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WON EASTERN TITLE
BUT LOST THE STATE
Smithfield Nosed Out By the
Asheville Quint 24-23;
Defeated New Bern
After fighting its way through six
♦championship games and finally
winning the Eastern title from New
Bern by a smashing 31-22 victory,
Smithfield lost by one point the
North Carolina State High School
championship when Asheville nosed
out 24-23 at Chapel Hill Saturday
night. Alternately leading through
out the entire game neither team
could be declared the winner even
when the final whistle blew for with
two free tries at the goal Smithfieid
failed and Referee Steiner handed
the ball to the Asheville captain mak
ing the second state championshiD
that the Mountain City lads have
won this school year, having defeat
ed New Bern in the 'extra five min
ute quarter'in the final football game
last fall.
The two teams were as evenly
matched as any two could be, but
Coach Park’s squad scored more fi 11
goals than Ashevillp, getting ten to
Asheville’s nine. Asheville got six
out of 13 fouls and Smithfield scor
ed three out of ten both teams miss
ing 7 chances at the goal.
Smithfield took the lead imme
diately after the first whistle when
Hill scored ;t,wo pretty field goals.
Brown then scored a foul goal which
was followed by a field and two foul
goals by James of Asheville. The
first quarter ended Smithfield 5, Ashe
ville 4.
Coming back with a flash James
caged a field goal which was quickly
followed by one by Stephenson for
Smithfield. Nixon and James then
mrmjhthe —a—
each. Holland caged one from the
field just before the whistle for the
first half, making the score Asheville
11, Smithfield 9.
Nixon opened up the third quarter
with a field goal for the Western
Champ which Hill soon followed for
Smithfield. Then Hill quickly follow
ed with the most spectacular shot nf
the game, caging the ball from a
difficult angle and tying the score
at 13-13. James then scored th^ee
goals and Holland followed up with
a neat shot from the court for
Smithfield. The quarter ended Ashev
ville 16, Smithfield 15.
1 ne nnal quarter was nerve rack
ing and heartbreaking to the Smith
field supporters. Stephenson lead o ' 1
with a field goal putting Smithfield
in the lead which was followed by r
pretty shot by Shackles. James^fol
lowed with another goal putting
Asheville ahead by 3 points with the
score 20-17. Stephenson scored an
other goal and then James got away
for two field goals putting Ashe
villes’ score at 24. With three min
utes to play and Asheville leading 1 v
five points Smithfijrid staged a des
perate rally. Skinner came down
the court and dropped a neat slu t
in for Smithfield. Brown scored two
foul goals bringing Smithfield with
in one point of tying the score. Then
came the final whistle and the fail
ure to score the foul goals.
. ames for Asheville was the out
standing star of the contest scoring
six field goals and six foul goals out
of 13 chances. His floor work was
some of the prettiest seen being only
matched by that of Brown for Smith
field who was the star of the Smith
field team despite having an^ff niget
in his foul shooting. Hill lead Smith
field’s scoring with four field goals.
Shackles and Skinner put up wonder
ful games at guard while Stephenson
outnayed his man at center through
out the game.
Line-up and summary:
Asheville (24) Smithfield (23)
James_rf _Hill ■
Nixon (Capt.) .._ If .Holland (Cant) j
Brandi —-c_Stephens >n t
Chakles-rg_Brown
Green —-— Ig_Skinner
Field goals: James 6, Hill 4, Steph
enson 3, Nixon 2, Holland 2, Chakles
2 Skinner 1. Foul goals: James six
out of 13. Brown three out of 10.
Substitutions: Asheville, none;
Smithfield: Godwin for Skinner.
Time of period^: 10 minute quar
ters.
Referee: Steiner (Syracuse); Offi
cial scorer: Mahler (U. N.'C.); Time
keeper: Lawson (U. N. C.)
FOUR OAKS THIRTY
EIGHT YEARS OLD
Town Received Its Name In
Unique Manner;' Other
Facts of Interest
(By Miss Annie Ford.)
FOUR OAKS, March 12.—History,
which to all is more or less interest
ing has been defined “a record 01
the past.” It may also be called “a
continued occurrence of human
events.” The history of Four Oaks
however, may be termed either one
of the above.
Four Oaks which was conceived in
the minds and hearts of far-seeing
and heroic men and women, dates its
history back to the year 1885. Pre
vious to this—about 35 years—Mr.
