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V' Si . f ' "" k:- o THE SIGN 1LJL PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TU ESDAY8 AND FRIDAYS. youxxxvm. SO. SO. aASTONUC IT. CX. FRIDAY. APTEILNOO.V, MAV 4, 1017. $2.00 A TEAR IX ADVANCE. GA GAZETTE A: ;v : ' V1 ''.? I ; Gaston Piessihg 1 Shall Our People Go Hungry? Word hu gone forth that the Sonth will be expected to raise sufficient foodstuffs this summer to take care of Its own wants for the next year. Heretofore the South has lived largely out of the granaries 'ana packing houses of the West We have raised cotton to the exclusion of foodstuffs and in so doing have grown poor rather we have kept ourselves from making the headway that we should have made In the way of material prosperity. The world-war Into which we have been plunged Is to change all ef this. - The West Is belaj looked to this year to grow food stuffs to supply England, France and the other countries which are pouring out their llfe-blMd In a continuous and unstinted li bation for the preservation of civilization.' We of the United States are going to play a great part In the final stage of, this titanic struggle, not only la that we must and will furnish men for the battlefields of Europe but, more important still, we must feed the fighters and the civilian population of our Allies across the waters. If the United States falls, the battle for the preservation of civilization fails. If the United States is to succeed in doing her part every section of this grt Union mast do Its part. This means that the South must perform Its part of the great task. That part. Just now, is to f aed Itself and thus release the prod ucts of the vast West and other sections for export to the Allies, ' Had we the figures at hand to give our readers showing what Gaston county alone m )nds away annually for foodstuff for its people and for its cattle and horses the average man would be appalled. The amount r ins Into the millions. Practically all of the staples, such as corn and wheat, flour and meal and meat, are shipped in from the Wes , This should not be. Gaston county has thousands of fiel Is lying Idle, mainly because there is no labor available. Hies 3 acres If tilled properly would feed every man, woman and child in the county and leave some to spare.- A thousand acres more , planted in corn would produce 80,000 or more bushels of corn. We cannot raise any , wheat now. The season Is past. We ran raise corn. We should do so at Nonce. Every farmer, even if he has planted, as he thinks, ev ery acre he can work, should plant another acre or two if at all possible in corn. More hogs should be raised, for meat will be scarce and high next winter. ' The Gazette believes thtot the convicts of Gaston county. SO -:: or more in number, could be used to great advantage in raising corn, peas and similar food crops that can yet be planted. There is sentiment in Gastonia and over the county ravoring such a move by the county commissioners and It is our humble opinion that the county fathsrs would do well to give this matter serious consideration at their next meeting Monday. Thirty or forty convict, properly handled, could cultivate several hundred acres of corn. Not only so but this work would not take them frem their task of road building more than per haps a third of the time for the next few weeks. Shere is plen ty of idle land, as stated above. There might be some trouble In finding large tracts but the county, we believe, could easily rent several tracts of one to two hundreds acres each. One thous- : and acres planted in corn by these convict and cultivated by them would mean the addition to the county's store ' house of food for next winter something like 30,000 bushels of corn. It Is worth while.' At the present rate of increase in the price of flour there Is a possibility that in the not distant future we may he securing our bread on bread tickets as they are doing in Eu rope. . i v ROAD WORK CAN WAIT, HUNGRY PEOPLE CANNOT. The Gazette realizes that It is possible to raise objections to this plan but It is our belief that the scheme is altogether feasi ble and should be put Into operation at once. There will be difficulties to overcome' but no worth-while task can be accom plished without battling agalst difficulties. - The Gazette would like to see a large number of Gaston cit izens at the meeting of the county commissioners next Monday to place this matter before