THE CJAHTTOllA GAZETTK,
Friday December a, i9it.t .
-
TiirGASTONiA Gazette.
Issued every Tuesday and Friday
y Tea Gaxette Publishing company
CD. ATK1XS.
J. W. ATTOXS.
Jsdltorf
' - Osdy Semi-weekly newspaper
pabllsbed tn Gaston County.
- Admitted into the mailt at the
Pott Office at Gastonia. X. C, at the
'sound rate of Postage, April 28,
1102.
SUBSCRIPTION' PRICE:
One year $1-50
8ix month -7b
Four monthi 50
On month 15
All subscriptions payable In ad
vance and discontinued promptly
pon expiration.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
AO. 230 Went Main Avenue.
PHOXE NO. 80.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1010.
RSI
The higher the price of flour goes
the better we like corn bread.
What ever prompted the suffrage
leaders to decide on yellow an their
colon?
The best advice some can offer this
Christmas is to shop according to the
dictates of ones pocket book.
Gastonia falls in line with many
other towns and will this year have
Its first community Christmas tree.
Now that. Champ Clark has sug
gested laying bens as a means of
cutting down the high cost of living,
there will doubtless be more "egg
producer" sold.
And it was left for the Tenth to get
all the advertisement out of the 1916
election,. Asheville sharing honors
with California for first place.
Strange how some places are favor
ed. Entirely too much recognition has
fceen made of the tribute William
Jennings Bryan paid to the Tar Heels
at Raleigh several days ago. His re-
marks along this line did not uncov
er any surprises.
fcADIES OF ST. MARK'S
TO HOLD BAZAAR.
Tho annual bazaar given by tbe
,women of St. Mark's Guild. St.
Mark's Episcopal church, will be held
on Thursday, December 1 4th, open
log at 9 o'clock in 'the building ad-
Joining the Gastonia Furniture Co.
on Main street. Dinner and supper
will be served, the menu consisting
of chicken salad, oysters in any style.
and a regular turkey dinner, with
coffee, ice cream and cake. The Ja
panese booth will be a new and at
tractive feature, real Japanese arti
cles will be on sale. The fancy worx
booth, parcels post and candy
booths will be used again. The fan
cy work being especially beautiful
this year. In the parcel's post will be
a ' section of packages that will espe
cially delight the kiddies. It is hoped
that a large crowd will be in attend
ance.
ENTERTAINED HENRY FORD.
Normal and Collegiate Girls Had Mr.
and Mrs. Ford as Their Gnets at
the Home Work Cottage.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
ASHEVILLE. Dec. 7. The Nor
mal and Collegiate Institute, where
several Gaston county girls are stud
ents, has established a cottage Tor
the purpose of giving the seniors a
course in home work. The girls at
tbe cottage, including Miss Lois Rob
inson, of Gastonia. and her friend.
Miss Lucy Moore, of Rutherfordton,
had the pleasure of entertaining Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Ford last Saturday
It was quite interesting and edu
cational to hear Mr. Ford talk about
the establishment of the Ford firm.
He started his business with the help
of only one man, who still works
for him. Mr. Ford also told of his
new farm tractor which will soon
take tbe place of horses on the farm.
It will plough one acre of ground in
S5 minutes. Mr. and Mrs. Ford are
pending some weeks at Grove Part
Inn. They came to Asheville to rest
and enjoy the beauty of our mountains.
William Jennings Bryan is making
preparations to build his summer
home on the crest of Sunset moun
tain, near Asheville. in April of next
year. He will call his new home
"Mount Calm."
COUGHED FIFTEEN. YEARS.
Coughs that hang on and grow
worse in the night are relieved by
Foley's Honey and Tar. R. F. Hall,
llabe, Va.. writes: "For IS years I
was afflicted with a troublesome
bronchial cough and Irritation of the
throat. Foley's Honey and Tar re
lieved me; and after taking one bot-.
tie tbe cough ceased." J, H. Kenne
dy tc Co. AdV. .
