JOHNSTON CO. WELL
REPRESENTED U.N.C
George Ragsdale Sends Ac
count First County Club
Feed of the Year
Chapel Hill, Nov. 17.—The Johns
ton County Club, composed entirely
of Johnston County men attending
the University, held its first informal
feed of the year here last night. Al
most all the men from the county who
are in attendance here attended the
gathering, which was a most enjoy
able one. After a short business ses
sion the refreshments were served,
which consisted of cakes, grapes,
bananas, and oranges. After that,
cigarettes and bottled drinks were
served by the refreshment committee.
The first meeting of the year was
held last week and the officers elect
ed. Those elected were W. J. Bare
foot, president; G. Y. Ragsdale, vice
president; and B. B. Ray, sec. and
treas.
It is the plan of the C%ib to holl
meetings several times during each
quarter, and to have at least one feed
each quarter. By doing this, the boys
will stay in closer touch with one an
other, and it is felt that they will be
come better acquainted with each oth
er at each meeting.
The following men from Johnston
County are in attendance: W. J. Bare
foot, Benson; N. C. Barefoot, Benson;
W. M. Sanders, Jr., Smithfield; C.
E. Williams, Benson; J. O. Elling
ton, Jr., Clayton; S. E. Hobbie, Clay
ton; E. C. Jernigan, Benson; G. Y.
Ragsdale, Smithfield; W. J. Talton,
Selma; B. B. Ray, Selma; L. P. Liles,
Wilson’s Mills; Herman Easom, Sel
ma; J. R. Temple, Selma; S. W. Wor
ley, Selma;. W. H. Massey, Princeton;
R. L. Ray, Jr., Selma; Clarke Fitz
gerald, Micro; Kenneth Coats, Smith
field; Frank Pearce, Micro; J. P.
Fields, Selma; Mr. Hales, Kenly; Mr.
Poole, Clayton; Hiram Gerald, Micro.
G. Y. RAGSDALE,
Reporting Clerk.
The Parables of Safed the Sage.
I journeyed in the Land of the Big
Red Apple, where they raise fruit as
delicious as that wherewith Eve
tempted Adam. For Eve knew her
business, and the Apple is Some
Fruit. And I saw the trees laden with
fruit, and the ground beneath them
growing green with Alfalfa.
And I asked, Whence cometh the
water, wherewith these trees are
nourished? For the clouds dry not
their rain, neither is there melting
snow upon the distant hills.
And they showed me a deep well
that went down an hundred cubits.
And at the bottom I saw an Engine
that worked with Hlectrik I^ower,
and rested not day nor night. And
the engine lifted the water in* a
Mighty Stream so strong that when
it reached the surface they ad to
hurl it against a wall to take away
its violence and divide it into smaller
streams lest it tear up the very
ground. And the waters flowed unto
Many Orchards and watered the
trees.
And they brought forth fruit in
their season, neither are there any
years when the crop faileth for lack of
water. For there is a Mighty River
that floweth uifder the ground, and
its flow is perpetual. And everything
doth grow, whither-so-ever the river
cometh.
And when I saw these things I
said, Behold there be many men
whose lives are Sterile and Barren
of good works who might Grow and
Blossom and Bear Fruit.
For there floweth under the feet
of every man str<3aiT<a fof Powler;
and there are in the life of men Hid
den Reservoirs whereof they might
Drink, and water the ground abund
antly.
For there is no need that any life
should be barren, or that any man
should fail to lift up toward heaven
the evidences of a life that is useful,
and good. The sun is in the sky,
and there is a spring of water in the
earth, and no hian’s life should be
unfruitful.—Watchman Examiner.
The Starting Crank.
Just'because a crank can start
something, he thinks he is the source
of the horsepower.—Baltimore Sun.
FIRE DESTROYS A
BENSON WAREHOUSE
Armistice Day Fittingly Ob
served; Clubs Have In
teresting Meetings
Benson, Nov. 19.—The people of
our town were awakened last night
between two and three o’clock by the
fire siren and a large crowd hurried
to the scene of the fire. It proved
to be the new Banner tobacco ware
house which was completely destroy
ed. It is said that about 40,000 lbs.
of tobacco was burned. Mr. J. M.
Motley was the manager of the
warehouse and is the heaviest loser.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
There was about $5,000 insurance on
the building. It was in this building
that our high school boys had their
basket ball court, they having played
there last night.