Aaron Wallace of this locality was
out on a game hunt one night when
his dogs treed an opposum in a small
oak tree located in what is now
known as “Barbour’s Grove.” In or
der to secure his prey Mr. Wallace
had to cut the oak tree down. Later
four spi outs sprung up on this sturrp
wnich Mr. Wallace left, and four
large oak trees adorned a forest of
unseeming note.
Mr. and.Mrs. K. L. Barbour built
a house just a few feet away from
where these four oaks were growing,
in th« year 1885. Part of the original
house is now standing in “Barbour’s
Grove” and wa* recently sold to Mr.
Jada Morgan
In the summer of 1886 the Wd
mingtm and Weldon railroad was
built through this section thus con
nectiui; c in (own with hundreds of
others. The president of the railroad
Colonel B’idgers, sought here and
there for a name to give this village
or rather. iallroad crossing. Because
of the four oak trees growing to
gether, yet separately, and producing
a unique curiosity of nature, the
■itafrr^PtMtti--Gttk^^a-s-eh9-se!P--hy .JVUv
Bridgers.
Mr. J. A. Ford, of Smithfield town
ship, ! bought the first lot here aftm
the railroad was finished. This was
in the fall of 1886. Mr. Ford erect
ed a large two story residence north
of the railroad and not far from Mr.
Barbour’s home. This residence is
still standing as it originally was.
The family of Mr. Ford soon moved
here and he went into the turpentine
and mercantile business.
Mr. A. D. Ford, son of Mr. J. A.
Ford was elected postmaster and rail
road agent holding both positions
with ample time for a rest whenever
he wanted it. Before the present de
pot was completed a box car was
used to carry on the business of the
railroad. This was in the yg,ar 1887.
Following the construction of the
railroad the town was incorporated.
The following concerning the incor
poration was taken from an old law
book-belonging to Mr. A. D. Ford:
“Section I. That the town in
Johnston county now known as Four
Oaks be and the same is hereby in
corporated under the name and style
of Four Oaks, and it shall have the
benefits of and be subject to all pro
visions of the law now existing in ref
erence to incorporated towns not in
consistent with this act.
“Section III. That the officers of
said town shall be a mayor, three
commissioners and a town constable,
and the following named persons
shall fill the said offices until the first
Monday in May 1889, viz: Mayor, A.
D. Ford; Commissioners: C. R. Ad
ams, J. E. Denson and K. L. Barbour:
Constable W. F. Ford.
“Section VI. That this act shall
be in force from and after its ratifi
cation.
“Ratified the eleventh day of March
A. D„ 1889.”
Following the incorporation of the
town Messrs C. R. Adams, J. E. Den
son and N. T. Cole of this locality
erected stores and went into general
mercantile business. Following them
were Messrs R. I. Lassiter and Ezek
iel Creech. Mr. Lassiter and Mr.
E. F. Moore, of Fayetteville and J. A.
Ford, operated turpentine distilleries
which were a greater part of the busi
ness of the town at that time.
Numbers of people began to locate
here to do their share toward further
ing the progress of the town. In the
year 1889 or 1890 a Baptist church
was built, its first pastor being Rev.
John Rose. It was not until 1890
that the Methodist church was erect
ed. The first minister there was Rev. ]
J. J. Barker. Drs. Wellons and *
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NEW FOUR OAKS GRADED SCHOOL BUILDING
MEANING Of REVIVALS BY DR.
BARNHARDT IN FIRST SERMON
Transforming Power of Grace of
God Vitally Needed Says Dr. J.
H. Barnhardt, of Greensboro
The following clipping from The
Greensboro Daily News is timely i
view of the fact that a revival is to
begin at the Methodist chrch here
next Sunday:
The fundamental sifyiificantje of
revivals was emphasized by Dr. ,T.
H. Barnhardt last night in the ope
ning sei'vice of an evangelistic cam
paign that is to continue ten days.
Revivals, the minister held, ate
in lino with Methodist policy and
practice. “Methodism,” he declared,!
‘ born, among other reasons, to cal!
people to repentance and to convert
f ■ mal morality into experimental
godliness, cannot suspend or deny
that original motive” without seri
ous impairment of its religious life.
