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Volume XV , . Lenoir, K O, Tuesday. April 22, 1913 No. 48
the town mass meeting.
Large Attendance With Good
Feeling Prevails. Mayor
Squires EndorseVi.
The mass meeting held last
Friday eight to nominate a tick
et (or town officers, was well at
tended and characterized by har
mony and good feeling. Mayor
Squires called the meeting lo
order and explained the object
and requested H. C. Martin to
act as chairman and Messrs. W.
M. Moore and S. A. Richardson
toact as secretaries. The nom
inations for candidates for May
or being called for Mr. Carroll
E. Kabb placed in nomination,
Mr. Buford Williams and Mr.
Thomas Newland placed in nom
ination, the present mayor Mr.
Mark Squires. There being no
other nominations, the balloting
was proceeded with in a spirited
manner, and resulted in the nom
ination of Mr. Squires by a vote
of 111 to 73. A motion then pre
vailed for a committee to select
14 names to be voted on for
town commissioners, the seven
receiving the highest vote to be
the nominees. The chair ap
pointed Messrs. E. C. Ivey, C.
B. Harrison, E. P. Waketield,
M. C. Triplett, J. M. Bernhardt
and R. B. Hartley ou this com
mittee. The committee retired
and reported the following nam
ed men to be voted for; G. F.
Harper, L. E. Rabb, E. A. Ab
ernethy, J. A. Bush, Jr., J. H.
Beall, O. P. Lutz, E. D. Pulliam,
R. B. Hartley, E. F. Wakefield,
W. S. Miller, J. W. Whisnant,
M. . Triplett, J. R. MdNairy
and J, A. Boothe. The ballots
were cast and the seven first
named were nominated. This
ended the work of ihe meeting,
as A resolution was passed at
Ihe opening of the session post
poning the nomination of candi
dates for Graded School Trus
tees, until Monday night the
28th. Messrs. J. H. Beall, 0.
P. Lutz and J. A. Bush, Jr. are
members of the present board
of town commissioners, and
their renomination together with
that of Mayor Squires, is con
sidered a flattering endorsement
of their work.
We understand that H. 0.
Tucker, Right of Way Agent for
the Virginia.Carolina Railway,
was in town today for the pur
pose of instituting condemna
tion proceedings against sever
al parties with whom no agree
ment could be made amicably on
a reasonable basis. It looks as
if the good people of the County
should be willing to take a rea
sonable add fait price for their
land lot the purpose of getting
a railroad intd the county.
Jefferson Recorder.
(There will be found those in
every community, wh,o by one
means or another will block
progress to some extent. It is
gratifying to know though that
their number is growing smaller
all the time. News.)
The Happiest Man.
The happiest man in all the
land today is the successful far
mer. He sits under bis own
vine and fig tree, undisturbed
by the maddening noise of the
creat citv. Banks fail, rail
roads go into the hands of re
ceivers, booming towns collapse,
all business stagnates. But the
wise farmer can snap his linger
at these things. He is mon
arch, of all he surveys on his
broad acres. Ex.
The Lenoir News $1. the year.
CAPITAL rUNlSHMENT.
Editor News. The Rer; W.
R.' Savage deserves credit for
his tender expressions in his ar
gument against capital punish
ment in your last issue. There
is a strong growing sentiment
against taking a life for any
crime and all must deplore the
practice. The reasons why the
State takes haman life as a for
feit are based on the idea of
punishment for heinous crimes
and as a warning to criminals.
Unless drastic measures are
employed Society would be de
fenseless against the assassin.
It is found that leniency towards
crimes of violence tends to in
crease the offenses. Every ex
ecution causes the violent to
hesitate while a sentence to
prison is a common place inci
dent. All prison authorities
favor capital punishment to
check our murder habit.
If the State has a right to
take a man s money in tines, or
his liberty, it also can punish
by ending a felons life.
I. M. Hawkins.,
Yadkin Valley, April, lit, 1H13.
Road Bonds Issue.
ri'he Observer.)
