The News-Herald from Morganton, North Carolina • Page 1

v. jy paper Published in Burke County Subscription Price $2.00 per Year in Advance MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 27TH, 1921 V- I yj TEACHERS' CONFERENCE PASSES THRU MR. LACKEY BECOMES BRIEF IlEMS ISN'T THIS A LESSON TO YOU? FROM OVER BURKE HELD LAST SATURDAY TOWN MANAGER NOV. 1 I TATE ENROUTE TO ALA. Briefly to Big Crowd At Charlotte; Praises North County Teachers' Association Hi Will Enter Upon New Work First of Month; Will More Family Here in November Organized and Delegates are Elected to State Assembly A very successful teachers' confer Mr.

0. B. Lackey, recently elected -flv to Alabama, to speak ence, attended by practically all the jtown manager of Morganton, was If emsrU 6 Interest Gathered From Different Sections of County! By News-Herald Correspondents VALDESE. Mr. and Mrs.

J. A. Pons have moved into their new home on the highway near the Waldensian church. Mr. Peter Meytre.left for New York where he will spend -the winter.

lIrs. Jack Peyronel and family left for New York State where they will eachers of the county, was held at he court house last Saturday. A Birmingham semi centennial, JLt Harding Tuesday gotvhw real picture of the South since me chief executive. very interesting program was carried out. here for several days this week, returning yesterday afternoon to Wash- ington to close up his affairs there preparatory to moving to Morganton.

He will enter upon his duties as town manager next Tuesday, November 1. Mrs. Lackey and their daughter, Miss At the close of the conference of ficers for the Burke County Teachers' of the aay, Troe.ViirinrfrTI. the bst southward irom Association were elected for the year, as follows: President, W. T.

Byrd, Glen Alpine school; vice-president. i' "NT- -1- 1 TV, dent watched irom mc iiuccb 11. l. tidbit i cviuucii xiic xam Margaret, win arrive aoout tne xotn ily be there for the ter. of the month to join Mr.

Lackey anA Mr v. writyi Rev. and Mrs. P. E.

Monet have re Miss Louise Reid, Drexel school; Mrs. Lura Houk, Val- turned to Valdese from Cleveland. making Morganton their home. As stated last week, Mr. Lackey is dese school.

Fifty-two teachers were Rev. and Mrs. Monet have made Cleveland their home for more than present. Delegates were elected to he State Teachers' assmbly, which in every way fitted for the work he has undertaken. With the cooperation of the people of the town he will 20 years where Mr.

Monet was in car the passing piiui-Loral and industrial develop-and made many comments on Lcomplishments and needs of the Lrn States. At several places products, including truits Sally cured tobaccos were IS to him as an earnest ex-cion of the section's hospitality. Ke of the larger tUred meets in Raleigh Thanksgiving. They charge of a very prosperous church. They were very successful in their manage the town affairs in such a are Mr.

T. L. Sigmon, Mrs. Maude Anthony, Mr. Byrd, Mr.

Carswell, Mr. way asjto advance it along many lines. He should receive the encouragement Lafevers, Mr. Gettys, Mrs. Houk, Miss Clara Morris and Miss Alma Pawlas.

and support from the citizenship as will make his work most effective. o-rpet the presidential ids to r.A wherever stops were made TROOPS ON THE RHINE LOCAL BRIEFS IN W6 TOOK STOCK IN THET BUILD1N6 TO RETURN TO STATES AND AROUND TOWN I the President and Mrs. Harding Vhands with as many as could ear them. The run was made 1 net urn pdule. however, and the work and give it up because of age and are seeking rest.

They have chosen Valdese as their permanent home place, and we are delighted to have them. Mrs. Rachel Pons, who was operated on for appendicitis at Grace Hospital, has returned to Valdese and is feeling fine. 4 Mrs. H.

F. Martinet has returned from Statesville, Dr. Long's hospital, where she was operated on for appendicitis. Mr. Prince Deal -and family have (and low and sme toss PER WEEK I American Troops Will Begin Short Items of Local and Per 1 slipped through most of the i V.O wnv without attract- Moving Out of Germany In About Two Weeks sonal Interest Gathered During the Week.

is aiui'fe 1 attention. i Charlottesville, a group of A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lt -from the University of Vir The formal terms of ratification of the peace treaties with Germany and Eston Lackey last Wednesday morning at Grace Hospital. movea into meir new nome on ine highway, opposite the Bouchards.

serenaded the President with ge yells, and he presented to three of his guests aboard the Mr. B. K. Franklin was called home Sunday on account of the death of I Secretary Weeks of the war irtment: Secretary Fall, of the in- his sister, Miss Mollie Franklin. More than a hundred attended a corn shucking Tuesday night at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. E. H. Byrd. Austria have been sent forward to Berlin and Vienna.

