NEWS FROM THE
CAPITAL BANNER
Young People’s Library Is
Opened; Various Meet
ings and Personals
BENSON, March 1.—Mrs. E. M.
Hall proved a most charming hostess
on last Thursday afternoon when she
entertained the Booic Club and a few
invited guests. The living room,
where the meeting was railed io or
der was attractively decorated with
spring flowers. The meeting was
presided over by the president. The
subject for the afternoon being “Na
turlism in Germany. Hauptmaeir.
and Sudermann Compared.” Inter
esting papers were read by Mesdames
J. B. Faircloth and J. R. Barbour. At
the close of the meeting the hostess
assisted by Mrs. Kanoy served a
tempting salad course with coffe and
salted almonds. Attractive favors
suggestive of Washington’s birthday
were found on each plate. The meet
ing adjourned to meet with Mrs.
Lassiter in March.
The Auxiliary of the Presbyterian
Church held its regular monthly
meeting at the church Tuesday aft
ernoon at 3:30 o’clock. The topic
for study was “Africa.” The pro
gram was led by Mrs. Preston Wood
all. Miss Baine gave an interesting
description of the African Field as a
whole, outlining Mission Stations and
naming the workers engaged there.
This was followed by papers on dif
ferent phases of the work by Mes
dames J. B. Faircloth and A. T. Las
siter. During the business session
delegates were elected to represent
the auxiliary at the Presbyterial
which meets at Laurel Hill in April.
These were Mrs. Preston Woodall
and Miss Baine.
Quite an enjoyable affair was the
oyster supper given by the Woman’s
Club last Tuuesday night in one of
the large rooms just completed in the
new bank building. The tables were
pretty with their* centerpieces of
hyacinths and every one enjoyed the
pleasant chatter of friends as much
as the well cooked supper. Besides
oysters with accessories, home made
candies and sandwiches were sold.
The proceeds from this went t6wards
fitting up the Young People’s Li
brary with good sectional bookcases.
A large number of people were on
hand Friday afternoon when the Li
brary opened its doors for the first
time. Not all the borrowers of books
were “young people” strictly speak
ing. Some of the books proving too
great a temptation to a good many
“married folks.” The Librarian pre
tended she considered them “young”
enough however, and so we anticipate
the young folks having a rather dif
ficult time in keeping the privileges
of this alluring place entirely to
themselves in the future. Donations I
of curtains, a table, rug, and flowers '
by generous-hearted citizens made '
the room appear cozy and home-like j
and we believe this spot is going to
add much to the liveablenes of our
town.
Prof, and Mrs. Ralph Weaver left
Friday afternoon for Chapel Hill to
spend the week end with relatives.
Just before entering Raleigh their car
was run into by another and turned
completely over causing slight injur
ies to Mrs. Weaver and their daugh
ter. ,
A party consisting of Mr. Milton
Smith and Mrs. E. M. Hall and Mes
dames Walter Strickland and W. T.
Martin attended the concert by Sou
sa’s Band at Raleigh Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kanoy visit
ed relatives in Durham the past
week end.
Doctors J. F. Martin and A. S. Oli
ver attended the County Medical As
sociation at Smithfield last week.
Mr. J. R. Barbour l’etumed this
morning from a trip of several days
to Charleston, S. C.
Mrs. Whittenton, mother of Mr.
J. W. Whittenton, who has been ill
at her son’s home with pneumonia is
greatly improved.
Mr. W. H. Royal was in Fayette
ville Saturday.
Mr. Jake Greenthal was in Raleigh
the first of the week on business.
The Protruding Object.
Araon (to Neal)—“What’s that
sticking out from your collar?”
Neal—“I don’t know; what is it?”
Amon—“Your neck, of course."
PLEASANT GROVE NEWS 1
WILLOW SPRINGS, Feb. 28.—Mr.
L. M. Ogburn, of Benson visited his
mother here one day last week.
Mrs. L. D. Adams left Tuesday
morning for Durham to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. L. L. Tilley who is critic
ally ill. Mrs. Tilley is not expected
to live.
Mr. G. L. Massengill of Varina was
here on business one day this week.
Mrs. Claud Stephenson attended
a teachers’ meeting at Rehoboth last
Saturday.
Mr. Eli Turlington of Benson wTas
here shaking hands with friends one
day recently.
