h I VOLUME V1IL . BUM MlUlWtLL TALKS ON CHILD WELFARE HERE Children Of Today Will Com •titut* Citizenship Of To morrow, 9ho Soy* OPPORTUNITY FOR PLAY RIGHT OF EVERY KID “Children * Cod*" Should Bo Port Of Every Slot*’* Local System, Sh* Toll. Women'* Club, end This Should Corn prim Intelligent And Hu man* Low*. Following arc extract, from an ad dress male hor* last week before the Woman'* Club by Hits Mary Shot well: Child welfare 1* one of the fun damental problem* of thi* age. The children of today will constitute the citizenship of tomorrow and a* such have certain inalienable right* The tight* of childhood may be briefly itstcil: 1. Healthful childhood. 2. Educated childhood. S. Happy childhood. 4. Patriotic childhood. 5. Religious Childhood. • Protected childhood. In order to pecure healthful child hood are must safeguard and main lain the health of every child. With out health, education and training are almost impossible, sad th* chsncs of becoming sn eftcient member of society more or !e*e negligible. c/ma in ruuuca vo lUCfi MJj education In the public schools of the State as will fit him for Hie work. The compulsory school attendance law says that a child matt attend school from 1 to 11 yean at ago. Last year than won approximately 100,000 more children is school ia North Carolina than ever baton aad this inomao In attendance esaso within the compalsory school ago. Happy Childhood Opportunity for whole some play Is the right of every child. It la one if not given expression retards Ms physical, moral and mental develop ment. Ike Joyous, buoyant spirit of childhood thould be encouraged and directed—never suppressed. Patriotic Childhood A knowledge of the Ideals of demo cracy; respect for all that is fine in the country's traditions and custom*; love for the flag—should ho part of the education given by home, church and school to the child. Through those institutions he should learn Intelligent Christian citirenshlp. Religious Childhood “A nation la Christian not when a chuith U established by law, hot when righteousness is sAablished within the workers,” and righteous ness in Die hearts and roinda of peo ple must have its beginning with the child. Kot one should ha allowed to grow up without spiritual instruction and example. Protected Childhood A “Childrens’ Coda” should bo past of the legal system of every state. This code thould be composed or intelligent end humane low* for the care and protection of children •nd Include satisfactory provision for their admin ietration. Whet la a child worth With the passing of slavory the world hae ceas ed to think of human beings in terms of money veins, and yot each indivi dual is cither on asoet or a lihility in dollars and coats to His state and comrnanity. A proTemor of economics at Yala, after much careful study, has arrived at the eoticlaaien that a good, healthy American hdhy it worth about $1,000 fo the state. If this la true, the date and county depart ments of public welfare and other child helping agencies which arc ac tively engaged in stamping out the germs of delinquency and dependen cy arc an lnQalu saving to the state. One child prevented from becoming a criminal or pauper saves the state not only $4,0041 which a normal child la worth, hut the coot of keeping a awlsmUml I— ih. I.tt _ _is_ai__ •n Indefinite number ef year*. At «mt»* that only one ehlld out ef •*» ef the 2,874 children revolving protection or Jiactpliau In the Jare nllc rourt* of North Carolina daring the eoeend yrur ef their organ taw lien and that thaee children ware thereby kept out of the trimlnai elate the State waa mred ever (8,8X4,00*. North Carolina can juetly be freed that rita rank* fourth In lb* mine ef agricultural product* among the State* ef the Nation and that aha I* taat developing eno ef th# beat cyu tem* af road* In the South; but what win theaa be worth If the neglect* the child Ufa el the State *o that aha aba* have an Ignorant defective end deteriorating rioefc af peep la! LUL. Wiuun U LAMB DIES IN ROCKY MOUNT Chairmaa •* State Board ml KImOw Had Boo. Ill For Throo Rocky Mount, Feb. S3.