COUNTY FIELD DAY
A GREAT SUCCESS
The most successful County Com
mencement and Field Day ever held
here took place last Thursday and
Friday. The weather was good, the
days were ideal and the crowds were
larger and in the finest spirits.
The exercises began Thursday with
the athletic features of the occasion.
Thursday afternoon was characterized
by the laying of the corner stone of
the new school building by the Ma
sons, mention of which was made in
our last issue. In the corner stone
were placed several articles, among
them being a copy of The Smith
field Herald of March 28, 1913, and
a copy of the Charlotte Observer and
one of the News and Observer, of
April 3rd, a “buffalo” nickel, and
old half dime, and a sketch of the
school and of the town written by
Prof. Vermont. Should the new
building stand a hundred years or
more and then be tom down there
will be found there intact these ar
ticles to give something of the his
tory of the present day.
One of the most pleasing features
of the occasion was the contest
Thursday night between the repre
sentatives of the various schools, car
rying out the program published in
The Herald of March 28.
The Banner Warehouse was used
for this occassion through the kind
ness of Messrs. Skinner & Patterson.
The committee having the matter in
charge had done their work well.
Plenty of seats for thousand people
had been arranged around a stand
well-planned and upon which were
two pianos which were loaned for the
occasion by the Thornton Music
House. The building had been beau
tiful ly decorated and x>resented a
pleasing appearance. It must not be
forgotten that it was brilliantly light
ed with electricity the wiring and the
lamps being furnished by the Smith
field Garage and Machine Company.
The musical selections, both vocal
and instrumental, and the readings
and declamations were all of a high
order and showed the splendid train
ing of every contestant. So well di 1
they all perform their parts that it
would have been fitting had a prize
been awarded to every one. But all
could not win and the prizes went to
the following schools:
Best Declamation, Princeton.
Best Duett, Clayton.
Best Reading, Benson.
Best Voice Solo, Kenly.
Best Quartette, eKnly.
(The editor regrets that he was not
furnished with the names of the win
ners.)
Friday was a day long to be remem.
bered. Never before have so many
school children been seen in Johnston
County in one line. It was an inspir
ing sight, and one that will not soon
be forgotten by those who witnessed
the two thousand bright boys and
girls as they marched jthrougfh the
town headed by the Kenly Band, with
John Arthur Narron and Frederick
Brooks as drummer boys for the
Smithfield school. There were many
schools represented from the various
sections of the county. Mill Creek
school, which closed almost a month
ago, was here thirty-five strong, with
their teachers proud of them, al
though the school house is sixteen
miles from Smithfield. Baptist Cen
ter, Thanksgiving, Micro, and many
of the rural schools had quite a num
ber in the parade, to say nothing of
the Benson High School, Four Oaks
Graded School, Clayton Graded
School, Wilson’s Mills High School,
Kenly High School, Selma Graded
School, Princeton Graded School, and
others. And all the high school
teachers were here, besides a large
number of the rural school teachers.
Arriving at the Banner Warehouse
at eleven o’clock, where Prof Royall
was master of ceremonies, the exer
cises began with music. Following
this Prof. Li. 0. Brogden, Supervis
or of the Rural Schools of the State
was introduced. After making a
spirited and well-received address of
about fifteen minutes, he presented
the diplomas to a large class of
seventh grade graduates from the
several rural schools of the county.
Prof. Royall next introduced Mr.
Ezra Parker,, of Chapel Hill, who
came as the representative of the
Johnston County Club at the State
University. His speech was a splen
did effort and was well received.
He made a strong plea for Johnston
County and the State to continue the
great work- they are doing for the
boys and girls.
Dr. E. W. Sykes, of the faculty of
Wake Forest College, the speaker of
the day, was then introduced to
the large audience. We had heard
that Dr. Sykes was a fine speaker,
and his address here that day more
than verified all that had been spok
en of him along this line. His sub
ject was “The World’s Workers.’’
He showed that the world had need
of workers, willing workers, efficient
workers and workers who were in
love with their work. Johnston Coun
ty folks will be glad to have Dr.
Sykes with them again.
I
SPELLING MATCH.
The Spelling Match at the Banner
Warehouse alter dinner was largely |
attended. Prof. Royall gave out the (
words. Quite a number participated.
