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Ire i Sc Bnies Creek Finals Open •\*,5 *' i Qi TTvr^.TT*-. .m*'f. f^r; 1 '*' i ' '■ • ' ■“ \l " ' ' ‘ ’ ' I 'i'^".*' ‘ ‘ , ' ’ r ./»*-,' ''* • ^ ^ ^ '^i^ai^Ai^yy *v ^ IV '. - v» ^ HARNETT COUNTY NEWS DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF HARNETT COUNTY PRIMARILY; AND OP TH£ STATE GENERALLY. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR—6c COPY LUlmvtim* N. C, .Tkundm.T^ Maiy «, 1914 **lf it ConcOTiu HarMtl, IPs fai THE NBWS^ Indiana Governor Sentenced to Ten Years and Fined $10,000 ThJrly-seventh annual commence ment of Buie’s Creek Academy will open Saturday, May lOth^ at 8:15 p ni. with exercises by the Washing tonian Society. Commencement proper will, be nshered In with the baccalaureate .^ermon Sunday morn ing at 11:30 by Rev. Q. C. Davis of Arbeinai'le. N. C. Mr. Davis is known to a great many people In Harnett county and there will be no lack of Interc.st in his engagement to deliver this sermon to Buie’s Creek’s major gathering of the season. He will preach again at night. The remainder of the program of the Academy’s commencement exer cises reads as follows: Wednesday, May 14th 2:30 P. M., Contest for Declalin- er’s 'dedal. 4:00 P. M., Senior Class Exercises 8:30 P. M., Astro and Sappho So cieties Thursday, May 15th 10:00 A. M., Contest for Orator’s Medal 12:00 A. M., Commencement Ad dress—Hon. Huston Thompson, Chairman Federal Trade Commis sion. Washington, D. C. 1:30 P. M., Alumni Luncheon— F. Hunter Creech, Esq.. President, Washington, D. C. Alumni Address—W, Caswell El lis, Esq., Oreenvllle, S. C. 4:00 P. M., Baseball—Buie’s Creek vs. Fort Bragg 8:30 P. M., Delivery of Medals and Diplomas 9:00 P. M., Operetta—“Pocahon tas’" The Washingtonian reciters are all from Harnett county. They are as follows: Edwin Humphrey. Mabel Stewart. Marie Matthews, Robert Mack Wallace. There are forty-one graduates in the Literary Department, represent ing twenty-six counties and four States. There are six graduates who will receive the English-Mathematic Certlflcate. ’Twenty-eight students will graduate In the Commercial De partment. - There are two gr.adu- ates in the Music Department. With the completion of the new gymnasium building, which is being used temporarily for an auditorium, there will be a larger seating capac ity for visitors to the commencement this year, and this added to the fact that the quarters will bo decidedly more comfortable than the old har bor formerly used. Professor Camp bell is not content, however, with the gymnasium auditorium, and it is quite likely that friends of the great institution will see to It that an auditorium of ample dimensions will be erected in the near future. Friends of Buie’s Creek are number ed by the thousands; their strength is not a matter that is .so easily calculated—they have estab lished a record tor doing things that has brought about the trite saying that “Nothing of value is Impossible of accomplishment at Buie’s Creek There is every likelihood that tlie 1924 commeiicoment will register tho largest attendance in the history of the institution. WW« World Photo Warren T. McCray, former Ooveraor of Indiana wbc was sentenced to ten yaare In the Federal Penitentiary at AUaota, Oa.. and lined 310,000 by Judge A. B. Anderson in the Federal Court in Indlanapolia, leaving tbe Marlon County Jail in the custody of United States Marshal Linus Meredith. Ex- Clovernor McCray was found guilty of using the malls In furtherance of a ^eme to defraud. In the photo Warren T. McCray left and the U. S. Mar- ehal right National News Letter B. Y. P. V. SOCIAL An event of thorough enjoymoni for everyone attending was the so cial affair given by the Lllington U. Y. P. O. at tho Chapter House .last Friday evening. The house had been decorated In pink and green crepe with Japanese lanterns to furnish the softened light. NIative wild flowers placed by the young ladles had transformed the rustic architecture Into a vertable Eden ■bofwer. The scene was most pleas ing and presented a most suitable [[jetting for the social pleasures of the young folks. Games were played and refresh ments of Ice cream, cake, fruit and ciMfS'y were served. A deUghtfutly entertaining feature of the soolal was the staging of .stunts by each of the four 'groups of the Saciety. These consl.sted of weddings, mln^ strels, etc., and in their origlnanity to get-up the numbers proved of more than ordinary amusement. The entire affair was marked by the crowded moments of pleasure. About thirty were present, com posed of the Society and Invited guestn. Miss Marne Camp Is lead er of the B. Y, P. U. and she has a corps of assistants who are thorough ly Impued with the importance of the work. Written by David Loth Especially for The News. New York, May 7.