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in VoL XLVI Jjjjj lfJf CW.f April l. lilt LENOIR, N. THbRSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1921 Price, Five CmU tk Ceyy No. 23 PLANS FOR GOOD TWO ROAD BILLS STARTED IN HOUSE PLAH EXTENSION OF NATIONAL FORESTS Bill Pending to Appropriate WATAUGA COVERED WITH AJIG SNOW SupL Dougherty in Raleigh in the Interest of School; Other Newt RESOLUTIONS FOR A STATETJOND ISSUE Protest Against Placing Caldwell Counties in Separate Districts Resolutions drawn up by the Le i 1 v. i i -j ENGLISH WEEK Fenny Fine for Each Mistalrt Will Go to Playground Equipment In order that the work of Good English Week may be done in a sy- tematic manner the plan of action is to attack certain common errors oi speech each day as follows: Monday, Feb.

7 "Ain't" for "is not," "hain't" for "have or has not," "cain't" for "can't" or "can not' and "tain't" for "it is not" or "tisn't" Tuesday. Feb. 8 for and "ai." as: "git" for "gel." "yit" for "yet." "gist" for "Just," "sich" for "such," and "agin" for 'again." Wednesday, Feb. 9 The use of the double negative "I have ne book" for "I haven't any book," and "I didn't go nowhere" for "I didn't iro anywhere." etc. Thursday and Friday, Feb.

10 and 11 Miscellaneous bad usages, as follows: "Hit" for "it." "tuck" for "took." "sot" for "sat" or "sit." "heerd" for "heard," "nairy" for "not," "airy" for "any," "his'n" for "his.1' "herV' for "hers," "can" for "may," "them" for "these" and "those," "this here" and "that there" for "this" and "that." and "has rot" for "has:" "them molasses" for "that molasses." Saturday, Feb. 12 Past tense of the verb for the perfect participle, and vice versa, i. "have saw" for "have seen," "have took" for "have taken." "have went" for "have gone," "done" for "did," come lor "came, "seen lor saw, MIAvU for "took." Sunday, Feb. 13 Objective pronoun forms always after prepositions and in other objective Uses and never as subject, l. Him and me went for "He and I went," "he asked if it was me" for "he asked if it was "he asked of John and for "he asked it of John and one." We are anxious that every man, woman and child in Lenoir help us to observe this week in an endeavor to correct bad English usages and to form the habit of avoiding them as far as possible.

Remember that those of you who know good English and do not use it will owe the school playground a penny fpr each mistake made during the week. This applies to the people of the town as well as to the school children. It is to be hoped that some consciousness of the importance of correct speech may come out of this campaign, and there will just to the extent that the people enter into it seriously. Let all do that. Remember that all restrain is thrown off for that week and everybody allowed to correct everybody else.

This matter of good language usage is a matter of culture, pride and patriotism. Let our clarion cry be "One people, one pure language, and one nag. 115,000 TUBERCULOUS CHILDREN IN VIENNA There are today 115,000 tuberculous children in Vienna, according to a comprehensive statistical study of the child health situation in the Aus- trian capital, imade by the American Red Cross. Tuberculosis is the most appalling factor in the present-day conditions in Vienna and of the children infected 16,000 are in urgent need of surgical treatment. Of 54,000 children recently examined at the state clinic but one in twelve proved to be in normal health.

iDr. Joseph Poener, one of the chief medical authorities of Austria, asserts that "70 per cent of the city's children under six years of age are not normal. -Deficiencies predominate among the girls, the future mothers of the nation." Sixty-eight weJfare centers, where mothers bring their children for examination, have records showing that children from two to fifteen years of age average from fifteen to twenty pounds underweight. Symptoms of rickets, a disease defined as "a softening of the bones due to a lack of food of the right kind and in sufficient quantity," are found in ninety per cent of the school children under twelve. Symptoms of the disease are "arrested development, undersize and enlargement of the abdomen, with curvature of the spine." There are 30,000 well developed cases of the disease now known to the authorities.

