North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME 42 SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1923 NUMBER 5 EDITORS HAVE MID WINTER MEETING J. W. Bailey Makes Address —Sessions Devoted Large ly to Business Members of the North Carolina Press Association met in a mid-win ter session at High Point last week, the meeting proving both enjoyable ami helpful. The program was de voted to business questions and the editors generally felt that the dis cussions of problems common to the fraternity were quite worth while. The outstanding speech of the ses sions was delivered by Mr. .J. W. Bail ey, probable guebrnatorial candidate in 1924. Mr. Bailey spoke- at the close of a banquet given Thursday evening by the Rotary, Kiwanis, Civi tan Clubs and Chamber of Commerce of High Pont. He outlned the forces and factors in the present test of civilization. His discourse was thoughtful, his argument bcinf; back ed by facts of history. It was couch ed in language characteristic of the scholar and whether those present agreed with the speaker or not, they were certainly given something to think about. It is our purpose to re print the gist of Mr. Bailey’s speech either in this or an early issue of this paper. A moil!; the social features of the press meeting was a trip to the Thom asville Orphanage Friday where an ilcgant luncheon was served. Auto mobiles from Thomasville and High Point transported *the members of the association to the Orphanage go ing over fifteen mi\es of hard sur faced roads between the two towns in record time. The luncheon was a courtesy of the Thomasville Rotary Club, served by young ladies of the Orphanage. Dr. M. L. Kesler, Gen eral Manager of the Orphanage, was toastmaster. Mr. J. W. Noell, of Raxboro, was called on for the invo cation after which the Kindergarten tots of the Orphanage sang a welcome song. These tiny bofs and girls as they marched into the dining-hall some of them with musical instru ments to accompany the singing cap tured the entire audience and were warmly applauded. Mayor T. E. Jen nings made an address of welcome to which Mr. A. W. Burch of Charlotte responded on behalf of the editors. Mr. Arihibald Johnson, who has been a member of the N. C. Press Association for a number of years, but who was never host to his brother editors before, gave a “Bit of His tory” concerning the Orphanage and the work of John H. Mills, who was formerly closely associated with the Orphanage. Miss Kate Johnson sang’ two beau tiful selections after which Dr. C. A. Julian boosted “Thomasville, the Chair Town” until those present were convinced that Thomasville is one of the best towns in the state. He re viewed the hitsory of the chair indus try from the time when an old man in the country sold from a dozen to a dozen and a half chairs each week which hr. had made himself, down to the present when the output is such that there are enough chairs made within the city to furnish every man, woman ar.d child in the town a new chair each morning if they wanted one. The luncheon came to a close with Dr. Julian’s address. Music was fur nished for the occasion by the Main Street Methodist church orchestra. The last business session of the Association was held Friday after noon at which the resolutions com mittee gave its report. Among the propositions endorsed by the Association was one offered by Mr. Roland Beasley, of Goldsboro, which favors the plan of the state furnishing aid to mothers of father less children to enable the family to keep together rather than sending the children to orphanages. Such a bill has been introduced in the leg islature. The editors also went on record as appreciating the value of water transportation from this state to northern points, but did not defin itely endorse Governor Morrison’s plan of a state-owned ship line. An invitation for the Associttion to meet at Blowing Rock next sum mer was accepted and the time will probably be the last of June. Out of the Mouths of Babes Kind Old Gentleman: “How do you like school, my little man?” Little Man: “I like it closed, sir.” —Judge. J. BRYAN GRIMES DIES—PNEUMONIA Secretary of State since 1900 —Legislature Adjourns Out of Respect Col. J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State since 1900 died at his home in Raleigh Thursday night after a brief ^ illness of pneumonia. He was fifty- j four years of age. The funeral took place Saturday afternoon at 3:30, con ducted by Rev. A. Milton Barber, rector of Christ church, and interment was made in Oakwood cemetery. From ten o’clock Saturday morning until time for the funeral services, the body of Colonel Grimes lay in state in the