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I V r T AGE FOUR. THE OASTOXIA GAZETTE. DOTcrh :cnrasTtA ctoppixO in gastoVia. ' TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1918. . i '; i i 4 I The Gastonia Gazette . - m a snl rr Tnculir and Friday fZThs Gasette Publishing Company. , JSd..o,...dUl... Admitted Into the mails at the, ' mm nfflro t nton!a. N. C. at the ' and rate of Postage, April 28, MOI. Only Semi-Weekly newspaper pub ftahed la Gaston County. STBSCRirnON " PRICE : 0a year aiz monthe Pour months On month ..11.50 .75 .. .50 .. .15 In 1(1. All subscriptions payame taace and discontinued promptly up- I xpirauuu. ESTABLISHED 1880. Ho. 230 Mala Arcane. PHONE NO. BO. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1913. TO-DAY'S PAPER. The Gazette greets its readers to day with a "holiday trade" edition of 16 pages. The enlargement was made necessary largely to accommo date the extra run of Christmas aa Tertlslng of local firms. It win pay you to read these advertisements and then do your Christmas shop ping with the Lome firms represent ed in these pages. In addition to the extra advertis ing the reader will find quite a num ber of special Christmas articles that will repay reading. The ministers of the city have each been asked to write a short Christmas -editorial ror The Gazette and we present today some of 'these and hope to publish others between now and Christmas. When you have finished reading today's paper, if you have a friend or neighbor who does not take it, pass It along to him and let him en joy It By so doing you will favor him and the paper, too. THE FARMERS UNION. Brief .History of Organization in - North Carolina by Its President, Dr. H. Q. Alexander. ' The North Carolina Farmers' Un ion was organized in April. 1908, the first convention being held in Char lotte. The president and secretary treasurer , have held their offices from ' the organization convention, being re-elected from year to year without opposition. The second convention was held at Lincolnton, In August, 1908, this being known as the "summer con vention, which Is held mainly for the purpose of electing delegates to the National Convention, which al ways convenes the first week in September. Conventions hare been held at - Monroe, Charlotte, Greensboro, Sal ,' isbury, Wilson. Raleigh and A. & M. ; College.' The next annual conven tion will be held at Shelby Decem ber 17, 18 and 19th. Term of office of all officers one year, from January 1st to De cember Slst. Elections held always at the December conventions. - The Farmers' Union Is an educa tional, business and fraternal organ ization, non-partisan In politics ana on-eectarianin religion. Lawyers, merchants, .speculators in farm pro ducts and officers of banks are ineli gible to membership. Initiation fee. 1.00. Annual dnes, $1.00. Female members pay no fee or dues. Farmers' Union warehouses nave been built in probably one-fourth of the counties of the State, and this will continue until all the counties hare warehouses through which tne farmers sell and buy. , There Is nearly a million donars Invested in Union enterprises, In cluding these warehouses, co-operative stores, cotton seed oil mills, banks, fertilizer plants, tobacco iry prizeries, cotton gins, grist mills, etc The Farmers" Union has been the means of bringing down the price of fertilizers several dollars per ton and of raising the exchange of cotton seed for meal four to six hundred pounds meal on the ton seed. .The Union has to its credit In legislation the Torrens system of registering land titles, the six months free school law and the com pulsory attendance law. The officers of the State Union are as follows President. If. O. Alex ander MattTianrs virA n,clj..i r- J.. M. Templeton. Carv: seorarvl treasurer. E. C. Fair Ahemn- Organizer. J. Z. Green. Marshvllie! Bn!np Ac-ont t Piv. c, ford: Educational scrotal- 'w r Crosby, Charlotte. ' ' Executive Committee: Chairman OT n nth.n cioiii.. C. C. Wright, Hunting Creek- r V ?Coggins, Bear Creek: W O Crow- der, Cary; W. H. Moore, Farmniie- all of thew officers constitute .v. "Adrisory Council." Winter Weather. 'Sunday afternoon the merenry took a drop and kept on a steadily declining course until It reacned a point three or four degrees below freezing yesterday morning. Last night was the coldest of tne winter so far with the temperature still farther down in the 20's. Follow ing the warm weather which had ! prevailed for some time It mac j 8!milar metho for teaching the ele folks shiver and hurry on their ways j ments of domestic and personal hy- - toward the fireside or the stove. Ac- j P'" snd similar subjects are be coming to the weather bureau tne Lfa" d Others dl8CU88ed PbyB'C" cold prevails in practically every I ' 'section of the country with snows in I Rny rour fmw'tiire, Moren, ran; the north snd west snd frost as far front 0t"nla I'umitare Co. and rt south as northern Florida. j iny tickets. 