MOO,GOO PEACE FLAN
PRIZE AWARDED
Advocates Entering World Court and Cooperation With* League
Without Full Membership at Present—Suggests League Mem
bership Be Opened to All Nations and Provides for
Development of International Law. «■
The American Peace Award brought forth 22,165 plans
and many thousands of letters. Since many of the plans were
the composite work of organizations, universities, etc., a single
plan ofteyi represented the views of hundreds or thousands of
individuals. The content of these plans is therefore an index
of the true feeling and judgment of hundreds of thousands of
American citizens.
These plans come from every group
in American life. Some are obviously
from lifelong students of history and
international law. Some are from per
sons who have studied little, hut who
have themselves seen and felt the
horror of war—or who are even,now
living out its tragedy.
But among them all are these dom
inant currents: that, if war is hon
estly to be prevented, there must be
a face about on the part of the nations
in their attitude toward it; that by
some progressive agreement the man
ufacture and purchase of the muni
tions of war must be limited or stop
ped; that while no political mechan
ism alone will insure cooperation
among the nations, there must be
some machine; y of cooperation if the
will to <•()■.orate is to be made effec
tive; 111:i‘ mutual counsel among the
nation.; tm- .cal hope for bringing
about the disavowal of war by the
open avov.ml of its real causes and
open ii; s of them; and finally
tha: thi’ia1 • m,t be some means of
definuiv. r inling, interpreting and
dev> m: ihe law of nations.
Statement of Jury of Award
The Jury of Awrard realizes that
there is no one approach to world
peace, and that it is heressary to rec
ognize not merely political but also
psychological and economic factors.
The only possible pathway to Inter
national agreement with reference to
these complicated and difficult fac
tors is through mutual counsel and
cooperation which the plan selected
contemplates. it is therefore the
unanimous opinion of the Jury that
of the 22.16') plans submitted, Plan
Number 14 69 is “the best practicable
plan by which the United States may
co-operate with other nations to
achieve and preserve the peace of the
world."
It fs the unanimous hope of the Jury
that the first fruit of the mutual coun
sel and cooperation among the nations
which will result from the adoption of
the plan selected will be a general
prohibition of the manufacture and
sale of all materials of war.
ELI HU ROOT. Chairman
JAMES GUTHRIE HARBORD
EDWARD M HOUSE
ELLEN FITZ PENDLETON
ROSCOE POUND
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE
BRAND WIUTLOCK
The Question to Be Voted Upon
The substantial provisions which
constitute the plan selected by the
Jury of Award, and upon which the
vote of the American people is asked,
are hereby submitted by the Policy
Committee as follows:
I. ENTER THE PERMANENT COURT '
That the United States adhere to the Permanent Court, of Interna
tional J : tic.' : or-the r :;>ons and under the conditions stated by Secre
tary Hughes and President Harding in February, 1923.
II. COOpIRATE WITH THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. WITHOUT
FULL MEMBERSHIP AT PRESENT
That without 1 . • liiig a mein In r of the League of Nations as at
present constituted, the United States Government should extend its
pr.'.-ent, cooperation with the'League and propose participation in the
work of its Assembly and Cm; il under the following, conditions and
reservations:
Safeguarding of Monroe Doctrine
1. The United States accepts the u ague of Nations as an instrument
of mutual coun.-vl, but it will assume no obligation to interfere
with politic; 1 questions of policy or internal administration of any
foreign state.
In uniting its efforts with those of other States for the preser
vation of peace and the promotion of the common welfare, the
United States insi.-'s upon the safeguarding of the Monroe Doc
trin and does not abandon its traditional attitude concerning
Anv nean indepenih nee of the Old World and does not consent to
submit its long esta'o’i.-iied policy concerning questions regarded
by it as purely American to the recommendation or decision of
other Powers.
No Military or Economic Force
2. That the only kind of compulsion whiirtl nations can freely engage
to apply to each other in the name of Peace is that which arises
from conference, from moral judgment, from full publicity, and
from the power of public opinion.
The United States would assume uo obligations under Article X
in its present form, or under Article XVI in its present form in the
Covenant, or in its amended form as now proposed, unless in any
particular case cour.u'fs uas nuiuui ubu sum utuuu.
The United States proposes <that Articles X and XVI be either
dropped altogether or so amended and changed as to eliminate
« anj' suggestion of a general agreement to use coercion for obtain
ing conformity to the pledges of the Covenant.
