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LEAKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, MAY, 8, 1923
HOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS ACT
ON C. OF C. PLAN
Movement started for county
wide Chamber of Com
merce bv appointment
of 22 men
PURPOSE I O BRING
COUNTY TO FRONT
TheJJoard of County Commis
sioners .adopted the resolutions pre
sented to them by the Editor of this
paper. I
They provide for the organize
tion of a Chamber of Commerce—
county wide—to promote the busi
ness interest of the county and made
known t(ie advantages to business
to locate in Rockingham county.
The Resolutions as presented and
adopted follows:
WHEREAS, under the good r.oad
program started in Rockingham
county eight years ago, and carried
on continuously ever since, with
about two more year’s work ahead
the completion of which, will place
Rockingham county near the top of
Goocl Road Counties in North Caro
lina, anti possibly in the entire South
making a total of 60 miles oi
hard surfaced roads completed, un
der construction, or ordered, and
•330 miles of good sand clay Oi
top soil roads making all parts ol
the county conveniently and safely
accessible twejve months in the
year and,
WHEREAS, the program of the
County Board of Education hat
been in keeping with the Good Road:
movement in building many fine and
modern pchool buildings for the edu
cation of the children of this county,
citisens of the State can lodk for
ward with confidence to this time
When every child, in Rockingham
county will have first class school
facilities within easy reach, and
that the policy of the County of
educating every child, will and must
be carried out, and,
WHEREAS, Rockingham count;.
* has made wonderful strides in re
cent years both in agriculture and
manufacturing and many new en
terprises are locating in various
towns i|i the county, and that hun
dreds of opportunities are open for
those who would locate where ai:
endless dumber of natural advanta
ges abound goo d roads, good school:
and churches stand ready to wel
come them, therefore be it,
RESOLVED by the Board of Com
_ missioners of Rockingham county
that this Board respectfully invite
the business men ip particular, «pnd
citizens in general, and urges then-,
to form a County Chamber of Com
merce, or some similar orgnaization
for the purpose of making known
the advantages and opportunities
that Rockingham county has to of
fer; and for the purpose of accom
plishing this end, a committee com
posed of two men from each town
ship in the emunty, be named by this
Board, and when named they get to
, gether meet and organize a county
wide Chamber of Commerce.
RESOLVED, that power to con
tract any bills or incur any expense
upon the county is withheld from
said committee and their' successors,
unless they first obtain definits au
tborization from this Board.
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DANVILLE A WESTERN
WILL M£KE NEEDED CHANGE
A representative of the Banvillt
& Western Ra'lroad was in town yes
terday and stated that the request
contained in the petition forwarded
to Major Parker by the Gazette,
would bo granted as soon as arrange
ments can bo made, When this is
a done trail-and express will come in
’ on the train due here about 8:15 in
the afternoon Tins.too will relieve
the congested condition of freight
■ twitching in Leaksville.
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Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Thompson of
Halifax, Va., spent-the week end
with Mrs. Thompsons’ mother, Mi*.
S. L Robertson, Leaksville.
FOREIGN MINISTERS
. DECIDE TO URGE
CHINESE TO ACTION
Two foreigners, one an Am
erican killed in Chinese
bandit raid
19 HELD BY BANDITS
MOSTLY AMERICANS
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May S.—The council
of ministers in Pelting have decided
to rhake urgent representations to
the Chinese Government and to rec
ommend that punitive measures be
taken by it to secure the release of
foreigners still held captives by
Chinese bandits.
Shanghai, May, 8.—Two foreign
ers including one unidentified Am'
eriean have been killed in a shoot
ing incident to the bandit raid on
the Peking Express train according
to a list compiled here. Other for
eigners was Joseph Rothman a Brit
ishr subject.
