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the STAR’S REVIEW.
Who won the prizes for the three
jjCSt essays on fire prevention?
Shelby high school girls. You get
their names and the essays in to
day's Star.
* * *
Now Jefferson school enters the
columns of The Star with a batch
of school news. Jefferson is one of
the new Shelby public school build
;nlys located near Easts id'1.
'* * * *
Imagine, a telephone exchange as
jai'ge as the one Shelby has with
out a manager. The local exchange
js to have one after this week—
Nearly .1,000 people died in North
Carolina last year without the ser
vices of a physician. Today’s issue
tells you of the cause of death of
st of these people. Read it.
You may find out what will cause
your death.
The convicts of No. 6 township
will help clean up and beautify
Sunset cemetery on Tuesday . In
turn for this good deed, the ladies
of the Civic department of the
Woman’s club will serve them
with a picnic dinner. Imagine a
picnic dinner at cemetery, but its
commendable in this case.
Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, state
commissioner of Public Welfare
tells how the Mothers’ aid fund 1
works in North Carolina. Read it.
You might know of some deserv
ing case that should be approved
for this fund. Each county goe.s
■f if tv-fifty with the State.
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Football today. Shelby plays.
Charlotte in the championship
s'-ries of high school contests in
Western Carolina. Many of our
fan,- will motor down to Charlotte
Saturday to see Wake Forest ard
Davidson clash in a game that h?.s
a heavy bearing on the state col
legiate football championship.
Ar.d Dr. Hugh K. Boyer, pastor
o* the Central Methodist church,
of Shc-lby, has been chosen to head
the Historical Society of the West
ern North Carolina conference. It
is told about in today’s Star.
What is the price of cotton and
cotton seed. An important item
in every dayt’s issue of The Star is
quotation on these two important
commodities and a last minute
telegraphic dispatch on cotton,1
hot from the New York exchange.
Don’t fail to read “Cotton Mar
ket” in every issue.
♦ * *
Mooresboro Man Who Shot Wibson
At Speedway Is Free; Hr.ey
His Attorney
Miracles happen now and then.
Here’s one that happened recently.
C. O. Champion, of Mooresboro,
who shot and wounded a man
earned Gibson in Charlotte during
the speedway races last summer,
i- out of jail—free and untrammel
ed—as long as he behaves him
self.
He was released about throe
weeks ago. In the language of the
court “Prayer for judgment was
continued”—which means that as
h>ng as the young man walks the j
straight and narrow he will have j
his freedom.
Hut it was a narrow squeeze,
end he, it is said, may count him
self among the lucky ones of this
earth.
Clyde R. Iloey was his attorney, j
Mr. Hoey has won not a few legal
victories in his time—hut this one
pins the rose on him. He got his
man out of a more or desperate
fracas, so to speak, without a
scratch.
Voung Champion was arraigned
on three courts—one for being
hunk, one for carrying a pistal.
e"d one for assault with intent to
kill. The evidence was, he walked
Up to Gibson, who was parked by !
a hot dog stand near the speedway,
drew his pistol and said: “I'm go- \
>• g to shoot a hole through you.”
And apparently did his best to 1
make good his boast.
He took a pot shot at Gibson,
who he had never seen before, and
winged him, and the man spent
several weeks in a Charlotte hospi
tal, hovering part of the time be
tween life and death.
And now Champion is out—after
raying a fine—and making a set
Hement with Gibson—with the
“Prayer for Judgment suspend - j
ed.”
hook BY RpTHERFORDTON
LAWYER OFF PRESS SOON
Rutherfordton, Oct. 21.—Attor
ney D. F. Morrow is publishing a
book, “Then and Now.” It will come
r°m the press soon. It fleals with
th* decade 1856-1866, and tells of
the end of slavery and the opening
"* emancipation and reconstruc
tion. It will contain around 20 il
lustrations. The scenes are laid in
and around Forest City.
