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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-01-20
GREENSBORO VOTES MILLION
AND HIGH POINT S6OO,OOO
FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOLS
MAJORITY HERE WAS 1853
Never Before in High Points
History Has There Been
Such Interest Shown.

The people of High Point
township Tuesday went on rec
ord in favor of better education
al facilities when they carried a
proposed bond issue of 100000
for a township high school by a
majority Of 1853. The total reg
istration was 2,O89, and 1908
people voted for the bonds, Civ
ing the proponents a maj jority of
163.
Never before in the history of
High Point has so much interest
been shov"n in an election. Very
few votes r"ere cast in the morn
ing, but in the afternoon propo-
nets Of the passage of the bond
issue were out in large numbers
and lost no time in coyeying the
voters in automobiles to the vot-
ing places.
Students Of the High Point
high school were given holiday
in order that they might work
in the interest Of the bonds. At
noon they visited their friends
and urged them to vote favora-
bly, on the question.
Not satisfied with having their
names count: against the bonds,
but desiring to cast votes against
it, q number Of men and women
visited the polls during the day.
Throughout the day good
cheer was evident. Enthusiasts
were working INCREASINGLY to get
people to vote, while the ants
were trying 20 convince OollcIs
thai tie 5caool would be to-
good.
Decision to invite to High
Point the committee Investigate
ing & site for the erection OF a
college for the North Carolina
co1ference OF the Methodist
Protestant church, was reac..ed
al - nl1.,.@@1gG o loca' business
and professional men ssaev
sft - =
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-01-20
THE MAJORITY WAS 729
Women Help Wonderfully in
Putting Over the Great
School Program.

By majority OF 729 the reg
istered voters OF Greensboro on
Tuesday authorized the board of
education to issue bonds in the
sum of $1,O0O,000 with which to
provide adequate educational IA
ciilties for the school children of
the city. Only 27 votes were
cast against against the issue,
although 269 OF those registered
s. failed to cast a ballot and there
by caused their vote to be regis
tered as against the proposition.
There Ill. i roo,istratiop
of 1921 e -..s''2.o;l T51 were in
Morehead precinct and $40 in
Gilmer, and 1,C52 Of the quail
. fed voters visited the polls and
in a positive m@nner expressed
their sentiments concerning the
question Of better school equip
ment. The totsj number Of votes
cast for the bonds was 1905.
Only G61 affrnia tive votes were
needed to carry the election.
The figures for the two pre-
cincts were as follows: More
head-registered, 751; voting;
COS; for, 593; against, 10. Gil
mer precinctt- registered, $40;
voting, A49; for, 1872; against,
II.
The women were slightly in
the majority as to the number
who registered; and although no
accurate check was made TO de-
termiro +loo z,a'ative number OF
men anA vzsn7~ao-- wing, it is
considered sac = -. tnat the
majority Of those who voted
were women, although the men
were interested in the election
and voted and wish their auto
mobiles assisted n bringing
quite 8 --.' ~ women to the
rolls. 8 is r+"+ed, furthermore,
that NJ. -uo q the women who
visited the polls cast q ballot
erai,ass........,-ol9s zze,e- - !
To. IN
TIE r.~l.c- = n
victory, although slic-.i2 y less
+. t @5L b Hos
had been cast for them
Members Of the school board,
IS " IS % Ct-G--s -s---E2en ana
women. y , aer ~ make the
issue a. success and place Green's
boro b3Iore 5ho country as a
city that regards her children
e'2S--~ = go other progress
sive measures-were happy on
TUESDAY evening. J. Norman
Wills and e. D. Broadhurst,
members Of the board who have
taken the lead i the fight, were
particularly delighted with the
handsome majority polled for
the schools.
Mr.. Wills, chairman of the
board, stated that he regarded
the successful outcome Of the
days voting as the dawn of a
new day in the educational his
tory of Greensboro and the
state. The board plans to spend
the S1,00O,00O in constructlg;
remodeling, and equipping school
buildings IN the city and pur-
chasing additional sites.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-01-20
$3.50 a Yea,
WILL FORSYTH
GET TERRITORY?

