From Days Gone By Dec. 22, 1922

 December 22, 1922.

    You don't have to stay at Kite more than fifteen minutes to tell there's something doing in the air and a lot on the earth. It's going on down there.                                                                                 They've got optimism if nothing else. But they are hauling dirt and lumber and unloading brick and driving nails and cleaning away places for more stores than are there now and building a half dozen new residences to boot at the same time.                                                                                   C. M. Schwalls is building two new brick stores beside his present store which he has already rented to merchants.                                        W. W. Claxton & Company are to erect two more on the corner where the wooden building was burned recently and include a real swell bank building in the place into which it is said the Citizens Bank will move upon completion.          R. J. Boatright plans to build a large brick store just across the street on his lot adjoining the depot, and several more to the number of nine are in course of being built.                                  Sometime when you are in Kite you might take the time to ascertain just what all they aim to do down there in 1923.                                                        It looks like they are having a building boom and a good business along with it which sounds mighty good on paper even. They tell us to watch the Kite soar and it might be well to keep one eye on her anyway.                                                  Wrightsville needs more business co-operation, more of the real, genuine sort. We've had enough imaginary ailments already. It isn't so hard if we'll get right down after it in the right way. Our business people must do something or other places are going to take the trade left us now away from us. Join in some plan or start something among ourselves. We need to raise our business spirits.                                                      The election for two bailiffs in this district took place. Three men, W. J. Crawford, W. T. Rowland and T. E. W. Outlaw were candidates. Crawford received 145, Rowland 138 and Outlaw 79, the first two being elected. There were 186 votes polled. They will serve for the next two years. Three candidates run in the Spann District. They and their votes were C. B. Sanders 28, O. W. Hooks 15 and J. E. Glisson 12, there being 55 votes cast.                                                       Radio fans are quite numerous around town along now, many homes having recently installed a set and the evenings pass most pleasantly with those who have them.