Mr. L. D. Adams has purchased a
shingle saw outfit and when duly
installed he will be prepared to fill
orders for shingles on short notice.
Mr. J. Claude Coats and daughter,
Miss Alice spent one day last week in
Angier.
Rev. M. P. Davis filled his regular
appointment at Pleasant Grove last
Sunday.
The social gathering at Miss Fern
Stephenson’s last Saturday night was
much enjoyed by all present.
Messrs W. B. and Fred Honeycutt
spent Monday night in Raleigh.
Mr. James C. Langdon of Coats
came up Saturday afternoon and
spent the night. Sunday morning 'it
rained so much he had to stay till
I Monday morning.
Mrs. Richard Starling left Monday
for Micro, to be with her father who
is very sick. We hope for him a
speedy recovery.
Miss Inez King of Coats spent
last week end with Misses Hattie and
Annie Stephenson.
Mr. Walter Dixon, a student at
Buie’s Creek is at home for a short
while.
Mr. Tom Brown and family of Har
nett county spent last week end here
with the family of Mr. D. A. King.
Mr. Doll Stephenson-who had been
sick for some weeks with a compli
cation of diseases died last Saturday
night at 8:30. Mr. Stephenson was
buried in the family burying ground
Sunday afternoon. This burial was
largely attended.
Mr. Joe Brown of Ahoskie spent a
short while last week here with his
sister, Mrs. W. R. Pope.
X. Y. Z.
FOUR MORE BABIES MAKE
TWELVE IN FIVE YEARS
BROWNSVILLE, Ky, Feb. 27.—
That the stork has favored them with
six years of generosity pnequalled,
perhaps, anywhere else in this coun
try, is the claim of Mr. and Mrs.
William Poteet, who became the par
ents here today of four more chil
dren, making a total of 12 in 5 years.
During the first five years of their
wedded life, four pair of twins were
bom to Mr. and Mrs. Poteet. The
eight twins and the four born today
are all living and apparently in
good health.—Wilmington Star.
_
C. H. Grady Located at Elizabeth City
ELIZABETH CITY, Mar. 1.— Chas.
H. Grady, of Kenly, is now in part
nership with C. R. Pugh, local at
torney, and the new law firm is
styled Pugh and Grady. Mr. Grady
received his education at Wake
Forest College and the University of
Virginia. For the last year and a
half he has practiced law at Clayton.
—News and Observer.
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
WILL NOT MEET MONDAY
Owing to the absence of Supt. W.
H. Hipps, who is attending the Na
tional Educational Association in
Chicago, 111., the County Board of
Education will, meet on Thursday,
Marcfi 9th, instead of the first Mon
day.
Federal Land Bank Appraiser In
Johnston County.
Mr. J. H. Sears, Federal Land
Bank appraiser, is in the county vis
iting the farmers who have made
applications for loans through the
Federal Land Bank Association.
New Preacher at Selma.
The Baptist church at Selma has
called a new pastor, Rev. A. A. But
ler, of Hertford. He will preach his
first sermon for the Selma people
next Sunday, March 5th.
“LIVE AT HOME”
CAMPAIGN NOW ON
John Paul Lucas Directs the
Campaign to Cover Period
of 8 or 10 Weeks
RALEIGH, March 2.—A definite
start is being made this week in the
work of putting over Governor Mor
rison’s “Live at Home’ Campaign.
John Paul Lucas, of Charlotte, who
has been secured to organize and di
rect the campaign, has opened an of
fice in the State Department Annex,
and the preliminary work is already
under way. The work in prospect is
not new to Mr. Lucas, who had active
direction of the Food Production and
Conservation Campaign in Noith
Carolina during the war, first with
the State Food Commission, and lat
er with the United States Food Ad
ministration, and who is “loaned” to
the state for this particular work by
the Southern Public Utilities Com
pany for which he is advertising and
publicity manager.
During th ecampaign emphasis will
be laid not upon the production of
food supplies for the market but up
on the production by every family of
food and feed supplies sufficient to
supply its own establishment. More
and better gardens, more poultry, one
or more cows for each family, and
sufficient hogs to furnish an all-year
supply of pork will be advocated. The
new movement has the whole-heart
ed backing not only of the Depart
ment of Agriculture and the State
College of Agriculture and Engineer
ing, but also of the Department of
Education, the State Board of Health
and other agencies of the state gov
ernment.
