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VOLUME23—NUMBER 47
Reunion of Class ol 1862 Was
Feature ol University's Finals
f
(Extract from Editorial Correspon
dence to the News & Observer).
Chapel Hill, June 15. —There is one
outstanding event of every college
commencement, if it is really worth
while, aside from the orations and
regular program and plans of the trus
tees. Like everything elae that holds
us, it must have the personal touch.
The event of this commencement, that
attracted old and young alike who had
the good fortune to be there, was the
* reunion of the class of 1862. They
were stirring days—the most tense
and - compelling this odl State ha.
seen. The story of members of that
class who made the supreme sacri
fice is told on the tablet in Memorial
Hull in whose honor that splendid
building was erected. Few remain
or that company of brilliant youth,
who went forth from these halls all
of them to grim duty and some of
them to death.
The class of 1662 had only three
representatives here—Maj. Thosmas
S. Webb, of Knoxville, Tenn., better
known as Maj. "Shep" Webb; Elder
Sylvester Hassell, of Williamston, and
Mr. Wiley Fort, Of Pikeville. With
them on the platform were Prof. W.
It. Webb, founder of Bellbuckle School
Tennessee and Maj. "Shep" Webb's
cousin, Sam Webb, of Orange, and
Alexander S. Webb, of Warren l'lains,
Warren county. It was a fine sight
to see tlwse four Webbs, long separ
ated, together and having a family re
union along with the big alumni re
union ol' the University. Maj. "Shep'
~ Webb, who goes on with his brothers
and cousins to Richmond to the Con
federate reunion, has had an Enoch
Arden sort of life minus the mar
riage end. Shortly after he left the
University and went Into the Con
federate ainiy and rose to the rank
of '""j'""- The war over, he settled
in the west and did not come back to
North Carolina for many years. W hei.
Memorial Hall was erected an at
tempt was made to secure a correct
list of all the University men who
gave their lives in the great struggle.
It was reported that Maj. "Shop
Webb had been killed and his name
was placed on the tablet in the honoi
roll of tne University's heroes who
made the supreme sacrifice. After be
ing declared officially dead for half
a century it was discovered in 1011
that he was very much alive and the
University then gave him the diploma
which be did. not wait to get when
the war call came.
U i.nn't often that a man, declared
officially dead, stands here upon the
platform and shows that he much a
live a# Maj. "Shep" Webb did Tuea
day morning. His brief address
(for though it has been sixty years
tince he was » student here he has
not been out of college long enoogn
to make a fool of himself)—was le
lightful, interesting and natuial. 'I he
young boys warmed up to him. He
was accompanied by his charming
Baughter wh i w»s adopted a> the
d jighter of the class of 1862.
I heard a good story about Majoi
Webb and his second marriage that
is almost as interesting as the fact
that h$ returned here in the flesh
after his name had been carvod on
the stone as killed in battle. It ran
this way: Quite * number of years
ago, when the Regents of Mount
Vernon had to practice close %on
omy at one of their meetings it was
suggested that the Regents should
buy a fine cow for Mount Vernon.
Tba funds in the treasury were low
and one of the Regents said she
felt sure that some prosperous
farmer would be glad to donate a
* cow. * The other Regents asked her
to find the patriot who would make
the gift She agreed. The upshot
of it was that Major Webb was the
patriot and, as the result of the
correspondence and negotiations
Ma]. "Shep" Webb and the Regent
were married. It isnt often tliat a
courtship begins in that way, but It
resulted, so nay informant told me
in a very happy marriage. If there
are any Regents of Mount Vernon,
who are minus a husband, and who
are minded to annex Maj. "Shep"
Webb is printed here as showing
the way to matrimony. If any
should follow the example of the
Recent, who started out after a cow
/ tozT Mount Vernon and landed a
husband for herself, * is as lucky as
" the Regent who married Major
J Webb, she will thank me for this
delicate suggestion. I always did
■ have a desire to make easy the path
to matrimony, and have had seme
experience in making marriages
which turned out so well that I*
feel capable as qualifying aa an
/ expert In th%i direction.
