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V Tfi "E FCVll T IE NEWS REPORTER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 THE NEWS REPORTER OF COLUMBUS COUNTY. PUBLISHED EVERY at THURSDAY WHITEVILLE, N. C. Entered at the postoffice at White vine, N. C, April 3, 1895, as sec ond class mail matter. I Advance i $2.00 Per Year, Cash L. Il THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1924 ; 'IF I SHOULD DIE TONIGHT" (Ben King) If I should die tonight And you should come to my cold corpse and kneel, Clasping my bier to show the grief you feel, I say, if I should die tonight, And you should come to me, and there and then, Just even hint of paying me that ten I might arise the while, But I'd drop dead again. NO CONNECTION There is no connection in any way between the News Reporter and the Columbus News, the two news papers now in existence in Columbus county. We are giving our read ers this information for the reason that there has been some misunder standing over the county. As Mr. Keziah, editor of the newly-organized paper, pointed out last week, the two ar2 in no way con nected; both are issued weekly tinder separate and distinct management, and do not work in coordination at all as is the understanding of some of the people. Mr. Keziah was editor of the News Reporter until recently when he sold his interest and began the publication of the Columbus News, which made its appearance on Sep tember 3. By saying we are separate and dis tinct organizations, we do not mean that we are hostile organizations. The News Reporter and Columbus News are only competitors, each working for the interest of the people as well as working as a business pro position. MORRISON OUR FRIEND Governor Cameron Morrison said in his speech before the people of the county here on Saturday, "and they say I am doing this because of political ambitions of my own. But my countrymen, I tell you I am do ing it because I love you!" We be lieve him. In our opinion Morrison is not one of these soft-soakers who sings i our praises because he has some per-: Most of us vale friendship as one sonal enji to attain. We know him of the nearest things to our souls, to be our friend because he is the ' Jt never has been intended that we onlv governor in the memory of the be hermits. It must have been in young men of this place who ever ! tended from the beginning that we came to Columbus county except dur- j mingle together, understand each ing the campaign. In the recollec-! other and thus make a community tion of the oldest men of the county, j a more pleasant place in which to it can be recalled that only one other : lve- governor ever camo to visit us except Journey over to our neighboring on his campaign tour, and he came ! town of Lumberton and see how they only one time. Bui Governor Morrison has been to cur county and made speeches to us on three different occasions since-he has been the Chief Execut ive of our state. Last year he was our guest during the County Fair and made us a speech. During the present summer he came down with members f the State Highway Com mission and rode through the county with our citizens, making Lake Footwear for dress In choosing your footwear for dress wear, correctness X ; v y of style is of special interest to the woman who wants to be properly shod. Here are some new arrivals that will please you We carry a most complete line ot Ladies' and Men's READY-TO-WEAR See us before you buv. 1 1 WHITEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA TVacei.mrr.v the terminus where he de livered a short address in the Wag ,c;aman pavilion. About fifty prom inent men of Us county with their wives enjoyed u nner with the Gov ernor and his w e at the Waggaman hotel. Then he ame again this week to enlighten on the State Port bill. And he did instruct us, and made us see clearly the great need that North Carolina has of developing her waterways for the good of every- bpdy anJ the particular good of the farmer. He has no axe to grind. He doesn't want anything from us. He has a big heart, and he loves his state and his people. But if he should want anything, Columbus county would rally to the support of one who has come among us three times while in office as against the sole visit of one other Governor one lonesome time within the memory of man. SPIRITUAL THINGS The Columbus Couny Association of Sunday schools recently held a meeting in Whiteville at which time, W. M. Boice was made president, W. A. Thompson, vice-president, and F. M. Hester, secretary and treasur er. This is an inter-denominational organization working for the better ment of the Sunday schools over the county. These officers are members of the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist churches, respectively. It is pleasing to note interest be ing manifested in the Sunday schools for there is sometimes a tendency to overlook this work, thinking that only the preaching services are of im portance. The association wishes each week to have appear in the News Reporter a write-up of tlHTf olio wing Sunday's lesson. It is with a high degree of pleasure that we run this for the as sociation, and it is the hope of the management that many people over the county will profit by these ar ticles which will be written by those well capable. Elsewhere in this is sue the article appears, this week being written by Mr. A. D. Wes sell, Jr., of Hallsboro. THE KIWANIS CLUB It is needless to argue that White ville does not need more community spirit. And we wouldn't go so far as to say that there are any other towns in the county who have enough of it. The people just naturally don't get together enough to know each other as well as they should. There are those who care little for association and friendship, but such beings are few and far between. get along there. It wouldn't take a detective to see the difference in the way the people of that county capital get along and the manner in which we pull together. Surely we have our factions, our cliques, and everything else that any other modern town has. Maybe we have a few more of them than most of the towns of our inhabitants not only,among the men, but possibly among the opposite sex. There is A y y y y y y v y y y y y y y 4 X t 4 y y y y t y y y y y y y y y x y y y a way to bring us together, and if we want to use that method, it is up to us, for our friends in the neighboring towns of Raeford and Lumberton have expressed their will ingness to help us get organized. All we need is a Kiwanis Club. We don't believe it will die like some other organizations which we have ourselves let go out of existence. It is nobody's fault but the fault of the members that our Chamber of Commerce no longer does very much v actively. Suffice it to say, it help ed while it lasted. But this Kiwan is idea is a little different. However, it is run in different manners in the different towns. Some of them have their halls; others dine at the hotels. In Raeford one night each week all the members go to the hall and have dinner which is served by the various organiza