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