ESTABLISHED 1876
LINCOLNTON. N. C, THRU8UAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 27, 192J.
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MOVEMENT FOR NEW
HIGH SCHOOL BUILD
ING FOR LINCOLNTON
School Auditorium Pilled Monday Por
Joint Meeting of School Trustees
Parent-Teachers Association and
Citizens Generally Address by Mai.
Morgan Stirred Audience Which
Took Rising Vote of Confidence in
the School Trustees in Their Effort
To Start Movement for Bond Issue
of $200,000 For School Equipment,
Buildings, Etc. Trustees Will Ask
Legislature to Pass An Act Author
ising Election For School Bonds.
At a rousing meeting of Parent
Teachers Association, School Trustees
and citizens generally of Lincolnton,
held Monday night in the Graded
School Auditorium, a movement was
launched looking to the citizens of this
city for $200,000 for a new high school
building, equipment for same, and for
other improvements in the city school
equipment, in keeping with the pro
gress of the town.
The meeting was presided over by
Supt. Johnson of the city schools, who
briefly presented Supt Beam of the
county schools, who in a short and en
thusiastic school talk, complimented
the Parent-Teachers organization for
their pood work. Mr. Beam said he
like other citizens was proud of the
public school system, but he thought
there was always room for imprve-
ment of the schools to take care of
the children educationally. Mr. Beam
then introduced the principal speaker
of the evening, Maj. W. T. Morean,
of Washington, formerly of the Ed
ucational Department War Plans Di
vision General Staff United States
Army.
Major Morgan with preliminary re
marks launched immediately into his
subject "American Illiteracy", and ho
startled some as he recited facts gath
ered from statistics showing the vast
illiteracy prevailing throughout the
United States. He said he was in the
educational work because he loved his
native land; that he had served his
country in two wars, the fapanish-Am-erican
and World war. He declared
that It was a great deal harder to
live for than to die for your country.
Referring to illiteracy in the Unit
ed States he said that 31 3-10 of all
men in this nation between ages of
30 and 40 arc unable to speak English.
Speaking of his experience in the
army he said that out of the first mil
lion men drafted into the army in the
last war in America 1 out of every
four could neither read nor write.
He said that the curse of America
today is illiteracy and that men will
not do their own thinking.
Only eight out of every hundred'
pupils ever go the 4 years high school
course.
Fifteen per cent of the children
quit school at 14 years of age.
1 million 600 thousand children were
out of school in America last year.
Major Mortran had statistics miles
long depiciting illiteracy in our land.
He is a brilliant and enthusiastic
speaker, and held the interest of his
audience throughout.
Following his address School Trus
tee J. B. Johnston in behalf of the
Lincolnton school board made an ad
dress telling the audience what was
on the mind and hearts of the school
board, of the need of additional school
buildings, and equipment. He said a
new high school building had been
agitated for a long time, and that the
Board thought now was the opportune
Mm fn tall the citizens of the needs
and ask them to furnish the money
for the new buildings and equipment.
He said his proposition representing
the school board was to ask the town
council to call a school bond election
early in March for the purpose of vot
ing on a $200,000 bond issue for
school building, grounds, and neces
sary equipment. He said there was
that the bond issue
HOb lllUV.il iwi - . , ,
would not carry, because said he the
women have a vote. . ,
c.n,;, Mr Johnston Major
Morgan again appeared, and said that
he wished to test m "v, -
n .u fovnrpH hacking up tneir
school trustees in providing better
schools in Lincolnton. He asked for
a rising vote of confidence m the
S-iAi "All stand who are
OCflUUI X 1 U www. .
in favor of the bond issue proposed,
of $200,000" saw major morgan. "
a great majority oi. inoac pieon.. ,
sponded by standing.
