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Kenly KENLY. Pet. 31.— Friends of W. J. Hooks are sorry to hear of his illness. Mr. Hooks was taken to the Carolina General Hospital m Wilson last Wednesday for treat ment. He is doing nicely. Mrs. L. C. Wilkinson and chil dren attended the Goldsboro fair Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Broughton spent Thursday morning- in Smith field on business. Velma Atkinson has been home several days from Carolina College to be with her father, Charlie At kinson, who has been very ill. Rev. C. P. Jerome, of Goldsboro, will be here Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 3, 4 and 5 and will be glad to make the photo graph of his friends. Mrs. W. J. Hooks spent Thurs day and Friday in Wilson with her husband who is ill in a local hos pital. misses iNeiue aim r.uuse rtimru and Arthur Grumpier attended the Goldsboro fair Thursday. Charlie Atkinson died in a Wil son hospital last Friday morning. Mr. Atkinson had been sick for some time and was taken to the hospital Monday for an operation. He died early Fiidiy morning. Prof. G. T. Whitley made a bus iness trip to Clayton Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hollowed . and Mrs. C. F. Darden attended 'the fair in Goldsboro Thursday. Miss Margaret Hooks, of Flora McDonald College, Red Springs, and Jack Hooks of Wake Forest College are home to be at the bed side of their father, who is ill in a Wilson hospital. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. White made a business trip to Wilson and Goldsboro Thursday. Mrs. Marvin Kevellj of near town visited Miss Margaret Hooks Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Broughton and son, Fhillilp, went to the Goldsboro fair Friday. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Ethridge and children, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Pul ley and children attended^ the Goldsboro fair Thqrsday. The Freewill Baptist revival closed last Wednesday night with four additions to the> church. Rev W. B. Everett, of Morehead City did the preaching. Stephen Eure, John Woodard Jack Hales and Joe Alford went '• to the fair in Goldsboro Thurs day. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Wilkinsor visited in Wilson Friday. Mrs. Worth Williamson, of St Pauls, is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs. J. T. Edgerton. Miss Mary Lie Hooks, of Mi cro, spent the week end at home Mrs. P. Godwin spent Saturday morning in Wilson. Micro -+ MICRO, Oct. 21*.—A contest i ‘ being held in the high school thi year and a reward is offered th grade that has the best news fo the Smithfi *!d Herald each month The senior class has a total o twelve members: Ellice Aycock Sadie Atkinson, Ruth Bagley, W.l lie Brawn, Myrtle Hill, Haze Barnes, Worth Bcg-’ey, Willian Pittman, Willie Sellers, Arthui Creech, Clyde Mozingo, Stellt Wall. , Last week the class organjzei and elected officers as following Willie Sellers, president; Myrtle Hill, vice ipiesident. The Clas. motto is “Onward and Upward.’ The class color is grey and pink. The class is planning to "tnaki money in various ways to leave to the school library this year. After several representatives from various firms had shown us their inigs, we decided on the Heif-Jones Jewelers. We had as our visitors Thurs day, Dr. Massey and Mrs. Thurs ton of Smithfield. On account of sickness one of the seventh grade teachers, Mrs. Corbett, was absent from school Tuesday. Miss Elva Maness was the week end guest of Miss Mildred Boy ette, one of the third grade teach ers. MB* Hooks, one of the second grade teachers, spent last week end with her parents in Kenly. A Hallowe’en party was giv en at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Barefoot Monday night, Oc tober 31 in honor of the school faculty. The school enjoyed a very inter esting program Thursday morning given by the freshman class spon sored by Miss Pearl Aycock. The subject of the program was “Hal- ■ lowt’en,” the stage and exercises carrying out the Hallowe’en idea. The program was as follows: Meaning* of Hallowe'en, Walter Boykin. Bible Reading from 21 and 31st Chapters of Proverbs—or fortunes the seniors, Lois Baines. 1 . * ’f ' J M.' -!* i Prayer, Mr. Moser. Little Orphant Annie, Elgah Godwin. Hallowe’en Song, Several girls. Your Fortune Told, Mabel Ald ridge. Sanders Chanel SMITH FIELD, Route 2. Oct. 28. —A larg-.