VOLUME 42
SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1923
NUMBER 70
MR. T. B. YOUNG OF S,
C. SPEAKS TO COOPS
Numbers of Tobacco Asso
ciation Hear Him With
Much Interest
Between two hundred fifty and
three hundred tobacco growers, most
of whom were members of the Co
operative Association, were present
in the court room yesterday morning
and heard Mr. T. B. Young of Flor
ence County, South Carolina, talk on
the present status of the tobacco as
sociation. Mr. Young is a director
of the South Carolina association and
according to his own statement is
giving his time free to the further
ance of what he believes to be the
savior of the tobacco grower—the
Cooperative Association.
The speaker was introduced by a
member of the local association, Mr.
J. P. Parker.
Mr. Young stated that his speech
would be based upon experience. He
had come up from a poor farm in
South Carolina—a farm too poor un
der the old way of marketing to give
him and his brothers and sisters the
education and advantages they longed
for. He spoke of this, however, as
an advantage in the work in which
he is now engaged for the associa
tion, since it enabled him to under
stand the farmers' problems from a
sympathetic experience.
Mr. Young recalled the time when
the first tobacco was grown in South
Carolina, in his home county. He
described conditions before a coop
erative association was organized. He
pictured the indignation meetings
when the price was so low that the
crop was practically given away. He
cited instance after instance of dis
appointed farmers under the old sys
tem. Sometimes they would yield to
the smooth tongued pin hooker; some
time the buyers on the auction floor
failed to give an adequate price.
Mr. Young then told of what the
Cooperative Association has "meant
to South Carolina. He said it had
redeemed the farmer there. It had
revived business, restored confidence,
and had finally commanded the re
spect of those not members of the
Association. He stressed the fact,
however, that the farmer must stand ;
by the association. "The farmer ;
is the only man who can help him
self,” he said. “You cannot legislate |
prosperity to a people.” The farm
er must work out his own salvation,
and developing this point he was
anxious that the members prove ;
UjytXl. lie iO LUllttlliVU KJ v buc 1UJ”
alty of the members. “Judas,” he
said, betrayed his Master for thirty
pieces of silver,” and just so traitors
are betraying the tobacco growers as
sociation by breaking their contracts
Mr. Young stated that the associa
tion has reached a critical stage .Last
year they thought they had 65 per
cent signed up but when the show
down came only about 35 per cent
proved faithful. He urged the ne
cessity of 100 per cent being loyal.
He told the coop members that if
they would stand true to their con
tract the organization would bring
success they had never dreamed of.
“Let the membership of the Asso
ciation stand square, and this year
will be the last ot your trouble,’ he
said. He did not promise a fabulous
price but he did promise that a fair
price would be the result.
In speaking of payments yet due
on last year’s crop, he explained that
the association had had to borrow
money to finance the movement and
it wras now necessary to pay back
that loan. When the balance of to
bacco on hand has been sold the pay
ments would be made. He quoted
an old negro in South Carolina who
asked the coops, “What in the name
of goodness are you fussin’ about,
’became well Accordin gto Mr. Young
you?”
Mr. Young described the situation
as a case of Cooperative Colic. He
told the story of the man who be
came ill and sent for the doctor. The
doctor diagnosed the case as colic and
prescribed castor oil as the remedy. ;
Because castor oil is bad the patient
did not wish to follow the physician’s j
prescription. He did, however, and
became well. Acording to Mr. Young
the coops offer a parallel situation.
TUBERCULAR HOSPITAL
MOTHERS’ MEMORIAL
Norfolk, Aug. 29.—The veterans of
Foreign Wars will foster a movement
to erect a gigantic tuberculosis hos
/rital somewhere in the United States
as a memorial to war mothers and
to other women in America who made
sacrifices for the cause.
A resolution placing the organiza
tion behind this movement was pre
sented to annual encampment here
today by J. H. Touluse of Al
burquerque, New Mexico, the com
mander of the department of New
•uujd aq^ pa^uuiSuo qoiquw ‘ooixej\[
The veterans adopted the resolution
with a cheer.*
Drawings showing the proposed
memorial hospital which is to cost
$12,500,000 were presented(. They
showed an enormous institution, so
constructed as to cover many acres
of land and equipped to care for
hundreds of tubercular patients in
comfort and with efficiency.
