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PRESBYTERIANS HOLD A MEETING More Than 75 Attend Johnston County Group Conference —Splendid Program With more than seventy-five la dies present, the Johnston County Group Conference of the Fayetteville Presbyterian was held at the Presby terian church here Wednesday. Ev ery auxiliary in the county was well represented at this conference- Miss Roberta Bain, of Benson, president of the Johnston County Auxiliary, who had charge of the program, had pre pared one full of inspiration and in formation. The crowd assembled about eleven j o’clock, and after singing the hymn,I “Come Thou Almighty King” by the i congregation, Miss Margaret Mc Queen, of Rowland secretary of the department of Spiritcal Life of the Fayetteville Presbyterial, made a very inspiring talk on “Devotional Bible Study.” She first read several verses from the first six chapters of Nehehiiah, then gave a brief sketch of Nchemiah’s work as the ideal ser vant of God. She told of how he used ordinary, everyday things which Christian today have to accomplish the great work of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. She bought out the fact that Nehcmiah had no mi raculous agencies to help him, there being no miracle recorded in the book of Nehemiah. When he was j scorned by his enemies he continued to build, paying no attention to criticism, and when he was threat ened he armed his men and the work went forward. When the people said the task was too great, he divided the wall into sections and gave each family a portion, thus making the burden see mlighter to them. Miss McQueen told of how Nehemiah used common sense—consetrated common sense, and of how he prayed in every crisis. She said that many Chris tians refuse to work in the church because they are afraid of criticism, but she said that each one should be willing to bear criticism for the sake of Jesus Christ, and should strive to live so that no one could criticise except God's enemies. She said that if any Christian wanted to be a successful worker he must follow Nehemiah’s plan of faith, work and method. After a short prayer by Miss Mc Queen, Mrs. F. H. Brooks, president of the local Auxiliary, made a short talk welcoming the visitors, to which Mrs. P. D. Grady, of Kenly, respond ed with appropriate words. Mrs. J. R. Page, of Aberdeen, president of the local Auxiliary, made a short talk welcoming the visitors, to which Mrs. P. D. Grady, of Kenly, responded with appropriate words. Mrs. J. R. Page, of Aberdeen, president of tha Presbyterial, was next on the program, She spoke of the importance of the Young People’s work of some o fthe needs of the orphanage, and of the new mission study book, “White Fields of Ja pan.” She said that every Auxiliary should have its prayer band, (and that they should study the Bible more because scientific knowledge is causing so many doubts and so much skepticism today. She also spoke of the importance of having a church paper in every home, of the Prayer Calendars, and of the great need in the world today of Christian educa tion. She closed by urging every auxiliary to strive to get every wo man member of the church to become a member of the auxiliary. Mrs. Charles Rankin, of Fayette ville, one of the trustees of Elise high school, made a very interesting talk on the work that institution is doing for the young boys and girls of Moore county. Elise high school was placed in an isolated section of Moore county nineteen years ago by the Fayeeteville Presbytery and a few others, for the benefit of the young people of that section who had no opportunity to go to high school. It was in a section where there were no newspapers in the homes, very fe wBibles, and where many could not read or write. She said that at this school the boys and girls were getting real Christian training, and (Continued on page 4) BIG FIRE LOSSES IN NORTH CAROLINA This is fire-prevention week in North Carolina, and it ./ught to be taken seriously throughout the state. Big fires ruled in North Carolina dur ing September. The monthly sum mary of the New York Journal of Commerce shows nine North Caro lina fires w>th an aggregate loss of $527,000. Account is taken only of fires from which an aggregate loss of fires from which the loss is $10,000 or more. Here is a list of some of North Carolina's largest fire losses: Mount Olive, Enterprise Lumber company, $100,000; Thomasville, knit ting plant, $100,000; High Point, bob bin plant, $100,000; Salisbury, whole sale grocery, $70,000; Thomasville, general store, $55,000; Linwood, 14 cars loaded with ferchandise, $52, 000; Henderson, veneering plant $20, 000; Hertford theatre and grocery, $15,000; Elizabeth City, $15,000. September fire losses in the Uinted States and Canada amounted to $28, 738,500. Fire during the nine month* , in 1923 caused a loss of $302,754,750, compared with $292,621,850 for nine months in 1922 The fire loss so far this year is the largest on record, save in 1906, when San Francisco was burned after the earthquake. The 1923 sum is based on 304 Sep tember fires with losses of $10,000 or fore. The list in which we find the North Carolina fires takes no notice of the additional losses because of the burning of homes. The annual fire losses each year destroy much of the state’s production for that year so we can understand that fires con stitute a great economic drain on our people. Fires caused by carelessness are inescusable, and this is a matter which we should take to heai’t.