PRESIDENT HARDING
PASSES SUDDENLY IN
SAN FRANCISCO
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Chief Executive Passed
Suddenly Without Warn
ing As Result of
Apoplexy
END CAME AT TIME
WHEN THOUGHT HE
WAS IMPROVING
The Chief Executive of the
nation, and by virtue of
his office and personality,
one of the world’s lead
ing figures, passed away
at the time when his
physicians, his family
and his people thought
that medical skill, hope
and prayer had won the
battle against disease.
Palace Hotel, San Francisco,
Aug. 2.—(By the Associated
Press.)—Warren Gj Harding,
President of the United States,
died instantly and without warn
ing tonight at 7:30 oclock, a
victim of a stroke of apoplexy
which struck him down in his
weakened condition after an ill
ness of exactly a week.
The suddenness with which
the end came was shown by the
fact that only Mrs. Harding and
the two nurses, Ruth Powderly
and Sue Dausser, were in the
room at the time. Mrs. Hard
ing with her characteristic faith
fulness and constant tenderness,
was reading to the President at
the time.
Then without a warning a
slight shudder passed through
the frame of the Chief Execu
tive, he collapsed and the end
came. Immediately the indica
tions of distress showed them
selves, Mrs. Harding ran to the
door and called for Lieutenant
Commander Boone and for the
other doctors to come quickly.
DOCTORS POWERLESS
_Only Doctors Sawyer and Boone,
the chief and assistant physi
cians, were able to reach the
room before the nations leader
passed away.
Brave in the face of the Presi
dents illness, Mrs. Harding re
mained brave in realization of
his death and did not break
down.
TO REMOVE BODY
Members of the Presidents
party said it was probable that
the Presidents body would leave
San Francisco Friday evening,
but that it was impossible to
make a definite announcement
tonight because of the absence
from the city of George B.
Christian, Jr., the executive sec
retary. Neither were members
of the party able to say wheth
er the body would be taken to
Marion or to Washington, 4but
will remain at the hotel here
until removed directly to the
train.
MANY QUESTIONS
Everyone who came from the
Presidential suits was besieged
by questioners, official, newspap
could add much to the informa
tion already given out officially.
Largely this was because the end
came with such shocking snd
denness that comparatively few
of its details had been noted.
Minneapolis and St. Paul are still
at it. Something must be done about
these two towns. This one comes
from St Paul.
A Minneapolis man drifted into
the sister city, looked supercilious
ly at a fruiterer’s display, picked up
a big melon and asked •with a sneer:
”Is this the largest apple you have
in St. Paul.”
”Hey!” bellowed the proprietor,
“put that grape down!”
Boy of Eight Leads
Gang That Robs
Twenty Stores
MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Aug. 1.
FOUR Italian boys and one colored
boy, ranging in age from eight
i to ten years, pleaded guilty in
Juvenile Court this morning to
breaking into a score of stores in
the heart of the city during the
past six weeks.
The testimony showed that the
leader, an eight-year-old Italian
boy, had divided his gang into “lift
ers” and “chippies,” the former en
tering the stores through breaks in
windows while the latter watched
for the police.
They store money, watches, tools,
tobacco, food and clothing. At one
store they mistook an adding ma
chine for a cash register and re
moved it and chopped it to pieces.
Judge Warner continued the cases
for one week.
MRS. SARAH A. PARKER
DIES AT BENSON HOME
Tuesday about twelve o’clock Mrs.
Sarah A. Parker mother of Mrs. D.
T. Lunceford and Mr. J. D. Parker,
of this city, died at her home in Ben
son after several weeks’ illness. Mrs.
Parker had been in failing health for
some time, and since an attack of
malaria fever in April, she rapidly
declined in strength until death came
to her relief. She was confined to
her bed most of the time since a sec
ond attack of illness on June 16th.
She suffered from an acute
trouble and during the last few days
she lived her suffering was almost un
speakable.
Mrs. Parker was born October 3,
1851. At the age of sixteen she mar
ried Mr. King H. Parker, of Ingrams
township. Before her marriage she
was Miss Sarah A. Beasley, also of
Ingrams. She had long been a faith
ful member of the Primitive Baptist
church and was known as a woman of
kindly disposition and splendid Chris
tian character.
Her remains were taken to Juniper
church near Four Oaks Wednesday
afternoon where the funeral was con
ducted by Elder Y. W. Wood. Inter
ment was made in the family burying
ground at the church. She is surviv
ed by the following children: Mrs.
