8MII H FIELD, N. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1919
VOLUME 38.
Number 96
FIVE BILLIONS TO RUN
THE COUNTRY ONE YEAR
Secretary Glass’ Estimates for Year
1921—Lion’s Share for Fighting—
Largest Items Go to the Army and
Navy—The Yearly Interest on the
War Debt Is §1,017,500.000, Which
Alone Is Greater Than All the Ap
propriations for All Purposes of
Any Peacetime Congress.
The record billion-dollar Congress
of ordinary peace times faded into the
past Monday, when Secretary Glass,
presenting the annual estimates, pro
posed appropriations of practically
five billion dollars for conducting the
peace-time activities of the govern
ment during the fiscal year 1921, says
a Washington dispatch.
According to these figures it will
cost more than five times as much
to conduct the peace-time affairs of
government, as it did in the year im
mediately preceding the world war.
The greatest individual estimates
for expenditures, of course, go to the
army and navy. The yearly interest
on the war debt, however, is $1,017,
500,000, which sum alone is greater
than all the appropriations for all
purposes whatsoever of any peace
time Congress.
All in, these estimates justify the
predictions made on the floor of Con
gress, during consideration of the war
tax bills, that the present generation
would not see the government con
ducted at an expense of less than four
billions a year.
The estimated appropriations for
the principal government departments
were presented as follows:
Legislative (Congress), $9,025,
297.25. Executive (White House and
government departments), $149,111,
463.77.
Judicial, $1,634,190.
Army, $989,578,657.20.
Navy, $542,031,804.80.
Pensions, $215,030,000.
Public works, $283,921,810.17.
Miscellaneous, $833,717,637.96.
Foreign intercourse, $11,243,250.91.
The total of all estimates, includ
ing some comparatively minor items
not included in the foregoing is $4,
865,410,031.62, the greatest sum ever
asked of any Congress when the coun
try was not actually at war.
The billion-dollar estimate for the
army includes some $85,000,000, for
the national guard. The normal peace
time estimate for the army before the
war was between ten and fifteen mil
lions. The $542,000,000 estimate for
the navy includes provision for the
program of increase and is compara
ble to an annual estimate of some
$15,000,000 before the war. The $273,
000,000 public works estimate includes
the Panama Canal reclamation proj
ects, rivers and harbor improvements,
public buildings and also military
works, arsenals and fortifications.
An item of more than $391,000,000
for postal services is reimbursable
from postal revenues.
Cotton Association.
The members of the American Cot
ton Association here in Johnston
County are requested to come togeth
er on Saturday Decemb^* 6th, in their
respective township meeting places to
elect a permanent set of officers and
delegates to the county meeting De
cember 13th at Smithfield. Each
township board of agriculture presi
dent has been notified to call a meet
ing for that day, December 6th, of the
registered cotton association members.
He will notify them by card to meet
at two in the afternoon. They will
elect a president, vice-president, and
a secretary-treasurer. They will also
elect three delegates, one of which is
to be the president of the permanent
set of officers, to represent the town
ship at the county election at Smith
field December 13 where the same set
of officers will be elected. Only mem
bers can vote.
The township membership commit
tees are requested to turn in all the
names of the members gotten during
the campaign. They can still take
members up to and including the elec
tion of the officers. Every member
should be present at the meeting to
see to it that good men will be put in
office who will promote the organiza
tion and the building of cotton stor
age warehouses here. It will take a
good deal of time and thought for the
next two years to get things in good
running order. This matter comes
ahead of any other thing in Johnston
County for some time to come be
cause it is the biggest money crop
here. Our county delegates will go
<o F.aleigh to elect a state organiza
tion December 16th. Think over who
you want to do this. Act now for we
are late as it is, in getting started.
Yours for a permanent fair price
for c otton.
A. M. JOHNSON,
Temporary Sec.-Treas.
Smithfield, N. C., Dec. 3, 1919.
Baptist 75-Million Campaign.
