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Mountain B
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I Vol 11
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TO OPEN AT CNCE
A two-year option has been secured by
local capita!.
':"' The old Catawba gold mine
situated about two miles South
east of .Kings Mountain is to be
opened up right away. In fact,
work is to begin this week. This
: will mean much to King- Moun
tain as it will give employmei.t
to about fifty men at good saia
lies.
Tho mine belong. to the Ca
tawba Gold Mines Incorporation
of Richmond, Va.. but a local
firm lias secured an option for
two ' ears on it. The deal was
of unusual niagniude as all pre
vious option were for terms of
six month?. The local firm didn't
care to start operations on a
basis of less than two years and
after much negotiating and two
trips to Richmond by the secre
tary of the' Progressive Associa
ion the contract was closed.
XM AS GIFTS.
If you want to give your
friend a Xmas gift of genuine
value and one that will bring joy
and happiness for a whole year
just fend us $1.25 for the Herald
and a club of three high class
standard magazines for a whole
year.
Mrs. Jenkins Dead '
Mrs. Berties Rhyne Jenkins,
wifeof Dr. J. H. Jenkins of Gas-
' tonia, died Sunday night Decern
ber 13 at that place following a
serious illness of two months or
more from appendicitis, periton
itis and other com plications. The
remains were taken to her'form-
erhorae at Stanley the following
afternoon for interment, the fun-
'- eral services being held in the
Lutheran church by Rev. J. 0.
Deitz, pastor of the Gastonia
Luthersn church.
Dr. Yount of Catawba, Dead
Newton, Dec. 16. Dr. A.
Yount died at : his home
(Sreensburg, Pa., yesterday
telegram was received by J
Yount announcing his deathrDr.
Yount was reared inCatawba
county, being a graduate of Ca
tawba college, and for a number
of years he taught school in this
county. After leaving here he
went to Greenland, where he
lived for several years before
going to Pennsylvania. He was
an important Lutheran minister
and held an important pastorate
in Greensburg.
Mr. Edwards Dead ...
- (Shelby Star)
.- Mr John Edwards who liveli
in h4,( Polkville section died
. Wednesday and - was buried
yesteroayVat Palm Tree church
' so The Star Is infotme.d. Mr Ed
wards was reared from- a child
" in dresses by the late Albert G.
- Weathers of the Zion com muulty
"He was married to MisS . Belle
Peeler daughter of Mr. nd Mrs.
Joe Peeler, ; who survives with
two children'. Mr. Edwards was
a bard-working respected and
widely .admired citizen aout -10
yearaf of age. For several years
he haf teen in ooor health - and
partljVileaf; The cause of his
death Wild not be learned. ' '
SANATORIUM
FOR CONSUMPTIVES
One of the best to be found anywhere
at Abjrdeen, ;N. C.
State Sanatorium for the
treatment cf Tuberculosis, Aber
deem. N. C. is by all odds the
best ub-co in North Carolina to
get well from tuberculosis. It i
right in the heart of the sand
hills and amid tli' finest scenei
east ot the Blue Kiuge. it mis
the purest air in the state, I'i!
tered through miles of long-
leaf pine forests. '
''Here's to the land of th
lor.g-Jaf pine,
. The summer land where the
sun doth shino
Whore the weak grow strong
and the strong grow great;
Here's to down home, in the
Old North State"
There you get all the rest.
fresh air and sunshine tl.ete is,
and the best food, nursing and
medical attention that money
can buy. Patients pay only $1
a day, the State pays the rest.
Treatment not so good costs $20
to $25 per week in private
sanatoria. .
It you have tuberculosis don't
lose any time in beginning the
cure, if you suspect t uberculosis,
go ti the Sanatorium for a free
examination by experts on tuber
culosis. If .ou have not the dol
lar a day, ask about the free
treatment. If you know of any j
one who has the disease, tell
him ahout th's institution, under
the management'. of the State
Board of Health.
Address all inquiries to .
Dr. L. B. McBrayer, Superin
tendent State Sanatorium for
the treatment of tuberculosis.
Aberdeen, N. C.
Buy Red Cioss- Seals and
thereby help to fight this dread
ed disease. -'. .
