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VOLUME XXIX NO. 71.
REIDSVILLE, N. C FRIDAY, DEO. ' 29TH, 1916
ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
CHRISTMAS IN REIDSVILLE
WAS SPENT PLEASANTLY
The Christmas holidays in Reld.s
viIJ,o, so everybody says, were the
moat enjoyable and pleasant ever ex
perienced. The weather was icWl
and the old town was crowded with
friends and relatives who came from
every quarter of the compass to
spend the glad season.
Tre-hollday trade was the heaviest
in the history of the town and the
merchants were all in a happy frame
of mind as a result of the good
trade. The throngs of people on the
streets were well dressed and showed
an air of prosperity more noticeable
than ever before. The behavior was
good and less drunkenness was noted
than we have ever seen about Christ
mas times. The absence of the
noisy fire crackers added no little to
the pleasantness of the occasion'.
The community Christmas tree was I
fi success. The celebration took
place Saturday afternoon about 5:30
o'clock around the tree at the Monu
ment. There were hundreds of peo
ple present.
The singing was very good and
many people joined in this. The
music was under the direction of
Mrs, Francis Womack.
Rev. Jno; F. Kirk, of Main Street
M. E. church, opened the exercises
with prayer. "Joy to the World" was
u:ng Van Dyke's Christmas Prayer
was repeated, followed by responsive
Bible readings from Luke and Mat
thew and the singing of "O Little
Town of Bethlehem." Rev. Carl B.
Craig delivered a short address which
was heard with great interest by the
large assemblage. His talk was ap
propriate and his effort fine. After
the song, "Holy Night," the benedic
tion was pronounced by Rev. E. N.
Johnson, of the First Baptist church.
Preceding the exercises at the tree
there was a concert by. the Booster
Band, following which the school
children marched from the Methodist
church Singing the processional, "It
Came Upon the Midnight Clear." The
recessional was "The Day is Dying in
the .West." : . ..'
The tree, brilliantly illuminated,
was a beauty.
Su.pt. T. Wingate Andrews -acted
as master of ceremonies. To him
more than any one credit is due for
services rendered in making' this an--nual
event the great success it was.
As usual, the Empty Stocking Fund
workers found that they had some
thing to accomplish, though -the' cases
of the needy were smaller In number
t!r.ain past years. The people were
pererous in contributions, and if any
one was overlooked it surely was not
the fault of the committee.
Christmas day was given over to
appropriate services at the churches;
caiet but happy family reunions;
promenading the streets and; renewing
many old acquaintances among the
"dispersed abroad" who had returned
to the oM hearth and home for a
short visit; ..gay auto parties, etc., etc. J
The f ':"::,ap:!ri? vnd-'-'.i th ? a'!-jnWes !
of the Booster Band was a great suc
cess from start to finish. These an
nual mid-Winter vents have played
in great luck as to weather condi
tions, and the one Tuesday of this
week was no exception to the rule.
The crowd was surprisingly large,
the track a little heavy but otherwise
in splendid condition, and the joisting
was exceptionally good.
Of the twelve riders three, Messrs.
Henry Clark of Reidsville, and Wm.
Wright and Richard Stokes of Ruffin,
tied for first honors, each having a
score of eight out of a possible nine
rings. In the run-off Mr. Clark made
a clean sweep and was therefore giv
en the first prize, $10,00 in gold.
The charge to the knights was made
by P. W. Glidewell, Esq., while Dr.
George Washington Brittain delivered
the coronation address. Both of
these gentlemen had dug deep into
the archives of anciest history, and
what they had to expound was a rare
treat.
Following the tournament a ' ban
quet fit for the King, was served the
knights and their queen and maids of
honor ,and dulelneas and judges and
Others at the Royal Cafe.
The tournament ball on Tuesday
night was one of the most brilliant
affairs in the town's history. Forty
eight couples participated and danc
ing was enjoyed until after midnight.
Of the University alumni banquent
and dance Thursday afternoon and
night we will have something to say
In our next Issue.
