NUMBER 38
JOHNSTON BACKS
UP COOPERATION
Meeting Held Here Saturday
—Dr. Kilgore and Mr. R.
B. Whitley Speakers
Saturday afternoon, at the call of
the officers, the Co-operative Market
ing Associations of Johnston County
met here in an interesting session.
Dr. B. W. Kilgore, of Raleigh, and
Mr. R. B. Whitley of Wendell were
the out of town speakers present.
Local men interested in the movement
also made addresses. The following
dispatch sent to the News and Ob
server gives a splendid account cf
the meeting:
“Co-operative marketing is being
backed to a finish in Johnston county.
Several hundred farmers and busi
ness men pledged their help to put
the movement over in this county at
a mass meeting in the town hall, Sat
urday afternoon. Straight talks from
the shoulder were made by Dr. B.
W. Kilgore, director of the agricul
tural extension service; W. H. Austin,
president of the State cotton grow
ers’ association; R. B. Whitley, of
Wendell, and T. S. Ragsdale, of this
city, brought assurance to the farm
ers that the movement is going to
succeed. A. M. Johnson presided.
E. F. Boyett, prominent farmer
and warehouse manager here for
many years, was among those that
signed contracts after the meeting.
Homer H. B. Mask, field manager
for the cotton association, received
one of the surprises of his life
when Mr. Boyett put down his name
for 200 bales of cotton and a hun
dred thousand pounds of tobacco an
nually. Mr, Boyett said he couldn’t
stay out after seeing the intense en
thusiasm of such men as Mr. Austin,
a fellow townsman.
“No question has spread over the
country like co-operative marketing
has within the last year and a half,”
said Dr. B. W. Kilgore. He said
that the problem was not a political
one but was an economic one and
that the farmer who remained on the
outside were not treating their
neighbors fair, as they would all ben
efit and that those who did not come
in would in a year walk around
with something heavy hanging over
them for not doing their part in
putting the project over.
“The question has spread from
coast to coast and from Canada to
Mexico and it has proven a success,”
declared the speaker.
Touching upon misleading propa
ganda, Dr. Kilgore said that he had
letters from bankers, merchants and
all sorts of farmers from Kentucky
stating that the association was a
success and that the farmers were
satisfied.
Dr. Kilgore spoke very briefly on
the financing of the association and
stated that it was the easiest part of
the work and at the same time stated
that the hardest work was yet to be
done and that the farmers who had
not signed were the ones they were
after now and that the members of
the association were going after
them. “When we get the farmers
signed up in this association we will
have the biggest tobacco selling bus
iness in the world.”
W. H. Austiii, president of the
State Cotton Growers’ Association,
spoke on condition in Texas and
other recently visited states where
he went for the purpose of studying
the situation. He made it clear to
the farmers what they would have to
do and that they would get the bene
fit from the association.
T. S. Ragsdale of this city spoke
on information gathered on a tour of
Kentucky when he went there in the
interest of the chamber of commerce.
He also told of the results of a
tour of Eastern Carolina and then
on down into South Carolina where
he accompanied Dr. J. Y. Joyner and
Mr. G. A. Norwood. They made
talks in several tobacco towns and
their reports were very encouraging
as to the number of signers.
Mr. Ragsdale surprised even the
leaders of the association when he
told them that here was a co-oper
ative marketing system operating
within a. stone’s throw of the city.
“There is a warehouse which is oper
atmg on the co-operative marketing
plan in this State. It is a success
too, and the very men at the head
of it are the very ono% who are
trying to keep you farmers out of
this association. The first year j
S2.00 MOTOR TAX BILL
STIRS FIGHT IN HOUSE
Banton Declares Federal Act Would
Be Greatest Deterrent to Crime.
Burdensome, Qthers Say.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 11.—
Prosecuting officers and representa
tives of State automobile associa
tions took opposite sides today at the
House Ways and Means Committee’s
hearing on the automobile registra
tion bill of Rep. Mills of New York.
The measure is designed to cut down
wholesale motor car thefts by re
quiring that each car be stamped
with a Federal registration number
at a cost of $2 to the owner. As a
revenue getter it would produce ap
proximately $26,000,000 the first
year and $6,000,000 for each succeed
ing year.