The veterans of foreign wars will
appoint a strong committee to handle
the details of the movement. Mr.
Touluse, who has spent 18 months in
travel and study of the problem dis
abled veterans are confronted with
will be a member of this committee.
IMPROVEMENT TO BE MADE
IN THE KENLY SCHOOL
We are going to have quite an im
provement in the high school this
year, and the committee is making
arrangement to have the building
equipped to take care of the increase
which we understand will be about
one third larger than it was last
year and we will have 14 teachers to
take care of them.
A Miscellaneous Shower
Mrs. Thel Hooks was hostess to
a number of friends Tuesday morn
ing at her attractive home in Brook
lyn in honor of Miss Bessie Coates
wTho became the bride of Mr. George
T. Whitley Wednesday afternoon.
The spacious porch proved to be a
delightful spot to play rook, which
game occupied the guests until the
hostess announced that she wished
each one present to help make a
souvenir for the bride-to-be. Each ,
guest was asked to write a favorite
recipe or helpful household hint.
These suggestions were attractively
bound and presented to the guest of
honor. A most delectable salad
course with iced tea was then serv
ed by Misses Arah Hooks and Mary
nonanu.
About the time the refreshments
were finished, a rose colored fairy in
the person of little Miss Dorothy
Hooks, made her appearance. The
hostess explained her presence in the
following lines addressed to the hon
ored
Here’s a love fairy to start you
on a journey where you will find hap
piness I trust.
When one as worthy as you
Falls victim to Dan Cupid’s art,
The next thing for a friend to do,
Is to show what’s in her heart.
May all good fairies watch o’er you
And bring sunshine and happiness
To brighten your path, new.
This love fairy will start you on
your journey
Follow her carefully and obey her
command
That’s wisdom for soon you’ll be
obeying a man (?)
The fairy led the bride-to-be into
the living room followed by all the
guests. She waved her fairy wand
and with her magic released a shower
of lovely articles from the big rose
lamp shade suspended from the ceil
ing. It was a delight to watch the
bride-to-be as she opened the pack
ages. All of which will find a place
in her new home.
Those present were as follows: 1
Misses Mattie Wellons, Corinna
Sanders, Virginia Puckett, Dora
Coates, Vara Smith, Ava and Irene I
Myatt, Bettie Lee Sanders and Bes
sie Coates, Mrs. L. T. Royall, Mrs.
M. B. Strickland, Mrs. T. J. Lassiter,
Mrs. N. B. Giantham, Mrs. E. L.
Woodall, Mrs. H. C. Woodall, Mrs.
Ina Aycock, Mrs. L. L. Ennis, Mrs.
J. W. Keene and Mrs. T. R. Hood.
They are going through a bad period j
They are finding all sorts of fault, .
but if they will take their medicine i
ar.d stand by their contract, they :
will soon be in healthy condition.
REBUILD WRECKED
SCHOOL HOUSE
County School Authorities
Not to Be Detered by Dy
namite Explosion
The following interview with Supt.
H. B. Marrow in regard to the re
building of the Corinth-Holders
sehool published in Wednesday’s
News and Observer, gives addition
al light on the situation.
“We are going to rebuild the house
and conduct a school there at what
ever the cost,” declared County
Superintendent H. B. Marrow, of
Johnston county, who came to Ra
leigh Monday to discuss the dynamit
ing of the partially completed Cor
inth-Holder school in O’Neal town
ship. “There is nothing else for us
to do,” he added.
Every effort has been made to
reach an agreement with the dis
enting element in the Holder district
over the location of the school build
ing he declared. Between the time
the bond issue was proposed and the
beginning of construction the General
Assembly passed the act enabling
counties to reorganize their school
systems on the county-wide basis, and
the row grew up out of a decision
to operate under that law.
The County Board determined to
combine five school districts instead
of two and allow the one new school
house to serve the entire territory,
Mr. Marrow says. The plans for the
building were enlarged and the $25,
000 bond issue augmented by other
funds, totaling about $20,000, and the
building located at the center of the
proposed district to be consolidated.