We could fill much space In telling
pbout the many pleasant happenings
of the holidays In Reidsville about
the many noble acts of charity for
poor people, the liberal contributions
made to employes by the mills and
factories, the lavish liberality of good
old Santa Claus, and other pleasant
Incidents too numerous to mention In
detail. ; All la alj it was the most
pleasant Christmaa In 5 ReidaTille'a
history.
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REIDSVILLE BOYS ARE IN
FOR A LONG STAY
Seventy-live thousand troops
are included In sn order to do
duty on the Mexican border
until July 31, and it appears
almost cfftaBn that the or
ganizations from here will be
among the number.
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF FORM
SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE
President Wilson celebrated his
COth birthday yesterday.
The time limit set for Carranza's
reply to the Mexican-American joint
commission expired without a reply
from the Mexican President,
England and France have fully
agreed upon the terms of the reply
to the peace proposals of the Teu
tonic allies, and the answer to Ger
many may go forward the last of this
week.
As an answer to the school board's
decision in not granting Christmas
vacation of one week, 15,000 school
children of the 22,000 enrolled in the
public schols of Scranton, Pa., re
mained away from sessions Tuesday.
Governors of the New York Stock
Exchange at a meeting Wednesday
decided not to open the exchange on
Saturday owing to the almost un
precented volume of business, which
has resulted in congestion through
out the financial district. Business
will not be resumed until Jan. 2.
Foodstuffs continue to leave Amer
ican ports for Europe in vast quanti
ties. Figures just published by the
bureau of foreign and domestic com
merce show that in the first eleven
months of the year they reached a
value of about $670,000,000, or at
rate of more than $60,000,000 a month.
In the ':- eleven months breadstuff s
alone reached a total of $404,000,000.
Germany's reply to President Wil
son's note is regarded at Washing
ton as having advanced the peace
movement another step, despite the
fact that it disappoints in not meet
ing his suggestion for an avowal of
terms . The proposal is made by the
Central powers that a conference of
the delegates of all the belligerents
be held immediately In a neutral
ity. The'. task of preventing future
wars, the official statement says, can
be begun only after the end of the
present struggle. '. ,
The net of the Teutonic allies ap
pprently is fast closing in upon
Tirana, Rumania's oil and grain cen
ter on the Danube. Having taken
''ilipaarti, 30. miles to the Southwest,
' l Marshal vtiCi Maokensen's
jops have now captured the rail
road town of Rimnik-Sarat, relatively
the same distance to the East, while
the guns of the Dobrudja army are
still hammering, and with some suc
cess, the Russo-Rumanians at the
bridgehead of Matchin, on the East,
baank of the Danube opposite Braila.
Resources of Natiosal banks of the
United States have increased more
than $4,000,000,000 .durif;,' the last
two years and now aggregate resourc
es of $15,520,000,000, exceeding by
about $1,000,000,000 the total resourc
es of the Bank of England, the Bank
of France, the Bank of Russia, the
German Reichbank, the Bank of Italy,
the Bank of Spain, the Bank of The
Netherlands,the Swiss National Bank,
and the Imperial Bank of Japan com
bined. The wealth of this grwt-, na
tion is piling up at a rate beyo .l the
wildest dreams.
In spite of the wide gulf, between
the insistence of the Central powers
for an immediate peace conference,
r.nd the forecast of a unanimous re
fusal by the Entente allies to enter
such a conference without knowing
German's terms In advance, the Amer
ican government believes that the ne
gotiations in progress, are resulting
in good. It i3 said that until the
door to peace actually Is closed by
one side or the other. President Wll
ron will continue to hope that any
discussion of the subject will tend
to hasten the end of the war.
Mr. W. M. Stratton, a well known
farmer of Route 3, has moved to
Brunswick County, Va., where he will
engage fci raiding bright tobacco.
Mr. Stratton is an expert tobacco
grower and we regret to lose him as
a citizen.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Snyder of .Win-stos-Salem
spent, Christmas here with
Mr. and Mrs". J, O. "Sharp on Sharp
street.
COMING AND GOING OF
THE PASSING THRONG.
Miss Efiie Bangle is a guest of rel
atives in Concord.
Mb:s Pattie Spurgeon is visiting
i datives at Hillsboro.
