VOLUME 39
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1920.
NUMBER 82
DEAF AND DUMB COUPLE WED.
They took The Marriage Vow With
out Seeing or Hearing a Word That
Made Them Man and Wife.
There is much marriage and giving;
in marriage, but the ceremony which ;
took place in the Register of Deeds j
office here last Friday was something 1
out of the ordinary, the contracting
parries being Mr. Bud Ellington and
Miss Nancy Grisom, both of Vance
county. Neither of them could speak
or read or hear a single word. They
were accompanied by the bride’s
mother, who gave her daughter in
marriage.
Judge Medford, who performed the
ceremony, requested the contracting
party to join hands. As a matter of
fact they did not hear the command,
and the mother of the bride came for
ward and placed the hand of the wo
man into the hand of the man. The
dumb couple shook hands, as it were,
and started out of the office with a
broad smile upon their faces.
“Head them off,” shouted Justice
Medford, “until I get through with
the ceremony.”
The couple stood with joined hands
as the marriage vow was being ad
ministered, and when Justice Med
ford closed the book the contracting
party shook hands in the old-fashion
ed way and bowed themselves out of
the office in good form.—Oxford Pub
lic Ledger.
WEEK’S NEWS FROM CLAYTON
Revival at Baptist Church. I)r. Wick
er Has Been Doing Preaching
Other News Items.
Clayton, Oct. 23.—Miss Verdie Trol
linger a member of the high school
faculty spent Sunday in Wilson.
Mr. Lyndon Jordan, of Smithfield,
was in town last Wednesday night.
Miss Lillie Oneil and Mrs. Emma
Ellington are visiting relatives a*.
Greensboro.
Miss Telza Barnes spent a couple
of days last week in Durham.
Miss Doris Jeffreys a student of
Meredith College spent a few days
this week with her parents.
Mr. Bill Ellis of Wake Forest col
lege came home this week to attend
the Fair at Raletgh.
Mrs. Will Franks and children, Mar
garet and Billy returned to their home
at Fayetteville today after visiting
here.
Miss Besie McNeil, of Kinston, was
the guest of Mrs. Clifford Hamlin ton
last week-end.
Miss Grace Barbour, a student of
for a few days this week.
Miss Sophia Knott, of Kinston and
Olivia Pettway, of Goldsboro, were
here this week to attend the Barnes
Barbour wedding.
Messrs Cedric Oneil and Sherwood
Hobby, students at Chapel Hill, came
home.this week or a few days and to
attend the State Fair at Raleigh.
Dr. O. W. Bonner, of Raleigh, and
Mr. D. W. Walker, of Rocky Mount,
were here for a few days this week.
They were members of the Barnes
Barbour bridal paltry.
—Bf; and Mrs:- -B.- H/ Broughton, of
Raleigh have been down several times
this week to attend church services
at the Baptist church.
The revival is still in progress at
the Baptist church. Dr. Wicker, of
Richmond, preached a great sermon to
a large audience twice daily. The
meeting will close Sunday night. A
number have already been added to
the church membership and it is felt
that great good has been accomplish
ed during these two weeks while Dr.
Wicker, Mr. Moore and the pastor and
others have done so much earnest
work.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Armitage, of Dunn,
have been visiting here for several
days.
Mrs. Shirley Jenkins, of Norfolk,
is spending sometime here.
Mr. Bennette Poole, of Wake Forest
was here for a few days this week.
Crowded Conditions at University.
For lack of ropms, the students at
the State University are undergoing
hardships. “The Tar Heel’', the
student newspaper, says no dormi
tory except a remodeled woodshed
has been provided since 1913. Mr.
Lenoir Chambers, director of the
University News service says, “In
the college dormitories four students
have to live in many rooms. They
find bed space by piling one bed upon
another, double-decker style. A Tar
Heel cartoonist drew a picture of a
dormitory room, with beds piled
high, with trunks stacked on each
ether, and with a student on the floor
calling to his room mate in the top
bed, ‘Hurry up, Bill, it will be my
turn to sleep in a minute.’ ”
EXHIBIT YOUR LIVE STOCK.