Prize Essays On Fire
Prevention-Penned By
High School Seniors
Mi s Margaret Blanton Kirs*. Miss
Alice James Second. Miss
Mary Switzer Third
' ' * Mu”k '.re J’.anf:') , duugh
ter of Mr. aid Mrs. Ceph Blanton
write the e.-sey that won first
prize ( n fire ] revention, the Ki
wani; eluh and cb nr.her of co n4
mm-' giving three prizes to high
school students who would tvrite
the three best essays on this im
porta; t sub tec . I ire prevention
week wa observed in Shelby a
few weeks ago on the proclamation
of the President and the Govern
or and many essays were submit
ted by high school students. Miss
Alice James, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. D. Janies won second prize
and [Miss Mary Brandt Switzer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Switzer, won second. The Star
takes pleasure in leproducing the
three prize winning essays:
The Demon Fire
Margaret Blanton
Fire is indeed a demond. Fires,
are usually caused by the careless
habits of the public. A fire is oc
cunring in the United States every
time the second hand of the clock
marks a minute. Think of it! Do
you not think that fire is a demon?
Surely it is.
Fire hazards surround us all the
time. We read of some terrible fire
almost every day. Property and
lives arc destroyed. The only way
we can avoid this is by takings
greet care.
Fire is very treacherous. It is
all right when handled by a care
ful person, but when it is placed a‘
the disposal of a careless person it
becomes a certain danger signal.
Irons, curlers and many other
electrical things cause fires. There
are helpful and good servants
when properly handled but dan
gerous otherwise.
When proplo^g< t to he more
careful about fires the insurance
rate will sureiv fall. As soon, as
they remove the conditions thaU
cause fires they will have a lower
rate of insurance. Did you know
that fire looses represented a fire
tax? They do! and your share is
approximatedy four dollars. This
tav falls on every man, woman and
"hiId in the United States. Cut
down fires and you have cut
down this tax.
An insurance company is simply
a collecting and distributing
agenev. It. collects from the many
jfor distribution among the few.
Reduction in the amount of prop
erty destroyed will cause a deduc
tion in fire insurance premiums.
Community cooperation is the
best wav to prevent such disas
ters. Will you do vour part to de
strov the Demon Fire?
Student and Fire Prevention
Alice James
There are when all the city
schools are taken together some
hundreds of children going to
school in the city of Shelby.
Enoueh to do a great deal of harm
but likewise enough to do even
more good. It is their task as fu
ture owners of this city and nation
to care for it afd develon it. When
people are intrusted with as large
a responsibility they are account
able for it. They must see that no
harm comes to it and one of the
most harmful of all destructors is
fire.
The old saying that an ounee of
prevention is worth a pound of
cure, applies in this incident as it
does to nothing else. What is burn
ed is burned and also what is
burned is gore beyond recall. True,
homes and structures are rebuilt,
but who can rebuild God’s handi
work, a human life.
The spirit of the age is preven
tion rather than cure. The prob
lem now is not how fires mav be
put out or cheeked nut now iney
may be prevented. The world of
todnv and tomorrow is being
taught how to deal with gases,
kerosene, matches and above all
else carelessness. Dirt and rub
bish in the form of boxes and old
papers and anything that is ilkely
to take fire must be done away
with before much else can be ac
complished.
Who is better fitted to do all
these things than the student bodv
of today? You cannot teach an old
dog new tricks and so we find the
responsibility falling on the young
er shoulders who are being taught
how the city may be kept free
from this fury and destructive
ulague. Lighted cigarettes must bo
kept up from places likely to bo
inflamable. Matches must be kept
from babies and places where rats
or mice might be. The electric iron
should be turned off after using,
for it is one of fire’s most help
ful allies. And lastly fires them
selves must be watched and tend-;
"(Continued on page four.)
Mrs. Starr Denies
Chas. Rcss Clairm
Charlie Ross Now In Florida—
I.earns Thai Woman Who
Relieved Him, Turns.
Mr. J. F. Gaffney on Thursday
received a letter from “Charlie
lt< si." It was the first time the
wanderer had written to his old
friend in Shelby in many months.
The letter was written from
Zephyrhiils, Florida, where Ross
is sojourning at the present time.
