VOLUME 40
SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1921
NUMBER 102
OPPORTUNITIES TO
GIVE CHRISTMAS JOY
The Cases Below Have Been
Investigated by County
Welfare Officer
Seven families can be reached from
Smithfield. The time for giving is
now—Friday and Saturday of this
week. Things to be given are things
that children need to eat and wear—
children between the ages from one
month to fifteen years of age. All
articles wil be assembled at W. L.
Woodall’s Sons store anil from there
busy workers will see that they are
distributed to the needy homes. All
gifts should be in the above mention
ed store by noon Saturday, December
24th.
It being impossible to reach sever
al of the homes into which Santa
Claus cannot visit this Christmas, it
has been decided to make a direct ap
peal to all who wish to help helpless
and destitute children to do so by
mail. The appeal does not apply to
the seven homes mentioned above.
This is a good work in which all who
read this may take a hand. Let ev
ery giver send his or her gifts
through the mail or take it to the
homes:
Opportunity No. 1.
Address Box 210, Selma. N. C.
Three children, two girls, fifteen and
eleven, one boy—three. Would ap
preciate Christmas confectionaries
andtoys.
Opportunity No. 2.
Address Mrs. McCoy Pollock, R. F.
D. No. 3, Middlesex, N. C. Four chil
dren, two boys, eleven and one, two
girls—six and four. Would appre
ciate Christmas confectionaries.
Opportunity Mo. 3.
Address Mrs. D. E. Moody, R. F.
D. No. 3, Middlesex, N. C. Sesd
Christmas toys and confectionaries
for a boy of two and a girl of 1 year.
Opportunity No. 4.
Address Mrs. Robert Edwards, R
F. I). No. 1, Pine Level, N. C. oenOj
a girl ten years ?'d and two boys 8
and three, Christmas confectionaries
and toys.
Opportunity No. 5.
Address Mrs. J. Y. Allen, R. F. D.
No. 2, Four Oaks, N. C. Five chil
dren, three girls, twelve, ten and
eight, and two boys six and two. Send
Christmas confectionaries and toys.
Opportunity No. 6.
Address Mrs. Nathan Adam Mc
Lamb, R. F. D. No. 2, Benson, N. C.
Five children, four girls, 12, 8, 4 and
2, and one boy eleven. Send Christ
mas confectionaries and toys.
Opportunity No. 7.
Address Mrs. Sherman Moore, care
of Mr. Charlie Adams, R. F. D. No. 1,
Benson, N. C. Send a six-year-old
girl and one-year-old girl Christmas
confectionaries and toys.
Opportunity No. 8.
Address Mrs. W. G. Pennell, R. F.
D. No. 2, Knightdale, N. C. Send
Christmas confectionaries and toys to
a two-year-old boy and useful ar
ticles to a two-months-old baby.
Mr. John L. Davis Dead.
News reached here Wednesday
night that Mr. John L. Davis died un
expectedly at his home in Burlington
Wednesday evening about six o’clock,
lie was rid and his health had not
been good for some time and it was
realized he could not live long. Mr.
Davis came to Smithfield a few years
after the Civil war as a school teach
er md made this his home for many
years. He had charge of the Smith
field Academy before Mr. Ira T. Tur
lington moved to Smithfield. He did
good work here as a school man and
was a highly respected citizen. He
married a daughter of Mr. B. A.
Woodall but she lived only a few
years. It will be remembered that
their son, Mr. Almond Davis, died at
Burlington only a few months ago.
The family had been living at Bur
lington for twenty-five years or more.
They had been quite active in the
business life of Burlington. For sev
eral years they ran a large furniture
store and later Mr. Almond Davis
was cashier of one of the leading
banks there.
Miss Luna Lassiter who teaches at
Roanoke Rapids, arrived in the city
Wednesday night to spend Christmas
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Lassiter.
