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RALEIGH LIBRARY Wh&KehcJ:CoverfRockngha)h Like The doming' Dew , 'tnd Surrounding Counties Like Sunshine On A Clear Day TOY VIEW: 1MJ H "THIRTY-FOURTH YEAR. REIDSVILLE, N. C TUESDAY, APRIL gTH, 1921 I8SUED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY ME Reidsville Will Vote On $300,000 School Bonds 24 ELECTION DATE Members of Local School Board Give Out a Statement Setting Forth the Need of Improvements in the City Schools A New Reg istration For This Election. Thers appears elsewhere Hi this issue of The Re dew a notice of. an election to V.e held for the purpose of voting fHOO.OOO iu bonds to bo ti&ed by the Rcldovilie rut-lie schools in tarrying out a building and equip ment program that will eventually give Reidsville a system of schools thoroughly modem and adequate to the needs of the community. The following SiateiUUUl uas nwir B"u us for putlicatUm by the members of the school board: It is the purpose or this article to give the citizens of the community a frank and complete revelation of conditions now existing in their nchool system ao that they may be enabled to vote wisely and intelli gently on this , question. in tiio firRt nlace It is freely ad mitted and has been proved beyond argumentf'lmtt money voted for Bchools and wisely expended always pays dividends, not only In better citizenship and insurance against future" trouble, but in good hard dollars- and cents, if it did, not ray Mr. headed mill owi.er and one of the best business men in the State, would hot have advocated and puslw ed through a $)0,000 bond issue, in that town. A half million dollars for scnoois in a coiion uiw iuwu. mi is not extravagance. It is good busi ness..;. .''...'. If it did not pay, Marshall Field Company wou'd hot now be advoca ting me txrcauuu.e oi uuuureus ui thousands of dollars in Leaksville- "went-of ...me, school system in that community. They will have to pay most of the bill but they are willing because they will reap the, haBsom' profits in the long run. " If it did not pay California last year would not nave voteu ?iuu. 000,000 to be turned over to their 'State superintendent of public in sttuction for the purpose of equaliz ing educational advantages in the Stated That huge sum was voted for the public schools alone and today there is spent on every child in the fliaie, no maucr ueiu no iuaj live, a minimum amount of J60 per child. Those .li ving im cities and towns get a much larger amount per child through special tax. Rcids ville last year '?p?tt, including sums from all sources, a grand total of $27 per child. Caifornia already possess ed the finest school system in the country, but the people decided that no amount of money spent on schools -could be too much. It is self evident to any one who takes the trouble to examine the facts that, without rapid expansion, Reidsville will !e unable to provide, any accommodation whatever for a large part of its rapidly grow ins Bchool population. In the brief epace of two years it has been neces sary to Increase the number of teachers in the system from J6 to 37, and-next year 4C teachers will he required to do" the work. In the meantime not a bfick has been laid In the way of building additional housing space for this enormous in crease in attendance. The result has been fearful overcrowding in the rooms already at hand, and the use of auditoriums and other rooms to tally unfitted for classroom purposes. The superintendent's report will show this year an average of more than 50 pupils per room. To expect children to grow and prosper and study under such conditions Is to expect the Impossible. It Is a Crime and a violation of all the laws of sanitation to impose such conditions upon them. In voting for the pro posed bond Issue the citizens have an opportunity to remedy this con dition. It Is up fo them. As a result of this congestion, the High School, crowded as it is into one of the grainmer school buildings, labors under the following handl caps: It fails to offer a course in do mestic science for the girls. It of fers no course In manual training for the boys, ft, does not offer a commercial course to those who can, vate Stegall and Charles T. Martin! rot go to college. It does offer an j The trio were members of the excellent opportjnity for those pre- j Reidsville company and were killed pnrinr; to enter college. But those (t Bpllicourt. France, on September who ars compttLied to leave Us doors 20th, 1918. when the 120ih punctured F.!id earn their living In the outride , the Hindenburg line. world are neglected. None cf these The remans of Private Martin P-fv-rtages. which are minimum es-. and Sergeant Hudnall were sent to sntials of a modern high school Patrick county. Virginia, for inter ffii hp TmTideJ without the monev ment while the burial of Private for additional kulJingaL r Tresent conditions render it im- possible (6 give the proper consid eration to