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TON I A ETTE PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY, YOU XXXIX. NO. 9. GASTONLA, N. C. THURSDAY AFTERXOOX, AUGUST 15, 1018. $2.00 A YEAR Ef ADVASCB. T GASTON A COUNTY OF GOOD ROADS TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST MORRISON SPOKE ON COUNTY TAXATION CITY HAS A LIVE GASTON A COUNTY OF COTTON MILLS CONTAINS 112 NAMES CHAMBER OF DCE .ft GAS' GAZ Leads the South in Number Mills. Transformed In a generation's lime from one of the largest whiskey producing counties In. the United .States, a county in which the people - -were poor and there was much law lessness, into a prosperous, law-abiding county boasting of more cotton jrarn spindles than any county In America, the history of Gaston, is a .romance of prohibition and Industrial growth unsurpassed anywhere and referred to on the printed page in many tongues. A generation ago there were over forty licensed distilleries in Gaston county. From that condition the county developed Into a few years time Into an absolutely dry territory, and was one of the first in North Car olina to be made bone-dry. Backed by splendid public sentiment, capable officers have had no trouble in strict ly enforcing the prohibition laws In Gaston for many years. It was away back in 1848 that the, cotton yarn Industry first came to Gaston, when the Mountain Island 11111 was built over on the Catawba. This mill was destroyed by the flood of 1916 but its place is soon to be taken by a modern and up-to-the-minute finishing plant and mill. Development of the industry came slowly until the county began to be dry. The consequent stabilizing of labor, together with the splendid Piedmont climate, the ideal health conditions, the cheap hydro-electric power and other causes, soon brought the cotton jarn industry into being In Its present high state. Today there are in Gaston county seventy nine textile mills, counting the differ ent mills owned in one group, as sep arate plants. The yarn Industry in Gaston county last year did a gross business of over one hundred million dollars, it is estimated. An enor mous sum was cheerfully paid In war taxes by the mills this year to the federal government. The following Is a partial list of the mills of Gaston county now in operation or under construction: GASTOXIA. MYRTLE MILLS, inc; Fine yarns; incorporated 1918; under construc tion: J. Lander Gray, president; J. 4$ Lee Robinson, vice president; J. H. ' , . . - .nnln. v-. jseparK, secretary-treasurer, ayiuuico 19.000. MOUNTAIN VIEW MILLS, Inc.; ., iYarns, incorporated 1918; C. B. Arm strong, president; C. C. Armstrong, vice president; W. T. Rankin, secretary-treasurer; spindles 4,000. ARLINGTON COTTON MILLS; KO's to 70's, Combed Peeler Yarn, 36's to 120's Combed S. I,; incorpor ated 1900; erected 1899; J. Lee Rob inson, president; S. N. Boyce, vice president; J. H. Separk, secretary treasurer; spindles 23.000. ARMSTRONGCOTTON MILLS CO. Combed yarns, 8's to 20's single and ply; incorporated 1913; erected 1913; C. B. Armstrong, .president treasurer, A. K. Winget, secretary and assistant treasurer; spindles 4,600. AVON MILLS, Inc.; 40's to 60's THE PROGRAM State Commissioners Meeting Wednesday, August 14th. 3 P. M. Registration of Delegates at Armlngton Hotel. 8 P. M. Opening session at Court House Auditorium. Prayer. Address of Welcome by Hon. O. F. Mason. Address of Welcome by Hdn. A. M. Dixon. ' Response by Hon. A, M. McDonald. Address, Farm Demonstration Work, by Mr.JtJ. S. Mlllsaps, of Statesvllle. Minutes by Secretary. Report of Treasurer. Informal Discussion. ' Thursday, August 15th. (All eesslsons at County Court House.) 10 A. M. Address, "County Government and Taxation, by Hon. Cameron Morrison. General Discussion. ; 2:30 P. M. Address, "Highways," by Hons. W. 13. Falls and W. A. McGlrt. U 6 P. M. Auto drive over county roads.' Address by Commissioner A. T. Lindsay, of Gastonla; in formal Discussion; Smoker. '.-''"'''.'--. " . . s , '" Fri'lay, August 16th. ' " 11" Al M.