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TOWN AND COUNTY TOPICS.
Miss Matilda Gray, of Pine Level,
?pent Saturday in the city.
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Mr. R. N. Aycock and Mr. L. T.
Pierce spent Sunday in Raleigh.
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Miss Lula Stancil arrived Satur
day to spend a few days here with
relatives.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dickens and
Mr. W. M. Gaskin made a visit to
Raleigh Sunday.
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Mr. S. J. Marion, of Raleigh, spent
Sunday here with his sister, Miss
Jessie Aimer Marion.
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Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gray left
Sunday for Kinston and Havelock
for a few days outing.
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Misses Cora Bell Ives and Retta
Martin spent the week-end with rel
atives in Nashville, N. C.
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Misses Bettie Watson, Virginia
Pucket and Susie Dixon spent the
week-end with friends in Raleigh.
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Mrs. R. N. Aycock, who has been
spending a few days in Raleigh with
her parents, returned home Sunday.
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Miss Naomi Hocutt, of Meredith
College, spent the week-end in the
city the guest of Miss Jessie Aimer
Marion.
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We are glad to see Judge Stevens
out again after having been confined
to his room for several days with
lagrippe.
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Mr. E. A. Johnson, who has a po
sition with the Stedman Stores Com
pany, is spending a few days with
his home people near Garner.
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Mr. T. V. Baker and family, of
Laurinburg, arrived here last Friday.
They came at this time on account
of the illness of Mrs. J. Tim Barham.
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Mrs. Roy Keene is spending this
week at the home of her parents
near Garner, having been called there
on account of the illness of her sister.
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Miss Emma Wellons, who has been
teaching in the Woodrow public
school in Elevation township, has re
turned home, her school having clos
ed.
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A party, numbering twenty-one,
of the Smithfield Woodmen attended
the unveiling of a monument to a
brother Woodman near Bentonville
Sunday.
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Mr. Chester L. Stephenson, a mem
ber of the Second Regiment now in
camp at Goldsboro, spent Saturday
and Sunday here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Stephenson.
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We hear that Rev. J. M. Duncan
has decided to accept the pastoral
care of Sardis and Live Oak Baptist
churches and will preach at Sardis
the second Sunday in May at eleven
o'clock rnd the same day at Live Oak
at 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon.
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Rev. S. A. Cotton is holding a pro
tracted meeting at the Methodist
church. He is doing the preaching
and the meeting has started off with
a god attendance. The people of the
town and community are cordially
invited to attend and co-operate in
the good work.
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Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hovermale ar
rived last week from Cape Charles,
Va., where they were married on
Sunday, April 8th. Mr. Hovermale is
engaged in selling a lighting system
in this county and has been here for
some weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Hover
male have rooms at Mr. T. J. Lassi
ter's and are boarding with Mrs. J.
C. Bingham.
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Since the war has been declared
there have been from time to time
reports of spies seen here and there.
The number of false reports of this
kind will be legion and it would be
well for the people as a rule to be
wary of accepting everything they
hear of this kind. Some of the re
ports already circulated of this na
ture are ridiculous in the extreme.
FIXE CONCERT AND RECEPTION
\N ake Forest Glee Club and Orches
tra Gave Good Entertainment at
Opera House Friday Night. Infor
mal Reception Followed at Red
Men's Hall Which Was Largely
Attended.
One of the best concerts given in
Smithfield this season was given at
the Opera House last Friday night
by the Glee Club and Orchestra of
Wake Forest College. The program
was replete with songs and choruses,
intersporsed with orchestral music,
all filled with the spirit which char
acterizes the college glee club. The
club was well received in all the
numbers presented and the large au
dience present was well entertained
for almost two hours. Repeated en- 1
cores showed how much the pieces
were enjoyed. Mr. Horace Easom,
one of our own boys, sang a solo and
was called back twice. He is a splen
did singer and the Smithfield people
are always glad to hear him. The
rendition of "Nelly Gray" specially
arranged for the Glee Club by Dr.
Hubert Poteat, was ono of the best
things given.