Joab H. Banton, District Attorney
of New York county, speaking for
the bill, declared it would be the
greatest deterrent of bootlegging and
major crimes which, he said, arc
facilitated by the use of automobiles.
“In New York city,” said Mr. Ban
ton, “in 1921 there were 6,808 au
tomobiles stolen and in 1920 there
were 5,129, or about $6,000,000
worth of cars. This bill would have
prevented that loss. There are to
day in New York city automobile
firms that make it a regular business
to manipulate stolen cars so that
they will not be identified. A ma
chine is stolen today and tomorrow
you would not recognize it. The en
gines and bodies are changed, num
bers scratched out and every identifi
cation mark is erased from the car
as it was originally.”
Members of the committee sought
to establish the fact that the en
tire matter could be handled by the
States, but Mr. Banton said it would
be impossible for a State law ti^
reach the offenders. The automo
bile crooks, he said, have a ready
market for the machines, knowing
that the State laws cannot reach
them. If a Federal law was passed
under which it was possible to prose
cute those having machines whose
identification marks are mutilated
the market for stolen cars would be
eliminated, he asserted.—New York
Herald.
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BAVARIAN HIGHLANDERS
REVIVE “PASSION PLAY”
OBERAMMERGAU, May 14.—To
day saw the first public performance
since 1910 of the world renowned
“Passion Play,” with the Highland
ers of this Bavarian village as the
actors. In the wake of the most cruel
and extensive war of history, the re
vival of the pageant dramatization
of the life of Christ came to an aud
ience of some 4,000 persons in what
seemed particularly appropriate se
quence to the conference at Washing
ton and Genoa.
It was pointed out today that while
at Washington and Genoa the expert
political and economic builders of
the world conferred on the recon
struction of good will among men,
the representatives of the four corn
ers of Christendom were beginning
the season’s pilgrimages to Oberam
mergau to witness the established in
terpretation of the foundation on
which their religious structures was
based in the career of the man of
Galilee.
Thousands of tourists are here
for the “Passion Play.”—Charlotte
Observer.
they operated they paid 100 per cent,
interest on the investment. The sec
ond seasoh they paid 128 per cent,
and then on the third year, 25 per
cent. The warehousemen drew a
salary of $37,000 for their work dur
ing the few months they were at
work,” said the local tobacco man.
R. B. Whitley, a director of the
association was present at the meet
ing and he made a forceful talk urg
ing the farmers to sign the contracts
and also stated that he had been
doing business for 20 years on the
co-operative basis.
There is 60 per cent, of the farm
ers signed up in Johnston county
and this city is going to put on a
drive to get at least 90 per cent, be
fore July first.
When asked how many would get
out and work for the association and
who would get 25 contracts each
signed, five men walked up and 39
agreed to get as many as 10. Ten
agreed to get five and 200 stated they
would get from 1 to 3.”
TERRIFIC STORM
DESTROYS CROPS
One Person Killed at Church
In Princeton and Twen
ty-Five Wounded
Considerable damage both to
property and life resulted Sun
day from two storms which
swept certain sections of Johns
ton County one about noon and
the other about 8 o’clock in the
evening. The storm seemed to
gather in the northwest and be
ginning at the Frost place of
Mr. W. M. Sanders over the
River rain was accompanied by
hail for some distance. The
path of the hail storm missed
Smithfield but the downpour of
rain was heavy. At Mr. San
ders’ *place about 50 acres of
cotton were totally destroyed,
and oats and alfalfa damaged
to some extent.
Other farms near Wilson’s Mills
which were damaged so that the
crops will have to be replanted were
those belonging to Messrs W. A.
Price, Dalma Easom, Lamm Jones
and Robert Parrish. Mr. Willis Wor
rell had a barn and shelter under
which his Ford was housed, blown
down.
The worst streak of the storm,
however, was in the vicinity of
Princeton. A section between Holts’
Mill and Atkinson’s Mill suffered
much damage to crops and orchards.
In this section hail was reported
knee deep imsome places. Mr. R. R.
Holt came from his farm at Holt’s
Mill yesterday morning and brought
blocks of hail which were at least
ten by twelve inches and four inches
thick, twenty-four hours after the
storm. Numbers of trees were up
rooted and several homes barely es
caped wreckage from falling trees.
Three tobacco barns belonging to Mr.
Roland Hill were blown down.
