Make Your Plans
TO SELL
YOUR TOBACCO
THIS SEASON
—IN—
SMITHFIELD
“It’s just a little
highere here”
IF IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF
JOHNSTON COUNTY,
THE HERALD'S
FOR IT.
VOL. 45—NO. 85
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SMITHFIELD. N. 0.. TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 25. 1927
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$2.00 PER YEAR
Township Fair Is
A Real Success
Exhibits Carry the Messagi
of Better Homes, ■ Bettei
Schools, Better Churche
The Smithfield Township Im
provement Fair held here Friday
and Saturday of last week is gen
erally conceded to be a real suc
IVess, a good many expressing their
opinion that it was as good as the
county fair in recent years. Hon.
Charles Ross, assistant attorney
general, made a brief speech at
the armory on Saturday afternoon,
which though heard by only a small
part of the crowd that was in
Smithfield that afternoon, was ap
preciated by those who did hear it.
Saturday morning a parade was
staged, prizes being given for the
best features. The Young Motor
Company, Ford dealers, took off
first prize of ten dollars and the
Boy Scouts were awarded' second
prize.
The exhibits which were placed
in the armory were visited by a
large number, both on Friday and
Saturday. The armory is well
adapted for such an occasion, and
those in charge of the various
booths together with special com
mittees and members of the Na
tional Guards worked together to
make the place attractive. The
purpose of the whole fair was eas
ily seen in the exhibits .which
* stressed better homes, better
schools, and better churches. A
lovely booth o f flow’ers
made a perfect bower
of one end of the spacious hall.
The individual farm exhibit of
Marshall Lassiter, which won the
four tons of fertilizer offered* as
a prize by W. M. Sander's, and
The Nitrate Agencies, occupied
the opposite end of the hall, while
’*n the center was an attractive
sand table showing the contrast in
homes with grass and shrubbery
and those without. An alcove was
devoted to an art display and the
schools of the township had an
interesting exhibit placed on a
background of purple and gold, the
school colors. The textile depart
Iment, pantry supplies, fruits and
vegetables, poultry and livestock
Jjjade a fine showing. Among- the
jpdueational exhibits that attracted
f considerable attention was a pot
tery wheel operated by the Smith
field Pottery Company. Other
booths that attracted attention in
cluded those of the Guy C. Lee
Manufacturing Company, Crump
ler-Jones Furniture Company, Jno.,
0. Jones Furniture Company, Mrs.
V. Johnson & Company, and
Thornton Music House.
The exhibit arranged by the
churches in the township was one
"f the striking things of the whole
fair. The booth was built in the
'hipe of a church and covered
with white cotton bagging. On the
•n-dde a sand table and posters
conveyed a message that all who
Mted the booth could not fail to
get. The sand table represented
"the church by the side of the
road.” On one wall were posters
which depicted “Whom We Serve.”
On another wall posters under the
«aption, “Where We Serve” listed
the mission fields. On still an
other wall were testimonials from
Christians living in the township
to what church membership has
meant to them. On a table with
he request for each visitor to take
"Hi- lay a quantity of tracts en
titled: “The Christian Chi{rch,”
and signed by the ministers of
Smithfield township.
HALLOW E’EN BOX PARTY
AT BROGDEN SCHOOL
Hallowe’en and box party at
Broaden School Monday, October
Everybody invited. An admis
'l(,n °f ten cents will be charged.
Tantalizer
There are exactly enough let
t?rs ln the line below to spell
the name of a person in Smith
,G u an^ the right one de
c>Phers his name and will prt
f/'nt it to The Herald office,
will present him with a
^omplnnentary ticket to the
victory Theatre. Tickets must
, ^aHed for before the fol
lowing issue.
James Davis recognized his
llai'i- last issue.
Todays Tantalizer:
laanvcillh
No "Applesauce’
H Gwendolyn Jones, of Con
•ord, N. H., who finished scconc
n the primaries and is now in the
•ace for mayor of that town on a
)latform of no “applesauce prom
ts Dractice of noliticians
“Better Fun” At
Community Fair
Stunt Night Draws Large
Large Crowd to the Court
House; Hog and Chicken
Calling Contests; Speeling
Dee
The slogan for the Smithfield
Township Improvement Fair was:
“Better homes, better schools, bet
ter churches, better farms, better
fun,” and surely the stunt program
put on Friday night provided pure,
wholesome fun. Standing room in
the spacious court room was at a
premium by eight o’clock when
Judge F. H. Brooks mounted the
platform and announced the first
number.
