VOLUME 41
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1922
NUMBER 40
PROMINENT MAN OF
CLEVELAND DEAD
Mr. John W. Yelvington
Passed Away at His Home
Late Friday Afternoon
The friends throughout the county
of Mr. John W. Yelvington were
saddened Saturday when they learned
of his death which occurred at his
home in the Polenta section, Cleve
land township, at 5:15 on Friday aft
ernoon. Mr. Yelvington had been ir.
bad health for some time and was
confined to his room for two weeks
prior to his death. The funeral was
held Saturday afternoon at three o’
clock conducted by Rev. A. R. Mc
Queen, pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Dunn, after which inter
ment was made in the cemetery at
Oakland church. The decease was a
member of the Masonic order and was
buried with Masonic honors. The pall
bearers were the two sons of Mr.
Yelvington, Messrs R. A. and J. E.
Yelvington, his three sons-in-law,
Rev. A. T. Lassiter, Mr. A. M. John
son and Mr. M. B. Strickland and a
nephew, Mr. John T. Talton, of Sel
ma.
Mr. Yelvington was in his seventy
first year having been born in
1841. He was born in Johnston
County in the Polenta section and
lived all his life in that community.
He was married to Miss Rebecca
Harrison in 1881 who lived in the
same part of the county, to which un
ion six children were born. Mrs. Yel
vington together with five children
survive. The sons and daughters are
as follows: Messrs R. A. and J. E.
Yelvington, of Cleveland township,
Mrs. A. T. Lassiter, of Benson, Mrs.
A. M. Johnson, of Cleveland town
ship and Mrs. M. B. Strickland, of
this city.
Mr. Yelvington was a conservative
man in thought and action, but was
always interested in the affairs of
his community. He started in life
with little but brains and brawn, but
at his death he was one of the most
successful farmers in Johnston coun
ty. He left one of the largest estates
in his section of the county. He was
a member of the Presbyterian church
at Oakland and lived a consistent
life. His death brings sorrow to his
many friends.
President John Leaves College.
MAXTON, May 20.—Rev. R. B
John, a member of the North Caro
lina Conference, has resigned as
president of Carolina College, a school
for girls at Maxton, operated under
the auspices of the Methodist church
and the N. C. Conference. It is un
derstood that President John tender
ed his resignation some months ago
and at a meeting of the board of
trustees at Maxton the resignation
was reluctantly accepted. Robert N.
Page, of Biscoe, is chairman of the
board.
A committee composed of Rev. S.
E. Mercer, presiding elder of the
Weldon district; A. E. White, of Lum
berton and Winfred Carter, of Max
ton, was appointed and charged with
the duty of recommending a succes
sor to President John, reporting at
a later meeting of the board.
Carolina College was established
some ten or twelve years ago. It
ranks as a standard junior college.
A number of the influential citizens
of Maxton has shown an active
interest in the institution since its
founding. President John went to
Maxton about 1915 and under his
administration the college has en
joyed a splendid growth and pa-,
tronage. It was with reluctance that
the board of trustees received and
accepted his resignation. However,
it is said he had definitely decided
to retire from the work and in
sisted that his resignation be ac
cepted.—News and Observer.
Whiskey Still Captured.
Federal officers captured a 25-gal
lon capacity whiskey still Friday
night about two miles northwest of
Four Oaks on this side of Black
Creek. Two men were captured, Tom
Underwood and D. J. Stanley, the
third man making his escape. Their
case was tried in Selma Saturday af
ternoon. They were bound over to
Federal Court and gave bond for
their appearance.
STEAMER EGYPT GOES TO
BOTTOM OFF USHANT ISLAND
Nearly One Hundred Persons Perish
When Ship Collides With
Freight Steamer.
BREST, France, May 21.—Nearly
100 persons perished last night when
the Peninsular and Oriental line
steamer Egypt sank off the Island of
Ushant after a collision with the
French freight steamer Seine.
The Egypt sailed from I/jncion
for Bombay Friday with forty-four
passengers and a crew of 290. A
roll call on the Seine after the dis
aster showed that at least fifteen of
the passengers and eighty *of the
crew of the Egypt were missing.
It was said late tonight that there
might be more survivors of the dis
aster since the steamer Cap Iracon
was nine miles away at the time of
the collision and hurried to the spot
and may have picked up some of
those in the water.
It was also learned late tonight
that the Seine brought in four
bodies and that the tugs Vaillante
and Cannoniere landed.
The collision occurred during a
dense fog within 22 miles of the
Armen lighthouse. The dinner gong
was about to be sounded- on board
the Egypt. Many of the passengers
and most of the crew were on deck.