Director H. W. Baucom has receiv
ed reports from the majority of the
churches of the Johnston County Bap.
tist Association which show the fol
lowing results:
Church Quota
Bailey _ 1,000
Baptist Center_$ 1,000
Benson _10,000
Benson Grove
Bethesda _
Burnell _
Calvary _
Canaan _
Carters Chapel
Clayton _
Corinth _
500
5,000
250
500
500
2.500
30,000
1.500
Pledged
1,000
1,407
12,000
500
4.650
250
425
680
1.650
33.000
2.500
3.000
850
2.000
3,093
10.000
2,050
300
2,000
700
2,900
400
1,250
3,100
1,000
30,000
900
400
9.500
Four Oaks_ 2,500
Kenly _ 1,000
Micro - 1,500
Middlesex _ 2,000
Mount Moriah_10,000
Nobles Chapel_ 2,000
Pauline _ 500
Pine Level _ 2,000
Pinkney _ 500
Pisgah _ 2,500
Princeton _ 1,000
Sardis _ 750
Selma _ 5,000
Shiloh _ 1,000
Smithfield _ 20,000
Thanksgiving _ 1,000
Trinity _ 750
Wendell _ 4,000
The churches have already report
ed a little more than $112,000 and the
quota for the association was fixed
at $110,000.
Pisgah’s quota was first placed at
$2,000, but the church asked that it
be made $2,500.
The reports of pledges here given
are the latest reports given Mr. Bau
com and many of these report what
had been pledged up to Sunday night.
No report had been received yester
day from the following churches:
White Oak, Wilson's Mills, Hales
Chapel, Parrish Memorial, Olivers
Grove, Lizzie Mills, New Bethel, Live
Oak, Lee’s Chapel, Hood’s Grove,
Hephzibah, Clyde’s Chapel, Black
man’s Grove, Bethel, Bethany, Beaty
Chapel and Antioch. When the re
ports from all these churches are in
Mr. Baucom thinks that the total for
the association will reach $130,000.
GLENDALE NOTES.
There will be services at the new
Free Will Baptist church at Holly
Springs next Sunday at eleven o’clock.
Mr. J. W. Woodard has opened a
new store in our section.
Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Hales who
have been visiting Mrs. Mary Wood
ard have returned to their home near
Augusta, Ga.
Prof. J. C. Reid, superintendent of
Glendale High School, and Misses Le
lia Currin and Ethel Blackstock at
tended the Teachers Assembly at Ral
eigh last Thursday.
Mr. J. L. Boyett and Mr. J. A. Stan
cil have both purchased new cars re
cently.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holland spent
the week end with friends in Dunbar,
S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Holland and Mr.
Ronald and Miss Thelma Holland
spent Thanksgiving in New Bern.
Miss Effie Woodard has accepted a
clerical position in Selma.
Miss Etta Godwin who is teaching
at Apex spent last week with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Godwin.
Mr. C. R. Godwin and Mr. James
Woodard made a business trip to Ral
eigh yesterday.
Miss Margaret Britt and Mrs. P. A.
Boyett spent last Thursday in Selma.
Our school with a fine corps of
teachers is progressing nicely. We
are very proud of our commodious
new building which is nearly com
pleted. We are having a good attend
ance and expect to do the best year’s
work in the history of the school.
The music room ha3 been completed
and Miss Blackstock who has charge
of the music department has about
twenty five pupils.
The box supper at Glendale High
School November 22 was quite a suc
cess. There were three contests held
and about forty boxes sold, the pro
ceeds amounting to one hundred and
ninety three dollars and fifty nine
cents, which amount was used for
purchasing desk for the school.
BROWN EYES.
Nitrate Soda All Sold.
A telegram from the Bureau of
Markets, Washington, D. C., says that
all the nitrate of soda at Wilmington
has been sold. No more orders can
be filled. Those orders that went in
too late will be returned with the
money in a few days.
A. M. JOHNSON,
County Agent.
Colored People for Red Cross Seals.
The colored people of the county
are in a big drive for Christmas Red
Cross Seals and hope to reach their
quota by December tenth.
KENLY NEWS.
