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1 * ■!■■■■ II WEATHKR Portly etavdy; ttwfci 1 ' »l»wn Friday t aatarday fa hr. - » -v VOLUME THREE; NO. 127 «.■* y* * * ' *, GOVERNOR MORRISON OPENS LEGISLATURE WITH SPEEOi URGING ADOPTION REPORT Bays the Proposed Amendment Could Nftt be f Submitted to the People of the State in its J V Present Form Without Peril to the Credit of the \ State in Respect to Sale of Bonds for the Con v struction of Highways. Defect, He Says, is in the Provision Prohibiting Putting Into the Sinking Fund for Redemption of Highway 1 / Bonds any Revenue Derived From Special Tax. X Ktleigh, Aug. 7.—Greeted by sweltering summer weather the North CxrolinA Genera! Assembly convened in extraordinary aes wign to consider two matters which the govgernor of the State |on«iders of primary importance. A Tonight th« members had before them the governor’s recom mendation that the adoption and submission to a vote of people the report of the State Ship and I*ort Commission. Creation of state port terminal*at various points on the eastern coest of North Carolina, authorization of a bond issue for $7,000,- 000 for port terminals, warehouses, docks, etc., on and donated by the shippers. Authorization of a bond issue for $1,500,000 to be uaed if necessary to establish i < real lon of a commission wtth th« ( power to carry oat the recommend*-: tloa of the pr*«nt rommtsidffn. .m l i with' authority tip la»ue and spend the bond Uauaa aa provided by la,w. Authority of the re-aeqiil*ltlon of th* Btat» of the ( aft*! Kear and Vad kin Valley Railroad, hailt by the State i and aold year* aao. and divided byji tba Southern Railway and tbe Allan* d tie f'oaat Mae. They alep had the recommends!ton 1 1 the sovernor for the repeal At the‘ I mtaxare submitting to the people a oonatllutlonal -amendment relating to linking fund for the State high ♦ay bond* which provide* that none of the aaaollne apd motor vehicle*! ahall he placed In the sinking fund an adoption of an amendment providing tar the-now-rtf Ihtae taxes In the oink - tog fund ff amendment would he' tqbmltted in November, and the gov4a amor told tba asaembiy In Joint nett./ atnn at B«W* that tha 'credit of, the' •tatß trjkh tndanger of Impairment un )|aa they acted according to hi*' rfc-|A qhlMixhttani , V., Dr JSho A. Hartley. pa*t°r of 81 M*r_y’« Church of Klhstnn. of which'' Ipaaker Dawaoa la a member deliver ad the Invocation tn the House, and R#V Coray of Raleigh In the Senate ’’after Oovqrnor Morrison had de llvtred lila addresa the aaaembly ad journed until tomorrow until !l:0*i ‘ o'clock out of respect of the memory of tbe lata Lock# Craig, who died re cently The Uawntfii Address The governor. In delivering hi* ad ore** to the members of the General Aaeambly (poke In part ■« follows: Gentlemen of the General Assembly: I am sorry that my sense of duty required me to call, you here In Kxtra B*a*lon during tbta hot summer wt-athf ar. hut I am aure you will that tt could not he avoided when you hear wltlh particularity my reason* tor doing so The proposed amendment to Our P**t# coiUtltutlon enacted by you In; your regular station rould not he sub mltted *6 the people of the Slate In Ita present form without serious peril to tba credit of tba State, In reaper* to It* sale of bonde for the construct lop of highways Boon after the adjourn ' tnant of the regular seatlon 'he defect { tn this proposed amendment to our ponatltutlon was dl*covered by the At-, trmey upon whose opinion w ■ wee - | idling tha highway bond* s* well a* 1 l»v irat of thoaa who were hmtvlly, f investing In them This presenrte i ' rarv aertoite difficulty and It w*, oob hy the State Treasurer and trvtelf assuring them that the am, nd-] m»nt would pot he present'd to