The book used was Webster’s Blue
Back. All entered the contest in ,
earnest, but in a short while the j
spellers dropped out one by one. The |
first word to claim a victim was
“quantity.” Three fell before its on- ,
slaught. Mercenary, villainy, Com- !
missary, consecutive, precipitous, an- j
tecedent, coincident, fatality, lietero- |
geneoi^s, cessation, phraseology, no- ,
toriety, and nectarine were some of
the words that declimated the ranks
cf the spelkis rapidly. Finally all
had taken their seats except Miss
Jessie Gulley, of Clayton, and Mr.
Calvin Lee, of Mill Creek. Then came
"aggregate,” and Mr. Lee missed.
The applause was great. Miss Gul
ley had to try the word. She missed
also. Thiis brought them both back
to try again. Final’y Miss Gulley
missed “fugitive” and her antagon
ist spelled it correctly, winning the
prize of a dollar tie. A prize of one
uo.lar was given to each, the money
being offered by Judge Brooks and
the County Treasurer, Mr. W. L.
Stancil, one dollar for the best girl
spel er and one dollar for the best
bO speller. The tie was given by Mr.1
N. B. Grantham. Some of the little one
who entered the race surprised those
who heard them spell. Several stood
as long as the spelling covered only
the first sixty pages, that part of the 1
book tihiey had gone over It was an
interesting match and showed that
there are a number of good spellers *
among the boys and girls of the
county.
OTHER. PRIZES.
A prize of five dollars in gold, of
fered by Mayor James A. Wellons,
for the best map of Johnston County,
showing the public roads was won
by Miss Ruth Bullard, of Turlington
Graded school.
A reception at the Banner Ware
house, Friday night, given by the ;
Woman’s Betterment Association of
Smithfield, and attended by a num
ber of teachers and visitors and the
towns-people, brought to a close the
greatest Educational Meet.', ever
held in this county.
The Kenly Brass Band with its
good music, added much to the oc
casion, not only through the day Fri
day, but also at the reception Friday
night.
MR. J. J. WALLACE BURNED OUT.
News reached here last Sunday of
a disastrous fire at the home of
Mr. J. J. Wallace, of Clayton town
ship. It occured about nine o’clock
and originated in some fodder under
a shelter near the bam. It is sup
posed to have started from some one
smoking earlier in the morning. It
made a clean sweep for him burning
the bam and other out houses, the
smoke house and dwelling. Besides
the fodder it burned about thirty bar
rels of com, all his meat and most of
the household goods, lie saved only
| a few things from the front rooms
J °f the dwelling. Mr. Wallace is
j the father of Mr. M. A. Wallace of
: the Smithfield Hardware Company,
and was here to spend the day with
him the fifth Sunday in last month.
He had no insurance and his loss
is pretty heavy.
i The co*t oi the United
States census <? 1910 was $15,171,593.
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THE ATHLETICS
A FINE FEATURE
The athletic part of the program
on Field-Day ■was a success from
every view point. There were many
more entries than last year, and
every winner had to fight manfully
for his victory.
The first event was the baseball
game between Selma and Four Oaks
on Thursday afternoon. The pitching
honors were about equal, but the
Selma team gave better support and
won by a score of 7 to 1.
The tennis game called at 3:30,
Thursday, between Wilson’s Mills
and Smithfield was won by Smith
field. Messrs. Woodall and Coats of
the winning team were quicker and
in better training than the Messrs.
Wilson of Wilson’s Mills.
The high jump was won by Clayton
whose representative cleared the pole
at 5 feet. Wilson’s Mills was a
close second.
The half mile race was entered
only by Smithfield and Clayton.
Hubert Johnson of Smithfield team
won by several yards over his oppon
ent. The time was 2 minutes and 34
seconds.
The mile race was won by William
Wharton of Smithfield. His long
training gave him advantage over his
opponent. His final spirit on the
last lap was admirably done. The
time was 5 minutes and 55 seconds.
The athletics opened up Friday
morning with the 100 yard dash. Ed
ward Woodall of Smithfield won over
Clayton and Wilson’s Mill by a nar
row margin. All the boys put every
ounce of grit they had into the race.
The time was 11 seconds.
The 220 yard dash was won by Hu
bert Johnson of Smithfield. Johnson
kept the lead the whole round. The
time was 24 seconds.
The relay race was one of the most
interesting events of the day. Oi the
first 110 yard dash Clayton had a
lead of four yards. Johnson of
Smithfield on the second dash re
gained three of these and Wellons
over-took and led his opponent three
yards on the third; while Woodall
held this lead and came in ahead on ;
the finish.
