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GAZ ETTE 1 . -XJ PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY. WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. . OL. XXXVIII. : NO. 137. V GASTONIA. K.C. MONDAY AFTERNOON,' DECEMBER 81," 1917.' $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. 1 ; -fiTYT-Ih A. wV V V r-.TORTANT NOTICE TO f a .::tti: subscribers-'-' A I :e number of Gazette su". ci lions expire the llrst of January and many more daring' tliO montb. - Those of our read ers whose subscriptions expire at tUs time will eare the Eb Ushers much trouble and Will prevent the probability of mlss- any copies of the paper: If y v .11 send or bring in their it.-ewala at .once. To take , off and then," within a few days, put back on a large number of names on our mailing list is no small' ta&k and requires several, days work. Hence we ask all of our readers whose subscriptions ex pire at any date in the month of January to favor us by sending in their renewals at once. t Ad-' dress all communications to The Gazette Publishing Co.," Gas a) V. fk-' tonla, X. . -'. :;;:,iT: mca iTELis v Write It 191 5-r-tomorrow.; : - Tomorrow is. Red Cross Day at the Cozy theater. ,-,. - ; . ;"-MiBa Kate. Padgett Is at home . (or 'a few weeks from Laurens, S, C. ' Miss Roberta Love, of Lincoln- " '.1 ton, spent - several .days In the ity r .Is st week visiting isUtiTetv"!(vi?. vS , -gCCarl Robinson who has been .-'--! spending a 11 days furlough , with ,- I homefolks, - returned Saturday ' to , :Gamp Dlx, N. J.: , ljrfr 4 ."..; . , " """"- TJisses Xllne Garvin and Geneva Mi Dr i, of Newton, are spending , the . ; holiday season with their aunt, Mrs. Chas Ford. ; .. Mrs. Mattie fl. Anderson return ed l-"-t . night from -'Chattanooga Ten;.., where she spent Christmas with relJlT"v94;Vv5 T C Mr and Mrs;' Charles Bv!.Boyd r and son, of Charlotte, spent Sunday ; '!" in the cityiwlth Mr. Boyd's parents, 1 r Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Boyd. i!' ; 'r' -' ' 'Miss Jeanette Davis spent last i - week with "Mr. and Mrs; Johtf R. Mc- Lurd and Mr. and Mrs. G. A.. Hoyie y ,jn .:. iby.. .i"- ?.v-i V c' :r: Robert Mauney, who form- V- erly ..ved in Gastonla but is now llv- . ; ing et Alamo, Ga., has been quite se-.''-'.. ..-rlou sly 'III with: pneumonia, but, :.,- now better.. 4 He Is a son of Mr; and " ' Mrs. S, - EMauneyV'Y::-'-- Mr. Forrest Duff, who has been " -spending several; days here with his mother, Mrs. Jennie Duff, who has - been Quite ill at the home of her " - daughter,. will leave this afternoon ; : - for his home in New York." v T v Rer. aid Mrs. C. G. Lynch and Httle son. Raymond," of .Paw Creek, returned home Friday after a visit , .. of several days to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. ' . - Spencer at their home In West Gas , tonia,',!'.if 'r. "''-' ' ; If your subscription to The Ga- ' zette expires January 1st or any time in ? Janury, renew at once and save yourself and the publishers trouble. t " If you don't want to miss an Issue, TAf renew todays ' Look at the date on -' your address if you are not sure ' 1 when your subscription expires, ' j- j - Friends In Gaston of - Mr. and . - Mrs. Clyde R, Hoey, of Shelby, will regret to know that their son, Clyde , Hoey, Jr.; is desperately 111 in the -"jiutherfordton hospltaL Friday's Cleveland Star says: "He has good ' . - and bad days and his case seems bar fling, but yesterday he showed slight -,; improvement?;;,-,, , f , - --Shelby Is in the grip of a fuel 1 ' Tamine. I. C Griffin, Cleveland ' - county fuel administrator, writing in "r Friday's 8Ur says that the situation , is desperate. The telephone compa - , ny is hauling coal from Gastonla to. h eat 1U exchange. i-Coal bins for v - five miles around hate been scraped to keep the waterworks golngX ' - Mr. Walter Clonlnger, who has been spending the holidays with his . parents,. Mr. and Mrs. A.;C Clonin- -' ger, who live near Dallas, left today " for Kentucky to resume his duties ' with a big construction company tor whom he works.