T11 shock threw several persons into
the sea; others jumped and a number
went down with the ship, which sank
in twenty minutes. The Egypt was
rammed amidships on the port side.
The Seine, badly damaged, reached
Brest today with 29 rescued passen
gers, and some of the dead. The
captain of the Egypt is among the
saved.
When the collision occurred there
was a rolling sea. Some of the res
cued declare the Indian sailors on
the Egypt took to the life boats im
mediately the vessels crashed, so a
large number of the passengers and
crew had to shift for themselves.
Those who jumped into the sea
and who could swim scrambled about
for bits of wreckage to which they
might cling. Many of these were res
cued. They floated about in the fog
after the Egypt went down, calling
for help. The sound of their voices
directed members of the crew of the
Seine in small boats, who were pa
trolling the sea, picking both living
and dead.
In some instances the rescue
crews came upon persons clinging
to bits of debris who let go and
sank just as aid for them was at
hand. The small boats on numerous
occasions sought vainly in the fog to
locate persons lifting cries of dis
tress throughout the fog. Among
the missing are the doctor and chief
engineer of the Egypt.
The Egypt was a vessel of 8,000
tons. The Seine was bound for
Havre when the disaster occurred.—
Associated Press.
Thirty-nine Men To Be Tried.
Men continue to make whiskey in
Johnston county even though vigilant
officers keep them on the run. Two
accounts have come to us this week,
which appear elsewhere in the paper,
of stills taken, one above the old
dam on Holt Lake and another in
Boon Hill township. A glance at the
calendar for the May term of the
Federal Court at Raleigh, show that
thirty-nine men from Johnston coun
ty will be tried. They are as follows:
Joe W. Stephenson, John Pittman,
Sr., William Norris, Mancy P. Mc
Lamb, Timothy Lee, Paul Webb, John
J. Johnson, Jesse Perry, Will Par
rish, W.T. Norris, Lonnie Young, Roy
Harper, W. T. Norris, D. 0. Kome
gay, Archie Hinnant, W. I. Norris,
John Earp, A. B. Hudson, Elton Hud
son, Stephen Murphy, Jesse Lamb,
Nat Allen, Nathan E. Lee, Noah Ry
als, Aosis (Aulsie) Parrish, Cleve
land Morrison, Z. C. Adams, Lonnie
Blalock, Eli Jackson, L. R. Johnson,
S. C. Ryals, Rufus McLamb, Clarence
Byrd, Sandy Davis, T. J. Sanders, J.
H. Holt, Darry Allen, C. H. Hodges
and Roy Conner.
Shriners To Kinston.
The annual spring ceremonial of
the Sudan temple was held in Kinston
Thursday, thousands of the fez-wear
ers and their friends being in at
tendance. Quite a number of the
Shriners from this city were pres
ent and report a great occasion.
NEWS ITEMS FROM
CITY OF FOUR OAKS
Baptists Are Holding Reviv
al; Robbers Enter Store
of Mr. W. J. Lewis
FOUR OAKS, May 21 —Mr. and
Mrs. L. L. Levinson, of Coats, visited
Mrs. Levinson’s mother, Mrs. Laura
Creech, last Sunday.
Mrs. J. H. Austin and children vis
ited relatives in Clayton last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Barham Creech re
turned from South Carolina last Sun
day where they visited Mr. Creech’s
relatives.
Last Monday Mr. Jesse Keen left
for Portsmouth, Va., where he has
accepted a position with the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Mr. W. D. Eady visited relatives in
Wilson last Sunday.
Miss Mabel Coffenburger visited
friends in Tarboro during the last
week end.
Mrs. Bessie Edwards, of Fremont,
is here the guest of her mother and
father, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Stanley.
Miss Leola Sanders, who visited
friends in Greenville, returned home
last Monday.
Messrs Reid Adams and J. A. Can
ady, Miss Gladys Adams, Mrs. C. R.
Adams and little Miss Sophie Hollo
well went to Goldsboro last Sunday
to visit relatives.
Last Sunday Miss Esther Creech
returned from Tarboro where she was
the guest of her uncle, Mr. Herman
Creech.
Mi. and Mrs. B. B. Adams, Mr. and
Mrs. James Adams and Miss Martha
Bandy attended the commencement
exercises at Louisburg college last
Tuesday. They made the trip through
the country on Mr. Adams’ car. Miss
Bandy remained for the closing exer
cises of the college and returned heme
Thursday.
Mr. Kenneth Johnson, of Fuquay
Springs, was in town Tuesday on
business.
The revival meeting began at the
Baptist church last Monday night.
