North Carolina Newspapers

I LATHAM TO START WORK WEDNESDAY AS FARM AGENT He And District Agent McLean Are Coming Here T—edny CONFER WITH CHAMBER ON PROGRAM OF WORK Business Men And Farmers Who Are Interested In Di versified Farming Invited to Attend Mealing in Chamber, Of Commerce Tuesday Night | —Prospect Encouraging. After a 'Islay of fifteen days be came of his Inability to gat his re lease form the commissioner! of Oa elvw County, D. L. Latham, newly employed farm demonstration agent who is to work in Averssboro, Duka and (iron Townships under the di isction of the Dunn Chamber of Commerce, will begin hie work hare on Wednesday, March IS, according to a letter just received by Secretary T. L. Riddle from T. D. McLean, dis trict fane demonstration agent, through whom Mr. Latham was em ployed. \t— m .at.. I as _ as.* in meet her* Tuesday night with direc tor! of tha Chamber of Commerce and other holiness men and farmers who are tnUrrvted in tha work Mr. Latham is to da. Tha Chaa^ar of Cummeree extends an invitation to all who art intaraeUd In agricultural proyr»«s to attend the conference. Mr. Latham was employed by the Chamber of Commerce after the coanty commissioners had rofsasd to act favorably span its petition ask ing that an agent be employed to rerve the farmer* of the entire coun ty. Eugene T. Draper, director of the department of agricultural af fair* solicited fund* from the bail ness man of the three townships ta pay tha *1,000 required by tha State before It would extend ita aid to tha preject Mr. Draper raised this fond within *4 hour* after the axtanMan service of the department of agrieul With the agent hare As Chamber of Commerce hopes to give additional impetus to ita plans for drvtmifled fanning throughout the Doon Dis trict For two yean the organisation baa horn advising drvmifleation. It ha* mad* considerable headway, but, bo ca«s*e of th* alight knowledge of farming that moat of ita oflesra have, it found Itself seriously handicapped mis an ■■Vpit far ad.i.. wist V. T w Omm her* to advise and help it la certain that the idea VU] became more doeply rooted and that the planj of the organization Will be more fruitful. In hi* letter to Mr. Biddle Mr. Mc Lean aajr*: MI have arranged for Mr. Latham to commence work on Wednesday, March 16th 1 expect to meet Mm In Dunn, on the night of the 14th ad which time I went a few of the hu linaaa men to meet with no, « that wc may go over the plan at work that la to be put on immediately by Lhu agent” Qedwia News Mr. Pennington and eon, WlD, of Mt- OI*ve »pani Monday night In Godwin with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Spell. Miea Eloia Connelly of Gray* Creek spent laat week la Godwin with her titter, Mrs. C. W. Spell her school being dosed on aeeoant of tho in flMfttt. Mines Clara Belle Edgerton and Ladle McIntyre of Dunn spent the week end In Godwin with Mia Buby Tumor. Mia Both Andrews of Oruy. Crook dotted Mia Eloia Connolly last Mr. and Mn. Paulk nod ehildren •f Salomburg apsat tha week aad In Godwin with Mr*. Paulk’* uatar, Mr*. Maggta Jaoea. Mr*. lhamat Edgartan and Emmett Junior ora visiting Mr*. B& gerton’* parents, Mr. and Mrs. X Q Janas. Mr. W. M. Popo was railed •» Lakeland, Pla., last Friday no ac roant of tha aariaua fllncaa of Ml tan, Harold Jama*. Arriving dm lota Saturday night ha laarnod that ha had diod la tha hospital Friday Bight with appendicitis aad pnamnania. Mr. Papa