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£ZWtlLttsm, Lower Johnston •DUNN, Route 2, Dec. 27.—Rc*?-j ular services will be held at St-j vannah Baptist church next third ' Sunday by the new pastor, Rev Walter Williams of Selma. Dr. M. L. Barefoot's mother con tinues seriously ill at her homo here. We hope she will soon be Mrs. Joseph Barefoot has im proved greatly anj is able, to be out at, this writing. iMr. and Mrs. M. D. Strickland and children of Harnett county were visitors in this section the past week. Meadow, Poplar Grove and TTol 1> Grove schools closed Friday, Dec. 20 for the. holidays. The teachers of the school faculties left to spend the holidays with their relatives and friends. The marriages in Ix>wer John ston in the month of December are as follows: Miss Irene Bare foot. and Mr. Norman Barefoot, of Johnston county; Mi3s Nettie Young of Johnston eounty and Mr. Dewey Barefoot of .Sampson coun ty; Miss (allie Thornton of Sampson county and Mr. Julius Westbrook of Johnston county, and Miss Anna Thornton of Samp son county to Mr. Edgar Myres of Johnston county. Mrs. Leffel Leo continues very ill at her home after returmrg from a Fayetteville hospital. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Oscs^ Johnson a son. ********** * l Selma * Bv MRS. W. T. WOODARD *********** ohlL.M A, Doc. 26.—Mr.s. J. L, Doggett and children arc /liv.t Iti^T friends in Florida this w<*ok. Dr. Thelma Lumpkin from Ohi ago arrived in the city Monday to spend a week with Iter mother, Mis. I*. A. Holland, and kittle daughter, Dora .lane Lumplrir Lyle Hofmeister, of. lia leig.n, is spending a few days .with. W-alter dopes. Helen Dixon Mass py is visiting relatives in Raleigh* Hayden Wiggs a»#d James Per son who have been attending Dar lington school in , Borne, Ga., ar rived in Selma Saturday to spend two weeks’ vacation. Mr. LandKs Brown, medical student from the State Univeq sity, arrived in Selma Christmas eve to spend a. few days hero with his parents, 'dv. and Mijs. Wade Brown. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. IMnoy arc -pending Vie holidays with Mr. arid H. xr. Godwin in Gar Ion ia. Mr. a;id Mrs. t’. 1*. Kidi.y left, last Saturday morning for Mc Intyre, Ga., to visit Mrs. Kirby’s parents. They were accompanied by Mr. Chas. F. Kirby who went on to iSt. Petersburg, Fla., to spend a week with his daughter, Mrs. Dessie Talton. They report a nice trip but plenty of sleet in Georgia. ******* -Mrs. O. C. Driver, of Raleigh, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Stanfield. Mrs. Annie Rose and little son, Kirby, of Raleigh,, are spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. R. Fulghum. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brown and children, John Jr., and Evelyn of Richmond, Va., arrived in town Monday to spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. J. R, Stnaughn. Mr. anfj Mrs. N. P. Alexander, of Jamestown, are visiting volu-j fives in town this week. Wo regret to chronicle the ill ness of little Ix*Verne Driver whi is suffering from an attack of -pneumonia at th.e home «.f her parents, Mr. and Mrs. \ R Driver. Air. and Mrs. Adolphus Brown. • d Nashville, Tenn., are visiting relatives in Selma and vicinity. iT,i- rMraujfnn, .ir., i spending (he holidays in Rich in on ami Norfolk. Miss Mi!<lrc<| Perkins is visit inff in (»olds4)oro. Hill .Joyner, of Louiaburg, spe*; Wednesday night with Ralt)> Woodard. -Miss Peg Anderson, a utudem at Pineland College, is the gnc<i of Miss Ruth Hood. iMr. Frank Jiood, of Groers horo, and II. I). n„od, Jr„ nf Itunn, are visiting relatives in tofwn. