COTTON PRICES
STILL SOARING
December Cotton Reaches New
Peak; Contracts Lifted
Above 37 Cents.
New York, Nov. 28.—Following its
big advance into new high ground
yesterday, the cotton market today
made further sensational advances,
which lifted December contracts
above 37 cents, and carried the en
tire list sixty to 115 points net high
er with final prices at best leves of
the day. Near the close December
touched 2712. the highest price that
had appeared on the quotation board
since 1920.
Spot cotton wras quoted at 3700.
Today's rise represented over $10.00
a bale advance in the last 48 hours,
and was accompanied by active com
mission house and mill buying and
by reports that Liverpool and other
foreign buyers were scouring the big
Southern spot markets for cotton.
PRINCEON NEWS
Princeotn, Nov. 29.—Miss Lucile
Gurley visited friends at Kenly Sun
day.
Mr. Frank Pollard from Asheville,
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Q.
Hardee for the week end.
Misses Eula and Eunice Baker and
Miss Virginia Woodard visited friends
at, Kenly Sunday.
Mr. Arthur Pate from Durham was
a visitor in town Sunday.
Miss Gladys Crawford from Kenly
was a visitor in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hardee from
Ayden, are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Q. Hardee for Thanksgiving.
Miss Albert Boyett visited friends
in Goldsboro Sunday.
Mr. J. W. Baker and son, Malton
and Mr. Paul Armstrong have gone
on a fishing trip to Morehead City.
Miss Mildred Radford spent the
week end with relatives at Kenly.
Misses Margaret and Frances Led
better from Trinity College came
down to spend the week end with
their parents Mr. and Mrs. Led
better.
Miss Lala Snipes has gone to Golds
boro where she expects to remain for
some weeks.
Frank Pearce and Caspian Holt
came down from Chapel Hill to spend
the week end with their parents.
Leslie Barnes went to Greensboro
Sunday to visit his sister Miss
Myrtle Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gaylor have
gone to Plymouth to spend Thanks
giving with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Worley and
children attended the funeral of Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Creech’s baby at
Smithfield Sunday.
Miss Fannie Edwards was operated
on at the Smithfield Hospital for
appendicitis Saturday night.
Mr. Ed Jones from Goldsboro was
a visitor in town Saturday.
Miss Vivian Hastings visited Miss
Pauline Wiggs at Pise Level Sun
day.
Mr. Harry Keller who has been
teaching the 7 grade at Princeton will
take up his duties as principal of
Corinth-Holders school Monday the
3rd inst.
The following teachers of Prince
ton school have gone to their re
spective homes to spend Thanksgiv
ing, Miss Uzzle, to Wilson’s Mills;
Miss Straughn, to Serna; Miss Harris
to Stedman; Miss Winstead, to Rox
boro; Miss Royster, to Henderson.
A great many of the friends of
Miss Straughn will be glad to learn
that she will teach the 7th grade
commencing on next Monday.
Mrs. H. D. Wells from Greensboro
is visiting relatives in town this week
Mrs. W. S. Stevens and Everett
Setvens, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hood
from Smithfield are the guests of
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Stevens for
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. J. S. Barnes from Clayton was
a visitor in town Friday.
Mrs. Walker and daughter Miss
Lillian, from Charlotte, are visiting
Mrs. W. G. Farrar.
Mr. Hub Massey f»-orm Raleigh
was a visitor in town Tuesday.
Mr. WT. A. Edwards is rebuilding
and repairing one of his farm houses
near town which adds greatly to the
appearance in that locality.
CAROLINA-VIRGINIA
GAME ENDS IN TIE, 0-0
Chapel Hill, Nov. 29.—The
Carolina-Virginia Thanksgiving
turkey remains undivded- The
two state teams, renewing their
ancient rivalry in the presence
of the greatest crowd that ever
saw the conflict, fought stub
bornly all over Emerson field
today, with neither able to draw
blood and the two zeroes tell the
true story.