the health and physical development of the boys and girls who are in our schools. We can not even observe the laws laid down by the State department iu this matter. A law recently pabsed In North Car olina will require the employment of a physical director by every city school system. But the employment of such a man at present would be money thrown away. Me has 'no Place to operate and 'no eaulnment with which to work. If we refuse to grant our children healthy bodily growth and vigorous exercise, we are Just as guilty as if we refused them bread and meat. A large num ber of them have no opportunity for such development wisely supervised outside of the public schools. The citizens of Reids;ille can provide adequate facilities for this purpose if they so desire. It Is up to them The proper sort of local pride Is one of the most valuable assets of any communitv. Can ReldsvillA af- ford to fall behind other towns in the State of equal size or smaller? The following, most of which have a smaller population than Reidsville, have voted or will in the near future vote large suras for the improvement of their schools: Roanoke Rapids Smithfleld, . . . ........ Monroe. ... ...... ... . . Lincolnton. ". .... .( Lenoir.. . ....... .... $500,000 100,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 -Other larger cities that have re cently voted large sums are Durham, Greensboro. High Point, Wilmington, and "f'lnston-Salenv North Carolina is moving forward educationally. Reidsville will not be left to bring up the rear. SEASON'S SALES ON THE LOCAL MARKET Total sales of. the Reidsville tobacco market which closed ThursdayMarch 31, were 8, 130,593 pounds for $1596,013.97, or an average of $19.63 per hun ' dred. ' This is the largest number of ' pounds ever sold im one season on this market and the amount paid out for the weed has only been exceeded once before in 1919-1920. Considering the large proportion of low grade tobaccos sold here the average is a very good one. Many farmers sold their common tobaccos on ths market and carried their finer grades to the larger markets. FORMER REIDSVILLIANS IN A CHARMING MUSICALS The following from the Washing ton Herald mentions two former Reldsvllllans, Mrs. Albion who is re membered here as Miss Etta Stock ard, and Jack H. Carter: "Mr. and Mrs. Edouard Albion were hosts at a charming musicals last evening at their studio when they gathered together a very dis tinguished company of guests, many of whom were artists who contrib uted to the enjoyment of the eve ning. A program was presented In formally. ;.Mr. Albion sang a group of songs, a treat which is accorded only the guests who attend the in formal studio parties; Miss Betty Williams gave a solo dance: and several songs were sung by the Washington Opera Quartet, compos ed of Miss Clelia Floravanti, Miss Prances Corey, Harlan Randall and Jack Hilliard Carter; In the com pany of guests were Senora Riano, wife of the Spanish Ambassador; Jonkheer - W. II. de Beaufort, charge d'affaires' of the Legation of the Netherlands; Don Manuel Za vala, secretary of the Nlcaraguan Legation; J. de Lagerberg, secretary of the Swedish Legation; Clinton Stuart, the noted writer; Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Carpenter. Mr. and Mrs. George Julian Zolnay, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Pezet, Miss Natalie Branes and Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes, wife of-Senator Keyes, and Henry Keyes, Jr." ' ARRIVAL OF FIRST OF THE COUNTY'S DEAD IN WAR The first bodies to arrive In this county of soldiers who lost their lives In the world war reached here the latter part of the week. They were Sergeant James Hudnall, Prl- Stegall occured.at Spray on Thurs- day afternoon. IN UNDER ARREST Pi AT Claude Hall is Being Held in Con nection With the Shooting of Mrs. Robert Sullivan Near Madison. Body of Woman Found By Her Two Children. Chief of Police Watson, of Madi son. Detective J. R. Hutson, of Mar- tinsville, and others Friday arrested Claude Hall, a young man or una picion county, ' near Madison on sus I of having shot to death Mrs. Will I Sullivan, whose dead body with four 1 bullet wounds was discovered in the woods near her home Wednesday by her two children, eight and ten years old. on their way from school, The shocking discovery was quickly made known throughout that vicin ity. , Mrs. Sullivan had been spending the day with a neighbor while her husband who resides on the Wallace Cardwell place, just North of MadI son, was a member of a "chopping" nariv at another neighbor's. Mrs. Sullivan was returning home ana when within a short distance of her house was fired upon. Returning home from school the two children came upon the body lying dead in their pathway, and with four bullet wounds inflicted by a .38-cali I ire re volver. One shot was in the head, another in the chest, a third in the abodmen and the fourth In the leg. Coroner J. T. Taylor was notified and summoned a jury. An inquest was held Wednesday night. There is a general opnion that the guilty party had visited the home for the purpose of robbing it and meeting Mrs. Sullivan and perhaps be!ng rec ognized by her, was shot for the purpose of destroying evidence of the robbery. . J ' Upon the discovery by the children the husband was quickly notified and the entire population of the neigh borhood aroused by . thev shocking discovery. An effort was 'made -to trace the the slayer by aid of blood hounds, but the heavy rain which had followed the killing had so de stroyed the scent that. the dogs' would ot trail. .. Mrs.