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VOLUME 41
SM1THF1ELD, N. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1922
NUMBER 48
BENSON LETTER OF
MUCH INTEREST
Chamber Commerce Organ
ized; High School Be On
Accredited List
BENSON, June 17. — Monday
night the business men of the town
met at the town hall and organized
a new chamber of commerce. The
following officers were elected: Dr.
A. S. Oliver, president; Mr. Alonza
Parrish, vice-president, and Mr.
Julian Godwin, temporary secretary.
A committee was appointed to draft
by-laws and to recommend whether
or not a whole time secretary should
be employed. The chamber has al
ready secured commander Tom Byrd,
of Asheville, head of of the American
Legion in North Carolina, to make
an address Wednesday evening in
the school auditorium to which the
public is cordially invited.
Quite a crowd gathered here last
Sunday for the singing contest.
There were sixteen choirs partici
pating. The loving cup was present
ed to the Methodist church choir of
Duke.
Mrs. J. C. Warren was hostess to
the Fidelis class of the Baptist church
Monday evening. At the conclusion of
the business session a unique. Bible
contest was engaged in. Mrs. War
ren served her guests delightful re
freshments before the meeting ad
journed.
The regular meeting of the Young
People’s Missionary Society of the
Methodist church was held with
Misses Maud and Mabel Johnson
Monday evening with a full attend
ance. Those on the program were
Misses Evelyn Boon, Vallie Hill and
Mary Jackson. The society planned
to have a picnic on Thursday after
noon of next week The hostess
served a delicious ice course.
The first game of the Central
Carolina baseball league will be
played Monday between Benson and
Smithfield, at Smithfield. Tuesday,
Smitbfield will play here. Two
games a week will be played on the
Benson diamond. This league is
composed of Benson, Smithfield,
Wendell and Selma.
Mr. Jefferson Barefoot, of our city,
was one of the number to receive the
A. B. degree at the LTniversity of
North Carolina this year. His pjoth
er, Mrs. A. L. Barefoot iattendfed
commencement there returning with
him Friday.
Mrs. John Hines, of Henderson,
spent a few days this week in town
with relatives.
Misses Ella and Esther Morgan
and Miss Crystelle Lucas, left Tues
day to attend summer school at State
College, Raleigh.
Rev. E. M. Hall returned Wednes
day night from Durham where he has
been attending summer school.
l)r. and Mrs. w. 1. Marun ana
son, W. T. Jr., have returned from
Wrightsville Beach where Dr. Martin
attended the State Dental Associa
tion.
•Mis. W. R. Strickland leaves to
morrow for Richmond to enter a hos
pital there for treatment.
Mr. John Parrish returned the
first of the week from Randolph
Macon, where he has been in school
the past year.
Miss Vallie Hill is spending the
week end at her home in Jonesboro.
Mr. J. R. Barbour is in Raleigh to
day.
Mr. Baxter Jones, of Elizabeth
City, visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Boone several days re
cently.
Mrs. Darius Duncan and children,
of Raleigh, are the guests this week
of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cannaday.
Miss Gladys Levine, of Florence,
S. C. is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Paul Johnson.
It has been learned that with the
addition of one hundred books to its
library the Benson high school will
be immediately placed upon the ac
credited list of (standard Southern
high schools. The Board has refer
red this matter to the Woman’s Club
and with its help expects to meet this
condition at an early date.
Complying with a request made by
the physicians of the town, the Wo
man’s Club is engaged in preparing
Lactic Acid Milk for their colitis
patients in this community for whom
it is inconvenient to secure it from
Smithfield.
POST GRADUATE COURSE
IN INTERNAL MEDICINE
Johnston County Physicians Will
Take Course Given at Selma by
Dr. Frank H. Chapman.
j CHAPEL HILL, June 17.—Under
plans which have lecn developed by
the University Extension ]• vision
and the medical departmen- of the
I University of North Carolina, the
coming week will witness the begin
ning of a postgraduate medical
course ,'n internal medicine in twelve
communities of the State.
Centers have been established in
the following cities and towns: Char
lotte, Salisbury, Asheboro,. Lexing
ton, High Point, Greensboro, Durham,
Selma, Goldsboro, Wilson, Rocky
Mount, and Tarboro. Once each week
there will be a lecture and a clinic
at every center.
Dr. F. D. Adams, cf Jhe faculty
of Harvard University will have
charge of the groups in tl e west and
Dr. Frank H. Chapman, of the facul
ty of Rush Medical College, will
have charge of the course in the
east.