Kenly, Dec. 3.—Mrs. Jack Stal
lings’ condition is somewhat improved.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Barnes of Dunn
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Kirby Thanksgiving.
Messrs. L. Z. and G. B. Woodard,
W. T. Bailey and Miss Emma Wood
ard spent Tuesday in Jacksonville.
Miss May Belle Edgerton spent
Thanksgiving in Coats with her sister,
Miss Bertha Edgerton who l)as charge
of the music department in school
there.
Mrs. J. C. Bowman and children
have recently returned from a visit
to Mrs. Bowman’s mother in Wades
boro.
Mrs. H. F. Edgerton is spending
some time in Charlotte visiting her
son, Mr. Yates Edgerton.
Little Virginia Darden has been
confined to her bed for some time but
is now slowly improving.
Mr. Frank Capps is in the hospital
at Wilson undergoing treatment for
hemorrhages of the nose.
Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Hales and
mother Mrs. Woodard from Georgia
wore the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. Z.
Woodard on Thanksgiving.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Tiner were vis
itors in Smithfield Sunday.
Mr. M. S. Revell who is one of the
faculty of the high school here at
tended the foot ball game at Chapel
Hill between Virginia and Carolina
I hanksgiving and returned home Sat
urday.
People are looking forward to the
annual M. E. bazaar which will be
held over the Watson Co.’s store Fri
day and Saturday of this week. Dain
ty fancy work will be sold and ele
gant meals served.
Death of A Good Woman.
Mrs. Smitha A. Barbour was bom
December 23, 1835, and departed this
life November 13, 1919, making her
stay on earth 84 years, 11 months and
10 days.
She had been sick only 4 days. She
was run over by an automobile on
Sunday, November 9, while going
home from church. The driver of the
automobile blew the horn but as she
couldn’t hear very good she didn’t
hear it and started across the road In
front of it and before he could stop,
it had run over her.
She bore her illness with much pa
tience, saying she was ready and will
ing to go.
All that obedient children and
grandchildren, kind friends and a
good doctor could do, they could not
stay the icy hand of death.
She leaves to mourn their loss
three daughters, Mrs. J. I. Rvals, of
Benson, R. 1; Mrs. B. R. Moore of
Norlina, and Mrs. Z. B. Woodall of
Benson, R. 1. Five sisters, Mrs. Su
san Stancil, Martha Parrish, Pennie
Davis, Sarah Stancil, and Cornelia
Parrish; two brothers, Pinkney God
win and Ellis Godwin, twenty three
grandchildren and eleven great grand
children.
She was married to Jackson S. Bar
bour January 1, 1860. To this union
were born six children: two boys and
four girls, of which three daughters
survive her. Before her marriage she
was Miss Smitha Godwin, daughter
of Steven and Elizabeth Godwin.
She united with the Primitive Bap
tist church at Hannah’s Creek about
thirty years a£o, and remained a
true and faithful member until death.
We feel that we have sacrificed
greatly, but we know our loss is her
eternal gain, for we believe she is
resting in the arms of Jesus. Blessed
be the name of Jesus forever.
She was laid to rest beside her
husband at Hannah’s Creek cemetery
Friday afternoon. Rev. Abraham
Lassiter spoke a few Words of com
fort to the surviving relatives.
In her death the ehurch loses a
faithful member, her children a kind
mother and her children a kind moth
er and her neighbors a true friend, as
she was ever willing to lend a help
ing hand to those in distress.
A precious one from us is gone, a
voice we loved is stilled, a place is
vacant in our home, and never can be
filled.
M. B.
Services at Little Creek.
Mr. Z. V. Stephenson was in town
Wednesday and asked us to announce
that Elder W. A. Simpkins, of Ral
2igh, will preach at Little Creek Prim
itive Baptist church Sunday afternoon
December 7, at 2:30 o’clock. Pubho
invited to attend.
Meeting to Begin at Hepzibah.