Mr. C. H. Holt THE HERALD’S
correspondent at Princeton, has fur
nished us with the following graphic
account of the storm in that section:
“Death and destruction wrought
by the hail and wind storm which
visited this town and vicinity Sunday
at 12:35 one colored woman, named,
Annie Bagley, was instantly killed,
and about 25 others wounded when
the colored Disciple church was de
stroyed. Many of those wounded
were cut in their heads, arm# and
other parts of the bodies. Dr. Stev
ens was kept busy several hoars aft
er the storm sewing up and dressing
the wounds of those injured. There
were about 150 persons in the church
when it was truck by the wind. Some
of those who escaped say it was
done so quickly they did not have
time to think or to get out. Many
other buildings in town had the roof
torn off. The storm area was two
miles wide and from best information
extended about 5 miles from a point
west of town to a point east of town
on the line of the Southern Railway.
The storm came from due northwest.
The clouds were watched for a half
hour before the storm by citizens
here, and were looked upon with fear
that some section was being visited
with a furious storm. Within a few
minutes after the wind and hail
commenced to come the ground wTas
white with ail and in some places it
was six inches deep. This is the
most furious storm ever known to
have visited this section by the oldest
citizens. Around town the damage is
fearful. The farms are stripped, not
a living stalk of corn, cotton or to
bacco left. East of town one mile,
Mr. Roger Pearce’s roof was torn off
his home, and two tobacco barns
completely destroyed.
Many barns were completely destroy
ed on other farms.
On the farm of Mr. Charley Gurley
several large oak trees were uprooted
and one of them blown across the top
of his residence, which wrecked that
part of the building. Rain and hail
poured in torrents.
On the farm of Mr. Asa Lee an oak
also tore off the rear end of the house.
On the'Henderson Stallings’ farm
great gullies were washed in the
field. On Mr. A. F. Holt’s farm sev
eral large trees were uprooted and
on all these farms the crops are a
total loss and will have to be replant
ed.
The loof was torn off the barns of
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NEWS ITEMS FROM
BANNER’S CAPITAL
High School Seniors Enter
tained; Missionary So
ciety Gives Program
BENSON, May 15.—The class of
1922 of the Benson high school were
the honor guests at a banquet given
at the Hotel Parrish Friday evening
by the John Chas. McNeil Book
Club. The husbands of the club
members were also present. The
dining room was unusually attrac
tive with its decorations of potted
plants and white roses. These being
the class flowers. Their colors,
green and white were evident also in
the ice course. The program was
opened with a piano solo by Miss
Eunice Martin after which the toast
master, Rev. E. M. Hall, extended
greetings to those present. Toasts
and responses were given between
courses. Mrs. J. R. Barbour, presi
dent of the club gave an interesting
talk in which she urged the Seniors
to continue their education and as
sured them of the interest and sup
port of the club at any time it was
needed. Mr. Kenneth Cavanaugh,
the splendid young president of the
class, spoke in their behalf, thank
ing the club for the many instances
whereby it has so clearly demonstrat
ed its interest in the welfare of the
class and in the school as a whole,
and pledging the loyalty of their
class to the club. Dr. A. S. Oliver
spoke on some of the- advantages of
a college education. Clever little
toasts and talks were made by Messrs
W. D. Boon, J. H. Rose and Mrs. A.
S. Oliver. Mrs. E. M. Hall sang a
lovely Spring song, using “The
Robins” for an enchore. Miss Chrys
lelle Lucas, a member of the class,
gave a delightful piano solo. At
the close of the evening all joined
hands around the long banquet table
and sang “Should auld acquaintances
be forgot.”
Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Ray
nor last Tuesday, a fine boy.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rose are spend
ing this week end with relatives in
Rocky Mount.
Mr. J. R. Barbour is in Charleston
and other points in South Carolina
on a business trip.
Mr. Gardner Morgan, Misses Ellie
and Esther Morgan and Mr. Hiram
Rose spent Friday in Clinton.
Mrs. A. T. Lassiter has been spend
ing this week at the home of her fath
er, Mr. J. W. Yelvington, near Clay
ton, who is seriously ill.
Mrs. Walter Strickland has been
confined to her home for several days
on account of illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Smith and
Mrs. Martha Jackson spent Sunday in
Raleigh.
