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SCHOOL OPENED WITH LARGE CROWD Rev. D. H. Tuttle and Dr. L. D. Wharton Make Talks; Four Trucks Running School opened here Wednesday with the biggest first day enrollment in the history of the school. Four trucks, from Wilson’s Mills Polenta, Pomona and Creech’s schools, brought pupils in thus helping to swell the number. An efficient corps of teach ers under the direction of Supt. Franks handled the large crowd of pupils with a minimum of confusion and the second day of school found most of the students down at work. Rev. D. H. Tuttle, pastor of the Methodist church, was present at the opening of the school and made a very appropriate talk. Referring to a line from “America” which was sung by the school—“Land where our fathers died,” Mr. Tuttle called upon the boys and girls to keep those prin ciples for which our ancestors gave their lives, tolive today. He then quoted several passages of scripture, using them as a basis of admonition to seek learning. “The next thing to hating sin,” he said, “is to hate ig norance which causes so much sin.” Following the talk by Mr. Tuttle, Dr. L. D. Wharton chairman of the school Board, welcomed the former students and teachers back and gave an especial welcome to the teachers and pupils here for the first time. Mr. Pranks then read a telegram of greeting from Miss Margaret Newell, former music teacher, which was warmly applauded. Mrs. Wilson, of Selma, was intro duced by the supeintendent with the statement that she would have a class in expression and public speaking in Smithfield. Mrs. Wilson stated she would not begin her work until next week. Little Margie Allen Dead Margie, the sixteenth-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hamon Al len, who lives near Four Oaks, died on Saturday, June 9, 1923, after sev eral days of suffering from Cholera infantum and meningitis. From the time she was taken she grew steadi ly worse until death came to her re lief The little body which had suf fered so much was tenderly laid to rest in the Allen burying ground. Many of the relatives and friends of the sorrowing family were present and as they looked upon the sweet, placid little body in its casket their hearts swelled in sympathy for the bereaved family. But let us not think of little Margie as dead, but as living; not as a flower that has withered, but as one that transplant ed, and touched by a Divine hand, is blooming in richer color and sweet er fragrance than those of earth. “There is no death! The stars go down To rise upon some fairer shore; And bright in Heaven’s jeweled crown They shine forever more.” Singing Convention The annual singing convention of Johnston County, heretofore has been held on Saturday before the first Sun day in October. But after consulting many of the Choristers, we thought it best to hold this convention on the 1st' Sunday in October hereafter. This convention was held with Trinity Baptist church last year and it was voted for this convention to be held with Banners Chapel church, one mile south east of Benson, this year, so the time will be on Sunday, October 7, 1923. An invitation is hereby extended to all classes of Johnston, Harnett, Sampson and any others that may care to participate in same. Come one, come all. W. Y. MOORE, (Pres.) MATTHEW RAYNOR, (See.) Dr. Vann At Baptist Church Dr. R. T. Vann of Raleigh will preach at the Baptist church here nert Sunday morning and night. A cordial invitation is extended to all 1 to hear him. LEAGUE OF NATIONS TREMBLES IN BALANCE Geneva, Sept. 5.—The superstruct ure of the league of nations, of which an American President was the chief archtect, is imperilled and in the British view the very foundations of present day Europe are shaken. Such, briefly, is a summary of the situation at Geneva tonight because of Italy’s refnsal to recognize the right of the league of nations to in tervene in her dispute with Greece. Consternation and a deal of sad ness prevail everywhere, for it is generally, though reluctantly ad mitted, that the league has been un able to withstand the first great test of its pracical use as a machinery for regulaing differences between n^Jions, since one of its leading mem bers has declined to concede to its competency. Hence there is a growing senti ment among the smaller countries, that if the league covenant applies to them, it apparently does not bind the great powers of Europe.—Asso ciated Press. WAR VETERANS ENDORSE OCCUPATION OF THE RUHR Brussels, Sept. 4.—The delegates of war veterans associations repre senting seven Allied countries, at their fourth annual congress adopted a resolution today endorsing the oc cupation of the Ruhr as the legal means to obtain reparations under the Versailles treaty. The American, Czech French, Ru manian, Belgian and Jugo-Slavian delegations approved the resolutions unreservedly while the British, after a shjort discussion introduced an amendment dealing with the effects of the occupation on unemployment in the United Kingdom and it also was approved—Associated Press. Protracted Meetings To Begin We are requested to announce that Rev. D. C. Johnson and Rev. W. R. Coats will begin a protracted meeting at St. Mary’s Grove on Sunday, Sept. 16th, and at Bethel on the first Sun day in October. The people at large are kindly in vited to attend these meetings. It is expected that W. R. Coats will do the preaching and D. C. Johnson and Lillian Johnson conduct the song service. Fair Stockholders Meet A meeting of the stockholders of the Johnston County Agricultural So ciety was called for Wednesday aft ernoon but only a very few were pres ent. This was to have been an ad journed meeting to consider sites for the location of permanent Fair grounds Inasmuch as it is hard to get a sufficient number of stockhold ers present at a meeting at the sug gestion of Dr. R. J. Noble, president of the Fair Association, it was de cided that the committee previously appointed get options on propery suitable for fair grounds, have the-se options printed and a copy sent by< the secretary to each stockholder. Each stockholder will then be re quested to signify his preference and notify the secretary. NEW VOLCANO OPENS 50 MILES OF TOKIO Pekin, Sept. 4.