Rev. J. M. Duncan who is conduct
ng a meeting at Sardis church this
veen will begin a meeting at Hep
iibah Baptist church in Boon Hill
ownship next Sunday night, Decem
oer 7th. Mr. J. H. Jones will lead
-he singing. They are expected to
oold their last service at Sardis Sun
lay morning.
GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATED
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Strickland Of
Bentonville Township Commemorate
Nuptials of Fifty Years Ago.
At New Hope church which is just
across the Bentonville-Ingrams line,
Tuesday the twenty-fifth of Novem
ber, Reverend and Mrs. Robert Strick
land, together with their sons and
daughters, and a large number of
their friends and relatives celebrated
the Fiftieth Anniversary of their mar
riage.
The church had been previously dec
orated with golden and russet foliage
of the forests giving the interior the
same beatuiful appearance as the Au
tumn woods and lending a fitting set
ting to the exercises in memory of
that day just fifty years before when
the couple plighted their troth to
each other.
Reverend J. A. Blaylock, a Free Will
Baptist minister of Dunn and pastor
of New Hope church was present and
was master of ceremonies. Mrs. Wal
ter Strickland, the wife of the young
est son of Mr. and Mrs. Strickland,
presided at the organ and to the
strains of a Bridal Chorus the imme
diate family entered the church and
filed down the aisles and grouped
themselves in the pews just before
the altar. Mr. and Mrs. Strickland
preferring the wedding ceremony was
omitted and in its stead exercises of
a profoundly religious character were
substituted.
The entire audience joined in the
singing of “Jesus Lover of My Soul”
and “How Firm a Foundation,” after
which Reverend Mr. Craven, Metho
dist minister of Four Oaks, fervently
thanked the Heavenly Father for the
lives of those like whom we honored
that day and praying that more of a
like type might be allowed to bless
the world. Mr. Blaylock commented
briefly on the occasion and read for
a Bible lesson several passages of
Scripture but more especially touch
ing was the description of the Holy
City, to which this gray-haired old
couple are going before many years,
as recorded in Revelations.
Rev. Mr. Craven, after a quartette
sung by four of the Strickland boys—
George, Nathan, James and Walter,
“Home at Last,” spoke for a few min
utes from the text, “Be thou faithful
until death and I will give you a
crown of righteousness.” His short
sermon was masterly and he admon
ished all of us as to the way we con
duct ourselves during our stay on
earth. “Be afraid to live, and not
afraid to die,” said he.
Following the sermon a pretty lit
tle song was sung by two of the
grandchildren, Margaret and Corne
lia, Nathan’s little girls. Just be
fore the principal address of the oc
casion another quartette “God Will
Take Care of You,” was rendered, and
Mr. Blaylock introduced Mr. W. 3.
Stevens, Clerk of the Superior Court
of Johnston County, who eulogized the
lives of the two for whom we cele
brated, in an address replete with
happiness of companionship, deep
grounded joy of right living and pa
thos of old age.
“Nearer My God to Thee,” was sung
by members of the family only and
an opportunity was given those who
had brought them to present gifts. It
would have taken too long a time for
each individual to have made a speech
of presentation so they were simply
brought and placed upon the altar
and were accepted in a few remarks
by George, one of their sons, for Mr.
and Mrs. Strickland. It was a holy
moment for none present could fail
to read in the countenances of the old
couple the gratitude to their friends
and relatives for the concrete evi
dence of their esteem.
It was getting well over in the af
ternoon by this time and nearly ev
eryone, even the dyspeptics, was feel
ing the need of appeasing their ap
petites. The gratification of this de
sire was not long delayed. Just back
of the church a table three feet wide
and forty-five feet long had been con
structed and in a few short minutes
it was laden with the best things to
eat that some of the best people of
the county can prepare. After the
white people had eaten to their limit,
a number of colored people, friends
of the family, were invited to eat and
still there were good things left.
