DR. BALDWIN IN
CONCERT TONIGHT
His Second Appearance In
.This City Will Be Wel
comed by Music Lovers
_ i
Dr. Minor C. Baldwin, celebrated
organist, will make his second ap
pearance in a concert in Smithfield at
the Methodist church to-night. He
comes here from Burlington where
he has given three concerts this -
He was scheduled to play at the
Lutheran church of Burlington Mon
day and Tuesday nights. His per
DR. MINER C. BALDWIN
formances were so well pleasing that
he was asked to play again on Wed
nesday evening. The Burlington
Daily News spoke in high terms of
the recitals, stating that Burlington
people have rarely had the opportun
ity of so great a musical treat.
Smithfield people have not forgot
ten his concert last fall and it is ex
pected that a large audience will
greet him tonight. He comes under
the auspices of the Woman’s Mission
ary Society of the M. E. Church.
Philathea Class Entertained.
FOUR OAKS, May 10—The Phila
thea Class of the Four Oaks Metho
dist church held its regular monthly
social meeting at the home of Mrs.
W. R. Keen on Monday night, May
8th, with fourteen members present.
After Bible reading and prayer, an
inspiring talk was made by Mrs. J.
A. Russell on “How to get and hold
new class members.” Mrs. Russell
emphasized the fact of the many op
portunities of service open to the
class and secured pledges from prac
tically every member present of some
definite service during the ensuing
month.
Following Mrs. Russell’s talk a
nun;her of especially enjoyable prrlor
games were played, led by Mrs. Keen
and Mrs. Russell.
The hostess added greatly to the
pleasure of the occasion by serving
delightful refreshments in the form
0/ ice cream and wafers.
The Russian-German Treaty.
Frank A. Vanderlip, cabling the
New York World from Genoa, says:
“The exact significance of the Rus
sian-German treaty is at the moment
the most interesting question in Ge
noa. There are those who believe that
it marks a real entente between these
two great countries.” That the for
mation of such ententes would re
sult was one of the things feared in
connection with the conference at
Washington. Everything that is hap
pening and being forecast in interna
tional affairs shows the need of a
League of Nations embracing all the
governments. Even as it is, it will
tend powerfully to hold in check any
entente which may be formed.—News
& Observer.
Picnic at Holt Lake.
Last Wednesday the State Board
of Health enjoyed a most delightful
picnic at Holt Lake. The picnic was
a get-together meeting for the mem
bers of the State Board and all the
assistants connected with its differ
ent departments. A bountiful din
ner was served and a fish fry was
one of the features of the day. The
Smithfield physicians were invited,
but only two, Dr. L. D. Wharton and
Dr. Thel Hooks were able to be pres
ent.
SELMA WOMAN SHOT
WHILE IN HER ROOM
Recognizes Her Assailant But Police
Fail To Find Him; Other
News Items.
SELMA, May 8.—Mrs. Exie Sand
ridge, who with her husband, E. B.
Sandridge, runs a hotel near
the Selma cotton mill, on the sur
burbs of town was shot here as she
was preparing to retire, the bullet
passing thru her arm. It is under
stood that Mrs. Sandridge recognized
her assailant but the police have
made an unsuccessful search for him.
No motive has been offered in ex
planation of the shooting.
F. J. McGuire who has the contract
to pave the business section of Sel
ma, has his overseers and workmen
on the job. Some delay was caused
by having to lower the water mains
before the paving could be started.
The water mains were too near the
surface of the ground.
W. E. Smith, a former merchant
and banker of Selma, and now in
the banking business at Wilson, was
in Selma today on business.
Miss Edna McGuire, who has been
a member of the school faculty at
Micro, N. C., the past two years,
spent today in Selma with Mrs.
W. E. Cooke. She was returning to
her home at Yanreyville.
E. G. Hobbs, of Clinton, has locat
ed here and will engage in buying
cotton. He will devote his entire
time tp the cotton business.
The Rev. A. A. Butler, pastor of
the First Baptist church, has accept
ed an invitation to preach the com
mencement sermon at the closing of
the Hertford High School on Sunday,
day 14.
