ROAD WEEK IN THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Less Than 100 Bills Present
ed in Legislature During
First Eleven Days
Saturday the doings of the Senate
was characterized by investigation re
solutions, the office of state architect
being mentioned specifically. It has
been rumored that the wholesale in
vetigations which the legislature will
be called on to make will probably
include the sanatorium for tubercu
losis. Dr. McBrayer, superintendent
of that institution announces that he
courts an investigation and hopes it
will react in favor of the institution.
As to the proceedings of the Gen
eral Assembly for this week and of
the past week yesterday’s News and
Observer gives the following sum
mary: '
It appears about to be Road Week
in the General Assembly. The Clark
son Highway bill will likely get a new
name before the middle of the week
arrives, and very likely it will be
styled the Varser-Doughton Bill. Wed
nesday has been tentatively set for
its presehtation to the Legislature,
and with sentiment practically un
animous in favor of some sort of road
legislation, it woud appear that its
early ratification may be expected.
The outstanding feature of the Gen
eral Assembly thus far is the fact
that eleven legislative days have al
ready passed and less than 100 bills
have been presented. This situation
is entirely without precedent in the
history of the legislature. Four years
ago the first half hour of the first
day’s session saw 156 bills started in
the House alone, and t^early half
that many in the Senate. In the spec
ial session, called mainly for the
consideration of taxation, over 500
measures were presented and passed
upon in 17 days.
On no day has the number of new
bills exceeded a dozen and Friday
and Saturday when there is usually a
flood of minor local legislation, there
was barely a trickle. Most members
have nothing locally to offer, and the
number of Statewide bills is going
to be relatively small. The passage
of so many measures at the special
session , and the general apathy to
ward local bond issues which is the
breeding place of local legislation,
seems generally responsibile for the
dearth of grist for the grinding.
But without these things, the sess
ion has lost no whit of interest. There
is the Stae-wide stock law coming,
moving picture censorship, the pri
mary repeal, which is not yet dead,
marriage laws bill, and the bill to
abolish the Welfare Commission, all
to be attended to, and the possible
redistricting of the State Senate. All
of these measures have interesting
possibilities, and the General Assem
bly has still 49 days to run. It is a
mere infant, thus far.
Resolutions of Respect
Whereas the Supreme Architect of
the Universe in His infinite wisdom
has called our beloved brother Jesse
Watson from labor to that home pre
pared for him eternal in the skies,
and whereas Perfection Lodge No.
628 of the Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons, The Scottish Rite Club of
Kenly, N. C., The Wilmington Con
sistory of Scottish Rite MAsons and
Sudan Temple of New Bern are deeply
grieved in the loss of our beloved
Brother who was a consistent and loy
al member of these bodies and who
will be greatly missed in the fotUV
regular communications here below
and wish to extend our sincere sym
pathy to the bereaved family in this
hour of their sorrow:
Therefore be it resolved:—That
Perfection Lodge No. 628 A. F. & A.
M., in regular communication extend
to the bereaved family of our depart
ed Brother our heartfelt sympathy and
commend his soul to the God who
gave it and who doeth all things well.
Resolved further, that a copy of
these resolutions be sent to the family
and a copy mailed to the Orphans
Friend for publication and a copy
spread on the minutes of this Lodge.
J. C.-GRADY,
W. T. BAILEY,
RUDOLPH KIRBY,
Committee.
Idleness and pride tax with a heav
ier hand than kings and parliments.
If we can get rid of the% former we
may easily bear the latter.—Franklin.
HAS AN ENROLLMENT
NOW OF 564 PUPILS
Double Schedule in Number
Of Grades Not Conducive
To Best Work
The following is the enrollment in
the Turlington Graded School up to
the end of the third month, which was
December 3rd, 1920. With the open
ing of school after the Christmas
holidays there have been about thirty
new students added to the following
enrollment:
First grade_ 123
Second grade_ 73
Third grade- 67
Fourth grade_ 70
Fifth grade_ 41
Sixth grade_ 39
Junior High School_103
Senior High School_ 48
Total _ 564
At present the school is operated
upon a double schedule up to the fifth
grade. This means that 333 pupils,
or 59 pgr cent of the total enrollment
are being inadequately instructed for
the lack of time in school. These 333
pupils which operate on double sche
dule begin work some in the morning
at 9:00 o’clock and others at 1:00 o’-1
clock in the afternoon. In either case
they have barely three hours of actual
work1 after deducting the necessary
time for recesses and change of class
es. A few of the brighest children
who have the advantages of getting J
help at home can keep up with their!