the people In It* pfa*ent form although' It might require a Sprclal Sc*.lon oft ♦he fJeneral As*etubly to prevent *lt W# could not have continued the tale of our highway bonds without heavy lot* in their price hut for making thl* premiss » »•* The Ikefeet The defect U\ which* I refer I* In tba proposed amendment's provt'toi.l prohibiting putting Into the Sinking Fund for The,redemption of th*"blgh (* gy homld'any revenue derived from g special tag levhpd forth | purpose and requiring that all of *uch sinking "nod* should be taken from th*- gen eral revenue* of the stale It was part of tbe revenjte derived from the feared this would prevent u*lug any gasoline tas and for license* to motor vehicle*, toeing plsped In sui'li fund* This wa* not intended by you. I am sure -|l Was net Intended by the of thee proposed uno-nil mr r .\ It Is eh«alalely nei e«*ar> to e*Corw l yft I lit l can only lie itmie In tht* extra session would have been' Impelativg for (hi* purpose If tHe,».bad te*en no other e»trai>rdlnaiy * «ceeaioa for It. I therefore, most earnestly recom . jpaod (hat the amendment proposed lip u 1 f- %' m THE GOLDSBORO NEWS a SU.te owned ship line. repealed and that the one first adopted by you at your regular aesalun he en acted and submitted ip tha people of i the state. ■ I am going to assume that argument ID suplant of Oil sreonimendatlon la , not necessary, l am sure you gen tlemen do not desire lo make It Im possible, to use funds derived from the special tasea> upon gasoline and motor machines and not required for Interest or upkeep, to redeem the highway bonds. But If the serial payment* had to be m«de commencing st once, the |n oinc front tax on gasoline and license, taxes are amply large for use to ex tract. alter paving the Interest, the serial payments required But. Gentlemen of the General As sembly. I have asked you lo alembic tor another and extraordinary *Jkarv|ce to the state, namely: <’oa- Qf |h*i report ot _lhe ijtaiv Ship and Water <*om mission, uppplfitvil by me and unanl-' mously conhrrtied by the Senate hrsneh of your honorable biMly, put' .siiant to legislation enacted by you in Jour regular session Aa you will recall, I naked you lor authority to proe< i with tbe eommis slon’s r«ia»it snd linding*. If fuvnra.blt to the und»l tak'llg slid if approve! ItWtlie governot and roiyx il of Ut* • IGtotit further grant of authorflv from yon In your giA-.itcr wisdom you refused thi* grant of- (siwer i< your chief executive officers. «Md re qtilrvd the report to le- auhtwitted t< tbe general assembly for final dispo sition You were not «*ked by me and you did not consider goifiK ahegd with the undertaking until the com mission appointed by me and confirm ed by the Senate brain h of your hon .oratile hotly had looked Into the mutter nndsr iwilh and m»dc a favorble rec ' ommendallon Then I dlil »sk autl£l>r -1 tty to proceed without further refer ! enee to you. You were sovereign |n the mutter and of course your will hail to be done The question natur ; ally anise whether’the report would be submitted to you In extvawlMlusfy session or hebl inwaheyanee -tnil sub milled to the next n gul*r ses»bm of vour honorable body. I am greatly of the opinion ih*t your body having i commenced the consideration of the ! subject matter’ Involved and every ■nun of you having given more or less | consideration lo It during tdo [session and from time to lime. *lm¥ •oil were better prepared Ip dispose ! of It wisely than the next regular session would tie The uexl’ regular , -ejismn would take It up tor the llrsl .time, offleially w lien they meet In a short *e- <lon wnh more i legislative businW# to attend to than ~ .in evei he satisfactorily done In sixtv I days. The majority of the member will be new