—Wil- , mington Star. MORRISON WILL ATTEND GOVERN OHS’ CONKEREN CE Raleigh, October 6.—Governor Mor rison today accepted the invitation of President Calvin Coolidge to at tend the conference of governors at the White House next Saturday week, October 20, on the enforcement of the prohibition, narcotic and immigra tion laws. The invitation from the President asked the governor’s attendance at a luncheon at the White House at j 1 o’clock on October 20, and the conference on law enforcement wall take place i:< tr.e afternoon. NEW YORK EATS 156,691,896 DOZ. EGGS YEARLY Despite the development of egg pro duction in California and the other Pacific coast states, New York still depends for the main supply of eggs upon the middle west, is the state ment of Charles Junod for the Bank of America. Last year 354,068 cases of eggs were received from Cali fornia; from Illinois shipments to taled 1,378,846 cases; from Iowa, 921,046; from Indiana, 726,323; from Ohio, 514,248, and from Missouri, 437,529. The report concludes: “It is also extremely probable that the egg, pop ular as it now is, will continue to in crease in favor, and that there will be a continuously growing demand for this highly concentrated and richly nourishing foodstuff. And this will also have an important bearing on those agricultural areas that are interested in egg production, as the last few years have proven that the returns from this source are an im portant factor in the economic sta bility of those sections”—Wallace’s Farmer. FOOTBALL PLAYER IS CHOKED ON TOBACCO Cleveland, Oct. 8.—Chewing to bacco while playing football today cost the life of Chester Mares, 23, a Cleveland semi-pro player, who died while being taken to a hospital at Painesville. Mares, playing fullback at Wil loughby, east of here, had just thrown a forward pass when he was thrown from his feet. In falling, a wad of tobacco became lodged in his throat. Efforts of physicians at the field to prevent death failed. JUDGE KERR GETS THE NOMINATION Allsbrook Withdraws As Candi date to Succeed the Late Claud Kitchin Hon. Richard G. Allsbrook hav ing withdrawn from the race, Judge John H. Kerr of Warrenton, who lacked only about 400 votes of receiv ing the majority in the primary held last Saturday to name a successor to the late Congressman Claude Kitchin will in all probability be the next Congressman from the Second dis- i trict. The Democratic nomination in this district means election. Three names were run in the pri- j mary, N. J. Rouse of Kinston being the third man. The triangular race | would have meant a second primary j if Mr. Allsbrook, who polled the sec- i ond largest vote, had not decided to J withdraw. A Tarboro dispatch gives the following statement from Mr. Allsbrook: “With almost a majority of the voters in the Second Congressional District voting in Saturday’s primary in favor of Judge Kerr, 1 will not ask my friends to make further ef fort in my behalf, as success in a second primary could only come | through their united and untiring1 work. I have kept faith with the entire electorate of my district, and have unbounded confidence in their expressed wish “To the ten thousand loyal sup porters of my campaign, I can only say that I am grateful from the bot tom of my heart and shall ever stand ready to serve their cause ; without reward, or hope of reward. ; To Judge Kerr and his followers, I offer my congratulations and sincere wishes for success to the distinguish ed public office to which he has been I called.” In commenting upon the action of Mr. Allsbrook which gives the nomi nation to Judge Kerr, the News and Observer states: “It is expected that Judge Kerr will retire from the bench shortly. jAl ready candidates are being groomed for the appointment to succeed him. Among those mentioned are: Tasker Polk, of Warrenton; J. H. Matthew's, of Windsor; Garland Midyette, of Jackson, and Thos. TVI. Pittman, of Henderson. “Judge Kerr, by reason of succeed ing to the seat occupied so long by the late Claude Kitchin, will have the advantage of much greater prom inence than ordinarily attaches to a Congressional candidate for a first term. He is still in the prime of his powers, being only 48 years old, and has the advantage of many years of public service to his credit, having served as solicitor of the Third ju dicial district and since 1916 he has been on the Superior Court bench. He is a graduate of Wake Forest Col lege.” SUPPLY OF SOFT-WOOD TIMBER IS SMALL The largest remaining supply of soft-wood timber in the United States is in the three States of Washington, Oregon, and California, which con tain more than half of all the saw | timber in the country and more than two-thirds of the Nation’s entire sup-1 ply of coniferous woods, according to the United States Department of Ag riculture Including the costal forests ! of southern Alaska, this Pacific coast region is credited with 1,214 billion board feet, nearly half of which is ( Douglas fir, followed by western yel low pine, western hemlock, true firs of several species, California redwood spruce, western cedar and sugar pine. The amount of timber in these three ( States too small for lumber manu- , facture probably aggregates 400,000,- , 000 cords. Cotton Report For Johnston County There were 12,299 bales of cotton ginned in Johnston County from the , crop of 1923 prior to Sept. 25, 1923, as compared wit hl2,530 bales gin ned to Sept- 25, 1922. E. G. HOLLAND, 1 Reporter. 