As soon as these formal exchanges have been completed with the former enemy powers it is expected that immediate steps will be taken to set up diplomatic machinery and resume full normal relations with those governments. American troops will begin moving out of Germany immediately upon the exchange of the ratifications of the German treaty, it was added. The jr, and Senator Underwood of Alia, Democratic leader of the Sen- Mr. Underwood, a graduate of University, made a brief speech the rear platform praising Mr. Jin? as "the greatest man in Mr.

J. Ernest Erwin attended a IN EVENT OF STRIKE meeting of the Southern Consolidated Yarn Spinners in Charlotte Tuesday night and was one of the speakers. b-ica." JAP DELEGATES ARE NOW IN WASHINGTON PRESIDENT WILL ACT iere were several thousand people Mr. iy F. Wampler, who was su to cheer the President, at Department of Justice Prepared perintendent of the Morganton graded school' for two years, is now located in Sparta as superintendent of the dotte, and he awarded them with fort talk expressing appreciation welcome accorded him by the First of the Governments to Be in the Armament Conference to Arrive lhe partial eclipse1 of the moon was noticed by many; of the citizens of Valdese.

Mr. and Mrs.4 J. Brinkley made an auto trip tdGastonia where they took their daughter; Kathrine. Kath-rine is taking treatment at the children's hospital there. 1 Born to Mr.

and Mrs. Clyde Brink-ley, a son, John Washington Brinkley. Both mother and baby are doing well. and Mrs. Will Glazebrook have, moved to their new home in South Valdese.

Messrs. Benjamin and Emanuel Perrou, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Perrou, have returned from Chicago where they have been working for several years. -The boys look well and prosperous.

Their father delighted to have them with him for three weeks. Mr. Henry Clot has returned from New York where he went in the interest of the Swiss Embroidery mill. Our depot, has a new coat of paint. The town needs a building three times the size and a telegranh office.

Rev. G. P. Abernethy is holding a series of meetings at' ihe Union bparta Institute. i ihave never had opportunity be The mercury dropped several de grees yesterday and there were more to Prevent Tieup of Trans-: portation Facilities.

Announcement of the course of action to be followed by the government in the event of a general railroad strike may be expected from President Harding, it has been indicated by Attorney General Daugherty. 1' he said, "to ride across your in daylight, and I have come to more of old North Carolina to- signs of winter than had heretofore been evident. Clouds crave promise movement, it was said, will be normal but slow, and will being in approximately two The withdrawal of the troops, it was said, has been delayed because their presence in Germany had proven to be far from obnoxious and even desirable to the government and the people, of Germany. There are now approximately 15,000 American forces on the Rhine. A proclamation of peace will be issued upon completion of exchange of ratification, it was stated.

It had been felt in some quarters that the ihan ever before. You are a for of much needed rain. ie people. It's a great Mr. E.

A. Rambonnet has purchased, an interest in the piano business of Mr. A. L. Sain, and the new firm to have diversified productivity, we have noted all along today apparently well employed you Preliminary to beginning actual preparations for participation in the forthcoming armament conference, the members of the Japanese delegation, who arrived in Washington Monday, planned to devote a day to the exchange of courtesy calls with American officials and mebers of the diplomatic corps.

The Japanese contingent, comprising the military and naval advisory delegates, headed respectively by Major General Tanaka and Vive Admiral Kato, is the first from the governments invited to.par- is planning to open an up-to-date music house in Morganton. ie President also referred to. the Mrs. S. A.

Smith, who lives five lhe President, Mr. Daugherty said, would no doubt "say what he had to say when the time came" and the people throughout the country would know what the government's policy comprised. Those responsible for, the situation would have to take the the attorney general said. While maintaining his disbelief that miles from Enola on the Shelby road, jjng conference on limitation of tments, and asserted his hope formal proclamation would be unnecessary because of the peace resolution adopted by Consrress but the brought The News-Herald last week America would "play a bier part" accomplishments of the confer- icipate in the conference to reach the He declared this country would a general strike would materialize. capital.