and the stale would lose the hentfll of the more mature imd i thoroughly considered Judgment which J you c«n give the anbj' et. Ams then, gentlemen, 1 believe I ] nut justllicd iu thinking, you i ojki ied ito dlH[Mis>' of it yourselves. rT ws ■ the general understanding that, after the report sent to yourselves and not act upon It You ordered copies of the report sent to your e|ve* and not to the next general assembly and I think you.expected that It could tie disposed ol hi you In an evtraorAfiuuy ■rsslun You knew as mudh a I milt It ,as any surceeding hud) will ever know and I think, more Therefore ' I licit you to proceei with your rouslderation ot It and tsko sue haetloti as )h your Judgment tin welfare ot the stale require* , „ Keeiinimrnd* I uaetlon Solemnly mindful of my high re , s|Kin*Jbllity |o the whole people of the 1 State/ I confidently recommend to savour honorable tasty that you enai * thy necessary legislation to put into efft-rf ths recommend ition* of the i (rpnllmied on Pag# Five) IMLETTE IS ; 'IIDI* FOR CAMPAIGN Tells Inquirer* That He in in Ex cellent Physical Condition. Entirely Recovered. Washington. Aug. 7 Pruning him self for strenuous day* of eampslgn fog ahead, Senator l.ufollette. inde pendent candid tie for President, re main* practically in seclusion hore. 'lie Is delivering no speeches, althn he I* preparing some for u*«‘ later in the cgmpptign. T« leav ng mamigcnient of Ills campaign, particularly the de lulls. lo othere. and has" only a lim ited nunttoor of eonferences with friends and political advisers. As a rule the Wisconsin Senator rises about 7:30 A. M , uml after breakfast and a leisurely perttaal of morning newspapers, goes to tbe egpßol. He rarely walks, preferring to ride In his automobile Most of the day he remains tucked away In , «n out of the way office, separate from his suite kn tbe Senate office building, where Ills son. Robert M I.ufolhdte, Jr., campaign director here, and il force of aides, . do the work. Senator t.ifnllrtte tells inquirers lltlon, having cntl e|y , recovered from his lllne*.« of the winter and sprlDß. \ ■nei KILLS HIMSELF Or. Robert G. laconic Leave* 'Hlood-ataincd Note Altribut in« Act to Financial Trouble^* Philadelphia. Aug 7. leaving a lilocal stailtetl note to hV wife as crlbing his ait to flnaudal trouhlen. the police sgld. Hr. Hubert Grier l>'- dbnte. intcrnallonglly famous-sur* geon. shot and kllle<l himself in his home here last night. Relative* found the l»nly lying he • i<b- the •ItoetorV desk, bullet wound In the lelf temple him Hy u pistol with one exploded. Two other cartridge*, how ever, bore the Imprint of the tlrlnv pirt. slmw ing that the I) wtor had pulled the lrigger three lime* before he weapon Aas discharg'd Hr laconic's death was» the third ti iwo days among the noted phys'-» <dn* of the cltyr Ur. Duncan I. I) - pard, w.i* shot to death yesterday hy a former mtilent. while Hr. Huvlil McFarland Castle dleil al till- ag, o HI, after a long illm-i*-* LH WITNESSES INTRODUCED 111 ' FRANKS CASE Miss Nathan Appears on SUntJ to' Impeach tier Testimony That'She Was Varying Re marks. Chicago. Aug 7. i<i*t Intnaluctlon of lay Witnesses by the defence "• -••eking mltlK't'on of |iunt*lim*nt tor Nathan E' lauifsdd, Jr. and lit' h ard las'lt. murderers of lloliert Frank*, whom they Usd kid imppcd. brought from It diett F Crowe, state's attorney, the shouted, charge that one of lie in had ''com milled dellbniat' perjury ' Ml»s Nathan, 'a s'lwail day friend of Ixvt-IF* wa* on the stand tislay. when Mr Crowe, seek itg <fo impeach her testimony charged that she wa varying Iter remark* fropi statement* she had in.irte in hi* Offi. e shortly alter I,oet> wa* arrested fur lh< Frank*' Ipurder. Ml** Nathan had Ju«t ti-stlSeil that *he previously wa*, fond "f UK'ti a* he wa* fond of her, hut she (lid not ' feel that way now." and that being u lady, would not lie (o aid laieh Mr (' owe s denial of the de'eti»e s right to have Mtaa Nathan read her earlier statement, l»*l to an early re< e*« of the court. .. The defense an<t slate were direct > *d to bring in authorities on the do -1 «n*i s contention tbit Mias Nathan > should see the record* of cwriler re • inatk:- priMcedlng as a wit-, * ness, f uwmi! IL Co FRIDAV MORNtlfb, AUGUST H. 1921 JOHN G. DAWSON . OF KINSON IS’ ’ ICill CHAIRMAN At* — Re-elected by h Rousintr Vote at Meeting Stilt* Democratic Ex ecutive Committee. Raleigh. Aug. 7. (Ah Tohn ti Haw- I son. 01 Kinston, was re-elected by aertilng vote a* chairman of ilt*- Hem ocraltc state executive committee. *t a meeting held by tbe tommiltee n the hall of lh<? Ilousu of Kcpu-*cnt atlven tonight. \V. C. Oougenboor, of s«H*|iuiy. was unanimoiialy elei ted a* .-»« rdary , lo aueeeetl W. T, Joyner, and ’ Miss Jan« Henderson, of Salisbury, w.t* elected to succeed herself us vlre cbntrman of the committee. W A. Iloke wa* nominated hy the • committee aa the flkffgncratlc eundt- I date to wiliH-eed hliuxelf as chief Jus- 1 tlce of the state supreme court, an I I Geo. W Conner was nominated as a1 1 HeimH-ratlc candidate htmspll aa as • soclate Jut*lee. I The nuininulijgm were made nee •swary by the !le«to of chief Justice Walter Clark. Judge H»kr. having I been appointed successor to Judge 1 Clark, and Judge Conno 1 to sueeeed < Judge Hoke aa an acaoclate justice « by the Governor. « Gudger Kdwards. -of Rutherford, w.ia electel ;• member pf the expeu live comqilttee. to succeed Hoi Gal lert of Asheville, dcn-a-ed DAVIS ANCLES FOR SUPPORT OF : LABOR OAK ~T Correspondence Was Between s Samuel (lompenl nnd \\ illtHm B. Wilson. city, Aug.'7 <A'i Mem tiers of the execttliva i auncil of tip Anjertfun Federation <H I alter pre dlefed goday a nekton-#*fl> twvereet tn the puhliratlon lasi night of corre spondence. which ahoaed thit John a \V. Havl*. DemtM'.rat.r Presldefpiat nominee had sought u esinferenie with Samuel Gomperx. and explain •-*1 why the council ivfused to defer endorsement of the laifolletle Wheel er candidacy, until after Mr. Hjva iicciqilanre^ddreaa. The correttpondeti e w is lielwe- n Samuel Gomtiers. prisldent of the Vmerlean Federation of l.uhor, and William B Wilson, former Secretary of lalmr, and the Hatted M ae Work er* of America, and present uu-nibcr of the staff of the Ih-m^Yalh* Ni ’llonsl Committee at W*«hlngt°n The corre*|Minde*ce set forth* that Mr Davis had. last July 17. begun negotiating wiMi Mr G unpera lor a conference, but conflicting <nu'g‘ menls ke|it them span until Mr fte vis suggested that Mr Gompers give him “a statement of the question* In which labor Is chiefly Interested.” It s-f forth lha| Mr G imp- rs pro tesidnk a wtlllngnes* to confer with Mr Havl*. declined IhU la t r quest sajliii; "I !..nnot Mtbmd que*tjuns to you which would not be equally submitted to by otjyi-r canltdatc* for l|ic Presidency.* DEMOCRATS OF TENNESSEE CO JO THE POLLS ■to Close Vole Expected in Race for Nominal ion of Senator. Mot ( ampaißns. Nashville. Tenn . Aug. 7 ».