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VOLUME 39
SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1920.
Number 25.
BROOKS TO OPPOSE
SENATOR OVERMAN
Greensboro Lawyer Who Stands for
Woman Suffrage Is In the Race for
United States Senate.
Formal announcement was made
Wednesday that Aubrey L. Brooks of
Greensboro, would be a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the
United States Senate to succeed Lee
S. Overman. In his statement con
cerning his candidacy he said that his
decision to become a candidate for
the senate was bom of the conviction
that he was in entire sympathy with
the currents of thought that are shap
ing the lives of the people. He fur
ther said his candidacy was in no'
wise dependent upon the ratification
of the federal amendment granting
equal suffrage to women. However
hex declaims himself to be an ardent
supporter of their aspirations.
Mr. Brooks was born in Person
county, May 21, 1871. He was admit
ted to the bar at Roxboro in 1894 and
removed to Greensboro in 1897 where
he has since lived. He was educated
at the State University and at the
Kentucky State University. Mr.
Brooks has been active in politics ev
er since his Person county days.
Clayton Halcyon Club.
Clayton, April 1.—Mrs. R. A. Wall
was hostess to the Halcyon Club Wed
nesday afternoon. After the regular
business meeting, Mrs. Robbie San
ders, who had charge of the program
for the afternoon, read a very inter
esting paper on the life of Mark
Twain. Mrs. Glenn Pope then read
a short selection from Huck Finn af
ter which Mrs. Hugh Page told most
beautifully the story of “The Prince
and the Pauper” by Mark Twain.
Mary Todd, one of the children from
the Pythian Orphanage, entertained
the club with a beautiful piano solo.
At the close of the program, Mrs.
Wall assisted by her sister-in-law,
Mrs. A. S. Johnston, of Smithfield,
served a lovely “daisy” salad course
with ice tea followecf by mints. The
club colors, yellow and white, were
nicely carried out in the cut flowers
and refreshments.
Child Bride is Granted Divorce.
Annie Lee Walker was yesterday
on the ground that he married her
granted a divorce from W. E. Hobbs,
when she was less than fourteen years
of age.
The little girl who looks scarcely
more than ten, took the stand for her
self, and in a barely audible voice,
answered the questions put to her.
Her age, she said, was fourteen last
February, and she went through the
marriage ceremony the June previous
in Bladen county.—Wilmington Star.
Meeting of Book Club.
An interesting meeting of the John
Charles McNeill Book Club was held
at the home of Mrs. J. H. Rose Thurs
day afternoon.
The program was a continuation of
the study of Southern Literature. Mrs.
J. R. Barbour read a most interesting
paper on “Southern Society Novel
ists.” Following this Mrs. I. P. Rob
erts read an interesting paper. Round
table discussion of the servant prob
lem, led by Mrs. J. R. Barbour com
pleted the program, after which re
freshments consisting of brick cream
and cake were served by the hostess
assisted by Mrs. T. T. Lanier. The
next meeting will be held with Mrs.
Preston Woodall. A musical program
will be used.
Benson, March 29.
Buncombe Schools.
In five years past, special school
districts of Buncombe have voted
$310,000 for new schoolhouses. The
county superintendent and the board
of education are guiding the material
equipment of the school system to
ward large central schools, and elimi
nating as rapidly as possible the one
teacher schools. The best of these
high schools are in effect training
grounds for teachers, since after com
pleting a high school course the grad
uates may attend a normal and be
eligible for the best positions under
the rank of principal. The school
buildings outside the city are now
worth $600,000; they are worth more
as agencies of progress than can be
measured in money.
OVERMAN MAKES STATEMENT.
Takes Notic* That Brooks Is In the
Race for Senatorship.
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The announcement, says a dispatch
from Washington, of A. L. Brooks, of
Greensboro for United States Senator
in opposition to Senator Lee S. Over
man, did not occasion surprise in
Washington.
Senator Overman has stated that
his candidacy will be based on his rec
ord in the Senate and that he will
present it to the people of North Car
olina fully although they know what
it is. He does not expect to return to
the Tar Heel state until Congress ad
journs, but an organization will be
perfected by his friends. Woman’s
suffrage is expeoted to play a part in
the results of the Democratic prima
ry this year. Mr. Brooks is for Wom
an’s suffrage while Senator Overman
voted against the Anthony amend
ment.
