VOLUME 38.
THE SMITHFIELD HERALD FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1919.
Number 27.
MEN OF THE 119TH
LAND AT CHARLESTON
Company C, 119th Regiment Was on
the Madawaska, Which Arrived at
Charleston, S. C„ Wednesday—Go
to Camp Jackson to Be Mustered
Out.
“More units of the 30th with Brig
adier General S. L. Faison among her
passengers, came in on the transport
Madawaska, which arrived here this
morning, coming up the harbor at 9
o’clock and docking at the port termi
nals above this city at about 10:30.
Debarkation of troops proceeded at
once, special trains taking the men to
Camp Jackson.
“On the Madawaska came 96 officers
and 2,307 men of the famous Old
Hickory division composed of North
Carolina, South Carolina and Tennes
see troops. General Faison com
mands the 60th brigade of infantry
composed of the 119th and 120th regi
ments of infantry and the 115th ma
chine gun battalion. Thirty- three
officers of the 30th division headquar
ters were aboard. They will go tc
Camp Jackson.
“Of the 119th infantry, which wras
commanded by Col. John Van B
Metts, there are 32 officers and 1,12C
men on the Madawaska. They in
clude regimental and first battalion
headquarters, headquarters supply
and machine gun companies, medical
detachment first battalion, companies
A, B, C and D and have been assigned
as follows: Camp Jackson, 28 officers
and 934 men; Camp Dodge, two offi
cers and 122 men; Camp Lee, one offi
cer and 27 men; Camp Funston, one
officer and 37 men.
“Of the 117th infantry there are or
the Madawaska 21 officers and 87E
men, all assigned to Camp Jackson
They include headquarters second and
third battalions, sanitary detachment
third battalion, companies G, H. I, K
and L. and M.”
BETHANY NOTES.
Price’s school came to a close Sat
urday, March 29th, after a term oi
four months. The exercises com
menced by a song, recitations, declam
ations, drills and songs and an ad
dress by Prof. McArthur, of Kenly
school were the program for the day
Dinner was served on the grounds
Excellent music was furnished by
by Messrs. Stancil and Finnell. The
last was a game of baseball by Glen
lale and Price’s, the score being 22
to 9 in favor of Price’s.
Several people from near Foui
Oaks were visitors to attend the clos
ing exercises of our school.
The lower vocal union met at Beth
any church Sunday. Some good sing,
ing is reported.
Misses Luanne and Alger Hare
of Stilleys, spent Sunday with Miss
Sadie Creech.
Mrs. Nettie Knox, of Kenly, speni
the week-end with Mrs. Ora Creech.
Mr. Clyde Stancil, of Center Ridge
spent Saturday night with Neville
Stancill.
Mr. Zeb Atkinson, of Lucama, speni
a short while Sunday with his sister
Mrs. Lena Creech.
The union meeting of the Primitive
Baptist churches of this section was
held with Beulah church Saturday and
Sunday. A large crowd was present
Several of the members of Bethany
church attended the Missionary Bap
tist union meeting, which was held
with Micro Baptist church.
The writer attended the closing oi
Plainview school, about three miles
north of Selma, Friday. The Juniors
of Selma Council presented the school
with Bible and flag. Splendid talks
were made by Rev. J. E. Dupree and
Rev. H. W. Baucom, Prof. Moser and
Mr. J. D. Parker. An abundant din
ner was spread and after all had eater
plenty was left. Mr. Baucom talked
after dinner and showed American,
German and French helmets, a Ger
man hand grenade, a gas mask, a
sword cane and some other things.
The pupils of the school had exercises
also.
The farmers are cutting their cot
ton acreage and holding their cotton.
We could send to school longer if we
could get a good price for cotton, as it
would not take long to harvest a
small crop.
Don’t plant so much tobacco that
it will hinder you from saving your
fodder and hay, and you will have to
buy feed.B.
Kenly, R 2, April 2.