rt?u,ir,y tliA meetinor the proposi
u ... MmmmtmA bv citizens. Almost
everyone said ha favored the bond is-,
sua ior oetter scnuvia, " ;"
school building and eqtttasent, but
hearing the question asked, why so
much. School Trustee Johnston was
asked about the proposition what
the money was to be used for, and
after hearing his statement, it appears
that it will take about $200,000 to
of the Board
a matter which they have given much
study. Trustee Johnston said that
it would take about $90,000 to build
a modern high school building, pps-
Ihlv $100,000. to build one in keeping
With progressive Xjincomwn hhu no kiwui uuhub, iu uc item buvui w mob
rowing child population. About $40,- March, and that the voters of Lin
600 will be needed to equip the high colnton will then be given the oppor
.um kiMinr another sum of con-! tunitv to register their approval or
,m,m, .nuumt will he needed to buy
the necessary ground for the building
and playgrounds; There is also need
for making some improvements for
the colored schools. And if there is
nv money left over the board has an-
other need that is pressing, that of
knlMlnv a nrlmarv huildincr in Ward
8, that the smaller children may be
nearer a primary school ouuaing in
that section of town.
The new high school building pro
posed, is planned for 12 class rooms,
rooms for manual training, domestic
science and medical and dental exam -
inations. Then also an auditorium
that will seat the population of the
city on commencement and other lm-
nortant occasion, when sometimes less
than a third of those who wish to do
o can can admittance U the audi-
UNKNOWN NEGRO AS
SAULTS WHITE WOMAN
Dastardly Crime Committed at Groves
Same Man Believed to Have En
tered Homes at Loray for same Pur
pose Chief Orr believes Him Crasy
'Feelings Rather Tense.
Gastonia Gazette, 24th.
Much excitement was caused in
Groves, an eastern suburb of the city,
at an early hour this morning when it
became known that a dastardly crime
had been committed by an unknown
negro, who was successful in making
his escape. Gaining entrance to the
home of a family connected with one
of the mills in that section of the town,
the monster criminally assaulted the
wife and mother and got away before
the affrighted members of the house
hold could give the alarm to their
neighbors.
Officers from the city police depart
ment were on the scene within a few
minutes after they had been notified
of the crime . They traced the negro
bv his fareboot for some distance and
found the olace where he stopped and
put on his shoes. They were able to
follow his new tracts for some dis
tance, but finally lost them.
Chief of Police Orr and his men are
convinced that the man who committ
ed this crime is the same one who, hi
the early hours of Sunday morning,
entered three homes in the Loray mill
village, one after the other, evidently
with the same purpose in mind. The
first house he entered was that of a
Mr. Hubbard. Mrs. Hubbard, hearing
a noise, pulled a light cord at the head
of the bed and saw a stockily built
negro standing at the foot of the bed.
Mr. Hubbard sprang from the bed and
securing his pistol, shooting at the re
treating form, but without effect as
the negro ran as soon as the light was
turned on. He next -entered the resi
dence of D. F. Short, where he was
discovered in a bed room. He was
frightened away frgm the Short resi
dence, getting away before Mr. Short
could get hold of his firearm" or raise
an alarmv Within a few minutes a
man, supposedly the same, entered
another home and got into bed with a
little girl and boy. The children
screamed and awakened their parents.
The man fled precipitately .
In each of the above instances an
examination of the premises revealed
the fact that the intruder was bare
foot and tracks were evidently made
by the same person.
A crime similar to u one com-
mittea eariy tnis morning at uroves
was committed in a neighboring town
a few weeks ago. In that instance the
criminal entered and left the house
barefoot.
Chief Orr expresses the belief that
the perpetrator of these crimes is a
crazy negro and, as he is still at large,
the public should take warning ana nc
prepared for attempts at similar
crime. Every effort is being made by
the police department to effect his ar
rest and in their efforts they are be
ing assisted by the residents of the
suburbs where they were committed.
Feeling both at the Loray and at
Grove is at rather a high pitch today.
Gastonia, Jan. 25. A negro Will
Rodgers, by name, has been arrested
bv city policemen and Is being held in
the city jail as a suspicious character.
It is believed that he may be implicat
ed in the series of sensational house
breakings and assaults which took
place in the Groves and Lorav section
Saturday night. Tho negro was found
asleep in an empty box car in the wes
tern end of town Monday about dark.
Charles M. Schwab temporarily
breaks down and weeps on the witness
stand before the shipping board probe
committee.
HARDING WILL SPEAK FROM
STAND FIRST USED BY LINCOLN
Washington, Jan. 24. The small
stand first used at the inauguration of
Abraham Lincoln and at every inaugu
ration since except when William
Howard Taft became President, will
be used on March 4, when Warren G.