The first feature was something
decidedly novel in this section—a
chicken calling contest. About
twenty-five, however, entered the
contest and the applause of the
audience evidenced its appreciation.
A kitchen cabinet donated by the
Guy C. Lee Manufacturing Com
pany was to be awarded for the
best chicken caller and the con
testants called with a will. Mrs.
John K. Sandeis, of the Sanders
Chapel section, was pronounced
the most proficient in this art at^
received the cabinet.
A hog calling contest, also a
new venture, followed the chicken
calling, and for a few minutes one
could well believe himself back in
the country “among the islands”
where the hogs had probably gone
astray. Most of the hog calling
contestants were men but among
the lot was a “sprinkling” of
women am] to the fair sex again
went the prize, six double cane
chairs given by John O. Jones Fur
niture Company. Mi's. Will H.
Creech was the winner. This was
a close contest, four being called
back to the platform before the
judges could decide. These besides
Mrs. Creech were George Thorn
ton, John H. Barnes and Paul
Gardner.
The old fashioned spelling bee
was participated in by thirty of the
best spellers in the township, but
after quite a while various ones
managed to misspell a word until
only Lidy Wellons and Miss Annie
Mae Beasley were left standing.
The designated speller, “Mastery
of Words, Book II,” was soon ex
hausted, and still they stood. Even
the old Bluebaek was resorted to
but the long words did not daunt
them. Pressed for time jt was
finally agreed that these two di
vide equally the fifteen dollars in
gold donated by Col. Ed S. Abell
las prizes.
After the spelling contest, stunts
were the order of the evening.
The Busy Men’s Class of the
Methodist Sunday school pulled a
good one when Prof. Highbrow im
pel sonated by Rev. D. E. Earn
hardt, a man twelve or fifteen feet
high, appeared before the audience
complained of his enormous height
and announced that he was g*oing
i to have Dr. Orr operate on him.
In a short time “hospital order
|lies” bore in on a stretcher this
same man whose height had been
reduced to a few inches. Some are
|still wondering how it was done.
! The Business and Professional
Woman’s club then put on a mock
Kiwanis dinner meeting at which
i
Turn to page eight, please)
J. M. ROYALL SHOT TO DEATH
Erwin Swamped
By Local Eleven
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Harnett County Team Falla
Easy Prey to Coach Blank
enship’s High School Elev
en By a Score of 26 to 0
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Erwin high school fell an easy
prey to Smithfield’s red-jerseyed
eleven here Friday afternoon to
the tune of 26 to 0. Last season
when the two teams met for the
first time, Smithfield emerged vic
torious 21 to 0, but the general
opinion of the spectators at the
beginning of the game Friday was
that the home town lads would lo
good to wan by one touchdown.
Coach Blankenship had the team
in good trim.
The Smithfield team scored its
first touchdown in the initial per
iod. On the kickoff, Erwin was
brought down on her own 30 yard
line and not gaining but five yards
on the first three downs punted.
The punt was blocked and Smith
field recovered. Then the locals be
gan a drive that ended A^hen Mor
gan ran eleven yards around left
end for a touchdown. Smithfield
kicked off again and Erwin made
a drive into Smithfield’s territory
being- stopped on the 27 yard line
at the end of the quarter.
In the second quarter Smithfield
threatened to score on a long pass
but R. Parrish was not quick
enough to receive it and it fell to
the ground.
SECOND HALF. $
In the second half, Smithfield
opened up its passing attacks
which resulted in scoring three
touchdowns. Erwin kicked off at
the beginning of the second half
and R. Parrish who received the
ball on his own 25 yards line ran
it back to midfield. A pass, E. Par
rish to Norton, netted 20 yards and
a moment later a pass to Wellons
brought a second touchdown.