- He headquarters -ie at Atlentown, Pa. On Christmas day Mr. and If rs. Clonlnger gave a dinner to -their children and grandchildren,- about 3 o whom were - present and enjoyed the 4ay.- The First Baptist church of Bel x mont received v a handsome Chrlst- -- mas present In 'the shape of a. new Smith & Barnes piano, a gift 'from '3ir. 1a Lt. Jenkins, president of the ' American National Bank, . Ashevllle. ; It was secured, through -Mrs, W. J. -Francis, whose untiring efforts have i' keen a gr'eat.help to the church. It was presented to - the church last Sunday morning and a rising vote ot . - thanks was extended to Mr. Jen kins and MrsFrMcls. ;: ;.- ; T "There Is a temporary shortage of flour In Gastonla," said a whole--- sale matt Saturday, "but there is no ' - hps for anybody to. get f listened. ' Tin are. two or three . good-sized shipments on the road that should be here within a few days. Some people have found out that flour was scarce v here and have loaded up with sup r'.Ies.stiCcIent to last 'them some tire. This may tt we other people to be Inconvenieacai lecaue , Uey ... casnot secure flour. This thing of trorsg fleui and sugar and other cr. 3 of food hen here Is a local f' :n.:8 ought to be discontinued. - 11 ar is plenty", in the country and noloJy li going to suffer.- The peo- rid t -ml show their confidence and tfctir patriotism by refraining :froca , ltj'.; mere tLan usual Just because a certain prtfele happens to be scarce ia tti3 locality today."; . cb tii co.'i i:::is I By i International News Service.) '. v.vWASHINTON'riee.. ' 11. The consensus of opinion throughout the country- today, as manifested lu re ports 'received here. Is" to tha effect that the. government -will take over and operate fhe poalnlnes, Advices declareTthat private"- ownership i has failed..; The movement? looking f-: to government ; ownership Is backed by many members of Congress and it is fcellexed that the - matter wlll be taken up immediately upon" the re convening of- Congress. The Presi dent "has not as yet expressed &n opinion hut ' It is believed that : ne will soon advocate such a step; r - mm km off; TiX ILISK AT IAST ABf International News Service.) " LONDON," Dec V" 31.' Germany has thrown Off her' mask and began to manoeuvre against Russian terri tory today: It Is stated that Cxernm and .Von Kesman have arrived, ' at Vienna and Beriin with full reports on the Brest-IJtvosk negotiation! for presentation to their, emperors. 1 The reports -contained cleverly p worded protests against the'-; evacuation- of Poland; and suggest that this terri tory be placed under a military comf mission. ;S;;r.?i ,5Tr Fire Back Exploded.;v---i When Mr. C. M. Crowder. Ill Wil low street, built a fire in his range yesterday morning, , he Immediately went back to the Are In his living room, to bear, a moment later. a loud explosion. - A froien waterback in the range had exploded, entirely wrecking the range and most every thing else In the kitchen. A - hole was torn In the wall and a section of the range went through It and some distance way from the house. For tunately no one, was la' the room. A similar accident wrecked a range at Mr., H. Schneider's home on East Long avenue, AVIATOR MISSING. . f By -JnternatlonanNewa Service. 1 MOBILE,' ALA. Dec. 29. Student PAvlator Arthur Crowe has been mis sing since he started on a practice flight last Wednesday.' y , m i in ii " ,, ' :-' "" FOR OONTINCATIOX OF THE WAR (By' International ; News ' Service) . LONDON, Dec. 2. The National Labor Conference votes for a contin uation of toe war. " , ! TO ISSUE iJLrroiATCM TO ALLIES v (By International News Service.) - - COPENHAGEN; Dec. 2 9 . A con ference regarding 'the cessation of hostilities in the Baltic and . Black seas was begun today in Petrograd. German warships In the, Baltic are on their way to Kiel ; Trotsky has drafted an ultimatum to the Allies demanding peace. Pan - German newspapers declare that the peace outlined by Czernln would be a vic tory for the Allies. " : ' if- ' ' . i i ' SHIPPERS' PREFERENCES NCL--: ; . LIFTED, . . ;! I By Internationa News Service.) ' WASHINGTON. Dec. .19. Un der. Mr. McAdoo's direction shipper's preferences were nullified today, and freight began moving over the most direct routes.' Idle equipment is be ing rushed to the points where It Is most Js.eefled:;-fVv-;. s:i:-y''.: CUNARD LINER SUBMARIXED. : ( By International . Newa Service.) -V 'BOSTON,' Deed 2The 6,oOO ton Cunard .liner Vlnovia has been submarined and sunk In British wa ters, according to a disDAich tn fhA underwriters today.' No mention was made or the rate of the crew. . TO. PROSECUTE PACKERS. C V ( By international News Service.) " BOSTON, Dec. 2.-CounseI Penrl of the Federal Trade Commission an nounced today that criminal prose cutions would soon be Instituted as a result of the disclosures made m the packing Investigation. LINER SINKS SURMAREffE. I BY International News Service.) -LONDON, Dec. 49. Gunners , a board ah armed American liner are being highly braised today" hr Tint. ish naval men as a result of their sinking a German submarine -with A t. . a j- mm. i . . ww buo' range a was ,.i,eo yaras. '' 1 f THREE AMERICANS "KILLED. (By International News Service.) AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN France, Dec. 18 Three more Amer icana, one corporal and two privates were killed today two by bombs from an. enemy aeroplane and the other by iavshell. rv ;... WANTED: Young lady bookkeeper - and elerk Todd's Bakery. -31c CCID IWE SHATTERS 20-MllECfl2DS v (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. The entire country. Is suffering from cold. The lowest temperature is In New England. It ia 8 degrees below sero in . New " York . where " eight . deaths have been reported so far from cold. Records for the past twenty years have' been shattered, from - h Virginia to Maine;'- Lack of fuel is causing great suffering in many places, r ; C01DE8T VMER CI - -:. : QOiiTEDira in. the absence of any official local thermometer It Is Impossible to state with accuracy Just how low the tem perature has been the past two days, though many Relieve that It is proba bly the coldest weather we've had in the past 15 or: 20 years. This morn ing's. Charlotte Observer says that at 8 o'clock Sunday morning the official weather bureau temperature reading there was Just a fraction over one degree . above . zero, . the lowest " re corded since February 14, 1899. The Observer , report adds that on only three , occasions since the establish ment of the weather bureau there tn 1879 has the thermometer reached a lower mark. In December, 1880; the thermometer dropped to five degrees below sero; In January,'! 886, tt reg istered one degree below . . and on February 14, 1899, it was five de grees below. '.- :;v '- K -'l-- The predicted cold wave struck Saturday night. Yesterday It con tinued "throughout the day with tne- result thatmost people stayed close by their nresides. Last night was very eold again though it moderated some late in the night and snowed enough to cover the" ground. ;: For three weeks there has been snow on the ground the first snow of the aea son having fallen on Tuesday, . De cember 11th..: No relief is promised today but the weather, man promises slowly rising temperature for tomor- jroWC-.--'V:y IIADE C2ECTC.1 OF IIUS1C " ' fokm;p CSEFJI Prof. D. Ward Milam. , the well- known, evangelistic singer who has been making Gastonla his headquar ters tor the past year or more, has just been appointed director of music for Camp Greene, having been ap pointed to this position by the Na tional War Work Committee of the Y.. M.C A. He takes up his new duties tomorrow. . :- , This if quite an honor and ' Is worthily bestowed. Prof. Milam is a splendid leader and Das assisted in many large revivals throughout the South. At Camp Green he' will direct theh singing In all of the Y. M. C. A., camps, which- serve more than 30, 000 soldiers. The fact - that Prof. Milam was chosen from a large num ber of singers considered for this Im portant post is quite a. tribute to his ability. : His numerous Gastonia friends will