VOLUME 41
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1922
NUMBER 5
WELCOME THE NEW
BAPTIST PASTOR
The Churches of the Town
Hold Union Service to
Extend Welcome
The services at the Smithfield Bap
tist church Sunday evening marked
a memorable event in the history of
the churches of the town when all the
leading denominations met together
in a union service to welcome the
new pastor of the Baptist church,
Rev. Fred T. Collins. The interest of
the people in this occasion was evi
denced by the large crowd in at
tendance, the house being crowded
to its utmost capacity. The services
were full of the spirit of unity and
good fellowship from start to finish.
Appropriate music was rendered by
the choir. It was very much' regret
ted that Rev. H. S. Hartzell, pastor
of the Episcopal church, could not
be present to take part in the pro
gram, on account of sickness in his
family.
Rev. Neill Mclnnis, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, read for the
Scripture lesson the fourth chapter
Timothy, after which he offered a
prayer for the new pastor and his
charge. Dr. J. L. Peacock, of Ra
leigh, master of ceremonies, then
with appropriate words welcomed
Mr. Collins to the Baptist church. In
his talk Dr. Peacock spoke of the
duty of the pastor to the church and
of the duty of the church to the pas.
tor. He stressed the fact that no pas
tor, no matter how willing or how
capable he was, could accomplish
much without the help of his people.
He said that any pastor is just what
his people make him. Dr. Peacock’s
talk was timely and delivered in a
very pleasant manner.
Mr. W. H. Hipps, then welcome
Mr. Collins for the Board of Deacons.
Mr. Hipps spoke of the great oppor
tunity which is now open to the new
pastor. He mentioned the great need
of work here. In speaking for the
Board of Deacons, Mr. Hipps said
that the pulpit had been given over
to Mr. Collins and that he might
feel free to say what he pleased. He
told the new pastor that the people
would look upon him as a leader and
that they would follow him, stand
by him, and uphold him in his work.
He also welcomed Mr. Collins to the
great work out in the county.
Following Supt. Hipps’ remarks
Rev. D. H. Tuttle, pastor of the Cen
tenary MietWodist church, gave a
formal welcome for the churches of
the town. In a few words, Mr. Tuttle
expressed his pleasure in welcoming
the new pastor to town, and rejoiced
that the time has come when all de
nominations join hands in the great
work of the church. He said that
such a service, with a Methodist and
a Presbyterian minister extending a
hearty welcome to a Baptist minister,
would not have been held twenty, or
even ten years ago. In his talk
Mr. Tuttle paid a beautiful tribute to
Rev. H. W. Baucom, former pastor
of the Baptist church now in Winst
on-Salem.
Mr. Collins, in his calm, tactful
manner, expressed his appreciation
of such a warm welcome, and appeal
ed to his people for two things—
their prayers and their sympathy. He
pledged to work faithfully and con
scientiously and asked for the sup
port of his church.
By special request, Dr. Peacock
sang a solo, which closed • the pro
rgam £er the evening.
Enough Said.
A young man had been talking to
a bored editor for quite a quarter
of an hour, and at last observed.
“There are some things in the world
that go without saying.
“Yes,” said the editor, “and there
are still more persons in the world
who say a good deal without going.”
He went.—Chairtown News.
No Use Arguing, Webster’s Right
“I want to be procrastinated at de
nex’ corner,” said Mr. Erastus Pink
ley to the street car conductor.
“You want to be what?”
“Don’t lost your temper. I had to
lok in de dictionary myse’f befo’ I
found out dat ’procrastinate’ means
put off.”—Charity and Children.
SMITHFIELD HIGHS TAKES
GAME FROM WILSON, 25—IS
Wilson Losses First Game on Home
Court in Five Years; Captains
Ellington and Davis Star.
The unlucky Friday, the unlucky
13th, and the Smithfield basketball
team were too much for Wilson last
Friday. For the first time in 5 years
the Wilson team was defeated on its
home court. Incidentally it was the
first game of basketball that Wil
son has had with the Smithfield quin
tet. The final score was 25 to 18.
