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NASHVILLE, North Caroir -.; -December 1 1th, 1924.
NO. 50
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Forty Lliliion Dollar Endovmcnt On
T Condition That Name Ch?.n;;er
To Duke
Trinity College Given Oppor-
tuu.ly To Cecome Duke
('' University. .
Charlotte, l)ec. 8. EatablUhment
of trust for charitable and educa
tional purposes in North and South
Carolina embracing properties rained
I at least 140,000,000 wat . an
nounced here tonight .by J. B. Duke,
. multi-millionaire North Caroline pow
er magnate.- Among the securities
thus at aside are about three-fourths
of Mr. Duke's holdings in the- South
em Power Company, the income of
which during the next few years will
aggregate approximately 12,000,000
a year. -'- -
" The trust Will be administered by
fifteen trustees, who will constitute
The trustees first are directed and
empowered to expend not exceeding
a finrt nnA i- nv.i I i i- i
ffVVV,UUV Ul UUMilllJII MM1UB UU
erecting and equipping thereon build
ings "in the State of North Carolina
to be known and operated as Duks
University" bat with the , provision
that if Trinity College-at Durham,
N. C, sees fit to change it name to
Duke University this sura may be
spent ; in expanding and extending
Trinity College. , - . ,
Would uosMt Cadowasent.
- The trust then provides that twen
ty per cent of the Income shall be re
tained each year and .added to the
, - principal until such funds have ag
gregated (40,000,000, making the to
tal of the trust fund approximately
"" C 00,000. . After this percentage
. Lfc 1 en set aside, the other 80 per
- ee? t tie income i to be !'- 'd '
y-two per cent to bue Uni
versity for nil purposes of the Uni
versity. ; . ; .
: Thirty-two per cent for maintain-
- ing and securing hospitals primarily
in the states of North Carolina and
South Carolina on the plan Of paying
to the hospitals a sum not exceeding
- ene dollar per day for each free bed
occupied and tn assisting in building
and equipin hospitals. ',' '
.' Ten per c nt for the benefit of
..white and colored orphan in North
and South Carolina, ,' : . ' . V;
. Cifl To Mattodut. , -'
i Six per cent for assisting In build
ing Method' t Episcopal Churches in
the sparsely settled rural districts of
North Carolina, t'r '
Four per : cent for assisting in
maintaining Methodist Episcopal
churches in the sparsely settled rural
districts in North Caroline...; .
Two per cent for pensioning super
annuated r achers and widows and
orphans of teceased preachers who
lave serve J in North Carolina con
ferences. : DavMtoa Gets Faad.
Tive per cent to Davidson Co"
r ' ' on, I!. C. Davidson is a Fres
.' ' n i iution. " ,
1 .ve p -t nt to Furman Universi
ty, Gre e, S. C. Furman is a
r.Ptiot L r;.::y.-, . " .
Four r t-f-nt to Johnson C. Smith
U. ' .". J 'on C.
r . ' 'y f , . was
1 ')"a s ' .!e Univer y and is a
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. 1 i nrd of Trur i.
The t ir u : r. r !.e
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I : '.Villiain S. Lt ( ' ' i I.
Norman A. ( . s s ' J
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I :. Ceer, Creenvi:;.-, E. .
T..e t i ' " '. '"'(!, accord r to
t Vt's -nt, is now i i
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i t Vitc t.i New J ' ii a few
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Univercity "."
Axncriccn Honored by
1 23 Foreign Nations
L
CHARLES V.VICKREY
For several years general secretary
of the Near East Relief ta America.
Mr. Vickrey ha been honored by elec
tion to the presidency of the Inter
national Near "last Association, com
posed of repreaentatiTe of IS nation
Tb organisation I sponsoring the la
tamational observance of Golden Rule
Sunday on December T on behalf ot
the refuge orphan of Bible Lasda.