For the benefit of those who do not
already know the family will say that
it is composed of the father and moth
er and ten children all of whom were
present save two. faking them ia
the order of their age: Willie, a Free
Will Baptist minister of Dunn;
George, superintendent of the graded
schools of Old Fort; Charlie, a Pen
tecostal Holiness minister and super
intendent of Falcon Orphanage, Fal
con; Nathan, Methodist minister as
signed to a church in Rocky Mount
for the coming year; Ellen, wife of
Mr. C. S. Upchurch of Bentonville
township now living near the old
home; Emma, wife of Mr. Robt. H.
Allen, a prosperous farmer of Four
Oaks, No. 3; Millard, a merchant in
Smithfield; James, of the firm of
Strickland and Jordan, Jewelers,
I-ake City, S. C.; Walter, cashier of
the Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Ben
son; Lucy, wife of Mr. C. M. Up
church of Four Oaks No. 1, also liv
ing near the old home.
AN ATTENDANT.
Play and Playground Equipment.
“Lack of play makes Jack dull, and
little play shortens and shallows his
father’s life.”
Play is the child’s most natural in
stinct, and they cannot truly live
without it. That is their business. In
childhood the boy is prepared to be a
good citizen. Childhood shows the
man as morning shows the day. To
be a good man and a good citizen they
must have plenty of play.
Did you ever realize how instinctive
it is for children to swing, climb, and
stretch their muscles. Mother Nature
has provided for proper development,
and children should have an opportu
nity to develop all their muscles.
Playgrounds have come to stay. Play
grounds develop imagination, honesty,
health, ambition and fair play. They
diminish selfishness, rowdyism, gang
spirit, idleness, and juvenile delin
quency.
“Give them a chance for innocent
sport,
Give them a chance for fun,
Better a playground plot than a court
And jail where harm is done. ,
Give them a chance, if you stint them
now,
Tomorrow you may have to pay
A larger bill for a darker ill,
So please give them a chance to stay.”
—A. G. A.
Noble-Holt.
The many friends of Miss Lillian
Holt here and throughout the state
will be interested to learn of her mar
riage to Mr. John W. Noble, of Somer
ton, Arizona, which took place at the
home of Mrs. C. N. Webster, 137 Bilt
more Avenue, Asheville, Saturday af
ternoon, Nov. 29, 1919, at three o’
clock, Rev. J. O. Ervin officiating.
The marriage was the culmination
of a friendship begun eleven years
ago when Miss Holt spent several
months with her sister, Mrs. Moore,
who was then living in Arizona. Mr.
and Mrs. Noble will make their home
in western North Carolina.
Mrs. Holt was raised in this county
and lived here until a year or two ago.
She is the daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. L. B. Holt, of the Sanders
Chapel section. She was educated at
the State Normal College, and was a
teacher in the county for some time.
Dr. Morrow to Speak Here.
Rev. Dr. George W. Morrow, for
merly superintendent of the Anti-Sa
loon League of Michigan, is holding
a large number of meetings in North
Carolina under joint direction of the
Anti-Saloon League of the state and
the Anti-Saloon League of America.
He is speaking for local, state and
federal enforcement of prohibition and
for the election of only those officials
who are pledged to enforcement. Al
so, he declares for worldwide prohi
bition.
Rev. Dr. Morrow will speak in the
Methodist Episcopal church of Selma
Wednesday evening, December 10.
Rev. K. C. Proctor is in charge of ar
rangements. The speaking date for
Thursday evening is Smithfield, where
the meeting will be held in the Meth
odist Episcopal church. All meetings
are at 7:30. Rev. S. A. Cotton is in
charge at Smithfield. Dr. Morrow
will speak in the Methodist Episcopal
church of Benson Friday evening,
with Rev. E. M. Hall in charge.
It is announced that all meetings
are free and that women as well as
men are invited.
Mr. Austin Entertains Clerks.
Tuesday evening Mr. W. H. Austin
gave a supper to the clerks in the
Austin-Stephenson Co. store at the
Busy Bee Cafe. A friend having sent
Mr. Austin some ducks, these were
a part of the memu.
CLAYTON HAPPENINGS.
Clayton, Dec. 3.—Misses Eugenia
Thomas, Mary Williams and Doris
Jeffreys of Meredith College spent the
week end here with parents.
