forty-third year
NUMBER 98
TOWN BOARD VOTES
FOR GANADAY LOT
Rejects Selection of Commit
tee In Favor of Larger Lot
at Less Price on 1th St.
STANDING OF VOTE
The matter of selecting a lot on !
which to build a fire house and other
buildings suitable to house the tools
stock, etc., belonging to the town .
se .. • »•>: to have been definitely set
tled when the report was given to
The Herald recently and a different j
lot has now been chosen. A commit- .
tee composed of H. C. Woodall, W. !
H. Lassiter and E. S. Edmundson had
been appointed to investigate suitable
locations and the information given
out was to - the effect that a lot 40
by 134 feet on Market street belong-;
ing to Mr. H. G. Gray had been se
lected at a consideration of 82,500.
At a meeting held last Friday morn- !
ing at eleven o’clock the matter was ,
taken up again, and a lot known as !
the Milton Canaday lot on Fourth ;
street belonging to R. C. Gillett and j
W. N. Holt was chosen. This lot'
measures 38 by 210 feet and was of
fered for $1700. Both lots were con-!
sidered at the meeting Friday and a !
vote was taken on each. The vote j
on the lot belonging to Mr. Gray j
stood as follows: for, Messrs. H. C.
Woodall and C. F. Gordon; against,
Messrs. W. N. Holt, R. C. Gillett and
E. S. Edmundson. Mr. W R Sanders
was acting as mayor pro tern in the
absence of Mayor Narron and did not
vote. Mr. Lassiter was not present
at that time but came in later. The
vote on the Milton Canaday lot was as
follows: for, R. C. Gillett, E. S. Ed
mundson, W. N. Holt and C. F. Gor
don; against, H. C. Woodall, W. H.
Lassiter and W .R. Sanders. Mr.
Sanders had asked the clerk , Mr. W.
L. Fuller, to poll the vote that he
might vote as a commissioner.
One of the reasons given for re
jecting the selection of the commit
tee was that the lot on Market street
was not large enough for the needs
of the situation.
Oyster and Chicken Supper
An oyster and chicken supper will be
served at the school building in Wil
son’s Mills from five until nine o’clock
Friday evening. The proceeds will
be used for the school activities.
NATHAN WOMACK, Principal.
Christiania To Have New Name
Christiania, Dec. 2.—The Norwe
gian parliament having voted to
change the name of this capital city
of Norway to Oslo, all mail and ca
begrams from all parts of the world
should, beginning January 1, 1925 be
addressed to the new name.
The name Oslo is the revival of an
old appellation. Christiania used to
be called Oslo previous to 1624. The
city was founded in 1048.
During the last hundred years
Christiania, with a population today
of 260,000, has developed into a com
mercial city on a European scale, and
holds a leading position in the indus
trial life of the country.
Rook Tournament at May San Tea
Room
Members of the Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club and invited
guests enjoyed a rook and bridge
tournariient at the May San Tea
Room Friday evening from eight to
ten-thirty o’clock. There were four
tables of rook and three of bridge.
After the game Mrs. Lee E. Sanders
and Miss Corinna Sanders served de
licious hot chocolate and cakes. Those
present besides members of the B. &
P. Club were: Mrs. Chas. Davis,
Mrs. E. J. Wellons, Mrs. Wallace
Francis, Mrs. H. C. Woodall, Mrs.
A G. Johnson, Misses Bettie Heath,
Flossie Cole Lassiter, Gladys and
Allie Ann Pierce, Evelyn Wilson, Vir
ginia Puckett, Thelma Peedin, Fan
nie Bett Brown, Edna Wolf, Nell
Wellons and Glenn Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lee Strickland
and Miss Louise Strickland, of Fay
etteville, Misses Novie and Lillie
Johnson and Mr. Hawkins, of Wilson,
spent Sunday here the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Pearce.
Miss Herring Wins
Honors At Chicago
A telegram received Friday by Mrs.
