Referendum To Decide
Whether Commissioners
Will Build Courthouse
I People to Volt* on Erection
of Handsome New Si nur
ture in Itullut in Novem
ber Flections
BOAHI) "PASSES BUCK"
County Administrative
Body Plans to lender |{e
sult of Hallotin^ lu Jiidp'
J und (>raml Jnr\
The voters in Elizabeth
City and Pas<|iioi;inl; County
will decide t h?* ij west ion whe
ther the County needs a new
courthouse, and their decir
aion will be recorded duly in
the general election to be
held the first Tuesday in No
vember.
After many month* of consid
eration. tin* Hoard of County
Commissioners has decided to
?pans the huck" on tin* courthouse
problem . feeling that since. in a
arger sense, liny an- merely tli??
tervants of the peopb , it would
M best to lei tin- |iiupl(> them
ielven way whether they wished
0 Invest approximately a quarter
if a million dollars in a new struc
lure to house t h ?? County's ad
11 1 11 i h t ra t i v? * departments.
At a recent special meeting, the
Tontmissioners passed a motion
Iffered by C. 'A. Ownley. provid
ing for a vote on the courthouse
0-be taken in November, and ar
?tfnginu for a resolution directing
hat a cltiseiiH' committee KO hi -
'ore the judge and grand Jury at
.he Noveiu her term of Superior
Court, preaent the results o ? the
ferendum. and ask thai the
,rd of County Commissioners
relieved of further renponsibil
fiy in the matter.
Those who have followed the
mrthouse matter frmn its lirst
lerlous imitation by Judge Henry
A. Grady at the Murch term of
Superior Court here, when the
Budge gave the Commissioners to
^pinderstaiid flatly that they must
closer heed to grand Jury rec
ommendations. or abide by the
consequences, are inclined to be
gelleved over this latest turn of
|* vents.
There has been uii increiisirii:
^disposition on the part of the pub
ic to question the advisability ol'
1 large expenditure for a new
Courthouse here nt the present
;!me. The fact that the County
iaa issued a million dollars' worth
of road bonds, on which only $10.
000 has been paid to date, is
iromptlng ninny to feel that this
Indebtedness should be curtailed
huch more, before anything like
1 quarter of a million dollars is
ipent on a courthouse.
Those who follow this line of
reasoning point out that the Coun
ty's present courthouse needs are
Hoot- measurably greater than they
^Were five years ago, and that then
Is no indication that they will be
come much more piecing in an
ther live years. They advocate
wait before the courthouse proj
ect is undertaken, though agree
Big that it would he iniphty nice
to have a now courthouse now.
On the other hand, there are
tome who argue that Pasquotank
County should build a new court
house nt onfce. In keeping with the
County's progress Tn other linen.
d that it should be a huildlm:
^>f such dignity mid beauty as will
ireate a favorable Impression on
ltle~mlnds of the numerous toiir
(tot and other visitors ex
HVcte.i to pass through here when
present highway projects are com
pleted. .
At any rate, barring another'
Piange of mind on the part of the
litnty Commissioners, the voters
111 have mi opportunity to regja- ;
r their aentlment on the court
fuse matter In tin- roniitm elec- ;
tion.
AVIATOR RETTIS
DIES AFTER REI>C
01\ WAY RECOVERY
WAMliinfttnn, Hopt. I.? - l.lon
foiuinf Cyrun K. Iiwtlfl, Army
flyer lnJuro?l In n ?r>mli in I
PmnN} Ivutiiii IhmI Mi<rk, I
t<xln> at U'nllor KmhI Hiwplliil.
DcaIIi itmiiIIpiI from nplnnl |
inenlnicili* which ?lovolopo?| nf*
l?*r the Injuml fllor mi? bo
llovo?l lo bo on 111* wny to n
fowjr. Ho wao brought fo
WiiINt Rwl >loM|?ttnl ?ovori?l
diiyfl ?*?? In tin ntnhiilnnoo from I
HcIWohIc, I'rnnajitanln, nonr |
ulilrh plnro lil?? Injury oorurro?l.
Motitonnnf llettl* |[nlnr?l out
M.iiMlinK pmmlnonco nn flyor by
wlnniitff I In* Pnlltaor nlr rnroN I
In ftm i?t whfrti f?m<* ?M' mi* t
A ro< ?t?I of 2IH.WI mllon ? mi |
fcoin In mptnrlnic tho trophy
for i In- Arm ythfit yonr l?o ?lo
fr*to?l \l Will Wl MM, X??y flyor.
