VOL. XLVIII
For Improvement
i-of County Govern
:i ment System
Committee Appointed by Governor
to Present System to Next Legisla
ture—Raleigh to Vote on $l,OOO,
000 Bond Issue for School Purposes
GOVERNOR CONSIDERING CON
SOLIDATION OF THREE BIG
STATE EDUCATIONAL
INSITUTIONS.
Executive Committee N. C. Teachers'
Association Elect Whole-Time Sec
retary at $4,000 Salary—By Refe
rendum Vote Next Meeting Will
be in Raleigh at Thanksgiving.
TOBACCO GROWERS' ASSOCIA
TION Bur WAREHOUSES'
(By Maxwell Gorman.)
Raleigh, March 28. —Raleigh
people are "all stirred up" over
the imminence of the million-dol
lar school bond election, which
comes off next Tuesday, April
4th. Over 4,000 voters, male and
female, have placed their names
on the new registration books foi
this special election, and as the
law requires the proponents to
poll a majority of the names regis
tered, it is up to over 2,000 citi
zens to go to the.polls and vote
Tuesday, in order to save the
situation, which is about the worst
in the state as far as the need oi
more adequate and better school
houses is concerned. Those* op
posed to the -bond issue do not
have to vote to defeat it. If they
can keep one more than half of
those registered from the polls
they can accomplish the defeat of
the bonds just as well as if a ma
jority actually voted against the
schools and the children, liut it
Is entirely probable that a con
siderable majority of the voters
registered will vote for better
school facilities and that Raleigh
will at last be able to "point with
pride'" to several new public school
buildings in the near future. This
city has long been a mecca for col
lege students, at Meredith, St.
Mary's and Peace, for girls, aud
the State College for boys, aud
King's Business College for boys
and girls.
Mhaklng 'i£m
Governor Morrison having ap
pointed a very "composite" com
mittee to suggest to the next legis
lature ways and means for im
proving the present "system" of
county government in North Caro
lina—with Josephus Daniels,
llerrioO Clarkfon, Armistead
Jones, Tom Warreiij» aud "sicli
like" all on it—he is now said to
tie "considering" the consolida
tion of the three greal state edu
cational institutions, namely, ihe
University of North Carolina, the
A. & E. Stale College at Kaleigh,
aud the State College for Womeu
at Greensboro. It is thought by
some that the representatives from
each institution consulted about
the matter would have SOIIUJ
trouble in getting very close to
gether.
John E. Woodard, dean of the
Wilson bar, litis siiied his hat in
the arena as a candidate forjudge
of the Second Judicial District.
Judge Ceo. \Y. Connor, now rid
ing the circuit, is also a candidate,
and it is said that l\ T. Thorn,
of Rocky Mount, will ba in the
race, also. ,
F. H. Eries, of Winston -Saleu),
has beet/ appointed new ualional
councillor for the Xoitli Carolina
Banker's Association to represent
It in the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States.
The Feornary t*rui of the
United States District Court,
which «onvened here on Febiuary
6th, adjourned with the docket
of the court less congested than
it has been in years. '*l do not re
call ever transacting such a large
volume of business in the same
length ot time during nil my serv-
THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
ice on the bench'-', stated Judge
Connor, after adjournment of
court.
State Teachers Elect and Met Date.
At a meeting of the executive
committee in Raleigh of the North
Carolina Teachers' Association, E.
C. Coltrane, superintendent of the
Roanoke Rapids schools, was
named full-time secretary of the
North Carolina Teachers' Assem
bly, at a salary of 84,000 per,
year, and Raleigh and Thanksgiv
ing named as the place and the
time for holding the next meeting
of the organization.
The election of Mr. Coltrane,
while coming without prior knowl
edge to the general public, was
accomplished without opposition
or discussion. He will assume his
new duties July 1, and will have
offices with the State Department
of Education. In addition to his
salary, he will be given cherical
help and traveling expenses.
Selection of Raleigh as the place
and Thanksgiving as the time for
the next the teachers
was achieved through a referen
dum in which 90"of the 150 local
associations voted 1,749 to 1,341.
