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NORTH CAROLINA’S
GREATEST
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
CLINTON, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1925. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR
IECESSARY PAPER
mnty Policeman Lonnie Hon
eycutt Goes After Noted
Outlaw
10 TROUBLE EXPECTED
fhile Norton Is Fighting Extradition
■It Is Expected That South Caro
lina Will Turn Him Over to
Officer
With a request for extradition
(ifcpers granted by Governor McLean
Rural Policeman Lonnie Honeycutt
fyft Clinton Wednesday evening for
McCall, South Carolina, to get Will
Morton, who it is planned to bring to
tjtfal for his depredations here , three
sjSars ago.
if! Norton, since his capture in the
>xt state two weeks ago, has consis
Sntly fought extradition, may still
id a way to block his return here,
[owever, so far as can be learned,
lere is no reason why ihe should not
returned to Sampson.
Officer Honeycutt will first take his
application to the governor of South
Carolina. If that executive approves
the man will be returned. There are
no known grounds upon which the
North Carolina executive’s request
can be denied, however.
Norton has been endeavoring to get
his release, and is reported to have
retained a lawyer. A number of mes
sages have been exchanged between
tihe officers at McCall, where he was
arrested and the Sampson officials.
- The reward of $100 offered by the
county commissioners of this county
appears to have been all that held .the
outlaw. The South Carolina officers
have been very interested in this
phase of the matter and have'wired
for the money, which, however, will
-not be paid until the prisoner is on
•sj'jBis way here in the custody ®f
Sampson officers, with no chance for
escape. \ - .
Just which of tfie array of charges
__ igainst Norton will be pressed upon
his return here has not been definite
: ,ly decided. However, as there are
^•Jinany charges pending, and some in
dictments already brought, there is
■ho doubt^but that he will be tried on
V at least one serious charge.
SAMPSONIANS WIN
3 AT STATE FAIR
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.Six Awards at Raleigh Show Go To
Entries from This County,
Winning Cash Prizes
Six cash prizes, totaling $50.50,
were won by Sampsonians at the last
State fair, at Raleigh last fall, ac
cording to an announcement this
fevweek of the winners in the various
“ departments.
The best award, that of $20, was
won by Miss Myrtle Floyd, who was
the Sampson county demonstrator at
the time she entered her home econo
mics exhibit. Second money in the
same class, $10, was won with acoun
fit ty exhibit, entered in the name of the
^l^fcQunty by Miss Floyd.
Misses Edna Tatum and Marie
V Cashwell, of Ingold, won the $12
award in the clothing club demonstra
tion contest. Mrs. Lester Lamb, also
of Ingold, was given a $4 award for
her dairy showing and the same prize
was also awarded to Mrs. D. W.
Christeson of Clinton. Mrs. J. M.
Starling of Roseboro also won a cash
prize for her house furnishings ex
hibit.
The report of winners shows that
75 counties in the s£ate participated
in the prize money at the state fair.
METHODIST CIRCLES MEET
The circles of the Methodist church
held their meetings Mopday after
noon. Circle A met with Mrs. S. J.
Asbury, Jr., and Circle B with Mrs.
J. I. Weeks. Business meetings
were held and work outlined. Each
hostess served tempting refresh
ments during the social hour. The
Missionary society will meet next
Monday in the church at 3 o’clock.
STATE DENTIST VISITS SCHOOLS
Dr. L. E. Buie, state dentist of
Raleigh, who arrived here last week
is visiting the schools in surrounding
towns and examining the pupils’
teeth and . making needed repairs.
,st week Dr. Buie was at the Frank
lin school. He is spending this week
at Garland and will go to the Ingold
school next week. Dr. Buie will be
in the county for a period of three
months doing this work according t'o
word given out from the office of Dr.
E. T. Hollingsworth. . ■ '
TWO AUTOS COLLIDE
A Studebaker, driven by Arthur
Peterson, colored, ran into a Liberty
driven by another negro Monday night
on the Wilmington highway. The
Liberty was standing on the road
without any lights while the driver
was making repairs. The driver of
the Studebaker was not blamed and
was let go. The Liberty was dam
aged considerably while the other
car was not hurt much.