J lo aft Ii<>lil#r ??f Jhe ?lr ?|)w?I ,
Mo wrv?fl hHIi tho
ViKTlrjin Army Air Corp? dar
tho w nr.
ONE PUBLISHER
LOWERS PRICE
< Agree* to Sell Text Books
;il Same I'riee* They Are
Sold in Temu*ssee
Sir Walter Hotel. Ilaleigh. Sept. !
1. ? i)?e publishing company hax
i capitulated to the State Hoard of
jKdualion and agreed to sell their
hooks iu North Carolina at the
'name price* they are . being sold
| in Tennessee, and Indications are
; 1 lint at least mime if not all of tliei
[remaining companies may do the
{same. as the resnll of the an-,
' iioliticement l>y A. T. Allen. State i
! Superintendent of Kducation that
It lie Johnson Publishing Company
of Kirhntoiid. Virginia has agreed ;
to fix the Tennesse scale on Its i
| four readers used in the North
Carolina schools. Neither Jf;. Al
.len or Attorney (leneral Brummitt
j would Intimate as to whether any
of the other four publishers were1
J wavering, but from the general at
mosphere of satisfaction optimism
! that reigned in their offices today,
i It was judged that the threatened
?suits would never have to be tak
jen into court.
* There was also a changed atti
tude among the representatives
'of the "publishers who have been
haunting the offices of the attor-(
Jney general and State superlnten- ,
jifent of public Instruction for the
J pust week. Tensity had given way I
'to relaxation, and iirlni business \
to laughter and platitudes. There]
,1s no denying that the text book
(agitating has borne fruit and- that
within a few days at most, the ma- j
jority of the disputed nine text j
hook* will be on sale in this State j
.at the same prices that are charged
'for thein iu Tennessee.
| Already county and city supcr
i intendents have been advised of
the change In prices on the four
readers published by the Johnson
Publishing Company who In lurn
are ask*d by Mr. Allen to advise
children and parents not to pay'
the old and higher prices, and to ;
make known the new price sched- I
Hie. In his letter. Just Issued, Mr.
jAllen says: "This is to inform you
thnt hereafter the prices of the
j following books will be as shown
after the title of each book. Please (
call attention of dealers to this
and give such publicity to It as may
I occur to you and warn parents that .
it is not necessary to pay the I
; prices stamped on the back of the
l books."
j The' new prices are as follows: j
'Primer, 40 cents; first reader. 45;
? cents; second reader, f>0 cents;
i third reader. 65 cents.
MISS KELLY TELLS
WHAT'S THE MATTER
Sir Walter Hotel, Raleigh, Sept. I
1. ? ThA trouble with education ?
In North Carolina is not so much |
complacency and self satisfaction. :
as alleged recently by a professor !
In the University of North Caro- ;
lina named Knight, an it is politi
cal influences in the various local I
school districts and lack of school
support, according to Mias Eliza*
heih Kelly, lately of the State I>c- (
partment of Education, in address
ing the Raleigh notary Club. The
.question is not so much how does
jthe State compare with other
'states educationally, but "where}
did we start. where-nre we going,;
iand how far are we on the way?"
Miss Kelly snid.
A back-hand slap at Professor
Kniuhf. who assailed the North J
Carolina school system recently as'
Die poorest of the 48 states, es
pecially In reference to the nver-i
age lenuth of the school term in !
days, when MIhs Kelly said that It
"Is not only unfair but stupid to j
compare North Carolina's educa
tional advancement with that of
other states that have had a herit
age of abundant wealh with which
to underwrite their educational
program."
SMITH ANI) RROWN
IN SECOND PRIMARY
Columbia, Sept. 1.? Senator E.
I). Smith and Edgar A. Brown
maintained their relative standing
today In figures received from yes
terday's f>emocmtlc primary.
[ Revised returns tabulated this
morning gave for the Senate.,
Drown. 53.7118; N. II Dial. 30.
12!>: and Smith. 61.782.
The second race will be on Sep
tember 14 for the run off hetweeji
Smith and Brown, if continued re
turns hear out Indications. Re
turns represented 4f? out of 4 6
counties.
COTTON' MARKET
New York. Hentemher 1 . ?
ton futures opened today at the
following levels: Oct. 17.82. Dec.
17.86. Jan. 17.93, Mar. 18.13,
May 18.28.
New York. Sept. 1. ? Spot cot- :
ton closed quiet, mlddllna 18,90.
a decline of 15 points. Futures,
dosing bids: Oct. 17.74, Dec.'
