Church Sent Fine Report To
Conference; Congregation
Pounds Rev. and Mrs.
Blalock
ENTRE NOUS CLUB MEETS
Benson, Nov. 24.— Major Smith, of
Fort Bragg, was here Friday in the
interest of the Red Cross Call.
The Kiwanis Club had a very in
teresting meeting Tuesday evening.
President A. S. Oliver gave a fine re
port of the state meeting of the Car
olinas held in Spartanburg, S. C.,
which he recently attended.
The work on the addition to the
school building is coming on fine.
Twelve rooms are being added.
Mr. J. H. Godwin is erecting a hand
some store building on Elm Street.
Rev. J. E. Blalock, who has been
pastor of the Methodist church for the
past year, was returned for another
year. The Methodist church has made
great strides during the past year
and bigger things are hoped for in
the coming year. A thirty-six hun
dred dollar debt on the erection of
the church was paid otf last year.
Rev. Mr. Blalock carried to Confer
ence one of the best reports ever
sent in by the church. The members
of the Methodsit church gave an' old
fashioned pounding Wednesday even
ing to Rev. and Mrs. Blalock who will
be with us for another year.
The Young People’s Missionary So
ciety held a very interesting meeting
Monday evening with Mrs. Howard
Weinges. After a well arranged pro
gram was rendered the hostess serv
ed delicious refreshments.
Rev. A. T. Lassiter held a Thanks
giving service at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning. It was also a
communion service.
The Epworth League had a splen
did program Sunday evening. Mr.
Todd H. Caldwell was in charge.
The Entre Nous Club held its reg
ular meeting’Friday‘afternoon from
3:30 to five o’clock at the home of
Mrs. J. W. Parrish on Chui’ch street.
It was a Thanksgiving program.
Those in charge of the program were
Mesdames ^3. P. J. Lee, C. C. Wheel
er, C. C. Ca.'ady, and P. H. Starling.
A contest ii keeping with the sea
son and Th mksgiving conundrums
proved very interesting. A delightful
social hour was enjoyed. The house
was decorated with chrysantheums,
roses and autumn leaves. On the cen
terpiece on the dining table was a
large pumpkin surrounded by autumn
leaves and yellow candles. The hos
tess served chicken salad, coffee and
an ice course and mints. Thanksgiv
ing colors were carried out in the
decorations and refreshments. Those
present beside the club members were
Mesdames L. L. Levinson, J. H. Rose,
P. D. Johnson, M. A. Peacock and J.
N. Hudson.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Warren, of Dunn,
visited Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Woodall
one evening last week.
Mr. Henry Slocum and Prof. H. C.
Renegar returned Friday from Wil
mington where they attended the
Scottish Rite Masonic meeting.
Friends of Master Hugh Leo will
be sorry to learn of his illness.
The Benson Review is putting on a
contest which no doubt will be a very
interesting one, judging from the
past. Those entering it will soon be
down to work in earnest.
Thanksgiving Service
Let the reader accept this as an
earliest invitation to attend a Thanks
giving service at the Baptist church
Thursday at 10:30. God has highly
favored us as a community, as a coun
ty an das a nation, and it is fitting
that we stop for an hour once a year
to count our blessings and be thank
ful. The President of the United
States and the Governor of our state
have fittingly issued proclamations
calling (n the people to stop their
busines J on that day and to assemble
in their places of worship and return
thanks to Almighty God for His
blessings. It is to be hoped that the
entire community will do so. It is
our privilege to make Thanksgiving
Day one of deep religious enjoyment.
Be present promptly at 10:30.
S. L. MORGAN.
COOPER IS GUILTY
Sentenced To Eight Years On
County Roads Or Plead
Guilty and Make Res
titution
APPEALS SUPREME COURT
Wilmington, Nov. 22. Convicted
here today of violating the state bank
ing laws in connection with the failure
I of the Liberty Savings Bank, Thomas
E. Cooper, former president of the in
stitution, tonight faces the alterna
tive of spending eight years on the
county roads, or pleading guilty to
the remaining charges against him
and making restitution for the loss
es of the bank in the sum of $175,000 1
before December 31. In addition he
must resign as a member of the New
Hanover Board of Education and
agree never to operate or manage a
bank in North Carolina in order to
escape the chain gang sentence im
posed.
Mr. Cooper was found guilty on
four counts by a jury in superior
court this morning, and was given the
maximum penalty of two years on
each count. Joseph C. Rourk, former
cashier of the Liberty Bank was ac
quitted.
Appeal to the supreme court was
filed by the defense and Judge Grady
fixed Mr. Cooper’s bond at $25,000 to
be secured by residents of North Car
olina. The bond was arranged tonight
and Mr. Cooper was released frr m
custody.