BAPTIST T C Oil V EHT 1 0 II
REIT KEHIKB WILL BE IT DURHAM
Ktate Convention in Kewsion at Kliza
neth City Condemn General Pnn
Mton's Attitude and Appoints Com
mittee to Bear Protest to lrediens
Vilnon Has Been a Kuny Seion.
The opening selon of ta eivaiy
slxth annual North Carolina Raotui
State Convention was "held in the
auditorium of the Blackwell Memo
rial church in Elizabeth City Tues
day night, there being 284 ministers
present.
Judge John A. Oates. of Fayette-
ville, was elected president of the
convention. The office of assistant
recording secretary was abolished.
Dr. Calvin B. Waller, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Asheville,
preached the annual sermon, his
subject being "The l'nsearchable
Riches of Christ." A feautre of the
afternoon session was a splendid ad
dress by Prof. E. C. Branson, of the
University of North Carolina faculty,
on "Country Life and the Country
Church."
Wednesday's session was featured
by the appointment of a committee
of five of its members to bear In per
son to President Wilson the protest
of tbe 278,000 Baptists of this State
against what was designated as the
effort of General Ftinston to curtail
the religious freedom of Baptist min
ister in preaching the gospel to
soldiers on the border. The occasion
of the resolution was the General's
published remarks that he was op
posed to having preachers tell the
troops that they were "lost souls."
In a spirited fight for the 117
session of the convention Durham
was the winner pver North Wilkes
boro at yesterday's meeting. Mis
sions, in all phases, was the theme
of the discussions at Thursday's ses
sions, strong speeches being made by
several ministers. The convention
ends today.
Practical Economy
Baking powders made from alum or
phosphate may be bought for a trifle less
than Royal Baking Powder, which is made
from cream of tartar, derived from grapes.
Alum powders are not only cheap, but
they differ greatly in leavening power.
If a cheap baking powder is used for a
fine cake and the cake turns out a failure
there is a waste of costly materials worth
more than a whole can of the cheap bak
ing powder.
Royal Baking Powder produces the
finest food, and its use therefore, results in
an actual saving.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.
New York
IMG AUCTION SALE.
STUDY CLUB MET
WITH MRS. (SARItlSON.
Mrs. D. A. Garrison was hostess at
an all-day meeting or the study Club
on Friday, December 1. Each mem
ber was present and never was there
a more delightful meeting. The pro
gram on London was the first of sev
eral programs on that city and was
rendered as follows: A paper By
Mrs. J. M. Sloan on "The Early His
tory of Iondoa": Mrs. W. C. Barrett
read "Dora" by Tennyson. The round
table was led by Mrs. D. E. MeCon-
ne!l. the subject. "St. Paul's and the
Noted Dead." Next in order was,
turkey and all the good things that
go to make a splendid Thanksgiving
dinner. Fancy work was the pro
gram for the afternoon hours which
passed all too quickly for it was with
reluctance that the guests took their
departure, each carrying in her heart
the memory of a happy day.
AFFAIRS IN HONOR
OF MRS. REDDISH.
A number of very pleasant social
affairs have been given this week for
Mrs'. W. H. Reddish, of Wadesboro.
who is spending the week here as the
guest of Mrs. L. F. Wetzell while r.
t. eddish is attending tn State Bap
tist convention at Elizabeth City.
on Wednesday Mrs. Wetzell gave a
delightful dinner at which the other
guests were Miss Mary ilildebrand
and Mr and Mrs. Will Wetzell
Wednesday evening, Mrs. C. V. Blake
A. J. Smith Property in Belmont Will
Be Sold at Auction Next Wednes
day, December 13 Eighty Cliolce
ltt Conveniently Iocatexl tu
(rowing and Prosperous Town.
Much interest has been aroused
in local real estate circles by the an
nouncement that the magnificent,
property of the estate of the late Mr.