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Wonderful Increase of Mem
bership Among Farmers As
oclation la Ten Year.
t: The membership of cooperative as
sociation formed by American farm
ers has increased from 644,000- in
191S to 2,025,000 in 1923 according
tot doctor Eutcheson of the Exten
sion Livision of Virginia." '
Director KuU cson pcint to the
fact that few failures have occurred
amor the cooperative marketing as
sociations of farmers when they are
compared to commercial enterprises
and in an article in the Tri-State To
bacco Grower for December he gives
the official figures compiled by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture which show " thi enormous
growth of the cooperative movement
since 1923. .: ;... V :.' ' -V
The memberHhip in dairy coopera
tives has increased from 140,000 to
200,000; the membership in grain
cooperatives has increased from 166,-
000 to 400,000; in fruit and vegeta
bles cooperatives from 109,000 to
ut 200,000; in cotton cooporatives
n 15,000 to 250,000; in tobacco
co, ves irom x.uuu vo zau,-
000; in livestock cooperatives fron
13.000 to 50,000; in "cooprrative
storos f r(! i ri rO to 160,000 ina in
a'd o.ier co j i Kiiives from 124,000
to r",e"cv - ; , i,:-'1:.':;.' "1:'-
"lie above inciease shows Con-
clunivrly that 6ie c" 'ntive move-
,i -nt in the United t. s is .not
' i!!i'ih!ng" says Director I'lirhe-
In spite of its rapid growth among
American ' farmers cooperatie sull-
in3 aid buying in this country is only
n its beginning as coni-ared to
irope, according to' the latest re
t cf tlie Federal rr.de Commis-
i. This states that there are now
) cooperative organizations .in
. v J through which 120,000,000
carry on cooperative selling
' ' me" of the lavjer coul!. n cf
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Local V. a' if s Houses Display
Cr ' :! !a HolIJay Stock.
In making the round of the local
' ' . s house it 1 quite noticeable
t the stocks of holiday good on
l iny would do credit to town of
greater proportions than Nashville
and the variety is Indeed all that
could be desired for those who hav
th inclination to make this a real
ChrixtmasV Many "of the store are
showing . large assortments of toys
and novelty goods while others are
confining themselves to the idea tha
rervl -fbl articles are tnr to be
desired and they are therefore con
fining their display to those thing
which go to make the home attractive
aa well as convey the true Christmas
spirit. '.' - J ..i-r.
While It is a fact that some people
are Imbued with the idea that they
may satisfy their needs to better ad
vantage by rushing off to some other
town, a glance at the goods displayed
by . local merchant will reveal thi
fact that such people have a wrong
view of things. If your needs can
not bo gratified in Nashville, yon will
find difficulty in finding what you
want elsewhere. . - ;
Nash County Federation .
. Wotnena Club Activities.
The Nash County Federation ' of
Women Clubs held its regular puar
terly meeting in the office of the
Dome ' Demonstrator, . Mondy, De
cember the 8th. Mrs. B. D. Bullock
'poke briefly of the Child Service
League, it need in the county and
the drive which will be put on in the
near future, i
At the afternoon session Mr. E.
G. Warden, poultry expert, discussed
poultry raising, in detail. He hr.d a
miniature .coop suitable for the hen
while setting and after the cPi; ks are
hatched.. His formulas for ' home
mixed scratch feed . and math have
been made after year of experience
and. that part of hi lecture alone
would have been well worth the while
of any woman' Who' raises "only a few
chickens for home consumption.', " ."
The lub at Red Oik has been of-
,r4 .-. ffc T" :"1 ed Inbor' f "T
euierpming pouimunity ' may soon
have an attractive home for all of its
activtiies. " t:.-.,'"
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing yearf-Mrs. "Henry
Jones, president, Bed Oak; Mrs.' A.
B. Bissctte, - vice-president, Bailey;
Mr.: ' I. T. 1 Valentine, secretary,
Spring- Hope; Mrs. John Robertson,
treasurer, Stanhope. V "
4 The following , committee were
also named for the term:
: Poultry Mrs. C. D. ' Jones, Red
Oak.
Home and School Improvement
Mrs. F. P. Spruill, Rocky Mount -,
Milk Campaign Mrs. R. D. Bul
lock, Rocky Mount"
live at Home-wMr4 "p. . .E.W,
Finch, Mt Pleasant '
Marketing Mrs. v George Price,
Oak Level- ' .' '".-' '' '.'
Better Home Mr. A. F. May,
Spring Hope. ; , v i v -
Assistants Mr. Dora Back. Kooky
Mount Mills; Mrs. Ernest. BeaL Red
Oak; Mrs. Herbert Farrier, Bailey;
Mr. C. C. Cockrell, NashWlle. I
The Social Committee is composeJ
of the following: Mrs. W. D. Bosc
man, Rocky Mount; 1 Mrs. F. V.
