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THE SWITHFIELD HERALD published Every Tuesday and Friday. BEATY & LASSITEK Editors and Proprietors, Smithtield, N. C. Entered at the Post Office at Smith field, Johnston County, N. C., as Second-class Matter. KATES OF SUBSCRIPTIQN: Cash in Advance. One year, $1.50 Eight Months, 1.00 Six Months, .75 Three Months, .40 TOWN AND COUNTY TOPICS. Mrs. W. W. Cole went to Golds boro Thursday. * * * Mr. E. A. Holt was in the city Wed nesday from Princeton. * * ? Mr. and Mrs. John W. Vinson, of Wilsons Mills, were in the city Wed nesday. ? ? ? Mr. Corbin, of Fremont, of the Col burn Bros. Lumber Company, was in the city Thursday afternoon. ? * * Mrs. Wallace Coltrane, of Dunn, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hood, for a day or so this week. ? ? ? Mrs. C. B. Williamson returned from Raleigh Thursday afternoon where she spent a few days this week with relatives. ? ? * Mrs. W. S. Stevens and Mrs. Annie Faison returned from Kenly Wednes day where they visited their sister, Mrs. H. F. Edgerton. * * * Miss Louise Krober, of Baltimore, Md., arrived Tuesday and will be the trimmer for Miss Ora V. Poole's Ex clusive Millinery Shop. ? ? * Miss Julia Sanders, who has been living in Smithfield for some time, has accepted a position in Goldsboro and gone to that city to live. * * * Messrs. S. T. Honeycutt and W. W. Cole, Howard Gray and J. H. Abell made trips to Raleigh this week in automobiles, although the roads are pretty rough yet. ? ? ? Mayor J. W. Stephenson, Mr. B. W. Lee, and Mr. W. I). Johnson, who lives near town, have returned from Washington where they went to at tend the inauguration of President Wilson. ? * ? Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Pou, and daughters, Misses Annie Ihrie and Margaret, returned last night from Washington City. Mr. Boddie Ward, Mr. Pou's private secretary, returned with them. ? ? * Messrs. Sam T. Honeycutt, J. E. Lasley, Edward Woodall, H. D. Ell ington, H. C. Woodall and W. S. Stevens went to Clayton yesterday af ternoon to attend the funeral of Mr. David W. Barbour. * * * Mr. Clifford E. Parrish, who has been with the Standard Oil Company for several years, has been transferr ed to Selma. He moved his family from Goldsboro this week. He has charge of the oil station at Selma. Mr. Parrish was reared near Wilson's Mills and is glad to get back to his home county, after several years stay in Goldsboro. ? * * One of the largest audiences ever to attend an entertainment in Smith field will be present at the Opera House this evening to witness the musical fantasy, "The Wishing Ring." It will be given under the auspices of the Woman's Club of Smithfield, with Mr. C. F. Meaney, of Chicago, director. About one hundred Smith field people will be in the cast of characters. * * * On page seven of today's Herald will be found the bill providing for State aid in road building. Every per son interested in building and main taining better roads in Johnston County should read this bill care fully. Through the provisions of this bill any county desiring to do so may v*ote a bond issue and secure the Woney from the State at 5 per cent interest, and at the end of 41 years the entire debt will be liquidated. ? * * Sheriff Grimes and son, John, Prof. A. Vermont and Prof. L. T. Royall w?nt to Wake Forest yesterday af ternoon to attend the inter-scholastic declamation contest. John Grimes went as the representative from Tur lington Graded School. More than fifty schools had representatives in the preliminary corrtest last night. From last night's contestants the t a best declaimers were selected for tWc final contcst for this afternoon. John*' 'ton had representatives from three schools ? Smithfield, Kcnfy and Clay ton. Mr. M. F. Hatcher, of Salisbury, spent last night with his cousin, Mr W. C. Harper, near town. He is State President of the Patriotic Sons of America and will be with the Wash ington Camp No. 78 in Smithfield to night, whefe there will be initiations of candidates and other important business requiring attention. ? ? ? The town of Smithfield is planning to do some street paving in the near future. The Board pf Commissioners at their meeting Tuesday night passed a resolution setting out the plans un der which the work is to be done. This resolution, under