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GAZETTE F IT 11 JL PUBLISHED EVERT MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. VOLT xxxix. ; NO 4. GASTONIA, N. C WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JAN UARY , IMS. $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVASGS. r - A STiljQni'S PRDGBAM OF VAR AfiD PEACE FiiESOT ; iP?JLHSV EEFORE CCXSEESS : ifc JAKES A KOTABLE ADDRESS ' Mr.'WHaon's Presentation In Definite Term of America's Wlr Aims ' Wu Entirely Unexpected by Cob ' gross and the People Not Till . " Wrongs Are Rioted WU1 This ,- Country. Lay Dowm:-"Iti"-'Ann' ; Safety of Pea5e Loving People - . - Host be Assured tndorsea IJoyd , , : George's" Statement of : Britain's . J- - War Alma. ' ' f v "- . V By InternaUonai Newi Serrlce.) 1. THE CAPITOL, WASHINGTON; V Jan. 8. The President suddenly ap peared before Congress today to dls- . cuss the serious international , situa tion. : HI, visit was entirely . unex pected.. The President told Congress " that an open and free consideration v :of covenants is the only war a Per" manent: peace can Ae secured. He stated specifically and emphatically ' . that the peace aims,, so' far as the . ' United States i concerned, must he '. for the benefit of the Russian peo ' pie. -He declared against a prlTate understanding and pleaded for abso lute freedom of the seas, the ' re moral of all barriers and the estan- Jishment of . trade agreements, , re- ducing national armaments, an lm . partial adjustment Sot all colonial claims based on strict observance of ' the interests and evolution of all occupied territory" add freedom, for Russia in settling iter own affairs: the'evacuation' and restoration ' of . . Poland and of French territory, in cluding Alsace-Loraine; the re-adjustment of frontiers and autonomy . ' for the people ofjAustrla, Hungary. " Roumanla . and T Montenegro; that Serbia Je given free access to the aeas; the relation of the , Balkan atates to be restored along historic lines; the Turkish portion ofihe Ot toman empire to remain as at pres ent, but other nationalities assured "undoubted security and opportunl- ty for autonomous freedom to all na tions both small and great." Wajh'ngtin.-Aroerlca's program of r war' and peace,' with definite terms upon which the nations great and small , figh'ing ' together agalnBt Qer- , man world dcmlaatton are ready to May down their aims, was given to the world by President Wilson through an address in Congress in joint session. For : this program, based upon .the righting of wrongs and the .safety of peaee-lgving" peoples . desiring; to lire their own lives, the President J committed the United States to fight . . and continue to fight until it is achlev V ed. Thus he pledged the country to . the allied policy of noeeparate peace. We cannot be Separated in interest or d'.vided In purpose." he said. "We ? stand together to the end." . j y- ' ' The speech, heard by Congress at an hour's notice and accepted with a wave of approval that brought togeth er virtually every " element of both . houses', was. delivered as a direct re--spouse to Jhe German challenge in the , . negotiations with the Russians at f Brcst-Utovsk. ; U followed closely and approved" the address of the . British premier. . but was far more specific in ' -statement of terms, robbing of force In .advance any German peace 'drive -. -designed to confuse 'the entente and Anericari governments and their pec- - - ils, while at the same time presenting .the foundation for genuine - negotU- s .-tions whenever the" , central powers .-are ready to talk of Adjust peace. . Fourteen Concrete Proposal. ; fourteen concrete proposals laid down by the President began with the '- declaration that the days of private lnt)ernatinal understands are . gone '.. -and that covenants of peace must be " reached In the open.-Criefly summar -iced, the other points were: -t y , ' - s , Absolute freedom of, the seas in . peace or war except as they may be closed by international action; re moval of economic barriers among na- - ' tions associating, themselves, to main- - tain peace; guarantee of the reduction of armaments to the lowest point con- slstent with domestic safety; impartial adjustment of colonial claims; based upon the principle that the peoples concerned have equal rights with the - -governments; evacuation of all Rns -slan territory and opportunity for Rus- - ; sia's. political development; evacuation of French territory and fighting of the ' Alsace-Lorraine wrong;' readjustment ;; of Italy! frontiers along recocnlaable '- v lines of nationality; free oppoctunltr v. -for autonomous devslojment of ' the -- ' peoples of Austria-Hungary; evacua ' tion of Rumania, Serbia and Monte negro and guarantees tar ill the Bal ' kan states; sovereigkty tor Turkey's - -portion ' of the Ottoman empire and -autonomy for other nationalities; an '. Independent Poland vfi:a access 'to the - sea; and general association -of nations ' for mutual guarantees -of indepeadance -and territorial integrity 'to large and ' fSzaaHsUtes alike, . V - . 