DEPUTY COLLECTOR TO ASSIST IN MAKING RETURNS Deputy Collector P. P. Jones will be in Lenoir and Granite Falls on the following dates to assist people in making out their income tax returns: Lenoir, Feb. 15, 16, 17 and 18, and Granite Falls, Feb. 19.

Please keep the dates in mind. GYPSY SMITH TO BE AT RIDGE CREST THIS SUMMER The many friends here of Gypsy Smith, will be interested in knowing that he is to be at the gathering of the Southern Baptists at their assembly ground at Ridge-crest this summer. No doubt many of our people will arrange to go up to hear him' at that time. GRAND MASTER OF ODD FELLOWS IS COMING D. H.

Tlllett, grand master of Odd Fellows, of Camden, N. will be here Wednesday night, the 9th, as a visitor of the local Odd Fellows. All of the lodge are urged to be present, Big Delegation to Appear Be fore Joint Committee; Expect Another Bill The first road bill of State-wide importance was introduced several days ago in the house. This bill provides for the expenditure of from S50.000.000 to SIUU.UUO.UUU, ana for the construction of about 5,500 miles of hard-surfaced roads, linking the county seats of each county the State. Another good roads bill started on its lone iourney through the legisla tive grind in the house last Thursday morning which calls for a bond issue, the creation of nine highway districts under nine commis sioners, for the construction oi a State system of hard-surfaced and other dependable material connecting the 100 county seats in North Carolina.

The measure was introduced by Representative Rufe Doughton of Alle ghany and Tobe Connor of Wilson. Mate construction with ederal aid is specified in the Doughton-Connor measure, with State maintenance, and the bill provides for the State to "take over approximately 5,000 miles of sand-clay and gravel roads for maintenance at once. No ad valorem State tax is to be levied, under the proposed law, but the bonds are to be issued and sold, and the franchise, automobile and gasoline taxes collected by the State are to be used in paying the interest on the bonds and for maintenance. The basis of license tax on automobiles and other vehicles is upon horsepower and weight. A gasoline tax of 1 cent per gallon is proposed and provision imade for its collection by the State.

Construction of the roads is to be started simultaneously in each of the nine highway districts under the su pervision of the State highway commission, which is to have a State highway commissioner as at present Each district will be allotted its pro portionate part of money for road construction and maintenance in the counties on the basis of population, area and mileage. In addition to the proposal to con nect the county seat sites the bill also defines Certain towns ana cities tnat are to be connected with hard-surfaced roads. It is said at the capitol that the Doughton-Connor bill is the revamp ed measure originally drafted by committees representing the North Carolina Uood Koads Association and the Citizens' Highway Association, of which Henot Clarkson of Charlotte was chairman. Today delegations from practically every community in the State will appear before the joint committee of the House and Senate to discuss road problems and plans. With the infor mation that will be brought to light at this meeting it is very likely that another bill drawn up by the joint committee will follow.

A NEW STORE TO OPENSATURDAY Davidson Department Store Is to Occupy the Old Craig Building The Davidson Department Store, Lenoir's newest mercantile business, will be opened Saturday. This new store occupies the building formerly known as the Craig building. Mr. Davidson arrived here Tuesday and has been opening and displaying hie stock and getting everything arranged for opening day Saturday. He is being assisted by Mr.

J. Rabin-owitz, who arrived from High Point with him. The Davidson Department Store will (jarry a line of dry goods, shoes, millinery, notions, and will also have a department for staple groceries. MRS. R.

C. HOUCK IS DEAD Mrs. R. C. Houck died at her home near Gamewell Saturday morning following a short illness from pneumonia, and was buried Monday at Little john's church, Rev.

M. H. Tut-tle conducting the funeral services. She leaves a husband a large family of children to imourn her loss. PUTTING IN ELECTRICAL SHOE-REPAIRING MACHINERY Price Rabb are putting in electric shoe-repairing machinery.

