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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1913
Page
1
The Hickory Chamber of Commerce invites the public to a July 4 reception from 7 to 10 PM at the new second floor quarters of the Black Jer-Riddle building. The directors announce open rooms for civic meetings, social gatherings, and institute use, with no admission fee and music.
Lenoir claims a unique wireless time system linking the town clock with Arlington Virginia. Eugene C Ivey of Citizens Light Power Co wires a bell in the First Methodist Church to strike hours via a magnet and a distant regulator. Arlington time signals correct the clock twice daily and the system maintains accuracy within seconds.
Elmwood correspondents report Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Clay and their children, formerly of Hickory, visiting Elmwood before sailing on July 12 for Brazil to serve in the Methodist Missionary Conference and work as a printer in the foreign field. The couple have many Elmwood and Hickory friends who wish them success. Also noted is Mr. B. M. Thomasson of War Shoals visiting his father, who is recovering from paralysis, while Mrs. R. D. Me and J. of Washington spend the summer with Mrs. Belle Ingold.
The Western North Carolina Conference met at Connelly Springs for its fourth annual session in late June 1913. Rev. E. J. Bain presided with Rev. J. N. Patten delivering greetings from the North St. cordon conference. Delegates organized committees, elected officers, and heard sermons on service and temperance. Special music by the Vanderbilt Quartet enriched sessions, highlighting League work, unity, and outreach to broaden church participation.
Mr E L Flowers of Hickory demonstrated modern canning methods at a free demonstration in Wadesboro last Thursday afternoon. He and his canning outfits showed how to can tomatoes plums beans and berries and several dozen jars were filled. The event drew much interest as Flowers, an inventive genius now employed by the government as a canning expert, sold many canners to locals.
The Appalachian Training School campus in North Carolina advances with new buildings and improvements as students gather in the auditorium for Dr. Jones’s address. Jones, a Virginia visitor and former Harvard scholar, leads the English department at Sweet Briar College. The event includes remarks on language, pronunciation, and regional usage, followed by social visits from local residents including Miss Essie Lea Robinson and Miss Pearl Moretz. Arthur Ingold of Moon spent Sunday with his mother.
Editorial condemns Charlotte school board for excluding young women due to Catholic ties.warns against religious intolerance and links to broader currency reform debate. Highlights banking bill proposing twelve regional banks, a national board, and centralized currency control, with praise for safeguards against abuse. Mentions 1876 county property figures and local road praise for sand clay roads in Hickory area.
Washington June 27 Deposits 11,000,000 of government bonds in banks of cotton growing states would be authorized by a bill introduced today by Senator Smith of South Carolina. The bonds represent funds held by the treasury for cotton seized during the Civil War and proceeds from a now-unconstitutional tax. The measure says the money belongs in cotton states and should stay on deposit there until all claims are settled, to aid in marketing cotton.
A dealer sold waste paper as apples and melons to Esq. Bruns, claiming dampening to gain weight, revealing radical exchanges and lies. Miss Prue Thomasson returns home from McComb City Mississippi after a three month visit with sister Mrs. J B Macknam.
A Rutherford County man faced high costs under the Webb liquor law for failed express delivery and misidentification delays, ending with a total $19.30 after trips and tickets. A July automobile party touring the state from Raleigh to Winston-Salem will pass through Hickory, with speed enforcement signs posted and strict compliance expected.
Speelatione Observer reports the newly incorporated Watauga Electric Company organized directors J H Beal Lenoir John Gregg Globe W L Holshauser Blowing Rock K C Menzies J L Riddle N S Dasher Dr H C Menzies Hickory N S Dasher elected resident and treasurer HL Beal secretary Construction of a Lenoir to Blowing Rock telephone line will start immediately and extend toward Mortimer Edgemont Boone linking Blowing Rock area to the Bell system with an authorized capital of 50000 dollars.
Special to The Observer Spencer June 29 Sheriff McKenzie seized liquor at Spencer passenger station just after midnight arresting Frank Sumner an East Spencer negro with four gallons of Virginia booze and a dozen bottles of beer. Deputies Nash and Krider met the southbound No. 29 train observing whiskey being brought to North Carolina. Sumner was stopped near the dark side of the train with a suitcase and beer. He was taken to Rowan jail to await trial.
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