October, Noveinbef aud Decem
ber were months voted on, but
one organization voted 15 strong
for August. October got 1,124
votes and December 219.
Considerable sentiment for
changing the time and place of
meeting was generated during the
session here last Thauksgiving.
Many of the teachers expressed
the opinion that the one fall holi
day ought to be left open to them
to go home instead of coming to
Raleigh, or elsewhere, to attend
to professional business. The
sentiment, from the vote, appears
to have been over-estimaced.
Further than the election of
Mr. Coltrane and the ratification
of the plebiscite of the teachers,
no business was undertaken by
the committee.
Tobacco Growers to Buy Warehouses.
Organized tobacco growers in
tend to keep faith with all ware
house interests and will give own
ers of warehouse property an op
portunity to Pell or lease their
holdings to the Tobacco Growers'
Cooperative Association, accord
ing to announcement from the
Raleigh headquarters of the asso
ciation here.
The association has already
been assured the uSfc of a large
number of properties at a ma
jority of important marketing
centers in the Carolinas and Vir
ginia, and has secured assurance
of ample financing to carry out its
program of constructing receiving
points wherever necessary.
Sixty-five thousand Carolina
and Virginia growers who co
operate together to market their
tobacco are inviting the coopera
tion of the warehousemen of the
three states through this offer of
their leaders which affords an
equal chance to all who attend
these meetings. This announce
ment was made by T. C. Watkins,
Jr., director of warehouses, who,
with the committees on ware
houses, composed of directors
from three states, will attend all
meetings.
Meet With Warehousemen.
Warehousemen and onners of
warehouses in North Carolina will
be notified of the opportunity to
confer with officials of the To
bacco Growers' Cooperative Asso
ciation regarding final terms for
the leasing or sale of their ware
house facilities, as agreed upon
by directors of the association.
These meetings of North Caro
lina warehousemen with directors
•of Tobacco Growers' Coop
peratiVe Association- will take
place in Greensboro, in the rooms
of the chamber of commerce, at
11a. in., Thursdaj*, April 0, and
in the Kaleigh chamber of com
merce the next day at the same
hour.
Letters mailed to over four hun
dred warehousemen in the three
states and signed by T. C. Wat
kins, Jr., director of warehouses,
J. Y. Joyner, chairman of the
warehouse committee, N. U. Wil
liams aud T. 11. Young of Virginia
and South Carolina, respectively,
state that the association expects
to offer an acceptable proposition
to warehousemen, covering their
physical properties. The asso
ciation will need the services of a
number of experienced and effi
cient warehousemen upon accepfc-
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. MAI!CH 30, 1.9221
able terms according to this letter,
Present Contract
At these conferences in the Caro
linas and Virginia, the associa
tion will present to the ware
housemen a contract generally
offering to lease or purchase all
warehouses at their actual market
value, as determined by agree
ment or arbitration, payable
along the lines indicated in the
association's stanaard agreement
which 65,000 tobacco growers and
many warehousemen have signed.
Adults' Community Schools.
Elizabeth Kelly, Supervisor of
Community Schools for Adults.
Organized classes for the purpose
of teaching the rudiments of an
edncatien and for teaching other
things that pertain to good citi
zeuship are called Community
Sphools.
United States census sheets for
1920 give the following facts:
1. The average illiteracy in
North Carolina among native
whites of voting sge is 10.6 per
cent.
2. The average illiteracy in
North Carolina among native
whites from 10 to 20 years inclu
sive is 3.2 percent.
Various surveys in North Caro
lina show actual illiteracy ligures
to be on an average three times
the number given by the United
States census figures. The above
that native white illi
teracy is fast disappearing among
the younger generations. This is
attributed to longer-term schools,
better prepared teachers, and the
enforcement of a compulsory at
tendance law. But the above facts
also show that more than ten of
every hundred white citizens of
voting age are absolutely illiterate.
Consider the following facts:
1. A wise enforcement of the
compulsory school law will speedi
ly wipe out illiteracy among the
younger generations.