17.78, Jan. 17.83, Mar 18.04.
May 18 22.
ARE HUSBANDS
LIABILITIES IN
POLITICAL LIFE?
Donafall of the Ferguson
K? 'jlfme .Makes Ambitious
\\ ohM^i I'onder About
This Matter Seriously
A WIDOW IS LUCKY
One ('.ongrpsHwouian, How
ever, Han Ileal Live Hus
band But She ItoettiTt
Talk Almut Him At All
Hy KOIiKRT T. HMAIX
Washington, Sept. 1 ? Now that
"the Fergusons" have been voted
out of tin1 governorship down in
Texas. a wide and elaborate dis
cussion Is going on among the
woman's immunizations hero at the
capital an to what Is to ho done
with husbands after all. Are they
a handicap or a help to lh? w?j
m a 11 in office? And what posi
tion should they occupy after their
wives have been elected? It Is in
deed a serious problem to* many
women who have taken their Hvic
and political duties seriously. Of
course, many of thesp ladies have
no husband*, and bavejio inten
tions of takiug a spouse. So they
are not worried. ? Still, there are
a (treat many wives and mothers
who are going In for public ca
reers and a* it is Impossible as a
rule for them to make most hus
bands believe that man's place Is
In the home, they naturally are
puzzled as to Just where to place
the male of the species.
The experience of women in pol
itics thus far has Indicated I hat
I perhaps the widow is best quali
fied for public office. She has had
| experience in the home, in the
kitchen, in the nursery ? and of
ten in the hospital but has been
freed from her wifely duties and
is in a position to take up politics
as u career.
A striking Illustration Is the
experience of Mrs. "Ma" Ferguson
'as governor of Texas, and that of
Mrs. Nellie Hons, as governor of
Wyoming. Mrs. Ferguson Is
'muchly married, so much so in
,fact that Texans claimed her hus
band "Jim" was governor by
proxy. This probably was true,
lit is probable also that Mrs. Fer
guson never could have been elect
ed governor if it had not been for
her politically minded husband.
She was completely dominated by
Jim. She called him her assistant
and gave him a desk in her pri
vate office ut the Lone Star cupi
tol. He said it was his god-given
right to advise and assist his wife
whenever she asked for help. Hut
somehow or other the ideu of a
twin governorship did not sit well
with the red-hlooded Texans. They
stood it for the better part of two
yeurs but now they have blasted
the Fergusons out of public life
and hurled them under an unpre
cedented avalanche of adverse
votos.
It seems that i# this land of
the free and home of the brave It
is all right for a woman to help
her husband in Ills political ca
reer. There has been striking evi
dence of this right here In Wash
ington. A great many of the
closest friends of the Hardlngs al
ways felt that Mr. Harding
"made" Warren (I. Harding Pres
ident of the United States. She
had spurred him forward in all
his public career and had a real
flair for politics herself. Hut It
Is all wrong for a husband to
help his wife. He must he in the
main thine -or nothing.
Mrs. Nellie Boss, the other fem
inine governor. Has" had a plucid
administration In Wyoming. She
took the place of her deceased
husband on the state ticket and.
according to all accounts, has been
governor Ja_fuet_~ jm?* well as In
name.
Two of the three present women
members of the National House of
Representative)! are widows ? I
widows of former members of j
Congress and It seemed that their
election two years ago set a new
precedent In American politics ?
the selection of wives to succeed
their dead husbands. Mrs. -Flor
ence P. Kahn. of California, and
Mrs. Kdlth Nourse Roaers, of
Massachusetts, are the widows of
the House and -both were accord
ed a most cordial reception on the'
Republican side of the chamber.
The Democrats also boast a
congresswoman In .the person of'
Mrs. Mary T. Norton, of New Jer
sey. Mrs. Norton Is not a widow.
She has. a perfectly good hus- j
band, but thus far he has kept
himself rather solidly In the back
ground of Washington affairs and
has let Mrs. Norton direct her own
career, which she seems, perfect ly
capable of doing. Mrs. Norton Is
the first woman ever elected to
COD|feM by the pemocrats. Mrs.
Norton Is the first woman ever
elected to Congress by the Demo
Mrtl Mrs. Norton is the first
woman ever elected to Congress
by the Democrata. Mrs. Norton
Is the first woman ever elected to !
Congress by the Democrats. Mrs.
Norton's ooly reference jio her
husband In her biography pre
pared for the Congressional direc
tory is this brief notation-:"* Mar
ried "Robert V. Norton In \*07."