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bailey left Sunday to spend th.e holidays with Mrs. Bailey’s parents in Winns boro, S. C. Mrs. Julia Winston Taylor, Mr. T. W. Winston and Miss Georgia Winston, of Oxford, are visiting relatives in Selma. 'Mr. and Mrs. 0. P. Raiford and family, of Smithfield, were iho i guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. II. | Creech Wednesday. i ■Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Langley, ! of Durham, are visiting relatives «• in town. Mr. Harry Candler, cadet from j U. S. Military Academy at Wes*.; Point, and Miss Marianne Hooter 1 from N«w York City arrived :nj Selma Thursday evening to visit I Mrs. M. T. Candler and Mrs. f». j A. Tuck. .Dr. I. W. Mayerherg arid son, I Wilson, left Saturday to attend j the funeral of Mr. Leonard Bur ton Wilson, brother of Mrs. May edberg who died early Saturday j at his home in .Philadelphia. Mrs,; Mayorfberg had been with him for i several d*ayfl before his death. Mr. Wilson had visited in Selma ana had many warm friends here who regret to learn, of his untimely demise. A CARD OF THANKS I wish to take this opportunity j to titanic each friend that gave mo votes during the doll ©ontoM a*t Tiocxl Brothers. 1 received third doll, which i appreciate ve'-y CKW T). S-ASSKli. --; I>ick Reynolds in City. Mr. Dick Reynolds, of Winston* j Salem, has been spending a few | (Lays hero •with Mr. Gray Staples. | 'Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Staples re- i oently returned homo together from London. Mr. Staples epern i about a month in England. JOHNSON MURPHY MARRIAGE. ; Married in this city on Deeom jlber is, Miss Glennie Murphy of j Zeibulon and W. R. Johnson of j Smithfield. Rev. II. R. Faire’ jtii | performed the. ceremony. Mr. ant' I Mrs. Johnson are making their | home for the present in Smith* I field. CROCKER-DAUGHTRY WEDDING. In Sanders Cha]w?l community on Derem)>er 21 at d:.'H> o’clock p. m the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Daughtry was a scene of i are loveliness when their eldest dan si li ter, Lillie Beaitrice, became the bride of Mr. Wiley IVeston Crock r. The home t hroughout was ar- j tistically deoorated with longleaf pine, palms, ivy, bamboo and holly. In the east comer of the living room a lovely bower was j formed with graduated longleat pine intu-rrniatglled with beaut if a1 palms as a bin kgroamd. The palms were the gift of a lifelong friend, Miss Cornelia Powell of Rointhpor„. An arch, of white entivvined with ivy made a lovely stand hefo.-c wlvieh the bride and. groom ; >ok the wedding vows. Wlhite lighted tapers artist ic.-illy arranged an I lighted by Mr. Hubert Daughtry r neatly enhanced the loveliness of this occasion. At the appointed hour Miss Mary Gattis Holland, of Durham, n evening dress of fuschia flat no?po with shoulder corsage of deep punk 'rosebuds and .wwt pear tied with silver rilbbon, took her jilaeo at the piano to aceomp my Mrs. IV. J. Massey, Jir., of Kmithfield, dressed in Hack . inf foil, wearing; a .shoulder cor; ago ol pale pink rosebuds and . y net peas, tied wild silver ribbon, oho [sweetly sang- "All |.„r You.” -tt. the strains of l.uhrngr n s ! hridal chorus the bride entered on j tJu^ arm of the groom and ;oo i under title ar, h underneath a |ove ly while ivy dee orated wedding bell. Itcv. .7. It. Stott, of l*ri.. ion, performed the impressive ring oeremony. “Venetian Live Song was sofily played dining t'he ceremony. The bride o:is never more lovely than on ihh occasion, being attired in a |,|„P ■ hifl'on velvet ensemble with , .IV. slmll 1 douse with matching a*"i - Sh'- •artiv.l a hompie* of whita* bridal roses rHewetvd with miMoy lilip-s. ! 