'A notable feature, of the address was the sympathetic attitude of the President toward the Russian repre sentatives who deal with the Ger man at the peace conference the bolshevik!, often execrated for their .defection from the entente and for permitting themselves ,to be drawn into .the .Teutonic peace trap. The Russians, he said, presenting si per fectly clear statement of .the princi ples upon which they would be will ing to conclude" peace, were sincere and in earnest, and when they found that the actual German terms of set tlement came from the military lead ers who had not thought but,- to keep what they had taken, the negotiations were broken off. . ,.' - Upon the question df whether the Russians and the' world are , to listen to the military and imperialistic mi nority which so far has dominated th Teutonic policy, or to the liberal lead ers and parties who, speak the spirit and intentions of ' the resolutions adopted by the German relchstag last July, the President declared, must de pend the peace of. the world. This was In line with his previous declara tion that the -word of the present rulers of Germany could not be taken for anything worth .while, but he took care to disclaim any intention to sug gest a change in German institutions. Everywhere In Washington it was agreed that the President had made a great address and had given expres sion to the views of the American peo ple as a whole. The difference of opinion was as to whether it was s peace or a war speech. In most Quarters, however, there was no such optimism and the speech was looked upon as a great war docu mentclearing . the atmosphere tot the governments and peoples fighting Germany, heartening the disorganised Russians and furnishing a light tot the German peoples themselves when they want to see It. (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Officials here declare that in his address to Congress today President Wilson was speaking for all Germany's enemies. As the message was being read the cables carried the words to the farth est ends of the earth, even direct to Germany. The United States author ities closed all cables at 12.30 o'clock to clear the way for the President's address. Except Colonel House, no person other than the president had any Inkling of the substance of his special message, until it was deliv ered. The outstanding purpose of the address seemed to be especially to arouse Russia to an actual over powering desire, along with the other allies, to get a square deal in the pending peace parley,, to make sue that the policy of the freedom of all nations should be thoroughly under stood by the German people them selves at this critical time in Ger many, and to show conclusively that It is Germany who is prolonging the war. " v "v;' The President in his address ex pressly demands the evacuation ; by the Teutonic powers. of all Russian territory, and the granting to: Russia, of an 'unhampered. and unembarrass ed opportunity for an Independent determination of her own ' political development and national policy. ' , He declared that Russia should be assured a sincere welcome into the society of free nations under institu tions of her own choosing, and should be given assistance of every kind she may need and may herself desire. PEACE DQlOliSMIOliS IN GER1IAN CMS iBf International News Service.) GENEVA,-Jam, 9. Peace negbtia tlon demonstrations took place" in Germany when the news was receiv ed that the Russo-German peace' ne gotiations had failed, states a dis patch from the .German frontier to day. Crowds marched through the streets of Berlin, Essen and Leipslg shouting, VWe want peace." y, - FEME C0:.TEFiCE ' aguti in SESsion (By International News Service. COPENHAGEN, Jan. .'- The peace envoys at Brest-Lltovsk held informal discussions yesterday . and decided to sit formally today. The German delegates have been instruct ed to notify the Bolshevlkl delegates that Germany will not evacuate any territory until the Russian army has been demobilized.' ' - ' ,., TODAY'S COTTON MARKET. jV . (By International, News Service. I - NEW YORK, Jan. . The cotton market opened with' January - con tracts selling at 32.10 and May con tracts at 31.33. flilHUi . 