Harding takes the oath of office. The
exception in the case of Mr. Taft was
because the ceremony occured in the
senate chamber because of the weath
er. The stand is in the possession of
Watson S. Clark, of this city, son of
the late architect of the capitol build
ing.
North Carolina used to boast of a
school house every day in the year.
Fewer and larger school houses and
better teachers is now the slogan, says
the Hickory Record
torium of the present building. Also a
gymnasium, arranged so the entire
der the board's plan a portion of the
Auditorium of the proposed new high
school ' uilding will he used for the
gynasium, arranged so that the entire
room can be used as an auditorium
when needed.
It is understood from Mr. Johnston
that the Board of Aldermen or the
Legislature will be asked at once to
. authorize an election for the $200,000
disapproval. No town ever had more
school equipment than was needed for
, any length of time, and the friends of
, public education in this community
are shortly to have a chance at the
proposition. The school board is fa-
; miliar with conditions and know the
needs of the citv and deserve the sun-
port and should have the support of
every good citizens in their efforts to
improve the city schools and give the
children of this town advantages equal
if not better than found anywhere
, The child of today will be handicapped
1 when men and women of the next cn-
' eration unless thev are educated, both
head and hand. This is a proposition
that deserves serious consideration
What is this generation of men and
women of Lincolnton going to do for
those who come after them.
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
How Our Public Health Nurse Helps
Save the Babies.
In considering special service to a
given community a public health nurse
will make careful consideration of the
needs of the people, and when the
report of the her work is made for a
given time it will include a descript
ion of this special service, it is or
special interest to note , therefore,
that Miss Ellis C. Nelson our Red
Cross Health Nurse has devoted much
of her time for the month of Decem
ber to the care of babies and young
children. This care does not meanj
that she merely nurses sick babies
until they get well for although in
case of need she may do that very
thing, it has been proved that is is
much easier to keep a well baby from
getting sick than it is to help one get
well after it "s sick. This is the sort
of service that Miss Nelson is seeking
to give our community and it is a
service which is badly needed not only
here but all over the country. Statis
tics have shown that nearly a quarter
of a million babies died in a single
year (1918) in the United States from
causes which were preventable, many
being connected directly with the man
ner of the baby's birth and the care of
its mother before and during the time
of birth, while 23,000 mothers lost
their lives through similar causes.
Therefore, the care of the babies in
cluded the care of the mothers, and
covers also instructions to mothers in
the proper care of their babies. Miss
Nelson paid 37 visits to expectant
mothers during the month of Decem
ber and 65 visits in the interest of ba
bies, which in her report she calls
"infant welfare visits,'' and she also
visited 4 schools with a view to start
ing classes.
In the prental visits paid by miss
Nelson she gave careful instructions
regarding their own health to the
prospective mothers and included in
structions in the care of the babies
who were to come. Education of this
kind as well as other important health
features was futher extended through
the 4 classes in Home Hygiene and
care of the sick conducted by Miss
Nelson where the full RedCross course
in these important subjects was cover
ed. All over the country today we hear
the call for stronger, healthier and
more efficient citizens: this call can
not be answered at once, but because
other Public Health Nurses are follow
ing Miss Nelson's methods of caring
for expectant mothers and young oa
bies and extending health education
alow many lines, we may confident
ly hope to have an answer to this call
in the future if we continue to lay a
firm foundation in the present.
COTTON ACREAGE
REDUCTION DAY
(By American Cotton Association.)
Januarv 31st. 1921, has been desig
nated as "Cotton Acreage Reduction
Day'' This is purely an economic ques
tion that effects business in general.
The Southern Cotton Conference, in
convention at Memphis December 7th
and 8th, unanimously agreed that a
reduction of fifty per cent in the total
vield of cotton as compared with the
1920 crop, is necessary. The report of
the committee on acreage was adopted
to the effect that no farmer shall plant
to cotton, the coming year, (1921)
more than 33 1-3 per cent, of his lands
under actual cultivation in order that
a fifty per cent, reduction in yield may
be made effective through credit re
strictions and the utter denial of cred
it to any planter, farmer or land own
er who refuses to join in the move
ment.