MR. E. L. HINTON
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Mr. Godwin of Cleveland
Township Also Commits
Suicide
For a year or two it has been
j known that the health of Mr. Ernest
| L. Hinton, of Clayton, has been fail
ing and those closest to him knew
that he could not live very long. The
past fall while so many of his friends
were going ahead with business, he
was confined to his room unable to
get out and do business. This he
took very hard and seemed to brood
over his ill health. Last Monday he
heard of the suicide of Mr. Arthur
Godwin and remarked that perhaps
he might as well go away the same
route. That evening he asked one of
his boys for a gun and had him to
load it for him and show him as much
about how to use it as possible, say
ing that he might go hunting some
time very soon. The boy really pre
pared the gun for the killing but did
not know it. Monday night he in
sisted that his wife should go to the
Baptist parsonage where the mem
bers were pounding the preacher.
Mrs. Hinton went out a little early
and returned home before the pound
ing began. He insisted that she go
again and meet the folks who assem
bled at the parsonage. While she was
away the second time he took the
gun, and going back to his bed, put
the muzzle of it in his mouth and
killed himself. The burial took place
j in Clayton cemetery Tuesday after
noon, the burial service being con
ducted by Rev. A. O. Moore, assisted
by Rev. A. C. Hamby. This is one of
the saddest deaths ever known in
Johnston County. He was a useful
member of Clayton Baptist church
and one of the county’s best and most
useful men. He was a man of large
business capacity. For many years he
had helped to manage the business of
J. G. Barbour and Son, and was a
very valuable man to them. He was
connected with the Cotton mills of
the town and the Clayton Oil Mill.
Ill health which no doubt affected his
mind was the sole cause of his tragic
death. At one time he was one of
our county commissioners and was
wrell known over the county. Thou
sands will hear of his untimely death
with the greatest sadness.
News spread around first of this
week that Arthur Godwin, who lived
in the western part of Cleveland
township, near Mount Zion church,
had committed suicide. He was a lit
tle above fifty years old and had
been in poor health for a year or
more. His ill health seemed to affect
his mind to some, extent. In his
room about 8 o’clock Monday morn
ing the fatal step was taken when he
killed himself with a breech-loading
shot gun. The burial took place
Tuesday afternoon at Mount Zion
Methodist church. He was a Primi
tive Baptist and the funeral was
preached by Elder J. A. T. Jones. He
is survived by his wife and nine
children. He was a brother of Mr.
Jap L. Godwin and Mr. E. R. Godwin
both of Clayton, and Mr. O. L. God
win, of Richmond, Va. Mrs. Pell
Benson, Mrs. Ada Honeycutt, Mrs. H.
M. Stephenson, are his sisters. He
was a son of Mr. Pinkney Godwin.
He was an industrious man and had
friends wherever he was known.
Couldn’t Fool Him.
From London Tit-Bits.
A private, walking down the street
arm-in-arm with his sweetheart, met
a sergeant belonging to his regiment.
“My sister, sergeant,” said the
bashful private, introducing her.
“That’s all right, my boy,” said the
sergeant, grinning. “She used to be
mine."
Big Hogs and Plenty of Meat.
Last Tuesday Mr. S. V. Pittman,
near Micro, killed a hog which weigh
ed 781 pounds. This hog was of the
big boned Poland China type, named
“Giant Guy,” registration number
120465. He measured 7 feet and 3
inches in length and 6 feet and three j
inches around. He was 2 years and
10 months old.
Mr, Pittman also killed nine other
nice hogs which together weighed
2,542 lbs, making a total of 3,332 lbs.
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A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
By REV. HOWARD HARTZELL
Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
I was looking at the sky one winter evening and could
not help wondering how lovely were the stars. It was
one of those cold and frosty nights, with the air so clear
and everything so calm and still. I could not help won
dering how solemn was the evening and how beautiful
the stars in their intimate touch with God. Early that
uay the sun had been shining brightly untk, tired no
doubt, it dipt gently down behind the hills beyond the
river. Then twilight came in the trail of the sun. It
lingered a little—shivering, cold and shadowy—then
drifted into night.
And one by one the stars came out, shyly at first,
until they gained more courage and took their appointed
places in the firmament above. They were lighting all
the world. They looked so mirthful, eager, bright and
happy.