* delegation of members from this community attended the Smithfield fair and we are unusu ally pioud of the honors we won over there. Luther Starling and John K. Sanders are spending today at Wilson on business. Miss Helen Starling is making arrangements to leave Si*) .urday for her school ai Piney Grove where she will teach the fourth, fifth and sixth grades. Miss Leila Talton will leave also Saturday for Pleasant Plains to begin her duties as principal for this session. Dr. Hooks was called to this community Tuesday to attend the 1 1-months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Talton. Kenneth An derson is suffering from some form of stomach trouble. George Starling, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther# Starling, who is partially blind and lives at WinstonSalem, visited his par ents for the week end. He i^ a piano tuner by trade. Mrs. James A. Woodall is visit ing her granddaughter, Mrs. Vick Hill for a few days. Miss Mildred Creech, of Brog een, was a visitor here Sunday. Mrs. Fred Sasser and Mrs. Vick Williams, of Rocky Mount, spent some time in this section and at j>roguen lasi week. Mrs. Fate Barnes visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Creech of Broaden, one day last week. Z. L. Talten is cooking syrup at his home in the grove this week. J. Rufus Creech went to distant maikets with his tobacco last week. Percy Barnes has gone to Ko dak, Tenn., to visit his wife’s peo ple. Mrs. Barnes has been visiting in and around Kodak for some time, having returned with her sister, Mrs. Allen, who recently visited here. Mrs. Barnes is ex pected to return with Mr. Barnes in a few days. Mrs. Bob Howell, of Brogden, passed through this community Wednesday. Willie Howell and sister, Miss Marie Lee, visited Miss Myra Hiil Sunday. John Caudill has accepted a po sition with the Davis stores in Smithfield. Little Miss Gean Sasser. ol Smithfield, spent Monday night with her grandparents, Mr. ant Mrs. John K. Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. John Barnes an< Mr. and Mrs. John K. Sanders am William Wade Crocker visitec Mrs. Joe ('rocker of near Pint Level Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith am daughters spent the week end wit) relatives in Sampson county. Lonnie Mitchell, of Smithfield was a business visitor hole Wed nesday. Mrs. Claud Hill. Mrs. C. T. Hill Misse Martha, Helen and Winstor Hill visited friends near Pine Leve Sunday afternoon. Mose and Mike Hill spent the week end with relatives in Pint Miss Estelle Talton, of Archei Lodge, visited relatives here Sun day afternoon. J. J. Eason and family spent Sunday in Johnson school section with Mrs. Eason’s sister, Mrs Eunice Johnson. I he Sanders-Smith Missionary Society will hold its first regular meeting at Sanders Chapel the first Sunday in November. Ladies of all denominations have a spec ial invitation and especially do we want as many of the ladies of the Sanders-Smith descendants pres ent as possible. Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Massengill. James, T hel and Thelma Lee Massengill and Master Ralph Star ling visited Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Massengill of near Piinceton, re cently. Wilbert Capps, of Pleasant Plain section, spent the week end with Thel Massengill. Mr. and Mrs. John Strickland have a new daughter—Hilda Gray. John Barnes, of Creech’s sec tion, gathered five barrels of apples from three trees one day last week. Some he took to the fair won the blue ribbon, and sold for five cents each. Wilson’s Mills WILSON'S MILLS, Oct. 27.— Leonard Massey, who is in busi ness at Spencer, spent the week end in town with his mother, Mrs. Clara Massey. Miss Margaret Wilson, who is teaching school in Raleigh, was the guest of her father, W. G. Wilson, during- the week end. C. M. and W. T. Wilson made a susiness trip to Louisburg Tucs iay. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Todd, of Rocky Mount, visited relatives here Sunday. E. R. Wilson, of Hopewell. Va.t Is spending a few' days in town with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Will Jones and laughter, Miss Evelyn, of Clay ton, spent Sunday afternoon in town with Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Youngblood. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Parrish and children, Helen Reid and Geatch &n, and Mrs. Ida Hall, of near Clayton, spent Sunday afternoon in town with relatives. Miss Odessa Massey who is ?. member of the Cleveland school faculty, spent the week end in town with her mother, Mrs. Clara Massey. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Baibour had as their guests on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tolley and diughter, Miss ®ia, of Pine Level, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Strickland and daugh ter, Miss Lucile Mrs. Thelbert Strickland and little son, of Four Oaks, and little Miss Vera Rack ley, of Smithfield. Lunie Adams, of Selma, was a visitor in town on Sunday. Alton Dupree of the Pisgah sec tion, was a visitor in the home of W. O. Youngblood on Sunday Noah Wilson, who holds a posi tion in Raleigh, was a week en< visitor in town. Miss Bettie Vinson, of nea< Selma, visited relatives in town 01 Sunday and attended Sundaj school at Christian church. Mesdames E. R. and G. C Youngblood recently visited Mrs Augusta Youngblood who is ill a the home of her daughter, Mrs Chas. Raines in Selma. Mr. and Mrs. Willie T. Wilsoi visited relatives in Selma on Fri day afternoon. Oak Ridge Farm -+ (Too late for last issue) .SMITH FI El.I), Route 2, Oct. 2.r -Several of this section went l Black Creek Primitive* Baptis A s s oc i a t i o n S u n d a y. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Talton am Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Talton visite* relatives near Wilson Sunday. Mrs. William A. Woodar' and son, Hubert, went to Print ton to. church Sunday. Nathan Worley’s mule ran awa. ■with him last Saturday, badl, hurting his hands. Joe Edwards, of Boon Hill, wa speeding his Buick Sunday morn ing and had the misfortune to tur it over in Holt’s mill pond. I! soon had Lee Motor company force there to work on it, but . took several hours to get it out. Thurman Langley, of Durhan came home Sunday to see hi mother and sisters. However, the had gone to Pine Level to vis Mrs. Jasper Thompson. He r turned home- from Dm ham Tue* day and is now planning to stai to school. He says he does not li!< town life but had rather be farmer. Bridge End Farm WILLOW SPRINGS, Route Oct. 27.- Mrs. L. 11. Stephenson ri turned last Wednesday from few days’ visit to her sister, Mr N. P. Terrell of Selma. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Johnsoi Sr., ot Black Mountain, afte spending a couple of weeks wit their daughter in Coats and wit Mrs. Johnson’s parents, Mr. an Mrs. W. T. Johnson, have^returne to their home. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Stephenso went to Smithfield on business las F riday. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Ogburn, o Willow Springs, spent Saturda; night with their brother, A. Brook Ogburn, on Bridge End Farm. Elder L. H. Stephenson and A Brooks Ogburn went-to Smithfieh on business and to Kenly lookini over some farm property last Sat urda.v. Quite a few of our people at tended the Barnum^ and Bailey & Ringling Bros, circus in Raleigl last Thursday and Thursday night. Mrs. W. T. Johnson accompan ied by her daughter. Mrs. John L Johnson, Sr., of Black Mountain spent Wednesday afternoon wit! Mrs. L. H. Stephenson. The fourth Sunday in ea:l month is a day off for Elder L H. Stephenson in the service ol his churches as he does not have the care of a church on that Sun day. Friends visiting at his home on that day were: Mr. and Mrs. Parlia Hudson, of Benson; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Ogburn, of Angier; Mr. and Mrs. Millard Ogburn. of Willow Springs; VV. C. Langdon, of Coats; and A. H. Langdon, of near Benson. Kenlv KENLY, Oft. 25.—Miss Selma Hooks, a student at the Green ville Training- school, spent the tveek end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A, G. Hooks. J. W. Darden has returned from Washington, where he went to buy urn for the Lowell Mill. Howard Davk, soi> pf (iVlr. and Mrs. James H. Davis, had the mis fortune to lose two lingers while operating a sausage mill at Craw ford’s Market recently. Miss Virginia Kesier of Spencer was the week end guest of her aunt, Mrs. Skinner, at the teaeher age. Misses McCallum, CVgmitil Wood house, of Kenly Lucille John son of Dunn, Elizabeth Brooks of Selma, and Mrs. H. M. Grizzard. spent Saturday afternoon in \\Y ! Mexdarr.es J. W. Woodard, T. C. Bailey and Miss Adna Lee Bailey spent Saturday in Raleigh. Misses Pattie and Francis Hun ter motored