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How Mt. Mitchell Was Named By Beatrice Cobb It is a common knowedge ’.hat M* Mitchell, the highest peak of tin Rockies, is named in honor of I)r. Elisha Mitchell who lost his life whi'c , exploring the mountain, but possibly very few people know' the circum stances under which the name was selected. There died in Morganton recently an intelligent little lady, nearing her 94th birthday to w’hom there came by accident the opportunity to decide what the name should be. It was how ever, most fitting that to Miss Hari ette Cole, the first woman to set foot on the top of the mountain should have been given honor of deciding on a name for the mountain. Even in cld age Miss Hariotte retained a re markable memory and her story, when she could be led to tell it, of how the mountain happened to be called Mit chell instead of Clingman was always most interesting. Her description too, of the trip through the western part of the State back when the best roads in this section were merely trails and before a railroad through the moun tains was ever dreamed of, made a tale of adventure worth hearing. One of the members of the party on the mountain trip with Miss Hari otte when Mount Mitchell was named was Mr. Needham B. Cobb, father of Professor Collier Cobb, of the faculty of the State University. It was 65 years ago, a short time after it had been determined which was the high est peak and its altitude (6,711). This is the story of the way that the question of the name was settled as told in Miss Hariott’s own words: “In June, 1856, a small party of travelers met in Goldsboro and de termined on going through the west ern part of the State by private con veyance. Mr. Needham B. Cobb, con nected with the Goldsboro High school escort and manager; Mrs. General Hill, of Duplin county, chaperone,two young ladies, Miss Anne Smith and Miss Connie Rhodes, of Alabama, and myself, Hariotte G. Cole, of New Bern composed the party. “On reaching Swannanoa Gap we thought it best to stop for rest and to visit the places of interest in that section. '‘Dr. Mitchell, of Chapel Hill, and General Clingman, U. S. Army, had been for a long time exploring the range of mountains and had finally agreed upon the highest peak discov ered. There was considerable dis cussion as to what name should he given it. “Our party determined to view the place and go to the top. There was no path on that side of the mountain and we had great difficulty in getting through the weeds. Mr. Cobb took large sticks to break through the un derbrush and I followed him closely clearing a way that would be passable lor the others. Mrs. Hill was not strong enough to go with us. “On reaching the top I went, im mediately to the place indicated as the highest point. Dr. Mitchell had erected an observatory and we all collected and spent several hours, very pleas antly making our observations. “While descending the mountain, we were somewhat shocked to hear great noise and confusion below us. Upon reaching the level, we saw that a large number of men had collected in and around a log cabin that stood at the base of the mountain. Mi\ Cobb went to inquire what it meant. The men were the friends of the two explorers and were trying to decide whose name should be given to this particular mountain; whether :t should be that of Mitchell or Cling mar. A vote was taken and it was a tie. As it was an informal meeting with no one presiding no decision could be made. The men begged Mr. Cobb to cast the deciding vote. This he declined to do but remarked that there was a lady in the party who was the first woman to stand on the highest peak. With one voice the men exclaimed, “she shall decide the vote.” When the uproar subsided, they concluded to let that stand. Mr. Cobb came and told me of it. I said, “Mitchell.” When he returned to the cabin and told them what I had said, the uproar increased, the Mitchells applauding and the Clingmans groan ing, but ,after a while, they quieted down and decided to refer the matter to the authorities who, after due con sideration, declared the matter finally settled. “My name was not mentioned on the occasion. I was only referred to as ‘a lady.’ ”—News and Observer. Death in Micro Mrs. Elizabeth Batten, wife of Mr. Ransom Batten died at her home in Micro Monday, July 4th, at the age of 71 years. The burial took place Tuesday at the family graveyard near Micro at 3 o’clock. The funeral was preached by Rev. W. D. Stancil. The pallbearers were W. M. Barden, Joe Davis, Levi Creech, G. S. Davis, J. R. Mozingo and J. T. Colyer. Caesarine Twin Births Reported Statesville, July 3.