10 HAVE BIG MEET
Leading National Characters to At
tend State Convention in April
in Greensboro
Five Sunday school specialists of
continent wide reputation have been
secured to speak at the annual state
Sunday School convention which is to
be held in Greensboro on April 28, 29
and 30, according to information re
ceived here from D. W. Sims, general
superintendent of the North Carolina
Sunday School association.
Dr. Charles W. Brewbaker, Dayton
Ohio, general secretary of Sunday
school work for the United Brethren
church, who is said to be an authority
on Sunday school admisintration, will
deliver several addresses in the con
vention, and conduct two special con
ferences for Sunday school superin
tendents and other executive officers.
Dr. Brewbaker is author of several
books on Sunday school administra
tion, whiuh are considered among the
best that have been written.
The adult division superintendent
for the Christian Disciples church,
Mr. Charles Dansie, St. Louis, Mo.,
has been secured to do special work
in the convention along the line of
the organized adult Bible class. Mr.
Dansie is widely known as a special
ist in the work with adults in the
Sunday school. He will conduct two
conferences for adult Bible class
workers.
In charge of tine special confer
ences for workers with young people
;from 12 to 23 years of age, will be
iDr. Percy R. Hayward, Chicago, 111.,
young people’s division superinten
dent for the International Council of
Religious Education. Dr. Hayward
comes to the state highly recommend
ed for the work he is to do, having
had years of training and experience
in the work with and for young peo
ple in the Sunday school.
Miss Meme Brockway, Philadel
phia, Pa., director of children’s work
for tihe Northern Baptist church, will
be the specialist in charge of several
special conferences for workers in
the cradle roll, beginners, primary
and junior departments of the Sunday
school. Miss Brockway is widely
and favorably know n by Sunday
school workers of all denominations
throughout the countiy.
To give special emphasis to the
work of the Daily Vacation Bible
school. Mr. Thomas S. "Evans, New
York, N. Y., secretary of the Inter
national Daily Vacation Bible School
association, has been secured. Mr.
Evans has traveled extensively in in
terest. of Daily Vavation Bible school
and is considered one of the best
informed men in America on this
subject.
Besides the out of state speakers
the program committee for the con
vention has announced that a large
number of the best informed and
most experienced Sunday school
workers in the state will also take
part on the program. The committee
hopes to announce a full roster of in
state speakers at an early date.
The local committee on arrange
ments in Greensboro are already busy
with plans for entertaining the con
vention. Delegates will be enter
tained on the Harvard plan. The
convention is for Sunday school work
ers of all denominations, and it is
expected that it will be the most
largely attended Sunday school meet
ing ever held in the state.
. A NEAR FIRE
Some time between closing time
Saturday night and opening time on
Monday morning, the pressing club
of Mr. J. P. Parker, came near being
destroyed by fire. A short circuit in
the building caused the burning of
wires and scorched paper, but owing
to the fuse blowing, electricity was
automatically cut off, thereby avert
ing what might have been a bad blaze
MATTHEWS-ROYAL
Miss Mamie Royal of Clinton and
Mr. Matthews were married Sunday
in Wilmington. Mrs. Matthews is
the daughter of Mrs. Mary Royal.
Ms Matthews formerly worked here
for the Carolina Power and Light
company.
CLINICS ANNOUNCED
, Dr. E. T. Collingsworth, county
health officer, announces clinics, Fri
day, February 27, at St. Paul in
Newton Grove township and Tuesday
March 3 at Plainview in . MingQ
township. •' * >— •• • •
NEED OF COUNTY
Utterly* Impossible for Superior
Court to Handle Business
Scheduled '
MANY CASES ARE PENDING
With More Than 1,300 Cases on Civil
Docket, Sampson Court Gets
Further Behind As Time
Goes
With 110 casts set on the calendar
for hearing in twelve days, the next
term of superior court of Sampson
county faces an impossible task, and
one that emphasizes the demand for a
county court to take care of much of
the small detail that so hampers the
efficiency of the superior body.
The 110 cases on the calendar,
however, do not in any manner show
the condition of the docket. The
cases set are those, which, in order
of filing or by special court order,
are entitled to first hearing. With
one or two special exceptions, the
cases listed for hearing are more than
a year old, and some of them are
several years behind.