The campaign wrhich is being in
augurated will be intensively conduct
ed and will cover a period of 8 or ten
weeks. The organization to be built
up will reach into every township of
every county in the state.
ROBBERS WRECK BANK OF
I FAIRMONT WITH EXPLOSIVES
AND GET AWAY WITH $1,345.
Professional Yeggmen Force Way In
to the Vault and Get Away With
$1,345 in Silver and Pennies.
FAIRMONT, Mar. 1.—Balked by
the strength of the time-lock safe
which withstood the shock of a large
amount of explosives, professional
yeggmen nevertheless forced their
way into the vault of the Bank of
Fairmont at 4:30 this morning and
got away with $1,345 in silver and
pennies.
The tremendous explosion wrecked
th ebank building and started a fire
which caused a large amount of dam
age to many bank books and import
ant documents. The exact amount of
damage will not be known until the
debri sis cleared away. Officials of
the bank said this morning that all
losses wer ecovered fully by insur
ance, including the stolen money.
Eye-witnesses have been found who
claim to have seen a man rushing
from the bank building immediately
prior to the explosion. This man was
said to be without his hat. Inside
the bank building a hat was found,
which is supposed to belong to *>ne of
the men engaged on the job.
The yeggmen went about their job
in a thorough businesslike way.
They broke into the bank building
■ an dthen tackled the combination of
th evault. This they mastered and
got the $1,345. Confronted by the
safe door, they resorted to explosive,
which while strong enough to wreck
the building, had little effect on the
safe.
The robbery is the worst in many
years and excitement has been run
ning high. The bank will reopen, of
ficials said, in a few days.—Greens
boro Daily News.
Still Praising Our Hospital.
Mr. John Kemple of the Sanders
Chapel neighborhood was here a few
days ago looking hale and healthy. He
! weighs 191 pounds. He was taken
with appendicitis and remained at
home until he was almost dead. He
came here September 27th, 1920, and
: had an operation performed. It was
a critical time with him but he ha8
| the best attention. He recovered and
j now is a healthy strong man again.
1 He likes to commend the Smithfield
hospital to everybody needing help.
NEWS ITEMS FROM
TOWN PRINCETON
Rev. J. O. Atkinson of Elon
College Will Deliver Com
mencement Address
PRINCETON, March 1.—Mr. E. B.
Write went to Greensboro on a busi
ness trip Thursday.
Mr. Vlton Gurley from Pikeville
visited Mr. Calvin Gurley Saturday
and Sunday. ♦
Miss Fannie Wellons of the High
school was the guest of Misses Bes
sie and Jessie Massey at their coun
try home Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Mary Penny one of the High
school girls visited relatives at Ra
leigh for the week end.
Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Woodard from
Goldsboro were visitors in town Sun
day.
Miss Leona Holt has been spending
a few days with relatives in the
Sanders Chapel section this week.
Miss Ellen Uzzle visited relatives
at Wilson’s Mills for the week end.
Mrs. Flossie Wells and little Har
riett Elizabeth have gone to Greens
boro where they expect to remain
with relatives for some time.
Mr. Clarence Whitley from Durham
came down to spend the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Whitley.
Harvey Wellons from Buie’s Creek
was at home Saturday and Sunday.
The Princeton Boys’ Junior basket
ball team and Carter’s school played
Tuesday evening on Princeton court
The score was 22 and 8 ih favor of
Princeton.
Mrs. G. E. Edgerton and children
spent the week end with relatives at
Fremont.
Mr. Paul Armstrong, Jr., has been
spending several days at Clinton.
Mr. W. P. Sugg is having his house
remodeled and four or five rooms will
be built on top of the present house.
Many modern improvmems will be
added and when completed it will un
doubtedly be the most sumptuous
home in all this section.
The unusual activity of the well in
the yard of Isaac Boykin has puz
zled several hundred people who vis
ited the place. Last Sunday the
waters in this well ceased to boil, aft
er eight weeks of turbulous turmoil.
Now the questio nis, what caused this
unusual occurence.
Neuse river has been on the war
path for the past three weeks. The
waters are still high and there is no
passing at Richardson bridge.
The school was very glad to wel
come these parents out “Parents
Week,” and will be glad to welcome
the others whenever it is convenient
for them to come: Mrs. Waverly Ed
wards, Mrs. Archie Edwards, Mrs.
