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VOLUME 39 SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1920 VOLUME 96 BYRD DRUG CO.’S IMPROVEMENTS Entire Store Worked Over; Is about Complete For Christmas Opening The reporter dropped in at Byrd Drug Co’s, handsome store, corner of Market and Second street, Saturday to buy his favorite magazine, of which, by the way, he had never heard until Mr. Byrd’s good literary taste procured it for the magazine counter in his drug store. While we were there Mr. Byrd can.e up with such an unusually happy smile that we were constrained to ask the parti cular cause. He replied that at last he believed his store was going to be finished in time for his Christmas Opening next Friday and Saturday. The improvements were begun in the Summer, but the difficulties in obtain ing labor, and such material as the work Required, were so great, that at one titr.e, he had almost despaired of every getting the building to suit him. Now, however, everything on the interior is complete, except the big white lights for the front win dows, which may come on any ex press. The outside still lacks the or namental base of tiling under the large front windows, which replace the old front put in for the Bank 18 years ago. These will present a new and modern appearance. Within, the store was already decorated for the Opening, with the Christmas col ors apparent in bells and fancy wreathes. The new metal ceiling gives an air of elegance, while the freshly pairfted wood-wcik and the brightly polished glass show cases, proved that Mr. Byrd appreciates good housekeeping. We sat down for a quiet chat, and immediately one of the talking machines struck up a tune. It was a pretty tune, but our host asked some one to “cut it out.” We believe he is tired of taking ma chine music, for he told us that he would sell them all out at nearly cost. In fact he said that in his opinion, it was the part of good business to mark everything this season with a view to matching 12 1-2 cent cotton and cheap tobacco. The reporter thought a talking machine would make an ideal Christmas present, and so would the handsome toilet sets, manicure sets and ivory goods of every descrip tion on the shelves, not to speak of the other varied assortment of Holi day goods, found in a strictly up-to date gift store. We noticed some beautiful cut glass and some good English china, and our host laughing ly remarked that he had the brides in mind when he ordered them, and he would be glad to hear the wedding bells start ringing. While we were comfortably chattin’ one of the town’s most prominent cit izens came up to thank us for an edi torial he had just read in THE HERALD. Now this reporter had n’t written one line of that editorial, but being human we took every bit of the credit. Our friend was eating a sandwich, and when we looked our surprise, Mr. Byrd said that he got it in his store, that they were fixed for light-housekeeping and did a good deal of it. He said the well but hun gry man could find a sandwich, and get a cup of his favorite hot drink there at any hour of the day, that they had an electric device which would heat anything in three min utes. £>Ut it was easy tu see mat an uucoe were side lines, for Mr. Byrd’s heart is in his prescription work. He told us that while he had had experience in the drug business in several lines, he preferred the work of a conven tional drug store. For a while he was State Drug Inspector with the super vision of the entire state, and im mediately before coming to Smith field, he was in charge of the im mense laboratories of John . Scott, of Charlotte, where he gained some knowledge of drug manufacture. He told us (but asked us not to mention it), that he could make any thing in the drug line, and that while it was n’t always necessary to do so, that he had found the knowledge of won derful assistance during the Influenza epidemic. This enterprising firm, composed of Mr. W. R. Sanders, Judge F. H. Brooks, and Mr. Clement Byrd, went into business during 1919, so that they are about to celebrate their se cond Christmas in Smithfield. Most efficient help is rendered the firm by Mr. D. G. Ridenhour, formerly with FOUR OAKS NEWS Four Oaks, Dec. 11.