STATE’S EDITORS
MEET AT SHELBY
Nearly Two Hundred Dele
gates and Visitors Are
In Attendance
SHELBY, July 26.—The “Golden”
“Jubilee” convention of the North
Carolina Press Association began
this morning with a swing that fore
casts its big success. There were
about a hundr-d newspaper folks
present at the opening session this
morning in the assembly room of
the Cleveland Springs Hotel when
President John B. Sherrill, of the
Concord Tribune, called the organi
zation to order in its fiftieth annual
session, while the morning and after
noon trains added largely to the
number. Fully a hundred and fifty
members were present at the after
noon and night sessions while there
were many visitors from Shelby and
from the §tate generally. * The very
cream of North Carolina editorship
and newspaper folks in general is
here.
Saunders After Meeting.
Already it looks as if the conven
tion next year will be held at Eliza
beth City. Near the close of the
morning session Editor W. O. Saun
ders, of the Elizabeth City Inde
pendent, put his home town into the
running in a characteristic Saunders
speech, in which there was a boost
in every paragraph for the city on
the Pasquotank. And in glowing
terms he told of the wonders of a
trip to the birthplace of Virginia
Dare, of the fruits and the grapes
and the products thereof to which
the news folks would be introduced.
He promised that everybody who at
tended would have comfortable
quarters and a real time. The mat
ter was deferred until the afternoon
session tomorrow in order to give op -
portunity for other places to put in
bids, but Elfzabeth City appears
now a certain winner. Editor Her
bert Peele, of the Elizabeth City Ad
vance, ably backed up Editor Saun
ders, while telegrams from the Eliza
beth City Rotarians, the Kiwanians
and others gave added flavor to the
invitation to capture the editors.
Morning Session.
The invocation at the morning
session was delivered by Rev. J. M
Kester, of the First Baptist church
of Shelby, and then came the ad
dress of welcome delivered by Clyde
M. Hoey, former member of Con
gress, which was a gem in its con
ception and delivery. Santford Mar
tin, editor of the Winston-Salem
Journal, one time Secretary to Gov
ernor Bickett, and an ex-president of
the press association, made the re
sponse. President Sherrill’s address
came next ,this the annual duty of the
president and in it he told of the
work of the association during the
past year, of the work planned and
of the work to be done.
The afternoon session began with
the singing of a number of popular
melodies by a volunteer quartette,
and then came the address of Dr.
E. W. Knight, of the University of
North Carolina, on “Fifty Years
Progress in Education in North
Carolina.”
Message from Harding.
At the afternoon session of the
convention there was read a tele
gram from President Harding. Ad
dressed to President Sherrill, it read:
“Please extend my best wishes to
the members of the association at
their annual gathering and assute
them that the fine support that press
and public are giving to the govern
ment in a trying time is proving
both inspiring and helpful.” Ap
plause greeted the reading of the
message from the President.
Following the night session the
members of the association were the
guests of the Kiwanis Club, of which
former Lieut. Governor 0. Max Gard
ner is president at a most brilliant
reception. It was held at the Cleve
land Springs Hotel and there were
some five hundred guests in attend
ance, She^iy social life being repre
sented in large numbers. In the re
ceiving line were Hon. and Mrs. 0.
Max Gardner, Hon. Josephus Dan
iels, and Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey,
Colonel and Mrs. J. T. Gardner,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sherrill, Mr. and
Mrs. Lee B. Weathers, Miss Beatrice
Cobb, secretary of the association,
T. B. Parker and R. E. Prince, treas
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PRINCETON NEWS.
PRINCETON, July 27.—Miss Car
rie Yelverton from Eureka is visit
ing her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
W. T. Edwards.
Miss Ella M. Nixon, from Edenton,
is the guest of Miss Lena Woodard j
this week. Miss Nixon was one of
the most competent and conscientious I
teachers in the high school here last I
year.
Maxtcn Wells has returned to
Hampton Roads training school, af
ter spending several days here with
his mother.
M'ss Jaunita Kornegay, from Pine
Level, is spending the week with j
Miss Clyde Mason.
Miss Frances Ledbetter is spend
ing tiie week with friends at Wake
Forest.