How nice it was to stand awhile and watch them! It
was* ust like communing for a time at least, with the
« Master-mind that made the star. One simply felt as
if one’s^ thoughts had taken wing and bridged the gulf
that lies between the noise of earth and the silence cf
heavens. Men could not live, if they did not know that
the stars were always shining. They could not live if
they did not see the hand of God in the firmament of
heaven. They could not battle on through life if they
did not have the promise that makes them brave and
keeps them strong. Be swift to make the stars your
friends. God loved the stars. And the stars are always
shining with the boundless love of God.
Out on the plans of Bethlehem shepherds watched
their flock by night. And while they watched, there
came to them a wonderful message—the lesson of the
stars. The story is old; but it is ever new. It was
one of God’s stars that led the way to Bethlehem—to the
manger of Christ. Wilt Thou grant us our prayer, 0
Heavenly Father! Teach us the lesson of the stars.
Teach us to be kind and bright and helpful. Give us an
optimistic outlook. This world is still the abode of horrid
cruelty; but sins against humanity are no longer con
doned, nor are human wrongs allowed to remain un
righted.
Christ has lodged in the hearts of men a new altruistic
spirit. He has awakened new hopes. Before the bright
ness of His presence evil things are passing away.
With the birth of Christ came the birth of the Christ
mas spirit within the hearts of men. And this is the
essential thing in Christmas keeping.
“Tho Christ in Bethlehem a thousand times
be born,
If He’s not born in thee, thy soul is still
forlorn.”
Death of Mrs. Dollie Anne Rose. |
On Thursday morning December 1,
the Death Angel visited the home of
Mr. O. P. Rose, near Selma, and bore
the soul of his beloved wife to the
spirit world. Mrs. Rose had been in
failing health for'a year but had been
confined to her room for only two
weeks. All was done for her that
doctor, friends and loved ones could
do but to no avail—none could stay
the icy hand of death. She had ac
complished her mission on earth an.I
God commanded the soul to come up
higher.
Mrs. Rose was born January 26th,
1862 and died December 1, 1921. She
was 59 years, ten months and 6 days
old.
in the tall of 1880, she was married
to Mr. Oscar P. Rose, of near Rains
Cross Roads. To this union were born
four children, three of whom are liv
ing, one son having preceeded her
to the grave 31 years ago. When she
was 18 years old she joined the Free
Will Baptist church at Rains Cross
Roads. Here she was a member until
about fifteen years ago. Then
she moved her membership
to Pleasant Plains church and
remained a faithful member until her
deatr. Her pew was never vacant,
when her health permitted her to go.
The church has lost a faithful mem
ber, the husband a devoted wife, the
children a loyal mother, and the com
munity a kind friend. May we who
are bereaved realize as Paul did that
to live is loss, to die is gain.” We
feel according to her testimony while
on earth that she is resting in peace.
She often spoke of being ready and
asked the Christians to pray that she
might be faithful until the Lord
should call. She bore her afflictions
with patience realizing that death
was near.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by her pastor, Rev. W. M. Ferrell,
in the presence of a large gathering
of sorrowing relatives and friends,
after which the interment was made
in the family cemetery near the
home.
Mrs. Rose leaves to mourn their
loss a brokenhearted husband, two
daughters, Mrs. Andrew Batten and
Mrs. James Peedin, one son, Mr. Ran
som Rose, and a father.
A FRIEND.
Teachers Leave for Vacation.
The following members of Turling
ton Graded school fhculty have gone
to their respective homes to spend the
Christmas holidays: Supt. Thos. H.
Franks, Apex; Miss Margaret Newell,
Newell; Miss Lillian Maxwell, Calpy
so; Miss Ora C. Cansler, Newton;
Miss Laura Holt, Bahama; Miss Lucy
Lawley, Puckett, Miss.; Miss Marga
ret Field, Asheville; Miss' Annie Par
ker, Monroe; Miss Hazel West Dover;
Miss Margaret Wilson, Wilson’s
Mills; Miss Sarah Miller, Mocksville;
Miss Madge Kennebte, Chapel Hill;
Miss Elsie Sparger, Mount Airy;
Miss Janie Lyerly, Hickory; Miss
Nettie L. Smoak, Wilkesboro; Miss
Lina Woodward, Statesville; Miss
Elva Timberlake leaves tomorrow for
her home at Timberlake.