D. T. Lunceford, postmaster of this
city, Mr. J. D. Parker, a lawyer of
this city; Mr. D. P. Parker, of Buf
falo, Okla.; Mrs. N. G. Rand and Mr.
J. P. Parker, both of whom live near
town; Mrs. Edith Putnam and Mrs.
H. L. Graves, of Benson. Messrs Ezra
Parker mayor of Benson, and H. A.
Parker, president of the JCitizens
Bank of Benson.
School To Open Sept. 5
Supt. Franks, who has been at
Chapel Hill for the past few weeks
was in the city for a few days this
week arranging details relative to
the opening of school. The date for
the fall opening has been set for
Wednesday, September 5. From all
indications the attendance next year
will be the largest in the history of
the school. Extra rooms are being
seated and equipped to take care of
the large number expected. Some
improvements have been made at the
Turlington building among which is
a teachers’ rest room on the first floor
next to the front entrance.
Miss Edna Hilderbrand Entertains
Wednesday afternoon Miss Edna
ITilderbrand entertained a few of her
friends at the attractive home of her
sister, Mrs. H. B. Marrow, on North
Third street. Cut flowers were very
effectively used as decorations. Four
tables were arranged for rook . To
ward the close of the afternoon a de
lectable salad course was served by
the hostess.
Those enjoying this occasion were:
Misses Elizabeth Aycock, Sarah Ad
ams, Edna Coates, Elizabeth Creech,
Nellie and Bose Grantham, Virginia
Stevens, Marjorie Johnston, Mary
Gattis Holland, Mattie Lassiter, Hilda
Peedin, Ellen Patterson, Irene and
Marie Anderson Stevens.
ANTI TYPHOID j
CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN;
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Schedule of Places and
Dates Given; Everyone
Should Co-operate
As announced in a previous issue an
anti-typhoid campaign will be put on
all over Johnston County beginning
: Saturday 4:00 to 5:00 p. m. August
venient dates at other points there
after, and continuing until the four
weekly treatments have been given.
The treatments are free to everybody.
The increased number of cases of ty
phoid this year over recent previous
years, makes it necessary to take
every precaution against the disease
and every community should cooper
ate in 'safe guarding every person in
the county.
The following schedule has been
furnished us by the County Health
Officer Dr. Thel Hooks:
Benson—Drs. Utley, Oliver, Park
er—Friday 2:00 to 4:00 Aug. 17, 24,
31, Sept. 7.
Princeton—Dr. R. S. Stevens—Sat
urday 1:00 to 4:00 p. m., August 18,
August 17 at some places on con
Kenly—Dr. G. B. Woodard—Friday
2:00 to 3:00 p. m., August 17, 24, 31,
September 7.
Clayton—Dr. B. A. Hocutt—Friday
1:00 to 3:00 p. m, August, 17 24, 31,
September 7.
Micro —Dr. M. Hinnant—Saturday
1:00 to 3:00 p. m. August 18, 25, Sep
tember 7 and 8.
D. D. Medlin’s Store—Dr. J. H.
Fitzgerald—4:00 to 5:00 p. m. August
17, 24, 31, September 7.
Cleveland Court House—Dr. J. H.
Fitzgerald—2:00 to 3:00 p. m. Aug
ust 17, 24, 31, September 7.
Hare’s Store—Dr. Thel Hooks—
Monday 3:00 to 4:00 p. m. August
20 ,27, September 3, 10.
Jesse Bailey’s—Dr. Thel Hooks—
Monday 4:30 to 5:30 p. m. August 20,
27, September 3, 10.
Wilson’s Mills—Dr. Thel Hooks —
Tf f-'day 2:00 to 3:00 p. m. August 21,
28, September 4, and 11.
Archer Lodge—Dr. Thel Hooks—
Tuesday 3:30 to 5:00 p. m. August
21, 2S, September 4, and 11.
Pine Level—Dr. Thel Hooks—\V ed
nesday 4:00 to 5:00 p. m. August 22
29, September 5 and 12.
Selma—Dr. Thel Hooks—Wednes
day 5:00 to 7:00 p. m. August 22 29,
September 5 and 12.
Brodgen—Dr. Thel Hooks—Wodnes
day 2:00 to 3:00 p. m. August 22, 2J.
September 5 and 12.
Four Oaks—Dr. Thel Hooks—Fri
day 2:00 to 3:00 p. m. August 24, 31,
September 7 and 14.