The biggest men who came to
Chapel Hill this- week were not Che
distinguished orator, the learned and
THE ENTERPRISE
(MPS DRIVE FOR NEW
MEMBERS HEARING END
With only a few days left in which
to sign up this years crop with the
marketing association, tobacco grow
ers of South Carolina are rapidly join
ing the great Tri-State Cooperative.
The meeting of association ware
housemen from 38 marketing points
of the South Carolina belt last week
will be followed next week by the
most extensive drive which has reach
ed tobacco growers of the Palmetto. >
State.
Coming all the way from Kentucky
leaders of the Hurley Tobacco Grow
ers Association will tell the sume mes
sage of successful cooperation which
resulted recently in bringing thou
sands of new contracts from Eastern
Carolina Growers to Raleigh head
quarters of the association.
The three Vice Presidents of the
Tobacco Growers Association, J. Y.
Joyner of North Carolina, Joseph M.
Hurt of Virginia and Bright William
son of South Carolina, officials of
Extension Divisions from several
states, veteral leaders of the great
est Cooperative in America represent
ing various types of tobacco will take
part in this mammoth drive.
"We are ready 1" said T. C. Wat
kins, jr., Director of Warehouses
when asked whether the 38 ware
houses of the association would, be
prepared to receive the tobacco of
South Carolina growers in the near
future.
At the Directors meeting in Raleigh
this week the 22 tobaceo farmers on
the board will complete all details
of their plan for receiving the crop
of South Carolina in tho near future.
From recent announcements of the
Leaf and Warehouse Departments
the Association will not only give its
members unexaelled Service in ware
housing and grading, but according
to Oliver J. Sands, Executive Manag
er of the Association, millions of dol
lars have been assured the Associ
ation to meet the first payments'to
South Carolina growers upon deliv
ery of their tobacco.
During the past week, Mr. Sands
addressed the bankers of South Caro
lina at their annual meeting, while
T. C. Watkins, director of warehouses
and C. B. Cheatham, assistant gen
eral manager of the Leaf Department
addressed the warehousemen in charge
of the 38 warehousing centers of the
Association in the South Carolina
Belt, and Judge Robert Bingham of
the Burley Tobacco Growers has tak
en the field in tho successful cam- >
paign for a sign-up of the Dark To
bacco in Kentucky.
able Senator Carter Glass or the
able ex-Secretary .of the Treasury
David Franklin Houston, or any
other "in" or "out" public function
ary. They were two school teachers
who have devoted most of their
long lives to teaching the youth—
Sylvester Hassell of Williamston,
and William R. Webb, of Bellbuckle,
Tenn. The first was my own pre
ceptor and all that 1 learned In
Latin and English was under his
instruction. If a better ever lived
I have never known him. Ripe
scholar, widely read and deeply re
ligious, every student left his school
with a respect and admiration and
regard which ripened with the pass
ing years. He lived the life of the
i man without guile and led youths
i into appreciation of the eternal
i things as he enjoyed their excursions
' into Virgil and tho other classics,
i Aa he stood today, as straight as
. an Indian, for long before- scholars
i took up golf he believed and prac
; ticed exercise for physical euture,
i and delivered a brief and impressive
. address, my mind went back to ray
i boyhood.days in the Wilson Col
t legiate Institute when as a young
teacher he could outrun any boy
! in his school and was quit? as much
, concerned that his students had faith
> in God «s knowledge of books. He
' illustrated the beauties and strength
r of both learning and religion. >As
r the years passed he was drawn
■ mora and more into the pulpit, and
r some, years afee gave up teaching to
i give hie time to preaching the gospel
i and.editing a religious journal. To
r have been under hie tutelage waa a
i benediction to any youth.
1 William R. Webb, who was born
I on a farm in Person county, taught
s awhile in the University and at
• Homer's after he came back here
I* from the war in IMB. He . then
l moved to Tenneese where In estab
lished the famous Bellbuckle SehooL
9 He is the Thomas Arnold of the
a South of this generation. Horner
i and Bingham and Webb—they are
Williamston, Martin Carolina, Tucsdavf'July 20th, 1922.
JUNE TERM OF COURTi
CONVENED,YESTERDAY
The June term of the Superior
Court convened Monday at 10 o'clock
with Judge Loyd Horton presiding
and Solicitor R. G. Allsbrooks prose
cuting.