the law, has to be published for thirty days. It can be found on another page of this issue of The Herald. This is a matter in which the people of Smithfield should be vitally interested and all should read the resolution carefully. Our Soldiers Coming Home. The news is sent out from San Antonio that all the National Guard on the border will leave for home by March 25. The Second North Carolina Regiment will leave for home on the 12th of March. The Smithfield and Selma boys are in the Second North Carolina. Jurors For March Court. G. W. Breedlove, Tommie Jordan, S. P. Parker, N. B. Hales, H. M. Jernigan, W. T. Kirby, (Selma); Jeptha Benson, O. L. Pe^edin, H. B. Adams, G. S. Boyett, F. M. 'Holly, H. O. Jones, T. M. Benoy, R. A. Coats, W. A. Flowers, Julian Godwin, Jesse Watson, F. C. Pounds, G. C. Bryan, R. E. Lee, (Bentonsville), J. I. Black man, Jas. H. Creech, D. L. Dixon, N. B. Stevens, E. L. Oneil, L. E. Creech, M. A. Pennington, R. U. Barbour, J. D. Hamilton, I. A. Ingram, R. O. Cot ter, S. A. Lassiter, W. L. Stephenson, A. H. Youngblood, Wade H. Crocker, T. E. Johnson. More Funds for the Normal. The Greensboro correspondence of the Charlotte Observer says that friends fcf the State Normal and In dustrial College are much pleased with the enactment by the Legisla ture of a bill providing three mil lion dollars in bonds, of which amount the college will get $500,000. Some of the use.3 to which the Normal Col lege share of the money will be put are as follows: Completion of the Mclver Memorial building; additional dormitories for two hundred or more students; an auditorium to seat three thousand or more people; enlarge ment of the dining: room, gymnasium and Home Economics buildtag. There is urgent need for all of these im provements at the college, and it is believed that within the next five years the money will be available for these improvements. ! Protracted Meeting at Burnell Church. Rev. R. M. Von Miller asks us to state that he will fill his regular ap pointment at Burnell Baptist church near Four Oaks, the third Sunday afternoon in March, and that Rev. J. M. Duncan will be there on Monday night after the third Sunday to help him in a protracted meeting. The meeting will continue through the week to the fourth Sunday. Mr. Duncan is a fine preacher and it is hoped that the meeting will be well attended. Group Commencement Dates. Glendale Group, March 29th. Royall Group (Elevation), March 30th. Piney Grove Group, March 31st. Meadow Group, April 3rd. Archer Lodge, April 4th. Thanksgiving Group, April 4th. New Hope Group, April 5th. Baptist Cent^1 Group, April 6th. Royall Group (Boon Hill) April 7th. A Good Declamation. This is the time that the boys and the younp men in our public and hiph schools are on the lookout for a pood declamation for Commencement. These pieces are sometimes hard to find. Let us suppest that the younp man who wants a pood declamation, try President Wilson's inaupucol ad dress published an another pape of this issue of The Herald. It is a pood piece to speak, lendinp itself easily to the oratorical powers of ouT boys and younp men, and further, it is fillea with such noble thoupht everybody oupht to be familiar with it. By its use as a declamation at the closinp exercises of four or five of our schools by some younp fellow who takes a delipht in "declaim inp," the address would be broupht to the attention of hundred who may never read it. If too lonp, the teacher mipht be able to "cut it" in some places. Let the boys try it. ' Jesse Copley, a white man of 28, i^-'as instantly killed in Roxboro Wed nesday when a brick wall which he was helpinp to tear down collapsed. SOME SHOPPING TALK. A Little Visit to the Store of W. L. Woodall & Sons. An interesting: event of this week, has been the Spring Opening, at VV. L. Woodall and Sons, which be gan Wednesday. Yesterday, Mr. I)e Shaw Parker, of their clerical staff, kindly showed your correspondent over the big store, which was prettily decorated in grow ing plants and roses, and the array of handsome costumes and rich fab rics, in all the fresh spring colors, was truly bewildering. On the first floor, dress goods and garnitures were displayed. These ranged from the dainty, but inexpen sive voiles and tissues, to the rich crepe meteors, crepe de chines, geor gettes, with