Smithfield had the honor of win
ning every running event on the pro
gram. Hubert Johnson, Edward
Wood a”, Almon Wellons and William
Wharton deserve special mention arid
credit for the pennants they brought
to their school.
The most hotly contested event of
the day was the basket hall game be
tween Smithfield and Selma. Selma
threw three goals on fouls and Smith
field threw one goul on a foul and
a goal from the field, making the j
score at the end of the second half, !
a tie, 3 to 3. The Smithfield team
asked to play off the tie but Selma
refused to carry the game further.
Miss Rosalie Mitehener of Selma
threw the three goals for her team
and Miss Helen Wallace made the
goals for Smiithfield.
Pour Oaks was forced to forfeit
the basket ball game to Selma on
account of the absence of some of
the Pour Oaks players.
The tennis championship was for
feited to Smithfield by Clayton.
The Baseball championship was for
felted to Olayton by Selma.
All the teams have met and fought
hard for victory. Some had to he
defeated but all have taken the de
feat manfully and gracefully. They
have come to know each other better
and their acquaintance will promote
better relations between the schools.
They have aided in making this Field
Day a big success, and they should
start in training to make the Day
next year a bigger success.
Summary of Pennant Winners.
Mile race: William Wharton, Smith
field; Time 6:65
Half mile: Hubert Johnson, Smith
field; Time 2:24
100 Yard; Edward Woodall Smith
field; Time H
220 Yard: Hubert Johnson, Smith
field; Time 24
High Jump: Clayton Height 5 feet.
Relay race: Wharton, Johnson, and
Woodall; Time 52
Tennis: Woodall and Coats—Smith
PRIZE WINNERS
IN SCHOOL EXHIBIT
1. Best exhibit from any school—
Clayton Graded School.
2. Best exhibit from any one or two
teacher school—Pomona.
3. Most Artistic exhibit from any
school—Selma Graded School.
4. Best Art exhibit—Miss Hood's
Class Turlington Graded school.
First prize—Riuth Bullard.
Honorable mention—Hilda Parris
and Mallie Undenvood.
6. Best Collection Johnston County
wood—David Avera, Smithfield.
6. Model of handy farm device—
Louis Williams, Mill Creek school.
7. Model of handy device for use
in school—Pomona school.
8. Model of Handy device for use
in school—Battle Tomlinson, Wilson’s
Mills.
9 Best mechanical device of any
kind—Dave Boole, Baptist Center.
10. Scissors pictures:—Illustrations
for stories—Grade 2 Turlington Grad
ed school. Animals—SeLma Graded
school. Landscaps—Martha Jon.es,
Micro school.
11. Best drawings, landscapes, il
lustrations for stories, Luther Oneal,
Selma Graded school.
12. Basketing:—Native materials—
Nellie Sanders, Smithfield—Other ma
terials—Pauline Gardner, Brogden
school
13. Maps:—North Carolina—Lillie
Coats, Piney Grove school.—Honor
able mention—Pearl Lassiter, Four
Oaks.—Relief maps—Nannie Philips,
Smithfield.—Product map—5th and Ct
grades, Clayton Graded school—Any
other may—Nellie Stephenson, Bap
tist Center.
14. Best Calf halter—Rudolph Bass,
Four Oaks.—Honorable mention—
rhursmau Rose, Sandy Grove.
15. Sewing:—Hand made napkins
by girl under 12 years—Jean Adell,
Smithfield.—Darning cotton stocking
—Ruth Bullard, Smithfield.—Darning
mttoii stocking—Grace Jones Micro—
Pieced quilt block—Lucy Talton, San
dy Spring school—Hemmed Tea
Towel—Elsie Woodard, Glendale—
House dress, hand made—Cora Bar
field, Sandy Grove—House dress, ma
chine sewed—Berniie Whitlc y, Thanks
giving. Honorable mention—Mary
Ford, Corinth and Pauline Gradner
Brogden—Hand made fancy apron—
Minnie Johnston, Benson—Kitchin Ap
ron with sleeves—Bettie Radford,
Hickory Grove school—Kitchen Apron
without sleeves—Beatrice Gardner,
Brogden school—Honorable mention
—Thelmia Toler, Princeton.