- Address, "Farm Demonstration,! by Hon. Frank ' Parker. ' r Address, Public Health, by Dr. "w. & Rankin. Election of officers. ' l:- Adjournment-' ' .. of Plants in OperationList of single and ply yarns; incorporated 1896; erected 1896; J. C. Rankin, president; W. T . Love, vlce-presl-dent; S. M. Robinson, secretary-treasurer; spindles 10,080. CLARA MNFG. CO.; Combed yarns, 40's' to 80's; incorporated 1907; erected 1906; C. B. Armstrong president and treasurer; A. K. Win get, secretary and assistant treasur er; spindles 9,700. DUNN MANUFACTURING CO.; Combed yarns, 40's to 80's; incorpor ated 1908; erected 1909; C. B. Arm strong,' president and treasurer; A. K. Winget, secretary and assistant treasurer; spindles 10,500. FLINT MANUFACTURING CO., Inc.; Combed Peeler yarns, 40's to 80's; L. L. Jenkins, president: S. N. Boyce, vice president; J. H. Separk, secretary and treasurer; spindles 23, 000. GASTONIA COTTON MANUFACT URING CO.; Yarns and scrims; in corporated 1889; erected 1888; W. T. Love, president; J. L. Love, vice president; Robt. A. Love, secretary treasurer; spindles 12,500. GRAY MANUFACTURING CO.; 50-2 to 80-2 comber peeler yarns; incorporated 1905; erected 1905; L. L. Jenkins, president, T. L. Craig, vice president; J. H. Separk, secre-tary-tresurer; spindles 18,000. GROVES COTTON MILLS, Inc.; Fine combed yarns; incorporated 1916; erected 1916; A. G. Myers, president; A. G. Mangum, vice presi dent; H. H. Groves, secretary-treasurer; spindles 11,000. HANOVER THREAD MILLS, Inc.; Combed yarns; incorporated 1916; erected 1917; W. T. Rankin, president-treasurer; G. E. Marvin, secretary; spindles 4000. LORAY MILLS, Inc.; Print cloth and sheeting; incorporated 1901; S. W. Cramer, president; W. D. An derson, treasurer; W. A. Julian, as sistant treasurer; spindles 57,000. MODENA COTTON MILLS, Inc.; 30's yarns; incorporated 1893: erect ed 1 894; J. O. White, president; B. H. Parker, vice president; H. B. Moore, secretary-treasurer; spindles 17,500. MUTUAL COTTON MILLS, Inc.: Yarns; incorporated 1916; erected 1917; C. B. Armstrong, president treasurer; A. K. Winget. secretary assistant treasurer; spindles 6,000. OSCEOLA MILLS, Inc.; 30's to 60's combed yarns; incorporated 1916; erected 1916; W. T. Rankin, president-treasurer; Geo. E. Marvin, secretary, spindles 8,000. OZARK MILLS, Inc.; 30's to 60's combed peeler yarns; incorporated 1899; erected 1899: Frost Torrence, president; Jno. C. Rankin, vice-president; S. M. Robinson, sfrretary treasurer; spindles 20,000. PARK p ALE MILLS, Inc.; 3 0's to fiO'a two and three ply combed peel er reversed twist yarn; incorporated 1916; erected 1916; J. Lee Robinson, president; J. L. Gray, vice president; J. H. Separk, secretary-treasurer; spindles 8,200; now being added 8, 000, PIEDMONT SPINNING CO.; 20's combed peeler yarns; incorporated 1906; erected 1907; C. B. Arm strong, president-treasurer, A. K. Winget, secretary and assistant treas urer; spindles 2,300. PINKNEY MILLS, . Inc.; Fine combed yarns; incorporated 1916; erected 1917; R. G. Rankin, president-treasurer; A. G. Myers, secre- ( Continued on page 8.) Gaston county prides Itself on its good roads. It was one of the first counties in the State to go Into the building of good roads on a large scale. In connection with road build ing it has also paid especial attention to the building of bridges, not only over the Catawba river, which sepa rates Gaston and Mecklenburg coun ties, but over the South Fork river arid the numerous' smaller streams in the county. For the purpose of carrying on this work road bonds totalling $400,000 have been issued. These are county bonds, all work being done , as a whole for the county instead of by townships as is some times done. To pay the interest on these bonds and to create a sinking fund there is an annual tax of 25 cents on the $100 worth of property. This special tax is levied on $21,000,692.75 worth of property and yiells a total annual revenue of $52,tW3. In addition to the property tax there Is a special poll tax of 75 ce its for roads which brings in the sum of $4,948.50 per year. A special county automobile tax, ranging from $2 to $50 per ma chine, yields a revenue for road work of about $3,000 a year. The road money of the county is expended under the supervision of the board of county commissioners. The county has a most efficient su perintendent of roads in the person of Mr. T. L. Ware, who devotes his entire time to this work. Under his supervision during the past few years the roads have been very materially improved and much new road has been constructed. Gaston county's total mileage of roads Is right around 500 miles. Of this amount 100 miles Is macadam and about 250 miles is sand clay and top soil. Gastonla has five miles of asphalt paving and 25 miles of ce ment sidewalks. The average cost per mile for the construction of Gas ton county's macadam roads ranges from $3,500 to $5,000. The cost of the top soil and sand clay roads has ranged from $500 to $1,800, depend ing on the width of the road, the to pography and the length of haul of the soil. Gaston county has eight bridges across the South Fork river, all ex cept three of these having been con structed since the great flood three years ago. The county has 37 iron bridges ranging In length from 20 feet to 300 feet, also five covered wooden bridges in addition to a large number of small wooden bridges. Up till June, 