REFERENDUM AGAIN
CENTER OF DEBATE
Indications Are That Sen
ate Will Vote To Submit
Proposition to Voters of
North Carolina.
AN AMENDMENT OFFERED
Raleigh, Aug. 14.—With Senator
Charles U. Harris, of Wake, invoking
“senatorial courtesy,” the battle on
the floor of the Senate to restore the
referendum provision- to the water
transportation bill was yesterday de
ferred and made a special order for
this morning at eleven o’clock.
The unexpectedly close margin of
eight to seve nby which the referen
dum was stricken out by the com
mittee on water transportation, a
body that was overwhelmingly
friendly to the measure at the regu
lar session **8 months ago, brought
almost universal predictions of
restoration of the provision by the
Senate. Yesterday morning found the
opponents of the bill ready for the
fight.
The motion to defer was made
shortly after the Senate convened.
Senator Harris, is in charge of
the measure on the floor as chair
man of the committee. Senator Har
ris introduced the bill jointly with
Senators Bellamy and Brown, of
Columbus, the two legislative mem.
bers of the investigating commis
sion of nine whose recommendations
for a bond issue of $7,000,000 for
terminals, $1,500,000 more for a ship
line and acquisition of an East to
West railroad, the cost of which has
not been estimated, brought on the
special session.
Senator P. H. Williams, of Pasquo
tank, immediately countered with a
proposal to consider the amend
ment at once and let the bill itself
go over. This motion was supported
vigorously by Senator Sams, of
Forsyth, another leader of the op
position while Senator DeLaney and
others supported Senator Harris.
Senttor Giles wanted to take up
the bill last night as a compromise,
but all opposition to the motion of [
Senator Harris was dropped when |
the Senator rose again and stated.
“I am asking this as a courtesy, if
I must put it that way.”
Senator Harris stated in his first
request that the opponents of the;
referendum had not had an oppor
tunity to prepare their speeches or j
to decide the order in which they
would be delivered.
Senator Sams gave an intimation
of the talk of abandonment of por-'
tions of the plan which is going!
the rounds by stating his purpose!
was to have all amendments acted
upon so that the Senate moight know j
the exact position of opponents of
the bill.
The joint resolution appointing
a commission to litigte and nego_
tiate for the dismembered C. F. and
Y. V. railroad from Wilmington to
Mt. Airy, to which ther e has so
far been no objection went over
with the port bill.
Later in the session Senator Giles
threw a bomb into the camp of the j
proponents of the bill by offering i
an amendment which he will seek!
to engraft upon the referendum
provision, should it be restored to
the bill. The bill, as drawn calls1
for a popular vote at the general!
election for or against “establish
ment of port terminals.” The Sena
tor from McDowell would alter the
language ad have the alternative
presented to the voters read for or
against “State Bonds for Port
Terminals.”
Vocal Union
The Lower Johnston vocol union
will meet with Yelvington’s Grove
Free Will Baptist church on the fifth
Sunday in August. A large crowd and
good speakers are expected, and the
public is cordially invited.
J. B. Beasley, President
CRIMINAL COURT IK
SESSION THIS WEEK
Housebreaking and Larceny
Cases Head Long List
of Offenses.
OTHER CASES TRIED
Criminal Court has been in ses
sion here this week and large
crowds have been in attendance.
Judge M. V. Barnhill, who is presid.
ing, is giving sentences that show
that he believes in law enforcement.
Several cases of interest have been
scheduled for this term. At noon
yesterday the following had been dis
posed of:
State vs. John Henry Major, charg
ed with housebreaking and larceny.
The defendant was found guilty and
sentenced to eighteen months on
roads.
State vs. Buck Stewart, larceny.
The jury found the defendant guilty
of temporary larceny. He was given
nine months on roads and taxed with
the costs.
State vs. Robert Hines, house
breaking and larceny. Guilty; live
years in state prison.
State vs. Clyde Mitchell and Ed
Eason, larceny and receiving stolen
goods. Both defendants plead guilty.
Mitchell was sentenced to two years
in the state prison. Eason has not
yet been sentenced.
State vs. John Pinkus .Moore,
housebreaking and larceny. He plead
guilty of larceny and was given nine
months on roads.
State vs. Wiley Woodard, house
breaking and larceny. Defendant
plead guilty; sentenced to three years
on roads.
State vs. Moses Johnson, forgery.
Plead guilty; two years in state pri
son.
State vs. Moses Johnson, house
breaking and larceny. Defendant
plead guilty and was sentenced to one
year in the state prison. Sentence
to begin when the two years in the
above mentioned case expire.
State vs. Archie Ray, housebreak
ing and larceny. Not guilty.
State vs. Guy Butts and W. D.
Pilkington, sci fa. Judgment not sci
fa. Defendant discharged upon the
payment of the cost of the sci fa.
State vs. M. M. Fish and N. B.
Pleasant. N. B. Pleasant found guil_
ty; suspended upon payment of one
half of cost. M. B. Fish found guilty.
Sentenced to six months on roads
and taxed with one-half costs.