—Laurels for C'aesarine twin births have been transferred to Statesville, if the state tr.ent appearing in a recent issue of ihe New York Herald is correct. The New York contemporary states that on May 1, 1921, twins were bom by a Caesarine operation to Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Blake of Peeksville, N. Y., and made the further statement that these were the first Caesarine twins born of American parentage. It was found, however, that Eric E. Dix on, of Whippany, New Jersey, while in overseas service, claims that he is the father of Caesarine twins that were bom in London ten months ago. Twins born by a Caesarine opera tion are exceedingly rare, but States ville, according to the date given for the birth of the New York twins can take the laurels away from New York. On April 30, 1921, at the Carpenter - Davis hospital, by a Caesarine opera tion by Dr. James W. Davis, Mrs. C'leve Wellborn, of Statesville, under a local anesthetic, gave birth to twin girls, Mary and Martha Wellborn. The little girls are perfectly developed and latest reports from both mother and babies are that they are getting along well. A point of special distinction in re gard to the birth of the Statesville twins is that the mother was in such physical condition that a general anesthetic could not be given, hence the unsual application of a local anes thetic for such cases.—News and Ob server. Party in Power Doing Nothing Washington, July 3.—George White democratic national chairman today issued a “July 4 proclamation to dem ocrats,” congratulating and compli menting his party members on what he said had been their “constructive, not obstructive attitude” toward the republican administration, so far, but assuring them that “the people are losing confidence in the ability of the present national administration to provide adequate remedies” for dis turbed economic and political condi tions. “This, our national birthday, our most patriotic holiday,” Mr. White’s statement read, “seems an approp riate time for me to make a statement concerning national conditions and the attitude of our party, whose foun ders were the most conspicuous of the nation’s founders. “Throughout the nation there is much present uneasiness and much apprehension for the future; the rea sons are political, which is my reason for making this statement. “More than two years ago a world peace was made at Versailles, but for partisan political reasons this nation is not yet at peace with the enemy nations of the war, which admittedly can not be made by a congressional resolution. Business has reached such depression that bitter complaints are heard from the business world. For eign trade has declined almost to the vanishing point. Agriculture is pros trate. Taxation and governmental expenditures are at the maximum in our history. “For more than two years the re publican party has been in charge of the legislative branch of the govern ment; for four months it has been in actual charge of all departments of the government, but it has not remed ied these conditions, and, so far, has failed of any material accomplish ment. The people are losing confi dence in the ability of the present na tional administration to provide ade quate remedies for the conditions de scribed. “During: the period of the republi can party’s return to power the demo cratic party’s attitude towards its op ponent has been constructive not ob structive; helpful not hurtful, and it has given the party in power a fair chance. “I take this patriotic occasion to congratulate and compliment the dem ocratic party upon its attitude toward the republican administration; on its forbearance towards the executive and its efforts of constructive helpfulness in legislation, placing the interests of the country above partisan interest, {•.gain proving its moral and political integrity, its true patriotism and its devotion to the interests of the nation and its people.” Canning Clubs Meets Tuesday the canning club of Batten school section met at the home of Mr. J. Boyette in Wilders Township and enjoyed an all-day meeting. Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, County Home Demonstration agent and Miss Doro thy Dean, Home Demonstration agent of Wake County, were present and gave demonstrations in canning and drying. During the day reports of the State Short Course, were given by two girls who attended, Misses Mamie Boykin and Dona Tipton. At noon a picnic dinner was served. About twenty-five were present. Games were also par ticipated in during the day. Literature and History of Cuba Boston, Mass.,—“It is a really ex traordinary and anomalous fact that, after mo'.e than 'JJ years of i republic neither the his y . f C '.a nor its literature is taught in tht institutes or in -he Natic ,i University tf Cu ba," declares Carlos M. Trellts in a recent number of the “Figare” of Havana, one of the better known Spanish-American reviews. Mr. Trelles, to give strength to his appeal, cites signal contrasts to this queer state of affairs. It is not enough, he avers, to consider one’s patriotic duty done after one has waved the national