Ths following members of the jury
were drawn to serve as grand juiors:
T. H. Johnson, foreman; W. J.
Harris; N. F. Brown; Eli Williams;
I . L. Haialip; L. G. Taylor; J. L.
Colt rain; Jesse A. Leggett; J. M.
Hopewell; L. M. Brown; C. L. Daniel;
Andrew Waters, T. C. Cooke; L. R.
Nicholson; N. K. Hirrison; Wheeler
itogurson and P. H. Brown. .
The following served as petit jurors
,—Jno. A. Lilley; David A. Ausbo.i;
Arnold C. Brown; W. it. Jenkins; Geo.
D. Gurgaus; W. H. Biitton; Jno. li.
Wy ine; Claude Rawls; Kinchin llardi
son; Thos. Roebuck; sr.; R. S. Cochran
Fred A. Taylor; John D. iiikk*i Al
bert Uogerson, Claude ltoberson; J. 'l.
Davis and H. S. Gardner.
The following cases were disposed
aft
£ U'te vs John Sextou and Joiui
Williams. Found guilty -
» Williams fined $o00& Sexton
r .neu $20.00 und VL: I charged with
• e-1 alf the ccaU.
Ltate vs Jos-jpli Maitin, cruel'y to
annuals. Nol pros.
State vs H. F. Badger. Called and
failed. Judgment NiSi Scfa and Copiat,
State va Charles Carraway, seduc
tion. Defendant ulead guilty. Piayei
for judgment. Prayer continued upon
the payment of the cost of action, and
the defendant paying into the court
the sum of $225.00 for the use of the
prosecuting witnesses.
200 PLACES IN TRAINING CAMPS
YET TO BE FILLED BY N. C. BOYS
Out of 602 places alloted to North
varoiuia tor nor boys WHO imgiit de
aire training in the Citizen's uanipt
t be held this summer, 200 vacancies
are yet to be filled and It is hopeu
that all who desire to take advantag>
of this opportunity to get a line va
cation with plenty of time for sporta
ol all kinds with military instruction
will scud their application blank;
Without delay since North Carolina is
now at the bottom of the list in the
Fourth Corps Area and if the boys
of her state do not respond in the
next ten days their places will be
filled by young men from Soutli Caro
lina, Alabama, Georgia and Florida
where a great many more have ap
plied for admission to the Camps
than can be aent from these states un
der the present arrangement.
Governors, Women's Clubs, Universi
ty President, Rotarians and other
promiuent civilians and organizations
have endorsed the work and the idea
'throughout the Fourth Corps Area
and parents whose boys attended last
year were pleased not only because
of the training which was given the
boys in these camps but also because
of the great physical and mental
benefits received.
The camps wil be held this summer
at Camp McClellan, near Anniston.
Alabama, and Fort Barrancas near
l'ensacola, Florida, July 27 to August
26.
An boy who is interested ean get
detailed information and application
blanks from, Major. R. S. Lytle, Re,
cruiting Adjutant, Headquarters, 4th
Corps Area, Fort McPherson, Ga.
He—"A man lives in that house who
has been married 15 years and spends
all his evenings at hon^e."
She—"Ah, surely that's true love."
He—"No; it's paralysis."
~
the three upstanding and great fig
ures of their day in preparing boys
for college and for life. They were
not above using the rod if occasion
demanded in a generatin when the
Solomonic admonition was still held
aa applicable. Mr. Webb and his
son continue Bellbuckle School and
now he is growing old, Mr. Webb
has the happiness of seeing every
where the boys he taught hoi
high station and -leading in good
and great things in their com
munities. He made the best speech
at the alumni dinner—full of the
wisdom of ripened years and the
tolerance and glory of one who grows
old gracefully.
I remember very well when he
came to Washington, appointed by
the Governor of Tennesse, to fill
an unexpired term in the United
States Senate. If ray memory does
not mislead me, he made only" one
speech, but there was much wisdom
and true philosophy, the philosophy
born of faith in man and fat>
God, which he sought to make the
rule in public as in private life.
Venerable years, with the spfrit of
loving this world and a conscious
> nearness te the next—that is the
' benediction which age brings to
i youth. -- J. D.