that body. We feel sure that the commissioners are-ready and willing to do everything in their power to help solve the food problem which is the people's problem and we feel assured that they will give such a propo sition careful consideration. LIEUT. CRAIG RESIGNS. First Lieut. Clyde C. Craig, of Com pany B, Gives Up Commission Up-" on Advice of Physician Lieut. Relnhardt and Sergeant- Boyce Promoted. f First Lieut. Clyde C. Craig, or Company B North Carolina National Guard, has resigned (rom active duty with the company and, at, bis own request, made because of his physical condition, has been placed In the North Carolina National Guard Reserve. ." Lieut. Craig tendered his resigna tion to Capt., A. L. Bulwinkle witn reluctance" and only after he , had been advised to do so by. Dr. W. B. Hunter,- following ; an examination which developed the fact that he was not physically able to withstand the rigors of army lite. , Lieut. Craig saw. several months service on the Mexican border and has made an ex ceptionally ' good officer, but was handicapped to some extent because ot his physical condition. To fill the vacancies created by Lieut. Craig's resignation Second Lieut. John P. Relnhardt has been promoted to first lieutenant and Ser geant Erskine E. Boyce ' to J second lieutenant. Other vacancies created will be filled by Capt. Bulwinkle, CITS ELECTION MONDAY. Many Candidates Have Announced for the Various City Offices, Some of Whom Will Be Chosen Next Monday Jack V. Harper Annonjpi Beginning at 7 O'ciock Monaay morning. May 7, and ; continuing - throughout the day sad, until sunset, the municipal election for the city of Gastonia will be held, at which Jime seven aldermen, seven school com missioners and the mayor will be ot ficially chosen to pilot the city's af fairs for the ensuing two years. At noon today there wenr eleven avowed candidates ' in the race tot the seven aldermanic positions, and twn tickets of school commissioners, totJlng 13 candidates, while MrA. M. Dixon will make" the race for mr or unopposed. These candidates wl, it, 13 predicted, enter the race Monday .-morning without any addi tional handicaps. V ": t - For the school board the follow County 's Probkm ing candidates have, made their an nouncement: 'First ward, W. T. Storey and G. R. Spencer; second ward, H. B. Moore and D. M. Jones; third ward, C. M. Boyd and J. M. Gilliam; fourth ward, W. F. Riddle, unopposed; fifth ward, Dr. D. A. Garrison and A. A. McLean; siith ward. A. E. Woltz and C. B. Armstrong: seventh ward, J. 'P. Reld and M. A. Carpenter. Only in the fourth ward is there no opposition for school commission er, Mr. 'W. F. Riddle having been placed on. both tickets in the field. The following aldermen named in the primary have opposition as. fol lows: First ward, B. F. . Austin is be ing opposed by R. S. Barkley; sec ond ward, S. M. Morris is being op posed by M. L. Mauney; sixth ward, W. F. Kincaid la being opposed by Jack V. Harper; seventh ward, R. C. Patrick Is being opposed by R. 'Love Davis. The following are on the ticket along with Messrs. Austin, Morris, Kincaid and Patrick: A.' B. Elliott, T. ST. McEntire and M. C. Thorns , -v - . Mr. Jack V. Harper Is the last to declare himself a candidate for al derman in the sixth, ward, his for mal announcement appearing In to day's Gazette. As an opponent ror the same position he has Mr. W. F. Kincaid, the present incumbent. . Mr. Harper, in announcing him self, declared that he stood for im provements at all times.. AMERICAN SHIPS SUNK 'A SINCE FEBRUARY, 1. Ship Housatonlc, February 3. Lyman M Law,' February It. , ; Algonquin,' March tl 2. , ; yigilancia,, March 16,, loss of .wei5U-"- s-4 City of Memphis.; March lVfe Illinois, March 1 S. V i $ r ? v Healdton, March 21, loss ot life 21. V- . v Aztec, (armed), April 1, loss of life 23.-; t - - ; Mlasourlan, April 4. Vacuum, (armed).. April 28, loss .of life, 25.-:-V":-vs';?'' Rockingham, (armed), May 1, lost of life, 13 missing. ,,.- . ".