The score at the end ef the first half
; was 12-6, Smithfield leading. Smith
; field scored eight field goals and 9
fouls. Wilson scored seven field
goals and four fouls.
Ellington, captain of the Smithfield
| highs started the scoring with a
neat goftl. He was the star of the
game, along with Captain Davis of
the Wilson team. Ellington scored
four field goals, and 9 out of 10 fouls.
Total 17 points. His passing was as
good as that of any other Smithfield
player. Davis, playing center well,
and keeping the ball going, scored
fourteen points. He scored five field
goals and four out of 8 fouls.
Line-up and summary follows:
Wilson (18) Smithfield (25)
R. F.
Adams--C. Stephenson
L. F.
Barnes — ___Ellington '''apt.
C
F. Davis, Capt. __R. Stephe n a
R. G.
J. Davis-— Godwin
L. G.
Sharpe -1_Caudil
Substitutions: Waldo for J. Davis;
Tomlinson for Sharpe; Hinnant for
Adams. Referee: Branch. Timers:
Grant and Fleming. Scorer: Black
burn.
MRS. DANIELS HEAD OF
WILSON AWARD FOR N *
North Carolfca is to ha/t a kui
ing part in the movement to honor
former President Woodrow Wilson
and to perpetuate his ideals through
the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh,
wife of the former secretary of the
Navy, as state chairman, is perfect
ing plans for the opening on Janu-v
ary 16, of a campaign through which
will be raised this state’s share of
an endowment fund of at least $1,
000,000. The income will be used by
the Foundation to make periodic
awards to the “individual or group
that has rendered, within a specified
time, meritorious service to democ
racy, public welfare, liberal thought,
or peace through justice.”
Under the direction of Franklin
D. Roosevelt, chairman of the Nation
al Committee of the Foundation and
Assistant Secretary of the Navy un
der President Wilson; Cleveland H.
Dodge, chairman of the Executive
Committee and classmate of Mr. Wil
son at Princeton; and Hamilton Holt,
executive director; organization of
the Foundation throughout the Unit
ed States has been practically com
pleted for the opening of the cam
paign on January 16. National head
quarters are located at 150 Nassau
Street, New York.
When the fund has been raised it
will be invested in securities of the
U. S. Government or in oth^r ap
proved trust fund securities and will
be under the management of a Board
of Trustees to the number of fifteen
women, who will disburse the income
annually to the Jury of Awards.
Headquarters for Nortti Carolina
have been opened at Raleigh by Mrs.
Daniels.
Wanted His Shovel.
“Woodrow” Wilson w^s walking
with his friend, Joe Kennon once,
and they passed a jewelry store
where there were a lot of precious
stones in the window. “Would you
not like to have your pick?” asked
Woodrow. “Not me pick but me
shovel,” said Joe.—The Leader.
Get the First Lick.
* _
The best way to whip the boll wee
vil is to get in the first lick on him.
Plant crops that he does not like and
let the cotton go for awhile. A short
crop of cotton will mean higher pric
es any way and it is better to get a
good price for a small crop than a
low price for a big one.—Beaufort
News.
YOUNG MAN MAY
HAVE BURNED IN FIRE
Student From Spray Missing
Since Burning of Black
stone Academy
Danville, Va., Jan. 15.—In the fire
■ which yesterday destroyed Black
stone Military academy, just four
days after Blackstone Female acad
I
| c my was burned, Tom Bibee, a stud
| tn> from Spray, N. C., is believed to
have lost his life. From last accounts
he haVl not been heard from. W. R.
Thorne, of Rocky Mount, N. C., an
other student, suffered painful in
juries in falling from the building
and a third student was quite badly
injured.
lb bee, it is declared was last seen
by his roommate. Both were about;
to leave the building, when the alarm
was sounded and Bibee told his churn
that he must return to save some
effects. After that he was not seen
and, clearing up an erroneous report
that he had left Biackstone, the con
clusion has been reached that in thj
quick sweep of the flames he was
trapped and perished.