The plans for the building were
submitted to the citizens of the
Holder district and their approval
asked. When they refused to assent
to the central location for the five
districts, an agreemenet was drawn
up relieving the Holder district of
liability for the bond issue, and agree
ing to establish them a separate
school. They declined to acccept it,
and the Board proceeded anyhow.
No clue has yet been developed as
to the identity of the men who blew
up the building in dispute. No ac
curate estimate to the damage has
been made, but Mr. Marrow and his
board are confident they will be J
able to find the money with which to
continue construction, and that event
ually they will be able to effect a
consolidation in that community, al
though it may not include the Holder
distiict.
BIG BANK ENDORSES
CO-OP ASSOCIATION
Raleigh, Aug. 30.—The biggest
bank in this country, The National
City Bank of New York, goes on rec
ord endorsing without qualification
the management of the North Caro
lina Cotton Growers Cooperative As- j
sociation. A. E. Bing, secretary and
treasurer of the association anti
John H. Boushall representing ihe
C hirers National Bank of Raleigh
have returned from New York City
where they concluded arrangements
wi 1 the National City Bank for a
lire of credit for the North Carolina
Cotton Growers Cooperative Asso
ciation for the coming season of ??.
OOO/'OO rnd at a very satisfactory
rate. T he officials of the bank ex
pressed their vital interest in the
cof oerative marketing organization
and stated that they were glad to aid
financially in every way possible the
North Carolina Cotton Grower-: Co
operative Association. They also
told Messrs. Bing and Boushall that
if tl ey need any more money to come
back to them. The extension of this
credit in New York is an endorse
nmt of the management of the As
sociation and speaks emphati .• illy
for its financial standing in the
metropolis.
SERVICES AT SPENCE
CHAPEL AND PROVIDENCE
Rev. J. R. Wood will meet his reg
ular first Sunday appointment,
preaching at Spence Chapel Sunday
afternoon and at Frovidence church
Sunday right.
SCHOOL WILL OPEN
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Hot Lunch Will Be Served
at the School This Year;
Splendid Faculty
Next Wednesday will see the chil
dren of this district with their books
under their arms wending their way
to the school house. Trucks from
neighboring districts will roll in
bringing high school pupils to swell
the number which increases each
year. Probably only one innovation
will mark the new school year. Hot
lunch will be served at the noon hour
to those who wish to buy.
For sometime, at intervals the
matter of serving hot lunch at the
school has been discussed. Investiga
tions as to how other schools in the
state accomplish this have been made
during the summer by the superin
tendent, and at a meeting of the
board Tuesday evening it was decid
ed to begin this service in the school
here. Mrs. W. S. Ragsdale having
expressed a desire to undertake this
work upon her own responsibility so
far as finances are concerned, the
board approved the plan and will in
stall at once such permanent equip
ment as will later be needed in a
Home Economics department.
The basement rooms of the new
high school afford ample space for
serving hot lunches. While the un
dertaking may begin on a small scale,
it will probably grow as the years go
by. With more than a thousand pu
pils in school quite a number will
patronize the lunch counter each day
No change will be made in the
daily schedule on account of this ar
rangement. One hour will still be
given at noon permitting those who
wish to go home for dinner.
The various dishes to be sold will
be priced reasonably, nothing, we un
derstand, to be sold for more than
five cents.
At the meeting luesday evening
the election of two more teachers
was approved completing the faculty
for this year, which Supt. Franks
considers the best he has ever as
sembled. The teachers for 1923-21
are as follows:
First grade—Miss Irene Myatt,
Smithfield; Miss Sophia Smathers,
Canton.
High first grade—Miss Ola Smath
ers, Canton.
Second grade—Miss Nettie Smoak,
Wilkesboro; Miss Glenn Ward, Eden
ton; Miss Alice Edmundson, Smith
field.
Third grade—Miss Clota Edwards,
Mars Hill; Miss Leah Love, Monroe.
Fourth grade—Mrs. L. T. Royal!,
Smithfield; Miss Ethel Craig, Gas
tonia; Mrs- Rosser, Lane, Smith
field.