- MUTINY BREAKS OUT PETROGHOD (By International News Service.) LONDON, May 4, Mutiny has broken out at the Petrograd garrl son. A detachment of troops march ,ed this morning to he Duma waving red flags and demanding the reslgna tlon of Foreign Minister Mllukeoff, who, is among the stauncliest oppon ents of a separate peace with Germa ny, No actual fighting has yet been reported. So menacing has the Rus sian situation become at Riga on tat northern end of the Eastern from that Commander-in-Chief Alexleff has gone there to direct operations, saya a dispatch- this morning from Petrograd. '' Do you know what the Red Cross is? Be at the First Presbyterian church next Tuesday night and hear all about it. COMMUNITY FAIRS. i Nine Already Organized in the Conn ty and Others Are Being Planned Are of Great Educational Value to Any Community. There la abundant promise that Gaston county will this fall have the largest number of community fairs 'of anju county in North Carolina, in fact it is very probable that the num ber in this county will Just aljput double the next highest number in the State The above statement is not a rash one nor is it founded on conjecture. Already nine Community Fair Asso ciations have been formed and at least two more are Just at this time loathe process of being organized. There is 'a bare possibility that this number may yet be Increased by one or two. In every" community where the question of organizing. a community fair has been given serious consider ation it has invariably developed that the people as a whole ae heartily In favor of the movement and they have taken hold of the matter with an energy and an Interest which fore shadows success. Gaston county has commanded the attention of the State on previous occasions in other lines and, now she is going to make the entire Stale sit up and take notice in the matter of community fairs. No small portion of the credit for the formation of these community ion asauiuuuiig 10 uud iu jnr. .1. ill. Holland, secretary of the Gaston Counfy Fair Association, and Mr. X M. Gray, county farm demonstrator. They have worked lndefatlgably for the past several weeks, devoting . a great deal of their time to this work Howerer.the credit in the final analy sis is due the energetic public-spirited men and women in these com munities who have shouldered the greater part of the burden and who are working; unceasingly for the suc cess of the fairs So far organizations have been perfected at Panhandle, Union, New Hope, Sunnyside, Mount Olivet, Cherryville, Dallas, Costnera and Landers Chapel. Lack of space renders It impossible to enter here into any detailed dis cussion of the advantages of a com munity fair or as to what constitutes it. Suffice It to say that the educa tional and social advantages of the community fair are in themselves well worth all the trouble entailed. The community fair is in reality a vest-pocket edition of a county fair. At it are exhibited the products of the community, including not only the products of the field but of the kitchen as well and of the skill of the housewife in sewing, making fancy work, etc. Some of the com munity fairs already organized are even planning to exhibit llvestoca, though as a rule It is not practical to do this owing to lack of facilities for housing and taking care of the animals. That the holding of these commun ity fairs in Gaston county will have a splendid influence on creating a larxer and more lively Interest in the larger county fair . is 1 hardly questionable. However, the organi zing of these fairs is not looking to that end as a purpose of their exist ence by any means. It is considered by those interested tnat the - com munity fair Is, within itself a great asset to the community and Its bene fits will justify whatever amount of labor and time Is required to pro duce it and make It a successful ex hibit. ' - -- Dates for the several community fairs will be announced in the near future. It Is planned to have them during a period ot about two weeks just prior to the . Gaston Countty Fair, the dates for which are Octo ber 9 th to 13 th Inclusive. It Is be lieved that these community fairs will contribute no small amount of Interest and enthusiasm to the coun ty fair, which by the way promises to be this year the biggest thing or its kind yet held 1a this section. t . ' AUSTRIA-HUNGARY WANTS PEACE. (By International News Service.) ' LONDON. May 3.--Many socialist meetings were held in Austria-Hun gary on May Day and resolutions were passed demanding .:, immediate peace. orders There were no serious dls- IIIIHEESJf PpB ESAKE STAT EEEMt TO THE PUBLIC Call Attention to Fact That It Has Been Customary in Past to Vote For School Commissioners in Prt mary Explain How Boards May Be Separated. The following statement was given The Gazette this morning by tne nominees for school commissioner in the recent municipal primary held on Saturday, Aprl 21st: "We wish to call attention to tire call issued by the Citizens Executive Committee for a primary as duly ad vertised in The Gazette. . It was as follows:. "XOTttTE OB CATV '.PRIMARY ( "Be is resolved by the Citizens Ex ecutlve Committee, of the city of Gastonia: "FIRST: That a Primary shall be held on Saturday, the 21st day of April. 