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WELDON, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1929
NUMBER 37
CAPITAL MOURNS
DEATH OF LACY
Capt. Nathan O’Berry Nam
ed Theasurer By Gover
nor O. Max Gardner
)THER NEWS OF STATE
By M. L. SHIPMAN
RALEIGH, Feb. 26.—Casting a
iali of gloom over all of Raleigh,
the death of State Treasurer Ben
jamin R. Lacy was the outstanding
fevent in capitol circles this past
week outside of the many impor
tant acts of the legislature. His suc
cessor also was appointed. In the
(legislature by far the most impor
tant act was passage to final read
ling of the eight months school bill
|of Representative A. D. MacLean.
|workmen’s compensation and the
road patrol bill also were consider
ed as well as a resolution to force
|an investigation of the anti-Smith
r campaign in the recent general
election. During the week the senate
passed finally the road bill provid
ing for an increase of one cent in
the gasoline tax and the bill be
I comes law. The sales tax proposi
tion, which is closely allied with the
eight months school term, also came
i in for discussion.
Death Was Surprise
The death of the beloved State
treasurer, Ben Lacy, was a shock
to all. Though he had been ill for
some time those who recalled his
many recoveries when death seemed
imminent were confident that he
would again be the victor. This was
not to be, lit wever, and he died on
the morning of the 21th, surrounded
y by a fine family of sons and daugh
I ters who reflect his excellent train
| ing and the influence of his charac
|| ter. Mr. Lacy was in his 75th year.
|; While the boby lay in state in the
capitol rotunda thousands of tri
•1’ butes from all oved the south and
‘‘ from Wall street, where he was
;• known as "Honest Ben” Lacy
poured in to the stricken widow. He
, was buried with full honor of State
on Washington’s birthday .while the
capitol remained closed and the
legislature in adjournment as a
mark of respect. The following day
Governor Gardner warded off com
petition for the treasurer’s job by
A appointing Captain Nathan O’Berry
of Goldsboro, one of the State’s
leading citizens and himself a
patriarch only two years younger
than the deceased treasurer. Cap
tain O’Berry was inaugurated last
Saturday and will serve until the
next general election.
scnooi mu up
After a great debate the house
passed on second reading the fag
end of last week the MacLean eight
months school bill and it comes up
for final consideration this week.
There is considerable opposition to
the measure because it will neces
sitate increase of some sort of tax
levies but it it contended that land
taxes will be greatly reduced under
the measure. A sales tax is proposed
to raise the ten million dollars
which will be needed. The eastern
counties are for the proposal be
cause of the land tax decrease while
the western and Piedmont counties
are against it because they do not
want the business to be taxed with
a sales tax levy. It will be a great
fight of this week.
The bill to teach the school chil
dren of North Carolina the evils
of narcotics and whiskey reached
the senate after finally passing the
house. Ip the upper body, despite
the fact that Governor Gardner
urged its approval, the measure was
finally tabled, though there was
• some talk at the beginning of this
week about rescuing it from obliv
ion. Governor Gardner has been be
sieged to urge passage of the
measure but the objection in the
legislature is that it may cause
change of text books at high coel
to citizens.
May License Drivers
The highway patrol measure ad
vanced successfully to final read
ing during the week. This bill pro
vides for licensing by the State oJ
all drivers who must pay a fee ol
fifty cents and pass an examination
It also provides for a highway patro
[ to enforce the highway laws onlj
} ( and not to perform other function!
of such forces such a apprehend
ing whiskey runners. Publication o:
marriage banns five days in ad
vance of the ceremony will be pro
vided by the terms of a new bill ap
proved in the house after some de
bate. It is intended to prevent hast;
"marriages.
In the senate the bill to providi
compensation for widows and de
pedents of policemen nad deputie
slain in action against criminal
and to pension those reaching i
( Continued on Pago Four )
Mrs. Nellie Shearin
Of Weldon Passes
Into Great Beyond
Mrs. Irene Vincent Shearin, wife
of Mr. John D. Shearin, and daugh
ter of Mrs. Zenobia P. Vincent, of
Weldon, N. C., passed away at 2:20
o'clock Tuesday morning February
19, 1929, in the 29th year of her
age.