Mr. James Godwin, Irom Dallas,
Texas, Mr. William Godwin, from
Goldsboro, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. God
win, from Kenly, were visitors in
town Tuesday for a short while.
Miss Lissie Woodard is visiting
friends at Chapel Hill this week.
Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Stevens and ;
the boys have gone on a fishing trip j
to Havelock where they expect to
spend a week or more.
Miss Lora Mason is spending the
week in Smithfield with Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Brown.
Miss Lila Stuckey is visiting j
friends in Goldsboro this week.
Miss Thelma Howell from Mount
Olive has been visiting Miss Evelyn
Edwards the past week.
Clyde Adams is visiting relatives
in Petersburg, Va., this week.
Mrs. Flossie Wells is visiting rela
tives in Goldsboro.
Mr. Leon Godwin, Miss Thelma
Creech and Mrs. L. E. Crech, from
Pine Level, were visitors in town
Sunday.
Mrs. L. M. Edgerton visited friends
in Goldsboro Wednesday.
Law enforcement in a small town
is usually what the better class of
citizens demand. When they allow
Sunday selling and every other viola
tion that follows—such as drunks
and profanity—who is to blame? Of
course the town officer is expected
to issue warrants for all violations,
but the law requires some one to
demand the warrant and it must be
sworn to. Some one or two persons
must be witnesses, when a citizens
complains to the Mayor and demands
a warrant it is a very rare thing for
the officer to refuse to issue the war
rant. Citizens are solely responsi
ble for the condition that confronts
us today. Demand better enforce
ment and insist on having it and you
may get some results.
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* HERALD WINS LOVING CUP *
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* We have just received a tele- *
* gram from Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, *
* who is attending the annual con- *
* vention of the North Carolina *
* Press Association at Shelby, stat- *
* ing that The Herald won the Wal- *
* ter H. Savory “Loving Cup” in *
* the contest for the best weekly *
* or semi-weekly in North Carolina. *
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urer of the association. Refreshments
were served during the evening, and
following the reception there was
dancing.
There is a live contest on for
the Walter H. Savory “Loving Cup”
offered by Mr. Savory, • representing
the Meigenthaler Linotype Company,
and one of the two honorary mem
bers of the association for the best
North Carolina weekly or semi
weekly typographically, in make-up
and in general effectiveness, which
has been issued during the past year.
In the entries the papers and the
editors are: Northampton Progress,
Walter W. Edwards; Beaufort News,
W. Giles Mebane; Smithfield Herald,
J. M. Beaty and Mrs. T. J. Lassiter;
Ayden Dispatch, John C. Andrews; ;
Lenoir News-Topic, Fred H. May; i
Cherokee Scout, Bryan W. Sipe; The J
Pilot, of Vass, Stacy Brewer; Eliza- :
beth City Independent, W. O. Saun- ^
ders; Shelby Highlander, B. M. De- i
Priest; Warren Record, W. Brodie
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Jones; Selders Weekly, of Rocking- j
ham, A. Selders; Jackson County
Journal, of Sylva, Dan Tompkins;
Albemarle Express, J. D. Bivens. The
cup is a beauty, is handsomely en
graved and when won by the same
paper tor#three years will become
the property of that paper.
HOOD BROTHERS TO
BUILD NEW STORE
Already Moving Out Allovi
Work to Begin; Four
Story Building
During the past few mouths sever
al new buildings have been complet
ed in Smithfield, and there are still
others under construction. In view ot
the fact that the town is growing and
needs more up-to-date buildings
Hood Brothers will begin at an early
date, the erection of a large drue
store to take the place of the one they
• have occupied for more than 30 years
The foundation of the new btfildina
will be laid for a four-story structure
two stories to be completed as soor
as possible. The building is to be
practically fireproof and will be ma
of the best material available, steo:
and pressed brick to be used in it.~
construction. Tile floors will be laid
steam heat, lights, water and al
modern conveniences will be installed
It will cost between thirty and forty
thousand dollars.
As soon as the basement and firs!
two stories are completed the store
will be opened for business. A bar
ber shop will occupy the basement
the drug store the first floor, and
the second floor will be used foi
offices.