Chicago women, 134,731 of them,
voted Tuesday against the movement
to oust the saloons of that city on
May 1. If these women had joined
their sisters and brothers who want
ed the saloons to go out on May 1,
Chicago would have been a saloonless
city after May 1. The vote against
ousting the saloons was 391,260; the
vote for ousting was 144,032.
CLAYTON BUDGET OF NEWS.
Some One Borrowed M. Talton’s Car.
Baptist Castor to Move Family to
Clayton This Week—Dr. Bass May
Be Buried at Clayton.
Clayton, April 2.—Miss Thelma
Barbour spent the week-end at Kin
ston.
Mr. and Mrs. Gurney Edgerton and
Mr. Foy Thompson, of Kenly, were
here visiting friends Sunday and Mon
day.
Mr. E. B. McCullers went to New
port News, Va., this week to see his
son, Warren, who has just landed
there from oversea. He expects to be
home real soon.
Mr. Ralph Austin, of Camp Lee,
Va., spent five days this week here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vy:k
Austin.
Mrs. R. C. Sears and baby, of Apex,
are here on a visit to parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Boone.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Ellis gave a din
ner last Sunday, to members of their
families and a few friends, in honor
of their daughter’s third birthday.
Catherine is small but enjoyed the day
as much as any one present.
The Junior Music Recital given in
the auditorium last Friday night was
a great success. The children were
very small, but showed excellent
training.
Mrs. C. B. Turley and Mrs. W. F.
Weathers returned Monday night
from a visit to friends at Oxford.
Rev. A. O. Moore, of Scotland Neck,
who is the new pastor for the Baptist
church, will move his family here
Thursday of this week. Mr. Moore
has been coming each Sunday for
some time, but as his children had
whooping cough his wife could not
come. We welcome them to our town
and bid them feel at home and as one
of us.
Last Sunday morning Mr. John T.
Talton wen out to get his car, an Olds
mobile, but it was not there. Some
one had taken the privilege of going
into the garage and taking it for their
own personal benefit. It was found on
the road near Auburn some time Mon
day without gas. The guilty party
has not been found.
Dr. C. De L. Bass, of Raleigh, died
at Rex Hospital Sunday morning at
seven o’clock after a very severe at
tack of pneumonia following the flu.
Owing to the condition of Mrs. Bass,
who also had flu, she could not be told
of his death. Dr. Bass was placed in
the receiving vault at Oakwood cem
etery until Mrs. Bass was better. Her
physician hoped to be able to tell Mrs.
Bass by the middle of the week, but
on Tuesday she learned of his death,
it is thought, through a newspaper
which had been left in her reach. Mrs.
Bass was, before her marriage, Miss
Lois Massey, of this place, and both
she and Dr. Bass were well known and
were quite a popular young couple.
Mrs. Bass has the sympathy and love
of the town as a whole in her dark
hours. They made their home here
until bust fall, when they went to
Raleigh, where he w'as practicing
dentistry at the time of his death.
They have been married two years in
the coming June. He will probably be
brought here and laid to rest in the
Massey burying ground. Arrange
ments for the burial have not been
made known yet.
Mrs. Hardee Horne visited friends
at Franklin, Va., this week.
Baseball in Goldsboro.
Goldsboro, April 1.—Arrangements
have been made by the Goldsboro
Chamber of Commerce to have the
American and the Brooklyn National
Baseball Clubs play an exhibition
game in Goldsboro on Wednesday,
April 16. These two teams are on
their annual playing trip south, and
will make only one stop in North
Carolina, as they will open the spring
series in New York city on April 18.
To March 25, a total of 502,830
officers and enlisted men and nurses
landed on American shores from
overseas duty. The total number who
returned last week was 59,395.
Sec’y Baker will sail for Europe
Monday to look after the wind up of
the affairs of the American army in
France. With Secretary Baker away,
the President and three members of
his cabinet will be in Europe—Robert
Lansing, Secretary of State, Jose
phus Daniels, secretary of the Navy,
and Newton D. Baker, Secretary of
War.
Why, the Ideer!