The equipment came in yesterday, and they will have it erected and in operation within the next week or ten days. MONT VIEW Nora, daughter of Mr. and M.rs. F. B.

Craig, has pneumonia. Miss Addie Justice of Hudson spent the week end at home. Mr. Lee Craig of Rhodhiss spent part of last week at home. He is going to move his mother, Mrs.

Laura Craig, to Rhodhiss. Mr. R. G. Walker of Bushville has sold his farm and will move Thursday to a farm near Richmond.

V. Mrs. Clara Ake of Hudson spent tne weeK end with Air. and Mrs. L.

Justice. Rev. Robert Branch of Hickory spent the week end visiting in our burg. Fond for Road and Trail Building The annual agricultural appropriation bill passed by the House Thursday contained an appropriation of $1,000,000 for the acquisition of additional lands under the Weeks act for the extension of the Federal forest reserres in the Appalachian and White (mountains. It also carries something over $1,000,000 for forest Iatrols and administrative purposes, a addition there is a bill pending for the appropriation of J3.000.000 for the extension of roads and trails in the forest reserves.

The appropriation for the exten-tion of the forest area carried in the House by a majority of only nine votes, and only after a hard fight, much to the surprise of those who were sponsoring the bill. It had been their opinion that the movement settled a definite policy for the extension of the Federal forest preserves when the Weeks act was passed in 1911, under which the acquisition of former lands at the heads of navigable streams was begun, and what was purported to be a definite policy was laid down. Under this policy it was contemplated that annual appropriations should be made for the of these preserves until the purchase areas established by the geological survey had been completed. Under this policy only one appropriation has been made up to this time, that being for $600,000. The orig inal Weeks act carries an appropriation of 111,000,000, and with the ap- Eropriation of (1,000,000 which the louse has now approved a total of $12,000,000 will have been set aside for this purpose.

The main reason that appropriations to carry out the Weeks act intention have not been urged during late years was because of the war and the disinclination to expend any moneys not absolutely imperative. It is estimated that it will require about $10,000,000 additional to complete the purchases' outlined by the geological survey in the White mountains and in the southern Appalachians, including areas in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, north and Alabama. Federal forest reserves in western North Carolina now amount to acres, chiefly in Caldwell, Watauga, Avery, Buncombe, Mitchell, McDowell, Transylvania and Macon counties. Purchase areas in that section outlined by the geological survey include more than twice as much additional in these counties and in Haywood, Jackson and Swain counties. Completion of these purchases will give the government a forest reserve in western North Carolina of aoDroximatelv 1.000.000 acres, covering the head waters of the French Bread, Pigeon, Little Ten nessee, Tuckaseegee and Catawba rivers.

To make certain that there will be no further quibbling or delay in car rying out the policy toward forest reserves contemplated in the Weeks act, and for the purpose of creating a fund on which to draw for purchases until this plan is completed and the whole of the purchase areas taken over, Representative Weaver has introduced in the house a bill authorizing to be appropriated which would be available to the amount of approximately a year. This bill is now with the committee on agriculture and will be pressed for consideration in the next session. OLD-FASHIONED SPELLING BEE FRIDAY NIGHT The old-fashioned spelling bee, which was to have been held last Fri day night, has been postponed until next Friday night, 7:30 o'clock. We will start at "baker," go through and "incomprehensibil ity," and wind up with daguerreo type," "caoutchouc" and "whortleberry." In other words, we will bring out the old-fashioned Webster's Blue Back. Our congregations last Sunday were the largest ever, and awakened the keenest sense of appreciation in our hearts.

Especial mention should be made of the large Sunday night audience, which was a decided in crease over the large audience on the preceding Sunday night. The looking glass proved to be a popular subject, and a large number of good women was noticeable. We announce for next Sunday night the subject of the "Spiritual Symbolism of the Caldwell Furniture Company." Give us your presence and lend us your ears, and we win try our best to help you God bless one and all. Yours for the kingdom of God, E. R.