1EIIIIGS Oil 1317 WAS BESTi BUSIKESS YEAB m Local National Banks Blake Splendid Showing for Year Deposits Show wed Big Increases Cotton Mills Had Splendid Year Also Many Meetings Being Held This Weok. January is the month of annual meetings of banks, cotton mills and corporations of other kinds; at least a majority of them have Such meet; ings, although a fer come at various times during the year. Practically" all of the national banks hold their meetings on the second Tuesday in January, this date being fixed by the Treasury Department which has supervision over them. The year which has Just closed has been a record-breaking one in prac tically all lines of business. This is reflected In the bank deposits And in the dividends which have been paid and are to be paid soon. In the opinion of the bankers and business men in all lines the coming year holds out promise of being, if not .as good as the one Just past, certainly a most splendid one. The First National Bank stock holders met at 2:30 o'clock yester day afternoon with Mr. E. N. Hahn presiding. AH of the old dlerctors were re-elected. They are L. L. Jenkins, J. Lee Robinson, R. R. Ray. T. L. Craig, J. O. White. J. K. Dixon, O. F. Mason. S. N. Boyce, L. F. Groves, S. M. Robinson, W. J. Clifford, B. H. Parker, S. A. Robin son, J. H. Separk and Fred U Smyre. The reports of the officers show ed that the bank had experienced the best year In its history. A compari son of deposits on December 31st. 1917, and December 31st 1915, will give some idea of the increase in business. On December 31st . two years ago the bank's deposits totall ed $777,226.85 and on December 31st, 1917, they totalled $1,773, 338.02. Following the meeting of the stockholders the directors met and re-elected all of ttie old officers, as follows: L. L. Jenkins, presi dent ;M. Lee Robinson, active vice president; R. R. Ray, vice-president; S. N. Boyce, cashier; M. T. Wilson, assistant cashier. "Nineteen hundred and seventeen was one of the most satisfactory, years In the history of our bank", said Mr. A. G. Myers, acting vice president of the' Citizens National Bank this morning. On Dec. 31 this bank had deposits aggregat ing $1,451,442.71 as against $862. 364.58 on December 31, 1916, and $543,636.01 on December 31, 1915. The annual meeting of the stock holders of this bank was held yes terday morning at 11 o'clock and was followed immediately by the an nual meeting of the directors. The stockholders elected the following directors for the coming year, name ly: Andrew E. Moore, H. M. Cleve land, C. B. Armstrong, W. T. Rankin, D. E. Rhyne, Wm. D. Anderson, D. M. Jones and A. G. Myers. AH of the old officers were re-elected as fol lows, namely: A. E. Moore, presi dent; A. G. Myers, acting vice-president; C. B. Armstrong, vice-president; W. H. Adams, cashier; John A. Hunter, Jr., assistant cashier. The regular semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent was paid. The National Realty Company's annual meeting was held yesterday morning at the offices in the First National Bank building. The stock holders re-elected all of the old di rectors, namely: T. L. Craig, O. F. Mason, J. O. White, J. Lee Robinson and S, N. Boyce. The director in turn re-elected all of the old officers, namely: J. Lee Robinson, president; J. O. White, vice-president, and J. S. Boyce, secretary and treasurer. The reports of the officers showed the past year to have been a gdbd one for the company. The Groves Mill's annual meetings were held- In the ; company's offices yesterday afternoon. L, L. Jenkins, E. R. Marshall and L. F. Groves were re-elected as ;: directors. They In turn re-elected all of the old officers. Tomorrow the annual meetings of the Arlington and Flint Mills will be held. The Trenton Mill will hold its annual meeting this afternoon. VON HERTLi!,'Gx states GEM'S PEACE TERMS (By International News Service.) . PARIS, Jan. ; 9. The , German Chancellor, von : Hertling, - has an nounced the following peace terms, according to a dispatch from Zurich: An international tribunal for arbi tration.; - . - v -- ., -' , The return to Germany of her col onics. ' ; The political independence of Tar key to be re-established. - - ' Belgium to be; restored to autono my. T ' .The occupied portions of France to be given the right to select their further; allegiance. r . . - ' BRITISH POSITION PENETRATED (By International New Service. ; "LONDON, Jan. t. Tha Germans last night succeeded la penetrating to the British advanced post north of the Ypres railway. ; They were la ter driven, back, tho war oc an nounces. There were artillery duels In this section - . - . ... . , . - GAS RATEJSJIiGREASED PRICE IS $175 EE6IKXIK8 FEB. 1ST --' ; . :, On Recommendation of Committee Which Investigated Costs of Mate 1 rial and Operation City Council w Grants Local Gas Company's Re quest for Increase in Price In "creaae Lasts for Twelve Months Persons Under Twenty-One Bar red from Bowling Alleys. 