1 SHIELD HERALD
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Smithfield. N. C.
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Entered at the Post Office at Smith
field, Johnston County, N. C., as
Second-class Matter.
A Charitable Organization
Needed Here.
The winter now is here. The bleak
and cold days arc drawing nigh when
those who have not plenty cf wood are
going to feel the pinch of the cold as
perhaps never before. In a town that
has around three thousand people
there arc quite a number who arc not
able to buy their supply of wood ahead. ,
They work by the day. Some days are
rainy and disagreeable and they are
unable to work so they fail to ac
cumulate anything ahead. Then again
people i re sick sometimes and really
need help. It is the duty of the people
of a town or community to sec that
there is no unnecessary suffering. Hut
sometime those who are willing to aid
in these matters do not know of the
needs that exist. Sometimes some of
the people living on the next block
never know that some one is seriously
sick ami needs help.
In m:>ny larger places and some
small ones there is an organization
which looks after these things. In
Raleigh the Associated Charities fills
a big place in the life of the city.
When there is a case of need it is re
ported to the head of the Associated
Charities and an investigation is made
and the proper steps are taken to re
lieve the situation. Some organization
of this kind is needed in Smithfield.
We believe it is the duty of the Chris
tian pet pie of Smithfield to look after
the* things, and unless there is some
organization it cr.nnot be don" as it 1
should be.
Let the ministers and the leaders
of the several churches take this mat
ter in hand and see what should be
done. Such an organization can be
of much help here this winter. The
situation thr> t will exist before the
winter ir, over is going to make some
demands hpon the people of the town
th it they cannot afford to neglcct.
Take time by the forelock aifd act now
and be ready for the emergency when
it arisen
DEATH OF MR. J. It. BAILEY.
Tuesday we chronicled the sudden
death of Mr. Claude \V. Smith. Early
Wednesday morning news came to the
town of the sudden death of Mr. J.
Kuffin Bailey which occured at Peters
burg, Va. lie died Tuesday night and
the news came as a great shock to his
family aand friends.
Mr. Bailey retired as well as usual
early Tuesday night and about nine
o'clock, Mr. J. H. Brady who was in
the room with him heard him gasp.
He and Mr. Will Johnson went to him
and heard him gasp once more. An
examination showed that he was dead.
He was about fifty-four years old.
The body was prepared for burial
and brought home Wednesday night,
accompanied by his son, Leslie, and
the men who had gone to Camp Lee
to work with Mr. Bailey. The funeral
was held yesterday afternoon from the
home in Brooklyn, the services being
conducted by Elder J. W. Gardner, of
Goldsboro, pastor of New Chapel
Primitive Baptist church. The inter
-ment was made in the new Oakland
Cemetery. The pall-bearers were F.
H. Brooks, N. B. Grantham, P. T.
Stephenson, J. T. Gurley, H. L. Skin
ner and W. F. Grimes.
For several months Mr. Bailey has
been foreman of a force of workmen
on the buildings of the Army Canton
ment at Camp Lee, Petersburg. He
at nome only a few weeks ago ap
parently very well and happy.
Mr. Bailey has been for many years
a faithful member of New Chapel
Primitive Baptist church in Wayne
County, having never moved his mem
bership to Smithfield.-He has been liv
ing in Smithfield for about fifteen
years and had made a great number
of friends here whose hearts are full
of sorrow over his sudden departure.
He was a good neighbor and friend,
an honest man. upright citizen and
Christian gentleman. He was always
faithful and true to his church and
lived the religion he professed. Though
he lived many miles from his church,
he tried to attend the services there as
often as he could.
He was a contractor and builder and
has had a part in building many of the
homes of this town 'and community.
The first work he did in Smithfield
was on the Smithfield Hotel. In
this work as in all other that he
undertook, he was a faithful builder.
Though denied the advantages of ed
ucation himself, he was greatly inter
ested in this matter and did the best
he could for his children. He moved to
Smithfield in order that he might give
his children better educational advan
tages. Of his four children the three
oldest have been given college train
ing. His youngest son, Leslie, who was
with him at Petersburg, has not yet
completed the high school.
Mr. Bailey leaves a widow and four
children ? I. M. Hailey, a promising
young lawyer of Jacksonville, N. C.,
Leon Bailey, a volunteer in the U. S.
Radio service at Camp Sevier, Green
ville, C.; Miss Blanche Bailey, tea
cher in the primary department of
Turlington Graded School, and I^eslie
Bailey.
The deceased leaves three brothers
Hoy Bailey, of Dunn; Cicero and
Jesse Builey, of O'Neals township:
Three sisters, Misses Lou, Nettie and
Debbie Bailey, of Kenly.
FARM DEMONSTRATOR WANTS
First, all the farmers who have good
seed and good livestock to sell to tell
the farm demonstrator about it; the
amount, the price and when to be for
sale.
Second, all the farmers who went to
buy this good seed or live stock to
tell the farm demonstrator about it,
by mail, by telephone (35-L), or by
word of mouth. All this will be pub
lished in a Johnston County Farmers'
Exchange, as soon as possible.