The man who created such a stir
in newspaper circles last spring,
writes Mr. Gaffney that he is
still gathering information to
prove that he is the lost lad of the
70s.
He devotes a portion of his let
ter to a discussion of Mrs. Starr
(Charlie Ross’s cousin) who Ross
esserts has gone over and joined
with the Ross family in denying
hfs claim.
It will be recalled that it was
Mrs. Starr that took up Ross’s
case, took him to her home in New
York, and championed his cause
with the Ross’s, even to the extent
of a partial break with the family.
Apparently now' she is con-,
virced the Denver man is setting
forth a claim that he can not sub
stantiate. But he writes hopefully
stating he is more confident than
ever he is the kidnapped boy.
COUNTY TEflOHEBS
TO MEET OCT. 3d
The first general meeting of the
teachers of Cleveland county will
be held at the courthouse in Shel
by, Saturday October 30, at 10
o’clock. All teachers in the coun
ty system are expected to attend.
Several matters pertaining to the
organization of woi*. for the com
ing year will be dispatched. Other
things relating to thp progress of,
the teachers and the welfare of
the schools of the county will alsc
be discussed during the course of
the meeting. Plans for the testing
program in the various schools of
the county will be completed.
Teachers who have not already
done so should on this date fiie
with the county superintendent
their certificates r.nd teachers con
tracts.
—
Jefferson School
News Of Interest
(Special to The Star)
The sixth grade gave an inter
esting play Monday morning in
Chapel. The boys dramatized “The
Procrustian Bed.’’ The girls sang
"The House by the Side of the
Road.’’ We had with us Rev. H. E.
Waldrop, pastor of Eastside Bap
tist church. He gave an interest
ing talk that all enjoyed. We ap
preciate the cooperation we are
getting from the pastors of the
different churches. Mrs. G. P.
Hamrick is teacher of the sixth
grade.
Mrs. New reports a perfect at
tendance in the fifth grade for
this week.
Mrs. Morgan, teacher of the
third grade reports no tardies for
this week.
Miss Young, teacher of the 1th
grade, has an honor roll in spell
ing. In order to have their name
on the honor roll each child must
have a perfect lesson for every
day in the week.
Gardner Arouses
Yancey Democrats
Burnsville.—Hon. 0. Max Gard
ner was here Monday and made
a rousing Democratic speech to a
large crowd in the Yancey county
courthouse. The courthouse was
filled to overflowing and the crowd
cheered lustily as Mr. Gardner ex
pounded the prtnciples of his
' party.
| “Our Next Governor” confined
himself largely to State issues, and
it was a word picture of wonder
ful progress of the Democratic*
party that Mr. Gardner painted. He
contrasted conditions in the state
27 years ago under the leadership
of the Republican party with
the present-day conditions, and
from the way the crowd cheered
“one would judge that he establish
ed his face for Democracy. One
Republican, after the address,.was
overheard to remark. “I’ve been a
Republican all my life, but I’m
d— if I ever vote another Repub
j Ticai ticket.
CONSCIENCE PRICKS
10 HE PHIS DEO!
(Charlie Webb (Jets $3 to Pay Ac
count Whirn Man Had Charged
To Hint For Work.
!f out old friend Diogenes with
his lantern will call in at Charlotte
on his rounds ho will find an hon
est man. He will find one who is
apparently the honestest man in
North Carolina.
IIis honestv was discovered in
this way. Thursday morning Mr.
Charles Webb got a letter, with a
Charlotte postmark,enclosed
money in payment of a bill con
tracted in 1884, hoe in Shelby. It
seems the honest man had a horse
shod ’way back in those days, and
had the job charged to Mr. Webb.
He neglected to pay the bill.
Time passed, and so did the
blacksmith, and so did the trans
action fade from Mr. Webb's
mind. The original bill, according
to the letter which we are quoting
herewith, was seventy-five cent?,
which apparently was the price
of horse-shoeing those easy-going
days. But the writer enclosed three
dollars to cover interests—three
one dollar bills.