Vine Edwards and Miss Len Brewer,
Mrs. W. G. Farrar, Mrs. J. H. Gab
riel and C. A. Holt, Mr. A. F. Holt,<
Mr. Hardee and Mr. J. W. Langley,
Mrs. A L Massey, Mrs J B Rowe,
Mrs W. J. Snipes, Miss Myrtle Snipes
and Mrs. A. K. Worley, Mrs. E. B.
Wrike, Mrs. S. A. Worley, Mrs. E. H.
Wilkins, Mrs. Will Wright, Mrs. J. R.
Woodard and Mr. George Woodard.
Rev. J. 0. Atkinson from Elon Col
lege has been secured to deliver the
commencement address on Friday a.
m., May the 26th. He is a traveling
representative of the Southern Chris
tian Convention.
Henry and DeLeon and Teressa
Holt have returned from a very in
teresting trip for children of their
age, having visited Salisbury, Spen
cer and Greensboro. At Spencer they
were shown over the immense rail
road shops of the Southern railway,
which are said to be the largest in
the Southern States. They saw more
than two hundred railroad engines
which were in the shops on February
25th. There were five hundred me
chanics at work in the shops. The
children were most interested in the
operation of two big five hundred
horse power Westinghouse steam en
gines, driving dynamo on main shaft,
being self contained, and noted for
their high speed and noiseless opera
tion. These furnished lights and elec
tricity for the large shops, also one
j 1000 H.P. Corliss Compound engine
which was operating the compressed
: air pumps, in the boiler room there
were 24-500 h.p. boilers in full blast
furnishing steam for these large en
gines and the other purposes of the
shops. There were about two-score
colo. d men employed shoveling coal
NEWS FROM CLAYTON
CLAYTON, Feb. 25.—Mr. A. B.
Austin, of Cary is here on a visit to
relatives.
Messrs E. R. Gulley and Hugh Ter
rall have been attending court at
Smithfteld this week as jurors.
Mr. Lea Thomas of Goldsboro spent
a few days during the week with his
parents here.
Mr. Clyde Wall who was operated
on at Rex hospital at Raleigh, a few
days ago is reported as doing nicely
but does not know when he will be
able to come home.
Miss Mabel Ellis who is teaching
school at Bailey is at home for the
week end.
Miss Ruth Andrews of Fayette
ville visited Mrs. H. G. Pope last
week.
Mr. Charlie Barden, of Raleigh,
was a visitor here. Thursday night.
Mrs. C. W. Allen of Auburn is
spending some time with her daugh
ter, Mrs. 1). W. Barbour.
Miss Allan Oakley of Mary Eliza
beth hospital, Raleigh, was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Simmons dur
ing the week.
The friends of Mr. Jack Ellington
are glad to hear that he has return
ed from Rex Hospital where he un
derwent an operation for appendicitis
a few days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Pope enter
tained a ftw of their friends at a
turkey dinner last Monday night at
their home here.
Friday night the Fidelis class of
the Baptist church gave a Washing
ton Birthday party at the home of
Mrs. N. R. Poole. Rev. and Mrs. A.
0. Moore were dressed in costume to
represent George and Martha Wash
ington, while Master Jack Moore
and little Miss Elizabeth Moore were
also dressed in costume to represent
the smaller couple. Several others
appeared in costume and thfe party
proved a great success. An admis
sion was charged at the door, a pen
ny for each year of life. A sum of
around sixty dollars was raised which
will be added to the organ fund of
the church.
Mrs. B. A. Hocutt was hostess to
the Woman’s Club on Wednesday
afternoon from 3:30 to 5 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lambert and
children visited relatives in Selma
during the week.
Mrs. Floyd Gower expects to leave
today for New York to buy a spring
line of goods for Taylor’s Millinery
Shop.
Mr. J. D. Barbour made a businesss
trip to Richmond during the week.
Mr. J. L. Godwin will leave tomor
row for a short business trip to
Richmond.
Would Raise the Standard.
The American Bar Association is
discussing the advisability of raising
the educational standard of admission
to the profession—two years of col
lege work and three years in a rec
ognized law school as the minimum.