—Cel. WU son C. Lamb, of WiUiamston, ehair man of the aUte board of electioni ■laro iU organisation daring Aycock’i administration and pioneer loader in Democratic circles of eastern North Carolina, died early this afternoon at a local hospital where ha had been brought far treatment three weeks ago while snfiwing from a severe complication of kidney diseases. Tbc remains were taken to the home in WlUiamston this afternoon by mem bers of the family who ware at tbs bedside when death cams, and foneml service* will he held from the Church of the Advent there Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, being conducted by Rev. Walter B. Clark raetar. Colonel Lamb, who was 71 yean of ago had always fought moat vig oreoaly for the Democratic party bat had never sought oSce, the chairman ship of the beard of • lections belay tba only public position of any signi ficance which ha held daring his tang and extremely active political career. Ha was known primarily as a party fighter of ths old school. TELLS STORY OF ; INFIDELITY Wife of Grtoubore Doctor CorfMw To Alleged Illicit ReUtfems Orrtniton, fcb. tt — Going on tfco witness stand upon tor own voli tion, Nn. G. W. Norman confessed m Superior Oeurt tore today to illicit relations wish tor brettor-ln-law, *. B. Boren, ** tending over a period ef Over ftva years, unable, sto said, to Mail tto urging of tto man, who is bring oaad by tor husband for »100. OM. Tto aswst room arwwd. hariag board tor ssn swear yesterday that bit raothar was guilty of iauworallty, cams back in lasgrr numbers today. TWfTdBr* 'toumeunwtoxebi story of tor Infidelity, interrupted •to said, over a period of long yean for oily a few weeks whan one of bor sons, her youngest child was kilt ed In au autosnobiU eectdeat. Sto wanted to aoet tor boy la heaven, ato testified, die told Boren, when to Insisted about two weeks later on resuming their relations, and drove him from tto house, but to soon came buck and Inflated that she anbmit to him, which she did, Aa said. Started By Cm When sto mas ashed about her sou’s dsoA Ae broke dawn and wept, sobbing, Ac curious throng of specta tor* eyeing tor aa stolidly and aa avidly then as when she told her story. She spoke in a lew, emotionless voice, dart or straight ahead. A Mm, given tha man at Chrlataaaa tlaaa la 1014, whito hla own wUa waa In aa adjoining room, darted the whole thing, Aa taatifiad. Ho wasted It for a “Christmas prnmt," die mid and aha haatowod it- Prom that to the wont waa aa easy atop, according to tha testimony, the next visit, ahe •aid on tha next day, seeing the mar* rings vowa of both broken. Signal* warn arranged, by tele phone and tappings on tha windows, when it waa safe for him to come ovor, the woman testified. She evm swore that be aaM Mo wife and her huahaad were sickly and suggaated marriage ia ease tha two—brother and alder ■ should die. Mrs. Hornsea said that she told him she oonld not do that. Tald Hmhaad Whale Story Kor btuhend eaaae open Berea leaving the house ia Swsdii lMf, •ha taatifiad. She and Boron hawing hem in a pantry. He garationed her and toU har to toll tha troth, hut aho refused, aha said, until dm be came in, shortly afUrsrard and, ask ing him to forgivo bra told all, shs said. Har bcuhoad and a Baptist minis ter. Bev. L. L. Carpenter, former psw to* of the Forest A venae (brash ban, srere tba oaly ones aho told of bei aettoei with Boron, dw testified, am eopt that when bar son, Courtney asked her what to do, she said tba told to toll dm troth. B. AND L FOLKS. . SOON WILL START THE ORGANIZATION Frank Steadman, Of