1 PLEASANT GROVE FAIR IS A SUCCESS Mr. J. A. Wellons Speaker For the Occasion—Fine Lot Of Exhibits Shown The farmers of Pleasant Grove township, together with their wives and sons and daughters, held their fourth annual township fair at Pleasant Grove School house on Oc tober 10. Exhibits of every product of the farm and household were dis played. The attendance was fair and good eating, good story-telling, and good speaking added much to the pleasure and profit of the occasion. The fair was formally opened at 11 o'clock by a parade. Then the doors were opened to visitors and spectators and the splendid exhibits were ready for inspection and judg ing. The cotton crop in Pleasant Grove, which has not suffered so much from the boll weevil infestation as the crops in the more southern part of Johnston, is now white for the harv est and that claimed the attention of many farmers who, otherwise, would have been present wnth exhibits. But in spite of the busy season a large variety of exhibits was on display, some idea of which can be gained by the list of first prize winners as giv en below. The fair attracted move than local interest, many visitors from Smithfield and Clayton and the near-by townships being present. Immediately after the dinner hour Mr. Claude Stephenson assembled the crowd and introduced Miss Mary E. Wells, County Supervisor of Schools, who entertained those present by tell ing in dialect an Irish story. Miss Wells was followed by Mr. Jas. W. Wellons, of Smithfield, who, in a rather spicy talk of fifteen minutes, spoke of some of the big and vital things that the farmers of Pleasant Grove and other townships of John ston must grapple with in the years hhflt. lip iinvnpHiflt.plv hpfnrp ns. Mr. Wellons told the farmers that in the sandy soil of Pleasant Grove township could be found some of the ^est farms in Johnston County to lay, and that in the possession of mch a soil they were rich, as it was i sail that would produce a greater .ariety of crops than any other type if soil to be found anywhere. A rreater crop, however, than any their 'ields could produce was their fami ies of boys and girls. These he de clared must receive a good education n order that they may be ready for i great work when they become men md women. “One of your greatest i leeds,” he told them, “is a way out j if here.” He then paid his respect to he township system of road build ng, declaring that it was a system hat had wasted thousands of dollars | md would continue to do so until a 1 •ounty unit could be formed, which should equalize the revenue for road tonstruetion and give to each town hip its own working force. He also idvocated the equalization of special axation for school purposes, declar ng that it must become a county-wide neasure if all the children of the •ounty are to receive an equal chance me with another, whereas under the xisting system there arc a favord ’ew, because of their convenient lo cation to railroads and other sources if highly valuable taxable property, ire getting advantages that by right should be shared with the more dis ant schools of the county. Following the exercises of the day here wTas a five-reel motion picture show given in the building at night. Rev. P. H. Tuttle, pastor of the "entenary Methodist church, of Smith ?ield, was present and addressed the ’rowd in the interest of placing the Bible in the homes and schools of he county. He stated that in doing his wtork he was placing the Bible n the hands of all the citizens and ■hildren that he possibly could inter est in making a purchase at exactly tost. The list following is a partial re port of the first prize winners. Sec ind and third prizes were also award id. Best farm exhibit, Claude Steph enson; best leghorn chicken, J. W. VfcGee; best Rhode Island reds, G. BV. Lee; Best Red Jersey pig. Jack Tawks; best calf, C. H. Wood; best mil, S. H. Starling; best pair mules, (Continued on page 4) COTTON CO-OPS PAY 24.50-CENT AVERAGE Final Checks Are Sent To Members For Last Year's Cotton—Above Market Price Raleigh, Oct. 9.—After consider able delay, the result of the neees ' sity of a final audit of the accounts of over 31,000 members, the North t Carolina Cotton Growers Co-opera tive association tonight announced its final settlement for the cotton crop of 1922. During the season the association handled 132,842 bales of cotton, of which 125,187 bales was short staple. This final settlement covers the short staple cotton and the average net price secured for the members of the association is 24 1-2 cents a pound, or 2 1-2 cents above the average price at which the cotton crop of 1922 was sold on the open market. A careful survey of the cotton mar ket at the various centers of the North Carolina cotton belt shows that the average price received for the 1922 crop was 22 cents a pound. The association had already advanced to its members 22 cents a pound and checks are being issued and mailed now for the final payment. Speaking of the year's work. Gen eral Manager Blalock said that nat urally the expense of operation was heavier for the past season than it would be the coming season, this be ing the experience of other coopera tive organizations. Starting without experience, with untrained employes and the fact that every department had to be built up from the ground, the work necessarily was more ex pensive than it will be from this time forward. DAME GEORGE AHEAD OF PREMIER LI.OYD GEORGE David Lloyd George has no title His wife has one, however. She is ; “Dame Margaret George,” as the American newspaper reporters have , just discovered. It is an ignorant reporter who refers to her as “Mrs. ' George.” She bears to the title of “Dame” by virture of membership in j the new order of l“Dames of the British Empire,” founded during the recent war in recognition of women who had performed exceptional ser vice of a patriotic character. One aspect of the title, which many wo men would appreciate if they had it, is that Dame is always followed by one’s own name, as Dame Margaret, and not, like Mrs., by the name of one’s husband. The English have a genius for titles, and, in reviving Dame, they have given a new lease of life to a good old English word.