to Four Oaks Satur I’tof. CL T. Whitley attended stunt night Friday night, and the community fair Saturday in Smith field. ' Miss Lenora Patterson, a mem ber of the High School faculty spent the week end in Smithfield with Dr. and Mrs. Gilliam Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Will Shackelford and Dr. Morgan of Dunn visited Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Broughton Sun day. Miss Adna Leigh Bailey of Four Oaks spent Friday night with her mother Mrs. W. T. Bailey. Remember to buy your cake for Sunday at J. W. Darden’s store. Saturday at 2 o’clock. These cakes are baked by the Methodist church. Miss Elizabeth Coats of Smith field was the guest of her sister, Mrs. G. T. Whitley, Sunday. Mrs. Martha Darden. Mrs. Les ter Darden, and Mrs: Durall Dar den and children of Rocky Mount spent Sunday with Mr. S. J. A. Darden. Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Coker ant children, Janies and Brownie, ol Pleasant Hill spent Sunday wit! Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Coker. Mrs. Rodger Smith of Burling ton, is spending this week with hei mother, Mrs. A. G. Hooks. Mr. Debbie Bailey spent Sunday > in Wake Forest. - Miss Lon Bailey is spending th( week with her brother near Cor I bett-Hatcher. I Mis. J. E. Jones and Miss Anni< Ayeock visited relatives near towr 1 Sunday afternoon. M.iss Celeste Edgerton, a stud ent at Peace, Raleig-h, spent th; week end with her parents Mr. am Mrs. J. T. Edgerton. A. J. Broughton made a busi * ness trip to Goldsboro Mondaj ■ morning. ) Attending the banquet for thi 2 Centennial workers in Smithfiek s- Tuesday evening were, A. J t Broughton, Mrs. J. M. Woodard F. A. White and Mrs. Etheridge , Mrs. Tom Moore of WTeldon spen j Sunday with her grandson, M. 11 Coker. t Mr. and Mrs. Spires Woodlie; - and children, Etta and Ben, ant - Berry Perry, of Wal.e* Forest t spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs e Woodlief here. ‘ Misses Nell Hardison and Eloist Alford spent Sunday in Fremon with Mrs. Earle Winborn. Parker Hardy, of La Grange spent Sunday in town with friends Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Whitley, Sr. - Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Whitle;, and children, of near Smithfield '• spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs. G. T. Whitley. . Mr. and Mrs. U. II. Hardisor r and children, of Enfield, spent the i week end with their mother, Mrs i A. II. Hardison. 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter Coats, ol I Raleigh, were the guests of Mr and Mrs. G. T. Whitley Sunday. i * Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Bailey and t Mr. and Mrs. Wade Corbett, of the Corbett-Hatcher section, were the f guests of Misses Lou, Debbie an.I • Nettie Bailey Sunday. » Miss Charity Pope spent the week end near Aycock’s with rel . atives. i rreceuing me sermon Sunday ; morning at the Methodist church ■ there will be held an installation service of all officers and teachers of the Sunday school. After the service the pastor will preach on the subject: “God’s Hero.” At the evening hour he will preach on “The Forgotten Dream.” There will be a Hallowe’en party at the school Friday evening, Oc tober 28, for the benefit of the Woman’s club. Everybody is in vited. Friends of Rev. J. E. Holden were saddened to hear that he is very ill in the New Bern hospital. The members of the Missionary Baptist church will serve oysters and fried chicken in Mr. High’s old store Saturday night. October 29. Sunday morning at 9:45 in the Methodist church brought to a close the Children’s Week pro gram. The following program wis given. Song number 408. Psalm No. 121, read in concert, led by Mrs. A. J. Broughton. Prayer, by Rev. F. B. Joynei. Biief Talk: “Th*» needs of little children,” by Mrs. J. W. Darden. Talk: “What the church can do for its youth,” by J. W. Hollo well. Story: by Mrs. H. M. Grizzard. Song: “I Want To Be a Worker For. the Lord.” Selma SELMA, Oct. 26.