Mr. Norton la a vary buay and auc
Barnacled Kelic ol' llale .
VSHP?oo?
Tin* Ccrniaik Imlt I. cruimr. HI nd? iihiiix. sriutlit] !>y its own
rr?'W to (invent MiriviuliT at (tie ?1> ? ?? of th?i fcrial uur, at N nuth i<
beinu naivau' d by lltilich ? ni:in*?r:. Tli?* |?lct?ii?? shows tli?? v>*v: > I
raiwtl almost to normal floating il imi . with mm* and ariitor nist
|<h1 and roat?*d witU baniarloj*. . I
September Morn Brings Weary
World Cheering Foretaste of
Bright Autumn Months Ahead
| Today there arrives afcuin. in its
unnuul cycle. thai day of the year
which 1* dedicatid to a shapely
I and charming yotinc lady wlin.se
wardrobe cost nothing pt all. A
young ladv who stands In the
edge of the riv?-r and f>hlvi>r!i a
(bit, as a brorzo hinting of auttiiiiri
cornea HWiflly to cans* Iter,
j September Morn herald* *ome
thlnK nioic tli?'in the wane of the
summertime, the passing of those
days when -one may disport,xaity
nn th? beaches' and rcvi l in the
] surf? It Is something pi ore than
I the beginning of another month,
a milestone in tin- never indin^
j journey of Old tfuther Time.
I With Its foretaste of autumn in
jtlie air, September 1 hol^s furlh
an alluring picture of the bright
: Indian Summer ahead, wlu n 1 1? ? ?
'corn turns brown and riitens In
the fields; when th?* morninu air
has a tans' and sparkle, and tie*
nights are idyllieally perfect for
jtho grntefnl nnodyne i?f similiter;
jand when Mother 'Nature 1 li II*
tier promise of bounteous harvsts
j to a waiting world.
a Kuri l (K SW EETS
TAKE SI I I 1(1' DROP
Due largely to heavily In
creased shipments, and to the
receipt of Inferior stock, the
sweet potato market slumped
seriously Wednesday, the f. o.
h.. "price to growers at Curri
tuck County points dropping to
$3.t?0 from Its former figure of
$4.
Questions as to the condi
tion of the market shortly alter
noon Wednesday. Julian It.
Newbern. of this city, who han
dles much of the Currituck
crop. stated that It was un
settled. and that nmhlng def
inite could he Hinted as to the
price range.
Nutrition Contest
Be Held Saturday
The Nutrition Contest being put
on by Mis* Marcia Albert son Coun
ty Home lh>mou*f ration Agent,
will be held next Saturday after
noon at 2:10 o'clock at the Cham
ber of Commerce rest rooms.
Miss Mary K. Thomas. State Nu
trition Specialist from Maleigh.
will, net as. judge and make a talk
on nutrition.
All memliers of the clubs who
have kept ibeir nutrition record*
and all ciuh girls who have made
posters and anyoue elue Interest
ed In this work and li\ balanced
meals are usked to attend 1 1? i ?
meeting.
A prize Is to be given for th?>
best kept record and Mi** Albert
son asks that nil club member* in
Ibc county be present. ?
cessful man. _
If hushwuds should become pop
ular with women In "public office
and should come to Washington
with their wives, the social arbi
ter* might have a problem on their
hands. Wives always have been
charming adjuncts of official *o
?cltty. but what plac? would the
(lazing ilowti 111*- vi:'tn that is
opened h,v eouiini; of S* pt**ui
bi-r 1, oik' may )?i?*t ti t?* in lib*
jmlnd's eye great, wrrlwl ranks ?>f
.wildfowl ewittly wincine their
! way South ahead of (h?- cold
(Northern winter, ami faintly dis
tinct, on?* may hear. if ho listens
keenly t*? the ? whisperings of
fancy, tin rlslim ami falling ca
dence of their measured calls.
!lii^h in the sky.
S* |*l ? -luber Morn hints also of
jaiitumn sports; *?f Inisky yrmiliF
hauling relentlessly on the foot
hall Held. fur tin- glory of I
schools; of cheering thousands *>n
the sidelines: of tin- climax <?f vic
tory, sending the lilmul coursiu:'.
through the veins like rich, old
wine.
-And thus it is that Ihp Rlilvor
iim little lady in Hi*' shallows of
the river draws* aside a curtain
that reveals much more than tin
charm of her dainty curves. She
discloses |o a world a little w-ary
of sit miner . all the beauties of the
; z< 'sit ii I season just ahead.