Peking, May 8.—With 19 foreign
ers iqpst of them Americans still
held by Chinese bandits who seized
the Shanghai & Peking Express train
near Suchow, Kianghu Province
early Sunday morning the latest re
port here at 1:35 was that a ransom
of one million dollars had been de
manded for the return of the captiv
es. The desperadoes were also said
to- be holding out for their own par
don?. Unconfirmed, advices say the
bandits were suing captives as shield
against bullets of pursuing troop?.
Eight of the 16 foreigners all men
are Americans. Two others escaped
and have reached Tsinanfu. Roth
man was shot down at the scene of
the holdup Sunday aijd an American
was killed in the fighting between
bandits and the pursuing troops
Monday.
HEAVY LOSSES IN
— TRIPOLridd^ORTED
(By Associated Press)
■Rome, May, 8,—Fifteen hundred
rebels were defeated and 200 killed
by Italians in the latest operation?
in Tripoli according to an official
statement. Ninteen native troopers
were killed. Unofficial reports state.
Italian losses included 119 wounded.
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UNCLE JOE 87 YEARS OLD
(By Associated Press)
Danville, May, .—“Uncle Joe”
Cannon who served in Congress thru
two generations with record and dis
play of personality that has made his
name and black cigar as well known
to school boys as to the politician,
was yesterday celebrating his 87tli
bifthday and his homecoming from
his final session of Congress.
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MISS HELEN WEAVER
DRAPER, N. C.
CORRESPONDENT
Miss Tecr* Faggc has returned
from Richmond, Virginia.
Miss Kopelia Hunt of the Caroli
na Home, Leaksville spent Sundaj
with her sister Miss Julia Hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Price and daughter
Miss Maud Price were in Danville
Sunday.
‘ Misses Loula Turner and Emma
line- Marshall, of Martinsville, Vir
ginia have returned home after
spending the week end with Miss
Loula Mitchell.
Mr# and Mrs. J. C. Weavei, Mrs.
Kemp Stigall and little son, and
Miss Helen Weaver spent Sunday in
Martinsville, Va.,
Mr. Robert Fagge is out of town
for 8 few days.
Dr. and Mrs. S. E. Webb had a
dinner guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs
Harry Filtz, of Cascade, Virginia
Mrs. T. M Roberts has retuyitd
hOme after visiting friends ir> Buna
Virta, Va. ''
Mr. Walter Barnes has i,’turned
home from a business trip Soutir _
REVIVAL SERVICES P TO BEGIN
There will a Revival at the Wes
leyan Methodist Church starting
May Oth to 20th. Every Christian is
invited to help in this meeting. Rev
T. L.. Armstrong from Concord, N. C
Will do the preaching. Rev. Geo. W.
Clarke of Charlotte, N. C. will lead
the sieging. AH good singers are in
vited to attend.
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Mass Meeting Files Its
Protest Against More
Heavy Tax Burdens
Strike at Fishing Creek bridge
Madison Road and stills
Stoneville
CHAIRMAN PRATT SAYS
ALREADY STOPPED
"The protest mass meeting at Went
worth yesterday, organized by the
election of Mr. T. B. Wilson chair
man and Mr. Gibbs of Ruffin, sec
retary. They also borrowed the
young lady clerk of Prof. Hicker
inan’s office.
Mr. Mead Wilson led the move
ment from Leaksville township with
a number of petitions from business
men of Ljeaksville-Draper. These
were all aimed against the proposed
bridge at Fi hing Creek, which they
claimed was not a necessity.
A committee was appointed to
draft resolutions. The committee lat
er reported the following.
We, the 'citizens of Rockingham
county in mass meeting assembled I
at Wentworth, N. C., this the 7t’n
day of May 1923 realize that the lax
burdens of the citizens of Rocking
ham county are now very burden
some, and that a further tax burden
upon the citizens for the purpose of i
building a bridge at Fishing Creek,
and grading the proposed road lead
ing to the same is unjust and abso
lutely not a public necessity, and
therefore an unnecessary expense.