At present, in order to allow th<
work to begin, the company is mov
ing across the street to its new
quarters opposite the Thornton Mus
ic House.
During the forty-eight years they
have been in business here, Hoot
Brothers have built up a large trad?
and have been active supporters o1
all the progressive movements inaug
urated for the betterment of Smith
field. During their career here they
have made many friends who wisl
them much success in their new un
dertaking.
UNITED STATES’ APPEAL TO
GREAT BRITAIN GIVEN
SERIOUS CONSIDERATION
Belief Is That British Government
Will Co-operate In Enforcing
Volstead Act.
WASHINGTON, July 25.—(By the
Associated Press.)— Although offi
cial statements continued to be with
held concerning the note to Great
Britain urging the cooperation of that
country in efforts to curtail the illicit
liquor traffic between Great Britain
possessions <fff the Atlantic Coast an-J
American ports, it was indicated that
the British government was exhibit
ing the great consideration toward
the United States in its efforts to en
force the Volstead act.
The British authorities it is under
stood, are at present centering atten
tion on Bermuda, which recently
adopted a law prohibiting the export
of spirits except under license issued
only after satisfactory evidence had
been given that the liquor was to go
into channels authorized to receive it
in America. If this law is found to
be sufficient to meet requirements, it
is believed that the British home
government will seek to have its oth
er West Indian colonies adopt simi
lar laws, notwithstanding that in the
case of Bermuda, the trade in spirits
has enabled the paying off of the ex
ternal debts of the islands.
In view of the silence of officials up
on the representation made to Great
Britain by the United States it was
not possible to say whether an at
tempt would be made to obtain recog
nition of the right claimed by th<
treasury department to search ves
sels outside of territorial waters for
contraband liquor shipments. For al
most a year British craft have been
seized from time to time beyond the
three mile limit in connection with
the search for such contraband and
American courts have not passed fin
ally upon the British protests against
the legality of this alleged exten
sion of maritime jurisdiction.
Of No Benefit.
British coal is being shipped tc
American ports, a fact which may
somewhat jar those who talk of Am
erica’s boundless resources without
stopping to reflect that patural re
sources not made available by man’s
toil are of no benefit to mankind.—
New York Herald.
EXPERTS HOPE FOR
END OF STRIKE SOON
They Believe R. R. Trouble
Will Terminate Within
The Next Week
WASHINGTON, July 26.—While a
Ki t at many people are only able to
discern on-rushing disaster in the
offing, there are others, not nearly
so strong numerically, but in much
better position to qualify as experts
who in viewing the strike situation,
are finding some hopeful signs. The
railroad strike in particular, as they
see it, is running true to form and,
after things have grown somewhat
worse, perhaps within a week, either
some of the hardboiled executives,
or labor, will begin to “back up” and
shortly thereafter the trouble should
be over until the next strike.
The railway executives and espe
i cially those interested in lines run
ning into Chicago, gave out a state
ment today fairly exuding optimism,
but in the east -there are a number
of road executives who look askance
at the statement in which it is claim
ed that thousands of new men have
been recruited to take the place of
the army of men who are out. Some
of the best informed harbor doubt
when it is proclaijned by many of the
roads that the strike can be broken,
that the priority rights of the old
men may be denied, and that inde
pendent shop crafts may be organized.
Old Men Back on the Job.
Such doubts spring from reflection
upon the efficiency and experience of
the old mer and, when the smoke of
conflict and of stalled locomotives
shall have cleared away, many road
men of sound judgment will be
surprised if it does not find most of
the old men back on the jobs.
There are men who have attained
eminence in the railway service, too,
who do not attach a great deal of
importance to the idea that inde
pendent agreements may be arrived
at with their men by some of the
I roads, such as the Southern and the
Baltimore and Ohio. Of course it
may come to this, or to most anything
; else, but at the present moment the
difficulties that would attend such
t:i enterprise are fully realized. In
; the unique position in which it finds
, itself—its good running order and
the remarkable morale of its vast
| personnel—the Southern, no less than
I the Baltimore and Ohio, would be in
l position to initiate, or to entertain
striking '
national
; in its scope, arc wi Jewell one finds
i a Richelieu in the labor world. In
dependent negotiations, to be suc
, cessful, would have to have the sanc
tion of the national officers, and at
the present moment the national
officers have something els^ to think
about. As in the case of the South
ern, it is a sort of “sympathy strike,”
the men are engaged in with respect
to some of the roads, but neverthe
less the men are out, and until the
, strike situation can be dealt with in
I some of its b 'oader aspects, it is
i doubtful whether much headway can
; be made with the several indepen
dent movements.
such a proposal Imm its
shopmen, but the strike is
Situation Far From Critical.
