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GRADY HEAD OF
K. K. K. IN STATE
Judge Grady
Statement;
That He Is
Dragon.
Makes
Admits
Grand
KLAN PLACES MANNING
Raleigh, Jan. 20.—Judge Henry A.
Grady of the sixth North Carolina
district and grand dragon of the
North Carolina division of the
Knights of the Ku Klux klan, since
September 22, 1922, has broken an
erstwhile impenetrable silence and
given the public a statement of his
connection with the klan.
Judge Grady first submitted to an
interview by the Greensboro Daily
News representative Tuesday night,
January 8. At that time he was con
sidering a public declaration in re
sponse to the wishes of his frater
nity and in recognition of a wide
spread public misunderstanding about
the dual capacity in -which he was
serving the public, In the presence of
a number of klansmen a wreek ago he
was asked to state for the press his
present relationship and to discuss
particularly the questions of alle
giance to the state and to the klan.
The signed statement which he made
January 14 is a response to the wish
es of his brethren inside the frater
nity and to the public outside.
The jurist does not go deeply into
details, but it is no longer a secret
that the klan will disrobe in short
time. Judge Grady expresses him
self squarely against the hood and
helmet for public purposes.
Judge Grady has stood so high at
the bench that his continued afflia
tion with the klan has been with
great difficulty reconciled.
While he does not comment on the
circumstances, other klansmen do,
and they cannot quite comprehend
why the judge of the Superior court
bench has been so much more fiercely
assailed than is Attorney General
James S. Manning, known member of
the klan, and now the attorney gen
eral of the state, likewise a former
Supreme court justice- Nevertheless
he will as stoutly insist that he is
helped as jurist by his obligation as
klansmen. just as he will main
tain that his Masonic affiliation is
and aid to the good citizenship which
inheres in the judgeship.
Judge Grady is positive that the
klan, of which there are more than
30,000 in the state, will abandon ex
cept for ceremonial purposes, the
hood and helmet. The sentiment for
this abolition has grown rapidly
since the general assembly of 1923
which sought to bring the klan un
der public eye. Judge Grady in that
connection says any klansman is at
liberty to disclose his own connec
tion with the klan, but not that of
a fellow klansman. But once ir the
courts and under obligation to an
swer, he declares that denial of mem
bership by a member is rang perjury!
Judge Grady has taken the view
that he should not draw pay as an
official of the state and as a func
tionary of the klan. Therefore, ^ he
answers in the most definite, cate
gorical way, the charge of holding
on for the money which is said to be
one of the main objects of klan en
terprise. He declares that he recei 'd
no pay whatsoever as grand dragon
and never has so. He prints the oath
of the klan and lets the public >ee
whether it is in conflict with the
oath of citizenship or that of judge.—
Greensboro Daily News.
COTTON STORAGE BUILDING
IN WILMINGTON DAMAGED
Wilmington, Jan. 18.—Two sections
of a warehouse of the Wilmington
Compress and Warehouse company,
located on 'tfie water front, were de
stroyed by fire here today. The loss
is estimated at $75,000. TRe origin
has not been determined.
If you think more of your work
than you do of your worries you will
soon have no worries to think of.
Sweeps Dynamite
Cap Into Fire;
Painfully Hurt
Mrs- Vara Johnson, who lives on
Wilson’s Mills, Route 1, swept a dy
namite cap in the fire Saturday night,
the explosion striking her in the face,
and causing painful injuries. The ac
cident occurred about seven o’clock.
She was brought to the Smithfield
Memorial hospital and is getting a
long nicely.
PINE LEVEL TO VOTE
ON SCHOOL BONDS
Recently the Pine Level School
District made application to the State
for a loan of $30,000.00 with which
to build a much needed school build
ing. This loan was declined by the
State, because the Pine Level school
is so close to Selma, which is already
a standard high school.
The people of the Pine Level Dis
trict not intending to be out done
have called an election to vote $30,
000.00 in bonds for the purpose of
erecting their school building. Some
1 of them say they are going to have
a school even if the State will not
help them build it. This election will
come off on February 5th. It is ex
pected that the issue will carry by
a safe majority, for where the people
are determined as are those in the
Pine Level District, who are inter
ested in going to school, there is no
way to down them.
BELOVED PRESBYTERIAN
MINISTER DIES
Dr. H. G. Hill of Maxton, veteran
Presbyterian minister who died last
Tuesday, will be mourned all over the
state. The following extracts from
an account of his death in the News
and Obsrver:
Dr. Hill contracted a cold Monday
a week ago. Soon serious bronchial
trouble set in and then pneumonia
Sunday. His-was a valiant fight a
gainst death, his rugged sturdy body
battling to the last. Then he died as
one going to sleep- Though in his
ninety-third year, he was mentally
as bright as ever and his step light
as a young man’s.