Dr. Chapman’s itinerery is as fol
lows: Durham, Monday, June 19th;
Selma, Tuesday; Goldsboro, Wednes
day; Wilson, Thursday; Rocky Mount,
Friday morning; Tarboro, Friday aft
ernoon.
Johnston county physicians have
enrolled for the Selma center as fol
lows: Doctors C. S. Cbleman, C. M.
Bynum, R. S. Stevens, J. C. Grady,
C. R. Woodard, G. D. Vick, B. A.
Hocutt, H. E. Brooks, Thel Hooks, A.
H. Rose, J. F. Martin, A. S. Oliver,
I. W. Mayerberg, J. B. Person.
ELEVEN SECURE DRUG
LICENSE; WOMAN LEADS CLASS
Eleven members of the class who
took the examination for registered
druggists and assistant pharmicists
before the State Board of Pharmacy
during the week passed successfully
and were awarded license yesterday.
Nine out of 12 applicants for regis
tered druggist license passed, and
only two out of seventeen applicants
were able to measure up to the stan
dard for assistant pharmacists.
Miss Beatrice Averitt, of Fayette
ville, a daughter of a well known
physician in Cumberland county, led
the class of applicants with a grade
of more than 90. There were three
women applicants, two of whom
passed successfully. The examina
tion was given by the full board, Dr.
E. V. Zoelller, Tarjboro, ohajrman;
Dr. F. W. Hancock, Oxford, secre
tary; Dr. I. W. Rose, Rocky Mount;
Dr. C. P. Greyer, Morganton, and
Dr. K. E. Bennett, Bryson City.
Successful applicants for registra
tion were:
Miss Beatrice Averitt, of Fayette
ville; Miss A. L. Bradshaw, Lenior;
C. C. Siske, Pleesant Garden; M.
L. Jacobs, Morrisville; Ernest E.
Moore. Granite Falls; W. L. Stone,
Kittrell; J. E. Burns, Goldston; J.
E. Gary, Suffolk, Va.; J. S. Nance,
Charlotte.
These passing the test for assistai t
pharmacists were:
W. W. Huggins, Wilmington, and
E. G. Carmichael, Albemarle.—News
and Observe^.
Caesar Had Nothing On Him.
Caesar’s famous Veni, vidi, vici!
had nothing on the message of this
doughboy, who recently returned
from France, and telegraphed enthu
siastically to the folks at home:
“Deloused, demobilized, delight.” —
Charity and Children.
Mr. A. W. Graham of Shelby
was in town Friday’on business.
Friday afternoon a fast game of
baseball was played between Camp
Bragg and Benson, the score being
eleven to two in Benson’s favor.
The garage back of the Parrish
Hotel belonging to Mr. A. Parrish,
was burned about one-thirty Friday
morning. The fire alarm being out of
order it was well under way before
the town was aroused from its slum
bers. A train passing through came
to the aid of the yells and pistol re
ports and when its whistle ceased
its blood-curdling blasts every one
down to the babies was awake.
Miss Katie Lee of Dunn spent sev
eral days here this week with rela
tives. Miss Lee has just returned
from Boston where she was a gradu
ate in the Boston school of Expres
sion.
SHIP SUBSIDY AND
BONUS POSTPONED
Both Bills Put off to Consid
er Tariff; Democrats
Aid Farmers
WASHINGTON, June 18.—Two
facts, or apparent facts, thrust them
selves forward as a new week starts.
First of these is that Senator Mc
Cumber has taken “cold feet” on his
threat to force the soldier bonus bill
to the front early this week and dis
place the tariff bill that it may be
considered. Second ilfe the alleged
acquiescence of President Harding in
a temporary delay in the considera
tion by the House of the ship subsidy
bill. Neither President Harding nor
Senator McCumber have given up
their purpose to see that these two
bills go through this session, but
each of them has. virtually agreed
to let a little more water run over
the dam before putting their pet
measures to the test.
What is to happen to the McCum
ber soldier bonus bill is expected
to develop at a conference of Re
publican Senators called for Monday
morning by Senator Lodge. Acting
under direct orders from the White
House, the reactionaries of the Sen
ate, bellwethered by Senator Lodge,
propose to show Senator McCumber
on Monday that he cannot have his
own way about the soldier bonus
bill, that he must bide a ‘wee be
fore that measure will be taken up,
the argument to be forced upon him
being that the Republican program
is to get the tariff bill into confer
ence, and that with this accomplish
ed there will be ample time to con
sider the bonus bill. And the inti
mations from the McCumber camp is
that if there is a certified check given
by the Lodge forces for action upon
the bonus bill immediately after the
tariff is out of the way, that this
will be accepted.