Following is the remarkable let
ter. which was addressed to Mr.
Webb, in care of Mrs. Agnes
Oates Webb (revealing the writer
remembered the family well) wric
ten from Charlotte, but unsigned.
Apparently the writer wished
merely to square himself with his
own conscience:
October 20, 1926.
My Dear sir:—
I bad the shoeing of a horse
charged to you about 43 years ago,
and I have no recollection of ever
having paid it. T don’t remember
what the charges was—about 75
cents I expect. Am enclosing three
dollars which I think will pay the
debt, and interest to date. Please
accept it if you paid the bill. If not
give it to the blacksmith's family.
I think it was in the f;fll of 1883
or '84. The shop was not far from
your place of business at that
time.
I have not thought of the trans
action in years, but it came to mo
the other day and 1 want to make
full restitution—
The letter stopped there abruptly.
Mr. Webb said he had forgot the
transaction, but that the writer
was the honestest man he had ever
heard of.
People’s Loan and Trust Co., at
Kings Mountain is Now a Part
of The Chain.
The Herald.
The People’s Loan and Trust
company of Kings Mountain pass
ed into history Wednesday and the
Commercial Bank and Trust com
pany simultaneously came into ex
istence in its stead. The recent bank
merger consolidating this bank
with one in Cherryville and Gas
tonia and the Blount Holly hank of
Mount Holly. Headquarters of the
new concern is at Gastonia with W.
T. Love president and a capital
stock of four hundred thousand
dollars and a surplus of one hun
dred thousand.
Mr. M. E. Herndon, former cash
ier of the Peoples Loan and Trust
company is vice president of the
Commercial Bank and Trust com
pany and C. E. Carpenter, former
teller in the bank here has been
elevated to a cashier of this branch.
The People’s Loan and Trust com
pany has been of much service to
this community for about 20 years.
During its history it has had the
following presidents, J. B. Thomas
son. C. J. Rhodes and J. O. Plonk.
By consolidating and increasing
the capital stock le 'is believed that
each of the banks can better serve
their respective communities.
Mrs. Farris Dies
At Battleground
Mrs. Willford Farris, age 3C
years, died recently near the
Kings Mountain battle ground
leaving a husband and three chil -
dren. One child passed away quit*
small. She also leaves a father and
mother and five brothers and one
sister and a host of friends. She
was a member of the A. R. P.
church and was a devoted Chris
tian, wife and mother. Mrs. Farris
always had a smile for everybody
ai d her presence will be greatly
missed by her relatives and
friends. She was buried in the
Bethany A. R. P. cemetery in the
presence of a large crowd and un
der a mound covered with beautiful
flowers.
I
Opera Singer Outdraws Athlete
Marion Talley (left) and Gertrude fclderio,were rival attractions on mo
same night recently In Dee Moines. Ia. Tho 19-year-old prima donna
drew 5300 auditors, while Mis* Ederle. channel swimmer, showed her
strokes to a crowd of about 700.
Youth And Modern Styles
Exonerated By Chmchmen
Bishop at Methodist Conference
Says Bobbed Hair and Cus
toms I'njustly Condemned.
Gastonia, Oct. 21.—Two stal
wart leaders of Southern Method
ism rose ir. defense of the malign
ed youtn of the generation before
an assembly of ministers gathered
today for the Kpworth League an
niversary program of the western
North Carolina conference, in ses
sion here.
Leading the defense was Rev. J.
M. Rowlands of Richmond, editor
of the Christian Advocate and ora
tor of note, who catled upon the
clergy to abandon condemnation of
the flaming youth, discard the leth
argy of another day and strive to
keep pace with the rising tide of
the present day and the modern
generation.
Bishop II. M. DuBose, Winston
Salem dignitary, in an exhortation
that followed, heralded bobbed ha:r
and short skirts as “an evangel of
moral sensibility.”
Not Astheistic.
Mr. Rowland resented the preva
lent opinion that a race of atheists
is in the making.
“The so-called wave of atheism
did not originate in the hearts of
our youth,” he said, “but in the
minds of bald-headed pessimists.