Should the entire calendar as an
nounced be cleared at tihis term, the
conditions would be little better. The
cases chosen for hearing are culled
from about G50 cases, all a year or
more old. In addition to these cases,
about the same number of newer cases
that have never been set for hearing,
have been filed, making a total of ap
proximately 1,300 cases now pending.
New cases are being filed at about
three times the rate of moving of
older ones.
However, there is little prospect
that the calendar will be cleared, as
such is impossible. About ten cases
have been assigned for each day, yet
it is probable that some of tihc cases
will take a day or more each, thus
crowding others out. The first case
of the calendar, in which the settle
ment of an old estate is involved, will
probably take several days, according
to attorneys interested.
Much of this congestion, attorneys
say, can be avoided by the adoption
of the proposed County Court for
Sampson. It is estimated that from
one half to two thirds of the cases
now docketed for superior court would
be heard in the County Court, thus
releasing the higher body to more
important cases.
The term opens here Monday,
March 9. Judge Midyette will be on
the bench, and the entire two weeks
will be devoted to civil actions.
C. OF G. DIRECTORS
TO MEET FRIDAY
Civic Organization Will Hear of the
Work Done and Plan for
Future
A meeting of the directors of the
Chamber of Commerce will be held at
the chamber rooms Friday afternoon
at 2 p. m., at which time a report on
the activities of the past ten months
will be heard and the program for the
next year taken up and dismissed.
This meeting will be one of the
most important held by the chamber
as it will probably result in the for
mation of the plan for the coming
year. Just what this will be is un
known, as no one, to date, has con
sidered the future arrangements.
However, there is no doubt but that
a very satisfactory report of the ac
vities of the past few months will be
All of the officers of the concern,
as well as all directors, are expected
to be present at this meeting.
BAPTISTS RALLY
The Baptist leaders of the Eastern
Association, including all the pastors,
active laymen, women and young peo
ple are called to meet in the Clinton
Baptist church on March 15 for an
all day mission rally, beginning at 10
o’clock. It is expected that a light
lunch will be served at the church at
the noon hour.
The purpose of this rally is purely
informational and inspirational. Ad
dresses on missions and different
phases of the denominational program
will be made. Round table discus
sions on the present status of the
work and on future plans will be open
to all. Besides the local talen of the
association the following general de
nominational workers will take part
in the program: Rev. Charles An
derson of Fayetteville and Prif. M.
A. Huggins of Raleigh. A repre
sentative group is expected from
each church in the association.
FLOOR PLANS FOR SAMPSON’S NEW COUNTY HOME
The above is the architect’s sketch
of the floor plan of the ground floor
of the new county home, to be erect
ed at the county farm this summer.
A study of this p'a^ demonstrates
that the new structure will be decid
edly above the average in convenience^
and comfort. The center building
will be devoted to offices, reception I
halls, kitchen and dining rooms. A
second floor above this portion will
also furnish rooms for the caretakers.
The two wings are given over to
white and colored occupants, with
hospital wards for each. A new de
parture is also found in the tubercu
lar wards, which, for sanitary rea
sons, arc removed from the main
structure, thus permitting of better
treatment of patients and safeguard
ing the health of other inmates. Ex
clusive baths for men and women,
white and colored, are also provided,
and each room will be steam heated
and supplied with running hot and
cold water and electric lights.
COB ERROR IN
PICKLE ARTICLE
State Papers Carried Story Ignoring
Establishment of Clinton
Acreage
The state daily papers a few days
ago carried an article emanating
from Wilmington, in which the
towns to furnish cucumbers for the
Waller pickling plant, to be located
at that port city, were named with
the exception of Clinton. This na
turally led to the assumption that
Clinton was not to be one of £he
supplying points for the new indus
try,
Mr. T. B. Smith, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, has been as
sured, however, that this was an er
ror, and that Clinton will be one of
the receiving points, as originally
planned.
A change, however, has been made
in the method of handling the cucum
bers, which effects all points, includ
ing Clinton. An arrangements has
been made with the Atlantic Coast
Line, whereby a satisfactory com
modity rate has been 'secured, and
this, coupled with fast daily service,
has removed the necessity of the
pickling concern establishing brin
ing vats here and elsewhere. The
cucumbers will be shipped daily, in
stead and the brining done for all
points at Wilmington.
