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JOHNSON TELLS
ABW china
The Naval Officer Talks To Ki-
wanians of the
Orient
Leslie Johnson, of the navy, was
the speaker at the Kiwanis dinner
Wednesday at Aberdeen. Lieutenant
Johnson is an interesting talker and
in his subject which was China he
had room to entertain his audience.
He gave a picture different from what
most folks have imagined, and which
whittled down to fine points is that
China, while a republic for years, is
a military government made up of its
18 different provinces, each under a
different military governor as well as
a different civil governor, but with
the military being wholly in the as
cendency. In consequence China is
an incoherent group of different arm
ed military camps, and the general
who is the governor of each province
in fact is as nearly an autocratic and
unlimited boss as military rule can
make possible.
China has a civilization much dif
ferent from ours, but we have a con
tact with the nation, chiefly in de
fending missionaries and Standard
Oil industry there, but with both do
ing a considerable business they have
to be looked after. So the navy is
stationed in China with some anti
quated vessels and in a certain au
thority of arms, and once in a while
it becomes necessary to show force.
Lieutenant Johnson spoke of the close
consideration between British and
American sailors which went so far
on one occasion that the British ves-"
sel in his neighborhood undertook the
defense of some Americans when the
American vessel was absent, and did
so well that a couple of executions of
Chinese followed for shooting Amer
icans. He is much pleased with re
lations that exist between Britain and
this country and the solid type of
British character with which he has
come in contact in his years in the ser
vice. His story of China was amus
ing as well as instructive, and shows
that China has a long and serious road
to travel before it becomes a repub
lic in fact instead by merely in
name.
Clyde Bass told some amusing
stories about some of his friends and
acquaintances, and offered some sug
gestions about the field that is open
for the Kiwanis club, and W. R.
Clark, presented by Frank Buchan,
did some of the most remarkable work
in a number of bass solos that the club
has heard in a thousand years.
The question of telephone service
was discussed by a number of those
present, and the public affairs com-
mitte was askd to look into the sit
uation and see if it can be broadened
to meet the needs of a growing com
munity in a way that will better meet
the demands that are steadily being
made on it.
M. C. McDonald addressed the Ki
wanis club at the Wednesday dinner,
saying:
I got a letter the other day ad
dressed to Hon. M. C. McDonald. This
gives you some idea of the honor of
the position I hold as county commis
sioner.
At the beginning of the term yoi
have to swear you will faithfully per
form the duties required of you, see
that the other officers give required
bonds, etc., then the routine work be
gins, a full day first Monday in each
month. One man wants his land tax
reduced because he sold his timber,
another because his barn was burned,
another because it was assessed too
high. A few men think because they
are offering their land for sale cheap
er than listed, we should buy the
land for the county.
A long time friend came to see me
one first Monday, and was told I was
at Carthage. “Oh Yes,” he says, “He
is gone to admit folks to the county
home today, I hope he will reserve a
place for me, if I will need it.”
Many of the improvements in the
county government were made before
I was elected commissioner. Most of
the good things for the county were
suggested by others. We are always
glad to get advice. But if we take
all we get, we will make a bushel of
blunders. While we invited the ex
tension department of the University
of North Caroina to have a man look
over our county government, we will
take only such of his advice as we
think is to the best interest of the
county. The commissioners are
largely dependent on the ability and
integrity of the officers and employees
for good county government. I do
THE PILOT
P^gg Nme
not believe the former affairs of the
county were so poorly, administered as
Mr. Qreen pictured, neither do I be
lieve all his recommendations would be
wise.
I know statistics and comparisons
are odious, but I will burden you with
a few. Moore county for 1925 as
sessed close approximations, $402,000,
collected to date, $380,000. for schools
two-third, or $250,000, for roads, $58,-
000, administration of county govern
ment, $40,000, the rest to retire ma
turing onds, pay interest and create
sinking funds.
Seven years ago, Moore county paid
for schools $75,000. The school funds
are disbursed by the Board of Educa
tion, and County Commissioners have
nothing to do with that, except, if
funds are not sufficient, the chairman
of commissioners must sign on dotted
line.
