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N. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1921
NUMBER 11
PRESENT CONGRESS
IS ALMOST OVER
Only About 20 More Days
Left—Fordney Tariff
Bill Still Up
Washington, Feb. 6.—Congress will
start another busy week tomorrow
by completing adoption over the Presi
dent’s veto of the joint resolution di
recting the cessation of enlistments
until the army is reduced to 175,000
men, according to all indications to
night.
The resolution which’ was re-adopt
ed by the house yesterday 271 to 16
within an hour after the President’s
veto had been announced, will come
up tomorrow in the senate. There
appeared little doubt tonight but that
the senate would duplicate the action
of the house.
Orly 21 working days remain for
this session of Congress and both the
house and the senate are expected this
week to begin early morning and
night sessions. The Fordney emer
gency tariff bill, now before the sen
ate, is the key log of the congression
al jam which threatens extinction not
only of much important legislation
but of several regular appropriation
bills. Passage of the tariff bill this
week was the aim of Republicans
senate leaders, who then plan to put
their shoulders behind a cleanup pro
gram of appropriation measures.
Among important legislation caught
in the jam with predictions of ex
tinction are the packer regulation bill,
the soldiers’ bonus measure, the Cal
der coal regulation bill, the measure
for reapportionment of the houjje end
proposals for disarmament agree
Only one of the 16 regular supply
bills have passed the senate, six of
which arc waiting consideration and
others are in the senate committees
or awaiting action in the house. The
latter expects this week to pass the
last four appropriation measures, the
huge army and navy budgets, the for
tifications measure and the deficiency
bill.
With Europes Debt to America
With exports of $8,000,000,000 dur
ing 1920 and imports oof $5,000,000,
000, the United States has added $3,
000,000 to the amount of credit it has
extended abroad. Amounts which it
has paiwd for services rendeded by
foreigners are to be deducted from
this undersirable credit balance, as
is the value of goods which it sent
as gifts to the hungry children of
Europe, but these items are inconsi
desirable by comparision with the
staggering total. The world—that is
to say Europe—owes us at least 10
per cent more than it did at the be
ginning of 1920. The fact that Eu
rope is our debtor and becomes daily
more involved is a fundamental consi
deration by yhich al proposals which
effect our foreign trade must be jud
ged. The wrold can not settle down
until its various Nations adjust their
production to their consumption. Self
interest as well as the dictates of
philanthropy requires that the United
States shall aid, by counsel and judi
cious investments, the weaker. Na
tions to resume the business for
which they are well fitted.—The Balti
more Sun.
City Bonds Sell High
One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars worth of municipal bonds of the
city of Wilmington were sold at coun
cil meeting yesterday morning at a
premium of $775, establishing one of
the highest records for the sale of
muncipal bonds in the south during
the last two years. The Provident
Savings Bank and Trust company of
Cincinnati, Ohio, represented at coun
cil meeting by C. T. Diehl, was the
successful bidder, unconditionally bid
ding $775 in excess of the amount
of the bonds, with accrued interest to
the date of the floating of the bonds.
This concern also submitted a condi
tional bid, offering an additional $750
or making the premium $1,525 provid
ing the money was placed on deposit
in a local bank without interest.
There were thirteen bids opened,
and not a one offered below par.—
Wilmington Star.
One of our editors is laid off this
wreek by illness. We suspect that
said editor .hopes our readers will be j
able to “see a difference.”
DOCTORS MEET HERE TO-DAY.
Fourth District Medical Society Here
This Afternoon. Dr. L. D. Whar
ton on Programme.
The quarterly meeting of the
Fourth District Medical societly will
convene here this afternoon at three
thirty o’clock in the Woman's Club
rooms. The officers of this organiza
tion are: President, Dr. J. C. Grady,
Kenly; vice-president, Dr. E. S. Boice,
Rocky Mount; treasurer, Dr. B. C.
Willis, of Rocky Mount; secretary, Dr.
C. A. Woodard, Wilson.
The society will be served a supper
by the Woman’s club, after the pro
gram which will be given as follows:
Prayer*
REV. D. H. TUTTLE, Smithfield.