23c U CHRISTMAS I - . S Editorials on the Meaning Great Holiday Festival Churches. S s THE FIRST CHRISTMAS SOXG. By Rev. J. C. Galloway, D. JJ. Pastor A. R. P. Church. But two events have ever Been i honored by anthems from heaven. The one the creation where "tne morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for Joy." The other the Christmas dawn when at mid-night above the heads of tne shepherds on the hills of Bethlehem, the sky was thronged with an in- numerable multitude of the heaven- ly host who sang with Joyops hearts! and wondrous melody the grandest J of all anthems, "Glory to God in tne highest, on earth peace good will to ward men." Dying saints have at times seemed almost to eaten strains j from the heavenly choir. But at no other time has mortal man heard a hymn sung by that choir which sings around "the great White Throne." What an anthem it must have been! How it must have swelled and ech oed and re-echoed over the hills and vales of Bethlehem! How it must have entranced and held spell-bound the favored few who heard it. We have every one at some time, heard marvelous music. We . have listened spell-bound to some grand oration, or been captivated by the power of some master musician. As the melody grew in volume ana sig nificance, and struck responsive chords within us, cares have been forgotten, pains have been soothed, and we have been lifted into an oth er world. Yet how much grander, how much more wonderful In its ef fect, must have been this first Christmas song from the lips or that shining multitude whose voices had been tuned around the Eternal Throne, and brok the mid-night stillness - with the tidings of great joy. Let us Imitate the spirit of the song of these shining ones, ana catch up the glad refrain and send It back to heaven "On earth peace, good will to men." How the Red ,Oos Seal Originated. Nearly $1,500,000 has been raised by Red Cross Christmas Seals in tne last five years, and yet many people do not know how this charity stamp idea orignated. Some of your grandmothers first played "post office" with stickers similar to Red Cross Seals 'way back in 1862, when they conceived tne idea of selling stamps at fairs for the benefit of the relief funds for the soldiers' hospitals in Brooklyn, Boston and elsewhere. Nearly $1, 0 00,000 was raised in this way De fore 1865. After the war, tms method of raising money was dis continued in this country for a gen eration, although it found vogue In Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden and other European countries. There are now thousanas of different types of charity stamps used in all parts of the world, as many as forty being used ln Austria for children's hospitals alone. Stamps or seals were first used to get money for the anfi-tuhercuiosis crusade in Norway and Sweden in 1904. To Jacob Rlis, the well-known social worker of New York, and to Miss Emily P. Bissell, the energetic secretary of the Delaware Rea cross. Jointly belongs the honor of origina ting our American Red Cross Christ mas Seal. In 1909, Mr. RIIs Inter est was aroused by the receipt ot a Christmas tuberculosis stamp on a letter from Norway. He published tin article about this queer-looking stamp In tlje "Outlook," and suggest ed some possible uses for It in thrs country. Miss Bissell at once saw an opportunity here and prepared a stamp, from the sale of which her society realized $3,000 for tuberculo sis work. So impressed was sne with this success that she Induced the American Red Cross to take np the sale In 1908 on a national basis. With very little organization and with hardly any attempt at careful advertising, the sale that year brought ln, nevertheless, over $135. 000 for antl-tuberrulosis work In various parts of the United States. In 1909, with more thorough organ ization, the sale was Increased to $230,000: In 1910 to nearly $310. 000; In 1911 to over 330.000, and over 40,000,000 seals, netting $400, 00 0, were sold last year. MOVIES TEACH VOTFRS. FiIm" Vf,t ln Ita,y to Educate Hllt- frates lndrew Uw. Da ,v Consular Reports A result or the new suffrage law- the number of electors In this district, and presumably throughout Ita,r' has lHen enormously increased. In the province of Catanlt. tn-o-r amI,?- tbr er under the old law BOme 41'000 Qualified voters: unaer the new 8tatDte the number leaps to 1 more than 140,000. (The electorate ! in a11 Ita,T ' stated to have oeen inus increased iromm 4,uuo,uoo to S.OflO.OOO or 9,000,000.) The task of educating the new voters to cast their ballots properly is a heavy one. As a means to thrs end the moving picture theatres throughout this district have exhibit ed films Bhowing graphically the procedure to be followed. In addi tion the representatives of one or the political parties have exnosed slmr lar films in local assembly rooms. This means of educating the public s s nd Observance of This by Pastors of Gastonia s THE MEANING OP CHRISTMAS. By Rev. M. i. Peters, Rector St. Mark's Episcopal Church. "Glory to God ln the highest, and on earth peace, good will to men. This is the grand theme of Christ mas first sounded from the' lips of angels, and since that day, the mes sage of the Christian Church to a world lost insin, and found again by the mercy and goodness of God. , Christmas Day is one of the earli est established feasts of the Chris tian Church, its present date having been fixed in the western Church about the year 380, thougn tne feast itself was observed mucn ear lier, being mentioned by Clement of Alexandria about the year 