—The good work of killing the Mellon tax re duction bill is running smoothly. The House has already changed tho whole spirit of the measure and tho Senate is rapidly following in the same path. This procedure is alt the more re markable because the present Con gress lis Republican and the Repub lican Administration has thrown its w eight behind the Mellon plan with its greater benefits to the very wealthy than the small taxpayer who most needs relief. The break away from the huge surtax reductions lu the Mellon scheme is more than an indication of tho lack of leadership, strong leadership, at Washington. This plays some part, but the main thing that has defeated the original tax program, de.spite the immense propaganda for it and the acclaim with which it was hailed when ll first saw the light, is the insistence on the part of tho people who vote that they should get at least as great beneflts and po.ssibly more than the richest tax payers will vecdivo. Consequently tho Mellon rate.s are doomed; tho only question Is how far the reaction wlii go. At present it aeem.s certain the maximum sur tax rate will ho near the 37 % per cent carnled in the House bill and the normal income, under $5,000, will .see Its taxes cut in half. Oongrexs’ Only IVork But the tax bill and the bonus, now up to the President to veto or approve, represent the solo achieve ments of the present Congress. The Immigration bill wtith its in.sulting exclusions of Japanese—they could have at le.ast been kept out politely —Is hardly an achievement. Every other major piece ok legis lation hrs been neglected. Measiirc-i for the relief of agriculture have been talked about until It .scorns im possible that nothing should have come of all the conversation. But nothing haij. Tho McNary-Haugon bill for extending credit to farmers la up for discussion soon, but hardly anyone thinks It will bo considered at this session and e.ssentia11y it Is a makeshift measure anyway. Meanwhllo the flnancial situation has been eased in many sections of the country. A symptom of the im proved situation is seen in lowering of the Federal Reserve rediscount rate from 4 1-4 to i per cent in the Eiaatern districts. Thl.s indicates monoy is not so tight and credit will be easier to get on more favorable terms. Not that this will do more than give bitter cheer to farmers al ready in debt up to their eyes. A Labor Budge* SheiifiTs Eand Sale Sekednied 1st Noai^Jaly 11 changes nothing vital. Income taxes and Inheritance taxes remain the same. The corporation excess profits tax is even abolished. The rest of the changes are all tax re ductions on commodities, especially tea and sugar. From an American standpoint, one item is important. The duty of 33 1-3 per cent on for eign automobiles is abolished. This opens a new field for American cars and Tories are afraid it will ruin the British industry. But on the whole the Labor Bud get is Just what the Liberals would have brought in if they had been In office and had striven honestly for economy. That fact Insures Liberal support of the budget, which Is what Labor needs. Indeed Labor admits that if it had a majority in Par liament and did not need Liberal ald4 the capitalist fears would have been realized. German moderates—those who be lieve in the Republic and that Ger many lost the war—won 'their great est victory last Sunday. In the genenal . election they succeeded in capturing the majority of the new Rolchstag, despite the bitter fight put up by the monarchists and ex treme nationalists on the one side and the communists on the other. The moderate victory means that Germany will accept the Reparations .settlement proposed by the interna tional committee of experts. It should also help France to a more moderate point of view In her gen eral elections next Sunday, but it is doubtful if It will. Until after the French voting it will be impossible to proceed further with the work ing out of ihe experts scheme. If Premier Poincare wins, as there is every Indication he will, the prob lem will not be simple. ' Already there are signs that Franco and England disagree about the attitude they should take toward Ger'many. Parts wants to main tain all the harshness that has char aeterized her stand since the war. England, while admitting the good grounds for that barshne.ss, suggests that Germany should be