1916, these were built out of the road and county funds. Since then, however, they have been built from funds derived from the sale of special bridge bonds. At present the county has $100,000 outstanding bridge bonds. Up to 1914 the county roads were kept up by the labor of farmers who were appointed to supervise the work by sections. Since that time, howev er, the county has constructed porta ble camps for the convict force and most of the work is done In this man ner. Regular patrolmen are kept for the roads, the county furnishing the stock and the tools and having each patrolman to look after the roads in his district. There Is nearly always a demand for some new road con struction and when the convict fofces are not engaged on repair work they are put to building new roads. Lowell Locals. Correspondence of The Gazette. MT. HOLLY, Aug. 15. The Misses Beaver and Moose, of Mount Pleas ant, are visiting Miss Edna Rhyne at her home, Hillcrest. c During the past ten days a revival has been conducted at the Baptist church, the preaching being done by Rev. C. F. Whitlock. of Neosho, Mo. Mr. Boyden Nims, who taught last year In the eastern part of the State, is at home enjoying a vacation. So al so his sister. Miss Dorothy Nims, who taught last year at Mt. Airy. Miss Mabel Bacon, of Newton, spent yesterday in town. Miss Bacon will again be a member of our high school faculty. The Sunday school room of the Methodist church is nearing comple tion. It will me roomy and of great service. Rev. E. H. Kohn and family have returned from a ten days vacation spent with his brother in Columbia, S. C, and with relatives at Little Mountain, S. C. Mrs. Snggs, Miss Helen West and Miss Alllene Seaborn, all of Char lotte, are visiting Mrs. P, E. Lents and family. - Mr. George Frank Moore, who is doing chemical work at Sheffield, Ala., will return to his duties to morrow after spending a few days here. Miss Lillie Klllian, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Klllian, died at her borne Monday and was burled Tues day at Unity cemetery. Funeral services were conducted by her pas tor Rer. Frank Drennan. The sixth annual convention ot the Woman's Home and Foreign Mission ary Societies will convene August 2 let with the church of the Good Shepherd, Rer. E. H." Kohn; pastor. The convention will hold three days. Delegates will be from. South and North Carsllna and Virginia. The Foreign field is In the southern part of Japan, and the home field lies In the states in which the Lutheran (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON,, Aug. 15th To day's casualty list contains 112 names, divided as follows: Killed in action, 17. Severely wounded, 95. Severely wounded: Lieut George McConnell, of York, S. C; Pvts Luther Allen, of Alpine, Ala.; and Williams Merriweather, of Stock- bridge, Ga. FRENCH HAVE TAKEN LASSIGNY RIDGE (By International New Service.) LONDON, Aug. 15 (Noon) The Germans in the Lassigny sector are retiring across the Dlvette river, leaving only a screen of machine guns behind, says a dispatch from the French front. Fighting ToT two days in gas masks, the French took all of Lassigny ridge, dominating the Ger man positions. As the French ar tillery was brought up the Germans were forced back still further. NAN-POWER BILL REPORTED TO THE SENATE (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 15th The man-power bill, making the draft age limits 18 to 45, was reported to the Senate today by the Military Af fairs committee. It will be taken up next Monday and will probably be passed by Saturday. The House will hold a special meeting next Monday to consider the bill. It is not be lieved it can pass the house before August 28th. GERMAN LOSSES HAVK KEEN HEAVY. (By International News Service.) PARIS, Aug. 15 Henry Bidb. not ed military critic, today says that a conservative estimate of German los ses since July eighteenth is 3."0,000 killed and wounded and 70,000 taken prisoners. CAN" NONA 1 )1 N K EPOI CTEI IX THE LASSIGXG SECTOR. (By International News Service.) PARIS, Aug. 15 (Official) Can nonnading was reported last night In the Lassigny sector between the Oise and the Avre. The Germans at tempted a raid In the Marquise sec tor of the Champagne, but failed. Lieut. David Putnam, of Brooklyn, Mass., a member of the LaFayette es cradille, now credited with gringlng down ten German airplanes, has been decorated by the French. GKIIMAX OFFICIAL ASSASSINATED IX RUSSIA. (By International News Service.) AMSTERDAM, Aug. 15 It is re ported that Herr Von Hengbusch, a German official at Wenden, Russia, has been assassinated. The murder er escaped. TODAY'S COTTOX MARKET. (By International N jws Service. NEW YORK, Aug 15. The cot ton market opened