60V. M’LEAN SPEAKS
TO JQINTSESSION |
Gives Comprehensive Survey of
State’s Business; Thirty
five Million Road Bond
Bill Introduced
PARDON COMMISSIONER
(•) Raleigh, January 26.— The out
standing feature of the week In leg
islate circles was the message of ;
Governor McLean to a joint session of
the Assembly on Wednesday in the
Hall of the House. The address was a
comprehensive survey of the State’s
business, accompanied with important
and valuable recommendations look
ing to the application of needed rem
edies to meet the urgent needs of the
hour. The Governor would not retard
the progress of the commonwealth in
any sense, but he wants to proceed on
a “safe and sane” basis. Enla*|jfc
ment of public institutions, to an ex
tent that will enable them to keep
pace with the State’s steady and solid
development, meets the Governor’s
approval, yet he would have all gar
ments “cut to fit the cloth”.
The Governor’s suggestions were
receif*d with the closest attention by
the solons and a crowd which packed
the lobbies and galleries of the Hall.
The need for an economical adminis
tration was one of the points in the
message which received the “glad
hand.” The speaker wanted the fi
nancial condition of the State dis
closed in its entirety and will be sat
isfied with nothing less. The Governor
covered a number of subjects in his
address, viz: Training in Agriculture,
Health, Economy in Administration,
the Budget System, Reform in Ju- !
dicial Procedure, Freight Rates, De
velopment of Water Transportation,
Highways, Treatment of the Afflict
ed, The Pardoning Power, Blue Sky
Law, Conservation and Development,
Our Natural Resources, Industrial
Development, Development of Coastal
Plains, Treatment of Labor, Work
meiv’*A Compensation, Treatment of
Prisoners, The State’s Prison, Com
mercial Traffic on the Highways,
* Fish and Oysters, etc.
The question of deficit, or tio de
ficit, has passed the debatable stage.
It is here, and the size is yet to be
determined. The most authentic infor
mation available fixes the amount as
of June :}•, 1924, at $6,000,000. The
Budget Commission estimates that a
couple of millions more may as well
be added to the shortage reported by
the Auditor. Governor McLean in
sistjf Jjiat “all the cards be laid on the
table?’ so that the General Assembly
and the public may know “the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but'ihe
truth.” It is the Governor’s purpose
to get the State’s expenditures back
in li«c with its deficient revenues, and
members of the General Assembly ap
pear to jje in accord with the views
o£ the utive. j
The proposed 35-million bond bill
for the further extension of the States
highway system was trotted out for
the inspection of both houses on
Thursday. It was introduced in the 1
house by Representative Bowie, of
Ashe; in the Senate by Senator
Heath, of Union. It will not take the
course of the Port Terminals meas
ure which the voters of the State re
jected in November. The Legislature
is either to accept or reject it. If it
passes, the gasoline tax will be in
creased to four cents a gallon, and
short term notes issued to take care
of expenditures for road purposes un
til the bonds are issued and sold. It
will likely pass muster, for good
roads are the subject of genteel and
polite conversation with 'most every- j
body in the State these days. So long
as those jwho use the public highways
(•;- most are^willing to pay for the priv
jkge will the State risk its credit in
iRHher extending the system.
The request of Governor McLean
for a Pardon Commissioner is to be
seriously considered. Representative
Nimble, of Forsyth, has offered a
bi!®which would aphorize the ap
pointment of an official to assist the
i*. Governor^in connection with appli
cations^^ pardons and commutations.
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Rides Cowcatcher
"..■Hfjg--”
Mrs Mary Clark of Indianapolis
was hurled from an automobile
when struck by a train landing on
the cowcatcher where she clung,
not seriously injured, for 12 miles
She suffered from exposure, as the
weather was near zero Hei
mother was killed, but a baby
nephew also miraculously escaped
death.
JOHNSTON GO. CLUB
BOYS IN CONTEST
Robert Johnson and Hugh John
son Among Winners Enter
tained at Goldsboro
Luncheon
COTTON YIELD RECORDS
The following boys were presented
with checks, representing awards for
efficiency in growing cotton, as mem
bers of the Boys Cotton Club of the
Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com
merce, Inc., Headquarters Kinston, N.