Favntta I villa, Will Addraaa Tha Ckamkar af Couana SMITHFIELD SECRETARY WRITES ENCOURAGINGLY 'Shows What Association Has Dona For His Town And Thinks Dunn Will Profit Lorgaly Through Similar In* stitution—Riddle And Now* bony Working (h Schotna. | Prank H. 8 trad man, president of I tha Cumberland Saving* and- Trust Company and a Wading figure In tha development of building and loan aa aoe tali ana in PayeUeville, will addrem the d(raetoSc of the Oiadnr of Commerce and other bueinoas men of the eommuulty on the building and Wan idea at an early date, according to a letter received from h:m yester day by Secretary T. L. Riddle. Mr. Steadman waa invited eeverul days ago by Mr. Kiddle and it vu hoped (hat he could make the addrem tome time thW week. Prea of other buaineas, however, has necessitated postponement and ha says: “1 am unahle to aay just wheal can go up. I Mir w ao so in u»« jttcAT fuiurr.'* Hts coming will mart the begianlag of actual week or thr «rrattan of a baildlng and loan aeaociatian ham to provide fund* for tbe building of I bomeo for people la moderate circum stances. Director A. U MovAeny aad Mr. Riddle have been working oa the idea for several weeks. Finally they have gotten a number of other bminora men interested and aro as •umd that thair plane will hear fruit within the next few weeks ki pantime, Mr. Riddle Is getting tb.- information he can about th succeaa in other towns The latest lat ter received ia from Smith*old, writ ten by J. J. Bruadburst, secretary and t-eaenrsr of ths Smith*old Building ond Loan Association. Mr. Broad .burst Writes: ! ."Mr John R. Morris of the Smith f ~ues« sassm—■ , i bended your letter of February ISth j relative to Building ami Irian Asso ciations; to me. | “The SmithSeld Building and Loan I Association was organ had October ISIS, boginning boalnses with 818 shores “Our Annual statement to Insur ance Dopsrtment, Raleigh. December 31, 1831, shows we have matured and paid off 287 shares, have 8,878 la farce, with total leans te sharehold ers for balldlng homes 8308,848. which amount represents about 76 homes built. “Our association has done more than nny-ono institution in 8m:thAeld to build up this community, and you should organise at once aa It takes several years to prom tbe many goods that come from a active associ ation. I am sending to today* mall, law* and copy report* of all associa tions Id state, which will give you deal rod information a* to how to or gan lie. “Jail a look at the report will convince you how many towns not as largo as Doan have associations that have beam the making of their building progress. Organise sad get In line for your town* upbuild, on easy weekly payment plan. GRIFFITH'S NEW PRODUCTION COMING TO WrtlTK WAT "The Fall of Babylon’*, David Wark Orlflth'a magnificent spectacle, wherein more than 134,MO men sad women appear, ha* been sec a red as the special foat*rod attraction at the White Way ThsatR* for an early showing. Mr. OriMtb’s "The Birth of a Na tion," and •'Hearts of tha World" have established this dramatic gen laa as America's foremost prod act r Of unusual entertainment, and It if ! therefore not surprising to learn that ,in ene scene la “Tha Fall of Baby lea" Mr. (MiAth shews fear thousand revellers at a baeehaallaa foam. The hardest time tor a man to gut *p la the world la every aaorutng. A friend la need is a dollar gen*. M ing th An mrc >4 U> town way ib*4 an Thla win bn !■ Mid Meat of Moon Lm Many af Ik from 100 to place within a cinues to Urttljr brought to balea or It la aear 300 boloa IB Dana ton that oral gia this A I at tattoo to be sr» i the rat many of lor W. TRAFFIC Kinston, Pi*. 