VOLUME 39
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1920
NUMBER 92
NORTH CAROLINA
TEACHERS ASSEMBLY
Favors More Pay for State
Superintendent— R. H.
Latham, President
Asheville, Nov. 26— Indorsement of
government plans for an appropria
tion of $100,000,000 to be used for
fighting illiteracy by instituting a gen
eral school 'upbuilding program in
the United States, and expressly going
on record as favoring a salary of $8,
000 per ainum for the North Carolina
state school superintendent, the North
Carolina teachers’ assembly this after
noon closed its 1920 business session
in Asheville.
Officers for the new year were
elected as follows: R. H. Latham, su
perintedent of city schools in Winston
Salem, assembly president; C. E.
Brewer, president Meredith college,
Raleigh, vice-president; A. T. Allen,
secretary state board of examiners,
Raleigh, secretary-treasurer.
Executive committee, Miss Bettie
Aiken Land, Guilford county school
supervisor; E. A. Akers, superintend
ent Halifax county; Miss Nellie Flem
ing, teacher Burlington and A. J.
Hutchins, principal Asheville high
school.
The meeting was held in the city
auditorium and was called to order by
S. B. Underwood, president of the
assembly. Adoption of resolutions
calling for indorsement of govern
ment plans and in regard to the sal
ary of the state superintendent fol
lowed election of officers.
Only one action of the resolutions
committee report was objected to,
that of/fecommending a $6,000 salary
for the state superintendent. After
a lively debate, started by W. H.
Hipps, of Smithfield, Johnston coun
ty, who moved that the report be
amended, the assembly went on record
in favor of the higher figure.
One other resolution introduced
from the floor by Miss Mary Graham,
a former president, calling for in
dorsement of the educational survey
and a vote of thanks to those who did
the work, Dr. Frank P. Bachman in
particularly was unanimously adopt
ed. Miss Graham pointed out that
whereas more than $40,000 had been
expended in making the report it was
the duty of every teacher to study it
minutely.
A second floor resolution introduced
jointly by W. R. Mills, of Louisburg
and H. B. Marrow, of Smithfield, was
laid on the table for action at the
next year’s business session. This re
solution would change the method of
election of officers, eliminating a nom
inations committee, and instituting a
direct delegate vote for nomination
and election.
A movement to change the meeting
time of the general assembly, which
started as the convention was about
to adjourn its business, met with lit
tle favor, but nevertheless, caused a
lengthy debate. The motion was
finally voted down, when it was found
that delegates in the main were op
posed to a change.
Thanksgiving day, it was decided
was the best time on which to convene
the assembly, due to the fact that a
general holiday was declared in the
schools and that arrangements could
easily be made for remaining away
from study on the following days,
Friday and Saturday. The present
plan, it was pointed out, caused the
teachers be away from school only
one teaching day, as Thanksgiving
day and Saturady are recognized holi
days. Whereas, should the assembly
be held at any other time except
Christmas, when the teachers all de
sire to be at home, they would lose
two or even three days.
While the assembly left decision as
to the next meeting place of the or
ganization in the hands of the execu
tive committee, it is believed that the
1921 assembly will be held in Raleigh.
This opinion is based on sentiment ex
pressed by individual delegates.
Secretary Allen’s report revealed
the fact that this year’s business
meeting of the assembly is the banner
event, from point of attendance. A
total enrollment of 8,004 members, it
was shown, had been recorded in Ashe
ville.—Greensboro News.
Next Monday night the business
meeting of the Epworth League will
be held. A council meeting will be
held Friday night. All officers are ex
pected to be present.
Washington looses Mr. Tuttle
Considerable surprise was manifest
ed among local citizens yesterday
when they learned of Mr. Tuttle’s re
moval from the pastorate of the lo
cal Methodist church to Smithfield.
He will be succeeded here by Rev. J.
H. McCracken, now pastor at Wil
mington.
Washington will be sorry to lose
Mr. Tuttle—and that doesn’t half-way
begin to express it.
During his three years of ministry
here, he has made hundreds of warm
friends—and a few enemies. His ene
mies are to his credit. He has never
hesitated to speak as his conscience
directed him.