Will the northern section of
Abbotts Creek township secede.
or Will Forsyth succeed in an
nexlng this territory and a slice
: Off OF Midway township? are
questions interesting good
many people here, including
county officials, who are watch
I ing the situation. Should the
ambitions of Forsyth officials be
gratified several hundred people
and rich slice of farming ter
rltory will be chopped OF this
county.
t 1t is no secret that number
OF citizens of this territory in
volved would be pleased to go
over into Forsyth by means of
secession or annexation. On the
other hand, there are others in
the territory who would not be
at all pleased with the prospect
Matters arising out o. the now
famous proposed High Point
Winston-Salem highway across
a neck of this county have prob
ably added momentum to the
movement begun some years ago
for the acquisition of this terri
tory by Forsyth.
The territory understood to be
coveted by the adjoining county
includes about tenth of the
area of Midway township and
about tWo-ffths of the area of
Abbott's Creek township. It
would include all that part of
Davidson north of line begin
ming where the. Forsyth line
turns due northward, near the
Beeson place, and would run east
across the neck of Midway town
ship and straight across Alb
bott's Greek township to a point
on the Guilford line just south
of where the "old plank road"
enters Guilford county. This line
would pass some distance south
of Wallburg and. would include a
thickly populated and well de-
veloped country. 4
It will be recalled that two
years ago it was proposed to
have the territory annexed to
Forsyth county, bat at the time
the matter was forestalled. An
agreement was entered into by
n13nbers O. the road board that
rnad across the territory
should be improved. It is recent
cnt history that nothing has
been done because the board Of
road commissioners and many
citizens of Abbott's- Greek felt
that the proposal of the State
Highway commission to. change
the route of the road could not
be accepted. At the time the Da-
wilson road board finally declin-
ed to accept the Highways COM
missions PROPOSAL some citizens
of the affected territory express
ed a determination to work for
annexation to Forsyth SO that
the link might be filled in the
proposed hard surfaced highway
between High Point and Win
ston-Salem.
Whether the Legislature
would entertain a proposal ip1re-
gard to the annexation remains
to be seen. It is not certain that
the matter will be brought up,
but it would be rather surprls-
ing to those here watching the,
situation if it isn't. It is be-
lieved that Forsyth's representa-
tives in the Legislature would
have the sympathy of those
from Guilford in this proposal,
on account Of the fact that High
Point influence is also behind
the proposal to- link those cities
with hard surface road.
. Guilford has just authorized
two million dollars for hard road
construction and an election for
as large an amount is being agl-
/tated in Winsten-Salem for For
syth county.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-01-20
MASS
MEETING FOR SCHOOL
BONDS IS HELD

AACAA ACOActO11A c@41d ODG1ii1lO1Il
marked the mass meeting held
Friday night in the high school
auditorium fer the purpose of
discussing the proposed school
bonds for the erection and equip
ment Of 2 central high school in
High Point township. Despite
the inclement weather approx
mately 100 local citizens were.
present and when they left the
auditorium they went away feel
ing that the only way to solve.
the educational problem here is
to build a structure that will
adequately care for the township
children of high school age.
Since the need Of additional
school facilities was placed be
fore the people at a mass meet.
ing more than a year ago numer-
Gus gatherings have been held.
BIT b. : 1>0no that proved more prof
table than thai OF Friday night
The body Of men and women as.
sen2bled vent on recQya IS faSsl
q B5Sds and
themselves To r-~.rk un-
closed at the tiTn4 Lut t4l4 aeytt4lg
Of the sun On last Tuesday.
They also voted to extend
thanks to the clubs and organi-
cations of High Point for having
endorsed the proposed high
school.
One incident Friday night
that brought joy to those who
have worked so faithfully for
the bonds was the announce
122c-,ltt that the Central Labor
union Of High Point had agreed
to do anything within the organ
ization's power TO carry the
bonds. A message from the
president Of the union conveyed
the news that the organization
had pledged it's support.
W. NJ. Marr, superintendent Of
the city schools, acted as chair
man at the meeting.
The first speaker called upon
to discuss the question was G. f.
Ton1linson, q member of the-city
school board. Discussing the in
adequate school facilities Of
High Point and showing the au-
dience that something must be
done and it must be done in1me-
diately if the problem is ever to
be solved, Mr.. Tonlinson quickly
won the sympathy Of those pres
ent. He then discussed the
school bonds. According to the
speaker, it was not the intention
of the authorities to issue $780,
900 in bonds at one. It will not
reoslire that much money to-
build the structure, the speaker
declared.
J. Elwood Cox, who was in
strumental in getting instituted
the first school bonds election in
High Point, declared that he was
in favor of the proposed bonds
and saw no reason why any man
should be opposed to it. Mr. Cox
said he would like to see North
Carolina advance educationally
during the next 10 years like the
state has advanced in agricul-I
ture during the past 10 years. In
other words, the local ba11kerl
would like to see North Carolina
rank not below fourth in educa-l
tion. Mr.. Cox expressed the be-
lief that reaction had set in and
he was confident that the bonds
would carry.
James f. Garrett, of Asheville,
editor of the Labor Herald, a!
publication issued by organized
labor in North Carolina, was
present by invitation last night
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-01-20

