established 1893. VOL. XXV11. HIGH SCHOOL BEGINS MONDAY Attendance Will be Larger than Last Year. Several New Teachers Added to Facnlty. The Chapel Hill Graded School will open for the 1921-1922 session Mon day, Septemper 12th. The addition which the Board is making to the building will not be ready until ear ly October, but the plans are to use parts of the auditorium for recitation rooms for the upper grades for two or three weeks. There will be a big ger enrollmnt this year, indications are, than the school has ever known. More people will live in Chapel Hill this winter than have before been here, and the 7th grade graduates of Southern Orange county are showing keen interest in going on with their work in high school. Every year the school gets a larger growth of pupils from the country than it drew the year before, but this year the addi tion of vocational agriculture .to the curriculum has had real pulling pow er with the country boy. The large enrollment of last year the school reached an even 400 has resulted in the addition of two teach ers to the faculty, one with grades and one in agriculture in the high school There will be a number of changes in the faculty this year, due among other things to the financial pulling power of some of the larger city schools, Wilmington getting one of last year’s teachers and Gastonia two. Of last year’s faculty, Misses Green, Gordner, Shell, Frost, and Bowen will again be back. During the summer Miss Green taught at the- Thomasville Orphanage and Miss Gordner was principal of the Univer sity Department School. Miss Shell studied at Columbia, and Miss Bowen at Harvard, Miss Frost has been at home at Grand Ledge, Michigan. Teachers who come to Chapel Hill for the first time this fall include Miss Florence V. Penick, of Lynch burg, Va., Miss Cora J. Moss, of Franklinton, N C., Miss Rosa Mc Master, of Waynesboro, Ga., Miss Vera Ward, of Lake Junaluska, N. C. Mr. R. N. Ledford, of Hot Springs, N, C; Mrs. G. D Sample, of Roxboro, N. C., and Mr R P Harris, of Louis burg, N C. Superintendent Morri son, thinks that the school has a strong, competent faculty. Due to the prevalence of smallpox in this section and to the large num ber of new comers in the community, it will be necessary to rqquire vacci nation of all pupils who have nqt al ready been successfully vaccinated opportunity to meet this requirement will be given the first week of school. All new pupils are requested so far as possible (to present themselves at the school with books they studied last year, Friday or Saturday morn ing of this week for the purpose of proper classification. The old pu pils will report Monday morning at 8:30. After the enrollment of pupils and assignment of work Monday morning, short formal opening exer cises will be held in the auditorium All parents, patrons, members of the parent-teacher associatino, and every one else, interested, are invited to at tend these exercises. They will be gin promptly at 11:30 and will close by 12:15. Supt. R H Claytor, of the county schools, has promised to be present and make a short talk. YOUNG RIGGSBEE DIED FROM HIS INJURIES Master Edmond Riggsbee, Jr., 12-year-old son of Dr A E Riggs bee. of Cary, died at the Watts hos- ptal, Durham, one day last week, from injuries received in an auto mobile accident on the Cary- Mor risville road, when )the steering wheel of a truck which he was driv ing home from school, the truck running into a ditch and throwing him out. His leg was caught be tween the running board and the bank and his foot was almost cut off at the ankle joint. Three of his sisters, Clair, Madge and Doris Riggsbee and an elder brother, A J Riggsbee, aged 16, \were thrown from the truck when it struck the di^ch and were considerably bruis ed, but none sustained serious in juries. All to God. You should frequently arouse with in yourself the desire to give to God all the faculties of your soul—that is, of your mind, to know Him and think of Him, and of your will, to love Him; and further seek to consecrate all your outward senses to Him in all their actions.—Fenelon. — Christian Unity^ - The ffi NEWS. DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THIS AND ADJOININGZCOUNTIES CHAPEL HELL, ORANGE COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT 8, 1921. $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE NO 48 GOV. MORRISON TO BE IN CHAPEL HILL MUNICIPAL CHIEFS MEET CHAPEL HILL AMERICAN LEGION MEETING SUCCESS Town and Counsy Conference to Bring Distinguished Speak ers. People of Chapel Hill Especially Invited! Will Talk Finance at Confer ence on Town and Connty Administration. Two Chapel Hill Men Attend as Delegates. Greater Work Planned for Coming Year. Many people of Chapel Hill and neighborhood are already looking for ward with pleasure to the coming Town and County Conference to be held here on September 19, 20, 21. not only for the general meetings but for the special addresses of laders in this and other states. Morrison to be Here Citizens of Chapel Hill are especi ally invited to hear Govenor Cameron Morrison speak at Gerrard Hall on the evening of the 19th when he will take as his subject “Active Citizen ship