'Perhaps the most important ac tion of the city council at last night's monthly meeting was the passage of an ordinance granting the Gastonia & Suburban Gas Company permission to raise the price of gas from $1.40 per 1,000 cubic feet to $1.76. the in-, crease being permitted for a period of 12 months. The new rate is sub ject to a 6 per cent discount if bill Is paid before the tenth of the month. At the end of the twelve months this increase Is automatically terminated unless the gas company appears 'at least two'months prior to the, date of its expiration and shows the council that conditions have not changed and that there Is absolute necessity that the rate be continued In force for another definite period. This action was taken on the strength of a report made by a com mittee from the council, of which Councilman Arthur K. Winget was chairman, appointed two months ago to thoroughly investigate the situa tion. This committee went Into an exhaustive Investigation of the cost of materials used in the manufac ture of gas, the cost of operation of the plant, overhead expenses and all items entering Into the production of gas in Gastonia and were thoroughly satisfied that the request was a Just one. The committee recommended that the increase be made for a def inite period, however, and this was done. In makinghelr investigations the committee had access to all the books, invoices and other records of the company, ''it did not, however, confine its researches to these sourc es but made independent investiga tions which showed similar condi tions existing in other, sections of the country. In fact a very large num ber of towns have already taken similar action. Mr. J. W. Timber lake, managing director of the com pany, assured the city officials that the company would maintain Its rec ord of efficiency and would at all times use Its utmost endeavors to take care of the people's wants In the gas line. . The ordnance specifies that the company shall charge a minimum of fifty cents for service, the company having agreed to this in view of the Increase in rate granted. This has heretofore been $1. The new rate goes Into effect February 1st. Henceforth no person under 21 years of age will be allowed to enter a bowling alley In the city of Gasto nia. An ordinance to this effect was passed by the city council at its reg ular monthly meeting for January at the city hall last night. A year or more ago a similar ordinance was passed relative to pool rooms. As a result of this and other restrictions placed on them at the same time, pool rooms disappeared from the up town section. The enforcement of the new bowling alley ordinance will prevent' the foregathering of many young boys who idle away many hours In these places. The matter of limiting the park ing space for automobiles on each side of the street in the business sec tion of the city to nine feet was dis cussed and it is probable that action on this matter will be taken by the council at an early date. The ordi nance on this subject In force at Rock Hill, S. C, was presented as a model. It has been in operation there for eome time and is found to be most satisfactory, s Councilman Win get and Chief of Police Carroll spent yesterday In Rck Hill investigating thU proposition and recommend its adoption. v No other business of special Im portance was transacted. IIOIIENTOUS UPHEAVAL GOING ON IN 6ERIIANY f8y International News Serrlce.) THE HAGUE, Jan. 9. Momentous conferences are taking place in Ger many to allay the crisis brought a bout by the failure of the govern ment to negotiate peace on a basis of no indemnities or annexations, ac cording to information , reaching df plomatle circles here. r iri Ef i& . Powerful pressure Is being brought to bear on the Kaiser to force him to make a definite statement in support of his militaristic' war alms. While the : militarists are ' calling ' for "strong peace," the socialists are in creasing the agitation for democrat ic concessions and the situation : Is acute. A military dictatorship seems to be certain. " - "Mr. H. PStowe Is a business visitor to Spartanburg, S, C, today; ; - Mr. R. Lee Jenkins, - of Char lottev Is here today. : ITrs; R.' W. (Langford and chil dren returned yesterday from a visit to relatives at Atlanta, Oa. v IIEVVS OF THE COUIJTY LATEST FROM 00B, CORRESPCnENTS LUCIA LOCALS. Correspondence of The Gazette. LUCIA, Jan. 8. Mr. Wm. Black, an aged cltlien of Lucia, passed away last night about 12 o'clock, after a few days illness. Mr. Black was a bout 74 years of age. He had lived In this community all of his life. He has been a faithful member of the LMethodlst church from boyhood. He was married to Miss Mary Connell, who preceded him to the grave about 18 months ago. .To this unloiTwere born three children, all of whom are living. They are Messrs. U. L. and S. V. Black and Mrs. W. I. Beatty. . He has nine grand children living. He is also survived by two brothers and two sisters, Mr. Samuel Black; of Lu cia, and Mr. Sidney Black, of Stan ley, Mrs. J. F. Allen and Mrs. R. Hart, of Lucia. He has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Beat ty, since the death of his wife. He will be laid to rest In the Snow Hill cemetery tomorrow at 11 o'clock Rev. J. A. Sharp, his pastor, will conduct the funeral services.