trusted this time since all the world agrees the terms are reasonable and can be met. To try jind reconcile these views Premier Theunis of Belgium spent part of last week in Pauls and the week-end in London, conferring with the statesmen of the capitals in an effort to reach a compromise. Noth Ing was told of his success, and all the hints were that he had only suc ceeded In making clear how far apart the views of the two chief Allies are. South America, it seems, must al ways provide' a revolution. As the The Board of CoTUintssioners at their meeting Monday passed an order directing Sharlff J. W. Mc- Artan to advertise Tor sale all land upon which tuxes are not paid, the sale to be scheduled for the first Mouday in July. The list cf prop erty will be Inserted In the nwwa- papers beginning with tbe first week in June and continue for a month, the law requiring thirty days ad vertisement before the sale. Twen ty days prior to the advertising a no tice of Intention to advertise and -'ell will he mailed to each delinquent taxpayer. These notices are being mailed out now from the Sheriff’r office. The Sheriff has been directed by the Commissioners to completely ex haust all resources to personal prop erty from which to derive the taxes due the cu ty before be proceeds to advertise ^al property. The levy on personal property does not re quire any advertising, and the Bh«r- Ifl may seise each personal proparty if he may find any belonging to a taxpayer wbo has not settled. It is thought that, this year may .see a smaller list of land for sale by the Sheriff than has been the case in recent years. Taxes have coma in just a little heavler| thin year than formerly, it Is stateq. This may be caused by the tact ^hat the county is inclined to be a little more strict in the matter of said of land for de- linqueocies. In longer years It has been the ease that tiff) sala was with held till late sumiAr nr fall. This has not proven to I however, Insofar as j enue is concerned, who held out seem opinion that where is shown there is pi out "being in a hur the county, which A the minds of some people, has plenty of money anyway. HONCHtABLE TAM C- BOWIE of J«0ortm, A»ho County He will deliver the literary address to the gradu ating class in Lillington High School on Monday night Mr. Bowie is a most interesting speaker and you will be fortunate in hearing him. 9 of any valus. ^e county’s rev- the taxpayers ^g to be ot the little leniency ty ot time wtth- to settle with ‘THE GIPSY TRAIL,** MOBBRN ROMANCE. AT BUIE'S GREEK A play of modern romance, “The Gipsy Trail,” will be presented in Buie’s Creek auditorium Friday night of this week. The hour la eight o’clock. Tbe play la glveii under auspices ot the Parent-Teach er Association. Admission will be 25, 35 and SO cents. This same play was presented in Lillington school auditorium a few weeks ago by the Duke theatrical organization and proved to be one ot the most highly appreciated et torts on the local stage In many seasons. The play Is eutertalnlng indeed and anyone who witnesses Its presentation will be well repaid for the time and small expense. The Buie’s Creek talent Is far above the ordinary. LAND POSTERS at llie Newa. Over in England capltali.sts have Mexican revolt faded out, the Hon- bee ntremibllng. A Socialists Gov- durans came on. And now the Hon- ernment is in office and has been diiran fighting has been stopped and drawing up Its budget for the-coming Cuba has started a Uttlo ruckus of year. What forms of outrageous her own. Somner Welles, and American, succeeded in bringing' the taxation on unearned and colossal wealth did these laborltes contem plate? What sabstdies did they propose to grant workers? A lot of o’herWIse sane re^tionarles were sweating pounds sterling trying to an.swer. Then the budget was brought In. Honduran factions together, aud all were able to agree on Gen. Tosta a.s provisional president. The other leaders take posts in the SCablnet. The Cuban Revolt is directed at CONTRACT LET FOR THE BUILDING f6r KIPLING- CHALYBEATE SCHOOL GinirtlioiiK Coutract for the big oonsoUdated school ot the Kipling-Chalybeate district was lot Monday to the B. L. Lttcae Conaitruction Company ot Rae-j ford, which concern was the auoeess- ful bidder tor contracts for . two other cottsolldatad schools a few weeks ago. Repreeentativee o( the districts Interested In the building of the big consolidated school met with the Board of Blducatlon Mont day aO'd 'differences of opinion as to exact location were throshed out to a final settlement. The building will be located