Third, select your corn from the
field now and put it where it cannot
freeze. Then later select better from
this and test it for percentage germi
nation. If you want seed corn in the
spring see the farm demonstrator
about it soon.
Fourth, all the corn and pig club
members are asked to send their rec
ords to the farm demonstrator as soon
as possible. They are also urged to
continue the work next year, with
butter corn seed and better pigs to
start with. They will receive due
attention from him.
Fifth, all those farmers who sincere
ly want home orchard, or any other
lemonstration crop on their farm
should see the farm demonstrator
soon, so time enough can be given the
l>lAns for the work. "First come, first
served."
Sixth, watch the county papers and
subscribe for the "Farmer's Ex; hange"
to keep tab. on the doings in farming
in Johnston County.
A. M. J.
Smithfuld (Jets n Little Coal.
A fow days ago Mr. T. S. Ragsdale
gladdened the hearts of a number of
our people by letting them have the
lumps of coal out of a carload of "run
of-the-mine"which ho had just receiv
ed for use in his stemmery. lie had
already received one car of this coal
which was enough for his use at the
stemmery for the winter, so he kindly
spared all he could of the last car load
to the people of the town. They were
very glad to tret it and took it all in
a few hours. Mr. Ragsdale ?is not in
the coal business, but he was glad to
he of service in this way at a time
when no coal was to be had from
other sources. Those who got coal
from him greatly appreciate his kind
ness.
Funeral of Mr. Claude W. Smith.
The funeral of Mr. Claude W.
Smith, who died early Tuesday morn
ing, was held from the home on Second
street Wednesday afternoon at 1:30.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Milton Barber, rector of Christ Epis
copal church, of Raleigh. The inter
ment was made in the City Cemetery.
The pall-bearers were P. H. Brooks,
H. L. Skinner, J. D. Parker, N. M.
Lawrence, R. R. Holt and W. M. Ives.
We have failed to get ready the
sketch of Mr. Smith which we hoped
to have had in time for this paper. It
will appear later.
Negro's Home Burned.
Last Wednesday afternoon the home
of Ed. Lassiter, a colored man who
lives near the Fair ground?, caught
on fire in the absence of the family
and was totr.li^ uescruj ctf. It might
have been saved if it had been in the
water limit so that the fire company
could have reachcd it. Only one or
two pieces of furniture was saved.
There was fifty dollars irt a tmnk in
the house, which was burned. The
house was a six room house and the
loss falls heavily on the family. There
was only $250 insurance.
THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
By Cy Johnson.
I just can't help but say "doggone
it" kinda solmn like you know, when 1
see those naked lawns around our
homes where grass and trees will
grow.
It seems there's something missing;
as if nature had been imposed upon
and deprived of her natural expression
of beauty. And yet where is there a
person who hates a thing of nature,
of symmetry, of pleasure if you
please; such as a cosy home amidst
appropriate shrubs, trees and flowers
coming up out of a velvet green
lawn ?
When I see one of those desert look
ing homes my hands fairly itch to
just wade right in and fix it up so's
even the birds will come and make it
their home. And how easy and in
expensive it would be to do this where
practically everything needed grows
wild all about us.
What is more beautiful than the
pines, the oaks, the maples, the elms,
the birches, the magnolia, the ferns,
the dogwood and the rhododendron all
properly arranged to harmonize with
nature's own setting? Why, to my
way of thinking, there are few things
more beautiful and inspiring.
The fact is that we slight nature
when we ought to take her by the
arm and court her summer and winter
alike. And, as I said b-4, the signs
of the times are that the city folks
wont have us farmers all skinnned
hollow very much longer when it
comes to appreciating and fixin' up
the home grounds.
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas our esteemed townsman
and brother Attorney at Law, C. W.
Smith, has died after days of much
Buffering, and whereas his family,
friends and fellow townsmen will feel
greatly the loss of his comradeship
and the Bar of Johnston County his
wise counsel and hearty co-operaton,
therefore,
I?e s resolved by the Bar Associa
tion of oJhnston County that words of
sympathy an dffer of our services be
extended to the widow and family of
the deceased;
Be it resolved by the Bar Associa
tion of Johnston County that words of
sympathy and offer of our services be
spread upon the minutes of the Su
perior and of the Recorder's Court of
Johnston County and that a copy be
given to the Smithficld Herald for
publication.
This 27th day of Npvember, 1917.
(Signed)
W. S. STEVENS,
A. M. NOBLE,
E. J. WELLONS,
Committee for Bar Association.
Engagement of Miss Rajrsdale
? Announced.
It is a matter of interest to the
people of Smithficld to learn of the
approaching marriage of Miss Willie
Rngsdale who was a member of the
Turlington Craded School faculty in
1915-1916, and Mr. A. E. Hobgood,
who ws'.s buyer with the Export To
l acco Company on this morket. The
wedding, which is to take place
December fifth, was announced last
week by her cousins. Misses Essie and
Hennie Whichard, in Greenville.
Death of N. O. Allen.