Armistice Day was celebrated here
with much manifestation of enthus
iasm and patriotism. Splendid exer
cises wer^ held at the school auditor
ium at nine o’clock a. m. then follow
ed the parade composed of the excel
lent Dunn band, the veterans of the
civil and world wars, the school chil
dren and several beautiful floats. One
of the most elaborate dinners ever
spread in Benson was served in a
vacant store to the ex-service men,
and members of the band, also the
school faculty. At 2:30 p. m. Col. R. L.
Williams, of Raleigh, made an excel
lent talk to a large crowd near the
station, after which Mayor Canaday
called forth from the crowd the fol
lowing Confederate veterans: Capt.
Rashea, Lovie Innis, Robert Strick
land and James Norris, and after a
few well ‘choeeni words aspced t*ie
crowd to join him in a hearty cheer
for those venerable old veterans. Im
mediately the band Broke into “Dixie”
while the crowd applauded. ’A basket
ball game between our boys and Wey
Jand Highs concluded the altogether
delightful event.
Mrs. A. S. Oliver was hostess Wed
nesday evening to the Missionary
Society of the Methodist church. The
meeting was well attended and a pro
gram on Songdo carried out. In view
of the fact that the “Missionary
Voice” is in the throes of a desperate
struggle to maintain its existence the
agent made a special plea for sub
scriptions to this worthy publication.
About six were added. At the con
elusion of all business Mrs. Oliver
served delicious chicken salad sand
wiches and hot coffee.
The Parrish Hotel was re-opened
Monday night under the management
of Mr. C. W. Wilson, who comes well
recommenced as a hotel man. On
Monday evening the doors were
thrown open to the entire citizenship
of the town and a delightful recep
tion tendered them. Mr. Alonza Par
rish was master of ceremonies. Talks
were made by several of the guests
and both vocal and instrumental music
furnished. On entering the guests
were served punch and later a lunch
eon was served in the dining room.
The town gladly welcomes Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson and their two children to
its midst.
Last Monday afternoon, Mrs. R. B.
Brady was hostess to the Health
Home-Economics Department of the
Woman’s Club. The ppeeting was pre
sided over by the chairman, Mrs. W.
J. Root and the following program
enjoyed: Paper—“Feeding our Famil
ies Intelligently” by Miss Cornelia
Ayers, teacher of Home-Economics in
the Benson school; balanced menus
for a week as follows: “Breakfast”
Mrs. J. H. Rose, “Dinner” Mrs. J. L.
Hall, “Supper,” Mrs. 0. A. Barbour.
After several business matters were
discussed the Department adjourned
to meet in December with Mrs. J. L.
Hall.
The John Chas. McNeill Book Club
held its regular monthly meeting last
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. W. D.
Boone. This meeting was a week
early on account of several members’
planning to be out of town on Thanks
giving. The topic for study was
“Bjornson.” Mrs. M.* T. Britt discuss
ed his place among modern drama
tists, Mrs. A. T. Lassiter read a brief
paper on his life and works, and Mrs.
O. A. Barbour gave a discussion of
one of his plays, “Beyond Human
Power.” Mrs. E. M. Hall sang a num
ber of old songs which concluded the
program. It was decided at this meet
ing to donate those books used by1
COUNTY TEACHERS
MEET SATURDAY
Spelling Contest Sends Lou
ise Wrenn and Otis Bar
bour to Raleigh
The second County Teachers’ meet
ing of the school year was held here
Saturday in the Graded school audi
torium with an attendance of 176
teachers. The meeting was full of in
terest from start to finish. The main
business of the day was the organiza
tion of a local unit of the North Caro
lina Teachers Assembly, and the elec
tion of delegates to the annual meet
ing in Raleigh this week.
Supt. W. B. Crumpton, of Selma,
was chosen as president of the county
association; Miss Mamie Moore, of
Wilson’s Mills, vice-president; and
Miss Mary E. Well, secretary-treas.
A large number of the schools in the
county reported 100 per cent joining
this organization which includes the
following schools: New Beulah, Pitt
man, Woodrow, Massey (Bentonville),
Kenly, Boyette, Glendale, Brogden,
Princeton, Mt. Zion, Shiloh, Polenta,
Powhatan, Baptist Center, Sandy
Ridge, Zebulon Heights, Royall (Ele
vation), Spilona, Stewart, Meadow^
Holly Grove, Poplar Grove, Sandy
Grove, Micro, Pearce, Thanksgiving,
Moores, Corinth (Oneals), Pine Level,
Poplar Springs (Oneals), Sunny Nook,
Live Oak, Plainview, Jones, Pomona,
Johnson, Creech, Archer Lodge, Wil
son’s Mills, Selma.