The principal group of Jap President's thought, on the question, it was added was that by issuing a proclamation all leeral technicalities would be complied with. the conference in an absolutely anese delegates is now enroute to the ansn attitude, prepared to do ev- United States. pmg it can toward an agreement AGED LADY IS KILLED REV. R. E.

JORDAN DIES AT RUTHERFORD COLLEGE EIGHT RATES HAVE church. The meetings have been very well attended and well spoken of. DREXEL. Mr. Zinnie Rector spent the weekend here with his parents.

Mrs. Ernest Denton, of Baltimore, is visitng her parents, Mr. and Mr. J. C.

Abee. Sunday Mr. Nelson Stamey and family met with a serious accident, while crossing the railroad near Marion. The train struck the car instantly killing Mrs. Laura Vance, Mrs.

Stamey's mother. The little several "June apples which are a second bearing from her tree. Betty Jenkins is the name of the little daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. R.

S. Hutchison in Charlotte last Thursday. Mrs. Hutchison was before her marriage Miss Sarah Clay-well, of Morganton. Mrs.

John C. McDowell was called to Concord Saturday by the illness bf her mint, Mrs. Margaret Erwiir, who died Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs.

E. D. Alexander went to Concord Tuesday to attend the funeral. Grace church parish and the mis BY TRAIN AT CROSSING 'BEEN ORDERED CUT Mrs. Laura Vance Dead, Others r-State Commerce Com mis Death Was a Result of Injuries Sustained in Fall Over a Year Ago.

Mr. Daugherty declared the justice department was prepared to act "judiciously within the law" to prevent a tieup of the country's transportation facilities. He described the naming of those who would.be in charge of a strike in the various cities by the call sent out by the unions as "accommodating to the department of justice in locating the defendants in case anything happened." Discussing the attitude of the country toward a possible strike, he declared it his opinion that "the American people have no patience with thi3 situation." Seriously Injured in Accident At Marion. sion Makes a Sweeping Decision. A serious accident occurred Sunday a sweeping decision involving daughter was hurt very badly, but none, of the others were seriously at Marion at the C.

O. grade entire railroad situation. sions connected with it will have joint depression in industry and services in Grace church this coming crossing when a C. O. passenger train going south struck an auto ce, the inter-State' Sunday.

Morning services at the us Robert E. Jordan, who was injured by a fall from a scaffold while working on Mr. Hinshaw's house at Rutherford College in May, 1920, died at his home there Monday at 7 n. m. Interment was made at the Rutherford College cemetery Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock, conducted by the Masonic fraternity.

ual hours, and evening service at 7 :15 fission has ordered the freight mobile driven by Nelson Stamey, of Drexel, killing his mother-in-law, Mrs. Vanc( acpH 70 wnrs atiH in p. m. All cordially invited to attend the services. on grain, gram products and throughout the WPstorn half n-f juring Robert Stamey, a six-year-old BRYSON-SNYDER CO.

LTnited States reduced bv an av- An attractive Hallowe'en window has been arranged by B. F. Davis HAVE BIG UrENlNG son of Mr. Stamey, and Sarah Sta mey, a three-year-old daughter. Ed Son, the pumpkin with eyes that Mr.

Earl Greenwood has been working here the past week. Mr. and Mrs. J. C.

Barber and family, of Hickory, spent several days here last week. Thursday afternoon the house of Mr. J. T. Abee, including a barn and about 360 bushels of corn, were destroyed by fire.

It is said that the flames began 'from an out-house, whiefc was started by one of the children, and "quickly spread from there to thehouse. Most of the furniture, however, was saved. The total loss of approximately 15 per cent, ftice was given the carriers that pmmission expected the reduc- ith btamey, nine years old, was prob Yesterday marked the opening here of Bryson Snyder Company's new store, announcement of which! has been made heretofore in these columns. shine from a concealed electric furnishing much pleasure for grown ably fatally injured. put into effect immediately Mr.

Stamey and family had been ups as well as the children. Little James Battle, son of Mr around Lake James in a car and were nuvvmuer at ine latest, that the low state of railroad Mr. Jordan was a great sufferer for the eighteen months since his accident. He leaves an invalid wife and a little girl. His aged mother is also an invalid caused by a fall soon after he was hurt.