arrlvad In Godwin Moaday on the no an train with Ms Mala re Haiaa. Tha faaaral waa hold from •he raaldraeo Tassday morning, coa dnetad hy Ear. X H. MMm of Daaa. Interment no I* Ortansrood eometeiy of Dana. Tho floral sMer lagi wara baaatffnt. Tbooa (arriving ara, hi* mathar and father, Mn. J. D. Hamlagway sf Satkel, Mr* Laetar MePhafl at Tomahawk. M. C.. Mamm Henffc aad Laay af Wdmiagtaa, I Mima OWn M4 Not * OiJwtw w4 H**n» Man hi CM* P09« *f Godwin. Tbrr w»w all ktr l*f tlM ttMfll. TWe war* MM] I •at at tswa idtttiaa kata M mail tka faaaial. M* Faya was wall kawwa , la Qabala kaa*ay kaaa falsa* kara. > Bo was k#M la k%k aatsaai by all wka t know kte. * < v , • IMPLEMENT DEALERS OF TWO STATES MEET Aaaual Caavaatisa Far North Cara Uaa Aad Vir gima Wilton, March *. — Probably 86 members of the Virginia and North Carolina implement and vehicle deal er* association were In Wilson this afternoon for the opening meeting of the annual tension of the associa tion. Other dealers are expected to arrive tonight and tomorrow for the aeaaloni which will extend through Thursday. The meeting opened with MncD. Holliday, of Dunn, president of the association, presiding. Dr. F. 8. Love, pastor af the First Methodist church here pronounced the invocation. W. A. Lucas In a clever addreu welcomed Uie visitors President HolUday res ponded with a few appropriate re marks after which he turned the meeting over to Mr. Wright, of Phil adelphia. who made an interesting talk. Dealer* from different sections af North Carolina and Virginia are in attendance. There are also men pro minent in the Implement Industry here from Chicago, Philadelphia and other large cities. T. W. Hoenniger, of Richmond, Va.. secretary of the association. Is in attendance. _ I THINK STORY OF MONSTER A FAKE Scientists P«t Salt Ob Report of Finding Of Plots—ss rita Monatsr New York. March 8. — Scientist; put a liberal sprinkling of salt to day upoa reports from South Amer ica that Patagonia lives e pleaieeaari aa monster, aa amphibian of the Me* oxole enter, and that aa English hun ter had seea the to ash eld creature splashing around la a lake. “We’ve had some wonderful yarns from South America In the past," remarked Frederick A. Lucas, direc tor of the American Muaaum of Ha uls has heea found, but tha plesio saurians lived from ien million ta twenty milhoa years age. No man ever saw one, so far ae has bees learned." Recalling other reported discover lee of animals believed extinct, Dr. Leicae mid that the nearer investiga tors approached the place where tbs mammoth creatures were sun posed to have seen, the less It had been pos sible to learn of them. These "dis covered" animals arc Ilka the Ash one almost catches; they keep crow ing bigger as tbs story passes from mouth to ear, the director hinted. Dr. Luca* mentioned other recent discoveries af live animal*, all of whose aacestors had been thought long sines deed. Only a few yean ago a huge monster liiard, said to have measured SO feet In length, eras located in the Komodo Islands of the Bast Indies. Th* monster had a long vs kip-Like tail, and if it has any bro thers, sister* or cousins anywhere the museum here and also the British Mausta would surely he glad to gat them. Two year* ago some sort af a mon ster was reported seen by Indians in Dawson Bay but their description was confined almost to the word *%ig" so nobody svar verified the yarn. About that same time