We also deem it inadvisable to
build a hard surface road from Set
tles Bridge to Mayo river, as a top j
.<<•■.1 vnad hns recently been complet-1
ed where this hard surfaced road is
!MOj;o _(d, which we consider suffici
ent for pi esent traffic.
We (rust our petition will be re
spected by our Board of Commission
ers especially since some of them
promised a reduction in taxes.
! Respectfully submitted, M G yfilaon
C. II. Dalton, R. T. Burton, Commit
tee.
Petition of citizens of I.eak.sville
and adjoining townships hereto at
(taclied.
The matter was presented to the
Commissioners during the afternoon
Chairman Tom Pratt informed,
the committee that the Commission
ers lias been served with restrain
ing order in the morning, and of*
course they would do nothing with
that while it was in court. This was
the bridge matter.
As to the second article of the
protest the Settles bridge to Mari
son road, Mr. Pratt said that within
24 hours after the order had been
made for this road he had about
changed Iris mind and that since
then he had become convinced that
the road could not be built. He had
prepared resolutions and they were
on the table he said to cancel the
former order. And that the time had
come when he thought the work
should stop at least 12 months, and
that a3 far as he was concerned
there would be no more asphalt
road building done for one year.
This man ended the Stoneville
I,eaksville road project. Everything
went down together.
BRITISH PRESENTS
CHARGES TO SOVIET
IN STRONG TERMS
British Subject* are notifi
ed to be ready to leave
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RUSSO-BRITISH TO
TEST RELATIONS
(By Associated Press)
(Moscow, May, 8— A lengthy re
viewing numerous British complaints
against Soviet Russia and couched
in such strong terms it may bring
Russo-British relations to an issue
was handed to Maxim Litvinoff as
sistant commissar of foreign af
fairs by a British representative.
Anticipating a break the British mis
sion several days ago warned all
Britishers in Russia they should be
prepared to leave the country on
short notice.
FRANCO-BELGIAN NOTE
BALDWIN DISLIKES
(By Associated Press)
London, May, 8.—Stanley Bald
win chancellor of the the British cx
checquer stated in the Commons the
government regretted the precipi
tancy of the Franco Belgian reply
to the German reparations note and
proposed to state its own view in a
separate reply with the least possi
ble delay. He added there was a rea
son to believe Italy was in7 accord
with the British and contemplated
a similar procedure.
12 MILLION BALES
WORLDS SUPPLY
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May, 8.—Stocks of
Vmerican cotton on hand April 1st
the Commerce Department estima
ted totalled 6,390,000. bales while
the world stocks amounted to 12
010,000 bales. \
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MISSING'VESSEL
COMES INTO PORT
(By Associated Press)
St. Petersburg, Fla., May, 8.—Army
vessel Q-15 which was reported lost
at sea since May 5tlf dropped ancho
in Baybro harbor here' last night
following a rough time on the high
seas.
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THE GAZETTE IN EVERY HOME
MISS RUTH FARRELL
SOCIETY EDITOR
RESIDENCE PHONE 56
GAZETTE PHONE No. 1
Mi;!. Ava Scott returned home
yesterday from Rockingham where
she has been visiting friends for
several days.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Gammon have
returned home after having visited
in several different states and took
the same trip they took on their
honeymoon.
Miss Evelyn Ivie is visiting hei
father ,Mr. R. H. Ivie in Roxboro for
several days.
Mr. J. S. Williams of Danville is
spending severed days with his sis
ter Mrs. A. T. Hopper on Bridge
Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones spent
Sunday in Roxboro.
The Ladies Missionary Society pi
the First Baptist Church of Leaks
ville met with Mrs. J. E. Holme;
Monday afternoon. The meeting was
led by Mrs. T. H. Barker, several
very interesting papers were read,
the subjects being, Work, by Mrs.
liaikey, Mrs. Beeker and Mrs. Rowe.
During the social hour Mrs. Hoi
mes assisted by Mrs. McCollum ser
ved delicious refreshments consist
ing of Strawberry block ice cream,
chocolate cake, chicken salad, sand
wiches, iced tea and mints.