The Association was entitled to
eighteen delegates who were elected
as follows: W. S. Burleson, of Kenly;
G. M. Moser, Micro; Miss Debbie Bail
ey, Clayton; Miss Blanche Penny, of
Princeton; W. B. Crumpton, Miss
Perry and Miss Ina Young, Selma; E.
R. Settle and Miss Margaret Flinton,
Pine Level; Miss Mamie Moore, Wil
son’s Mills; J. R. Weaver and Miss
Ruth Poindexter, Benson; 0. F. Blan
kenship, Four Oaks; W. H. Hipps, T.
H. Franks, G. T. Whitley, Miss Mary
E. Wells, and Miss Ora Cansler,, of
this city. Alternates were elected as
follows: Misses Sallie Merrill, of
Princeton; Hazel West, Smithfield;
Lillian Hurst, Kenly; Gradabelle Tur
ner, Selma; Myrtle Miller, Pine Lev
el; and Mr. Harry Keller, of Wen
dell.
Greater interest is being manifest
ed this year than ever before on ac
count of the change in the method of
electing officers of the State Assem
bly. It is proposed to have a primary
and elect officers in a democratic way
instead of appointing a nominating
committee of five to choose officers of
the Assembly. It is also proposed to
elect a whole time secretary who will
devote his entire time to the organi
zation of local units and who will look
aftei the welfare of the teachers in
the state.
At the same time of the Teachers’
meeting, a spelling contest was held
to decide who should represent Johns
ton county in the State-wide spelling
contest to be held in Raleigh, tomor
row, November 3rd. Each township
in the county was entitled to two rep
resentatives, and every township save
one was here. One hundred words
from New World Speller Book II were
given out, which the contestants
wrote down. When the papers were
graded it was found that Otis Bar
bour of the High Tower School in
Pleasant Grove, had made a grade of
100. Two girls, Misses Nettie Ivey,
of Poplar Springs School in Banner
township and Louise Wrenn, of Mt.
Zion school in Cleveland had tied for
second place making a grade of 98.
Twenty-five words more were given
out to these two and Miss Wrenn
came out victor. Uhe two who will go
to Raleigh are seventh grade pupils.
Miss Mary E. Wells, who conducted
the contest, was well pleased with the
showing made by all of the contest
ants.
Men of Weight and Influence.
“Sucess brings poise,” says a mag
azine writer. Especially avoirdupois.
—Cleveland News.
the club last year which were suitable
for young people to the Children’s
Library which the Woman’s Club
hopes soon to open in Benson. After
books for the month were found by
members, Mrs. Boone served dainty
refreshments consisting of perfection
salad with wafers and hot chocolate.
N. C. CONFERENCE
APPOINTMENTS READ
Rev. D. H. Tuttle Returns;
Rev. S. A. Cotton Made
Presiding Elder
When Bishop Darlington read the
appointments of the preachers in the
j North Carolina Conference of the
Methodist church at New Bern Sun
day night, three items at least were
of special interest to Smithfield peo
ple. Rev. D. H. Tuttle, who has so
faithfully served the church here for
the past year was returned to this
pastorate; Rev. S. A. Cotton, four
years pastor here only leaving last
year to go to Franklinton, was made
a Presiding Elder in the Washington
District; and Rev. J. C. Wooten was
sent back to the Raleigh district.
The congregation had no fear but
that Mr. Tuttle would be returned
here, but one never knows what the
Conference may do, so their minds
are now at ease. Mr. Tuttle’s report
which he carried to conference told
the story of work well done and dur
ing his year here he has found his
way into the hearts of the people.
Rev. Mr. Cotton lived among us
four years and his success in life will
always be cause for rejoicing by the
Smithfield people. That he was ad
vanced to the place of Presiding El
der is gratifying to his many friends
here.
Other changes of interest were
made in the Conference but for lack
of space we publish only the appoint
ments of the Raleigh District as fol
lows:
Presiding Elder, J. C. Wooten.
Benson circuit, E. H. Hall.
Cary circuit, D. N. Caviness.
Clayton, C. T. Thrift.
Creedmoor circuit, V. A. Royal.
Four Oaks circuit, J. A. Russell.
Franklinton, R. F. Bumpass.
Gamer circuit, J. C. D. Stroud.
Granville circuit, F. B. Noblitt.
Kenly circuit, J. E. Holden.
Louisburg, G. F. Smith.