No Obligations Under Versailles Treaty
3. That the United States will accept uo responsibilities under the
Treaty of Versailles unless in »uy'particular case Congress has
authorized such action.
League Open to All Nations
' 4. The United States Government prop es that Article I of the Cove
nant be construed and applied, or, if necessary, redrafted, so that
admission to the League •' 11 he assured to any self-governing j
State that wishes to join and that receives the favorable vote of
two-thirds of the Assembly
Development or international Law
5. As a condition of i*s particij ..-a in the work and counsels of the
League, the United States asks that the Assembly and Council con
sent—or obtain authority -to begin collaboration for the revision
and development of iiu au-mal law. employing for this purpose
the aid of a commission of ju. . Us. This Commission would be
directed to formulate -mew existing rub's of the law of nations, to
reconcile divergent opinions, to consider points hitherto inade
quately provided for but vital to the maintenance of international
justice, and in general to dUiue the social rights and duties of
States. The recommendations of the Commission would tfe pre
sented from time to tin ", in proper form for consideration, to the
Assembly as to a recommending if not a law-making body.
Author's Name Not to Be Revealed
Until After Referendum
Iu order that the vote may be taken
solely ,upon the merits of the phin.
the Policy Committee, with the ac
quiescence of Mr. Boh. has decided
not to disclose the authorship of the
plan until aft&r the referendum. The
identity is unknown to the members
of the Jury of Award and the Policy
Committee, except o^e delegated
' member. *
JOHN W. DAVIS
LEARNED HAND
WILLIAM H. JOHNSTON
ESTHER EVERETT LA PE
Member In Charge
NATHAN L. MILLER
MRS. GIFFORD PINCHOT
AIRS. OGDEN REID
MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
HENRY L. ST IM SON
MELVILLE E. STONE
MRS. FRANK A. VANDERLIP
CORNELIUS N. BLISS. JR.
Treasurer
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THE AMERICAN °E/CE AWARD
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ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS
Mr. Carlton Taylor ,of Scot
land Neck spent Sunday in
town.
Miss Fleeta Marks is visitinir
in Richmond.
Miss Ruth Webster, of Wel
don, spent the week-end here
with Miss Ruby Williams.
Mrs. M. B. Collins, of Stony
Creek, spent the week-end with
her sister Mrs. P. B. Lynch.
Br. F. M. Coburn spent Wed
m May in Richmond on business.
Mr. E. C. Matthews has re
bur several days with his wife
turned from Shelby, after spend,
and little son.
Mr. Joseph M. Hurt, Jr., of
Richmond spent the week-end
here in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Chase.
Mrs. R. W. Smith, of Rocky
Mount, spent the week-end with
her sister Mrs. P. B. Lynch.
Mr. Jack Green, of Richmond,
spent the week-end in town.
Mr. E. A. Telliga spent the
week-end in Raleigh.
Mrs. S. F. Patterson and little
daughter Mary Blythe and Miss
Margarett Kelly have returned
home after an extended tour to
Europe and Florida.
Mrs. J. W. Westbrook, of
Trenton, N. C. spent the week
end with her sister Mrs. P. B.
Lynch.
Roanoke Rapids Wins
Two Basket Ball Gaines
The Roanoke Rapids basket
ball quint played a fast game
Friday night in the High School
gymnasium, winning from the
Rocky Mount Highs by the very
close count of twenty-five to
played up to their usual standard
but the score was close enough
throughout the contest to give
an interest to the spectators.
Lewis Taylor did good work for
the locals and Whitehead, of the
visitors made several pretty
plays in making field goals. The
lineup was as follows: Rocky -
Mount, Forwards; Whitehead,
and Browning, center, Griffin,
guards Neal and Graham. R. R.
H. S. Brown and Taylor, for
wards, Loyd Allen, center Glov
er. Edmondson and Vaughan,
guards. Eaton was the referee..
Tuesday night, in a game re
plete with thrills and after the
score was fifteen to seven in fa
vor oi Enfield, at the end ot the
first halfjtoanoke Rapids scored
a victory in the final three
minutes of play, winning by one
point, twenty five to twenty
four. Loyd Allen did some work
of the stellar variety for the
home quint and so did Brown,
who showed extra ability to be
ing able to get the tip off and in
passing. The visiting center,
star. Enfield’s line up was as
follows: Clark and Anderson,
forwards, Dunn, center, White
head, Meyer and Kimball guards.
