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THE GASTON G ZETTE PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. VOL, XXXVTL NO. 41. GASTONIA, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 23, 1916. L50 A YEAR Ef ADVANC3. A, OAKLEY GETSCONTRACT FOR THE TWO KEW SCHOOL BUILDIM6S Contract Price U $17,300 Each Ex elusive of Plumbing and Heating To lie Completed by October 1 Buildings Complete and Furnish ed Will Come Within Appropria tion of 923,000 Each To Have 14 Rooms and Large Auditorium. Contractor H. F. Oakley, of Gasto nia, has been awarded the contract to construct two new public school buildings, one in East Gastonia and one in West Gastonia. Mr. Oakley has made his bond and will begin work on these structures within the next week or two. They are to be ready for occupancy by October 1st. The contract price is $17,200 each or $34,400 for the two, exclusive of heating and plumbing. The contract for these items have not as yet been let but will probably be given out wlthjih the next few days. There are several bids for these items now in the hands of City Clerk Ratcbford. There were thirteen bidders for these buildings, namely: H. F. Oakley, C. W. Spencer, J. L. Glenn, John W. Stout, Taylor-Walters Co., Rhodes & Underwood, W. Lee Har bin, Travers-Wood Co., Porter & Boyd, R. L. Goode, John Clemmer, W. M. Kellar and J. W. Campbell. As will be seen from the cut on this page these build'ngs both are alike are in a general way like the handsome new Central graded school building built last year at a cost or about $75,000. The main difference is that they are smaller. The gen eral arrangement, with the exception of the location of the auditorium, is largely the same. In these buildings the auditoriums, seating about 600 people, are on the second floor. Each building has 14 class rooms, besides auditorium, principal's rooms and toilet rooms, etc. The ' con struction is of brick, with stone trimmings and composition rooting. The lighting arrangement is ideal, being the same as in the Central building. Each building has a fire proof tower and throughout the con struction is according to the most up-to-date and approved plans sanc tioned by the Bute Insurance De partment. When completed these buildings will be among the hand somest and most convenient in this part of the State, buildings the city can well be proud of. , Messrs. Wheeler & Stern, archi tects of Charlotte, prepared the plans for the new buildings. TWO CAPITAL CASKS. Grand Jury Return True Hills Against Ikhrc Burton and Hell and WilHe Page for Murder To Be Tried at Current Term of Court Now in Session. Two capital cases are on the dock et of Gaston Superior Court, the May term of which convened yes terday morning with Judge Frank Carter, of Ashevllle, presiding, for a week's criminal term. Shortly before 1 1 o'clock this morning the grand jury returtied a true bill for murder against Isaac Burton, an aged white man of Bessemer City who on Wednesday, May 10th, shot and killed Buery Hardin, a 16-year-old white boy of that town, a son of Dave Hardin, master mechanic at the Smith Mill. Burton is a shoemaker. He has been confined in the county jail here since the crime was committed. Previous to this the grand Jury had returned a true bill for murder against Bell Page, colored, and her 12-year-old son, Willie Page, they being charged with the killing of Delia Farris on Saturday night. May 6th. They are both in jail. The trial of both these cases will probably take place at this term which continues through the pres ent week. With the exception of these cases there are none of special importance on the docket. The attendance . Is light for criminal court. Mrs. Emily Nelson Ritchie- Mc Lean, wife of Donald McLean, or New York, died In a hospital in Bal timore Friday. She was a past president-general of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Mc Lean was 57 years old and was born in Frederick, Md. . THE ABOVE CUT, MADE FROM PLANS SUBMITTED BY WHEEL ER STF.RX, OF CHARLOTTE, AND ACCEPTED BY THE CITY COUN CIL SHOWS HOW THE NEW GRADED SCHOOL BUILDINGS WILL LOOK WHEN COMPLETED. ONE IS TO BE BUILT IN EAST GASTO NIA AND ONE IN WEST GASTONIA, BOTH ALIKE. THE COST OF EACH WILL BE ABOUT $25,000. ' - SCHOSEII SECRETARY OF FAIR ASSOCIATION Directors Of Gaston County Fair As BsocUilon Fleet Mr. J. M. Holland, of Gastonia, Secretary and Treas urer of Organization He Will In augurate at Once Strenuous Cam- Upaign to Make 1010 Fair a Great Uuccestt. Mr. J. M. Holland, one of Gasto nia s most prominent ana energetic young business men, was last night elected secretary and treasurer of Che Gaston County Fair Association, the selection being made by the board of directors at a special meet ing. Mr. Holland has accetped the position and will at once take over the duties incident to the office. He will employ an assistant to look af ter the detail work in tho office of the Holland Realty & Insurance Co., of which he is secretary and treasur er and general manager. He will thus be enabled to devote practically all of his time to the fair association. In securing Mr. Holland for this important position the directors were fortunate. He is a young man of en ergy, judgment and ability and con tributed in no small degree to the success of the county's first fair held last fall. In conjunction with Presi dent T. L. Craig and Vice-President W. T. 