Garland Linwood Stevens Dead.
Just at dawn on the morning of
April 29, 1922, the golden thread of
life was cut from Garland Linwood
Stevens and God called his own unto
Him.
We should not murmur or com
plain because our Father has called
him to mansions on high, for we
know “He doeth all things well.”
The world has been made better by
the truly noble and Christian life
that he lived.. While he will be miss
ed and our hearts made sad by his
death, Heaven has been enriched by
his presence and made even nearer
and dearer to those left behind.
Through all his suffering he never
once complained —he was satisfied
if that was his Father’s will. Wt
feel assured of meeting him where
there will be no pain or sorrow and
where all will be bright and happy
for he said he was ready.
He was a devoted member of Mt.
Hermon Christian church. While
able he was faithful and ever ready
to help in any worthy cause.
He is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Stevens, a sister, Mrs.
B. Lee Penny, three brothers, Carl,
Henry and Leon and a host of sor
rowing friends, who mourn their loss,
but feel their loss is his eternal
gain.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by his uncle, Rev. C. E. Stevens,
of Greensboro, at Mount Hermon and
his body was tenderly laid to rest in
the cemetery. The floral offerings
were many and beautiful.
Let us remember that he is not
dead but sleeping, ready to welcome
us at Heaven’s gate. In the sweet
bye and bye we shall meet our be
loved Lennie on that beautiful shore.
Co-operafives Get Danville House.
DANVILLE, Va„ May 10.—Dan
ville as a tobacco market today broke
away from its attitude of isolation
from the co-operative marketing as
sociations when directors of the Pro
ducers’ warehouse, an independent
auction house, signed a five-year
standard contract with the farmers’
i association leasing the property as a
I delivery warehouse.
The value of the house will be ap
praised and the association will pay
'■ per cent, per annum, taxes and up
keep.
R. N. Williams will manage the
warehouse, which will be possessed
September 1.
The announcement came a few
hours before Oliver J. Sands and a
group of co-operative association of
ficials arrived here tonig'ht for the
purpose of securing assistance of
Danville business men in obtaining
a warehouse.—Greensboro News,
MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVED HERE
U. D. C. Serve Dinner to Civ
il War Veterans; Ap
propriate Services
Wednesday, May 10, found a rem
nant of the Civil War veterans gath
ered together in this city at the in
vitation of the HoK-Sanders chapter
of the United Daughters of the Con
federacy to do honor to those who
lost their lives in the memorable
conflict between the North and South.
It is an annual occasion and the'
Daughters always provide bountiful
ly for the comfort of the old soldiers.
This year was no exception, and
though only 20 of the veterans were
present Wednesday, a veritable feast
in every sense of the word awaited
them.
At noon the old soldiers, the
Daughters of the Confederacy, and
a number of others assembled at the
cemetery, where an appropriate serv
ice was held in the shadow of the
monument erected to fallen heroes of
the Battle of Bentonsville. Name
less though the graves, the mounds
were covered with a profusion of
spring flowers and a Confederate
flag was placed on each. After the
children had performed this sacred j
task, a devotional program was ren- ;
dered, which closed with a brief ad
dress by Rev. D. H. Tuttle, pastor of ;
the Methodist church. His talk, i
though brief, thrilled his hearers with
a renewed devotion to the southland
and her heroes. The occasion had a
strain of sadness, too, as one gazed
upon the gray hairs and bent figures
of the few who are left. Each year
the number grows smaller, mute tes
timony that one by one the old veter
ans are passing over the river.
Rev. Mr. Tuttle in the course of
his remarks stated that the expres
sion, “lost cause” in connection witi<
the Civil war was an error of history.
He said, “no cause is lost for which
earth’s soil has been stained with the
blood of sincere patriots; no cause
lost for which mothers and wives and
children have prayed; no cause lost
the memory of which stands erect
and sun-kissed in monuments of
marble or floats or lives in breezes
laden with the fragrance of flowers.”
He said that great principles never
die.