Miss Louise Temple, of Jonesboro,
was in town Sunday, the guest of
Miss Vallie Hill.
Mrs. W. R. Denning has been visit
ing in Washington, N, C., this week.
Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Martin attend
ed the organ recital at Smithfield
Friday night.
Miss Syble Goodrich was in Raleigh
Wednesday.
Mrs. Thomas W. Wilson, of Gas
tonia, visited Mr. and Mrs. Crown W.
Wilson a few days this week.
Dr. Rosser Lane, of Smithfield, wrs
in town one day this week giving
the tuberculin test to several cows.
Mrs. A. S. Oliver and children spent
Tuesday in Selma.
Mrs. W. H. Royal was in Smithfield
Tuesday.
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the Methodist church met Tues
day night at the parsonage. In the
absence of the president, Mrs. A. S.
Oliver, Miss Vallie Hill presided. The
Bible Lesson was conducted by Mrs.
J. R. Barbour. A short paper on the
work in Brazil was read by Miss Hill
after which the Superintendent of
Study and Publicity, Mrs. W. D. Boon
read several letters from our Mis
sionaries in China and interesting
items from the Bulletin. Mrs. Edith
Putnam was elected corresponding
secretary to fill the vacancy left by
Mrs. Kanoy. After payment of duos
and other business the meeting clos
ed with a chain prayer for our work
ers in China and Brazil. Mrs. Hall
served her guests delightful cream
anc cake followed bv homemade can
dy.
It is hard to love thy neighbor
when his chickens love the garden.—
Monroe Journal.
PARTY LINES TO
GOVERN PRIMARY
Voters Must Declare Party Prefer
ence and Then Stick To It.
The Voters presenting themselves
nt the polls June 3rd, must declare
themselves either Republican or
Democrat in their affiliations and
vote accordingly, according to a rul
ing made public yesterday by the
State Board of Elections. No parti
cipation by the members of one party
will be tolerated in selecting the
candidates of the other.
Two pnmaries are held in the State
on that day, the order of the board
declares, a Democratic primary and
a Republican primary. The voter is
free to change his party affiliation,
but when he changes he must stick
to it. The voter cannot vote for a
particular candidate in a party of
which he is not a member.
Republican participation in the pri
mary will be nominal, except in the
?7th Senatoral and the Tenth Con
gressional districts. In only these two
instances are there contests within
the party. Elsewhere in the State,
with the exception of some county
((Tices of which no record is made
1 ere, the Republicans will stay out
of the primary,because it is a Demo
cratic primary.
The ruling of the board follows:
“There are two primaries held on
June 3, 1922. One a ‘Democratic’
and one a ‘Republican.’ The Demo
crats vote in one, the Republican in
the other. No Republican has anv
business in the Democratic primary;
likewise, no Democrat has a right to
participate in the Republican Pri
n'ajy.
“Section (S031 of the Consolidated
Statutes, being same section of the
Election La v, :s very full and min
ute upon the voter’s rights. I re
quest all interested in the question
to read this section.
It is mandatory that when a voter
offers himself to vote in a Primary
he shall declare the political party
with which he affiliates and in whose
Primary he desires to vote. If a
voter, ytheretofore Republican, de
clares that he affiliates with the
Democratic Party, and he desires to
vote in the Democratic Primary, he
has a right to do so; but he cannot
vote for a particular candidate in
that Primary, and hoht on to his Re
publican affiliation. Of course, the
same rule would apply if a Democrat
desired to change his party affilia
tions.
“A voter changing his party affi
liation pledges himself to vote, in
the November election, for the par
ty nominees. A record of all changes
is kept by the Primary Election
officers. This therefore, is a plain
and simple question.
“The voter should be candid, hon
est, and fair. It is the duty of all
election officers, of both political par
ties, to see that good faith in this
natter obtains.”—News & Observer.
First Snap Beans.
The first report of snap beans
grown in this section comes from Mrs.
H. C. Woodall, who had beans for
dinner yesterday grown in her gar
den.
The Old is New.
“There is only one way to peace
and happiness,” said L <dy Astor,
“and that is through service to
others!”
A polite audience in Baltimore ap
plauded. The wires buzzed with the
news of a surprising assertion ut
tered by a lady internationally es
teemed and obviously talented. Peo
ple everywhere read Lady Astor’s
message with a sense of having com2
upon some new and revealing truth.