C., at a meeting in Goldsboro Janu
ary 22nd. The boys who have won,
and their County Agents were the
guests of the Eastern Chamber at a
luncheon. The winners were: first
zone—only one boy carried through
his plot, Hildred Waters, Jones Coun
ty; second zone: Edward Davis,
Wayne Co., first prize; Aaron Peele,
Wayne, second prize,; Dal Williams,
Lenoir, third prize; third zone—Rob
ert Johnson, Johnston County, first
prize; llti^h Johnson, Johnston, see*
ond priiJe'; Roy Hunter, Lee County,
third,prize; fourth zone—Brooks Lit
aker, Rowan, first prize; Vdlliam
Heavner, Catawbe, second prize;
Claude Sigmon, Catawba, third prize.
The County Agent winning the silver
loving cup for best work,'E. 0. Mc
Mahon, Lee County.
J he records show the average cost
per acre of production and harvest
ing 38.03, with the average yield
$118.41, or a net profit of $80.38. The
lowest cost for a single acre was $16.
85. the highest cost for any one acre
was $65.45. The cost per acre for
production was less where the boy
grew two acres instead of one. The
highest value for any one boy was
Jphnston County, $199.88 on three
fouBths of an acre. The following
grading system was used in judging
the reports: Completeness of both di
rect and indirect method used for boll
weevil, 25 percent; records, 35 per
cent; written records of project, 15
percent: yield of seed cotton, 25 per
cent. The largest yield made by any
boy was Claude Sigmon, Catawba
County, 2653 pounds of seed cotton on
one acre. However, yield counted only
25 percent, and Mr. Sigmon missed
first place on other points that count
ed. The second largest yield was
2269 ponnds seed cotton on one acre,
by Edward Davis, Wayne County.
Edward won first place. The third
largest yield of seed cotton was
Johnston County, by Hugh Johnston,
2091 pounds, which noted 936 pounds
lint cotton, the largest yield of lint
cotton on one acre. Robert Johnson
of Johnston County, made 1800 pounds
on three-fourths of an acre. Same
ratio would have made 2400 pounds
for the full acre. In commenting on
the reports, Assistant State Agent
Kirby said: “It was a big success and
and I hope you will do it again.”
Circle No. Four To Meet
Circle Number Four of the M. E.
(Missionary Society will meet T^ul's
day afternoon at three o’clock with
Mrs. N. B. Grantham.
RALEIGH KHAN
GUEST LOCAL 6LU6
Gilbert T. Stephenson Addresses
Club on “Building An Es
tate”; Special Music Fea
tures Program
NEW INTEREST IN CLUB
(By Geo. Y. Ragsdale)
Holding their regular semi-month
ly meeting in the Woman’s Club Room
last Thursday evening at six-thirty
o’clock, the local Kiwanis Club cele
brated the tenth anniversary of Ki
wanis International. The program
was featured with music by Mrs. W.
J. B. Orr, and Miss Irene Myatt, and
an address by Gilbert T. Stephenson,
Raleigh Kiwanian, and vice-president
and Trust Officer of the Raleigh
branch of tljj^ Wachovia Bank and
Trust Co.
Kiwanian Charles A. Creech, Trus
tee, made a short talk on the Harding
Goodwill Memorial, to be placed at
Vancouver, B. C., the funds for which
are being raised by. Kiwanis Interna
tional. Mr. Qreech referred to the
former President as a Kiwanian of
thohhghest calibre, one who worked
tow .id establishing good will and
friendliness with every interest for
America and Americans. Each Club
throughout the United States and
Canada is asked to contribute to the
fund.
Mr. Stephenson, the principal
speaker of the evening, was then in
troduced by President E. J. Wellons,
as one of the best speakers in Ra
leigh and one of the best Kiwanians
in the State. Mx. Stephenson’s snb
! ject was “Building an Estate.” He
best be administered. Life insurance
his subject, even though it was the
tenth anniversary of Kiwanis, and
that his subject was not in any way
related to the occasion. Then plung
ing into his subject, be
related the duties of men to save and
build up estates for their families
for their protection, hpjy they might
best guaranteed and how they may
came in for the most outstanding di
vision of his address, this, he said,
being gone of the very best and cer
tainly the surest means of building
up a large estate. Funded insurance
estates came in for a good bit of dis
cussion. Tlwn finally he went into
the mattei'—'of best administrative
means, providing the best means of
protection for the family.