'Rankin he will at once Inaugu rate a campaign looking towards a larger and better fair for the present year. He expects to have the hearty co-operation of all the farmers, stock raisers and business men in Gaston county. With this the fair can be made one of the very best in the entire State. As announced last week President Craig has been authorized to appoint a vice-president for each of the six townships in the county and this he will probably do within the next few days. From every standpoint the indica tions are that Gaston county will have this year a fair which, both in size and in quality, will rank with the best in the South and will be one of which our people will have just cause to be proud. The board of directors at their meeting last night decided upon Oc tober 3rd as the date on which the fair will open. APPOIN TS WELFARE AG EXT. . . Special to The Gazette. Washington, D. C, May 22. The action of Southern Railway Com pany in creating the position of wel fare agent for the benefit of its em ployees has received the official en dorsement of the Daughters of tne American Revolution who adopted the following resolution at the twen-ty-flfth continental congress of tne national society: "That this congress endorse tne action of the Southern Railway in creating the position of welfare agent and in appointing the Rev. Charles L. Bass, of Atlanta, to fill this most important and interesting office."' Mrs. O. F. Mason went to Char lotte yesterday afternoon to attend the commencement exercises of Queen's College, where her daughttr. Miss Ruth Mason, is a student. Im mediately after the commencement is over tonight Miss Mason will leave for New York City, where she will spend several weeks. ' r 4 Jk DALLAS SCHOOL CLOSES EXERCISES WERE OF A HIGH ORDER Interesting Program Cturied Out at Commencement of Dallas High Schocl Gold Medals Awarded Gift From Faculty to Sunt, and Mrs. Henson Other Items of Dal las News. Correspondence of The Gaxette. DALLAS, May 22. The gradua ting exercises of the 11th grade of the high school were held last Mon day evening in the presence of an unusually large and interested audi ence. The decorations on the stage were beautiful and elicited many encomiums of praise from the audi ence. Large screens covered with cedar formed a background, while and arch beautifully decorated was in the center and two small gates formed an entrance for the members of the graduating class. Mountain laurel was banked at the sides or the screen while sprays of pins roses nestled among the cedar ana other evergreens. Sprays of Soutn ern smilax and the bamboo vine it ere gracefully draped from the ceiling. At the appointed time little Blair Falls Houser, the mascot of the basket ball team and the pet of all the high school students and teacn ers, unfastened the gates and tne graduates entered from the rear of tho stage. The following was the program of the evening: Invocation, lit v. A. Jenkins. President's address , Mr. Caleb Rhodes. Song by High School, "Creeu Young Freshmen". History of the class, Miss Ella Mae Pasour. Farewell song. High school. Class Prophecy, Miss Sudie Adder holt. Last will and testament and deliv ering of farewell gifts to the faculty and school mates, Miss Nannie Pasour. Valedictory, Miss Lois Wilson. Class song, members of the lltti grade. Address, Prof. J. B. Henson. Awarding of Diplomas, Prof. S. J. Kirby. Song, "Auld Lang Lyne," hign school. Benediction, Rev. A. R. Beck. The Torrence-Morris medal given to the student writing the best short story was presented to Miss Mary Hoffman by Prof. Henson. Miss Inez Ward, teacher of domes tic science, early in the year promised a gold thimble to the girl in the sewing classes doing the besc needlework during the year. This thimble was won by Miss Mabel Quinn and was presented to her Monday night by Prof. Henson Tor Miss Ward. At the close of the program when the gifts and flowers had been pre sented to the graduates and the speakers of the evening. Rev. W. A. Jenkins in a very graceful manner and in just the most appropriate words imaginable presented a girt of silverware to Prof, and Mrs. Henson from all the faculty. The gift was only a slight token of ap preciation from them for the kind ness and courtesies shown to them during the year by Prof. Henson and his wife. Tuesday evening the play, "The Colonel's Maid" was presented by