1917, at the City Hall, from 8 a. m.. to 5 p. m for the purpose of nominating a mayor, seven aldermen, seven school commissioners and sev en members of executive committee, for the regular election to be held May 7. 1917. A majority of tne votes cast shall constitute a nomina tion In event of no nomination for one or more cf the offices, a second primary shall be held on Saturday, the Z8th day. of April, to be particl pated m oy the two candidates re ceiving the hghest number of votes. "SECOND: That any citizen of the city or Gastonia, who Is a quail fled voter before the municipal elec tion, to be held on the 7th day of May, 1917, shall be entitled to vote in said primary. "THIRD: That the Chairman ot the Executive Committee shall ap point three Poll Holders for the said primary election'; the said poll hold era shall provide three ballot boxes, one for Mayor, one1 for Aldermen, and one for School Commissioners and Executive Committee. Said poll holders shall also record the name of each person voting In said primary. "This the 19th day of March 1917. "W. B. MORRIS, "W. J. CLIFFORD, "D. M. JONES, "J. F. THOMSON, "S. S. MORRIS, "Executive Committee. we wish to correct statements made to the effect that It has not been customary to vote for city school commissioners in the prima ry. On April 17th, 1915, 5,000 tlcR- ets for school commissioners were printed by the Gazette Publishing Company, were eharged to C. B. Armstrong and were paid for (4) by C. 'B. Armstrong on May 1, 1915. "Incompliance with the above- mentioned call from the executive committee, the following ticket was voted on for school commissioners in the recent primary held on April 21: G. R. Spencer, D. M. Jones, J. M. Gilliam, V. F. Riddle. A. A. McLean, C. B. Armstrong. M. A. Carpenter. x "In regard to rumors current con cerning the proposed separation of the board of aldermen and the board of school commissioners: The city attorney advises us that this can be done neither by the board of alder men nor the board of school commis sioners. He advises that, under tne recently enacted bill for the govern ing of towns and cities, this can be done by a vote of the people. The way to get the election on this prop osition is for one-fourth of the qual- fled voters of the city to petition the mayor and board of aldermen asking for an election for this specific pur pose. When such petition is pre sented then the board shall duly ad vertise, call and cause to be held an election. If a majority ot the people vote for the proposed change It will become a law. We, as the nominees of the primary are in favor of com plying with the wishes of the people in this matter. 1 "The primary nominees favor a progressive administration ot the ar fairs of the city schools, believing that they constitute one of the most important factors In the growth and upbuilding of the town and in train ing the voung people for future citi zenship."' 1,000 Flower Pots received, all siz es, at Gastonia Furniture Company. AN APPEAL TO SOUTH. Thirty-fire Thousand Ministers Ask ed to Make Sondajra Sermon an Appeal to South to Plant More Food Crops. (By International News Service.) ATLANTA, GA. May 3. Syste matic telephonic messages are being sent ot today from Atlanta to tele phone districts In the Carollnas. Georgia, Florida, Alabama. Missis sippi, Arkansas and Tennessee, com municating to every exchange which in tarn presents the message to ev ery minister asking him to make his sermon for the coming Sunday an urgent appeal to the people of the South to plant food crops. The message originated with the South ern District .National conservation Congress and urges the j South to raise its own food crops, thus re leasing Western supplies to the -Al lies. Mr. Gilford Plncbot, now tn Atlanta, expects hundreds of replies from the J 5.0 00 ministers addressed. Hot Weather Specials; Refriger ators, Ice Boxes, Ice Cream Freezers, Water Coolers, Vndor Porch Efiaas and Porch Furniture at Gastoia Furniture Company. DISCONTENT SPREADING M BliOKS HOE IIEflF- 6ERMAI Y 0 - rice.) (By International News Service WASHINGTON, May 4. Germa-U