Jane McKimmon, State Home Dem
onstration Agent, announced that the
two North Carolina club girls who
were sent to Chicago- as the most
outstanding club girls in this State,
have extended their conquests into
national fields, Sallie Herring, of
Johnston county, having won second
place in the national style show, and
Maude Rogerson, of Perquimans
county, having won third place in the
bread judging contests, at the Na
tional Club Congress in session in
Chicago.
Both club girls Were winners of the
trip to Chicago on their work in
demonstration at the State Fair in
October. Sallie Herring, in the Na
tional Club Girls Style Show, mod
eled three dresses which she made
herself, competing against represen
tatives from practically every state
in the union.
Two other North Carolina girls are
attending the National Convention,
Edna Tatum and Marie Cashwell,
both of Sampson county, who gave a
clothing demonstration. North Caro
lina was one of eight states invited
to send demonstration teams.—News
and Observer.
Mr. Franks Talks On
‘The Secret of Success’
The following is a Chapel talk
made by Supt. T. H. Franks, of the
local school, December 8th:
What is the secret of success ? Why
is one man successful, while another
with apparently equal ability is a
failure? How can I tell whether I
will be successful? If I do not have
the qualities necessary for success,
can I develop such necessary quali
ties ?
These have been very interesting
questions to me, and many of you
have doubtless begun to ponder them.
In the last few years a great many
books and hundreds of magazine ar
ticles have been written for the pur
pose of answering these and simi
lar questions. Quite a number of
these books and articles I have read,
and I have come to the conclusion
that there is little or no secret or
mystery about success. The princi
ples and practices of the successful
men and women are quite simple, as
you will find from the reading of the
biographies of the successful people
of the w;orld.
Kipling’s IF is the best short study
of the underlying principles of suc
cess that I know of, but there is one
unwise principle in that popular po
em:
“If you can make one heap of all
your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch
and-toss,
And lose, and start again and your
beginnings
And never breathe a word about
your loss—”
This is the principle of the utter
ly reckless gambler, and gambling
almost certainly leads finally to fail
ure. With this exception, IF is worth
your very careful study.
James J. HiJJ, one of the master
ful railroad builders of the past gen
eration, once expressed himself on the
question ot success.
“If you want to know,” said Hill,
“whether you are destined to be a
success or a failure in life, you can
easily find out. The test is simple
and infallible. ARE YOU ABLE TO
SAVE MONEY? If not, drop out.
You will lose; the seed of success is
not in you.”
In the matter of material success,
I am convinced that Hill was right,
but if we consider success in a broad
er and more important sense, there
would be exceptions to Hill’s rule.
/Certainly many ministers, teachers,
writers and some statesmen, have
been exceptions to the rule. But pos
sibly even these exceptions were due
to the fact that these people were
not interested in money.
Back of this question, Are you able
to save money?, lies a much more
fundamental question: Do you have
control of yourself? Without self
control you will never save money.
Without self-control you can not
keep yourself from bad habits. With
out self-control you can not control
and direct your mind and w'ork toward
the accomplishment of any impor
tant object. Without self - control
BENSON KHANS
ARE ON THEIR JOB
Building and Loan Association
Is Organized and There Is
Talk of a Creamery.
SOCIAL NEWS ITEMS
Benson, Dec. 6.—The Kiwanis
Club had an interesting program on
Tuesday evening. Rev. J. E. Blalock
made a talk on the need of a crcam
el y for Benson. Dr. H. H. Utey spoke
on the value of music. Miss Vallie
Hill made a talk which added great
ly to the program.
A Building and Loan Association
was organized Monday evening.Mr.
W. H. Woodall presided over the
meeting. There are fifteen directors.
Mrs. William Woodall was hostiss
to the John Charles McNeill Book
Club on Wednesday afternoon. The
meeting was presided over by Mrs.
M. T. Britt. After the routine busi
ness an interesting program was giv
en by Mesdames Preston Woodall and
M. T. Britt. Following- the program
a Thanksgiving contest was given.