2. A special class should be or
ganized in every school for begin
ners from 14 to 2l„years.
3. County ~«ud city school
boards may appropriate funds for
teaching adult illiterates of any
age just as for teaching othqr pub
lic school classes.
4. The state provides a part of
the texts for adult beginners aud
gives information concerning
other needed texts.
5. A special training school is
provided for teachers of these
adult beginners.
This year we ljppe to have at
least one carefully selected worker
from each county and from each
large town attend the training
school in order that they may go
back and be able to help organize
the work and conduct it in an in
telligent way. This will come to
pass only as citizens realize the
fact that North Carolina might
well boast less of her native born
citizenship and think mdfre of
what should be expected of such
a citizenship.
Must Report Contagious Diseases.
To the Parents and Physicians of
Alamance County:
I have received a letter from
the State Board of Health telling
me that iu 1922 a very accurate
record will be kept on the report
ing of contagions diseases. The
accuracy of reporting one county
will be compared with that of
another. Especially interesting
will be a comparsion of the re
porting in counties with whole
time and part-time county health
officers.
Let me say that reports are to
be made by parents and teachers
\yhen cases are known to tbem.
If your doctor forgets to report,
the householder should remind
him of it and ask me to get a re
cord of the case from him.
Don't forget to report every
case. Because yonr house has a
placard on it does not excuse yon
from reporting other cases as the
law requires.
A large number of cases were
not reported last year. The State
Board of Health does not desire to
prosecute people, but the law is go
ing to be enforced more strictly
this year than formerly.
Yours very truly,
W. R. GOLEY,
Quarantine Officer.
Kaugaroos appendix is some
what like that of man. -
ATHLETIC CONTESTS
For County Educational Day,
April 7th.
The Athletic Committee has de
cided upon tbe following contests
for Grammar Gracfti children on
Educational Day, April 7. We
suggest that mimeographed copies
be sent to the several schools. All
schools who intend to enter are to
notify M. E. Youut not later than
March 30ili
Contest)**
1. 50 yard dash —one contest
ant from each school.
2. 100 yard dash —one contest
ant from each school.
3.' Basketball Relay—one team
of six from each school.
4. Tug-of-war—one team of
eight from e»'ch school,
5. Shoe Race —one contestant
from each school.
0. Running High Jump —one
contestant from each school.
7 Running Broad Jump—one
contestant from each school.
8. Jumping Relay Race —one
team of six from each school.
9. Relay Race—one team of
four from each school.
10. Baseball Distauce Throw—
one contestant from each school.
Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 are
open to both toys and girls. Iu
the event that a school ctres to
enter both boys aud girls it may
do so. In this case there may be
two contestants, or two teams,
from that school, one of boys and
the other of girls. Other contests
are open only Co boys No. 'J, tho
re.ay race, will be held iu the
event track can bo put iu con
dition for same.
Numbers 3, 5, aud 8 may not be
familiar to some. A description
of th'-se three contests is given
below. Sonoois should prac
tice on all these contests between
now aud time for holding those
on April 7.
Wo recommend that each event
be scored. Winner of first place
be given 3 points, second place 2
points, aul third place 1 point.
The school that receives the high
est score on this basis .shall re
ceive some suitable prize, perhaps
a loving cup, to be in permanent
possession of school winning two
years in seecession. Individual
winners will be given ribbous,
winner of first place a blue rib
bon, winner of second place a red
ribbon, and winner of third place
a white ribbon. The above is
meant as suggestion to prize com
mittee. They may prefer indi
vidual prizes.
No. 3. Basket Hall Kelay, or l*»n llall
Kelav*
Teams line up in single (lie,
toeing a line as starting point
Players in team must not stand
close enough together so as to
touch each other.. The game con
sists in a competition
teams in passing a basket ball
backwards overhead, followed by
a short run to a goal line, by
each placer in turn.