rotunda of the Capitol. State offices were closed, the flag low ered at half mast, and the Capitol Building was draped in black out of respect for the former official of the State. Friday the General Assembly adjourned uhtil Monday night and the Legislators in a body attended the funeral. Numbers of friends from all over the State also attended the funeral. Col. Grimes was one of the out standing men in the State, having an active interest in ihgriculture, his tory, and education. His chief inter est, however, was in farming, and he did not take an active interest in politics until his name went before I the Democratic Convention of 1900 as ! a candidate for the office of Secre • j tary of State, which he held from tren until hiis death. From that time he was an actiae figure in politics and it was only his refusal that kept his name from being presented as a candidate for Congress from his dis trict in 1898. He held the chairman ship of his party in Pitt county from the time he was twenty-one years old until lie was elected Secretary of j State. As a result of his active interest in farming, he has been an active mender of several organizations which were designed to aid farmers in their problems. Among these were the Farmers Alliance, the State [ Grange, and the Farmers Union. When the co-operative marketing system was introduced in North Caro lina, he took a prominent part in its promotion and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Tobacco Growers’ Cooperative Association when he died. He was also one of the most active members of the N. C. Agricultural Society in promotion of the State Fair along sane lines, and for years he was a member of the I | State Board of Agriculture. The following short history of his life was taken from Friday’s News and Observer: Coming from a distinguished fam I ily J. Bryan Griimes was born in Raleigh, June 3, 1868, the son of Gen eral Bryan Grimes, one of the he roic officers of the Army of North ern Virginia during the War Be tween the States, and Charlotte Emily Bryan Grimes, the daughter of John Heritage Bryan, a noted lawyer and a member of the United States Congress. His early life was spent at Grimes land in Pitt county, where, until he reached the age of twelve, he re ceived instruction at the hands of private tutors. At a later period, he was a student of the Raleigh Male Academy, then under the control of Fray and Morson. He received further preparation at the Trinity ! School, a church institution at Chocowinity, and at Lynch’s School at High Point, and later attended the ' University of North Carolina. In later life some of his finest thoughts were given as a member of the board of trustees of this institution, to the development of the University. After leaving the University, he prepared himself for a business ca reer by a course in the Bryant and Stratton Business College of Balti more, and with the death of his father, he, along with his brother Alston came early into responsibili ties in connection with the large! landed possessions o’f the family. In his administration of the office | of the Secretary of State, the work of the department has been broaden ed and systematized and through out the State, that department is known for is promptness and cour tesy in meeting the needs of the people it serves. The increase in the corporate business of the State, the growth of the automobile indus- j try has increased several times the amount of the work of the depart CHILD HURT WHEN MACHINES COLLIDE Six Year Old Son of Mr. E. N. Coats in Hospital as Result Auto Accident Thurman, the six-year old and only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Coats who live near Wilson’s Mills, met a very serious accident Friday morning when the car upon which he and his father were rading was struck by the State Highway truck. The accident occur red in front of Mr. Coats’ home as the car was being carried around to the house to make preparation for bringing it to town to have some re pair work done. The child was stand ing upon the running board and when the truck, which was coming up be hind Mr. Coats struck the car, he fell and was caught between the car and truck, the truck dragging the car with him caught between for some distance before it was brought to a stop. When the truck was fin ally stopped and efforts made to ex tncate the child, he was found lying face downward. Upon being raised up his scalp fell over his face. He was immediately ‘rushed here to the hospital and examination was made by Doctors Hooks, Wharton and Tyner, who are hopeful of his recov ery. Besides being completely scalp ed it was found that his back was