The wotIH snnnlv of cotton this vear
is not less than 27,000,000 bales, may
run to 30,000,000 bales.
World consumption last year, U. 8
Census figures, was 18,181,000 bales
Pre-war consumption 10-year period
annual average 17,500,000 bales.
Amount of unspun American grown
cotton m the world at August 1, 1920,
Hester s ngures b,o6,UUU bales.
Size of crop this year points to un
spun supply American cotton at Aug
1, 1921, 9,000,000 bales (may be much
more.)
The South is in the middle of a bad
fix. Cut your way out reduce the
acreage. A crop of more than 6,000,000
bales this year will increase the bur
dens. The load is already too heavy
NOW THE ACCEPTED TIME
FOR LIVE STOCK IN SOUTH
Atlanta, Ga., January 25. "Condi
tions are now ieal for building a real
live stock industry in the South," says
Roland Turner, general agriculaural
agents of the Southern Railway Sys
tern, who declares that the present di
pression, due largely to the one-crop
system, would be impossible under a
well-balanced system of diversified
farming and live stock raising.
"Qoon nure-bred. registered dairy
cattle, beef cattle and hogs," says Mr
Turner, "can now be bought at prices
in keeping with conditions and with
the market prices for dairy product!
ana meat animais. 10 succeed ar live
i l , m. , i ,1
stock raisin? we must improve our old
pastures and prepare new ones. We
must raise more leguminous feeds
Proper crop rotation with live stock
will build up the fertility of our ex
hausted soils and will also help great
ly in improving farm labor conditions
by better distributing the farm work,
"The Southern Railway Develop
ment Service.'' Mr. Turner adds "de
sires to aid farmers in starting right
with live stock, will send its live stock
bulletins on request, and offers the
services of its trained workers
farmers wishing advice and assistance
in feed production, care of animals
and the locating and selection of
animals, for breeding purposes, stock
ars or feeders.
Edward M. Bell announces he will
be a candidate for appointment by
President Harding as postmaster in
Charlotte.
PROHIBITION MEASURE
IS OFFERED IN HOUSE
Cook Of Pasquotank Would Give Gov.
Power To Remove Sheriff.
Raleigh, Jan. 24. C. A. Cook, of
Pasquotank, introduced the first pro
hibition bill so far offered the general
asesmbly at the session of the house
tonight. The biB co-ordinates the
North Carolina prohibition law with
the 18th amendment and the Volstead
act. The general prohibition provi
sions now m forcetn the state are in
corporated in this law, but the addi
tional provision is made giving the
governor the right to demand the res
ignation of any sheriff who does not
enforce the prohibition law.
Under this provision of the Cook
bill, the governor, upon evidence that
the prohibition laws are not being
properly enforced, may require the
sheriff to appoint J additional special
deputies to be known as rural police
whose duty it shall be to ferret out the
violations of the prohibition laws.
These police will be paid out of fines
collected from cases they prosecute
Failure of the sheriff to act in ac
cordance with these .Instructions gives
the governor the right, at 10 days no
tice, to demand his resignation and re
quire the county commissioners to
elect another sheriff.
Property of any kind used in violat
ing the prohibition laws may be held
a common nuisance, and they will be
come a lien to guarantee payment of
fines and costs of such violations. The
bill also makes the whiskey seller
liable for civil action should a man to
whom he had sold whiskey injure ano
ther man. The bill was referred to the
committee on propositions and griev
ances. "
Somewhat in line with the road bill
of Everett Representative Matthews,
of Mecklenburg, tonight offered
measure wnicn proposes to anonsn me
, 7 a. t,i ii
present highway commission, Mr,
Matthews would wipe out the present
commission and start road legislation
with a clean slate.
The senate did no business of a
general nature during its short ses
sion. A large number of local bills
were introduced in the' house which
was in session for 45 nfinutes.
Morrison Opposes Clarkson Bill.
Governor Morrison discussing brief
ly the road bill offered by the North
Carolina Good Roads association and
known as the Clarkson measure, but
not Liarkson's at all, said tonight peo
ple do not know what's iiihat bill.