There is a belief that the fire was
of incendiary origin. It started in the
upper story of the building at about
10 o’clock yesterday morning, or the
■mme place in which the Female Acad
emy appeared to catch. Owing to its
exposed position and the fact that a
stiff w rly wind was blowing it
was no t long before the flames first
detected shooting through the roof
had communicated 'th all parts of
the structure, r h. • unble to va
cate the building he cadets
left their coats anct . of the
town came to the aid o-1 e cadets
thus caught in the severest veather
At rhr heigh' of the fire animoFb ;
to explode with machine-gun like et
fect. Blackstone academy was de
stroyed by fire in 1911.
W. D. Bibee, father of the missing
youth, had this evening heard noth
ing from his son. He expressed great
concern and said that a brother from
Lynchburg had gone to Blackstone.
He expressed the hope that his boy
had gone to the home of relatives
near Blackstone but there was no
confirmation of this report.—Greens
boro News.
The Costliest Fire.
All fires are costly, says the Farm
Journal, but the cost of burning to- j
bacco in this country annually foots ,
up an appalling sum and there is no ;
insurance recoverable.—Kind Words, j
FRANCIS LYNDE.
Francis Lynde is anotner example
of “When a Man Comes to Himself,"
the title of an excellent little book
which ex-Presldent Wilson wrote for
young men some years ago.
He was born at Lewiston, N. Y., In
1866, went to Denver as a young man,
got him a job on a railroad, married
a nice young woman and sailed along
In obscurity until he was thirty-seven
years old.
Then he woke up and took his pen
in hand. What he had to say didn’t
stir the nation appreciably during the
first five years. In 1898 he wrote
three novels within 12 months, each
one of which was a ten-strike. After
that It wrs easy.
Mr. Lynde has romanticized the rail
roads of the West and written many
other fascinating tales of that region.
We have been fortunate enough to se
cure his late story, “The Girl, a Horse
and a Dog,” as Interesting as Its title
Implies, for aerial reproduction In this
publication. You must read ttl
| POSTMASTER GEN.
TO LEAVE CABINET
To Become Directing Head
Association Motion Pict
ure Producers
Washington, Jan. 14.—Intention of
Postmaster General Hays to retire
from the cabinet in the near future
to become the directing head of an
association of motion picture produc
ers and distributors, was announced
today at the White House at the con
> lusion of a conference between Pres
; ident Harding and the postmaster
general.
President Harding, in a statement,
declared he coulct not “well interpose
any objection to Mr. Hays retiring
from the cabinet to take up a work
so important,” while Mr. Hays, stat
ing he had decided to accept the of
fer of the motion picture interests,
made it clear that as yet no contract
had been executed. The postmaster
general, however, expressed confi
dence that a satisfactory contract
could be agreed upon.
Representatives of motion picture
producers and distributor’s have been
negotiating for the services of the
postmaster general for some time and
are understood to have outlined to
Mr. Hays what they wish him to un
dertake. Within a few days he ex
pects to confer again with them, prob
ably in New York, and unless some
thing unforseen develops, it is ex
pected that a contract will be sign
ed at the meeting.
The date of his retirement from the
cabinet, Mr. Hays said, would depend
largely on the wishes of his pros
pective employers. He declared how
ever, he would not give up his gov
ernment duties until the President has
had time to select his successor.' It
M:,; V V- ;,i,t Ho:,..;' that
nothing '.wKitd be done toward seleo
tic- -i i: i5e.\ postmaster general un
til Mr. Hays formally tenders his
resignation.—Greensboro News .
A Servant of Mankind.
We die but once and we die with
out distinction if we are not willing
to die the r eath of sac- ' ■ t Do yoi
covet honor? You will n ver get it
by serving yourself. Do you covet
distinction? You will get it only as
a servant of mankind.—Woodrow
Wilson.
Signor Robusto—“My first selec
tion will be a slumber song by Schu
bert.” Man of the House (to hi*
wife)—“Hurry, Bertha. Close th«
door to the children’s bedroom—he
might awaken them!” — Houston
Post.