There may be hitches in this pro
gram, but today it appears as if it
would go ihrough and that McCum
ber will tone down his defi and take
the medicine that is to be handed
him. Of course, there is a possi
bility that he will not be able to
control other Republicans who con
sider the passage of the bonus bill
at or.ee as an essential thing for suc
cess for the coming election, and
that here will be sufficient Demo
cratic aid to bring the bill to the
floor of the Senate, but this possi
bility seems remote tonight.
Help for Farmers.
The American farmer is placed un
der a great debt to the Democratic
minority in the Senate, which, un
der the leadership of Senator Sim
mons, broke down the Republican
plan for a tariff duty on potash. The
rates proposed reached right down
into the pockets of the farmers, for
it was a tax that the farmers could
not pass along.
Careful calculations show that the
rates of potash as written in the
Republican tariff bill would have
cost he Americas farmers the enor
mous sum of $51,300,000, the amount
which the North Carolina farmers
would have had to yield up ranging
from $1,500,000 to over $2,000,000.
That tax the farmers would have
had to pay or else go without potash.
The iniquity of the scheme can be
realized as it is remembered that
there must be potash for fertilizer
and that without fertilizer there will
be a let-down both in yield and in
quality of American crops.
The normal consumption of potash
in America is 270,000 tons a year, j
and the Republican scheme was to j
lay a tax of $50 a ton for the first
and second years, then $40 and $30
and $20 for the next three years in
succession, this robber scheme of
taxation being placed upon the
single industry of agriculture. The
demand for this came from the
American potash producers, even
while they are not able to produce
enough potash to meet the normal |
demand. In 1918, under the stimu- |
lus of price inflated by the war I
there were 50,000 tons produced in j
this country, but the production had
fallen to only 7,626 tons in 1921.
Taxing the maximum production of
1918 as the basis the domestic pro
ducers would in the five year period
grab off $9,500,000 while the cus
toms duties on the 220,000 tons of
potash which would have to be im
PROMINENT MAN OF i
WILSON MILLS DEAD
Mr. J. A. Wilson Died Sud
denly Sunday Night;
Funeral Today 3:30
The many friends of Mr. J. A.
Wilson were shocked to hear of his
death which occurred suddenly at
his home in Wilson’s Mills Sunday
night at 11:30 o’clock. For some
time Mr. Wilson had sucered from
heart trouble but his death was quite
unexpected at the time it occurred.
He was here Saturday attending to
his business affairs, apparently as
well as usual. He had reached his
sixty-sixth year.
Mr. Wilson was from one of the
most prominent families in the coun
ty, and will be missed by a large
circle of friends. He has fieen a
very successful farmer, owning a
large farm near Wilson’s Mills where
he has always lived.
In 1882 he married Miss Mary
Elizabeth Sturdivant, also of this
county, who survives him. To this
union were born two sons, Messrs
Raymond Wilson of Mexico, and Har
ry Wilson, of Wilson’s Mills, and
four daughters. Misses Evelyn and
Mildred Wilson, of Wilson’s Mills,
Mis? Gallic Wilson, of Washington,
D. C., and Mrs. Crawford, of Ashe
ville.
The funeral services will be held
at the home of the deceased today at
3:30, conducted by Rev. Leg S. Sad
dler, of Wilson, pastor of the
Christian church, of which church
Mr. Wilson had been a member for
several years. Following the funeral
services, interment will be made in
the Wilson cemetery at Wilson’s
Mills.
The bereaved have the sympathy
of many friends throughout the
State who have known Mr. Wilson.
ANNOUNCE DISCOVERY
OF HOOKWORM CURE
WASHINGTON, June 18.—After
extended experiments, Dr. Maurice
C. Hall, of the Department of Agri
culture announced today that he had
discovered what he believed to be a
positive cure for a hookworm in the
form of carbon tetra-chloride. This
chemical, which is commonly used
as a clothes cleaner, the statement
said, “will likely prove to be a cheap,
agreeable and effective treatment for
a parasite that is destroying health
and reducing human efficiency in
millions of people in many parts of
the world, including many thousands
in our Southern states.”