Mr. Newrich had purchased a coun
try home and was posing as a gentle
man farmer. He was showing Mr.
Towne through the place, and Mr.
Towne was admiring the chickens.
“I suppose you hatch all these
chickens yourself?” said Mr. Towne.
“Should say not,” said Mr. New
rich. “I got hens here for that pur
pose.”—Luke McLuke.
ANOTHER JOHNSTON
SOLDIER HONORED
Corporal Carlton Stephenson. Member
of Company B, 120th Infantry, Pre
' sented With the Distinguished Ser
vice Cross for Meritorious Conduct
on the Feld of Battle.
Corporal Carlton Stephenson, son of
Mrs. Bedie A. Stephenson, of Clayton,
has been awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross for gallant conduct on
the field of action. The order award
ing the great honor is as follows:
"The Commander-in-Chief, Amer
ican Expeditionary Forces, in the
name of the President, has awarded
and presented you with the Disting
uished Service Cross for the act of
meritorious conduct described as fol
lows: '
“Severely wounded, you remained
with your automatic rifle section in
CARLTON STEPHENSON. ^
an exposed position, covering the
withdrawal of your company. Al
though almost surrounded, you in
flicted severe losses on the enemy, and
held your position throughout the day.
“The Division Commander wishes
to convey his congratulation upon re
ceipt of this decoration and for your
gallant conduct while serving with
this Division.
“By Command of Major General
Lewis.
“Andrew J. White, Lieut. Colonel,
Infantry.” ,
Carlton Stephenson is a member of
Company B, 120th Infantry, and took
a most prominent part in the fighting
in the latter days of the war.
Writing to his mother on March 3,
from Le Mans, France, he says that
a few days before the Clayton boys
had a reunion. Those present were
Aubrey and Ekie Gattis, Garland
Young, Warren McCullers, Hunter
Hamilton and Wilbur Barnes.
He writes of the Government award
ing him the D. S. C. and says that
only three men in his company were
so nonored.
The Thirtieth Division, of which
Corporal Stephenson is a member is
now on this side and the boys of Clay
ton, Smithfield and Selma, may soon
be at home again.
New Goddard Rocket Powerful En
gine of War.
Dr. Robert H. Goddard, professor
of physics at Clark College, acting
under the patronage of the United
States War Department, the Smith
sonian Institute, Clark University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has
invented a new rocket that is reported
to be a terrible engine of war, with
an altitude rage of 70 miles straight
up in the air and a distance range of
at least 200 miles.
The rocket has been developed in a
a special laboratory at Worcester
Tech, and the signing of the armistice
prevented its being put to actual use
in warfare against the Germans.
The Goddard rocket is propelled by
a perfected gas engine installed in the
lower part of the shell, the explosions
that generate the power coming from
cartridges that are fed into chambers
by a clock-like time device. The rocket
does not require a cannon to start it
on its flight, the journey beginning
from any point where a man can get.
The feature of the rocket is in the
head, where a chamber is filled to con
tain either high explosive or gas.—
Worcester, Mass., Dispatch.
Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Roose
velt, who recently returned from
France, has announced that he will
retire from business and enter poli
tics. He says that he believes strong
ly in the principles advocated by his
father., the late ex-President Roose
velt. He says his present activities
will be confined to the organization
in this country of the World’s War
Veterans’ Association.
NEWSY LETTER FROM
THE TOWN OF SELMA
Selma-Smithfield Debates on Tonight
at Doth Towns—Selma Has Enthu
siastic Town Meeting and l*uts Out
Ticket—Junior Order Growing.
The writer of these Selma squibs
has been so busy recently that he has
felt almost like throwing up the job
until a more convenient season. But
the town is taking on new life and this
is giving every interested person in
her borders more to do, so I am com
ing again with a bit of scattered news
picked up here and there.
The first thing I want to say is this.
Any reporter for a newspaper could
do a better job if the people would
give him the happenings, tell him the
comings and goings of the people and
report to him the special events that
they would like to give out for publi
cation. But this is not generally done.