The_ traps forming power of tjje
grace of God is vitally needed, and
revivals help to make available that
grace. Evangelistic meetings :re l
designed to promote the highest |
spiritual interests.
Shepherding a modern church, the
pastor pointed out, is “a most com
plex and prodigious undertaking.” He
contracted pastorates of the present
time with those of early days of
Methodism when the “preacher went
everywhere.” Then the time limit
for pastors was six months and the
preachers, were under the necessity
of pressing for immediate decisions.
In many cases converts were left
with little oversight.
“The church must be built up ns
well as called to repentance,” Dr.
Barnhardt continued. Nurturing the
Christians in the kingdom could not
be considered less important than
bringing them into the kingdom.
However, one of the basic purposes
of revivals is to “tone up the spir
itual life of believers.” Th^ revival
should be#of great value in strength
ening those already in the faith as
well as in saving others. Certainly
these are times when the 'chur<fi
roust devote special attention to the
evangelizing process, when it must
wage special campaigns to save men
and women and recruit the ranks of
believers, the minister maintained.
Furthermore, “God is ready to ful
fill his part of the covenant whereby
the tides of grace may swreep into the
souls of men and refresh their inner
most natures.” At the same time Dr.
Barnhardt stressed the idea that the
church wanted no “superficial or me
chani.ul movement.” What was
wanted, he said, was a revival that
would bring men and women to re
pentance, causing a godly sorrow for
sin ar.fi ?. turing away from all sin;
or.e winch would emphasize the pe r
sonal element in religion, dealing
with “fundamental needs of experi
ences. i ogeneratmn, faith and belief
in reve.atio-n.”
No Race Suicide in This Family
Greenwood, S. C., March 11.—Pris
cilla Carter, 93 years old negro wom
an, who was buried here today, is -sur
vived by 129 descendants. She leaves
11 living children out of 13 born; 59
grandchildren and 59 great-grand
children. One of her daughters, Ade
lina Fair, has 18 living children. An
other daughter, Charity Kellar, has
12 children and 12 grandchildren. The
aged negro woman was bom in Vir
ginia, came to South Carolina and for
many years lived at Union, moving
to Greenwood about four years ago.
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SMITHFIELD WILL BE ON HAND
AT EASTERN CAR. EXPOSITION.
Miss Lucile Johnson Chosen , As
Smithfield’s Queen; Booth De
voted to Advertising Town.
The indications are that the East
ern Carolina Exposition to be held at
Wilson, March 19-25 is to be a big
event for this section of the state,
and Smithfield is expecting to be well
represented.
At a meeting of the Kiwanis Club
Thursday evening plans for Smith
field to participate were laid which
are already maturing. Mr. John ft.
Morris, secretary of the chamber of
commerce, has charge of Smithfield’s
part in the exposition and he is being
assisted by Mr; W. W. Gilbert.
The Kiwanians at their meeting
Thursday voted on the young 'ady
who will be Smithfielcfs queen in
the beauty contest, Miss Lucile John
son having been chosen. This prb«i
ises to be one of the features of tKb-i
exposition. All the ■kpsfcntatives of
the various towns ®^be on hand
Thursday afternoon and Thursday
evening at which time they will be
introduced by the names of the town,
and the audience will ballot, aft
each introduction. The winners, one
of whom will come from Wilson, and
one from other towns, will be pre
sented with a $500 diamond ring.
Friday evening the queers will be
officially crowned and the prizes will
be presented.
Besides being represented by Miss
Johnson, Smithfield will have a booth
in which the Industries of the town
will be shown. Pictures, an exhibit
of products and other means will be
employed to tell to outsiders what a
good town Smithfield is. Decorators
will arrange the booths, ftiis work
having already begun. A pamphlet
telling of the advantages and resour
ces of Smithfield and containing
many illustrations is being prepared
and will be given away during the
Exposition.
MEMBERS OF KIWANIS CLUB
ENDORSE HOTEL PROPOSITION
At the meeting of the Kiwanis Club
Thursday evening, Mr. J. A. Wellons
presented the matter of the hotel pro
position, which has been under consid
eration for some time. A bill was
passed by the recent Legislature au
thorizing an election to vote on $75,
000 worth of bonds which amount is
to be supplemented by a private sub
scription of $50,000. The conclusion
reached at the meeting is to the effect
that the election will be called as ear
ly as practicable and if the election
carries, the $50,000 will be subscribed
at once. The bonds, if the election
carries, will not be offered for sale
until the $50,000 has been raised. Af
ter the matter was satisfactorily ex
plained the Kiwanians unanimously
endorsed the plan for building a new
hotel.