Following the concert a most de
lightful informal reception was ten
dered the members of the Glee Club
at the Red Men's Hall by the Smith
field Wake Forest Alumni. A large
number of the young people of the
town were present and the occasion
was one of rare pleasure. Several
choice selections were given on the
Victrola while the young people were
served light refreshments consisting
of delicious fruit punch and most
palatable sandwiches. The Red Men's
Hall which was recently remodeled
and well furnished, presented a most
pleasing scene for the festivities of
the occasion. The Wake Forest col
ors and Old Glory were in evidence.
The Red Men vied with the Wake
Forest Alumni of the town in their
efforts to make the occasion one
which will long be remembered by all
present.
Mr. R. C. Gillette and family left
Sunday for Havelock to spend a few
days fishing.
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Mrs. E. J. Holt returned from
Florida last week where she spent
several months.
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Miss Lucile Johnson visited her
aunt, Mrs. D. H. Jones, in the country
for a few days last week.
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Mr. Henderson Cole, of Wilming
ton, visited relatives in and around
the city for the week-end.
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Mr. and Mrs. John S. Barnes and
family, of Clayton, spent a while in
our city Sunday afternoon with
friends.
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Mrs. A. T. Lassiter, of Benson,
met with the Woman's Missionary
Society of the Presbyterian church
on last Wednesday afternoon.
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Mrs. Claud Hyman, who has been
visiting Mrs. Walter Fuller and Mrs.
Lee E. Sanders for the past two
weeks, left for Richmond Monday
afternoon.
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Mrs. C. B. Williamson and little
daughter, Virginia, returned home
with Mr. Bailey Williamson Sunday
afternoon to spend a few days near
Knightdale.
School House Pig Sold.
A few months ago Mr. Albert
Holland gave to Pomona school a
Black Mammoth pig. He suggested
to the school that raising a pig
would be better than helping to feed
several doys. This pig is now four
and one-half months old and weighs
seventy-nine pounds. It was sold
last Saturday at public auction to
the highest bidder for $18.00. Mr.
W. M. Sanders was the purchaser.
His pigship was known at Pomona
school as "Mr. E-Wiggle."
Wheat Getting Higher.
Wheat was quoted at 2.35% on the
Chicago futures market yesterday.
No.3 hard wheat was quoted at 2.45.
The corn prices in Chicago ranged
from 1.47 to 1.50. Com was quoted
at 1.52 in Baltimore. Flour went be
yond the 12 dollar figure yesterday
at the mills. Prices are constantly
advancing and we may except pro
visions to go much higher yet.
Johnston County Corn Clubs.
Johnston County now has 131 boys
enrolled in the Corn Clubs. There are
eight counties in the State ahead of
Johnston, as follows: Guilford, Bun
combe, Wilkes, Iredell, Wake, Madi
son, Stanly and Cleveland.
In a speech at Winthrop College at
Rock Hill, S. C., Friday night, Ex
President Taft said "Now that we
are in the war with Germany, we
must not only feed and supply the
Allies, but we are morally bound to
>end men to help them fight."
T. G. S. NOTES.
By
School Roporter.
To win a Palmer Button, you have
to send in twenty-five exercises writ
ten correctly, to the Palmer Com
pany. Those having won buttons so
far are: Annie Mae Beasley, Cherry
Gurley, Maie Sellers and William
Sanders. F. M. V.
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The visitors of the school last
week were, Mrs. Thel Hooks, Mrs. W.
jC. Harper, Miss Bettie Watson, Miss
?'ora Belle Ives, Mr. Edward Wood
all. 0. M. B.
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Last Thursday Colonel Fred A.
, Olds, of Raleigh, who has charge of
the Hall of History there, visited our
1 school. He made an interesting talk
in chapel, and later spoke in the dif
ferent rooms, mainly on historical
events. He addressed the High School
the last, period in the afternoon, giv
ing us in his speech, a glimpse of the
future results of the war. He suc
ceeded in arousing a patriotic spirit
in all the pupils. When Colonel Olds
asked for a flag to illustrate a point
in his speech in chapel, we were em
barrassed to find that we did not have
one suitable for the occasion. If some
patron of the school were to present
us with one, it would certainly be
accepted. R. Y. J.