— News and Observer. MOTION PICTURE TO SHOW COTTON DUSTING METHOD Two thousand feet of “movie film” were recently made by the motion picture office of the United States I Department of Agriculture, showing the method of spreading calcium ar senate dust over fields of cotton by ; airplane for control of the boll weevil The pictures were taken at Tallulah, ; La., where the experiments in cotton dusting by airplane are being con ducted under the direction of B. R. Coad, in charge of the Delta Labora tory there. Results obtained by this method of spreading the poison have been suf ficiently satisfactory to give promise ; of the use of airplanes on a commer cial scale in fighting the boll weevil and the film was made largely for the purpose of creating an intere in further development of detail and to show the progress already made. It will be shown first before officials of the Department of Agriculture and of the War Department which is co operating in the tests by supplying the air machinery and personnel. The best results to be obtained in spreading the poison in this manner are to be had by early morning flights when the air is still and there are no airpockets to make flying more dangerous. Three days were taken to complete the making of this nega tive and 10 flights of from 10 to 30 minutes each were made. The planes j used were two De Haviland bombers which have a speed of from 90 to 100 miles an hour. ABSENTEE VOTERS MUST HAVE PROOF Supreme Court Decision In the Beaufort County Case Is Handed Down Personal knowledge by the elec tion officials of the sickness of an absentee voter is not sufficient to meet the provision of the statute that where a voter remains in the county he must be present an affi davit or a physician’s certificate at testing physicial disability, accord ing to a decision of the North Caro lina Supreme Court handed down yes terday in the case of Davis vs. Board of Commissioners of Beaufort coun ty. An election was held in Pungo school district on the two proposi sitions of a thirty cents special tax for schools and a $20,000 bond issue. The majority of the total vote cast was 60 and there were 72 votes for the special tax and 71 for the bond issue. The election was contested on two grounds, five voters were registered a half mile away from the voting place and that seven absentee voters did not comply with the statute. Justice Adams, writing the opinion of the court, holds that the registra tion of the five voters was legal but declares the elction invalid on the other ground. "The mere fact that their names were registered as a matter of con venience a half-mile from the poll ing place did not vitiate the registra tion if otherwise valid. He held "The registrar was not required to be al ways at the designated polling place and there is no pretension that his temporary absence deprived any qualified voter of his right to reg ister. Judge Adams states the basis for finding error in the court below as follows: “The statutory provision that the physicial disability of the voter to attend the election for the purpose of voting in person shall be made to appear by the certificate of a physician or by affidavit is manda tory and without at least substantial compliance with the requirement the voter who is in the county cannot exercise the right which the statute is intended to confer. True, section 5968 provides the election laws shall be liberally construed in favor of the elector's right to vote and, as we have said, they are liberally construed as to the duties of the election offi cers but a different situation arises when the voter ignores the conditions on which his right to vote as an ab sentee is based. “We have given reflection to the argument that the judges of elec tion acted upon personal knowledge of the illness of the seven absent voters but we cannot approve the suggestion that such knowledge should be allowed to abrogate the imperative demand of the statute.” —News and Observer, Oct. 11th. ALL DAY MEETING AT BLACKMAN’S GROVE Blackman’s Grove will add to its history in bold letters Sunday Oct. 14th, arrangements having been made for an all day service. This service is for the purpose of taking definite steps toward the beginning of a new church building. Also a successful round-up of the 75 million campaign for the year will be a second aim. The program for the day is as fol lows: 10:00 o'clock—Sunday school, Joseph Wood, superintendent. 11:00—Sermon: “Faith Overcomes Difficulties,” Pastor. 12:30 Lunch. 2:00—Praise Servce. 2:15—Address, Rev. Bcnsor.. 2:45—Playlet, Benson, W. M. S. 3:15—Address, Mrs. B. A. Hocutt, Clayton. 3:15—P"et, Msses Lerla Sanders and E<th'3r Cr.^m Four Oaks. 3:50—Address, Rev. A O. Keller, Benseon. 5:00—Baptismal Service. The members of the churches on my field—Burnell, Blackman’s Grove and Four Oaks—are urged to be present. Visitors invited . JAMES A. IVEY, Pastor. L. R. Tate,
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