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VOL. XI.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1921
NO. 10. H
. Cameron Morrison Inaugurated Governor
it
Reaches Raleigh
This Morning
Inducted Into Office Before Great
Throng of People at Noon In
City Auditorium
ADDRESSES SELF TO
Good Roads, Taxation, Law Enforcement and
Heath Subjects Dealt With In Inaugural
Address Delivered Following Administra
tion Oath of Office By Chief Justice Clark
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 12 (By the Associated Press)
Cameron Morrison, of Charlotte, was inaugurated at noon today
in the Rpleigh auditorium as governor of North Carolina in the
presence of five thousand citizens representing every section of
the Commonwealth. The oath of office was administered by
Chief Justice Walter Clark of the North Carolina Supreme
Court.
The governor, accmrin";oH
by 200 citizens of Charlotte,
his two sisters, Mrs. Ada Mor
rison Nuttall and Miss Ida Mor
rison, who will reside with him
at the mansion, and his eigllt
year old daughter, Angelia, ar
rived on a special train at ten
o'clock this morning. F.ollow
ing the inauguration, he was es
corted to .the executive offices
in the capiiol, where the reins
of government were formally
turned over to him by the re
tiring governor, Thomas W.
Bickett, who, leaving, the office
will become a private citizen,
residing in Raleigh.
Good roads, education, law
enforcement, taxation and
health were, subjects dealt
with by the governor in his in
augural address.
"As your duly chosen gov
ernor," said Governor Morri
son in his address, "I appeal to
all the people of the State to
unite in a great spirit of Chris
tian concord and patriotic co
operation to write into the life
of the State the program I am
about to suggest."
The governor then, concisely
outlined the principal aims of
his administration -beginning
with the expression of a desire
for law enforcement.
, "We must enforce the law
against crime in our State with
God-like impartiality and jus
tice," he declared. "We must
let the criminal- in our midst
know that organized society in
this State will make no quar
ter with crime ; that our State's
conception of justice, though
'seasoned with mercy is inex
orable and that in our practices
of mercy justification for law
lessness cannot be found."
The incoming governor, in
his plea for health, declared
"We must throw afound the
home and life of our people en
lightened world's knowledge
of preventive medicine and
make ceaseless war upon sick
STATE PROBLEMS
ness, suffering and death in
this State'
Governor Morrison devoted
considerable time to a discuss
ion of the educational pro
blems confronting the State
and outlined a . constructive
program that would enlarge
the common school system and
provide adequate facilities for
giving graduates of high
schools an opportunity for pur
suing and concluding their ed
ucation' in the State's institu
tions of higher learning.
"It is not only a duty which
must be performed," he declar
ed, but it is a glorious oppor
tunity to make an investment
which is absolutely certain to
result in greater profit than any
investment which our people
could possibly make, and
which will result in increased
prosperity and strength to
every industry in North Caro
lina." piscussing good roads, gov
ernor Morrison declared: "We
must have good surfaced roads
in this State. The main high
ways must be of hard surface,
and dependable every day in
the year. The construction of
the main highways must be
forced by the State and con
structed under its agents in or
der to get them through unpro
gressive counties that will not
construct them and through a
few poor counties which do not!
have sufficient wealth to jus
tify their construction.
"These main highways, in
my judgement, should be con
structed without delay, and as
a wiole system, and not stretch !
ed over a long period 6f years. I
during which the whole State
would be paying for and only
a part of ' it enjoying gocd
roads. We ought to plan a1
completed system under which
there can be no injustice to any
section. "We will build this
State highway system," the
Governor concluded, "The.
IS GIVING YOUNG
MEN A CHANCE
First & Citizens National Bank
Elects Cashier Only Thirty
Years of Age Because He
Has Made Good
' The directors of the First &. Citi
zens National Bank elected officers
Tuesday as follows:
C. H. Robinson, president; Dr. L.
S. Blades, vice president; W. C.
Glover, vice president; W. G. Gaith
er. active vice president; M. H.
Jones, cashier; M. R. Griffin, assist
ant cashier, and Cecil F. Garrett, as
sistant cashier.
The election of Mr. Jones as
cashier and of Mr. Garrett as assist
ant casnier marks notable promotion
for both of these young men.