Miss Irene Vincent was born in
Salisbury, Md. She was married to
Mr. John D. Shearin of Weldon, N.
C., on December 28, 1921. To this
union was bom one son, John D.
Shearin Jr., a lad of five years of
age.
Mrs. Shearin is survived by her
husband, Mr. John D. Shearin, her
mother, Mrs. Zenobia P. Vincent,
one brother Charles Vincent, two
sisters Misses Mabel and Nellie
Wright Vincent and her son, Master
John D. Shearin Jr., all of Weldon.
Mrs. Shearin was well known and
deeply loved by the whole com
munity in which she lived. She was
very friendly, having a kind word
and a friendly greeting for every
one with whom she met. Her dis
position was contagious in its hap
piness and friendliness, for she al
ways wore a smile of happiness and
contentment. She lived a very un
selfish life as she was constantly
doing things for others. She did not
hesitate to deny herself of pleasure
and comfort if by so doing she
could be of help to some one else.
Her heart went out in a practical
and helpful way to the unfortunate
of her community, for she exper
ienced a real joy in preparing bas
kets for those who were in need.
To the American Legion Auxiliary
here of which she was an honor
member, she gave her undivided
support.
Mrs. Shearin was a faithful mem
ber of the Weldon Baptist church.
She loved her church and its ser
vices. She was faithful in her at
tendance upon worship in her
church. She was never called upon
by her pastor but that she was ready
and willing to do what she could.
She was a Christian in the deep
est meaning of the word. Her life
was beautiful in its friendliness, in
its worship, in its service, and its
devotion. She was kind, loyal, and
true to her family. She was devoted
to all her loved ones and friends.
She is, and wil be, missed by her
family, her friends, and by the
whole community.
The funeral services were held
on Wednesday afternoon, February
20, 1929, in the Weldon Baptist
church. The services were conduct
ed by Rev. Richard S. Fountain, her
pastor, who was assisted by Rev.
J. H. Shore, pastor of the Weldon
M. E. church, South.
Mrs. Shearin being a faithful
member of the Lottie Moon Circle
of the W. M. S. of the Weldon
Baptist church, and being deeply
loved and admired by all the mem
bers, the circle attended the funer
al services in a body.
The abundant and beautiful floral
designs spoke beautifully of the
love and esteem in which she was
held by her loved ones and the
community.
iney neapeu tne qjossoiiis auuve
her grave,
The grave of our beautiful dead,
Pale, creamy roses, and spotless
pinks,
Together their perfumes shed,
And the lily-bells and forget-me
nots
Where blent with a tender grace.
And the pansies peered from amid
the ferns,
With the look of a human face.
They wove a pillow to symbol her
rest,
And starry gems of her crown,
And lined with blossoms the cham
ber dim,
Where we laid her tenderly down.
The air was heavy with fragrance,
born
Of the wealth of the Summer's
bowers,
But the fairest rose was the rose
we hid
Deep under the mound of flowers.
The blossoms will perish, their
petals fall,
Their sweetness will wither away.
And never a hint of their beauty
remain,
Thorough the glare of the mid
Summer’s day,
They came in their freshness to
brighten our hearts,
For a moment to brighten the sod,
Our rose was transplanted, forever
to bloom
In the beautiful garden of God.
The quickest way to make your
i self miserable is to start wonder
■ ing why you aren’t happier.
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i Miss Mary Powell Pippen attend
ed the week end house party of
Miss Marion Dunn in Enfield.
Plane Is Her
Pullman
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Althougli she ft not a pilot, Miss
Mary Fechet, above, (laughter ol
General Keehet, head of the Aimy
Air Corps, is very much at home in
airplanes—and aviation costumes.
She accompanies her father on
many of his air tours of the coun
try and is shown here about .to
wake off on such a flight.