Dr. and Mrs. N. Y. Gulley of Wake
Forest spent a few hours here Tues
day with relatives. Dr. Gulley at-'
tended court at Smithfield.
Mrs. J. II. Austin and children of
I our Oaks spent last week here with
Mrs. M. E. Gattis.
Miss Jessie Eason and her friend
Miss Johnson, both of Peace Institute,
Raleigh, were the guests of Dr. and
Mrs. B. A. Hocutt for the week end.
Messrs. Bill Ellis, Herman Duncan
and Bennette Poole returned Monday
to Wake Forest College after spend
ing Thanksgiving holidays here.
Mr. H. P. Yelverton of Freemont is
here on business today.
Miss Frances White who for three
weeks has been under quarantine with
diphtheria is well and out again.
The Barnes Undertakers Co. have
purchased a new* notor hearse. It is
a very good-looking carriage of its
kind and will be quite a credit to their
business.
The seven hour law on account of
coal shortage, went into effect here
Monday and is working very success
fully. There was some little confu
sion on the first day but now it’s all
right.
The concert given in the auditorium
here last Saturday night by the Wake
Forest Glee Club was attended by a
large audience. A very neat sum was
realized which was given to the build
ing fund of the Baptist church.
Dr. N. Y. Gulley of Wake Forest
spoke at Mt. Moriah church last Sun
day in the interest of the Baptist 75
Million Campaign.
As a result of the campaign in the
Baptist church here the books were
not found wanting. The exact amount
is not yet fixed out but it is far over
the quota. The people responded
beautifully and many are giving until
it hurts.
Vocal Union Meeting.
Lower Johnston Union met with
Pauline Baptist church Sunday, No
vember 30,
First on the program, union sang:
“Jesus Lover of My Soul.”
Scripture lesson, First Peter fourth
chapter.
Prayer by James Stevens.
Song, Blest Be the Tie that Binds.
Welcome address by W. B. Joyner.
Two songs by Pauline choir. Next
two songs by New Zealand choir.
One song by Pauline choir. After
another song by New Zealand choir,
adoumment was had for dinner.
After dinner first on program was
a song by New Zealand choir, then
one song by Mill Creek choir followed
by a song by Pauline choir, two songs
by New Zealand choir, two songs by
Mill Creek choir, and two songs by
Pauline choir. Next a speech by H.
V. Rose. Then two songs around by
each choir. One song in unison by all,
“Goodbye Dear Friends.” Closing
prayer by Bro. Handy Hayes.
Our next union meets with Mill
Creek church the fifth Sunday in
Marsh, 1920.
J. B. BEASLEY,
President.
Basket Ball Game. t
Kenly High School defeated a pick
ed team of Smithfield Wednesday on
Smithfield grounds by the tune of 23
to 6. The feature of the game was
the passing of Tan Flowers and the
good shooting of James Kirby. This
is the second game Kenly has played
this year, defeating Rock Ridge last
week 28 to 10.
KENLY REPORTER.
PRINCETON AND BOON HILL
Princeton. Dec. 3.—Miss Helen Wal
lace from Smithfield has been visit
ing in town this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Massey, of
Richmond, were visitors in town this
week.
Miss Eloise Fields was married to
Mr. Robert Rains on the eveniag of
the 28th of November. The couple
have gone to Wilson to live.
A new company composed of Messrs
W. G. Rowe, R. H. Wells, H. H. Stal
lings and others, have purchased the
new garage from Mr. F. C. Edgerton.
Miss Carrie Blackman has been
spending the week with Miss Mildred
Massey.
Mrs. F. W. Vito from Canton, N. C.,
and Miss Mary Gray Robertson have
been visiting Miss Agnes V. Massey
a few days.
The friends and relatives of Mr.
Hubert Cox will be pleased to learn
that he is much improved today. His
condition Sunday and Monday was ex
ceedingly dangerous. Dr. Eason from
Goldsboro and Dr. Stevens perform
ed an operatioa late Saturday even
ing at his home in Bentonville town
ship.