congratulate htm upon this appointment. ' y TODAY'S COTTON MARKET. (By International News Service.) NEW YORK, Dec. 31. The cotton market opened this morning with January contracts selling at 30.61; May 'Bg:,..; - BRITISH RECAPTURE - - -I ;:,; ':; POSITIONS AT CAMBRAI: (By International News Service.) :-. LONDON, Dec. 21. By a series .of powerful auacks the - British last night recaptured most of the posi tions lost to the Germans at Welsh ridge on the Cambrai front," the war office announced at . noon. .. "Several prisoners and .machine guns were al so Uken. .;:;;:;'. l-; - ALLENBrS FORCES ADVANCE. (By International News' Service.) LONDON, Dec. 2 1.' Gen. AHenby, rorces have advanced ten miles north of. Jerusalem. '. -. ,v- . 'i : : v;:- --Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Htggtns re turned the latter part of last week from - Hamlet where, they spent Christmas with the latter 's sister, Mrs. I. Phall. - Mr.1 Higgtns return ed Saturday to Knoxvflle and Mrs. Hlgglne will remain for. several days yet with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Long. -" . ' ; k - ;.. , During the, severe weather, the coldest this section has seen in the pist 18 years, horses and livestock are suffering ' greatly from exposure. For this reason all owner of horses should see that their animals are well blanketed when they are stand ing." Many cities have ordinances re quiring this Co ar as we know Gastonla. has no such ordinance but our people should keep this tn mind. Dumb animals havmio way of pro tecting themselves and look to the humaneness of their owners for this protection. ; '.-...'. . .-..' j SOCIAL CIRCLES LITEST ETEXTS IX ViOZjUTS tVQEU BRILLIANT WEDIXG ' AT MORGANTON. .Correspondence of The Gasettt. ? MORGANTON, Dec. 29. A beau tiful Yuletlde wedding was solemniz ed Thursday afternoon at 6 o clock at the First Baptist church here, when Miss Pearl Eugenia Hlldebrand became the bride of Mr. Henry Bur- well Marrow? Rev. F. , A. Bower, pastor of the church, officiated. Many friends and relatives gathered to witness the ceremony, which -was an unusually impressive one. The church was most artistically decorated with palms and Christmas greens and the beauty of the wed ding scene was greatly enhanced by the soft glow of many lights. Mr. Hardie Turner presided at the or gan, rendering a short musical pro gram before the entrance of the bri dal Party and Mendelssohn wedding march as - the party entered the church. ' During the ceremony Miss Fannie Rountree played softly Trau mere! aa a violin solo. ; The - ushers entering ' first were Mtssrs. Fred Morrison and Ralph ankin, of Chapel Hill, and - Fred Hossfeld and W. C. Hudson, of Mor- ganton. Miss Florence Hllderbrand, handsomely gowned In a costume of gold lace over gold cloth with hat to match and carrying a bouquet of sun set roses, was maid of honor. Dainty little Miss Susan Emma Sloan, small niece of the bride, was the ring bear er, carrying the-ring on a lovely white rose. , The bride entered with her eldest sister, Miss Mary Hllde brand. who gave her - In marriage. Miss Hlldebrand, a strikingly hand some brunette, wore a gown ot blue charmeuse with silver lace, a hat of bine pan vehret and carried a bou quet of pink KUarney roses. The bride was beautiful in a lovely town of white duchess satin with real lace trimmings and veil of white tulle with orange blossoms. She carried bride's roses with a shower of vaUey lilies. . The groom was attended by Lieut. Oscar Leach, of Camp Jack son, S. C, as best man. The tableau at the altar where- the' marriage vows were spoken was one of -beauti ful effect. The Grand March from Tannhauser was rendered as a re cessional. - '';';v '.,4Ir. and Mrs. Marrow left on tram No. 16 for a trip to Northern clues. After January 2nd they will be at home at Smlthneld, where Mr. Mar row Is the efficient superintendent of the Smlthneld public schools. The bride's golng-away suit was of dark blue cloth , with hat and gloves - to match. -V-i. ";rO i -VV: The bride Is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Hlldebrand. She