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-TV.,-, r. -.ice four' THE GASTOXIA, GAZETTE. FRIDAY. VCVli 14. 191. The Gastonia GazettiU Lecture: oa Wewetey Tonight. ' ' v At Ozark Methodist church at 8:15 o'clock tonight the pastor. Rev, Xaraed every Tneaday and Friday ty Tie Gazette Publishing. Company. FIRST NATIONAL BANK W. A. Jenkins, will deliver an Illus trated lecture on the life and times of John Wesley,-the great founder or C D. ATKDfS. P. VT, ATKDT8. Methodism. The lecture will be Il lustrated with excellent stereoptlcoa views of scenes, related to the life of Wesley. There, will be no charge for admission and the public is cor Editors tad If rn. GASTONIA. N. C. ; Oaly Semi-weekly newspaper fabUsbed la Gastoa Coaaty. , B dially- invited to attend. Raising Road Funics by Bond Issue Benefits from Good Roads Cannot Be Over estimated Necessity for Expert Supervision 1 ' ' ' ' - (Prepared by the U. S. Department of Agriculture) PHONE NO. 50. FRIDAY, JULY 14, 191. ? 1V tlTlK CAflRST . t 'A WOXDEKFUL FRIT. More than once since the present -world-war began have the Germans .surprised the world by the accom plishment of some unprecedented and unexpected feat of daring. The moat recent of these was the sending across the Atlantic lor tne first time in history of a submarine merchantman. It arrived at Balti more few days ago. The details of its arrival and much about the " -voyage across the waters have been given,' wide publicity by the dally press. It carried a cargo of valua ble chemicals and dyestuffs. estimat ed to be worth considerably more than a million dollars. On the re- tnrn trio, .wlhcb. will be commenced it Is said within the next ten days. this ship will carry back to Germany a cargo of erode rubber and nickel, ; materials which are very much need- ' ed la the war operations at this time.' ; v United States officials who In spected, thls ship for the purposo of determining whether it was s war ship or a merchantman are said to have marveled at the wonder of Its construction. No doubt they also I learned, some things that may be of "value to them in the future of sub marine construction In this country. -3apt, Koenigof the Deutschland is authority for the statement that this Is but the forerunner of a fleet of undersea boats now being con structed by his government which will be used to maintain a regular ireai ina passenger service oe-j , tween Germany and the rest of the -world. The British blockade, he says. Is at last broken through the means, of the submarine merchant man Already another one of these ships, he says, is on its way over . here" and may be expected to ar rive at most any time. . It will carry' back to Germany, be says, a cargo of condensed milk for the babies of that country who are suf fering for lack of nourishing food. It Is hard for us to realize that we are making history now, history that will read like romance to the next generation. As we read and marvel at the courage and daring of Columubs ia sailing across the sew world, so will our children and children's children read and marvel at Ctapt. Koenig's feat in ailing across that same ocean un derneath the water and thus, in augurating another era in mari time traffic. Whether one sympathizes with Germany In this war or not one can not help admiring their Ingenuity and daring. The Gazette congratulates Mount Holly on the progress it is making as evidenced by the handsome new school building which that town. Is to erect right away to supplement the facilities afforded by the modern building' built only a few years ago. The ' Mount. Holly people are not giving to much boasting. Their babit is to saw wood and say nothing - It is ' towns made up ' of this kind of people that make (1 set ati -rar Admitted Into the malls at the Post Office at Gastonia. N. C. at the sound rate of 'Postage, April 28, SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: Ons year 11.50 cu months , Four months 50 One month i AH subscriptions payable in ad vance and discontinued promptly pos expiration. 'J ESTABLISHED 1880. NO. 230 West Mala Aveaue. D D Sf2SZSZ5Z5ZSZSZSZSZ5ZSZ5Z5ZSZ5Z5Z5ZSZ5ZSZ5ZSZ5ZSZSZ5Z525ZSZ5Z5Z5ZSZ5Zy; Using Drag, Dunn, North Carolina. Gaston county ought to send a cood deleeatlon to IrleII county cert week on that test farm in spection tour concerning " which unty Demonstration Agent Gray fas sometamg .to say la today's Cszette. The SUte is doing a great ffrvioe for the farmers of North Carolina at the Iredell Test Farm - .1 a day spent there la observa : i and Inspection of the crops and ' tbods used will repay any farmer ' r tie small amount of cost Incur-1 j. Every farmer is Invited and 9 Caiette hopes that ' 'many . of i frcn Caston will take advan- f tl ',3 err crtcElty. - . -; ; - Of the various methods of -financing road projects the one most generally practiced for raising a substantial fund which will be available for immediate expenditure is through the issuance of bonds. Experience, say the road spe cialists of the department, has shown good roads to be a sound investment, both from a business and economic standpoint. ' If properly proportioned and managed bond issues are made for their improvement, the roads them selves will pay off the indebtedness thus created through the utility which they afford and the saving which will result in the cost of hauling. Some Reasons for Failure. Instances are not lacking rhere bond issues for highway purposes have proved failures. These failures are due to mismanagement rather than to defective principle. Where coun ties have issued highway bonds the proceeds of which have been spent to construct temporary roads surfaces and maintenance. Too frequently ill- advised locations are adopted. Need for Highway