Address of Welcome:
DR. GEORGE D. VICK, Selma.
Response to Address of Welcome:
DR. C. F. STROSNIDER Goldsboro.
President’s Address:
DR. J. C. GRADY, Kenly.
Papers and Clinical Cases
Is there an Incentive to Practice
Medicine?_Dr. L. D. Wharton,
Smithfield.
The Uses of Quinine in Surgery:--,
Dr. E. T. Dickinson, Wilson.
Subject Unannounced_Dr. Albert
Green, Tarboro.
Report of Cases:—Dr.-William Spic
er, Goldsboro.
Teachers Meeting at Rehobeth t
The Teachers’ group meeting of the
Rehobeth Center had its first meet
ing of the year at the Rehobeth school
house in Eelevation township on Fri
day, February 4th. This group is
composed of the following schools:
Rehobeth, Piney Giove. Pleasant
Grove, Ogburn’s, High Tower, Sunny
Nook, Wildwood, Thornton’s. and
Smith’s school.
Superintendent W. II. Hipps and
Miss Mary E. Wells, Rural Supervis
or, were present at the morning ex
ercises, and the roll call of the
schools showed all teachers present
except one. The regular morning
program of the Rehobeth school con
stituted the work of the forenoon,
the work of the teachers and pupils
being used as a basis of the after
noon round-table discussion by Miss
Wells and all the teachers.
The attendance of the committee
men of the several schools was good.
They had a meeting in one of the
rooms of the building in the after
noon in which Supt. Hipps went into
a detailed discussion of the duties of
school committeemen —and several
phases of the school law as its relates
to teachers’ salaries, building funds,
incidental funds, and so forth.
After the committeemen’s meeting,
all the committeemen, teachers and
visitors assembled in one of the class
rooms of the building, and an hour
or more was devoted to a review of the
teachers’s monthly reports and dis
cussion of the attendance problems.
Mr. H. V. Rose, County Superintend
ent of Public Welfare was present
and made some statements relative
to compulsory attendance. Miss Min
nie Lee Garrison, County Home De
monstration Agent, was then intro
duced by Supt. Hipps and she address
ed the audience in a short speech re
lative to her work with the club boys
and club girls of the county. Mr.
W. L. Eddinger, Business manager
of the Smithfield “Observer”, was al
so present and made a stirring speech
touching upon the signs of progress
the county has alrteady made and
upon some of the needed improve
ments.
Abundant nospitanty ana true nmu
ness are some of the ear-marks of
the men and women of this dear old
Southland of ours, and the reputation
is far-spread. We have heard both
the thrifty New Yorkers and those
generous fellows from the West
Coast speak about it. The dinner that
was spread at the Rehobetjj, Teachers’
Meeting last Friday and the spirit in
which it was served were however, the
ent that these teachers’ group meet
rumor we have heard.
It is the opinion of this correspond
real test; and they far out did any
ings offer splendid opportunities to all
who are interested in the movement
of education in the county to get
some definite idea of what the schools
are endeavoring to do for the children.
It will be worth the time of the pa
rents to attend these meetings when
the school is represented in on of
these meetings.
Dr. M. Hinnant, cf Micro, was in
the city yesterday.
INCOME RETURNS
AGAIN IN ORDER
j
The Itinerary for Agents In
Johnston County. Work
Begins February 15
Making out income tax returns to
the Federal government is again in
order and beginning next week agents
of the Treasury Department will be
gin their annual work of assisting
the citizenry who have made enough
during the past 12 months to pay tax
on. Their work begins February 15
and continues through March 15 when
the reports and the payment of the
initial installment of the tax is due.
The forms are unchanged from
last year, an dthe experience gained
a year ago will be of material assist
ance to the tax payer in declaring his
income for tithing. Blanks have al.
ready been mailed out to people who
paid income tax last year. Collector
Bailey says that his force of deputies
has been materially reduced during,
the year, and hopes that the public
will give full co-operation to those
who are at work, and in so far as may
be possible, file their returns before
the closing days of the listing pe
riods
Persons who desire the assistance
of an agent in making out their re
turns will find agents at the following
places in Johnston and vicinity on the
specified dates:
March 1—Benson.