The pastor, Rev. M. P. Davis, is be
ing ably assisted by Rev. Fred T.
Collins, of Smithfield. Mr. Collins so
far has preached some very helpful
and forceful sermons. There are two
services held each day one at •f >ur in
the afternoon and the other at eight
in the evening.
A very interesting program, ccie
brat'ng the anniversary of the Ep
worth League was to have been given
here at the Methodist church last
Sunday night. Because of a storm
only a short program was rendered.
Three special features however may
be mentioned. The first was a vocal
duet by Messrs Medlin and Eason, of
Smithfield. Following this an inter
esting talk was given by Mr. Phillip
Schwartz, of Raleigh, who is district
secretary of the Epworth League.
Miss Floreid Woodard sang a solo
that v.as enjoyed very much.
Mr. J. W. Sanders made a business
trip to Fayetteville this week. Mr.
Sanders has a farm near there that
was damaged some by the storm last
Sunday. His loss however is not a3
bad as some. Only about 15 acre3 of
his crop had to be replanted.
Mrs. B. B. Creech, a recent bride,
was given a surprise kitchen shower
by her Sunday School class last Mon
day night. Little Miss Willie Mas
sengill rushed in and left a basket in
her care. In a few minutes the oth
er members of the class came in and
eagerly watched her unwrap the
packages. Many useful things were
given Mrs. Creech who was well pleas
ed with her “surprise.”
Mr. Roby Adams, one of our town
boys, who is a student and teacher at
State College, was in town last Satur
day on business.
Mr. W. J. Lewis and family spent
last Tuesday in Raleigh.
Last Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Stanley, Mrs. Ellie Williams and
little Mary Leigh Runge visited rela
lives near uenson.
Mr. and Mrs. Barham Creech went
to Coats Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M, Boyett and Mr.
and Mrs. William Adams attended
the Shriners’ meeting held in Kinston
this week.
Miss Josephine Bandy, who has
been in school at Louisburg during
the past year, returned home Thurs
day.
Messrs Leon Adams and Edgar
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NEWS ITEMS FROM
CITY OF BENSON
Bright Jewels Given Picnic
—Music Class in Recital
—Personal Mention
BENSON, May 20.—Mr. . Jesse
Ryals, of Rocky Mount, is spending
a few days in town with his sister,
Mrs. J. 0, Farmer.
Mrs. J. W. Whittenton and sons,
Marshall and Rasom, returned today
from a weeks’ stay in Raeford.
Mr. Laurie Cavanaugh of Greens
boro, was in town Sunday.
Benson Shriners attending the cere
monial at Kinston Thursday were
Messrs Wade Royal, I. O. Farmer,
Charlie Creech, Almond Parker and
Dr. A. S. Oliver.
Evangelistic services will begin to
morrow at the Baptist church, Rev.
Herman T. Stephens to do the preach
ing.
Miss Wilhelmina Utley has return
ed from the Durham Conservatory of
Music to spend her summer vacation.
Several of our towns people attend
ed the commencement at Buie’s
Creek this week.
The Bright Jewels of the Methodist
I church were given an enjoyable pic
! nic Tuesday afternoon at Stewart’s
pond. Mrs. Paul Johnson and Mrs. E.
M. Hall were in charge. Mrs. A. S.
Oliver also assisted in entertaining
ihe crowd of little folks. When sup
per time came the children, worn out
with play, thoroughly enjoyed the
bountiful spread of good things.
Miss Velma Brady was hostess
! Monday evening to the Fidelis Class
of the Baptist church at its regular
meeting. Papers were read by Miss
es Myrtle Barbour, Syble Goodrich
and Velma Brady—the president, Mrs.
W. V. Cavanaugh, presided over the
meeting and conducted the devotional
exercises. The meeting was closed
with a prayer by Mrs. M. A. Peacock.
The hostess then served delightful
refreshments.
Mr. R B. Johnson and J. R. Barbour
made a business trip to Hamlet Tues
day.
Mrs. A. S. Oliver leaves Sunday
for Greensboro to attend the graduat
ing exercises of Greensboro College,
her sister Miss Alta Debnam, being
one of the graduates there this year.
Mr. Herman Parrish, of Dunn was
in town yesterday.
Messrs M. T. Britt and W. H. Mas
sengill were in Greensboro Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice Moore is visiting rela
tives in Four OakS.
Miss Stella Creech is visiting Miss
Lois Carter in Fayetteville this week.
Mrs. W. T. Martin went to Lumber
ton Wednesday where she will spend
a few days with relatives.