Mr. Llndacy Ellington spent the
holidays in New York.
Mr. Ned Walters is spending a
few days in New York.
Bora, to Mr, and Mrs. W. D. Stocks
on Dec. 23, 1916, a son.
Mr. Paul Scott spent Christmas
in Floyd with friends. . ' ...
Miss Lucile Hubbard Is visiting
frioinds in Winston-Salem.
Miss Henrietta TIalrston is visiting
friends in Winston-Salem.
Mr. S. W. Cayton has been spend
ing a few days in Leaksville.
Mr. Paul Ingle spent Christmas at
Elon College with his people.
Miss Helen Hubbard is a guest of
friends in Leaksvillj this weok.
Mrs. C. II. Scales has returned from
a visit to relatives in Washington. .
Miss Ivouise Bnl.y of the Draper
Schools is at hom f:r a few days.
Mrs. S. N. White is spending a
few days in Statesville with friends.
Miss Marion Oliver visited rela
tives in South Boston, Va., this
week.
Mr. Sedtlon Carrington Is spend
ing a few days with his people In
Richmond.
Miss Dora Coates spent the Christ
mas holidays with her people In
Smithfield.
Mr. T. J. McCann returned yes
terday from a visit to his people in
New York.
Mr. J. W. Roberts of Edgerton,
Va., spent the holidays with his
family here.
Mr. Rich of Wayne county spent a
few days the past week with MrB.
Frank Davis.
Mr. C. B. Ilpbgood and son 'Bill?
visited relatives in Henderson during
the holidays. ... .-
, Miss Lucy Iryin of the "Meadows"
la visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. L. Irvin.
Mr. Sam Walker has returned to
Gretna, Va. , after spending a few
days at home.
Messrs. Earle Smith and Henry B,
Moore have been spending a few days
la New York.
Miss ratt:'e Wray Womack has re
turned from a visit to relatives in
Winston-Salem.
Mr. Walter M. Staples of Rich
mond is spending the holidays with
Lis mother here,
Siipt. T. W. Andrews has been
spending several days at Hillsboro
with his mother.
Mr. Julius Walker has returned
from Richmond where he recently un
derwent' an operation.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lovelace -visited
the hitter's parents in Greens
boro during the holidays.
Miss Frances Scales, who holds a
government position in Washington,
spent the holidays at home.
Miss Willie Morphia is spending
part of the holidays with Misses
Agiies and Dorothy Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown of New York
have been spending a few days witr
Mr. and Mrs. J. F, Watlington.
Mr. .-.'and. .'.Mrs.. Roy V. Burton of
Elizabeth Jity are visiting the form
er's parents at Hotel Piedmont. .
Mr. Wilbur Womack has resigned
his position with the A. T. Co., and
in the future will write life insur
ance. Misses Inez. Thelma and Estelle
Woot ton are visiting their uncles In
Wiiistnn-Fslem . and Mocksville this
week.
Mr. J. O. Evans, of the
county i
demonstration farm, sper.t Christmas
with his people in the Palmetto
State. -. ; ..'.' ;-.:.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Burton and Miss
Robbie Hunt Burton went to States
ville Wednesday to attend the liein
zerling silver wedding.
Miss Mary Blackwell of Waynes
ville, attending the Danville Female
College, spent Christmas with her
sister, Mrs. J. E. Garrett, at Lenox
Castle.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Miles have
been spending a few days in States
ville where they attended the silver
vredding of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Heinzerilng.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hairston and
Miss Mary Hairston are spending a
few days with Mr. Ropt. Hairston,
Jr.. a cadet at the Virginia Military
Institute, Lexington, Va.
Mr. Roger L. Rice of Lynchburg
spent Christmas day with his people
here. Mr. Rice Is engaged in the
wholesale shoe business and sayi
business In his line ha-s been unus
ually good the past year.
REIDSVILLE PHYSICIAN BACK
FROM A TRIP TO EUROPE
Our townsman, Dr. Harvey Robin
son, returned a few days ago from a
tfip to Liverpool, He was assistant
corgeou on tho British steamship
'Romney," arad made the round trip
on that vessel.