came a report from tha British Congo that the native> had assn something that looked like • diaosaar and a party set oat to hunt for tke giant beast. Bet they “ever saw It ■very now and then Imaginative "*• captain* or voyage* thrill Usd lubbers with an aeeoont of having soon a aaa serpent. Bet scientist* al w,lr* «ome out to deny that say such r"PtU* ayes existed or at least no Mdy eaa prove it. IMPLEMENT men name "«W SKT OP OmCKKS WU"*. March t. — The Virginia Carolina Implement and Vftitcit Dv&Wrt rtniriittot !■ sUa bate this morning elected •« jlr as follow* 1 President, P. W. Dtxon of Enow HW; ftmt vtoAfrasIdwrt, „ Storting, •f DeavtUe, Va.. sot and vies great 4t,V’ *- *"?**»• Jr., of Liberty: Third Vice-president, a. f, Dillard, #f Blaskatoa*. T. W. Braalager, of Bkhmaad. Va DlrvstoM L* S. TemUmma. of Wfleoe. HUD. HelUday, of Dm a, & I. Moseley, ef KUetoe. W. K. Holt of Bsrlington; Drawee j. laKh< ^ Colddbere. * A. Heberts, ef Cham CHy, Va, W. T. Ttn*v. Bomorto, Va; and W. U Wyatt of Eetsigb. B. Y, P. U. PROGRAM FOR MONDAY. MARCH 13*. l*tt The Sermon on the Mount. Scrip:ora Reading — Mlu Lalii fiurrln and Mr. Perry Godwin. Prayer—Mr. U W. Strickland. Introduction—Ruth Waathrook. Cenaoriou* Judgment Condemned MS** Lorlene Herndon. Encouragement to Prayer — Mix Lela Strlrkland. Piano Solo—Mlaa Clara Pope. The Coldta Rule—<Mla* Lacy Pop*. Poem—"If I Can Lie*"—Mia* Era Baggett. The Neceaaily for Carrfalnoaa— Mlu Jeuamine Starting. Talk—Doing Vtnsi Hearing—■ Mia< Era Lackey. BELIEVE BONUS BIU WILL PASS Fl|kt Against llsimrt Com* tin lacs Unabated in Hohm; Plan of Procadura Washington. March 8.—While the Ight against the compromise soldier*' toauo bill continued today unabated. House Member* on both sides of the qaettlon predicted privately that the aeuearc would he passed by the Hobs*. Although two-third* vets would be cqulred to pat the bill through un der such u procedure. Republican •ad mi wore d locals!ng the question >f calling ap the measure under a luipeasion of the rale*. This would preclude the poeelhility of amend meat and ordinarily would limit de rate to ZO minute* oa each tide. The majority membership will be curded oat on this proportion, but s decision probably will be withheld anti) after the return here late ia the week of Chairman Pordnoy, of the ways and mean# commutes, who will hare charge of thp bill on tho floor. The next rule so sponsion day la tho House will ho Monday, March <8, Leaders said the army appropria tion bill would be taken ap next Tuesday ahead of the bonus bill and even If the latter measure weru not cal Kerch ZO. ” *a«r* wu eoms discussion during the day aa to President Harding's attitude with regard to tha eompro ■ Vill. Representatives Moadall. of Wyoming, the majority loader, aaid be did not think that statement made at the White House yesterday that Hr. Harding occupied tha same posl Job that he did when he saggedsd s salat lii or postponement of the legislation waa to be taken to mean ■hot the executive was prepared to veto tha mama are. • Rep re tentative Hawley, of Oregon, a Republican member of tha ways and manna committee, aaid the Pita ideut had suggested a ninety days’ delay in enactment of the legislation “ an alternative for the sales tax ind that la the judgment of the com mittee hi* suggestion had bean met by staking Octoebr 1, l»Zt, the ef feetive date of the bill. HID IN A TRUNK TO KEEP FROM BEING CAPIAS ED _ Deputies started oat late Saturday 1 night armed with the caplaa for Har vey Dual. They had a tip Utah Har vey was home for the evening. Bat whan they arrived at Us domicile ho was nowhere visible. Women folk* in tha house said Harvey was not about. But the deputies thought pro bably ha was. Search brought na reward until one deputy laid hold of one and mt a trank which fait vary heavy. Tak ing a pull at tha lid. It seemed to Mgmwtr dam - ■*- -»-- MbtlB kaeL down with Meh poll- Thlo gar* the da*. Harvey It a good Moat fallow aad J»»t how ho managed ta "eon" hiaa mH In that trank waa a myetary U the officer*; bat ho wa« Anally open ed—or at loaat tho trunk waa—aad Harvey vMtod tho coantyeoat la com P»ny with tho prying eoonty Month* - Harnett County Now*. letredeele* Carpet Craae (ftaampeen Democrat) Carpot grass, tho laxs riant Lou to lava paetcro graea, I* koing latroda tad into moral parta of Ula eoanty Hr. Cloud A. Powell ie preparing U plant forty aero*, having ter*red A04 ponndt of aeod for tho porpoee. Mr form Merritt will plant dght or toi aero*. Mr. A. B. Cheomitt eovora at roe, while quite a rraeeber of fame or* will plant experimental plate. Thi plaMJago are Mag made .odor Ih eoepleae of Owaaty Agent Motvtn The editor Is plaaaid ta know tha •he good aU gram la to ha latporincoi karo. U la a gr»at gram. 01 BO**, 'tratri .ht 8t*t# were weitfhad u tba final itap owiaoralain* on ia tha Jay* by V. W. !*c*tneic and nld for Un Ntw Bom. An accarata food La* tho and thoir wao kept by mad* Hio oand tlut tha jlnwti eaa to th*h nmtmnl la dor n* »!*ly day* Iculhr wort Hi Mid Ui hare (We or tix Ur. Lewie taofi la tha »f tha I out. Jtartrd oat Hoys wt!*had him fix or eta a »*>Ck«d 1440 nore than ia creaaad approxi mately 040 The Ini tial and (tod ka* totaled 111.10, and for 020 at tha yatter day. Mr. Dali profit af over 040 oa La arit dfolarad wae typical of “Thla aort af af tha .tat no doakt Iiralnat tka RALE1CM MU1U>U MT4 TEEY iUl BEEN SOLVED Raleigh, March rWtth the amet aad coofeaeiaa ad eae negro, who Implicates aaether for whom a state wide eearch waa inamrara^Bd, the Border of the late Sofas H. Hamil ton, local section foreman far the Seaboard, mens eboat to he cleared up. Hamilton was dht te death oa the night of December |g, While oato moblle riding aa the MUbaxwia high way with hie iwaethiait, Ida Irene Uoess. of this c*T. aad after a most vigorous insusllgf Ion by a coroner's Jury, before which Mil* Oosm ap peared, ao satJfafery eolation conld be reached. • ■ The negro asm “nder arraet Len, alia* Sad Bi/nf■ baa, according to the police cofemeri that ha aad Jim Richmond, aaotber negro, ware walk ing along the tend ae tha Hamilton (car approached, aad that witbeal ’ knowing what «*• aboat to happen Richmond whipped ant a pistol aad I shot right into froth of the car. (crashing oat dm windshield, aad as ’the ear datowd bp them, he (Kick ! mond) shot at » again, lima the oar began to wobble aad they hoard ■ both than made a doth for a near by woods aad ftto there they went on Into another woods aad cam an to Raleigh. Ho »yi they had both been drinking he**Uy. POLICE MAfrE POUND YOUMOMT BOOTLEGGER Pgr ciipart, te- March I.