Discovery by Dr. Hall of the ef
ficacy of the drug in removing hook
worm parasites, it was stated, imme
diately sitmulated medical men in
many countries to start investiga
tions from which, the department
said “favorable reports are now
being received.”
Department records are said to
show that twelve thousand natives of
the Fiji islands have been success
fully treated by the same method,
a single dose removing all the para
sites from 90 per cent of the pa
tients.—News & Observer.
MILL MACHINISTS GOES TO
CLAIM FORTUNE OF $750,000
ELIZABETH CITY, June 17.—Wil
liam Thomas Adams, a mill maohin
ists here, left last night for States
ville, as the result of reading an ad
vertisement in state papers by an
attorney of that place that a textile
worker bearing that name in North
Carolina was heir to an* estate of
$750,000 left by his grandfather, who
died in London, England, six months
ago.—News and Observer.
Rev. Lucas to Preach at Hopewell
_J
W'e are requested to announce that
Rev. J. W. Lucas, of Duke, will
preach at Hopewell church next Sat
urday and Sunday at the usual hour
for services.
ported would reach the huge sum of
$41,800,000. No other tariff bill ever
carried such an outrageous tax. It
neither protects nor raises revenue
commensurate with its cost. The
tax would have hit the farmers' of
America a terrific blow' and would
have only benefitted the fertilizer
trust.—News and Observer.
SHARP FIGHT STARTS'
OVER FORD PROPOSAL
Senators Underwood and Heflin FAne
Themselves Up With Ford
—Hot Exchanges.
WASHINGTON, June 18.—Sena
tors supporting and opposing Henry
Ford’s offer to purchase and lease
the government war initiated pro
jects at Muscle Shoals, Ala., clash
ed Saturday in a two-hour heated dis
cussion over ways and means of de
veloping the projects for peace- time
operations.
Senator Underwood, of Alabama,
Democratic leader, proclaimed him
self “a Ford man” and asked an
opportunity to vote for the acceptance
of the Detroit manufacturer’s pro
posal before Congress adjourned.
Senator Norris, of Nebraska, chair
man of the agriculture committee
which is investigating Mr. Ford’
proposal in connection with other of
fers for Muscle Shoals, also went on
record. He declared he was opposed
to the acceptance of the Ford tender,
or to any other, which would have
the effect of selling properties “cost
ing the people $106,000,000 for $5,
000,000” and leasing those not sold to
private interests for a period of one
hundred years.
Senator Hefln, Democrat, Alabama,
joined his colleague in a way that
left no doubt as to his position on
the Ford oger and precipitated a
sharp verbal exchange with Senator
McNary, Republican, Oregon, and
with Senator Norris, when he said
Mr Ford had promised to manufac
ture fertilizers and sell them at one
half their present selling prices. The
Oregon senator denied that Mr. Ford
had made such a promise and said
he protested against “such misstate
ments.”
House leader^ plan to vote prob
ably this week on the senate amend
ment to the army bill appropriating
$7,500,000 for continuation of work
on the Wilson dam.—Greensboro
News.
CONDUCTOR KILLED
INSTANTLY RY TRAIN
Dick Easterling Falls Retween Cars
While at Work.
WILMINGTON, June 6.—D. M.
Easterling, yard conductor for the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Comp
any for the past fiften years or
longer and one of the most popular
men in the employ of the company
here was instanlty killed shortly after
3 o’clock this afternoon when he fell
between his train and was cut in
two by the heavy car trucks between
the branches of the ljiver J|k the
vicinity of Navassa. Death was in
stantaneous, the heavy trucks part
ing the body completely.
The remains were brought to the
city shortly and turned over to the
undertaker to be prepared for burial.
Dick Easterling, as he was popularly
known to his associates and friends
was one of the most popular men in
the employ of the Coast Line here
and was held in high regard by all
who knew him. He was about 34
years old and leaves a family.—News
and Observer.
MUCH INTEREST IN REVIVAL
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH
Four Oaks, June 19.—The revival
at the Methodist church is meeting
with much success. The pastor, Rev.
J. A. Russell, preached all last week
to the church membership. His ser
mons are powerful and convincing. He
depends upon the Holy Spirit for guid
ance and he condemns sin in every
form without fear or favor. The in
fluence of the meeting is being felt
throughout the community. People
on the streets are talking religion.