—A new volcano has broken out in the Chichibu range, about 50 miles northwest from Tokio, according to advices from Osaka. Kikko, country seat of the imperial family, is reported not to be seriously damaged Many foreigners were re ported earlier to have been staying at Nikko when last Saturday’s quake occurred. Conditions Improving San Francisco, Sept.- 4—Improve ment in conditions in Tokio is report ed in wireless advices received to night from Iwaki radio station, 155 miles north of Tokio, by the Radio corporation. The water system has been repaired and is f urnishing water in all sections of the capital; street lighting has been restored in four wards and food supplies have begun to arrive at nearby points. Renew your subscription today. SUNDAY CLOSING PETITION TABLED Town Board Will Wait At Least 60 Days To Act; Levies Tax of $1.25 The regular meeting of the Board I of Town Commissioners was held 1 Tuesday evening in the opera house, j a number of matters of vital impor ; tance being considered. The town tax rate was levied, a rate of $1.25 on the hundred dollars worth of property being fixed, according to the Municipal Finance Act 1921. Dis tribution was made as follows: 40 cents, general tax; 80 cents for bonds; five cents for malarial pre vention. A poll tax of $1.00 was lev ied. According to the financial report rendered at this meeting the total amount of disbursements for the past year was $70,007.53 . The receipts amounted to $77,310.00 leaving a surplus on hand of a little more than $7,000. A motion passed by the board instructed the clerk Mr. W. L. Fuller, to advertise all delinquent tax payers after October 1. Dr. L. D. Wharton, chairman of the school board of the Smithfield dis trict, was present at the meeting, and as a representative of the school board asked that the town place curb ing in front of the new high school building and pave the side walk from second to third streets on the front of the high school. The com missioners readily endorsed this sug gestion and will comply with the re quest, the expense of pavng to be borne one-half by the town and one half by the property owner. At this meeting, a matter which has been under discussion by the pub lic generally for the past month— that of allowing the stores of Smith field to remain open on Sundays— was again brought to the attention of the town Board when Mr. E. S. Edmundson, a member of the Board, presented a petition signed by more than 325 voters of this city—both men and women—requesting that the ordinance requiring the stores to close be placed back on the books. The petition had been circulated by the Woman’s club. When the petition had been read, Mr. Edmundson mov ed that the request be complied with, but the motion received no second. Mr. W. Ransom Sanders then made a motion that the petition be tabled for a month and a committee be ap pointed to investigate whether or not the petition was signed by bona fide voters. This motion was seconded by Mr. W. H. Lassiter and was carried. The appointment of the committee, however, was evidently overlooked. Judge F. H. Brooks was present at the meeting and made an appeal to the Board to take mmediate action. He suggested that a resolution rein stating the ordinance in question be introduced, which accorring to ’a v, would have to lie on the table for 30 days, thus giving ample time for any investigation. As the matter now stands, it •will require 60 days to put the law back on the books. Another thing that came up for discussion was the use of the opera house for subscription dances. It was brought to the attention of the Board by the clerk that an ordinance is on the books, prohibiting such dances in the opera house. JAPANESE CITY IS A CHARNEL HOUSE Tokio, Sept. 5.—Yokohama is a charnel house, the canals and water front are filled with dead and the stench from decomposing bodies is unbearable, according to refugees ar riving from the stricken city. It is estimated that more than 200 foreign ers lost their lives there. Most of the dead and injured among the Yoko hama foreigners were those who were caught by the earthquake and fier while shopping in the downtown dis trict. Thousands of the terror-strick en natives were drowned in the canals when seeking safety from the raging inferno which followed the tremor.