State vs. Bud Barnes and Willie
Peacock, larceny and receiving. De
fendants plead guilty. Defendant Bud
Barnes was given ten to twelve
months on roads and defendant Wil
lie Peacock six months on roads.
State vs. McCoy Crawford, aban
donment and assault. Plead guilty.
Prayer for judgment was continued
upon payment of the costs.
Several other cases were tried dur
ing the week but sentences had not
been passd on them yesterday.
WILL PASS ON CHILD
LABOR AMENDMENT|
_ !
Raleigh, Aug. 14.—The proposed '
amendment to the Constitution of the |
United States prohibiting child la
bor will be presented to the special
session of the General Assembly, it
was annuonced yesterday by Senator
W. Lunsford Long, of Halifax, after
a conference with Governor Camer
on Morrison. The announcement was
made in connection with a bill amen
ding the State child labor la wwhich
was introduced yesterday by Sena-1
tor Long.
Sunday School Picnic
There will be a Sunday school pic
nic at Pisgah Baptist church on
Friday afternoon, August 22, begin
ning at three o’clock. Supper will be
served on the grounds and everybody
is asked to carry well filled bas
kets. The public is cordially invited.
Bing: Have you any cold chisels?
Bang: No, we can’t keep them cold
this hot weather
Six Rules
of
Success
From the Oldest Hook in the
World
“God has drawn plans and
specifications by which men
may build their lives into
successes,” says John Ed
gerton, President of the Na
tional Association of Man
ufacturers. “I1J man lives
and builds according to
these plans he cannot fail.”
I— He that ruleth his spir
it is greater than he that
taketh a city. Proverbs
16:32.)
II— Be not deceived; God
is not mocked; for whatso
ever a man sowcth, that
shall he also reap. (Gala
tians 6.7.)
III— As we have oppor
tunity, let us do (rood to all
men. (Galations 6.10.
IV— And let u,; not be
weary in weil doing; for in
due season we shall reap if
we faint not. (Grlatians 6.0
V— If any of you lack
wisdom, let him ask of God
that giveth liberally and up
braideth not; and it shall be
given him. (James 1.5.)
VI— Let every man be
swift to hear, slow to speak,
slow to wrath. (James 1:9.)
THE MAN WHO HAS JUST BEEN RE-ELECTED HEAD OF
AMERICAN INDUSTRY
Re;d this powerful story of John Emmett Edgerton—the man
nessee—and—rc-affirm your faith in American character, the
People, and our American Institutions.
from Ten*
A meriean
MISS ELIZABETH KELLY
TO SPEAK WEDNESDAY
Will Deliver Special Message
to Ladies of Smithfield
and County.
Miss Elizabeth Kelly, of the State
Dept, of Education of Raleigh will
speak at the courthouse here Wed
nesday, August 20, at 2:30 o’clock.
Miss Kelly is well known in this
county, having been assistant county
superintendent of public instruction
before taking up work for adult
illiterates in North Carolina. Quite
recently, upon leave of absence from
the State Department for one year,
Miss Kelly joined the field service
of the co-operative marketing asso
ciation and is now actively engaged
in helping to enroll new members
Miss Kelly’s address next Wednesday
will contain a special message to the
ladies of Smithfield and Johnston
county and all are cordially invited.
This is the date for the regular
meeting of the county organization
of the Tobacco and cotton Growers’
co-operative marketing association
and non-members as well as mem
bers of the association are request
ed to he present.
STRAY WOLF EXPLAINS
Stray Wolf, an Oklahoma Indian
who had beeome rich in oil, bought
an expensive automobile and soon
had an accident on the public high
way. Limping and somewhat bruised,
he came into the local salesroom,
carrying a pocketful of money. He
wanted another car and explained the
loss of his original purchase in this
way:“Drive out big red car. Huy
moonshine. Take drink. Step on gas.
Trees and fence go by. Pretty soon
big bridge come down road. Turn out
to let bridge go by. Bang! Car gone.
Gimme ’nother.”—Christian Advocate
(New York).
The Old Fashioned Girl
An old fashioned girl is one who
apologizes for swearing in the pres
ence of others.
Former Johnston County Boy
Attains Wonderful Success
REPUBLICANS SPLIT ON
BOAT LINE QUESTION |
—
Rift in Parly Line Broadens
As Some of the Leaders
Oppose Referendum.
Raleigh, Aug. 14.—“Let this pro. j
position go to the people, or kill it !
now,” declared Colonel Isaac M.
Meekins, Republican candidate for ,
Governor, washing his hands of tht
split in the minority delegation in the
General Assembly oh the Morrison !
ship bill, and leaving for Washing
ton. The rift in the minority ranks
widened, with Major George Butler
and Minority Leader Owens holding
out against a referendum.
“To shrink from submitting any
proposition to the people is an ad- \
mission that those behind it are!
afraid of it,” was the gubernatorial
candidates’s final shot at those in his
party and in all parties before he
abandoned the effort to reconcile the
warring elements in the minority and
j for once present themselves solidly |
before the people of the State. Col- j
onel Meekins declared that he had '
utmost confidenc ein the wisdom of I
the people.
It was entirely against th eplans ‘
of the Republicans to drag the boat
line into the issues of the campaign.