SMITH FIELD COUNCIL NO. 102
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR
At its regular meeting last Tuesday
night, Smithfield Council No- 102, Jr.
O. U. A. M. elected the following of
ficers for the coming year: H. L.
Sellers, Councilor; M. A. Biggs, Vice
Councilor; B. G. Jones, Recording
Secretary; N. E. Humphrey, Assistant
Recording Secretary and Reporter;
Henry Grumpier, Financial Secretary;
E. A. Johnson, Chaplain; D. C. Sell
ers, Conductor; J. A. Bradley, War
den; J. W. Phillips, Outside Sentinel;
Albert Sellers, Inside Sentinel; M. A
Biggs, Trustee eighteen months; M.
A. Wallace, Treasurer. Mr. J. H.
Woodall, becomes Junior Past Coun
cillor. These officers will be install
ed the first Tuesday night in January.
At this meeting there will be several
well known Juniors w’ho will make
addresses.
At the meeting Tuesday night the
Council voted to present a Bible and
Flag to the Smithfield High School.
A committee composed of Messrs B.
G. Jones, P. H- Massey and M. A.
Wallace, was appointed to confer
j with the school authorities and make
j a report next Tuesday night.
The meeting Tuesday night was
| characterized by the large crowd pres
j ent and also the zest with which the
; members entered into the various
' matters which came before the
l Council. This is decidedly the best
meeting the Council has had within
the past several months and all those
! present voted to be present at the
next meetng and bring at least one
member with them. With such a
loyal spirit as was manifested at
this meeting it is obvious that
Smithfield Council No. 102, Jr. 0. U.
A. M. will accomplish great things
within the coming year.
Several applications for member
ship in the Council were voted on and
referred to committees. The Coun
cil now has a membership of 150 and
it is expected to grow to at least
200 by January 1925.—N. E. H.
—
HOPE TO MAKE THIRD
PAYMENT BY JAN. 10
*
The following telegram has been
received from Mr. Oliver J. Sands,
executive manager of the association.
“Sales of 1922 tobacco justify us
in assuring members in Eastern
North Carolina and Old Belt that a
third payment will be made by Jan
uary 10th and we hope at an earlier
date. I desire to verify fully Mr.
Patterson’s statement published No
vember 19th. (Signed) Oliver J.
Sands, Executive Manager.”
This is the biggest news that has
happened in the Association in the
past several months; and so as to off
set any conflicting rumors, I am giv
ing the information to all of those
employees who come in contact with
members of the Association and to
all local secretaries and chairmen.
This will not be all the grower
member will get for his 1922 crop,
for we will wind this crop up with a
fourth payment.
We are going to make this pay
ment just as soon as we can get the
necessary clerical wrork done in this
| office and we are going to do every
thing in our power to get it done
quickly, for we realize that the mem
bers need their money, and I would
ask that you inform them that we are
doing all we can to rush it to com
pletion.
We are in a stronger financial po
sition than ever before, and if the
members of this Association will but
realize that they are in a real fight—
that they have to do their part
along with you and myself, I am
sure the fight will be over after this
season.
Yours very truly,
Warehouse Department,
T. C. WATKINS, Jr.
i Director.
HAPPENINGS IN
CITY OF SELMA
Personal Items Tell of The
Coming and Going of
Selma Citizens.
Selma, Nov. 28.—Mr. and Mrs. T.
H. Atkinson and children spent a few
days in Washington, D. C. last week.
Mrs. Mammie handler and son,
Harry and Mr. M. C. Tuck attend
ed the Paderewski concert in Raleigh
| Friday night.
Miss Fannie Gray, of Rocky Mount,
will arrive in the city to spend
Thanksgiving and the week end with
Mrs. Mammie Candler.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wooten, of Wil
son spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Nordan.
Misses Sallie Baker and Grace Wil
liams, of Zebulon, visited Miss Ma
bel Nordan.
Mr. Joe Talton, of Wake Forest,
spent Sunday with friends in the city.