Mount Airy, April, 18. -At
an election held yesterday
Mount Airy Township voted by
a decisive majority, $80,000
bonds for' road improvement,
succeeding a special tax law by
which about 15 miles of first
class sand-clay roads has al
ready been constructed. Four
other townships in the county
will vote on bonds in the next
30 days, and it is believed that
the action of Mount Airy Town
snip will prove an incentive
Which Will, in a short time, in
Stire good roads all over Surry
County.
Republicans To Mold.
Washington, April 15. Post
master General Burleson ad
nounced today that it was the
Administration's policy to con
tinue all Republican postmasters
now in office to the end of their
terms, provided no chaf ges were
sustained against their efticien
cy. The policy applies to all
classes of postmasters
My Department will be run
on business lines and not by
politics," said Mr. Burleson in
explaining the new policy. He
declared that there might be
some removals, but he believed
that the majority of the post
masters were efficient and
would not be disturbed.
"There will have to be spe
cific charges of inefficiency, how
ever," he added, "before any
one would be removed."
Mr. Burleson said the deci
sion had been reached after con
ferences with President Wilson
Who favored the meri system
Assuring Prosperity
The most important , thing for
the present and future welfare
of the country is that the far
mer shall have sure and cheap
credit. This lies largely with
the farmer himself. He should
form credit societies just as me
chanics have formed building
and loan " associations. This is
to hold land and make the crops.
The second most im)Krtant
thing is to provide a flexible cur
rency for the National and com
mercial State banks. This is to
keep the factories going full
and safely and for merchants to
market the goods,'
The third and last most im
portant, thing is for Congress
not to make any radical change
In the tariff. Exchange.
THE SEA BOARD AIR LINE.
Railroad Development in North
Carolina. Outlook Moat
Encouraging. '
iTbe Greensboro News.)
The Seaboard Air Line has
announced plans for the early
double tracking of its system
from Raleigh to Hamlet and has
perfected arrangements for new
equipment. The Seaboard Air
Line under its new management
is making rapid progress and
has shown steady improvement
in the volume of traffic. It is
worthy of note 'that the Sea
board is going right ahead with
plans for this work at a time
when a few people are trying to
assume a skeptical air. The
double track of the Seaboard
will enable that system to han
dle its trains with much greater
facility and we supixxse tha
this latest announcement will of
fectively set at rest all of th;t
talk about the Durham "cut off,"
a story that has been going the
rounds for several years.
The .Southern now has a
double track through practical
ly all of North Carolina, while
the Atlantic Coast Line has
some and is constructing others,
so that it will soon have its sys
tem double tracked and when
the Seaboard gets its line com
pleted, all of the three big ays
terns operating through the
state will have most of thpir
main line double tracked. This
will place North Carolina to the
front of southern states in doub
le track mileage.
The improvements of the Sea
board Air Line are of interest to
Greensboro and this section for
we do not believe it will be a
great length of time until
Greensboro is connected with
the Seaboard system by an in
dependent railroad, even if the
Seaboard itself should not build
into this section.
The great amount of money
that is being spent in railway
construction in North Carolina,
and planned to be-'spent, serves
again to direct attention to the
commercial importance in which
this state is held by railway and
other business men. North
Carolina today, we believe, is
just entering upon a wonderful
period of development. The
action of Congress will soon be
known and then we believe bus
iness men will not be slow to
adjust themselves to new con
ditions
The opening of the Panama
canal is drawing great interest
to the south at this time and
the rivalry between railroads to
meet the new conditions is only
one kind of business activity:
all lines of business are prepar
ing to meet the new conditions
Seed-Corn Test
(The Observer.)
Newton, April, 17. County
Commissioner of Agriculture H
K. Foster in co operation with
the leading progressive farmers
of the county, will conduct this
season a number of interesting
experiments towards improving
seed-corn. The farmers over
the county are bringing in the
office of the commissioner here
two ears the best selection
from their ' own growing. Mr.
Foster will divide these ears in
pair's, one of one variety and
one or another and distribute
them to farmers over the county,
who will plant them side by
side on the Same kind-of soil,
using thffsamo kind of fertilizer
giving each the same attention.
In the Fall the products of
these ears will be weighed de
ter mining which Is the best va
Kicty for this particular soil
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Interesting Reading Matter of
Local and National Affairs
in Condensed Form.