Both Mrs. Orr and Miss Myatt sang.
Mrs. Orr first gave two solos, accom
panied by Miss Myatt, and then the
latter sang twice, accompanied by
Mr^jjprr. Kiwanians refused to say
which they liked the best, both being
so thoroughly enjoyed.
Every available seat at the large
there being about forty members of
horse-shoe shaped table w7as taken,
the local club present. Interest has
been at a high pitch for the last
month, and every member is fighting
to keep it up. The next meeting will
be held February 5.
Service at Primitive Church
There will be services at the Prim
ing’ itive church here Thursday morn
in gat eleven o’clock. Elder Ben Mar
tin from the western part of the state
will preach. He will also preach in
Benson on Friday night at 7:30 o’
clock. ,
Tobacco Market Closes
The tobacco market here "ill close
next Friday for this season. There
have been finod sales since the Christ
mas he’id.'tti and tobacco has brought
good prices. (*)
Enlarge- Implement Department
The firm W. M. Sanders and Son
has moved its stock of farm imple
ments into the store recently vacated
by Morris Hurwitz. A bigger line than
ever will be carried and Mr. W. H.
Sanders, Jr., will be in charge of this
department.
Circle No. Thre<“ To Meet
Circle Number Three of the M, E.
Missionary Society ^-ill meet with
Mrs. iiV. C. Coates Thursday after
noon at three o’clock.
NEWS OF INTEREST
Social Clubs Hold Interesting
Meetings; Tfiiss Fulghum
Speaks To Parents and
Teachers
OTHER N E% S
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ITEMS
Benson, Jan. 26.—Mrs. J. B. Fair
cloth was hostess to the John Charles
McNeill Book jfi^ub on Fridf^ after
noon. In the absence of the president,
; Mrs. 0. A. Barbour presided. After
a brief business meeting the program
for the afternoon was rendered. The
subject was “Two Heroes of the
South’’. Mrs. R. C. Wells gave an in
iteresting paper on Thomas Nelson
Page and Mrs. W. H. Royall on O.
Henry. Mrs. William Woodall read the
“The Lickpenny Lover,” from O. Hen
ry. Books were then exchanged. After
the program the guests engaged in
an interesting contest. Mrs. R. C.
Wells won the prize, two dainty em
| broidered handkerchiefs. The host
; ess, assisted by Mrs. R. C. Weills,
served chicken salad, sandwiches,
pickles, coffee, icecream, cake mints
and salted peanuts in red baskets.
The favors were in keeping with the
Valentine season. The cream was in
the shape of a heart topped with a
cherry. The decorations were red
and white. Those present!.‘Resides the
club members were: Mesdames C. C.
Canaday, G. E. Parker, Jr.„ J. C. War
ren, W. T. Martin, Hugh Flowers and
W. R. Strickland.
Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Martin and W.
T. Jr., went to Richmond Sunday for
a few days.
Mr. Sherrill Utley, of the State Uni
versity, spent the week end with rel
atives.
Miss Susie Fulghum, of the State
Department, was the principal speak
er at the Parent-Teacher meeting on
Wednesday afternoon. The Benson
high school is laying plans to stan
dardize the elementary department of
the school and at this meeting Miss
Fulghum gave an outline of things to
be done. Benson expects to be added
to the list this year. A special fea
ture of the Parent-Teacher meeting
was} 4 health play put o® by the sec
ond grade, Miss^CaroIine Fitzgerald,
teacher. *2/
The Methodists will have a Get-To
gether meeting at the church Wed
nesday evening at seven o’clock.
Lunch will be served by the ladies of
the church. An interesting program is
being arranged. It is expected that
the entire membership will be present.
The Entre Nous* club met with Mrs.