A. J. Smith, which is located in the
rapidly growing town of Belmont,
has been sub-divided into lots and
will be sold at auction next Wetines- ! Kave a tea for Mrs. Reddish and sev-
day. The sale will be conducted bv er?l ,lier guests. On Thursday Mr
the Atlantic Coast Realty Company. I M-ullson Kendrick gave a Wnner at
of Petersburg. Va.. and Greenville. 1 her home on the New Hope road for
N. C- and will beeln nromutlv at i Mrs. Reddish. At her home on West
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days
Tour dmnUt will refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT fall to cure idtcuc of Itchif .
Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in6tol4iIys.
The tint application gives Ease and ReiU 50c
10:30 a. m. There are so lots in the
tract, and a part of the property ad
joins the Southern Railway and is lo
cated on improved streets near the
handsome new graded school build
ing which is now nearing comple
tion. The sale has been well arivertixoiT
and bidding on this property will
probably be very spirited, both on
the part of local people of Belmont
who wish to buy building lots on
which to erect homes, and by those
who are interested in the property as
a splendid investment. The terms, or
the sale will be unusually attractive,
and a large number of people from
all over the county is expected to be
there, rain or shine. For fuller de
tails read the large display adver-
j tienient appearing elsewhere in this
! Issiifl of Tho Gazette
Buy It In Gastonia.
Airline avenue last evening Mrs. W
IT Poole gave a beautifully appointed
six o dock dinner, the guests beint:
Mrs. Reddish. Mrs. L. F. Wet.elt.
Mrs. H. B. Moore and Mrs. C. M-
Moore. Today Mrs. H. B. Moore gave
a delightful luncheon at which the
guests were Mrs. W. C. Barrett. Mrs.
W. II. Poole. Mrs. W. J. Clifford, Mrs.
Joe Wray. Mrs. J. R. Shuford, Mrs.
L. F. Wetzell and Mrs. Reddish. Mrs.
Wray gives a tea this evening In Mrs.
Reddish's honor. Mrs. Reddish will
return to her home at Wadesboro tomorrow.
Government Examinations.
Owing to the great number of ap
plicants and the lack of accommoda
tion at the posoffice the rural carrier
examination announced for Saturday,
December 9. tomorrow, will be held
at the Central graded school build
' . ' ' . ' J.-'-'-' jS - " 1 '. v;.
BEGINNING JANUARY 1, I91T7 WE WILL OPES. A SAVINGS
DEPARTMENT IN CONNECTION WITH OfR REGULAR RANK.
IXG BUSINESS. WE TAKE THIS OJTJORTUXITY OP INVIT
YOU TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH 18. ONE IXILLAR WILL
OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN OUR SAYINGS DEPARTMENT, DRAWV
IXG 4 PER CENT. INTEREST COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY.
LET US AID YOU IN LAYING ASIDE A PART OF YOUR EARN-;
1XGS IN A SYSTEMATIC MXXER.. . : .
First National Bank
Gastonia, N. C.
Capital . . .
Surplus and Profits
$150,000.00
$190,000.00
onnnnnxmnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnniiiiiii'T
n ex
g f-vr sflpV GIVE ii
BIG AUCTION SALE
OF.
Eighty Business and Residential Lots
BELMONT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1916
BEGINNING AT 1030 A. M.
PROPERTY KNOWN AS A. J. SMITH LANDS
If you are looking for a wife investment for your money this wliould Interest yon. WHERE IS
BELMONT GOING? Thin Is question people are asking at home and abroad. Every one you meet
shows great enthusiasm about this town. They predict and argue in behalf of vast developments and
new importances, financially, commercially and industrially.
All their arguments are good. They are bright and comforting. But there's nothing like cold
and paHhlonlCRH facts and a good many people of this county may be surprised to read that a mathe
matical calculation, based on the percentage of increase, gives BELMONT a bigger prospective growth
than even her most sanguine citizens have yet hoped for. These figures give, us a population of 4,
500 in 1922. Population of BELMONT in 1910, six years ago, was 1,500 people. Population of Bel
mont today is 3.0OO. The imputation of BELMONT six years from today will be? ? ?.
