North Carolina Newspapers

NUMBER 6 THE WEDDING OF POPMCOUPLE Miss Margaret Pou, Daughter of Congressman Pou Weds C. E. Moran In Washington -0 BRILLIANT AFFAIR Washington, D. C Jan. 17.—There took place here tonight the wedding of one of North Carolina’s popular young women and a prominent young business man of Washington, the bril liant event being a notable one in Washington social circles, numbers of visitors being here from a distance, North Carolina being largely repre sented. Th^was the wedding of Miss Margaret Atlee Pou, daughter of Congressman and Mrs. Edward Wil liam Pou, who at eight o’clock this evening became the bride of Mr. Carleton Edward Moran, member of a well known Washington family, the church wedding being followed by a reception at the Congressional Club, where there was gathered a great rumber of leading representatives of the social and business and political life of Washington. The wedding took place in St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, the vows being given by the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Wash ington, assisted by Rev. Herbert S. Smith, rector of the Church. The ed ifice was effectively adorned with ferns and flowers , assembled being relatives and friends of the young couple, within the ribbons being gath ered notable figures in Washington life, members of the Supreme Court, Senators and Representatives accom panied by their wives, and others prominent in social and civic life. The entire North Carolina delegation in Congress was present. Precending the ceremony there was organ music with violin obligato for half an hour, then coming the music of the wiling processional, the bride entering with her father, Congress man Pou. She was attired in ivory white chiffon, made on classical lines long close fitting bodice, long tight Elizabethan sleeves, oval neck out lined in pearls, skirt panel front and back, sides circular, hemline scalloped and pichoted, front panel in pearl mo tifs, rose design, white chiffon hose, satin pumps. She \V«re an imported lace veil coronet effect, caught on each side with orange blossoms, her shower bouquet of white lilies. The matron of honor was Mrs. Thomas Anthony Wadden, sister of the bride, who was gowned in pa^e gold chiffon beaded in silver and blue, straight line dres. She carried an arm bouquet of butterfly roses tied with ribbon to match. Her bandeau was of gold leaves. The maid of honor was Miss Marjorie Hoyt, who was costumed in shell pink chiffon beaded in crystal and pearls, straight-line dress, silver hose and slippers; her bandeau was of crystals and her arm bouquet of butterfly roses. The bridesmaids were pisses Jes sie Myers, of Greensboro,C., Doro ihy Mendenhall, of Lexington, N. C.; Millicent Bailey, of Washington; Es ther Prager, of Washington; Mrs. William Kenealy, of Washington, sis ter of the groom; Mrs. Gilman Wall ing, of Washington. They were at tired in pastel shaded chiffon in col ors of orchid, green and gold, with circular skirts, satin ribbon sashes each tied in flat bows coming to the hem line of the skirts, silver hose and slippers, bandeaux of silver leaves, arm boutjuets of pink sweet peas tied with* pink and silver ribbon. The flower girl was Caroline Wadden ni*ece of the bbride, who was dressed in pink chiffon trimmed in bands of taffeta appli^ued in French tlowers, and carrying a basket of pink sweet peas. The best man was Mr. Vincent A. Hughes, the ushers Messrs. Thomas A. Wadden, Gilman Walling, William Kenealy,* William E. Hayes, Robert T. Scott, Ralph Keeley, H. L. McLeod, all of Washington, and Lieut. Benja men Wells, of Annapolis. At the reception immediately fol-, lowing at the Congressional Club, the receiving line was composed of the parents of the bride, the motSiea of the groom, the bride and grooih, the (Continued on®page 5i • • JOHNSTON COUNTY HAS TWO CLUB WINNERS Johnston County has two win ners in the cotton club contest put on through the Farm Extension .Service in North Carolina last year, and the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce which provided the premiums, are now inviting these boys to a luncheon to be given in Goldsboro Thursday at noon, at which time the premiums will be awarded. On this same occasion a silver loving cup will be given to the county agent who has made the highest record in the cotton club contest. Johnston’s county agent, Mr. N. B. Stevens, stands a chance of winning this honor, other counties competing being Wik*n, Wake, Lee. Harnett, and others composing 'fltfis district. Robert Johnson, the son of Mr. T ,E. Johnson of Elevation town ship, won first place in the contest and a check for a hundred dol lars is his reward. Hugh Johnson, who is the son of C. Ham Johnson also of Elevation, won second place, the award being fifty dol lars. Old Fort Macon Is Purchased By Stale Beaufort, Jan. 15.