Avent, Aventon; Mr. C. T. Perry,
Mjineyer, Mrs. E. H. Jones, P harps
burg. "' ":'f: , :;'5j ;,v' '
Tarboro" was host to-approximately
four hundred Kni Jits of the Ku Kltix
Klan on Tuesday evening, when the
Klansmen - assembled " for a great
street parade and a public speaking.
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HAS X.c. . :d
Visions of Foul FJ. y t 1 Oth
er Terrible thini l ave
Disappeare
After two days . of bersliUnt
searching for him by me he rs of his
family and friends who f id he had,
met with foul play, Brnnle 'Womble,
the twenty-two year old so of Mr)
George W. Womble, ret md to hi
home last Monday eve1 T shortly
before the heavy down; our of raid
and was met at the door by hi wiff
whose joy. at her husband's return
gave vent In screams and teArs, while
other members of the young man's
family could scarcely retain Jhslr joy
in a more subdued fashion. j
, Womble left his home a few miles
from Nashville on Sunday afternooa
and his failure to return We in tht
evening, during the night and on the
following day caused oVi'p,.concer
and the news of his ii'jparanet
wah amwad Ilk wildfire to all KP(V
tions of the county and s'a4. Town
and city officials were oi ':U end re
quested to look out for t'i car be
longing to young Wc ii iHo, ' since
there was a growing beli I u il Mon
day evening, when he retur i-d, that
he had met with foul pluy sld possi
bly his slayers had made effjwith his
car. ".This belief was inten fied be
cause of the fact that young Womble
had on his person a nice little sun. of
money and the further facthat hu
man life just at this time was about
as ehasp ss a second hand ford. ' ;
There ,was ' nothing mysterious
about his disappearance on Sunday
afternoon, as it is stated he told Mrs.
Womble when leaving that he- would
possibly be gone until the day fol
lowing, or even longer.lWrs. Womblo
did not clearly get his remarks since
the Ford on which he left was keep
ing up about the usual rattle of any i
genuine Ford ear. Upon hi return ,
on the same frattler", list Morday
night he seemed about, as m h sur
prised at ttie weeping rec i rc-
ed
rneiTTS '
iiale, heaiiy and, wc4 preserved. Oi
course his wife was overjoyed and it
is but natural that she should show
her appreciation by shedding tears.
It was her husband, and a good one,
too; the only one she had ever. had
and the only one she ever wanted,
and of course, like any good wife,
his return home brought treat relief
to her aching heart and all the bal
ance of the family.
Well Known Citizen of Rocky
-: Mount Died Sunday Last.
.' The death of Mr. Blake Williford
at his home in Rocky Mount last Sun
day nierht will be learned with regret
by scores of friends throughout Nash
County, for there were few men in
that town who were better known
and more highly respected and who
had a wider circle of friends. - The
deceased was about forty-nine years
old and for the past several months
had been in declining health.' He is
survived by a widow and one daugh
ter. The funeral services were held
Monday afternoon, the same being
conducted by Rev. Willard Conger,
pastor of the " First Presbyterian
Church. " ' s -..'" j;. -. ' -.''
Tom Tarheel says that no home
convenience he has ever bought his
wife was more appreciated than the
new full lenirth mirror he put in the
closet ; door of her . bedroom last
Christmas. ;. Nowehe can tell exact
ly how her-clothes look., -
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Nash County Poultry Raisers
Will Hold Poultry Show.
Through the setive efforts of Mrs.
Effls Vines Gordon, home demonstra
tion agent and the hearty coopera
tion of members of the Nssh County
Poultry Association, the first annual
poultry show under the auspices of
'.he Association will be held this week
beginning to-morrow .Fridsy) and
continuing : through ' Saturday and,
judging from. . tho intoreot being
shown by poultry raiser, the event
will prove of unusual Interest end in-
structivenea to the public, .
For the purpose of holding ' the
Show the Cappi building, on Railroad
street has been secured, and this-is
being put in readiness for the occa-
ii6n and from now until the close of
the event Saturday evening many
people will doubtless visit the show
snd note with interest the activities
ot poultry raisers from nil sections
of the county in employing improved
methods of improving the poultry In
dustry. " ,,,'.' ..',.." V...