Dr. Hill was born in Raleigh No
vember 20, 1831, and was, therefore,
92 years old at his last birthday. His I
early life was spent in Milton, in
Caswell county, where he went to
school until about 13 years of age, at
which time his father took him into ■
his store and bank. Here for seven
years he was instructed and had prac
tical experience in business life and ;
principles, filling every position from
janitor to cashier of the bank.
,When he reached the age of 21
he decided to enter college and fit
himself for futur*e usefulness. After
teaching school for one year he en
tered Hampden-Sidney College and
took the full course in three years
graduating in 1857.
In 18G8 he was called as pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of Fay
etteville, and accepted. Here he la
bored acceptably for 18 years. Re
signing this work in 1886 he supplied
the Second church, Charleston, S. C.
during the absence of the pastor, Dr.
Brackett, and passed through the
thrilling experience of the Charleston
earthquake in the fall of that year.
Finishing this engagement he accept
ed a call to the pastorate of Maxton
and Centre churches and for 37 years
has been their honored and useful
pastor
For more than half a century he
has been a member of Fayetteville
Presbytery, and in all this time he
has had but two pastorates.
In Honor Of Basket Ball Teams
Friday evening after the Sanford
Smithfield basket ball game, Misses
Arah Hooks and Marjorie Johnston
delightfully entertain d at the home
of Dr. and Mrs. Thel Hooks, in honor
of the basket ball teams. Tables were
arranged for various games, which
together with music made the time
pass all too quickly. Delicious fruit
punch was dispensed throughout the
evening by Misses Mattie Lassiter
and Mary C-attis Holland.
SIXTY BOYS HURT
IN N. Y. ARMORY
Crash To Floor When
Balcony Railing Col
lapses; Six Seriously
Injured.
MAJORITY ONLY STUNNED
New York, Jan. 19.—During the
running of an event in the annual
j junior and senior track and field
tournament in the Thirteenth Coast
Defense Armory, Brooklyn, a 100
foot section of the balcony railing
collapsed this afternoon, throwing
300 cheering boys to the floor 12 1-2
feet below. Six of them were ser
iously injured and 60 others were
hurt.
All the spectators on the side of
1 the balcony where the railing broke
I were boys ranging from 11 to 17
years of age, students at the New
Utretch Commercial and Eastern Dis
trict schools. The running track was
beneath the balcony. To see the re
sult of the 440-yard run which was
being contested, the boys "ose en
masse and leaned against the railing.'
It gave way as the runners crossed
the finishing line.
The balcony was made of iron, but
fastened to a wooden base which gave
way against the surging of the boys,
and those packed against the railings
tumbled as a great cataract. Boys
in the back clutched at those seated
behind them, bringing many others
to the floor.
In the opposite side of the bal
cony, which extends around the
building, were girl students 'hose
screams were not more piercing than
others of the 5,000 spectators rush
ed for the exits in a mad scramble but
a few onlookers went to the aid cf
the injured.
Two physicians to watch after* the
athletics were among the first to ex
tricate those scrambled on The floor,
but in a short time 40 physicians and
surgeons with 30 nurses arrived from
five neighboring hospitals almost
simultaneously with 250 police re
serves from five precinct stations ana
30 firemen from two engine com
panies. ,
Many of the fallen untangled
themselves and limped off, since th •
majority were only stunned, but a
score or so were unconscious and
taken away in ambulances.
EIGHT MEN MAKE
ESCAPE AT CAMP
Raleigh, Jan- 18.-—Eight white
Wake county convicts Wednesday
night escaped from camp No. 1,
twelve miles from Raleigh and yes
terday and last night successfully
eluded all pursuit. Lod hy Billy
Crews, young man from Boston, serv
ing six months’ term for larceny the
prisiners burned a hole in the wood
en roof in which 17 prisoners were
confined and then cut through the
sheet iron covering of the roof. The
escape was not discovered until yes
terday morning and although all of
the men were tracked to Raleigh and i
three of them were seen to board a
westbound freight train by Warden
S. J. Busbee, cf the State Prison,
none of the eight has been apprehend
ed.
Two of the prisoners were sent to
the roads only last week and only
one had been serving more than a
month. George Fleming, of Raleigh,
serving 30 months for forgery was
the only one of the eight with a long
er term than a year.
Nine of the 17 prisoners confined
in the cage did not escape and claim
ed to know nothing of the departure
of their comrades. Guards wrere on
duty, but it is believed their view
was obstructed by other prisoners
and that there as no negligence on
the part of guards. The camp is in
charge of supervisor E. M- Smith,
who has several times been under
charges of cruelty to prisoners.
The best way to become popular
is to do something to warrant popu
larity.
FEDERAL TAXES
COLLECTED IN 1922
Average Tax of $68.37
For Every Man, Wo
man, And Child In
The United States.