Arrangements were made this week
by Mr. Smith on behalf of the Wal
ler concern for leasing the Clute
warehouse, where the cucumbers will
be received, weighed and paid for.
They will then be shipped daily to
Wilmington, instead of being stored
in vats here.
CLINiTON LOSES
Wilmington definitely put Clinton
out of the high school championship
race Saturday night by a score of 40
to 19. Tucker was high scorer for
Wilmington, while Williams made the
most points for Clinton. The feature
of the game as a few long shots by
the losers.
MRS. BEST HOSTESS
Mrs. J. R. Best entertained a few
friends at dinner Thursday evening
at her home on Lisbon street. The
table was beautiful in its appoint
ments and was centered by a basket
of spring flowers. Covers were laid
for Misses Hester Ann Farrior, Bar
bara Weir, Cfrace Finley, Nel Peter
son Bonnie Belle Horton and the hos
tess
ASH WEDNESDAY. FIRST
DAY OF LENT, OBSERVED
Ash Wednesday the first day of
Lent was observed with appropriate
services in St. Paul’s Episcopal
church at 10;30 o’clock Wednesday
morning. Rev. H. D. Cone, rector,
was in charge of the service. Dur
ing Lent services will be held at 4
o’clock on Wednesdays and at 7:30
p. m. on Fridays.
Ash Wednesday ushers in the sea
son of Lent which is of forty days
duration and which is a time when
special attention is given to prayer,
mediation, self examination, good
works and almfe-giving.
Holy Week services will be held
daily and on some days two services
will be held. This schedule will be
announced later. On Easter Sunday,
April 12, special services will be held
and Holy Communion celebrated in
St. Paul’s church.
THREE TIMES 1$
ENOUGH Of THIS
Mr. Henry Register Thinks Burglars
At Least Like the Line of Goods
He Carries
After having had his store robbed
for the third time in as many months,
Mr. Henry Register of the Register
Mercantile company, is sure that his
line of goods appeals to the esthetic
taste of the ones so inclined.
The store was robbed again Monday
night and shirts this time seemed to
be the garments most needed. A doz
en of the best in stock were taken, the
garments being carefully removed
from their boxes and the containers
stored under a counter. The cash
drawer was also broken open, but it
contained less than $2 in small charge
Just how the burglar operated is
unknown. He went out, however, by
the front door, leaving it unlocked.
Whether he hid in the store before it
was closed, or had a key to the door,
is unknown. According to Policeman
Price, he turned off the lights in the
store, as Price noticed early in the
night that it was off. Later, how
ever, it was on again and so re
mained until the proprietor showed
up.
MRS. STEWART ENTERTAINS
Mrs. J. A. Stewart is entertaining
the Tea and Topics club at her home
on College street at three o’clock.
Several guests will arrive at a later
hour when rook wilt be played.
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CHILD IN HOAD
KILLED BY AUTO
Daughter of Mr. Billy Jones Buns to
Her Death Attempting to See
Airplane
Attracted into the open road in
front of her father’s store on the
northern boundary of Clinton, Har
riet Elizabeth, the four year old
daughter of Mr. Billy Jones was hit
and instantly killed Friday morning
oy an automobile.
The child was playing about her
home, which is connected with her
father’s store, when an airplane was
sighted. In her attempt to watch the
plane as it soared over the earth, the
child unconsciously backed into the
roadway. A truck, driven by Nelson
MePhail, colored, was going from the
Art Vann farm to Clinton.
Witnesses say that the child ap
peared in the road so suddenly that
the driver had no opportunity to
dodge her. She, apparently, was too
much interested in the airplane to
see or hear the truck. McPJiail was
given a hearing and held in bail of
$1,000, which was supplied. It is un
derstood that the parents of the child
do not hold him responsible for the
death.
The child was buried at St. Mat
thew’s church, Keener, Saturday af
ternoon. Services were conducted
ay Rev. Berry of Falcon.
MRS. B. J. DAUGHTRY DIES
Mrs. B. J. Daughtry died at her
i-ome Friday, February 13 after a
long illness. She was a patient wo
man, who loved life and did all she
;ould to make others love it equally
is well. Sha possessed those traits
■vhich make up and fashion the true
voman.