Weldon Kiwanians
Honor Ladies On
Tuesday Night
Supper was served Tuesday
night in the basement of the Meth
odist church to the Kiwanis club
and their guests. About 50 persons
enjoyed the fine service of Circle
No. 3 of the church. Mrs. O. W.
Pierce was leader.
The occasion was “Ladies' Night"
and Prof. A. W. Oakes, principal
of the Weldon schools, chairman
of the program committee, present
ed an excellent program. The first
number was a reading by Miss
Mary Belle Draper, “Tony Makes
a Speech on February 22nd on
Washington’s Birthday.” D. W.
Seifert was called on for the stunt.
Dutch called for his victims, who
were drawv from the list of mem
bers of the local club, L. C. Draper,
Guy Suiter, Harry Smith and
Johnny Johnston. J. P. Holloman
and C. S. Vinson were appointed
judges of the peanut race. Each
contestant was given a table knife
on which j .; was to carry as fast
as possible two peanuts across the
room, the first to arrive with pea
nuts still on the knife blade to re
ceive the prize. Guy Suiter won
the prize, a carton of cigarettes.
The Kiwanis quartette of
Rocky Mount, composed of Geo. L.
Parker, J. R. Bobbitt, Will and Tom
Avery, rendered several humorous
selections. The feature of the
evening was an address by Tom
Avery on "The Creation of Mys
tery—Woman.”
The guest prize was awarded to
Miss Mary Shore. After singing
the “Star Spangled Banner," the
happy evening ended.
AUXILIARY MEETING
The regular meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary has
been changed from March 1st to
March 8th, the publicity chairman
announced yesterday. This change
has been made because of the ad
dress of Dr. Poteat, to the Thurs
day afternoon and Book clubs, be
ing at the same cfate and hour of
the Auxiliary meeting.
CIRCLE MEETS
The Lottie Moon Circle of the
Weldon Baptist church held its
regular meeting Tuesday night at
8 o’clock with Mrs. H. B. Chapin.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. S. W. Neal
Jr. After a short business session
the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Neal
served a delicious salad course.
Alamance farmers have orderec
to date six tons of grass seed, 1.00C
pounds of alfalfa seed and nearly
2,000 pounds of sweet clover seec
in the pasture campaign now being
conducted in that county.
HARRIS WANTS
A LARGER FUND
Democratic Senator Says He
Will 'Again Ask For $24,
000,000 Amendment
DEMOCRATS LOST FIGHT
WASHINGTON, Feb, 25,—The
second deficiency bill weathered the
prohibition storm in the House to
day and was sent to the Senate
with the Presidential recommenda
tions safely embodied in the $194,
500,000 supply measure.
Immediately after the House, by
a vote of 239 to 125, had placed its
mark of approval on the bill, the
signal w'as given that it would face
a period of rough weather in the
Senate similar to that encountered
in the House.
Senator Harris, Democrat, Geor
gia, served notice that w’hen the
measure was taken up in the Sen
ate, he would offer again the $24,
000 000 prohibition amendment that
led to the death in conference of
the first deficiency bill. The second
measure carried most of the items
that were incorporated in that bill.
The $24,000,000 proposal twice 1
was rejected by the House, once
when the amendment was offered
on the floor Saturday and again
today when tnat body refused by
a roll call vote to send the bill back
to the appropriations committee to
incorporate the huge amount in the
measure.
As the legislation goes to the Sen- i
ate, it carries the $2,727,000 reco
mendation for prohibition that was
transmitted to Congress last week ,
by President Coolidge. This fund j
would be distributed among the
Department of Justice, Customs j
Bureau and Civil Service Commis- j
sion to carry on their activities re- ^
lating to enforcement of the dry
laws.
An impenetrable cordon of Re
publican votes protected the Presi- 1
dential recommendations from the 1
time the measure was taken up in '
the House. Although the South- 1
ern Democrats stood firmly behind
the larger figure throughout the 1
struggle, they lest the support of
most of the New York and other 1
Eastern Democrats, who threw their
support to the Republicans to de
feat the proposal.