grade. The large majority, however,!
do not get anything like all the in-!
struction they need. It is safe to!
estimate that the efficiency of the
school is cut down at least from 25
to 30 per cent by this lack of space
which prevents teachers from being
able to have the pupils who are not
doing standard work remain after re
gular hours for individual help and
instruction. For lack of space in the
school now one-half of the teachers
cannot complete their day's work in
a manner that enables them to keep
their grade working as a unit. The
children who cannot absorb their
'work in the three hours of high pres
sure work which they are forced to
do now simply lag behind and in many
cases fail to be promoted. If the
school had sufficient room failure of
promotion in these lower grades would
be reduced to almost nothing in com
parsion with what it is now, because
a teacher would be expected to give
each pupil sufficient individual in
struction to enable him to make his
grade.
With sufficient room in school the
number of teachers might be reduced
slightly and yet better results ob
tained because a teacher with 6 hours
at her disposal can teach a few more
pupils in a great deal more satisfac
tory manner than she can a smaller
number in three hours. Thus it is
true that we are paying teachers who
cannot give us a full day’s work,
thereby rendering our school services
less efficient and at the same time
more expensive.
Thrift and economy are the watch
words of all public and private enter
prises now and for this reason it is
absolutely necessary fhat the citizens
of Smithfield provide adequate school
buildings for their children. Failure
to do this would be a sin of the citi
zens of today against the citizens of
tomorrow—a sin of adults against
helpless children.
H. B. MARROW.
Heir to Fortune
lln. M WWtoker, * Asheville,
manicurist in a barber shop there, was
called to Concord Saturday to claim
$130,000 left her by a friend. She
told friends in the shop that the man
who left her the money, was a friend
of her mother’s, and the bequest came
as a surprise to her.
Remember that time is money.
Benjamin Franklin.
Ex-sheriff W. F. Grimes called to
see us last week and renewed his
subscription. As long ago as he can
remember The HERALD was going
to his father. When his father died
he was seventeen years old. He took
up his father’s subscription and has
stood by The HERALD as a friend
snd patron Whenever it has been
'onvenient for him to do so he has
poken a good word for it. Such
’riends have done us much good.
CUT IN NATIONAL
EXPENSE POSSIBLE
Arizona Democratic Senat
or Says Government Ex
pense Can Be Reduced
Boston, Mass.,—Business ability
and methods applied to the conduct
of the United States Government could
reduce the daily expenditures by $2,
000,000, declared Henry F. Ashurst,
democrat Senator from Arizona, in an
address to the National Shoe Whole
salers Association. The reason that
economy is not practiced, he asserted
is because the United States has “a
political government run by politi
cians” who feel that radically cutting
down appropriations will deprive their,
of the support of their constituencies.
The speaker pointed out that the
politician does not do the business of
government along business lines and
said that under the existing system he
did not see how the government could
be operated on less than the $4,000,
000,000 designated by the Secretary
of the Treasury. Senator Ashurst;
said that he had never received a
telegram asking him to vote against
an appropriation but that many had
come to him urging his support of
financial grants. It is to this kind of
pressure, he said that politicians nat
urally yield in the conviction that it
assures them votes.
“Until the business man is willing
to concentrate his ability,” Senator
Ashurst declared, “as he did during
the war when he went to Washington
and goes into politics with a firm de
sire to place the government on a
sound foundation we are going to
have inefficiency. If we create no new
bureaux and reduce the swarm of of
ficials that are harrassing the public
and eating the national funds, we
could reduce the expenses sc as to
operate the government on $3,000,
000,000 a year, and if the members of
Congress and the Senate are called
strictly to account this could be re
duced to $2,000,000,000.
The sperker asserted that, although
a Democrat he was proud to hear of
the attitude of Warren G. Harding,
President-elect, in opposition to large
expenditures for the inaugural cere
monies. He said that he looked for
ward to the day when a legislator
could go home without basing his hope
of reelection on the amount of money
he had taken, or helped to take in ap
propriation from the public treasury.