-' ;:" NEWS FROM ALEXIS. Correspondence of The Gazette. ALEXIS,. Jan. 7. The Ajxis graded school resumed work this morning with a very good attendance. All the teachers were present, for the re-opening of school. , Proressor D. T. Ferrell and sister. Miss , May Agnes Ferrell, came back to Alexis Sunday morning. MIbb Edna' Roberts came In from Cherryvllle Saturday, while Miss Edna Black from Lucia came Sunday afternoon. All the teachers were in very high school spirits; therefore the schoolwork moved very nicely for the first day after the Christmas recess. Mr. Carl 8troup was a business visitor in Gastonia today. Mr. E. E. McAllster, a student of Alexis graded school, returned from Gastonia to Alexis today to resume work again In the graded school here. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Abernethy, who have .been spending Christmas with relatives and friends here, re turned to Spencer Mountain today. On next Friday night, January 11, the Antonlon Literary Society of Alexis will debate the .following sub ject: "Resolved, That the world Is growing morally worse." This ques tion promises to be very Interesting and therefore all boys and men of the community are Invited to come out Friday night. The people of Alexis are more fortunate than some people are at other places as regards the oil and fuel question. It Is, however, true that oil is somewhat scarce here al though the stores reported that they had a supply today. Everybody has a plenty of wood thus far, and there Is no reason why the supply should be exhausted for sometime to come yet. Correspondence of The Gazette. ALEXIS, Route 1, Jan. 7. Mr. D. T. Ferrell spent Christmas at .home in Durham. He returned Monday to take up his school this week, Mr. C. W. Abernethy spent Satur day in Gastonia. i . Mr. Carl Stroupe was the guest of Mr. Guss Moore Sunday. Miss Edna Roberts returned here Saturday to resume her work as teacher at the Alexis school. Mrs. J. W. Abernethy gave the young people of this place a New Year party. Many enjoyable games were played, and everybody reported a nice time. Mr. D. T. Ferrell spent Sunday in Gastonia as the guest of Mr. J. H. Dickson. Mr. J. W. Abernethy made a busi ness trip to Dallas Saturday. Mr. J, V. Stroup spent Saturday In Stanley on business. Miss Virginia Moore, principal of Zion school, spent the holidays here, returning to resume her work Wed nesday. Rev. W. W. RImm will fill his regular appointment next Sunday at 11 o'clock. Everybody Is Invited to attend. Dallas Dots. Correspondence of The Gazette. DALLAS, Jan. 8. Prof. J. B. llenson has announced that up to the present time he ,has sold about $95 worth of Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps. , Some of these have been bought by the school children but a larger part by the town -people. Prof. Henson hopes to sell stamps to every pupil of the Farm Life school. This, however does not mean for the citizens of the town to stand back. ; i w y For the past few weeks the regis tered men of Dallas have received their ; fateful "Questionnaires". Messrs. E. L. Houser, E. M. Rhyne and R. S. Lewis have been very good to these men in aiding in answering the questions... . Mrs. L. M. Hoffman left Monday, December 31st, for St Petersburg, Florida. ' Mrs. Hoffman was accom panied by her son. Dr. E. J. Hoff man, : and- Miss Sara Grayson. - a trained nurse from Pittsburg, Pa. . Lieutenant Richard Cornwell and Lien tenant . Colliers, ; of , Camp Greene, spent Tuesday at the home of Mr. C. C CornwelL . -Earl Rhyne, who Is In the Medi cal Corp, at Camp Lee, la at home for a short stay. . . s Bert Rudlsill, of Camp Jcckson, spent Sunday and If onda.. morning In Dallas. - - Mr.