Prof. Henson, Misses Willie Webb, Mary Hoffman, Modena Durham, Messrs. Latham Friday, Caleb Rhodes, Esli Rhyne, Lawrence Hol land and Cecil Cornwell. The play was a - success from first to last, and was such a success that by special request it is to be repeated Saturday night. May tne 27th in the graded school auditori um for the benefit of a local cause. Everybody is invited to attend. Rev. W. A. Jenkins, pastor of the Methodist church, delivered a very instructive and interesting illus trated sermon-lecture at his churcn last night. The views were beauti ful and as they showed the places visited by St. Paul in his missionary journeys now being studied in tne Sunday school lessons, this illus trated lecture is extremely beneficial to members of all the Sunday schools in Dallas. Miss Alena Rhyne left Saturday morning for Hickory to visit Miss Modelle Davis and attend the Com mencement exercises at Lenoir Col lege. Miss Mary Lentz returned to her home at Mt. Holly Friday evening after visiting her sister, Mrs. J. B. Henson. Dr. Bess Puett. Misses Myrtle Swindell, Anna Puett and Emma Holland attended the Pageant at the State Normal College on Saturday. A Messrs. A. C. Craig and Mack Cox, of Lowell, and Messrs. Earl McLean and Caldwell Ragan, who have been students is West m inter School in Rutherford county during the past year, returned to their homes for the summer vacation last week. The Strong Withstand th Heat of Summer Better Than thWeak Old people who are feeble, and younger people who are weak.will be rtrengthened and enabled to go through the depress ing heat of summer by taking regularly Grore's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It purifies and enriches the blood and builds np the whole system. 50c. " IS 6 MOMENTUM IIIU1I REVIVAL MEETING CREATES INTEREST Brownlng-Stapleton Tabernacle' Meet ing lraw8 Large Crowds and Stimulate Interest In Christian Work "Candle Sermon" Tonight Today Set Apart for Christian Work Old Folks Service Tomor row Afternoon Splendid Set-vice This Morning. Despite a pouring rain this morn ing the 10 o'clsck service at the tabernacle was splendidly attend ed and the service itself was one of the sweetest and most spiritual yet held. In the absence of Mr. Brown ing it was conducted by Mr. Staple ton who talked on "Personal Ser vice". A praise and testimony ser vice preceeded the regular service and a large number testified to the fact that they had been greatly blessed; by the meeting. Last night Mr. Stapleton was to have delivered his "Candle Sermon" which is intended especially for the children and young people. On ac count of the heavy rain, which kept many away, he decided to postpone that subject until tonight. It will be given tonight rain or shine and it is hoped that as many young people as possibly can will attend. In many places whjere Mi, Stapletor has delivered this sermon he has had numerous requests to repeat it. In stead of the "Candle Sermon" last night he delivered a plain, practical and very impressive talk on personal work and the part it plays in the Christian life. Tomorrow afternoon at 'i o'clock a special service will be held in honor of the old - people. It 1b hoped that Just as many old people in and around the city as possibly can will come to this service which promises to be a most enjoyable one. Persons who have automobiles and. who are willing to use them for an hour or two tomorrow afternoon to help bring some of the old peo ple to the tabernacle for this service are asked to report to Mr. J. H. Separk. While the service is pri marily for the older people every body is invited and a large crowd is expected. Today "was set aside as a day on which every person was asked to do some deed that Christ might have done had he been here -some deed of Christian service. The idea was a splendid one and no doubt has re sulted in many deeds of love and charity being done throughout the city today. Nearly 3.000 women were present Sunday afternoon when Mr. Brown ing preached a special sermon to women and girls only. It was a most impressive service. Sunday night a large number responded to the invitation to desert lives of sin and follow in the footsteps of Christ. TEXAS TOHNADO. Nine Persons Killed and 3 Injured In Tornado That Swept Kemp City, Okla. A Center for Storms. Denison, Tex., May 21. 