22_Neute riser. rUing rapidly her* today threatened tailway cornmnnlcatka over the Ua iton-Carolina line aad practically blocked Caawoll strait bridge to tnf Uc. Railroad crows Mdo repairs to tat trmlai through. A.Wg waahoot wao threatened tonight. Authority nr, expected to order the bridge closed to traffic. The atago wao oevoral foot below the 1919 record bat the itma rose steadily. North Carolina baa ah the present -■*e ««t wUal construction or L-mtractod for Ml ailtos of rood of •he top toil, nnddOi or gravel typo, carting approximately SOO alias of the Wloua had surface types costing **.760,0*0; bridgs sro«k costing approximately *40*,00*. Daring the yoM there hns been completed approximately UO miles of the topsoil, m>dclay, or gravol iyps costing In jrexste figures M.600, M>0; 66 miles of *• various hard ear face types which aost approximately 11,000,0*0; tad bridge work eeotiag . .proximatrly fS*0,00a. These figure* taelude both Federal Wd and state weak h*t go not Include nrerk that la Bob* done by counties, cf which w# have a* record. It Is ex pected that dating the coming year ipproximstely 4*0 mile* of paviag work and 6*0 a*Bw of other typo* of roads orlU bs la* te contract—H. K. Witherspoon, M—faeicrora Boeord. -1—■ Chapel HOI, F*b. S3 school bosksthcl quint 1 mingtan here Wight in the cl.'mlaatW scrim 17-17. Benson M*t Wad aatiy and was never threatened though Wilmington tightaaad siuifdd aatiy la the sec ond half. Hadsea and Stems shot six court goals each for-Benson white Bostict1 was ootetandtev Tar the WOsalagtea1 qulat scoring all seventeen of Ida I teams points FARM AGENT IS ASSURES DUNN BY CHAMBERS’WORK • V f'v _ . I i D. L. LATHAM IS MAN CHOSEN PON THE JOB Alter a wkirlvlad campaign to Mm $1,000 to goaiaatee tit# coat ■saHg'e good faJ* Eagan* T. Dm par. diraetar of tba department at agriculture af the liana Oiabr af ’ I Commerce, yesterday sasotuesd the r**Bs*tior of hit dream ta here a farm dootoaetration agent slaignsd to tho Dunn District The money was ■mated.aftar lam o thontownty-CVC ■marod after loss than twenty-fear hoars of solicitstiss la Daan and Mh, aad T. D. McLoan, district de ■Mmatoatlan agent who was here ta lejyacata with Mr. Draper and Iw retaary T. L. Kiddle, assured (hot that an ageat woald bo assigned as pea aa possible. TX I*, laths an. saw mrrlag at KaaMagtsa. N. C., is the man chorea >y Mr. dfaLaan to dll tho Job here. 9a haa Km -rrey highest renommoada Jon fsaOWthe extension tsrrlee of ho Stoto Dopartsnoat of Agriealtaro ■ag wfll yrodo of la rateable aid to *e Chamber of Commerce in Ha ef forts to faator dfrortlfiod farming taaa ta tha district aad to th« faimatt *ha are see* to taco problems that bey hare net eaeenatcied before. Temporarily the new agent prabob y wfll establish uKrrs ia tha Chem *•» ef Commerce reams. Later an effort will be mads to la decs tha ►•ard ef towa cemmiiilanari to pie rlde ofleu for him ia the Monidya] Building where he weald be mask >•*1 or of aaeeao to (armor* who weald rant to c oof or with hint reaootaiag heir problem*. -dSfrrratrtH {"mtri r. o grew aad how to grow thorn, what r-d* and Implements to nre and hew >est to get the mod out ef their work reaorelly. H« will hare tho agrical* snl deportment# of the Stale aad ?edet*l gorcrareeata behind him all ha time and will spend attach time rWi the farmer* on their farm* Mr. Let ham, too, will be able to aid faw trs In their stock raMag aad dairy ing efforts aad to give them tha beat tf adrico oa hog aad poattry rala* LOW. The Chamber of Commerce In] making Ha fin* mere to get an agent for Harnett County want before the Beard of County Commissioners and liked for an appropriation to pay that part of kin salary aad aapinan do*, paid by tha State and Federal forommanto. The eommiaaianan, kewrrer. refusag to make the appre prition. Then the chamber agiwad to rales tha necaaanry meaey if tha ex temeion service weald accept it and irlfi a man for werk ia the towa <kipi af ArorcaboTP. Duka aad Qreve. Abe Martin “auld n mouthful" when kc