—Associated Press. Cull the flocks, for "boarders” who don’t pay are expensive. LOCAL APPEAL FOR JAPAN TO BE MADE Ministers Will Present Jap anese Cause In Churches Here Next Sunday In response to an appeal which has gone out to all parts of the country an opportunity will be given in the churches of this city next Sunday to contribute to the relief of suffering Japan. The disastrous earthquake followed by tidal wave and fires has rendered thousands homeless and in need. In Tokio alone, food shelter and clothes must be provided for more than 2,000,000 people besides ad ditional millions in districts affect ed. America must not forget that when San Francisco suffered a simi lar disaster 17 years ago, Japan was the first to come to her aid. The Red Cross seeks $5,000,000 which Smith field will have an opportunity to help raise. The ministers of this city will each present this cause in their churches Sunday morning, but as The Greens boro News so aptly said in Thursday’s editorial columns, surely there will be no need for any special appeal. For "Heaven knows,” stated that paper, "if the people do not respond to what has been printed on the front pages of the newspapers during the last few days, they would not respond though one rose from the dead.” The campaign to be started Sunday will be continued through Monday, the amount raised to be sent through the Red Cross, this organization be ing in position to give relief more quickly than any other. ADD to Local appeal for Japan London, Sept. 5.—The first official account of the Japanese earthquake came today in the shape of a dis patch which the Japanese embassy received from the governor of the prefecture of Osaka, which says that the offices of the ministers of the j interior, finance, education and rail ways, the Metropolitan police head quarters and the arsenal in Tokio 1 were burned down. The Takanawa palace, the Im perial theatre and the Yuraku thea tre were among the other buildings destroyed in the fire. It is estimated that 200,000 houses were burned and that there were 150,000 casualties in Tokio. Yokohama Ruined In Yokohama the conflagration was followed by a tidal wave and almost the entire city was devas tated. The casualties there were es itmated to exceed 100,000. There is dire need for food and water in both cities. The message confirms the estab lishment of martial law and other rigid precautions taken to maintain order.—Assocated Press. HOSPITAL PATIENTS AT TOKIO BURNED TO DEATH Shangha, Sept. 5.—An Eastern News Agency report from Harano machi today said 800 patients in the Imperial University Hospital at To kio were burned to death and that the Imperial Palace had been opened to refugees. New York, Sept. 5.—Donations of $100,000 each from John D. Rockfel ler, Jr., and from Laura Spellman Roekfeller Foundation for the relief of sufferers in the Japanese earth quake disaster were announced to night by the Red Cross committee of Greater New York, which opened an intensive drive to raise its quota of $1,000,000 in the nation’s $5,00, 000 campaign.—Associated Press. AUCTION TOBACCO SALES ARE SHOWING UP GOOD The tobacco sales at the Banner Warehouse have been unusually satisfactory so far, according to re ports. The sales on the auction mar- i ket at this warehouse have already exceeded a half million pounds, and the market has been open only fifteen days- A hundreo thousand pounds were sold here yesterday. All park ing space near the Banner is all practically taken up every day with automobiles, trucks and wagons. AMERICA OFFERS AID TO STRICKEN JAPAN Washington, Sept. 3.—The United States moved swiftly today to bring full force of the government and the people to the aid of stricken Japan. While government executive de partments were directed to assist in the work, the public was urged in an appeal issued by President Coolidge to contribute funds through the American Red Cross for aiding the unfortunate and giving relief to the people of Japan. The Red Cross at once announced that it had started the fund with a contribution of $100,000 for the re lief of victims of the earthquake and in addition had appropriated from its reserve fund $10,000 for the as sistance of Americans caught in the disaster zone. Arrangements were made at the same time for individual contributions to be received either through the national headquarters or through any Red Cross chapter. The funds will be sent through the state department to the Japanese Red Cross, an efficient organization. Efforts, it was emphasized, will be directed toward assisting tly; sis ter nation on the farther shores of the Pacific by every available means, not merely because of the long friend ship which has existed unbroken for years between the two countries but because of the broad humanitarian considerations involved in the great catastrophe. Nor is it forgotten by the United States, in thus being the first country to tender its assistance, that similar services were given quickly by Japan through its Red Cross to San Francisco after the de vastating earthquake and fire in 1906. Sanders Reunion Thursday of te’noon of last week the relatives vf Mr. Robert A. Sand ci’s, who lives near Elizabeth, met n( his home for a family reunion. All his neighbors and a number of friends from Raleigh, Wilson’s Mills, and Smithfield were among the 150 guests present when the call for sup per came. A long table had been prepared under the shade of the beau tiful oak trees in the yard and it was bountifully spread. Rev. J. A. Rus sell, of Four Oaks, pastor of the host, returned thanks for this happy oc casion. Barbecue, brunswick stew, fried chicken and old ham, bread, pickles, and iced tea were served by Mrs. Buren Faulkner, Miss Gldays Sanders and their assistants. The brothers and sisters of