flag and chanted the “Hymn of Bayamo.” The youth of the nation must know what trying days preceded the right to wave that flag and to sing that hymn. He points to the United States as an example in the teaching of the national history and letters, and to a North American reader the reference seems strange indeed. It has probably never oc curred to anyone in the United States that there was anything novel in the teaching of letters and history in the schools. Yet Mr. Trelles finds himself com pelled to point out that the National University of Mexico has a chair in Mexican history and several courses in the native literature; that in 1912 the University of Buenos Aires estab lished a chair of Argentine literature, intrusting it to the hands of the noted scholar and nationalist, Ricardo Roj as, and that a special department in Argentine history is directed by Dr. David Pena, who, it may be added in passing, is intimately connected with the development of the national thea ter. Mr. Trelles points to Uruguay, that beehive of intellectual endeavor, which has long taught the national letters and history, and which boasts a woman professor of national and Spanish-American history in Dr. Isa ble Pinto. Various attempts have already been made to fout d a course in Cuban his tory, notably for several years past, by Doctors Collantes and Dominguez Roldan. Dr. Max Hendriquez Urena, one of the intellectual leaders of the island, an expert musician, a poet, and a critic of letters, went so far as to compose a study upon the teaching of Cuban literature. Yet up to the present date neither chair exists in the national university. Mr. Trelles suggests that if either course be not considered sufficient to fill a complete study year, they be merged and placed in the care of a single professor. He furthermore suggests that the nation offer a prize for the best history of Cuban litera ture. But it requires no intimate ac quaintance with Cuban history and literature to realize that each affords plenty of material for a year’s course. There already exists a history of ear ly Cuban letters, by Aurelio Mitjans. Cuba has been of importance in the recent literary renaissance of South America, contributing in prose the noted libertarian Jose Marti and in poetry the exquisite Julian del Casal. Surely Mr. Trelles should find a ready response from the intellectual leaders of the island and from the President, who must wait until the matter is brought to him through the regular channels.—Christian Science Monitor. New York’s “Wet” Parade Prohibition could hardly have lost many friends as a result of the parade which several thousand of New York’s “wets” executed on the Fourth of July. Certain parade “pointers” are of interest: A large percentage of the marchers were foreign born; of 300 organizations represented one-third were Italian societies; banners carried by the marchers gave no indication of an appeal for “personal liberty,” no suggestion of a demand for local or state option, but registered only a parched cry for “booze”; the paraders did not hesitate at making a mockery of the Bible and religion; Mayor Hy lan, smiling and perspiring, occupied the seat of honor on the reviewing stand and happily acknowledged the salutations of his thirsty “subjects.” All in all, the spectacle was not one to make a favorable impression upon the thoughtful people of New York or of the country at large. An anti prohibition demonstration staged by the foreign-born of New York and sponsored by New York’s hyphenate mayor will strengthen, not weaken, the conviction of the people generally that the “dry” laws are worthy of re spect.-—Wilmington Star. Georgia Peach Movement Macon, Ga., July 5.—Railroad offi cials announced tonight that all rec ords for peach shipments in a single nay would be broken before daylight. A movement of 441 cars, or 11 solid train loads to the northern and east ern markets was scheduled. The movement for the week will reach ?,000 cars, it is said, bringing the season’s total to 7,500 cars. Reason for Optimism A great many people can find noth ing in the business situation but pes simism r.nd hopelessness. The fol lowing paragraph from “Advertising Age" givts an excellent basis for op timism: “If there is any nation in the world that has the strongest reasons for being optimistic it is the American. It may, after the enormous exertions of wartime and the unhealthy busi ness conditions which every war cre ates, have suffered from that “tired feeling,’ which follows over-exertion; but our business men should awaken to the fundamental soundness of con ditions and rally all their energies, and readjust themselves to the new’ era, leaving no effort untried to re gain equilibrium in thought and ac tion. There is nothing to impede action, nothing to cloud vision, noth ing to inspire distrust or doubt in our future. The older J. Pierpont Morgan was a philosopher when he declared that anyone who was ‘a bear or. this country’ would eventually go broke. There was a deeper meaning than simply its advice to any specu lative element in this sage opinion. It carried also a message to every pessimist.”