Davis, star end of last season,
got into the g*ame for the first
time this season at the starting
of the final quarter and in those
final minuftes he caught tljree
passes and ran for touchdowns
twice. It was just another case in
which history repeated itself. Da
vis proved the star of last year’s
game with Erwin when Smithfield
exhibited a beautiful passing
The first pass to Davis carried
the ball from deep in Smithfield’s
territory to the enemy’s half of
the field. Several plays through
the line added 15 yards and a
pass, E. Parrish to Davis, result
ing in another touchdown. Smith
field kicked off to Erwin. The ball
went only ten yards and Smithfield
covered it before Erwin did. An
other pass, E. Parrish to Davis,
brought the last touchdown.
ERWIN THREATENS.
Only once during- the game did
Erwin thraten Smithfield’s goal.
This was in the third quarter.
After Smithfield had scored her
second touchdown and had downed
Erwin on her own 40 yard line
after the kickoff, the lads from
Harnett started a series of line
bucks and were not stopped until
the ball was on the five yard line.
Then the local eleven sat up and
took notice and held them! for
downs.
Earle Barbour and Malcolm
Barbour were the outstanding men
for Erwin. The former figured in
line buck drives that came very
near giving Erwin a touchdown. M.
Barbour made several long runs,
Turn to page eight, please)
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HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
ENTER MATRIMONY
Asheville, Oct. 21.—Miss Allie
Sharp and Earl King-, students at
the Leicester high school night
school last night graduated into
matrimony at an unexpected com
mencement. A third pupil perform
ed the ceremony.
The lesson had been said and as
the teacher gave the signal for dis
missal the strains of the wedding
march were heard. The young cou
ple rose from their places and
marched to the front fo the room
where Rev. R. L. Mclnayre, uncle
of the groom, himself a student,
married them.
Mrs. King will graduate from the
school this year. King expects to
continue in school throe more
years.
i Three Arrests Made
1 and Claud Barbei
j Paul Creech and
j Golden Parker Held
In Jali Pending Com
pletion of Coroner’s
i Investigation
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J. M. Royal, aged 38, prosperous
Johnston county farmer, who was
apparently murdered in front of
his garage at his home four miles
from Benson early last Friday
imorning*, lies cold in his grave and
Claude Barber, Golden Parker and
Paul Creech are in .the county jail
here awaiting the final findings of
the coroner's jury, which will re
assemble Wednesday night at the
courthouse.
The dead body was discovered
early Friday morning by William
Manning, who after spending
Thursday night at his wife’s
father’s, w^s returning. Mr. Man
ning went immediately to the near
est telephone and called Coroner
j-T. H. Kirkman. Until Mr. Kirk
: man’s arrival he had two or three
persons guard the body and also
automobile tracks which were dis
covered nearby and which were
thought to have some bearing on
the proof as to who committed the
horrible deed. When the coroner
arrived he secured the services of
Deputy Sheriff Adams who ren
dered assistance in examining the
body. On the J)ody were found a
watch, chain, pocket knife, receipt
from Woodmen of the World, a
check book, a check for S67.00
made payable to the deceased man,
ten one-dollar bills and thirty-five
cents in silver.
The next step was the summon
ing and empanaling of a jury as
follows: C. Lee, W. F. Grimes, M.
A. Tart, William Woodall and J.
C. Morgan. Further investigations
were then made of the body, car
tracks, and premises of the home.
Deputy Sheriffs Hockaday and
Adams searched the home of Mr.
Royal and found in one room some
ten or twelve empty 5gallon jugs,
one or two kegs and two jugs of
brandy—about seven gallons. The
officers and the jury then proceed
ed to Benson and met at Rose and
Woodall’s undertaking* parlor to
make further examination of the
wounds in the body. Dr. C. C. Mas
sey, county health officer, was
present, who probed into the wound
and secured a small quantity of
number six or eight chilled shot.
He also got from the wound two
number twelve gun wads. The
coroner had previously found two
or three number twelve wads in
the wounc^ The indications are
that Royal was shot at close range
'in the right breast.