SOURCES OF REVENUE
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Washington, Jan. 20.—An average
| of $68.37 for every man, woman and
I child in the United States was col
lected in tares in 1922 by the nation
al, state, county and city govern
ments and all other civil divisions
having power to levy and collect tax
| es. Taxes collected in that year
amounted to $7,433,081,000, the Cen
sus Bureau announced today.
Taxes collected by the Federal gov
ernment in the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 1922, amounted to $3,204,
133.000, which was almost five times
the amount collected in 1912. The
per capita amount of the govern
'‘ment’s taxes was $29.47.
Sources of Revenue
The sources from which the Fed
eral goveniment’s taxes came were:
Customs duties, $562,189,000; income
and other profits taxes, $1,691,090,
000; other miscellaneous internal rev
enue taxes, $935,699,000; tax on cir
culation of national banks, $4,304,
000 and Federal Reserve franchise
taxes, $10,851,000.
Taxes collected by other than the
Federal government totalled $4,228,
948.000, or an average of $38 90 for
each person. General porperty taxes
were $3,329,380,000, or 78.7 per cent
of the total. Special taxes, including
inheritance, income, etc, contributed
$258,034,000; poll taxes $29,190,000
licenses and permits, $408,597,000.
and special assessments, $203,747,000.
The state governments collected
$867,468,000 in taxes, an increase of
183 per cent over 1912; the counties
collected $742,331,000 an increase of
141 per cent; cities and other incor
porated places collected $1,627,329,
000, an increase of about 80 per cent;
townships collected $151,318,000,
school districts $738, 433, 000, and all
other civil divisions $102,069,000.
GOOD SHOWING IN SALE OF
TREASURY CERTIFICATES
During 1923, about $11,000,000 of
Treasury savings certificates wei’e
sold in the Fifth Federal Reserve Dis
trict, nearly $500,000 more than in
1922, according to Howard T. Cree,
director of Treasury Savings Organ
ization, in a statement to Postmaster
t.f Smithfield, N. C,
These Certificates, issued in de
nominations of $25, $100, and $1000,
with a limit of holdings for any one
person of $5,000 purchased within
any one calendar year, appeal strong
>y to the small investor with whom
safety is a primary concern.
The popularity of the certifmates
is indicated by the reports of sales
through the post offices of the dis
trict as follows: West Virginia $3,
092,800; North Carolina $2,580,524;
Virginia $1,606,625; South Carolina
$626,371; District of Columbia $609,
175; Maryland $497,900. In addition
there was sold through the Federal
Reserve Bank at Richmond $1,619,300
and through the Treasury at Wash
ington $345,775, making a grand to
tal of $10,978,475.
Of this amount, $35,700.00 is cred
ited to the Smithfield post office as
sales for the year. Postmaster Sarah
A. Lunceford having exceeded the
quota assigned at the beginning of
the year, has been advised by the di
rector that her name has been placed
on the “Honor Roll” of postmasters,
as a mark of distinction and credit
for the faithful and efficient work of
the Smithfield office in the sale of
these government securities, and for
warded to the Trasury Department at
.Mr. John R. Jordan Read
News reached this office last week
of the death of Mr. John R. Jordan,
which occurred at his home in In
grams township on January 30th.
Mr. Jordan had been sick for some
South Again Honors
Its Beloved Hero
Automobiles Run
Together; Mr.
B.L. Jones Hurt
Mr. Bernice Jones sustained pain
ful, though not serious, cuts and
j bruises on the head last Friday morn
ing when his car collided with that of
Mr. Sheu Broadwell, at the intersec
tion of Third and Bridge streets.
Both cars were badly damaged. Mr. I
Broadwell was not hurt, and Mr. !
Jones was able to continue at work. |
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SMITHFIELD MAY LAND
BOY SCOUT HEADQUARTERS i
A movement of local interest
discussed at the meeting of the
Kiwanis Club Thursday evening
was the establishment of head
quarters for the five county Boy
Scout organization which in
cludes Johnston county now un
der consideration. A committee
from Kinston and Goldsboro was
here to confer with Mr. T. C.
Young, chairman of the local
committee, and Smithfield, we
are informed, may have a chance
of being selected as headquar
ters.
The dhief speaker at the Ki
wanis banquet Thursday even
ing was Mr. Felix Harvey, Jr-,
of Kinston, Lieut. Governor of
the Carolinas Distriht of Kiwan
is Clubs. He spoke on “The
Value of Kiwanis,” and every
one present was delighted with
his speech. Mr. L. J. Mewborne,
president of the Kinston Kiwanis
Club, was present and made a
talk. Other visitors present who
were dcallcd upon included
Messrs V. O. Hamilton, W. W.
Rivers, of Goldsboro, and S. S.