BYRD DRUG COMPANY
CHANGES HANDS
-/
Messrs. A. S. Johnston and
Carlton Stephenson Form
ed A Partnership
The Byrd Drug Company which
has been established here for more
tlian a year, changed hands Friday
morning when Messrs A. S. Johnston
and Carleton Stephenson took charge,
these gentlemen having bought out
the business. Several weeks ago Mr.
Clement Byrd, retired from the busi
ness to push the sale of his headache
remedy, which probably led to the
change. The new firm will be known
as Johnston and Stephenson. Mr.
Johnston has lived in Smithfield
since 1907. For a good portion of
that time he has been with the
Creech Drug Company. The drug
business has been his life work and
his fine reputation as a prescrip
tionist is well known.
Mr. Stephenson, a native of Johns
ton County, is the son of Mr. S. f.
Stephenson, of Clayton. He came
to this city about three years ago
and was for a time with Hood Bros.
Though not a druggist he is a capa
ble business man who has made
friends since coming to our city.
This firm is located on the corner
of Second and Market streets in the
hotel building and the new manage
ment bids fair to hold the good will
draw a fair share of the drug trade.
It speaks well for our town that
trade here justifies three drug stores.
PRESIDENT IS AGAINST
BONUS-DEBT MERGER
Soldier Bonus Bill Will Not Be Made
a Part of Allied Debt Re
funding Bill.
Washington, Jan. 13.—The soldier
bonus bill will not be made a part of
the allied debt refunding bill, Chair
man McCumber of the senate finance
committee, said tonight after a series
of conferences had been held between
senate leaders to discuss the desira
bility of merging the two and it had
become known at the White House
| that President Harding did not look
I with favor upon the suggestion that.
I they be combined. *
The foreign debt bill, Senator Me
Oumber said, would be taken up by
the finance committee Monday in the
hope that it would be put in shape at
| that time for reporting to the sen
ate.
It was the intention, he added, to
eliminate some of the features to
which the treasury ,department has
objected and which has resulted in the
measure being held in committee for
several weeks. These includ provi
sions for semi-annual payment of in
terest and that the interest rate shall
not be less than 5 per cent.
, Although the merger plan was orig
inally received favorably by a num
ber of senate leaders, the President
was said to regard it as impractical
and his view was reflected in further
conferences today, between senate
leaders.
■ The President’s objections to the
merger were said by callers at the
White House today to be based on his
desire for the assurance that provi
sions definitely would be made for
payment of the bonus. So far as the
refunding bill is concerned, he was
said to believe that the refunding
process should be developed to insure
returns from the allied loans before
steps were taken . >dg* them Xoj
a bonus ****
He was represented, however, as
not hostile to the suggestion that the
interest or principal of the allied
loans be used for paying the bonus
once they were available. It was
stated definitely that he also would
not oppose a sales tax forthe pur
pose of payng the bonus, if Congress
should decide upon that plan.
The President, however, was said
to regard as impractical a suggestion
that over $400,000,000 in the hands of
the alien property custodian be used
for bonus payments. These funds,
it was said, were regarded as pledg
ed technically to private individuals
whose property was taken.—Associ
ated Press.
Circusses Combine.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 12.—The
American Circus Company, recently
incorporated in New Jersey and which
takes over the John Robinson, Hagen
beck-Wallace, Sells-Flo^. and Howe
circusses will establish its headquar
ters in this city. Cincinnati will then
become a circus center of the United
States.
The headquarters of the company
will be in the office of Judge Michael
Muller, its general counsel. A survey
of the city will be made and suitable
sites obtained for Winter quarters
of the Robinson and Howe circusses.
The winter quarters of the Robinson
circus formerly were in Terra Park,
near here, but this site is not looked
upon with favor by members of the
' company.
Judge Muller said tonight that the
American Circus Company is a hold
ing company organized to conserve
the interests of the four circuses
affected. One of them has for the last
three years competed with the Ring
ling circus in th New York district,
and according to Judge Muller this
practice will be continued.