TUBERCULOSIS is the most
appalling disease of modern
limes. It is the most terrible
that- the people' of North Caro
lina hove e.'er known. I am pro
foundly apDreciative of the in-
teret the peoile of North Caro
lina are themselves taking in
the fight against this terrible
disease. Perhaps the most 'm-
Iportant Single.thingjhejeople,
of our state have done in
this right is the raising of
$10,000.00 last year by the sale
of Red Cross Seals. This 's
something in which all the peo
ple can 'take part, I commend
it to their thoughtfurconsider
atiou and trust we may more
than double the amount during
the approaching holiday season.
(Signed) LOCKE CRAIG.
The. end of the .year is upon
us. We have heavy financial ob
ligations to meet and are depend
ing upon our subscribers to help
us to meet them. . What any one
person owes us is very small
a dollar or twobut if the four
or five hundred wha are due us
these small amounts would pay
up it would greatly relieve us.
A great many subscriptions ex
pire with the year and a renewal
of each of .these will be greatly
appreciated.
' THE; HERALD. ,
Kings Mountain, N. C Tliur:av, Docombr .24.
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InEAR BESSEMER
9 carsof throngh freight Ko. 74 drai'
ed last Tfcmsdav.
Through freight number 74
was Wreclf 'l between Bessemer
City and Gastonia Thursday
afternoon aljout three o'clock
and nine cars turned over. No
lives were lost and Bo serious
dimitge done. No train couM
pass tho wreck until well in the
night but traffic was not wholly
blocked. Transfers were made
from passenger trains from each
way and while all . passengers
were belated all finally went
through. ... . .
Meeting Of Executive Committee
The " executive Committee of
the Sunday School convention
is Lereby called to meet, in the
office of the Kings Mouniair
Herald in Kings mountain N. C.
Saturday January 2nd. 1915, at
2 p.m.
rtJ." Pager Prs"
Mrs. Lewis H. Kerr.
. Gastonia- D-c. 18 Special.
Mrs. Lewis H. Kerr died at her
'home on North Marietta street
yesterday - morning at 5:30 o'-
jclock. 'For several Weeks, her
condition had been critical and
it was known that she might d e
any time. ';
Mrs. Kerr was, before her mar
riage, Miss Alice Virginia Allen
of Lenoir. She was born ' at that
place JunVl3 1868 and was hence
48 years of ageY'st the time of
her death. She carte to Gastonia
after her marriage in Mr. Kerr
and had resided here 'ifor'" about
18 years. She, was a loal mem
ber of the first Prsbyterian
Church. J
Thje funeral was conducted at
the hone this morning at ten o'
clock by her pastar, Rev. J, H
Henderlib, v an interment was
made in the in thd family plot in
Hollywood Cemetery. r
; Mrs. Kerr is survived. by her
husband,, Mr. Lewis H. : Kerr,
and one child. Carrol besides nu
merous other rati-ve. . -.,-
'
TEMPERANCE
BY REV. G. L KERR
A. R. P. Pastor makes ftroog appeal
for public sentiment
Rev. G, L. Kerr, .pastor' of
Boyce Memorial A. R. P. church
here, preached a most power
ful and practical sermon in his
church here Sunday on the
subjitel of Temperance. After
defining temperance and an
alyzing his subject thoroughly
he went into the sermon proper,
In conclusion, Mr. Kerr made a
strong appeal for public senti
ment suflicicnt to drive whiskey
out of business in King Moun
tain, "I want it made so un
popular for a mm to go to the
express office and come out with
a jug that if it be a white man
he will black his face and M it
be a black man he will'' white
wash', before showing himself,
Liet it be so unpopular that a
man claiming a jug at the ex
press office will come at mid
night and '.n his hesitancy en
circle the city several times and
theu snd the express agent
word to meet him half a mile
from town with the jng." said
the speaker. In ej.pressihg his
determination in flgliting the
giant evil the pwtor said he
was right much like Sam Jones
said upon one occasion 'I'll
knock it as long as I have a
liani; I'll kick it as long as 1
have s foot; I'll bite it as long
I have a tooth, and when my
teeth are a'l gone I'll gum it."
The.speaker didn't try to
makeout a case against anybody
but stated that he was satisfied
that the pronibition law
was being .violated right
here in Kings- Mountain and
that it was the duty ot Christian
people and good citizens to rise
up againsi it and create a pub
lic sentiment sufficient to en
force the law.
Following is the text and a
few excerpts from the sermon;
Isa 27: 1, 3. 7. More is fequir-1
ed of the children of God than of j
those who are not bis children. '
We are o live soberly, righteous
y, and godly in- this present
r . (Cont'd on Editorial page. ,
11)1 1.
