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VOLUME 39 SMITHFIELD, N. C„ FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1920. Number 31. HON. CAM MORRISON TO BE IN SMITHFIELD Democratic Candidate for Governor * Will Speak Here On Saturday, May Eighth. Large Crowd of Johnston’s Citizens Expected to Hear Him. He Is a Fine Campaigner. The people of Smithfield and this section are to have the privilege and pleasure of hearing Hon. Cameron Morrison, of Charlotte, speak in Smithfield on Saturday, May 8th. He is coming upon invitation of the “Morrison for Governor Club” of this county. Mr. Morrison is one of the State’s best campaigners and has fought in all the battles for Democracy for the past twenty years. He has a large number of friends and admirers in this section who would like to see him Governor. They will be in Smithfield May eighth to hear and encourage him. Mr. Morrison has been making a number of speeches over the State and reports say he is greatly encour aged over the outlook. GENERAL AND STATE NEWS D. F. Giles has withdrawn from the race for the Democratic nomination for State Superintendent of Public In struction against Dr. E. C. Brooks. Investigation of the railroad strike in New York was begun Monday by representatives of the Department of Justice at the direction of Presiderft Wilson. Reports have come of forest fires in Western North Carolina which have destroyed much valuable timber. •Near Skyland about 150 acres of land were burned over. After a mystery of twenty years the disappearance of Miss Carrie Sel vage of Indianapolis, Ind., was solved when her skeleton was found in the attic of the hospital where she made her disappearance. A convict in Illinois who was parol ed three weeks ago, scaled the walls of the penitentiary early Tuesday morning aria sneaked back into prison. He found himself unable to cope with the high cost of living. A charter has been issued to the University Hotel Company at Chapel Hill which has a capital stock of $250 000. The company plans the erection of a modern hotel at the University town as soon as arrangements can be made. William Ray, a nineteen year old negro, has been sentenced to be elec trocuted at Indianapolis on August 5, for the murder of a fourteen year old white girl. This is the first sentence of electrocution to be passed in Indi ana. Material is being placed for the construction of two new dormitories at State College at Raleigh which will accommodate 140 men. A modern in sectory and entomology laboratory will be built as an addition to the animal husbandry building. The next annual reunion of the North Carolina Confederate veterans will be held in Fayetteville in June. Major General Leonard Wood led Senator Johnson in the New Jersey preferential presidential primary con test luesoay Dy a iew votes. Twenty-two white barbers in Dur7 ham struck Saturday night for high er wages. They asked proprietors to increase prices a nickle and give them 2 1-2 per cent increase. That would make a shave cost 25 cents and a hair cut fifty cents. The proprietors refused and the barbers walked out. Champ Clark, former speaker of tihe House of Representatives, has an nounced the fact that he is willing to become a candidate for the Demo cratic Presidential nomination. He made his announcement through the Swastika Club of New York City, a woman’s political organization. The twenty-fourth biennial conven tion of the Southern Christian Church convened in Raleigh this week. There were more than 150 delegates rep resenting five Southern States in at tendance. Rev. W. W. Stanley, D. D., of Suifolk, Va., who has been presi dent of the convention for the last thirty-eight years, presided. A unique feature of the County Commencement of Bertie schools held at Windsor last week, was the chorus of one hundred and fifty voices from the various schools of the county. The chorus was organized by Miss Lillian Minor,, county supervisor of schools, who selected the singers after a prac I DR. H. W. CHASE INAUGURATED New Head of State University Takes Oath of Office in Presence Notable Gathering. Chapel Hill was the scene of a most impressive ceremony Wednesday af ternoon when Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase faced 2,000 North Carolinians in Memorial Hall and took the oath of offices administered by Chief Justice Walter Clark which made him the 10th president of the University of North Carolina. The exercises were simple but stir ring. A splendid array of educa tors took their places on the plat form. On one side of