It is impossible to estimate the a
mount of good that Mr. Tuttle has ac
complished during his stay in Wash
ington. Preaching sermons has been
#only a small part of1 his^ work. He
visited the sick, aided those who need
ed help, interested himself in com
munity problems and was ready to
render his services whenever called
upon. Financially, the local Metho
dist church has made a splendid show
ing during the time of his adminis
tration. v
Few pastors have ever left Wash
ington who have carried away with
them the feeling that Washington
holds towards Mr. Tuttle. He has
been one of the best preachers this
city has ever had. His work will live
among us for many years after his
departure.
Washington is the loser and Smith
field is the gainer. All we can say is
that Smithfield is getting one of the
finest men that ever spoke from the
pulpit.
And with Mr. Tuttle, Washington
will be sorry to lose the members of
his splendid family who have made
such warm and devoted friends in our
midst and for whom the entire city
feels the deepest affection. There are
not many families in this world that
are superior in any way to the Tuttle
family. God bless them!—Washing
ton Daily News.
Methodists Quit Interchurch Move
Atlantic City, Nov. 25.—The board
of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
Chui'ch voted to-day to discontinue
all participation in the interchurch
world movement, adopting the report
of a special committee which had been
considering the matter. The bishops
however, agreed to pay the $1,500,
000 which the Methodist Church had
pledged to the movement.
Bishop Joseph Berry of Philadelphia
addressed the board today, declaring
that theatrical managers and base
ball magnates were organizing agen
cies to work for relaxation of the laws
for Sunday observance. He objected
to the term “blue laws” and declared
that 90 per cent of the Protestant
population of the United States and
large numbers of Catholics and He
brews are in favor of strict Sunday
observance.
FOUR OAKS NEWS
Four Oaks, Nov. 27.—Mrs. Leslie
Hudson and children spent the week
end at Dunn.
Miss Catherine Wilson left Wed
nesday for Asheville where she went
to attend the Teachers’ Assembly.
Miss Martha Ratcliffe left Wednes
day for Tarboro where she went to
spend the Thanksgiving holidays.
Miss Annie Ford went to Maxton
Wednesday where she went to spend
a few days.
Miss Caroline Fitzgerald spent the
week-end at her home in Micro.
Mrs. J. W. Hollowell and Mrs. Hugh
Slater, of Rocky Mount, visited at the
home of Mrs. C. H. Wellons last week.
Rev. M. P. Davis, of Albermarle,
preached a very interesting sermon at
the Baptist church last Sunday.
Many of our town people were very
glad to learn that Rev. E. B. Craven,
pastor of the M. E. Church here will
return to Four Oaks for the coming
year.
Wilson Prices Decrease
Wilson, Nov. 26.—It looks blue and
is blue for tobacco farmers. H. B.
Johnson, superivisor of sales on the
Wilson market, reports for the week
ending November 24, four days sales,
2,625,874 pounds, which brought $228.
033.29, an average of $23.82 per hun
dred pounds, a decrease of $3.17 over
previous week’s sales. Sold to date,
30.129,390 pounds for $7,486,331.52,
all round average of $24.84 per hun
dred pounds.—News and Observer.
GENERAL AND STATE
NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Items of Interest Gathered
and Condensed from
Daily Newspapers
The president of the Bank of En
field, Ivey Watson, was lured from
his home Tuesday night by an un
known party. A telephone message
stated that a man wished to see him
or, important business at his home
near town. He found, upon going,
that the message was fake and upon
his return a shot was fired at him.
Bloodhounds went to the home of a
negro who was taken' into custody.
The ninety-fifth annual North Caro
lina Conference of the Methodist Pro
testant church convened in Enfield
last week. One hundred fifty preach
ers and lay delegates were in attend
ance.
Nine men are dead from burns in a
fire at a mine near Birmingham, Ala.
A gas explosion was the cause of the
fire.
A mass meeting of the citizens of
Monroe was held Tuesday night to
discuss a proposed $200,000 bond issue
for school purposes in that city. The
proceeds of the bonds if issued will be
used for the erection of a high school
building.
The steamship Olympic brought $5,
000,000 worth of gold to New York
Thursday. It was regarded in finan
cial quarters as the beginning of
another extensive movement of the
metal to the United States.
Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney, widow of
Lord Mayor Terrence MacSwiney, of
Cork, is on her way to the United
States having sailed Thursday on the
steamer, Celtic. She is coming to
America to testify before the com
mission of 100 investigating the Irish
question.
Fire of undetermined origin destroy
ed the entire plant of the Farmers Oil
Mill near Nashville Friday afternoon.
The damage was estimated to be in
excess of $75,000.