At a proper signal the first
player hands the ball backwards
overhead to the next player, and
each in turn passes it iu similar
way down the line. When the
last player receives the ball, he
runs forward with it to the goal,
returns, takes position at front of
line which has moved back one
position, and starts bill b>i:k
overhead as at first. The original
leader of the line thus moves gra
dually back to rear of lilt;; he will
be the last runner forward to goal,
and should be marked by sash or
other way that he can easily be
distinguished from other players.
When he receives the ball he runs
forward like the former players
but on returning, instead of lin
ing up at head of file, he dashes
across the starting line. The file
whose la«t player so dashes across
the starting line first is winner.
The ball must not be tosswl at
all, but must be handed back
wards overhead always. If the
bull is dropped, the player next
behind the one who ia»t touched
it must step out of file, pick up
the ball, and put it in pbiy at
point where ball left the line.
No. S - Hlioe It ace.
Contestants remove shoes from
feet, place them in pile at reason
able distance from starting line.
At signal all run forward select
shoes from among others, sit
down, put on shoes, lace them up,
and run' back to starting line.
I One croeaiog starting Hue first is
jwiuin r, • rovided lit* has his own
sho«*s, prooerlv laced up.
All contestants must wear high
top shoes —not oxfords.
No. H. Jumping Kclay.
This is similar to No. 3, except
that iio hall is used, and the race
is betfuu l>y leader of file. At
sigru.l the leader of each file
| starts forward, jumping with both
I feet. lie continues jumping until
he reaches' #oal line, when he
tur.ns Hiid runs back to starting
point While he is jumping to
ward : oal line the rest of file
moves up so fhat second player
it- toeing starting line. When first
player gets back to starting line
he touches off second player who
is standing with outstretched
hand; second player then starts
to jumping to goal line. This is
continued until last player in file
is reached. File wins whose last
player first crosses starting line
on return. No running allowed
except on return from goal liue.
The Athletic Committee
For Educational Day.
PHIZES FOR BISCUIT,
COUNTY EDUCATIONAL DAY
County Demonstrator, Miss
Reinhardt, tells about prizes for
best biscuit and gives recipes:
Two prize* for biscuit-making
will be given to the girls of Ala
mance county, at the County Com
mencement.
100 lbs. uf flour will go to the
girl under fourteen years of age
who exhibits the best biscuit.
100 lbs. of (lour will go to the
giri betwoen fourteen aud twenty
years of ago who exhibits the best
biscuit.
Every girl in the county is
urged to enter this contest.
1 had hoped to have a biscuit
making. demonstration at each
school in the county before the
County Commencement, but tho
condition of the roads has made
this impossible.
Those who enter the contest
should bring six biscuits to the
Home Demonstration Office not
later thay 10:00 o'clock, April 7th.
Relow are several recipes, try
them out.
Nofl Hour .Milk ftUeult.
4 cups flour, one teaspoon salt,
one teaspoon Boda, five table-1
spoons fat, two cups sour milk |
(scant). Sift the flour, soda, and
salt thoroughly, cut in the fat,
theu add nearly all of the milk at!
one time, and mix with a spoon
just enough to hold together.
Wheu all is mixed, tifru on a
floured board and toss until j
smoothe. ltoll, cut, and bake in
a quick oven. He suae milk is sour
enough to neutralize al l the soda.
Hour Milk IlliculU
Two and one-half cups of sifted i
flour, three-fourths teaspoon salt,
three-eights teaspoon bakiug
soda, one teaspoon baking pow-j
der, two toaspoons shortening,
about three-fourths cup sour milk
or buttermilk.
Sift together the flour, salt,
baking powder, and soda. Cut!
or chop in the shortening, add thej
sour milk, and mix as usual.
Rake thoroughly in a hot oven'
about ten to twelve minutes. Bei
sure that the milk is sufficiently'
sour to neutralize all the soda.
If desired, a drop biscuit may,
be made, using about one cup of
the sour milk for mixing and one
half teaspoon soda.
Baking Powder llUrult.
Two cups bread flour, five teas
poous baking powder, one tea-!
spoon salt, one tablespoon lard,
one cap milk and water in equal
parts, one tablespoon butter.