Mrs. Daughtry became a member
>f the Free Will Baptist church when
ifteen years, of age and was ever
■eady to serve her Master. The de
based is survived by the hsuband
md six children, Eva, Velva, Gertrude
Bessie, Benjampr amd Gorman. Sev
eral brothers and sisters also survive.
The funeral service .was conducted
it her home by Rev. L- R. Ennis of
joldsboro and T. M. Lee of Clinton,
ind she was laid to rest in the Clin
:on cemetery by the side of her son
Leon L. Daughtry, who gave his
ife for his country.
Senator L. A./Bethune returned to
Raleigh Sunday evening after spend
ing the week end here with his fam
ly.
1L ELECTION
TO CONSOLIDATE
’iROSEBOROSCHOOL
Will Create New District and
Provide Better School for •
Territory
AUTHORIZE $40,000 BONDS
Direct District Tax Will Provide
Funds for Erecting, Altering and .
Equipping New School Build
ings
A special election has been called
by the board of county commission
ers for Tuesday, April 14th, at which
time the voters of that section will
vote upon the petition of the board
of education for a consolidation of
school districts and a bond issue to
provide a bigger and better school for
western Sampson.
The election, if passed, will create
i new school district, to be made up
of the present Roseboro district and
parts of the contingent districts. Un
der the present arrangement, Rose
boro has a graded and a high school,
and this is being used by special tax
ation by pupils from the adjoining
districts. Under the new plan, the
school will become a district school
for tihe entire territory, thus allow
ing it to serve a bigger field in a bet
ter manner. .
The present school taxes in the
districts effected will be substituted
by a specj^l tax of not to. exceed 30
cents on property and 90 cents on
poll. A bond issue will be provided
at the same time for $40,000, to al
low for the improvement and en
largement of the present buildings
and to erect any necessary additional
buildings. -• ;
A new registration of all voters
desiring to vote on this matter is
compulsory. The registration books V
in the various districts effected will
be opened Saturday, March 14, and
will close on Saturday April 4. Sat- ,
urday, April 11 is set as bhaUengq - , 4
day. ' ' ■
The “Australian Ballot” will also
be used at this election, both of the
propositions being printed upon the
same ballot, with voting squares set
opposite each proposition in which to
vote “yes” or “no.” Full instructions
for voting will be printed on each
ballot.
FEARS EPIDEMIC
County Health Officer Starts Vacci
nation Against Spread of
Disease
With one case reported Tuesday"
night, and with the fear that other
persons may have been exposed, Dr.
E. T. Hollingsworth, county health
officer, Wednesday started vaccinating
in the southern end of Sampson in
order to prevent the spread of small
pox. The disease, it is reported, has
secured a strong foothold around
Wallace, where about 60 cases have
been reported in the past few days.
Reports from Wallace indicate that
while the disease is epidemic there,
it is of a mild form, and no deaths
are known to have occured as yet from
it.
The first case in Sampson was re
ported Tuesday night by Dr. W. C.
Wysong, who drove to Clinton late
that night from Barrels Store to re
port the illness of Mrs. Gilliad Hall.
Mrs. Hall, the physician . reported,
had been visiting in Wallace and had
been exposed to the disease there.
Her condition was not thought ser
ious.
Dr. Hollingsworth immediately
planned to vaccinate, if necessary, in
wholesale lots, and left for Harrels
Store early Wednesday to start sup
plying the preventative. With the
disease as close to Sampson as it is,
he expects to do considerable vacci
nating in that portion of the county
and thus halt its spread.
ROUND DOZEN MEETS
Mrs. W. M. Bethune will entertain
the members of the Round Dozen
club next Tuesday at her home on
Sunset avenue at 2:30 o’clock. '
SMALL BLAZE TUESDAY
Shortly after 4:30 an alarm was
turned in calling the fire department
to the W. F. Sessoms home on Col- 3
lege street. Some children were ■?
playing in the barn with matches and \
a small blaze started. No damage
was done, however.
JOLLY EIGHTS MHET
The Jolly Eight club will be enter
tained Saturday afternoon by Miss.
Annie Gray Boney at her home on
Sampson street