trimmings appropriate to each. The second floor was given up to coat suits and gowns and it is safe to say that a larger or more careful ly selected stock of ready-to-wear garments was never seen in Smith field. Among the popular colors, Mr. Parker called special attention to the golds, greens, grays and mustards, and he stated that, of the materials, the meteors, crepe de chines, geor gettes and taffetas, were extremely popular. Some of the coat suits showed the pleafed effects, with large collars of contrasting material, and here again the fashionable golds and greens were in striking evidence. There were handsome, long "dress coats," ready for the cool days of ear ly spring, and the dainty little flower trimmed evening gowns were just too pretly for description. During the days of the opening, the store has thronged with ladies, who fully appreciate the efforts of these wide-awake and progressive young merchants. ? X. Epworth League Meeting. The following is the Program of the Epworth League meeting for Monday night, March 12, 1917: Subject: "Africa." 1. Song ? "The King's Business." 2. Prayer. 3. Song ? "Hark! The Voice of Jesus Calling." 4. Alphabetical Verses from the Bible. (Members will please be prepared to give a verse with each letter of thf alphabet.) 5. Bible Lesson: Acts 16: 9-12. G. Prayer. 7. Facts About Africa. 8. Duet ? "A Message to the Na tions." 9. Story ? "African Curiosity." 10. Quotations from Livingstone. 11. Ch<?#us ? "Africa For Christ." 12. Story ? "A Living Witness." 13. Song ? "The Fight is On." 14. League Benediction. The Democrats of the United States Senate have elected Senator Martin of Virginia, as Senate Leader to suc ceed Hon. John'W. Kern, of Indiana, who retired March 4th, having been succeeded by a Republican. Senator Martin held the same position four years ago. SOCIAL NOTES. Auction Bridge Club. The last meeting of the Auction Bridge Club was with Mrs. T. C. Evans, and almost the entire member ship was present, and enjoyed anoth er of Mrs. Evans* proverbially de lightful entertainments. Bridge was played at three tables, Mrs. Evans making the highest score, and a dainty supper was served in two courses. Among Mrs. Evans' guests were, Mrs. F. K. Broadhurst, Mrs. E. F. Ward and Mrs. J. J. Broadhurst. A Delightful Entertainment. Thursday afternoon, the home of Mrs. E. F. Ward was a scene of love liness when she and her sister, Mrs, F. K. Broadhurst, delightfully enter tained quite a number of the ladies of the town. The drawing room, library and hall were thrown into one spacious room ? a perfect setting for the animated guests as they played Rook, the fea ture of the afternoon. Red carnations in library, pink roses in the ball, and pink carnations in the drawing room gave a soupcon of color to the scene. Mrs. Broadhurst received at the front door. Little Miss Pauline Broad hurst directed tho way to the cloak room, after which Mrs. Ward greet ed the guests. After all had arrived, a most palatable salad course with hot tea was served at the perfectly appointed tables scattered throughout the rooms. Following the delicious repast, progressive Rook was played enthusiastically for more than an hour. The guests with one accord voted Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Broadhurst most charming hostesses. Captured Still Near Clayton. Messrs. J. P. Stell, E. G. Richard son and Policeman Ellis captured a whiskey still near Clayton last Mon day. It was a Rood copper still of sev-( ( enty-flve gallon capacity. It was lo cated on a branch near Neuse river. They took with it a lot of beer and I a fell outfit of still fixtures. "STAND BY THE PRESIDENT." Everybody knows that old tale about the "man who wouldn't wake up." The children would run in and tell him about the beautiful proces sion that was passing. He'd rub his eyes and say "Um-hm!" And then he'd go right back to sleep. Friend Wife would talk to him about the gay goings-on in the town and what fun the neighbors were hav ing and all that. He would turn over and beg her to let him take another nap. So, of course, first thing you knew "the man who wouldn't wake up" came to be a dull old thing. He got fat and sogpy. He was behind the times. He didn't know what was going on. He was a regular sleepy head. He didn't know what he was miss ing. Do you know there are