The hostess, assisted by Miss Clara
Woodall, served a salad course with
accessories. Those present besides
the club members were: Miss Clara
Woodall, Mrs. Hugh Flowers, Mrs.
Paul Johnson, Mrs. Howard Weinges.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
R. C. Wells. It will be a Christmas
program.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Boone enter
tained the directors of the Kiwanis
Club at a barbecue dinner. At this
meeting of the directors the follow
ing slogan was adopted: “Benson, the
pla'e to live, serve, and prosper.”
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Pres
byterian church met last week with
Mrs. A. T. Lassiter at the manse.
The Entre-Nous Club will have a
ibazaar at Peacock Drug Store Fri
day afternoon, December 12, from
three to five o’clock.
Mesdames John Turlington and
Paul Johnson entertained at a rook
party Thursday evening at the home
-if Mrs. Johnson. Progressive rook
was played at three tables. Mrs. P.
H. Starling won the prize for making
the highest score. The hostesses
served chicken salad with accesso
ries. Those present were : Mesdames
A. S. Oliver, W. M. Smith, William
Woodall, A. T. Lassiter, W. T. Mar
tin, Hugh Flowers, M. A. Peacock,
C. C. Wheeer, C. C. Canaday, P. H.
Starling, C. T. Johnson, and J. M.
Turlington.
Mrs. J. E. Blalock entertained the
choir of the Methodist church on
Thursday evening at the parson
age. After a brief business ses
sion, Rev. J. E. Blalock made a talk
on “How to Have a Wide-Awake
Choir.” Mrs. A. S. Oliver was elect
ed to direct the choir and Mrs. W. R.
Strickland pianist. A very interest
ing contest in music was given, Miss
Vallie Hill being the winner. Mrs.
Blalock, assisted by Mrs. Ezra Par
ker, served a delightful salad course.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Faircloth spent
Thanksgiving at Jonesboro.
Dr. W. T. Martin attended the dis
trict meeting of the Dental Society
in Raleigh last week.
Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Lassiter spent
Thanksgiving in Smithfield with Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. Strickland.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bethune, of
Bunn’s Level, spent Sunday with Dr.
and Mrs. W. T. Martin.
you can not become a leader in any
walk of life, whether it be in manu
facturing, transportation, merchan
dising, banking, teaching, preaching,
politics, or war, for to become leader
you must be able to influence and
control people, and this general rule
is fundamentally true that before you
other people you must first be suc
can ever be successful in controlling
cessful in controlling yourself.
Therefore, I put this question first:
ARE YOU ABLE TO SAVE MO
NEY ?
There are some other simple ques
tions which I will ask you on another
morning.
WOMAN’S CLUB TO MEET
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Woman’s Club wrill be held
tomorrow afternoon at three o’clock
in the club room..
Senate Will Resume The De
bate on The Muscle
Shoals Question
ONE WEEK HOLIDAY
Washington, Dec. 7.— Although
much of its time was taken up with
.the usual opening formalities, Con
gress was able to accomplish a fair
amount of work in the initial week
' of its short session.
Gaps in its organization were
filled; the deficiency appropriation
bill which came over from the last
■ season was passed and the House got
in position to pass and send to the
Senate early this week the first of
more than a dozen annual supply
appropriation bill.
As soon as this measure is out of
the way the House will turn to con
i sideration of the agriculture appro
' priation bill under a plan of Repub
: lican leaders to have three of the sup
| ply measures in the hands of the Se
! nate before the Christmas recess,
j The third to be taken up will be the
: Treasury-Post Oficce Department
measure. The Senate will resume de
bate tomorrow on the Muscles Shoals
j question, with the leaders hopeful that
| the end of this long controversy is
; in sight through administration ap
proval, with amendments of the Un
derwood bill for lease, sale or gov
; ernment operation of the project.
