VOLUME 38.
THE SMITHFIELD HERALD FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1919
Number 29.
MR. HENRY FITZGERALD
DIED MONDAY IN MICRO.
Confederate Veteran and Honored
Citizen of Community—Leaves a
Large Family of Children and
Other Relatives — Funeral Held
Tuesday.
Last Monday, at his home in Micro,
death claimed one of the oldest and
most honored citizens of that commu
nity when Mr. Henry Fitzgerald was
called to his reward.
Mr. Fitzgerald was 74 years of age,
a veteran of the Civil War, and was
loved and honored by all who knew
him. He was first married to Miss
Mary Elizabeth Holland in his early
manhood, and to this union five chil
dren were born, as follows: Mrs. Em-1
ma Owens, Messrs. J. Walter, Charles
A., Dr. Paul and Miss Florence Fitz
gerald. After the death of his first
wife he was married to Miss Cora Hin
nant, who, with five children, Mrs.
Stella Price, Miss Carrie, Messrs.
Henry, Frand and Clark Fitbgerald,
survive him.
The funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon at Zion church by
Rev. J. G. Johnson, of Princeton, and
interment was made in the family
burying ground near Mr. T. E. Wel
lons.—Selma Johnstonian, 10th.
GENERAL NEWS.
Approximately 120 ships are now
engaged in returning American troops
from overseas and additional vessels
are being fitted out for this service
with a view to increasing the home
ward movement to 300,000 or more
men a month. It is said that at this
rate the last of the expeditionary
forces might be out of Europe by late
summer, but that this would depend
largely upon the developments at the
peace conference. Of the ships in
transport service, more than 100 are
vessels commandeered or built during
the war, former German liners, some
few foreign ships held under charter
and battleships and cruisers. All of
these craft are manned by American
naval crews.
General Pershing’s headquarters
band, composed of 150 picked musi
cians from the American expedition
ary force, will tour the principal cities
of tne eastern States as a feature of
the publicity campaign for the Victory
Liberty Loan drive. The band is ex
pected to reach the United States
about April 15.
The airplane of the Shortt brothers,
one of the entries for the £10,000 race
across the Atlantic, will start from
Ireland for Newfoundland on April 16,
weather permitting, it is announced.
The airplane is expected to make the
journey in 20 hours.
The largest crop of winter wheat
ever grown was forecast for this year
by the Department of Agriculture
Tuesday, basing its estimate on condi
tions existing April 1. The enormous
yield of 837,000,000 bushels was an
nounced, which at the government’s
guaranteed price of $2.26 a bushel,
places the crop’s value at $1,891,620,
000. This year’s winter wheat crop,
if no unfavorable conditions develop
between now and time fob harvest,
will be 152,000,000 bushels larger than
the previous record crop produced in
1914 and 248,000,000 bushels more
than was grown last year.
George Eastman, president or uie
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester,
N. Y., has made a gift of 10,000'of the
company’s common shares, to older
employes, amounting to $6,000,000 at
the present market value. The stock
is to be sold to employes at the par
value of $100 per share, the proceeds
amounting to $1,000,000, to go to an
employes’ welfare fund.
At the annual convention of the
council of the Methodist Episcopal
Church ,South, at Memphis, Tenn.,
Miss Belle H. Bennett, LL.D., presi
dent of the Woman’s Misionary Coun
cil, reported that more than $70,000
was expended by the council in home
and foreign missions during 1918, and
she also told the council that an in
crease of 15 per cent in finances would
be necessary for the coming year.
The United States employment ser
vice has placed 4,602 demobilized sol
diers and sailors in employment in
Virginia since January 1, according to
reports received from its branch office
bureaus for returning soldiers and
sailors and Federal labor boards.
YOUNG LAWYER
LOCATES AT SELMA.
The paragraph from the Washing
ton correspondence in Wednesday’s
News and Observer, is of interest:
“0. N. Lovelace, a lawyer, of Selma,
Johnston county, was in Washington
today on legal business connected with
the War Department. Mr. Lovelace,
who is a native of Cleveland county,
has located in Selma for the practice
of his profession since being honora
bly discharged from the navy some
weeks ago. He took an academic
course and studied law at the Univer
sity of North Carolina and has many
friends throughput the State.”
I
PRINCETON AND BOON HILL.
