JARVIS COUNTY MAM
MEETING SATURDAY
Uft Saturday afternoon at throe
o’tlocfc a good crowd of tha Jarvis
county auppertara mat in mats mast
ing at tha Metropolitan Theatre taj
Dana to disease tha formation of tha
now county and to lay plana to car
ry tha fight into the next campaign
aad legislature. While the attend
ance was not as large aa it could
hare bean a vary enthusiastic meet
ing waa the result. It was represen
tative; there were people from near
ly ovary part of (ho proposed county.
8uggastiva speeches from several of
tha loading men ware made along tha
line of keeping the new cornty be
fore the people and a committee was
appointed to select mb-oommittees to
carry on the work.
Judge C. J. Smith, of Dunn, called
the malting to order and announced
Ha purpose. After making a few re
marks ha called on Attorney J. C
Chgord far a talk. Mr. CliHord r »
kearned the history of Jarvis coon )-;
recounted tha fight that had ben
made before tha recent Igialatnre
and proved to the crowd that tha new
county advocates had every raaaon
to ha encouraged. He advaaeed sev
eral suggestions as to how tha fight
should be carried on. Among ether
things he said that the new count)
•mdd be made an jp.de in the next!
leinpafcn and legislative aspirants
would have n platform favoring the
new county. Ha eaggeatod that all
kept intact; that prospectuses and
other 1 asattar ba printed
J tha pub he; that
naoeaaary ha tp
pointed aad eat to work. His apaach
brought forth hearty appiauaa.
Hr. T. H. Webb, of Duka, waa call
ed upon aad asada a short apaach.
Ha aaid that ha arms proud of tha ra
ces* fight bates tha iegMataso aad
tha* ha fait greatly encouraged near
the prospects. Ha Made a suggee
- Man that whan any advocate wrote
a latter ha aught by all manna to
■anttoa Jarvis Beauty, and that av
— thoald talk the near
Ba
ha waa rather disappointed at tha
■MMifiOi. Qt § good point
by Matiag that this waa significant
• and thni ja waa aaaaaadry to gat buy
an this moveasant and without delay.
Ha 1" stated that everybody war m
taraaud aad that ail that waa aac
aaaary was to preareCa anthaalaam
and Start a subserlptfea fund. He
eaggaMad that everybody called on
•ahteHbe a dollar for tha promotion
at the work. The payment of thia
■■"«nt weald net ba mads eampul
aery, bat that it should ba a vp art ad
Mr. A. T. Surlaa was tha next
called an for a few remarks. Ha
stated that arm gusto within tha pre
scribed territory would not hasitaU
at paying tl.OO, and, aa Judge Smith
■WCWtad. would aava that amount
ia axle giwaaa after tha new county
waa established. Mr. Surlaa eras
vary sathaaiastle over tha new coun
ty and his apaach area heartily re
- -i--a
. Mr. K. Las commented on tha fight
that had base started and said that
tha aaw county was coming aad all
that waa necessary eras steady, can
si work In tta favor. Tha next
laglalatare, ba aaid. would establish
Jarvia oounty If ovurybody gat be
hind the movement.
haven! of tha Duka supporters
ware called upon for speechea. All
signified that they ware heart and
teal behind tha mavasnant bet that
Omv vara nat fiDanrK.rnairnrw and did
not aiako talks.
Baa Park®, ono of Dunn's natmr
aBaad (Miras, mods a ringing specsh
f® Jarvis county. Thor* was a great
daal of logic in bio short talk aad bis
wtt oaegh? tbo crowd.
Nathan Barefoot, tbo Jervis coun
ty war heron, was called upon aad
M* remarks war* ttsaaiy aad anthu
Na®ir. He is one of tho baartieot
supporters of Jarvis. His speech be
fore tho legislative committee a few
weeks age ie sew historic, aad modi.
him a celebrity overnight. He advoca
ted tho plan of asking every soombor
of the Jarvis County Chib to pay $1
aad (tools rod that h« would pay a
doB® f® everyone of Ms sons. Ha
*1® stated that hawauld give a prise
O# a suit of «lathee to the ran se
curing the- largest number of men
bra of the Jarvis County dab Be
was generously appUodod.