- Sullivan was - about 30 years old and Is survived by her husband and two children. . ENJOYABLE MEETING OF THE READING CLUB Tuesday Miss Emma McKInney was hostess to the Tuesday After noon Reading Club. This was an especially interesting meeting. All the studies for the afternoon were our own North Carolina men. Re sponses to roll call were educational facts. Miss Emma McKInney gave the first number on the program. Her subject was "Chas. D. Mclver.' She told of his early home l.'fe, hii years at the University of North Carolina, his timidity when a teach er in the public schools, how in a few years he became one of the most interesting speakers we had on edu cational subjects, and of . his won derful work' for the North Carolina College In Greensboro, and of his untimely death In Durham when he was in the prime of life. "Charles B. Aycock" was the subject Mrs. A G. Walters had for her papei-. Club memDers realized that one of their greatest men resolved when he saw his mother make her mark when signing a paper that he woud do all in his power to give every child In North Carolina a chance to get aiv education. "Edward K. Graham" was the subject of Miss Henrietta Reid's paper. He was one of the most beloved presidents the Univer sity has had and was an ideal for many young men to try and he like and stand for - the things he stood for. It Is impossible to fay how much these three mes did for North Carolina. Could we ever have had in the short time we have the ad vancement along educational lines witht their guidance and untiring efforts to make North Carolina not the most illiterate but the most learned State. ' After the program Miss McKInney Invited her guests into the dining room where at beautifully appointed tables a dainty luncheon was served. Special guests of Miss McKInney were Mrs. Will Harris and Mrs. Har ris Nelson. Caswel Busy Wh Road Work. Rapid progress is being made on the Stat highway between Yancey viUe and D;nv!!!e. It is understood thnt there are three squads qn the roal. A Lindv street rpi'lent htn'ifl its this: "We hope the thief In v1it Ins our chicken roost, will leave his dogs at home, as It Is had enough to st?al the chickens and not brin worth' is cos alo u lo chew tip and leave some behind." mm MADISON T A Given at The Colonial Sunday After noon and May Continue to Be Given From Time to Time Pitt- , ture Was a Fine Sermon and One That Will Be Remembered. The 'sacred concert Sunday after noon at the Colonial Theatre under lhe auspIces of the Woman's Guild ' ' the EP'8CPal .church was excoed- , - wll attended and thoroughly t enjoyed. The concert was sacrea in every sense of the word ana so ue lighted the large audience that there have been many requests that these concerts be continued. Rev. J. P. Burke announced the program which was as follows: Hymn, "Onward, Christian Soldiers;" Lord's praper in unison; solo, Mrs. J. F. Watlington ; an appropriate talk by the rector; quartette, Mrs. W,. B. Mlllner, Miss Kate Ellington. E." H. Matthewson and D. P. May berry; accompanist. Miss Staffeir. A liberal free-will offering was given. The program of music was the best heard here in a- long time. It was especially fine. , iThe seven-reel picture, "The ream of Life," was then thrown oli the screen. It was a sermon in itself sincere, simple and unified and said something in a way to be remembered. It had for its main theme the consolation ot faith, and w".s a masterpiece of real life with the honor and pathos mingled as we find it along the way. The concert lasted for two, hours and there was not a single note in ,' it Jarring on the reigious susceptibil ities or marring the harmonies of worship. The Woman's Guild asks The Re view to say that its members are in deed appreciative of the efforts of the' public towards making the con cert such a success. They are es pecially grateful to Mr. Miller, the manager; Mr. , Gatlin, the operator, and Miss Staffeir, pianist, all of The Colonial, who rendered material as sistance. ' '. : '' . ; ; : JUNIORS" PLAN TO;4NCREA9E V THEIR MEMBERSHIP TO, 500 Members of Carolina Council No. 9 of the Junior Order enjoyed a so ciable smoker in their hall Thurs day night following the regular pro gram of business of the evening. Fruits and soft drinks were also served, and these with the short but interesting talks by