WELCH, Pastor. MISS BAYLEY AT THE PREBY TERIAN CHURCH Miss Margaret Bayley of Crossnore made a very interesting talk here last week in the Presbyterian church about the work in which she is en gaged in the mountains. This moun tain school owes its very existence to old clothes, and has had a marvelous growth. While the manager oz tne scnooi is a Presbyterian, the school is non-denominational. MR.

STORY GOES TO HOPITAL Mr. L. E. Story was taken to the Richard Baker hospital, Hickory, yes terday for an operation for appen dlcitis. (By J.

M. Downum) Supt. B. B. Douehertv of the Training School is still in Raleigh in the interest of the school.

The classes in nursing had their examinations Monday. They have done some faithful work and received most efficient instruction from Miss McCartney. Miss Myrtle Norns and Mr. Cox were married Wednesday of last week at the home it Rev. George Brown on the campus.

Mr. Brown performing the deremony. lhe basketball team from the Training School in its tour during the past week played the following teams with results as indicated; Eliz-abethton, 31 to 30 In favor of Boone; Lrwin, 41 to 24 in favor of Boone; Kingsport, 52 to 18 in favor of Kingsport; East Tennessee formal, 56 to 19 in lavor of the Normal. The pastors of Boone have been preaching on Christian education for the past few Sabbaths. Mr.

Brink-man will continue this proirram for some weeks. His sermon on the past Sunday was a very strong one indeed and made a profound impression on the audience. Watauga is still wrapped in snow and the present indications are that tnis wul be the condition for some time. January has triven us some jeal wintry weather, thuogb not quite so coin or windy as usual, yet the latter condition is chaneine. riving us a considerable storm at this writing.

TL 1 A i i ne laaies oi tne missionary society of the Methodist church gave a "social tea" at the parsonage Monday afternoon and evening, to which an tne people of the town were in- "vited, and quite a considerable num ber availed themselves of the nrivi. lege of enjoying these social hours and getting better acquainted with each other. TENTATIVE OPENING DATE FOR CHAUTAUQUA MAY 16 Supt. Horace Sisk has iust received a letter from the Rednath Chautau- quas that their opening date for this season' will be MayliaSBtthe te umve opening aaie ior tne local Chautauqua will be Mv 16. This letter states that the orosram will be unusually strong, and the great nve questions belore the American people will be discussed by the lecturers.

There will be good music, a big feature beine a simrine band. There will also be an American com edy played by a New York company. There is nothing that educates, inspires and stimulates a community like a good, strong Chautauqua and it is one of the very best things that comes to a town during the year. It is hoped everybody will help to make this the livest and most successful year in the life of the Chautauqua work. STARNES DENIES HE SENT THE LIST Mystery Still Surrounds the Informant Who Furnished the Names Complete mystery surrounds the origin of the list of 22 voters who were falsely claimed in Dr.

J. Ike Campbell's complaint as not having paid their poll tax. W. E. Starnes, denies the charge of Chairman Wakefield of the Caldwell county Republican executive committee, that ne sent this list of names to Campbell's representatives.

Mr. Starnes says that he did furnish Dr. Campbell's attorneys wjth a complete list of polls in certain townships, as well as complete lists of absentee voters in certain townships. Part of this list, he says, was furnished by J. W.

Hollifield and part by Chairman Wakefield. As to the particular Hst of 22 names he says that he does not know anything regarding it or its origin. It does not seem probable that the originator of this list will be located. The 22 voters are still looking for the party or parties who are responsible and hope to be able to turn light on this matter at some time. LADIES' SHOES PARLOR IS BE OPENED HERE TO The buildinsr adioinnisr the Cham ber of Commerce, recently occupied oy tne lea Koom, has been leased to L.