111.* iifMii* I" i»no of Sanders 'Chapel's 'most accomplished young lathes mi,t is widely known and | os loo mod 'throughout. (ho county. jSIm rm-ivnl hor education' at | Smit.lifiold high school anil ('. I'1'- liivoMidlo. In,o J)a,;i | two years she has taught in the (sohools of Johnston county. The I i bridegroom is a prosperous \ oung | farmer of m ar Kenly and is the |r.on of Mrs. John Crocker. I Immediately after the ceremony I the young couple left for a bridal trip by motor. .Many friend throughout, the county witnessed this beautiful ceremony. The lovely gifts prove 1 the esteem in which they are ■ -Id 1 All join in wishing them a happy and prosperous married life. ! SALE OF VALUABLE FARM property. Under and by virtue of the au thority conferred upon us in n j deed of trust executed by ,T. II, Austin ami wife, Carmen G. Aus-j in, on 12 day of November, 1025 i in<l records in Bofjk 130, pu^e I ] i2<l, -we will on Saturday 1,ho 25 , lay of January, 1930 at 12 o’clock , icon at the courthouse doro in i imithf/ield, N. C., Johnston co-unty, lell at public auction for cash to, -he highest bidder the following •and, to-wil: j Beginning at a black gum on 1 Mill Creek, W. 15. Joyner’s corner, , and runs with said line N J0V*> E 1 150 poles to his corner, at a stake ; >r rock at the top of a small hill; thence with another of said J jy- ! ner’s lines E 13 poles to a stake, I hence N 30 poles to a stake;' thence W 103 poles to a stake, in ' Hugar Snead’s line; thence S 89 polo-s In her corner; thence wi h ! her line VV 127 poles to her cor- ] ner in W. ft. Snead’s line; thence j with said line S 181 poles to Mill Creek; thence down said creek to the beginning, containing two | hundred and twenty-five (225) ac res, more or less, and known j as the John T. Cole, place. This sale is made by reason of the failure of J. II. Austin and j wife, Carmen (I. Austin to pay off ! and discharge tin* in deb ten ess se-j cured by said deed of trust to ilu North Carolina Joint Stuck I .a; id j Bank of Durham. A deposit of 10 per cent wi!' !n; required from the purchaser at the sale. This 19 day December, 1929. TIPE FIRST NATIONAiI, COM PANY Of DURHAM, INC., Tm - tee, Formerly Th<- First National Trust Co. Durham, N. C. PINK LEVEL SCHOOL HONOR ROM- I (Hi NOV. 'First Grade, B: Edward Givy FiU'tre*! 1, Troy Thompson, Janus Strickland, Almond Watson, Be • I sic Mao White, Doris Strickland, Lily Mae Ellis, Hazel Denning-, Mary Elizabeth Jones, Sara S*r. ling, Dorothy Southard, Shirley Pee din, Mozclle Little, Franklin Wiggs. First Grade, A: Marvin Bras well, David Earle Evans, W. B Crocker, Beaman Pace, Chester Clumpier, Luby Tyner, Ke’y Capps, Mozelle Game, Jacqueline Hinnanf, Ruiby Pearl Stalling, Ethel Rogeirs, Annie Mae Dunn, Hdlen Strickland, Pearl Allen, Eunice Starling, Ruby Pearce. Second Grade: Nadine Pilking ton, Doris Mao Brown, Minnie Lee Brown, Clara Belle Crocker. R chel Creech, Inez Peedin, Annie Pilkington, Edna Price, Mam e Sellars, Martha Sellers, Flossie Starling, Melba Thompson, Edith i Wiggs, Isaac Capps, Ovid Coor. | Charles Watson, McCray Woo I- j ard, Wesley Wood. INDIGESTIONS RELIEVED . . . QUICKLY Thi« Purely Vegetable Pill aids nature as a lajc Ative in its digestive _duties. Often one. of here little pills taken after me&lj »r at bedtime will do wonders, es teciaily when you have overeaten »r are troubled with constipation, lemember they are Dr. Carter’s fop aula, young and old can take them. U! Druggists 25c and 75c red pUgs. BARTERS ISil FILLS Fourth Grade*: Bettie Johnson, >thelen Brown, Thelma Crocker, kina Earle White, Lena Futroll, langaret L. Strickland, Janie B. 