* - the HemoeratK hord'M Invadiit the |-.i>ll* today to ca*l rhelr ballots 1 'be party idtowi’y. th»y were faced with what *i d to be an exti' iuc ly clo*flßb'< In the nomination of •< t nlt'il m.ile* Senator from among Senalnf John K Shbdds, seeking r* nomination. Judge Nathan 1.. Bach man, and General Jatwrence Tyson Judffi II B l.indsey I* lb - nomine i of Ihe Republican party for the S- n j ate. without oppo«l!lon In the prl mary of that party, which Is al-o hi c ing held liMlay. A l»em«w ratio governor and u me n ■ Ivr of Ihe railrsiMd commission is to] ly, decided lietw»en ti ivernor Au*t n I’ejy for n-notninal ion opposed to j Jobp It Neil and Itt the latter r*i • Hdrvey II Hannah. Incumbent, op posed by Sum K II II ESTATE, TO I* A A HAII IN TAXES Belfast Aiu 7 A’l ’I h< late laird I’lrWi,, bend of the ahtidmlldlng ttlioi of tlarland A Wolff, left an iwtHi* ot j nearly lip,MU,o4*o The death duties j on the nst.it> it is said, will <.,i I H | to nearly xiu mat,oou > ] SOUTH CAROLINA TOBACCO MARKETS GET UNDER WAY MOST AUSPICIOUS MANNER LIEUTENANTS HOP ; OFF FROM LANGLEY FIELD YESTERDAY On Way to I'irtou. Nova Scotia in Douitlas C ruisinu INttnc for l.t. Wade to Resume Flight. Newport N(»», Vu . i4V IJcutcuunt* licorice (V Mi I V. K U.-et randla* hopped oft frotji lotngley Field il 11::* <r’flock thl* morning fur I'irtou. Nova Ho >tU, in the Ikiiiklu* i-miaing plane. In *hli;h l.louft-nant Wade will rwHiinio Im nmd-the world flight. The Mart wit" made .ifiev’ a pn*t poilcmrnt from * o'clock th F groining wan found noceaimry on account of trouble with the oil pump n the nut chine, which had Ixjih chrlatcned "Doetou, II." Washington, Aug 7. \/P) A *a(o iMndlng place for the world Mere on their next Mop has been located by the Army advance party on the cog at of tirecnlund at Kk a lit It, the Vrm> Air Hen Ice wus Informed to* oday. “ The propuked oii'n in aboil I 75 mile* from Reykjavik, in Iceland, when* ihe two lllent Imvc been a* a I iiu: wordCof the aucc*** of Ihe ex plortny party It la expected that •in early resumption of the attempt lo "tie In" the !{6.IMM) niile airline around the world will now be made. REPUBLICANS TO COMPLETE PLANS . Ff campaign Will be Hruutfhl i’p Nest Week tor Final Consideration. r. n * WaHliinglon, Aug7. lie publican party camjielgn plana. In pr«»r*H- of ronnuhitlon Inc*. the nonlinnllon « f I’realdent t'oolldge. are to be bfouahl up here next week lor llnulconald er.it lon At Lhni. Uuu! .11 lru.de n ilf tin party will be preedit for Ibe exer doe* -of (lie foi in cl not ill. mi hin o' I’n-eldcnt fVoltdge of h l * nomination on Aiigual 14 and Ihe rewplta of nn Hon wide rurfeyg will be taken up by ihe chieftain* with the President It I* the opinion o! i'. Roacoin Slemp, the President’* areretary and one of Ilia clow* polttifal advlaera. that the Republican* will aw at for Ihe itppoMtlon lo make the tlr-Y mufti, The lieptitill a.n lh kef, be ki>>. has been gaining favor tlirouglHut tile nation atul. a i HHipulxn of an extend ejl nature l« noi nff'M-ary until the oppoxltUin hot shown lit bandH. MEETING HELD AT SMITHFIELD TO GET TOURIST THADE People of Fastern Carolina De termined to (Jet TtuMats to Visit This Section of State. t 0 Kin-tun Aug 7 Hi** meeting held In Hniltlifleld We-tne*<luy of the inoaf #BI hue iaelli- meeting* ye I held In the In I era*! of getting lour tata t-> conn through Kaatern t'u ro ll tiu tillm aeuNon The people of ibc Kifiern part of the .date, or itlier that |mcl i-orered II) the Eu-tcrn t'nr ollnn Chamber of t'litnmwce, are dr tertnineil lo get aotue of tht* bual lien*, and they don’t Intend to wait for another general mi to go after It, etther ,"Wi' want It. Mile on." Z V Snipe*. df Dunn, *ald in a Speech •mole before Ihe meeting “*at Hrnltli I Held Till-, mealing »»> called by the P mtern -fardllna Chamber of Finn ’ ttK tea .1 ibe rerjue.t of the people of lire low nx nteieel'd from Hmlthflcl.L mull HeerMary llartleM attemhj meeting, and nv way |« •«ibl« lo ffMHdßtJiini 1 i,io i" Notlh —t I'rraianrut <*igafinmtton A |H>rmanent oi 4«at*atl'>n v I tor mad with T C Voun*. of Hm l ln id. chairman; and Kugene la-*. I .i. rehiry-trraxtire'. A com ml. | will lx- appointed front each town ~tmm | the line which will act a* Hid ete^_ !ing cuwimlttee for Ihw coining fun SOB. Many ('Hies Have llest