It'-j title should be an act to prevent
good roads in North Carolina, to Im
pose the mud tax perpetually on the
state, to swamp the commonwealth
with high priced and good for nothing
roads, he virtually declared. "I am in
favor of hard surfaced roads,'' he said,
"while this bill imposes 5,500 miles of
mud maintenance on the state. The
people are not for any such thing as
that."
The first road bill yet offered came
from Everett, of Durham, in the house
tonight. Its caption is the longest ever
written on a bill remembered by any
body here. The bill provides for the
construction of a state system of hard
surface and other dependable roads:
the state to pay three-fourths of the
original cost of construction and the
counties one-fourth; the state to main
tain state roads. The state to function
as nearly as possible in construction
and maintenance through local agen
cies, the creation of a state highway
commission of three members, chair
man, superintendent of road construct
ion and supertendent of maintenance;
the creation of county highway com
missioners, chairman to be appointed
by state highway commission; two
members appointed by county com
missioners; dual duty to represent the
state with regard to state roads and
county with respect to county; for cur
rent revenues estimate of two and
half millions; from motor and gasoline
tax, two millions and from federal aid
$700,000; an ad valorem tax of two
cents paid out of current revenues;
county bonds one-fourth of the origi
nal cost of construction, these to be
held by the state to be divided into 4
construction districts and work to be
done simultaneously over the state.
R. E. Powell in Charlotte Observer
says:
The good roads lobby practically
surrendered to dav to Governor Mor
rison and the executive's program of
$50,000,000 in bonds for hard surfaced
roads and no state tax is virtually
ready for the long journey through
the committee and the two houses of
the legislature.
Differences of opinion between Mr.
Morrison on the one hand and the
good roads lobby on the other were
not- smoothed out; the loby simply
capitulated to the governor on the
contended sections of the proposed
law. The bond issue jumped just five
times. There will be no "taking over"
of the sand clay highways by the state
and the administration of the biggest
ob tackled by the state in a long time
e done mostly after the governor s
fashion.
Mr. Morrison spent practically the
entire day in conference with the
friends of roads legislation and heard
the views of those in sympathy with
and opposed to his program. Tonight
he wan satisfied with the day's work
but not half certain the battle is over.
it is not. The chances are fine it will
flare up anew many times before the
bill is passed and ratified, but the fight
is on Effnrt to hrmnnio Wo haan
carried to their limit and any jeopardy j employment of a large number of peo
now of the administration program ' P' in addition. '
manna a wrool hottln tw : North Carolina s portion under this
governor and the lobby.
ROAD PROGRAM IS GIVEN BOOST
Sella Bill Gets Favorable Report to
House
Washington, Jan. 26Reviv.l of
road building enthusiasm resulted to
day in the roads committee of the
house voting favorable on the Sells
oiu appropriating 1W,OJO,000 for
f Se toaT berthS I T
mi. This is in furthexaaea ef the
NEGROES TAKEN FROM
JAIL AND ARE LYNCHED
Warrenton. Jan. 24. Two of the 13
negroes held in jail here for taking
part in the race riot at Norlina early
yesterday morning were taken from
the county jail here at 1 o'clock this
morning and lyncnea by a moo oi
about 75 masked men. The other 11
were unmolested, and at 2 o'clock this
morning, the town is quiet, and the
mob dispersed.
The jailor, John Ureen, was over
powered by the mob the keys to the
jail taken from him, and the mob en
tered, found the two negroes they
wanted and carried them away. It
was nearly an hour before the crowd
around the jail knew definitely that
either of the negroes had been taken
away.
Coming to town from his nome m
the country, Sheriff R. E. Davis was
stooped by a crowd of masked men not
far from the jail, after they had fired
upon him. They explained that they
were guarding the jail and tnat tney
suspected that he was one of the at
tackers. At that very moment, the
Sheriff declares, the mob was within
the jail.
Very little disorder accompained
the lynching. The members of the
mob are believed to have come from
the vicinity of Norlina, where the
trouble started. Citizens of the town
were on the streets, but apparently
took no part in the lynching. The
Home Guard Company, under the
command of Capt, Tasker Polk, was
being called out at the order of Gov
Morrison at the time of the lynching
The two negroes lynched, Plummer
Bulock and Alfred Williams, were the
alleged leaders in the trouble at Nor
lina. The crowd seemed to want no
others. They were carried out on the
road leading to Norlina, and shot to
death. Early this morning both were
lying, fifty feet apart, beside the road,
face down, riddled with bullets.