After getting three of the appro
priation bills out of the way, the
House will be set for a week’s holi
day at Christmas. It adopted yes
terday and sent to the Senate a res
olution calling for adjournment Sat
urday, December 20, to Monday, De
cember 29. In addition there would
be a one-day’s lay-off at New Year’s.
Magazine to be
Published in N. C.
Headquarters for one of the most
i distinguished literary magazines pub
' lished in the South will be changed at
an early date from Richmond, Va., to
Hickory, N. C. The magazine is
j styed “The Reviewer” and ownership
of the publication has been transfer
i red to Mr. Paul Green, a member of
the philosophy faculty at the State
University, and Mr. R. S. Pickens,
| owner of the Times-Mercury Publish
ing Company, of Hickory. Mr. Green
; will be the editor. The new board of
directors of the magazine include be
sides Mr. Green and Mr. Pickens: W.
Gerald Johnson, professor of Journa
lism at the State University; C. A.
Hibbard, professor of English at the
State University; Nell Battle Lewis,
Hunter Stagg and Mrs. Edward Swift
Balch, formerly Emily Clark, the last
two of Richmond and former editors
of the magazine.
New Consolidated
School Is Burned
Fire supposed to be of incendiary
origin burned a new consolidated
school building six miles south of
Maxton Sunday morning about four
o’clock. The original cost was around
$28,000 with only about $15,000 in
surance. The consolidated school
district recently charged, according
to reports, had been the scene of quite
a bit of dissention. There is a su.it
now pending against the contractors
for $400 damages and one against
the local school board for $1,600, all
for damages arising from faulty con
struction, for non-compliance with the
law and neglect of duty. There was
no fire in the building Friday or Sat
urday and it is generally thought
that the origin was incendiary.
New Insurance Firm
Opens For Busines
In a recent issue of The Herald we
made announcement that Mr. W. T.
Adams had opened an office for gen
eral insurance over W. M. Sanders &
Son’s store. Since then we have
learned that Mr. J. A. Keen will be
associated with Mr. Adams and the
firm will be known as Adams &
Keen. See their announcement else
where in the paper.
Photo Through Air
Above is a photograph of President
Coolidge sent by radio from London
to New York, time 17Mj minutes.
Fire Department Is
Called Out Twice
The fire department was called
out Friday evening just at night and
also again Saturday afternoon, but
the blaae on each occasion did no
damage. On F rkTay evening the
grass in the Fair grounds had been
set afire and was moving rapidly to
ward the cotton storage warehouse.
The wind was high and about two
hundred bales of cotton on the ware
which to build a fire house and other
awhile. The fire company reached
the scene shortly after the alarm was
turned in but it was not necessary to
use the hose. A shower of rain
helped to put out the flames.
Saturday afternoon trash was be
ing burned in the back lot of Mrs.
F. H. Parrish when the fire spread
to the grass and got beyond the con
trol <jf the boys who were burning
the trash. A barn belonging to Mr.
J. II. Woodall was in danger and the
alarm wap souunded. The fire was
quickly eYtinguished.
Gene Stratton Porter
Dies In Los Angeles
Gene Strwtton Porter, novelist and
short story writer, died Saturday
night from injuries sustained in an
automobile accident in Los Angeles.
Her automobie was struck by a
street-car. Mrs. Porter, who was
born on a farm in Indiana, has made
her home in California for the past
five years. She was a noted author
and illustrator, having written more
than fifteen books. Her two most
noted works, perhaps, are “Freckles”
an d“The Girl of the Limberlost.”
600 Pounds Cotton
Stolen at Princeton
Princeton, Dec . 8.—Friday night
some one went to the farm of Mr. J.
C. Bunn, who lives east of Princeton,
and about six hundred pounds of
seed cotton was stolen from Mr.
Bunn’s cotton house. The car used
had some identifying marks in the
tire tread, and in the race to get
away with 600 pounds of stolen cot
ton a few locks of cotton were drop
ped along the road and the car was
traced for about 10 miles to the house
of Fred McKeel, who lives four miles
west of Princeton, on the road be
tween Princeton and Pine Level. A
earch warrant was secured and the
cotton was found in McKeel’s barn.