Marshall 11. Jones is a native of
Cumberland County and an M. A
graduate of Wake Forest College
of the class of 1915. (He took both
the B. A. and the M. A. within four
years, reading law in the meantime,
and for the last two years acting as
assistant cashier of the Bank of
Wake, a position which he continued
to hold after his graduation until he
accepted a position here. He is
thirty years old.
In August. 1918, Mr. Jones came
to Elizabeth City as assistant
cashier of the First & Citizens Na
tional Bank and has filled that posi
tion with so much ability and so
much to the satisfaction of the di
rectors and of the patrons of the
bank that he has won favor on all
sides. His promotion is a matter of
gratification to a largo number of
friends here who feel sure that H
was deserved.
Cecil F. Garrett is a life-long resi
dent of Elizabeth City and has al
ways been regarded among the most
promising of the younger business
men of the city. 1 For a number of
years he was with the Norfolk South
ern railroad, holding the position o
ticket agent at a younger age than
any man who had ever been in the
railroad's employ.
In May, 1917, Mr. Garrett left the
Norfolk Southern to accept a posi
tion as note-teller at the' First Na-j
tlonal and has held the position ever
since except for the time during the
World War when he served in the
United States Navy.
W. G. Galther, retiring cashier,
under whose administration tv!
bank has experienced the most rapid
growth of its history, will continue
his duties as active vice president.
O'Callagan Makes
His Formal Claim
To Rights of Political Refugees
Decision Now With Presi
dent Wilson ' !
Washington, Jan. 12. Formal
claim to the rights of political re-1
fugees was made today by Lord(
Mayor O'Callagan of Cork, who en-i
tered this country as a stowaway and '
whose case is now before President
Wilson for final decision a? the re
sult of differences between the State
and Labor Departments.
O'Callagan arrived hera today
from New York. He expects to tes
tify tomorrow before the commis
sion investigating conditions In Ire
land. judgement of our people is
formed about it."
The tent of Governor Morrison's
address follows:
I warmly thank the General As
sembly, the City of Raleigh, their
gracious Committees, and all friends
participating in our Inauguration. It
is all so handsomely and generously
planned that I am both grateful and
delighted.
KxpwNNOs Appreciation
I also desire to express my deep
appreciation to all the people of the
State, of both races, and of both, po
litical parties, for the many acts and
expressions of good will coming to
me from every Becton of the State
since my election as your Governor.
Under our American system of free
and tumultuous party nominations
and elections we have the most in
tense and angry primaries and elec
tions held anywhere In the world,
where there Is orderly government.
but after the tumult and shouting of
our primaries and elections have
passed, and In perfect freedom of
Continued on Page 3
BESTCITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IS CITED FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Roy W. Brown, of Wataugua County, Gives
High Praise to Local Organization and
Its Up-to-Minute Secretary
Chapel Hill, N. C, Jan. 12. The
Chambers of Commerce In Elizabeth
City and Hertford were cited as be
ing especially wide awake and use
ful both to their towns and to the
counties in which the towns were
In a special report by Roy M. Brown,
of Watauga County, before the last
meeting of the North Carolina Club
at the Lniverslty of NorUi Carolina
which this year is making a study. of
urban and industrial life La the
state.
Mr. Brown said in part: "In
spite of the general sporadic charac
ter or North Carolina chamber of
commerce activities, and in spite of
the general lack of trained secre
taries and of the wide-spread lndlf
ference to the need of such train
Ing, there are here and there cham
bers of commerce that are alive, as
for instance In Asheville, Gastonia,
Wilson, and Greensboro, and secre
taries that are awake to their oppor
tunities.
"Such a man is Mr. L, D. Case, sec
retary of the Elizabeth City Cham
ber of Commerce. Mr. Case spends
much of his time in the .country dis
cussing crops and market conditions
with the faruiwra Somo time ago a
community In his County had on a
campaign for a bond issue to 'build
a school house. He took out speak
ers from the town.' On eloctiou day
he went out with automobiles and
hauled In the voturs without regard
to whether they were for or against
the bonds. The Bchool house was
built. A country church needed a
pastor. He got busy and found
one,
"Pfiruulmans County and its
county seat, the town of Hertford,
have recently discovered under the
leadership of the chamber of com
merce of Hertford that there Is no
gulf between town and country. On
Armistice Day they held a county
fair, barbecue and general get-together
meeting. There were ex
hibits of farm and home products.
nd of town Industries and enter
prises. There was music by the Nor
folk Navy Yard Band. There were
speeches by Mrs. Jane McKinnon and
Dr. Howard W. Odom. Commenting
on the spirit of the meeting the
Hertford Herald said: 'This gath
ering proves that If the people v
Hertford have been a cold lot, they
have seen the light and are warming
iid. It the country people in the
county nave Justly been called an
Indifferent lot. they are cured and'
i have lost their indifference. The
meeting Is to be an annual event'.