In passing sentence upon the de
fendant, Judge Grady commended ,
the verdict of the jury and declared j
that Mr. Rourk was merely the tool
of his superior officer. He scored 1
Mr. Cooper for his air of insincerity
on the witness stand, and declared the
defendant’s evidence would tax the
credulity of one who undertook to
believe it.
As the situation now stands Mr.
Cooper has agreed to a part of the
provisions attached to the sentence,
but formal pleas of guilty to the re
maining charges, which include em
bezzlement and piisapplication of
funds, have not been entered. Should
these pleas be entered, however, be
for the expiration of the time limit
fixed by Judge Grady, the road sen
tence may be either suspended or
stricken from the records.
Mr. Cooper disj layed no emotion
whatever when the sentence of the
court was pronounced. Mr. Rourk,
however, thanked the jurors for their
verdict and plainly showed the relief
he felt at being freed of the charges
against him.
Lieut. Governor W. B. Cooper, who
stands jointly indicted with T. E.
Cooper in connection with the failure
of the Commercial National Bank,
•wTas in the court room when Judge
Grady pronounced sentence.
Hear Speakers in
London and Paris
Radio fans listening over the radio
at Hood Bros’ drug store Friday ev
ening about seven o’clock, heard
speakers in England and France. Five
foreign stations were tuned in on, in
cluding London, Manchester, Birming
ham, Cardiff (Wales) and Paris
GOVERNOR RESTORES
RIGHT TO DRIVE CAR
W. G. Pittman, of Johnston county,
who wras convicted in September of
operating an automobile while intox
icated, was Saturday granted a com
mutation of that part of his sentence
which denies him the rigth to drive
j his car. The commutation was grant
' ed upon the statement of Judge A. M.
Noble that the sentence works a great
financial hardship on the defendant.—
News and Observer.
Tobacco Co-ops To
Close for Thanksgiving
-—
The Tobacco Co-operative ware
house will close for the Thanksgiving
holidays Wednesday evening. It will
ibe open again on Monday, December
1.
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Our First National Thanksgiving
Proclamation
HEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the
1r^‘l providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grate
ful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection and
favor ; and
Whereas, both houses of Congress have, by their joint com
mittee, requested me “to recommend to the people of the United
States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by
acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of
Almighty God, especially by affording; them an opportunity peace
ably to establish a form of government for their safety and hap
piness.”
Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the
26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these
States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the
benefieient author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be;
that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and
humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of
this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal
and manifold mercies and the favorable interposition of His prov
idence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great
degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since en
joyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have
been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our
safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now late
ly instituted; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are
blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful
knowledge; and in general, for all the great and various favors
which He has been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our
prayers and applications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations,
to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform
and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions;
our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render
our National Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws,
discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and
guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown
kindness t<y us), and to bless them with good government, peace
and accord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true relig
io and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and,
generally, to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal
prosperity as He alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3rd day of
October, A. D. 1789. , ,,
GO. WASHINGTON
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Gore Appointed As
Wallace’s Successor
Washington, Nov. 22.—Howard M.
Gore, of West Virginia, today was
appointed Secretary of Agriculture
to succeed the late Henry C. Wal
lace.
Mr. Gore, who has been serving as
acting secretary since the death of
Mr. Wallace, can serve only until next
March 4, when he becomes Governor
of his home State.
Dentists of State To
Meet In Raleigh
The Fourth District Dental Socie
ty will hold its annual meeting at
the Sir Walter Hotel on Wednesday
November 26.
Officers of the society are Dr. J.
R. Butler, Dunn, president; Dr. V. E.
Bell, Raleigh, vice-president; Dr. Jesse
R. Zachary, Raleigh, secretary-treas
urer. Counties embraced in the dis
trict are: Bladen, Brunswick, Colum
bus, Cumberland, Franklin, Granville,
Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee Robe
son, Sampson, Vance, Wake and War
ren.
THANKSGIVING
Praise God for wheat, so white and
sweet, of which to make our bread!
Praise God for yellow corn with which
His waiting world is fed!
Praise God for fish and flesh and fowl
He gave to man for food!
Pr.ise God for every creature which
He made called it good!
Praise God for winter’s store of ice,
praise God for summer’s heat!
Praise God for fruit trees bearing
seed; to you it is for meat!
Praise God for all the bounty by
which the world is fed!
Praise God, His children all, to whom
He gives their ^aily bread!
—Edward' Everett Hale.
College Education Valued at $72,000
A college education is worth $72,
000 to its possessor, according to a
report made public by Dean Everett
W. Lord of the Boston University.
The, estimate is based on a study of
college graduates. The cash value of
a high school education is placed at
$33,000.—N. • C. Agriculture and In
dustry.