Miss Chellie May Royall was host
ess to the Young People’s Missionary
Society of the Methodist church Mon
day evening. The members enjoyed
an imaginary tour through Brazil
conducted by Miss Mary Jackson, At
the conclusion of the program sand
wiches and iced tea were served by
the hostess assisted by her mother.
Misses Iva Williams, Lena Dixon and
Nellie Johnson were visitors at this
meeting.
Miss Eunice Martin presented her
music class in a recital Thursday and
Friday nights of this week, both pro
grams being most enjoyable and re
flecting great credit upon students
and teacher. Miss Katie Johnson re
ceived the gold medal offered by Mr.
Schmidt to the pupil showing most
improvement during the year and
Master Edgar Hall won the beginners
prize. These were awarded Friday
evening by Dr. Dillard, pastor of the
Baptist church. Miss Martin’s pa
trons are very much pleased over the
news that she will return next fall.
Mr. R. D. Creech Dead.
Friday, May 12, Mr. R. D. Creech,
who lives on Selma, Route Three,
near Creech’s church, died suddenly
at his home. He had been in poor
health, but his death came as a shock.
He was standing up about to light
his pipe when he dropped dead. The
deceased was 55 years old.
He was buried Saturday, May 13,
at Creech’s church, his funeral be
ing preached by Rev. J. T. Collins,
of Micro. Mr. Creech was a mem
ber of the Primitive Baptist church.
He leaves to mourn his loss a wid
ow and five children as follows: Mrs.
Luby Batten, Mr. Leon Creech, Eddie,
Norman and Arnold Creech.
CO-OPERATIVE CAMPAIGN
IS NOW GOING ON
Meetings This Week at Shiloh, Spi
lona. Elevation, Sandy Ridge
and Rock Hill.
The campaign in this county for
new members in the Co-operative
Selling Associations is now going on I
and will be kept up until every cot
ton and tobacco grower has had the
opportunity to hear the plan fu'.ly ex
plained to put his name on the dot
led line of the marketing agreement.
Dr. Fred Yoder, of the State Coll ge
faculty and Mr. Brackett are working
in the county this week and will ad
dress farmers’ meetings on co-opeia
tive marketing of cotton and tobacco
at the places named below. We urge
every farmer who has not had the
opportunity to hear this plan discuss
ed to his entire satisfaction to attend
one of there meetings and if he has
any questions to ask regarding the
plan, to ask them. The success al
ready attained in the sign up work
has been due to the fact that people
understood the cooperative plan.
When a grower understands the plan,
he signs. Come to the meetings and
ask your questions that they may
be cleared up once for all.
A number of volunteer workers
from the towns and communities of
the county have already stated that
they would be ready when the word
was given to go in and assist with
the sign-up work. We hope to have
additional volunteers for this work
and with the cooperation and support
already pledged for this campaign it
should be and will be a great suc
cess. We will be glad to hold meet
ings wherever they are desired and
we have a number of able speakers
who will gladly explain every phase
of cooperative selling. If you would
like to have a meeting in your com
munity, please notify the county ag
ent, or Mr. A. M. Johnson and you
shall have it at as nearly the time
you suggest as is practical to make it.
Cooperative Marketing meetings
for this week are as follows:
Tuesday, May 23, 8 p. m. Shiloh |
school.
Wednesday, May 24, 8 p. m. Spilona
school.
Thursday May 25, 8 p. m. Elevation
School and Sandy Ridge school.
Friday, May 26, 8 p. m. Rock Hill
S. J. KIRBY, County Agent
Mr. John Strickland Dead.
The friends of Mr. John Strick
land were shocked Saturday when
they learned of his death which oc
curred suddenly at his home in San
ders Chapel section. Mr. Strickland
worked Saturday morning until about
11 o’clock. He complained of feeling
bad and lay down and in a few min
utes he was dead.
The funeral took place Sunday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence
of his son, Mr. Hugh Strickland. The
service was conducted by Rev. Mr.
Butler of Selma. The deceased was
a Mason and the Masons had charge
of the funeral. Interment was made
in the family burying ground near
Sardis in the presence of a large
crowd. The pall bearers were Messrs
T. C. Jordan, H. H. Johnson, Paul
Brown, L. R. Ennis, W. M. Gran
tham and V. A. Merritt.
Mr. Strickland was born February
22, 1849, making his age 73 year£
He was a member of Sardis Baptist
church and was a good man. He
leaves to mourn his passing four
children, two sons and two daughters
as follows: Messrs Hugh and Lloyd
Strickland of the Sanders Chapel sec
tion, Mrs. W. H. Stevens, of the
Sanders Chapel section, and Mrs.
Roscoe Cox, of Wayne county.
STILL CAPTURED IN
BOON HILL TOWNSHIP
Friday night Deputy Sheriff L. V.