Dr. Robinson spent v a couple of
weeks in Liverpool and was very fa
vorably impressed with that great
city. He says the English people
have absolute confidence In winning
the great war and the energies of the
people are bent on prosecuting It to a
successful conclusion . Dr. Robinson
says' It is astonishing to what 'extent
the women have taken men's placee
fit Englamd." ' Cab drivers, street car
mbtorista 'and conductors and hun
dreds of other similar positions are
filled by women.
The first impressions of a visitor
tov England, - he says, are that condi
tions are almost normal, but after a
while "notice Is taken of the scarcity
(f young men, the activities of the
.vqmen in filling men's places, and
the great umber of war cripples met
with on the streets.
i The streets are all dark at night to
prevent damages from Zeppelin raids
and is difficult and dangerous for a
stranger to attempt to move around
in the city' after nightfall. , .
;; On his return voyage to New York
Pr. Robinson sustained a severe
sprain of a leg by being pitched out
of his bunk - during a storm by the
roll of the vessel.
t The Romney: pursued a zig-zag
course nearly the entire way across
the AtlamticTto avoid submarines and
It required about two weeks to cross.
A CHURCH THAT LIVES.
And Has Put New Life Into An Old
' '.-' Farming Community.
TLe following interesting article,
written by S. R... Winters of Durham,
at one time a resident of Reidsville,
uppeared in a recent Issue of "The
Coantry Gentleman": -,v ."''' "v ':' ,
"Hello, Swainl Do you knew' wheth-
Wt.cm Mills west-fishing today ?" The'
question was put to the proprietor Of
a crossroads store by the minister of
a country church as he exchanged
greetings with a member of his flock.
There .was nothing remarkable about
the personality of the preacher that
would attach ususual significance to
the inquiry. He was slender in build
oung at middle age, dressed in
workaday clothes a strapger wocld
size him up as "one of the boys" of
the community. But, somehow, the
preacher's homely question lingered
in the mind of the casual bystander.
Back of that question suggestive of
intimacy with the daily life of his
people is the story of how the Rever
end William S. Olive, of Wake Coun
ty, North Carolina, has identiled the
activities of a rural church wit "u all
the various phases of country life.
In this age, when the socialogists
fie lamenting that coantry life Is
falling out of repair because of the
decadence of the country church,
with Its nonresident, runabout shep
htrds, it is refreshing to know of one
or two examples where the ; rural
church is a vital community center
and a symbol of the sturdy life of its
people. Such an example is Olive
Chapel its essential program being
to develop the community's life in its
own terms. Its chief self-imposed du
ties are to exclude pauperism from
the community; to vitalize the rela
tion -between work and workshop,
and to minimize the evils of absentee
landlordism and farm tenacy.
Its accomplishments have been defi
nite. Here are some of the character
istics of this community cf approxi
mately one thousand people: It is the
only rural church In the State sup-
. r..n ttmn raelrlnTtt mtnlcjtArr
with a me
mnersnip oi hi, n uunuia ,
tVomlv first-class Sunday School in
xorth Carolina as accredited by the
Southern Baptist Convention; mere
is not an illiterate child of school age
in the community; not a pauper in the
vici-niy; only four tenant families
hold membership In the church; no
neighbor in sickness is neglected by
the church; the church's pastor, who
was born and reared in the commun
ity, knows every man, woman and
fhild within a radius of ten miles, and
ninety per cent of the adults in that
radius are church members.
Less than a quarter of a century
ago, however, when farming lands
now worth fifty dollars an acre were
selling for ten, ramshackle tenant
cabins dotted the hillsides where now
up-to-date homes attract the visitor;
the chnrch had a minister on quarter
time; the one-crop system was the
common type of farming; the consoli
dated school was a distant dream;
and stubborn individualism balked all
efforts to establish a homogeneous
people.
The beginning of the stery of the
Olive Chapel neighborhood of today
goes, back to 1891. . It was then that
William Olive, a young man of twen-
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MACHINERY HERE FOR
V CIGARETTE FACTORY
Tha main and long locked
for shipment of machinery for
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ty-three, came back home as an or
dained Baptist preacher. Four years
of undergraduate study in Wake For
est College,' with an additional year
of study ' in Louisville .Theological
Seminary,' had supplied him with
equipment for his ministerial duties.