' Attractive premium lists hsve bees
issued by the Association and these
arry liberal premiums, which sre of
fered by the Association and various
enterprising business men.'
Death Claims Little Daughter
of Mr. and Airs. T. C Brown.
' The heartfelt sympathies of all
Nashville people goes out to Mr. and
Mrs. T. G. Brown in their hour of
sadness caused by the death of their
little six-year-old daughter, Lucille,
whom the Angel bore to the great
Spirit World early last Friday morn
ing after the little one had suffered
for some dsys with a complication of
diseases that so soon extinguished
the little spark of life. , The removal
of, this bright tittle bud from this
happy home circle naturally causes
that anguish that human efforts can
not assuaged ' Yet, with the thoughts
of . Him who said, "Suffer the little
ones to come onto ma, for of such
is the Kingdom of Heaven,", snd with
the , consolation of sympathising
friends In sa hour like, this, these
fond parents find some measure pf
lief. " .- ' '' ."' ' - -
.... 4 to Auianuer SaturoU,, t ..
noon snd tenderly laid to rest, Rev.
C. A. Upchurch, 'pastor of Nashville
Baptist Church, conducting , the
solemn service. The newly msde
grsve was covered : with : beautiful
flowers, so typical of the little one
who had passed to the realm where
sickness and death never come, j ; .
Association Reports Heavy
Cotton Deliveries Past Week.
Raleigh, Nov., 23. Another week
of heaw deliveries of cotton is re
ported by the North Carolina Cotton
Growers' s Cooperative ; Association.
Receinta for the week ending Satur
day were almost double the deliveries
of the same week in 1923.' Reports
from cotton counties indicate heavy
deliveries for some time. Some farm-
en are waitinr until they can get all
of their cotton ginned before deliver
ing V Coperative leaders in local com
munities report a deepening interest
in thA movement and larei STOWerS
are joining the association. : Notwith
standing the weak market, the man-as-ement
of the association v. ill con
tinue to' advance $70 on every l00
pound bale and. where growers need
additional monev arrangement will
be made with the Agricultural Credit
Corporation for additional advance
'on the cotton.
Local citisens should not fail to at
tend the Poultry Show, now in full
blast ' in the Cappa building. It is
well worth your while. ;
FEARS ENTERTAINED Wrs
COUP. JAS. F.
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Nash County Man Has; Been Missing
. r From Camp Bragg Since ,
.Last Sunday -'v. r
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Relief Work Heroine
Back From Near East
-. DR. MABEL ELLIOTT V
Five times decorated by foreign gov
ernments for heroic service during
four years of relief work la the Near
East, this "modern Florence Nlghtln
gale" ba refused farther ' honors
abroad and has returned to America
to aid In the campaign for randa.
which centers In the observsae of
Golden Rule Day for the referee or
phans ot the Near East on Decembet
7. Her recent book. "Beginning Agal
St Ararat,' 1 being used ss s text
book os the Near East la schools sod
colleges. . . ,', . ., . .
IMAHS "PPT
ir, Meu.IeraLip
: Wul ProbaLly Be Com
; ' -h pleted Today.
The second, meeting for the pur
pose of organising a local Kiwanis
Club was held in the Grand Jury
building last, evening there being
present twenty-five, representative
of 'local business, concerns snd sev
eral visitors from Rocky Mount, the
latter being in attendance to assist in
perfecting ; temporary ' organisation
and getting matters in shape for ap
plication for a charter from the Na
tional organisation. tv"? - -
Thirty-five member is the goal set
by the organiser and President Harry
Fagan and an effort will be made to
day to complete the number, .there
being several prospects who have in
dicated their willingness to become
members. ? . ,"i
i At the meeting held last evening
Organiser, Joe Bowles' presided and
in a brief talk outlined the objects of
Kiwanis and short talks were also
made by N. Y. Chambliss, secretary
of the Rocky Mount Chamber . of
Commerce, and John J. Wells, presi
dent of the Rocky Mount Kiwanis.
During the course of . the ' speech
making luncheon was-" served by
Mesdames Harry Fagan, Ft L. Great
house, B. J. Downey, J. A. Winstead
and A. W. FutrelL
Twenty-five names were enrolled
as members and the following were
the officers elected : Harry Fagan,
president; J. A. Winstead, vice-president;
Guy E. Bissette, secretary; R.
