pastor of Lowell Pres byterian church, and Rev. V. J: Roach, pastor of Covenant Presbyterian church. The services were very impressive and the passing .of this young life so sud denly brings much sorrow to the entire eomifluuity, especially the younger set and his comrades with whom he con stantly associated. Life is one great battle and soldiers are continually fall ing by the wayside. Benjamin Franklin Clark was born February 28, 1890, and died April 9, 1921, and is survived by his father, who resides in Asheville, and one brother Mr. Paul Clark, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and three sisters, Mrs. Frank Land, of Montgomery, Ala., and Mrs. Jonas, Eclectic, Ala., and Mrs. Ilelda, of Can ton. Interment, took place in the ceme tery of the Lutheran chapel near Lowell. The floral tributes were many and beau tiful. Quite an interesting quarterly confer ence of the Lowell charge was held Sun day afternoon at 3:00 at Bethesda, Rev. H. H. Jordan, presiding elder, presiding. Only a few officers -were absent and the financial report showed "a paid up to date and an overplus." Delegates were elected to the district conference which convenes May 11-12 at McAdenville. Miss Margaret Hudson had for her guest this week her niece, Miss Saraj Hood, student of Queens College, Char lotte, Mr. and Mrs. 8. M. Robinson and Miss Edith Robinson spent Sunday in Char lotte with Mr and Mrs. L. H. Wilkin son. In the aneient times, meaning several years' ago, April was sacred to the "straw hat season." A few days back men ,went with a heated brow wanting the straw "hat season" to hurry but now they are spending their, straw hat money for coal and still donning their overcoats. It was down to freezing Monday morning. 8hall we blame it on the Atlantic coast or is it the weather man 'a pet high pressure that is contin ually, developing f Sometimes it seems that Sol, the former reliable eelestial furnace, man, has been listening to the soap box orators and has joined the fool ish of the earth to lay .off, the job. Or has he accepted a retainer- from the felt hat barons of Danburyf "'- ' F YOU WANT ' ' i . ii . I i II mm-m- in II I ' ' T 'ml SSZSOZZSZ BUDGET OF LIVE NEWS ITEMS FROM BELMONT I By Mrs. Adelaide Smith Beard ! April Meeting Woman's Club. J The Belmont Woman's (Tub held its i regular April meeting at the Central i School auditorium Monday afternoon a? ; :i:::o o'clock. After the transaction of I the usual business routine Mr. Fred M. j Allen gave a talk to the club about hav I ing a community exhibit at the (iastun j county fair this fall. Me stated that the fair was originally organized to pro i mote interest in better livestock an. I agricultural products, hut that the j wouicp had contributed so largely lo the ! success of the fair that last year one entire building was given over to ex ! hibits; it will be given the most important j place and will be the first tiling seen on I entering the grounds. Mr. Allen stressed the Point that the fair was primarily mi ! educational institution and while the I midway would be the best and cleanest ; they could find it was of secondary im L portance to the exhibits. The (iastou j county fair of 1!L'0 was one of the most j successful ever held in the state as 70l i individual entries were made. He urged the Belmont cluh to make a good show ing at the fair and not only help to make it a success but also to boost the town itself. Mrs. Pressley then appointed the foj lowing ladies to act as a fair committee: Mrs. J. W. (inston, Mrs. (ieorge Tate, Mrs. A. C. Lineberger, Miss Abide Hall and Mrs. A. S. Beard. This was followed by a discussion of cleanup week. An announcement was read inviting all the mothers of the club to hear an address to the mothers of Belmont to be given at the East Baptist church by Rev. R. G. Mace Thursday afternoon, April 21, at 3 o'clock. The seventh grade, under the direction of Miss Austin, then gave a very inter esting dramatization of "The Courtship of Miles Standish." The class was studying the poem and as part of their class work made it into a play. This was quite welhcarried out, all of the characters taking their parts well. Mrs. R. C. Diion then rendered a very enjoyable piano solo. The membership committee gave u' report of new mem bers as follows: Mrs. W. G. Stone, Mrs. Eliza Harris, Mrs. Lee Chapman, Mrs. R. G. Mace and Mrs. Lee Lanier. It was also announced that Friday evening at 8 o'clock- a musical comedy, "The Minister's Wife's New Bonnet," will be given at the Central School audi torium by the Baraca and Philathea classes of the First Baptist church. Farther information about the play will be given in another issue of the paper.' YHE This Summer, Place Your Order NOW! Quickest Delivery We Can Promise Now Is May 15th. Gastoeia Brack Compamiy WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WILL BUILD THEM Belmont Boy Receives Athletic Honor. Mr. Isaac Howe, of the Belmont High .School basketball team, was recently chosen bv Mr. A. L. Fan I. of the Char lotte V. M. C. A., as a member of the All-Western state basketball team as alternate guard. Mr. Paul is on,, of the most, experienced coaches in the state and, having no connection with the pub lie schools, is unprejudiced in his selec tion of players for the team. The Bel mont High School feels signally honored in having one of its players given this honor, as all the high schools in the western part of the state were eligible for membership on the team and sinco local facilities for practice arc not of the best, the bo.v.s having to play on an -outdoor court ahd then fore seiiuusly handicapped when forced to play on an . indoor g.vmiia-inm. Belmont Represented at B. Y. P. U. Convention, liev. . G. Mace, director of B. V. P. I". work in the (iastou County Baptist Association, was chairman of the con vention of B. V. P. I". workers recently 'helil in (iastonia. He bail 14 delegates , from the society ia his church, East Bap tist, and his entire choir went over in a body Friday night to give a demonstra tion on B. Y. P. V. work. The delegates from the First Bapti-t were Misses An nie Ford, Ruth ( ato, Eva Culp, ClnreiTce l.eeper and V. .1. Francis, moderator of i the Baptist Association of Gaston ( 'onnty. ' Forty Professions of Faith at Presby terian Church. The revival meeting which lias been conducted by Rev. ('. Connor Brown at the Belmont Presbyterian church closed .Sabbath night, and was one of the best meetings ever held in Belmont. The at tendance was splendid from the first and continued to increase until the church , building was packed and the Sunday school auditorium had to lie used. Great interest was manifested in the services, ' more than forty persons making a pro fession of faith. Twenty of this number joined the Presbyterian church of their choice. In speaking of the success of the services, the pastor. Rev. J. T. Den j dy, states that practically the entire i church membership rededicated them- selves to Christ 1o be more faithful and ; loyal church members. Mr. Brown is , Presbyterian synodical evangelist and : his labors are wonderfully blessed wher ! ever he preaches. He is an able, earnest, j plain expositor of the Bible and any i church will be fortunate to secure hi services. He will conduct a meeting at j the Covenant Presbyterian church in Lowell beginning April 21, and many from here are looking forward to at tending it. $10,719 Financial Budget at Presbyte- rian Church. ' ' Rev. J. T. Dendy, pastor, and Mr. C GASTON1A. (N. CQ. DAILY GAZETTE TO DRIVE A MEW JL 1 H. Lineberger were delegates from the Belmont Persbyterinn church to the Kings Mountain Presbytery which cou venes at Lowell in the Covenant Presby terian church on Tuesday evening at ! ":.'!(, and will take with them n splendid report from this church. This congrega tion gave to all causes at home mid abroad during last year the magnificent sum of if 10,7 19, thus milking an average of .to.") per member. j Night School at East Belmont Closes. The night school which has been con ducted for the past ten weeks in East Belmont closed last week. Fifty were enrolled throughout the entire time anil approximately half that number eoin pleted the course. The work covered be gan with the first principles of arith metic, the more advanced classes fininh , ing percentage, while the other two, classes reached percentage. A great deal of interest was shown throughout the course and at its conclusion almost all, the men enrolled asked that similar work be taken up next year and the school ; made a permanent feature. j Mr. II. II. Willis, of the State Voen tional Iv.lucation Department, under j the auspices of which the school was held, states that the work can lie taken ii j next .September and continued as long as interest warrants it provided local funds are available. Personals and Locals. i The pictures have been made and lit- ! erary wink is progressing rapidly on thej Annual to I.,- issued this year. The senior class and Clarion staff with the co operation o the townspeople hope to put out the best annual that has ever been published at B. H. S. Work on the plant of the Montbell Ice and Fuel Company is progressing satis factorily. ami the officials of the orgnn i.ation hope to be aide to supply the town wi'h ice by the first of May. Dr. II. W. Jordan spent the weekend in (iastonia with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. H. If. Jordan. Misses Annie Hall, Bonnie Howard. Nauna Bush. Laura Hall and Mrs. J. Q. Hall were Charlotte shoppers Saturday. Miss Ethel Stowe came over from, Charlotte to be the week-end guest ofj Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Stowe, the