Mix dry ingredieuss, sift twice. ■
Wotk in butter and laid wiih
tips of fingers; add gradually the
liquid, mix with knife to a soft
dough. It is impossible to deter
mine the exact amount of liquid, j
owing to differences in flour, j
Toss on a floured board, pat and
roll lightly to one-half inch in j
thick liens Stiape with bi-cuit!
cntt«*r I'lace on buttered pan;
ami bake in hot oven twelve to
fifteen minutes. If baked in too 1
sl.»v* oven, the gas will escape be-,
fore it lias done its work All
measurements are level.
Taiilac correct* stomach dis
orders, strengthens the nerves
and r stores health tlir.llgh its ef
fect on the appetite and nutrition
of the body. Sold by Kartell Drug
Co., Uratinm, N. C.
Priies to be Awarded Winners in
Contests on Alamance Educational
Day.
Below is given a list of the
prizes, with the donors, which are
to be awarded the winners in the
various contests for Alamance
County Educational Day:
$05.00 Cash Prize for best per
centage of attendance in the pa
rade. The percentage of attend
ance will be based on the ac ual
enrollment of each school Mon
day, April 3rd.
First prize, $30.00.
Second prize, $20,00.
Third prize sls, given by the
business men of Graham.
Dramatization —Picture for Pri
mary Grade, given by Cates, Lowe
& Cheek Furniture Co., Burling
ton, N. C.
Story Telling—Story Book,
"Why the Chimes Rang," given
by Mr. C. B. Riddle, Burlington,
N. C.
Reading Contest—4th aud oih
grades, cash $2.00, given by Miss
Sallie Foster of Burlington school.
Reading Contest—6th and 7th
grades, cash $2.00, mven by Miss
Florence Gray of Woodlawn
school.
Spelling Contest —4th and sth
grades, gold medal, given by Ala
mance County Teachers
Spelling Contest —6th and Till
grades, gold medal, given by Ala
mance County Teachers.
Recitation C'outes' —1 imdal,
given by Alamance County Teach
ers.
Declamation Contest —gold
medal, given by Alamance Coun
ty Teachers.
Essay—"What Alamance Coun
ty Most Needs," fountain pan,
given by Acme Drug Co , Burling
ton, N. C.
Essay—"How Can I Make My
School the Best School in Ala
mance County," cash $25,0U, given
by Mrs. J. A. Long, Haw River,
N. C., to be used in Magazine sub
scriptions and books for scliool
represented.
Music—group singing, (prize)
music book.
Athletic Contest-"Loving Cup," ]
value $25 .00, given by C. F. j
Neeso, T. J. Rouse, Burliugtoii, j
N. C., and Z. T. Hadley, Graham,
N. C., to the school scoring the,
highest points.
Ribbons given individual win-|
ners (first, second, third pri/.t#)
Flour —IOO lbs. flour to girl
under fourteen years old making 4
the best biscuit; 100 lbs. flour i
given to girl 14 to 20, making the
best biscuit, given by Hico Mill, j
Dixie Mill, linrlington, N. O.J
Mebane Milling Co. of Mebaue, ]
N. C., and Graham Milling Co. of
Groham, N. 0.
C. C. THOMPSON,
Chm'n of the Prize Committee,
Graham, N. C.
Ditty of the Dear Due Dollar
The Trov ThWfe,
An editor has been inspired,
after looking over his list of de
linquent subscribers, to compose
the following: "How dear to onr
heart is the old silver dollar, when
some kiud subscriber presents it!
to view: the Liberty head without!
necktie or collar, and all the
strange things which to us seem
so new.- the widespreading eagle, j
the arrows below it, the stars and .
the words with the strange thingsi
they tell; 'he emit of our father*,
w»'re glad >ll • t we kri• ■ -.v it, for
some tIIII *or .ii uf r I« nl come ill
right « ell; t s.ifyid e.igle dollar, j
the st'ir-siMii ji •! >r, tlie old j
silver >ioil.if >»! .i>l JOVM »■> well."
Kir*t steel p-n point WJIH nrndel
in London in lsO.'i.