A Mersey N. A. Townsend made a
ad to select mb-commute** to carry
•• active week of the new eoanty
■mvemssiL Ho said that this com
mittee should aee care and discretion
’ la the seisrtisa of thorn nA isaimll
oes; that man should net be appoint
ed who wore not willing and aax
Ispa.to work; that it mattorod llttho
wbtoh® a ran bad tho ability or not;
hut that (ha principal raqolsite Wai
wtOtegneas to aaertAes Us ttow aad
JJJN far tho now eounty. Judge
HARNETT IN 1915 LEGISLATURE
Following an the titlu ot bill*
introduced by Repreeasttatlvs FoMx
U. McKay, of Harnett County, is the
rocont Legislator*:
1- A bill to allow tho commission
er! of town of Dunn to convoy cor*
tain real ••tale.
1 A bill validating an election
held in Barbecue township voting
bonds for road*.
S. A bill to incorporate Olivia
High School district.
4. A bill amending dog tax law*
so that the bead of sacb household
be allowed to own one dog exempt
from tax.
I A bill to establish Big Branch
School District.
4. A bill amending law In regard
to Recorder'! court of Harnett coun
ty.
7- A bill placing office! ■ at Har
nett county on salary.
I A bill to allow Mra Ann Me
food a pansies'.
9. A bill to amend law in regard
to cotton weigher for town at Dunn.
10. A bill te allaw LilUngton
High School District to vote addi
tional bands.
11. A bill to prevent dumping of
■* dost into certain streams.
12. A bill amending chapter 72.
Public Laws of 1919, changing the
line ef Morris Graded School Dis
trict.
1*. A bill ahollahiag Treasurer's
office In Harnett ceunty.
14. A bill to prohibit the killing
ef fish with dynamite fat ce
streams.
tt a mii ■ >l.
tioo of Recorder’. Coart of Iowa of
Dan.
1*. A bill relative to the leaaanc*
of bonds by Ndl'i Creek township
to aid in conatractioa of A. L. By.
All at tee above tails were peaeed
•ad ratified except teoee two rela
tive te securing a pension far Hn
Aar McLood sad awarding law In
regard to tbo cotton weigher of
Doan- These two bills received ad
verse reports bom nrmwiltteso sad,
tt coarse, received • speedy death at
law in regard to Recerdn’a Coart*J
the scanty; the dag tax law; the
tea placing of eoaaty oAesn oa sal
ary; and the MQ -K^ll.oi^ Trees
arer’c office of the county
FROM HATNK GRADED BCBOOL
The members of the Bayne Lite
rary Society will give a public debate
at the school building on Friday
evening, March 18, J»lk The public
ia cordially invited te attend. Th*
daara will apaa at 7:M o’clock. The
management promises that goad or
der win be maintained.
The honor roll for lbs month of
Ftbroary ia as fbUswi:
First Grade—BHI Bollard, Arthur
Seasons, Phrunie Seasons, Eddie Sen
•otae, Nellie Seasons, Thedie Lucas,
Ellx Toner.
fioeond Grade— Euniee Tanner, Ma
ry Bollard, Collie Ball, Betti. Fair.
doth, Lewie geeeows. Mattie Turner.
Third Grade, Jack VamUrgrtP
Anon Lucas.
Fourth Grade—Florence Better,
Alice Aitier, Mayo Hawley, Jease
Martin, Edith Turner, Luther
Fifth Grad* — Nanai* Goodrich,
Pearl Brock, Thomaa Parlcsr, Jam**
Pul lard. June Lucas.
Birth Grade George flutflis* Roy
Venderrift- Beulah tMahnn a—,1
1 Owe®.
Sorwith Grade—Laura Parker,
Mary Caine, Beelah Owan.