On the other hand, most of us wait
until we read the paper and then go to
the reporter and say I did so and so
last week or such and such a thing
happened. Why didn’t you put it in the
paper. These folks know the reason
before they approach the reporter.
They have not told him anything
about it. Every newspaper in the land
could be made more useful and read
able if the people would get the habit
of telling the reporters the things that
should go in the paper. I want to say
further that it is just as important—
and more so—to write up a local ex
citing Sunday-school affair as it is a
local shooting or stealing scrape. We
need to educate our people to read and
comment on the best things that hap
pen.
Among the personal happenings
this week are the following: Mrs. W.
A. Edgerton, of Wilson, came to Sel
ma for a few days’ visit; Misses Rod.
well and Brietz spent Saturday after
noon in Smithfield; Misses Folger and
iMcKee spent Saturday in Raleigh;
Miss Lena Johnston entertained the
Fidelis class of the Baptist church in
her home Tuesday night at a Tackey
Party. All the young folks of the
church were present and enjoyed the
pleasant occasion immensely.
Sunday morning at the Baptist
church a missionary program was of
fered by the smaller grades of the
Sunday School. The program was in
teresting all the way through. Its
success was due largely to Miss Kil
patrick and Mrs. Dupree for the excel
lent training they gave the children.
After the program by the children Mr.
C. R. Boone, of Raleigh, made an in
structive talk on Missions.
Miss Esther McNeil spent the
week-end with her parents in Row
land.
Mr. N. E. Edgerton spent last week
in New York. Dr. I. W. Mayerberg’s
parents have been visiting the Dr. and
Mrs. Ma.verberg this week. Dr. May
erberg’s father is the Rabbi of the syn
agogue at Goldsboro.
Mrs. R. W. Etheridge spent Satur
day at Wilson’s Mills.
Mr. John Talton’s family were vis
iting in Dunn last Sunday and Mon
day.
Monday night the town of Selma
held one of the most eventful meet
ings perhaps ever held in the town. It
was a mass meeting of the citizens to
nominate candidates for the various
town offices for the coming May elec
tion. It was harmonious and without
out politics, of any kind. Everything
.vas open and above board. After a
short talk by Mr. E. II. Moser on the
intent and purposes of the meeting the
convention was ready to nominate of
ficers. Y*. IT. Call was nominated for
mayor. S. P. Wood, R. A. Winston.
W. W Hare and J. N. Wiggs were
nominated for commissioners. Each
made a S' orf talk and received a hear
ty response from the convention as
he accepted the honor conferred. The
mayor-nominee made a soul-stirring
speech that rang true of the coming
improvements that are due to Selma.
Now that she is united and started
somewhere.
Last Friday the Junior Order of
Selma presented a flag and Bible to
Plainview school. A big crowd at
tended and a big dinner furnished by
the hospitable community was at
tacked in a vigorous manner but it
was not all consumed. Councillor
Wade Brown presided at the cere
mony. E. H. Moser presented the flag,
Rev. Mr. Baucom, of Smithfield ac
cepting it. Rev. J. E. Dupree present
ed the Bible, which wras accepted by
Mr. Parker, of Smithfield. The occa
sion was a splendid one all the way
through. It was fittingly received by
the community too.
The Junior Order of Selma is making
some rapid forward strides just now.
More than forty applicants for mem
bership were recived at the meeting
last Tuesday night. It looks like this
good order is going to take the town
for the principles of Americanism and
good schools.
Tonight the Selma-Smithfield de
COUNTY PILL HOLLERS GATHER
Druggists' Association of Johnston
County Met Here Yesterday After
noon—Entertained By Mr. and Mrs.
I). II. Creech.
Yesterday the fourth meeting: of the
Johnston County Druggists’ Associa
tion was held in Smithfield in the
Commercial Club room. The meeting
was called to order by Mr. Clarence
Harper, of Selma, president of the
Association. There were sixteen mem
bers present. After the business was
transacted, the entire association was
invited to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
D. H. Creech, who delightfully enter
tained them for a time. Music ren
dered on the piano by Miss Lalla
Rookh Stephenson and also that fur
nished by the graffonola was much
enjoyed. Delicious fruit and salad,
wafers and coffee were served in the
dining room. Those present will re
member with pleasure this enjoyable
feature of the meeting in Smithfield.