One woman was heard to remark af
ter one of the evening sermons, “There
will be no more cards in my house.”
A man said, “If that is a result of
profanity, I am through cursing.”
j At both morning and evening ser
l vice Sunday a large number of people
| rededicated their lives to Christ and
His service, while there were several
j young men who made a profession
of faith and accepted Christ as their
saviour.
Services will be held each afternoon
at 4:00 and evening at 8:30. The
meeting will run through next Sun
day, if not longer. Every person in
and around Four Oaks should hear
these Gospel messages.
NEWS ITEMS FROM
CITY OF FOUR OAKS
Revival at M. E. Church—
Baptist S. S. Class Enjoy
Picnic; Personal
FOUR OAKS, June 19.—Mrs. F.
M. Von Miller, of Wilson, visited
friends in the city Thursday.
Mr. Richard Lewis spent Friday
in Raleigh.
Messrs E. F. Strickland and E. B.
Johnson made a business trip to
Smithfield, Friday.
Dr. Clinton Cox, of Durham, spent
last week end with friends in the
city.
Miss Annie Ford left Thursday
for Fuquay Springs where she will
visit for a few days before going
to Chapel Hill to attend summer
school.
Mr ^Manly Baker and son, Manly,
Jr., of Raleigh, were in the city
Monday.
My. Carl Lewis was in Fayetteville
for a few hours Wednesday.
Mr. D. W. Lambe made a business
trip to Smithfield Wednesday.
Misses Clyde Sanders and Pauline
Lee were visitors in Raleigh Tuesday.
Judge F. H. Brooks, of Smithfield,
was a business visitor in the city
Friday.
Miss Luna Lewis is visiting friends
in Hartsville, S. C., this wleek.
Mr. Eugene Cole, of Dunn, visited
friends here last Sunday.
Friday, Mr. W. R. Keen made a
business trip to Smithfield.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Levinston, of
Coats and Mrs. Rosa Levinston, of
Bishopville, S. C., spent last Sun
day at the home of Mrs. Laura
Creech.
Mr. James Adams has returned
from Havelock, where he went on a
fishing trip.
Mr. C. C. Lee and family spent
Monday in the Capital City.
Dr. Baker of Tarboro, was in the
city Tuesday on business.
Messrs Bert Barefoot, J. W. San
ders and B. B. Adams made a busi
ness trip to Smithfield Tuesday.
Mrs. Laura Creech and Miss Ruby
Stanley left Thursday for Norfolk,
Va., where they will visit relatives
for some time.
The Baptist Sunday School class
of Miss Mable Coffenburger enjoyed
a picnic at Holt I^ake Tuesday aft
ernoon. Various sports were engag
ed in, after which a very tempting
supper was served. The delicious
chicken, pies, cakes, etc., were con
sumed with avidity after which the
picnickers returned home.
Miss Esther Creech left Monday
for Raleigh, where she will attend
summer school.
The revival, which began at the
Methodist church last Sunday, June
11, is progressing fine. The pastor,
Rev. J. A. Russell, is delivering
some splendid sermons. Services
are held at 4 o’clock in the after
noon and at 8:30 at night. Every
body is invited to attend each ser
vice.
Mr. Will H. Lassiter, of Smithfield,
was in town for a few hours Friday.
Messrs Hugh Wellons and John
Stanley attended the baseball game
in Benson Friday.
Mr. J. P. Brown, of Tallahassee,
Fla., is visiting relatives in town.
Mr. William Adams left Saturday
for Norfolk, Va., where he will visit
relatives for some time.
Mr. W. H. Tucker and family have
returned to the city after living in
Wilson for several months. They
moved to their home here Thursday.
We welcome them back.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Edmonds, of
Farmville, attended the burial of
Mrs. Edmonds’ father, Mr. W. E.
Stanley, Sunday.
Mr. Clarence Stanley, of Smith
field, spent Sunday in the city with
Mr. Sterling Gates, of Farmville,
was i. visitor in town Sunday.
Mr. D. T. Lassiter, of Raleigh,
spent the week end with relatives in
the city.
Mr. John Goodrich, of Benson, at
tended the burial of Mr. W. E. Stan
ley here, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Frew Baucom, of
Wilson, visited in the city Sunday.
Mr. Julius Stevens, of Wilson, was
in the city Sunday with relatives.
Mrs. Della Gardner, of Wilson,
spent Sunday here with her sister,
Mrs. W. E. Stanley.