—Old Fort Macon is now the property of the state of North Carolina. A deed setting forth that fact has been recorded by Reg ister of Deeds, J. W. Hamilton, in the courthouse (3iere. The property, bought from the United States, com prises the fort and about 3f^$^acres of ground. The federal government reserved about 20 acres for the coast guard station. Fort Macon is in a very good state of preservation and is the only fort in North Carolina that is so. The old gray walls seem as solid today as the day they were built. If the weeds and^ijushes were cut down an4' some repairs made, the fort would be very attractive to visitors. Even as it is, many people visit it every People here are pleased, that the state owns the fort, and hoping that it will take necessary steps fo keep it as an object of interest for the people of the present days as well as for posterity. Laymen Planning For Meeting State Body Greensboro, Jan. ,17.—A meeting of the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina will be held here Februray 19 and 20 for the purpose of organiz ing a laymen’s organization in the state within the Presbyterian church. Delegates from every Presbyterian churph in the state are expected to attend this meeting, it is stated. Those sponsoring the movement say that the February meeting will be the first of its kind to be attempted by Presbyterians in the state. Guests Enjoy Squirrel Dinner Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. J. A. . Elions entertained at dinner the following guests: Reverend and Mrs. A. J. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hood, and Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Wellons. Some of Mr. Wellons’ farmer friends who like to hunt had brought him sev eral squirrels and this delicacy formed a part of the delicious menu. KIWANIS PROGRAM TO BE BROADCASTED This is Kiwanis International Week. Kiwanians all over the coun try are celebrating the tenth an niversary of this organization. To tight at 8:30 o’clock from Detroit, Mich., at station WWJ a Kiwanis program will be broadcasted for an hour and a half. Prominent offi cials of the organization will speak and musical numbers will be fur nished,by the Saginaw Club quar tet. and the Book-Cadillac orches tra. • The local Kiwanis Club will meet Thursday evening of this week. A special anniversary program has been arranged for this meeting. - " VIM QUESTION THEME OFSERMON - “The Christian’s Relation to Money” Discussed by Meth odist Pastor Sunday A. M. COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED “The Christian’s relation to mon ey”, was the theme of Rev. A. J. Par ker’s discourse at the Methodist church Sunday morning , and a good congregation in spite of the incle ment day heard his message. Mr. Parker based his remarks upon the text: “For the love of money is the root of a'l'Sml” (1 Tim. 6:10). “Not many,” said Mr. Pargr, “like to hear sermons on money.” Such ob jectors arc prone/jbp prefer the old time gospel, but according to Mr. Par ker the “old-time gospel” includes talk about monay. In fact, Christ tal^d more abot?C this topic thait on any other one subject. Sixteen 'out of the thirty-eight parables have to do with money. And since his text plainly states that money is the root of all evil, it behooves the preach er to help his folks settle this money question rightly. Mr. Parker then proceeded to show that stealing is usually done for the love of m<jney or the value of money. A large, per cent of the murders committed. are due to money. Fights and brawls pay be traced to money. Law suits, .-set tling estates, etc., are largely over money matters. Why rail at these crimes then, and leave the question of money alone, or why preach about the beauties of heaven when the folks are not headed that way? This was the argument that Mr. Park r gave for preaching this sermon concern ing money. , “It is just as Christian for men to make money honestly as it is to j^reacp-the gospel, and the Lord did not eiteourage idleness or call idlers to do his work,” said Mr. Parker. The Lord has thrown conditions around us conducive to work and the mak ing of money. He has given us the earth with its crops; he has placed coal and minerals in the earth; he has made it possibl^or man to har ness the wind and wave, electricity, gas and steam. God expects us to j work and to gather up the w'aste by ( [making use of by-products. But the crux of the money question is man’s attitude toward it. Man’s attitude toward money, in a large way, deter- ; mines man’s status before God. The minister then j^icated * num ber of reasons why pedple want mon ey. Some want to lay up big estates for their children. Some want to sat isfy ambition. Some want to satisfy lusts and the love of pleasure, but some regard money as a stewardship. Man’s place in the world is to serve as a steward for the Lord. Some one has said, “The key to heaven is in a man’s pocket.” The use John Huyler and Colgate have made of their money was cited as instances when men re garded their fortunes as a steward ship. It is notwhat cgp has but what one does with what he has that counts. A comparison of the motives that prompted the settling of the two : phere served as a fitting climax to the sermon. Settlers soughfc.