145. Note Books, neatest and best—
Mathematics—Walter Rand, Turling
ton Graded school—Agriculture—Ruf
fin Ellis and .James Austin, Baptist
Center—English—Nettie Sanders, Tur
lington Graded school—History—Mil
dred Godwin, Keniy High school.
17. Best model house and barn—
Bill Ellis, Clayton—Best house—Gold
Hinton, Clayton.
Honorable mention—Andrew Black
man, for a rabbit box.
FOUR OAKS ITEMS.
Four Oaks, April, 9.—Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Johnson spent Sunday in Clay
ton section.
Mr. R. B. Strickland, who has a
position with the Carolina Telephone
and Telegraph Co., is spending some
time with his mother.
Mr. Britt Anderson, of Scotland
Neck, is home with Mr. It. B. Strick
land.
Mi*. Ed. Mathews, of Smithfield,
was a visitor in town Sunday.
Mr. Allen Smith, of Smithfield, was
a visitor in town Sunday.
On last Wednesday Mr. W. J.
Lewis was called to the bedside of
his sister at Goldsboro. She is re
ported seriously ill.
Miss Pearl Keen has accepted a
position with J. W. Sanders & Co.
and will be pleased to have her
many friends call.
We are glad to note that Mr. J. B.
Adams has returned from the hos
ipital. He seems to be recovering
fast.
Miss Golda Creech and Messrs. L.
C. Barbour and F. Hunter Creech
were appointed delegates from the
Baptist Philathea and Baraca Classes
to attend the Stae Convention to be
! hefi to Chariot* April 12-15.
| Maggie Tart, »«Uta»t in the
Bank of Pour Oaks, spent a few days
in her home in Dunn this week.
The directors of the Bank of Four
Oaks held their regular monthly
meeting Saturday, April the 6th, and
were well pleased with the progress
the Bank is making. The Bank has
recently made some improvements in
its fixtures, which adds greatly to the
appearance of the building.
Four Oaks Graded school Com
mencement. will be held on Thursday
i and Friday of next week, April the
17th and 18th. The primary exer
cises will be held on Thursday night.
On Friday morning at 11 o'clock the
Annual address will be delivered. In
the afternoon Four Oaks will play
Micro a game of ball. All of the
local fans are expected to be out and
root for the home team.
Prof. Adams is exceedingly fortu
nate in securing Ex-Governor T. J.
Jarvis to deliver the address. Mr.
Jarvis is one of North Carolina's
most honored sons. He followed Gov
ernor Vance in the executive office
and served the people of his state
faithfully for six years. The Public
school limd was practically doubled
under Ms administration. At Senator
Vance's death, he was appointed by
Governor Carr to finish Senator
Vance’s term in the United State
Senate. Jle is a speaker of note and
it will be a rare treat to hear him.
The people should come out promptly
at 11 o’clock to hear him. It will
be to your interest to make a sacri
fice to come.
BENSON NEWS.
lien son, April 10.—Mrs. Luna Tolar
of Bentonsville, was here a few days
recently the guest of friends.
Mr. J. C. Stancil, of Smithfleld,
was here this week on business, re
turning home yesterday.
Mr. Hubert Dixon has accepted a
position with the Atlantic Coast Line
at Rocky Mount.
Mr. Ezra Parker, who has been
here for several days from Chapel
Hill, returned the first of the week
to resume his work.
Mr. R. I. Riddick, of Smithfield, is
in tow'n this week on business.
Miss Dona Hawley, of Hamlet, visit
ed relatives here several days recent
ly.
Miss Nettie Anderson, of the Ben
son High school, won the Readers’
medal at the County commencement
at Smithfield last week.
Messrs. A. W. Hodges, Tom Sur
les, B. J. Mathews and IX M. Raynor
were in Raleigh Monday, returning
in the afternoon.
At a meeting held Monday Messrs.
J. H. Rose and J. L. Hall were elect
ed as members of the Benson school
Board to succeed Messrs. J. H. Boon
and P. B. Johnson who have resign
ed.
The Revival at the Baptist church
is being conducted this week by the
pastor, Rev. J. M. Duncan, assisted
by Rev. R. P. Walker, of Greensboro.
Much interest is being manifested
and it is hoped that much good will
be the result of the meeting. Mr.
Walker is an able speaker and his
sermons are heard each evening by
large congregations.
A sadness was cast over our town
this morning when it became known
that Mrs. J. B. Faircloth was dead.