Millbrook circuit, H. H. Mitchell.
Oxford, E. H. Snipes.
Oxford circuit, B. H. Black.
Princeton circuit, W. G. Farrar.
Raleigh: Central, C. K. Proctor,
Edenton Street, W. W. Peele; Jenkins
Memorial, L. P. Pattishall.
Selma, Edgerton Memorial, G. B.
Perry,
Smithfield, D. H. Tuttle.
Tar River circuit, W. J. Watson.
Youngsville circuit, T. S. Coble.
7ebulon circuit, W. L. Loy.
Superintendent Anti-Saloon League,
R. L. Davis.
Business manager, N. C. Christian
Advocate, T." A. Sikes.
Editor Nashville Christian Advo
cate, T. N. Ivey.
President Louisburg College, L. S.
Massey.
Superintendent Methodist Orphan
age, S. A. Barnes.
The Conference will meet next time
in Raleigh.
Would Revive Family Singing.
“Why,” asks a contemporary writer
“do so few parents nowadays sing
either to or with their children?”
She goes on to urge a revival of this
fine old custom.
Perhaps, as she suggests, the phon
ograph, with its music-making facilf
ties, or the automobile, and the movie,
forever dragging people from their
homes, or jazz with its exotic and
difficult cadences, have driven the old
sweet airs and the habit of family
singing from the American homes.
Old hymns of noble verse and nob
ler music, beautiful old ballads in
settings of simple but perfect melody,
are a valuable part of the equipment
of any life and memory. Every little
while new music of real merit is pro
duced which should be added to the
collection as pearls are added to a
string.
Homes in which such songs are
sung, homes in which fathers and
mothers sing such songs first to and
then with their children, are among
the greatest influences of civilization.
More important than the songs or the
singing is the habit instilled in early
life of finding pleasure in simple fam
ily association within the walls of
home itself.—Concord (New Hamp-.
shire) Monitor.
Most women who get divorces from
their husbands have had long separa
tions from work.—Washington Post.
GOVERNOR ISSUES
HIS PROCLAMATION
Makes Appeal for Orphans
In Annual Thanksgiving
Proclamation
Making: a special appeal for the
orphanages of the State, Governor
Cameron Morrison, yesterday issued
his Thanksgiving Day Proclamation,
calling upon the people of the State
to offer up thanks for the year’s
triumphs and prayers for the future.
The proclamation follows:
“One of the most sublimely beau
tiful religious costoms of our coun
try is that of the President of the
United States, and the Governors of
the various Stales of the Republic,
annually fixing a day pursuant to
law, upon which the people are of
ficially called upon throughout the
country, publicly in the houses of re
ligious worship, and privately, to ac
knowledge God and render thanks, and
ask for future blessings and guidance.
The day has always been a sweet
and sacred one throughout the growth
of our State.
“The President of the United
States having designated Thursday,
the twenty-fourth’ day of November,
as a day of thanksgiving, devotion,
and prayer,
“Now, therefore, I, Cameron Mor
rison, Governor of North Carolina,
hereby designate and proclaim Thurs
day, the twenty-fourth day of No
vember, 1921, as 3 day of Thanksgiv
ing in this State.
“The General Assembly having des
ignated the day, when fixed as a legal
holiday, I respectfully urge that all
business be suspended, and that all of
our houses of religious worship to
acknowledge and recognize Almighty
God; and that in their homes, and pri
vate places, they recall God and their
absolute dependence upon His good
ness and mercy.
“As a State the year is richly laden
with blessings for which we ought
to render thanks unto Him from
Whom all blessings come.
"The year's triumphs along lines of
.material and business endeavor are
unusual under all the circumstances.
We should be grateful, and with de
vout hearts render thanks; and gen
erously dedicate the wealth created
to sacred and benevolent purposes.
“As a part of our thanksgiving de
votions and manifestations, I beg that
those who are strong and able remem
ber the orphanage for the unfortunate
children of our State, and that they
contribute liberally through their
various religious agencies to augment
the capacity of these beautiful and
practical expressions of religion
made through the orphanages.
“Let us not only render thanks for
the blessings we have received, but
let us also on bended knees seek Di
vine aid and guidance for our future.
“I ask the prayers of the people
for strength, righteousness and wis
dom for all who are in authority, in
State and Nation; that they may
deal justly in all things affecting the
discharge of their official duties.”—
News and Observer.
To Begin Fight on Boll Weevil.
Kinston, Oct. 31.—Federal agri
ultural men will begin a strenuous
fight on the boll weevil in this section
before or shortly after Christmas.