March 2—Benson and Dunn.
March 3—Zebulon, Smithfield, and
Duke.
March 4—Zebulon, Smithfield.
March 5—Wendell, Smithfield.
March 9—Selma.
March 10—Selma.
March 11—Clayton.
March 12—Kenly.
CLAYTON NEWS
Miss Edith Hinnant, a student of
Peace Institute, is here for the week
end.
Mrs. Bennette Nooe, Jr., is spend
ing sometime in New York.
Miss Emma Middleton, of Warsaw,
visited Rev. and Mrs. O. A. Moore
several days this week.
The Y. W. A., will hold its regular
monthly meeting with Miss Barbara
Gulley Monday at 3 o’clock.
Mrs. Hugh Page had as her guests
for the week-end Misses Lizzie Riddle
and Emma Vestal of Sanford.
Mr. C. W. Carter has accepted a
position as manager of Mayo-Wilder
Furniture Company.
Mr. Warren McCullers who holds a
position in Raleigh is spending this
week here with his parents.
Mesdames Battle Robertson, Walter
Creech and June Parrish spent one
day this week in R; leigh.
On Friday evening at 8:30 o’clock
in the school auitorium a play “The
Elopement of Ellen,” was presented
by the Fidelis class of the Baptist
Sunday school. They had a full house
and everybody was delighted with the
play. The proceeds will go to the
organ fund.
Sunday night Rev. 0. A. Moore
will preach to the men only. All the
men are urged to come and the ladies
asked to go to the Methodist church.
On Wednesday afternoon the Haly
con club helds its regular meeting
with Mrs. Hugh A. Page. After a
very good program, Mrs. Page served
a frozen salad and fruit course.
On Friday afternoon Mrs. B. A.
Robertson was hostess to the Wo
man’s Club. She served a sweet salad
course. She had several special
guests.
Miss Louise Barnes White, who is
still at Rex hospital is reported as
doing nicely.
At the Methodist church on Tues
day night, February 8th, the Clayton
Choral Society will give Gaul’s
“Holy City.” Mrs. H. A. Page will
preside at the organ accompanied by
Mr. Pope on the melliphone and Miss
Trollinger on the violin. Mrs. Chas.
G. Gulley with the assistance of the
best music talent of the town promises
a great success. Fifty voices are in
this chorus who have worked faith
fully for it. It will certainly be a
treat to the people. There will be no
THE WORK OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Educational Bills Will Be
Considered; May Take
Over Normal Schools
With its calendar full of special
orders fixing definite periods for the
consideration of pending matters, the
General Assembly entering today up
on the sixth week of its session will
add momentum to legislative ma
chinery, and the end of the week will
likely find material additions to the
Consolidated Statutes.
While it is unlikely that either
branch of the General Assembly will
reach either of the two major mat
ters before it—roads and taxation—
the week will see disposition made of
The Welfare Measure, tick eradica
tion, State-wide stock law and the bill
to increase the salaries of statutory
State officers. All of these matters
have been set for definite action dur
ing the week.
This week will see the educational
legislation proposed for this session
of the General Assembly definitely
launched.
Skeletonized the program includes:
1. Public school revenue law to pro
vide funds for the public school.
2. Provision for teacher training
and the supervision of teacher train
ing.
3. Provision for securing funds for
building school houses.
4. A revision of the State’s text
book to make preparation for the
adoption of texts for the elemen
tary schools some time next year,
since all contracts expire in June,
1922.
5. Revision of the school law pro
posed by the State Education Com
mission.
Asking that the budget for teach
er training be almost trebled, Dr.
Brooks expresses the belief that the
Appalachian Training school, the Cul
owhee Normal school, the three negro
normal schools, 'and the CJheroktee
Normal School be placed under the
control of the Department of Educa
tion, becoming a part of the public
school system, and real normal schools
as they were intended. He will ask
that the present board of examiners
be abolished and that a department of
the certification of teachers be es
tablished.—News and Observer, Feb.
7th.
Indian Relic Found Near Dunn
What is believed to be part of an
ancient Indian idol or a totem pole
was unearthed in a swamp near Dunn
this week by G. W. Summerlin. One
ey, part of th nos and thaoivppv
eye, part of the nose an dthe sloping
brow of the monster were in perfect
state of preservation, but the rest
of the head had long since returned
to earth.