former her brother. , Mr. T. C. Moore and son, of Stanley, spent Saturday with his daughter, Mrs., C. L. Hager. j Mr. E. O. McDonald, who has been in Alabama on a two weeks business trip,, arrived here Saturday night. Mrs. L. H. Stowe spent Saturday in Charlotte with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.; A. B. Solomon. ! Finality. ' "John, I hear burglars." i The dutiful husband arose and tiptoed ! bravely out. After an undue delay he returned. ! "Oh, John," said the wife, "what kept you to long! I was so afraid they had overpowered yon." I "Xo, no, dearie, they were stealing J the virfrola from the people aerosa the j hall and T just made an re that they got i all the record" Life. , CAVEATORS REST IN THE ROSS WILL CASE Several Neighbors of Son Women Tes tify for Propounded, That Maggie Ross Was Competent. (Special to The Observer.) MOXROE, April II. The caveator in the Ross will trial rested their case and the propounders began offering evi dence in rebuttal. J. ('. Boker and J. S. Del.aney, neighbors of Sallie and Maggie Hnss, Inst witnesses for the caveators, testified that Maggie was not competent to make a will. The will of the late Jonathan Burle son, grandfather of the Ross women, was introduced to show the source of the property devised to the negroes, Rob Ross ninl Mittie Belle Houston, by Mag git Koss' will. Several deeds and agree ments were also read from the record by caveators to show that the property bad come by inheritance. Depositions of Mrs. Tir.ah Coan, Mrs. C. ('. Mcllwaiii and S. D. Howie were offered by propounders. Each of these deponents knew Maggie Ross and thought she was mentally competent to make a will. J. E. Crane and J. E. Yarborough testified that they hutl rent ed land from Maggie Ross and paid Tent to her and that she could rent and settle with hem. They thought she was com petent to understand tr.e nature of her property and her will. Propounders have several dozen wit- nesses to put up and caveators reserved j the right to put up a few character wit-; nesses, but attorneys in the case think ; that argument may commence some t inio Wednesday or early Thursday. VALPARAISO, March 12. Arrival here of Chile's first dreadnaught, the L'.tion ton La Torre, formerly the Can ada of the British navy, and three de stroyers, has revived comparisons in the press of the relative sea power of Argen tina, Brazil and Chile. A writer on naval topics in one news paper, Diario Illnst rado, discussing this country's new fighting units, gives a table of statistics showing the total naval tonnage of the A B (' countries to be approximately rM.j.OOO, divided as fob lows: Argentine, 140,000; Brazil, 120. 000, mid Chile, S.j.000. Peru's naval tonnage is placed at 10,000. Other South American republics are not con sidered important as regards their naval power. AT THE THEATRES The Ideal Theater presents today Eva Novak in "The Smart Sex" and a good comedy. The fiasloiiian Theater presents today Mildred Harris Chaplin in "Old Dad." Added attraction, "International News." The United Southern Stock Company appeara again tonight and Wednesday night at the eanras theater in "The Naughty Wife." BUB When the Collars Come Home The Edge Should Be Round - The Points Should Match - Your Tie Should Clip Through Easily - All these features will be evident in your collars if you send them to us, because we mould your collars on this new :( V " I Prosperity Collar Moulder ' r' This machine moulds the collars after the seam has been moistened properly. There is no danger of cracking; no friction being employed your collars last twice as long. Try our way today and you will be a regular patron. Snowflake Laundry Phone 13 ! A Technical Reply. A woman passenger on an Atlantie liner had an experience that led her to believe that a seaman is not apt to waste much thought on his personal troubles. The sailor who induced this , tteTief had received a bad cut' on the head the second day ont. The woman was soli citous in her inquiries at to his Welfare when she saw the captain that Bight and would . nndeubtedly hare continued , her sympathy had not rough, sea. called to tnind her own sufferings, j When she emerged .foffr- daya later, white and weak, she suddenly remember ed the poor sailor. ; In, the course of the page Three day she saw him with a atrip of plaster on his head. "How is your headf " she asked at he passed by on some duty. - . "West hy south, mum," tras the re sponse. "How ia your wife making ont with those onions she is raising ia; a flower pott" , . "They're drooping. Stirring the aoi! with a hairpin was all tery.well, but I don't think perfum from an atomizer is the sort Of irrigation they seed. ' ' Louisville Courier Journal. ii"- I-
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