the new presi dent were representatives of more than one hundred colleges, universi ties and learned societies. On the other side were members of his own faculty all clad in academic cap and gpwn. Among those on the rostrum were A. Lawrence Lowell, of Har vard; President John Grier Hibben, of Princeton; Dr. Charles R. Mann, of the War Department, and Secre tary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels. Greetings and pledges of support were extended President Chase .from many educational groups. President Poteat of Wake Fojrest, spoke for the colleges of the State; Superintendent of Public Instruction Brooks, for the public school system jr W. U. Everett of Rockingham, for 10,000 alumni, and Emerson White, for the present sen ior class. The occasion was a memorable one in the history of the institution, and hundreds of visitors from all parts of the state were present to witness the inauguration. Federation of Woman’s Club. The North Carolina Federation of Woman’s Clubs in session at Char lotte has been having a very success ful meeting. The president, Mrs. C. C. Hook, of Charlotte, presided at the sessions. Many enjoyable social func tions have characterized the assembly in addition to the work which has been accomplished. In reporting Wednes day’s sessions, the Charlotte Observ er gives the following account. “Featuring the morning session of the federation was the raising of about $400 to be devoted to paying the expenses of two young women in taking the new social service courses inaugurated by the University of North Carolina, the steps having been taken as a result of the talk of Mrs. Clarence Johnson, state welfare work er, who asked that $200 be provided for one young woman. The club wo men were so enthusiastic over the proposition that they doubled the amount asked. This is the first state that has started this movement. Mrs. Johnson stated that other states are looking to the results of the forward steps being taken by this state. Another important step was the de cision to add $600 to the Sallie South hall Cotton loan fund, a fund loaned to girls for paying their expenses in college. Heretofore the limit for a year to any girl was raised from $200 to $400. Mrs. J. H. Brodie, treasurer, reported that $1,294 of the fund is on hand now.” I _ PAY TEACHERS BY THE YEAR. Is the Plan the Smithfield School Beard Has Adopted for the Next Year. The board of trustees of the Smith field Graded Schools has adopted the plan of paying teachers by the year, paying one-twelfth of their salary each month beginning with the first month of the school year. Wilming ton, Durham,'Greensboro, and other cities have been running ,the schools on this plan, some of them, now for several years. Salisbury has adopted the yearly salary plan and many oth er schools will soon be run on this plan. The Smithfield school board has al so adopted a maximum salary sched ule, based on college and professional training, experience, etc. Mooresville’s Population. The Census figures give Moores ville, in Iredell county, a population of 4,315, an increase of 915, or 26.9 per cent. A famous English skin specialist of London who recently died gave $450,000 to feed homeless domestic animals and protect them from harm at the hands of men. SENATOR OVERMAN TO MAKE ONLY ONE SPEECH That Will be the Memorial Addfess at Smithfield on May Tenth—Junior Senator Relying Upon His Record Of 17 Years. Mr. R. E. Powell, writing from Washington to the Sunday’s News and Observer says: “The one and only speech Senator Lee Slater Overman will make in North Carolina, during the progress of his campaign for renomination will be delivered at Smithfield on May 10th. “The remainder of the timie the junior Senator expects to remain in Washington and stand by his guns in the Senate where the Rivers and Har bors appropriation bill is up and where, in a few days, consideration will be given to that much agitated piece of relief legislation: a bonus for the soldiers.