After good dinner one can
forgive anybody, even ones own
relations.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-01-20

IIiS ti9It-- me lNCA1SEI u GIlC ~
nominational institution now
4c5to D5uMeen greensboro and
High Point. People of the Gate
City, it is learned here, will soon
start agitation to get the college
fer Greensboro, but it was voted
Tuesday to present High Points S
claims and advantages to the
committee and if necessary go to
Greensboro and meet the COM
lnittee there.
Local citizens are of the opin-
ion that High Point deserves q
college and that it would be ad-
vantageous to build the struc-
ture in the vicinity of the or
phanage. which is one mile f.'"'''
the city and is controlled by the
Methodist Protestants of this
state.
When the committee will be
invited to come here is not
known. The date of the visit
will be left with the committee !;
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-01-20

# a sans argument, like a
elilas is only as lg-as its
WEAKEST point.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-01-20
irC here. fhe location O the DE-
nominational institution now

the go go. = 1.la-..l.-s.--
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-05-30

the remainder, 68,512 are operated by
managers and 2,455,879 by tenants.
This is the smallest percentage of
farms operated by owners that the
census has ever shown. Twenty years
ago 64.4 per cent Of the farms were
operated by their owners and 10 years
ago 62.8 per cent.
In one state-Georgia-there are
206,875 tenants, as compared with
102,123 farm owners. In seven other
states (all in the .South) there are
more tenants than farm owners.
These states are Alabama, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma,
South Carolina and Texas.
However, the one-crop system prac-
ticed in the above states is not alone
responsible for the decrease in farm
ownership. In nine other states, prin-
cipally in the diversified farming Sec
tion Of the Middle West, the percent
age of tenants ranges from 81 to so
per cent. These states are Delaware,
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Nebraska, North Carolina, South Da-
kota and Tennessee.
In most of the Nonpartisan league
states the percentage of farm owner
ship is still above the average, though
with one exception there are less farm
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-05-30
WHAT FARMERS LOST

Charles S. Barrett, chairman of the
National Board of Farm Organiza-
tions, appearing before the rules COM
mittee of the house of representatives
at Washington, D. c., recently, said:
agriculture in the recent disastrous
slump has lost seven billion dollars.
This is one-half of the national wealth
of the nation when Lincoln was inau-
gurated president. It is seven times
the amount of the annual revenue of
the United States when Mckinley was
inaugurated. It would have financed
the Napoleonic wars, leaving bal
ance sufficient to pay the cost of free
ing the American colonies from Brit
ish dominion"
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-05-30
POOLING OFFERS FURTHER
OPPORTUNITIES TO FARMERS

Just how he will. get this money is
the problem for the finance depart
ment, headed by w. F. Schilling of
Northfield, Mimi, president of the big
Twin City Milk Producers associa-.
ton, keen business man and practical
farmer.
For the farmer who is willing to
sacrifice any advantage he may have
by producing a superior grade of
grain in order to help all other farm
ers, the pooling of the grain may be
preferred If he pools he can not get
more than a moderate, safe advance,
and will wait until the close of the
pool or the end of the crop year to get
his balance. When he gets it, it will
re the average price received for all
the grain in that particular pool, less
selling and handling expense. About
one-third of the farmers of the coun-
try, it is estimated, may prefer this
method.
If there is neither a pool nor local
cooperative elevator at \any particu-
lar shipping point any individual or
group of farmers may consign to the
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-05-30