The mob traveled in automobiles,
coming from all directions as they en
tered the town. Preceding the mob,
several cars passed through town at
a high rate of speed. The mob left
the town traveling at close formation
The shooting was heard from town,
and as far away as Norlina.
When the mob first demanded the
kevs of the jailer, he refused, saying
that he did not have them. He was
covered with guns, and produced them
at once. The leader of the mob then
opened the jail, sleeted the two neg
roes, and carried them off.
L Norlina. Jan. 23. Eiirht men. five
I f. - .aUk. .. - J
wmuc but mree .iKgrwrn, were wiiunu-
ed, two perhaps fatally, in a race riot
which broke out at the railroad station
between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning
and now thirteen negroes, charged
with participation in the shooting, are
in Warren county jail at Warrenton
on bonds from $200 to $1,000.
SOUTHERN POWER HOLDINGS
$59,000,000
Raleigh, Jan. 24. Hearing on the
petition of the Southern Power com
pany for an increase in rates on power
were begun before the corporation
commission this afternoon with W. S
Lee, vice president, testifying.
Mr. Lee told the commission that the
holdings of the nower company
North Carolina amounted to fifty-nine
million dollars, according to appraisals
made by the tax commission. The pe
tition seeking an increase sets out that
the company is unable to make lm
provements contemplated unless in
creases ranging from 40 per cent
downward are allowed.
A motion made by Judge J. Craw
ford Briges, for the respondents, the
cotton mills and municipal patrons of
the Southern Power Company, to dis
miss the petition on the grounds that
the company had previously denied
state regulatory authority, was denied.
In this motion he incorporated the ob
jection that the present re-adjustment
period is no time to fix rates.
Des Mois, la., Jan. 24. Special con
cessions were granted to women jurors
in the Hoik county district court to
day by Judge J. D. Willingford, who
announced that they may wear hats in
the jury box and that time will be
given them to powder their faces dur
ing court session. Of 40 women called
for jury services this term, 20 an
nounced their willingness to serve.
program set in motion by the Wilson
administration.
Pressure was brought on Congress
from virtually every state in the
union. Strong protests were made
against the proposals of leaders to
hold down these appropriations.
One of the most powerful appeals
was the existing unemployment situa
tion. Superintendent S. E. Bradt of
the Illinois highways, told the com
mittee that if Congress made no ap
propriation the conditions would be
i intensified.
i "I have seen press reports,' he said,
"saying tnat were are z.uuu.uuo men
now out oi employment, wnicn is
surely a great loss to the country, and
if this road work should be abandoned,
it would of course, greatly increase
the number of men out of employment.
"If the appropriation we are ask
ing for is made, viz, $100,000,000 for
1921, the staces would add at least
$150,000,000 which would employ 250,
000 men. This would feed 1,000,000
people. In addition to 250,000 men
I employed directly on this work there
! should be considered the collateral
bill will be $2,380,000. In addition to
this she will get a considerable sum
for roads in the national forests, for
three million dollars is provided for
that work
Part of the forest reservation mon
ey will be used to build the Bristol
A Bheville highway
Among the bills introduced in the
House of the Legislature Tuesday:
H. B. 210 Quickel: To establish un-
if orm system of recorders' courts
H B. 211-kkei: To provide for
special caort in Catawba.
THRIFTY LINCOLN
LETTER TO PARENTS ABOUT
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WORK.
Dear Friends I take this method to
bring before you a subject which we
hope to discuss with you in private
at a later date, but we are writing you
now that you may be thinking of it.
The Boys' and Girls' Club and What
It Means to Ton and Tour Children.
The fact that you have children
proves you are interested in knowing
what you may do and what your chil
dren should do that they may grow
into the most useful and successful
men and women. We are sure you
have never thought of seeing one of
your children a failure or in the poor
house. Yet, here are some figures
recently given out which show that
somebody's children have made a
failure.
Take 100 healthy men at the age
of 25 and follow them to the age of
45: 17 are dead: 4 are well off; 60
are supporting themselves by work;
19 are dependent on their km or on
the county for a living.