—Highways and Indus tries. 90,000 Still Out of Job Unemployment in Philadelphia, of involuntary type, as distinguished from that caused by strikes, has made no gains in the past month, despite tne fact that many believed with the summer season the number would greatly increase. This is proved by figures gather ed up to July 1 by the Industrial Rela tions Committee of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. That organi zation places the unemployment of involuntary type at slightly over 90, 000. In addition to this, of course, there are half as many more idle through spikes in the building trades and in the printing industry. All of the lat ter industry and as many of the for mer would be at work at once if their strikes were settled, so that they are not included in the unemployment lists. In gathering these figures the In dustrial Relations Committee made a careful study of sixty-seven of the big industrial establishments in Phila delphia taking the largest in each of the varied lines of trade and industry. This covered the field so thoroughly that there was no doubt about the fig ures representing an absolute average lor all industries. These trades are checked up constantly so that any ad vances or recessions could be noted. But the tide at present is found to be at a complete standstill. Waste of WTood And we waste wood from the time the tree is cut until the finished pro duct is put on the market. Logging operations in the woods are enormous ly wasteful. Losses in the seasoning of wood in this country are estimated at $50,000,000 annually. The use of preserving processes on ties, poles, posts, piling, mine timbers, shingles, lumber and other wood exposed to the weather would save the country about $75,000,000 a year. The annual loss from fire in this country is about $200,000,000 a year. A large part of this is in wooden structures and a large part of it could be avoided by the use of fire-retarding paints and compounds and fire-resisting con struction. With the country facing a paper shortage, which is rapidly putting books beyond the reach of all the well-to-do, 55 per cent of the wood fed into the pulp digesters is now lost in the waste sulphite liquors. These are only some of the prob lems which the wood-using industries face. All of these wastes are in some degree unavoidable. The ways of avoiding most of them are already known in theory and have been dem onstrated experimentally. What is needed is further experiment to per fect and standardize methods and to put them on a commercial basis. This is the real constructive work of in dustry.—Anaconda Standard. Cotton-Built Autos Run By Coal Dust Chicago, July 5.—Automobiles built of a composition of cotton and operat ed with coaldust for fuel are a pos sibility, according to Roger W. Bab son, statistician, who is visiting here. “The principal factor in the decline of the automobile business has been the increase in the price of gasoline, be said. “The car of the future will be run by other fuel. Already the use of coaldust has passed the experimen tal stage. “Lighter cars must be manufactur ed to cut down the cost of production and maintenance. A composition of cotton, formaldehyde and glue is be ing used to produce a material that may solve the problem.”—Associated Press. No Session Unless Urgent Governor Cameron Morrison and the Council of State, meeting at noon at the Mansion yesterday considered the financial statements filed by half a dozen municipalities in the State in support of the Municipal Association’s petition for a special session of the General Assembly, and continued ac tion until July 14. This gives the municipalities ten ' bays in which to file their statements. Thus far, there has been no concerted action on the part of the municipali 1 ties since the meeting of the associ ation which presented a resolution to the Governor explaining that without legislative relief the cities cannot func tion this year in the face of the invali dated municipal finance act. But fol lowing the action of the Council of State yesterday, W. L. Dowell, secre tary of the association, wired Galla tin Roberts, of Asheville, president, suggesting the advisability of com municating with the municipalities, urging them to hasten their state ments. It is certain that Governor Morri son and the Council of State will not call a special session of the legis lature unles the need for it is general end mandatory. The fact that only half a dozen cities thus far have filed statements, rather strengthens the suspicion on the part of some of the members of the Council that when the cities are tied down to