For it is becoming more and more
apparent that men and women, and
even nations that think only of
themselves, have ben making a mess
of their affairs and somehow, miss
ing the things they seek.
Few of the ladies in Baltimore,
and fewer of the readers of news
papers, seemed to remember that
what Lady Nancy Astor was trying
to say was said more beautifully
2000 years ago on a certain Mount 1
than it has ever been said since; that j
churches have been established thru
all the succeeding centuries to preach
't ar|d that plain men and gifted
men have died in every generation to |
prove it true.—Oxford Public Ledger.
MEREDITH COLLEG’
WILL BE MOVED
New Plant Will be Located
Quarter Mile of Raleigh;
Be Ready by 1925
Meredith College will open in the
fall of 1925 with a million dollar
plant erected to accommodate 500
students on a hundred and thirty
five acre tract to be bought from Dan
Allen and the Ashby L. Baker estate
within a quarter of a mile of the
city limits, comprising a part of the
old Tucker estate.
The new site, chosen from three
under consideration, was decided
upon unanimously at a meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the Col
lege held yesterday. Although a
site on the Mordecai property
northwest of Raleigh and a site near
the Country Club had their advo
cates, the minority gave way and
made the vote for the Tucker prop
erty unanimous. The consideration
is $(50,000.
Beginning at the hard-surface
cross roads a few hundred feet this
side of Method, the line of the new
property runs north 4,100 feet and
then on its northern boundary, 2600
feet east toward Raleigh. The
southern boundary parallels the
Cary road for 2600 feet. The prop
erty thus comprises a rectangle of
finely wooded country, level, and,
according to the consensus of opin
ion on the board, ideally fitted for
college purposes. There is a large
spring and a natural depression
which can be formed into an arti
ficial lake or swimming pool,
Not before 1925, however, can dis
position be made of the present in
stitution and work completed on the
new. By that time, it is an
ticipated, the Carolina Power and
Light Company, will have a line ex
te.iucd, certainly to Method. The
city limits of Raleigh lie just a
quarter of a mile from the Mere
dith College border.
Th r.ew property is now traversed
by tile Highland Farms road whioh,
it was announced yesterday, will
be changed so that it will border
the property. In this way, the col
lege site will be bounded on all
sides by a good road, and on one
side by a hard surface highway, a
part of several national systems.
Plans also contemplate the remov
al of the Method station a few hun
dred feet toward Raleigh, and the
change of the name of the station
from Method to Meredith.
Competent architects have advised
the board that an institution of the
sort that is desired for the accom
modation of 500 students will cost
appr- ximately a million dollars. A
committee of the trustees composed
of W. N. Jones, R. N. Simms and Z.
M. Cav’.ness, will look after details
of the transfer of the property and
kindred matters relating to the
change from one location to another
and will report to the full meeting
of the Board of Trustees at Com
mencement when definite action look
ing toward the financing of the new
program will be taken.
The decision of the board of trus
tees yesterday was taken after the
sub-committee appointed at the last
commencement to investigate and
report on available sites had made
its reports. This committee was com
posed of Z. M. Caviness, W. N.
Jones, C. J. Hunter, J. Y. Joyner,
M. S. Kesler, Miss Bertha Carroll,
and Livingston Johnson.
The members of the Board of
Trustees which met at 11 o’clock,
who were here yesterday were:
W. R. Bradshaw, W. N. Jones.
McIntyre, W. O. Riddick, R. H.
P.iggsbee, R. N. Simms, W. A. Thom
as, G. T. Watkins, W. H. Weather
spoon, J. T. J. Battle, E. McK. Good
win, C. J. Hunter, L. Johnson, J. D.
Bcushail, Miss Bertha L. Carroll. Z.
M. Cavincs.., P. F. Huntley, T Y.
Joyner, M. L. Kesler, 1). H. Ponton,
W. L. Poteat.— News and Observe-.
Camp Supper at Holt Lake.
Saturday afternoon Mr. Robert A.
Wellons entertained a few guests at
a camp supper at Holt Lake. The
following enjoyed the outing: Misses
Hazel West, Retta Martin, Sally May
Tuttle, Mrs. E. F. Ward, Messrs Ran
som Sanders, St. Julian Springs, Paul
Eason, Ryal Woodall and Robert A.
Wellons.