Besides these he is survived by four brothers, Pev. H. H. Jordan, of Gastonia: Rev. T.

G. Jordan, of Cornelius: Mr. Cvrus Jordan, of Hickory, and Mr. Will Jordan, of Rutherford College. going toward Marion when the train fnjrs which had led to the increas- struck the rear end of the car just and Mrs.

J. W. Battle, found Sunday afternoon an old English coin bearing the date 1724. The child was playing as the wheel left the track. iiJ should hereafter be reductions in wages and prices at a.

downward tendenev should The Vance family formerly lived in Morganton. the yard and scratched the com from the ground. Its denomination was not distinguishable but its. age ft for other roads. Anticipated The opening was featured by the beginning of a big sale which attracted a big crowd all day.

Assisting in making the opening success were Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Bryson and Misses Dorothy and Hannah of Asheville, Miss Margaret Bryson, Messrs. J. S.

Keener and Fred Bryson, of Marion, and Mr. Davis, of Hickory, who were here for the day. Mr. Holmes Bryson, president of the company, stated that they were NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC wiuviiis in omcial quarters Ubon the strikp rail nf Vip NO probably makes it valuable. INTEREST SPECIAL IN A ELECTION MAGAZINE INTERESTED hr'otherhoods, the decision has been estimated by some to be about $2500.

Mr. Guy Rowe and Mrs. J. A. Whitener, of Hickory, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. C. S. Berry. Mr.

Jasper Baker, one of the oldest residents of the town, passed away last week. He had been in ill health for several years. CHESTERFIELD. Mr. and Mrs.

Alexander Harbison and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Nelson and Elizabeth Nelson, of Mor- REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Lizzie Avery et al toPhilo Harbi son, 1 lot in Morganton.

In Brown Mountain Light and iuucit-H in tne case brought to ommission September 3 by 24 ern States" aijd agricultural or- One' May Not Be Called in the District to Elect Success Sam Taylor to Western Carolina Power Company, 2 tracts of land in Ane commission unani-'y held that thp Stafoc very, much pleased with the welcome they" had been given to Morganton and Editor Maintains An-; dean Theory, The following editorial clipping or to J. Ed Kanipe. fPaUCtlOn. thonall pnnpaT Vio Lower Creek township. W.

H. Thompson to Western Car yim xne crowds tnat attended the opening event. 1,14. vu.ivin fit financial conditions of the About the same conditions exist here as reported by the Lenoir from a recent issue of The Charlotte acis. olina JP ower (Jomoany.

ob acres in Observer is of much locally: Lower Creek township. D. F. Vanhorn to Docia Vanhorn Iganton, spent Sunday with Mr, and News when it says that there has been very little discussion there of a MRS. HEELE DEAD -Frienda in Burke county, where EL HALLOWEEN 90 3-4 acres in Lower Fork township successor to J.

E. Kanipe of Marion, 1A1MUENT IN HICKORY Mrs. Elizabeth Heele once lived, will who resigned as State senator from G. L. Stine, Commissioner, to h.

r. gat promises to be an unusual 'en- be'sorr to learn of her death at Sev the 33rd district. Kanipe resigned and J. E. Hudson, 20 acres in Icard iciit win oe the Haloween car this office after receiving the appoint township.

lo De given in Hickory on Mon-W, October 31, under the aus- en Mile, Ohio, atSthe home of her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Curtis. Three other, daughter survive, Mrs.

J. B. Branch, of Bridgrewater; Mrs. E. Martha C.

Williams to W. S. Mitch ment as special agent for the internal revenue department. ell, 17 acres in Morganton township. me community club.

Ten 3 presided over bv Hickorv Official papers were received sever W. A to J. Clyde Garrison Gross and Mrs. W. Gross, of Hamil lot in Morganton.

ton, Ohio. fns and misses will be special at- "The Observer has several Brown mountain trailers out and in Addition to securing a scientific investigation by the United States Geological Survey, for which preparations are now under it will shortly publish an interesting contribution from the weather bureau, which has been traced by Mr. Grosvenor, editor of The National Geographic Magazine, and which is regarded, as of sufficient importance to warrant circulation in the shape of a newspaper bulletin. Mr. Grosvenor has become interested in the matter and believes he has come across some information that will go far in explanation of the light and its origin.