“The condemners of our youfh
should have their pessimism re
moved under a surgeon’s knife.
“Their cries of despair would
lead us to believe that some of our
boys are following in the footsteps
of their fathers and that our girls
are following a trail that, some of
their mothers led.
“Don’t believe ii.
“We must instill a certain faith
in ourselves before we may lead
them.
■ No Compromise.
“We must recognize the trend of
the times. There is no compromise
with our sons and daughters. They
don’t want it. s
“We must be humans in our deal
ings with them and allow them to
be human. The great trouble with
our age is not on our vouth, but
in the fact that we are trying to
de-humanize that youth.
“We don’t want them to be eith
er angels or devils, we want them
to be human. The greatest thing
God ever made was a human being,
and we need to preach humanity
instead of pessimism and reform.
“Let’s let none pf the monstro
sities of the age demoralize and de
humanize the younger generation.
Bring out from the pulpit the he
roism that they have manifested.
“Don’t judge them by v.hat they
do, but by the loyalty with which
they have done with that with
which God has endowed them,”
Wonderful Age.
The speaker in tracing the de
velopments of the generation, com
mented on the reported inroads of
the radio on congregations. The
situation, he declared, offer 1^,1 real
hazard.
“This is a wonderful age of in
ventions,” he said, ''and the radio
sermon is one of it* products. I've
tuned in on Presbyterian services
in Philadelphia and Methodist serv
ices in Chicago within the space of
one hour.
“The only radio addict that
threatents the church is the man
who takes to the air to avoid the
collection plate and who seeks the
satisfaction of knowing that in
case he goes to sleep no one will
know it.”
Bishop Dubose admitted that lie
had heard vouth slandered until he
was»“tired" of it.
“The Epworth league as a repre
sentative group of the so-called
modern generation, is the incar
nation of intense loyalty and spir
itual development.” he held.
Sensible Dress.
“Bobbed hair and the costumes
(Continued on page four.)
Hollis School To
Be Dedicated 6th;
Clyde Hoey Speaker
Rutherford Sun.
Hollis—On Saturday. November
0, the fine new school house which
has just been finished, is to be
dedicated. A splendid program has
been arranged and it is certain that
everyone in this community and
many hundreds of others from
Rutherford and Cleveland counties
, will be present. When Mr. J. P. D.
Withrow plans to do anything
it is sure to be a success and he
i stated today that he thought the
, dedication would be successful. This
means it will be a event which
will be remembered for many
years.
At 10 o’clock Mr. J. P. D. With
row will make the address of wel
come and then County Superinten
, dent of Education Clyde A. Erwin
is to present the building and Mr.
Grady Withrow is to accept the
' school house which cost thirty
; thousand dollars. At eleven o’clock
, Hon. Clyde R. Hoey will deliver
i an address which will be the
. speech of the day. Noontime will
he dinner time and afterward
there will be two meetings, one of
them for men and the other for the
, women. Special programs will be
, arranged for these meetings.
Have Eight Millions
That Can’t Be Spent
New York.—New York police
are worried because they have ac
cumulated approximately $8,000,
000 which cannot be spent or given
away.
The members of the “finest” do
ing the most worrying, is Thomas
A. Hogan, property clerk. Cash,
jewelry, liquor, securities and mis
cellaneous articles with an esti
mated value of $8,000,000 are in
his care for safekeeping. The col
lection has grown so large that
providing storage space for it and
accounting for it takes up all
Hogan’s time.
The chief item in Hogan’s cave
is a collection of tfquors valued at
$5,000,000. This was seized in
raids.
Included in the cash in Hogan's
safe is the sum of $1,481 in nick
els and pennies taken from the
room of Tillie Reise, a beggar who
was arrested while soliciting alms.
CHEROKEE FARMERS TO
TRY TOBACCO RAISING
Gaffney Ledger.
Fifteen representative Cherokee
county land-owners were definite
ly committed to planting from one
to five acres each in tobacco next
year at a meeting held here Tues
day. Several others promised to
take the matter under considera
tion for later decision. Colonel D. C.