“The only thing that will save the
country,” he declared “is economy,
hard work and patriotism.”—Christian
Science Monitor.
An Aged Woman to Her Reward
It is with a sad heart I attempt to
wri*e the death of my loving mother,
Mrs. Susie Jones, which occurred on
December 22, 1920, just as the beauti
ful sun was rising from behind the
eastern clouds. Then it was that the
Death Angel visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Clifton and .bore
away our darling mother to await the
resurrection morning. She leaves 8
children, the oldest being Mrs. R. M.
Barbour, and the others are Mrs. B.
A. Coats, J. W. Coats, Mrs. James
Langdon, four of her first and four of
her last children, her last children
being Mr. James W. Jones, Mrs. Ed
win Clifton, Mr. Rom Jones, Mrs. Bill
Roberts.
She was married to Mr. James
William Coats and lived with him
twelve years, and three years after
his death she was married to Mr.
John Jones and lived the rest of her
days with him. Mother was very
humble and lore her sickness with so
much patience. She was always trying
to prepare for old age. She was going
ir. her ninety-fifth year and was al
ways truthful and honest. She was
a woman past common, according to
her age. Her last husband died just
three weeks and four days before her
death. She seemed to have viewed her
death by saying she saw both her hus
bands in Heaven and that they were
together and that she was going to
them.
Mother was a member of the
Primitive Baptise church at Reho
both They wen noth laid to rest in
'he cemetery at Rehoboth to await
'hf.- Resurrection nr.oming.
Mother is gone bu+ not forgotten;
^ Never will her memory fade;
^ver will my memory linger ’round
Her grave where she was laid.
A heart-broken daughter,
Mrs R M BARBOUR, in Eastern
rews.
ASSASSIN KILLS AN
ENTIRE FAMILY
A Prominent Family of S.
C. Wiped Out By An
Unknown Murderer
Pamplico, S. C., Jan. 16.—Discovery
today of the bodies of two other mem
mers of the Bingham family revealed
that the entire family living about
four miles from Pamplico, was wiped
out some time Saturday afternoon, a
total of five being killed.
Mrs. L. S. Bingham, 60 years of
age, was shot through the head and
her body was found in the yard of
the Bingham home, near a well; her
daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Black, 35,
was found lying in a pool of blood in
her room on the second floor of the
home with a bullet hole in her head.
Mrs. Black’s adopted son, nine years
of age, was found near the back of
the house, his foreheda having been
pierced by a bullet at close range;
Mrs. Black’s other adopted son, five
years of age, evidently tried to es
cape from his assailant for he was
found near a fence in the back yard
with a bullet wound in his head. He
died about five o’clock in the morn
ing. The body of the other member
of the family L. S. Bingham, 40 years
of age, son of Mrs. L. S. Bingham,
was found today about 11 o’clock in
the woods about one-half mile from
the house lying in an obscure spot
surrounded by bushes with a wound
in his right temple. His hand was
holding a revolver in which there
were two bullets.
An inquest is being held but the
report of the jury has not been re
ceived.
The family had long been prominent
in this section of the state, the father
having been a member of both
branches of the South Carolina gen
eral assembly and at one time was a
candidate for Congress.
E. D. Bingham, brother of the dead
man, and his family, consisting of his
wife and two children, had recenly
moved to South Carolina from Georgia
or Alabama and were occupying rooms
in the home. They were out driving
and no one seems to have witnessed
the shooting. E. D. Bingham, return
ing about 3 o’clock in the afternoon
was the first one on the scene and with
the assistance of a rural mail carrier
carried the body of Mrs. Bingham in
to the house.—Associated Press in
Greensboro News.