—Mr. anti Mrs. F. M. Low, of Wilson, spent Mon-.; day with friends in the city. Mr. jand Mrs. N. G. Blackman , and family spent Sunday in Greenville the g-uests of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Lee. Miss Miriam Brietz spent the , week end with friends in Four Oaks. Miss Ellen Taltotr who has been veiy ill, is convalescing. Miss Talton’s sister, Mrs. T. S. Tur ner of Port Norfolk, is spending some time with her. Stedman Lewis, of Badin, vis ited his mother, Mrs. Nancy Lewis, Sunday. Mrs. Lewis accompanied her son home. - Little Miss Hilda E up spent the week end with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Earp of the Thanksgiving section. Mrs. J. D. Gulley and O. N. Gul ley, of Clayton, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith Sun Dr. J. T. Henderson, of Knox ville. Tenn., secretary of the Bap tist Brotherhood of the Southern Baptist Convention, filled the pul pit of the Baptist church Sunday and remained over through ^JVed nesday evening giving splendid ad dresses each evening* on steward ship, church organization, enlist ment, etc. Dr. Henderson and Dr. R. L. Shirley, local pastor, spent Tues day in Goldsboro where Dr. Hen derson made an address at a stew ardship conference al the First Eaptist church. % Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Atkinson and children spent the week end in Washington, D. C. Miss Margaret Harrison spent last Saturday in Durham^ with friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Woodard visited friends in Smithfield Sun day afternoon. Mrs. W. A. Nordan visited rel atives in Greenville Sunday. Leslie White and Robert Jeffrys spent Sunday in Wendell. R. A. Britton, of Mt. Gilead, vis ited friends in the city Sunday. Mrs. B. L. Talton, who has been very ill, is rapidly improving. Her mother, Mrs. Bertha Grassey and sister, Mrs. R. R. Moore of Leaks ville, are spending some time with her. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. McNeill and A. R. Hayes, of Newton, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Woodard , and children visited Mrs. Wood ard’s mother, Mrs. Lillian Holland in Buie’s Creek, Sunday. Mrs. Pete Hardison, oi' Enfield, spent the week end with her mother, Mis. Ellen Creech. Mrs. W. N. Hare, of Wilson, spent several nays last ween witn her sisters, Mrs. M. B. Lynch and Mrs. R. M. O’Neal. Mrs. T. R. Fulghum and Mrs. Alice Coley spent the week end at White Oak near Wilson, attend , ing the Primitive Baptist Associa tion. ,. Paul Eason, of Smithfield, was soloist at the Baptist church Sun day night. Mrs. R. M. O’Neal spent several days in Pine Level last week with her mother, Mrs. J. I. Stallings. Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Shirley nad Dr. J. T. Henderson spent Wednes day in Clayton the guests of Dr. and Mrs. I. E. Andrews. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Call spent Sunday in Wilson the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Call. Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Covington, of Laurinburg, spent Monday night with Miss Blanche Mitchiner. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Perkins had as their dinner guests Sun day, Mrs. D. B. Perkins, Mrs. Sa rah Edgerton and Mrs. J. H. Jack son. Miss Eva Richardson, who is a student at Peace Institute, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Richardson. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Tye, of Greensboro, were the guests of Mrs. Alice Hood Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Branch mo tored t° Durham Sunday. Miss Blanche Mitchiner and her guests, Mrs. T. T. Covihgton and T. T. Jr,, spent Tuesday in Wil Miss Nellie Wiggs spent Wed nesday in Pine Level. Keithky Reynolds has returned home after spending- several days in Norfolk and Danville, Va. Glenn Richardson spent Sunday in Raleigh. Miss Lillian Scarboro, of Wen dell, is the house guest of Mrs. B. A. Henry this week. Mrs. R. E. Brantley and chil dren, of Zebulon, are spending i several days with Mrs. Carl Wor ley. Mrs. J. A. Corbett has returned 1 from the Smithfield hospital" and 1 is improving rapidly. ] Mrs. B. A. Henry and guest, Miss * Lillian Scarboro, and Mrs. .* Claiborne Massey spent Tuesday in t Clayton. Little Bobby Waters who has f been ill with diphtheria, is very 1 much improved. Quite a number attended tlu- ? ^imitive Baptist association near iVilson Sunday. Mrs. E. G. Richardson is visiting; ter sister in Raleigh this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kornegay pent Wednesday in Raleigh. Mrs. J. D. Massey is improving tfter being- ill for several days. The members of the T. E. L. lass of the Baptist church held heir regular monthly meeting on Monday afternoon at the heme of Mrs. R. L. Shirley. The hostesses vere Mesdames J. F. Brown, Chas. 3. Fulghum and Monroe Henry. \fter the business session, Dr. J. r. Henderson, of Knoxville, Tenn.. nade a very splendid addiess. A social hour was then enjoyed. The lostesses served a salad course and ;offee. Benson -- BENSON, Oct. 22.