Eighth grade—Nellie Bullard, gar
ah Parker, Bennett Hawley, Herbert
Hawley, Alton Btahop.
M. C.WIST,
Principal
Sunday'* papers carried dispatch**
announcing the death of Gaunt Sor
giaa Juleriteh Witte, Burnt*'* Amt
prim, aainietar, which ooeunad Fri
day night. Ha waa known to the
people of the United State* on ac
count of the fact that ho waa oa«
Of the Bueaten plenipetantiariee at
the Portsmouth conference In IPO*
te negotiate peace between Japan
end Baaola. He waa ene ef Bomieii
graataat stetoameo and waa deeply
interacted in the country’* mgaufac
hiring inter**t* and railroad*.
eorried without n dloee*ith»g vet*
PoOowtng Mr. Trwaiua'e *uggeat*d
Uat, ha aimhunced that the following
mtm would nnuipio* the Bald oemmit
too: Meeer*. A. P. Buries. J. C. Cl if
ferd, Thome* H. Webh, end Jadgi
C J. Smith. TMo eeemnHtee‘1 datie*
were to select the eommMteea on pub
lieatioa, A nance, boundary and Uw
logMotioa oommfttoa, and any othoi
After rreryouo had boon gkrna a*
opportunity to talk and all baalnaoi
had been conducted, a metiou wai
made to adjaurn, and the crowd 41a
pmued—to^att Jarrta until H bo
STATE NEWS
The State Board of Education ap
portioned the school equalising fund
last Friday. Nearly one-half million
dollar* was distributed te the differ
ent counties tn the State. The .coun
ty of Harnett trill receive WJMPJ1.
Dr. Charles Wesley Baht, Prefessor
of Creak at the Univarsity of North
Carolina, died nddenly of Imart fail
ure Monday morning early at his
home at Chapel Mil. He eras con
sidered one of the most able teachers
in the country.
The big Ho It-Morgen cotton mills
at Fayetteville have dosed down on
account of ecareity of dyestuff ft
Whetber the mills arill begin opera
tion In the near future depends on
the arrival of the proper colon from
Germany. If the colors fail to show
up in aa expected shipment, the aSh
will remain inactive until German
porta era opened.
Mr. Charles W. Gold, of tbo Jef
ferson Standard Life Insurance Com
pany, of Greensboro, has recently re
turned from s business trip through
tha Sooth. Ha states that the bust
ness conditions show a mat had Is
provament hi Georgia. Ha attributes
it largely te the optimistic view tak
es by the farmers of that State. Ha
mya teat they have gone on with
their preparations with a hopeful
view and that they ere well up with
Governor Crel* bos recently on
■winced tho names of thooo who will
oempora tho 8tnU Hi*bway Commi.
»*oo, ao provided for by an wet a#
the recant lactalatore. The fallow
img rfpOM Um pwiooil Qqjij
nor Cratf and Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt,
cx-oOmo member*; Pief. If. H. Ktaey,
of tho on *ta eerie* department of
'• of North Carolina;' Pro
foooor W. C Klddkk, of tho sh*U
•win* deportment of th* A*Wt»
•1 tad Mechanical CoRs*s at X*l
•*«*; K.
Maters'
Lsat Saturday, Merab Itth. was
tho ot*fcty-Afth Mrthdey annireraery
of Dr. John A. McKay, who Ifteh
near Buie's Creek, la the rkahia
tion of this day a bounteous dinner
■as served at the home of Dr. Joe
P. McKay, the oldest son, who Usee
near the home of the a*ad physician.
Present at this dtaaar ware all the
ehildrae hrtar and several <jf the
trend shidran. Tkt names follow:
Dr. Joe F. McKay, wife and twe chil
dren ; Mr. Jno. A. McKay, wife aad
two children. Lory and John, of
Dunn; Mrs. M. B. Williams and ton,
Michael, of Dean; Mrs. J. H. Craw
ford. of Daka; Mr. D. McN. McKay,
of AahaviDe; Rev. B. J. McKay, of
Kentucky.