Belmont Is growing at the rate of 23 increase in population each year. The town already has
about twenty stores and an unusually "pronperous hank. A statement from this bank shows that on
Sept. IU, 1915, its deposit were $1 72,M.'V1.36 and the deposits for Sept. 12, 1916, were $3.16,912.
49, an increase of $164,039.13. There are five cotton mills in IlELMONT, having a total pay-roll of
91,000 per day net, seven days to the week. The new graded school building when finished will cost
about $.10,000. BELMONT Abbey is only half a mile distant. Three new churches have Just been
erected at a cost of about $30,000. There is now under construction a $1 2,000 office building and
work will soon begin on a City Hall. When streets are completed there will be five or six miles of ce
ment Kidewalk, and the town already has electric lights and a water system. There is also a good
wood working plant. There has just been organized a Chamber of Commerce which will do much
toward building up the town and securing new industries. The town is located on the main line of
the Southern Railway and on the P. & N. electric railway. We cordially invite you to attend the
HIGH CLASS AUCTION SALE OP SO BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL LOTS ON WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 13, A.T 10:30 A. M.
This is the A. J. Smith land on the Belmont-South Point Road, and has been sub-divided into
lcautiful lots, some of which have paved sidewalks and are located on a good macadam street in the
heart of town. The railroad Joins the property on one corner. The town is growing toward this prop
erty. Here is a chance to buy property, the best in town, at your own price, and on easy terms.
IHn't forget this property jo'ns the new graded school. Real estate values have increased IOO per
cent In the last 8 years and will continue to Increase.
PONT FORGET THE TIME, PLACE AND DATE
BELMONT, N. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 13, at 10:30 A.M.
FREE Valuable Cash Prizes. Ladies and Children Especially Invited
Music by our own all-star Brass Band. Sale Conducted by the
ATLANTIC COAST REALTY CO.
' "THE PREMIER AUCTION. PEOPLE".
Office: Petersburg, Va. and Greenville, N. C -:- ; .
a
a
a
a
fa
a
a
a
D
a
a
n
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
D
n
a
bR
!fi
We are looking for the best Holiday
Business in our history and consequent
ly have our store just filled with the
best, snappiest aijd latest things in
Christmas Gifts
A Visit to Our Store Will Convince
YOU
U M VA M QI EEM
11. 1Y1. V nJLM vuuum
JEWELER
124 MAIN AVENUE
a
a
a
a
a
a
D
D
a
n
a
n
a
D
D
EX
EX
a
a
n
a
a
D
a
a
a
D
D
D
a
u
p
p
p
p
a
a
a
CoonnnonnnnononanoooonnnonnnoooL?
Subscribe for The Gazette $1.50 Year
Goes all Over Gaston 104 Times a Year
Broadway Today
"THK UXBOltX"
with GERTRUDE BONDHILL.
Do not miss this picture. It
la a revelation, rt Is sensa
tional In theme only, not m
treatment. Bring your wire
and children over 16 to see It.
They will be taught a lesson
that will go with them for
years to come.
The film sensation of the sea
son: A grapmc answer 10 one
of the most vital questions that
is agitating the public mind to
day. Shows every honr from
1 n. : m. today. SPECIAL.
PRICE: 25' cents to all per
formances. No children under
16 years of age admitted.
BROADWAY
TODAY
a
METRO PICTURES CORPOR
ATION .
Presents
THE MAGNETIC LITTLE
STAR,
MABEL TALIAFERRO
In a new Metro Wonderplay
"THE DAWN OP LOVE"
Romance, Daring and Desper
ate Adventure in 5 Absorbing
Acts at the
COZY
THEATRE
- - , -;
" ,. x
' TUESDAY