remarked: “Jo* Lark bought a pair a’ Was* t’day, with aoaa# meaty he had left from th’ Wllaou MroinlttraUen.” SEMINOLE FLANT AT WOEXi EXPECTS PROFITABLE TEAK With n force ef twenty men and andar th* euperintendency ef Steal wall Stewart th* Seminole Phosphate Company's plant bore began work on Ka IMS fertiliser orders last weak. It la now manufacturing sad mixing about 10* tons of fartWsert aack day. bat will increase (he production to Its full capacity of ITS tom within a taw days. OMeor* af th* Seminole company rspect th* W bo on* of their most prosperous pours. With the worth af their product thoroughly demonstra ted. they read no dUloulty in selling the company** prednat to termers af I his section. "Wa abanld rill *14 to tba matfen who la atngsliNC *° *aka a Hate| far bar MtUa family aad at tba mmt ttaaa brine ap ta a goad mm, baad and waaumbaod. Tba Stata eat aaaar apaad amaap am aladr that la aadaUag ant* arm. Waaid It aa ba tbaaprr, * wa mart pat It aa < financial baaia, ta tap ta a wldaw win cfcJMrm Da aat aaad paar bapa aw •Ida ta aa arpbaaaga bat kaap tbaa at baam. wa w« gtra paa a paadaa far paa bava faagbt a brara l^t li 9 I mm. He found that funillae of waa8 mean* encouraged the uaa «f ana# th* greater of all war*—th* war with want aad low teagtatian for the dofoaoo of the W«t thing that Ood •**r aeat into thie world, a ehlld.’ It i eooto afcoat tour hoadrod datlaro to Weog a hog or a girl la aa taaUtotiaa i a g*or 8«w»w a widow had Uiroo I ehdkteon aad wo gam her twohrt haa i drod dollar* a gear to *tag hoot* aad , taka ear* of har ekOdroa, world It not ho th* oee noadeal aad htMoae thing to dot" Dr. Cram la at on wit —»n-g a tfadjr ad ektldran fa laallkatltai fat oordiag fa thfar aaataltty. Da vtatt ad RUaahath CMr laat fall aad rxaw I aod II actual cfcHdraa. Hi* aua* mat.'on Jla»l»«od that many ehlMran ar* hatlwwud fa tbair at*dioa from lack of pea par ar adagaatr food fa ■ayyly thaa «Mi tha aaaofaary afa ■aafa af aatrtUae far tha datafay ■tat af laatl kraia aad Mf tfa I and totaM* aad coffee to leppreai the ehUdieh pamga of hangar and tat dawn tha greeniy Mila, it developed that me peraene la Ua city arc ; IMag an 75 cent* a waak ar laaa to I carer tha coat af food, clothing, light, 1 Inal and >k alter. Many oarer gat egg* milk ar bettor, and tha dally faro at taata aan<Mad af calarda ar o^hagt and park. Ha foaad that me children wttl tha phyMaal aga af a datan yean hare attained tha aaatol aga af aal] * Now (Meant, fob. It,—rohgalei font the principal cotton producing Nueo ui irmiii bar* tonight to ntiomd • tttftrtm, -pmlng tosoi tow, called tor tbo parpeee Of "aatob liahlng tbo rnaaaa wkp tbo prodnlioa of cotton la uaprofdabla tad to bad a moody tor that condition, if poo fMg,« Tbo coafaranco b tbo rnoah af a tcroamat inatitated bp tbo UgtoLa taro af North Oaroilaa lacoadp whoa it rated a ram lotion aaklng Oorrr •or Casaroa Korriaaa, of that aUU, to larlu Oorernoct of aibar cotton prodacing fitata* to ante throe dot* gatan oaeh to trot with repretato tiooo tram North Oaroilaa to taka op tbo otadp of Ibe -pirfoa Senator *. O Krerett. of North Carolina, one of tb# potto town in tbo eenforonee, who -**—■f-j tbo wortd ration conference bold ia Lan dau recently, will, according to «ato K*tm boro, to ebabtaa of Am eocn aittao. SQUARE DEAL FOR SOMERS URGED Chariatta Atteran Saya Tbaa |Tsr jafggkdagkjaa Haa Paaaad Charlotte. M. ff.