HOPEWELL NEWS.
The people of this community are
looking; forward to a happy Easter.
Misses Bessie and Irene Stephenson
spent the week end with Misses Alma
Stevens and Madeline Peterson of the
Sanders Chapel section.
Little Miss Helen Brown of the
Sanders Chapel section is spending
this week with Miss Larah Stanley.
Miss Lula Davis of Smithfield is
spending this week with Miss Lena j
Wallace.
Mr. Needam Stafford and Miss Car
rie Thompson of near Selma were vis
itors at the home of Mr. Ransom
Wallace Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Alford and
mother, Mrs. John Alford, of Smith
field, attended church at Hopewell
Sunday.
A very quiet wedding was solemniz
ed last Saturday afternoon at the
home of Mr. D. U. Thompson about
6:80 o’clock when Miss Nettie Wright
became the bride of Mr. Herman
Johnson. After the ceremony was
performed the bride and groom ac
companied by Rev. Mr. Faircloth, Mr.
Clarence Johnson and Miss Sallie
Wright motored to the home of the
groom where a delicious supper await
ed them. Mrs. Johnson is a popular
young lady of near Princeton and Mr.
Johnson is a prosperous young farm
er of this community. They will make
their home with the groom’s father,
Mr. Lee Johnson, at the present. We
wish for them a long and happy life.
8TH GRADE PUPIL.
Automobile Tires Require Large
Amount of Cotton.
It is estimated that there are now
running in this country 7,000,000 au
tomobiles and that 1,500,000 will be
built this year.
To supply these cars with tires will
require that 40,000,000 tires be pro
duced in 1920. As tires, including
truck tires, require an average of
four pounds of cotton after allowing
for waste these figures show that it
will require nearly 400,000 bales of
cotton to produce automobile tires and
that explains to some extent the un
usual demand for cotton yarns. Many
mills that formerly made weaving and
knitting yarns have changed to tire
fabric yarns because the demand has
made them more profitable.
One of the influences that is caus
ing mills to change their machinery
to tire fabric yarns is that the use of
automobiles and therefore automobile
tires is steadily increasing and a
steadily increasing and a steady and
profitable increase seems to be sure
for several years at least.
So great is the demand for tire fab
ric yarns that mills making them are
in some cases being offered contracts
extending over a period of two years
and guaranteed a fixed profit per
pound.
It is estimated that in 1921 more
than half a million bales of cotton
will be converted into tire fabrics.—
Southern Textile Bulletin.
Coast Guard Aviation Station.
Instead of abandoning Camp Glenn,
the government has found a new use
for it. A coast guard aviation sta
tion is to be established as soon as
arrangements can be made. Within
the next five or six weeks a force of
100 men will begin work there. At
present this is the only aviation sta
tion maintained by the Cost Guard
Service in the United States and it
is possible the only one in the world.
It is in the nature of an experiment.
MR. HUNT AND THE
COUNTY Y.M.C.A. WORK
Program to Be Given at Smithfield
(iraded School Auditorium Sunday
Afternoon April Fourth.
The work of Mr. S. K. Hunt, State
County Y. M. C. A. Director, is now
in progress in this county and is meet
ing very flattering success. The work
is styled educational service and is be
ing presented by Mr. Hunt and his
staff which consists of Mr. Floyd
Ransom and Messrs. Haynes and
Franklin. The work opened up in
Clayton on Monday of this week. It
is estimated that 1200 people attend
ed the service in that town. The two
following days the service was pre
sented at Archer Lodge with some
thing like 300 people in attendance.
The Service will observe the follow
ing schedule for other points of the
county:
Thursday, April 1, at Selma Graded
School.
Friday, April 2, Brogden.
Saturday, April 2, Brogden.
Sunday P. M., Graded School Audi
torium, Smithfield.
Monday, April 5, Glendale.
Tuesday, April 6, Glendale.
Wednesday, April 7. Kenly.
Thursday, April 8, Meadow.
Friday, April 9, Meadow. '
As announced last week, this ser
vice is primarily an educational ser
vice. It calls upon all the school forc
es for attendance and publicity. Very
attractive slides and films illustrat
ing good roads, good farming, health
and hygiene are shown in the work.