- Frank Carpenter, who recent ly lived In, Stanly, has moved to Dallas. It Is hoped that he and fami ly will like this place. ' - The Farm Life School opened a- -gain Monday morning, January 7th. Ererythlr was in - fine - condition.; All the students came back. . During the latter part : of last week the people of Dallas were sur prised to find that a Provost Guard had been : stationed here. This guard arrested a man by the name of Fred Frye, who had deserted from Camp Greene.' The guard told his name to be Davis and Nat Owens. At this the people here became some what suspicious. . Later Owens ex- r tended the pass of a soldier from Camp Jackson, who had come home on a visit. Then some of the citi zens of Dallas telephoned to Char lotte to see if he had authority to do this. The recruiting station re plied in the negative. Saturday night two more soldiers came to Dallas and conferred with. Owens. ' . . ,. . .. ... On Monday, Owens went to High Shoals to round up deserters which he said were there. ' Monday night, Deputy-Sherrlff O. V. Lhor, tele- phoned to Charlotte asking If they had stationed a guard, here.; .They replied they had not. It was also found that they had only two offi cers, one of which was a plain clotbes man, and the other an officer. Owens was no officer. r The recruiting sta-. tlon there gave Deputy Lohr -permission to arrest Owens. ; Lohr went to High Shoals soon Tuesday to ar rest him. - ; .:, It is thought by the people here that this Owen may be working with a gang of thieves or Is himself a deserter. He may, however, be a Provost Guard. UcAdenville Hatters. Correspondence of The Gazette. ' 1 McADENVILLB, Jan. 7. Mrs. John Glover died at her father's home in McAdenvllle last Saturday morning at two o'clock. They have been living . at Belmont for over a year and she has been In failing health a long time. She waaa mem ber of the Baptist church and a good christian woman. She was brought home to her father's. Mr. Lane Aus tin's, to spend Christmas, and be came worse until the end came. The remains were buried at Sandy Plains cemetery 8unday evening. Rev. Mr. Mace, pastor of the East Baptist church of Belmont, her pastor, and Rev. Mr. Rush Padgett preached her funeral Sunday at eleven o'clock. The ice freezing on the rocks has made it very difficult to run the mills full time during the bitter cold weather. , . Mt, J. L. Webb returned home from Georgia last Wednesday, : the 2nd. On December 27th, Miss - Roslo Phllmon died at 8 o'clock, and her brother-in-law, Mr. J. E. Hovls, died at 11 o'clock the same day, only three .hours apart. They were buried In separate coffins but in the same grave, Revs. Bell and Padgett officiating. They were laid to rest In the Ebenezer cemetery the 2.8 th. Mr. Jacob Phllmon and family wish to thank the people of McAdenvllle for their - helping hand in their be reavement. - Lieut. Ralph Ray, of Camp Sevier. Is spending a few days with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Ray. Mr. John Bush is in the Gastonia hospital undergoing an operation. Friends are very anxious about his recovery. . - v-..-": . v-; Mr. Dan Moore, of Boiling Springs, and Miss Blanche Bridges, of Lattlr more, were married at the home , of Rev. Rush Padgett, on the 3rd, Rev. Mr. Padgett officiating. Rev. J. N. Roberts, an ex-Confed-, erate soldier, has been very ill for several days, but Is improving now. Rev. Rush Padgett visited the sick . at the Gastonia hospital Monday. . , LOEAY LOCALO. Correspondence of The Gazette! - WEST GASTONIA, Jan. 8. Alfred Lee, the two-months-old Infant: of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Ward, was found dead in bed Saturday morning. The probable cause has not been as- certained. The parents have . the sympathy of a host of friends. The. many friends of Mr. Will H. Brannon will sympathize with him In the death of his sister, Mrs. Euretta West, who died at Mayworth Monday night. Death was due to B right's disease. -"n ' ' . . ; We are glad to see Mr. Arc. Lit tle on the streets-again, after being confined to his home for several days ', with grip. . v-v,? : Mr. O W. Taylor, haa returned to Hopewell. Va,,. after spending the ; holidays with homef oiks.-- : i - v. Mr. R. H. Walker has resigned his position at the Loray to accept - a similar one with Baldwin Mill. Ches ter, S C. He will move his family this week.-;.: ,-.v.-wJ; w-V---- '; Miss Lola Bradley has returned . home after spending i the hoUdays with relatives at Olin. . - t ft .Mr, Joe Gamble,' who lives about three miles west of the Loray, Is critically 111 with pneumonia.: ' Mrs.' T M. Lattlmore, of Shel- ' by, is visiting Mrs. T. A. WUklns and Mrs. J. 8, Wray. United States Deputy Marshal E, 8. Williams, of Charlotte, was a business visitor In town yesterday. Mrs. J. Holland Morrow and lit tle son, J. "H., Jr., have return?! v from a visit to relatives in ouV Carolina and a trip to Florida. Messrs. Everett McArver, G. I. Rhyne, Jr., Guy Terrell. Walter V ren. Leland and Albert -A!:ra-and Earle Thomasson, all cf C Sevier, Greenville, S. C, ara t a visiting hdmefolks. -