Dr. O. P. Fitzgerald, new pastor
of Edgerton Memorial church, and
family are spending Thanksgiving in
Greensboro with reatives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Wiggs will
spend Thanksgiving in Fayettevillo
with Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Wiggs.
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Woodard and
1 children spent Sunday in Buie’s
: Creek with Mrs. Woodard’s mother,
Mrs. Gillian Holland.
Rev. and Mrs. A. A BuMer spent
Sunday in Raleigh with their son,
James, who is ill in Rex Hospital Mr.
and Mrs. Butler are moving to Hert
ford this week. Mr. Butler was pas
tor of the Baptist church here for
a year and a half, and his friends re
gret to see him go but wish him
much success in his work there.
Mr. J. A. Mitchiner and daughter,
Miss Blanche, will spend Thanksgiv
ing in Laurinburg with Mrs. T. T.
Covington.
Misses Leila Straughn and Maude
Westbrook, of Princeton, visited Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Straughn last week end
Miss Mabel Nordan will spend
Thanksgiving in Wilson with friends
and will visit Miss Grace Williams
in Zebulon during the week end.
Mrs. Bernice Talton and Mrs. W.
H. Stallings entertained the mem
bers of the T. E. L. Class of the
Baptist Sunday school on Monday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. Talton.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected. Refreshments were served
in two courses.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Earp spent
Wednesday in Raleigh.
Rev. B. Lacy Hodge, of Beckley,
W. Va., left Tuesday after spending
a week with his daughter, Mrs. Geo.
D. Vick.
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Woodard went
to Dunn Wednesday to attend the
wedding of Miss Ruth McKay and Mr
Forest Holland of Buie’s Creek.
Miss Bertha Woodard left Sunday
for Archer Lodge where she will
teach this winter.
Miss Emma Blackman who has been
j ill for a few days, is much improv
! ed
Miss Blanche Hancock is spending
the week with her parents near Scot
land Neck.
Mr. Carl Worley, of Wilson, spent
Sunday here with friends and rela
tives.
Messrs. Shuster Griffith and F. G.
Lowe were among the “fans” from
Selma who witnessed the Wake
Forest-N. C. State game last Satur
day.
Mr. Pete Jefferies was a visitor
in Wendell Sunday.
Mr. R. L. Ray made a business
trip to Smithfield Friday.
Mr.^end Mrs. C. V. Lambert, of Ra
leigh, visited Mrs. Lambert’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Strickand,
Sunday.
Mr. Roger Strickland, of Weldon,
spent Sunday in the city with rela
tives.
Mr. R. A. Creech, who has been at
tending school in Richmond, is at
home on a visit.
Miss Edith Matthews spent last
week end at her home in Clinton.
Bazaar December 7
The ladies of the Holden Memorial
M. E. church of Kenly will hold their
Annual Bazaar in Watson Building
j over Bank of Kenly, beginning De
cember 7th, 1923. Everybody invited
to come and eat and buy.
REPUBLICAN PLAN
FOR CONGRESS
Representative Longworth Now
Only Candidate For Lead
er of House.
Washington, Nov. 28.—Representa- I
tive Graham, of Illinois withdrew to
day from the race for the republican
leadership of the house, leaving Rep
resentative Longworth, of Ohio, as
the only ovowed candidate.
Despite this action republican lead- i
ers still faced the possibility that
the progressive bloc, headed by Rep
resentative Nelson, of Washington
resentative Nelson, of Wisconsin, j
might seek to prevent organization
of the house in an effort to enforce
their demands for modification <'f
the rules and changes in committee
assignments.
Representative Graham in an
nouneng his retirement from the
leadership contests, said he did so !
under “an expressed understanding I
that the majority of the republican
steering committee during the 68th
Congress will be composed of repre- |
sentatves of agricultural constitu
encies anl men who have at heart
the interest of agriculture generally, j
as well as all other interests of the j
i
country.”
“The legislative progra/n of the -
house,” he added, “is determined by
the steering committee of the ma
jority, composed of seven members.