When your present board was or
ganized we decided the present high
way board could not be improved on
by us. We have appointed the fol
lowing in place of resignations: Ed
win McKeithan, replaced by G. C.
Seymour; Leonard Tufts, replaced by
T. J*. Fletcher; Greorge H. Maurice, re
placed by K. W. Leach.
We have lessened the county’s ex
penses against former administrations
by eliminating county demonstration
and home demonstration work. We
are paying half salary of our Red
Cross nurse. Moore County Health
and Welfare association and Red
Cross pay the other half and expenses.
These matters are subject to discus
sion.
We employed J. D. McLean, tax
collector, for eight months, at $250.00
per month, he to pay all his own ex
penses. We require him to deposit
funds in bank each day and County
Treasurer must receive all funds once
each week. Tax collector is under a
good and sufficient bond. This also
is a considerable saving to the county.
Under the present" arrangement the
Bank of Pinehurst pays for an ample
bond, keeps books for the county, and
pays 2 per cent on daily balances,
and is a double check on disburse
ments, so your board, the Board of
Education, the Highway Commission
or any other citizen of the county in
terested, can see what funds are paid
out at any time. I have never heard
of a county getting any interest from
a treasurer before. To show you that
Moore county is in a healthy finan
cial condition, we had half a dozen
or more offers to loan the county
money, either long or short terms, at
rates ranging from $4,39 percent to
5 percent. The county owes $497,-
500.00 in bonds and a floating debt of
$100,000.00, more or less, besides the
various local school debts, of per
haps $600,000.00. We are paying 6
percent for a considerable part of the
bonds. Fortunately we think the
necessity for the chairman to sign
notes is gradually decreasing.
In my opinion, the Highway Com
mission is functioning very well. It
was relably reported that Deep river
section could not get children to
school regularly last winter on ac
count of bad roads. I understand
this is being remedied by highway
forces, and I hope the time is not far
distant when the doube road Pinehurst
to Southern Pines can be oiled.
I want to express my sincere appre
ciation to those who voted for me
and to those who did not vote for me.
If elected again, I will do my level
best for everybody in the county as
commissioner, in future, as in the
past.
Moore County Highway Commission
C. F. Leavitt, Chairman, Carthage
township, Carthage; C. J. McDonald,
superintendent, Carthage township,
Carthage; G. H. Maurice, engineer.
Eagle Springs; A. J. Jones, Deep
River township, Glendon! O. T. Parks,
Ritters township, Hallison; J. M.
Brown, Sheffields township. Hemp;
K. W. Leach, Bensalem township.
Star, route; T. J. Fletcher, Mineral
Springs township, West End; C. G.
Seymour, Sandhills township, Aber
deen; A. Cameron, McNeills, Vass; H.
P. McPherson, Greenwood, Cameron.
Special Sunday Dinner at Hotel
Vass See Menu elsewhere In this
issue.
DEATH OF HAYWOOD SMITH
OF CARTHAGE ROUTE THREE
(Continued from Page 1)
A. J. Groves, of West End, the fun
eral was conducted by Rev. S. E. Han
non, a devoted friend, and Rev. Mc
Leod, Pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Pinehurst.
Besides his wife, who before her
marriage was Miss Janie Monroe, of
Eagle Springs, and two little girls,
Mary and Bonnie, he leaves to mourn
his loss a mother, Mrs. W. P. Smith;
three brothers, ‘ Frank, Colon, and
Noah Smith; also three sisters, Mrs.
Lawrence Weatherspoon, Mrs. Horace
Bosworth, and Miss Laura Smith. The
influence of his noble life will ever
live in the hearts of those who knew
him. We think of him as not being
dead, but only borne beyond the shad
ows to await our coming.
S. E. HANNON.
HAVING ENGAGED in other
business requiring my entire
time, I will not be in position
to supply Tobacco Flues this
season.
W. H. KEITH.
DR. S.
OF DURHAM
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