I For another thing, the situation is
far from critical, as it affects th»
Southern, and it is not believed that j
{ either the men or the executives are '
drivj.-g for an immediate settlement.
When the trouble came on, the South
I ern’s rolling stock was found in ex
I eellent condition. At a time when !
, many of the roads were putting into
practice all manner of economies, the
i directing heads of the Southern bent
j every effort to maintain its equip
! ment at a high level, and the answer
, is partially found here to that ques
I tion which has had so many guessing
as to how this great system could
keep its hundreds of trains moving j
strike. There is the circumstance, too, 1
| fill the places of the men out on
i strike, here is the circumstance, too, j
j that the former employes of the ;
| Southern have made little effort to
i hamper the service, the men are j
; ready to go back to work when Jewell
J says the word, wM:« on the other
hand there is no priority issue to
j rise up to plague the officials of the ,
Southern, once the time arrives to
talk business. All this gives an. out
line of what the policy of the South
ern Railway company is today and
what it is likely to remain for the
CLAYTON NEWS.
CLAYTON, July 26.—Mrs. T. Mil
ler White and children have return
ed to their home at Darlington, S.
C. .after visiting here for two weeks.
Mr. Ralph Austin spent Tuesday in
Raleigh.
Dr. J. J. Young spent last week
at Wilmington Beach.
Miss Cless Braham, of Raleigh, is
visting Miss Mabel Ellis.
Miss Veta Austin is visiting in
Raleigh this week.
Mrs. A. G. Farmer and children,
of McColl, S. C., are spending some
time here with friends.
Misses Doris and Octavis Jeffreys
have returned from Leaksville-Spray
where they were members of a camp
ing party for two weeks.
Mr. Loomis Vinson spent Wednes
day in Durham.
Mrs. L .H. Johnson is visiting in
Durham this week.
Miss Jessie Eason, of Wilson, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. B. A. Ho
cutt
Mrs. Sam A. White and children
have returned to their home in High
Point after visiting here f,or several
weeks.
Mr. J. D. Gooch, of Durham, spent
Sunday in the city.
Misses Pauline and Claudia Vinson
will leave Sunday for Durham to
spend a few days with relatives and
friends.
Miss Larue Williams spent last
week in Selma.
Mrs. C. M. Austin spent a few
days with friends in Auburn last
week.
SEXES EQUAL, SAYS HULL,
IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Chairman Replies to “Slur” by Mc
Cormick on Women’s Po
litical Capacity^
CHICAGO, July 23.—The Demo
cratic national qommittee has placed
women on an absolute politcal equal
iity with men. The announcement
was made by Cordell Hull, national
chairman, replying today to a recent
statement of Senator Medill McCor
mick, chairman of the Republican
senatorial compaign committee, in
which the Illinois senator is quoted
as having said:
“Persons might vote for a woman
for superintendent of schools, or for
the town council, or other little jobs
like that, but when it comes to the
Senate of the United States they
simply will not do it.”
Chairman Hull, in answering Sen
ator McCormick, declared that the
Democratic national committee “re
sents this slur upon the capacity of
women to hold important offices,
which is aimed at the Democratic
nominee for senator in the progres
sive State of Minnesota.”
Senator McCormick, in his state
ment, said that he did not believe
that the women of Minnesota would
cast heir votes for Mrs. Anna
Olesen, Democratic Senatorial nomi
nee.
“The Democratic party and the
Democratic national committee rec
ognize the absolute equality of wom
en with men in political affairs,”
Chairman Hull said. “The Republi
can national committee has never
recognized the right of women to be
members of that body and to take
equal part in the conduct of its af
fairs.”—Washington Post.