individual ac tion and a detailed show of cause, the demand for a special session will materially dwindle. Some of the municipalities, it is said, are apparently afraid of public ity in the matter and are hesitating over furnishing a financial statement for fear of printers ink. The Gover nor is going to make public these statements. They will be considered for their true value and in their ab sence the cause of the cities will fail by default. Raleigh has not yet filed its finan cial statement, but it has been con- | sidered and will probably be forward- j ed to the Governor today or tomor row. Secretary Dowell’s communication to Gallatin Roberts, of Asheville, last right follows: “Understand Governor and Council of State held a meeting today and de cided to give municipalities until fourteenth, within which to file financ ia1 statements showing necessity for calling special session legislature rel ative granting financial relief re- . quested by municipal association. ' Should secretary of Association com- | municate information to cities with j request to hasten statements.”—News j and Observer, July 5th. KENTONVILLE NEWS Mr. L. G. Westbrook and Squire K. [ L. Rose went to Smithfield Monday on business. j Mr. and Mrs. Howard Casey, of , near Mount Olive spent the fourth in our section. Mr. W. J. Lewis and family of Four Oaks were visitors in our parts Sun day. Mr. E. T. Westbrook spent a part of last week in Carthage attending the Methodist District Conference. Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Rhodes spent the week end near Princeton. Mr. L. G. Flowers is the happiest • man in our burg. Its a fine boy born I the 4th. Mrs. W. A. Powell went to Smith held Tuesday to spend a few days with her sister, Mrs. E. C. Narron. ! Quite a good bunch of our younger I set went to Holt Lake July 4th. Messrs A. M. Rose, W. A. Powell, G. E. Weeks, H. M. Cox, L. L. Bar rough and J. G. Jennette and N. C. j Williams attended court in Smithfield . Tuesday. You are invited to attend the Chil dren’s Day exercises at St. Johns Holi ness church Sunday. Bring your bas ket of goodies as dinner will be spread on the church grounds. While we only got one road through our Township under the Bond, we ' would like to see it kept up. This 1 road has not had any repairs to it’ since it was built and it is a very prominent road and has a consider- ■ able lot of travel. It is an outlet from 1 Wilmington, Clinton and other sec- ' tions below us to the Western part! of the State. Therefore it should by \ all means be kept ii^ood shape while it is as good as it is. There are. some ’ spots that need attention now and should not be neglected until it is to be built over. What way shall we ' get at it? This is a Township matter and we would like to hear from some one else about it. What do you say, Neighbor? NOTICE TO AUTO OWNERS The 1920 License for state and city expired July 1st. If you haven’t got yours you had better get busy. After Jily 10th the officers will take care of you if you run with your old license. C. R. CABLE, Chief. Oxford College OXFORD, N. C. Founded 1850 Hiph School and College Cours es. Special Courses: Music, Art, Pedagogy. Home Economics, Commercial Branches and Ex pression .APPLY FOR CATALOGUE. F. P. HOBGOOD .. .... « JOHN A. NARRON Attorney and Counsellor at Law SMITHFIELD, N. C. Office In JONES-COTTER BUILDING COTTER-UNDER WOOD COMPANY Smithfield, N. C. UNDERTAKERS AND EMBALMERS Auto Hearse Service. Prompt attention to all calls night or day. Call Phone 17 and at night call phone 89- L. J. T. WILKINS SELMA, N. C. Marble and Granite Monuments, large and small. I carry Iron and Lawn Fence and Gates in stock. I sell Fire Proof Safes, —My price is satisfactory. DR. A. G. WOODARD Wishes to announce his location in Goldsboro, N. C. Practice limited to diseases of the eye, ear, nose throat and fitting glasses. Successor and occupy ing the same office as formerly occupied by Dr. Oscar Eason. Phone Office 682 Will Be in Smithfield Every Tuesday '*= XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXKKX X X X X X DR. J. C. MANN Eye-Sight Specialist will be at Or. L. D. Whar ton’s office, Smithfield, N. C. every second and fourth Fri day in each month. His next visit will be FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1921. E. P. LORE CIVIL ENGINEER Smithfleld, N. C. Office in home on Fifth Street. Phone 234. Now ready for all kinds of civil engineering work. LEGAL BLANKS We carry the largest stock of Legal Blanks to be found in Eastern North Carolina. The blanks needed by mag istrates and business men can be found at our office. Our long experience in printing and selling blanks enables us to get and sup ply what is needed. Deeds of all kinds, Chattels, liens and many other kinds of blanks. Let us know if you need any blanks. THE SMITHFIELD HERALD
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