ny Is doing business on a fiat money basis according to definite Informa tion secured today from the British and French, missions. German cred it is practically exhausted and tne Germans are taking government pa per money at par through compul sion. Prices of commodities are al most prohibitive and discontent is spreading. A popular movement a gainst the government is threatened. III SOGIALJIRCLES LATEST EVENTS IN TOW'S WOEU V PLAKT CHRVHANTElfim r The members of the Floral Fair committee of the Gastonia Woman's Betterment Association wish to re mind the. members that now is the time to plant chrysanthemums for the floral fair to be held this fallIt Is hoped that this year's fair will be the biggest and most successful ever held and in order to Insure that re sult it is Important that a good be ginning be made now in the plant ing season. TO ATTKNI) MEETING IN ASHKVILLK. . , Mrs. B. T. - Morris. Mrs. T. E. Summerrow, Mrs. J. Atkins and Miss Lois Smith will go to Ashevllie Monday to represent the several wo men's missionary organizations of Main Street Methodist church at tne annual meeting of the Woman's Mis sionary Society of the Western North Carolina Conference which convenes at Central church there Tuesday and continues through Friday. An elab orate program has been prepared for this event, the list ot speakers including a number of prominent men and women of the church. ATTENDED THE ' ' MUSIC FESTIVAL. Among the Gastonlans who at tended the Musical Festival at Char lotte Tuesday and Wednesday were Mrs. J- Holland Morrow, Mrs. H. H. Moore. Mrs. W. H. Poole. Mrs. W. T. Love, Mrs'. A. M. Dixon, Miss Marie Torrence, Mrs. 'B. H. Parker, Dr. Ut ley, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Morris, Miss es Jane and Carrie Morris, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Atkins, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Atkins, Mrs. C. E. Adams. Miss Johnsie Adams, Mrs. E. w. Gilliam. Mrs. W. Hugh Wray, Miss Maude Rankin, Mrs. W. C. Barrett, Mrs. O. F. Mason, Miss Nell McAllister, Miss Lillian Atkins, Miss Margaret Mor ris, Misses Blance and Myrtle Gray, Miss Nellie Rose Sloan, Miss Lucy Jordan, Miss Huey, Messrs. P. P. Le- ventls. A. S. Trakas and Robert L. Adams. a MR. HARRY ADAMS MARRIED, Invitations reading as follows have been received by Gastonia friends of the groom: Mrs. A. M. Shannon announces the marriage of ber daughter Cora May to Mr. R. Harris Adams Monday, April thirtieth nineteen hundred and seventeen Baltimore, Maryland. Norllna, N. C. The above announcement came as a surprise to most If not all' of Mr. Adams friends here In his ' home town. He is a brother of Mr. W. H. Adams, cashier of the Citizens Na tional 'Bank, and of Miss Rebecca Adams. He is a conductor on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad witn headquarters at Norllna. He' and his bride -will have the best wishes of a large number of friends here. 250 MEN LOST. (By International News Service.) LONDON, May 3. (Official). The troop ship Arcadia has been sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean. Two hundred and fifty men were lost. NAMES STILL WITHHELD. (By International News Service.). WASHINGTON, May 1. Official information of the sinking of the Vacuum reached the 8tate Depart ment today. The names of - the American gunners lost are still be ing withheld. - GIVEN ROUSING WELCOME. (By International News Service.) 'WASHINGTON, May 3. The French mission, headed by Former Premier Vivian! and General Joffre, visited the House ot RepresenUtlves this afternoon and were accorded a tumultuous welcome. .' ACCUSED OF BEING PRO-GERMAN. . (By International- News Service. JANJfilKU, May Z. r r- re Nuller. Brazilian foreign minister. accused of, being pro-German nas resigned. . MINES SINK 8UB3IARINES. (By International News Service.) PORT IN EUROPE, May S. Mines newly placed by the British In the war zone off the German coast have been destroying many subma rines, -The results so far are very heartenlr.s to the British admiralty. FIRST SIGH OF CONSCRIPTICa IIEASIT.E Registration Cards to be Used in Se curing Gaston County's Quota or Big Army Were Received In CItr This Morning No Information Furnished as to How the Blanks Will be Handled Gaston's Quota ' Several 'thousand registration cards wereVreceived this morning by Sheriff W. , N. Davis, presumably from the War Department, which ere to be filled In by male citizens or Gastonia and Gaston county. The