Fifth grade—Miss Mae Pinson,
Honea Path, S. C.; Miss Grace
Grantham, Goldsboro.
Sixth grade—Miss Gladys Pierce,
Ahoski; Mrs. Louise Bullard, Durham
Seventh grade—Miss Lorene Leon
ard, Catawba, Mrs. Eunice Wellons
Penny, Smithfield.
High school department—Miss Ev
elyn Wilson, Dover; Miss Jessie Pen
ny, Cary; Mrs. Margaret Franks,
Smithfield; Mr. Walter Rice, Mead
villa, Va.,; Miss Mamie Morgan,
Fairview; Miss Allie A. Pierce, Gas
tonia; Miss Mildred Goode, Boiling
Springs.
Music—Miss Emma Louise Kehoe,
New Bern.
THERMOMETER SHOWS 48
DEGREES AT RICHMOND
Washington, Aug. 23.—The first
tentative touch of winter brought
friends of the late President to be
come his owner. The former red bow
record low August temperatures
early today at 48 degrees at Rich
mond and 46 at Pittsburg, and Weath
chill breezes would spread during the
next 24 hours through South Caro
lina, Georgia, Alabama and Missis
er Bureau reports indicated that the
sippi. Tte unseasonable weather is
expected to relax somewhat tonight
in the Ohio Valley and the lower
Lake region and slightly elsewhere in
the northeastern section cf the coun
try.
Remember the Thanksgiving ser
vice in Smithfield, Monday, Sept. 3.
MRS. VANDERBILT PAYS
$25,539 COUNTY TAXES
Ashville, Aug. 28.—Salaries of
j the three county commissioners, reg
ister of deeds, county treasurer,
sheriff and county auditor can be paid
and a margin left from the taxes that
will be paid to Buncombe county this
year by Mrs. Edith S. Vanderbilt,
county tax books disclose. Taxes on
the Vanderbilt property for 1923 will
be $25,539.
Mrs. Vanderbilt pays taxes on prop
erty valued for tax purposes at $2,
387,217. Biltmore House, one of the
finest private homes in America, is
, on the tax books at a value of a mil
; lion and a half dollars, in which is in
! eluded 50 acres of land surrounding
; the mansion. In Biltmore ward is
j included 3,993 1-2 acres, on which is
i located the Biltmore farm and dairy
Other property is scattered over the
county.
Personal valuation is $100,692. The
tax inventory includes 32 horses valu
ed at $4,620: 12 mules, valued at
$1,380: 227 milk cattle, $16,180; 61
head of other cattle, $4,315, and nine
dogs $90.
The only assessment here against
Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt, heiress to
the Vanderblit millions, is on 69 acres
of land valued for tax purposes at
$69,000.
Whitley-Coates
A marriage ceremony beautiful in
its simplicity was solemnized at the
home of the bride’s parents Wednes
day afternoon at five o’clock when
Miss Bessie Coates became the bride
of Mr. George T. Whitley. Only a
few friends and relatives of the con
tracting parties were present to wit
ness the interesting event. The liv
j ing-room had been converted into a
bower of trailing vines and flowers
1 with softly shaded lights, a lovely
setting for the wedding scene.
Prior to the ceremony, Mrs. Le
1 Roy Parker of Goldsboro, sister of
the bride, sang two appropriate se
lections, “Constancy” and “O Perfect
Love.” Mrs. Parker was attired in
a blue lace dress and carried pink
asters. Miss Irene Myatt wearing a
gown of pink crepe de chine and
carrying purple asters, played the
wedding music.
The bride and bridegroom enter
ed the room to the strains of the
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin and
took their places before the minister,
Rev. D. H. Tuttle, who pronounced
the impressive ring ceremony .
The bride wore a becoming go
ing away gown of midnight blue
with brown hat and accessories. She
carried a lovely bouquet of bride’s
roses showered with valley lilies.
After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs.
Whitley received the congratulations
of those present and left immediately
for Wilson by automobile where they
boarded a night train for New York,
Niagara and Canada.
Before the departure of the guests,
an ice course was served by Misses
Edna Coates, Mattie Lassiter and
Rose Grantham.
Mrs. Whitley is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Coates of t] is
city. She is a graduate of N. C.