Princeton, N. C., April 9.—Mr.
Harry Watson is the happiest man in
Boon Hill township—it is a fine boy.
Mother and baby are getting along
nicely.
Mr. Logan Hastings from the U.
S. S. Maine is at home on a short leave
of absence, his vessel having just re
turned to Norfolk from Guantanamo.
Logan is one of the 22 members of the
band on this vessel.
Mr. John R. Woodard and family
spent the day Sunday with Mr. Alf
Wall and family, in Smithfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Godwin, from
near Kenly, have moved to town and
will occupy the home formerly occu
pied by Mr. Isaac Smith.
Mr. Council Pennington had the
misfortune to have his home burned
with all the household goods, and the
clothing of the family. Mr. Penning
ton’s daughter was the only one at the
house when the fire was discovered.
She gave the alarm and the neighbors
came, but the fire burned so rapidly
nothing could be saved. Mr. Pen
nington was in the field some dis
tance from the house, but he could
see that the fire started around the
stove flue on the kitchen. It was burn
ed last Thursday evening. It was a
large house with no insurance.
Miss Rosa Holt, from Smithfield, is
spending the week with Miss Gladys
Gurley.
Mrs. Minnie B. Straehn has return
ed home after spending several days
with her daughter in Clayton.
Mr. W. H. Massey, of Raleigh, is a
visitor in town this week.
Rev. J. G. Johnson and Mrs. John
son are spendiny a day or two with
relatives in Raleigh this week.
Miss Beatrice Gardner with three
other mighty pretty young girls were
visitors in town a short while Sat
urlay evening. We regret, too, that
we could not learn their names.
Miss Sue Powell, a pretty young
school ”marm,” from one of our rural
schools, was a visitor here Saturday.
Mrs. J. W. Perry died here at her
home Sunday night. She was par
tially paralyzed several weeks ago,
from which condition she had not im
proved, and for the past ten days she
had been in a semi-conscious condi
tion, sleeping most of the time. She
had been a member of the Methodist
church for many years, from which
church the burial services were con
ducted Monday evening, to the grave
in the family burying ground near
town.
Mrs. Estelle Newsome, from Cape
Henry, Va.; Mrs. Minnie Duke, from
Raleigh; Mrs. Ellen Hines and Mrs. E.
A. Arment, from Goldsboro; Mrs. Cy
rus Joyner, from Selma; Messrs. Rose
and Bob Hooks and wife, from Golds
boro; Mrs. Bob Caldwell, from Wayne
County; Mr. Morgan Sugg, from Ral
eigh; Mr. Billie Grantham and family
from Wayne, were among those pres
ent at the burial services from a dis
tance.
The stork visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneday on Friday and left
them a fine little boy baby.
Mr. and Mrs. Darden and Mrs. An
derson from Wilson, N. C., were vis
itors here attending the burial ser
vices of Mrs. J. W. Perry,
NOTES FROM GLADYS.
We glady welcome back home
Messrs. Ruell Narron and Bigy Hin
ton, two of our young.men who did
active service in France. Although
Mr. Narron was wounded and Mr.
Hinton gassed, they both look well
and happy.
Several of our young people attend
ed the box party at Oake Grove school
last Saturday night. They report a
good time and the box party a success.
Rev. J. L. Ray spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in Kenly on business and
visiting friends.
Miss Josie Crocker spent last Satur
day night and Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. I. Boykin near Dixie.
Mr. Adolphus Godwin and Miss Ma
lissa Wall were married Sunday even
ing at the home of Mr. J. B. Creech.
Their many friends wish them a hap
py and successful life.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Bar
ham, April 1, 1919, a son, George
Odele.
Mrs. Newsom Narron and child
have been very sick, but Mrs. Narron
is able to be out again. We hope lit
tle Verlie will soon be well.
We had an exciting time for a few
minutes last Tuesday evening when
the cotton seed in the seed house of
Wiley Narron & Sons caught on fire.
The fire was soon controlled. The seed
caught fire from a match struck by a
negro to light his pipe.
Little Pearl Wilkins, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Wilkins, came near
beingg drowned Tuesday evening
when she fell into a tub of water. Mr.
Wilkins came to the rescue of the
child just in time to save her life.
We had a right good crowd out at
the singing at Mizpah Presbyterian
church last Sunday. We hope soon to
hav% a large and interesting class.