Why so many dependents? Listen:
Unless your savings are put to
work, you cannot get ahead," says the
same authority. What if you have no
savings ? To save is to be thrifty and
thrift is the result of a habit of sav
ing, backed by aim. Habits are formed
in youth, while the brain is still in the
plastic stage as cement before it
sets. Of course, it is too late for you
or I, if we do not already have the
habit but otir responsibility to our
children is not lessened
Teach them to do, to save, to know
and to have an aim. The whole of ed
ucation is not obtained in the school
alone, but m the home life, the child
life and the industrial life, and those
things which increase the interest and
the activity of the child in these places
as well as in the school should be
fostered and encouraged. You cannot
give success to a child. He must have
the desire within him, and by working
his head, his hands, his heart and
maintaining the health of his body.
ne win obtain it
The Boys' and Girls' Agricultural
(Jiub is a tool that you and your chil
dren may use for some of the neces
sary training for success in anv walk
of life. It will increase their interest
and activity in the home, the farm
and m the school ana inspire them to
know, to do ,and to be in a larger
measure.
Boys and Girls clubs are to be or
ganized in this county this year. The
club will have the usuaJcof f ia,nd
in fdditfon, a local leader, who must
be an adult preferably one of the par
ents or one of the teachers. Instruc
tions and literature will be free to all
who join.
We have decided to meet at the fol
lowing school houses
Oak Grove, Saturday, Jan. 29, at I
p. m
Hebron, Saturday, Jan. 29, at 7 pm
Iron Station, Monday, Jan. 31, at
7 pm.
Denver, Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 7 pm.
Triangle, Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7
nm
Oak View, Thursday, Feb. 3, at 7
pm.
rar. nomer n. jj. mass, assistant
state agent, farm demon station agent
Mr. Homer H. a. Mask, assistant
will be here to assist in these meet
ings. Mr. Mask has had considerable
experience in club work. His talk is
especially for the parents and I am
sure that he has a message that vou
will enjoy. You should not miss this
opportunity to hear him. Parents in
adjoining school districts are urged
to be present.
A special program is being arrang
ed for each place. Songs, singing con
tets, etc., are being arranged for en
tertainment. In some instances, local
speakers will be on the program. Oth
er meetings will be announced later.
You are urgently requested to at
tend and lend your assistance and to
hear a further explanation of the
work. W. L. Smarr, Co. Agt.
P. S. The child grows from what
he is fed uHn Physically, mentally,
morally, socially."
SPECIAL TERM OF
BURKE COURT ORDERED
Morganton News-Herald.
At the request of the board of
county comrnisioners Governor Mor
rison has ordered a special term of
Burke Superior Court to be held in
February, beginning on , Monday
February 14th. Urged by Solicitor
Human, who called attention to the
uraulation of cases on the crimi
nal court douket, the board made the
request of the governor and a mes
sage came last week that it had
teen granted and Judge Henry P.
La e, of Reidsville, appointed to pre
side. Asked yesterday what cases would
likely be taken up the Solicitor stat
ed that he had not yet made out a
schedule but planned to dispose ot
the case growing out of the Lippard
trial, the Williams murder case ana
as many of the minor cases as pos
Bible, seeking, if posible, to get
enough out of the way so as to clear
up the criminal docket during the
regular term in March .
"Why I didn't see you at the Lee
Jackson Day exercises to help eat that
big dinner." said Veteran Ephriam
Carpenter to the editor of the News
Friday. "Had to attend another meet
ing at the Court House at the same
hour to see what was doing about cot
ton." "Well you missed a treat and
next time th something on tap I
am going to there is nothing
to conflict,'' said Mr. Carpenter, who
depai'ed sayinc he expected to
live to a 100 attending these gather
ings of veterans gotten up by the
Wfr. annually, provided ha waa
not called before that time.
CONDENSED NEWS
The trustees of the University of
North Carolina will go direct to the
legislature with their appeal for a
big appropriation, going orer tho bud
get commission's recommendation.
Governor Morrison will support them.
There are 3,473.466 fewer workers
employed in industry in the United
States now than a year ago.