For R. R. H. S. Brown and Tay
lor, forwards, Allen, center,
Glover, Vaughan, Edmondson
and Harrison, guards. Messrs.
Ned Manning and G. W. Eaton
were the officials of the game.
Tomorrow night the girls team
will meet the girls from the
Rich Square High School at
eight o’clock. A good game is
expected. The boys team plays
Norlina High in Norlina tonight.
Next Tuesday night the same
teams meet here for the third
game of the series. The first
was won by Norlina here some
weeks ago. The locals have
showed much improvement since
then and are looking forward
to an interesting game.
W. F. Joyner Attends Conference
Mr. W. F. Joyner, of the Joy
ner Motor Company, attnded tha
North Carolina conference of
Ford dealers held in Charlotte
on last Thursday. Zone H, com
prising Eastern North Carolina,
was awarded the Blue Ribbon at
the conference for selling the
largest number of cars sold by
any zone in the state.
State Secretary Parent
Teacher Association
to Visit Local Schools
Miss Catherine Albertson, of
Greensboro, State Secretary of
the Parent-Teacher Association,
will spent Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week in this
community. While here she will
visit each school and meet with
different branches of the local
associations. Meetings have been
arranged as follows:
Monday night. High School
Building.
Tuesday afternoon. Central
Building.
Wednesday afternoon, Rose
mary Building.
Miss Albertson will be present
in each meeting.
Plan To Finance
Cotton Planters
“One of our ambitions has
been nearly realized” remarked
Mr. J. C. Jones,Field Representa
tive of the N. C. Cotton
Growers Association, a few days
ago. “Since the association
was first organized we have re
cognized the absolute necessity
of our members making their
crops on a cash basis, hut as we
are a selling organization and
not a credit one we could not
remedy the situation. However,
on the last day of the last con
gress there was enacted a law
known as the Intermediate
Credits Act which makes it
possible for our members to get
on a cash basis.”
“This Intermediate Credits
Act. so called because it sup
plies money for a longer period
than the ordinary commercial
paper which runs for sixty to
ninety days and for a shorter
period than the loans made by
the Federal Land Banks, pro
vides far twelve Intermediate
Credits Banks in the twelve
cities in which the Federal
Land Banks are located. This
money is made available to the
state through the organization
of Agricultural Credit Corpora
tions and to the local communi
ties through the local banks or
credit societies.”
“Mr. A. E. Bing, Secy-Treas.
of the N. C. Cotton Growers
Association, with the aid of in
terested bankers has organized
the N. C. Agricultural Credits
Corporation which makes
the money available to
the farmers of North
Carolina where they are mem
bers of the Cotton or Tobacco
Growers Associations. To make
the money available to the local
communities stock in the Credit
Corporation must be subscribed
by the local banks or the far
mers themselves. For every one
thousand dollars worth of stock
bought the Credit Corporation
will make loans in that commu
nity of ten times that amount.”
Already many thousands of
dollars worth of stock has been
bought by local banks and others
who have money to invest and I
believe within the next thirty
days there will be available in
each cotton growing county one
hundred thousand dollars or
more for financing our members
while grooving their crops.”
High School Honor Roll
5A Grade. Arlene Cooke. Ollie
Powell, Betty Gray Long, Mary
Anderson, Jane Stainback.
6A Grade. Audrey Cooke,
Priscilla Mullen, Pearlie Istroke.
8A Grade. Mary Bell McAllis
ter, Agatha Moore.
9A Grade. Morris Clary, Bryon
Gurley.
9B- Grade. Leola Vaughan.
10th Grade. HelenJenkins.
11th Grade. Thelma Boyd.
Grace Brown, Dorothy Dunning,
Evelyn Gentry, Florine Holt,
Verona Topping.
12th Grade Hazel Cobb, Ber
nice Hitchins, Louise Jackson,
Maude Jones, Josie Moore,
Eulalie Robertson, Emma Stan
cill, Mildred Taylor, Alma Lee
Vaughan.
ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS
Mr. W. P. Leggett, of Scot
land Neck, was in Rosemary
Sunday.
Mr. George T. Wallace, of
Columbus, Ga., spent the week
end in town.