Gamfes and recreation ai-e coached al
so by expert physical directors. The
County Home and Farm Demonstra
tion Agents, the County Superintend
ents of Public Instructions ’ and of
Public Welfare have arranged to be
in most of the meetings and can as
sist in making the program attractive
and profitable. It is requested that
all the schools near these groupe
centers attend these shows at night.
It is absolutely free to everybody who
will attend.
STEVENS CHAPEL NEWS.
Mrs. Leroy Creech is out again af
ter being sick at her home for the
past three weeks.
The farmers in our section are very
busy getting ready to plant their crop.
They would Sbe glad to see several
more weeks like last week was.
The road Hands are doing a nice
piece of work on our new road from
Brogden school out to the Centr.fi
Highway. They will soon have it
completed.
Little Sadie Hartley is on the sick
list this week.
Since moving in his new building
Mr. J. Walter Thompson has had his
light plant put in. He expects to
have bright lights from now on.
WTe are glad to say the flu has ceas
ed in our section but sorry to say the
chicken pox has taken its place.
GUESS WHO.
Oteen Condition Investigated.
Following the investigation of Col.
C. C. Kinney of the Army Inspector
General Department, of conditions at
Oteen hospital, announcement has
been made that conditions existed
wnich needed correction. Improve
ments have been made and another in
spection will take place soon. In view
of Colonel Kinney’s recommendation
that none of the men who protested
against conditions be disciplined, it
is thought that Senators Simmons and
Overman will accept the report. Maj
or Prank A. Crawford, Sanitary
Corps, who was the Oteen mess offi
cer, has been dismissed.
I alls Through Elevator Shaft.
Miss Sarah Baldwin, a graduate
nurse on special duty at the Pittman
hospital in Fayetteville, fell through
the elevator shaft Monday morning,
dying an hour afterward, her skuli
being fractured. It was thought that
she opened the entrance to the eleva
tor shaft thinking it was the door of
her room.
Hoover Will Accept.
In a telegram to the Hoover Repub
lican Club of California, Hoover has
announced the fact that if it is de
manded of him he will accept the
Republican nomination for President.
He states that he does not and will
not seek the nomination.
NEWSY NOTES FROM
KENLY AND BEULAH
Rev. C. E. Stevens of Four Oaks
filled his appointment at the First
Baptist church Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Edgerton visit
ed friends in Farmville Tuesday.
Miss Ina Morris of Wendell spent
the week end with Mrs. K. C. Morgan.
Miss Eunice Jerome from Garner
was in town during the week end vis
iting her mother, Mrs. C. P. Jerome.
Miss Inez Edgerton arrived Tues
day night from G. C. W. College and
will be at home with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. F. Edgerton during the
Easter holidays.
Messrs. H. M. and Fred Richard sop
of Zebulon are guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bailey.
Miss Lida Darden is on a visit in
Raleigh for several days.
Mrs. R. A. Turlington visited rela
tives in Wilson during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Darden spent
Tuesday in Wilson.
Mr. Jessie Broughton from Eliza
beth City spent the week end with his
brother Mr. A. J. Broughton.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Z. Woodard spent |
Tuesday in Wilson.
Mrs. Frank Capps entertained Wed
nesday afternoon in honor of her j
cousin, Mrs. Shackelford of Farmville.
Mesdames J. J. High and A. J. j
Broughton and Mr. B. Bailey spent
Wednesday in Wilson.
Mr. Claud Edgerton made a busi
ness trip to Wilson Tuesday.
Mrs. J. H. Alford visited relatives
in Wilson last. week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ethercdge of
this section and Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Craw
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gurley,
Mrs. John Deans and Mrs. G. C. Bi-y
an, ail of Pikeville, were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Ethercdge Sun
day.
Missis Annie Griffin of Norfolk,
Va., and Louise Elliott of Cataw, N.
C., will arrive Wednesday night to be
the guests of Miss Inez Edgerton dur
ing file Easter holidays.
The fish fry and box party which
was given by the ladies of the Bap
tist church Friday night over the
Watson Co. store was largely attend
ed and a considerable amount secured
for the benefit of the church.
Kenly, March 31.
Mrs. I. F. Medlin Dead.
Tuesday afterneon, March 30, death
claimed the wife of Mr. I. F. Medlin,
who lives near Powhatan in Clayton
township. Mrs. Medlin had been a
sufferer from a complication of dis
eases for several months, but it was
not until recently that her condition
became serious.