—“When * M eat aut tf the penitentiary sod —aw ed «aad Mwat for threa yaon ho waa attain riven tb* tight af eitiasn ship, bat with Jcha 3L Mervhcad «a yeertiHt national patroaage and Gov ernor Morrison dirpeatia* lalmian Cod only kaowa taw bn* k srffl be taforc tta disability af tha fowaar A- Lockhart af^IfoFaiLutU bta. fonaar service wan and fnrwsi ta* af the North Carolina Om.nl ««—*» at a motto* af tha land paat af tta Twirl son Legion bars to aigfct. Mr. Lockhart waa dlstaa—g tta ad ulate Cocgrtta. qaetbc Ptottdaat Hardin* as sayto* that ha had "shew ed Ms devotion ta tta aatdtora hy tha T*a«baa ha had wade." “We've had r=oo*h spssrtaaakla*. Wa an new look In* far sews af tta Ion* arson* they bonded oat to tta shipyard wotfc. era Wa—tostoa elatfca austotsn era aad others who srara given tan oie* aad hi* con tracts Aorta* tta war ” said Nr. Lockhart. "Ike government has bsahaa faith with tta former service awn aad —e man who whooped it op tta leadeet and told as there woald ha nothtat too good for at whan we retained, are among thorn now who are SgkUa* tta hardest ta keep the money ttay auide daring the war while we warn "Secretary Daniel* took <an of the smiloa «W entered Ik* service in the cewnwcy, hot the War De partment bat gone bach ea the pro mlaaa made the an In that branch of th» acrrlre," tba apoakor eaid, Mr. I^ckkart, who had patta of hi* links •hot away la Franca, was cheated to **• kr **• nearly 1,000 awn at the meeting, which we* to the form of a Wadkiagtoa'a ITilhdai ratehi* tlen. W* era disappointed to aaa that tk* Great Whit* Wap la Haw York, the Broadway which la dwcrftsd aa the bread road to perdition, ha* not im proved Imperceptibly. John J. Birch, taperintandont af the adoeatfanal de partment of the Maw York CMt Lam m»a. writ** id the Ref arm Bulletin: "The aero hoar of ham degrada tion baa been reached la tba dene* hall*. . . Ia New York the night Ufa *» beoening wilder aad the rata* aad dab* are open until the break af dawn.** Bat New York la aad alone In ft» degradation: “Cnreetlwe gan* cea and. pajama partto* seam t* ho especially flagrant In the Middle Wart. 'Petting partis,’ the shimmy, bun ay bags sad moonlight tiaacas are '/•varltoa with tba yaang people." Bertiapa thing* are not wane than Ihep asad to he, hat It Is pretty ear* lain that th*y are net batter, aad we I wot* assured that they wo«M he.— Philadelphia Record {hsM thalr nandtar. Kanatnatton ra vaalnd that loan chOdran r—ata at • ateadaUU Mr yaara at a Maw. Math chlMraa can ant pupal) part— fbatr otudlaa and Uha ay aiara Mat thaa IS ar Id aaraal tfcfldraa. TWj dia tract tha attantiaa at athar child ran and are a raaataa* Morea of a arrant •train la |ka taachaca Ha aaggaatad that thaae aadara turtMtd ahfldraa ■ «*t ha halyad by tha aalabliahaaant > at a lanefa tana ar dtat Mtrhan a tha aabaal . 34 ME WHEN BK AUtSfflP CRASHES AT LANGLEY FIELD Si HITS HIGH TENSION ■UCCTMICWaKS Df FALL Xsrfafa, Y«, r* 21—Of fa* fa. U4«4 M w4 eirUiani *)«, feft Lnnglap PtoUnir atatlaa at 141 fab afunoM aa what promt la ha tha iaat flight af faa gtont anay tlrlgtob Koau. thbty-faar ara *m*. faa faafa. •a af aaay af faaai halag faanai ha. pan * raeagnittaa, aa4 right aahaa ara la faa Anay PahUe Xaalfa Saw rt« banplul hart Bering tmm (t. ,m-s ' \n Th# Mfll rd her gat big afire and the llfll •iftg followed u the HN of ttt craft •track a pile of car malarial a few feet beyond. The eaplerioa rant floats# MO fact 'n the air aa eight of hog awhwe leaped from tho -dock’* of tho dUp. Throe other* wan dragged f ram to* mom of anrhm* and flamea The bodies of thlrtgmM had heea taken aot at • o'clock, and sdtolf Who kMw peraonaHy many gf to* ••oars and enlisted mm were omHt * oingio oae of tho vio toally cooked to daato to too maos of wreckage when too uplidio and 0*iy thorn to too fat ward part of the operating mmpirtmnt ef too ■kip had I dmtt far toatr itoaa. SotctoI war* lojprod eororaly Vy lamping, hot thro* came aot praett aaUy unhurt and won dMmapod from tog hoopfto! arhhto a few tom after tho itolto, Llootonoat Bart, who with Captain Bead woo too prtoctpal pilot wt too Boom, woo aaa of them Jdmpad whoa too ddp woe only o few yards from tho groaad. A ofrOto*, Boy liar toy, olm omopod ophort oo did M»

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