H. Campbell of Greensboro, who was here Tuesday and signed a lease for two years. He will be in the building within the next few days and will open a ladies shoe parlor and will install a modern shoe re pairing plant. Fixtures will be installed for an exclusive shoe-shining parlor lor ladies. TAILLESS CALF BORN! Mr.

M. A. West of Little River has a calf at his place that was born without any tail. A neighbor of Mr. West sent this item in to the News- Topic as one of the curiosities in Caldwell county.

Mr. G. R. Powell of Longmont, and Mr. Powell of Lenoir were guests of their brother.

Mr. V. Powell, Thursday and Friday Morgunton News-Herald. noir Chamber of Commerce have been sent to the joint committee of the general assembly at Raleigh endorsing a State-wide bond issue of $50,000,000 or $100,000,000 for the construction of hard-surfaced roads connecting every county seat in the State. The resolution also enters a protest against segregating Watauga and Caldwell counties and placing them in separate districts.

The argument for placing Ws tauga and Caldwell counties in the same district is because of the natural line of transportation across the mountains between these counties. The idea of the Chamber of Commerce is to get Caldwell and Watauga placed in a district with Catawba, Lincoln, Gaston and Mecklenburg counties. Last week F. H. Coffey and Mark Squires, members of the transportation committee of the Chamber of Commerce were sent to Raleigh in the interest of this matter.

The committee which goes to Raleigh this week is as follows: F. H. Cdffey, chairman; W. C. Newland, E.

F. Allen, G. F. Harper and Mark Squires. The resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce read as follows: "Lenoir, N.

Jan. "To the joint committees of the Senate and House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, in open session for hearings on the State highway bills, Thursday, Feb. 3, 1921 Greetings: "The Governing Board of the Lenoir (N. Chamber of Commerce, in session Monday, Jan. 31, 1921, unanimously adopted the following resolutions, said resolutions to be carried to Raleigh and presented to your honorable body by a selected committee appointed to represent as at the hearings.

The gentlemen composing this committee are' F. H. Coffey (chairman), W. C. Newland, Mark Squires, G.

F. Harper and E. F. Allen. ''Wheares, there are various propositions before the N.

C. General looking toward the building uuuu, ana, "Whereas, the city of Lenoir is the county seat of one of the northwestern counties that has been stuck in the imud for many years; therefore, De "Resolved, that this body, repre senting the citizenship of Lenoir and Caldwell county, pledges its support to a good road law that will result in the construction of hard-surfaced roads from county seat to county seat in all parts of the State, whether the cost be $50,000,000 or 000; and be it further "Resolved, that we nrotest acjinrt the subdivision of the State into construction district as outlined in the 1 1 i.i win prepared Dy me UOOdS Roads Association, in that "Caldwell and Watauga counties should be placed in a segregation through which is the natural trend of to-wit: those counties south of well countv Catawba. Lir.coii. ton and Mecklenburg. LENOIR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

J. Lenoir, President, K. Joy, Executive Secy. E. D.

MORGAN DEAD IN TEXAS The following cliDnintr is from a. Terrell, newspaper. Mr. Mor gan was an uncle of Messrs. A.

C. and L. W. Anderson and Mrs. Dicie Littleiohn.

and also an nnrU nf Mr Jim Anderson of Hobart, Okla. Mr. Morgan visited here during the fall and spent several weeks at the home of Mr. C. A.

Anderson. He i sur vived by one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Ttfl ITT i noaaen oi woodieal, Kowan county: Cj. u. Morgan, who died at a Dallas sanitarium early Saturday night, had been a resident of Kaufman county fore more than forty years, coming to Texas from Rowan county, iNortn Carolina, wnere he was born 77 vears aeo.

For the last several years he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. lorn B. Rutherford of this city. He was taken to Dallas from here only a few days ago. Mr.