Mr. and Mrs. liufus Oliver
have moved from Boomer to
Caldwell county, near Lenoir
Wilkes Patriot.
Cigarettes are u menace to
the growing youth. There is
a law forbidding their sale to
those under seventeen years of
age. The officers should keep
on the alert to catch violators of
this law. News and Observer.
Charlotte, April, 1. -The vot
ers of Charlotte today placed
their stamp of disapproval on
commission form of government,
defeating the proposed measure
by 4 It) majority. Commission
government advocates were able
to rally only l,2ot votes.
Mt. Airy township joins in
the progressive movement for
good roads. Yesterday $S),0(X)
was voted by that township, the
majority being a big one. The
people are showing that they
want good roads. Let the work
o on.--News and Observer.
Democrats have 'cussed' and
bused radicals for trading in
office, but some of this trafticing
and trading that has been done
by certain democrats within the
ast few months has made the
republican "office traders" look
ike thirty cents. Catawba
News.
Danville, Va., April 15. -Dan
ville voted against licensing the
sale of liquor today by 68 major
ity in the largest vote ever poll
ed in such an election. The
campaign .was an exceedingly
quiet one on both sides, being a
still hunt, with no speeches or
literature.
Experimental city mail deliv
ery was installed in Newton the
first of this week. The appro
priation for this work which
was made at the last session of
Congress extends only to July
the 15th but the indications are
that it will be renewed. The
service in Newton is only a trial
and if enough encouragement is
offered by the citizens on the
outskirts of town by building
side walks the service wiu be
extended and probably two car
riers put on. In the meanwhile
to keep the service as started
some work will have to be done
in numbering the houses repair
ing sidewalks, etc. Newton
was the only town of its size in
the state that had cement side
walks enough to begin the ser
vice. Catawba News.
The will of the late J. Pier
pont Morgan, who was buried
last week, is in some respects
unique. The opening sentence
of the will is as follows.
commit my soul into the hands
of my Saviour, in full confi
dence that having redeemed it
and washed it in His most pre
cious blood, tie will present it
faultless before the throne of
my heavenly Father; and I en
treat my children to maintain
and defend, at all hazards and
at .any cost of personal sacrifice,
the blessed doctrine, of the com
plete atonement for sin through
the blood of Jesus Christ, once
offered, and through that alone."
He left the bulk of his large
wealth in the hands of his eld
est son, J. P. Morgan Jr. who
was made residuary legater..
The man who has seen better
days is generally the one who
makes you most tired talking a
bout himself.
Tk County Hospital.
Wadesboro Aasonian.l
Anson County is going to
have a hospital and it will bej
built in Wadesboro, the mostj
centrally located town in the
county. This hospital is to be
equipied in a modern manner
and endowed so as to make it
within the reach of all classes
of people. It will be good
enough for the rich and within
reach of the poor. The gener
osity of one man vas the initial
step but it is planned to let all
have a hand in building this
great benevolent enterprise.
Every county in the State ought
to have a good hospital, because
to relieve human suffering and
save human lives is just as much
the uuty oi manKinu as any
other command that is given.
Parsonage Deals.
Last week the stewards of
North Lenoir Circuit bought the
Ijenoir Circuit Parsonage. The
Lenoir Circuit Stewards bought
the Prestwood dwelling near
the dejx)t for a circuit parson
age. The respective pastors,
Revs. Keever and Curtis have
moved into their new dwellings.
Barn Burned.
Last Friday night the splen
did barn of Mr. Thomas Moore,
of Mulberry was destroyed by
fire, with its contents. Mr.
Moore, lost four head of horses
and mules and four head of cat
tle besides a lot of feed and ma
chinery, vehicles, harness etc.
His loss will easily run to $2,500
or $3,000 with about $1,000 in
surance. The barn was one Jof
the best in the county and of
itself was a big loss to say noth
ing of the fine slock and other
stuff. The fire was discovered
by neighbors about 1 o'clock
who-aroused Mr. Moore, as he
was sleeping on the opposite
side of his house to the barn.
Dance In Mortimer.