and Government,” This ad dress will be one of the highest at tractions offerd to Chapel Hill and will open the season with enthusiasm. Brooks, Rankin, Johnson to Speak One rarely gets the chance in Chap el Hill to hear Sa.tte Superintndent E C Brooks, Dr. W N Rankin, Secre tary of the State Board of Health, and Mrs. Clarence A Johnson, Com missioner of Public Welfare all in one day. This is the opportunity offered however, on the second day. Mem bers of the Parent-Teacher Associa tion and the Community Club are es pecially invited on Tuesday night at Gerrard Hall to hear discussed Health. Education. Public Welfare. Other features of the conference will be describd next week. ELM GROVE ITEMS The drouth is getting serious in this section, spr ags and wells and streams are drying up, New Hope has ceased to run in several places Mr Emsley Donald, of Greensboro- ro, visited his nephew, Mr M C Pat terson recently Mr Clay Walton, wife and daugh ter, of Danville, Va., visited Mr Mrs Walton’s cousin, J M Lloyd recently Saturday last was the hotest day for many years in this section, the thermometer registered 99 in the shade. Moving has been the order in this section for the past week, some of the families who have been at work the Gray saw mill have moved away. Messrs Scarlette and Broughton have moved to Mr Herbert Lloyd’s houses, M G Smith has moved back to his place and Mr Homer Lucas has moved from Salisbury to the new house on his place The big pile of slabs at Mr Knight’s saw mill on the east side of Scarlette’s mountain, burned Friday night, which made quite a fire for several hours. Caught from engine, no other damage done Misses Claudie and Ola Cates, of Bethel section and Viola Long, of Chapel Hill, visited Mrs J M Lloyd recently Mary Adams returned to her home at Mebane last week after several weeks stay in this setion Mrs John P Cole and children, of Raleigh, spent a few days recently with their cousin, Mr M C Patterson Mrs R H Morgan and children vis ited her father, Mr H Me Cauley at Mebane recently Mr R P Blackwood is nursing a sore hand, caused by getting needle in some wadte broken off in it. Dr Hayes got the part out and we trust it will soon be 0 K. Mr T H McCauley was a Raleigh visitor recently, seems to be some great attraction down there for him, We suggest that the highway from Pittsboro to Hillsboro via Chapel Hill, be named the “Cornwallis High way” as it was the roujte he traveled There are some logs in the bottom of the stream where the road was, on Mrs G Smith's place, tradition says Cornwallis put there to get his artill ery across during the Revolutionary war. This is about 50 yards below the bridge at J M Lloyd's saw mill, they are 4 or 5 feet below the sur face. I see in the Greensboro Daily News names being suggested, why I suggest this. Dr D I Craig and daughter, Miss Louise, returned to their home at Reidsville last Friday. Mr and Mrs Walter McGee, from Little River, Mr and Mrs Kernie Lloyd and children from Orange church, attended services at New Hope and visited their sister, Mrs W A Craig the 4th Sunday Several are on the sick list, but trust they will soon be 0 K. Miss Mattie Blackwood left for Seaboard last Saturday to resume her duties as primary teacher in the school there. Mr Vster Morgan, Cary, spent Saturday night and Sunday with his brother, Mr R H Morgan. Refreshing showers fell in this sec tion Monday. The mayors and city managers of the principal cities of North Carolina have accepted invitations to take part in the conference on town and county administration to be held at the Uni versity September 19, 20 and 21. This gives the meeting a definite and immediate practical value, among others, in connection with the coming special sessions of the legislature, called for the special purpose of re lieving municipal finances in this state. It is announeced that one of the leading national authorities upon municipal finance legislation. Arthur N. Pierson, of New Jersey, would attend the conference. He will not limit himself to one set address, but will remain through the conference and put himself at the disposal of city officials for discussion of all subjects in which he can give aid. Mr. Pierson is the author of the mun icipal bond act of New Jersey, the so-called Pierson budget act, and other measures which are considered models in this field of legislation Through the active participation of municipal government experts inside the state, as well, as the eminent vis itors from outside, it is now hoped to present a body of information, con densed and well arranged, that will enable the legislature to put through a statute that will meet the needs of muncipalities for years to come If this can be accomplished, it means 'a big gain of time, and would proba- jly provide a permanent relief and also allow for a more satisfactory municipal financing by the people Among the mayors who are expect ed at the conference are James Hanes of Winston-Salem, J 0 Walker, of Charlotte; James Cowan, of Wilming ton; Claude Kiser, of Greensboro; T B Eldridge, Raleigh; Ballatin Rob erts, of Asheville; J M Manning, of ham; A E White, of Lumberton; C H Sterling, of Washington; E R