There w'ere half a dozen amend
ments to increase the amount be
fore the House finished with the
bill. Most of these were offered by
Democrats, but one, to provide
$300,000,000 for enforcement, was
proposed by Representative Leguar- 1
dia a New York Republican, who
ranged himself alongside the Demo
crats.
Among its various. items, the ■
measure includes an amendment 1
sponsored by Representative
Crampton, Republican, Michigan,
to provide $250,000 for an invest
igation of the operations of '
the prohibition law. The sum .
would enable President-elect Hoov- ■
er to carry out his campaign prom
ise that such an investigation
would be made. .
In addition, the bill, among
other provisions, carries $75,000,000
for tax refunds. This item was '
sharply contested in the House dur- ;
ing consideration of the first defic
iency bill. The measure also car- ;
ries $17,299,000 to pay the salary in
creases granted government em- .
ployes under the Welch act which '
wras passed last session.
P.-T. A. Holds First
Meeting On Monday
The first meeting of the Parent
Teacher association was held in the
school auditorium Monday with a
large attendance. The meeting
was opened with the singing of
“We Much Prefer the Sea,” by the
Weldon high school glee club. The
president, Mrs. Thomas H. Holmes,
presided.
After a reading of the minutes,
Mrs. Lee Johnson gave an inter
esting talk on Child Welfare.
Prof. A. W. Oakes, principal of the
school, presented a few objectives
for the association to consider,
beautifying the school grounds
with shrubbery, play ground equip
ment, gymnasium, etc. Mrs. Pierce
Johnson then introduced the
speaker for the afternoon, Miss
Clara Hearne of Roanoke Rapids,
who gave an interesting and in
I structive talk.
All men look alike to talk alike
after they have been married a
couple of years.
Max Says “Auf Wiederseheni’1
Max Schmeling, German
| fistic sensation, who ar
rived in America not so
’ long ago virtually un
known. is shown waving
New York a temporary
goodby from the deck o£
the Deutschland. Max, who
: is said to resemble Jack
: Dempsey, plans to return
after a short visit in h>
$ native country and put !i>
a strong bid for the wcrld't
heavyweight title.
Oakes Announces
Two Rolls of Honor
For Weldon School
-
Both the attendance and scholar
ship honor rolls for the Weldon
school for month of January, as
announced by Supt. A. W. Oakes Jr.
follows:
The scholarship honor roll:
First Grade—Nan E. Anthony,
Scott Futrell, Alice Moore, Harry
Kittner.
Second Grade—Winston Cargile,
Langston Harris, Carl Keeter, Tay
lor Oakes, Jack Willis, Sarah West
Davis, Alma Dixon, and Blanche
Mitchell.
Third Grade—Franklin Blake,
Luther Draper, R. B. Harrington,
Edward Knight, Margaret Ellis,
Joscelyn Harris, Laura Hudson,
Pearl Silvester and Nancy Suiter.
Fourth Grade—Harry Fried, Ber
nice Collins and Corinne Turner.
Fifth Grade—Blanche Harrison
and Tom Holmes.
Sixth Grade—William Fithzugh.
Seventh Grade—Virginia Bose
man, Frances Bounds, Martha
Hawkins, Winifred Holoman and
Virginia Vinson.
Eighth Grade—Florence Nethery,
Frederick Gore, and George Aus
tin Hux.
Ninth Grade—Eleanor Chitten
don.
Tenth Grade—Virginia Stephens.
Eleventh Grade—Charlotte Daw
son, Ola Belle Whitehead, Rebecca
Johnson, Viola Nethery and Doro
thy Campbell.
The attendance honor roll:
First Grade—section 1, Thomas
wood and William Kilpatrick. Sec
tion 2, Adair Blake, Marion Bounds,
Evelyn Mitchell, Agnes Oakes,
Hazel Fitch and Harry Kittner. Sec
tion 3, Clarence Harvell, Raymond
Harrison, Louise Gillam and Helen
Parks.