—Miss Cather ine Wilson is spending sometime in Durham. Miss Leona Martin went to Benson Friday to visit her brother and sister Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Martin. We are glad to know that Mr. Will Keene is able to be out again after being confined to his room for several days on account of sicknes. Mr. 0. F. Blackenship attended the Teachers’ meeting in Sn.ithfield last Saturday. Miss Caroline Fitzgerald is spendi’g a few days at her home in Micro. The “Hi Y” club held an interesting meeting in the school building Friday night. They are making plans to up lift the moral of our community which will be a great benefit to all. Last Thursday night the Philathea class of the Methodist church gave Miss Eva Allen, a bride-to-be a sur prise towel sower. About 7 o’clock the Philatheas rushed in on Miss Allen at her home and told her to please turn them in for they had more bundles than they could carry. She invited them in after which she was asked to look in her bundles. Just at this time a toast was given to the bride-to-be by Miss Annie Ford. Miss Allen received many useful as well as beautiful presents that attest her popularity. Miss Allen will be mar ried Sunday night to Mr. Baucom of Wilson. miss ▼ irj4 liiift vTciiuiio, teaching at Rose Hill spent the week end near town with relatives. Our entire town was moved with sorrow Friday morning when it was learned that Mr. W. H. Lee, of Ben nettsville, S. C., had committed sui cide. Because of some trouble he felt that life was no longer worth liv ing and thus ended his time here on earth. His remains were brought here Friday, accompanied by his wife and little daughter and several of his friends from Bennettsville. He was buried in the Four Oaks cemetery Saturday afternoon. The funeral ser vices were conducted by Rev. H. W. Baucom of Smithfield. Mr. Lee who was formerly from Detroit, Michigan came here about six years ago. Five years ago in December he was mar ried to Miss Mary Barbour, a daugh ter of the late Kincien Barbour, of this place. The later moved to Ben nettsville where they resided until his death. Mr. Lee made many friends while here who regret that he took his life. The sympathy of the com munity goes out to Mrs. Lee and her little girl who are left to mourn his loss. FEDERAL RESERVE POLICIES OUTLINED HY GOV. OF BOARD. Washington, D. C.,—In a speech de livered before the American Farm Bureau Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, given out at the offices of the Federal Reserve Board, here yester day. W. P. G. Harding, governor of the board attempted to correct what he called “wrong impressions” about the policies of the board, particularly as they were concerned with deflation and its effect upon the farming inter ests of the country. “The Federal Reserve Board,” he explained, “is not charged with any responsibility for prices or living costs. It is a banking board, which exercises a general supervision of the federal reserve banks. The board can not, with propriety, establish rates with a view of putting prices up or putting them down. “The impression exists that the Fed eral Reserve System has adopted a policy of radical deflation and that the farming interests have been the chief sufferers from this policy,” said Gov ernor Harding. “No such policy has ever been undertaken and as a matter of fact there has been during the past year an increase and not a reduction in the net volume of bank credit and currency.” While assuring the farmers of the sympathy of the Federal Reserve Board, Governor Harding added: “It is impossible, however, for any banking system to provide funds for witholding all staple crops entirely from the market for any length of time.”—Christian Science Monitor. the Vinson Drug Company, of Golds boro, a licensed Pharmacist, and by Mr. G. H. Peedin, of Smithfield, who gained considerable experience with the Hicks Drug Compny, of Raleigh. GENERAL AND STATE NEWS PARAGRAPHS Happenings Of Interest As Gathered From Daily Newspapers Former Congressman E. B. Lewis, rated as one of the wealthiest me* in the Georgia peach belt shot and killed himself at his private office in Monte zuma, Ga., Friday afternoon. Condi tion of the cotton market and the fail ure of the peach crop last season are given .s motives for the shooting. Forty-five students of the Univer sity of Florida were suspended Friday because they shaved the heads of low er classmen. The state livestock association clos ed a three day session at Salisbury Friday. Addresses by prominent men of this and other States featured the program. Mrs. S. Waters^Howe, of Orlando, Fla., while on a Pullman car enroute to Cincinatti was drugged with chlo roform after having retired Tuesday night, and when she regained con sciousness next morning, discovered that her rings and money were gone and that her hair had been cut short in the back. Among nominations sent to Senate Friday, was the name of Stonewall Jackson Durham to be U. S. Attorney in the Western district for the unexpired term of W. C. Ham mer, CongTessman-elect. E. F. Young, of Dunn, has been named temporary receiver for the Bank of Coats, whose president