Mack- enthon; of Fayetteville; D M Clark, of Greenville; John E Stephenson ,of Bellhaven; J W Graham, of Aber deen, and others. City managers T C Painter, of Greensboro; R C Riggs- by, of Durham; R G Henry, of Hick ory; and William Rich, of Goldsboro, will come, too, Goldsboro will be represented also by Lionel Weil, chairman of the finance committee of the borad of aldermen, and a number of city attorneys and auditors are ex pected. Mayor Roberson, of Chapel Hill, will deliver an address of wel come to city officials . Topics so far announced include “Financial Problems of North Caroli na Towns To-day,” Mr, Roberts; “Examples of Progress in North Carolina,” by the three city mana gers, Mr. Painter, Mr. Riggaby and Mr. Henry; “The Commission Form of Government.” by Mr Coyan, and Eldride; and “The Scientific Budget in Municipal Administration.” by Mr. Weil. Mr Eldridge will respond to the question, “Is it Safe to Take Lib erties with Laws Relating to Munici pal Taxation In Anticipation of Cura tive Legislation?” and an analysis of the present finance act will be made. Mayors will report on conditions and recent achievements in their cities and will take part in the interchange of suggestions for remedial legisla tive action It is not only immediate financial di;culties that will be discussed at the conference, though these because of the present critical situation of North Carolina cities, wll no doubt be the main features of interest. There will be thorough consideration of pro grams of education, health, recrea tion and highway construction and other enterprises that fall within the Chas. E Gooch and L. J. Phipps, a few days ago returned from Hender sonville, N. C., where they went as delegates from Chapel Hill Post No.' 6, American Legion, to the State Con vention of the American Legion. They reported a fine time and an in spiring meeting of ex-service men. | The American Legion is an organi zation composed of ex-service men and women of the World War. The Legion in North Carolina numbers 6 and 7 thousand members out of a to tal number eligible for membership of 88 thousand. The big task of the Le gion in Orange County this year will be getting these men lined up with the Legion in its work, On Aug ust 30th in an editorial in the News and Observer Josephus Daniels wrote “The day shall not be far distant when every young man who served in the World War should enroll as a member thus giving an impetus for making the organization as powerful an organization for patriotic service in peace as its members were able to save the world by their decisive strength in 1917-’18. If I could get the ear of every member of the Ame rican Expeditionary Forces and every man who wore Uncle Sam’s uniform, in those critical days. I would urge him to stick to his comrades and help! to make the Legion the greatest pow er for good in America today and to-* morrow and all the tomorrows.” Convention Very Successful The Hendersonville convention of the Legion, August 26 and 27, was pronounced to be one of the most successful assemblies in North Caro lina; about five hundred delegates and other representatives of the Am erican Legion and of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Legion traveled while the opportunity is at hand, get busy, roll up your sleeves and do not stop work until you are assured that the main street of our town is paved. There is not a town in the State that would allow this splendid opportuni ty to pass. Call a meeting of the citizens and let’s talk the matter ov er and plan some way to have the concrete poured from curb to curb, Get after the men behind the road building movement in the State, ask them to attend the meeting and put the question squarely up to them that the State ought to take an in terest in this propositoin. from every section of the State to join in this third annual convention of the North Carolina Department of the Legion. The addresses delivered and the other proceedings of the con vention were both insjtructive and inspiring. An unusual spirit of good fellowship and of service to others prevailed both within and without the convention hall. The messages of the Hon. Josephus Daniels, Governor Morrison, Col. Charles R. Forbes, Di rector of the Veterans’ Bureau; Col. Alvin M. Owsley, national director of the Americanism Commission of the Legion, made an invaluable con tribution to the cause of the ex-ser vice men in this State and particu larly to the work of the Legion in be half of the disabled ex-service men and the fostring of one hundred per cent Americanism. Greater work has been planned for I the Legion in the State during the ’ coming year. The new commander, Thomas W. Bird of Asheville, is well acquainted with 'the condieions pre vailing in the Hospitals for disabled , ex-service men in this State and we may look for good work done for their relief. Now the thing for the ex-service men in Orange County and the Northern part of Chatham County to do is join the local Post of the Ame rican Legion as speedly as possible. Send your application to the Adjtani or Commander of the Chapel Hill' Post No. 6, American Legion. Chap el Hill, N. C., today, Watch these columns for other