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3 jW t' THIS PAPER IS READ BY THE PEOPLE. IT GIVES THE NEWS WHILE IT IS FRESH AND IS NEWS Volume XV Lenoir, N.C., Tuesday, January 28, 1913 No. 24 COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS Items From Our Regular Corres pondents and Neighboring County Papers. WATAUGA. (Watauga Democrat.) Friend John Smith, of Vilas, would have you know that he is in the ring for a champion big pig also, his netting 630 pounds. Messrs. Cub and Job Blair, of Vilas, have bought a grocery business meat market, etc., in Lenoir, and the former moved there last week to take charge. The Blair boys are hustlers, and we expect to hear of their ma king good in the busy little city of Lenoir. Mr. D. L. Glenn, one of onr best farmers, was a caller at our office Monday. Among other things he told us concerning his successes on the farm was this: Last May he put two pigs in a pen They were not fed any grain until August, and at kill ing time they netted him 1,000 pounds of pork. Mr. Glenn is an enthuesiastic farmer and one who is succeeding handsomely in the greatest vocation known to man. LITTLE RIVER. The recent rains have fixed our roads, they look like ponds. We have good churches in Little River and a good schools now if we only had good roads so we could got to them our part of the country would be much im proved. It looks like road bonds are the thing to get better roads. Wheat and Rye are looking tine in this vicinity. The fanners have been doing some plowing for spring crops Mr. D. C. Flowers butchered a two year old pig recently that weighed 204 pounds. Mr. Talmadge Smith of this community has irone to the Corn Show and National Farm er's Meeting in Columbia. Mr. C. L. Sherrill is improv ing rapidly from his recent ill ness and we trust he will soon be able to resume his regular duties. It is reiHjrted that Mr. T. J. . Sims may move his family to Grandin where he has been en traced in work on the Yadkin Railroad. Mr. W. L. Roberts is making improvements to the place he recently bought from Mr. G. F. Haas and has moved his family to it with a view to getting near er the school. Messrs. W. T. Deal and li. F Hester have bought a cream semar&tor and there is some talk of a cream route being es tublished from Granite Falls through this vicinity. WHITNEL. Mrs. L. F. Smith left recently foralegthly visit to her parents, Mr. and Mus. J. M. Wilson, of Swannanoa. She was accom panied by her little son, Hudson Miss Ella Deal is off on an ex tended visit to the west, where she has several uncles, Messrs James and Lemuel McCall, and one brother, Mr. James T. Deal, of Illinois. There has been a marked ac tivity in the immediate sections ' inthewaypf improvements by the construction of dwelling houses, etc. The Cotton Milj management of this 'niilt has introduced the proper philanthropic spirit and Valu Of Ho.piuU. There was a time and not so very long ago when public sen timent in North Carolina was not all friendly towards hospitals. Within the past few years, however, there has been a rad ical change in the attitude of the people towards these institu tions. This change of attitude is due to the fact that people have learned that the sick, in most diseases, are given better care and attention in the hospitals than they can possibly get in their homes. It is becoming bet ter understood that the trained nurse, working under the doc tor's direction, will give the pa tient better care than can the untrained relatives in the home In other words, love and affec tion are not the essential quali fications for the proper care of the sick. So, for many reasons, the hospitals are being more and more recognized as beneficient institutions and as rendering a service to society that is not per formed by any other agency. In the contagious diseases, such as diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles and smallpox, hospitals or special wardsfor the care of such cases render a double service to humanity. First, the patients are given better care than they would get in their homes; at least this would be true in by far the majority of cases, second, in cases 01 tins kind hospitals play an important part in preventing the spread of contagion. As a rule, one case of diphtheria scarlet fever in the mine means more because of the almost unpreventable contact of well members of the family with the one that is sick. In the hos )ital such spread of contagion is; very rare, in tact almost un known. In London in one year, there were 17,r4 cases of scarlet fev er and of these lo,(MX) or over 90 per cent were treated in conta gious disease hospitals. Every county and every town of any size in the state should have ample hospital facilities for the care of chronic and conta gious diseases. A number al ready have them. Others should be encouraged. GOOD ROADS LEGISLATION. Laws Being Considered by The General As sembly of North Carolina to Aid County Public Road Work. While some counties have pro vided competent road engineers to have supervision of the loca tion, construction, and main tenance of their public roads, the majority have paid but little or no attention to the need of the employment of such engi neers; consequently there is needlessly wasted each year in North Carolina a large amount of money that could readily be saved to the county if it was ex pended under the supervision of compentent road engineers or superintendents. There is over SiiOO.OOO of revenue that has been raised for the maintenance and construction of public roads, that is expended in such a way that it does no good whatever to the road. Nearly all the Good Roads conventions and meetings that have been held in the State for the past three years have advocated the State giving engineering assistance to the counties. Resolutions in favor of this form of State aid have been passed, not only by the North Carolina Good Roads Association, but by the North Carolina Press Association, the North Carolina Bankers' As