Second Grade—section 1, Charlie
Elias, George Nash, F. I. Robinson,
and Sanford Wood. Section 2,
Winston Cargile, Langston Harris,
J. D. Hartsoe, Custer Kilpatrick,
Taylor Oakes, Jack Willis, Sarah
West Davis, Alma Dixon, Blanche
Mitchell.
Third Grade—Section 1, Garland
Harrison, Doris Kilpatrick, and
Laura Hudson. Section 2, Kathryn
Chapin, Elizabeth Dickens, Josce
lyn Harris, Jeanette Robinson,
Pearl Silrester, Nancey Suiter, Lee
Bond, Eugene Carter, Murray Car
gile, Wilbert Nowen and Vincent
Wyche.
Fourth Grade—section 1, Ed
ward Miller and Mildred Deberry.
Section 2, C. P. Bounds, Carmer
Gore, Bill Green, Jesse Harvell,
Jennings Knight, Mitchell Rabll
and Corinne Turner.
Fifth Grade—Louise Hartsoe,
Robert E. Dixon, Bill Harris, Tom
Holmes, Knox Kilpatrick, David
Kittner and Dennis McCarthy.
Sixth Grade—Vera Lil.ian Dan
iel, Josephine Kilpatrick, Adeline
Silvester, William Fitzhugh, Wil
liam Hawkins, John Randleman, Jr
and Melvin Zollicoffer.
Seventh Grade—Virginia Bose
man, Joseph Alston, Thomas Greg
ory, James Pope and J. U. Vaughan
Eighth Grade—Edward Ander
son, John Crew', Gordon Dickens
Frederick Gore, Elwin Garner
Charlie Hale, Walter Marks, Chris
tine Alston, Ida Shaw Applewhite
( Continued On Face S )
Last Confederate
Of Weldon To Take
Part Inauguration
Samuel Trueblood, 84, last sur
viving Confederate veteran of
Weldon, is in Washington where
he will attend the inauguration of
President-elect Hoover on Mon
day. The Weldon veteran was ac
companied to Washington by his
son, James Trueblood of Richmond.
While in the National Capital they
are guests if Julian Trueblood, a
grandson.
During the Civil War Mr. True
blood was a member of Webb's
Light Artillery, which was station
ed at Weldon during a part of the
sectional conflict. After the war
he returned to Weldon and mar
ried. Many children,' grandchil
dren and great-grandchildren call
him blessed.
Mr. Trueblood is a staunch Re
publican and will be among the
honor guests in the inaugural
parade Monday.
Many friends in Weldon wish for
him a pleasant visit and a safe re
turn.
Lespedeza Standard
Crop In This State
RALEIGH, Feb. 26.—After long
years of trial, lespedeza or Japan
' clover has graduated from the posi
tion of a weed to where it is now
considered a standard farm crop in
North Carolina.
The smaller-growing strain of
lespedeza has been known for many
years as a weed and it has been
only in the past ten years that the
larger-growing type has become ac
1 cepted generally by farmers as a
standard crop. It is used in crop
rotations to take the place of red
clover and is very popular all over
1 the State for pastures.
The plant is strictly an annual,
making no growth until warm wea
1 ther and killed by the first heavy
1 frost. The stems are fine and
• branched having a tendency to
spread all over the ground when
1 there is plenty of room but stand
' ing erect when crowded. The height
of the plant varies from six to 24
1 inches and the leaves are abundant.
1 In a recent information circular
1 prepared about the crop, workers
in the department of agronomy at
. State college say that lespedeza will
‘ grow on almost any soil in the State.
■ It seems to be especially adapted
to the slate soils of the Alamance
and Georgeville series and does best
• where the soil is plentifully sup
. plied with moisture. Like all other
• legumes, lespedeza should be wel'
, supplied with phosphoric acid anc
l potash. A little nitrogen is also need
ed when the soil is poor. Wher
, planted with small grain, it is ad
i visable to apply some nitrogen ai
1 a top-dresser in Spring. Lespedezs
needs less lime than red or swee
- clover and where soils are inoculat
: ed for cowpeas, velvet beans or pea
- nuts, they are also inoculated fo
■ lespedeza.