The druggists present at the meet
ing were: D. H. Hood and P. A. Lee,
of Dunn; C. P. Harper and E. V.
Woodard ,of Selma; R. T. Fulghum,
of Kenly; Ralph Canaday, of Four
Oaks; Moses Peacock and L. Gilbert,
of Benson, and T. R. Hood, H. C. Hood
and D. H. Creech, of Smithfield.
BENTONVILLE NEWS.
Rev. Mr. Midgett, pastor of the
Methodist church, delivered a very
able talk on Missions at Ebeneezer
church Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Flowers spent
the week-end in the Poplar Springs
section with their daughter, Mrs. John
Morgan.
Mr. J. F. Westbrook and sons, of
Newton Grove, attended services at
Ebenezer Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. D. Stephenson and children of
McCullers, spent the week-end in this
section with Mrs. Stephenson’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Beasley.
Mr. Stephen Westbrook left for
Laporte, Indiana, Thursday, where he
was called to the bedside of his son,
Mr. Harvey Westbrook, who is very
ill with pneumonia.
Mr. Percy Smith and family, near
Smithfield, were visitors in this sec
tion Sunday.
Mr. A. M. Rose spent the week-ejid
in Wilson’s Mills, where he attended
the quarterly meeting of the Disciple
church. He represented Mill Creek
church. * '* -J
We are sorry to note that Mrs. Her
man Denning, of Wayne county, is
very ill with typhoid fever. Mrs.
Denning is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Sanders, of our section.
Last Friday the news was spread
over our section of the sad death of
one of our oldest citizens, Mr. John
Dunn, who was about ninety years old.
He seemed to be in fair health except
his age. He was laid to rest on Sat
urday afternoon in the Grantham
burying ground beside his companion,
who preceded him several years ago.
He leaves one son, Mr. filbert Dunn,
and two daughters, Misses May and
Laura Dunn, all of whom lived with
him.
Mr. George W. Massey in a conver
sation 'with the writer told by several
of the neighbors and himself that
while digging a grave in the Benton
ville cemetery for one of Mr. W. A.
Massey’s children, dug into the re
mains of a person supposed to be a
soldier of the Civil War. They found
a button representing a uniform of
1805. The remains showed that it was
not put in a coffin or box of any kind
when buried. A piece of lightwood
: bout eight or ten inches long was
found in the grave. No one in this
country has any recollection of any
one’ being buried in this spot.
The colored Disciples held their
quarterly meeting with the Benton
ville Disciples church last Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. On Sun
day afternoon Constable J. H.
Mashburn, accompanied by ’Squire K.
L. Rose were called on to serve some
warrants on some parties who were
at the church. Mr. Mashburn at
tempted to do his duty in serving the
papers, when some forty or fifty col
ored men attempted a riot and stopped
the officer by flourishing their guns
and forbidding the officers doing their
duty and threatening their lives. So
many against the officer he was com
pelled to retreat. This seems to be
the results of bullies armed with pis
tols and tanked up on monkey rum.
Bentonville, April 2.
bates take place, one at Selma, the
other at Smithfield. Margie Benoy and
Julia Winston Ashworth go from Sel
ma to debate the Smithfield team.
Jennings Talton and Emma Lucas
Ward debate at home gainst a team to
be sent here by Smithfield. These de
bates promise to be interesting and in
structive. The question is a live one.
Did you ask what it is? Well, go out
tonight to the school building and find
out. Go to Smithfield if you live in
that town. Otherwise, come to Sel
inas’ school house.
Selma, N. C., April 3.
PRINCETON AND
BOON HILL NOTES
Young Man Killed By Falling Limb.
Death of Mr. Isaac Smith—Town
Ticket Named—M oods Set on Fire
and School House Burned—Mrs. J.