He yet maintains the Andean theory and the data he has discovered al days ago from Governor Morrison asking that an election be called for November 3rd to elect a successor to Ana goblins, spooks, elf and will rule the business section L. M. iJolch to uelia ana a. uen ton, 46 acres in Silver Creek town shiD. fill the vacancy caused, bv Kanipe's wn.

The Mrs. C. C. Hensley. Mrsr.

J. W. Duckworth has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Kincaid in Caldwell.

Messrs. Frank Patton and Ed Roper were business visitors here last week. We regret to learn of the illness of Mr. Phons Clontz at his home at Catawba Valley. Mrs.

J. V. Powell spent Saturday in Morganton with her sisters, Mrs. M. A.

Clark and Mrs. J. W. Sparks. B.

and Miss Virgie Hood, Mr. Walter Hood and Mrs. Walter James and little Miss Nell James, of Catawba Valley; were visitors Hickory Monday. Misses Gussie and Mary Lou Morrow left last week for the Aiken school, where they will teach. Several from Chesterfield attended the funeral of Mr.

Hardin Mabe and Charles Harbison to John Duckett nment will intn tvo troacnrir resignation. The News Topic savs that unless it is mandatory on the 1 lot in Morganton. wub, which has taken an active Walter Shade to Lillie Harbison Jip in the civic affairs of HiV. election officials of Caldwell it is not probable that an election will be call one-third undivided interest in lot in Mrs. W.

J. Shuford is in chrae ed, and there is no present indication a general program andher as- Morganton. NEUSE LOWEST IN HISTORY The Neuse is, at the lowest stage in its The stream is probably fodable at places. Ordinary navigable by small craft, the river has dried up' until it presents a series -of muddy sloughs, with sand and mud flats high and dry at many places. Lack, of, rain upstate is HARRIS PAYS DEATH PENALTY J.

T. HarrisV former Ridgecrest that Burke will go into it. It is said that officials in other counties making A. Johnson -to Leland Bennett are Dusy preparing for the 'on. A general invitation has extended nnA if are believed to bear out that explana lot in tion.

Senator Simmons has been act lo CAUCtlCU uiai REV. J. B. LACEY'S SUCCESS lh attend. ing the good friend at Washington and it is through his instrumentality that the geological expert is to come upon the scene.

The headlight the up this district are of the same opinion. The old district is made of Alexander, Caldwell, Burke and McDowell. The election, if held, will cost each county not less than $500 for. expenses. MISS FRANKLIN DEAD Miss Mollie Franklin, of Linville Falls, died suddenly Sunday evening, October 23rd.

Miss Franklin has merchant and brother-in-law of the late United; States Judge Jeter C. Pritchard. electrocuted at the WEATHER PRECAST FOR NOVEMBER 73' cnold '6, a little windy Weather; 10 iifcht showers; '13 ahdh4, clear 15 to 18 wQi-mo. i ory advanced by te "expert" sent to Morganton in 1913, has now been rejected by the survey, and altogether the Brown mountain light now seems FUL MEETING IN MARYLAND Rev. and Mrs.

J. E. Lacey returned the latterpart of last week from where they were engaged for-'three weeks in a meeting in the '-First Methodist church, of that city. The papers from Frostburg and that section of Maryland give glowing account Qf the meeting. There were 150 coriverstPhs, all of them adults.

One of the accounts of the meeting tells that there were, many impressive altar scenes. It was a very success State prison in Raleigh last Friday morning- at 10:30 for the killing of F. W. Monnish; philanthropist of Tus- Mr. Tom Winkler at Littlejohns church Tuesday afternoon.

Misses Clyde Harris, after visiting two weeks with her auXt, Mrs. I. O. Cuthbertson. in Morganton, returned home Saturday.

'I Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Clark, Mr.

and (Continued on eighth page) Miss Lucy Walton and little Miss Hutchison, of Charlotte, the week-end in Morganton. giRh winds; 19 to 21; wave, LU xempera- heading for some advertising of a national character. Arousement of the curiosity of the big man at Washington is one important point gained. Miss Jean Pratt spent the week-end been a tubercular patient at Pme-hurst sanatorium for several months, but no one expected her death' so soon. The burial took place Monday at Pis-gah church.

caloose," at Ridgecrest on bep tember 3,1920. Two shocks were re quired to produce death. It pays to trade at home 1)0 f. A cull Ji mt 0 cold Mnd leather, bcr will ho in Newton. and rainfall light.

ful meptig: throughout. 1.