Morgan was a soldier in the army of North Carolina during the civii war, fighting in some of the major engagements. He had been a member of the Baptist church for many years. He leaves one daughter and six sons." CAMPBELL -DOUGHTON HEARING TO BEGIN FEB. 14 The hearing in the Campbell-Doughton contest will not begin before Monday, Feb. 14, according to information received here by local attorneys for Mr.

Doughton. The hearing was to have begun in Statesville last Monday, but the regular term of Iredell Superior court convened on that day and caused this contest hearing to be moved forward to a later date. SAM MARTIN HAS PNEUMONIA Mr. H. C.

Martin received a telegram yesterday from the doctor at Murfreesboro, stating that his son, Sam, was sick with pneumonia. The telegram did not state whether the case was serious or not. However, Mr. and Mrs. Martin left yesterday afternoon on the.

jitney for Murfreesboro. G. FOARD Cashier of the Bank Leaoir About fourteen; years ago young Arthur Foard was a student in the Weaver school and during vacation began work for the Bany of Lenoir. His work grew out of the "vacation work" into a regular job. A few days ago he was elected cashier; Mr.

Foard is a grandson of the lata Rev. George W. Ivey, who will be Vtmembered as "Uncle Ivey" by Udl fie older people of the county. PRlTCHETT'S CLASS ,1 Patriotic Exercises Mark Pres entation of the Swadener Flag to the Class Formal presentation of the Swadener flag given by the Anti-Saloon League to the grade showing the best attendance at the recent lecture was made yesterday morning. The class taught by Mrs.

Pritchett received the flag, and in turn presented it to the school. The presentation was a nabfatic. exercise showing the origin -The ktnWssrftag.rleteir Johtt4 son as Betty Ross, the maker of the American flag, and Ottis Strother as George Washington carried out the picture of the origin of the flag. It was a little play showing Washington visiting the Ross home and asking Betsy Ross if she could make the flag. He showed her a design and she completed the work, carrying out each detail as he had shown.

TENNIS SEASON DRAWING NEAR tennis season is drawing near. and if early playing is to be done we will soon have to begin thinking and planning for it. It is hoped a strong tennis club can be organized here this spring to do some stren uous playing. A tennis tournament is also being planned provided sufficient good players and courts can be secured. Quite a number of players have already expressed themselves as being very enthusiastic over the prospects of a good tennis season.

At an early date a meeting will be called for the purpose of organizing a club and enrolling members. All tennis players will please keep this in mind DEATH OF MRS. GERTRUDE MUNDAY LEVINGSTON Mrs. Levingston, after an illness of months, died at her homie about one miles west of Patterson Jan. 21 and was buried in the cemetery at Harper's chapel on the 22nd.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. I. W. Thomas, a former pastor and teacher. At the time of her death she was a member of Yadkin Baptist church and was a good Christian woman.

She is survived by her father and mother, Mrs. John Mun-day, three sisters and one brother. Mr. Frank Munday of Lenoir; her husband and five children. The bereaved husband, children and relatives have the sympathy and prayers of a large circle of nends and neigh bors.

EXPRESS COMPANY HELPS EU ROPEAN RELIEF Among tne numerous agencies throughout the country co-operating with Herbert Hoover, chairman of the European relief council, in his effort to raise $33,000,000 by means of a national collection for the re lief of incipient starvation among Enn Ann iv. ciiuuicii 111 me wur-siriVK- en countries of central and eastern Europe are the American Express Company and the American Railway hxpress Company. Through the authorization of G. C. Taylor, president of both organiza tions, "Invisible Guest" certificates.

certifying that the purchaser has sal vaged the life of one or more of the little war vietims, have been placed on sale at 25,000 of the company's offices throughout the United States. The cost of saving one child until the acute condition has been relieved by the next European harvest is $10 but donations of smaller sums are welcome, and a contribution of only $1, under the economical administration of the council, will keep life in a little body for a month. "Invisible iGuest" certificates, which can be purchased for any amount from $1 up, are on sale at tne local office of the American Rail- way Express Company A..