The daily times., 1922-01-07
THE MEETING. IN. WINSTON
SALEM

THE MEETING. IN. WINSTON
SALEM
The mid-winter. meeting of the
North Carolina Press Association ad-
journed yesterday afternoon after a
two days session, held in the new
Robert E. Lee hotel in Winston-Sa-
lem, which by the way is one of the
handsomest and best appointed hotels
in the south.
: This meeting of the editors is pri-
marily a business session, but there
were many itenzB of general interest
before the body. The entertainment
of the editors by the various clubs,
newspaper men and citizens OF VIM
ston was most hospitable. Many at
tentions were shown, and these includ
ed sightseeing and banquet. One
of the most interesting trips was a
visit to the huge factory of r. J.
Reynolds Company where millions Of
cigarettes are turned out daily, and
thousands of packages of smoking
tobacco. There are machines for the
making of the cigarettes, and the
boxes, and machines for making the
tin boxes for the smoking tobacco,
while the printing, packing and box
ing are simply continuous perform
ances with the machines doing the
larger part of the work.
The banquet was most enjoyable.
Mr.. w. A. Blair, noted educator of
the state was toast master, and his
introductions were mastery produc-
tions. The principal speakers were
Mayor Hanes, Josephus Daniels and
w. C. Dowd of Charlotte. The speech
of the Mayor was very interesting
for his theme was municipal govern
ment, to which the citizen should
give more attention, he said. The
mayor went over the number of
things that the average citizen en-
-joyed as result of the tax that he
pays which included education for his
children, water, sewer, lights, paw
ed streets, protection of his home
and property, and many other things,
and asked the question what are you
buying for which you pay SO little?
Among the important matters at
the meeting of the scribes was the
address of Mr.. Daniels regarding the
Wilson memorial, following a resolu-
tion which was introduced by Mr.. C.
A. Webb of the Asheville Times,
which was unanimouclv carriod on
dorsing the cause. Mrs. Daniels is at
the head of the project in this state
and the editors will bend every en-
ergy to raise North Carolina's quota
of the million dollar fund for the
purpose Of locating suitable memo
rial to Americas greatest President
and statesman. Mr. Daniels declared
that Mr.. Wilson had raised the stand
ard of civilization and paved the
way for the elimination of war, the
disarmament conference being some
of the fruits of the principles for
which he contended and have been
triumphant
Another interesting address was
that of DR.. E. C. Branson of the de.
partment of rusal sociology of the
University of North Carolina DIR
Branson spoke of the county govern
ment in this state. He asked the
question if the pepole were getting
all they paid for, and if their county
governments we're run in bushes,
like way? He said that the count,
governments of the state cost So,
100000 more last year than the state
government, and that the cost woult
be greater this year.
He argued for a better system oil
bookkeeping, and auditing of ac
counts, and the proper unification>o
county affairs under resonsibls
head, that would coordinate and CO
operate, and yet with sufficient pow
er to make the entire organization
1 properly function COR the benefit o
the tax payer, and the progress an
development of the county.
PREPARING TO ORGANIZE
Mr.. L. S. TOmlinson. Chairman q