this morning with October contracts selling at 30.50, January at 29.90. Crouse Route One News. Correspondence bf The Gazette. CROUSE, Aug. 13 Miss Mary Withers, of Gastonla, is spending the week with Miss Annie May Alexander. A large crowd attended the farmers' nstitnte at Landers Chapel Friday. Mrs. A. B. Kaiser sad children spent several days last week with relatives in this section. Miss Alma Kiser. of Bessemer City, spent Sunday with Miss Au drey Kiser. Mr. J. A. Tritt, who has been quite ill, is improving. Gazette want ads pay. They are read by thousands of people. Try 'em. Tennessee synod works. Dr. C. L. "Brown, who is on fur lough and is dean of the missionaries of the Lutheran church in Japan, will be present and speak on the needs of the worRv, -rDri Taylor and family are hack from the mountains, where they spent a delightful Taxation. . Mrs. - A Fredericks has cone to New Orleans to sea her husband, who Is in .camp. She will also visit her father at NaUcbtoches, La. This morning's session of the State Association of County Commission ers was featured by an able address by Mr. Cameron Mohhlson, of Char lotte, "County Government and Taxa tion." Mr. Morrison is a close stu dent of government in its various relaons and is a speaker of mveh more than ordinary ability. He did not discuss special war taxation, dis missing that subject with the asser tlon that the people of America will gladly contribute all the money that is necessary to defeat the Huns and make the world safe for democracy This assertion brought forth loud ap plause. The speaker stated that county government In North Caro lina was carried on, and carried on splesdidly, with the smallest per cap ita taxataion prevailing in any State in the union. "We are living in perilous times," said Mr. Morrison, "and there are all sorts of propaganda advocating new and novel systems of taxations." He warned the county governments a gainst a too liberal attitude towards these schemes, at the same time ad vising that whatever tax is necessary in order to give the people good, pro gressive modern government should be imposed. The delegates heard Mr. Morrison with great pleasure and profit. Following Mr. Morrison, Mr. E. S. Mlllsaps, of Statesville, Federal dis trict agent for farm demonstration work for the Western district of North Carolina, delivered an address on the Importance of this work. He reviewed briefly the progress and growth of farm demonstration work in the State and told of the wonder ful benefit it had brought to those counties which have demonstrators. He outlined the terms on which farm demonstrators are to be secured and urged the importance of this work on those counties which have not as yet adopted it. A warm welcome was extended to the visiting commissioners at the court house last night by Mayor Dixon and Mr. O. F. Mason, both of whom made splendid addresses which elicited hearty applause from the del egates. Mr. A. M. McDonald, of Charlotte, responded to these ad dresses in a happy manner. Mr. J. C. Carpenter, rep;esenting the government, then made an ad dress on "Federal Ale, for Road Building," explaining the various features of the assistance which the Federal government gives to coun ties In the matter. Much of the In formation Mr. Carpenter brought to the convention was new to the del egates and the presentation of this gubject will doubtless result in many more counties availing themselves of the opportunities the government of fers in this line. Mr. W. S. Fallis, State Highway Commissioner, and Mr. W. A. McGlrt, of New Hanover county, are to speak at this afternoon's session on "Highways." Following the after noon session the delegates will be given an auto ride over some of the county's good roads by the Gastonla Chamber of Commerce. At the night session the feature will be an address by Rev. A. T. Lindsay, president of Lin wood College and a member Of the board of county commissioners of Gaston county. Following tomorrow's session, which will adjourn at noon, the del egates will be given an auto drive to Armstrong Park where they will be guests of the Gastonla Chamber of Commerce at an old-time barbecue. -The principal speakers for tomor row's session will be Mr. Frank Parker, who will speak on "Farm Demonstration" and Dr. W. S. Rank in, president of the State Board of Health, whose subject will be "Pub lic Health." Up to this morning there were sixty-five delegates registered. Others arriving during the day has brought this number up to about one hun dred. The German Beatitudes. It is not known whether the fol lowing creed was composed by a Ger man or by a foreign student of Ger manism. It has the ring of genuine ness; it is not far-fetched or over drawn. The military masters of Ger many have" acted upon this creed, and the German Army, their disciples, has lived up to it. "Ye have heard how in olden times it was said, 'Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth'; but I say unto yon, 'Blessed are the valiant, for they shall make the earth their throne.'