The curiosity was found several
feet under ground and was of hard
wood resembling resin saturated
pine. Exquisite workmanship was evi
dent about the eye which protruded
blaringly from the socket which in
itself is a work of art. The nose is
high-bridged and hooked, differing in
formation from that of the Chicora
Indians who inhabited this region be
ofre the coming of the white people.
The Chicoras left few traces of
their residence here save the little
arrow head heap on th old Godwin
property near Black River. No wood
carvings have ever been attributed
to them. The relic found by Mr. Sum
merlin is beliveed to have antedated
their coming to the Cape Fear coun
try.—Dunn Dispatch.
Killed Him With Buggy Shaft
Thomasville, Ga., Feb. 6.—After
his throat had been slashed by a ne
gro, W. J. Harrell, young white man
last night picked up a broken bugy
shaft and killed the negro with a
blow that crushed his head. The ne
gro was identified as Lee B. Battle,
45. A coroner’s jury exoner-ated Har
rell. The wounded man will recover.
—News and Observer.
Watch your label! Renew your
scription before your time icxpirt
admission but a collection will be tak
en and divided between the Methodist
and* Baptist churches.
Clayton, Feb. 5th, 1921.
ALL BEEKEEPERS TAKE NOTICE
Robert W. Etheridge of Selma Writes
in Regard to Bee Industry.
Paying Proposition.
The folowing letter from Mr. Robt.
W. Etheridge, of Selma will be of in
terest to beekeepers or those who are
contemplating investing in bees.
Mr. Etheridge says:
“Don't put it off until it is too late.
Now is the time for you to consider
your wants for this se: son. I know
the prices are high on everything and
money is hard to get, but unless you
put something in the bee game you
certainly will never get anything out.
If you have any old time Log gums
or Boxes, start right now and plan to
transfer them into modem hives, and
unless you do this you need not expect
to get any returns. Get the supplies
as soon as you can and then when
is a good time to get them out of the
Gums and boxes and get them in nice
new quarters, and then you can ex
pect to be well paid for your trouble
and expense.
Now if you dont intend to make the
transfer and dont want to keep bees
then let your County Agent know
about it or let me know and we will
arrange to sell them for you to some
one that will take an interest in them
and make something that will pay di
vidends.
I will be very glad to help you with
your order if you want me to and
will help you to transfer them if you
will let me know the time you want
me, for I am interested in Better Bees
in this county and am wiling to put
some of my time into it.
I will be very glad to have visitors
come to my yards ,and I will show
them over and let them see just What
they need to raise a good crop of hon
ey.
I just want every beekeeper in the
county to know that I am with him
and will help him in any way I can. and
will ask that anyone do not hesitate
to call on me at any time. Dont let
the worms destroy all the bees for it
is better to give them away than to
let the moths eat them all. If you
sell or give them away maybe some
one will attend to them and help them
selves and you too.
Yours for a bigger crop of Honey
this year than ever. Make them av
erage 100 pounds to the hive.”
The Success Family
The father of Success is Work
The mother of Success is Ambition.
The oldest son is Common Sense.
Some of the other boys are: Perse
verance, Honesty .Thoroughness,Fore
sight, Enthusiasm, Co-operation.
The oldest daughter is Character.
Some of the sisters are: Cheerful
ness, Loyalty, Courtesy, Care, Ec
onomy, Sincerity, Harmony.
The baby js Opportunity.
Get acquainted with the “old man”
and you will be able to get along pret
ty well with all the rest of the fam
ily.—London Opinion.
New War Finance Loan
Washington, D. C.—Preliminary
approval of a loan of $10,000,000 to
a feroup of American banks to fi
nance the exportation of condensed
milk and similar products to Great
Britain and Europe is announced by
the War Finance Corporation. This
is the first application for a loan ap
proved by the corporation since its
revival last month.