Representative W. M. Sanders was
one of the speakers at the Kiwanis
banquet telling something of the work
of the Legislature.
AIRPLANE WILL BOMB ICE
JAM IN DELAWARE RIVER
Washington, March 11.—Three ar
my airplanes will be sent to Port
Jervis, New York, tomorrow to bomb
a heavy ice jam in the Delaware river '
which threatens to cause a flood. An !
officer of the air service, who inspect
ed the situation, recommended use of
explosives.
MARRIAGE OF STATE
WIDE INTEREST HERE
Miss Sarah Sanders Weds
William B. Jones of Ral
eigh; Home Wedding
A marriage of state wide interest
took place in this city at the home ox
the bride’s parents, Representative
and Mrs. W. M. Sanders, Saturday
evening at nine o’clock when Miss
Sarah Sanders became the bride of
Mr. William Bailey Jones, of Raleigh.
The entire lower floor of the lovely
home on Oakland Heights was deco
rated with Southern srnilax and bask
ets of spring flowers. The stairway
down which the bridal party passed
to the improvised altar in the draw
ing room was entwined with ever
green, white candles in silver candle
sticks lending charm to the scene.
The altar was formed of palms. Eas
ter lilies and Brides’ roses completed
the beautiful picture. /
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. J. J. Murray, of Wilmington,
evangelist of the Wilmington Pres
bytery. The wedding music was
played by Prof. Brawley of Peace In
stitute and Miss Packer also of the
music faculty of Peace, sang ^Be
cause” and “Love’s Coronation,”
prior to the ceremony.
ThA bride who was escorted and
given in marriage by her father,
wore a lovely bridal gown of white
Duchess satin, embroidered in pearls
and rhinestones. It was fashioned
with a long court train, heavily em
broidered in pearls. Her tulle veil
had a coronet of Duchess lace and
was wreathed with orange blossoms
and pearls. She wore a diamond and
platinum pin, the gift of the bride
groom, and carried a shower bouquet
of valley lilies and white orchids.
The bride had as her maid of hon
or, her sister, Miss Frances San
'jjgrs. ^ _She worg j^frock of pink taf
feta with rhinestone comb in her
hair and silver slippers. She car
ried a shower bouquet of pink
Columbia roses.
Mrs. George Ross Pou, of Raleigh,
sister of the bride was dame of
honor. She wore an orchid chif
fon, heavily beaded and a diamond
comb in her hair. She wore silver
slippers and her bouquet was of
Madame Butterfly roses.
The bridesmaids were: Misses Sa
rah- Fletcher Bryant, of Tarboro;
Elizabeth Anderson, of Haw River;
Dorothy Case, of New York arjd
Lenore Mercer, of Washington, 1).
C. They wore dainty frocks of coral
and yellow crepe satin, the skirts
formed of tiny chiffon ruffles. They
wore wreathes of silver leaves in
their hair and silver slippers and
carried shower bouquets of Spring
flo ve-s.
Little Lillian Pou, niece of the
bride and Ruth Rose, were flower
girls. They wore dainty frocks of
pink chiffon and carried baskets of
flowers. Master Edwin Pou, nephew
of the bride, was ring bearer. • He
wore a black velvet suit with white
satin blouse and carried the ring
in a white rose.
The bridegroom was attended by
his best man, Mr. James Pou, Jr., of
Raleigh. The groomsmen were:
Messrs Benbury Haywood, Jerome
Stockard, Paul Smith and Ralph
McDonald, all of Raleigh, and
Messrs Ransom and William Sanders,
brothers of the bride.
Immediately after the ceremony a
delightful reception was held after
which the bride and bridegroom left
for a bridal trip to Florida and
Cuba. Upon their return they will
be at home in Raleigh. The bride
wore aurny a three-piece costume of
navy blue poiret twill with blue hat.