^jSouth Amerk&t for gold. That country is still undeveloped. Setters sought North America for God. Unprecedent ed prosperity and progress have been the result. During the service the following committees were announced from the pulpit: Welcoming committee: J. H. Abell, T. R. Hood. N. B. Grantham, C. V. Johnson, R. C. Gillett, E. J. Wellons, C. A. Creech, and L. G. Stevens. « Sick and Strangers: W. I). Hood,* Mrs. Alice Cole, C. W. Lindsay, Dr. j Hooks, H. V. Rose, Mrs. L. G. Patter- j son, and Mrs. J. J. Broadhurst. Ushers: W. H. Lyon, R. W. Sanders, M. B. Strickland* L. C. Powell, E. L. Woodall, C. S. Pugh, A. M. Noble, G .E. Thornton. . Publicity: A. M. Noble, Mrs. T. J.oLassifer, and Miss Bettie Lee*San-# ders. • It takes nearly four times many ( muscles to frown as to smile. Think of the waste of energy^when we do overmuch grouching! TRAINING SCHOOL FORSjLfRKERS Leaders Plan Standard School To Be Held at The M. E. Church Here In March FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY Representatives from® 1 the Meth odist Sunday schools in Johnston County met at th^)Methodist church here Thursday afternoon, to formu late plans for holding a standard training school. The noting was prcsidedShrer by j Rev. M. r. Plyler, presiding elder of the district, and Miss Georgia K^pe, conference elementary superintendent, represented the Sunday school board. All the pastors o(*).he charge in this county and most of the Sunday school j superintendents were prejgMp. The following committees were'lppoint ed: Board of managers: Rev. A. J. Par ker, chairman; Dr. W. B. North. I)r. 0. P. Fitzgerald, Rev. J. E. Blalock, Rev. G. B. Perry, Rev. M. Y. Self, ; Rev. W. J. Watson, Rev. John S. 1 Irvine and the superintendents of all the Sunday schools. Finance committee: W. T. Wood ard, of Selma, chairman; L. Z. Wood ard, of Kenly; Dr. B. L. Aycoek, of Princeton; Mrs. H. G. Pope, Clayton; W. M. Smith, Benson; J. A. Keen, Four Oaks. Mr. Robert Sanders, of this city, was elected treasurer. Publicity and enrollment: I. W. Medlin, Smithfield, chairman; J. A. Keen, Four Oaks; Mrs. M. Champion, Clayton; W. A. Flowers, Kenly; Rev. G. B. Perry, Princeton; Mrs. W. T. Martin, Benson; S R. Lee, Selma. Books: W. D. Hood, Smithfield. Entertainment: J. H. Abell, Mrs. Alice Cole and Mrs. J. D. Spiers. The first session of ft*; training school is to be held Sunday afternoon, March 15, at three o’clcok in the church here. This school will be the first to be held in this county. It is hoped that the Sunday school work ers will take advantage of this won derful opportunity to prepare them selves for the work. - Loses Baras And Oats By Blaze Mr. George Rufus Johnson, of Meadow township, sustained a serious loss of property on Friday, January 16, when two barns and about 15, 000 pounds of cut oats and hay were completely destroyed by fire. The fire was discovered about one o'clock p. m., presumably soon after its ori gin and wjas from the first beyond control . Mr. Johnson was able to save his live stock. The damage is estimated to be between $1,500 and $2,000. There was no insurance. ^ Methodist Philathea " Class Holds Meeting The Philathea Class of the Metho dist Sunday school held a business meeting Friday night frith the presi dent, Miss Vara Sanders, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Leonard Sasser. It being time for the election of of ficers the following were chosen: i president!?) $fiss Nell Wellons; vice president, Miss Lucile Cotter; Secre tary-treasurer, Mrs. M. B. Strickland. After the business session a social hour was enjoyed. An original con test in which the names of those pres ent figured, was a feature. A piano monologue by Miss Mary E. Wells and a reading by Miss Fannie Bett Brown were particularly enjoyed. The hostess served a delicious chicken salad course with hot rolls and cof- ' fee. ® _ Typewriter Sets Type Typesetting machine that is opera ted directly from the keyboard of any standard typewriter has been design ed especially for ,use in getting out printed form letters and, in the pro duction of »books. Thus a stenog rapher, if! writing a letter, sets the type simultaneously, and her,typ?-, written page server# as a proof of the type in the form, says I£opul#r Sci ence Monthly. New Attorney-General CHARLES BEECHER WARREN of Michigan, former U. S. Ambassa dor to Japan, ha- b; cn ai'ia - general by Pit. mi r@ • ,,|<v. t> succeed Harlan F. Stone, who now become a Justice of the \ ’<g\ K Su preme Court B sod Man Fv-'Jct ’ A iome In Spare Time If those fellows who do not be lieve in working- only between stated times, for instance, from 8 to G. will go down Main street and look at Mr. Jesse F'arker’s house they will see what utilizing every spare moment for a year will amount to. ^~i Mr. Parker has his house nearly^ completed. All he lacks is a little more time and he will have it finished. He says he has not worked a whole day on this house since he cut the first^aiece of lumber for it. He has worhVti a little at the time mostly in the afternoons and nights after he has finished his day’s work, Satur day afternoons and spare hours when his job was not calling-—and hi« house is nearly done. (•_) During this time he says he has not lost a singly day due to causes made by himself^Jn his work for the other man an dno man can say that Jesse Parker does not do an honest day’s work. He went at the task of provid ing himself and his family a0ome with a will that never has and never will be beaten. He believes just like we do that any man can do any thing he wants to do. The young man can get a real ob- ' ject lesson in Mr. Parker’s accom plishment especially when he remem bers that most folks who get ahead of the other fellow, do it while the other fellow is loitering or asleep. Anybody can sleep and anybody can rest but not everybody will utilize every spare minute and put it into something useful as Mr. Parker has done.”