different mem bers present made the evening one of the most interesting that the, lo cal Juniors have had recently. At torney J. M. Sharp was among those who had something to say for the good of the Order, and his speech was received with sincere apprecia ton by all who heard it. Mr. Sharp, in enumerating the principles of the Junior Order and urging the mem bers to bear them constantly In mind said that the court records of this country show that it is a very rare thing for a member of the Junior Order to be haled In to the criminal courts charged with having commit ted a crime. The secretary announced that the number on roll in the local council is now 415, and this Is twice the num. ber enrolled three years ago. He also stated that an effort is now being made to Increase the member ship to 500 by June 30 of this year, and that It was for the purpose of calling a large number of the mem bership together and making these announcements that this special program for this occasion was ar ranged. . A Warm Contest The township spelling contest held at Bethany last Friday was one of the most hotly contested that has ever been held in New Bethel town ship. But again, for the fouth time, the Gold Kill team carried off the highest honors, as not only the last three but the last six on the floor were from that school. Every one of this six did excellent spelling and deserve special mention as follows: Beatrice Yci ng, Ola Wilson, Mabel McCoIlum, John Jones. Harvey Wil son and Bob Glenn Wilson. The last three, and the ones to represent New Bethel at Wentworth are: Bea trice Young. Matel McCoIlum and Bob Glenn Wilson. The t o former spelt until a late hour and as neither had missed It was decided that the prize should ; be divided between them. Hats off to Gold Hil'.r One of the most charming figures !n the new Paramount picture, "The Charm School." starring Wallace Reld, which will be shown at the Colonial Theatre Tuesday is Llla Lee, who plays the leading feminine role opposite Mr. Reid. SACRED CONCEfi WA DECIDED ES EE Valter Brim ait Carter Brothers Suffer Severs injuries In Accident Saturday Night Which Occurred Between Reidsville- and New Beth el Townshfp. Three young men iWalter Brim and two Carter brothers of New Bethel, were severely injured in an. automobile wreck between Reidsville and New Bethel township Saturday nighu Briia recelved a bad scalp wound which required nearly fifty stitches to sew up and. the Carter boys were severely bruised abeut the shoulders and bodies. The young men were brought to Dr. McGehee's office that night for treatment, and after the- wounds were dressed they returned to their homes. MOVEMENTS OF THE PASSING THRONGS Jefferson Penn has returned to Buffalo. N. Y. Miss, Lola Young is visiting rela tives in Greensboro. Vernon and Ernest Link returned to Washington' Sunday. Mrs Paul Morrow, of. Burlington, is a guest of relatives here. W. A. Trotter has entered a Rich mond hospital for treatment. Mrs. S. G. Jett and daughter are visiting relatives in Roanoke.. . Mrs. N. C. Thompson has return ed from a Richmond hospital. Mrs. R. P. Richardson has return ed from a Baltimore hospital. Misses Dora lleador and Myrtle Ware spent Sunday in Greensboro. ' Miss Helen Hubbard has returned from a Visit to friends at Spencer.4 R. L. Pugh, of Bonlee, spent the week-end here with G. M. Thompson. Mrs. C. S . Carr, of Norfolk, is vis iting Mrs. W. B. Mlllner on Main etreet. .' Mrs. j. R. Bright has returned to Sanford after a visit to Mrs. G. M. Thompson. ' ' ,Rpbt,. L. Hufflnes, ot Washington, Is spending" a few days here with his parents. " .'' Mrs. 'Buchannon, of Spencer, Va.r spent the week-end here with Mrs. C. A.. Penn. ',' Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Foushee, of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday here with friends. Mrs. Fletcher Dixon was carried to a Greensboro hospital for treat ment Sunday.. Geo. W. Lemons, of Dallas, Tex., is visiting his people in tha Sandy Cross section. ' Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Ellirfgtoni, of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday here with relatives. Mrs. J. R. Roberts and son, of Pel ham, visited Mrs. J. T- Pickrell on Route 6 recently, Wm. A. Glancy went to a Danville hospital yesterdoy for a minor oper ation, on his head. Frances Kemp, Jr., has returned to Washington & Lee University af ter a visit to his parents here. Miss Margaret Fulton, ot Mount Airy, is a guest of her sister, Mtb. E. II. Wrenn, on Maple avenue. Henry Meador, who was carried to a Greensboro hospital for treatment ot his limb, la getting on nicely. Misses Juanita Sprinkle and Edith Hanes have returned to Salem Col lege after spending several days in Reidsville. Mrs. Mary Johnnston has returned from a visit to relatives in Burmg toa and will spend some time here with friends. Walter Irvin, Jr., has resumed his studies at Bliss Electrical School in Washington, D. C, after a visit