The standard has been too lew, it
will be generally conceded. Many
men have obtained law license who
don’t know enough to be a justice of
the peace. But education alone will
not make a lawyer and neither is
the lack of college training fatal to
one who has the talent, the inclina
tion and the determination to suc
ceed in the profession.—Statesvi'le
Landmark.
Unpleasant Memories.
The landlord of the building had
1 agreed to put new wall paper on the
i rooms. “What kind do you prefer?”
he asked. “Something with large
figures?” “Decidedly not,” said the
new tenant. “They always remind
me of the rent I have to pay.”—Edin
burgh Scotsman.
into the furnaces of these boilers.
Mr .and Mrs. George F. Woodard
gave a party Friday night in honor
| of their daughter, Lissie’s twenty
I sixth birthday. The house was taste
1 fully decorated with pine boughs and
j flowers. The guests were met at the
door by Mrs. C. M. Bynum. The
I punch bowl was presided over by Mrs.
; Flossie Wells, and Mr. Frank Wil
| son. During the evening a course of
(ice cream and cake was served. The
guests departed after having wished
the honoree many happy retyrns of
; the day. Miss Virginia Woodard and
Thelma Toler furnished music for the
occasion.
MAY WORK OUT
SOLDIERS5 BONUS
Provides for Adjusted Ser
vice Certificates; Get the
Money from Banks
WASHINGTON, March 1.—Elimi
nation of the cash feature of the sol
diers’ bonus bill, but under a plan
which would enable former service
men to obtain funds from banks on
adjusted service certificates immedi
ately after they were issued is under
consideration by majority members
of the house ways and means com
mittee as a possible solution of the
bonus problem.
This would make unnecessary any
heavy draft on the federal treasury
during the next two years while the
refunding of the $6,500,000,0000 short
dated debt is in progress and, it was
said, would remove the fundamental
cause of the differences in Congress
and between the administration and
Congress over the bonus question.
The task of working out the plan
was assigned today to a special sub
committee which was appointed t>y
what was described as “unanimous
consent” after the majority members
had failed to agree on any method
of financing the cash payment.
Committee members said it was
nit proposed to change the vocation
al training, farm and home aid and
land settlement features of the
Fordney bill. Some of them thought,
however, that the certificate feature
would be so attractive that a great
majority of the men would elect that
option of the bill.
Under th eplan now contemplated
the face value of the adjusted serv
ice certificate would be equal to the
sum of the adjusted service pay of
the veteran ($1 aday for domestic
servic eand $1.25 a day for foreign
service less the $60 bonus paid at
the time of discharge) increase dby
40 per cent plus increase thereon
for 20 years at the rate of 4 1-2 per
cent a year, comqounded annually.
The total face value thus would be
approximately 3.38 times the amount
of cash that a veteran would have
received under the cash feature.
Immediately after the certificate
was received the service men could
obtain from a bank an amount equal
to 50 per cent o f the total of the
adjusted service pay. If at the ex
piration of three years the sum thus
obtained plus interest had not been
paid by the service men the bank
could make demand on the federal
treasury for the amount due. The
government thus would take over and
carry the loan.
Provisions respecting loans t obe
made by the government on the cer
tificates after three years from their
issue would be retained in the bill,
it was said. Under these provisions,
if the loan were made within from
three to five years after issue the
amount could not exceed 90 per cent
of the sum of the adjusted service
pay plus interest fro mthe date of
issue or at a rate of 4 1-2 per cent
compounded annually. If the loan
were made after five years, the
amount could not exceed 80 per cent
of hte sum of the adjusted service
pay increased by 40 per cent plus
interest from the date of issue at
the rate of 4 1-2 per cent compound
ed annually.
Representative Longworth ex
pressed the opinion that the suggest
ed plan if it could be put into work
able form would meet with the ap
proval of President Harding and also
of both the house and senate. Ha
also thought it would be acceptable
t othe service men. This view was
shared by several other members of
the committee, who said the pro
gram would enable men in immedi
ate need to obtain a fairly large sum
of cash and at the same time retain
to them more lasting benefits per
haps than would have been obtained
through an all-cash adjusted com
pensation.—Associated Press.
Easy.
“What’s all that noise gwine on
ovah at you’ house last night?” ask
ed an old colored woman of another.
“Sounded like a lot of catamounts
done broke loose.”
“Dat? Why dat was nothin’ only
de gen’man from the furniture store
collecting his easy payments.”—The
Bullock Way. •