—Mrs. W. I). Boone was hostess to the John Charles McNeil Book Club on Fri day afternoon. 'The meeting was presided over by Mrs. A. S. Oliver, president. The subject for the af ternoon was “Italy.” Mrs. J. W. Whittenton and Mrs. J. E. Kirk had very interesting papers on the subject. Mrs. Wjodlief played “II Travatore." Miss Poole, Ihe public school music teacher, sang*a solo. Roll call was answered to with the names of famous Italians. The hostess served a salad course with sandwiches, hot rolls, olives stuf fed dates, chocolate rolls and mints The favors were in keeping with the Hallowe’en season. Fall flowers were used in the decorations. The special guests were: Mesdames Howard Weinges and Jim Poole of Raleigh and Miss Poole of Ben The Wesley Bible class of J:o Methodist church held a social and business meeting at the home of Mrs. Charles Johnson on Friday night. Mrs. W. T. Martin, presi dent of the class, presided. During the social hour M<rs. A. S. Oliver gave Edgar Guest’s poem on “Oc tober.” Miss Maude Johnson ant! Trs. Mack Barbour sang Mrs. Woodlief played a piano solo. Several Hallowe’en games and stunts were played. Mrs. Alfred Parker and Mrs. A. S. Oliver won the prizes, which were in keeping with the season. The refreshments consisted of punch, assorted sand wiches and cocoa. The home was attractively decorated in accord with the Hallowe’en season. The special guests were: Mrs. F. L. Perkins of Hickory. The house was lovely in cut flowers and Hallowe’ en decorations. After the guests arrived each one was given a towel to make. During the afternoon ,ui interesting program was , rendered. Mrs. W. D. Boone won the prize for making the prettiest towel. The towels were given as favors. A salad and sweet course was served to the fifty guests present Mrs. Paul Johnson was hostess to the Entre Nous Club on Fri day night. An interesting program was given by Mesdames J. F. Woodall arid Pallia Hudson on Jane Adams and Miary Lyon. The club is studying this year “Forty Famous Women of Europe and America." Roll call was responded to by famous questions from wo men writers. Mrs. Paul Starling won the prize in a fortune telling courses. The favors were in keep ing with Hallowe’en. A number of special guests were present. The Woman’s Missionary Union of the Baptist churches of John ston County held a meeting at the Baptist church hereThursday. Mrs. B. A. Ho:*utt, chairman, presided. It was a very fine meeting uni well attended. The reports were es pecially good, showing great im provement in the various churches. Tuesday night was Farmer’s night at the Kiwanis club luncheon A splendid program was given. S. P. Honeycutt was in charge. These meetings are always well attended. nans are unaer way tor the Armintiee Day celebration to be held in Benson Nov. 11. All of the American' Legion of Johnston County are invited. Dr. W. T. Mar tin has charge of the program. Mrs. C. C. Canaday entertained with a dinner party Tuesday com plimentary to Mrs. F. L. Perkins of Hickory. Covers were laid for six. An elaberate luncheon was served. Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Martin gave a dinner party at their home on Parrish Drive this week. Guests ncluded: Mesdames A. S. Oliver, L. L. Perkins, C. C. Canaday, M. A 3eacock, L. L. Levinson, M. T., and A’. M. Smith. Mesdames C. C. Canaday, W. T. Martin and Miss Mary Lee went o Fayetteville Friday. Mesdames L. L. Levinson, F. L. ’erkins, J. I. Morgan, Alonzo ’arrish, and W. M. Smith went to taleigh Thursday to see Bamum la iley curcus. Miss Lallah Rookh Stephenson of | Imithfield was in town Thurs ay. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Johnson and | amily attended the circus in :- «igh Thursday. Miss Velma Brady and Mr. and ( Irs. Alfred Parker yrent to^ Ral eight Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown and family went to Raleigh Thursday evening. Mrs. Jim Boone and Mrs. Howard Weinges of Raleigh attended the meeting of the John Charles Mc Neil club Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. D. Boone. Mesdames J. F. Martin, J. C. Warren, S. P. J. Lee, and R. L. Warren of Dunn, attended the par ty given by Mrs. M. A. Peacock Tuesday afternoon. Corbett-Hatcher SELMA, Route. Oct. 27.