R. L. Bryant Friday afternoon from
j 3:30 to 5:30 o’clock. Mesdames J. F.
Martin, C. C. Canary and S. P. J.
Lee were in charge^f the program.
Mrs. W. T. Martin gave a message t<$
the members for the new year year.
The hostess had a very interesting
contest. Mrs. M. A. Peacock, being the
j winner, was presented with a bottle of
perfume. Mrs. Bryant, assisted by
Mrs. Howard Weinges, served a salad
course, sandwiches, gellatine topped
with whipped cream, cake Coffee and
mints in baskets. Those present be
sides the club members were: Mes
dames William Woodall, M. A. Pea
cock, Howard Weinges. The Febru
ary meeting will be held with Mrs. S.
P. J. Lee.
* Dr. and Mrs. A. S. Oliver were in
Clayton Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. J. E. Blalock attended the
Grand Lodge in Raleigh this week.
In Honor of Miss Ward
Last Friday evening; Mrs. Charles
Davis entertained quite a number of
friends at the May-San Tea Room in
honor of her niece, Miss Bettie Ward,
of Baltimore. Rook and bridge were
the features of entertainment, four
tables being arranged/A*r bridge and
five for rook. Mrs. R. r. Holding won
the prize for top score in bridge, while
Mrs. Will H. Lassiter was@ warded
the prize for having the highest score
in rook. The honoree was also pre
sented with a nattractive prize. @
At the close of the games, delicious
refreshments were served. S^eet peas
and ferns were given a sfavors. Thir
ty-six guests enjoyed Mrs. Davis’ hos
pitality. • _
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Help The School
Beautiful Committee
Friday evening of this week a “mu
sical Tea” will be given in the high
school auditorium, the proceeds of
which win be used by the School
Beautiful Committee of the Parent
Teacher Association to improve the
looks of the school grounds. The pro
gram will be given by local talent and
no admission will be charged. Those
who will, however, are asked to carry
a shrub for plantmjg, a cash contribu
tion, or the promra*1 of time to help
put out the plants. There are a num
ber of native trees and shrubs that
will be welcome contributions. Water
Oaks, pine trees, cedars and the ever
green myrtle which grow in the woods
in this locality will be especially ap
preciated. Thoje bringing plants are
requested to label them. Money con
tributed will be used for preparing
the ground fertilizer, and bringing ad
ditional shrubs.
The plants given will be planted
on Saturday, Jan. 31st.
This planting is to be regarded as j
a beginning toward improving the ap- 1
pearance of the school grounds, and
from time to time the committee will
be urged to co-operate in this move
ment.
CO. BOARD JEALTH
BOLDS A MEETING
Dr. W. S. Rankin of The State
Hoard of Health Discusses
Work of Whole TimeHealth
Officer
CO. CONSIDERS THIS MOVE
■ At a meeting of the County Board
| of Health held in the court hiuse here
last Saturday, a discussion was start
ed that may result in the employment
of a whole time Health officer in
Johnston county.
Present at the meeting were J. W.
Jones, chairman; J. A. N'arron, H. B.
Marrow, Dr. C. C. Massey and Dr. J.
B. Person, these three gentlemen con
. stituting the entire board.
Dr. W. S. Rankin of the State Board
of Health was present on the invita-1
tion of the Chairman and Secretary
of the Board. He discussed the advis
ability of employing a full time
Health Officer in Johnston county
and he explained what part of this
i expense the State would bear. The
point was made that a fulk time
Health officer could be had tvfth the
aid of the State at. what a part time
Health officer is now rosting. Dr.
Rankin so impressed the Board with
the advisability of putting on a full
time Health Officer that the following
resolution was passed:
Upon motion of Dr. J. B. Person
[Jt was unanimously decided that the
Chairman and , Secretary ascertain
from Dr. Rankin when he could be at
a meeting of Board! Health of
Johnston County, the Medical Socie
ty and all interested citizens of Johns
ton County; said meeting to be held
in the Court House. Upon ascertaining
the date that Dr. Rankin would be
present, the Secretary was instruct
ed to notify the President of the John
ston County Medical Society and re
quest him to notify all members of
this Society to be present at this
meeting, and also to notify the lead
ing citizens who were interested,
particularly the editors of the news
papers, to be present at this meet
ing.
in accordance witn tnis resolution,
a meeting: has been ar&nged for next
Saturday. Jan. 31st, at which time
Hr. Rankin will present to a public
meeting to be held in the Court
House what it will mean for Johns
ton county to employ a whole time
Health o cer.