I \
Local News and 1|
Personal Mention
Mt. Wheeler Martin motored to
Durham yesterday on a busines trip.
,• • • •
Mr. J. C. Crisp of Robersonville
was in town yesterday.
•• e •
Miss Eva Peel left this morning
for Chapel Hill where she will at
tend the University Summer School.
* • • •
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Harrison motor
ed to Richlands to visit Mrs. Harri
son's Mother, Mrs. Murrill for the
week-end.
»e • •
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mobley, Mis*
Sylvia Upton and Mr. Cortes Green
went to Washington to
bring Mrs. Deleha Green home from
the. Washington Hospital where she
underwent a minor operation.
** • •
Miss Ethel Griffin left this tnorn
infl for Chapel Hilf to enter tht sum
mer school at the University.
* • • •
Judge J. C. Smith of Rnbor i>
wns in town yesterday attending
court.
• • e • -
Miss Olive Uraswell of Rocky Mt
who has been nursing Mr. Whi take*
left Morday for her home in Rociry
Mount.
• • •• •
Engineer Bradley of tho Southern
WiUite Fnving Co. spent Sunday in
Washington.
•• • •
Messrs. James C. ami W. C. Man
ning, Jr. spent Sunday in 1..
•• • •
• Solicitor R. G. Allsbrooks of Tar
boro and Judge Loyd Horton of
Farmville or® the guest* of the At
lantic Hotel while they ane here at
tending the June term of the Superior
Court.
•e • •
Messrs. H. A. Cullipher, Claud Itob
erson, M. R. Taylor, Jesse Coltraia
were in town yesterday.
• « • • _
Mrs. A. W. Brown, Miss Daisy
Wynne, Mrs. 'L. H. Rose and sons,
l'om and Hardy, jr. and Mr. i'ohn
Hud ley motored to Rae's lieach Sun
day.
•• • .
Mrs. K. i). Crawford spent Satur
day night in town and returned to
Washington Sunday morning to be
with Asa. Asa's friends will bo very
glad to learn that he is holding his
own so well, and his condition has
improved so much since his last pera
tion.
•• • •
Dr. Wm. E. Warron left Monday
for Norfolk on a business trip.
• • • •
Miss Anna Cruwford returned Satur
day night from where
she has been for the past week with
her nephew, Asa Crawford, jr.
• • • •
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ausbon and
Miss Annie Ange of Plymouth wrre in
town Monday for a short while.
• • • •
Mr. and Mrs. Asa T. Crawford and
Miss Frances Williams were the
guests of Capt. and Mrs. Tilghinaa at
their cottage at Willoughby Beach
last week and this week they are
spending at Virginia Bsech.
»• • •
' Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Griffin were in
town Monday shopping.
• • • ••
1 Mrs. James Roberson and aonp,
1 Warren and William of Norfolk are
, the guests of Mr and and Mrs. Ji>4
Andrews in New Town.
• • • •
Miss Eleanor Belk will return to
Tarboro this week after visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Anna Harrison.
•• • •
Mr. J. B. Lawley of the Tobacco
Growers Association is in town this
week.
•• e e
Miss Jewel Burnett is the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Manning while
Mrs. B. A. Critcher is away.
•e e *
Miss Martha Slade Hassell has ac
cepted a position as stenographer with
Dunning and Moore, attorneys.
• • • •
Miss Carrie Dell White will be the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bennett
■whUe Rev. and Mrs. A. V. Joyner
•re away.
ee • e
Mr. W. T. Hunter is at home after
an extended stay in Florida.
•• • •
Miss Fannie Myrt Williams left this
morning for Chapel Hill.
• • • •
Messrs. Raleigh Manning, and R.
O. Martin of Jamosvillo were in towi
yesterday.
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Mr. Arthur Anderson and daughter,
Miss Martha Louise left this morning
o for Suffolk and from there they will
go to Norflk where they will be guests
A\ CONFEDERATE 'VETS'
FROM HERE AT REUNION
vII % '
Monday morning eleven members of
the faded grey line of the once great
host of the Southern Army left Mar
tin County for the reunion in Rich
mond. They were A. B. Watters of
Dardens; W. H. Darnel of jamesville;
C. B. Harrison, James B. Waters,
Noah Jackson of Wiliiamston, James
A. Brittou, Zeph Howel, Daviid F.
Robetson and Simon Everett of Rob
ersonville; John Nelson of Parnusle,
and John H. Rawls of Hansel.