FUNERAL 8. M. 8. ROLLINSON
The funeral of S. M. S. Rollinson
was conducted from the First Me
thodist Church Wednesday after
noon by Rev. J. M. Ormond. The
Masons attended in a body and took
charge of the service at the grave.
Interment was made in Hollywood.
The church choir sang very soft
ly. "Grace, 'tis a charming sound,"
"Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," and
Face to Face."
Mr. Rollinson left here at one
o'clock Monday afternoon on the
boat, apparently entirely well.
He walked from the boat landing ai
Powell's Point into P. T. Owens'
store and dropped dead Just after
he entered the store. He had suf
fered from heart attacks before.
The wind was blowing hard and the
pier Is nearly a quarter of a mile
long making the walk from the boat
to the store an arduous one.
Mr. Rollinson was 66 years of
age. He was born at Cape Hatteras
but had lived here for 23 years. He
married Miss Elizabeth Fulcher, of
Cape Hatteras, who survives him.
He also leaves one daughter, Mrs.
Harry G. Kramer, of this city; four
sons, John W. Rollinson, of Savan
nah, Ga ; Ronald G. Rollinson. of
Norfolk; Alonzo Rollinson and
Harry Grant Rollinson. of this city;
one sister, Mrs. M. W. Willis, of
More-head City; one brother, V. H.
Rollinson, of Cape Hatteras, x
LhlGlfcH CABINET DEFEATED
Paris, Jan. 12. The cabinet of' turned to New Bern after spending
Iremler Leygues suffered defeat In a few days with his wlfo and children
t'.ie chamber of deputies today. I0n First street,
MERCHANTS WILL
FEAST THURSDAY
O. F. Gilbert, Toastmaster -Good,
Speeches, Good Menu
and Good Music Order of
the Evening
The annual banquet of the Eliz
abeth City Merchants' Association
will be held Thursday night at 7.30
in the Masonic Hall.
O. F. Gilbert will act as toastmas
ter and Ernest L. Sawyer will make
the address of welcome.
J. H. Brownley, vice' president of
the Ames-Brownley Company of
Norfolk, will address the merchants
on "The Benefits of the Association
to the Individual."
J. Paul Leonard, Secretary of the
North Carolina Merchants Associa
tion, of Statosville, will sneak on
"The Necessity of Co-operation."
J. C. Sawyer, (retiring president
will give a brief review of the ac
complishments of tho Association
during the past year, and J. T. Mc
cabe, president for the coming year,
will state some of the plans of the
Association for 1921.
A ueiightrui musical program
will be rendered by Mrs. A. It.
Nicholson, soloist, accompanied by
Miss Emma Cobb, pianist, and H.
C. Rout, violinist.
The ladies of City Road Metho
dist Church will serve the following
menu.
Roast Turkey with Cranberry Sauce
Celery Pickles v
Mashed Potatoes Asparagus Tips
Sliced Fresh Ham
Hot Rolls
Combination Salad
Ice Cream Cake
Coffee
Cigars ' 1 Cigarettes
Following are the directors of
the association as a result of tho
final election:
J. T. McCabe, J. C. Sawyer, T. T.
Turner, M. Leigh Sheep, Buxton
White, T. S. Hughes, Raymond
Sheely, M. P. Callop, H. C. Bright,
C. W. Mellck, H. S. Overman,, O. F.
Gilbert, M. G. Morrisette, E. F.
Spencer, A. R. Nicholson.
The directors recently met and
elected the following officers for the
coming year:
J. T. McCabe, president; T. T.
Turner, 1st vice president; C. W.
Melick, 2nd vice president; T. T.
Turner, treasurer; Estella Johnson,
secretary.
Morris Gets $2,000
From Kramer Bros
The Jury '.n the case of William
Morris, colored, vs. Kramer Bro?.