The Ups and Downs of Balloon-Racing
Balloon racing is regarded by its
devotees as the most sublime sport
in the world. In no other way, they
say, do human guessing and pure
science blend so delightfully to pro
duce thrills. Contrary to the ideas
of the uninitiated, a floating balloon
is not the helpldfes object it seems,
driven hither and yon by irresponsible
breezes. In all but the foulest weath
er it is subject to the will of the
operator as to both speed and direc
tion. The control is managed by
changing air-levels. While a gentle
northerly breeze may blow at a thou
sand feet, there may be a brisk west
erly one at a higher altitude, and the
wise balloonists throws out a little
ballast and rises to take advantage
of it if he wants to go faster and
change his course. It is in his skill
in raising and lowering his craft that
the air yachtsman demonstrates both
his science and his ability as a guess
er. What lends excitement to the
game, however, is the large and de
lightful element of chance that enters
into it. No amount of science or skill
at guessing it seems, will overcome
the obstacle of perverse luck.—Lit
erary Digest
M. E. Baraca Drive
The Smithfield M. E. Baraca Class
has on a drive no^, It is a drive for
an increase of membership. The class
is divided and is under the leadership
of two captains—Messrs R. P. Smith
and Lloyd Ranson. The appeal for
membership is extended to every
young man in the Smithfield who is
not a member of the class or some
other Sunday School. The class be
lieves that its a good way to start
the new year' right by enlisting under
the banner of the Sunday School.
The Missing Blush
He told the shy maid of his love,
The color left her cheeks;
But on the shoulder of his coat
It showed for several weeks.
SMITHFIELD HIGHS
PLAY BASKET BALL
Win 2 Games out of Thre^;
Play Benson, Clayton
And Orphanage
Benson High school took a 24-1S
victory by defeating Smithfield Highs
in Benson Tuesday. The Benson boys
had things their way for the firsl
part of the game. One Benson boy
did practically all their shooting and
they lead at the end of the period If
to 7. The second half showed Smith
field in better shape and gaining stead
ily and making four points more than
their opponents. The game ended all
too soon for the visitors whose chances
were growing every minute.
The following is ,the line-up of
the two teams and scores made by
each player:
Smithfield Benson.
Ellington, 1, rf Parker, lg.
Caudill, 4,If and rg Creech rg
Stephenson, 6, c Stone 6, c
Godwin, rg and If Hudson 16 If
Wharton, 8, lg Johnson, 2 rf
Foul goals Stone for Benson made
2; and Ellington for Smithfield 1.
Referee: C. C. Wheeler.
Smithfield and Benson have defeat
ed each other once each, and another
game will be arranged to play off the
tie.
The local High school basket bal
team won from Clayton here Wednes
day night by the score of 30-6. Only
one Clayton player was able to scor<
a point while every player used by
Smithfield made scores from the field
The game was a run-away from th«
start, the locals winning the halves 1(
to 2 and 20 to 4. The two teams ar€
now tied, each team having won onf
game from the other.
The following is a line-up of the
two teams and scores made by each.
Smithfield
Ellington 4, rf
Godwin 4, If
Caudill 2, If
Stephenson 8, c.
Davis 4, rg.
Wharton 8, lg
Clayton.
Bagley lg
Hinnant lg
Baucom, rg
Stuart c
Massey 6, If
Gulley rf.
Foul goals: Ellington (Smithfielc
Referees: John White
Kenneth Parrish.
Ives am
Smithfield High school basket bal
team defeated the team from the Me
thodist Orphanage at Raleigh here las
Friday night by the score of 26-2(
This was the first time the two team
had met and the game was a livel;
struggle, especially during the las
half. The local boys carried thing
along at first making the score 16
when the half closed. The Orphanag
team made several shifts in their lin
up in the last half and came close t
taking the game. Their rush soo:
gave them a one point lead but Smith
field regained their feet and later r-y
the score up with four field and tw
foul goals winning by a 6 point mai
gin.
The following is the lineup of th
two teams:
Ellington 8, rf
Godwin If
Caudill 8, If
Stephenson 10, c
Davis rg
Wharton lg
Herman lg.
Bruce lg.
McLean rg.
Chappell 4, c.
King 6 If.
McCready 2, rf.
Foul goals: Ellington (Smithfiel
4; Chappell (R. M. 0.) 2,
Substitution for R. M. O. McCrea
(8) to center: Chappell to rf.
Referee: Kenneth Parrish.__
Orchestra for Smithfield Baptist Sun
day School
An eleven piece orchestra was or
ganized last week by members of the
Baptist Sunday School, the following
young men to take part: Messrs Bur
lin Jones, Maurice Biggs, Norman
Humphrey, Erwin Pittman, Bill Du
pree, Lawrence Stancil, James Davis,
William Booker, Lyndon Jordan, J.