'“Electric Meters Beiig Tested
In order that the electric meters of
all the residences and business houses
in this city may register with absolute
accuracy, the town is takiag the
trouble to have every electric meter
tested. Mr. K. Banner, of Raleigh, a
specialist in this line of work^^cgan
his work of testing meters about a
week ago. It ^11 require probably a
month to compute it. @
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Wioman’s Club Sponsors Wort!
While Educational Program;
Delightful Social Events
PERSONAL MENTION
Kenly, Jan. 26.—Rudolph Kirby has
returned from Carolina General Hos
pital in Wilson, where he recently un
derwent an operation for appendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. E B. Draughn spent
the week end in Whitaker with rela
tives.
Mrs. W. T. Bailey is making a two
weeks visit to relatives in Spring
Hope and Franklin County. While
away she will attend a memorial ser
vice to be held for her father, whose
death occurred during the Christmas
season.
’’Miss Inez Edgerton has just re
turned from an extended trip to Wil
mington, Nashville, and Goldsboro,
where she visited friends.
Messrs. Herbert Waldrop and D. H.
Kirby, of Greenville, spent Sunday
here with friends and relatives.
Mr. J. Marion Woolard, Jr., who for
a number of years has been the ef
ficient cashier of the Farmer’s Bank,
has resigned that position and has
gone in business with the Bailey Auto
Company.
Mr. Jack Hooks has accepted a po
sition with the Bailey Auto Company.^
The Woman’s Club held its regular
meeting on Wednesday afternoon in
the Club room. Matters of civic inter
est were discussed and committees
were appointed to carry out one or
more projects. The Education chair
man gave a fine report of the work
being done in connection with the
school. Hot lunvches are served on
Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week,
the grade mothers are on their job,
an dthe rest room is filling a keenly
felt need in the school, particularly
among the pupils who come from a
distance. The president reported that
Better Speech week would be observed
by the club through the school. The
department chairmen were appointed
as a committee to make plans toward
the serving of meals during the East
ern Carolina Exposition which is to
be held in Smithfield on April 13 to
18. One new member was added to the
club roll.
MessrC', C. F. Darden and Lloyd
Sellars "Rave opened a new market
under the firm name of Darden &
Sellars next door to J. G. High’s store.
They will also handle groceries.
Mrs. E. V. Neighbors, Mrs. Claude
Edgerton and Mr. J. M. Woolard, Jr.,
spent Friday in Raleigh.
The Kenly Building and Loan As
sociation, an organization that is
practically new, having been started
in May by three interested persons,
held a most enthusiastic Meeting on
Friday evening with aboutH'ifty peo
ple present. All expenses were re
ported paid and an investment of 5
per cent made. A new series began
on January 14, in which 285 shares
have already been sold. Anyone in
terested in saving, and in building and
owning a home should join this or
ganization which^epresents safe in
vestments and mutual benefits to all
concerned. The officers of this live as
sociation are: president, E. V. Neigh
bors; vice-president, L. C. Wilkinson;
secretary-treasurer, E. B. Draughn,
Mrs. H. -M. Grizzard ^ntertains
t at Two Parties
On Thursday evening from eight to
twelve, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grizard
entertained forty young people of the
town in their modern and beautiful
home which has recently been com
pleted. The guests were met by the
host and hostess and directed to the
cloak rooms by Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Edgerton. Miss Inez Edgerton re
ceived at the stairway where each ^
son was labeled with his first name,
Rotarian style and received a slip of
paper with four columns entitled
Brown Eyes,” Blue Eyes,” “Grey
Eyes,” on which he wrote the names
of all present in the proper columns.
After much planning and consulta
tion each of these groups performed
an amusing stunt. Perhaps the most
mirth-provoking one was pulled off
by the Brown Eyes, who represented
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