Stewart School—Dr. Thel Uool s—
Saturday 2:00 to 4:00 p. m. August
■ 24, 31, September 7and 14.
Smithfield—Dr. Thel Hooks—Sat
urday 2-00 to 4:00 p. m. August 25,
September 1, 8, and 15.
Marshall Lassiter Store—Dr. Thel
Hooks—Thursday 2:00 to 3:00 p. in.
August 23, 30, September 6 and 13.
Pleasant Grove School—Dr. The!
Hooks—Thursday 3:30 to 5:00 p. m.
August 23, 30, September 6 and 13.
MKd. VA1NULKJML1
1 TO GIVE PRIZES
Raleigh, July 31.—Mrs. Edith Van
derbilt, president of the North Caro
l;na Agricultural Society, is giving
special attention this year to three
contests which she has arranged for
students in schools and colleges.
She is again offering a gold medal
for the best specimen of clay modeling
which is submitted by a pupil in a
North Carolina graded school and for
the best history of any North Caro
lina county by a high school student
Mrs. Vanderbilt offers a standard
American history.
For the best short story submitted
by a college student, Mrs. Vanderbilt
is offering a complete set of O Hen
ry’s books.
Entries for the prizes must be made
through the office of the general
manager of the State Fair. The man
uscripts will be judged at the Univer
sity of North Carolina under the di
rection of Dr. Chase.
To compete for the prizes the con
testant tftust be in attendance at some
North Carolina institution, and the
during the school year that opens this
fall.
General Manager F. V. Walborn
will furnish full particulars for en
tering the contest. Letters should j
be addressed to him at State College i
i Station, Raleigh.
JOHNSTON CO., TO
AGAIN GIVE THANKS
Prosperity Moves People To
Express Gratitude in
Thanksgiving Service
Last September the citizens from
various sections of Johnston county
gathered at the court house here for
a supecial thanksgiving service, this
movement being prompted by grate
ful hearts for the bountiful harvest
with which this county was blessed
last year. One of the finest crops
ever known in the history of the coun
ty was produced last year, and from
present indications it looks as if last
year’s bumper crop will be repeated
again this year.
The boll weevil has not yet damag
ed the cotton crop to any considera
ble extent as was feared would be the
case earlier in the spring and sum
mer. The weather has ben favorable
for the crops, and since very little
damage has been done by hail storms
or other destructive forces, farmers
have been signally blessed in their
efforts to produce a good crop.
Because of these bossings it has
been decided to hold a public thanks
giving service here within the next
few weeks, giving thanks to the
Giver of all good and perfect gifts
for so bountiful a harvest. Definite
announcement as to the date will be
made later.
The County Committee for the
thanksgiving service, appointed by
F. H. Brooks, Chairman, called to
meet in the Court House at Smith
field on Monday, August 6th, at 3
o'clock, to decide on time, speaker and
make final arrangements for the ser
vice. The committeemen will take
this as notice of their appointment
and be on hand, as he will not have
time to notify each personally.
The committee follows:
Clayton Township—Hon. Chas. W.
Horne, Mrs. B. A. Hocutt, Julius
B. Lee, L. F. Austin.
Cleveland Township—A .M . John
son, Mrs. John 0. Ellington, I. H.
Johnson, H. M. Barbour, all of R. F.
D. Clayton.
Elevation Township— W. L. Mas
sengill, Delma Hardee, Frank Honey
cutt of R. F. D. Benson, and J. Shep
Johnson, R. F. D. Four Oaks.
Banner Township—Rev. 0. A. Kel
ler, Mrs. J. R. Barbour, Rev. E. M.
Hall, Ezra Parker, of Benson.
Pleasant Grove—J. E. Gilbert, J.
J. Massengill, Ed S. Coates, of R.
F. D. Angier, and Leonard Johnson
R. F. D. Willow Springs.
Selma Township-*-T. M. Beno.v.
Dr. Geo. D. Vick, Mrs. Geo. D. Vick,
Miss Margaret Etheridge, Rev. Neil
Mclnnis, W. H. Call, of Selma.
Meadow Township—J. Mang Wood,
J. L. Lee, Walter V. Blackman, of
R. F. D. Benson, Dr. M. L. Bare
foot, R. F. D. 2, H. C. Lee, R. F. D.
2, Benson.
Bentonsville Township—Seth W.