When the exercises were finished
at the cemetery, automobiles carried
those present to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Sanders on Oakland
Heights where a most elegant re
past was served. The table was
spread on the lawn beneath the shade
of the trees. Johnston County barbe
cue made as only Mr. Sanders knows
how to have it made, together with
other delicacies too numerous to
mention, formed the menu. A pic
ture was taken of the old veterans
as they were seated at the table. The
old soldiers present were:
Messrs J. C. Batten, Micro; Ran
som Batten, Micro; L. Rains, Kcnly,
Route 2; J. W. Strickland, Pine Lev
el; W. M. Bass, Pine Level; J. L.
Mitchell, H. Horn, J.L.M. Jones, A. J.
Ellis, Simeon Massey, Clayton; A, J.
Ellis, C. R. Tomlinson, Alf Richard
son, James Sutton, Wilson’s Mills;
Robert Strickland, Bentonsville; J. T.
Barham, W. B. Johnson, Charley Ben
ton and Israel Stephenson, Smithfield.
Baby From Selma Dies.
SPENCER, May 10.—Fred Horne,
the 20-months old son of ' Mr. and
Mrs. W. Griffith Horne, of Selma, died
at a Raleigh hospital Tuesday night,
following a violent illness of less
than two days. He was taken des
perately ill Monday and was rushed
loathe hospital in Raleigh for treat
ment. The body of the bright lit
tle boy was brought to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hutchins in Spear
cer tonight. The funeral takes place
from their home Thursday morning
and the burial will be in Chesnut
Hill cemetery in Salisbury. The lit
tle- boy was the grandson of W. G.
Horne, Sr., of Spencer, and a nephew
o; Mr. and Mrs. Hutchins. The par
ents formerly lived in Spencer be
fore Mr. Horne was promoted to
Fireman for the Southern at Selma.—
Greensboro News.
Mr. J. W. Yelvington, of Cleveland
township, who.has been seriously ill
for the past week, is no better today.
RECORDER’S COURT
HAS BUSY SESSION
Golden Parker Charged with
Murder Bound Over to
Superior Court
Tuesday was a big day in the Re
corder’s Court, and the number of
vehicles parked on the streets was
< \ idenco of the interest in the day’s
proceedings. A number of cases were
continued, but the following were dis
posed of:
State vs. Euly Boykin, charged
with assault with deadly weapon.
Defendant guilty and sentenced to
nine months on road and costs. He
itp] ealed to Superior Court and was
placed under a $500 bond.
State vs. Kelly Terry, charged with
excess liquor. Guilty and given 12
months on road. Appealed to Su
perior Court. Placed under $500
bond.
State vs. Pharoah Lee, charged
with assault with deadly weapon.
Guilty. Fined $20 and costs.
State vs. Pharoah Lee, charged
with larceny and receiving stolen
goods. Guilty. Judgment suspend
ed for 2 years upon payment of costs.
State vs. Golden Parker and Chas.
Britt, charged with murder. (It will
be remembered that the 16-year-old
son of Mr. Wiley Grimes was killed
Easter Sunday near Benson by an au
tomobile in which the defendants
were riding.) Nol pros as to Charles
Britt. Golden Parker probably guil
ty on manslaughter and bound over
to Superior court under a $2,000 bond.
State Vs. Paul Carmon, charged
with larceny .and receiving stolen
goods. Plead guilty. Imprisonment
in common jail of Johnston county
for 8 months, to be hired out to E.
D. Godwin to pay fine of $20 and
costs.
State vs. Alaska Kirby, charged
with larceny and receiving stolen
goods. Plead guilty. Imprisonment
in common jail for 8 months to be
hired out to Wilbert Stafford to pay
fine of $20 and costs.
State vs. Will Avera, charged witl
carrying concealed weapon. Plead
guilty. $50.00 and costs.
State vs. Pharoah Lee, charged,
with assault with deadly weapon.
Guilty. Prayer for judgment two
years upon payment of costs.