Among those taking the rain at
Williams ton were J. B. Watters, now
6Z years old. Mr. Wattrs was a
member of the 41st Hfcgiment, Third
Cavalry Confederate Army. C. B.
Harrison now 7V years old was a
member of Company A,
North Carolina Regularsy'W: If. Ddjf
lel who will bfe Ttryearrbld very soon,
tie was a member of Company K
first North Carolina junia reserves.
Noah Jackson now 88 and Hearing
his bW birth day. He was in ths 40th
Regular North Carolina heavy Ar
tillery. Mr. Jackson will be the oldest
Martin County Veteran, and there
will be few older then he who will at
tend the reunion. Mr. Daniel who
likes a week of being 7b will be the
youngest from Martin County and a
bout as young as will be found at the
Reunion. The War having been end
ed more than 57 years mukes all those
who were engaged in it old men and
even those wbo are old enough to re
member it are growing old.
Tho tickets for al} those attending
we.'e paid for by the county, the cost
being $34.34 for the eleven return
tickets, which is only a costof $3.14
for each man. Such a plan makes it
possible for the old Boldiers to visit
their old battle ground') and meet oU
Comrades once more before tho bugle
calls the final farch for the old sol
dior to lay down their armor aim
cross the Jordan of Death.
THE LESSON OF HISTORY*
For a half century we have tried to
get rich raising cotton and tobacco
and buying supplies with cotton and
tobaco money, and we have tried it
long enough to know that it cannot be
dne—that as a matter of fact it has
not been done by any county in ths
state. We lead the South in the per
acie production of cotton and tobacco
values and we stand ahead of thirty
eight states in the per acre prduction
of gross crop values, all crops counted
But in the por-worker production of
crop wealth thirty-one states make a
better showing and only seven states
are poorer in the per capita accumula
tion of wealth in farm proporities—
farm landh and buildings, livestock,
farm implements and the like.
Near the top in farm wealth produc
tion and near tho bottom in farm
wealth retention—that's history In
North Carolina.
When a farm people are worth ltss
than $684 per capita after two hun
dred and fifty years of history, it is
high time they were doing some first
class thinking. And it's high time
merchants and bankers were helping
them to think the problem clear thru
to the end and to think straight.
No city can safely live unto itself a
lone. In sheer self-defence it must
take genorous thought of the country
side that supports it That city is
richest whose trade territory la rich
est.
of the Monticello Hotel for a fsw day*
\•• • • \
Messrs. W. H. Gurkin and S. Collins
Peel motored to Greenville Sunday.
Rev A. V. Joyner and children, Miss
Rene Forest and Raymond left yes
terday for Wake Forest to spend some
time. While Mr. Joyner is away he
will join Mrs. Joyner and they will
go to the mountains of / Western
Carolina. Rev. Joyner will return to
his pastorate here for the services on
' the second Sunday in July.
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I
Mrs. J. P. Boyle of Hamilton spent
last week here as the guest of Mrs.
J. H. Saunders.
,ee e e
Mrs. Joe Bennett returned to her
home la Welch, West Virginia last
i Saturday.
**e » •
Mr. H. M. Stubbs attended the Elki
Convention In Durham last week.
ee • •
r Miss Vella An' nrs «/i for fha pel
Hill today to attend summer school.
ee • *
■ Messrs. Andrew Clark and J. T.
Barnhill of Everett were in town
yesterday.
ee e e
Mr. J. E. Moore, deputy tax col
lector was in town yeeterdsy. y- r
••• • .
, Misses Eva pnd Carrie Lee Peel and
r Messrs. R. J. Peel, Marshall Wilson
I and W. C. Manning attended church
■' In Everett Sunday.
GOVERNMENTS SAVING
SECURITIES POPULAR
Postmaster Jesse T. Price of the
Williamston post office says that the
sustained popularity of Government
Savings securities in the Fifth Feder
al Reserve District is indicated by a
report just received from Howard T.