One of the most delightful
dances ever given in Mortimer,
was given in the spacious dining
hall at Laurel Inn last Friday
night.
Music lor the occasion was
furnished by a string band of Le
noir, and with the piano accom
paniment, it was splendid in
deed.
Among those who participat
ed in the dance were: Misses
Margaret, Addieand Nina Hook
er, Annie Carroll, Rose Young,
Eva Bailey, Ethel Bailey of
High Point, Messrs. W. F.
Meeler, G. C. Maynard, Howard
and Don Yates, Jones, Wilson,
Mayhew, Humberson, Depew,
Meeler, Maynard, Powers of
Maben, W. Va., Perkins of Ad-
ako, and others.
Delicious refreshments were
served, after which the crowd
dispersed at the "wee small'
hours of morning.
All present enjoyed the occa
sion and left with the expecta
tion of another dance in the near
future.
Tip for Lenoir Methodist.
(Marlon Progress)
Methodists as well as other
citizens of Marion will rejoice
to learn that the Methodist
church here is to receive a gift
of $1100 from Carnegie for
pipe organ, when a like amount
is raised by private subscription
The ladies of the church have
the matter in hand and a com
mittoe is now soliciting sub
scriptions for a pipe organ fund
Several hundred dollars hav al e
ready been subscribed and it is
believed that the -- necessary
amount can soon be raised.
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
Items From Our Regular Corres
pondents and Neighboring
County Papers.
LITTLE RrVEK.
The farmers of this vicinity
are working hard getting rvady
for corn planting, very little
having yet been planted.
Wheat is looking tine with
prospects for a good yield.
Mr. D. C. Flowers is the first
person in this neighbordod to
report a bee swarm.
Mr. Pink Legel, living near
Dudley Shoals Cotton Mill, is
quite sick, as is Mr. Will Poich
and a number of the members of
his family, suffering from
measels.
Many of our fartners are haul
ing fertilizers from Lenoir.
Oak Hill Junior Order will
meet Monday night, 2th, on ac-
ount of the school closing Fri
day night.
The school at Oak Hill will
lose this week, the exercises
mbracing Thursday, Thursday
night, Friday and Friday night.
'reparations have been made to
make'it the best entertainment
ever held at the school and it
will no doubt be largely at
tended. S.
April Hlth 1SU3.
YADKIN VAIaLEY.
The dwelling of Martha
Cowles, a respected colored
woman was burned Friday with
its entire contents, during the
absence of net family. The or
igin of the tire is unknown.
Daring clear weather our far
mers are leading the strenuous
ife, preparing for planting
their crops.
Scribe.
Suggested Tickets for School Trustee.
Walter Watson, F. P. Moore,
Joe Powell, W. H. Craddock, G. .
C. Courtney, Dr. McNairy and
L. P. Henkel.
ANOTHER.
Rev. C. T. Squires, F. P.
Moore, Dr. McNairy, W. B. Wat-
son, J. A. uourtney, w. n.
Craddock and J. W. Whisnant.
The best dressed man in the
village last Sunday, to our no
tion, was Esq. W. L. Bryan.
The fabric was home-carded.
lome-spun and home-woven
jeans. The woric having oeen
done more than 25 years ago by
the late Mrs. J. Larkin Hayes,
of Vilas. The cloth is a beauti
ful shade, of brown, and fot
smoothness sets to shame much
of the cloth that is palmed Off
on the public today. And to
make this suit more interesting,
every stitch in it was put thert
by the drawn hands of Mrs. Liz
zie McGhee, a seamstress of ye
olden time, who is now more
than 70 years old, and it is in
deed neatness condensed.
When the old gentleman stepped
out wearing a pair of home
manufactured boots, faultlessly
polished, and this handsome
suit, his appearance carried one
back to the days, when a man
could get honest goods at hon
est prices Watauga Democrat.
Marion came to the breakfast
table late, and was scanned by
the reproachful eyes of her
mother.
"Did that young man kiss you
last night, Marion?"
"Now, Mother," said the very
pretty jrjrl, with a, reminiso n
smile, do you suppose that lid
came all the way from Omuha
to hear me sing?"