Engineers, Highway plans for bond issues re quire expert skill and professional service. Before the amount of bonds Is determined, a thorough study ol the needs of the county should be made and careful maps of the pro posed highway system should be pre pared. The sum to be issued should not be fixed until it is reasonably known what It will accomplish. It la customary for many counties to ap point commission of business men under whose Jurisdiction the bond money is expended. In other cases the county supervisor or county com missioner has the direction of expendi tures. The best results have always followed where such commissions or county boards have secured the serv ices of a competent highway en gineer. Guided by the costly experience of a V . ,' - Laying First Course, Poplar Springs Road, Meridian, Mississippi. on unimproved grades ana wltnout proper drainage, failure has neces sarily resulted. There are on record in the department of agriculture Instances showing where the so-called macad am roads have been built with bond money by aimply dumping broken stone at the wrong time of year on muddy surfaces without grades or alignments and without roll ing or binding. Investment of money in new roads does not become real economy until provision is made for keeping these new roads in condition by maintenance and repair after they are built. Through a misunderstanding of the essential principles underlying the es tablishment of a proper country road system, conflicts of interest sometime arise which cause the failure of the bond-issue plan. The location of the roads to be Improved should not be determined by argument, but 'upon sound engineering and economic prin ciples. Before a community votes to Issue bonds for highways It is neces sary to study thoroughly what roads ought to be improved, and the ap proximate cost of their construction many communities, it Is now becoming common for counties to adopt this plan. In all engineering construction it is customary to allow a certain per centage of the cost for engineering and supervision. There is no reason why highway building should be made an exception to' this rule. At least five per cent of the bond issue may well be set aside for engineering and supervision alone. Money spent to hire a competent engineer to make pre liminary investigations before Jbonds are issued and to plan and supervise construction will be well spent It Is not uncommon to find counties that will repeatedly postpone the sale of bonds In order to obtain an Increase of one per cent In a bid for $100,000 or less and then proceed to construct the roads In a most haphazard and ill- planned manner. The split log drag has contributed more toward the economic malnte nance of public highways than any Implement of modern usage. A drag can be built or purchased for $20 and Is easily operated by anyone who can drive s team. New Principal Elected. " . Prof. C, B. Garrett, for several years' eupeiintednent of the graded schools st Belhaven, N. C, has been elected principal and general man ager of the South Fork Institute at Maiden. The next term begins September 4th and a large atten dance is expected for the coming session. Rev.-i. T. Newton, of Dal las, is a member of the board of trustees. , Billonsnees and Stomach Trouble. "Two years ago I suffered from ; frequent- attacks of stomach trouble and biliousness, writes-Miss Emma Verbryke, Lima, Ohio. "I could eat very little food that agreed wita me and I became so dizzy and sick at my stomach at times that I bad to take hold of. something to keep from falling. Seeing Chamberlain's Tablets advertised I decided to try them. I improved rapidly. Ob tainable everywhere." Adv. ST0WE-BABERC0. Fresh Vegetables ROASTING EARS CANTALOUPES COUNTRY BEANS TOMATOES BEETS ONIONS SQUASH FRESH COUNTRY BUTTER, CHICKENS iANDEGGS Bring us your produce. High est market price paid. Stowe- Baber Company PHONE 411 Watches 'Every man wants to own a real good watch some time during bis life-time. Usually it is put off from one year to the next. But a good watch gives service for a life-time, so why not decide on it now and have the satisfaction of having the right time for the coming years. Hamilton Howard South Bend Elgin Waltham Watches H. M. Van Sleen Jeweler 124 Main Ave. 1 Capital Surplus and Profits $100,000 $135,000 We are in a position to grant loans on collateral or'other approved security and will be pleased to con fer with those needing accomodation. FIRST NATIONAL BANK GASTONIA, N. C THOMSON MERCANTILE CO.'S v GREAT Mid-Summer Clearance Sale o 20 to 50 Off Is Now In Full Blast and will continue thru Saturday, July 22nd. , Nine days of unsurpassed Bargain-Giving. A ver tible feast of discounts, Cuts and Slashes throughout our entire establish ment. ' THOMSON MERCANTILE COMPANY A ; : Elevating Grader, at Work. Broadway Theatre THE PROOF OF OUR PRE SCRIPTION EXPERIENCE " IS IN OUR WINDOW TODAY CI eo Madison In WHEN THE WOLF HOWLS" IT WILL BE WORTH YOUR WHILE TO STOP AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WINDOWFUL OP PRESCRIPTIONS THAT WE HAVE FILLED DlRING 31 YEARS OP BUSINESS, if IS GOXD EVIDENCE SATURDAY J OF THE FACT THAT WTE HAVE FILLED ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW The Second Seriea of "The Mie-I TO CORRECTLY FILL YOURS JUST AS YOUR DOCTOR ORDERS. . haps of Musty Suffer." MONDAY Biff Railroad Picture THE RAILROAD BANDITS" Featuring Marie WaJcamp .J. . TUESDAY Mary Fuller 7 - ? ' - THROWN TO THE LIOKS- Mlsa roller' wears a half-dozen different frowns, - the v mJt costly A Good Drug Store - TORRENCE DRUG CO. We Take Care Sjiliscribe for The Gazette $1.50 Year omweni f owui, is n ' uy U V - nrA ' m J AI im J r
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