'Nine per sons were killed and 38 injured at Kemp City, Okla., eight miles east of Denison, and the town was badly damaged by a tornado which last night swept a path three quarters of a mile wide and Ave miles long in the vicinity foKemp. Only three small dwellings remain intact at Kemp. Twelve business houses, a two story hotel and 60 residences were demolished In Kemp City. This is the second time In recent years that the little town of 300 inhabitants has been visited by a tornado. Mer chants said that the town probably would not be rebuilt. Eight were killed in the town while the other victim, a child was killed in the collapse of its father's home just across the Red River in Texas. Of the 38 persons injured, 36 are residents of Kemp City. Most of those injured were caught in the collapse of buildings while trying to reach storm cellars shortly after the storm broke at 9:23 p. m. Saturday. The bodies of the dead in several instances were found hundreds of yards from where their houses had stood. The two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Brlnson, who were killed, was hurled 500 feet with flying debris when the Brinson residence was destroyed but the child suffered only minor injuries. Immediately after the storm pass ed emergency treatment was given the injured in darkness, with ratn falling in torrents. A special train carrying 12 physicians from Denison did not reach Kemp until several hours after the tornado passed. Rock Hill. S. C, Herald, 19th: Miss Harriet McLean is in Clover vis iting the family of her brother. Rev. A. A. McLean. Before returning she will attend commencement exercises of Chicora College, Columbia. AVODD SPRING COLDS. Sudden changes, high winds, shifting seasons cause colds and grippe, and these spring colds are annoying and dangerous and are likely to tnrn into a chronic sum mer cough. In such cases take a treatment of Dr. King's New Discov ery, a pleasant Laxative Tar Syrup It soothes the cough, checks the cold and helps break np an attack ot grippe. It already - prepared, - no mixing or fussing. Just ask your druggist for a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery. Tested. and tried for over 40 years. 3 SHORT LOCAL ITEMS At last, the rain. Are you attending the taber nacle meetings. Eighth installment of "The Strange Case of Mary Page." Miss Bertie Stowe, of Belmont, is the guest of Misses Zoe and Ma mie Stowe here. y Mr. S. S. Mauney, of Cherryvllle, was in the city yesterday attending Gaston Superior Court. Rev. R. A. Miller, of Rock Hill. 5. C, spent Friday In Gastonia on business. Mr. J. H. White, of Dallas, route one, was a business visitor in town yesterday. Mr. L. R. Nlell. of Lin wood Col lege, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. 'Rev. and Mrs. "Raymond Browning spent yesterday at their home in Lincolnton. Judge Frank Carter, of Ashe vllle, who is holding Gaston Superior Court, Is a guest at tne Armington. Miss Mary Huey, of the city school faculty, will leave tomorrow for her home in Rock Hill for tne summer. Miss Maud Brown, of Concord, arrived in the city Saturday to be the guest for two weeks of Mrs. J. H. Separk. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Black, or DallaB, route one, were the guests Saturday and Sunday of Mr. Black's brother, Mr. A. S. Black. Mrs. A. Brady is spending the week here with Col. and Mrs. T. L. Craig and other relatives. She leaves the last of the week for her home In Kansas City, Mo. Rev. I). M. Littaker, pastor of the Methodist church at Ienoir, was the guest last night of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Roekett at their home on South York street. Mr. Littaker came down to attend the Browning-Staple-ton meeting. Miss Maggie Gamble, of the fac ulty of Linwood College, and Miss Lillle Usher, of Lancaster, S. C, wno is president of the Linwood College Alumnae Association, were the guests last Friday night of Mrs. C. P. Rob inson at her home on the Union road. Mrs. Stella G. McElhannon, of Washington Cfty, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Roberta McEl hannon, who has been a student this year at St. Mary's College, Raleigh, are expected to arrive in the city to night to be the guest for several weeks of Mrs. McElhannon's sister, Mrs. S. A. Klndley. Mr. Leonard Henry, who will be graduated within a few days from the A. & M. College, Raleigh, spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. M. B. Henry, returning to Raleigh yesterday. Mr. Henry has already accepted a position with the South ern Bell Telephone Co. at Atlanta, Ga., and will leave soon for that place to take up his work. Rev. J. D. Rankin, of Norwood, was on last Tuesday elected superin tendent of the Bessemer City graded sc hools to succeed Mr. E. C. Byerly. Rev. Mr. Rankin is a member of tne Western North Carolina Conference of the M. E. Church, South, and is well known in Gastonia, where he has frequently visited. Mrs. Rankin is a sister of Mrs. Mc. (5. Anders, of Gas tonia. T. H. CALVERT Ralslgh, N. C. Democratic Candidate for Attorney General. KEEP YOUR SKIN CLEAR AND HEALTHY. There Is only one way to have a clear, healthy complexion and that is to keep the bowels active and regu lar. Dr. King's New Life Pills will make your complexion healthy and clear, move the bowels gently, stim ulate the liver, cleanse the system and purify the blood. A 'splendid spring medicine. 