Ross, president of the American
State bank, who took the lead in
the movement for diversification
of Cherokee county farming, said
he had assurance from a number
of other planters that they will
' participate in the experiment. He
predicted that when planting time
comes next spring some 25 or more
farmers will have portions of their
fields devoted to tobacco.
SHOT BIGGEST ELEPHANT
NOW GI NS FOR BIGGER
New York, Oct. 21.—Mrs. E. L.
King, of Winona, Minn., who is pe
tite and thinks site has shot the
biggest elephant ever brought
down by a woman or a man either,,
is on her way to Africa with her
husband and son for more big
! game. Two years ago she shot an
elephant 11 feet six inches high
and 27 or more feet from end to
end.
l
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Mrs. Johnson, State Orfice
Talks Of Mothers Aid Wor
RECOBD CflOiDS AT
COLORED FAIR HERE
School Attendance is Host ni the
State. Only 131 Farm Owners.
Fair Exceptionaily^iond.
Attendance at the Cleveland
County Colored fair this year is
far in excess of that of last year,
according to the secretary, Rev. A.
W. Foster, who reported this morn
ing thnt 3,000 entered the gates
on the opening day Wednesday
and 5,000 Thursday. He expects
larger attendance today and to
morrow. Today (Friday) is educa
tional day and nil of the colored
school children of the county will
be admitted free. Saturday is ev
erybody's day when the fair will
close in a hlaze of glory—four of
the biggest days the colored peo
ple have had in fair annals. If the
record keeps up, the Cleveland
county Negro fair will stand out
as the largest in North Carolina,
Prof. L. E. Hall, district farm
demonstrator for his race in North
Carolina was the principal speaker
on the opening day arid he devot
ed his time to a discussion of the
advancement of the colored people
along agricultural lines. In Clev
eland county he finds there are
only 131 farm owners, while there
are 633 tenants. This he declared
1 to bo out of proportion, hence he
| encouraged the Colored people to
i strive toward farm ownership. In
I school attendance, the county has
a record which he commended. Out
of the 3,300 colored school chil
dren in the county, 3,000 are in
school.
Ozella Foster, home demonstra
tion agent for colored people and
one of the udges of exhibits com
mended the quality the entries
which nearly fill the large exhibit
hjall. The live Ktock display is large
and varied, while considerable in
terest was shown in the entry of
art work, canned goods, vegetables
and field products.
Each night at 9 o’clock there is
a beautiful display of fire works.
Each afternoon the horse races
draw large crowds of whites as well
as colored, horses being entered
[ from North Carolina, "West Vir
ginia and South Carolina.
Had Stroke of Paralysis Monday
While Hating Dinner. Five
Children Survive.
While eating dinner after a hard
morning’s work, Mrs. Lora John
son of near Lattimore was strick
en with paralysis Monday and died
Wednesday morning at 3 o’clock.
Mrs. Johnson was 56 years of age
and a very industrious woman who
had enoyed very good health un
til Monday when she received a
sudden stroke of paralysis. She was
the daughter of Mrs. Jane Bridges
and her aged mother survives, to
gether with her husband J. A.
Johnson and five children, John
Blanton and Durham Johnson, Miss
es Acquilla, Mattie Lou and Bern
ice Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was
twice married, her first husband
being Jesse Blanton. Some time
after his death she was married to
J. A. Johnson, one of the most re
spected citizens of Lattimore. Five
grand children also survive, to
gether w’ith three brothers Sam
Bridges of Danville, Ga., Cicero
and C. A. Bridges of near Latti
more.
Mrs. Johnson was a good woman
and loved by all who knew her.
She was a member #r the Baptist
church at Lattimore where her
funeral took place Thursday aft
ernoon at 2 o’clock, trie services be
ing conducted by Revs. I. D. Har
rill, D. G. Washburn and Rush
Padgett. Her nephews served as
pall bearers. There was a large
crowd present a*d a beautiful flor
al offering.