The Ladies Missionary Society of
the Leaksville Methodist church met
in the church Monday afternoon
Mrs. R P. Ray led the meeting. Af
ter the business meeting a report
from the delegates who went to the
conference iri Monroe was given.
The Thimble Club will meet with
Mrs. M. L. Heiner Friday afternoon
at 3:30, all the members who will
not be able to be present at this
meeting will please notify Mrs
Heiner before ten o’clock Friday
morning.
Mr. J. G. Farrell is spending the
day in Lexington on business.
Mrs. J. B. Ray entertains the
Bridge Club this afternoon.
Mr Tom B. Davidson of Charlotte
was visiting friends in town yes
terday.
A large number of people from
Leaksville attended the meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners
in Wentworth. ,
Dr. Sloop of Cross Noro School
will sponk at the Spray Presbyter
ian Church Wednesday night at 7:30
o’clock. The public is cordially invit
ed to come to this lecture.
Mr. and Mrs. William Powler and
Mr Ashley Greer are spending the
week'with friends and relatives in
Ashe County.
NINE CONVICTS MET
THEIR DEATH IN 1
FLORIDA CAM?
Mrs. Thelma Franklin thus
testifies before leeisla- i
tive committee
9 DEATHS DURING
THE PAST YEAR
Oy Assoc'ated Profs)
Talahassee, Fla., May 8.—Nin ■
convicts serving at least at camp cf
State Senator Knabb met their death j
during the last year six dying sine
September the joint legislative con -;
mittee investigating convict cam > j
brutalities was told by Mrs. Thelma |
Franklin, a social worker. I
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IRISH IRREGULARS IN
ROUND UP
(By Associated Press)
Dublin, May, 8.—The roundup c
Irish Irregulars is progressing in til
mountains near Blessington county
Wicklow where large numbers ci
them are reported to be hiding' ac
cording to reports received by the
Central News. Heavy iiring wa:
heard near Blessington 'and late
more than a dozen prisoners wen
brought into town
DOCTOR KRUPP GETS
15 YEAR SENTENCE
(By Assoc'ated Press)
Werden, May, 8.—Dr. Krupp Vor
Bohlen head of the Krupp Work
war sentenced to 15 years imprison
ment and to pay a fine of one hun
dred million marks, as a result o'
trial by court martial growing- out
ofx the shooting at the Krupp pJan*
an March 81st.
CHANGE IN OFFICE HOURS
URGED TO EASE TRAFFIC RUSh
l'oKio, May, 8..^-The Tokio Elec
trie Bureau which operates the
street car system of the city, ha;
adopted new measures to reliev<
congestion at the rush hours. It wa
asked the bank and business con
■cins of Marunouchi, the Wall street
district of Tokio, to rearrange th<
hours of tlieir employes so that al
will not arrive at and leave their of
ficcs at the same time.
A recent investigation revealed
that about 200,000 persons employ
ed in offices in the Marunouchi dis
trict ride on the cars between 8 ant
9 o’clock in the morning, and be.
tween 5and 6 o’clock in the after
noon. It is believed the present jan
will be eliminated if half of the
workers arrive and depart half at.
hour earlier that the rest.
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ARCHAEOLOGISTS AT BAGDAC
(By Associated Press)
New_York May 8.—The Americar
schools of Oriental Research has an
nounced that the long contemplate!1
School of Mesopotamian Arcliacolo
gy probably' would be opened ii
Bagdad next fall.
The American consulate will fur
nish temporary quarters. Plans liavr
been drawn for the erection later
of a permanent building near tin
new museum ‘and the University o1
Bagdad.
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Mil LIONS OF AMERICAN TREES
SENT FRENCH BATTLEFIELDS
(By Associated Profs)
New York, May 8.—Millions ol
“good will” delegates sailed from
port today for France. These “good
will” delegates are American tre«
seeds presented to the French gov
eminent for reforesting battle area?
by Charles Lathrop Pack, president
of the American tree Association. A
similar shipment was turned over P
the British Embassy at Washing; r
a few days ago.