The funeral was conducted Wed
nesday afternoon at the home by Rev.
Mr. Faircloth, pastor of the Free Will
Baptist church at Powhatan, and the
interment took place at Bethesda
Baptist church.
Before her marriage she was Miss
Annie Duncan. She was thirty years
of age. She joined Bethesda Baptist
church in her girlhood and was a
faithful member till her death. She
is survived by her husband, Mr. I. F.
Medlin, and two small children, the
oldest being about four years and the
youngest about six months old.
Bentonville Precinct Meeting.
The Democratic voters of Benton
ville township met at Bentonville
March 27 and elected the following
township executive committee:
J. T. Langston, L. G. Westbrook,
W. H. Upchurch, Wilbert Stafford,
Julius Stevens, R. D. Marler and John
W. Langston. J. T. Langston was made
chairman and L. G. Westbrook secre
tary.
The following were elected dele
gates to the county convention:
Joseph Lee, L. Langston and W. B.
Joyner.
W. H. Upchurch was recommended
for delegate to the State convention.
The meeting passed a resolution
endorsing President Wilson’s .admin
istration.
The township primary also took a
$500 option on the post office building
to be offered to the voters of Benton
ville township for a township site.
J. T. LANGSTON, President.
L. G. WESTBROOK, Sec.
Three dipping vats in Pitt County
were destroyed by dynamite Satur
day night. It seems that tick eradi
cation is not popular in that county,
even though the government was
tendering its aid along this line.
THE HERALD LATE.
Just before ten o’clock this morning
as we were ready to go to press the
Power Company had some trouble on
their line and the current went off.
We were without power all day until
5:45. Hence the delay in getting out
today’s paper.
JONES SCHOOL HOUSE NEWS
The farmers are very busy getting
ready for planting.
The box party recently held was
quite a success. The sum of $52.25
was realized.
Those from this section who at
tended the reunion of the family of
Mrs. Susan Jones, were Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Jones and little son, Louis; Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Hall and little son,
Wilfert. Mrs. Jones is 93 years old
and has about 100 grandchildren. She
has 8 children all of whom are living.
Our Sunday school is getting along
nicely. There will be an Easter egg
hunt at the Jones school house Satur
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Every
body is invited to come and bring a
large basket of eggs.
REPORTER.
Mary Pickford Weds Fairbanks.
Mary Pickford, the popular movie
star, who early this month obtained
a divorce from Owen Moore, was mar
ried Sunday to Douglas Fairbanks.
Fairbanks’ former wife obtained a di£
vorce from him about two weeks ago.
No time was lost after the divorces
were granted. The ceremony was per
formed at the residence of the Rev.
J. W. Brougher, pastor of the Temple
Baptist church, who used the Bible
which the bridegroom’s mother gave
him as she was dying. Their honey
moon will be spent near Los Angeles
at the Fairbanks residence in Beverly
Hills.
The Funeral of Mrs. Stanley.
Mrs. Lucinda S. Stanley whose
death was announced in Tuesday’s
Herald was buried Wednesday morn
in". At 10 o’clock the burial services
were conducted at the home by Rev.
H. W. Baucom of the Baptist church,
assisted by Rev. S. A. Cotton, pastor
of the Methodist church. She was
buried in the Smithfield cemetery by
the side of her first husband, Mr. G.
H. Watson and near her two children.
The pall bearers were Messrs. J. C.
Ennis, W. S. Stevens, N. B. Granth
am, D. 11. Jones, J. M. Beaty and Ex
Sheriff Grimes. She had lived in
Smithfield many years and was a
member of Smithfield Baptist church.
She was a sister of Mr. Julius Lee, of
Inprams township, several of her
nieces and a nephew living h'ere. The
immediate members of her family who
survive are her husband, Mr. L. S.
Stanley and a step daughter, Mrs. J.
W. Stezer.
Miss Wilson Adopts War Orphans.
Miss Margaret Wilson, eldest
daughter of the President has adopt
ed two Serbian war orphans. The
children will continue to live with
their mother at Negotin, Serbia.
Sunday School Plans for Pisgah.
W'e have reorganized our Sunday
school at Pisgah Baptist church with
a new superintendent.
Wre are going to meet next Sunday
morning at nine-thirty for the pur
pose of organizing a singing school.