—Tha world'! yaaagate baatlaggar baa baan tonnd. Ha la Mtelan iteay, • yaari old- Gladyi Early. I yaara aid, a |M playmate af itM Atomy'boy. cam* horta yaatarday ondar tea laftwaaaa af Ugaar. And Jaak Ilka tea grawa apo, tea tndaararad ta protact tea warea ad rapptf akaa eanfrantad by bar paronta. lb* onld tea aaiarid tea itriota at a jawaby teap ia tea noth bovli##4. D. T. Janaa, «H prapiladar af tea Aap, waa aindM %n tefamaUaa Cl ad by tha girla fathar. la aaart today Marian Abnay teaa tea tear aHiin an/’ Ma taatetetay ilaarad tet jaw alar. • > "1 gar* Otodya two giaaaaa af wtaa Ik all," katettd^ tha ■ yaar aid lad. ■ — HOOTCH "THROWN IN" WITH CAN TOMATO** _ •*' . m Kn York. Kuril «_Cosy Un dolt and )t«o Battik, prohibition an forcaaant deaths. iavaded Haartcar’i '%laak>alt" la quest of eontaakaad i RaMcoiaq an oagtir stream of duc hy Mk kit# Louis lamertnaa’a doll oataasaa and sbainlng there wan a *■* * cnnaad tomatoes, tkoy order eri ft eaa each. The price was a Ml tfsap. bat when they smnpiod tha eantaata of two bottiss Wat wore "thrown in" they oodarataod tha rea TWy top# Ned they aeised 40ft bet tie* of gia, thrao bomb ad whtikey and ftoo largo can* of alcohol—act to aeantian Mr. i— LIBRARY OVEN TO BUIE’S CREEK ( I tTMMrer •( the R. J. R«;mUi To- ! boeco O—pony, will build tad equip • handsome library building and pro aat Mac to Bale's Crash Acndasay In Barnett county. Tba hanrtanwi Aracturv will be a gift la loving am ®ry ef tba doner's arifn, Mia Carrie Risk who died Jut aery 17, 1*1*. It wta be knavn as tfcs “Carrie Risk Means risk" Rev. Fred N. Day. a Rep eat dhrtse ef this elty, will taako «ho Aridway asst Sunday. Mrs. Rick far aaay years nr aae it the meat active sad eanascratsd ■eariwia ef tba First Baptist chunk ef this dtp. She was alas Car several rears vieo-prasldsnt ef the wasn't convention, president ef tbe^'ucn! P«*l woaaa'e Christian asssciatioa, heaidas being actively conaoctod wftb ctbar church soristlcs. Is announcing his derision to pre *■** the manorial to Bale's Crash Upfcgy, Mr. Rich stated he firmly haUsvaJ Fnfiag i. K. “ j‘ T. TblMtoiby Now and than a yraag man grow \ mg aha ka not mar* tan thaa ta do aH tha troth hie mental aad yhy rieel facoltiat are capable at tarmac eat. Hie mraU-bc friaada gather errand and tafl him that ha U writ lag tee hard far tha wlery he la gat thig. hat indeed at trying ta aaa ham Httla merit ha caa da far the dollar ha receives it la Ua yaryoaa and Wa determination ta aaa ham ana labor be aaa give far tha meaty naid him. Hie aaaliym taka ndti l Ua industry and after may yean of tail ha suddenly becomes matter of tome great indnatiy, and Ua frlenda aad enemiea attk* thaa yro claim him a croatoro of acddaat. The mly accident U that mea*a Ufa ia fonnd In tha fart that ha area milling '* meric end redoted to ridih.—Mao ■oe Journal. DEPUTY SHERIFF JAILED ON ASSAULT CHARGE Fayetteville, March •.—E. M. Yet**, a deyaty aheriff of Cuadkvr load eeunty, la coder >*00 hood a wnittag trial la the Superior Crart an an appeal from the Reetrder*» Coart where ha mea convicted of aa malt an a negro aad fined $100 and coats by Jadge Janet C. MacRoe. Tha aarnait gram act of on alleged at pm rvplarbig • at engage he had -nortgage aad tha eagre** a at* wan old bp tha aalaant— to a PkyattoirlU* am. Whan the bi«t6 failed to pap Pi* neto tha holder af tha awtp«a dahaed that tha pro party It eevarad had dapraalatad aad a civil action wai ttartod. The negro taatHtad that ha refaaad to alga "aaw pa pm" until ha aaaM oao hia lawyer aad loft far that parpen, whan ha waa mrUkon m tha atalra hr Deputy Tata*, who ha nid, faread hha art tha petal af a tan to return to th* adUa af