Robbery Is generally assigned
as the motive for the killing, as
he was seen Thursday to flash a
roll of twelve hundred dollars in
a Benson barber shop. It is said
that he left Benson Thursday night
about twelve o’clock after attend
ing a show, and the killing is sup
posed to have occurred some time
between then and day. Several
cigarette stubs were found near
the body, perhaps indicating that
the slayer or slayers were lying
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W. H. Sanders Is
! Claimed By Death
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! Passes After a Week’s 111
■ ness With Angina Pectoris I
—Funeral Held Yesterday!
Afternoon
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| News of the death of W. H.
| Sanders came as a shock to most
people Sunday, when it was learn
ed that he had passed away at \
i his home here at three o’clock in i
i the morning. Mr. Sanders was
jtaken sick about a week ago with
|an attack of angina pectoris, and
(gradually grew worse until the
end came. On Saturday members
I of the family were called to his
ibedside, two sorvs, R. W. and Louis
'Sanders, of Clayton, Malcolm San
!ders, of Norfolk, Va., and Willis
|Sanders, of Durham. One daugh
ter, Miss Corinna Sanders, lived
(with him here. His wife, who was
i Miss Fannie Powell, preceded him
I to the grave several years ago.
I The deceased who was G7 years
of age was a native of Johnston
I county and for a number of years
had made his home in Smithfield.
He is survived by two brothers,
| Robert A. and Claud Sanders who
live in the Elizabeth section, and
: by one sister, Mrs. A. M. Sanders,
I of this city, besides a host of
other relatives.
| The funeral was held yesterday
afteijnoon at three o’clock at the
home after which interment was
| made in the city cemetery. Rev.
D. E. Earnhardt, pastor of the
Methodist church of which the de
ceased was a consistent member,
'conducted the service. He was as
sisted by Rev. E. D. Dodd, of Four
Oaks, Rev. Marvin Self, of Clay
ton, and Rev. S. L. Morgan, pas
tor of the Baptist church.
A beautiful floral offering at- '
tested the sympathy of a large ,
circle of relatives and friends.
The pall bearers were: E. S. Ed- ■
mundson, E. J. Sasser, J. L. Myatt,
W. S. Ragsdale, J. Dwight Barbour, •
of Clayton, H. D. Ellington and :
G. R. Langston.
AN ANSWER TO JOHN J.
INGALLS’ “OPPORTUNITY” <
They do me wrong who say I come '
no more ;
When once I knock and fail to find
you in;
For every d ay I stand outside 1
your door '
And bid you wake, and rise and '
win.
Wail not for precious chances 1
thrown away,
Weep not for golden ages on the
wane;
Each night I burn the records of 1
the day,
At sunrise every soul is born '
again
Laugh, like a boy at splendors 1
that#have sped,
To vanished joys be deaf and 1
blind and dumb; 1
My judgments seal the dead past '
with its dead, *
But never bind a moment yet to 1
come. (
ANONYMOUS. .
A jack-knife is a dangerous
thing, but it isn’t half as danger
ous as a jackpot.
PROGRAM LITTLE RIVER BAPTIST UNION
To Be Held With Parrish Memorial Church, Oct. 29-30. 1927
SATURDAY MORNING
10:00 Song and Prayer Service.By Elder Parrish
10:15 Roll Call and Reading of Previous Minutes.
10:45 Business and Offering for 'Expenses.
11:00 Sermon . By Carmel Creech
Dinner.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
1:15 Song and Prayer Service.By Mrs. C. L. Batton
1:30 Why Should a Church Member Attend Church?
•. By J. M. Richardson
2:30 Miscellaneous.
3:00 Adjournment.
SUNDAY MORNING.
9:45 Sunday School.
10:50 Offering lor the Orphanage.
11:00 Sermon . By Rev. Nevil Stancil
Dinner.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
1:30 Song and Prayer Service. By Millard Johnson
1:45 Christian Education . By N. C. Barefoot
2:30 Why Should People Attend Denominational Schools?
. By Carl Whitley or his Friend
3:00 Miscellaneous. ,
3:15 Adjournment.
W. S. EARP, Moderator J. R. ATKINSON, Clerk
Former Sec’y of Interior Again At Court
Broken m health, iuriner Scrrctarv of the Interior, Albert T Fal'
of New Mexico, accompanied by Mrs. Fall, appeared at the District
of Columbia Supreme Court to stand trial with Harry F Sinclair on
charges of conspiracy against the Government.