The following account of the death
of Mr. N. O. Allen is condensed from a
sketch written by his daughter, Miss
Pearl Allen:
On Thursday morning, November
l.">, about ten o'clock, Mr. N. O. Allen
died after a short illness of pneumonia.
He was taken sick on November 8th
and died on the fifteenth. His death
was a shock to the people of the com
munity. He had been afflicted for
many years and his condition had been
so weaken?d that his body was un
able to stand the ravages of pneu
monia and he passed away.
Mr. Allen was 42 years and 15 days
old. He was married at the age of
eighteen. He leaves behind to mourn
his untimely takine away a sad widow
a>ul seven lone children ? three girls
am! four boys.
The friends and neighbors showed
preat kindness and sympathy dur
ing hiu illness for which the family
are sincerely thankful.
His p: rting words, says his dnugh
ter, w^re with gladness and comfort
spoken: 'Everything is all right, V and
he fainted away.
Mr. Allen never united with any
church, but was a believer in the
faith hold by the Second Advents.
"Some day our work will all be done,
And v;e can lay our armor down,
And dwell with Jesus on and on.
And wear a beautiful crown."
LOST AT THE FIRE AT MR. J. A.
Wellons' home last Saturday one
dark gray rain coat. Please return
to E. L. Woodall.
Dr. Vick Vice-President.
The annual meeting of the Fourth
District Medical Society wus held at
the Wilson Country Club last week.
Dr. G .D. Vick, of Selma, was elected
vice-president of the Society.
MEET ME AT AUSTIN- STEPHEN
son Co.'s big sale.
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.
Pursuant to the Decree of Sale in
the special proceeding entitled "Alonzo
Parrish and wife, Nellie Parrish, J.
H. Godwin and wife, Eva Godwin, Juli
us Lee and wife, Nellie Lee, against G.
C. Bryan and. wife, Lillie Bryan," now
pending in the Superior Court of John
ston County, I will sell at public auc
tion, to the highest bidder, for cash,
the following described lands located
in the Town of Benson, County of
Johnston, and State of North Carolina,
described as follows, to-wit:
FIRST: One lot of land in the Town
of Benson, and running back 300 feet
to Harnett Street, composing lots Nos.
8, 9, 19 and 11, in Block "34," accord
ing to the revised plan of the Town
of Benson, made by Riddick, Mann and
Hales.
SECOND: One lot 75 by 140 feet,
fronting on Mill Street, being lot No.
13 in Block "34" according to said plan
of said town.
THIRD: A lot fronting on Wall and
Mill Streets 140 feet by 90 feet, the
same being lot No. 3 in Block "48" ac
cording to said plan of said Town.
FOURTH: Three lots, containing
three houses on Harnett Street, and
said houses being now occupied by
Charlie McLean, Neill Furguson and
Will Cozart, respectively, said three
lots together comprising lots Nos. 2
and 3, in Block "33" according to said
plan of said Town.
FIFTH: Lot No. 8 in Block "20" ac
cording to said plan of said Town.
SIXTH: Lot No. 5 in Block "3fi" ac
cording to the said plan of said Town,
said lot being known as the Home
Place, fronting on Main Street
about 397 feet, and running back 300
feet to Church Street.
SEVENTH: One house and lot
known as the O'Neal lot, located near
Benson on the Raleigh Road, bounded
on the West by the lands of Delia
Brady; ond the South by the lands of
J. W. Wood, J r., and John V. Moore,
and on the East and North by the
lands of Alonzo Parrish.
EIGHTH: A tract of land in the
Town of Benson, N. C., bounded on the
north by Harnett Street, on the East
by the lands of Alonzo Parrish, on the
South by the lands of J. W. Wood, and
on the West by the lands of Nat
McLamb, deaeeased, and containing 10
acres more or less.
Date of Sale: Monday, December 31,
1917, at 11 o'clock A. M.
Place of Sale: Post Office Door, Ben
son, N. C.
Terms of Sale :Cash, upon confirma
tion by the Court, 10 per cent cash de
posited on day of sale required.
This 27th day of November. 1917.
N. A. TOWNSEND,
Commissioner.
FERTILIZER and LIME
I have just unloaded a car of 16 per cent acid, 8-2-2
and 83-3. Can save you money by placing your order
with me at once.
Lime
I can furnish you in December or later delivery and
you'll make no mistake by giving your order early.
I Buy Everything and Sell Everything
FLOYD C. PRICE
Pine Level, North Carolina
Auction Safe
ON FRIDAY, DEC. 14TH, 1917
AT 11 O'CLOCK SHARP
At my residence 1 1-2 miies East of Prince
ton, N. C. in Boon Hill township.
I will offer for sale to the highest bidder for
cash 1 Mule, 1 Horse, 1 Buggy, 1 one
Horse Wagon, Household and Kitchen Fur
niture and Farming Implements.
JAMES SMITH
R. F. D. No. 3, Princeton, - - North Carolina
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Greatly Reduced Prices
Big Line of Ladies Coats
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Reduced prices
Big line of Shoes
Bought before the great advance in prices and we
can save you money on every pair you buy from us.
Don't Fail to come to see us before you
buy and we will save you money.
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Smithfield, - - North Caro;ina.