near tbe Hamilton place a few hundred feet from the place which was the bone of con tention for several months while the Educaition Board was bending every nerve to get the contending factious .tion work inasmuch as the building together. pleted about 157,000, and will have heat, eleotrictty, running water, and will be constructed of modern ma terial in every particular. It Is de clared that this building will ranP favorably wltli any school building in the county, although not as large, yet In its construction being most up- to-date, It will be built with a v|ew to accomodating one or two small dletrlcts adjoining should they wish to come In with the Kipling- Chalybeate organization. •Contract for the fixtures for con veniences was not let because the cotiftraotore desired a little more time to consult the sub-bidders for these parts ot the struoture. How ever, this will not delay the construc- will have progressed considerably be- The building Is to cost when com- tore the other work will be needed. PLANS COMPLETED FOR A BIGGER, BETTER CO. FAIR SumnOT Wellat Sumner Wellaa, er ot the United Statea. pemiuuled tte warrlnc tactions In HwdnxM to agroe to an annlatlce. thus pavteg tlie war tor a poace coiriwenoe to be partlripat- ed in Imr rspreseitatWaa a tike UatUd SUtea, Um HeiMMunui ttottau, and the govenunents of and Nicaragua. Garcla-Velez, who was removed from his office of Minister to London ba- cause ot his remarks about the Havana Government. Borne IRitla fighting has taken place, enough to cause tbls country to declare an em bargo on arms. Do far Washington seems to side with Zayaa, which Prealdent Zayas by tho ’Yeterans and | should be enough for him to win It Patriots Assoolatlon, headed by Gen. he playa his cards at all well The Four Oouhty Fair association, which replaces the old Harnett County Fair association, was organ ised Tuesday. The new association has already been chartered with an authorised caipUal ot $25,000. It will take over the fair grounds and plant and the indebtedneas of the old asso ciation. The following directors were elected; Mavin L. Wade. J. W. Draughon, Jno. W.-Thornton, O. M. Tllghman,' Ellis Goldstein, J. L. Sor rell, H. A. Turlington, J. C. Byrd, Parley Wood, Z. V. Snipes, J. Lloyd Wade, 11. O. Lee, E. F. Young, G. L. Cannady and Eugene Smith. At a meetlDf ot the directors held im'medlately after that of the stock holders the following officers were elected: tPresidoti't. H. A. Turling ton; first vice president. G. M. Ttlg- hman; treaeurer. Marvin L, Wade; seoretary, EUis Goldstein; exocutive ooimaittee, O. M. TIighman, J. W. Thornton, Marvin L. Wade, Blits 'Goldot^a, H. A. Turlington. This comnkitrtee was authorized to draw up the by-laws ot the new aseooia- tion. Under the plan of organising the new aesoclatlon stockholders in the old ore allowed to sabsernbe me- fonrth of the amount ot stock which' they heM in the Harnett County Fair aaaoclatlon. The final limit for transterrlng the old stock for new expires oj^ Jons 1, The old stock is void and will be ot no value In the new assoelatlon. Ifamn L. Wade will have charge ot issuing the new. stock ^and making the trsneters. The majtsrlty of the stockholders In tbs old association have alrew|y tak-^ en the amount of stock allowed them in the new. With the new organisation it wll be possible to wipe "out the outstand ing indebtedness agalmt the fair I plant and a ic assured. worked out for the fair next tall. The dates are October 7 to 10, in clusive. Contract has already been signed with one of the biggest carni vals in the country—Beiffiadd’s Greater Shows. Mr. Turlington, who heads the new association, was president of tbe old during the five years of its life. Mr. Goldstein, the secretary, served as business manager of the old as sociation and has been closely inden- tlfled with the work staging all the fairs held here. Both are experienc ed and tireless workers and will put forth every effort to make the Four County Fair the beet fair In Eastern North Carolina.—Dunn Dispatch. OVER EOO NEW MEMBERS AD0ED TO COTTON €04>PS Raleigh May 7.