W. Phillips, and Roy Gordan.
As soon as the instruments arrive
and a director secured, the orchestra
will begin practice, with the idea of
making the music an attractive fea
ture of the Sunday School.
Gin Report
Cotton reporter for this county, D
J. Yelvington, of Clayton, announces
that prior to January 1, 1921, there
were 47,605 bales of cotton ginned in
Johnston county, as compared with
45,090 prior to January 1, 1920.
ORGAN RECITAL AT
CLAYTON CHURCH
Dr. Hubert Poteat of Wake
Forest Gives Program to
Large Congregation
•The people of Clayton had an un
usual opportunity Sunday evening to
listen to a musical program rendered
by Dr. Hubert Poteat, of Wake Forest
at the Baptist church. A new pipe
organ has just been installed, and
the initial service after installation
was the occasion of the recital. The
church was packed to its utmost ca
pacity, people from the surrounding
country and neighboring towns being
present to hear Dr. Poteat, who is
famed as a musician over this state
and even beyond the borders of North
Carolina.
His exquisite touch called forth
strains which produced a wonderful
effect upon his audience, that in itself
being an evidence of his unusual skill.
Possessing a voice of beautiful lyric
quality, three selections on the pro
gram were vocal. The entire program
rendered was as follows:
1. Marche Triumphale_Lemmens
2. (a) Cradle Song_Spinney
(b) The Answer—Wolstenholme
3. Vocal Solo—The Lord ig My
Light -Allitsen
4. Grand March, from “Aida”_
- Verdi
5. (a) In the Morning, from “Peer
Gyntj” -1-Grieg
(b) Improvisation.
6. Hallelujah Chorus, from “The
Messiah” _Handel
7. Vocal Solo—Lead, Kindly Light.
- Poteat
8. (a) Largo, from “Xerxes”_
- Handel
(b) Introduction to “Faust”_
- Gounod
9. War March, from "Rienzi”_
- Wagner
10. vocal solo—ice^ssrdssrrr:::1;:-.
- DeKoven
11. Overture to “William TeH,” Parts
3 and 4-Rossini
FOUR OAKS NEWS
Four Oaks, Jan. 15.—Mrs. F. E.
Oliver has moved to Benson where
she will live with her daughter, Mrs.
Clarence Britt. We regret very much
that Mrs. Oliver has left us and her
many friends here hope her stay in
Benson will be pleasant.
Mr. O. F. Blankenship attended the
High School Teachers’ Meeting in
Smithfield last Saturday.
Mrs. Leslie Hudson and children
spent the last weekend in Dunn with
relatives and friends.
Mr. W. J. Woodard returned Iasi
week from a visit to Sanford and other
pojnts in Florida.
On last Monday evening from seven
until ten Mrs. Carson Adams enter
tained the Methodist Philathea class.
The guests were greeted at the door
by Mrs. Adams, who ushered them
into the hall where little Misses Oma
Adams and Alene Williams served
punch. From the hall the ladies were
invited in the pallor. Here the busi
ness part cf the meeting was held
after which several games and con
tests were indulged in. One contest
consisted of spelling as many new
words from “January” in five min
utes as p.ssible. Misses Catherine
Wilson and Annie Ford t'ed for the
prize having made thirteen apiece.
Miss Wilson crew the lucky straw and
was awarded the prize. Boiled cus
tard and cake were later served. The
guests soon departed declaring Mrs.
Adams a charming hostess. Those en
joying Mrs. Adams’ hospitality were:
Mesdamcs F. B. Craven, L. A. Adams*
C. H. Wellcns, G. K. Massengill, J A.
Keene, W. C. Oliver, R. B. Strickland,
and G, W. Massengill, Misses Mattie
Pierce, Catherine Wilson, Mildred
Allen, Caroline Fitzgerald, Gladys
Adams, Katie Allen, Maggie Tart,
Floreid Woodard, and Annie Ford.
Mr. Hunter Jreech, of New York
City is in town visiting his mother,
Mrs. Laura Creech.
Mr. Nathan Keene returned Fri
day after visiting in Richmond for
several days. •
Dies From Loss of Arms.
Grady Williams, of High Falls, near
Sanford, died Tuesday night, having
had the misfortune to have both his
arms sawed off in a saw mill. The
shock and loss of blood caused his
death. His arms were severed above
the elbows.
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