sociation, and others. The bill that has been introduced regard ing this form of the State aid is as follows: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE TO CO UN TIES IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. Of Mr. D. J. Craig has let the contract for the building of his new home, on the corner of Mul berry and walnut streets, to Mr. Robt. Holtsclaw of Lenoir. Work will begin on the structure as soon as practicable, probably about the tirst of April. The house will be of stone and brick, will contain ten or 12 rooms and will be modern and up-to-date in every particular. It is under stood that the cost will be about $20,000. Mr. Craig has bought from Mr. R. C. Gouger the vacant lot just opposite the site for his new home, facing on Walnut street. Landmark. A Mississippi preacher recent ly referred to the golden stairs as a fire-escape. made a forward step by giving $140.00 to add to the school fund which will give two additiona months to the usual four months term. This is the first instance that the writer knows of in this section, but it hasibeen practised many years in the Central and Eastern mill towns and villages Tliis Is a forward move in the proper direction may it con tinue here and be initiated at other points in the County. : R. S, The General Assembly North Carolina do enact. Section 1. In order to further the work of the Highway Divis ion of the North Carolina Geo- ogical and Economic Survey in rendering road engineering as sistance to the counties in the construction and maintenance of their public roads, there is here by levied an annual tax of fifty cents ier horse -power on all mortor driven vehicles, which tax shall be in lieu of all other, taxes on automobiles, and shall be collected by' the Secretary of State in the same manner as the! present one dollar license fee is collected, and shall be in lieu of this license fee; and this tax, as collected, shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, and to be drawn upon as directed by the Geological Board. Every voucher, before it shall be paid by the said board, shall be ac companied by an itemized state ment of the account to be paid. Sec. 2. Any county desiring engineering assistance from the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey shall make application for such assistance on blanks specially prepared by the State Geologist, and any county through its county or road commissioners accepting such engineering assistance shall agree to carry out the instructions of the High way Engineer of the North Carolina Geological and Econo mic Survey; and shall further agree to construct and maintain tho roads according to instruc tions to be given by the said engineer. Engineering assist ance shall also be furnished to the counties relating to the best any road, and any county or township that is contemplating the construction of a bridge to cost over five hundred dollars ($500) shall not let the contract for said bridge until the plans and specifications for said bridge have been approved by the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, and the final payment, equal at least to 20 per cent of the contract price, shall not be paid by the county or township officials until the con struction of said bridge has been approved by the engineer of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey. The engi neer of the North Carolina Geo logical and Economic Survey shall also furnish to the county or township commissioners hav ing in charge the road work an estimate of what the proposed bridge should cost, and no bid shall be accepted by said com missioners in excess of the esti mate made by the said engineer except as herein providdd. If no bid is received by said com missioners at or under the esti mate made by the said engineer, the letting of the contract shall be readvertised, and if no bids are then received at or uuder the estimate of the said engineer the said commissioners can, with the appoval of said engi neer, accept a bid in excess of the estimate. Sec. :. That this act shall be in force form and after its ratifi cation. As will be noted from the above, the revenue necessary for giving the engineering assistance is to be derived from the tax on automobiles. At the annual meeting of the North Carolina Good Roads Association this question of revenue was very thoroughly discussed, and the automobilits present, repre presed all parts of the State, were unanimously in favor of this bill, and were of the opin ion that the tax upon automo biles should go for this purxse, and that if this was done, there would be little or no complaint from the automobilists on ac count of the tax. The bill as introduced is given below : A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AX ACT PROVIDING FOK THE WORK ING OF STATE CONVICTS ON THE PUBLIC ROADS . The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Sec. 1. That all convicts sen tenced to State Prison who are not required in carrying on the work of the State Prison and of the State farm shall be used in working the public roads as hereinafter provided. Sec, 2. The superintendent of the State Prison shall allot the State convicts to work on the public roads as directed by the chairman of the State Highway Commission, if such office shall be created by the General As 1 sembly, or, otherwise, by the Geological Board. When coun ties shall apply for State con victs to assist in the construction and maintenance of their public roads, preference shall be given to those counties which do not have a sufficient number of con victs of their own to warrant their maintaining a chain-gang for public road work. When thus allotted to the counties for such work, the county receiving such convicts for road work snail pay the cost oi truarumg. feeding, and clothing the con victs, and this shall be done in a manner satisfactory to the superintendent of the State NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST. Interesting Reading Matter of Local