<;<>\ KKINOIt TALKS ON
AV1AT|1)N\S IIT1ICK
f tfTr Walter Hotel, llaicigh. Sept.
il. ? Convinced of the practical
ivalUe iff commercial aviation and
, that It will not lie lone before both
commercial and postal air lines
will lie established throughout the
entire county, (Jovernor A. W. Mc
jfjenti believe* thai North Carolina
<yti>s and town* should look
;ahead and make preparations now
and begin to provide adequate
la n?l i Mi- fields.'
"In another ten yearn, airplanes
will he almost as common as auto
mobll'-R are today, and long belore
i the time ia fact, in the ilium di
ate future- r |??- airplane in going
{to become an every day ne-ans of
communication and transporta
tion. Air mail routes are eon
' stan I Iv being enlarged and ex
? panded. anil close Jn theif wake
'is coming the commercial air e\
| press and freight route. These
j routes are already well established
in the Middle WiskI. particularly
between l>?-t r??it and Chicago. over
, which Henry Ford's big freight
'planes fly. And how plans are tin- 1
jder way to extend these routes all
over the country."
H'MMTttltX IMO\ mini
<jrrr.H <;ivi\<; Till-: timk
III keeping With a policy ndopl
j?d all over the country, ami an
nounced through th*- pr**? a few
days ago, the Western 1'nlon of
fice here is discontinuing Its for
' mer policy of giving tin* corn-it
tint** to int|iiirers over the tele
phone.
J. I>. Sykes, mnaagcr of the
Western I nlon office in Kllsab* tli.
City, offers, the explanation that
;tlio calls are received In such
numbers as to Interfere seriously
;wHh-?hc h-rndHrrr of nnrt
i other work lie asks courteously
1 1 tin t t h?- public bear in mind the
'new retaliation, and refrain from
| embarrassing the office with fur
ither calls on the sut>j?-ct.
; husbands have as adjuncts? Kven
j If t h?* problem Isn't pressing at
(the moment, it is at least Inter
ing.
TAX RATE TAKES
A HEALTHY JUMP
AGAIN THIS YEAR
Con ul? In,,,,
M.I I IVr SUM) l'ro|iir|\
^ iiliialiou. In SI. .'{<?' I'ur
< OIII?H? \ ,.;|r
mi sr m:i iki:hom>s
< 0111111 i^^in|H.r> I ;i l\ < ? Step-*
I ';?> J or IhinlMirl aml
II i ts ii u a \ < ioiMritclion
Mori* ICapitily
llni'MLh n?s i| for 'additional
funds to |>ii?\idi- lor hurdsiirfaeed
lii: .a,,, talllur.-i: mi l
turn a.*ei| n< .|s 01. in.iiutt nam-.- in
?*??un i> ji trails, tie I;. 1. 11, | ,.| ('unit
'> ('>i|ii,tii.-::|i)||i |s t,;(. ?|,|,tp|,tj
? ;tv rat? ??i n |U | $|nu |o,ip
?H> initiation 101 ti.f cotaiii *
>-:ir. :is compared uul; >1.1 1 *,?)
1 *i? ? pa.d v?ar.
Itemized. ||M. lollow:
fur tin- tu,? years:
lUttft. Ili'Jii
?.?iteral Count* tu nd .1;, .1:,
! ^ omit} Ku.i, | l,o 1. d
rilllll . . ;?J | ?? '
? (I I'tu ra | CmiiiiIv retail
lu,Ml .. .OS If,
INlJIll d. lit ft||?J ? ; 1
?Central s<'li i>iil Juiid .f,f, Jill
1 Totals. $1.11 *1
In iiiri..isii:- c,, ,M.iv r.Mil
bond fund liom ;;i? to 1:: tent.,
tie- ritMiniHsliitu rs u*? f ? Mid- d l?v
r? -commendations from t U<> state
I |H |.:,H|||. IM of lCt v.HH... and
made ill, Increase hi order to iv
? Hi'Ti' raiiidly hands lor pavi I
liii liua.v construction which ori;:
inally totalled $ 1. otto, ottor and
which Hum far have In-en r.-duc,.|
otify *10. nun.
Thi_. uMii ral County road rmict
provides for the inniult nance of
roads nnd construction or hridues.