bruised and that he had received in ternal injuries. At this writing (Mon day) he is resting quietly and is some what improved. It is thought by the witnesses to this tragedy that there were no brakes on the truck, but in the rush to get the boy to the hospital, no inves tigation could be made. It was thought too, that the driver of the truck did not see the car as it was being driven ajong by a fence until it came through a gate and started across the road. The driver turned quickly but the truck ran into the car, and d^> it along, knocked down a corner post of the fence, a mail box and a tele phone pole before it stopped. The beauty of the house is order, The blessing of the house is content ment, The glory of the house is hospitality. —House Motto. ment since he went into the office in 1900, but the improvement of the office machinery has kept pace with the dmeands made upon it. The systematizing of records, in valuable for the preservation of the history of North Carolina, was one of hils important contributions to the department and to the State. The history of his State and the desire to see it accurately recorded was al most a passion with him. In this connection, it should be mentioned that he was a member of the North Carolina Historical Commission, a member of the executive committee «f the State Literary and Historical Association, a member of the Board of Managers of the North Carolina Society of the Sons of the Revolu tion. His enthusiasm for Confederate history and the welfare of the vet erans of the Confederacy was gen erally known. His address on June 10, 1905 at Bethel, Virginia, on the occasion of the unveiling of the Virginia-Caro lina monument and Wyatt memorial is regarded as a highly valuable con tribution to North Carolina’s wa> record. In booklets and pamphlets he has set down the results of some of his historical researches, and at his death he was the owner of one of the most extensive private historical libraries in the State. Among the works credited to him are: “Notes of Colonial North Caro lina;” “Abstracts of North Caro lina Wills,” “North Carolina Wills and Inventions.” Colonel Grimes, in his fraternal connections, was a member of the Masonic order, Knights of Pythias, and Junior Order United American Mechanics. The first marriage of Colonel Grimes occurred November 14, 1891 when he married Miss Mary Octavia Laughinghouse, daughter of Cap tain J. J. Laughinghouse, of Pitt county. Mrs. Grimes died at Grimes land December 2, 1899, leaving one daughter, Helen Elsie Grimes. On February 3, 1904, Colonel Grimes married Miss Elizabeth Forrest Laughinghouse, also a daughter of Captain Laughinghouse. She togeth er with three sons by this marriage survive him. FEDERATION MET HERE SUNDAY P.M. Will Meet Next Sunday Af ternoon at Smith’s Chapel —List of Members The Johnston County Christian Laymen’s Federation held a meeting at the Methodist church at 3:30 Sun day afternoon with seventeen mem bers of the Federation present and seven ladies, who were interested in the work to come out. The President, J. A. Keen requested F. H. Brooks to take charge of the meeting and he did so, calling on the congregation to join in singing “Stand up for Jesus,” ; after which Rev. D. H. Tuttle led in prayer. The congregation then sang “It is well with my soul.” Judge Brooks read the Scripture lesson from First Samuel ten to the twenty-fifth verses and read the en tire 11th Chapter, and made a few remarks on the organization and its work, and then called on Brothers J. D. Spiers, W. H. Lyon, Rev. D. H. iTuttle and Rev, W. C Gumming, each of whom made every helpful and in teresting remarks. Miss Lucile Johnson and Mr. Paul Eason rendered a duet, “He Walks With Me and He Talks With Me,” ac companied on the piano by Mrs. C. V. Johnson. Miss Lucile Johnson presided at the piano accompanied by Mr. W. H. Lyon on the violin, and Mr. Theron Johnson on the claironet, and the music was very much enjoyed. It was decided to go to Smith’s Chapel next Sunday afternoon, just below Sanders Chapel, leaving the I Methodist church corner at 2:30. All j members of the Federation and any one else who feels interested in the work are requsted to be at the church corner promptly at 2:30 so that they | all may go in a body and be on time. | At the meeting Sunday it was de ^-aideri to publish thq names of the members who joined thus far and make an appeal to all of the other Christians of the towns to join the Federation and meet with us in the . Presbyterian church on Sunday aft | ernoon, Jan. 28, 1923 at 3 o’clock. We | are printing a list of the members | who have joined at the Baptist | Church, which list