They were thoroughly willing to let
it go unshepherded by politics or to
let the Democrats draw the issue.
Manyq leaders of the party had taken
that position and were determined
upon holding it until Major Butler
and Mr. Owens got the floor in the j
caucus Tuesday night. They put it
in politics by demanding that the i
party thake a stand against a refer
endum.
So certain was Frank Linney,
United States District Attorney for
the western distroct that the Repub- !
licans would be against it that he
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Story of How J. E. Edger
ton Climbed From Teach
er to President of Great
National Association
FORMERLY OF K E N L Y
In the June issue of Success Mag
azine C. E. Reeves gives an interest
ing account of the life and success
of a former Johnston County boy,
Mr. John E. Edgerton, son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Griffin
Edgerton, of Kenly.
Mr. Edgerton has achieved marked
success and is a man of simple, un
pretentious ways, a man of great
faith in God. He first attended school
in Lebanon, Tenn., where he won a
scholarship to Vanderbilt University,
Since graduation he has steadily
climbed the ladder of success until
he is now treasurer of the Centenary
fund of the Methodist church, South;
president of the State Association
of Manufacturers, and president of
the National Association of Manu
facturers. He has offices for the Na
tional association of Manufacturers
in Washington, D. C. and in New
York City He is also a member of
the board of trustees of Vanderbilt
University and is secretary to the
board. Mr. Edgerton is now leading
a national movement to urge every
person to take dvantage of the priv
ilege of voting and is also promoting
a movement to manufacture religious
films for churches and schools. It is
said that he has been urged time
and again to run for governor of
Tennessee but he has refused, feel
ing that he could do greater work
in his present position. The follow
ing story of his life as told in Suc
cess Magazine is reprinted by spe
cial permission of the publishers:
There is no person living today
who can deny that the foundation up
on which modern civilization is built
is—Industry. Undermine the founda
(Continued on page 2)
MUCH INTEREST IN
PROPOSEDHIGHWAY
Representatives From Sev
eral Towns Meet Here
to Forward Work — Mr.
T. C. Young: Is Chairman.
NEW COMMITTEE NAMED
Members of the organization re
cently formed for the purpose of
securing permanent improvement of
highway No. 22, met here in the com
sioners’ room at the court house
Wednesday afternoon. The meeting
was well attended, representatives
from all the towns along this high,
way between Wilson and Fayette
ville being present.
At this time the name, “Carolina
Florida Short Route Association,”
was formerly adopted for the associa
tion and plans will soon be inaugurat
ed to secure improvement of the
above mentioned road. The associa
tion proposes to put forth every ef
fort possible to get the state high
way commission to make this a hard
surfaceed road beginning at Wilson
and going through Lucama, Kenly,
Micro, Selma, Smithfield, Four Oaks,
Benson, I)unn( Godwin. Fayetteville,
St. Pauls, Lumberton, Rowland,, Lat_
ta, S. C., Dillon, and on to Florence,
S. C. The highway will connect with
the Atlantic Costal highway at Wil
son and again at Florence, S. C.
This route will save tourists pass_
ing through North Carolina from
i North to ♦south, approximately eighty
five miles.
At the meeting Wednesday a com
mittee was appointed to hold a two
day booster trip, the first day taking
ville and the second day from Fay
etteville to the Virginia line. The
details of the trip are to be worked
out by the secretary and dates will
be announced later.
It is the purpose of the Carolinas
Florida Short Route Association to
fight for improvement of this route,
to advertise it and in every way pro
mote travel over the route. Mr. T.
C. Young, of this city, permanent
chairman of the association, says
that all the towns along .he high
way are very enthusiastic about the
undertaking and mve t^l lie
assessments to cover expenses. The
assessments are to he aised and
paid into the treasury ac e. Mr.
Young says that without a doubt
this tourist route will be -cured in
time but the state highway has sev
eral projects to cjmplete before this
work can be started, lie is a xious
to secure the hearty cooperation of
all who are interested in this high
way so that it may be kept consta itly
before the highway commission.
MR. DALLAS LEE DEAD
On Thursday, July 17, Mr. Dallas
Lee died at his home in the New
Hope section after an illness of sev
eral days. He was fifty_four years
and twelve days old. About two
weeks before his death he was strick
en with paralysis and gradually grew
worse until the end.
The deceased was buried Friday af
ternoon in the family cemetery near
his home an dthe funeral services
were conducted by Rev. W.J. Wat
son, pastor of the Four Oaks Me
thodist church. He is survived by one
brother, Mr. Rufus Lee, of the New
Hope section, and two sisters, Mrs.
Cornelia J. Strickland, of Benton
ville township, and Mrs. Minnie Al
len, of Buie’s Creek.
DAVIDSON COLLEGE
GETS $5,000 BEQUEST
Raleigh, Aug. 14.—A bequest of
$5,000 to Davidson College and one
of $10,000 to the First Presbyterian
Church, of Raleigh, are included in
the disposition of the estate of the
late Franklin McNeill, former State
Corporation Commissioner, wfco died
recently and whose will rNN ftefrat.
ed yesterday. The estate !■ veined at
$125,000.