'itzgerlad, Nathaniel Evans, fargaret Strickland, Herbert wlams, Lethu Price, Edith Creech, ohn Oliver Brown, Edith Pilk- ■ Fifth Grade: Bernice Pittman, 1 race Watson, Mildred Evans, daude Evans, James Braswe.! bertha Barl>ee, Inez Pace, Jacob ■•rice. ■Sixth Grade: Ix*tha Slallirgs, la nelly Creech, A Hie Mae Hughe-. Seventh Grade: Gold a Peed in. •Ninth Grade: Inez Crumpier, oci'Waiyi Leo Pilkington. Improvement Honor Boll. IB: Doris Strickland. 1A: Annie Mae Dunn. 2nd: Woodrow Crocker. 3rd: Irvin Southard1. 4 th: Marvin Wilkins. f>th Grade: Elsie CuthreU. fith: Thelma Brown. 7th: AMie Evans. Hth: Margaret Pilkinigton. IHh: Doroihy Barrow. I AWYKK A DUSKS I \X DKUNQI KNTS W'A SI II N( ;T( >N. N. ( ., I hr. If,. •I la lift S. Ward, former ( . . guess man from the First Dis-Diet m<l one of the best known at'or neys in Eastern Carolina, wrr s x letter to the Washington Frog ress in which he urges the pm, ’de of Beaufort county to de n<l on the board of county com missioners in force an,i demand that they do not take default judgments in the- matter of :,ho great. number of delinqiienen ■ * in l-hiis county. In the course of his letter lie says: “I am informed that, m afly 1200 suits to sell land for taxes have been brought against the citizens of this county ami if an swers are not filed in thirty days from the date of service, default judgments will follow, if the usual practice of the courts h adopted. “This presents a desperate sit DR. J.C. MANN The Well Known Eyesight Specialist anti Optician will be at his office in Stevens Bldg, next to Postoffice Bldg. Smithfield, N. C. every second Friday in each month from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. Headache relieved when caused 5y eyestrain. Over 20 years daily experience in examining eyes. When he fits you with glasses you have the satisfac tion of knowing they are cor rect. Remember the date and see him if your eyes are weak. Children with weak eyes should have them examined before school opens. Ilis next visit will b*'— FRIDAY, JAN. 10 We take this method of thanking our frinds and customers for their good will and patronage ... I and all my force wish them A Happy and Prosperous New Year I u at ion-. I find no fault •with the county commissioners for thei; course up to the present. But having1 now brought these suits and sto5 ->1 the statute of limi tations Lt is within their power and official discretion to stop where they are civl not pv*ss these cases to default judgments. This ought to he done and if they take the right view of it they would he glad to have the collective expression of sound 7>ull>] ic opinion brought to near upon them with compelling force. 1 have no authority—don’t want any—am not assuming to lead a revolution, but I write this letter 'to warn an(j advise the taxpayers <xf the county that the commis sioners now have the power to order their attorneys to enter a consent order that the defendants have time to answer until further notice and that these cases be continued without answer at least until another year has passed to see whether another crop can be made to save thousands of homes from, being sold and families 'turned out of them. The commis sioners have the power and they ought to do it. and they will lie glad to (jo it. (miserit 'orders could l»<* and ought to be made in these cases, that will save from $15,000 to $20,000 or more to these de fendants. “Four 'thousand of you ought to come up here next Monday in good humor and Ko in the courthouse at noon, debate :his question long enough to find nit whether what 1 have said in this let tor is true and if