During the reception the receiving
line was composed of Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Sanders, parents of the bride,
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Jones, of Ral
eigh, parents of the bridegroom,
Mr. and Mrs. William Bailey Jones,
Mr. and Mrs. George Ross Pou, >f
Raleigh, Mr. James Pou, Jr., of Ral
eigh and Miss Frances Sanders. The
mother of the bride ware an orchid
beaded chiffon gown with corsage of
orchids and lilies of the valley while
the bridegroom’s mother wore a
black lace gown with corsage of
Premier roses. Mr. and Mrs. J. W
Bailey introduced the guests to the
receiving line.
Receiving in the hall were Dr. and
Mrs. A. H. Rose, Mrs. Coles Sprag
gins, of Richmond, Va., and Mr. Cl'nc
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MARCH TERM COURT
CONVENED MONDAY
Judge J. Lloyd Horton De
livers Splendid Charge to
The Grand Jury
ine iviaren term criminal, of the
Johnston county superior court open
ed on Monday the 12th at 10:10 A. M.
with Hon. J. Lloyd Horton, judge pre
siding.
The court was set to work prompt
ly by the drawing and empanneling of
the following grand jury: D. J. Wel
lons, Foreman; W. J. Broadwell, S.
A. Williams, N. E. Morgan, Fumey
Wood, James C. Peedin, W. R. Bar
bour, C. M. Wilson, T. R. Fulghum, A.
F. Stevens, O. P. Barbour, E. S. Lan
caster, H. D. Stephenson, T. P. Oliver,
Wade Crocker, W. A. blowers, J. O.
Ennis, and J. R. Bass. In a very busi
ness-like manner the judge stated to
the grand jury what he expected of
them—making a special point to say
that he did not want any lazy men a
mong them and giving them a chance
to be excused from grand jury service
on this count. The petty jury con
sists of the following: J. A. Hobbs,
J. W. Darden, S. J. Nichols, H. D.
Hood, W. M. Grantham, J. L. Lee, R.
S. Martin, T. P. Peedin, J. H. Sasser,
H. D. Ellis, J. S. Strickland, J. H.
Woodard, J. R. Williams, J. C. Pitt
man, I. N. Siler, J. A. Willis, J. I.
Whitley, E. S. Whitley, and J. W.
Davis.
In his able charge to the grand jury
Judge Horton took occasion to remark
that in coming to Johnston county he
felt that he had come to one of the
truly great counties of the State. He
recognized this as one of the strictly
agricultural counties. True happiness
he declared is the main purpose of
life, and the farmer of all people is
mor^Atonatc than men of the other
In tho finlrlxTr^trg
the farmer spends a great deal of his
time, God’s fresh air and sunshine a
bound, and it has been the faith the
North Carolina farmer has had in his
calling that has brought the State
from the 17th place among the other
States up to the fourth in importance.
He charged them further that they
were the safe and silent sentinels of
law and order for this county, and
that it would be their business of the
week to take notice of some of the
crimes against the laws of this state,
mentioning in particular the most
common crimes, namely, those against
person, property, and public morals.
Of the crimes against the person he
laid special stress on the wilful slan
dering of the name of innocent wom
en, insisting that a slanderous remark
could be uttered against a woman in
a flippant manner that would shadow
her for the remainder of her life. Of
crimesj against the public morals he
declared that chance-taking and gam
bling of every form, whether commit
ted by church deacons dealing in cot
ton futures or negroes shooting craps
in hidden places, should receive their
careful consideration.
His charge paid high tribute to the
recent General Assembly. He declar
ed that the new prohibition law which
now conforms to the National Vol
stead act was enough in itself to jus
tify the expense to the State of the
last assembly. This new law goes fur
ther than the prohibition act of 1908
and makes it unlawful for a person to
manufacture, transport, buy or sell
any quantity of liquor for beverage
purposes. The Judge declared that
the only place for a man who now
deals with liquor in North Carolina is
on the roads, and that it is the duty
of every good citizen of the State to
put his shoulder to the wheel to as
sist the officers of law and order in
driving out the men who disregard the
law as it noyy stands.
In concluding his charge Judge Hor
ton addressed the jury# with reference
to education and child training. He
surmised that taxes in Johnston coun
, ty are high, but he contended that if
; the schools are functioning as they
i should, not one dollar put into educa
j tion is lost. He deplored the fact that
I 20 per cent, of the North Carolina
j boys who went overseas to fight tl
I Hun were illiterate, and the tim
I now come when the boys and
I North Carolina must be er'
, stated that he had he'
something like thir*
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