White Gift Service.
At the Methodist church Sunday
afternoon, the Sunday school will
hold a White Gift service beginning
at 4:30 o’clock. The offering will
be used for the famine sufferers in
Russia and Armenia, and the collec
tion at the Stonday School hour in the
morning will go for the same purpose, j
The public is invited U attend.
HEADING MEN IN THE
COUNTY MEET HERE
Representatives from Each
Township Plan for Co-oper
ative Selling
A meeting of the representative
citizens from each of the 17 Town
ships in the county was held in Smith
field on last Monday, December 19th,
to devise plans for the completion of
the cooperative sign up in this coun
ty before January 1st. About 90 of
the leading men in the county were
in attendance at this meeting and
were at dressed by Mr. Mask, of the
State Extension Servic e who explain
ed the absolute necessity for quick
work to complete th-> sign up hei e
and make it equal to ihat of other
leading counties of the State. After
Mr. Mask’s address which met a
reaay response several members
spoke briefly on the necessity of form
ing a temporary organization
■ through which <to complete the work
in the county and to see that every
section of the county is thoroughly
canvassed before January 1st. The
following officers of the temporary
organization were unanimously elect
ed: President, A. M. Johnson, Cleve
land; vice-president, N. H. Lucas,
Banner; sec., and trees., S. J. Kirby,
County Agent; tobacco executive com
mittee, J. W. Stephenson, Smithfield,
J. M. Peele, Clayton, J. R. Talton,
Oneal; cotton executive committee, J.
P. Parker, Smithfield, W. V. Black
man, Meadow, J. W. Woodard, Beulah.
Each man present promised to give
from one to six days each toward
completing the work in his section
and the county as a whole.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee following committees from
each township in the county were ap
pointed to have charge of the organi
zation in their respective townships,
to appoint canvassers, map out
routes, call meetings, see to it that
the people are notified of the dates
and places of the meetings, to work
up the attendance for the county
meeting in Smithfield on next Wed
nesday, December 28th and to do any
thing that hey can find to do to the
end that Johnston County will be
signed up 300 per cent for cooperative
marketing. Every member of the co
operative marketing association in
the entire county is urged to cooper
ate with the committee and to give
any assistance that he may, in the
completion of the work. There is
something for every one to do. The
committees are as follows:
Banner Township: J. Willis Creech,
S. P. Honeycutt, Jesse D. Morgan, N.
H. Lucas, Eli Morgan.
Bentonsville Township: W. A. Pow
ell, A. M. Rose, Seth Lassiter, W. H.
Upchurch, E. T. Westbrook.
Beulah Township: J. W. Woodard,
E. G. Holland, P. A. Boyett, J. 0.
Grady, J. L. Rogerson, J. S. Stancil.
Boon Hill Township: A. J. Fitzger
ald, P. H. Joyner, W. G. Rowe.
Clayton: L. F. Austin, J. M. Peele,
Waylon Jones, Vick Austin.
Cleveland Township: A. M. John
son, J. E. Yelvington, Jno. T. Tart, G.
A. McLemore, W. G. Wrenn.
Elevation Township: Frank Honey
cull, jno. a. femith, Paul Johnson,
J. Shep Johnson, D. D. Medlin, D. D.
Barbour.
Ingrams: P. E. Johnson, R. E. Leo,
J. I. Parker, Geo. Woodard.
Meadow Township: W. V. Black
man, J. Lib Lee, Don Smith, Zero
Parker, Ellington Tart, L. A. John
son.
Micro Township: W. N. Barden, I.
V. Pittman, Jno. Mozingo, S. A. Wel
lons.
Oneal’s Township: J. E. Corbett, J.
R. Talton, Cullen Creech, Moses
Creech, A. D. O’Neal, W. A. Godwin,
Jesse Bailey.
Pleasant Grove Township: Claud
Stephenson, J. H. Parrish, Victor
Penny, R. F. Coats.