There are 1,118,000 insects in the
British museum. Somebody must
have left the screen door open.
A. R. Keen Dies
Four Oaks Home
Died at his home in Four Oaks on
Friday, November 21, at 10 a. m., Mr.
Alfred R. Keen. Mr. Keen suffered a
stroke of paralysis on the first day
of last June and never regained his
former strength, gradually growing
weaker until the end which came as
he had lived, peacefully and quietly.
The deceased was sixty seven years,
eleven months and sixteen days old.
He was one of Johnston County’s best
known and best beloved citizens. His
entire life was a model of faith and
right living. He was a consistent
member of the Four Oaks Primitive
Baptist church, and never missed a
meeting when possible to attend. He
was a leading Democrat all his life.
For fifteen years he served as jus
tice of the peace.
He leaves to mourn their loss a wife,
four sons, Messrs. David Keen, of
Raleigh; Ira Keen, of Selma; Seth
and Louis Keen, of Four Oaks; and a
brother Mr. S. W. Brown, of Four
Oaks. Besides his immediate family
he is survived by a brother, Mr. Pres
ton Keen, of Alabama, and a sister,
Mrs. Ella Williams, of Four Oaks. A
host of friends, both white and black,
mourn his passing. We can only re
peat his faith: “Let the Lord’s Will
be done.”—A Nephhew.
New Scout District
Is Being Projected
Kinston, Nov. 22.—Another district
organization of the Boy Scouts of
America in Eastern Carolina is be
ing projected by officers of the
scouts. The territory as proposed will
embrace Pitt, Martin and Beaufort
counties, with headquarters probably
at Washington or Greenville. A repre
sentative of the regional headquarters
is in charge of the preliminaries.
The first district to be organized
in the section is comprised by Greene,
Lenoir, Wayne, Johnston and Duplin
counties, with headquarters at Golds
boro. Troops are located at Smithfield,
Pikeville, Goldsboro, Kinston and oth
er towns.
Red Spiders did much damage to
Cotton in North Carolina this year.
“They winter on violets, polk weed,
and Jerusalem oak, and later spread
to the cotton. Destroy the host plants
land there will be little trouble from
these insects next year.”
WIDOW PRESIDENT
RUNG IS DEAD
Passed Away at The Home of
Dr. Sawyer In Marion Last
Friday After An Illness of
Several Weeks
FUNERAL HELD MONDAY
Marion, 0., Nov. 21.—A little stone
tomb in Marion cemetery next Mon
day evening will be the scene of the
final meeting, to part no more, of
Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. Harding.
Mrs. Harding died early today at
the home of Dr. Carl W. Sawyer, son
of the late Dr. C. E. Sawyer, Presi
dent Harding’s physicians. She had
been critically ill for several weeks
at White Oaks Farm, the Sawyer
home, where she had been living.
Next Monday her body will be placed
in the tomb in Marion Cemetery be
side that of her husband.
The end came peaceably to the
widow of the late President of the
United States at 8:55 o’clock this
morning while a brother and close
freinds stood by. She did not rec
ognize them, however, for early in
the evening before she had lapsed in
to the death coma.
Only fifteen months ago Mrs.
Ilardding, leaning on the arm of
George B. Christian, Jr., private sec- ■
retary to President Harding, follow
ed the bier of her husband to the
little tomb and saw it placed tenderly
inside there to await her coming.
Rows of soldiers stood at attention
as their Commander-in-Chief was
inthetomb. mb m m mbmbm bbm
consigned to a temporary resting
place in the tomb.
Four weeks ago today Mrs. Hard
ing visited the tomb and taiked per
sonally with every member of the
military guard which has been on
duty there since he died:
Next Monday afternoon that little
handful of men will be drawn up at
present arms while the body of Mrs.
Harding is placed beside that of her
husband. Taps then will be sounded
and the little military hand of 23
men of the Tenth U. S. Infantry,
Fort Thomas, Ky., will assume the
double duty of guarding the eternal
sleep of a former President and his
wife.
Rev. Jesse Swank, who conducted ;
the funeral services for President
Harding will conduct similar rites for
Mrs. Harding Monday afternoon in
the Epworth Methodist Episcopal
church, of which he is the pastor and
in which Mrs. Harding held member
ship since girlhood. Assisting Rev.
Swank will be Rev. George M. Lan
dis, pastor of Trinity Baptist church,
of which -Mr. Harding was a mem
ber, and who also aided Rev .Swank
in conducting the funeral services for
the late President.—Associated Press.
Organize 24 New
Troops of Scouts
Goldsboro, Nov. 22.—According to j
the report of Scout Executive W. W.