John A. McKay is the or’
vorviei** member at a very disttw
ruithed family. His sister. Miss Isa
bella McKay, passed away only a
'« month o*o. He lives to see all
hia children dohi* well aad tonkin*
their mark In the world's activities.
Up until a few months **o Mo health
was excellent, but 1Mb winter ho saf
fwed a rather severe attack of la
frippe sod, at a result. Mu health
Hat not boon what it wet formerly
COATS LOCALS
Mr. W. C. Hunt, of Clayton, pint
Saturday here.
Mr. H. T. Peterson spent Saturday
in BaMgh on business
Dr. C. ft. Young, of AngW, spent
Sunday afternoon boro.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Danabue spent
Sunday in PayottoeUte.
Mr. P. T. Pops la preparing to
make brick oa an enlarged seals this
MUms CatUe and Vada Stewart
•paat Sunday la LiHIngton visiting
fries its
Messrs P. p. and J. D. Pops and
C. D. Stewart motored over to Allot
CMy Friday returning tbo saasa day
Taur corroapoadont Mama that a
knitting mill will soon bo ootahHobatf
bore. It is expected U bo In opera
thm wttbin s abort time A ftUei
account will bo giren next week.
Mr. C O. Stewart and Mianta Lull
Ingress an dXxie Stewart spent Sire
day at Newton Orare.
Tbo German erdteer, Dresden, a
sistsr ship to tbs fated Sextan, hm
tone to Its wetary grace too
reldae Ha rotoed somparaa vary far
orebty to that of the leaden. NomsT
ouo merchant rasaals hare been tool
by this war rams! and different iMpi
of tbo allios bare chased it hr seen]
•ana. Its end was only a quantise
of time and It seme a few days at*
The Germane del* that tbs Dread*
was sunk to neutral water*, bn* thii
fact has net been dadUdtaly ulahltoh
ad.
NEWS LETTER FROM DUES '
Duto. N. C, Mm* 18.—Monday
Right la the BHrin -IJhll a -Boat of
Montoya” Ml prandMl to tto Doha
aodlanct aad was hj*dy entertain
ing. Thin WW >WMI Mtod
rottan op by teal tatol la Qn aad
ths paopla tto* waaa' to thoroughly
plaaaad with H that Ray decided to
gira It haro. lto rpdidpta war* di
vided with tto Whatt'library faad
bars and tha Mathafbt Char* in
Dona. 8b* aa waa
a cradH to nay 1 tto
Doha audinncs dpto
ed and kept la a aa to* nar of
la ugh tar. ', Jx '•
Tba Right tor-1. Ms
bop at this tosMtdf
8 tap baas Episcopal'
night sad lto tto
in tha *sr*
Tbs rector of St I
Duncan, arai
Mean Saaday aa (
but was abia to Mj
Dr. J. C GRto,.
told tha a
with tto
night aad also :
hour. Tto
pert far tto
tribute to tto
log that It wm |
ia all to i
tto standard skt
chart* was
Bar. S. W.
Baptist char*, toa
ed a raligioto
and will dMdftfe
tarn ever to the
tto naans uf
to any char*
that tha crap Uao waa a webalty
bi tha daya of load party add to.
boo-paaary Joat^Mar tha war; hot
contondad that tha aiwtdt af thoaa
days had bow beam, a eraaa. fit*
tba crap ban added pararty, oM thh
aflrmobra. It hapt tha victim poor
by aioattag Icng pradte aad Ugh b>
tareat rataa far aadooditba It On
couragad extravagaaca, waatafulnaaa
aad liraapoMdUbty; ft diatom agod
tha raWag af haaaa aoppHaa aad tba
development of thrift.
11 U the Umfawetay af tha aoa trap,
farm-tenancy, mpglyoaerchaat aya
taai af faming, which aim tha
fanner to manta wtoltft yaar by yaar
la cotton aad tabdaaa bat makae it
unpoalbla for him to catafai It. It
oror white tenant*; aa art dented by
tha fart that mom than half th. farm
rwt Napro tmak In upon a
lowarlanl. Stand(hahardship*hotter
and riaa oat of tiaanr) into farm
ownmalilp often*. than white tan
ant*.