300,000 MILES OF TRAIN
SERVICE CUT SINCE STRIKE
More than 300,000 miles of
train service throughout the coun
try has been discontinued since
the railroad strike was declared,
according to government officials
charged with keeping tab on the
rail strike situation.
At least 300 trains have been
dropped from service, it was said
and in the zones where strike con
ditions are more seriously felt
motor truck service has been re
sorted to for the movement of
mail matter and perishable food
stuffs.—Washington Post.
Yeah, Licker is Heatin’.
Mr. Curtis Lee, superintendent of
the water and light department, says
the consumption of water in Monroe
is getting to be somewhat of a con
sideration.—Monroe Journal.
next week or so, barring some un
forseen move in the national field.—
Greensboro News.
INTERESTING letter
FROM CITY OF KENLY
Kenly Made Receiving Point
For Tobacco Association
—Other Items
KENLY, July 25.—Miss Emma
Woodard, or the Glendale section, has
been visiting here at the home of her
brother, Dr. G. B. Woodard for the
past few days.
Mr. Archie McNeill and family of
Conway, S. C., have returned home
after spending sometime here, the
guests of the family of Mr. W. .T.
Hooke.
Tho Young People’s Sunday School
class of the M. E. Church has plan
ned to spend-about two days next
week at White Lake. They will be
accompanied by their teacl er, Mrs.
R. A. Turlington.
Miss Lucile Strickland, of Nash
ville, is the guest of Miss Adna Lee
Bailey for a few days.
Miss Clyde Hooks is on an extended
visit to relatives and friends in Fre
mont.
Mr. J. W. Alford spent Saturday in
Raleigh.
Miss Allie Moore and Louise Alls
brook, of Scotland Neck, have been
visiting here, the guests of Miss Nell
Hardison.
Miss Louise Gay who has been the
guest of Miss Agnes Watson for
sometime has recently returned to her
home in Petersburg.
Friends of Mrs. J. W. Darden will
be glad to know that her condition is
improved after undergoing treatment
in Goldsboro.
Miss Nell Hardison and her guests
Misses Moore and Allsbrook, spent
Monday in Greenville.
Mrs. Barden Hooks, of Fremont,
spent last week with Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Hooks.
Dr. G. B. Woodard spent a few days
in Richmond recently on business.
The First Baptist Sunday School
will enjoy a picnic at Contentnea
Park on Thursday of this week. A
good time is expected and plenty of
good eatables.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hodge and fam
ily spent Sunday with relatives in
Selma. *
Miss Bessie Lawrence has returned
from a visit to Aberdeen and Merry
Oaks.
Miss Bessie Baiiley, of Dunn, and
Mrs. Roy Bailey, of Maxton, are
visiting their aunts, Misses Lou, Net
tie and Debbie Bailey.
The “Bright Jewels” of the M. E.
Church met Sunday afternoon at 2
o’clock under the direction of Mrs. J.
W. Darden. Iumediately afterwards
the Junior congregation met at 2:30
with Rev. J. E. Holden.
Miss Lou Bailey, who has been
spending some time in Whiteville, Ta
bor, Nickolas, S. C., and Dunn, has
returned home.
Kenly has been made a receiving
point for the Co-operative Tobacco
Growers Association and work began
today on the building of the ware
house here which will be completed
in time for this season.
Dr. A. G. Tiner spent SaturdaJ in
Raleigh.
Fremont played ball here Friday,
the score being 7 and 2 in favoi of
Kenly.
HARD SURFACE ROAD
FOR JOHNSTON COUNTY
The contract for the construc
tion of the hard surfaced road
from here to the Wake County
line has been let, and it is hoped
that the work will begin as soon
as the strike is settled so that the
material can be delivered to the
workmen. This road will be 14.83
miles long and the contract has
been awarded the R. G. Lassiter
& Company, of Oxford, whose
bid of $419,943, was the lowest.
ALABAMA GUARDSMEN
ARE ORDERED MOBILIZED
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 25.—On
orders of Governor Kilby 100 mem
, bers of the Alabama national guard
were being mobilized tonight for “in
. stant use” if necessary in connection
I with the shopmen’s strike. It was
said the measure was a precautionary
one and that no orders had been giv
en for the soldiers to entrain for any
particular point.