In increasing this item from nine j
to 1 .? ct'ittN, the County Co 111 m Is- ,
sinners acted upon tin- rcromtncti- j
dation of tlx- I'asijnolank High
way Commission, except they '
failed in ti^e till- Commission as'
1 tuuch as It asked lor. The road
body want i*il $12,000. which'
Would liavc required a levy or 22
cents. and in (Milting the latter tu
?15 centv, t li?? County Commi.wdo'.
(ers provided them with $:!o.titJO.
ll Is noted thai Hi- $12.ouo
J whirl) represent* the difference |?e
,twe?.n the amount the IliKhwav
jCnmniissinii asked. nnd 1 h 0
amount it actually received, is !
Just ahout the (Mtimatid cost or.
a proposed new bridge over
Knohlts Creek at the Ivnrisvlvaiiia
avenue Crossing. l^st y. ar. when
a request ror funds; to r? |?hice this
bridge was made hy the Highway
Commission, the County tommls
sinners denied It. This year. there
was no special mention ..r the 1
, bridge when the levy was mad'-.
The Commission! r.? merelv cm the
amount asked hy $12,000.
Ah last year, the poll tav was
h\?d at $2 per capita, and tin
usual road poll of $2. applying
only In the County, was. levied.
I hree sp< fi?| tav districts were
taken car?- of in the levy. also.
lilt-He spicial Qhhi ^mciil.s being
provided to help me. t the cost or
Ibe modern high scIiooIm ,.?.cted
in the resp.rHv. dl^tilcfi. In
Newlaud and We. knville di^h lrt?
Ihe last years levy ?d 20 rents
per lino property valuation was
retained, and in the New Central
IfiKh School DlHtrict. a levy in tin
same amount wa.? Impos.d. In
this last instance, the general 'dls
Irlct tax automatically e|||,iinntr?r
speoia I levies formerlv collected
in Nixon ton, Providence ?n,| 0|<is
ko dlstrletH. which w 9 re absorbed
n the N? w Central diMriet l-rov
t.nT' l?S"?T*y l,!,ld 10 r. ?N per
fioo Nlxonton ten ccnls. and
Oklsko. one cent.- 1
"Miss X':
Wis l/?rrnln# W|?m;ui hltii 1oK1 ;it?
!urn<-9'P for Alin^o Hi iii|<|c M? l
?on I/h Anin l*?? fvani:<'N< lh:it ' ho
Hid Lcr :d?dor.^wcrp iv jiirn a ho
? .yc?l nt thr < 'wi in I i ? . 1 1. !(.*?? with*
KMimih O Oiml> lon. vUth whom d?>
IfllvcK i liiiijrrcl Mi? Mi I'lxriion h??>
?1'?|k il W?' rh<- w.i* thi* on*
Who li.nl written ?'"it:iln inuii<1ry .
r, I h;< t wr? nl fh i lx In vmI lu U
I:i thr> rvAiiKdi t> humlwiltllig. Or*
Uiirton, In mi aflhliivlt. 1. i'l wth) that
hi* ?oni|Kinlon n<4 Mr? McHh?f.
I'jn liut M "MlM X " AMI Mix Wl#e
o. in uyi thvr* w*r? two "M1m X?."
C a r e less Autoists
Pay Penalty For
Parking Wrong
I tii|irc vive w .it ii in r thai park
ing oil tin- wroliu sole of tin*
si ri-i'i will he punished ?oinimar
ilv. iiiul ill k'l'lHII)! Willi the- se
riousness of 1 111* lfffC||HCa W.tS r.iv-l
??it rivurili'rV court Wedtn* -??!;? y
morning. wlii-u three culprit*, were ,
Iiu li'tl before i ki?? bar in explain tin
wli) iiml wlifri-liii'i' of having jM*r
tu ill cii their automobile:-- to remain 1
1i*ii'k?t i halt I In* prescribed five
minute* In forbidden territory.
line ot i In* three offenders f.i I l?*i|
li? appear, and * li.it cost IiIiii a
dollar, a fine in thai amount In'Iiik
imposed upon him, in addition lo
the roil r I costs* Of the two who
did appear, unc made a repentant ?
ad mi^s ion of guilt. ami was le'
off with the cost*. Tin* oilier was
found iioi guilty when he offered
evidence that his derelict ion was,
in tile I ill ?- I.r duly. Me was *!??- '
liver! ii i'. milk, he said, and was de
laved a Utile in returning to his
car.
A fimr; h defendant, charged
with having driven in tile left of .
the centvr uf the highway, was,
filled $1 aiul 'costs. | lie evidence
being that he failed to make the
proper sort of left turn at the In -
t ersect Ion of Main and Koad
streets. I: was indicated that In
tn i? in liavr heen rattl.d a little
l?v ih"' new traffic Hluual tlp-ie.