County Agent Calls on Farmers to
Bring Livestock To The County
Fair November 2nd to 5th
As a means of stimulating more in
terest in the production of pure-bred
livestock of all kinds the management
of the Johnston county Fair is offer
ing bleeders a greater opportunity
than is generally offered by the man
agement of any Fair. Fairs have
long since been noted for the sales
and advertising features that they of
ferel livestock men and have been
thought cf by breeders of livestock
line for which they could well afford
to pay large entry fees. The local
fair does not charge any entry fees,
moreover it does offer several liberal
premiums on the various kinds of
livestock as a means of inducing the
breeders to bring their animals be
fore the public and demonstrate the
possibilities of livestock farming in
this section. This is the most effec
tive and at the same time the cheap
est kind of advertising. With the
coming of the boll weevil livestock
farming here will receive much more
serious attention than it has in the
past. Our mild winters make it pos
sible to graze cattle for nearly all the
year on crops which the animals can
harvest themselves. These conditions
do not obtain where the greater part
of the livestock of this country is pro
duced, and besides expensive housing
facilities are required with which to
winter their animals. The South
has unlimited advantages in livestock
production as has been well demon
strated during the past few years.
The boll-weevil, which in all proba
bility, will be with us in another year
or two will make it necessary for us
to go into livestock farming for
which we are naturally fitted. We
may yet see fit to do as some of our
Southern neighbors have done by the
weevil. When the weevil made it im
possible to grow cotton in certain sec
tions of the South and drove the peo
ple to livestock farming, j^iich is the
most profitable work they ever did,
they erected on the Court Squares in
at least two Southern counties mar
ble monuments to the boll weevil.
It is up to us to prepare for the
crisis before it reaches us. Lets
grow into the livestock business rath
er than being forced to go into it as
the former will prove much more to
our advantage. Two things are ne
cessary for economic successful live
stock farming. The first is, good
fnnndatmn r-fwV • *•)??. --T-r.-J i—,
the economic production of an abund
ance of feed on the farm. These two
factors are interpendant in the eco
nomic production of livestock. The
best pasturage would not be econo
nical profitable with poor, inferior
or scrub animals and pure-bred, pedi
greed, high class animals would not
succeed on broom sedge and pine need
les.
it you are Keeping pure-bred poul
try and expect to have setting eggs
to offer for sale in the Spring bring
an exhibit of your birds to the Coun
ty Fair, show the people what you
have and endeavor to increase interest
of the public in your particular breed
of poultry whether chickens, ducks,
geese, guineas, peafowls or turkeys.
If you are breeding swine and ex
pect to offer breeding stock for sale,
bring some of your animals to the
fair and lets increase interest in pure
bred hogs because there is no other
kind that is worthy of our considera
tion.
If you have high-bred grades or
pure-bred cattle for sale, either for
dairy or beef purposes, or if you
would like to have a part in creating
more interest in better cattle bring
them to the fair.
Sheep growing in this county should
receive much more attention than it
has done during the past few years.
We now have less than 1000 sheep in
this county and the dog is not solely
responsible for this condition. In or
der to have more sheep we must have
better sheep than we once had and it
is very gratifying to see that the
sheep in this county now are superior,
to those that we formerly had here.,
We will have some good sheep on ex-'
hibit at our fair this year and few
things will pay a bigger dividend on \
the investment than a few sheep on
each farm. If you have good sheep
bring some of them to the fair.
The tractor and motor car have
started in to eliminate the horse per- j
haps, but a significant fact is, that(
there is greater demand for work
animals at the present than ever and j
the prices charged for the same are ■
NORTH CAROLINA AN EXAMPLE
A Comparison of N. C-, With Texas
in Which the Old North State
Makes Good Showing.
States like individuals can profit
by good examples, and North Caro
lina has set an example of intelligent
comprehension and efficient develop
ment and utilization of her material
resources which is worthy to be fol
lowed by Texas; indeed, by all her
sister states of the South.
What she has achieved can not be
fully appreciated unless the historical
fact be kept in mind that North Caro
lina was ravaged and desolated by
the invading Northern army in 1865.
She had no foundation on which to
build except ruins. She faced gaunt,
bitter, cruel poverty, and her dis
tressing condition was intensified bylO
years of oppressing political misrule,
marked by debasing corruption and
conscienceless, plundering oi tne peo
ple.
Then her lands were not comparable
in fertility or extent to those of Tex
as, the soil of which was never touch
er by the foot of an invading foe.
In view of such conditions it is
amazing that North Carolina should
have moved up from the twenty-sec
ond to the fourth place in the value
of agricultural products, among all
the states, and what is, if possible
more wonderful now stands second
in the value of textile products and
second in the production of tobacco.
Every intelligent Texan is obliged to
make the humiliating confession that
Texas is woefully deficient in the
number of manufacturing establish
ments. In that respect North Caro
lina leads the entire South.
The traveler is rarely out of sight
of a cotton mill, a yarn mill, r. veneer
rnlli or a furniture factory, or a to
bacco products factory.