Company, which was out when this
paper went to press Tuesday even
ing, returned a verdict for the plain
tiff. Tuesday night at about ten
o'clock In the gum of two thousand
dollars.
Morris had been In the employ of
Kramer Bros. Company and Its pre
decessor, Kramer Bros. & Company,
for a period of twenty years. On
June 11, 1919, his ankle was crushed
in an accident and the Joint destroy
ed, leaving him permanently lame.
Kramer Bros. Company paid his doc
tor's bill, amounting to about $400
and paid the darky $350 in cash.
The Jury held that this was Insuffi
cient and threw out of court a paper
purporting to have been signed by
the negro waiving claim to further
damage.
Morris sued tor $5,000.
NOW SUPERVISOR
OF BEAUFORT DIVISION
W. U. Lowery, who has recently
been made supervisor of the Beau
fort Division of the Norfolk and
Southern Railroad Company, has re-
SIMPLICITY MARKS
DAY'S BIG EVENT
As Old War Horse of Demo
cratic Party Completes His'
Journey "From the Plow
handles to the Mansion",
Raleigh, Jan. 12 (Special) Cam
eron Morrison Completed his Journey
from "the plowhundles to the man
sion" today at noon whru he was In
ducted into the office of Governor of
North Caroliua in the city audi
torium. The ceremonies were marked with
simplicity, the new Governor having
Insisted that the buffet luncheon to
which an exclusive and limited num
ber of citizens were "to be invited
should be dispensed with.
The oath of office was adminis
tered by Chief Justice Walter Clark.
Governor Morrison arrived in Ra
leigh at ten o'clock on a special train
accompanied by the members of his'
household and about two hundred
Charlotte citizens, including the
Oasis , Temple Band of sixty pieces
under the direction of R. L. Kees
ler. They were met at the station by
legislative and local committees hav
ing the arrangements for the day in
charge, by tho State College cadets,
800 strong, with their band of fifty
pieces, and by a detachment of ar
tillerymen from the Fifth Regiment
and the Seventh Artillery Band and
Buglers from Camp Bragg.
At the Governor's mansion, which
was reached at eleven o'clock, they
were leceived by the retiring Gov
ernor, Thomas Walter Bickett. All
then procoeded to the city audi-
torlum where the inauguration cere
monies were staged.
' One of the largest crowds ever at
tending the inauguration of a Gov
ernor of the State was present for
the event. Every foot of space in
the city auditorium, with a seating
capacity of five thousand, was
taken.
Special seats in the auditorium
were provided for the delegation
from Mecklenburg and for the dele
gation from Rockingham, the one
the Governor's home and the other
his native county.
Brief sessions of the Legislature
were held after which both houses
adjourned, the members going In a
body to the Inauguration.
DR. C. B. WILLIAMS IS
COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER
At the regular mooting of the
County Board of Health In the of
fice of the register of deeds Tuesday,
Dr. C. B. Williams was elected
County Health and Quarantine
Officer for the ensuing term.
The members of tho County
Board of Health at this time are:
Noah Burfoot, W. G. Galther, M.
P. Jennings, Dr. T. S. McMullan,
and Dr, It. B. Davis of Weeksville.
ENJOYABLE SOCIAL
HELD BY JUNIORS
A most pleasing program of
talks and music was rendered and
dollcious refreshments were served
at a social meeting of tho junior
Order held In their hall in thtt Kra
mer Building Tuesday night. .Those
speaking were Rev. E.' L. Stack,
Secretaiy of the Chamber of Com
merce Case and Rev. II. K. Wil
liams. The musical selections were
rendered by the choir of the First
Baptist church assisted by Mrs. John
Cartwright, of Rocky Moant.
The meeting was well attended
and a good time was had by those
present.
French Destroyers
Sunk Soviet Transport
Constantinople, Jan. 12. (By The
Associated Press) French destroy
ers sunk a transport fiy.'ng a red
flag and carrying Soviet troops.
The transport reached port, how
ever, and the crew and troops es
caped by swimming.
MRS. HARDING IS
GOING SHOPPING
Marlon, Jan. 12. Preparations
for Harding's trip to Florida are
nearlng completion. It is indicated
that he will remain in Marlon only
a week or so longor.
' Mrs. Harding plans a shopping
trip to Washington and New York
before Joining her husband in Flor
ida and Is expected to leave Marlon
in tae next few days.