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Those representing our school for
Field Day Saturday, April 21, are:
Margaret Moore, piano solo; Thelma
Peedin, recitation; John Chapin, dec
lamation. Chorus girls: Margaret
Pou, Mabel Wellons, Ethel Coats,
Margaret Moore, Annette Lawrence
Margaret Lee Austin, Hilda Parrish,
Roberta Turner, Helenc Ives, Lillie
B. Johnson, Caroline Avera, Nellie
Wellons, Grada B. Turner, Sadie
Puckett. The names of those repre
senting us in the spelling contest will
be announced later. E. B.
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Those writing from T. G. S. on
the subject, "Thrift," in the County
Contest for a medal were as follows:
Rachel Jordan, Annie Mae Beasley,
Cherry Gurley, Ryal Woodall, Lee
Ogburn and Paul Johnson. Rachel
Jordan was the winner from our
school to represent us in the County
Contest, where she was the success
ful contestant. As the representative
from the county she will enter a na
tion-wide contest. A special contest
on the same subject for T. G. S. will
be held on April 20th. A patron of
T. G. S. through the Johnston County
Club at the University, has offered a
prize of $3.00 for the best essay.
There will be six to enter this con
test. Rachel Jordan, having won in
the County Contest, will not enter
this. L. 0.
II IF IT
The Veneering Mill.
The eighth grade English Class has
been studying ^'Explanation." Last
Thursday our teacher took us to the
veneering plant, after which the class
was assigned written work on the vis
it. The making of veneer proved to
he very interestling. The first pro
cess is to hoist the logs out of the
water in which they have soaked
overnight. They are then "peeled"
l and put in the knife and cut into
jlong thin "slices." At first these
i slices are no good because they are
: knotty. They are then cut in pieces
about a yard square and put in piles.
They are then put in between a kind
of frame and sent into the "dry kiln."
In this kiln there are two forty-eight
inch fans. These fans make a noise
like the propellers of an aeroplane.
They take into this room eight thou
sand cubic feet of air a minute. This
room at first seems as if it were
an oven, but soon you get accus
tomed to it. When you go out your
cheeks are aflame and your hair up
right with excitement and heat.
Next the squares are taken into
the "drying room." There the slices
are put into a radiator-like concern
which consumes the water. The
slices are then taken into the gluing
department and run through a ma
chine which spreads the glue over
the slices. From there they are tak
en into the shipping department, re
dried, sorted and marked.
The scraps are taken from every
part of the mill to the "hog" which
is a little machine that cuts up these
scraps and throws them into an ele
vated pipe and carries them into the
boiler room where they are used for
fuel.
GEORGE RAGSDALE..
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The janitor has resigned, so the
Senior Class held a meeting this
morning and decided to take his
place. There are ten Seniors. The com
pensation they will receive will help
defray their graduating expenses.
Mr. Vermont, asked the entire school
to co-operate with the Seniors and
have a clean building. H. A. P.
The man with a garden,
The woman with a cow,
Are of great importance
Just now.
SOCIAL NOTES.
Hand -Tom linson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. B. Tomlinson
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Mary Louise, to Mr. Par
ker Royal Rand on Sunday, April
fifteenth, nineteen hundred and sev
enteen, Woodsdale Farm, Smithfield,
N. C.
Sans Souci Club.
The Sans Souei Club enjoyed the
hospitality of Mrs. Albert M. Noble
on the occasion of its last meeting.
Spring flowers furnished the dec
orations, the unusual taste of the
hostess being shown in their artis
tic arrangement. Violets were hand
painted upon the score-cards, and
each guest was given a souvenir
bouquet of the same dainty blos
soms.
Rook was played, while sweet mu
sic from the Victrola lent an addi
tional joy to the happy afternoon.
After the game, a delicious supper
was served.
Marriage In Smithfield.