No fire crackers and bombs will be
sold in Kinston this Christmas, ac
cording to a dispatch to the News and
Observer. Municipal officials are tak
authoritfestkntownH.lvbgk^jvbgxzfixx
ing this precaution against fire.
Harding in Panama City.
Panama City, Panama, Nov. 25.—
A pledge of enduring brotherhood and
co-operation between Panama and the
United States was pronounced here
tonight by President Porras of the
the Panama republic and Warren G.
Harding, President-elect of the Unit
ed States.
Speaking at a banquet given by
him in honor of Mr. Harding, Senor
Porras declared it was the wish of the
Pan-American nations that the Unit
ed States should continue as “the po
lar star of our American continent,
lighting the way for other peoples
that they may follow in the paths of
liberty and independence.”
In reply Mr. Harding voiced warm
reciprocation of these expressions of
friendship and declared that it was
one of his fondest hopes to see the
Americas—North, Central and South
—united in the purpose of living
peacefully and in co-operation.—As
sociated Press.
Colored K. P. Give Barbecue Supper
The new colored Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias presented a most
creditable and “appetizing” social, in
the form of a Barbecue Supper at the
Training School Auditorium Thanks
giving night. There were about 200
persons present including members of
the Lodge, the ministers, Training
School faculty, and other invited
guests.
At 9 o’clock Prof. W. M. Cooper ad
dressed the gathering pointedly, and
forcefully, showing the value of dif
ficulties and obstacles when they chal
lenge one to greater effort.
Everyone was invited to supper im
mediately after this timely talk, and
were served with delicious barbecue
fresh from the coals. Not only did
every one leave in high spirits, but all
agree that it is a credit to the town
of Smithfield as well as to the colored j
people that such a large undertaking
should be carried out in such a splen
did manner.
THE TROUBLE IN
JACKSON COUNTY
The Biblical Recorder Com
ments on the Election
Trouble
The election occurred on November
2. This is being: written on Novem
ber 20, and the returns from the Jack
son County election have not yet been
counted. The contest was very close
there, and both parties claimed the
victory. When the poll-holders met
to count the returns, the feeling: was
tense, and a crowd gathered about the
court-house maing threats if the re
turns were not such as they thought
they ought to be. The officials ap
pealed to Governo1 Bickett for mili
tary aid to suppress a riot if one
should threaten to break out. The
Governor declined to send troops, but
: sked the sneriff to summon as many
men as he might need to aid in pro
tecting the poll-holders. At last the
Governor irdered the poll-holders to
bring the ballot boxes to Asheville for
the purpose of counting.
We call attention to this matter to
make two or three comments. In the
first place, we deplore the fact that
anywhere in North Carolina those
who have been charged with the re
sponsibility of safeguarding the bal
lots of free voters should be interfered
with in the performance of their duty.
Should the judges of election leave
room for the belief that they acted
illegally, appeal can be taken to the
courts and the matter decided there.
In the second place, we believe that
Governor Bickett ncted wisely in not
sending troops to Jackson. In a re
public everything should be avoided
which has the semblance of military
force in conducting elections. The
bayonet at the ballot box is very un
desirable. and we trust it will never
be necessary to resort to military
force in our conservative old State
to safeguard the electorate.
In the third place, we are profound
ly convinced that the stability of our
republic depends upon honest elec
tions. Carrying elections by fraud
may secure a temporary advantage,
but in the long run it will react upon
those who pursue that method. It is
right and proper for voters to have
convictions and to use all their per
suasive power to convince others that
their convictions are right. But when
ballots are cast, they should be count,-,
ed honestly, and those who are de
feated should abide by the rule of the
majority. .
Let it be understood that we are
not here intimating that the judges of
election in Jackson would wink at
fraud or dishonesty, but we presume
that it was the fear that such might
be the case which lead to the bitter
feeling in that closely contested coun
ty.—Biblical Recorder.
Dinner Party for Herald Staff.
The Herald staff celebrated Thanks
giving in a most hearty manner, last
Friday evening: when Mr. J. M. Beaty,
the Proprietor-in-chief and his hospi
table wife entertained the entire force
—their journalistic family—at a
sumptuous seven o’clock dinner. The
home on Fifth street was decorated in
potted plants, and the soft glow of
electroliers lent an added charm to the
scene. The table, with its center
piece of red and pink roses and As
paragus Plumosus, was soon a place
of happiness as well as beauty, for the
twelve guests sat down to one of the
most delicious four course dinners
which ever pleased the eye and satis
fied the palate. A huge turkey with
all the toothsome dainties which gen
erally wait in his train, occupied the
place of honor in a meal which began
with smoking hot oysters and ended
with Pound cake and Neapolitan ice
cream. After these subjects had been
fully discussed, the guests spent the
remained of the evening in the Draw
ing-room engaged in merry conversa
tion interspersed with sweet music.