The Hagen-bach-Wallace circus,
the largest of the four, probably will
be chosen to play the New York dis
trict, Judge Muller said.—New York
Herald.
Lost: Enthusiasm.
The worried countenance of the
bridegroom disturbed him.
Tiptoeing up the aisle, he whisper
ed:
“What’s the matter, Jack? Have
you lost the ring?”
“No,” blurted out the unhappy
Jack, “the ring’s safe eno’. But mon,
I've lost ma enthusiasm.”—Charity
and Children.
SOUTH IRELAND
RATIFIES TREATY
New Provisional Gover’m’nt
Formed; De Valera Die*
Not Attend Session
Dublin, Jan. 14.—The provisional
government of the Irish Free State
is now a functioning body.
Final formalities of approving the
treaty with England were carried out
late today when, after an historic
meeting in the Mansion House of
Representatives iof the Southern
Irish constituencies, who, formally
ratified the treaty, Earnon J. Duggin
took to Dublin Castle a copy of the
| treaty signed by the members of the
| new government as provided for in
I the terms of the peace pact. /
Twenty-five members elected to sit
J in the House of Commons in South
I ern Ireland attended the morning
j meeting. No women representatives
| nor any of the other adherents to
, Earnon De Valera, former Republican
I president, were present.
First on the list of eight men ap
I pointed jfcs constituting the provi
sional government is the name of
i Michael Collins, and it is assumed
I he will be made the nominal head.
; As a matter of fact, however, the cor
respondent is authoritatively inform
ed that Arthur Griffith, as president
of the Dail Eireann and chairman
of the delegation that negotiated the
treaty, will be looked to as its su
preme authority.
The ministers appointed to admin
ister the provisional government in
clude, with two or three exceptions,
all the members of Mr. Griffith's re
publican cabinet. There is no room
in the provisional government for
the minister for foreign affairs,
George Gavan Duffy,, because foreign
affairs ,r outside , But J
1 Mr, Collins, Mr. Snggion r>4 Wiiliftii
1 * *>06gr0V6, P* P.2 vac petit
mental heads in the republican gov
eminent, will heed the department
in the provisional administration y
The parliament met under clauses'
17 and 18 of the Anglo-Irish treaty,
which made the members of the
Southern Irish Parliament elected un
der the government of Ireland act of
1920 the body which should ratify
the treaty and take measures for
constituting a provisonal govern
ment.
The meeting was held in the Oak
Room of the Mansion House. The
entire list of 128 members including
the four Unionists elected for Trinity
College, had been summoned, but
only those who favored the treaty at
tended. The agenda contained a res
olution calling for ratification of the
treaty and further resolutions ap
| pointing eight ministers to comprise
j the provisional governing body. The
! list which was duly ratified by the
| meeting, is identical with the lists
of the ministers of the Dail Eireann,
with the addition of Professor John
MacNeill, speaker of the Dail, and
Finian Lynch, who was one of the
secretaries of the London delegation.
—Associated Press.
Dances To Keep Church Going.
An old Negro sings and dances on
the platform of a small station in
Oklahoma when each train pulls in.
He dances for the coins which the
tourists throw to him. It is said this
man has met every train coming into
the town for the past 19 years. Out
of his savings he has built a church,
of which he is pastor, known as the
I Straight Gate Church. He preaches
there morning and evening every
Sunday, besides holding street meet
ings Sunday afternoons, and dances
week days to keep things going.—
Dearborn Independent.
Plenty of Meat and Some To Spare
Mr. Zeb Lassiter, of Elevation
Township, was here last Saturday.
On Friday he killed fourteen hogs
which made him 2763 pounds of pork.
One of these hogs weighed 546 lbs.
Five of them weighed 1592 pounds.
Mr. Lassiter says he expects to try
to make plenty of provisions every
year. While cototon was so high he
did not let it tempt him to plant
more cotton and leave off com and
meat.
A strong enmity exists between
crows and foxes.