Lassiter, Kirby L. Rose, C. C. Beas
ley, J. V. Massey, RFD, Bentons
ville.
Ingrams lownsnip—nun. d. *>.
ams, Rev. Mr. Ivey, J. B. Creech, Four
Oaks.
__Pine Level Township—W. A. Her
ring Floyd C. Price, Mrs. B. B. Oliv
er, D. B. Oliver, W. L. Creech, Berry
Godwin, Pine Level.
Boon Hill Township—J. R. Ledbet
ter, Mrs. R. S. Stevens, W. C.
Massey, J. Ira Lee, Princeton.
Micro Township—Joe P. Lee, I. V.
Pittman, C. A. Fitzgerald, Micro.
Beulah Township—Rev. N. H. Shep
herd, Mrs. J. H. iKrby, Mrs. J. W.
Darden, Kenly, Alvin Stancil and P.
H. Etheridge, R. F. D. Kenly.
O'Neal's Township—J. B. O'Neal,
R. F. D. Middlesex, Quince B. Ho
cutt R. F, D. Wendell, J. B. Creech
and W. S. Earp, R. F. D. Selma.
Wilders Township—J. W. Barnes,
R. F. D. Clayton, W. M. Nowell, Zebu
Ion, R, F. D., A. L. Batten, R. F. D.
Cayton.
Wilson's Mills Township—Chas. M.
Wilson, G. W. Boyd, J. t. Holt.
Smithfield Township—T. R. Hood,
W. H. Austin, Rev. J. R. Woods, E.
S. Edmundson, J. H. B. Tomlinson, J.
Prim Parker, J. A. Wellons, Smith
field.
Messrs. P. N. Reese and C. L. Britt
of Goldsboro, who have been here this
week in the ‘ interest of organizing
a Council of Boy Scouts of America,
are on a three-day encampment at
Hole Lake. They have twenty-five
boys with them. They expect to re
turn to the city today.
ONLY ONE DAY OF
RECORDERS COURT
Several Are Tried For Vio
lating The Prohibition
Law; Other Cases.
Recorder’s Coifrt was in session
only one day this week but whiskey
eases made their appearance after be
ing noticeably absent last week. The
following cases were disposed of:
State vs. Evins Stark and David
Little, colored, charged with beating
their way on a train The defend
ants plead guilty and they were given
thirty days on the roads.
State vs. Winston Braswell and
Ralph Braswell charged with assault.
Ralph Braswell was found to be un
der fifteen years of age and the case
was carried to the Juvenile court.
Winston Braswell pleads guilty and
judgment was suspended on payment
of costs.
State vs. Brodie Smith charged
wdth carrying a concealed weapon.
Defendant was found guilty and was
finod $50 and costs.
State vs. Evins Stark and David
Little, colored, charged with breaking
into a freight car at Southern yards
in Selma. The seals on two cars were
broken but nothing was taken from
the cars. Evins Stark was found
not guilty. David Little was bound
over to the August term of Superior
court.
State vs. J. B. Webb charged with
false pretenses. Webb was charged
with bogus check to C. A. Corbett
at Selma for the sum of $150, part
payment on a Gray automobile which
he had purchased, and also with giv
ing a mortgage on land to which he
has no title. The defendant waived
examination, and was bound over to
the Superior court.
State vs. H. M. Jernigan charged
with violating the prohibition law.
Defendant was found guilty and was
fined $25 and costs.
State vs. W. W. Anderson and Paul
Lee, son of D. Lee, charged with vio
lating the prohibition laV Ti > de
fendant, Paul Lee, was found not
guilty. Defendant, W. W. Ander
son , found guilty and fined $25 and
costs.
State vs. Paul Lee and W. W. An
derson charged with driving an auto
while intoxicated. Defendant Paul
Lee not guilty. W. W.
found guilty and sentenced to thirty
days on the roads. Road sentence
was suspended on condition that the
defendant refrain from driving au
tomobiles on the roads of Johnston
County for a period of four months.
State vs. A. L. ^odard charged
with assault upon his wife. Judgment
was suspended upon payment of costs.
State vs. Richard Brown charged
with violating the prohibition law.
Defendant found guilty and sentenced
to four months on the roads and to
pay the costs.
State vs. Dora Williams, colored,
charged with being a nuisance. De
fendant found guilty and fined $5
and costs.