We are planning to devote thirty min
utes each Sunday morning to singing
practise with Mr. R. E. Thomas as
leader. Everybody has a special in
vitation and especially the children.
Mr. Thomas is a splendid singer and
let’s all come to he..r and help him
sing. Now the cold weather and in
fluenza are gone it will do us all good
to sing.
J. B. BEASLEY,
Superintendent.
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Fourteen Year Old Girl Divorced.
A romance started at Camp Greene
was rudely shattered in the superior
court here yesterday when Mrs. Essie
McCarroll was granted a divorce from
her husband, B. A. McCarroll, whom
she has not seen or heard from since
last August.
The soldier is said to have been
from Knoxville, Tenn., and the mar
riage is reported to have taken place
early last year, the girl having been
only 14 years old at the time.—Char
lotte Observer.
NO BIDS OFFERED
ON CONCRETE ROAD
Contractors Unable to Purchase Ce.
ment at Any Price; Gravel Roads
Let.
The hard surface highway from
Durham to Chapel Hill will not be
built at present because of the fact
that Highway Commission has been
uaable to find a contractor that would
submit any sort of a bid for its con
struction. Commissioner Page offer
ed the road to a number of contract
ors, but from all of them came the
answer that they were unable to se
cure cement at any price, and could
not build the road.
This is the first contract for hard
surface road that has been offered
without a single taker. The situation
in the materials market for several
months has made bidding unsatisfac
tory. The Durham-Chapel Hill high
way approved by the Commission is
<>.8 mdes long, and at the last prices
submitted by contractors for other
work, would cost about $200,000. The
project will be re-advertised in the
hope of securing some contractor will
mg to take over its construction.
Two contracts were awarded this
week by Mr. Page, both calling for
(travel construction. The first was in
Chatham county, 12 miles in length
from Pittsboro to the Orange county
line. It will cost $8,000 per mile. The
second project was for four miles of
the W i 1 m i n gton - Chari o t te-As he v i 1 le
highway in Anson county, clay gravel
m type, costing $12,000—News and
Observer.
Dyspeptic Nation.
Excessive automobile riding is said
to be the cause of many ailments of
the digestive, the respiratory and the
circulation organs. A student asked
one of his professors what branch of
the medical profession he regarded as
the most remunerative.
"if I were again a young man, just
Starting out,” the professor replied,
i would choose the digestive tract
Americans are playing havoc with
that part of their anatomy. With au
tomobile riding rapidly replacing the
Rood old habit of walking people don't
get enough exercise to digest proper
ly. Result: better business for the
physicians.
“Next to the alimentary troubles
the heart and lungs are involved: the
muscles of these organs are weaken
ed both by lack of exercise and by the
ill-nourished condition of the blood
due to hasty eating. You see it all
comes back to the question of eating
—the digestive tract. So that, it
seems to me, should prove to be the
• ranch of the profession to which I
would give first choice.”—Philadelphia
Ledger.
notes from silverdale
Mr- Stephen Woodard of Glendale
section spent last Sunday with Mr.
J. R. Atkinson.
Mr- Harris Johnston and family
went to Selma shopping last week.
Mr. F. T. Flowers and family mo
tored to Middlesex last Sunday.
Mr. Walter Graddy and family of
Plain view section visited their sister
-Mrs. G. W. Anderson last Sunday.
Mr. J. M. Richardson made a busi
ness trip to Smithfield last Saturday.
The result of the trip was a new Max
well truck.
Mr. Howard Stancil of Micro pass
ed through our burg last week.
Mr. B. F. Woodard and family made
a trip to Gates last week to visit their
brother, Rev. A. C. McCall.
Mr. Sidney Johnston of Old Beulah
section passed through our burg last
week.
D. H. Winslow Resigned.
Mr. D. H. Winslow who has been
connected with the Highway Commis
sion has resigned and will be succeed
ed by H. R. Witherspoon. Mr. Wins
low will open an office in Raleigh and
in addition to engineering work will
assume the duties of business manag
er of Everywoman’s Magazine.
Selling Flooring at a High Price
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We have just heard of a large lum
ber company in eastern North Caro
lina which is selling number two grade
of flooring for a hundred and fifty dol
lars per thousand feet. This is a lit
tle less than a two horse wagon load
and counts up right fast when much
of it is used.