Hreaks in the History of Their Mar-t kels. D I.ARHE AMOUNT OF THK WEED DISPOSED OF r Warehousea Are Filled to Ca pagity and Buyers From All Sections of ihe Country Ar« Present at the Opening V l-ake City. Aug 6 The-opening of l tha tobacco market here today, re gulled In the galea by three large auction Kale a floor* of morn than aveVuge price of fifteen cent t. price ranging from Ihfec cent* lo alxty cc«t» |>er pound All three ware houaea were ftlled to c.ipatliy. The i-O-oiaTallVe warchouwe reef veil frmu ita menilstr* more ‘than thudy llimi -and pimnda. all of whleh wga grad ed. Ural advanrea were grilled, a well um the fourth payment on tin 1923 crop, the I tHr»r payment on which amounted lo around *75 isto. Kvery mcSlrer of Ibe aagorlitlon ‘appeared pleaaed with the Anal re guile of laaf year - * crop- Imrge galea are expected here tomorrow and tr«nr d*y thla Week. A- full enrp* pf htiywra for ,nil Ibe large, comp.inlrg will l>e on hiiml for the geaJhn 'High I’rfcrg At Tliamon.xllle Tlmmonafflle, Auit. The Tim monarllle tobacco market opened utiaplcloiial) today by gelling ifpprnx Imalely poiuidg. averaging twenty five centg In the two lndep«-nd ent warelMOigea by flvy o’clork lh‘P afternoon Allbough an enormoa amount of. tobgr-co wag etlll on th* door*, ihe wan digeondnued nn til toraprrow morning A iwtufnc lory amounl woa nlap eeeelveil by Ihe eo operjtiveg. trilllty (t IHIIm Dillon. Aug 6. The tohareo open Ing In Irlllon tr>d*y waif a aadafoctory one for die warehniiMM and for Ihe fprmerg. .There was more than 15d.- 000 |amndg Mild on life niu-tlon flisire of Ihe two open W irehouaeg. th< U/dce*' ranging from three to forty five rent*. |u*r pound ■ <i r. Waft n-r, id the head vs on of the war«hotiaeg°. and I’aifl V llgr dy. at the head of' ltw olhei, give Ulllon two i-ul oui'ding men In t|K tohneeo trade for Ita leader* In the <nleg or fh** leaf. The rn nprrittvr ymrebmtae I* idai op»-u. and It reeelvftd more than 20 oral poundn today, which bring* the total pound* received here on tin opening above 170.000 |M>unda. The the tobacco I* light In we'ght. the farmer* *«em well pleuoed at Ihe out turn Opening nl Harenre l'loronce. Aug 5 With arniinr’ 125.000 or 930.000 in chock* to be de llvtreil lo the member* wlmi delivered tobacco to Ihe Vlo:wnc»r warebonwr ta«l year, the lolmcco receiving *tx tifin of lh* Cooperative Tobaooo A* •oclalloa o|>en*d It* dorira to reeelvi the C'24 crop (hi* morning. Managvr .Marlin I* vrry ogAimlntte over thi oiilpMik. and I* ronfldrnt that Ihh ■will Im* a very progpernu* iteagon foi Ihe ugaoi'lntlon and lla memlwra. The cheek* that are being give; out represent a. payment of 12 1-7 per cent ftf the bunknra* valuation o the 1023 crop, and many farmer* ar* bringing their new crop lo the ware hmi«o, gWiung thetr advance on It together with the cheek for their ol 1 crop, nr..king a very rcgpertahW amount for eowdi <-ne Tb< Independent tobacco iglarketi med lii Florence this mornlitk with gome *25,0*0 iMmndg of the wee<l on It* floor, and a full <orp* of buyer preoeni, repreaentlng the larte to b,««o com panic* of thl* country and Knglund. The price received on Ihe auction floor ran nil lh* way from 14.00 to *25 p*-r hundrrrd. The#* price* are . expci led to hr boowted *g the heller grade, come 111 market udvancea. ■ ii| *| v Sale* nl lla. i l i A MEMBER OF j ASSOCIATED PRESS ■■ "in——*■— PRICE nVE CENTS J. C. PEMEY CO. 1 . mmm BEPiimt sms This OrKsnization With 511 tail l)ep«rtn*ut Store* Will Open a Branch Here- Soon. i , » " The J. V, Penney ( o,,whuh Offr ate* the world's largeat chain of de partment atoren will open a brxaeh In Ooldaboro, gometlme about the flrat of SeptemtH-r at IM N Center * Ht. The company la opening nine atorea In Ibta otata thla month Thla la the flrat year that the) bay* op ener! atorea in North Carolina.