200. But the great event which the day commemorates, the Nativity or our Lord, cannot be placed with defin ite accuracy in time. The exact a ay when heaven was opened to welcome the wandering sons of men cannot be known; even the exact year is not certainly established. Still, through the ages, since the fourth century of our era, Christian people of most of the Christian lands, so rent and torn asunder by our many trifling differences, are unanimous in observing the 25th day ot Decem ber as the birthday of the Savior. But we are not concerned so much with the date of Christmas as with its meaning. The day marks the consummation of the dearest and subllmest hopes ot the Old Testa ment prophets and the beginning of the grand fundamental truth of the Gospels. The thought that pos sesses Christian hearts at this glor ious season is the truth of the In carnation. A thankful world bless es God Almighty for His most prec ious gift to men. Our hearts turn instinctively to the humble little manger bed in a stable in Bethle hem, where the Infant Savior, the Son of God, clothed ln flesh lay in humble majesty, unnoticed and un welcomed by the busy throng that passed to and fro in the inn yard, but who was hailed in glory by an gelic hosts when ihe heavens pro claimed His nativity. The Incarnation, what does it mean? God looked with loving and tender pity upon a world that had wandered from Him, and thougnt to re-establish men ln His favor. He loved men, so that He chose to seen end resore them Himself. He conde scended to clothe Himself ln human flesh, to become a man. He was conceived by the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Blessed Virgin, and was born, pure and undefiled into a world darkened by sin, that He might lead men back Into the arms of a loving Father. "The Word be came flesh and dwelt among us." The Son of God became the Son or Man in order that sons of men might become the sons of God. And the angels sang their praises to the GodMan when He was born to bring from heaven the message ot peace to men on earth. This Is the message that Christ mas brings to us year by year as time goes by. The glory and peace of the Incarnation is the burden of our heart's songs during the Christ mas season: The song of the angels Is echoed from every Christian heart. The song brings us a two-fold message from heaven glory to God, and Peace to men. The heart In stinctively lifts Itself to heaven and opens Itself to all the world. This spirit of good will to men inspires our hearts and expresses Itself In beautiful symbolism. It Is almost a part of our religion to busy our thoughts and hands to prepare ma terial messages of the heart's good -111 to others. All the public car riers and channels of Intercourse that brid-re the distant abodes of our friends, are laden wttn symbols and tokens of God's great gift to man. and our -rood will for our brethren ln Him. Every Heart Is graWnl to God and longs to com municate Its love to His people. In the flood of love and good will that radiates from Bethlehem's star, all dividing lines are covered and obliterated, and Christian hearts or every creed sand together at the manger cradle as members of God's one family, with thankful hearts to Cod for the Incarnate Savior ana tne angel's message of peace. Court m Session. .o tar only a few cases have e'ii tried in Superior Court which began last Wednesday. In the case or Stirr v;.. Southern Cotton Oil Co., which occupied the entire first three dy? of court, the jury gave tne plaintiff damages in the sum of $2, 0 ij. Ho Mas suing for $10,000 tor tho loss cf an arm. The defendant gave notiro of appeal. Yesterday the case of C. M. Robinson vs. Melville Mannf.'-cfur.'ng Co.. of Cherryvllle. for $12, .'00 damages for injuries sustaned by il.e plaintiff's son was nor.-sufted. Court will continue throush this week. Announcement This Is to announce that I am no longer doing contract work and am now practicing for the public. Res idence pboot So. 470; office phone No. 96. 0p3 C. J. KfcCOMBS, M. D. OFFICERS JRE GHOSEH MRS. 6. W. WILSON HEADS BETTERMENT Gastonia Woman's Betterment As sociation Electa Officers for Ensu ing Year Mrs Miller, Retiring President, Iteviews Work of Past Five Tears To Assist in Main tabling School Library The As sociation's Finances. Friday afternoon in the auditori um of the Central school the Gasto nia Woman's Betterment Association held Its regular monthly meeting for December and transacted con siderable business. The chief mat ter of importance was the election of officers for the ensuing year. Prior to the election Mrs. J. Y. Miller, the retiring president, gave a nrlef re sume of the work accomplished by the association since its organiza tion five years ago. She spoite a few words of appreciation for the harmony that exists and for tne hearty co-operation A.M..A1 ww w hearty support given her during tne two and a half years of her admin istration. At the conclusion of her talk a rising vote of thanks was ten tered Mrs. Miller for the splendid manner in which she had conducted the association's affairs during her tenure of office. Mrs. Rufus M. Johnston, chair man of the nominating committee, read the committee's report recom mending