“SEE—S.”
BOYS OF THE 119TH INFANTRY
ARRIVED WEDNESDAY.
Number Heroes Land Home—( ame
in on 80—Mustered Out at Camp
Jackson—Selma En Masse at Train.
Unable to Secure Names.
The boys from “over there” are
home and the hearts of loved ones who
have spent many anxious months are
glad today. All the Selma boys who
were in the 119th infantry with the
30th division, arrived in Selma yester
day on the belated A. C. L. train No.
80. They came from Camp Jackson,
S. C., where they were mustered out
Tuesday. #
Train No. 80 did not arrived at Sel
ma until about 3:30, and when it did
arrive the union station and vicinity
looked like a community fair was on.
Selma simply closed up shop and turn
ed out en masse to meet and welcome
the returning heroes.
Quite a few of the boys who went
away did not return, for they have
made the supreme sacrifice in the
struggle on the battlefield. Several,
too, who were wounded in battle had
already arrived home ahead of their
comrades, so of those who came yes
terday there were not so many as went
away. We were unable to get the
names of all, so we will not publish
any names until we can get a more
complete list.
There was no cheering when 80
pulled in, but in the faces of many and
in the tremor of the voices of some
who were returning from the field of
blood and death were manifested a
joy too deep for expression.
The Johnstonian extends to each of
the returning heroes a glad and hearty
welcome, and offers to serve, free of
charge, in any way that we can do so
any returning soldier who may need
such service as we can render.—Selma
Johnstonian, 10th.
Play With Your Hoys and Girls.
The following article by Mrs. Le
nore E. Ranus was sent us through the
efforts of the Mothers’ Club of this
city. It was issued by the United
States Bureau of Education and the
National Kindergarten Association.
The pjpy instinct is inborn in all
children the world over; it is nature’s
own method for developing the senses,
the muscles and all bodily growth.
Play is even more than this; it is the
outlet of expression of the child’s in
ner life. Many faults as well as vir
tues may be discovered while watch
ing children at play. Perhaps a moth
er will find that her child is selfish or
rude, and it is easy to discover a se
rious disposition and a good temper
in the course of a play hour.
Games are the expression of the
play-spirit and toys are the instru
ments necessary for the expression of
this activity of child-life. As a farm
er needs garden tools to do his work,
so a child needs toys for his play—or‘
work, which play really is to him.
And if toys are not provided ready
made, he will invent them, in order
tf> be able to express his play-spirit,
All play depends upon the physical
condition of the child. A normal,
healthy child plays all the time, is
easily interested in his toys and as he
grows older invents games with them.
If a child plays but little, cannot easi
ly be interested in his toys, will not
play alone and is cross, look first to
his physical condition, then begin a
course of training, or directed play.
Start with a suggestion, “Why not
build a high steeple?” or “Make
mother a train of cars with your
blocks.” Often, especially in the case
of an only child, if mother can enter
into the play-spirit and play hide-and
seek, or march and sing, or even build
with the blocks, it is such a treat and
often a real help in promoting a read
iness to play alone when mother must
go back to her work.
Almost every child wants to help
mother sweep, dust, make beds, wipe
the silver or run errands. Make play
out of the work and yet let the little
one feel he is really doing something.
With tiny babies too little even to
walk a mother can make play out of
work. Have the high chair «n the bas
sinette or carriage in the room where;
you are working and keep baby busy
with toys. For instance, if you are
working in the kitchen, let the baby
have a big spoon, clothes-pins, tin
covers, or anything new and safe, but
always keep these things for the
kitchen. If he is allowed to have them
all the time they soon lose their in
terest and he becomes restless and un
happy.
Miles O. Sherrill, for many years
State librarian and an ex-Confederate
soldier, died at his home in Greensboro
Tuesday night at 10 o’clock. Mr.
Sherrill was one of the best known
men in the State and greatly admired
by many close friends. He was about
80 years old.
You cannot run away from a weak
ness; you must fight it out or you
perish; why not fight it out of you
now, right where you stand?—Ste
venson.
SCORES DEAD, MANY
INJURED IN STORM.
Worst Wind in Many Years Sweeps
Over North Texas and South
Oklahoma.