has been misplaced i by the Secretary. If any one who has joined and whose name does not ap pear below, if they will see the Pres ident or Secretary, we will be glad to enter the same at once. Only a certain per cent of the mem bers of the Federation have been at tending these various meetings held in the County, and the President urg ently requests every member of the Federation to go on its trip whenever possible. The Federation has held meetings at Pisgah, Jones School House, Burnell and Smithfield, but we need the active support of all the Christian Laymen in the town so that we may get lined up on the work and get busy during the Spring and Sum mer. The list of members follows: J H Woodall, E F Boyett, St. Julien L Springs, G E Thornton, H D El lington, M B Strickland, J. W. Set zer, F H Brooks, W L Ellis, J W Keen, T R Hood, C A Creech, J H Kirkman, J E Whitehurst, R E Whitehurst, W H Lyon, Paul Eason, W C Coats, C W Lindsay, B T Tart, L T Royall, W A Mhssengill, J. D. Spiers, J A Keen, Rev. D H Tuttle, Rev. Wr C Cumming, Rev. R L Ray, the last three named being honorary members. Joined at Pisgah December 3rd, 1922, are J A Smith, E R Jones, E W Massey, G T Whitley. J. A. KEEN, President. F. H. BROOKS, Secretary. CHILD IMES FROM EFFECTS OF BURNS GREENSBORO, Jan. 12.—The sec ond death from fire within a week occurred this morning, when the two year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. ! F. Tysinger died as a result of burns received Wednesday morning. The | child’s mother was in the hack yard 1 ! of the house when its clothing caught , fire from an open grate. The other j child, died earlier in the week from : burns received the same way. Shocking. Willie: “Mother, my Sunday school ! teacher never takes a bath.” Mother: “Why Willie, who told you that?” ; Willie: “She did. She said she nev er did anything in private that she wouldn’t do in public.” SMITHFIELD WINS I TWO GAMES BALL1 - | Local Basket Ball Team De feats Selma and Roanoke Rapids on Home Court (By DONNELL WHARTON) Fourteen field goals to Selma’s five and a score of 31-15, indicate vho margin between Smithfield and Selma in a basketball game here Friday night before a record crowd. The game started off in promise of « close and exciting contest but soon the Smithfield bunch began t o show their superiority over the Selma ag gregation. After only a few min utes the score stood 6-4 for Selma but when the whistle blew for the end of the half Smithfield had run it up to 15 points while Selma had added to foul goals. The second half showed even more that >ne locals would win, 16 points being chalked up for her againsi Selma’s seven. Jean Caudill was up to his old form, leading the couit with five field goals. Holland (Smithfieh!'* and Godwin each were good for three while Smith and Jeffries played the best games for Selma. Held in check by Coach Park for the Roanoke Rapids game which fol lowed Saturday night Stephens*' i and Brown were played only a few minutes but the subs were run in il so. Line up and summary: Smithfield Selma Caudill _rf_ Holland Holland_rf_ Jeffries Stephenson _c___Smith Skinner -rg ._Debnam (Capti Godwin (Capt) lg _ Raines Substitution for Smithfield: Steph enson for Holland, Caudill for Steph enson, Brown for Skinner, Patrick for Brown, Ilill for Godwin; for Selma: i Shuler for Raines, Raines for Shu ler, Referee: Parrish (Oak Ridge), Fields (U. N. C.) Time halves 20-20. Completely outclassing their op ponents in every department of the game, Smithfield High won its third successive game when it defeated Roanoke Rapids here Saturday night by a 24-8 score. The game at the start promised to be one of the clos est ever played in Smithfield, the score standing a 0-0 for at least five minutes. Finally Smithfield broke through the wonderful five-man de fense of the visitors and Stephenson rang up the first score of the sea son. When the first half ended the score was 10-0. In the second half the defense of the Roanoke Rapids team went no pieces and Smithfield advanced the score to 20 points before Anderson broke the ice for the visitors with two neat shots from the free throw line. The second and third teams went is The second and third teams went in- , a substitute forward scored two field goals against them. Skinner at guard played the prettiest floor game seen, his accurate passing causing a good many of the Smithfield scores. Line up and summary: Smithfield Roanoke Rapic > C. Stephenson-.rf_ Taylor Holland -If Anderson (Capt) R. Stephenson _ c_ Vinson Godwin (Capt) _rg ..._.Glover Brown__lg_ Vick Scoring field goals for Smithfield: Caudill four; Hill three; R. Stephen son five. For Roanoke: W^J'-'h two. Fouls Anderson four. Substitution for Roanoke Rapids: Edmundson and Welch. For Smith field: Caudill, Hill, Caudill, Skinner, Patrick, Mahler, Pittman, Hill. Ref eree: Parrish (Oak Ridge). BAVARIA IS READY FOR REAL SERVICE BERLIN, Jan .12.