and National Affairs in Condensed Form. Prison. Where it is considered advisable by the Highway Com mission, if such commission has been established by the General Assemblv, or the Geological lkard, the State convicts may be used in the construction of intercountv roads, and the cost of guarding, feeding, and cloth ing the convicts shall be paid by the superintendent of the State Prison. Sec. .1 I his act shall in no way interfere with the present acts relating to the sentencing of prisoners to work on the roads, and which are now under the control of county authorities. Sec. 4. Tins act shall be in force from and after its ratiti cation. STATE CONVICTS IN PUBLIC ROAD CONSTRUCTION. The bill relating to the use of the State convicts in public road construction is one that has also received practically the unani mous support of the State Good Roads Association and the unan imous support of the North Carolina Press Association at their 1912 meetings. This bill provides that all able-bodied con victs sentenced to the State Penitentiary shall be used on the public roads, except such as are required in connection with the work at the Penitentiary. This bill does not interfere in any way with the present coun ty convcit chain gangs. Each i county will carry on its own ! convict system the same as be fore. The allotment of the con j victs in connection with the county work is by the Geologi cal Board, of which the Gover nor is chairman. It is undoubt edly the opinion and belief of a large majority of tho people of North Carolina that the convict should not be considered a col lateral of the State, out of which they shall try to derive as much revenue as possible with which STATE SECURITY KOR COUNTY ROAD BONDS Another way in which the State can verv materially and advantageously assist the coun ties in the construction of their public roads is for the State to lend its financial support to the counties in obtaining money for the construction of public roads. The State, as we all know, can very readily borrow money at 4 per cent interest, while the county has to pay on an average at least r ier cent on all the money that it borrows. It re quires approximately 1 per cent per year on a forty year loan to provide a sinking fund which, when put out at compound in terest, will equal the principal of the loan. The county, there fore has to provide t per cent each year to take care of its bond issue. Now, the difference at what the State can borrow money (I percent) and the coun ty C per cent) i. e., 1 percent A bill has been introduced ia the legislature to make in un lawful to give tips to waiters and others in this state. Many of the hotels and res taurants of New York are al most "put out of business by a strike among the hotel waiters. Mebane, Jan. 24. An east bound Southern freight was wrecked a mile east of Mebane early this morning. Several cars were derailed, but no one was injured. Spencer, Jan. 23.- Arrange ments are being m;ide by the Southern Railway company to landle from 16 to 2o special trains to Washington on account of the inauguration of President Wood row Wilson. The officials are now busy making plans for the handling of the great crowd. The present indications point to record breaking attendance from the southeastern states. Trenton. N. J. Jan., 23 - President elect Wilson intends to visit the Panama canal imme diately after the extra session of Congress adjourns. He told a delegation from Asheville. N. C. who came today to offer him a summer home there, that he was not making plans for next sum mer because he hoped to spend part of it in the canal zone, and couki not guess ai now long Congress would be in session. Constantinople, Jan. 23. Na zim Pasha, the former ar min ister and commander of the Tur kish army, was shot dead during a demonstration here tonight which preceded the resignation of the cabinet. Enver Bey and Talaat Bey had given explicit orders that no blood should be shed, but Na.im Pasha's aide de camp fired from a window of the porte at Enver Bey and his com panion and they returned the fire. Their bullets killed Nazim Pasha. In spite of this tragedy there was no disturbance else where. Salisbury, Jan. 23 Prank Ijentz, assistant elephant trainer with Sparks' circus in winter quarters in Salisbury, had an arm broken and was otherwise injured yesterday evening by "Big Mary," the largest of the group of elephants. He was teaching the big animal a new trick when she became stubborn and picking the trainer up threw him in the air and then charged upn him. Trainer Ueid came to his assistant's aid and saved his life, not however, before he had received serious injuries including the broken arm and internal bruises. with an amount sufficient to pay for the principal. This would mean that all the counties would have to look after would be the T per cent interest, and they would not be worried or bother with the principal, as this would be taken care of by the State. EJy kind of bridge to be built in con noctlon with the improvement of to pay running expenses. such a method the State would will take care of the principal j not have to advance any money ' of any loan when it becomes due. .on the principal or for interest, If the State, then, would borrow I and would simply be taking ad money at 4 per cent and lend it! vantage of its credit in borrow- to the counties at j percent, the, ing money at 4 per cent and git 1 per cent additional interest ing the counties the -benefit of which the county would pay to the State wculd take care of the principal of the bonds issued by the State; and the counties after paying the 5 per cent interest semi-annually for forty years this. Those counties "which have issued bonds and are pay ing interest and providing a sinking fund know thai It takes approximately! per cent In ad i dition to the interest to pro tide. would have provided the State j for the sinking fund. 1.1 (4) Ml tS1 ;;". - v.; - s- i J
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