Rivers, twenty-four troops have been
organized by the Tuscaror, a council
bf the Boy Scouts during the fiscal
year September, ’23 to November, ’24. ■
The number of scoutmasters have
been increased to twenty-four, assist
ant^ scoutmasters to ten, members of
the patrol to four hundred and eighty
nine and the troop committeemen to
seventy-eight. This report was sub
mitted to the members of the execu
tive board which is composed of Dr.
A. E. Cory, of Kinston; Father A. R.
Freeman, of Goldsboro; J. F. Wither
ington, of Mt. Olive; Alfred Cheney,
of Kipston; Fred Waters, of Selma, T.
C. Young, of Smithfield; T. H. Nor
wood, Leslie Weil and Herman Weil,
of Goldsboro. The troops and their lo
cations are as follows: Goldsboro, 6;
Kinston, 3; La Grange, 1; Rosewood,
1; Mt. Olive, F'aison, 1; Warsaw, 1;
Rose Hill, 1; Pikeville, 1; Kenly, 1;
Four Oaks, 1; Smithfield, 2; Selma,
1; total 489 scouts.
A Card of Thanks
JA’e wish to thank the kind friends and
neighbors who assisted us so kindly
during the sickness and death of our
dear husband and father. May God’s
richest blessings rest with them all.
Mrs. A. R. Keen and FamHy
UNION SERVICE IS
HELD M. E. CHUHGH
Congregation of Town Hear The
Farewell Sermon of Rev.
I). H. Tuttle
MR MORGAN PAYS TRIBUTE
Sunday evening all the churches
of the town met with the Centenary
Mdthodist church in a union ser
vice to hear the farewell sermon of
Rev. D. FI. Tuttle, who has moved to
Elm City by the recent Conference
after spending four years here as the
faithful pastor of the Methodist
church. The church was crowded on
this occasion with friends from the
town and the surrounding community
and quite a number was turned away
because of lack of room.
Rev. S. L. Morgan, pastor of the
Baptist church, was present and in a
few touching words paid a beautiful
tribute to the retiring pastor. He
spoke feelingly of the splendid work
Mr. Tuttle has done not only in this
town but in the county, and spoke
of the loss the community suffers in
his departure.
At the beginning of the services
Mr. Tuttle read the twelfth chapter
of Romans, dividing it into four di
visions. The first division included
the first two verses, showing conse
cration and its result on character.
The second division spoke of God’s
gifts for service to be used in unity
of fellowship. Verses five to sixteen
mention the duties of Christians to
each other, and the last division,
verses seventeen to twenty-one, show
how Christians should live toward un
believers. The whole chapter was ex
plained as he read it and many new
truths were brought out by the speak
er. He did not take his text from
this chapter, however, but his text
included several verses from the dif
ferent epistles of Paul which he
grouped under the subject: “Paul’s
Finallys.” Among those receiving
most of his attention were: 2 Cor.
13:11, “Finally, brethern, farewell. Be
perfect, be of good comfort, be of one
mind, live in peace; and the God of
live and peace shall be wit hyou”;
Ephesians 6:10, “Finally, my brethern
be strong in the Lord, and in the pow
er of his might”; and Phillippians
4:8, “Finally, brethern, whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things are
honest, whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure, whatsoev
er things are lovely, whatsoever
things are of good report, if there
be any virtue, and if there be any
praise, think on these things.” As us
ual Mr. Tuttle handled his subject
well, and preached an inspiring ser
mon from these verses.
The whole service was touching
but when, at the close of the sermon,
the retiring pastor ^poke of the affec
tion he had for the people here and
the peculiar love he felt for the town
because he was leaving his beloved
companion who had moved with him
to fourteen different charges, sleep
ing in the cemetery here, it was pa
thetic in the extreme.
Special- music had been prepared
by the choir and all the hymns were
in harmony with the farewell mes
sage.
FAMOUS PIANIST TO BE
IN WILSON ON DEC. 3RD.
Mischa Levitzki, the interesting
young Russian-American pianist will
play in several cities in North Caro
lina during early December, opening
first in Wilson on December 3, after
which he will be hear4i in Winston
Salem and Chapel Hill. Although in
his early twenties, this artist has been
before the public for several years,
having appeared here and abroad, and
in Australia w'ith unusual success.
Mrs. L. A. Ebom is responsible for
Levitzki’s appearance in Wilson,
which will give music lovers a rare
treat. The program will be given in
the high school auditorium and will
begin at 8:30 o’clock P. M.
How about planting those shrubs
and trees about the house this ialW
Don’t forget that this is one way to
add value and beauty in one opera
tion, advise horticultural workers of
the State College extension division.