—The confer ence of premiers of the fedei-al states here today unanimously approved the central government’s attitude on reparations and occupation of the Ruhr. Dr. Von Knilling, Premier of Ba varia,s aid the Bavarian people were ready to support the central govern ment to the last against the “nsults and rapadity of France,’’’ and de clared unity of the states was essen tial to o solutio nof the difficulties,” I -Associated Press. “A good worker but talks too much,” the report read. After sign ing his name the father wrote to the teacher: “You should just hear his mother.”—Worcester Gazette. * W. N. EVERETT BE SECRETARY STATE Has Not Decided Yet to Ac cept; Is Popular in the General Assembly Repreentative W. N. Everett, of Richmond county, was tendered the appointment to complete the unex pired term of the late Colonel J. Bryan Grimes as Secretary of Stats last night by Governor Morrison. Mr. Everett has asked the Governor for several days in which to consider the matter before coming to any f r.al decision, but his close friends are of the opinion that be will ac cept the appointment. The tender of tha appointment to Mr. Everett brought no surprise in legislative and administrative cir cles last night. 'i he place of Secretary of State appeals strongly to Mr. Everett, but he is unwilling to surrender his seat in the House during the crucial pe riod of the General Assembly when it is just coming to the consideration of the Appropriations Bill, which Mr. Everett has prepared for intro duction Tuesday morning. He feels that his obligation lies in the House until he has completed the task on which he has been working almost without intermission for the past six weeks. Other considerations that will en ter into his decision on the appoint ment will be his large private in terests, and the possibility of so ar rangng them that he will be able to devote his time to the office. Life in Raleigh appeals very much to Mr. Everett, and to his six years’ service in the General Assembly. Mr. Everett first came to the Gen eral Assembly as a member of the State Senate in 1917, returning in 1919, 1921, and 1923 as a member of the House of Representatives. In 1921 and 1923 he was made chairman of the House Committee on Appro has played an important role in the preparation of the State budget. He is a member of the State Budget O' mmission by virtue of his chair manship of the Appropriations Com mittee No man in the General Assembly is more popular than the member from Richmond. During the past week a movement was started among the members of the General Assem bly’ to nominate him for Governor in 1924. Friday morning when the Assembly came to realize that a suc cessor to (he lamented Colonel Grimes would be necessary, the choice was almost unanimous for Mr. Ev erett. Without regard to factional affiliation scores of members volun teered their support and urged hipi to accept the appointment if it should be offered. Throughout his legislative career Mr. Everett has been listed among the progressives. In 1917 he led the fight for woman suffrage. He was in the thick of the fight again in 1919 and in 1920, when the State turned Gown the 19th Amendment he was still battling for the right of women to vote. He was a strong advocate of the road progiam, and for tha expansion of the State’s edu cational institutions.—News and Ob server, January 15. MEN DRESS BETTER SINCE PROHIBITION ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Jan. 12.— American men have become snap pier dressers as a result of prohibi tibn, A. P. Wettstein, of Milwaukee, president of the American Associa tion of Wholesale Hatters, today told the delegates at the annual con vention. “Since the saloon has passed into oblivion,” he said, “money that was formerly spent on liquor ix s into the purchase of wealing apparel. Where formerly drinking men would allow themselves to become shabby, they now keep themselves neat. This change applies to other forms of wearing apparel besides hats.”—As sociated Press. Mr. John W. Vinsor Dead. Mr. John W. Vinson, of the Olive neighborhood in this township, died Friday morning about ele-ven o’clock after an illness of about f ifteen days with flu and complications. He was buried Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock et the family burial ground. The deceased was about 65 yeai s old. He leaves a widow and five children to mourn his loss.