New Enterprise For Our City
September 5th will see the opening
of a first class and up to the minute
business school where the youths of
Smithfield and Johnston County will
have the opportunity to attend and
loarn shorthand and typewriting. No
longer will it be necessary to go
away for months to strange towns
as Mrs. J. W. Davis will open and
conduct a school upon the basis that
| schools of this character are operated
ill the largest cities in our state.
Offices have been taken and are
being fitted up in the new Davis
building on Market street, and will be
ready for the opening next month.
Double Egg A Curiosity
Mr. P. B. Stevenc. lives near
Smithfield, was in town Wednesday
afternoon and brought to our office
an egg which was quite a curiosity.
It was an egg within an egg.
The big egg measured seven inches
around and seven and a half inches
the* long way. Besides a perfectly
formed yolk and white, inside the big
egg was another egg about the size
of a ba n tern egg with a hard shell
like the big egg.
First be sure that you are right,
and then don’t weaken your faith by
arguing the question.
AUDIT FINDS DEFICIT
OF TWO MILLION
Figures On the Cash Basis
re $2,522,427; Construc
tive Criticising.
Raleigh, July 31.—North Carolina’s
operating deficit on December 31,
1922, was $2,863,068.88 on a "cash”
basis and $2,522,427.49 on the new
“accrual basis,” according to the re
port of Price, Waterhouse and com
pany, Philadelphia, made public to
day by Secretary of State W. N.
Everett.
The report, including comment and
recommendations, was formally filed
for public inspection this morning in
the office of the secretary of state.
The document covers about 100 pages
of typewritten matter.
Introducing the operating account
of the state the report sets up the
following figures for the 25 months
period involved in the transitory
period between the passing of the ad
valorem system of taxation and the
new income system:
Total revenue:
Cash basis—$19,400,041.41.
Accural basis—$13,676,878.37.
Total expenditures:
Cash basis—$2,863,068.88.
Accural basis—$2,522,427.49.
Total deficit:
Cash basis—$2,863,068.88.
Accrued basis—$2,522,427.49.
Accured surplus December 1, 1920:
Cash basis—$673,098.39.
Accural basis—$2,045,232.74.
Deficit:
Cash basis—$2,189,970.40.
Accural basis—$477,194.75.
This is the statement of the oper
ating account and the surplus is un
derstood to take into account uncol
lected ad valorem taxes on December
1, 1920, which added to the treasury
statement of cash in hand, produced
a deficit of $2,045,232.74. The balance
sheet which was published several
days ago showed the condition of the
treasury on July 1, 1923.
“The net difference between the
deficit at December 31, 1922,” says
the report of the auditors, “computed
on a cash basis and that computed on
! the revenue basis amounted to $1,
712, 775.74. This amount represent
ed in effect additional net surplus
' due primary to the fact that a sub
stantial amount of revenue is uncol
lected at the end of any fiscal year
and secondarily, because it is subject
to numerous adjustments.”
The report then sharply criticizes
the auditor’s department, the man
ner of selecting accounts and the
manner of keeping the minutes of
meetings of the council of state.”—
Associated Press.
Death Of Noah Raynor
On Wednesday July 11, 1923 the
spirit of Noah Raynor took his flight
to the wonderful home above. He
was just 26 years old. He and his
wife were taken with typhoid fever
and were taken to the Moore-Herring
hospital at Wilson only one week aft
er he was carried to the nospital His
wife still remains in the hospital
but at this writing is some better. He
was a faithful member of the Second
Advent church at Banner’s chapel. He
wTas always a good boy. He was kind
to everybody and everywhere he went
he gained friends. He was always
quiet and good to his family. About
four years ago he was married to
Agnes Stephenson. To this union
were born three children, two having
preceeded him to the grave. He leaves
to mour their loss a wife and one lit
tle baby Gladys Pearl, a father, moth
er, six brothers and three sisters be
sides a great many other relatives
and friends.
His remains were brought from
j Wilson to Benson on the early train.
Thursday morning and were laid to
rest at the old Beasley Grove Ceme
tery Thursday afternoon in the pres
ence of a host of relatives and friends
Funeral services were postponed un
til Mrs. Raynor gets well. The floral
offerings were many and beautiful.
Jesus Saviour has this precious one.
Safely gathered for his own,
Now he waits for us above,
Resting in the Saviour’s love. J
Jesus grant that we may meet r
And adore thee at thy feet.
Now the blessed forms his sleeping
In the cold and silent tomb,
Thou shalt have a happy wakening,
When the blessed Lord doth come.