Loss from early morning fire in
Athens, Ga., is estimated at $2,000,
000; a block and a half destroyed.
The proposal for a State board of
pardons consisting of three of the
State officials has much to be said in
its favor. Governor Bickett was criti
cised considerably for his many par
dons, and applauded equally for his
humane courage that made the num
ber as large as it was. But the res
ponsibility is a big one to lay on any
single man when it could be divided
among a board of three of four. Many
times the question involved is one that
a governor would like to pass to others
that the decision might not be his
alone, for always in cases that ask for
pardon something is to be said on each
side and it requires wisdom to rightly
weigh the evidence.
An Illinois minister who has con
fessed to theft was pastor of a "free"
church. But it will have to be admit
ted that he carried his freedom to an
extreme degree.
The gift by Roekvfeller hinior of a
million dollars to European relief
ought to stimulate giving everywhere,
both to the sufferers in Europe and to
tnose in unina.
Salisbury. Jan. 24. The Salisbury
school board this afternoon determin
ed by resolution to have a sutiable bill
drawn and presented to the legislature
to enable them to provide funds for
the building of a high school and en
larging the present' school buildings,
and to provide for the maintaining of
the enlarged school plants. The amount
necessary has not been determined,
but the state school architect will be
asked to make estimates.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 24. Ten ne
groes dead, approximately a score in
jured, some probably fatally, and
.1 1 .;. A. I MAA
piujjcrty uamageu estimatea at $zuu,-
000 made up the known toll tonight of
an explossion of "casing held" gaso
line awaiting unloading from a tank
car to the plant of the Colyar Reese
company in North Memphis, which let
go this morning with a blast that
wrecked a Mrtif the oil planUtd
a block of franfc dwellings and shook
the entire north end of the city.
HEARING ON SOUTHERN
POWER'S PETITION FOR
RATE INCREASE BEGINS
Raleigh, Jan. 24. Testimony in the
Southern Power Company's petition
to the corporation commission to grant
it power to raise the rates of hydro
electric service in the state, began this
afternoon with the courtroom of the
commission overrun with witnesses
and lawyers.
James Buchanan Duke, chief owner
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ed of all the men who attended the
hearing. The commission opened the
petition at 10 o'clock in the morning,
but conferences were necessary on both
sides before beginning the evidence.
The lawyers opposing the increase
went to the attorney general's office,
a big spacious place, and laid their
plans, while Mr. Duke and his attor
neys and witnesses remained for a
short while in the commission room.
Congressman Clyde R. Hoey joined
the protestants today as attorney for
a group of Cleveland and Rutherford
mills r.nd Judge W. P. Bynum came
in the morning to make his fight
against the proposal of the Southern
Power company which lawyers unhesi
tatingly declare will mean the abro
gation of all existing contracts be
tween the company and its present pa
trons. The company has not said so
much for itself, but it h is not gone far
in its testimony.
Figurs on the gross amount involv
ed in the raise vary from $2,000,000
to $3,000,000, but the opposition de
clares the amount immediately at
stake is a trifle. When the commis
sion grants the Southern Power its
raise, every company in the state can
get it and that will greatly affect
tariffs throughout the state.
The cotton mill men are worst hurt
of all if the petition goes through.
Their business is coing badly and they
are to be charged much higher rates
for money. The find their punishment,
like Cain's, greater than they can bear.
The chief objectors are the textile men
but there are others.
The protestants were of two kinH
There were objectors who do not wish
to pay more rates; there were others
who are anxious to pay them, but are
denied the privilege of the Duke cur
rent because the wizard does not see
his way clear to futher development
under the present rate of return on
his investment.
HARDING TAKES TO HOUSE
BOAT. St. Augustine, Fla., Jan. 22.
The houseboat Victoria, containing
President-elect Harding and party
of friends left here late this after
noon for a leisurely fishing cruise
down the east coast of Florida and
at dusk tied up for the night near
Summerhaven, 20 miles to the south.
While his departure from St Au
gustine the President-elect said
good-bye to his cares and virtually
went into seclusion for two weeks
of rest and recreation. He expects
to come ashore at two or three
points to play golf but during most
of the trip he entends to keep out of
the public eye and to forget the na-
ttenal problem, that mart be solved
before March 4.
warn