Dallas, Texas, April 9.—Eighty-two
lives was the toll of the storm which
swept North Texas, Southern Okla
homa and a section of Arkansas last
night and early today, according to
reports received here up to 10 o’clock
tonight. Many points still were iso
lated at that hour and the number of
fatalities may be increased w'hen full
details are available as the tornado
swept through thickly settled farm
ing communities. Of the 82 reported
dead, 43 have been identified.
The storm came up from the Rio
Grande valley with a high wind and
heavy rain, gaining force until it tore
through the northern tier of Texas
counties with the destructiveness of a
tornado.
LOWER JOHNSTON ITEMS.
The farmers of this section are very
busy these days preparing to plant
their crops. Some are already plant
ing.
The recent cold snap that came com
pletely destroyed the peach crop
throughout this section.
News came to this vicinity Monday
that Mr. Ben Hudson suddenly drop
ped dead at his home near Dunn that
day. The burial took place Tuesday
afternoon at Stony Run church. Mr.
Hudson was the father of Mrs. Ira
Lee, of this section.
Several people in this section at
tended the burial of Mrs. Servia Wil
liams near Shady Grove last Wednes
day. She was an aged lady and was
sister to Mr. Mordecai Lee and Mrs.
Julius Barefoot, of this section.
Mr. Graydon Johnson has been
spending some time touring some of
the Southern States and other places
of interest. He is stationed at Hot
Springs, Ark., now and is expected to
return home probably this week.
Mrs. Julia Blackman and Miss Les
sie Lee went to Fayetteville last week
for eye treatment.
Mr. A. R. Gilbert and family and
Miss Prilla Gilbert, of Benson, passed
through this section Sunday after
noon en route from Rosin Hill, where
they visited.
Mrs. J. M. Lee, of Hopewell, Va.,
has been visiting relatives in this com
munity for some time.
Mr. John Non is and family, of New
Hope section, visited Mrs. Norris’
mother, Mrs. Jarusha Tart, Sunday.
Mr. G. W. Wilson, of Shady Grove,
spent a short while at Dr. Barefoot’s
Sunday.
Several people in these parts at
tended a Wr. O. W. unveiling near
Lee’s Chapel Sunday afternoon.
There will be preaching at Calvary
Baptist church next fourth Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock by Rev. Mr.
Olive, of Dunn. The public is invited
to attend.
The school at Poplar Grove closed
last Friday afternoon with a few of
the the community people present.
They all enjoyed a candy stew. The
children pulled and ate candy to their
own satisfaction in spite of the rain.
The teachers, Misses Hettie Fair
cloth and Bessie Owen, returned Sat
urday to their home near Roseboro,
Sampson county.
We are glad to welcome two of our
overseS boys back home. Mr. Joseph
Tart returned about two weeks ago.
Mr. Milton Lee came home Tuesday
of this week. Both seem to be en
joying good health, and glad to get
home.
SPRING TIME.
Dunn, R. 2. ,
MISSIONARY COUNCIL
ENDS 8-DAY SESSION.
Memphis, Tenn., April 9.—The Wo
man’s Missionary Council of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
tonight adjourned its eight-day annual
session, following meetings today at
which routine work was completed.
An appropriatkrh of $27,000 for sup
port of superannuated missionaries
and deaconesses was adopted today,
and the salaries of missionaries were
increased from $750 to $900 a year,
while deaconesses, who have been on
a salary basis heretofore, were allot
ted annual incomes of $900. Official
figures on pledges, dues and special
offerings for the coming year show
ed that the council would have $900,
000 at its disposal.—News and Ob
server.
Mr. C. F. Coltrain returned Sunday
night from Fort Leavenworth, Kan
sas, where he is stationed at present.
Before the armistice was signed he
was in service in France. He be
longs to the regular army and is at
home on a furlough for a short time.
Mr Coltrain spent only seven weeks in
France, getting there too late for the
fighting.
In the highest civiliation the book is
still the highest delight.—Emerson.
THE CLAYTON BUDGET.
Clayton, April 9.—Miss Ruth Penny
spent the past week-end at Micro.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pool, of Selma,
were in town last Sunday.
Norwood Barbour, Ashley Garner
and Warren MeCullers are three Clay
ton boys who have come home with
discharges. All of these have seen
actual service in France and we wel
come them back to our town. Mr. and
Mrs. Ronnie Ellis, Misses Blanche
ELlis, Carrie Austin and Jessie Gulley
spent a few hours with friends in
Kenly last Sunday.