Some counties have nearly a hun
dred mills converting cotton into
yarns or cloth, and in Durham, where
there is one of the largest tobaco es
tablishments in the world, and there
is also an immense hosiery manufac
tory.
North Carolina spins and weaves
more cotton than she produces. Just
as in time of war she sent mere of
her sons to the Confederate army
than there were voters in the State.
The waters of nearly every river
have been harnessed and made to fur
nish light and power, often for dis
tances of 50 miles.
She has uder one roof the largest
furniture factory in the entire South.
That there should be in one small
mills than there are in all Texas is a
repro.-i'-h to the people of this state.
There is not an acre of land in
the county in which the capital of
North Carolina stands that is com
parable in producti\% capacity to
nine-tenths of the land in Harris
County; yet there is not an acre of
land in IJarris county, five miles
from the court house that can be sold
for as much as land 10 miles from
the capitftl of North Carolina can be
-sold- for.- ---j
The people who have wrought such
work are awake to every interest.
Asheville with 28,000 population pro
poses to spend $20,000 on a re-union
of the 30th (overseas) Division, and
an expenditure of $40,000 a year by
her Board of Trade, much of it for
advertising, brings tourists enough
to Asheville each season to leave there
more than $25,000,000.
It will pay Houston and all Texas
to study the example set by the Old
North State.—Houston Chronicle.
The city commissioners of Raleigh
have raised the fine for drunkenness
or disorderly conduct from $5 to $50.
A fine of not exceeding $25 is placed
upon the use of sirens or whistles u
pon any vehicles except those of the
fire department.
much higher. One featuufe of the
fair tha*. will be worth ycoir atten
tion will be a number of home raised
horses and mules on exhibits. Sev
eral liberal premiums are ofered for
horses and mules and other than home
raised ones.
We are late in getting about the
fair, but if everyone who can will as
sume a part of the responsibility the
fair can and will be all that you
could wish. Cooperation is the life
of the fair, just as much so as com
petition is the life of business. Help
us make the fair such that you can
and will refer to it as our sucess and
our fair.
Very sincerely yours,
S. J. KIRBY,
County Agent.
JOHNSTON FAIR ALMOST HERE
Premium List Is Out, Fair Will Be
November 2, 3. 4, and 5th_Send /
and Exhibit and Boost Fair
The Johnston County Catalogue con
taining the premium list, rules and re
gulations and anoucemets in connec
tion with the fair are going out on
every mail this week. A postal card
sent to the County Agent will bring
one to you. The catalogue not only
shows a long list of liberal premiums
offered on exhibits for this years fair
but also, contains a lot of splendid in
formation on selection and preparing
exhibits for the fair which should
make the catalogue of much interest
to prospective exhibitors. We respect
fully urge that you read the catalogue
cai-efully and preserve it for future
reference.
I he prospects for a good fair are
very encouraging. A large number of
fanners, farm women and business
men have given indications that they
will enter the contest for the blue
ribbons and first premiums offered.
Not least among the contestants will
be a large percentage of the hundred
of boys and girls who are engaged in
club work in this county.Some of the
finest livestock and the largest acre
yields of our staple crops made in
this county this year will be produced
by boys and girls who are enrolled in
the agricultural clubs. Many of these
boys and girls are selecting exhibits
from their club work for the county
fair and their exhibits should make
one of the most interesting features
of the fair.
The fair is a county proposition and
every section of the county certainly
each of the 17 townships, should have
on exhibition a number of well select
ed entries of the varied products
which will go a long way in demon
strating the great possibilities agri
culturally and industrially of our great
county. The fair will be a successful
and complete demonstration of what
local community pride can do for an
institution that stands for the im
provement and an upbuilding of the
community. There are certain sec
tions of this county which, if their ad
vantages are properly brought to the
attention of the public by represen
tative exhibits of their products, will
be a complete revelation to a majority
of our own people. The great need of
our county is for local leadership, not
only to explore the possibilities of our
communities, but also, to demonstrate
to these communities and to the coun
ty the natural advantages and possi
bilities of the county.
Let us remember that Tuesday the
2nd, of November is General Election,
Day, and to be sure to get our exhi
bits to the fair, they should be taken
to the grounds on Monday.Many of
the men who took exhibits to the com
munity fairs should certainly select
exhibits for the county fair. We
most heartily solicit the cooperation
and support of our people in helping
to make this fair well worth while.
Let it represent Johnston County in a
creditable manner. Let it demonstrate
to the world what co-operation, can do
for the people. This is a time when
we need cooperation, not only in fair
work, but in all our work.