^ “While the Senator is to stay in Washington, his State manager, and county managers will be active in get ting before the people of North Caro lina his record of seventeen years ser vice in the Senate, v Pamphlets enu merating the legislative achievements of two decades, particularly of the Wilson administration, in the accom plishment of which the junior Sena tor has been helpful, are going to the thousands of voters in every section in the State. “Considerable discussion has been aroused among the North Carolina politicians in Washington regarding the News and Observer story printed last Wednesday in which it was indi cated that the friends of Senator Sim mons would observe strict neutrality in the Brooks and Overman contest and in which also it was suggested that the defeat of Senator Overman would cause no tears to trickle down the cheeks of the pure in heart fol lowers of the senior Senator. “Senator Simmons was besieged to repudiate the story. He didn’t hesi tate to say that he never authorized any statement but, in referring to the story today, he said this: “I think it perfectly legitimate for a newspaper man to speculate. Specula tion sometimes leads to conclusions and conclusions sometimes, are sub consciously accepted as facts. That is all I have to say about it.” “The invitation to Senator Overman to speak at Smithfield came through Representative Edward W. Pou, of the Fourth district. The occasion is Memorial day. The junior Senator will be accompanied to Johnston by Messrs. Armistead Jones and J. Wil bur Bunn, of Raleigh, with whom he was in conference a while today.” In Memory of Lester Barnes. One by one our loved ones are pass ing away. Sunday night at 10 o’clock April 25, the death angel visited the home of Lester Barnes and gently bore his spirit away. He had suffered untold agony for six long weeks with typhoid fever. Just a week before he died he seemed to be better and walked out on the porch and to the lot and looked at his mules. They all left him that night to rest as he seemed so much better. At midnight he was taken with con vulsions and kept growing weaker un til thev end. All was done for him that kind friends and physicians could do but none could stay the icy hand of death. Lester was a good boy, kind and tenderhearted. We all loved him and hated to give him up but the Lord knew best and as we believe took his spirit to live with him. He never united with any church but told them that all he lacked being a Christian was being baptized and that he should not wait long. His mother died when he was only two years old and we took him in our home. I was very young but he look ed to me as a mother and he seemed very near to me. He leaves a wife and four small children, a father and two brothers. May God bless and comfort them in their sad bereavement and the ones that so faithfully and tenderly nursed him during his sickness. May God help us all to meet him in a bet ter world. His loving aunt. MRS. W. R. SNEAD. Four Oaks, N. C. A bumper peach crop is promised for Georgia. It is estimated that the State will produce nine or ten thous and cars. SENATOR UNDERWOOD MADE SENATE LEADER Chosen to Succeed the Late Senator Martin by the Conference of Senate Democrats. He Was Unopposed and Was Chosen Unanimously. Since the death of Senator Martin of Virginia several months ago the minority party in the Senate has fail ed to select a leader until this week. An Associated Press dispatch from Washington to the daily papers for Wednesday gives the news of the elec tion of Senator Underwood as fol lows: Senator Underwood, of Alabama, was elected Democratic leader in the Senate today at a conference of Sen ate Democrats. He was unopposed, Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, act ing leader since the death of the late Senator Martin, of Virginia, having withdrawn from the fight last week. Besides electing Mr. Underwood, the Democrats discussed briefly soli darity of action generally. The pend ing peace resolution was considered and the Democrats agreed tentatively to call a conference later in an effort to have the minority present a solid front on the resolution. Death of Mr. Floyd Griswold. Selma and Johnston county lost one of its best citizens and the home lost a devoted husband and father on April 2, 1920, when the death angel took from our midst the soul of Floyd Griswold. He was married twice— first to Miss Lenora Hales, of Oneals township, and to that union was born six children, two of whom preceded him to the grave. The other four are Mrs. H. H. Johnson of Selma, and Mrs. Oscar Bailey of Selma, and Mrs. P. V. Brown, of Smithfield, and Mrl Paul Griswold of Selma. The second time he was married to Miss Mattie Harris, and to that union was born eight children one of whom preceded him to the grave. The seven living are Ernest, Alice, Millard, Irene, Le nora, Ethel, and Unice. Mr. Griswold was reared in Oneals township but moved to Selma several years ago and since that time had made many friends and loved ones who join with the family in their bereavement. He united with the Baptist chufr-h in his young man