—Benson Review. PROGRAM of the — (S)LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL W NORTH CAROLINA WOMEN Measures for Which Bills Will Be Introduced by the Council 1. A State-wide Australian Bal lot Law. 2. A Law limiting the working day of children under 16 to 8 hours in inqjlstrial and mer cantile pursuits, 3. Establishment*^ a farm colony for women offenders older than those rece^vfd at Sam arcand. *4. A law requiring that marriage bans be published two weeks before marriage. 5. An appropriation of $15,000.00 for the Reformatory for Col ored Girls. Measures Endorsed 1. The Program o($ithe State Board of jfhqj-ities and Public Wel fai# . The Program of t%e Commit tee of 100 on Prison Reform. 3, More effective enforcement of the Prohibition Law.^- V:' Educational Program a.—Increase of the Equaliza tion Fund. ^ —Compulsory^school term of 8 months fixed by Cons^i . • tutional Amendment. * _ • c.—Attainment as well as age • msyle the basis for •compul • sory education. LEGISLATURE NOW REAM WORK Gov. McLean Takes Hold of Af fairs Immediately After His Inauguration PUBLIC BILLS INTRODUCED *) - Raleigh, Jan. 19.—The first offi cial act of of Governor McLean was the re-appointment of adjutanigBen eral Metz, and his assistant, Major Gordon Smith. His excellency ap peared at the Capitol early on the morning following his induction into office, and has since that time been the busiest man in Raleigh. The General Assembly is soon to be ap prised of the Governor’s conception of present needs of the State, in con crete form, and then commonwealth building will begin in earnest in ac cordance with the plans of a really grea^usiness executive. So far the Legislature has been “marking time”. It has ^aeted no legislation of a general character, but is “organized and ready, for business.” The following public bills have been presented during the week: Joint resolution prohibiting the teaching of Darwinism in the public schools; to punish giving of worth less checks; increase compensation of members of the General Assembly by amendment to the Constitution; re peal the act requiring registration of motor vehicles; to prozft^e for a monument to the life and services of the late Chief Justice Walter Clark; amend law relating to the trial of is sues of fact; to properly present the natural resources of the State to the “outside world”; to enable cities and towns to license and regulate ped dling; to repeal the statute with reference to medical examinations by life insurance companies; relative to excluding evidence of transactions of an interested party with deceased of ficer or agent of a corporation; amend chapter relative to taxing dogs; to prohit the sale of firecrackers and toy pistols; to prohibit the issue of insurance without the consent of the ,insured and to regulate the issue of infantile insurance; for closer su pervision of electrical wiring; to pro vide for better fire protection and supervision of state and privately owned hospitals, asylums and sana toriums; to define and regulate group life insurance; to re-arrange the ju dicial )®fctricts of the State; to pro vide for the use of both front and rear license plates on motor vehicles; to provide laws governing the sale of stocks, bonds, and othf^B securities in the State; an act relating to emer gency judges; to re-enact the act re lating to justices and other,'Officers summoning witnesses in cases per taining to gambling and public drun kenness; to require operators of mo tor vehicles to take out liability in surance; to reduce the salaries of so licitors; to appoint committee in re spect to the Stone Mountain Confed erate Memorial, etc. (•) Many of the important committees are getting into action and a contin ual grind is “in the making.” The members have been urged by the pre siding officer of each branch of the Assembly to present all local meas ures early in the session, so the ma chinery may operate smoothly later on. ® The date of Governor McLean’s first message to the General Assem bly is set for Wednesday of the pres ent week. Thijgjwill be the signal for a forward movement in legislative circles and the termination of a “lull” in the proceedings which could not well be avoided. It is never an easy matter to get things going until after the inaugural ceremonies. Mr. McLean appears to know the direction in which he is headed and the GeJieral Assembly has a mind to go along with him. With the legislative and execu- /j-. tive departments in complete harmo ny there can be little question of re sults that will spell big things for the State in a general way. On Thursday the members of the General Assembly heard Gutzon Borglum, world-famous sculptor, and the directing hand in the Stone Mountain'Confederate Memorial, in a • (Continued on page 5) • i