Cree, government director of savings
for the district. According to the di
rector, the peoplo of this district in
vested in nearly three-fourths of a
million dollars worth of Treaauy Sav
ings Certificates during the month of
May. liie eiact figure*
[rou I• o hunored and «U con n«ai
offices and (a the Feder.il K«or»«
Kank of P;«hmond are $7 'ihia
is a highly frvorable conic ut w>tb
the receiptH from the of saving*
securities in May, 1921, which Were
only $101,298.
The amount of these certificates
sold in May in each state is aa fel
lows Virginia $169,276; West Virginia
$163,826; North Carolina (122,826;
District of Columbia $112,626; Mary
land $38,983; South Carolina $27,426.
In addition there were eold through
the Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond $104,626, making a grand total
of $718,683.
"This sum of nearly three-fourths
of a million dollars," aaid the post
master," will mature and may be col
lected in May 1927, and the original
investment will increase 26 per font
in the five years. This if an exhibi
tion of financial wisdom, which should
be immitated by thousands of others
who in vain hope of getting rich quick,
put their savings In schemes of queetl
onable character, when there is no
eertainity of either principal or in
terest. It is better to be sure than
sorry." ,
MR. J. H. HOPKINS OF
OAK CITY DISAPPEARS
M»« ■ ■ ■ - a*«
Mr. J. H. Hopkins left his home in
Oak City last Thursday at 2 o'clock
for a fishing trip. He frequently en
gaged In this sport, but this time he
went away alone stating that ha was
going to Join a fishing party at the
camp which is about eight miles be
low Uumell's landing.
On Friday afternooon the friends
at the camp reported that he had not
arrived and sent a boat up the river
in search of him. His boat was found
about eight miles below the landing
drifting down the river with hia gun
sunae shells and his coat in the boat.
His car was found standing at the
landing and no other trace of him
could be found. At first it was general
ly believed by the people of that com
munity that he was drowned aa hei
was not a good swimmer and was a-j
fraid of the river. Rut it has bveiij
morning on the Norfolk train, this rtJ
port has later been verified, yet $
cannot be understood why he should
wish to disappear mysteriously, hs
the best of relationships existed in his
home and ia his business, and no
motive for anything mysterious is ap
parent
Mr. Hopkins la 28 years old and
waa formerly aa agent in the A. C. L.
R. R. service, but a few years ago he
married a daughter of Mrs. H. K.
Harrell and went into the mercantile
business in Oak City.
RJCADIN', RITIN', AND
ROUND DANCES
Ye olden time editor remembreth,
with painful recollection, discipline ad
mi-nistered by both teacher and par
ent on ye same spot, because, for
sooth, ye editor indulged In ribald
dance, to wit, "Ye olde Virginia Reel,"
la ye little olde district schoolliouao,
at the nooning hour and during absen
ts of yeteacher. And now ye gods
and little fishes here are some little
California Children being expelled
from school for nafusal to join in the
"Aee of Diamonds, Minuet, Polka,"
and other dances equivalent to the
"Fox Trot," and qualifying the chil
dren to graduate to any modern dance
' floor, the dancing having been made
-a part ef the curriculum by the school
board. The appellate courts sustained
the children in their refusal of the
r high jasi education.
t ■
Two old salts who had spent most
o ftheir Uvea en flaking iniacka, were
1 arguing about mathematics, rinetty,
the captain of the ship proposed a
problem. "If you sold 126 pounds ei
J codfish at 6 cent a pound," he said,
'• "bow much would you make?"
Both men worked a While with
'• pencils and paper, but neither seem
-1 ed to get very fir. At last old Bill
turned to the Captain. "Is it codfish
they caught T' he demanded.
"Yep" replied the captain.
!"No wonder I eouldnt get aa an
swer!"' exclaimed Bill In dlgust. I've
been figuring on shad all the time.
Watch the little label on your paper
- -and keep your subecriptlea paid up.
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RESULTS Ml A liMT
" AD Hf THB nTKSFUHi
KBTABUBHED 1898
STATE FAIR TO BE
- BIGGER,THAN EVER
Raleigh, June 19.—One of the many
new and attractive features of the
■State Fair this year will be the dis
play of flowering, plants, riuuiu and
cut flowers in Floral Matt aad ia
beds outside this building ia October.