Thompson made a raid on Jim Holt’s
plantation, two miles northeast of
Princeton, and captured a large cop
per still running in full blast. One
man, Charley Reid, colored, was al
so captured. The still was made of
copper and was one of the most up
to-date stills captured in a long time.
It was mounted over a six-burner oil
stove. It was not a regular round
type still but was oblong all made out
of copper with copper tap and worm.
It has been an object of curiosity and
many have visited the sheriff’s office
to look at this unique still. It will
hold possibly fifty gallons.
PINE LEVEL SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Three Nights of Splendid
Entertainment; Miss Inez
Barnes Wins Medal
The commencement at Pine Level
was held last week beginning
Wednesday night and continuing for
three nights. On Wednesday evening
the program consisted of a welcome
speech by Rupert White, a song by
the Intermediate grades, and an
operetta entitled “The Enchanted
Wood.” Those taking part in the
operetta wex-e: Nellie Wiggs, Ra Lee
Hales, Louise Braswell, Ila Mae Fitz
gerald, Martha, Starling, Conrod
Mae Starling, Mervin White, Floyd
Price, Jr., Leila Peedin, Dorothy Bar
row, Mamie Holland, Lena Ellis, Wal
lace Strickland, E. V. Peedin and
Newland Crocker. Other children
took part in the chorus work. The
marshals for the evening were Inez
Gerald, Sara Oliver and Alton White.
Thursday evening the exercises
included the “Milk Fairy Play,” the
Recitation contest, and the awarding
of the Seventh Grade Certificates.
Those taking part in the play were
Mary Evelyn Parker, Velma Stout,
Mary Eliza Hollowmon, Cleta Stout,
Mary Pike, Hazel Barnes, Lela Mae
Denning, Sarah Crocker, Annie Bar
bee, Sara and Maude Starling.
The recitation contest was engaged
in by six young ladies all of whom
acquitted themselves wel). The in
citers’ and their pieces were as fol
lows: “The Bear Story, by Lilly
Crocker; “No Room for Mother,” by
Hettie Edwards; “Naughty Zell” by
Connie Bell Kornegay; “Selection
from Tom Sawyer,” by Sarah Oliver;
“Annette” by Inez Gerald; and “What
a Little Boy Thinks of Things,” by
Inez Barnes. The medal was award
ed by the judges to Inez Barnes.
This part of the program was
varied by an instrumental solo by
Clara Fitzgerald. Two other musical
numbers were enjoyed during the eve
ning.
Those who received seventh grade
certificates which were presented by
Miss Mary E. Wells, assistant coun
ty superintendent, were as follows:
Mary Edwards, Helen House, Clara
Fitzgerald, Lilly Crocker, Mary E.
Parker, Marie Ray, Hettie Edwards
and W. B. Oliver. Marshals for the
evening were Flonnie Westbrook,
Iola Woodard and Nellie Wiggs.
The entire program on Friday eve
ning was devoted to the play, “The
Winning of Latane.” The cast of
characters included Allord Creech,
Nellie Wiggs, Sarah Oliver, Alton
White, Flonnie Westbrook, Jasper
House, John H. Parker, Inez Gerald,
Blanche Godwin, Leslie White, Robert
L. Fitzgerald and Percy Strickland.
Marshals on this occasion were:
Johnie Watson, Rosalie Hales and
Lillian Hales.
PRESIDENT YARDELL
TO VISIT SCOTLAND
RED SPRINGS, May 21.—Dr. C. G.
Vardell has accepted an invitation to
speak at the unveiling of a tablet to
be erected over the grave of Flora
Macdonald on the Isle of Skye, Scot
land, on July 5th. While there he
will be the guest of Miss Emily
Livingstone, great-great-great grand
daughter of the Scottish heroine.
The address of the day will be de
livered by Sir Murdock Macdonald,
M. P. of Invernesshire. Later Dr.
Vardell will be the guest of Col, C.
Macdonald of Dunvegin. The latter
is a warm friend of the institution
and recently gave some priceless
heirlooms to the college, all of his
sons having been killed in the Great
War. Dr. Vardell will sail June 22nd
on the Cunard line steamer Cynthia
from New York City.—News and Ob
server.
SELMA HIGH DEFEATS
KENLY OUTFIT. 10 to 2
SELMA, May 19—Selma Hgh to
day won a ore-sided game from Ken
iy by score of 10 to 2. All of tne
Selma pitchers were used in prepara
tion for the hard schedule next
week when Selma will take on John
Marshall High School, champions of
, Virginia, and teams in the Eastern
! Carolina League, which are beginning
training.