I he natural, refreshing sleep of
it healthy body ii enjoyed by those'
who take Taulac. Sold '\V Far- j
rell DriiK' Co., Graham, N*. (J.
Japan's 8.'5 cities contains more!
than IS percent of the country's
total population.
Parliamentary candidates in
England pay a man to collect
crowds for them.
Dwelling, Store and Lot for Sale.
I have a 6 room dwelling and store
house in Graham for sale, both on
s itae lot. A good business location.
Reasonable terms.
If interested, see or call
A. G. AL»LEY,
Graham, N. C.
NO. 8
Elon Wins from Guilford in Inter
collegiate Debate—H. Lee Scott
and R. S. Helms, Elon Speakers.
| Cor. of The Qleaner.
| Elon College, March 25—By
a unanimous decision Elon Col
lege won over Guilford College in
j the inter-collegiate debate held
I here last night.
I 11. Lee Scott and R. S. Helms,
the Eton speakers, upholding the
j affirmative side of the question:
'•'Resolved, That the Treaty-Mali
ling Power of the United States
! Should be Transferred to the Exe
cutive Department of Government,
| Constitutionality Waived," clearly
'out argued S. G. Hodgin and J. S.
1 Taylor, Jr., who were upholding
the negative side of the argument
forGuilford, and had little trouble
| gaining a untiikimou* decision
i from the judges. *
R. S. Ilelms speaking first de
clared that the sena'e has been a
burying ground for many treaties,
| citing a number of instances
(where treaties h >ve died in the
senate lo the hurt of other na
i lions as well as our own.
S. C. llodgiu, first speaker for
| the negative, pictured the advant
ages of open discussion in the
! senate.
H. Lee Scott, continuing Elon's
argtieineni, took up the League of
Nations treaty and its defeat
upou purely party lines, and said
| that the transferring of the treaty
i makiug power would eliminate
j politics from international
I treaties.
J. S. Taylor, Jr., concluded the
argument for the negative con
tended that the government
I would become a despotism should
| this power be granted the Execu
tive Department.
j The judges for this occasion
| aud who decided the question
j affirmatively upou the merits of
the argument were Rev. W. R.
j Potter, D. D., llurliugtou, N. C.,
, Rev. E. N. Caldwell, Graham, N.
jO., auT"Hon. D. J. Walker, Bur
lington, N. C.
I'rofessor Paul S. Keunett of
the Faculty here acted as presi
dent for the debate, and W. J.
Cotton and Win. Wolff as time
j keepers.
Rub-My-Tism, anticeptic and
pain killer, for infected sores,
tetter, sprains, neuralgia Rheu
matism, —ad.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
LOVICK H. KERNODLE,
Attorney-at-Law,
GRAHAM, N. C.
Associated with John M. Henderson.
Oftice over National Hanlc of Alamance
THOMAS D. COOPER*
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law,
BURLINGTON, N. C,
Associated with W. S. Coulter,
No». 7 and 8 Firit National Bank Bldf.
S. C. SPOON, Jr., mTiT
Graham, N. C.
Office over Ferrell Drug Co.
Hours; 2 to 3 aud T.to'J p. in., and
by appointment.
, l'hone 97
GRAHAM HARDEN, M. D.
Burlington, N. C.
OlIL't! Hours: t) to It H. m.
unit by uppoiniincpt
OtHcu Over Acme Drtig Co.
Tt-icpiioue»: office llO—Residence #«»
JOHN J. HENDERSON
Attorney, a t-Law
GRAHAM. N. C.
>lllcc over Nattoaal Bankol AlaaaaM
X. • S. CO ozc,
Atternay-nt- La«r
,J 'H\M, • • - V C
ofDeo Patteraon Building
8«oond Flaor. . . . °
j'»K. W!LU im, JR.
. . DENTIST : 3 e
'•till* .... Narth Carolina
■ FFICK IN I'ARIS BUILDING
J. ::LHI:K I. »\c KII ISC. ALLEN
Durham, N. C. Crahrnu, N'.C.
LONG & ALLEN,
.Utom«]ra and Gounaelor* at L*w
GKAHAM, N. C.