was reared In Morganton .and has a host of friends In her home town. ' .For several years she Has been the capable secretary to Prof. N. W. Walker, at Chapel Hill. She Is a brunette and has pretty features and coloring. - The groom, an alum nus of the University, Is the son of Mr., and Mrs. T. T. Marrow, of Hen derson.. ' " . : " .";- Out-of-town guests for the wed ding were Mrs. T. T. Marrow and Misses Alice and Carrie Marrow, of Henderson; Miss Hettie Glass, or Chapel Hill; Miss Helen Shell, of Le noir; Mrs. James D. Moore, of Gastp irla; Messrs. Ralph Rankin and Fred Morrison, ot Chapel Hill, and Lieut. Oscar Leach, of Camp Jackson, S. C. i:o corns to BE SOLD OH APPROVAL At a meeting ox Gastonia mer chants held Friday night at the offi ces of the Gastonla Chamber of Com merce it wm decided to eliminate the return roods and landing Out OB approval privileges beginning Febru ary 1st. The rules and regulations adopted are practically identical with those In force In other cities and the adoption of which is generally urged by the government for the benefit of both merchant and -customer. The rules have already been strongly en dorsed by the Woman s Betterment Association and the support of tne ladies of the city Is pledged to their enforcement. ., ". :- The department of Mercantile af fairs or tne chamber was asked to carry out the placing into effect of the plan. ' By setting the date for February 1st all will have ample op portunity to take notice of the change. :,- -; :. '.. ' . BESMCM FfiE AT :: - CJ? mi Fire which originated from a de fective flue destroyed the laboratory and operating rooms at the base hos pital of Camp Greene, Charlotte, ear ly Sunday, morning, causing a loss of 175,000. covered by insurance. Frosea water pipes had to be thawed before a supply of water could be se cured with which to fight the flames, hence the fire 'gained - considerable headway before the flre-fighters had an opportunity to get ia any effective work.- . It required heroic efforts to save 60 hospital buildings ia the Im mediate vicinity ia which were hous ed about 909 soldiers, most of whom .were suffering from pneumonia.- . I1E17S 0F JHE C0UI1TY LATEST FROM 00B1 CORRESPONDENTS KELLER-KOHN. a a . - Popular Mount Holly Girl Married to lieutenant in united States Aavy. Correspondence of The Gazette. MT. HGL.L.T, Dec. 26. A mar riage of much Interest throughout the Carollnaa was that of Miss Ger trude Elizabeth Kohn, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Kohn, ot Mt. Holly, to Mr. Karl Mayo Keller, lieu; tenant U. 8. N., which took place at Mt Holly on Saturday, December 2Z, at 12 o'clock. The marriage . was aolemnlsed In the , Church of the Good Shepherd, of which the bride's father is pastor.' The church was beautifully decorated with ever greens and Ivy. Candles burnt on the altar throughout the ceremony. . Before the ceremony, Miss Elisa beth Llneberger, of Belmont, - sang very sweetly, "81 Mes Vers Avaient des Aiies."- Miss uneDerger was dressed In a gown of pale blue crepe de chine, with a hat to . match and wore a corsage of pnk roses. At iz o ciocK to tne - strains or Mendelssohn's wedding- March, play-1 ed by Miss Balne Henderson, gowned in blue Georgette crepe with picture; hat to .match, the ushers, Mr. H. A. Rhyne and Mr. T. A. Belk, entered. Then followed the bride's sister. ; Miss Grace Kohn, as maid of honor. ! Mist Kohn was gowned . In white silk net and lace over pink, wearing a large black picture hat, and carry Ing an armful of pink roses. ..Then entered the bride on the arm of the bridegroom. The bride was dressed In a suit of brown broadcloth c with fur trimmings, and accessories to match, and wearing a corsage of or chids and sunset roses.. The bride groom wore his uniform. . The Im pressive ring service of the Lutheran church was used, the bride's father officiating. V -'-4 '';'::-: After the ceremony the bridal par ty was entertained at dinner at tne home ot the bride's father. After a trip to Mr. Keller's home near Pitts burgh, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Keller will be at home In Philadelphia, where the groom Is stationed. . , ft ? Mrs. Keller Is a beautiful " bru nette. She was educated at Thlel College, Greenville,' Pa., and received her A. B. degree from wnoir col lege, Hickory. - - Since then she has been a member of the faculty of the Mt. Holly high school, teaching Eng lish. 