On Sunday afternoon, April 15th,
Mr. William Clyde Pearcc and Miss
Bess Virginia Johnson were married
at the homo of Mrs. Ella Baker,
where Miss Johnson was boarding.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
H. F. Brinson. The young couple have
gone on a bridal trip. After April
24th they will make their future
home at Micro, N. C., where Mr.
Pearce is conducting a successful
mercantile business. Mr. Pearce is a
son of Mr. J. I). Pearce, who lives
near Micro and a brother of Mr.
Luther Pcarce, of Smithfield.
Miss Johnson is a daughter of Mr.
Willis Johnson whose home is near
Benson.
Auction Bridge Club.
The members of the Auction
Bridge Club were the guests of Miss
Mattie Pou on last Friday afternoon.
The veranda of the hospitable
home was draped in the Stars and
Stripes, while within the house, the
parlor, hall, sitting-room and dining
room were sweet with the fragrance,
and lovely with beauty, of myriads
of blossoms, in all the iridescent
colors of the spring.
Bridge was played at four tables,
and candle-light salad was served,
with sandwiches and tea.
Among the out-of-town guests,
were Mrs. Bradley, of New York;
Miss Hadley, of Wilson; Miss Elliott,
of Linden; Miss Dickson, of Raeford,
and Miss Trotter, of Commerce, Ga.
An Old Piece of Money.
> Dr. L. A. Muns has shown us an
old piece of money which he bought
recently from a boy who picked it up
in a field where the recent heavy
rains had washed it up out of the
ground. It is a 1-cent piece. It is
said to be pure copper and has kept
in perfect condition. It is about three
times as large as the one-cent pieces
we see now. On one side it has the
words: "E. Pluribus Unum" ? 1837.
On the other side are the words:
"Millions for defense; Not one cent
for tribute."
I will hold Registration books op
en for Smithfield township from
April 9th to April 28th, 1917, for
the purpose of registering all quali
fied voters for the election to be held
Tuesday, May 8th, 1917, "For Good
Roads" or "Against Good Roads,"
under State aid. I will be at my office
next to W. T. Holland's Garage.
New registration is required.
D. T. LUNCEFORD,
Registrar Smithfield Township.
This April 9th, 1917.
THE SMITHFIELD MARKET.
NOTICE.
Cotton
Cotton Seed
Wool
Fat Cattle
Eggs
Fat cattle, dressed....
Granulated Sugar
Corn per bushel
C. R. Sides
Feed Oats
Fresh Pork
Hams, per pound
Lard per pound
Timothy Hay
Cheese per pound ....
Butter per pound
Meal per sack
Flour per sack
Coffee per pound ...
Cotton seed meal
Cotton need hulls
Ship Stuff
Molasses Feed
Hides, green
Sweet potatoes
Stock peas per bushel
Black-eye peas
Beef pulp
Soup peas
.. 17 to 20
... 90 to 95
15 to 22 V*
5 to 6
... 20 to 25
.. 10 to 12
9 to 10
1.35 to 1.40
.. 21 to 22
... 85 to 90
, . 12 Ms to 13
. .. 20 to 22
. . 20 to 24
1.30 to 1.40
35
... 80 to 36
3.25
5.25 to 5.50
...15 to 20
2.25 to 2.30
12 Mi to 15
. 75 to 80
2.001
2.25
2.40
3.00
1.00
2.50
2.50:
W. L. Woodall & Sons
Smithfield's Shopping Center
1-3 off 1-3 off
One-Third off all this week on all
Coats, Coat Suits
and Dresses
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You will find in our store a large stock
to select from.
Extra Special
Eight Evening Dresses worth $15.00
Your Choice
$7.45
1-3 off
1-3 off
W. L. Woodall & Sons
Smithfield, N. C.
Shop Wilh Us By Mail Write For Samples We Pay the Postage
Save the
Difference
Reduce The High Cost
Trade at the Cash Store and make
money by saving the difference.
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New Spring goods all now displayed.
Everything for the Ladies.
Will give 22 l-2c for eggs in trade
until next Wednesday.
SPIERS BROS.
Smithfield, N. C.
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Every business involves the handling of money; every
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We invite commercial accounts.
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Smithfield, N. C.