Sincerely yours,
S. J. KIRBY,
s County Agent
$1,607,300 for Education
Salisbury, Oct. 22.—Without dis
cussion or dissent the Western North
Carolina Methodist conference today
adopted in full the report and recom
mendations of its Educational board
thereby assuming: the obligation to
raise a sum that almost duplicates the
stupendous amount that was pledf^; 1
two years ago fqr the Missionary Cen
tenary movement. The exact amount
named is one million, six hundred and
seven thousand, three hundred do.lars
and it will go to the following causes:
Gonnectional interests, $285,000.
Trinity college, 350,000.
Greensboro college, $254,800.
Trinity Park school, $52,500.
Jefferson school, $105,000.
Davenport college, $210,000.
Rutherford college, $140,000.
Weddington Industrial Institute
$70,000.
Weaver college, $140,000.—News
and Observer.
MACSWINEY PASSES AWAY.
Chief of Irish Hunger Striers Dies in
Brixton Prison After Fast of
Over Seventy-three Days
London, Oct. 25.—(By The Associ
ated Press.)—Terrence MaeSwiney,
Lord Mayor of Cork, the most pro
minent of the Irish hunger strikers,
and said to have bfen the brains of
the Republican army in Ireland died
early today in Brixton prison.
The end was not unexpected, for
the Lord Mayor had been unconscious
for several days. He was entering
upor. the seveny-fourth day of his hun
ger strike as a protest against a sen
tence of two years’ imprisonment on
several charges, including one of hav
ing seditious documents in his possess
ion.
The Lord Mayor, who was terribly
emaciated as a result of his long ab
stinence from food, had been delirious
for many hours and was unconscious
when death came.
There were no untoward demonstra
tions outside the prison after the
news of MacSwiney’s death became
generally known. A large force of
police had been concentrated to put
down any popular uprising.
MaeSwiney has a sister living in
Asheville, N. C. who is principal of
the Academy of St. Geniveva, operat
ed by Sisters of Christians Education
there. The college is expected to ob
serve the death of the Lord Mayor,
although definite plans have not been
announced as yet.
JONES SCHOOL HOUSE NOTES
Farmers in our burp, are very busy
now trying to get out >their large
crops of fifteen cent cotton and get
their flea-bug tobacco ready to give
away.
Mr. W. H. Lancaster and family,
spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Wallace near Clayton.
Mrs. Charles Stroud, of near Kins
ton, visited her daughter, Mrs. Ray
Bland this week-end and took a peep
at her new grand-daughter, little
Miss Lucile Bland.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mocre and
children visited Mrs. Moore’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lassiter, who live
near Wilson’s Mills, Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Simmons vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tilton near
Princeton Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Edwards spent
Sunday with Mr. John Price near
Selma.
Miss Velma Parrish, who lives
near Wilson’s Mills, is spending the
week with her sister, Mr. W. H. Lan
caster.
"'MV. anu mrs. w. ii. Lancaster and
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Simmcns spent
Thursday in Raleigh taing in *,he
State Fair.
The women of our community are
getting ready to register.
We are glad to know that our
friend, Mrs. A. L. Johnson is improv
ing rapidly.
GUESS WHO
BROGDEN NEWS
Miss I rent- Creech of Goldsboro is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
R. Creech.
Mr. Luby Royall, of Four Oaks,
was in our community Tuesday ev
ening. '
Mrs. Elizabeth Gardner returned to
Mr. J. B. Gardner’s Saturday after
visiting her son, Mr. B. E. Gardner
near Smithfield for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Strickland and
sons, Roscoe and Woodrow and Mr.
arid Mrs. Tomie Wester and chidren
spent Sunday afternoon in Godsboro
with reatives.
Miss Beatrice Gardner of Smithfied
spent the week-end here with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gardner.
Mr. and Mrs. Pope Benton spent
the weekend at Mr. Benton’s former
home near Raeigh.
Mr. J. B. Gardner and Misses Inez
Gardner and Erma Creech took Mrs.
Eizabeth Gardner to Stantonburp
Sunday afternoon, where she will
make an extended visit to relatives
in Pitt and Wilson countys. They
returned Monday at noon, making the
trip on Mr. Gardner's Sayers.
Mr. B. E. Gardner, of near Smith
field spent Sunday afternoon at the
home of his brother’s Mr. J. B. Gard
ner.
A. B. C.
Smith field, N. C., Route 2.
Strikers Refused Increase
The striking miners in England de
mand an increase of wages amounting
to 2 shillings (48 cts.) per day.
Prime Minister Lloyd George refuses
to grant the advance, unless the out
put of coal is increased in proportion.