Sow the seed on small grain h
- February or March. The best wa;
- is to mix the seed with 100 to 20
!. pounds of fertilizer and drill thi
J lightly over the young grain cro
s with a drill. Another method is t
.’ broadcast the seed over the grai:
[i and harrow in lightly. Seed ar
, sown in the hull at the rate of aboi
25 pounds, or one bushel, per acre.
DR. POTEAT HERE
ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Noted Educator Will Deliver
Address At Local School
Auditorium, 8 o’clock
IS SECOND OF A SERIES
Delivering the second of a series
of lectures in the Weldon school
auditorium. Dr. W. L. Poteat, pres
ident emeritus of Wake Forest Col
lege, appears at the local school
building tomorrow night at 8
o’clock .
Dr. Poteat is a noted educator, a
leader in the intellectual life of the
state, and an eloquent speaker. It
is freely predicted here that the
reputation of this speaker will
cause a large number of persons in
this section to journey to the
school auditorium on Friday night.
Jefferson Discovers
Value Deep Plowing
By A. T. HOLMAN
(Agricultural Engineer. North Caro
nlia State College)
The soil erosion was a serious
problem troubling farmers more
than a century ago is revealed in
a letter written by Thomas Jeffer
son to Charles W. Peale, the por
trait painter, as published by the
Massachusetts Historical Society in
The Jefferson Papers.
Jefferson's means of stopping ero
son was by deep contour plowing
which acted like magic. Other ad
vantages of contour farming refer
red to were the having of horse
power by converting hills into a
plain, the conservation of moisture
and the beauty of waving lines and
rows winding along the face of the
hills and valleys.
The letter dated April 17, 1813,
follows:
“Ploughing deep, your recipe for
killing weeds, is also the recipe for
almost every other good thing in
farming. The plough is to the farm
er what the wind is to the sorcerer.
Its effect is really like sorcery. In
the country wherein I live we have
discovered a new use for it, equal
in value almost to its services be
fore known. Our country is hilly and
we have been in the habit of
ploughing in strait rows, whethere
up and down hill, in oblique lines,
or however they lead; and our soil
was all rapidly running into the
rivers. We now plough horizontally
following the curvature of the hills
and hollows on the dead lever, how
ever crooked the lines may be.
Every furrow thus acts as a reservoir
to receive and retain the waters,
all of which go to the benefit of
the growing plant instead of run
ning off into the streams. In a
farm horizontally and deeply
polughed, scarcely an ounce of soil
is now carried off from it. In point
of beauty nothing can exceed that
of the waving lines and rows wind
ing along the face of the hills and
vallies. The horses draw much
easier on the dead level that it is
in fact a conversion of hilly grounds
Into a plain. The improvement of
our soil fro mthis cause the last
half dozen years strikes everyone
with wonder. For this improvement
we are indebted to my son-in-law,
Mr. (J. M.) Randolph, the best far
mer, I believe, in the United States.”
The conclusions of Jefferson are
in general agreement with the ex
periences of good farmers today who
go a step farther and terrace the
land then plant in contours paral
lel to the terrace.
Carnes’ $50,000 Bond
Paid to Mission Body
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 26.—The
Southern Baptist Homes Mission
Board has been reimbursed to the
extent of $50,000 for the defalca
tions of Clinton S. Carnes, its for
mer treasurer, now serving a five
to seven year prison term for em
bezzlement.
That amount was delivered to it
’ by the United States Fidelity and
! Guaranty company, which had
[ bonded Carnes.
The payment brought to approxi
‘ mately $300,000 the total so far
realized by the board in recoveries
on Carnes’ shortage, which has been
1 placed by auditors at more than
j $900,000.
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In Chicago there is a candy meat
market, where every variety of meat
has been imitated in tire confec
tioner’s art.
t We’re all blessed with the ability
to justify our follies.