Mr. H. T. Meacham. of Rich
mond, Va.. was a visitor in Rose
mary Monday.
Mr. George A. Iseley, of Ral
eigh, spent Monday in town.
Mr. R. E. Butler, of New
Berne, has accepted a position
with Taylor’s Drug Store.
Mr. John L. Patterson, of
Richmond, was in Rosemary
Wednesday and Thursday.
The Rev. • Francis Joyner, < f
T.ittleton, spent yesterday with
>s son, Mr. Ellis H. Joyner.
Miss Ruth Spivey, of Sea
board, spent the week-end with
Miss Lucy Hasty.
iviKHsrs. .jonn i . Mimn ana
Robt. L. Martin left Tuesday
for a short business trip to Dur
ham.
Mr. W. T. McCoy, of Baltimoe
was in Rosemary Wednesday and
Thursday.
The Vestry of Ail Saint’s
Episcopal Church met in the
home of Mr. T. W. Mullen, Sat
urday night.
Mr. R. P. Beckwith spent
several days on Currituck
Sound this week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Troutman,
of Chicago, were visitors in
Rosemary Tuesday.
Mr. R.W. Teague, of Chariot u
was in town Tuesday.
Mr. W. S. Banta, of the Wal
ter D. Moses Company, Rich
mond, Va., was in Rosemary
yesterday.
Dr. Wilkins of the State l -
partment of Health is givin.
dental treatment to the childr n
of the high school this week.
Mr. II. E. Green, . of Reeky
Mount, was in Rosemary Mon
day.
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Watson,
of Richmond, Va., spent h
week in Rosemary visiting Mr.
J. W. Finch and family.
Mr. Frank .Joyner made a
business trip to Rocky Mount
A New Year Resolution
Perhaps he sometimes slipped a
bit—Well, so have you.
Perhaps some things he ought
to quit—Well, so should you.
Perhaps he may have falter -!•
why—Why, all men do, and
have I; You must admit, uni
you lie, That so have you.
Perhaps if'we would stop and
think. Both I and you,
When painting some one black
as ink. As some folk do.
Perhaps If we would recollect.
Perfection we would not expect,
But just a man half-way correct
Like me and you.
I’m just a man who’s fairly good.
I’m just like you.
I've done some things I never
should. Perhaps like you.
But, thank the Lord,I’ve sen. ,
to see
The rest of men with charity.
They’re good enough if good a.
me—And men like you.
Parent-Teachers Meeting
The Rosemary Parent
Teachers Association held a
most interesting meeting on
Wednesday afternoon in the
Home Economics Department of
the High School. Mrs. E. J. Col
trane was the guest of honor.
Miss Stribling gave a talk on the
proper feeding of school chil
dren and students in the pre
sence of the visitors. Sandwiches
and coffee was served.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The High School Parent
Teacher Association will hold its
regular meeting Monday night
at 7:30.
Miss Albertson the National
organizer will give a talk at this
time.
VISITING NEWSPAPER MAN’S OPINION
OF ROSEMARY AND ROANOKE RAPIDS
BY GEORGE CLAIBORNE SIMMS
Herewith I am going to frankly give my opinion as a man who
(or several years has been viewing, writing up and photographing
eilK ■ both large and small all over Virginia, North Carolina,
Tennessee and South Carolina of just how Rosemary and Roanoke
Rapids appeals to the visitor.
This is not to be construed as “soft soap," but as a straightout
presentment. Roanoke Rapids and Rosmeary are not perfect yet by
any means. But they certainly do rank with the best of commu
nities in any ot the state s mentioned, with size considered, in
point of civic beauty and improving.
But, we cannot live on past performances, for the water once
gone over the mill wheel never comes back to turn it again. We
must build for the present and the future, plan wisely and far
ahead'
1 would leave live the rest of my days in Rosemary and Roa
noke Rapi.Is as any community I have visited in a professional
way. It is a city of appeal in big all-around way. The hospitality
(•..tended here to my sell and wife has not gone unnoticed. The
church people are very active, and I must compliment them on
o.i alertness, social dity and efficiency as working units,
from what I can see to date, the towns of Rosemary and Roa
noke Rapids are good business towns, a good market for the
larn'uT. where competition has brought to the command of the
public the best in quality and service among retail stores. Yet
living costs are not high.
i have been impressed by the school facilities here, \yell may
the citizens pride themselves upon their schools. There is no
more priceless boon to the oncoming generation than a liberal
education. 1 he Roanoke Rapids Hospital stands out in state-wide
tame in paint of equipment, personnel of staff and ability to meet
any demand.