Also one or two of the sacks were
in the barn, some locks of the cotton
m the car, and a few handfuls were
dropped on the ground at the barn.
McKeel was arrested and tried be
fore C. H. Holt, Jr., and was bound
i over to the higher court. He was
! sentenced to jail in defauult of $500
i bond.
Place of Bazaar Changed
The place for holding the Bazaar of
the Methodist Missionary Society has
been changed from Johnston & Ste
phenson’s drug store to the Woman’s
Club room. It opens today and con
tinues through tomorrow.
CRIMINAL TERM OF
Judge Barnhill Charges Grand
Jury; Two Murder Cases
on The Docket.
COURT UNTIL CHRISTMAS
The December term of .the John
ston County Superior Court convened
here Monday morning. Due to some
unavoidable delay on the part of
Judge M. V. Barnhill, of Rocky
Mount, who is presiding, court did
not open until eleven o'clock. Im
mediately upon the arrival of the
judge the business of the court was
gone into. This is a criminal term
and the solicitor’s docket contained
about one hundred five ca. es, several
of which were settled by agreement
j or submission.
Judge Barnhill’s charge to the
j grand jury was brief and to the
point, he confining himself to such
phases of the charge as the statutes
prescribed. He defined the law's
which are most commonly violated in
the county and instructed the grand
jury in handling them. He also
i ordered that they inspect the county
home, the jail and the county prison
camp to see if the inmates and pros
oners of these institions are re
| ceiving that humane treatment which
a county is required to provide for
the unfortunate and the imprisoned
people. He asked for an investigation
of the county offices for the purpose
| of seeing that they were kept in
good condition, but charged that in
i making their investigation that they
| hear ;n mind that the officers have
i recently been installed and the offi
j cers may not measure up to as high a
[ standerd of correctness as might have
been under other circumstances.
Judge Barnhill charged the grand
jury to make a special effort to en
force the laws relating to the use of
automobiles, making a special charge
as to the stop law at railroad sta
tion. He stated that during 1923,
22,000 people were killed at rail
road crossings, and that this could
be largly diminished this year by
strict observance of the stop law.
The docket is considered a full one.
It is generally considered that court
Will be in session the rest of the time
from now until Christmas. The dock
et contains two capital cases: state vs
Allen Pennell, and state vs Margolis
Watson, trial day for these cases be
ing December .9 and December 15 re
-peetively. The following were em
panelled as grand jurors: Foreman,
J. W. Barnes, of Archer Lodge; the
regular grand jurors are W. J„
Daughtry, C. R. Braswell, Harley
Peterson, James II. Watson, James F.
Wellons, Stephen Westbrook, E. W.
O’Neal. J. T. Ballance, Thomas O
Barbour, J. A. Todd, R. L. Edgerton,
Albert Whitley, D. M. Holt, J. C. j
Cooper, C. T. Hill, William Keen, and
Rufus Johnson.
The newly installed officers under
the Republican administration is
charge of this term of court are: J.
Ira Lee, Clerk; Forest Pittman, court '
crier; and J. Prim Parker, sheriff.
They handled the opening of court
with the ease of veterans at the bus
iness and the indications are that no ;
time will be lost until the last case
is called and disposed of. Mr. J. T.
Barham was appointed as officer to
the grand jury. j
New Jewelry Store
For Smithfielil
Mr. I. L. Creceh. of Kenly, has
opened up a jewelry store and repair
[tshop for watches and clocks in the*
place formerly occupied by The Her
; aid on Second St. Mr. Creech has had
twelve years experience in the busi
ness.
Hot Weather For December
The hot wave which we have ju ;t
been experiencing is said to be the
hottest for December since 1919, and
comes within one - half degree of
reaching the highest December tens
perature in the history of the Raliegh
! weather bureau.
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