C. Calton, treasurer,, and B. J. Dow
ney, district trustee. ' , ,
The Board of Directors chosen in
clude -the foregoing , officers and
Messrs. C. L. Benson,. T. II. Bracey,
J. L. Cornwell, Nick Bunn Boddle,
H. C West and G. C. Collins. -
No announcement was made as to
the date' for holding the next meet
ing, and this will dgubtless be .fixed
upon completion of the -necessary
quota of thirty-five members ana
when it is definitely known when the
charter will be issued by the national
organization..; ,: . - ' . .'; "'.
Within the next few weeks Presi
dent Fagan hopes to have the org.-.n-'i.alion
in fine working shape and
.'yncti'ining in the interest of Nash
,'::os social, religious and financial
, ?.ull.lig to that extent as will
' e riwiu.is an in'-rortant factor in
: " ' !it of many U. ills'!
- i .1 f.-r t!:e town tud corn-
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Mystery Surrounds Disappear
ance of Son of Well Known
! Nash County Citizen. - .
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The mysterious disappearance 'of
Corporal James t. Edwards, son of
Mr. W. R. Edwards well to do plant
er of Spring Hope section, has occa-
stoned deep anxiety on the part of
his grief - stricken parents snd
friends.' Young Edwards has been
stationed at Camp Bragg, N. C, for
the past two years with Company
"A" of the 4th Engineers. On Sun.
day'young Edwards in company with
three companions journeyed down 'to
Litte River on an army wagon, for
the : purpose of fishing. The three
companions left Edwards in care of
the team, returning some three hours
later to find that Edwards hnd dis
appeared. 'They made a thorough
search -of the surrounding territory
but could not find him. General
Bowley immediately ordered out his
command to- make a search but aU
efforts were without avail. There
are two circumstances that possibly
point to foul play. A rteol jacket
bullet was found buried in the side of
the wagon, but without other visible
evidences of murder. He was known
to have collected some $200 a few
days prior to this time from a "Bud
die" to whom he had made a loan,
but investigation at the Bank shows '
that same was deposited there and
that no funds hsve been withdrawn
since November 8th. j ,' .'i
Lieutenant Archie D. Odora has
communicated with the .. Adjutant
General at, Washington requesting
'TTf.'rVrV men on the c.ie.
. t. r. r. . :'; r
o&cer,. states that he was a mouel "
soldier and had no idea that be had
absented himself without leave.
Commission Not Yet Ready '
; ; To Receive Bids On Roads. '
The Nash County Highway Com-
mission met in regular session on
Tuesday of thi week to trsnsact '
regular routine business and to re
ceive reports from Engineer Davis, -
who Has for several months past been
making surveys of the various sec
tions of roads In the county to be ,
built under the plans' of the Board "
a outlined several months ago. , Mr.
Davis was able to make reports on
two of the projects, but all the work
assigned to him has not' . yet been ' .
completed, but he hopes to have fin- :,
ished same within the next few days
and be able to report at the special
meeting to be held ' on - December '
30th. . i . ,
j" The-work completed by the engi- '
neer pertains to the road ' leading
from Middlesex to a point near the "
old B. G. Sanders place, near Webb's
Mill and these reports cover two ,
route being investigated, which ac
cording to the engineer, are approxi
mately the same length and the cost
of construction will be approximately
the same, the Samaria route having;
a slight advantage in cost of eon--Etruction
while the route via the
Baptist Orphanage shows a better
grade of material for road construe- .
tion. No information was given out
as to the greater number of patrons '
the two routes would serve.
The fact that reports on all the
propositions under consideration were
not complete caused the Board to
defer faking for bids for construe--tion
just at this time and this matter
joes over to another meeting. ,
D.'J. Hose Awarded -
' Contract For Hew EullJlng.
. At a special meeting of the Board -of
County Cominisuioners held Inst
Monday, when V '.3 were reecivnUe
for the erection of t' e new 1 1 j
is re"' ' -1 ly ! ' y ?' (' :fy
Board of I i i,,..i i i i r to
provii'a i ; f .. r t" " 1
and f -v ' - - r t