N. T. Patterson, committed suicide a week ago. The bank is believed to be en tirely solvent,* but the character of some of its loans make immediate liquidation of its assets impossible. More than fifty fox hunters from different parts of the state met in Statesville last week and perfected an organization known as the North Car olina Fox Hunters’ Association. The object of the association is to improve the fox hound by holding field trials and to protect the fox for the mutual protection of the fox hunters of North Carolina. An inquiry to determine the extent of unemployment in 65 principal in dustrial cities of the country has been announced by the department of la bor. Women witnesses in the Bronx Su preme court have been ordered to re move their hats on taking the witness stand. The justice said he had no objection to women wearing hats in the court-room, but that since a man had to remove'his head-gear on the stand, women should be required to also. Despite the near approach of Christmas, candy sales in the United States have slumped. Speakers at a Confectionary Salesmen’s Convention in Chicago attributed the cause to the retailers, who, they said, were not passing the manufacturers’ reduc tions along to the consumers. I’ISTOL BATTLE WITH NEGRO ILLICIT DISTILLER Sunday night, December 11th, Mr. R. A. Keen, chief of police of Four Oaks, accompanied by Mr. George H. Moore, of Smithfield and four other men went to a place just east of the Lassiter bridge on Black Creek to see about a whiskey still which had been reported, he still was being run by Son Tate, a Four Oaks negro. The work was being done on a small is land on the south side of the creek. They waited for the distilling to be completed and saw the still put away in hiding. The negro started out with a jug of whiskey in hand and was battled when about tdenty steps from the officers. He opened fire on them with a .45 caliber revolver. He fired four or five shots. The officers then began shooting at him and continued to do so until he jumped into the creek and could not be followed fur ther. Mr. Moore went back there yesterday morning and found a shot gun and some more whiskey. Epworth League Meeting. One of the most enjoyable Epworth League meetings was held last night. Miss Eula Parrish, who is superin tendent of the department of recrea tion and culture presided. It was an entirely musical program. A quar tette by Messrs. Waadall, Coats, Med lin and Eason; a duet by Misses Law rence and Austin; an instrumental selection by Miss Kennedy, and a solo by Miss Myatt were the features of the program. CENTRAL PART OF IRISH CITY BURNED City of Cork Has Expensive Fire; Follows Ambush Of the Military Dublin, Dec. 12.—The central por tion of the city of Cork has been bum ed to the ground and other portions of the city are ablaze. The conflagration followed an am bush to the military at Pillons Cross Saturday night in which four persons were killed and many wounded. Three civilians were taken from their houses and shot dead after the ambush of the military. Then fires started. There were bomb explosions and firing also was heard. The popu lace is panic stricken. The muncipal buildings, the Carnegie library and the corn exchange, which cover a large area, have been consumed by the flames, which are so hot at places that passing tram cars have been set on fire.—Associated Pres. Belfast, Dec. 12.—A score of fires had burned themselves out in Cork by four o’clock this afternoon and the firemen were in possession of the ruins. At 6:30 o’clock this evening a special train left Dublin for Cork carrying Captain Myers, chief of the Dublin brigade, and a motor engine with crew. A deputation of the citizens of Cork, says a dispatch received here, including the protestant bishop and the town clerk, waited on the officer commanding the Cork troops and re quested him to take measures to pre vent a recurrence of the appalling damage to property. He promised to send out special military patrols. The destroyed city hall in Cork was only exce’Ied in point of size in Ire land by Belfast’s great civil building. This was the third time it had been set on fire, the firemen being driven out at the point of revolvers. The great hall seating 3,000 and having a fine organ, shared, the fate of the municipal premises. Plans for N. C. Day in Schools North Carolina Day in the public schools of the State will depart from the beaten track in its program this year, and instead of the usual histori cal features each school will work out its own observance on a general sug gestion from the State Board of Edu cation of “Our School and How to Im prove it.” In submitting the general outline of programs to