NURSES PROVIDE SKIN
TO HELP HEAL CHILD
KINSTON, May 9.—Ollie Free
man, 7 or 8 years old, will grow up
without disfiguring scars and pain
ful sores because of the heroism of
two nurses at the Parrott Memorial
Hospital here. Surgeons today stat
ed that the nurses had submitted to
several skin graftings to aid in the
little girl’s recovery. Severe burns
suffered more than 7 months ago
threatened to make her a permanent
invalid. The nurses names were not
divulged • t their own insistence.
The surgeons said the child’s burns
were unusually severe and that the
grafted kin covered a large area.
Other nurses volunteered, it was sai l.
Complete recovery will result from
the sacrifices.
“BIG BILL” NEEDS A
DRY GOODS STORE
ANADNKO, Okla., May 9—Big
Bill ,a* Caddo Indian, living near
Graeemont, has just ordered his sum
mer suit, a pair of trousers and a
shirt.
It took 10 yards of moterial to
make the shirt, while the pants
have a modest waist measure of 8
feet.
Big Bill is believed to outstrip all
other Indians in size. He weighs
624 lbs., having a thigh measure
ment of 36 inches and an upper arm
measurement of 28 inches.
Historic Gavel.
Bishop Warren A. Candler, in call
ing the General Conference of the
Southern Methodist church which is
meeting in Hot Springs, Ark., to or
der, held in his hand a gavel made
of oak from the George Arnold house
in Spottsylvania County, Va., where
Francis Asbury died in 1816, This
gavel was used also in opesing the
General Conferences in Oklahoma
City in 1914 and in Atlanta, Ga„ in
1918.
ENTIRE CITY FLOODED
BY BREAKING OF LEVEE
Water From One to Four Feet Deep
In Streets of Louisiana
Town
NATCHEZ, Miss., May 8.—The le
vee protecting the old portion of
Jonesville, La., about two-thirds of
the town, broke today. The new sec
tion outside the levee was already
flooded. The water is reported to je
from two to four feet deep in the
streets of the town. Jonesville is in
Catahoula parish on Black river and
has a population of about 15,000.
Following the crevasse in the Mis
sissippi levee above Ferriday, La., a
hard fight was made at Jonesville to
build up the private levee protecting
the main portion of the town ahead
of the rising waters which have been
coming up at the rate of four inches
a day. Sacf:s and flood-fighting ma
terial were rushed from Rinehart,
the nearest point of railroad com
munication and every available man
put to work. Residents of the town
had been apprehensive for several
days that, he dike could not be held.
Arrangements have been made to
send a steamboat with supplies suf
ficient to last for two weeks to the
429 refugees marooned at Artonish,
Miss. When a survey of conditions
was made at Artonish it was found
that immediate relief was essential.
Rations have been distributed to
approximately five thousand people
from the barge of supplies sent to
Ferriday, La., to give aid to those
in the (immediate vicinity of the
crevasse.
B. C. Brown, president of the
Concodia parish police jury left to
day for Baton Rouge to make an ur
gent appeal in behalf of the flood
sufferers in other sections of the
parish and also for the . lower part
of Tensas Parish.—Associated Press.
MEET TO DETERMINE LOCATION
State Agricultural Society Will De
cide May 19 Whether To Move
Fair Grounds or Not.
RALEIGH, May 9.—The meeting
of the Agricultural Society on May
19 will determine whether or not the
State Fair Grounds will be moved
from the present location to some
other place near Raleigh, but that
decision will not effect the erection of
a grand stand on the new race track
this year. If the Society decides to
move the fair grounds farther from
the city, a temporary grand stand
for the accomodation of the fair
crowds will be erected, but if the de
cision is to keep the fair grounds
where they are at this time a con
crete and steel grand stand will be
erected.
The grounds will be much better
arranged for accomodating the crowds
attending the fair next year. The
new race track has been completed
and is west of the old race track.
This change in the location of the
track will give a great deal more
space for the crowds. The new
track will also be much better than
the old one, and this, together with
the decision of the fair officials to
double the purses offered means that
a far larger number of good race
horses will be sent to Raleigh for
this interesting feature of the fair.