hood and at the time of his death was a devoted Christian— one that devoted much of his time and money to the cause of his Maker. The funeral was conducted by his pastor, Rev. B. Townsend of the First Bap tist church, under the Masonic Order and his body was laid to rest in tlfe Selma cemetery in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. He was born September 13, 1861, and died April 2', 1920, mak ing his stay on earth about 59 years. A devoted husband, a loving father, a friend to all is gone but not forgot ten. Selma, N. C. J. T. WILKINS OLD COINS CONTINUE TO COME The Story of Old Coins Has Brought Out Much Interest. Mr. Dallas Lee showed us an old coin a few weeks ago and since that time there has arisen much interest in the subject. As Dr. Muns says, we had no idea that so many folks in this section were coin collectors. Dr. L. A. Muns, of Smithfield, show ed us quite a batch of coins one day this week, among them being a Span ish coin dated 1783. An old two cent piece, a three cent piece, a half dime and a big penny were among his col lection of United States money. Ger man, French, Canadian and other for eign coins made an interesting part of the collection which also had Cu ban and French paper money. A traveling man, Mr. Van T. San ders, of Gloucester, Va., happened to see a copy of The Herald somewhere and noting the reports of old coins, became interested and called in and showed us two coins. One was a 2-cent copper coin minted in 1808. Mr. Sanders found this coin on the banks of the James River. He also showed us a ten dollar gold piece dated 1799. It has 13 stars, 13 arrows and 13 feathers in the eagle’s tail. Two negro girls about fourteen years old were drowned in t'armons pond near Fayetteville Monday when a small row boat overturned, with them. They had been to change the pasturage of a cow. NEW RAILROAD IS CHARTERED Roanoke-Salem burg- Road—Sampson County Citizens in Earnest About Their New Railroad. The Roanoke-Salemburg Railroad Company, with home office at Dunn, was chartered by the Secretary of State Saturday with an authorized capital of $1,000,000 and $35,000 paid in by I. T. Lamb, Clinton*; C. S. Royal, Salemburg and G. M. Tilghman, of Dunn. The incorporation of the com pany is the outcome of a campaign that has been waged in Sampson and adjoining counties for several months. Eventually the road, as projected, will extend from Wilmington to Roa noke, Va., passing through Dunn, Clinton and thence to the seaport. Work is expected to begin on the sec tion between Dunn and Clinton and Clinton to Salemburg within the next few weeks. Wilmington business men are planning to co-operate financially with the Sampson county business men in building the road.—News and Observer. PRINCETON-BOON HILL. Princeton, April 28.—Misses Mar garet Ledbetter and Eula Boyette and Messrs. Clarence Whitley and Giles Nicholson went to Chapel Hill Thurs day. Miss Myrtle and Vitus Nicholson and Miss Fleming and Miss Leonard, young lady teachers, went to Chapel Hill Thursday. Mr. H. M. Ross from Raleigh was a visitor in town Saturday evening. Mr. Ashley Saunders from La Grange was here visiting his mother Mrs. John Sanders, Friday and Sat urday. Some unknown person cut loose nearly a hundred fishing boats on Neuse river last Thursday night, and some of the fishermen say when they “ketch” that rascal what they will do for him will be a plenty. Mrs. H. C. Woodall and Miss Ruth Jones and Mrs. T. R. Hood from Smithfield, were in town visiting rel atives Friday evening. Miss lone Woodley from Creswell was married Sunday evening to Mr. Herman Creech. Miss Woodley is one of the pretty girls who has been teaching school at Massey school for the past few months. This is the third young girl teacher who has mar ried in this section, which seems to indicate that they all have an eye for business as well as teaching, and its leap year too. , The Frances Bridgers land, two miles from town containing 81 acres, sold a few days ago at $i),7G0. This land was bought at one dollar an acre several years ago. Messrs. W. C. Ryals and B. L. Ay cock have returned from Philadelphia with a new Hudson six for Mr. W. A. Edwards. Mrs. W. M. Pettway from Norfolk, Va., is visiting relatives in town this week. Mrs. J. W. Odum and her brother, Mr. W. L. Smith have been spending a few days with relatives at Fremont. Albert Pearce, Jesse Bass, Will Oliver and Jesse Capps caught eleven large white shad in Neuse river Tues day night. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ginn of Golds boro spent the day Sunday with their parents Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Gurley. Mr. George M. Holt from Oklahoma City is spending the week at his old home. Mr. Holt has been a success ful hotel man in the west for the past twenty five years, and is now assist ant manager of the Lee-Huckins hotel of Oklahoma City. Mr. Hal Odum is spending the week in Washington City. Mrs. S. F. Thompson is confined at her home with a light attack of small pox. The condition of Miss Louise Ed wards is somewhat improved from last week, although she is not yet out of danger. Marjorie Benton Cooke Dead. Marjorie Benton Cooke, author, died at Manila, P. I., a few days ago of pneumonia, age 44. She was born at Richmond, Indiana, and was a gradu ate of Chicago University. Bankers at Pinehurst. The spring meeting of the Executive Committee of the American Bankers Association wrns held in Pinehurst this week with more than three hun dred bankers from every state in the union in attendance. REGISTRARS AND POLL HOLDERS APPOINTED County Election Board Names Men Mho Are to Hold the June Primary And the Fall Elections. Two Dem ocrats and one Republican Named For Each Township. The Johnston County Board of Elec tions, composed of W. D. Avera, of Smithfield, J. R. Barbour, of Benson, and R. I. Wallace, of Smithfield, have appointed registrars and poll holders for the June primary and the fall elections. Two Democrats and one Republican are appointed to hold the elections in each township. The first two named are Democrats and the last a Republican. In each township the first named person is appointed registrar and the last two poll hold ers. / Wilson’s Mills—J. A. Wilson, R. C. Youngblood, and J. A. Batten. Clayton—L. H. Champion, A. V. Gulley and D. N. Allen. Cleveland—C. T. Young, J. L. My att and Sam Lee. Pleasant Grove—H. I. Ogburn, B. I. Stephenson and Alex Dupree. Elevation—Jno. A. Smith, Paul Johnson and C. V. Lassiter. Banner—Willie Dixon, A. E. Surles and J. B. Faircloth. Meadow—J. V. Mashburn, Femie Wood, and Miles R. Barefoot. Bentonville—Leon G. Westbrook, R. K. Britt and Bert Beasley. Ingrams—W. E. Barbour, Jasper Massengill and J. E. Lee. Boon Hill—John H. Edwards, W. G. Rowe and L. B. Thompson. Micro—W. N. Barden, Joe D. Creech and Wade Holland. Beulah—A. G. Hooks, C. F. Darden and Hardy Ballance. Oneals—W. H. Godwin, W. R. Oneal and Lee Hocutt. Wilders—W. T. Hinton, H. V. An drews and V. B. Hocutt. Selma—R. W. Etheridge, Frank O. Ray and H. T. Chapin. Pine Level—N. B. Hales, Floyd C. Price and L. S. Thompson. Smithfield—Geo. R. Pou, C. I. Pierce and D. Hooper Sanders. AT THE CAPITAL OF BEULAH. Kenly, April 28.—Rev. C. E. Stevens of Four Oaks filled his regular ap pointment at the First Baptist church her'e Sunday. A large congregation was present. Rev. and Mrs. Stevens were the guests of Mrs. W. T. Bailey and Mrs. J. G. High while here. The revival services at the Freer will Baptist church was well attended during last week and services will continue on through this week. The ladies of the First Baptist church reorganized their Missionary Society Sunday afternoon with quite a large attendance. The ladies of the church were very glad to have Mrs. C. E. Stevens with them on this oc casion. Mrs. Tom Jones from Fairfield, Hyde county, spent the week end here with Mrs. J. E. Holden. Miss Faye Barnes of Smithfield vis ited parents and friends here during last week. Mrs. J. R. Sauls of Wilson visited friends here last week. Mrs. A. E. Underwood from Rose boro returned home last week after spending sew'al days with her daugh ter, Mrs. R. A. Turlington. Miss Annie Aycock went to Rich mond Monday to attend the Kauff man’s millinery opening. Mr. Claud Darden was taken to Wil son Tuesday for treatment at the Moore Herring hospital. Miss Eunice Jerome from Garner spent the week end here with her mother, Mrs. C. P. Jerome. Mrs. Harris of Durham is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. J. Edgerton for a few days. t Mr. J. W. Darden and Mrs. Will Hollowell and Miss Lida Darden spent Sunday in Wilson with their father who is ill in the Moore-Herring hos pital. Mrs. Sam Broughton and son Thom as of Du m spent the week end with Mrs. A. J. Broughton. Dr. and Mrs. G. F. Coleman have returned from New York after spend ing several days. Mrs. Tony Barnes and Mr. James Kirby from Dunn spent the week end with relatives here. Mrs. Herman Hamilton and children from Raleigh have returned home af ter spending some time here with relatives.
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