From the front page of the Hickory Daily Record, Aug. 24, 1920
Newton Is Proud of Its Paved Streets
The section of Main street leading toward Hickory to the incorporate limits of the town of Newton, which has been under construction for several weeks was completed today. Pine street and other streets in the city will be paved at once, Contractor Stanley Martin of Salisbury, who has charge of the worki, says it will take about a year to finish the contracts already let by the board of town commissioners. When completed Newton will have more paved streets than any town its size in North Carolina.
Other Newton News
The Y.M.C.A. Educational Unit, which has been operating in the county since August 11, has met with favorable success. The unit has ut on a two days' meeting at Abernethy and Allen Fry high schools. The people came out in large numbers at Abernethy's regardless of the threatening weather. The people at the Allen Frye school came out and swelled the ranks to large audiences and were no less appreciative of the work of the Y.M.C.A. Unit. Harlin Franklin of Avery county has charge of the sanitary and social hygiene work, and Oscar Haynes of Greensboro, the agricultural work.
The revival meeing which has been in progress at the Reformed church at Startown closed last night. The pastor, Rev. Harvey Fesperman, was assisted in the meetings by Rev. G.E. Plott, pastor of the Winston-Salem Reformed church.
Miss Lois Long, who has been spending the summer here with her parents, CountySuperintendent of Schools and Mrs. Geo. F. Long, left today for Cleveland, Ohio, where she holds a position in the city schools.
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