WEEK’S NEWS IN FOUR OAKS
Topics of Interest in Ingrams. E. W.
Pou, O. Max Gardner and Henry
Grady Make Speeches
Four Oaks, Oct. 23.—Mr. W. J. Lew
is, Mr. B. I. Tart and his sister, Miss
Maggie Tart went to Dunn last Sun
day afternoon to attend the burial of
Mrs. Loftin Tart, of that place.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Benson, of
Selma, spent last Sunday here with
their sister, Mrs. J. E. Benson.
Rev. C. E. Stevens preseroted his
resignation as pastor of Four Oaks
Baptist church last Sunday. He ex
pects to take up work in Greensboro.
Rev. and Mrs. Stevens have many
friends here who regret very much
that they are soon to leave.
Mrs. Luther Paschal, of Lucama,
spent a few days here last week with
her mother, Mrs. Sallie Paschal and
her sister, Mrs. W. H. Tucker.
Mr. W. R. Keene and family and
Miss Mattie Pierce visited near Kea
ly last Sunday.
Miss B>tta Wellons and Annie Ford
visited in Dunn last week.
A large number of our people at
tended the State Fair. They report a
good fair from every standpoint.
Miss Eunice Adams and Ethel Allen
of Goldsboro spent last week-end at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Ad
We are glad to see Mr. B. A. Rich
out again after being in for a few
days from a fall that at first seemed
rather hurtful.
Our town has been scourged with
mumps and some scarlet fever. How
ever most of the cases are well now
or improving rapidly.
Last Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Adams and Miss Gladys Adams at
tended the wedding of their cousin,
Miss Cora Adams, of Linden.
Miss Floreid Woodard and her fath
er, Mr. W. J. Woodard visited in Fay
etteville last Sunday.
Mr. J. T. Allen went to Falcon last
Sunday to visit his father who was
then very ill. We are glad to report
that his father is well now.
Sunday night Rev. A. T. Lassiter,
the Presbyterian minister pf Benson,
preached at the Methodise church. His
sermon was very interesting as well
as helpful from many standpoints.
Mr. E. W. Pou, of Smithfield, de
livered a very forceful address on the
League of Nation and the Revalua
tion Act here Wednesday night. One
of the largest crowds ever assembled
here for a meeting of this kind, heard
Mr. Pou’s talk. From the beginning
he upheld the noble party for which
he stands, proving from history that
it stood for the forces of right. The
-intelligent, yet simple presentation
of his speech, was thoroughly enjoy
ed by all who heard it. A large num
Kn»- fvf -i-f -Inr tjrinc»TTl jnr *iy
their presence the interest and en
thusiasm they have in politics
Last Saturday afternoon Lieut.
Governor O. Max Gardner stopped ov
er for a short while before going to
Benson. He delivered an interesting
and forceful political speech.
Misses Clyde Sanders and Ruby
Stanley who are in school at Buies
Creek, came home Wednesday to at
tend the State Fair at Raleigh.
Miss Catherine Wilson visited
friends in Durham last week.
Rev. and Mrs. E. B. Craven are
sending a few days in Raleigh.
Miss Caroline Fitzgerald spent last
week-end at her home.
Mrs. Clarence Britt, of Benson,
spent Sunday here with her mother,
Mrs. T. E. Oliver.
Last week Mr. D. C. Lassiter, of
Raleigh visited relatives and friends
here.
Mr. Ed Oliver, of Newport News,
Va., has been spending sometime here
with his mother, Mrs. T. E. Oliver.
Mr. Henry Grady, of Cliuton, Sena
torial candidate for this district, de
livered a well founded speech on poli
tical matters here Friday night.
From history and actual facts he
drew strong conclusions and reasons
why his party stood for justice, eq
uality and mercy. Two watchwords
of the Democratic party were his
theme throughout his speech.
Mr. William Sanders, of Wake
Forest is spending the week-end at
home.
Monkey Bite Was Attempt on King s
Life Says Doctors.
Rome, Oct. 22.—Injuries inflicted
upon King Alexander by a monkey
were the resufts of a plot to assassi
nate the young monarch, according
to Dr. '"’eorges Fernand Vidal, of Pa
ris, who has been attending the king
and was interviewed by the Message
ro, while passing through Rome on
ni3 way home from Athens.
“While the story of the monkey bit
ing King Alexander is true,” Dr. Vi
dal is quoted as saying, "the monkey
was suffering from rabies with which
it had been artificially inoculated.
Hence, a vertiable attempt against
the king’s life was committed.”—
'"reensboro News.