BEEH HERE"
P ANQDET
AT GASTONIA
Gaston County Alumni and University
students assemble
The annual banquet of the
Gaston county alumfr'i and
students of tho University of
North Carolina will be held in
Gastonia on Wednesday evening
December 30th, This event
promises to be of much signili
cance to the county as a whole
as well as to the alumni nd
students directly concernoc1.
Through her various activities
and outreachings the Univer
ity is serving the State now as
never before in her history. She
is proceeding well towards her
ultimate goal, which is the es
tablishment of helpful relation
with every community and
every person in North Carolina.
In keeping .with this spirit of
prog-'ess which characterizes
the work of the University, It
is the purpose of the alumni and
students to have a gathering on
December 30th, which will set
the pace for all others o their
Alma Mate) '8 associations
throughout the State and Na
tion. :'.
Dr. A. H, Patterson pro
fessor of physics and dean of
the school of applied science of
the University, will be nresent
for the banquet as guest of hon
or and will make an address.
Doctor Patterson is a, native
of Winston-Salcx, a graduate of
of the University of North Caro
Una and of Harvard University
and a well-known North Caro
lina educator. He is an able
speakei, and will be a welcome
guest,
A-feature of interest will' be
the presence of a number of
high school boys for the oc
casion, all oi the boys; in trie
county who will be prepared to
enter the University next Fall
are invited to bo present and
get well acquainted with the
Uniyersity, its advantages and
opportunities, and its alumui
and students.
The officers of the
connty
alumni- association are;. P.-esi-
N. .48
GASTONBONDS
Sl50,0C0 RwAD FIIKDS
Gastcn Comnilsioners will ask Legis
lature for special ;ct.
At a mooting ' Hie Gaston
County Coininissio-ers it was de
cided to increase the road reve
nue by issuing bonds. A dispatch
to the Chnrlolti Observer wilder
'date of Dec. 18 gives the foiiow
ing account.
"T" issue bonds or not to is
sue bonds will be a !ie ipjestioM'
in GiiMon County foi the next
few months. That to issue bond
will be the most economical ami
best way to handle t!,e financial
problems which the county faces
was the unanimous opinion of the
members of the Board of Count v
v..oumiissioiins Mid a largo num
ber of influential citizens who'
considered the matter.
"Following a leiiRthy discuss
ion as to the advisability of is
suing bonds a resolution was ad
opted by the board asking tin
State Legislature to pa.-sa spec
ial act allowing the people ot
Gaston to vote on the proposi
tion of issuing bonds in the sum
of $150,000. Tho pun oso of the
issue is to pi ovidrt for the con
tinuance of road work and for
tlu establishment of a sinking
fund to take eare of outstanding
bond issues. At present the
county is out to the necestdiy of
borrowing some money to keep'
the county's road and other work
going. This however, is due in
large measure to the fact tlrjt
tho collection of taxes for the
year 1914 is proceeding with an
unprecedented slowness.
"Another important miliar
which was thrashed out at Tues
day's meeting was with refer
ence to a new svstem of work
ing the roads in the several
townships. It was decided to
establish two tree-labor road
forces to t.ako the place ot the ;
work dv.ne heretofo-e by the
township supervisors. After
going into the matter thorounly,
mating the cost of f'eo-labor for
as compared with the present'
system, it appeared fa the satis'
faction of the board that tho new
plan would not enly cost the
county considerably less monev
but would also result in the coun
ty securing far mo-e satisfactory
results in the ciass and ainouut
of road. .work done. .The details :
of the plan;,are to bo workod out
by a committee comhesed of "'
Chairma" Q G. Falls, Commis
ioners McArver and Davenport
and Supe-indent of roads Ware.
This committee will make its re
port at the regular monthly
meeting the first Monday in Ian.
Lest we iorget we say it yet
you can get three magazines for
one year bj renewing your sub
scription to the Herald and pay
ing 25 cents extra for the maga
zines. This is a real bargain and
we want all of our" old supscf ib-
ers to get these magazines.
You can get three splendid
magazines one yearJtpr, 25 cents-
extra by renewing your subscip-
tion to the Herald. ; ''':,
dent, A. G.Mangum; Vice-President,
Geo. B. Mason; Secretary,
E. R. Rankin. The officers of
the connty club at the Univer
sity are' President, J. A. Capps;
Vice-President, Earnest War
ren; Seeretery. M. A. Strorp:
Treasurer, Poster Huffstetler;-
Historian,- Robert Rankin.-