States Grain Growers and the grain
will be handled just as consigned
grain is handled now, the farmer re-
ceiving his returns when it is disposed
of. But again, it will not he thrown
wild upon the market, but may be
bought by the United States Grain
Growers through subsidiary corpo-
ration to fill a cargo order or miller's
demand. In any case the growers
grain will all go into the volume which
the United States Grain Growers will
merchandise direct from producer to
user without gambling, exploitation
and multiplied handling.
Cooperative elevators will be given
chance to sign a contract with the
United States Grain Growers to direct
the grain handled through them for
United States members to the United
States zone agency in the respective
zone. The local elevator likewise will
have a binding contract with the
member-growers that they will handle
all their grain through the local ele-
vator, thus linking grower, local ele-
vator and terminal up together and
preserving the: integrity of each.
At the terminal markets, or zone
markets, where there are now farmer
cooperative marketing agencies in
working order, these will be recognize
ed by the United States Grain Grow
ers, Inc, as the local agency and SINH
lar contracts are to be entered into be-
tween the United States Grain Crow
ers board and such terminal compa-
nies to insure the national selling or
ganization it's facilities and assure the
farmer members Of these terminal
agencies the protection of their inter-
ests. Such contracts have not yet
been prepared. All owners of interest
in all farmer cooperative terminal
agencies, however, can be assured that
an equitable, safe and satisfactory ar
rangement will be made whereby they
will cooperate with the United States
Grain Growers and yet be protected in
all their interests. This is doubly as
sured by President c. H. Gustafson,
who said:
"This plan will in no way interfere
with the work of existing farm organ
izations."
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-05-30
Farm Tenancy Is on the Increase
1920 Census Report Shows Alarming Reduction in Pc
centage of Farm Ownership

HE 1920 census shows
6,449,242 farms in the
United States, of. which
number 3,924,851, or
900 per cent, are oper-
ated by their owners. Of
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-05-30

get life membership that will termi-
nate, however, whenever the grower
ceases to be grower. No one will
take his grain from him-he will sell
it just as he does now to his local
elevator, and his local elevator, if it
is cooperative and has decided to
line up with the big plan, will buy
his grain just as it does now and
pay him for it the regular market
price, and everything will be just as it
is today-except that this grain will
never go into gamblers hands, but
will be used to fill actual orders for
real grain to. make bread out of. It
will go along with all the other grain
to give great volume to the products
handled by the United States Grain
Growers to fill their cargo orders and
their big milling orders. The farmer
will sell it and get his cash and have
the satisfaction of knowing his grain
is at least working with that of all his
fellow farmers as the Equity Coop
erative exchange has long been trying
to make it work.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-05-30

owners than there were 10 years ago.
Following are the percentages Of
farm ownership in League states.
Pct of farms
The Ocala banner., 1921-11-18
REvELIN IN MUCK

U. S. Senator Tom Watson, of Geor-
gia, is quite triumphantly happy. He
is wading to his chin-he never gets
in above that in mess of accusa-
tions. He loves mental slush and to
be the center of a battle royal where
the give and take has no limits, no
quarter is asked or given, and the total
is sort of cross between Douglas
Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin movie.
A newspaper correspondent recently
said that to endure close contact with
congress from the outside for series
of years, man must have an abun-
dant sense of humor always on tap,
or he would end suicide.
1t is not what Tom Watson at
tempts to do; it is not the sort of
thing to which he devotes his bound
less energy and exaggerated ego, but
the methods in the doing. He claims
the right to vilify to the depths of
human language. He pretends to be
ill-used when there is return in
kind: but in fact is gratified, as it is
the notice on which his ego feeds and
excuses his renewed effect to exceed
even his own ability in defamation
Streaming with slime, he is trium-
phant if his own batteries are work
ing. He cares little what is said or
him, if only he is not ignored
1t is not new for him to attack the
army overseas. This is old stuff 1t
now only comes from his place in the
senate and so has to be challenged.
He used the same charges when a
candidate, and he has recently pub
lished them. His charges were as.
vicious then as now. He had as many
hanged without trial and had the same
photograph of gallows. His elec-
ton was last November He has had
nearly year to complete the indict-
ment and collect the proof He has
no more proof now than then, or at
least offers no more. Now, as then,
it is but assertion A senator who will
make such charges on the floor of the
senate without single item of evi-
dence to offer to their truth, is sad
and sodgy spectacle. He never will
have the proof. We doubt if he ever
expects to have it. He is but having
one of his characteristic mental
drunks.
But this time he will have to go
into court. He will have to produce
his witnesses. To expect him to put
up or shut up would be asking too
much. But he will have to put UP
a clear case or stand as mere SEN
sation monger and the senate may
take leaf from the book of the house
and send him back to Georgia
Washington Herald.
The Ocala banner., 1921-11-18