Colli phi lllf, the docket, there
Was a fiHf in which I tot son White,
? ?f this lilv. paid a fllle of ami
cost 4 on a charge of simple drunk -
? nne<jM.
Police are keenly on the watch
ai the automatic traffic regulator
at Main ami Itoad street*, loit rims
far have made no arrests there
fur failure properly to comply wilh
the light's directions in the mat
ter of stopping and going. The
officers are disposed to give, the
pu hi ir a little temporary leeway
as a mailer of letting motorist*
heroine accu*tome<i to Hit llclit
and its vaurienv hut they warn
thai this leniency will not In- con-j
tinned ioni:. I n fact, anyone who'
manifests a tendency wilfully lo
disregard the signal may expect
to explain matters to Trial Justice
Sawyer.
(Invented by the ha Mt of year*.
Home motorists still absent mind
edly drive up to llie former "slop"
corner occasionally, bring th<4r
car* to a halt, and then go ahead,
without regard to the color of the
light belli i: shown. Thus far, tlxir
recollect Inn has not been Johr? d
u p by the painful hut effective
method In vogue in recorder'* i
court --- hut it may he. most any
time, police warn.
I'KOIM.K KXI'Eirr TIKI
Mini OF <a?VKIIINOI{
Slr-WnKi-r llnl.-l. Rali-luli. Svpi.
1. (IIh desk is already coven d
with score* of letters front people
all over lh?- State, asking him lo
do all sorts of tliliiK*. many of
I In-Ill entirely outside of Ills prov
ince as chief executive of . the
Slate, arcnrdiiu; to Governor A.
W. McLean.
"Many p**ople get the impres
sion that just because | ntn Gov
ernor my power Is unlimited and
that I can do all sorts of things. " ;
lie said.
As an example of the letters lie !
receives, he cited one in which u
woman wrote Hurt the taxes in the
town In which she was llvliti: had
been inereased from 8I? cuts per
% 1 00* valuation to $2.2f. within
the past year, and asked the Gov
ernor If lie could not "do *ome
thing" about it.
Hi' said thai of cour*e, since
tlu- matter was an entirely local
one, and in jto wise connected wllh
the State, as there are no direct!
Ktato taxes on properly, he had no '
authority in .the matter whatever. ,
I. OS W.KI.KS ON WAY
TO POYNEIIS II III
j Norfolk. Sept. I. A wlrHena i
from the Loh A nuch a nf noon aald
the* dirigible whh nearlriK Hcthany
lli-nrli. that alte won hi moor for
a whorl 1 1 mo; to the I'atoka, licar
:t!ape CharleH. iiimI then proceed to
[ I'oyncra Hill, North Cirollna, to
Callhate Coaat Otiard Mallon. Sin
I expected to reach I'oynera lllli
ahont 2 o'clock.
CONVICT WOUNDKD
Ituli-lgh. Si |il. ) .1 II Vlrkrr?. !
convict , aervln k a ten-year aen*
tcnce for uianalauKliler, today Ilea |
In jttglc I'rlaon hospital m-rloiMly I
wounded an a result of It f h Infest
a t t?*m p t 1 4i ercape. The shoot Iiik fi
of tin* prisoner wan termed by
pi'lnon official* a a "purely acd- ?
denial." The guard declared that
In tin- nervoimiM kh f\f tlr* moment ? ;
he accidentally pulled the trigger ,
that shot the man after he had
been cornered hi li Is latent eacape |
i attempt. m ,
COM K.SSKS kiiiinc
??- ?? ? it
Mobile, Ala;, Sept, 1 HrouKht , 1
. here early today hy automobile '<
from Montgomery County Jail for i i
I Kafe keeping. Clvil< !!??? :u Maehe- |
1 lor. confenaed that lie mini' Hayaj
I l>-ot)iird. negro, lire the nhot thit,|
killed Judge Lamar Smith of We- |
tumpka, A In ha ma, Monday night, t
HOG CALLING IN
CLASS WITH THE
CHANNEL SWIM
AImi a
W i I h < Con*
Farmer Itanks With
Opera Star* Now
FANS A K F JUDGES
Kill One Old Farmer De
elared Mr Thought II
W mild Im* Murli Fairer to
L?'l llit' I logs Deride
i?> sn-: m. namxka
Tipton. luua, Sept. l While
Chat lesion ronltstM go on In
crowded cities ami American girls
?vie with each oilier in swimming
I'lui*. I It'll Clia iaii?*I it has re
mained |.?i Hi. Middle West to In
augurate I In- most unique nport of
a" ">?' "Miog calling" contest,
which is sw<Ma|iiiiK ail over t he
corn niiih-t, causing eminent
statesmen w h< i recalled their boy
hood i|a,vw in chuckle with glee.