blanks arrived in the city last night by mail and-were delivered at tne sheriff's office this morning, but no Information has at this time been re ceived as to how the cards should be handled, .For the present, at least. Sheriff Davis is preserving the cards. Definite information will probably be furnished within the , next rew days, when the plans made by the Government have been agreed upon. This Is doubtless the first Itep ta ken by the War Department towards enrolling all male .citizens between, the age limit of 21 to 85 years, pre paratory to putting ; the selective draft system into operation. All male citizens 'within the- specified age limit 'will be required to fill out one of the cards, on which must be written his name. - postofflce and street address, occupation, numher ot members In family, dependences, place of birth and whether married or single.-'..?-, v---- , . Just how. soon the draft system will begin to operate as yet is un known although It is very likely that further 'steps will be . made within the next tew weeks towards register ing all men within the 'age limit. When this is done the work of select ing Gaston county's representatives for the first army will begin, proba bly in the same manner as jurors are ' drawn. - ' ,. Gaston county's quota of the first Increment ot fiOO.OAO, which are to be drafted," will be approximately 150 men. This Is based on the Infor mation that North Carolina will be expected to - furnish 11.800 'men. This Is an average of 118 men to each county, but Gaston county will be expected to contribute more than that amount because ot Its popula tion 160 to 200 doubtless being a bout the number necessary (rom counties the size of Gaston. . STAGE SET FOR KIRMESS. Fun and Music Will be Ushered to the' Front of Abe Stage Tonight as Big Musical Entertainment Given by Pythian Dram Corps Dress Rehearsal Last Night. The stage Is set for the Klrmess,' a musical extravaganza, in which more than 100 Gastonia people are to participate at the Central school auditorium tonight at 8 o'clock. Those In charge of the muslcale have been busy all- morning putting the final touches to the stage and now everything Is in readiness. . v Last night a dress rehearsal was held and the uneven places smoothed -out by Miss McCIoskey, who has been coaching the members of the cast for the past several weeks. There were quite s number of sur prises last night when sevral mem bers, appeared on the stage in cos tume, as their work Was even better than was expected by those who have bad charge of the Klrmess. Those who saw the rehearsal last night for the first time expressed surprise at the unusual ability shown by those on the prqgram. , One feature of the evening will toe -the dancing of Miss Hattie Dudley, of Charlotte, who has been persuaded to assist in making the Klrmess . a success. Miss Dudley dances with quite a bit of ease and her every movement is gracefully executed. She will be assisted by her sister. Miss Rutledge Dudley. - - ' Throughout the evening there will be fun interspersed with excellent music, a riot of color, lights, roses and pretty girls. ' I Reserved seats tor the attraction are being secured at Kennedy's Drug store. DANCES ABOLISHED. Commencement at University to Be -Quiet Affair Many Chapel HOI Men Will Go to Fort Oglethorpe. Correspondence of ' The Gazette. . ' -CHAPEL HILL, May 2. At a re cent meeting of the faculty of the University all commencement festiv ities In the way of dances have been abolished. It was voted that aU seniors who. stand creditably In their , work be given their diplomas May I. About 40 men or more out of the senior class hare signified their in tention of going to Fort Oglethorpe. In -this number will be . included those who intended to go .to . tne Plattsburg camps. A number of In structors are planning, also to leave for Fort Oglethorpe. - This coming commencement win be the quietest one In years. TROOPS MAY SOON J BE SENT TO FRANCE. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON May 3 Senti ment for sending to the battle front In France as soon . as possible an American expedition continued to in crease today In official circles. It Is believed certain that the assembllr? of initial units win soon be autf ed but when or how or what r -win be sent mnst remain a mil, secret. ' It Is felt certain, tof . that the regular arn?y will costi . the larger part. laj
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