Johnston’s Jail
Now Crowded
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Eighteen New-Comers Since
Saturday Noon Necessitate
Moving Federal Prisoners
to Grand Jury Room
Since (Saturday noon, 18 per
sons have been placed in the John
ston county jail, and this number
ioes not nearly total the number
3f arrests made, according to
rraffic Officer T. E. Talton. Dep
uties Talton and Ellington were
an duty all night Saturday, ail
lay Sunday and until late Sunday
light. It was necessary to move
he Federal prisoners to the grand
ury room in order to make room
‘or the new-comers. Several of/the
>ffences are of a gtave nature. Be
sides those held in connection with
he murder of J. M. Royal, others
n jail include Charlie and Lehman
laker of near Smithfield, charged
vith several offences. Charlie
laker is charged with assault and
lisorderly conduct, and Lehman is
harged with possession of liquor
tnd with being* publicly drunk.
E. P. Bethune will be arraigned
n Recorder’s court today on four
harges, possession of whiskey, op
rating car while intoxicated, trans-'
>orting, and operating a car on
he Johnston county highway with- I
iut any lights.
The most of the charges were
iolations of the prohibition law.
Mr. Roberts, of Troupe, Texas,
irother of Fleet Roberts, who was i
billed near Kenly recently when
lis car turned over, was here on 1
Sunday consulting the Johnston ;
ounty officers in reg*ard to an in- '
estigation of his brother’s death
thich he expects to institute. Mr.
Roberts was profuse in his thanks |
o Johnston county officials for the ,
ourteous handling of this case, ■
nd for all the help the county *
fticers rendered.
CARL CARROLL TAKES
LEAVE FROM PRISON!
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ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 21.—(AP)
-Turning his back on the federal :
lenitentiary, where he served one-!
hird of a year and a day sentence
or perjury, Earl Carroll left here
oday on the Crescent Limited
»f the Southern railway for the
vhite lights of Broadway.
The theatrical producer, whoj
vas released last night from the i
►enitentiary on parole, said the
irst thing he would do when he
cached New York woukPbe to at-1
end a theater.
“I have a longing to get back to
he theater,” he said just before
tepping on the train with his j
vife, his brother, Jim, and sister,
drs. Alice Schneider. They with
[\ V. Rooney, casting- director had
ome from New York to be with
Carroll when he was freed.
Tanned, with a mass of freckles
>n his forehead, Carroll was in
ligh good humor as he began the
ourney homeward. He said he
night take up his theatrical work
mmediately on his return or as
>oon as he could get control of the
:hreads of business which he drop
ped when he came to prison.
Donate Concert
Benefit Hospital
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New Hanover High School
Orchestra To Give Proceeds
of Concert Here Thursday
Night As Token of Appre
ciation
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The Johnston County Hospital
is outgrowing itsi present accom
modations, and a nui'se’s home
which will mean more room in the
hospital is the next step. The
initial funds to provide this needed
change will be raised Thursday
evening when the New Hanover
Htgh School orchestra of Wilming
ton, fifty-five pieces, will give a
concert in the school auditorium.
The program which will consist of
cello and violin solos and string
quartet numbers, besides selec
tions by the entire aggregation,
will be varied and calculated to
please. The program will start at
eight o’clock.
The coming of this orchestra is
really a compliment to the John
ston County Hospital and to the
folks of the community, who have
made it possible.
Last spring when this orchestra
was en route to Greensboro for
the state-wide music contest, some
of the cars carrying the boys were
wrecked near Smithfield and two
of the players, Linwood Green and
Chester James, were so seriously
injured that it necessitated their
staying in the hospital here for
two or three weeks. When the or
chestra, which is directed by Jack
Harrison, well known in the state,
planned its fall tour, Smithfield
was offered a date, the entire pro
ceeds to go to the hospital, pure
ly out of appreciation of the kind
ly treatment received at the hands
of the doctors and nurses. Such
generosity should be supported by
the townspeople Thursday evening
when these fifty-five musicians ap
pear in Smithfield. They are sche
duled to give concerts this week
also in Kinston and Durham.