Pine Level Township: D. B. Oliver,
Berry Godwin, T. R. Fulghum, W. T.
Woodard.
Selma Township: N. E. Ward, C. F.
Kirby, B. T. Barnes, Jesse Daughtry,
Jesse Brown, Joel Johnson.
Smithfield Township: J. P. Parker,
J. W. Stephenson, W. D. Avera, G. B.
Smith.
Wilders Township: Julian William
son, A. M. Barnes, A. D. Atkinson,
W. G. Tarpley, R. M. Richardson.
Wilson’s Mills Township: C. M. Wil
son, W. G. Wilson, J. T. Byrd, G. C.
XMAS. PROGRAMS
GIVEN AT SCHOOL
Good Singing Characterizes
Exercises; A Christmas
Story In Play Form
Wednesday was the last day of
school before the Christmas holidays,
and the patrons of the school were in
vited to the chapel exercises which
I were in keeping with the Christmas
season. Quite a number of parents
were present and thoroughly enjoyed
the programs. At nine o’clock pupils
of the sixth grade and through the
high school met in chapel and under
the efficient leadership of Miss Marg
aret Newell, who is at the head of
the music department, gave an inter
esting program consisting of short
talks by some of the visitors, devo
tional exercises and songs. It was the
singing that made the impression up
on the visitors,p ractically every pupil
present taking part . One day each
week this fall, Miss Newell has de
voted to public school music arid her
efforts along this line told in t he
Wednesday morning program. An
enthusiastic spirit pervaded the school
and the songs were sung with a ze3t
one seldom sees.
After the high school program was
given, the children of the lower grades
held their exercises. Miss Madge
Kennette, Primary supervisor, had
charge of this program. Appropriate
songs and a Christmas story told by
Daisy Pearce led up the feature of
the program—a play. The Christmas
story had been dramatized and t he
scenes representing Mary and Joseph,
the wise men and shepherds were
splendidly given by the children.
Both the programs were well car
ried out and reflected credit upon
those getting them up and also the
participants.
The remainder of the day was de
voted to various festivities in the
rooms, Christmas trees being quite
popular.
Court Proceedings.
The Kfeond weel: of the December
term of court came to a close Tuesday
at noon. In Friday’s papef we gave
an account of its proceedings to that
date
The trial of Jarvis Johnson, charg
ed with killing Joe Atkinson in
O’neals township the past summer
began on Thursday morning of last
weak and continued four days and a
half. The trial did not seen o ver
half through. On Tuesday Mr. John
son, through his attorneys, protest
ed his innocence, but entered a plea
of manslaughter and was senteced
to 20 years in the state prison.
Joe Atkinson was a son of Mr. T.
R Atkinson After working in the
forenoon he was on his way with
others to a creek to go inswimming
and stopped at a.beer barrel, which
they found in the woods. They stop
ped at the barrel to get a drink of
beer and Joe was shot and killed.
Mrs. Alma Wade, of Smithfield was
granted a divorce and allowled to
retake her maiden name. She is a
daughter of Mr. E. G. Smith.
Peace Work for Picric Acid.
Farmers are finding picric acid use
ful in clearing their lands of stumps
and its use is recommended by the De
partment of Agriculture of the Unit
ed States.
At the close of the war there was a
large quantity of picric acid in the
possession of the Government. Thi®
surplus war material is stored at
Sparta, Wisconsin, and Fort Wingate,
New Mexico, and farmers who want
to use it for blowing up stumps can
have what they need at no greater ex
pense than the cost of drying, pack
ing and freight charges. Groups of
farmers have already secured ship
ments of carload lots and it is hoped
to establish cooperating agencies for
its distribution all over the Union.
Anything that will lighten the toil
of the farmer in clearing up rough
timber land so that he can plant a
crop is a boon and will help him to
forget some of the evils resulting
from the war.—N. Y. Herald.
Uzzle, Willis Jones, Willis Worrels.
The township commiteemen will
hold a brief meeting immediately
following Mr. Sapiro’s address in
Smithfield, on December 28th.