Those invited to share the hospital
ity of Mr. and Mrs. Beaty on this oc
casion were: Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, Miss
Eettie Lee Sanders, Miss Mattie Pou,
Miss Edith Powell, Miss Cora Bell
Ives, Rev. E. G. Stephen, of Ky., Mj\
W. M. Gaskin, Mr. Ira Medlin, Mr. N.
E. Humphrey, Mr. E. L. Tate, Mr. D.
B. Wharton, Mr. L. I). Wharton. Jr.
and Masters William and Tom Lassi
ter.
Henry Lewis Graves, Sr. Dead
Mr. Henry Lewis Graves, Sr., the
father of Mrs. L. S. Hadley, of Wil
son died Monday at 2 p. m., at the
home of his son-in-law, Mr. J. M.
Thompson in Goldsboro, from a
complication of diseases.
' Mr. Graves was bom October 24,
1847, in Ramseur, Randolph county
teing the elder of two sons of pious
parents, Calvin E. and Caroline Foust
Graves. At the early age of ten he
united by profession of faith with the
Buffalo Ford Presbyterian Church,
Randolph county, laying the founda
tion for a life of godliness and service
for the Master.
When Henry Lewis was about 12
years of age his father moved with
the family to Trinity. Here he was
educated in Old Trinity; his studies
were interrupted when he was sixteen
by his entering the ranks of the Con
federacy, serving on the body guard
of Jefferson Davis till Lee's surrend
er. He then returned to Trinity and
completed his studies in two years.
He was married May 18, 1870 to
Mary Elizabeth Williamson. To this
union were bom six children, three
of whom died in infancy and child
hood. His wife died three years and
a half ago and his son, Henry Graves,
Jr., only five months ago. There re
main to mourn him two daughters,
Mrs. L. S. Hadley, of Wilson, and Mrs.
J. M. Thompson, of Goldsboro and his
only brother, Mr. Geo. C. Graves, of
Carthage.
Mr. Graves has many friends in sev
eral cities of the state where he re
sided and engaged in business. For
the past twenty-five years he held a
responsible position with the Dunlop
Flour Mills, of Richmond, and was
highly esteemed by all who knewr him
for his integrity, honesty, frankness,
generosity, and buoyant disposition.
He has resided for thirty years in
Smithfield. Soon after his removal
there he became the leading spirit in
the organization of a Presbyterian
Church and Was elected a Ruling Elder
in that church. He took a lively inter
est in civic affairs and did much for
the social and political betterment of
his community.
The body was interred in Smithfield
Tuesday afternoon, the services being
conducted by Rev. E. L. Flanagan, of
Wilson.—The Wilson Times.
Serious Cutting in Zebulon
Following an altercation on the
street in Zebulon yesterday afternoon,
S. M. Finch, a real estate dealer, of
that town, cut Dr. J. M. Harper’s
throat, and while Finch is at liberty
under bond of $2,000, Dr. Harper is in
a dangerous condition at his home in
Zebulon.
The dispute, which resulted in the
cutting scrape, it was learned last
night, from a difference over an ac
count which the real estate man al
leges was due him by Dr. Harper.
Several blows were passed between
the two men yesterday before the cut
ting. In the exchange, it was said,
Finch was knocked down. Finch used
a pocket knife. The long gash across
his throat, barely missing his jugular
vein, caused Dr. Harper to bleed pro
fusely. Dr. J. W. McGee, his father
in-law, came here from Raleigh as
soon as he was informed of the cut
ting.—News and Observer.
A Million For N. C. Waterways
Washington, Nov. 26.—An appro
priation of more than a million dol
lars ( for North Carolina rivers and
harbors is recommended in the annual
report of the board of army engineers
made public this afternoon. Of this
sum nearly $700,000 is proposed for
the improvement and maintenance of
the Cape Fear river at and below Wil
mington.
Total appropriations asked for
North Carolina streams and harbors
amount $1,073,810. For the Cape
Fear river it is proposed to expend
$659,000, while the waterway from
Norfolk to Albemarle sound is listed
for an allowance of $274,310.