to his parents here. Charles M. Sherrill, decorator for the Gilmer stores at Roanoke, visited last week his parents. Rev. and Mrs. C. F. SherrfU. Mrss. B. P. Looney and Miss Nel lie Wells, of Bluefield, Wr. Va., have returned home after a visit to Miss Lola Young on Ltndsey street. James Hamlin and son, of Ocean View, Va., , spent the past few days here with the former's father who has been quite ill with typhoid fever. planting Gardens. Men of the family who have a lit tie sj are time these days from their offices, store, factory or shop seize upon the opportunity to put in th time In the garden for furnishing fresh vegetables in he early sum mer, and, if the weather is favora ble, it Is regarded' as lively that many families will find their grocery bills somewhat less In May, June and July as the result of the big start made. . '' THR INJURED AUTOMOBILE WRECK DR. J. W. MGEHEE IS HEAD BOTE LEAGUE h Will Be Ah ElghfcCliib Circuit With Schoolfiald, Va., Fltfdale. Martinsville, Va., LeaksvHIe-Spray, Reidsville, Mebane, Burlington, Thomasvllle and Lexington. Here's the line-up of the newly or ganized Bi-State baseball league: Lexington, Thomasvllle, Burling ton, Mebane, Reidsville, LeaksvHIe Spray, Fieldale-Martlnsville, Va., and Schoolfleld, Va. These bustling little cities wera admitted as members at a meeting at the C. & A. Hall here on Friday nieht after 11 was decided tn inrreana the circuit from six to eieht Mnhn Salisbury-Spencer, on account of the miela&e, was not admitted, al though Captain Klllingsworth was present and asked , for a berth for the twin.1 towns. The directors met and organized by electing officers of the league as follows: President Dr. J. W. McGehee, oC Reidsville. Vice-President E. C. Steward, ot Burlington. ' Secretary-Treasurer J. M. Sharp, of ReidsvIUe.. ' The league directors held a brief executive session while the election of officers was In progress, and then threw open the meeting. Quite a number of enthusiasts from each of the above named towns were present andLrenvained-lhroughout the delib erations which were concluded at about midnight. The by-laws were read and adopted, and several excit ing games were played In 1 talk during the progress of the meeting. The eight directors one from each club will come to Reidsville again next Friday night at which time a schedule of games will be arranged and other matters of importance decided..-. ,.'., According to the visitors here at the meeting Friday their respective towns are making great plans for baseball the coming' season and each has a cinch on the pennant. . Frank: W'ilson has, already arranged the program for the flag-raising eventat Fieldale-Majtlixsvlliet,. ; - ; ; Enthusiasm . Is at high tide and lovers of the national sport In the best sections of the two State? have cause for jollification. . Play ball! ' ; MISS ELIZABETH HUBBARD GIVES BIRTHDAY PARTY Miss Elizabeth Hubbard was. the charming hostess to the A. N. T. Club on Friday evening, tlw occa sion being, her birthday. The guests danced the greater part of the evening to music render ed by a victrola. During the social hour the hostess invited the guests Into the dining room where they found their places at the table by attractive Easter place-cards. In the center of the table was a large cake, around which was strewn ap ple blossoms. At eacb cover was a pink sweet pea (the club flower) which was tied by ptnk ribbon. and r attached to little Easter favors. ? Mrs. Hubbard and MIsa Willie Bryon served a delicious salad course, which was followed by an iced course. The guests were Misses Annie Harris, Temple Harris, Mary Mont gomery, Emily Reld Morrison, Annie Butler. Virgtoia Allen, Bertha Mc CoIlum, Dora Walker, Pete Barber, Buster Giles. Burns Mims, Phillfr Sprinkle, Francis Kemp, Blllie Bur ton, Lawrence Watt, Charles Neal, George Irvin, William Cummingi and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hubbard, Jr.' Put a Stop to It. We saw a kid the other day dou blod np like a monkey running a car at a terrific rate of speed. He was lqokfng off to one side and wavinj his hand at a bunch of girls. .An other car passing had a narrow es cape from destruction and maybe fa tal injuries to . the occupants. . The kid not realize that ho had placed the lives and limbs of two ladies In jeopardy, and if there had been an accident he would have charged them with carelessness. The authorities ought to put a stop to careless driving and speeding. Arrest every one who violates the law and soak them good and hard for the first offense and double it for the second and third offense 1s the oTjly way to put a stop to the would be assassins. If means are not pro viding -to stop so much carelessness and speeding, the town will mourn the loss of some good citizens at an early date. ! Shelly Page and sisters, Mis; Kate and May 'Page, ot the Oregon section, were In town chopping Sat urday.. J
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