His early boyhood ambition had
been to live the life of a farmer. But
ho was seized with a corresponding
ambition to develop a country church,
so ho decided to co-operate the two
It was a call to rural leadership. ,
From the proceeds of his Inherited
farm of 150 acres he drew his chief
source of livelihood for a dozem years
Olive Chapel and several other
churches in the immediate vicinity
honored him with - a call at $150 a
ear. For twelve years he was on
quarter .time. " For the succeeding
ight years' "he- preached twice a
month at a salary of $300. As full
time, resident pastor of Olive Chapel
ho now receives a salary of $900.
Ills homo Is half a mile from the
cr.urcb. '.'Vt duties as minister pre
vent him from supervising his farm
personally, but the following proviso
is agreed upon by him and his lessee:
"That the fertility of, the soil shall be
abundantly conserved; and that suf
ficient safeguards shall be established
io prevent the land from washing,"
He conforms strictly to the injunc
tion: "Give a tenth of your income to
the Lord." '''
During Mr. Olive's pastorate :Of 22
years, the church has grown from a
membership of 180 to 408, and the
Sunday School has held the distinc
tion of being a first-class one in num
befa and' efficiency for five-years.-
"Should the country church minis
ter to all the economic needs of the
community?" Mr. Olive was asked.
There was no hesitation In his reply
"Yes!" He told then a story of how
the church for many years had 'ap
propriated' funds toward the support
cf an old negro woman in the com
munity. When she died the church
bore her burial expenses.
"What is the relation between the
rural church and the school " was
another question: asked the progres
sive, elear-vlsioried minister: "They
are twin sisters," was the prompt re
fly "efficient schooLamd fruitful
church work, and the results are a
better ferming community." The
achoolhouse of the Olive Chapel
neighborhood is situated ninety yards
from the crurch;
Temperance and morality form the
church's chief dogmas. A notable
illustration of the effeotivcioss of
public sentiment on the Bide of tem
perance was shown a few years ago.
Down from the mountains of Western
North Carolina came a moonshiner
with his wares; he sot up for busi
ness, soon became poverty-stricken
for lack of patronage, reformed, join
ed Olive Chapel, and is now one of
the community's most pogresslve far
mers. Nor Is Olive Chapel inactive in the
maintenance of material prosperity.
It recognizes the principle that if
the neighborhood is impoverished the
church will wear a pinched appear
ance. Speculative farming is a
thing of the past. Scientific agricul
ture and livestock raising are the
sources vi m Ml
that the Introduction of pure-bred cat-,
tie into the community has ueen one
or the heaitny signs oi me cuuuuueui.
prosperity Of his people.
For half a century the life and hab
its of thought of this preacher have
bean the life and habits of thought
of the neighborhood. He makes it
his business to know the ideal3 aris
ing In the experience of his people.
The mame of the church is written
lare as the expression of the life of
the people. Its influence penetrates
the whole Fection it ministers to. the
folks in terms of better farming and
better living.
Mr. T. P. Lindsay, at "Deep
Springs Farm," has killed his large
Tamworth hog. Jumbo, which Is the
heaviest killed this season up to this
time and reported. The Tamworth
is distinctively a bacon type of hog
amd well adapted to the South. Mr.
Lindsay only killed him because he
was geUing too large. He pulled
the beam at 660 pounds net. Hurrah
for Jumbo.
Mr. W. T. Carter, Jr., a prosper
ous farmer on Route 2, called in to
se us Tuesday. He says everybody
In his section had a most enjoyable
Chritamai.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE
. Our hats off to Bob Wray, Kearns
Thompson and Abe Womack for pulll'
Ing off tho Lent tournament we ever
tttended! -'
Mr- W- R- Durham of Route 3, the
popular secretary of ; the Countv
Farmers Union, was in town "UW.
hesday and gave The Review office a
very pleasant Call.