A year ago the army engineers pro
posed appropriations of approximately
one and a quarter millions for North
Carolina projects and the house com -
mittee recommended substantially thi -
amount. Under the economy program
of Congress the $40,000,000 river an
harbors budget was finally cut dow i
to only $12,000,000 and North Caroli’ x
naturally received only a pittance fo
waterways. What fate awaits the es
timates of the army engineers thi
season is problematical.—Theodore
Tiller in Greensboro News.
OFFERING FOR FREE
WILL ORPHANAGE
Pleasant Plain Church Does
Noble Deed for Institution
At Middlesex
The people in the community of
Pleasant Plain church did a very com
mendable thing Thanksgiving when
they got up a donation for the Free
will Orphanage at Middlesex. J. Eh
Foster, representing the aid society
of the Pleasant Plain church got up
the offering. He writes as follows
concerning it:
“We loaded a truck Thanksgiving
morning and started. We had very
good luck in getting there in time to
get in line with the Juniors who pre
sented to the school a Bible and Flag,
and to hear the exercises after which
we had dinner.
“There was some disappointment
when we found the children with
whooping cough they not being allow
ed out of the building. The people
were expecting to give them dinner on
the yard, but we filled the dining room
with good things to eat for them.
Here is my list of contributors below:
“J. H. McCall 50cts.; J. M. Gamer
25cts.; Mrs. G. L. Scott BO cts. and
one ham; J. P. Temple 50cts.; C. H.
Wheeler $1.00; A. B. Wheeler 25 cts.;
D. B. Pittman $1.00; N. A. Jones $1;
J. E. Foster 20 pounds beef; India
Foster one can sweet pickles and one
chicken; Mrs. D. T. Bailey one can
peaches and one can preserves; J.
Pittman one can preserves; Mrs. J. W.
Bailey 7 cents; Mrs. Ada Phillips one
can beans; Mrs. Laura Phillips one
can peaches; Miss Ellen Phillips one
peck potatoes; Mrs. W. C. Hunt one
can peaches; Mrs. Sarah Peterson one
can huckleberries; Claude Smith $1.00
and half bushel potatoes; Dimpsie
Morris 1 bushel potatoes; Mrs. Nancy
I Vance, 2 chickens and one bushel po
| tatoes; Mrs. L. R. Batten four cans
j peaches; J. R. Morris 50cts.;Jasper
Starling 25cts.; J. S. Sullivan $1.00
and two bushel potatoes; L. T. Creech
$1.00; J. W. Blackman $1.00, one bush
el meal and two chickens; L. E. Phil
lips BOcts.; II. R. Sullivan $1, one
i bushel potatoes and one chicken; Bill
Sullivan 25cts. and one chicken; W.
W. Sherron, BOcts. and one chicken;
Joel Gamer BOcts.; Mrs. W. A. Creech
one chicken; Mrs. Mary Brown one
chicken; B. H. Holland $1.00; Joel
l Railings 3 pecks com, one bushel po
tatoes and $1.00; Mrs. J. W. Stallings
one can peaches, one chicken; Mrs. J.
C. Glover, half bushel potatoes, one
can peaches and one chicken; Mrs.
Nancy J. Brown, collards.
“You see for yourself we had it all
from ham to collards.”
35 States Want Sabbath Laws
New York, Nov. 24.—Enactment of
laws for strict enforcement of the
Christian sabbath will be urged in the
legislatures of at least 35 states dur
ing 1921 the Lord’s Day Alliance an
nounced here today.
An effort will be made to stop
“commercialization” of the sabbath,
said Dr. Henry L. Bowlby, secretary
of the alliance, with elimination of
Sunday professional baseball, motion
pictures and automobiling. All stores
would be closed.
“We would not impose a Puritan
sabbath,” said Dr. Bowlby, “but we
would have more of the spirit of the
Puritans in our observance of the
Lord’s day. The moral tone of the
nation is slipping backward steadily
and the people must return to spirit
ual things.”
What’s Sauce For the Goose
Once Mark Twain walked across the
street to borrow a book from his
neighbor. Mark was informed that
he might use the book if he read it
on the premises. Next summer this
same neighbor came over to Mark’s
house to borrow the lawn mower.
“Certainly,” said Mark, “provided you .
use it on my premises.”—The Open |
Road.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank our neighbors and
friends fqr the many acts of kind
ness and help given us in the sickness
and death of our dear husband and
father.
Mrs. W. A. Smith and children.