aaag latouto A. Cheek, where tha effort to ■aka hha 4ga tha pa pm waa laaew ad. Xa refund again, however, aad •aught hie lawyer, i*e advtnd hln to have a warrant aaratru aut far tha deputy tlwrtff. Elite OoldeUla will lauva tamrraw for Mew York to dUnoaa of fare pur •baaed ha the Oaklet*ta Pur Con paay here aad la Glided or*. Tha IMMVIly MM pifTMIIIl noiWTWl vl Mdaa from anhaah Mpturad la the •map of Barnett, Saatpaau aad Wayne eeaatlae darlag tha whrtar tad haa a aanalderabta mm a< isenep ] lavalred. Tha Oaldatola Cotap—p —d the ThIAau Broth*re Camp—p bought atm th— M.00* worth of fan — th* D—a anihrt tkte via mpaw J- ■ ' " ■ ■ FREE GARDEN *UD FOR PEOPLE, ANYHOW Washington. Ranh *.—Tlan waa ■nttiag among awtu of tha ■■»ti-t on ail aide* this afternoon, far gap pita tha fact that tha wap* aal eoaaaaMtaa had throws late tha discard tha itaaa whisk provided tha fan la for ■tartan af "itcmi to aonl ftaa aaela to their csnatita ■rta. tha Homs*, hp a big majority, rarer sad tho rnmmlMaa and sot olana provided for tha IWrihotloa of foso isH for a ant poor, hat got hash la *• WO.tha item far gMag thnhbory * tha folks at hams, this not haring taaa lone this poor. Tha amaoat to w appnprlattf tor thoTroa aaal ah J hrahbary k tWORO, »*ATH PENALTY FOR • >"MM| or BANKI R'rtowosd, Va., Match ■ -fart oAbert la Virginia will tmtm foa laoth penalty or. in tha Iteration af ha Jury, confinement la tha f-“r kry for not loaa than flea Bar nan **B cightson paara, Wider tho pro riaionj af n hill which waa a-1 hr House af DaUgnta. Ulay by a ato af hi to *1. -—- ,~1 WANT POWER 00. TO LEAVE TOWN (team miM the North State N* » Campony by the 'PuipiiNlM Ota ■WH laat we*k moved the five *• company to Mm aatlaa apaa the Cimlnhi yaaterday, that they tad daae with the power HM|iry. tad revoked it* franchise, aad wonld sere after gat their power freer the lew* of Wfloea. The aotloa of the Cep taqaa wS mrnmm ad power. The bww «aa aa gn he primlplio of the contact hove w violated, and acre* notice aa he power eoTirany to gat eat. AJthoagh the increase ordered ir ■pgi It ccate to Ucairta par kilowatt •ear. the towaa claim that t>e.'*yotem *f d'lteenu formerly in effect, and •at adds in the enter make the not scream in root 1*6 par cent. The rommiwlon haa takas the amttar an te* advlwm ant, and eame rating aa tt will likely ha, forthcoming la the tear f&tarv. PriadeUn, Pine Level, Xkre, ffeat ey and Pear •nlmr eft-thriving vll logac la Jahaatoa caaaty, aaeaaal ream aga entered lata a contract with » mat mmi uoowm to «tn th* 'ill* ire* aad famish lights far streets. U»d • apply r.rfdsacas This franchise "as told. resold and raid again firs times until It cam* Into tha hands ef th* North Stats Power Camyaay at i recalrars* alt. Cklm li made that the prooat ew >«r hot llrod op to noao of the m 'lltlani that ware written iota tha "itM agrtament, aad apaa that ha •>, notice hat been icrred apoa tha sampany to *uit the Itwa. The fire tawae will theiasaloee pat la aaw •treat Hghta. transmbshm line*, ate.. Md bap power direct from the eHy »f Wnawa. Under th. peareat irnnna.nl Ae North Stata Power Oimyaay hay. '•wrr ftam A. Carolina Poorer aad L'ght Company, aad ratals It la tha lire town, at a east ef It canto par hITowatt hour. Ia fear other town# <• Wake and Harnett aunty K gsne rata power locally wftfc aN angina. ' e affaire of the company hare beer MHO ITAHX COTTON 192|FmTOK^ 1 m 0. i I - . ' I I I Yi •:v ■ .