Rev! R. L. Gay of Raleigh, assist
ant superintendent of the Antl-Sa-loon
League, will speak at the First
Baptist church Sunday morning and
at the Main Street M. E. church on
Sunday evening; . .. , .
Henry, the four-year-old child of
Mr.; and Mrs. W. Bracken Cobb,
died at St., Leo's Hospital Wednesday
night following an operation perform
ed Tuesday. The bereaved parents
have tho heartfelt, sympathy of the
entire community. ' . ,
Our good friend and brave Confed-'
crate .veteran, Mrs J. . M. - Wflson,
called in Wednesday to fidd to the
Christmas cheer of ; the newsnaner
folk. We are glad to learn that Mrs.
Wilson has been In very poor health"
for several months past. ; -
vThe little three-year-old son of Mr.
iind Mrs , Bracken Tate, of : near
Ashland, Caswell county, died one
day last week as a result of a bean
becoming lodged in the little fellow's
wind-pipe . Before relief could be
afforded he choked to death.
Mrs. Katherlne Nuiially, aged 79,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. L. L. Moore, on East Market
street, Tuesday afternoon. Her death
was due to the infirmities of age.
The remains were carried to the old
Nunnally graveyard near Ruffin for
Interment. - ;. l; ; '
A special from Spray to the Char
lotte Observer says the high cost of
living has no terrors for the young
people of the town. ' Dan Cupid and
his allied forces began a great
Christmas "drive" about two weeks
Ago. It is said that nearly 50 mar
riage licenses have been issued for
u,e spray community since tne nou--days
began. ..
Farmers Loan Association of Rock
ingham County will bo organized
during ; the month of January at
Wentworth. JNTotlce will be given of
the date of the meeting. All farmers
wishing to secure loans from tho
Farmers Loan Bank are requested to
be present. W. G. Lindsay, Presi
dent Farmers Union Rockingham
County.
Mr. E. R. Harris, Jr., of Norfolk.
Va., spent the holidays here with his
father. Elder J. M. Harris. He also
visited his sister, Mrs. A. C. Cham
berlain, in Winston-Salem. Mr. Har
ris is connected with a wholesale ship
chandlery establishment and. says
business has been, unuually brisk in
hi? line owing to the great prosperity
of the shipping trade these days.
City Clerk E. H. Wrenn Is in re
ceipt of the following letter from
Henry Kuntz, Troop "II," 8th Cavalry,
Fort Bliss, Texas: "Would greatly
appreciate the following information
if same is obtainable. I am trying to
trace my parents or relatives and
would like to know if there is a rec
ord of the birth of Henry Kuntz reg
istered to the city of Reidsville dur
ing the year of 1891 or 1892 to 1891.
I can remember as far back a3 Reids
ville and of being sent to an orphan's
home in charge of Mrs. Mormon; If
you have any knowledge of this home
please state where I can address the
samo." .-.'.'
James W'hitener, a colored youth
about 14 years of age, met death by
a self-inflicted wound Tuesday. It
m, ha he d charleL
nc. . . m
Pettigrew, the young son of Officer
. ..
nlav Tuesday afternoon about Ave
o'clock Whitener grabbed a .22 re
volver out of the Ptttigrew boy's pock
et and taking deliberate aim fired a
bullet into his temple. Tho negro
boy, it is believed, thought the pistol -was
unloaded. He died three hours
later. The victim was employed by
Officer Pettigrew and he and his fam
ily were deeply grieved upon learn
ing of the tragedy.
Very interesting exercises were
held at the First Baptist church '
Tuesday evening. The new Sunday
School annex was crowded. The ex
ercises consisted of songs and recita
tions by the children of the Sunday
School. The singing of little Evelyn
Lane deserves special mention. At
these exercises a very unique thing
occurred . A jug of pennies was pre
sented to the School by Mr. Sam
Mitchell. In the presence of the
crowd, two little girls broke the Jug
and turned the pennies Into a bucket
Tha pennies were then counted, and
there were 1965 of them. This Jug
had been kept tn Mr. Mitchell's res
taurant for man months and he and
his customers had put the pennies !a
from time to time. '