lots of peo ple around here today who are exact ly where this fellow was? ? they haven't the faintest idea what they are missing. They hear about the "Movies," "Photo Plays." They see the gay posters wnd the shimmer of lights around the play house door. They gather that there's something very entertaining about it all ? but they don't Wake Up enough to go af ter it. They like plays, they'll teil you ? ? REAL plays; but the price is pro hibitive. They think a ten-cent show can't amount to anything. GEE WHIZ! Why, man alive, you don't know what you are talking about! Don't know that today you can see the very best personages of stage life ? the stars ? the cream ? the top notchers ? the bigwigs of the drama, of the opera, of the ballet, at their very best in the photo picture plays. You are one of those who thinks the movies are a sort of toy business; just as seme folks laughed at the tele phone and called it a toy, ditto the talking machine, wireless, etc. These "toys" are serious business today. The Motion Picture of today is ihe wonder of the world ? you don't know what you are missing if you are not seeing it. Take scenery for instance, you like scenery? Your stage actress flutters up and down a paper stair case, is wooed on a paper made bridge beside a canvass water under painted pines, and wan ders among gardens stuck with cali co flowers by the stage carpenter and property man. In the Motion Pictures the WORLD unrolls before you. Your motion picture heroine gal lops across the REAL open on a REGULAR horse, she is a mountain lass in the heart of the Blue Ridge and you can all but hear the sigh of the million pines and smell the scent of the moonshine that they are mak ing in a real still. You see the plays staged in real tropical islands, in far cities and in remote jungles. You go aboard REAL ships and you view REAL storms. You journey to the gayest cafes of the gayest capi tals. You go under seas with the diver and you are spun through space with the aeroplanist. You see the smoke and almost hear the roar of guns on European battlefields; you see the Boys and the Stars and Stripes on the Mexican Border. You don't know what you are missing if you are not a "Movie Fan." Wake Up ? Show's On ? Go To The LyTic. N. B. ? First of a series of talks by Mr. Holmes 8f Th^e Lyric Co. ? Advt. THE SMITH FIELD MARKET. Cotton 15 to 18 Cotton Seed 90 Wool 15 to ?2% Fat Cattle 5 to 6 Eggs 18 to 20 Fat cattle, dressed 10 to 11 Granulated Sugar 9 to 1Q Corn per bushel 1.10 to 1.15 C. R. Sides .*. 20 to 21 Feed Oats 80 to 85 Fresh Pork 12% Hams, per pound 17% to 20 Lard per pound 17% to 22% Timothy Hay 1.25 to 1.30 Cheese per pound 30 Rutter per pound 80 to 35 Meal per sack 2.60 to 2.05 Flour per sack 4.75 to 5.25 Coffee per pound 16 to 20 Cotton seed meal 2.25 to 2.30 Cotton seed hulls 1.00 Hides, green 12V4 to 15 Sweet potatoes 75 to 80 Stofck peas per bushel 2.00 Rltck-eye peas 2.25 i'oup peas 3.00 400 Pairs Beacon, Crossett and Reynolds Oxfords At Old Prices ================= Style-Plus Suits - $17.00 At Same Price and Same Guarantee N. B. Grantham Head-To-Foot Outfitter for Men and Hoys Smithfield, N. C. MONEY TO LEND on Real Estate at only 5 per cent interest and on Five Years time. CREECH POU LAWYERS, Smithfield, N. C. Offices formerly occupied by Edward W. Pou. MUSIC The Newest Selections Just Received. We have 200 different selections. All 15 cents each. Creech Drug Co. The (iood Service Drug Store, Smithlield, N. C. Smithfield's Up-To-l)ate Grocery ! ! Carries at all times a complete line of canned and package Goods, Fresh and Palatable. Specialties This Week Olive Butter for Sandwiches Milk Cocoa Cranberries Canned Cocoanut Canned Raisins We also have a complete line of Fresh Garden Seed. City Grocery Co. Smithfield, N. C. I Send your orders for Job Printing to Beaty & Lassiter, Smithfield. To Be Financially STRONG Saving money is quite like physical training ? hard at the start, easy through persistence and productive of reognized strength. The Officers of this Institution are always ready to co operate with individuals who are willing to "go in train ing" for financial power. Don't wait to make a big deposit. $1.00 will start a Savings Account for you today. The First National Bank Smithfield. N. C.
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