—Over 200 new members were added to the North Carolina Cotton Growers’ Coopera tive Association during the month of April, and the Intensive work of canvassing Is just now reaching Its height. Field service workers rah port splendid prospects and every maHl brings new contracte to the Ral eifh office. Johnston county leads all counties In menubershlp with Pitt county second and Robeson third. An addition to Harnett county's courthouse Is being planned by the Board of County Commissioners to provide more room for the filing of records ahd a meeting .place tor the Board. The proposed addition to^ the building- has been undei^ consid eration for a month or more, the Board at last month's session ap pointing James A. Buchanan, M. J. McNeill and County Attorney B. F> Young a committee to investigate the advlBlballty of tbe alternetlon and secure plans for same. The com mittee engaged Contractor J. M. Shaw to draw up tentative plane and (these were snlbmittod to the Board at their meeting Monday. The plans drawn up by Mr. ShAw were approved and tbe Board re quested him to make blueprints so that bids may be asked for. It to likely that the bids will Be called for Just as soon as Mr. ShaW can draft the plans in workable shape. The propped' addition to tba eounthouse consists ot an sateiMlDn of twenty-one feet on the north aldc^ ot tbe building, the addition ,to be ot two stdricis to conform to the profile of the present structure. On the lower floor will be provided addi tional vault space for the filing ot Register of Deeds’ records, and aleo additional vanlt space for tlta Olerk- of Court. A meeting room for the Ccmmlesloners will take up e good part of tbe extra space made avail able In the new part of fba bntldlng on tbe lower floor. On the upper floor In the addi tional space will be three more office rooms which will be avallsMe for itfae use of the county farm agent* home demonstration agent,^ etc., ee well as for more suitable qaartam for the toilets. At present, the Judge. Jury and attorneys with their wit nesses and clients have but sinaU accommodatiooB in tbe way ot ratlr- ing rooms where they may consider' matters beyond tbe gaze of the curi ous court crowds. Tbls has long been noticed as a serious handicap in the trial of cases in the Superior court, and the providing ot this es^ tra room will he appreciated, no doubt, by all wbo have or may have any connection' with -the. adrolnUdra- tion of Justice before tbe bar. The County Auditor will give up bis little cuddy-hole of an office, leaving it to be extended into a Suit able vault for the records of tbe Register of Deeds. Ths auditor will move over to the room ooonpled at present by the Register's record books. The estimated cost of the addition of twenty-one feet to the courthonse has been placed at $7,090 to $6,000 by Contractor Shaw, wbo simply places that figure upon rough eetl- mate. Definite figures oannot he arrived at, ot course, until the blue prints are made and bids secured upon them. It has long been considered almost absolutely necessary tor the county’s exeewfive qusrterc to be enlarged to take care Ot records and provlda much ^needed space tor the admlnlS' tratlon ot tbe county’s affairs. One other much needed addition, too, that has been brought to attention ot many people Is that of additional office space for tbe Sheriff. The present qnartere will barely aocom- modate tbe law enforcement feature* of the Sheriff’s duties. For the ool- leotioD of taxes tbe room Is entirely too small, and If the office Is divided into two deimrtments, as has been advocated tor some time, tbe tax collector will oecessarlly be com pelled to seek other spaoe. The Board of County Commlsslon- ers are scheduled to meet again on the 2$th of this month to reoetve ihe - estimated school budget. It Is prob able that they take up this construc tion matter at that time. TO VOTE MAT Otli. Raleigh Hay 7.—May 9, is the date set for the district conventions of the members of the North Caro lina Cotton Grower’s Cooperative Association and at these conventions ntomlnatlons will, be made la each district for members of the Board of Directors ot the Association. TV nominees wlH be chosen from each district and each member of the as- “blgger and better” fair soetatioU'Will vote by ballot In choos- Plans are airesdy being ing the memtiers ot the board. LAPAN-TAWenm A marringe of nnusnal intereet took place-dfturdpy aftemeon in the office of tile Buffteter of Deeds, when Miss Many ARep Yawger it. Ohtcago, Ill. became tffie Fite of .Fiwnels /. Lapan qt Basthampten. Mate, Itev. J. F. Manias olftcinted.. using the ring ceremony. Mr. and Mrs, Impan wlU reside, at Ft Bragg for a ffitort time. The use of tn$Ua m the diet le beneficial, eay extension wuilcefs of the Rtate CoUegn^ of AErfsnltnre, Frulte like vcijtiMdeB, contain time viutnUu needsd Jiy the body,... _ /t.. , . rm \ ' w' lluS .1._1 if **i’i 'I g - I-£ . ZXiM .J" .J. I * !- ll t -■ciTS”: tm . _* J
Harnett County News (Lillington, N.C.)
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