. And ye have heard men say. 'Blessed are the poor In spirit'; but I say unto you. 'Bless ed are the great in soul and the free in spirit, for they shall enter"' Into Va'calla.' And ye have heard men say. 'Blessed are the peacemakers'; bnt I say unto you. 'Blessed are the war makers, for they shall .be called. If not the children of Jehovah, the children of Odin, who Is greater than Jehovah - , . , If row get a sample copy of . The Gasette it's aa Uvttattoa to subscribe. Gastonia's Chamber of Commerce Is the clearing house for Gastonia's civic activities. And it is fast becom ing the same for Gaston county, near ly all county-wide movements of im portance being conducted through its medium. v: The Chamber of Commerce is four years old. A number of the men who have made Gastonla one of the most nrorreaaivA cltfea on th man. " ------ WW organized the chamber back in 1915. Col. T, L. Craig was mad president and served capably for two years. A. . O. Lloyd, now secretary at Cnester, S. C, was secretary for that period and J. M. Holland treasurer. . J. . H. Separk was made president for .1917, serving ably, and W. If. Adams was ; treasurer and still holds that place. C. W. Roberts, now secretary of tne Bristol, Va.-Tenn., Board of Trade succeeded Mr. Lloyd as secretary, and he was in turn succeeded by Miss Lillian Ferguson. She, was followed In the secretaryship by Fred M. Al len who now holds the place. Col. C. B. Armstrong was elected president for 1918 and Is proving a strong leader. J. H. . Kennedy is first vice president this year and F. L. Smyre second vice-president. Other direct ors are A. M. Dixon, J. W. Atkins, E. N. Hahn, W. T. Rankin, D. M. Jones, J. H. Separk and J. O. ankln. Through well organized commit tees and departments the chamber of commerce Is accomplishing a vast , mount of good for Gastonla, working along a score of different lines for the clty'e advancement. The mem bership is large and Is live and ener getic, responding willingly to all calls for aid In the work for the city and countr. "Co-operation" is the word the or ganization lives up to. , Fred M. Allen, executive secretary of the Gastonla Chamber of Com merce, assumed that office on Au gust SOth, 1917, coming here from the secretaryship of the Orlando, Fla., Board of Trade. He was also secretary of the South Florida Cham ber of Commerce and connected with the management of the Sub-Tropical Mid-Winter Fair at Orlando. Born In Apopka, Fla., and schooled at St. Petersburg, he entered newspaper work while still a student, later re ceiving his training on Southern dal lies and as a legislative and political correspondent. For six years he was news editor of The St. Augustine Record at the same time representing several met ropolitan dallies and two press asso ciations. He is a member of the board of directors of the North Car olina Commercial Secretaries Asso ciation, executive secretary of the Big Gaston County Fair, county chairman of the Foar-Mlnute Men, executive secretary of the . county Liberty Loan committee, price re porter for the United States food ad ministration, and generally serves as executive secretary for Gaston coun ty of war fund campaigns. HOSPITALS ARE PROVIDED FOK IX REYNOLDS' WILL. Winston-Salem, Aug. 13. The will' of the late R. J. Reynolds, which was filed with the clerk of the superior court here yesterday afternoon, pro-, rides $120,000 for the establishment of another white hospital In Winston Salem and $120,000 for a negro hos pital of this city. Mrs. Katherine 8. Reynolds, wid ow of deceased, is named as execu trix. One-third of the entire estate is left to the wife and two-thirds to the four children, two daughters and. two sons. . . To Mrs. Reynolds, W. N. Reynolds and the city officials is left the duty of selecting sites, plans and details of the two hospitals to be erected. No estimate is given as to the val-. ue of the estate, which consists large ly of real estate, stocks In the R. J. Reynolds . Tobacco Co., cotton . mills in this and other states, etc SUCCESSOR APPOINTED ! TO MINISTER VON CAPELLR "(By International News Service). ZURICH Aug.-15, (By-Agenee Radio) Vice Admiral Von Behencke has been appointed by the Kaiser as ' Marine Minister to succeed Von Capelle, says German, dispatches. Bay War Barings Stamps and fc?? lick the Kaiser, 11 1 " '-Hy ..." -n I 3 I
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