Cotton growers are being warned
that unless they profit by experiences
of farmers further south, they stand
to lose large sums next season. The
ravages of the Mexican pest in local
fields this year indicated just what the
weevil is capable of once it has firm
ly established itself, the experts de
clare. The northward advance of the
insect was halted by the first light
frosts at a point past this city. It
arrived late. Next spring it will over
run hundreds, possibly thousands of
acres. Rotation will be one means
used in combatting it.—Charlotte
Observer.
Tobacconists Take Holiday.
We are asked to announce to
the farmers that the tobacco mar
ket here will be closed from Wed
nesday night until Monday morn
ing for the Thanksgiving holi
days. The warehodses will be op
en and the buyers back on the
market Monday, Nov. 28th,
ready for regular sales.
CAROLINA TOBACCO
GROWERS SIGN UP
—
Minimum Number Pounds
Contracted for in State;
Will Handle 1922 Crop
Mr. J. M. Galloway, of Greensboro,
who grows more tobacco than any
other man in the world, has signed
up for co-operative marketing, ac
cording to a telegram received last
night at Raleigh headquarters to the
Tobacco Growers Co-operative Asso
ciation from L. V. Morrill at Greens
boro.
The contract signed by Mr. Gallo
way, which is identical with that
signed by the farmer who grows only
a few hundred pounds calls for the
delivery to the co-operative associa
tion of 650,000 pounds. A number of
Mr. Galloway’s tenants have also
signed the marketing contract bring
ing the total amount of tobacco from
his farms to over a million pounds
that will be handled by the Growers
Co-operative Association.
North Carolina tobacco growers
have signed up their minimum num
ber of pounds for the Tri-State Co
operative Marketing Association, ac
cording to an announcements from
Raleigh headquarters. Assured of
handling the crop of 1922 through
their own association, the growers
are going to beat the sign-up records
of Virginia and Kentucky and are con
fident that the final figures will show
75 per cent of the 1920 production
signed in the Old North State.
Yesterday the Raleigh office of the
Tobacco Growers Co-operative Asso
ciation received the following tele
gram from Aaron Sapiro at Lexing
ton, Ky.:
“Burley tobacco growers associa
tion just formally authorized with
over 42 thousand contracts and over
three-fourths crop. Believe you will
do the same for bright tobacco.”
With all the large tobacco grow
ing states of the South in friendly
competition for the honor of signing
up the largest number of growers
for co-operative marketing under the
same contracts, North Carolina grow
ers are determined to pass the best
record made in any other state.
Telegrams and letters are piling up
at Raleigh headquarters asking for*
contracts and speakers, while interest
among business and professional men
increases as the campaign draws to a
close. Bankers and other business in
terest are greatly impressed by the
way the farmers have shown their
confidence in the movement, and there
is no longer any reason why business
men should hesitate to take an active
part in the wind-up campaign.
With new batches of signed con
tracts coming in daily, it is impos
sible to give final figures on the cam
paign to date. Production for 1920’
and present sign-up figures in mil
lions of pounds for some of the lead
ing counties follow:
Edgecombe, 1920 production 12,800,
000 pounds; sign-up 9,800,000 pounds.
Greene 10,800,000 and 8,500,000 lbs.
signed. Surry 11,500,000—8,000,000.
Caswell 11,000,000—6,000,000. Per
son 11 million—8 million signed. Nash
17 million—12 million sign-up. Le
noir 14,000,000-^8,000,000. Wayne
14,400,000—8,300,000. Vance 9 mil
lion—5 million. Granville 17,000,000
—9,200,000.—News and Observer, No
vember 20h.
Pot and Kettle.—'“You have such
strange names for your towns,” an
Englishman remarked to one of his
new American friends. “Weehawken,
Hoboken, Poughkeepsie, and ever so
many others.”
“I suppose they do sound queer to
English ears,” said' the American,
thoughtfully. “Do you live in London
all the time?”
“Oh no,” said the unsuspicious Brit
on, “I spend a part of my time at
Chipping Norton, and then I’ve a place
at Pokestogg-on-the-Hike.”—Harper’s
Magazine.
“I hear that the Allens are separat
ed,” said Mrs. Spineless.
“Yes,” replied her husband, “and
Mr. Allen signed a legal document
giving hbr the control of their chil
dren.”
“O, John!” sighed Mrs. Spineless,
“I wish we could get a document
that would give us control of our
children.”—Charity & Children.