be developed locally in each school, Superintendent Brooks suggests that patrons of the school, religious, fraternal and civic organi zations be invited to cooperate in mak ing the day a valuable day for educa tion in the State. The outline sent to each schools is as follows: “1. What is the community doing to provide recreational activities for the young people? What should it do? “2. Can our neighboring communi ties co-operate with us in making a stronger school for the education of the children of the community? “3. How is the school co-operating with the social and industrial activi ties of the community? “4. What improvements should be made on school buildings and school grounds ? “5. Should new features be added to the school such as music, physical education, atheletic activities, etc.? What value would they be to the school ? “6. How can the school secure a bet ter co-operation of patrons in the community? “7. Should the school term be in creased? If so, what steps should be taken by the school, by the commun ity? “8. How can the high school be im prpved?”—News and Observer. Caruso Bursts Blood Vessel. New York, Dec. 11.—Enrico Caru so, tenor, burst a blood vessel in his throat while singing at the Brook lyn Academy of Music tonight. The performance was stopped. The accident which it was said is not serious, occurred during the first act of Donizetti’s “L'Elisir d’Amore” but the tenor did not stop until the end of the act. A physician in at tendance then told him it would be unwise to continue, for if he did so, the results might prove serious. In addition, the blood in his throat in terfered with the singer’s vocaliza tion.—News and Observer. CLAYTON NEWS Clayton, ?lee. 11.—Miss Hettie Wil der spent one day this week in the Capital City. Mrs. Sharpe, of Fayetteville has been the guest of Mrs. Thurman Smith this week. Rev. and Mrs. A. O. Moore return ed this week from an extended trip to relatives in Mississippi. They were very much surprised Thursday night to open the door to a host of people singing at their front door. They were found to be members of the Baptist church with their arm full of pood thinps for the pastor and his wife. Messrs Doane Stott and Carl Ma bry, of Trinity collepe, Durham, spent last week-end here with friends. Mrs. John S. Barnes was hostess to the Woman's club on Friday, Decem ber 10th. Miss Thelma Johnson, a student at Meredith collepe, Raleiph, spent last week-end here. Mr. Lea Thomas of Wake Forest college, Wake Forest, is here for the week-end. Rev. C. T. Thrift filled the pulpit of the Methodist church last Sunday morninp for the first time. He had a larpe audience at both services. Mr. and Mrs. Julien Starling have gone to Goldsboro for the week-end. Several of our town people attend ed the play, “Passing Show” in Ral eigh on Thursday night of this week. The second sale of the Baptist ba zaar was held today in the building joining the Clayton Banking Co. By the opening of the first bazaar it was impossible to get a sufficient amount of work bags and aprons. These with some other things were on sale today. All proceeds go to the organ fund of the Baptist church. Death of Mr. Kirkman Creech On the 26th day of November the death angel visited the home of Mr. Kirkman Creech and took him away from his loved ones. His health had been failing for several months. His death was caused by Appoplexy. He was taken sick November 25 and only lived a short while. Medical aid was rendered hy Dr. Coleman and Dr. Hinnant but noth ing could stay the icy hand of death. But oh, how sweet it must be when death los’es its sting and the guardian angels gather around the death bed and carried the save one into the pro mised land. His funeral was preach ed at Bethany church by Rev. W. D. Stancil and his remains were laid to rest in Bethany cemetery. He was buried with honors by the Majgonic 'and Junior orders. At the age of 23 he married Miss Allie Broadwell and chose farming as his occupation. He was a success ful farmer producing more on his farm than his family consumed. Therefore he accumulated quite a bit of property. He conducted his farm in a systematic way. He was the oldest son of Rev. Wor ley Creech. His stay on earth was 53 years, 10 months and 18 days. He grew up under Christian influence and joined the Missionary Baptist churcn at an early age and has lived a spotless life since. % From childhood to manhood he was , obedient to his parents. He was kind J and loving to his family and neigh bors, and the writer believes that he had the most model home that he ev er had the pleasure to visit. All his family was very much devoted to each other and it was a home full of religion and love. He