Mrs. Herbert Coats, who went to
Rex Hospital some time ago for an
operation, is getting along nicely and
will be brought home today.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Godwin have
moved into their new home on Page
street. This home was formerly own
ed by Mr. R. S. Penny.
Mr. Calton Blackwood has accepted
a position at Raleigh. He and his
family will make their home in Ral
eigh.
Mrs. J. C. Ellis, who went to Rex
Hospital last week, is improving and
hopes to be home soon.
Charles, the small child of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Price, is very ill. He is
having convulsions. We hope he will
soon be improved.
The town people welcome Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Southern, of Schenectady,
N. Y. Mr. Southon has accepted a
position as jeweler for F. A. Dawson.
Mrs. W. S. Penn will entertain the
Halycon club at her home (the Clay
ton Hotel) this afternoon.
The funeral of Dr. Charles De L.
Bass was held from the Massey
home Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
The services were conducted by Rev.
T. W. O’Kelly, of the First Baptist
church, Raleigh, of which Dr. Bass
was a member. He was assisted by
Rev. A. O. Moore, pastor of the Bap
tist church here. He was buried in
the Clayton cemetery on the Massey
lot. The flowers were many and love
ly. Dr. Bass had a number of friends
here who will miss him. Mrs. Bass,
nee Miss Lois Massey, has the sym
pathy of her hosts of friends here in
her bereavement.
KENLY ITEMS.
Kenly, April 9.—The people of
Kenly regret to learn that Dr. Foster
is leaving here and going to Bailey, N.
C., to practice.
There will be, on Thursday evening,
a recital at the school auditorium for
the benefit of the Young People’s Mis
sionary Society.
Mrs. 'T. E. Hodgins, of Goldsboro, is
the guest of Mrs. J. W. Darden this
week.
Mr. James Kirby, who is a student
at Donaldson’s Military Academy, is
spending a few days at home.
Announcements have been received
which read as follows: “Mr. and Mrs.
James Hardy Kirby announce the
marriage of their daughter, Marie
Eleanor, to Mr. Jones Herring Barnes,
| on Tuesday, April 8, 1919, Kenly,
North Carolina.”
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grizzard, Mr.
Bud Bailey, Mr. Vance Hales, Misses
Emma Matthews and Eunice Jerome
and Messrs. ^Claude Edgerton and
Geddie Jerome went to Cox’s Ferry,
near Princeton,, on a fish fry Tuesday
night.
Mr. L. C. Wilkinson os spending a
few days in Dunn.
Mrs. Mattie Peacock, of Fremont, is
visiting Mrs. W. J. Hooks.
Rev. and Mrs. C. P. Jerome repre
sented the Kenly Red Cross at the
county meeting in Smithfield Tiiesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sanders spent
Monday in Goldsboro.
Kenly High School, represented by
Misses Adna Lee Bailey and Alice
Grice, won in the triangular debate
over Stantonsburg at that town. The
affirmative, represented by Misses
Nellie Ballance and Marie Lassiter,
were defeated by Lucama at home.
On Thursday, March 29, from
three to five, Mrs. J. T. Barnes enter
tained the “Priscilla Club.” After an
hour spent in handiwork the hostess,
assisted by Mrs. J. C. Bowman and
Mrs. J. E. Stevens, served delightful
refreshments, consisting of sand
witchs and coffee, ice cream and Cake.
The members present were Mesdames
L. C. Wilkinson, H. F. Edgerton, J. C.
Bowman. J. R. Sauls, K. A. Turling
ton, J. W. Darden, J. J. High, H. M.
Grizzard, W. J. Hooks, and P. D.
Grady. The invited guests were Mrs.
J. J. Edgerton, Mrs. J. E. Stevens and
Mrs. E. Watson, of Mount Olive.
Thomas Nelson Page Resigns.
Thomas Nelson Page, the author of
“Red Rock” and other Southern sto
ries, and who has been American Am
bassador to Italy since 1913, has sent
in his .resignation to President Wil
son. He proposes to settle down upon
a Virginia farm and write other books.
C. M. Miller has been re-elected en
gineer and superintendent of roads
in Wake county. His salary is three
thousand a year.
SOME NORTH CAROLINA
NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF.