Mr. Sanders who were present on this delightful occasion were: Messrs. A. M. Sanders, W. H., and Claud L. Sanders and Mrs. Bettie W. Sand ers; nieces and nephews: Mrs. Lula L. Turner, Mrs. Bertha LoMay, Miss Bettie Lee Sanders of Smithfield, Mr. and Mrs. Ed A. Holt, of Princeton, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hood, of Kinston, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Smith, Messrs. Rob ert, John A. and Henry T. Smith, Bobbie W. Sanders, Lewis G. Sand ers, Misses Corinna Sanders and Emi ly Smith; great nieces and nephews: Wilbur, Emmett and Miss Mary Louise Turner, Misses Virginia Wil liamson, Mary Smith, and Margaret LeMay, of Smithfield; Julia and Mar titia and Master Edgar and Thel Holt, of Princeton; Masters Alfred and Hy man Sanders and Zoe J. LeMay, of Smithfield; Misses Lucinda Elizabeth Ann Dixon, Betsy, Olivia and Mary Marsh Hood of Kinston. Other rela tives present were: Mrs. W. R. Long, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sanders, Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Rose, of Smithfield, and Mrs. Geo. R. Pou, of Raleigh. Meeting Closes At Smith’s Chapel A meeting has just closed at Smith’s Chapel M. E. church, which resulted in fourteen additions to the church. The pastor of the church Rev. W. G. Farrar, of Princeton, was assisted by Rev. G. T. Mills of Green Level near Apex. A liberal supply of kitchen aprons made of good material and easily laundered are of value to the house wife. They soon pay for themselves in protection to dresses, say home demonstration workers of the State College and Department, of Agricul t, rt. ADDRESS OF MR. ALBERT COATES Delivered Here Monday When Mr. Sanders For mally Presents Fountain The following address which has received much favorable comment from all who heard it was delivered | by Mr. Albert M Coates, of this city, on the occasion of the presentation of a drinking fountain to the citizens of the county by Mr. W M. Sanders: Johnston County is 177 years old. Our forefathers, who came in 1746 to the ground on which we are stand ing now, brought with them few be longings; but among them were the tap roots which have made the coun ty what it is today. They brought the flint and steel and kindled a fire; the old spelling book and held the a, b, c’s of knowl edge; the family bible and kept the teachings of the God they wor shipped in their hearts the hope that they might build here a government of themselves. Around that fire they built a hearthstone. Around tha t spelling book they built a schoolhouse. Around that bible they built a church. Around that hope in their hearts they built a courthouse. It’s a long way from the little log homes to the attractive bungalows you saw on your way to the county seat this morning; from the little log schoolhouse to the handsome build ings throughout the county today; from the little log meeting-houses to the splendid churches around us; from the old fashioned courthouse to the modern structure in which you gathered awhile ago. Many things have happened along the way. Towns have grown up bringing with them their chambers of commerce, civic leagues, organiza tions which have boosted local inter ests with a zeal which has sometimes appeared to threaten the icounty’s unity. But stronger cross currents have been steadily and surely weld ing us together Some of you remem ber when it took a day and a half to go from one end of the county to the other. Today it takes less than two hours Telephones, automobiles, and good roads have shrunk distance to the point where you can hold John ston County in the hollow of your hand, where far away strangers once are near by neighbors now. There was a time when only freeholders were allowed to vote on the manage ment of county affairs Later, men were allowed to vote irrespective of their holdings. Now, women, too, can vote. And thus, step by step we have been converging1 toward the point where every bit of mature intelli gence in Johnston county is brought into partnership is managing the county’s affairs. And now that we have reached that point, a new element is entering into Johnston cunty’s life. From 1746 when the county was formed, until 1775 when the first town was incor porated, the tendency was toward county unity From 1775 to 1901 elev en towns grew up, and the tendency was away from the county unit in the interest of the upbuilding of these local centers. Today the tide is turn ing again, and our interest is becom ing centered on the old county which is the home and mother of us all. She who for 177 years from the wealth of her soil and streams and forests has been a lavish giver to her sons, is today the glad receiver of a gift We have come to the county seat this morning to find a beautiful foun tain, made of marble, bubbling with water, wearing the wisdom of the Ancient Mariner’s thought: He prayeth well, who loveth well, Both man and bird and beast. It reveals in the giver a humanity which thinks not only of all fellow men, but also of all fellow-creatures; a humanity which realizes its rela tion not alone to itself and family and community, but also to the larger unit of the county, and which reach es its height in the realization of its relationship to every living creature God has made. This gift does not result from any sudden impulse. Its giver has lived his life among us, and has seen the (Continued on page four)
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