DR. WALL’S SUBJECT
FOR SUNDAY SERVICES
Dr. Zeno Wall’s subject for
services at the First Baptist church
on Sunday are as follows: Sunday
morning “Obeying God’s Voice.”
Sunday night “Hiding Heavenly
Things.” After the evening sermon
there will be a baptismal service.
Curves Are Coming Back.
Kansas City Star.
The following is not our idea of
the way to greet an old friend: ‘My
Josephine, you’re looking fine.
About three pounds more and you
will be ready to swim the channel.’
' State Is Now Caring for Dcpei
ent Mothers with Children
Counties Must Fay Half
Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, sti
commissioner of public welfa
was the principal speaker Thui
day night at the Kiwanis cl
when she informed the membi
about the mother’s aid work a
asked their influence for a larg
appropriation from the next G<
eral Assembly to carry on tl
most important work. In 1923 t
Mother’s Aid fund was inauguri
ed with a small appropriation
help worthy mothers who ha
small children to support and ca
for, but who have been depriv
of the wage earner of the fainij
because of sickness or death. I
is conceded that mothers who J
normally capable of rearing chfl
ren can do the job much better to
orphanages, so the state last y|
increased its appropriation for t!
aid to $30,000. For any county
get the benefit of this fund fr*
the state, it must appropriate'
like amount, the mothers recii|
ing not less than $15 a month ftfj
the two funds nor more than |
ner month. Mrs. Johnson declat
it to he a crime to take dependi
children from mothers who are n
mally able to care for and
them to a position in life wl
they can be self-supporting, thl
fore the state steps in and len<$g
hand—feeble though it might H
Onlv a Few in Cleveland !
Mrs. Johnson did not know hi
i many mothers in Cleveland 'ccsjj
ty are receiving county and st
I aid, but the number is small, th
or four. The county’s quota is
Raleigh for deserving cases, d'
approved. The state welfare <
partment has cared for 400 mo
ors’s aid cases—-these mothers ;
presenting 1,200 children who i
be and are supported in this in
ner more cheaply than .they cq
be supported by orphanages. T
tided over an emergency until t
become self-supporting.
Mrs. Johnson cited a numbef
cases where the state has he!
in a very substantal way, j
case in particular being that of
widow of a murderer who A
electrocuted at Raleigh.
mother of the several children \
above the average in intellig«
She maintained that her husb;
was innooent, but failed to ge
reprive from the Governor for
husband. The Governor, how®
assumed her that since the si
had taken the life of the br
winner, the children should .•
want for food, clothing and she!
The mother’s aid fund was
plied and in a few years a le
came tom that widow saying
had been greatly encouraged |
uplifted by the state's att}<
and she was endeavoring to b:
up her family of children to
good citizens—law-abiding, hoi
able and respectful of the stat
North Carolina is the f
state in the Union in the amo
of income tax it pays the Fed
Government, but there art
other states in the Union thati
doing more for dependent mot
and than children than N
Carolina. Mrs. Johnson expre
the hope that the gulf beta
what we have in wealth and a
we do for unfortunate moth
will be narrowed and that the i
legislature would see fit to |
an appropriation of $75,000 to i
ry on this most important a
next year.
Mrs., Johnson is a charming*
man and thoroughly interest#
her work, especially this pi
which has to do with mothers?
and her address was inspiring
deed* to all who heard her.
Convicts To Work
Out Cemete
Civics Department of Worn
Club Will Serve Them Pier
Dinner Tuesday.
“The City of the Dead” me*
Sunset cemetery wsiich is i:
very unkempt condition at pres;
will be improved nnd beaut
Tuesday when the convict fore,
No. 6 township will spend a
improving the roads and streets
cutting the grass. The Civics
partment of the Woman’s club
secured the permission of the
6 highway commissioners to lei
i convict force spend a day wor
on the grounds and in appretii
of their services the ladies ©1
civic department will serve
, chaingang members with a p
dinner. All ladies of the C
department who will agree to
ish food for this picnic are I
to notify Mrs. B. O. Han
, chairman, not later than Mo