The fioriste ef North will
have charge of this display. They
have already made arrang omenta with
the fair association to put this flow
er ahow in October.
The florists of the North
florists Associations have appointed
committees to work out the details ef
this display of cut flowers, shrube,
bulb plants, and ail flower
ing plants which bloom in the fall.
The building just direct/ ia front of
the entrance to the fair greaada wAI
be a place of floral beauty iy the Use
the fair opens. A number of fleriata
have already eent down e large numb
er of bulbe and plants with directieoo
for planting them, la to Ike
borders and beds which alii be ar
ranged along both aides of the en
trance to Floral Hall, aecie of the
florists of the state have arraaged
to plant flowers along the eatranaaa
to the Wwuea's Building.
Ultimately the fair asaociatiea
hopee to make the fair grounds one
of the beauty spots of the state.
Flowering plants of all which
bloom or reach their maturity ia the
fall will bo bedded at many placee in
the fair grounds, ia aecordanee with
plana that wil be made by a laadecape
gardener. Mrs . Edith Vanderbilt,
president of the fair this year, Is
very much interested in thi (phase of
A substantial licglunlim along
the development of the fair ground*
lines wil be shown ia the displays of
the North Carolina florists next Oc
tober.
The floral display will be ia the
octagonal domed part of Floral Hall,
which this year will justify Its name
with one of the finest collections ef
North Carolina grown flowers ever ex
hlblted in the state. There will be
eight booths around the walls and
the center apace will also be avail
able for displays.
The florists are making arrange
ments for a demonstration of the
, work of the Florist Telegraphic De
livery Association, an international
organisation of florists through which
deliveries of bowers can he t ade to
; any part of the United States and
Canada by uae of the telegraph wires,
i Final arrangements for this dle
, play will be mads when the. Florists
! Asaoctayon meets in Raleigh In Jaly.
, JOSEPH WHITAKER
1 William Joseph Whitaker died at
| hia home on Smithwick Street Sun
' day at 3:30 P. M. He bad been sick
for about two weeks with paeumonla
and brighte disease
Mr. Whitaker waa born n«ar Willi
-1 umston, the son of Stanley Whitaker
1 and Jane Perry Whitaker. Hia father
was killed In the Civil War aad hia
mother was drowned ia the Roanoke
River when Mr. Whitaker was very
' young. Mrs. Whitaker with three in
-1 fant children were rowing down the
' river, and she accidentally tell out ef
' the boat and was drownsd just be
low Conoho. The three children drift
ed oa down the river aad ware foand
near Williamston. Soon after this
hia grandfather, Elder William Whita
, ker died and this placed him oat In
L the world alone.
In early life he made two knportaat
. resolutions) they were to alwaya be
I honest and truthful, and td thaee be
' always ahered closely. He never
, openly accepted Christy but be alwaya
. had the greatest reverence tor
i Christ.'aaity. Be was merited to Mlas
i Ellen Boyette when be we# e youag
I man apd. they Ifved near bare uatil
i her death several years ago, and since
» that time be has lived bare at hie
t home witk Mr. H. W. Stubba.
Mr. Whiteker was a faithful mamb-
B er of the Masonic Order, be being n
I member of Skoweifcee Lodge, a mamh
1 er of the Chapter Cemmaadery and •
i Shriner. He took both the York aad
i Scottish Rite wqrk. He was alwaya a
close friend ef the Oxford Orphanege,
and the' children there, ifce drcum
t stances surrounding hie owa life
3 possibly warmed hit heart toward
, the orphan ekild, end it is uadamtoed
i that the principal part of b* property
t ia to ge to the Oxford Orphanage aad
, be mM net Mleeted any iaettta-
Uoa h Charity that ia met* ilaan ilag
h than'a Btine Mr motbtrlaae aad
. fathtr'ff
1 -He was baited yesterday In the
i Baptist Cemetery with full Meeente
Honors In the pwwm of a heal ef
» Mr. and Mri'
Jteto Mouat are hare spending mm
time with Mrs. Feulteet* pareata,
r Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hight en Main