Items of Interest Over the State
Clipped and Culled From the State
Papers for Herald Readers.
Governor Thomas Walter Bickett
Saturday issued a proclamation for
Better Babies’ Week beginning May
11. It has been the custom in North
Carolina to observe this week for sev
eral years past but this year is the
first time it has been dignified with a
call from the Chief Executive to the
people for its observance.
The flying field at Camp Bragg has
been named Pope field by the war de
partment in honor of First Lieutenant
Harley H. Pope, who lost his life in
the Cape Fear river last January as
the result of an airplane accident. Of
ficial notification to this effect has
been received from Washington by
Col.' Maxwell Murray, commander of
Camp Bragg.
Lieut. James 1 nomas Raynor, of
Bertie county, lost an arm by the ac
cidental discharge of a shotgun on last
Saturday. He had only recently re
turned home from service in France as
first lieutenant in Company E, 219th
Engineers. He won his promotion by
splendid service. While in France his
horse was shot and fell on him, in
flicting a serious wound from which
he had just recovered.
The Masons of North Carolina will
hold their annual sessions at Greens
boro May 13, 14 and 15. The meetings
to be held there are the 71st annual
convocation of the Grand Chapter,
Royal Arch Masons; the 43rd annual
assembly of the Grand Council Royal
and Select Masters; the 39th annual
conclave of the Grand Commandery,
Knights Templar, and the annual
grand convention Order of High
Priests.
Recently dogs entered the pasture
of Mr. Arthur H. Cowles, of Yadkin
Valley, Caldwell county, while he was
away from home, and killed practi
cally all his flock of 35 sheep. On re
turning Mr. Cowles caught the dogs
at their work and managed to kill one
of them, but the others succeeded in
getting away. It was said that Mr,
Cowles recognized the dogs as belong
ing to one of his neighbors. The
sheep were valued at about $600.
William Deese, ten-year-old s
Mr. and Mrs. George Deese, of 1
county, was burned to death, while at
tempting to build a fire with kerosene.
His father was plowing and Mrs.
Deese had gone to carry some water
to Mr. Deese, instructing the boy to
build a fire. The kerosene can ex
ploded, throwing oil over the boy and
the house. The boy fell dead as he
rushed from the house, and the house
came near being destroyed by fire.
James K. Hatch, one ot Wayne coun
ty’s best known citizens, died at
Goldsboro Tuesday afternoon. He un
derwent an operation Sunday for an
aggravated case of appendicitis. For
several years Mr. Hatch was engaged
in business at Mount Olive. After
moving to Goldsboro, he became act
ive in public life and for several years
was clerk of the court. At the time
of his death he held a commission as
United States commissioner and jus
tice of the peace.
News comes from Wilmington that
formal application has been made for
$180,000 of State and Federal road
money to be used in the construction
of a ferry and causeway across the
Cape Fear river in conjunction with
Brunswick county. This was decided
upon at a meeting of the New Han
over board of commissioners Tuesday.
H. F. Wilder and C. C. Chadbourn
were named on the county tax board
of review, and L. W. Moore, local real
estate dealer, was recommended for
county supervisor of revaluation.
Announcement has been made of the
purchase by E. W. Grove, of Asheville
and St. Louis, Mo., of 40,000 acres of
land largely timbered in Madison
county and Greene and Union counties
in Tennessee, the land having been
purchased from the Laurel River Log
ging Company at a price.said to be
$35,000. Mr. Grove plans to place
50,000 head of cattle and sheep on the
land after it has been cleared and the
whole deal will involve about $2,000,
000. Mr. Grove is owner of Grove
Paik Inn, which was erected at Ashe
ville at a cost of $1,000,000 and Grove
Park resident section in addition to
several hundred acres of land adjoin
ing the city.
Buncombe county farmers do not
take to the new time at all and re
ports reaching Asheville from many
sections are to the effect that almost
without exception the farmers are
using the same time, not changing on
March 30, as was universally done.
This matter has been brought out by
statements made in the offices of the
county officials at the county court
house, where hundreds of farmers
from all sections of the county go
every week; and was forcibly brought
out when several of them kicked be
cause one of the offices was closed at
12o’cloek while the officials had gone to
lunch, the farmers maintaining than
it was only 11 o’clock and that the of
fice should be open.