news of interest to ex-service me,n next week. LET’S MAKE IT WIDER The width of the new concrete road through town will be only 18 feet. The proposition of making it 40 feet wide from the postoffice to the Brockwell building has fallen flat. The cos^t of the additional width would have had to be met by the town, by the bond issue route. The plan decided upon now is to build a sand-clay strip 12 feet wide on each side of the concrete strip. This means mud in wet weather and dust in dry times at a considerable cost and time to build. Chapel Hill nev er had a better opportunity to get the main street paved and be free from dust and mud for all time to come than it has at present, and at much less cost than ever again. Shall we let it pass and regret it for years afterwards? Every business man in town should get behind the movement to have main street paved STUDENTS ADOPT GODE OF ETHICS Herman Horn Classes at Uni versity Defines “Gentle Man- nera and Good Breeding.” Pessimists who deprecate the for wardness of the modern girl , to say nothing of the morals of ,the modern young man, may tkae heart after read ing the code of ethics adopted by the students of Professor Herman H. Horne’s ethics classes ^t New York University. Prof. Horne is a North Carolinian, a native of Clayton, and was prominently mentioned as a suit able successor of the late Dr. E. K. Graham as presdent of th Unieversi- ty of North Carolina. ' Ten com mandments of polite conduct and four more for full measure have been adopted by the young men and wo men of these classes after a general discussion as to what constitutes gen tle manners and good breeding. The consensus of opinion was that the code to wh.ch the young people de- sried to subscribe might be summa rized as follows: “The deepest appeal of woman to man is modesty, of man to woman is chivalry A true man loves refine ment in wome; a true woman loves knightlines in man. Men like to be treated with respect, women with, couresy. , “The secret of winsomeness, of loveliness in women, being primarily spiritual, not physical, it is a mistake to put foremost the physical appeal. The soul is more than the body. “All the graceful curves of wo- man’sfigure mean but one (thing: pre- partory motherhood. Hence her limbs, her hips, her bosom She is Eve, the Mother of Man. Concealing is more proper here than revealing. The true woman is not willing to cas^ her pearls before swine, even to fol low an extreme style. These inti- mate. persoal characteristics are for the one, not the many. “Clothes should protect, not expose. Of course always, Honi soit pui mal y pense, mais aussi, voir, c‘est pen- sor “Men are naturally inclined to think of sex too much anyhow. It would help most men to clean minded if women dressed more modestly “Good taste require s that styles be modfied to sui^ the proper expres sion of one’s individual personality. When a college student, dress as be comes a college student. “Costumes should not try to make up for beginning late by ending early “A noble Chinese girl with bound feet might well look with pity upon the super-high heels of some of our girls.She at least does not have to I try to walk and work “Let’s remember the economic side of the style question. In frequency of ^tyle changes ’all the traffic will bear is the trade motto. “No self-respecting couple dancing together cares to imitate the sugges tiveness of^the seductive dance hall. “Cheek should not rst against cheek, nor body against body, and all motions should suggest poetry and beauty, not sex. “Many girls dancing immodestly are unaware of the significance of what they do. , “It is not aganst styles, cosmetics,, costuming and dancing that we speak, but in behalf of good taste in their use. “Boys, let’s remember our mothers and be courteous to the girls every time. And to every woman! Courte sy in fact, not merely in form. Keep your hands to yourself. And, girls, play the game of life fair with the What makes the code more interes- ing and significant is that it was adopted by young men and women who look from their class-room wind ows out upon th^t center of New York Bohemianism known as Green wich Village. When New Yory Uni versity was founded nearly a century ago its home was on Washington Square which forms one boundary of the Village. Although New York University now has its center far up ni the northern portion of Greater I New York, several of its schols are still maintained on the original jdli. and it was these schools that threw I the foregoing challenge .to Bohemin- aism acr o s s Washington Square. mien you come right down to reason , what is there to discount” tires HE next time a friend comes to you all excited about some wonderful tire bargain—ask him how much value he ought to get for each dollar of tire money. It’s astonishing that any car owner today should not know all the tire service he is entitled to. Nor how to check up between the economy of par quality on one hand—and big discounts, surplus stocks, discontinued lines and retreads on the other. * * * For two years U. S. Tire makers have been telling the American people all about tires. 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