rived ahead of schedule and, having
to wait, visited the school while regu-
lar classes were being held Three
teachers and hundred and ten pup
lis were diligently working. All work
ed well and with a surprising degree
of orderliness. For time it was hard
for us to believe what our eyes be-
held. What we saw and heard would
have been an inspiration to almost
anyone.
In the afternoon an attentive, open
minded audience those same child
rem of the morning school with their
parents and friends gathered to hear
and see the negro agricultural and
home specialists talk and demon
stratee. The specialists showed a
thorough understanding of the prin-
ciples underlying extension work and
of the particular things they talked
about and showed how to do. And
their hearers were keen to get and
digest what was said.
During the talks one or more
speakers said that the negro should
be educated or trained along voca-
tional lines, taught how to till the
soil and how to keep the home. In
variably these statements received
hearty applauses, which show that
the negro himself fully realizes the
folly of race equality" if there can
be such a thing, and of classical edu-
cation for them.
Several of the speakers Aat this lit
tie school were gratuitously lending
their assistance to this extension
The Ocala banner., 1921-11-18
FEAR AND HARD TIMES

Thomas A. Edison, the noted in
ventor, says the recent business de-
preston was caused by fear. 1.-THE
people have been frightened out of
good times, unnecessarily so" he
says.
Fear of the wolf makes people
stop buying. Then business stagnates
End hard times follow.
The pessimist is ruled by fear.
Optimism has been defined as
nothing but the absence of fear. Get
rid of fear, be optimistic, and busi-
ness will be good, according to Edi-
son.
He is right
The same reasoning is true of
every activity of men and women.
Fear, the great paralyzer, is back Of
most failures. Conquer the devil of
fear, develop confidence in your adil-
tiles, and you will succeed.
Barring remote instances of what
may be called good luck, there can
be no success without confidence and
fearlessness.- -Chipley Banner.
The Ocala banner., 1921-11-18
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOR THE BEST FAIR
IN HISTORY.


Everything at the Fair grounds
IS now hustle and hustle, and
reports from all over the county
indicate that Marion's fourteenth
annual Fair will eclipse all eff
forts in the past. Stock pens
are rebuilt and enlarged, the
race track has been put in per
feet condition, exhibit buildings
have been repaired and freshly
painted, concessions for the cor
vienence and entertainment of
visitors have been made and of
course everybody will be on hand
at the opening day, Tuesday
November %.
The Ocala banner., 1921-11-18
THE NEGRO MAKING PROGRESS

The negro is making progress.
Having attended an agricultural ex-
tension school for negroes the writer
is able to make this statement. See
ing is believing; we saw that school
and now we are convinced that the
colored race is making progress.
The sch, referred to was held in
Duval coun :, few miles south of
Jacksonville, in a typical community
where the negro prodominates in num-
bers.
The agricultural extension program
was held in the afternoon. We ar
The Ocala banner., 1921-11-18
Why Mr.. JOE ARMSTRONG, cELE.
BRATED DOG TRAINER, USES
RAT-SNAP

Noticed rats around my kennels,
having hundreds of prize dogs, could
mt take chances. Tried RAT-SNAP;
in three weeks every rat disappeared.
Noticed that the dogs never went
near RAT-SNAP. l tell my friends
about RAT-SNAP." Use this sure
rodent exterminator, it's safe. Comes
in cake form. Three sizes, CSC, CSC,
$1.25. Sold and guaranteed by the
Court Pharmacy.
The Ocala banner., 1921-11-18
oLDsMAR GARDEN TRACTOR

Biggest small ma tractor r.. and smallest big
work or one horse quicker cheaper and
better; just the thing to work your crops
cost Of maintaining horse. Send for
literature or come and see it work at
J. S. Reitz's, local agent, Weirsdale, Fla.
Il % Tyr.
The Ocala banner., 1921-11-18

SEED OATS-Red Star Brand Texas
Rustproof $3.50 per 100 ID bag.
Florida grown Fulghum Oats slips
per bushel Seminole Seed Co.,
Gainesville, Fla 11-1S-2t.
The Ocala banner., 1921-11-18

n Mr.. j. L. Smith, farmer. wholesale
merchant and retail merchant, is
shipping cucumbers and is getting
four dollars per crate for them in coin
Of the realm.