She had been sick only' a short time,
but her death was not unexpected.
Mrs. Faircloth was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Kennedy, of Molton
ville, N. C., having married Mr. J. B.
Faircloth only last June. She was a
woman of high character and noble
womanly traits, and although she
j had been living in Benson only a
short time she had made many warm
friends here whose hearts are sad
because of her untimely death. Her
remains will be taken to her home
this afternoon for the interment
which will take place at the family
burying ground tomorrow. Rev. J.
M. Duncan, pastor of the Baptist
church here, of which she was a
member, and Messrs. M. T. Britt, W.
T. Martin and others will accompany
the remains to her old home this
afternoon. Arrangements have not
yet been made for the funeral which
will take place some time tomorrow.
Mr. Horace Easom, accompanied
by his school friend, Mr. Bell, came
otmo last Friday to attend the Goum
GOLDSBORO FIRE
STARTED BY BOYS
Goldsboro, April 8.—The origin of
Goldsboro’s Sunday night fire, which
entailed a loss of over a quarter mil
lion dollars, was learned today when
Chief of Police Denmark and Special
Ascent Morrison, of the Norfolk South
ern, returned from Rocky Mount with
Guy East, age fourteen, and Edwin
Utter aged fifteen, white boys that
| had been held in that place as run
aways from this place.
The boys confessed that they were
hiding in the railway storage building
and set fire to a bale of cotton while
smoking a cigarette. When the flames
started they ran out of the building
and, catching a freight, went to
Rocky Mount, where they were ar
rested.
Uther, whose father iis dead, was
living with his two brothers who are
in the electrical supply business. He
has only been here a few months and
had just finished serving a seventeen
months' term in the Virginia reforma
tory for theft.
East is a native of Goldsboro. His
father is out of town and no attempt
has been made to bail either of the
boys, who are in jail. The boys Claim
to have found the door of the build
ing open, but the railway people say
that it was locked carefully on Sat
urday.
SELMA NEWS.
Mrs* L. D. Debnam has returned
from a visit to her parents Dr. and
Mrs. J. A. Griffin in Clayton.
Mrs. Robert 1’. Noble is here after
a visit to friends in Caldwell County.
Mrs. Geo. D. Vick and little one
have returned from a visit to her
father in Richmond.
Dr. R. J. Noble went to Wilmington
Tuesday to attend the annual Ban
quet of St. Johns Lodge No. I A. F.
& A. M. He returned Wednesday.
Messrs. R. E, Richardson and W.
B. Roberts spent Wednesday in Ral
eigh.
Miss Lillie Hinnant the attractive
daughter of Mr. Ira I. Hinnant came
from Greensboro, where she has a
oosition with Mrs. Pate, Milliner,
last Wednesday to attend the school
exercises at Smithfield. Miss Lillie
is very loyal to our Graded school
as she attended several sessions of
the school and is a general favorite
here.
Mr. Walter Call is here on a visit
to his brother, William H. Call.
To show the interest taken by the
people of the Selma Graded School
district over four hundred and twenty
five people attended the field day
exercises in Smithfield last Friday
from the district. They were very
oroiul of the showing made by the
school and proud of the prizes won
by the school. How they did enjoy
the game of Basket Ball between
the teams from Selma and Smithfield
P was a hard fought battle, and, to
a tie. We told the young ladies of
the Smithfield team that our girls
were after them and the way they
went for them was a sight. Young
ladies you had better watch out,
when our girls began to play the
Smithfield team the score was 58 to
2, and only two short years ago. Now
a tie and it was a tie for Dr. Noble
wrote to the sporting editor of the
Washington Post stating the case
and he said in answer to the ques
tion “was the goal thrower entitled
to throw the ball when time had been
called after a foul, but, before she
could throw the ball—Yes. So that
settles it so far as Selma is concern
ed, the game is now 3-3.
The old time spelling match was
enjoyed very much. Though it was
a little long and tiresome. All in all
it was a day that wiill long be re
membered in Johnston and will do
the cause of education a great deal
of good. It is a pity the children .in
the procession were not counted.
Though we had about forty that were
lata and did not get to Smithfield in
time to get in the parade.
Selma April 10.
At Lawton, on March 7, Oklahoma
State officers confiscated forty-three
cases of whiskey and sixteen cases
)f beer, whicU, £§& been shipped to
first seiz