College for Women at Greensboro
and has taught for several years in
the graded schools of this city and
in Greensboro. Her attractive per
sonality and fine Christian character
have endeared her to many friends.
Mr. Whitley is the son of Mr. A.
J. Whitley who lives near town. He
is a graduate of the University of
North Carolina and has done past
graduate work at Columbia Univer
sity. He chose teaching as his pro
fession and has taught for the most
part in his native county. He was
principal of the Clayton school be
fore coming to this city where he has
been principal for a number of years.
Next year he will be superintendent
of the Kenly schools, and he and his
bride will be at home in that city
after September the 10th.
Services at Live Oak.
There will be preaching services
at Live Oak church Sunday night at
eight o’clock. The subject for this
hour will be: “The Sins of Today.’’
Remember the Thanksgiving ser
vice in Smithfield Monday, Septem
ber 3rd.
OPENING TOBACCO
SALE HERE TUESDAY
About 225,000 Pounds Sold
On the Auction Floor in
Three Days
The auction tobacco market open
ed here Tuesday and big breaks have
prevailed every day since. Around
ninety thousand pounds of tobacco
, was sold on the opening day; about
fifty thousand pounds, on Wednesday
and between eighty-five and ninety
thousand pounds, yesterday. Sales
on the opening day averaged from
! twenty-one to twenty-two cents. The
highest price paid, so far as we have
been able to learn, was received by
J. B. Harper who got si*xty cents
per pound for some of his tobacco
sold on the market here yesterday.
Trucks, automobiles, and wagons
have hauled the golden weed here
this week from far and near. Farm
ers from below Lumberton were here
yesterday. Surrounding counties have
been well represented.
Skinner and Patterson, who oper
ate the only auction warehouse in
this city, are kept busy from morn
ing until night greeting the farmers
and doing all in their power to make
this market a success. They are
prepared to handle as much as 150,
000 pounds at a time, and their grad
ing facilities are the very best.
It is expected that the opening of
the tobacco market will prove an
impetus to business, and that the
busy street scenes of this week will
be daily occurrences.
Myatt-Lee.
The following announcement has
been received by friends here:
“Mrs. Julius Aaron Lee, Sr. an
nounces the marriage of her daugh
ter Annie Victoria to Mr. James Al
fred Myatt on Tuesday August the
twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and
twenty-three, Centenary Methodist
Episcopal Church, Richmond, Va-”
Enclosed card reads: “At home af
ter September the first, Smithfield,
North Carolina.”
Mrs. Myatt and her sister, Mis3
Jessie Lee went to Richmond more
than a week ago, where they were
joined by Mr. Myatt this week. The
marriage ceremony was performed
Tuesday evening by Dr. J. N. Lath
ah, pastor of Centenary Methodist
Episcopal Church of Richmond.
Both of the contracting parties
are well known in Johnston County.
Mr. Myatt lived in the Polenta
section until five or six years ago
when he moved to this city. He
is one of Smithfield's best and most
j highly esteemed citizens. The bride
who has lived here all of her life is
| very popular both in business and
social circles. Her work for several
years has taken her to several places
where she has successfully and cred
itably represented different dry
goods firms as buyer and lady mana
ger.
Their many friends extend con
gratulations and best wishes.
GERMAN MARKS SELL
FOR DIME A MILLION
New York, Aug. 29.—German
marks, which made a new low rec
ord today, dropping to ten cents a
million, were being sold by street
i vendors at twenty cents for 10,000.
One of the vendors, making a neat
profit of 20,000 per cent, had to mak&
several trips to a foreign exchange
counter to replenish his supply. Each
trip he bought ten cents worth—one
million—and on each dime invested
he realized $20. Even Wall street ad
mitted that was a good margin.
BODY OF HARDING IN
ASPHALT SARCOPHAGUS
Marion, Ohio, Aug. 29.—The casket
containing the body of the late Presi
dent Harding was placed in asphalt
sarcophagus, weighing 2,600 pounds
today. After the sarcophagus was
sealed it was placed in the vault in
the Marion cemetery where the body
was entombed, several weeks ago.
Later it will be placed in a mauso
leum which is to be constructed.