Today’s shipment had been pro
sented to Ambassador Jusserand ii
Wahington and here M. Barrett, the
acting consul general received them.
The seeds will be turned over to the
French Commissioner of Agriculture
in Paris and will be placed in nut
series until ready for transplanting
as seedlings.
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Mr. C. M. Land was re-appointed
Solicitor of Leakrvill? township yes
terday by the Board of County Com
missioners.
HOME SWEET HOME
100TH ANNIVERSARY
TO BE OBSERVED
100 years ago John Howard
Payne wrote Famous
words to sons;
HISTORY OFAUTHOR
CORRECTS OLD ERROk
(By Associated Press)
New York, May 8.—The 100th an
niversary of the first singing of
“Home Sweet Home” in Vovent
Garden will be celebi-ated tomorrow
on both sides of the Atlantic.
.England has planned* appropriate
exercises, while the chief ceremonies
in the United States will be staged
at Easthampton, Iiong island, and in
this city
me words of the celebrated song
—incorporated in the opera “Clari,
or the Sweet Maid of Milan”—were
written by an American, John How
ard Payne who was born in New
York City and spent his boyhood in
Eacthampton, where stands the old
homestead which inspired the song.
The music was composed by Sir
Henry Bishop.
Suitable exercises will be held at
the homestead while in New Y’ork
schools 900,000 children will chant
the air, which later will be sung in
front cf the City Hall by a selected
chorus.
“Home Sweet ome” which was
placed in the second act of the opera
was popular from the start. It
spread rapidly throughout the En
giish-speaking world, bringing tears
to the eyes of countless thousands.
Payne used to tell his friends that
he caught the air from a little girl
during a trip through Italy.
The words of the song Payne said
came to him while he was a student
at Union College in Schenectady, N.
Y., when he recalled, his boyhood
days on the Long Island farm.
Contrary to a general belief, Pay
no not pennness wanderer when
he wrote the words of the song. He'
was in Paris at the time living in
comfortable quarters with Washing
ton Irving.
Born in a little red brick house in
lower Manhattan, on June 9, 1791,
Payne was the sixth child of William
Payne, later principal of a school at
Easthampton, and a Jewish mother.
He spent the greater part of his
early childhood in Easthampton in
the old homestead which is still stand
ing and open to visitors. A replica
of his childhood home has been er
ected in Washington as a permanent
exhibit of the better homes move
ment.
Payne’s family moved to Boston
where he received most of his early
education. While there he showed
the greatest interest in the theatre
and expressed the desire to be an
actor But he was placed in a New
York counting house to be a business
man at the age of 13.
He secretly published “The Thes- .
pian Mirror,” which attracted the
attention of the editor of the New
York Evening Post to the unusual
abilities of the boy. Through his
friends efforts Payne was sent to
Union College, where he devoted
as much time to amateur theatriclas
as he did to his studies.
The death of his mother and the
failure in business of his father led
the family to consent to his be
coming an actor. He was a successful
actor while in his ‘teens but a quar
rel with his manager led him to
leave for London in 1813 at the age
of 22.
He was successful on the English
stage, but although he had won the
approbation and friendship of men
like Coleridge, Southey, and Thom
as Moore he was not satisfied. He
left the stage and began to write.
It was at that period that he wrote
the opera “Clari”
In 1845 he was appointed United
States Consul at Tunis and with one
interruption when there was a
change of administvatir-remained
‘here until his death of fe'jr, April,
9, 1853. In 1883 his remains were
brought to this country and re in
terred in the old Oak Hill Cemetery
In Georgetown, D. f with ceremon
ies in which President Arthur ani
official Washington too* pari.
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Famous Players Lasky Corp., has
sent Mr. A. L Hicks to Leaksvillc
to explain how the ‘‘Screen’s most
beloved Star” met his untimely '
death.