The corporation has received other
application for exports of domestic
products as follows: To Argentine:
General merchandise and paper. To
Chile: General merchandise. To
Australia: General merchandise. To
China: Locomotives. To Brazil:
Flour and automobile trucks. To
Cuba: Grain, railroad equipment, un
derwear and electrical apparatus. To
various points in Europe: Oil. To
Mediterranean countries: Foodstuffs.
The War Finance Corporation says:
“We cannot make advances except
in transactions involving actual ex
portation of domestic producs to for
eign countries.”—Christian Science
Monitor.
“Newspaper advertising will be us
ed in great volume in 1921, because
it offers to the manufacturer the two
things which are essential today in
advertising—efficiency and economy.”
A NEW DEVICE FOR
VOTING NOW IN USE
Iowa Legislators Vote By
Electricity; Result Ballot
Given Quickly
Des Moines, Feb. 6.—Representa
tives in the Iowa legislature vote their
opinions on roll call now with their
fingers. No longer does the clerk call
the roll and the member vote with
his lungs.
One result of the change is a sav
ing of fifteen minutes to half an hour
in taking a roll call vote.
When a question is put to a vote
every representative may vote at the
same time. It is difficult for any
to wait and see what some one else
will do and let his vote follow.
Since the session two years ago an
electrical voting device has been in
stalled in the house, and already has
been used. On each member’s desk
is a little device to which he carries
a key. No two keys are alike. There
are three small lights to show him
how he is voting. When the question
is put the legislator inserts the key
and then manipulates the device.
What he does is not only recorded for
his own benefit by the light on his
desk, but shows on a board above the
speakers’ head. The members all are
named on the board. Opposite the
name are three lights and a slot. If
his vot is “aye” a red light shows,
and a “Y” appears in the slot. A
blue light shows and the letter “N”
for a negative vote. To merely be
recorded present and not voting a
white light is used. Within twenty
seconds after the voting is completed
a photograph of the complete record
on the board, taken automatically,
is delivered to the desk of the clerk.
In the meantime, however, the total
has been flashed on the speakers’
and clerks’ desks, so the result can
be announced immediately. The
photograph is the state’s record.
The machine is controlled by the
clerk, who unlocks it and sets it when
the vote is called for. As soon as
completed he again locks the machine.
—News and Observer.
FOUR OAKS NEWS '
Four Oaks, Feb. 5.—Mr. B. B.
Creech, Mrs. J. B. Creech, Miss Ber
tha Langdon and Mrs. G. W. Sanders
spen* last Tuesday in Buies Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Levinson and
family, of Coats, have been spending
sometime here with relatives. *
Miss Leona Martin spent last week
end with her brother, Dr. W. T.Martin
in Benson.
Misses Libbie Grady and Annie
Ford spent a few days recently in
Kinston with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Runge of Bry
an, Ohio, are visiting their sister-in
law, Mrs. Mary Runge.
Mr. Leslie Renfrow who previous to
this has held a position with the
Bank of Lucama, recently accepted a
position as assistant cashier of the
bank here. We welcome Mr. Renfrow
to our town and hope his stay here
will be very pleasant.
Mrs. J. L. Hudson delightfully en
tertained a few of the younger set
of the town Wednesday night in honor
of Miss Marie Watkins, of Baltimore.
Rook proved to be the main feature
of the evening. Miss Catherine Wil
son rendered several piano selections
after which delightful refreshments
were served. Those enjoying Mrs.
Hudson’s hospitality were Misses
Catherine Wilson, Martha Ratcliffe,
Floreid Woodard, Gladys Adams all
of Four Oaks, and Misses Marie Wat
kins of Baltimore, and Lula Page of
Elm City, Messrs Luby Royall, James
Bandy, Clarence Stanley, William
Sanders, Ekie Gattis, Edgar Denning,
Venton Moore and Lexie Barefoot.
Messrs D. H. Sanders and Oscar
West recently made a business trip
to Kinston.
The “H-Y” club of the town gave
a supper like that served to the starv
ing children of Europe, here Friday
night. An admission of 25 and 50
cents was charged to be used as an
offering to the homeless and starving
people of Europe. Although it was
raining a rather large crowd was pre
sent and a reasonable amount of
money raised. This work* is very
commendable and the boys are to
*be congratulated upon their efforts
and success.