The#hi isk ur mournful call of
"hooey" w h Icii ha* floated out
across pastures at dusk and at
dawn for year? unnoticed, save by
hotJK themselves, has now been
? levated l?i a I him- of almoHt na
tional importance.
Hng culling contests are being
conducted all ihroiiuh Iowa and
Nebraska by radio, at slate and
count) fairH. and as a new diver
sion tin every possible ?occasion.
Money prizes are given for the
lust leather hinged "hooey" and
the whole population has taken to
grunting in recognition of the new
sport. ?
The red-faced, hluc-overalled
farmer suddenly linds himself in
1 1"' limelight as un entertainer,
lie now ranks alongside opera
Kilmers and oialors, either In front
of tlie microphone or as a star
performer before hi*; asHciubiagea.
Some hotly in Nebraska con
ceived the Idea of a hog calling
contest over the radio. The fana
?were the judges, and the winner
was picked by post card vote,
t hoimh. as one old farmer re
marked, "it would have been fair
er to let the hogs act as Judgea."
Omaha. l)es Moines and other
cities, as well as small towns, are
taking up tin- new sport with en
thusiasm. Crises totalling almost
|f?00 are being offered at the Iowa
State l air, held at Des Moinea
this week, for tin* bent hog call
ers.
In making a decision varioua
factors are taken into coniddera
llon, such as strength of voice,
clearness of call, effect on hoga,
and whether the voice will carry
against the wind.
Farmers all through the Middle
West are discussing with much se*
rioiiHiiess the relative merlls of
"sooey" and "hooey," the old con*
servaliveM coming out Htrotig ,.f?<
sooey while the radicals inclina
to "boo* )-" and a camp has sprung
up which Insist that "pooejr" ear?
rien best along I he wind.
Some of Iowa's most Illustrious
sons have gone out into the
ulou uiing In their boyhood daya
and called the hogs home. HcQgtor
Hrookhart tried his stentorlaft
tones on Iowa hog* long before ha
loosed bis oratory on the United
States Senate. Herbert Hoover
was once a farmer boy near Waat
lira nob. Iowa. Jim Wilson and
Henry Wallace, both secretaries of
agriculture, have bawled t|l6l?
"hooey" at returning swine.
Not always tjie huskiest farmer
with the loudeKt voice tnkea a
pri*e. In the Cedar County con
test. a lad nam?'d Mornliigstar,
who stutters, was awarded Aral
prize, and in Northern lows a bar*
her was found to emit s clear,
sweet call which brouuht the ba
con home on the gallop.
Training School At
The First Methodist
The Standard Training School
for Sunday School uiid church
leader* of tlio Kll/aheth City Dis
trict will hp bald at the Flrat Metb*
odlHt Church September 11-17
with L. L. Oobbcl, director; Rlfi
C. It. Culhrcth. chairman of tha
hoard of manager*; Mrn. (). R.
Harrow, necretary; mid W. C. Saw
yer. treanurer.
l?r \V. A. Smart of Kmory VmU
ver*lty will tea<*h the "Th? Llfa
md letter i of Hiul," hy Cartar. ?
"The ^durational Tank of thn
Local Church" will bo taught by
l*rof. II. R. Spotter of Duke Unl
rer*lty. ?
Mlot (Scnritln S. Krone, confar*
nncQ elementary ?uporlnt ??ndent,
will r.lvc n course in Story Telling.
A Study of the Junior Child'*
will lip taught hy Mr# H. R,
Kpenrr of Durham, and "A Study
r?f Middle Childhood" hy Mr*. M.
M McCardle of Norfolk.
Teacher*, prmenl and pro*paa*
Ive. *uperl?itendeiit*. officer*, pat
rorr fnrranrc nnd young p^apUi
trn axked to atteml and prepare
Item nelvr* for more effective *?r
rice in the Sunday School and
hurch. The *eMloa* are held at
11 ipcht k 9 that all may attend. <
Nebratka farmer hit on tha
head by lightning wan only
knocked out. It ahould know b?t
?r than to hit a Nebraska farmer.
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