1 5c. at your Druggist. , 3 If j&?tA I III SOGIAJMCIRCLES LATEST EVENTS INWOKJUTS WOI CHANGE OP DATE ' . FOR ENTERTAINMENT. We are requested to announce that the date for the return engagement of Miss Pearl Millet, singer, and Miss Amy Chllds, reader, has been chanked from June 1 to Wednesday night. May 31st. The entertainment will be given in the auditorium - of the Central graded school and' will begin at 8:30 o'clock. MRS. WILKIX8 TO ENTERTAIN. At her home in Dallas Friday af- , ternoon at 3:30 o'clock Mrs. S. A. Wilklns will entertain the Original Thirteen Club and a few invited guests complimentary to Miss Clara Armstrong, of Gastonia, one of the June brides, and Mise Madge' Wil klns, of Rutherfordton, who will ar rive tomorrow to be her house guest for several days. Later Miss Wil klns will visit Dr.' and Mrs. T. A. Wilklns and other friends here. - HEALTH DEPARTMENT MET WITH MRS. WILSON. The regular monthly meeting of the Health Department of the Wo man's Betterment Association was . held Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock acv the home of the chairman, Mrs. G. W. Wilson, of West Second avenne. Mrs. R. M. Reid was elected secreta ry and treasurer of the department.' Miss Eva M. Price, the visiting nurse, made her report for the mnoth. showing 146 visits, 24 treatments, 1 dressings, 3 operations and & health lectures. WERE Gl'KSTS AT THE t EVIDENTIAL LUNCHEON. One of the most brilliant features of the visit of President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson to Charlotte Saturday was the informal luncheon given at 3 o'clock In the banquet hall of the Southern Manufacturers' Club. Gas tonia was represented at this func tion by Col. Thomas L. Craig and Mrs. Craig. Among the company were Secretary Josephus Daniels, Senator Lee S. Overman, Governor Craig and Mrs. Craig, Governor Man ning and Mrs. Manning, Congress man E. Y. Webb and Mrs. Webb and others of national note. USED STRATEGY. Spencer Mountain Man Turned Neat , Trick to Catch Uoyv Who Stotft His Automobile. Charlotte Observer. 21st. v ' Losing his seven-passenger tour ing automobile did not prevent H. W. Fryling of Spencer Mountain from enjoying the baseball game yesterday afternoon. 8ome onetooc " the car where it had been left by Its owner on the street, and Mr. Fryling went to the ball game in a street car, ' Coming out of the grand stand be-., fore the ball game was over, Mr. Fryling saw his auto standing near the grounds among others. He call ed a policeman's attention to the fact, and the two concocted a scheme) to catch the parties who took the machine. Mr. Fryling removed the ' batteries, without which the machine could not be started. Then he ' waited nearby with the officer. . The game over, two young men came out of the grandstand and ap proached the automobile. One of them climbed into the front seat, tak ing charge of the steering wheel, and the other proceeded to crank the ma chine. But it would not crank. Enjoying the chagrin of the young men over the fact that the automo bile would not start to their fill, Mr. . Fryling and the officer proceeded to place them under arrest. Mr. Fry ling placed the batteries in place and the four went to the police barracks. There the boys said they had been drinking, and did not really intend' to take the car. They said they were going to replace it where they found It on returning to the city. War rants charging malicious mischief" were made against them, and they are under bond to appear In the po-" lice court. WELL LOOKED AFTER. North Carolina Get Liberal Appro priatlons in Sundry Civil BI1L , Greensboro News. Washington, May 1 9. The sun- . dry civil bill, reported to the house today, carries liberal appropriations for public buildings in the state and" also for the continuation of the bar- bor of refuge at Cape Lookout. $600,000 is asked for to continue the work of the harbor of refuge. The items are: Shelby postoffice,' for contluation, , $20,000; Waynes- " ville postoffice, for continuation. $29,000; Wilkesboro postoffice and courthouse, $8,000; full completion; Wilmington customs house and ap praisers' store, for continuation. v $85,000; postoffice and customs -house for Lookouts, $25,000; for rent of temporary quarters for gov ernment officials and minor expenses. $1,200; Thomarville site and com mon court, $2,500; rent new quar ters and moving at Charlotte, 3,50; Beaufort and Edenton biological sta tions, $3,600 each; continuation of the Burlington postoffice. $31,000. and for the study of pellagra, rental equipment and maintenance of tern- -porarvleld hospital, etc., $40,000. Mr. and Mra. T W: Wlln u-. Jennie Duff. Mra. O V Mu ' xrio. Lucile Mason and Mr. Oscar Mason t went to Charlotte Sunday night to hear the baccalaureate v sermon ' at -Queen's College, preached by Rev. J. H. Henderlite, pastor of the First Presbyterian, chnrch of this city.
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