the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. George W. Wilson; first vice-president, Mrs. D. A. Garrison; second vice-president, Mrs. W. L. BalthTs; secretary Mrs. J. S. Wray; treasur er, Mrs. D. E. McConnell. There were no other nominations and Prof. Wray made a motion, which was unanimously carried, that tne secretary be Instructed to cast the vote of the association ln favor of the officers named by the committee on nominations. The retiring pres ident then called the new otr.cers forward and presented them to the association with a few well-cnosen words. She then turned over the gavel to the new president, Mrs. G. W. Wilson, who very graciously ac cepted the position and assumed the chair. The committee on grounds ported that cement steps were ing placed where needed on Central school grounds. The committee apbinted to re-be-tne buy books for the school library report edtwo sets received for examina tion. It was decided that the exec utive committee should give a nxea sam of money for this cause and leare the purchase of books to the committee. A request from the pub lic library for money was referred to the executive committee. The treasurer reported $216 In the bank remaining from the pro ceeds of the floral fair. It was re ported that the lyceum commmee Mad paid out $290 and had $160 on Land. It wns reported that the .Vusic Club was preparing to give a con cert at an early date for the benefit of the school piano and library fund. To Build Addition. Material Is now being placed for an addition to East Baptist church consisting of a basement and seven additional Sunday school rooms a bove. Mr. Ed Quinn Is to have charge of the work and It Is expect ed that It will be completed by the first of February. The growth of this Sunday school has been so rapid that more space Is needed to accom modate the classes. Trusted Employes Often have an oppor tunity to buy an in terest in their employ ers' business. That may happen to YOU some day. Opportunity comes to 'every one. Those who save sytem aticallylwill be prepared. Would you be ready NOW if opportunity came? Prepare for your oppor tunity by becoming a regular money saver at this bank. Gastonia Loan & Trust Company. Gastonia, North Carolina. Capital $25,000 Surplus $2500.00 Resources $100,000.00 Thos. L. Craig President E. & McLurd Vice President M. A. Carpenter Treasurer 1 JUUUUU- UJUUUU1 -01y MWBMWUB f' " f S UiKANOEW-MAMIlTON fr5 '.Yw ' H "Gtntiuls nothing but hard work." 't&i;& 1 w? ,he n?w bom m -?&y?:. I W American govern- I ;-C-Cv- ment without I v&t!' 'HEN the cash or credit staggered under a debt of $75,000,000 it was Hamilton who start ed the nation on a sound financial basis. Building Confidence Build your life upon a sound confidence and credit basis. . Strengthen your character by newer and stronger purposes. So live and conduct your pri vate affairs as to inspire con fidence. Sound nntace menu economy wisdom in handling your income, Economy u taring; laving wJl add to every aucceta building (rait in your character. it Let na help you. Ve are equipped to give yon erery aaaiaUnce for building on s aaXe snd sound finan cial basis. First National Bank CAPITAL $100,000 SURPLUS AND PROFITS $73,000 L. L. jcnkinb. PMaioaNT. 4. LCK ROBINPON. VIC1 PT. GASTONIA. C- S Paid om Ttans Covtlfieafoa of PmII. OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 132G of the Revlsal or North Carolina the following statement, showing the Items and nature of all compensations audited by tne Board of County Commissioners of Gaston County, N. C. from Dec. 1st, 1912, to December 1, 1913, (last' date not included), 1b hereby submitted as follows: , JOHN F. LEEPER, CHAIRMAN. To 20 days service as commissioner at $3.00 per day .$60.00 To 18 days service as committee at $3.00 per day 54.00 To 857 miles traveled 42.85 To expense of trip as committee to Raleigh 12.60 To extra compensation as chairman (Laws 1911) 300.00 Total $469.45 R. K. DAVENPORT. k To 20 days service as commissioner at $-3.00 per day $60.00 To 480 miles traveled 24.00 To expense of trip to Raleigh, committee 10.50 $94.50 J. W. KENDRICK. To 19 days servce as commissioner at $3.00 per day $57.00 To 576 miles traveled 28.80 $85.80 O. G. FALL3. To 20 days service as commissioner at $3.00 per day $60.00 To 7 days service as committee at $3.00 per day 21.00 To 622 miles traveled 31.10 To expense of trip to Raleigh, committee 10.50 $122.60 ' X R. S. LEWIS. To 20 days service as commissioner at $3.00 per day $60.00 To 2 days service as committee at $3.00 per day 6.00 To 176 miles traveled , 8.80 To expense of trip to Raleigh as committee 10.50 $85.30 J. F. M'ARVER. To 20 days service as commissioner at $3.00 per day $60.00 To 6 days service as committee at $3.00 per day 18.00 $78.00 SUMMARY. To 152 days commissioner and committee at $3.00 per day ....$456.09 To 2711 miles traveled $135.55 To expense of committee-to Raleigh $ 44.10 To extra compensation allowed Chairman $300.00 Total v $935.65 Number' of days board was in session. 20. There were no unverified accounts allowed nor any allowance made to Board nor any member thereor, except as above stated. . I hereby certify that the above la correct. ' This December 1, 1913. A. J. 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