Th# nofatJra apaakara eentandad
that aboHahinc tka nap Uaa aftoeted
■nor* than half tko ftrani of tko
State, all the tenant faraaan and
moat of tko maan farm owner*; that
H meant ckaoo aad icirfadan hi th*
knalnaaa of 41 oountio*. mainly tho
cotton and tahaata -.mill* of «aat
ora North CaroHna, whwr* aaprn pop
ulation! aad teaaamy famine are
mala foataroa ht apriealter*; that
th* kuidferd* war* aai aklo to
dnaao* tkair teaatea dfaraetty and
Vhkoat th* afap ■’tenant* aaald not
Nr*. Form labor weald Ikaiafai*
WWW TO JMM mPATQ
I
GENERAL NEWS
Tha Bn attain Xnllm| dbocten.da
«riod Why to liiyarf payment af
djvidaods ea pcefsrred stack which U
O. unaj Jy payable In April
Caltoea Cat af tha Paaama sanal
la spate clear after saa af thoaa aaw
famous slidaa. whieh took plana aa
Maiah A Thors wan M ships await
it was declared spaa far trade.
William 0. MaAdoo, Secretary af
tha Tcaaeary. was eparatad ate
tal loot Friday. Tha epenttal'Zla
, aaoaaaafal aad tha patient win ha aa
tha aaad to na»ai to a few daps.
Co—ar Yates, of Varment, dye
:ad too prtateltla rafmnailam toot
fSrtday, tori w*l tea— it to. tha —ton
.of that State to dadds to Match, LPlt
Wto ^aTto^l
Siftoala* la April the ha ads of ov
ary alack to Geraaay wM be adraat
ad aaa hear. It Is aattomtod that
ami hear af aaritar ridaf darter tha
A late dfapateh from Barite say*
aapked theCanaan pcs pa ml far ths
asnhaaja af aaldlrn who art phyai
mtoy adt tor'farther adUtarp aar
rirn. Tha Canaan made this so*
«At*ea lad Ihimlir, hat oatO ra
Daria* tha latter part of last wash
hhat.te cap trill te he the M**aat
batter af tea (real Tar name war ha
Mm. Jaha D. Rockefeller diad at
bar km In Tarrytown. N. Y, Fri
day mortdng. flit X. Formal eo
Prbotiea, k daughter, wag tha only
immediate relathre praaaaL Mr.
ParkatdUr aad hit aaa wars at Or
Stead, Florida, whsa tha death oc
carrsd aad engaged a apodal train
ta raah them to Now York. Mr*.
Rockefeller was N josm oM aad bar
whoia life was wiappod op la bar
hadbaad aad children. She was net
Lincoln Peachy, probably the moot
fnaaki ariakor. plunged to Us death
Soaday whfla oagaglng la aa 'exhi
bition flight at the Panama-PaelAe
Trpidlloa The arista* was at
testing a perpendicular drop aad
bat whaa ha |rup« c*tha control lov
ars to adjust tha planaa of Ws bom
plana tha wlnga cram plod and tha
aaachina and tha aviator fall to kia
death fat Ian Francisco Bap. MU
lioaa of paaglo had aeaai Baarhp par
term, among than tha—adi of Tar
MABCH AN CNMKALTHY MONTH
la 1st* wiatar aad early (priap at*
calhy littlmaM The 4m th ra>
mttUa mmmm, *•
It is at this urns Mhsmladi iui
Mr sf ihMr victims S"£*d#*Mm
tary systems. OM psoyis Sad it
hardsr tx> roaist Aaaaaa saw aad laak
with ii sad ts Lha sm spa's approach.