The work of beautifying the fair
grounds is already under way and
by fair time, the old grounds will pre
sent a far different appearance from,
the usual scenes in the fall. Lead
ing florists of the state have agreed
to plant flower beds and aid the fair
.uthoritus in beautifying the
grounds. The flowering beds will be
located in accordance w'ith the gener
al plans laid out by a landscape archi
tect who has been working on flic
plan frr some time.
“It Shows North Carolina” has
teen selected hs the slogan for the
State Fair this year, and efforts are
not being spared to make the fail
carry out this slogan in every partic
ular. The fair next October will lay
less empba; is on the carnival features
and more on the exhibition features
Every effort is being made to orga
nize the fa'r association for the
whole state sa that there will be a
larger number of exhibits represent
ing the varied industrial and agri
cultural interests of North Carolina,
It will in reality be an exposition of
the state’s resources and its progress
The entertainment features «wil!
: not be overlooked for the fair authori
j ties, under the direction of Manager
GROWERS TO PLAN
POTATO STORAGE
Business Men of Smithfield
Will Erect 3 to 6 Thous
and Bushel House
Sweet Potato growers in the vicin
ity of Smithfield will organize a co
operative storage and marketing as
sociation which will plan for the erec
tion of a storage house in the very
near future, to take care of the 1922
crop. Several growers signed the co
operative agreement some months
ago and during the past few days
sufficient additional growers have
signed to bring the acreage up to
more than the minimum requirement
for the organization of the associa
tion. Business men in Smithfield
have agreed to erect a storage house
to take care of three to six thousand
bushels, whatever the association
membership acreage requires, pro
vided the interest in this work makes
it seem justifiable.
We are glad to inform the men
who made this proposition to the
farmers that the growers havealready
signed enough acreage to make it
possible to utilize the space of from
three to four thousand bushel house
and the. prospects are that by the
end of this week we will have
enough signed to take care of from
a 5 to 6 thousand bushel house.
We urge every farmer who possi
bly can do so at this time to put in
one or more acres of sweet potatoes
to be stored by and sold through the
Growers Cooperative Association.
All of these members who have
signed and other farmers who are
willing to sign, to grow one or more
acres to be stored by and sold through
the association to meet in the coun
ty agent’s office on Saturday, May
13, at 5:30 p. m., to elect directors
of the association. We invite every
farmer who can possibly do so, to
come into the association on the
ground floor. It is going to prove to
be a very valuable industry to the
farmers who go into it, when we have
a sure plan for storing and market
ing sweet potatoes. This plan is
safe and the market sure.
The county agent will be glad to
discuss the work with any farmer
who may be interested.
S. J. KIRBY, County Agent.
Unsigned News Items.
We received two unsigned letters
this week giving an account of a ball
game between Princeton and Pine
Level. We must say again that we
cannot publish articles unless the
writer gives his name. This does
not mean that we will sign the writ
er’s name unless he wishes it. But
the editor must know who sends it in.
U. S. Has Large Interests in Canada
According to an analysis published I
by the Trade and Commerce Depart- ,9
ment of the Dominion of Canada, 34
per cent, of all the manufacturing
establishments in Canada are owned
by people living in the United States,
while Great Britain owns only 9 per
cent. Americans own a large per j
cent, of the meat packing, rubber, '1
petroleum refining, lumbering, motor
car and railroad car industries and jj
have thousands of dollars invested m :m
other Canadian industries. It has
been estimated that here is more :||
than $700,000,000 of American capi- 3
tal invested in Canada.
Revival in Elevation.
Rev. J. Ruffin Johnson, assisted by
Rev. G. J. Ginn, of Goldsboro, will
begin a meeting in his big new tent
near his home in Elevation township
on Saturday night May 13. Mr. M. M.
Hobbs and Miss Pearl Johnson will
have charge of the music. Every
body is invited to attend this meet
ing and share the blessing of the
Lord.
It is a poor workman who finds
fault with his tools; but h who goes
] on the job with dull tools is still
worse.—Indiana Farmers Guide.
E. V. Welborn, are making arrange
ments to; some of the best free at
tractions that will be found in the
country. There will also be othei
attractions that appeal to the de
mands of crowds for entertainment,
but the educational features will be
stressed.