- M 4 new atorea are being opened through out the United ’State* thla (all. Tha atorea are opening only la lowa* 'that are thriving, wnd hav# a large future. -v Tb« cbtikn now baa atorea |a 4t alatea, and probably there will be atorea In evnry alate of tW Union la aide of tbe next two yeara. Koy yeara tbe orgmnltaOoa waa , known aa the (lolden Rule Store*, of the Wrwtorn atateg. It bae MM 9* yeera ago I hat Mr. J. C. Penney oyen cd the flrat atore In Ktemr. Wye mieg. drdng a valuer- of buaiaeae Per the Aral year of a little over 999.M5. In the 23 yeara ibe canipanar -ba* grown to he the largeat of tbe 4t paiinient atore chain* la the wot id. owning and operating 971 atore*. *Mi la*t year doing a volume of bealeea* of over 9d2.M4.000 and thla yoar #g iH-ddng to do a volume of hetweea *79.099.000 and )M.n09.000. Th* peraonnel of the corngaar to ‘ixi per cent American, and It Is a rul ing that only clean upright mea po* nter jbe emgiloy of th* compeay <a The aurceee of the company it nt- Irlbuted to tlw fart that every mOS •mploye by the company le give* 9 -banc* to work up Into th* 9** V-P« of a manager of worn* oa# of tbv -tore» .operated or being opeaed Aten thl* manager Is gtvaa on* third H»- emat ( in the atore. aad hnctmin "m •no third owner 09 the atone Ltb' *hen h* ntahaa mwugh neeney to apltaliae a new eter*. he Is elt»w«0 o open another atore. and put Ofi* if ht* *a teamen In thnt More ne Mb linOVtVn o#e4MPd •ud al*« get4°to keep .»ae-«blM *R»- lereat hlmaetf. *, ,» * Thla way every man la every atotd .a working nod doing hla wtmeet -frr •h* advancement of the whole eoap* mny. and nt tho name tlm« b* ,10 -tapping up toward* being n manager 1 1 in gel f. Unlike other chain etoiwo. the maa igcr owne one-third Internal ta th* -tore, and la an interentnd permxnndt evident of tha city In which bid itart la lisated'. mrtre* wilt be located lh lh* tal lowing nine North ( arollaa (own* ihla atimmer:,, Hold ah ore, Wlnatya- Salem. Wllaoo. New Her*. Wthnlar ion. ‘ Hthteevllle. t oncord. Heady Mount, and Burlington. Being a i renieadoua of mar . handle*. Jl will he undarntood «hht It* iMieitlon In the market enahlpn •he company tq plat** * high 'irdltatmn upon the Quality of ieo4* I a- cepta for th* trad* of Itg etorgk It never handle* baakrapt Mocha, •iiunudectiirer*’ gecoodi nr olhfg nerchdndlge of an undeekrahl* char mfer. Whll* m|my llneg of goeda arg nade exclualvety for th* J. C. Ptflf. icy t’o.. and aold under Ita warn tradd oaika. It *l*o handle* other geode of Qat l «s»ally-known gupertoHty It* -7lock* embraxw drea* g**da. alike, «aah fabric*, domaattc*. Wenhete, ladle* ready to wear. rhreeU. mtHl nery. boalery. men# clothtßg. men'* lfcm tubing*, notion* aad ahoee Mr •he whole family. t A large otalf of buyer* aad elite* men are employed In the heed o®c*v of the company at New York City. Ht I-mil*. Mo. and »t. Pa*l. Minn The J. C I*eone/h» shat taking »»• place at the head of th* great chain atore coiupenleg, and they are doing it upon the*'only aound hnala It oea be .tone, of mret haadMiag • gr***»r ‘-volume of good* of nawueettonahl* merit at prk#* thnt attract tradn, »rd 1 to ’hold that trade by a aarvtee that win* the loyalty of «b#Rr euetomer* They never hold ante*, eelllng at oaf price to everyone at aU tlme*. ThM U th* only formula for anoreae. and lh* J. V. I'ennay fkx. ddnnm htv* »»• AS V»t with, unit* uni effect, aa their ' j »how». r y* Roe*. Os Walla Walla, L, ha* onme to OoldAor* A •• proprietor of the r (IfA been aeeoclated VJ(|J ’ "0 for tha to* f
The Goldsboro News (Goldsboro, N.C.)
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Aug. 8, 1924, edition 1
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