The sanitary Conditions are good; especially in this respect I
must compliment the mill companies.
in the special edition, to be known as the Tenth Anniversary
Edition ot i he Roanoke Rapids Herald to appear in March,
libe. al m photographic scenes, 1 will tell of the charm, appeal pro
s ’ s. la nefits, opportunities and future, possibilities of “The
( ; t,!n • )iV,ls* Ro-emai y and Roanoke Rapids and herald them
forth all over the North in the same way that “Sunkist Cali-'
fovnui has been solidly sold to the financier and investor.
f took Nov: > oi k City 177 years to grow to the size of Port
*aMi- • E;day. Advertising was the motive power of the
rapid rise of the Pacific Coast City.
. i aiiton, U.,.o, in the days of the late Wm. McKinley’s famous
1 . 1" 1 ompuigii" was a sleepy country town, with a big
brewery. a wagon works, a foundry and the Deuber-Hampden
-v, k works. Advertising has put miles of busy smokestacks of
liumituctorie- and sidetracks into Canton and elevated it out
ii't os the nations, map of importance.
! <ie possibilities of advertising are unlimited, as proven by the
i i miccticut Yankee who old wooden nutmegs and convinced the
k that he has a sup, rior article. But the plain truth is good
enough about " 1 he Cotton Towns". Any man can make money
mwe—and it won’t be counterfeit either. Many of the leading
business men of the community who have learned of the exteii
Sivenc s m't;,:, campaign and its 101 angles have endorsed it as
the best thing ever offered the people here.
The Town Bible Cl ass
Aliy., C. A. Wye he will have
the first meeting of tl.e hulks
enrolled in the Town Class for
the study of Act:;, next Wednes
day a. K'i'uoun at three o’clock
ai a High School Building. If
any ladies have not vet signni
he i • hi ir intei . ion joining the
in . they will be welcome to
‘Kwar it the first meeting and
in, y enter their name on the
class roll-—Remember the time
and the place.
CHIEF JACKSON ALERT
Since Biv’-'ien. Smeaiey But
ler has started such a drastic
clean-up of Philadeli ;ia of
crooks, bootleggers, str arm
men, footpads, wild women and
o.her underworld denizens,
Chief of P Tackson is watch
ing that nm. them find lodge
;.f i Roanoke Rapids. It is
certain that in the exodus of
* -*csc undesirables many of them
will hie to. cover in smaller
cities.
FLAN ENLARGEMENT
Bradley Bros fir rag: j - 0
flooded with tusiajsj that
Manager Brock Ackery says it
is planned to extend the present
building back 35 feet to afford
more room and emply more help.
PROSPERITY WITH
BANK OF HOBGOOD
The Bank of Hobgood, in this
county, has declared an annual
dividend of ten percent and has
re-elected the same officers,
directors and cashier for the en
suing year.
Women’s Club To Meet
Tlie Civic Department of the
Woman’s Club under the chair
manship of Mrs. J. M. Jackson
will meet at Mrs. Lehmans on
Thursday afternoon at 3 o’ciock.
Jan. 24.
This is a good month to join
the Woman’s Club; new members
are always welcome:
Tubercular Home
Project is Laid Over
The spirit of the song of “Yes.
We Have No Bananas" was
graphically illustrated in the
action of the Halifax County
Comissioners on Monday, when
in answer to a petition from the
county medical association and
the associated charities for a
tuberculosis home in Halifax
county, they said “We approve of
it, but we have no money; it will
have to go in next year's budget.
Nothing can be done now.”
BUILDING BEGINS
AT DANIELSVILLE
Irctdy throe dwellings are
under way in the new suburb
which was until recently the
George Daniels farm, laconical
ly referrer to as “Danielsville.”
Several other lot buyers have
announced that they will begin
building within a month.
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New Franklinite Deposit.
An important discovery has recent
ly been made In New Zealand in the
fiord country of Southland. A de
posit of franklinite, the sine ore.
which is the same ore that X mUMHl
X large Quantities X New
been Identified bjr gore
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