tions of the city such as the Woman's Club, the ..Missionary Society, etc. The dinner costs each man seventy five cents. In Lumberton they have their luncheons at the Lorraine ho tel. . Under no circumstances will they allow the meeting to last over one hour. Half the time is given over to business, and the other thirty minutes is left for fun and frolic. And it is wholesome fun which injures nobody except to relieve a little of the false pride and dignity of some of the members. Fur thermore, if a member is alive and on the earth ,or in the air over the earth, or the waters or tunnels un der the earth, his absence is inex cusable. He is taxed with a fine for not being present, and in case of three successive absences, he is iso lated by the Kiwanians unless he has an excuse which no man could possibly doubt. That half hour for .Tun is arranged by a special com mittee which frames up the things they are going to do each time. No man is allowed to call another mem ber by any name than his first name; the bank president has to roll pea nuts across the floor; the Methodist minister has to pop his chewing gum; and they have to do all sorts of in numerable things which make them forget their cares, and learn to love each other more. They reach the point where you would have to pay them to miss the meeting rather than fine them for not being there to take part in the stunts. It would be great if Whiteville had such an organization, and we hope that the time is not far removed from us when it will be in existence. ABOVE PARTISANSHIP When Governor Morrison asked for a referendom on the ship and water transportation measure,, he not only lifted this question out of partisanship, but manifested his own faith in its merits by showing a willingness to let the whole people decide it. Following the adjustment of the General Assembly which sub - mitted the measure, the Governor started out on a vigorous campaign in behalf of ratification. He open ed his campaign at 'the home of his boyhood, Rockingham, speaking later at Laurinburg and Lumber ton. The Governor's fourth speech was made at Whiteville, last Friday, where he was accorded a sympathet ic hearing. It is safe to say that he made converts of many who had pre viously been skeptical. Whiteville j welcomed the Governor not only as speaker for the measure he is now seeking to put across but also as a participant in the Defense Day ex ercises planned by this community. The day was proclaimed by the Gov ernor, following similar action by the President of the United States, and Whiteville was glad to welcome him as an active participant in its exercises. He is for preparedness, heart and soul. and does not hesi tate to say so. He is against war, but not a pacifist. He believes in putting up a good scrap for any ause, if pushed to it. A significant turn in the progress of the campaign for ports and term inals developed on the day the Gov ernor spoke at Whiteville. In a statement that will likely turn many votes to the measure, Col. I. M. Meekins, Republican candidate for Governor, declared through the press throughout the state that he was for the measure and that he was going to vote for it. He indicated that he would spak in its behalf but for the fear that the enemies of the cause might make political capital of any such move. Col. Meekins' statement, which is of general interest, follows: "During the recent Special Ses sion of the Legislature I gave out an interview favoring the reference of the Port Bili to the people. When I gave my " interview I twas un acquainted witk the merits of the people and I was not disposed to sav anvthine which mieht be calcu - lated to kill a bill designed for the best interests of the State without being convinced that the proposition, if carried through, would insure to the disadvantage rather than the ad vantage of the Commonwealth. "Two weeks ago Colonel Albert Cox handed me a copy of the report of the State Ship and Water Trans portation Commission appointed by Governor Morrison with request that I give the same careful consideration, which I have done. "I think that the 'Port Bill' if car ried by vote of the people will be a decided step forward in the pro gress of the State. I think the Bill is throughout meritorious and my hope is it may receive the sanction of the majority of the voters of the State. I shall vote for it. Moreover, if it were possible at this time, it would be my pleasure to take the stump, if invited so to do, and ad vocate, throughout the State, the ratification of the measure by the people. My inability to canvas for the Port Bill is obvious. "I have chosen this method of j making my position clear rather ; than declaring for the Port Bill in the course of one of my campaign speeches. My reason is I do not Because of their simplici ty, and superior points of mechanical construction, Delco - Light Water sys tems give more years of dependable pumping ser vice at lower cost than can be obtained in any other way. See us now for details and terms. DELCO-LIGHTV E. M. NANCE FAIR BLUFF, N. C. iqddddd eld bddddddd b a Q B B Have Just Received Another MEW B fl B B jfl B B D B D If you B E a B B fl fl fl $120.00 Cash a With Latest C Ml I wish to prejudice -the measure . havinsr enemies point out that I ) seeking to make a political issue of i it by interweaving the question in j a political speech. "My firm conviction is that no man who is a candidate for a public office of importance, whether he expects to be elected or not, has the right to withhold from the people at large his position, based on his conviction, with regard to any question affect ing the interests of the people matter if the question is 'purely economic issue.' " Only one horse-drawn conveyance passed through the gates of the Seneca county, New York, fair this year, while the number of auto mobiles amounted to more than 1, 000 daily. Two years ago about the same number of both kinds of ve hicles passed through the gates, while five years ago the number of auto mobiles was greatly in the minority. Our Promise v V T V V r i """ Any !H upon t f v V V y y y y y V y y y y V y y WHITEVILLE, N. C. VINELAND, N. C. TABOR, N. C. DDflDDDDDDflnnDnnDDDnDDnnnDn i)n nn dud bji b h is hanges in intend buying us for easy terms, sell Touring Cars for : and Small Monthly Payments D We have some bargains used cars on easy terms wmm am R .j M FEED FEED FEED FEED j! ' - ' ' no j an FULL LINE! HAMMOND GROCERY CO. The success which we have achieved in banking is due in a measure the habit of always keeping every promise. banking house which is founded the admirable principles of ins. tice and fair dealing, consecrated to the best ethics, and determined to establish a reputation for business re liability, must secure the good will and patronage of the people it is in business to serve. This banking house solicits accounts from individuals and firms, promising uniform courtesy and service to de positors. BANK OF WHITEVILLE u a Car Load of CARS 925 We a car see We can in CO. 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