EDISON BROADCASTS
NEW YORK, Oct. 21—Thom
as A. Edison, working as hard at
the age of 80 as in his youth, would
be glad to live his life over again
with all its disappointments and
successes, he declared tonig*ht in a
radio interview which was broad
cast through 43 stations from coast
to coast.
The first formal # appearance of
the electrical wizard before the
microphone was in an interview
which was part of a radio pro
gram celebrating the 48th anniver
sary of his invention of the incan
descent lamp.
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Presents Herald With Apples.
Mr. W. Troy Lee, of near Ben
son, one of Johnston county’s most
prosperous farmers, recently pre
sented the Herlad with several
limbs of the Yates variety of fall
apples. These medium sized red
apples hanging in clusters made
a very pretty picture. They were
of a particularly fine flavor. The
Herald appreciates Mr. Lee’s
“treat.”
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'Spices and seasoning's do not
supply the body with building* ma
terial [or energy but they are im
portant as appetizers.
1
Layman Delights
Selma Audience
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Dr, J. T. Henderson Is Heard
By Large Numbers Not
Onyl in Selma But From a
Distance
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By REV. S. L. MORGAN
Dr. J. T. Henderson, of Knox
ville, Tennessee, the secretary of
the Men’s Brotherhood of South
ern Baptists, is speaking to large
audiences at the Selma Baptist
church in the series of addresses
which began last Sunday. Ho
spoke three times Sunday, ami de
lighted those who heard him. In
the afternoon larg'e delegations
went from quite a number of the
churches of this section of the
county. At the close of his ad
dress the pastor, Rev. R. L. Shir-,
ley, asked the different delega
tions to stand. It was found that
Clayton led in the number of out
of-town delegations, with some 30
present. A good number were
present from Smithfield, Four
Oaks, Pisg-ah, and other churches
in Johnston county, and several
stood who had come all the way;
from Goldsboro to hear the dis
tinguished leader of the laymen.*
Members of the Clayton and Four
Oaks choirs assisted the Sel-ma
choir in the rendering of some mu
sical numbers which were greatly
enjoyed.
Dr. Henderson spoke on “Sonic
Things Laymen Ought To Do,” de
claring that the women and the
young people of the churches are
much better organized and devel
oped than the laymen. And a a
layman he said he did not so much
blame the laymen. The demonina
tion has expended much money and
effort in dVvelopinjg the young*
people and the women of bn?
churches, but have almost utterly
neglected the training of the nmo.
But in the last several year* s--'
great change has come, and quite
a number of the Southern Stat .•*
have their State secretaries who
are giving their time to organiz
ing and training* the laymen of
the churches. Many of the churches,..
he declared, now have great train
ing classes for the men, which are
bringing a new! day for the
churches. He says that as soon as
We train the men as well as the
women are trained in the work »f
the kingdom, we will pay off nil
the debts on our boards in a week.
Dr. Henderson is speaking each
night at 7:30, the last of his ad
dresses to be given tomorrow
night.
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REVIVAL HAS BEGUN
AT FREEWILL CHIRCH
The revival has begun at the
Freewill Baptist church in this,
city. Everybody is cordially invited
to come and enjoy these meetings
with us. Each service is a real •
treat to everyone. Rev. E. C. Gas
kill is doing the preaching. 11
that like good music will do well
to come and enjoy hearing l he
singing- led by the Thomases.
Professor Hearse and part of the
Goldsboro orchestra will be with
us Sunday night, October 30. Come
and enjoy this music which will
be worth your while.
BAPTIST PRAYER
MEETING CALLED OFF
The Baptist churth will not hold
its regular prayer meeting li -re
next Wednesday night, but invites
as many of its . members as pcssi- '
ble to go to Selma to hear Dr.
J. T. Henderson, who will deliver
his last address there in the se
ries he has been giving. Dr1. Hen
derson is attracting wide atten
tion, and it is hoped many from
here will go tomorrow night. The
hour is 7:30.
AUNT ROXIE SAYS —
By Me—>
I “Little wimmin kin fill big
.houses wid cheer.”