The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-06-08
Governor CALLS
CONFERENCE FOR
RACE DISCUSSION
PROMOTE FRIENDLINEss
Number of Cities Have Voted
to Petition the Governor to
Get the Legislators in Extra
ordinary Session to Correct
Error Regarding Finance
Act.
(By Max Abernethy).

Raleigh June S.-A conference OIL
North Carolina citizens has been call
ed by Governor Cameron Morrison
to meet at Raleigh on June % to pro-
mote more friendly relations between
the races in this State.
The governor has written letters to
several score prominent and influen-
tial citizens of the State urging that
they attend the meeting which is to
be held at noon in the Marlborough
Hotel
81 am calling a conference of white
citizens" Governor morrison writes, ;"
to meet at Raleigh in the Marlborough
Hotel at 1890 p. M, June 2S to con-
and extending the friendly relations
now existing between the races in
North Carolina and of raising the
standard of living and increasing the
negro population.
More definite information relating
to the proposed conference will be
announced later. The governor is un-
derstood to have consented to issuing
the call since it had been rumored in
certain quarters that he was un-
friendly to the negro race. This ru-
NOR, of course, was without founda-
tion but was given circulation be-
cause of the executives work along
with scores of other white citizens
in the RED Shirt Campaign
Teachers in the public schools who
do NOT have sufficient credits for a
State certificate are urged to take
advantage of the opportunity to pre-
pare to meet the requirements by at
tending one of the summer schools
to be held this year. There are about
Us counties in which schools will
be held this summer under the di-
rection of the State department of
education.
All of the summer schools are pro-
vided free of cost to the teachers and
it is the aim of the county superin-
tendents ITO eliminate all second
grade teachers from the county
schools next Fall. Any teacher may
advance to first grade by attending
"a county summer school and obtain
ing the credit for the work.
| Information desired concerning the
schools may be secured from the
county superintendent of the various
counties who are ex-officio directors
of the summer schools.
/ Struggling municipalities are tc
make a strong appeal to Governor
Morrison to call an extra session OF
the General Assembly to correct the
error which makes the 1921 mum
cipal finance act unconstitutional
This is the advice brought to the cap
itol today by an eastern Tar Hee
who is familiar with the position the
condition the legislators should th'
extra call be sisued.
Some of the cities have a1read!
voted to petition the governor to ge
.
session. The data is now being com
piled and delegation will see thu
executive some time next week, &C
cording to advance information
which bears the mark of accuracy
Future developments may change th'
present plan, otherwise the city Off
cials hope to talk direct to the gov
ernor.
AS has been indicated in this cor
respondence Governor Morrison mus
have a change of heart since his in
clinations have been against an extr;
session. The change of heart is neces
sary before the call can be issue'
and to bring about the change o
heart the governor must be convinc
ed that the municipalities canno
weather the tw oyear storm withou
help from the Legislature.
/ Mrs. Clarence Johnson OF Raleig