—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Whitley, of Zeb ulon, spent Tuesday night here with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Whit ley. Joe Hare went to Durham on Sunday where he holds a position. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Coibett and children, Mrs. C. V. Bailey an i daughter, Hester, and Mrs. Jane M. Thompson spent Sunday in Kenly with the Misses Bailey. Walton Phillips, of Kenly, spent the week end here with relatives. J. W. Bailey went to Smithfield Tuesday on business. Miss Lou Bailey, of Kenly, is spending this week here with hei brother, J. W. Bailey. Miss Myrtle E. Bailey left last Fridya for Angier where she hold.1 a position. Misses Mamie and Minnie Bail ey, Messrs. Isam, Walton and Clarence Phillips went to Ken'> Saturday night. Pine Level PINE LEVEL, Oct. 26.—Rev Jerome Hodges and family, ol Goldsboro, spent Wednesday wit! Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Crocker. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Oliver Misses Irene Parker and Sars Oliver, and Waverly V. Jones vis ited recently W. B. Oliver of Wak< Forest who has been very sick bu is now improving nicely. Mrs. Alviena Gaskill, of Ser Level, is spending several days ii town with Mrs. S. H. Styron. The friends of Mrs. Annie God win will be sorry to learn of he being in Rex hospital, Raleigh where she went for a serious op oration. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Denning, o Selma, visited Mrs. S. D. Browi Sunday. Miss Louise Townsend an< Blanco Parker visited friens h Greenville Sunday. Miss Rosalie Cuthrell, of Green ville, spent the week end at horn' with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Brown, o Dunn were guests of their mother Mrs. S. D. Brown, Sunday. Mrs. Floyd C. Price visited re! atives in Micro Sunday afternoon Rev. Eric Gaskil and Miss Iren Parker spent a few hours ii Smithfield Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mis. Leon Godwin spen Sunday in Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. E. Street Jone spent Sunday evening in Garnei with relatives. Miss Ethel Corbett spent Sun day in Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wood wen visitors .of Mr. and Mrs. N. Hatch er near Micro Tuesday. Mrs. J. E. Kornegay shopped ii Smithfield Saturday. Mrs. Nellie Woodard and Mrs Ada Parker spent the week enc in Wilson, attending* the Primitive Baptist Association. Miss Marjorie Parker visitec Miss Mildred Graham of Sander; Chapel section for the past wee! Rev. J. G. Crocker leaves Sat urday for W'hitevile where he goes to conduct a meeting* for Rev. P F. Robertson. < Mrs. J. G. Crocker visited her sister Mrs. W. F. House, of Mas sey Chapel, during the past week end. :wr. ana Mrs. J. C. Futrell and mother, Mrs. W. L. Creech, spent a short while in Kenly Sunday. Miss Louise Townsend was in Smithfield for a‘short while Tues day night. G. A. Munn and two of his boy friends from Chinquapin visited his sister, Mrs. C. F. Godwin, Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Langley, of Erogden, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kornegay Sunday. Miss Myrtle Barnes celebrat'd her 13th birthday Saturday night at her home near town. She was hostess to about 20 of her young friends. Games were played and the evening very pleasantly spent. Soon came an invitation to the dining- roo mwhich was effective ly decorated for the occasion. There the guests were served with hot chocolate and cake. All enjoy 'd the evening and wished for her many more happy birthdays. Sandy Ridge 'CLAYTON, Route 3, Oct. 20._ Mrs. Norman Jones shopped in Clayton Saturday. A/ton Godwin, of Smithfield, ,-isited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 3. A. Godwin, Sunday. 1). If. Austin and fajnily visited n Polenta section Sunday. Mis. B. B. Walk Smithfield recently. lC(-‘ shoppy M. B. Parrish of Clayton, visit, ed in this community Sunday " Miss Lucile Godwin visited in Goldsboro recently. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Price at tended the singing Saturday nigh* at Dan Williams’ near Princeton. The vocal union will be held at Johnson Uniun Sunday, October :l(i The public is invited. Mrs. H. G. Parrish shopped in Smithfield Monday. ■COMMISSIONERS' SAIE OP LANDS Lndei and by virtue of the powers conferred upon the under, signed in a judgment of the su perior court of Johnston county j, the case of Mrs. Ethel Brannon ,-t al vs. Ransom Taftan et als W( will offer at public sale to ' the highest bidder for cash, on Tues day, November 2!t, 11)27 at w o'clock M., at the courthouse dour in Smithfield the following describ ed land: First Tract: All of the one half undivided interest of the late J. S. Talton in the Jarvis Nur ron tract, beginning at a stake near Main street where it joins with the Wilson Road and Holly street in the town of Dixie, N. C as shown by a plot of said town made by A. M. Lamm, C. E., and recorded in Book of Maps 1. page 136, Registry of Johnston county runs thence northerly with line of Main street 133.5 feet to a st ike. thence Westeily 110 feet to a stake, the corner of lot No. 1 known as the shop; thence easterly lm feet to a stake, being parallelo gram and being Lot No. 2 known as the Jarvis Narron store as shown by the plot above referred to which said plot is referred to and made a part hereof for a full and complete description. Second Tract: In the town of Dixie, N. C., being lots Nos. ] p, 10 in Block No. 3; also lots N0s. 1 and 2 in block No. 2. described and contained in a certain map made by A. G. Parker, C. E., and which map is registered in Book No. -, page 55, Registry of . Johnston county in the office di visions of these lots 25 feet wid and 100 feet long-, each lot the Third Tract, Consisting of :] small tracts: No. 1: Beginning at a stake, J. , W. Dean's corner in the run of Green Branch and runs S 85 E ■ 85.44 chains to a stake, Robert Batten’s corner; thence S 5 W with Batten’s line 3 chains to a ’ stake at the corner of lot No. 7; thence N 85 W 20 chains to i stake in the field, a corner of lot No. 2; thence S 5W 2 chains to a I stake, a corner of lot No. 1; tlience N 85 W 12.64 chains to a stake, a corner of lot No 1 in the run of Green Branch, thence up the run of said branch to the point of be ginning, containing 12V2 acres, more or less. ^ No. 2: Beginning at a stake in Green Branch and runs thence West to Wiley Whitley’s line to a stake; thence South with John Eason’s line to a stake: thence East with Jesse Corbett’s line to a stake in Green Branch; thence up the run of said branch to point of begin ning. containing- 35 acres, moi.e or less. No. 3: Beginning in Green] Branch, at a stake in Coibett’s j ; line and runs E with his line to a stake; thence North with Cor bett’s line to a stake to his oth er corner; thence East with Cor bett’s line to Robert Batten’s cor ner; thence East with said line to Whitley’s corner; thence S with his line to a stake; thence East to a stake in Green Branch; thenc? down Green Branch to point of beginning, containing 48 acres, more or less. This October 23. 11)27. W. P. AYCOCK, E. J. WELLONS and WINFIELD H. LYON, Commissioners. NOTICE OF SALE NORTH CAROLINA. JOHNSTON COUNTY. In the Supeiior Court. Mrs. I^ottie Potter vs. /a. n,. nuzzaru, ur. j. n. person, and Geo. D. Vick, et als. By virtue of the authority and under the direction of an order signed in the above entitled cause at the September term of the Johnston Superiof Court, the un dersigned commissioners will of fer for sale, for cash to the high est bidder at the courthouse dmr in the town of Smithfield on Mon day, December 5, 1927 the follow ing described lot or parcel of land: that lot lying and being jus* West of the corporate limits of Selma, and Adjoining the land ai Joseph Abdalla on the north; Ge*. D. Vick on the East; Person ar.d Vick on the West; and the South ern Railway on the South, and b? ing that identical lot, conveyed *o A. E. Blizzard by Dis. J. B. Per son and Geo. D. Vick by dee'* re corded in Book 83 on page 88 in the office of the Register of Deed of Johnston county. Upon this lot is situated a small residence. This October 27, 1927. NORMAN C. SHEPARD, E. J. WELLONS, Commissioners. ' NOTICE The undersigned having quali fied as administrator on the estate j of J. H. Coltrain deceased, hereby j notifies all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to me duly verified or. nr before the 1 day of Nov. 1928, or this notice will be pleaded in b»r \ of their recovery; and all person' indebted to said estate will maltf immediate payment. This 29 day of Oct. 1927. C. F. COLTRAIN, Administrator. ABELL A SHEPARD, Attorneys
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