Why ia thist Is it a maatal. or a
physical coodWoo? What is Its sf -
factt MsaUlc irrveetigntt— shews
which is heih a aasatal aad a physical
cwJittaa is a matter of ae little im
port oa aMsiiasy aad health. Pref
aaeer Huntington of Tala Ualversity
has rscanUy ssada a aatafal atody af
tho affects of U» waathar aad aso
aaas oo Urn aaniiags of 100 spsra
tirta, mpapod. ia pissa sat io the
fhcteriM of Coeeecttest. 11m caaalts
shewed thair aaralaps MHewad a
February aad Marsh, whsa thay"be
*>■ te rim until lues. Ia hat wsoth
they feu again bwt raadmd thair
Mpham point ts November. The
sarafal ilusraihs was amds
af MOO stadeoU at Waal Point and
AaaapsHs aad tbe. ffpatas shewed
the nm thing, that the
Mata sf MMaaty wars hs flail
takSnf ap th. Batter wi« atbar gor
LONG BRANCH PUBLIC SCHOOL
Honor roll for b north cedla* Fri
day. March It, m*.
Pint Grade — Gaorpa larajpaw,
Hanry Waako. Mary Papa and WU
Uaao Papa.
lacond Qrada—Ployd Papa and
Edith Papa.
dAaaaeed Baeond Prado Edward
Warren, Planaia Norrio and Vim
• Third Grade—Bartha Papa. Joatta
Pope, Claude Pope, Camara Norris.
Lytw Aan— and Sadia Weak*.
Eaarth Qrada Thnddaaa K. Papa,
Oadya A. Warren and Cnriao A
■util Grad*—Jo*. H. Jamifaa.
AjfMrb; polillakai far kifanaa
♦km
ANaON JACTBON.
Mad pal.
Tka pot ttaia-into-port of tka Gar
aiaa eaovartad craUar Pita* BHai
fiMlIA Me tka Uttar part at
Via*-Practical Mentail kaa atraak
tka KayaaU U aepWp tka* tkaaa aka
\ *■*' *• 'UtiBii ta aa
1 Hat U tka army aat pat tata (ka Uaa
> Uaat raak U tka «Mt hatUa. Tkaaa
i U aa Uttar at? ta-rU tka aaaatl)
* a* tkaaa oka oaaM Mac aa on
^tbcwwt club
^b%
•Vak, Mp: J. L. Wada, 0. A
Aontoa, Ha* Steak, Y. L. ftapt
aaa. J. W. Ihnnphaa, Jaa. Nariaa, a
t. Wk. XcD. SaOMar, Mta. XcD.
HadWajr. Mia. B. A McXajr, Mn. /.
& Orackatt, J. A Craakatt, OXXka
Mter. ha Faakar, Dr. kL Warran,
3. A WDaaa, T. A. Tbdmtaa, A L.
A Pia—haa, data riaiaall. Aaaaa
Jiwkaaa. L. A Itertaa, A A. Nat
tkawa, P. X. BaaaM. J. 1. Laaa. P. P.
Papa, A P. Jarnigaa, J. W. Taawapa.
X. P. Bedpaa, A ft Taw, X. A.
Tamaaad. a P. Shall, P. T. Xaaaaa
«tR A T. Laa, Nathan Mat, T.
C Yana*. Bd Saatth, W. D. HaBaad.
1. U Hlaaa, A P. PfcUSpa. J. C. to
iteplaa, T. C (Stoat. 3. A WBaaa.
A A. Paplia. J. C. Sad, J. A. Waaka.
3. A Waaka, T. A Want, Jaatak Papa, ■
W. W. Waaka, M. A Laa, 3. W. Laap
lar. X A Godwin. Balph Dawd, to
Cala, c X. teaphiaaaa. W. A
Baariap. J- A CUaaad, T. A Wafcb,
A A Thoaan, h»k Btearit. 3. D..
Papa, W. A Pan-tab, A A Onto
*wn. A W. Strickland, L. C. Dapaaa.
3. U Alphia. auon.r.c Papa,
W. p. Pawaaa, W. P. Parian, A A
Oar, Sab Car. A C Laa, A. P.
Sartaa. A U Bawatd, Mrttoa P.
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