it is, have your commissioners present avd call on them to sign an agree ment that default, judgments will not he taken in these cases be fore December term, 1030, and not then unless and until there is further written notice, and that the attorneys fees and certain of the costs will not be insisted on. “1 wish that for one day you — the people—would stop whining, lay aside your nipples, and diapers and put on the “armor of ’ighi” now in this time of grievous “The action ,1 have advi above, would he in harmony v.1 : h the history of Beaufort county Superior court for the past 25 years. Lists of eases involving important, interests as long as my arm have been, continued from icourt to court on the call of the calendar Monday morning untu the parties and witnesses and the generation in which they lived, have passed on to the dead and the court end from Tuesday noon i to Wednesday night, until by this policy there are no cases to con tinue and never will be. If tills THROAT One b wallow of Thoxine is guar anteed to relieve sore throat. Quicker, better and pleasanter than anything you have ever 1 r Vr,°r *our ,non*y back, -c.. 60c.. $1.00. All druggists. could be clone as you have seen it so many times, 4.7hy should the county not b® willing to adopt a tolerant policy now in the time of this great financial depression? I -believe even the tobacco com panies would be willing to thjs 1___ Mr. Waixl states that he is in formed. that the commissioners do not to foreclose until next fall hut this, he states, does not mean that they will not take de fault judgments anj include the | large items o;f cost. To our Friends and Customers: We wish to extend our best wishes j| for a happy and prosperous 1930. . We sincerely thank you for your | \ patronage the past season, and wish to | , assure you that the Planters Ware- I [ house will give you a better and more S efficient service the coming season. § < Howard Stephenson, our grading | ! room manager, will be at the ware- | | house every Saturday through January m to deliver sticks to those of you who have not hauled 'yours yet. Please t come Tor them. \ Yours for service, I Planters Warehouse j DIXON WALLACE, Mgr. Smithfield, N. C. | 1 iiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiitiitjiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiimiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiitjiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiuKJiiiiiiiiitiiaiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiinin Grandmothers’ Bread The Bread Value of the Hour 7c Full Pound Wrapped Loaf TOMATOES Full pick 4 No. 2 Cans 29c I LIBBY’S I SAUERKRAUT I 3 No. 2 Cans 25c I CAMPBELL’S I PORK and BEANS | 3 Cans 25c QUAKER MAID B.VKED BEANS 3 cans 25c IONA CORN No. 2 can 10c IONA PEARS, No. 2 can, 2 for... 23c Camp. TOMATO SOUP, can 8 l-3c IONA STRING BEANS, can 10c IONA LIMA BEANS, No. 2 can^ 14c MACKEREL 3 Lbs. 25c SHREDDED I WHEAT 2 phgs. 21c EAGLE MILK Can 20c I Black Eyed Peas 3 lbs. 25c i SNOWDRIFT 8 lb. bucket $1.08 I Fairy Soap, 6 Cks. 25c MIXED NUTS, lb_25c Soft Shell Almonds, lb._43c Brazil Nuts, lb._19c Walnuts, lb._33c Pecans, lb._43c Citron Peel, lb._43c Atmore’s Mince Meat, lb_19c Pecan Stuffed Dates, pkg._29c A&P Currants_19c P CARNIVAL CHOCOLATES h' 5 lb. Bex_$l.f M Cluster Raisins, 15-oz._ 15c Layer Raisins_ 12lAc Glace Pineapple, lb.._55c Glace Cherries, lb._ 55c Layer Figs, 15-oz. _ candies, ib_i9c ^ '^ions^r ljil,7 ,v t'reams. Cocoanut Bon l5onf” (,um i,r°Ps Assorted Chocolates.) GRANDMOTHERS FRUIT CAKE 1 pound-- 50c -$1.00 2 pound ! Sr Atlantic & Pacific ^
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