'Uw.i- .''. i'.V Mr. Keller was graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis in March. Since then he has been ad vanced from ensign to lieutenant. ;: Uc Adenville Hatters. Correspondence of .The Gazette. . ' McADENVILLE, Dec. 27. -Mr. R, I Hughes has been very HI for a week but is some better. Hie daugn ter. Miss Lizzie Hughes, who is in school In Virginia, is here with him. Both the Baptist and Methodist Sunday schools here gave Christmas treats during the holiday season. . . Rev Rush Padgett, pastor of tne Baptist church, gave his wife a hand some piano a few days ago and she will organize a. musie class as soon as the weather will permit. Mr. Joe Webber, formerly " book keeper here but now living at Wil mington, spent Sunday here with friends. Mr. M. J. Ray conducted a cam paign Christmas day for members for the Red Cross and was quite suc cessful. . ' Mr. Charles Cole end family, of Hickory, (pent Christmas here with relatives. J. 1 Webb left Wednesday for Buford, Ga., to visit his children. He will be gone a week or two. Mr. Labe Rhyne. of Mount-Holly. wai the guest .Christmas day of hlg son, Mr. Dave Rhyne. A number of McAdenville people went to Camp Greene Christmas day to see the soldiers enjoy their treat. Mr. Sprinkle, who Is now with Van Sleen, the jeweler, at Gastonla, spent Christmas day here with Mr. H. B. Reld. Rev. and Mrs. Rush Padgett have gone to Lattlmore, Cleveland coun ty, to spend a week or more with relatives and friends. Mr. Lee Porch and Miss Lucy xeague, or Gastonia; Mr. Howard Potts and Miss Bertha Riley, of Low ell; Mr. Robert Snyder, of Clover, S. C, and Miss Edna Johnson, of May- worth, were all married here Mon day by Esquire I. F. Msbry. Martin Fisher is here from Camp Sevier, visiting his father, Mr. Harri son Fisher. ' - Stanley Happenings. Correspondence of The Gazette. STANLEY. Dec. 26. Messrs. Paul Bolick, Arthur Stroup, Lawrence Clemmer and Mr. Rutledge. of Camp Jackson, Columbia, 8. C, are spend ing-a few days' vacation at their re spective homes: '' ; . Miss Annie King Is spending the holidays at her home in Denver. v Miss Mamie Peterson spent several days visiting Misses Edith Abernethy and Annie King at Denver -last week. v - .- - -.- r Miss Evelyn Overcash. a student of Flora McDonald College, nd Miss Pauline Overcash. a student of the Statesvllle Female - College, are spending a two-weeks vacation with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Overcash. Mesdames Fred Rhyne and James Archer spent one day last week In Lnanotte- shopping. Rev,. James F. Deal, of Newport, IMPORTANT NOTICE TO , GAZETTE SUBSCRIBERS A large number of - Gazette sabecriptJons expire, the first of January and many more during the month. Those of onr read-. r whose snbecriptioos expire Aft tla tint, wfll mm-m. wvK ...... mmv W-M J1W Ushers much trouble and will prevent the probability of miss Ing any copies of the paper, if they will send or bring in their renewals at once. To take - off and then, within a few days, put back on a large number ot names on onr mailing list Is no small cask and requires several days work. Hence we aide all of onr readers whose subscriptions ex Dire at an data In th month ttt January to favor us by sending in their renewals at once. Ad- dress all communications to The Gasette Publishing Co., Gas- tonia, N. C. - . Va., is spending the holiday ' with Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Peterson. t : Mr. C. I. Deal, Jim Elliott, Mas ters James and Charles DeaL of Landis, spent Christmas day - with Mr. ana Mrs. M. tt. Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Goodwin, of Charlotte, spent Tuesday with rela tives here."' ' -Miss Willie ununerrow., of Chaiv1 lotte, spent Tuesday .with Mr. - and . Mrsu Henry Summerrow. v Mrs. M. A. Mason and Miss Edith Mason," ot Gastonla, are spondlng several dayarlth Mr. and Mrs. Fred nhyne. . v.j.v ' Mr. Leo Bolick. of Durham. Is vis iting his parents, Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Bolick. - Dr. O. P. Rein, of near Gastonia. was in town one day last week. Miss Helen Goods, a student ' or Davenport College, spent : Tuesday here with relatives. ' ; - f- Rev. L L. Smith, former pastor of McAdenville, is now pastor ot tne Methodist church here. He moved his family last week." ; Mr. Hall Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs.. Ben Morris, -of Stanley, - died of pneumonia In the hospital at Bal timore, Md., December 22, and was burled in the Morris cemetery near here, Pecember 2th, -. . , - 'Lowell Locals.. . Correspondence of The Gazette. ' ' LOWELL, ; Decl . 27. Mr. Paul . Clark, of Chattanooga, : Tenn., la spending the holidays at home. The boys at home for the holidays from' school are Messrs. Frank 'Rob- . inson, Jr., Westminster School; Earn Hand .and John Moore Gaston, Da vidson . - College; Robert Groves, : Wake Forest, and Leslie Reld - or, -the University. ;. Miss. Lucy Gaston,- who Is teaching In - the Norwood schools. Is at home for the holidays. - Mrs. W.' H. Holmes had i as her , guests for Chrtstmss Mr., and "Mrs. ', M. A. Thornburg, of Bessemer City;; . Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Rhyne, of Gas-', tonia: Mr, and ' Mrs. McGinnis. ; or Matthews, and Miss Iva Thornburg,. of Cberryville.--'-' c--:;;-:vV .':. ; ... Mrs. R, F. Harris and children are " spending the holidays in Greensboro with Mrs. Harris' mother, Mrs.. Rob-' ert Shields. Miss Elva Gaston, who is teaching this year tn Apex; Miss Ollle Gaston, -a student at the Greensboro College . ; for Women, and Ueut, HarKy . B. Gaston, of Camp Greene, are at home r ' for the hoUdays. -a -' u Miss Annie Weir, - of ' Charlotte, was the guest Monday of her broth-. ' er, Mr. Frank Weir, x:l;xc:i: General Pershing's Christmas tele gram to America, which appeared 00 the front page of last week 'i Col lier's Weekly, and "to which answers were asked to be sent at the fovern ment's expense, was replied to bytb,fc -Lowell Red Cross Auxiliary and we how that it wag receive a the Bjrj -3 wnica It was sent. 4.?,17 ' Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Gash will en tertain at dinner Thursday in honor of their twelfth wedding annlrersa-" ry. The Invited guests are Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Leonbardt, Mr. and Mrs." G. Frank Hovls, Dr.. and Mrs. J. W. Reld, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Tltman, Miss Lucy Gaston, Mr. Grady, Gas ton and Mr. Paul Tltman, '5;. .? -4 Mr. L. P. Rankltt, manager of the-Chero-Cola Bottling Co's. plant, en tertained the officers and employees of the plant Monday evening at o'clock dinner, at the home of his ' daughter, Mrs. P. A. Rhyne- a " sumptuous repast was .artistically, served. Those present were Messrs. . S. M. Robinson, president; B. F. Leonhardt, secretary, and Lloyd Per kins. W. J. Deal, P. A: Rhyne v and ' Ben Jenkins, employees. -. . ' f V''.-,. j -M . ---" . .-' Closed Tomorrow. " v . The banks and postoffice will bl-'' serve tomorrow. New Years Day, as-'' a holiday. The postoffice will be open from 8 to 10 a. m. and from 5. to p.m. The rural carriers will not go out and the city carriers will -make one early "collection land deliv- ' ery in the forenoon. The banks will all be closed. - . .-. - . ' RED CROSS HELPING - " ;:- EARTHQUAKE SUFFERERS. -1 By ; International News 8errice.) WASHINGTON, Dec 81-; A Red Cross relief ship will leave New Or leans for. Guatemala to succor the earthquake sufferers..:. The vessel is' being loaded today with food and medical supplies. Pending the arriv al of the ship Minister Thurston at Guatemala City has been author!.-- to draw on the American Red Cr Society tor as much money as can spent to good advantage in reliev. distress. ; --V5' ".-. ,--- '-"-- -A