W. Ferry Seriously 111.
Princeton, April 2—Mr. Nick Polits,
of Baltimore, has been spending a few
days in town on account of the death
of Mr. Isaac Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert M. Cox, from
Bentonsville section, were visitors in
town this week.
At the mass meeting of the citizens
in town last Thursday night it was de
cided to present the following ticket
at the general election in May for the
town officers: For mayor, W. P. Sugg;
for town commissioners, Messrs. C. G.
Holt, Ed. A. Holt, J. L. Benton and
J. H. Edwards.
Mrs. J. W. Perry is very seriously
ill and is not expected to live but a
very short time. She has been uncon
scius since last Saturday and appar
ently sleeping.
Some unknown person set the woods
on fire near Mr. George Massey’s
home last week. This fire burned a
school house and more than a thou
sand dollars worth of valuable pines
belonging to Mr. Massey, also burned
Mr. Alca Massey’s tobacco plant bed.
Mr. Hubert Massey, from Raleigh,
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. J. R.
Ledbetter, this week.
Miss Estell Holt is spending a
couple of days with friends at Wil
son’s Mills.
Mr. John Ledbetter was a visitor to
Raleigh Tuesday.
Mr. J.W .Perry’s condition has im
prover! considerable since last week,
although paralyzed and in a very seri
ous condition he has been able to walk
about his home.
Mrs. Eddie Woodard’s condition has
not improved any the past week,
which at present is very serious.
Mr. Daniel Woodard does not im
prove and his condition is such that
his relatives do not anticipate any ira
provement.
The Neuse -river road to Richard
son’s bridge is in fairly good condition
this week, automobiles are going
through. The road force worked on
this section one day, and this did lots
of good.
The sermon to men and boys at the
Methodist church Sunday night was
well attended, and while the pastor,
Rev. Mr. Johnson, says he was not
feeling at his best on this occasion,
we are sure his talk did lots of good.
Mr. Isaac Smith died here on the
evening of March 27. He was 51
years old and had been in feeble
health for many years. Several weeks
ago he was taken with the influenza,
and on account of his feeble condition
he did not have sufficient strength to
survive the dreaded disease. Mr.
Smith was a member of the Methodist
church and had always been a quiet
citizen and a good man. He was
buried at the Woodman cemetery at
4:30 Friday evening.
The heavy wind Thursday evening
did considerable damage in this sec
tion, the top was taken off a tobacco
barn belonging to Mr. Oscar Creech
who lives about one mile from Holt’s
mill.
Over near Nahunta church the wind
blew down a tree in the yard of Mr.
Billie W'ilkins, a large limb of the
tree struck a grown son of Mr. Wil
kins on the head, causing his death
in about two hours. The young man
had just arrived in the yard driving
two mules to a wagon, and he was
standing in the wagon talking to his
mother (who was standing on the
porch) when the heavy wind blew
over the tree. It is supposed that the
limb broke the young man’s neck, as
there was not a scar on him, except a
small scratch on the side of the nose.
REVENUE COLLECTIONS
LARGEST FOR ONE MONTH.
Internal Revenue Receipts for States
ville District for March Amounted
to $16,129,142.09 — Tobacco Tag
Greatest Ever.
Statesville, April 1.—During March
Collector Watts, of this district, col
lected $16,129,142.09 internal revenue
taxes as follows: Income and profits,
$9,028,092.06; tobacco, $6,679,533.01;
tobacco floor tax, $366,369.55; admis
sions and dues, $15,432.63; manufac
turers, $13,851.70, public utilities,
$11,868.82; insurance policies, $4,
282.24; documentary stamps, $3,770.
50; fines and penalties, $3,170.37;
emegrney taxes ,$2,639.88; estate
taxes, $72.98; oleomargarine licenses,
$30; narcotic taxes, 27.45.
This is the largest amount ever
collected in the district in one month
and much the largest on tobacco. This
month exceeds June, 1918, when most
of the income and profits taxes for
last year were collected by $668.22.