Stough, of Kinston. Mr. R. I*.
Holding, newly elected president
of the local club, was master of
ceremonies.
AUTOS INCREASE
IN POPULARITY
As the New Year dawns the auto
mobile is seen coming into a greater
era of popularity which will bring it
more intimately than ever into the
commerial and social life of the na
tion.
This is the opinion expressed by
officials of the Ford Motor company,
which, itself, has during the year just i
ending enjoyed the greatest business j
in it shistory. The opinion is based j
upon reports received from various ]
sections of the country and upon deal- .
er estimates coming in for 1924.
These all indicate not only a grow- ,
ing prosperous condition generally, j
but a greater tendency toward the ;
use of the automobile, boht as a pas- j
senger carrying vehicle and a commer
cial haulage unit.
Another feature of this review and
one which most closely affects the
prospective purchaser is that buy
ing will start much earlier in the
New Year than in the last and the so
called “spring rush” will be on long ■
before the winter snows have melted.
Apparently, many persons contem
plating the purchase of cars for the
coming year have profited by the ex
perience of others in previous sasons
and do not intend to edlay placing
their orders. Consequently, they
h^ve determined to get into the mar
ket arly and as a result the 1924
car shortage period will be advanced
a number of weeks.
time and had been taking treatment
in a Richmond hospital. The deceased
was 56 years old. He was buried on
Jan. 11 in the family burying ground.
Those who mourn his death in
clude one son, Mr. Thel Jordan, a
sister, Miss Martha Jordan, and a
brothre, Mr. George Jordan.
The most popular public speech is
often the shortest one.
Great Throng Attends
Unveiling Of Head
Of Robt. E. Lee On
Stone Mountain.
N. C. WAS REPRESENTED
Stone Mountain, Ga., Jan. 19.—
The South again today honored its
immortal leader, when high up the
granite wall of Stone Mountain there
was unveiled the sculptured head of
Robert E. Lee
The dream of a great memorial be
gan to come true when a bright board
American flag was lifted and gath
ered as a glowing cornet upon the
majestic brow of Lee, looking out
from the sheer wall of Stone Moun
tain—the first of the mighty group
planned by Gutzon Borglum, the
sculptor, after the dream of Mrs.
Helen Plane, a daughter of the old
South.
Impressive Setting
The skies were tenderly gray, and
even the chill breeze out of the
North seemed tempered, while a trace
of rain was in the air, as the distin
guished gentlemen of the Old South
gave the signal for the thunder of
granite boulders down the sheer face
of the mountain, and then the slow
lifting of the National Emblem that
disclosed the face of the great leader,
sculptured in heroic bas-relief upon
the living stone.
The dawn of a great dream coming
true lighted the towering granite wall
of the mountain, and under its more
than royal comet the calm face of
Lee looked out across the gray land
scape, keeping watch now and for
evermore over the Southland that he
loved and the nation that he served.
Pause of Reverence
A pause of reverence, of homage—
and then the roll of the handclapping
swept across the hillside to the moun
tain and echoed back again, and its
light spray, touched here and there
with a true old “rebel yell,” must
have reached to the first member of
that mighty group of heroes to come
forth from the living granite
Thousands of people came from
near and afar and in horse drawn
buggies and wagons and automobiles.
There were women with babies in
their arms and with baskets holding
the family lunch. Their tanned
countenances bespoke from where
they came. Blending with this set
tling was an occasional grey uni
formed veteran.
Mrs. Allen Plane, 94-year-old wid
ow of a Confederate Colonel killed in
action, was carried upon the rostrum
by Mr. Borglum, the sculptor, who
had laid out the gigantic work and
toil that had brought forth from the
granite the head of Lee in **M than
six weeks, and with bared head, he
stood beside her as the stately lady,
attired in a costume of the ‘Sixties,’
waved her command to the mountain
to give forth the head of Lee.
Governor Trinkle, of Virginia, who
was accompanied by his chief of
staff, Colonel Hirmn M. Smith, shook
hands with each of the veterans on
the stand before he sat down, There
followed in the distinguished pro
cession Governor Morrison, of North
Carolina, and his aide, Adjutant Gen
eral Neff, of Texas. Governor Me
Leod, of South Carolina, and Govern
or Neff, of Texas. Governor Walk
er of Georgia, with h:s full n.iiitarj
staff, came at the end,
Dr. Plato Durham, of Emory Uni
versity, delivered the oration and
w'hen he declared that the "man whe
calls Lee a traitor is doubly damned-’
there came form the far corner of
the stand from a bunt veteran
“Amen.”—Assoc ated Press.
Stop! Look! Listen
There will be a play at Plea.uir
Plain church next Friday night, Jan
25. The proceeds will go for the in
tenor of the church. You arc
dially invited.
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