lived to see all his children converted and united in “the army of the Lord.” His life was a model life and a life lived like God wants people to live. How beau tiful it is to live a life without a scar on his character. He was a devoted husband, father and a Christian, a kind and helping neighbor, a cheerful giver of his means, faithful to his church—filling his pew on every church day and as faithful to the ma sons and Junior order of which he had been a member for several years. Oh, how sad it is to lose a man like this! He leaves a host of relatives and friends, a wife and seven children to mourn their loss. His children are Messrs Spurgeon, Julian, Hobson and Yates Creech and Misses Sadie and Ruby Creech and Mrs. Tommie Dur ham. We feel their loss is his eter nal gain. A friend, C. A. Corbett,— MR. R. C. LASSITER TAKES OWN LIFE Prominent Citizen of Four Oaks— Financial Trouble Probable Cause for Act Between three and four o’clock yesterday afternoon, Mr. R. C. Lassi ter, a prominent business man of hour Oaks, locked up his store, his clerk being out at the time, went by the Bank of Four Oaks and had a consultation with the cashier and then went home and killed himself. He had not been home to eat dinner. He went out into a back porch and lying down on a piece of matting placed one hand on his breast and with the other hand shot himself in the right temple. It is not thought that he even struggled in dying. He held the revolver firmly in his right hand after his death. Mr. Lassiter was a fine man and regarded as one of the best merchants in the county. Some months ago he bought quite a lot of good property in Four Oaks and went in debt for part of it, making poor progress selling goods and poor col lections and these land notes had giv en him much concern of late. He was worth good property but could not get money to meet his obligations. These things weighed down on him like a mill stone and no doubt caused him to take the fatal step. This sad affair Is a great shock to the town and surrounding community. We ex tend tenderest sympathies to rela tives and friends. J. W. Holt Takes Own Life at Raleigh Raleigh, Dec. 11.—J. W. Holt, re cent manager of Robertson’s hotel, Clayton, and yesterday made mana ger of Wright’s cafe, committed sui cide late this afternoon by shooting himself through the head with a .9£ caliber revolver. A note telling his wife and baby good-bye, but explaining nothing fur ther than to indicate at what tele phone Mrs. Holt could be found, was discovered by the coroner, who exam ined the pistol, which had one emp ty chamber. Firmly gripping tl^g) weapon, the dead man had cocked it after firing the first shot through his head, and prepared the pistol for a second discharge. The young fellow was 28 years old. He had recently worked for the Swifts, and had been promoted to the Fichmond office, but did not go.—Greensboro News. Mr. Holt is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Holt, of Cleveland township. Besides his parents and wife and child Mr. Holt leaves three brothers, Messrs Douglas, David and Edgar Holt, of Cleveland township, and one sister, Mrs. Ashley Johnson, of Pleas ant Grove. The funeral services were conduct ed Sunday afternoon at Oakland cemetery by Rev. D. M. McGeachy, pastor of Oakland church. W. B. Cooper Candidate in 1924 W. B. Cooper of Wilmington, who was elected Lieutenant-Governor in the recent? election, has announced through the papers that in 1924 he will be a candidate for Governor. As banket1, cotton exporter, church man and politician, Senator Cooper is well known throughout the State. He has served several terms in the General Assembly and with the in coming Legislature he goes into the highest office within the grift of the people of the State excepting alone the one he will seek four years from now. Mr. Cooper is the father of our townsman, Mr. H. C. Cooper, cashier of the Citizens National Bank. Historic Documents Not Safe Washington, D. C.,—The original copies of the Declaration of Independ ence and the Constitution are in grave danger from mishap, Bainbridge Colby Secretary of State declared in a mem orandum transmitted to Congress in which he asks for an appropriation of $25,000 to be used not only to provide protection against fire, water and vio lence, but in exhibiting them during business hours to the public. The docu ments, the Secretary says, are stored in an ordinary safe of thin steel, proof against neither fire nor water, which stands in the library of the State De partment, necessarily surrounded on all sides by the combustible material usually found in libraries.—Christian Science Monitor.
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