If a majority of this committee are
members who have at heart the wel
fare of the agricultural interests and
western portions of the country then
I believe an organization of the
house with Mr. Gllett as speaker
and Mr. Longworth as leader will
be representative of the varied in
terests of the whole country.”
Mr. Graham also asserted that it
had become evident to him that he
would not have enough votes to be
i elected leader in the party confer
I ence Saturday and that he had de
j cided “in the interest of party unity
| and good feeling to withdraw from
the contest.”
Baptist Church Next Sunday
Sunday school 9:45. Preaching at
11 a. m. and 7 p. m. by the pastor.
At 2 o’clock there will be a meeting
of much importance for all parents
and teachers Short addresses will be
made by the pastor and a number of
jothers All parents are urged to be
present as well as all teachers in
the Sunday school. The pastor begs
leave to remind all parents and teaeh
; ers that the most vital of all the
problems before our nation today is
■ the problem of providing for more
and better religious instruction for
the young generation. It is a start*
i ling fact that the public school has
! our children under efficient teachers
i for about 1,000 hours a year, while
j tne Sunday school, doing the best it
I can, has them, for actual teaching
hardly more than 20 hours a year.
J Religion, the most vital factor in
! real education, is being almost crowd
ed out of our system of education.
| Many leading statesmen, seeing the
drift are alarmed, and are warning
j us to give more thought and time to
i religious instruction. Come and dis
| cuss it Sunday afternoon.
S. L. MORGAN.
Preaching Appointments
Elder W. H. Schenck, of Pittsboro,
i Ind., will preach as follows:
At Harnett Saturday and first Sur
day in December.
At Seven Miles on Monday.
At Reedy Prong, Tuesday.
At Hickory Grove, Wednesday.
At Oak Forest Thursday.
At Corinth, Friday.
At Little Vine Saturday and sec
ond Sunday in December. All old
Baptists would do well to hear this
dear man of God.
J. W. WYATT
Selma, November 28th
Cotton Received As Usual
We are requested to announce that
; cotton is being received as usual at
the Cotton Storage warehouse. Since
the death of Mr. Crump, the manager,
Federal insepctors have been in
charge checking over the warehouse,
and they are receiving any cotton
that is brought.
THE YOUNGEST READER OF
THE SMITHFIELD HERALD
Master Norman E. Humphrey,
twenty-three months old son of Mr.
md Mrs- N. E. Humphrey. The
youngster’s father is a member of
rhe Herald force and we like the
>vay he is training Norman Jr.—Ed.
MRS. J. A. MORGAN ENTER
TAINS YOUNG FOLKS
On last Friday evening Mrs. J. A.
Morgan delightfully entertained at
dinner complimentary to her grand
children, Pauline and Morgan Broad
hurst. When the guests first arrived
a very enjoyable while was spent
playing progressive games and con
tests; in which Miss Pauline Broad
hurst and Mr. Frank Skinner were
winners.
Promptly at nine the guests were
invited to the dining room where
a delicious turkey dinner was served.
The menu consisted of creamed po
tatoes, turkey, dressing, cranberry i
sauce, cheese straws, pickles, beaten |
biscuits, coffee and angle food cake.
The young people thoroughly en
joyed the evening and will long re
member Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Ward
as very gracious hostesses.
Karacas Entertain Philatheas
On last Saturday night the Baracas j
of Thanksgiving Sunday school gave
a very interesting entertainment at !
the home of the superintendent, Mr.
W. S. Earp, in honor of the Philatheas i
The refreshments consisted of punch, I
lemonade, hot chocolate and sand
wicheh. The Intermediate classes
were also invited which made a good ;
number present. There were several j
interesting games also one simple con 1
test between the classes in which
the Baracas were successful. Eleven
o’clock was the hour of departure
which came entirely too soon.
Sunday school is still growing
with now members enrolling each
Sunday. An invitation is extended j
to all to come and help in the Sunday
school work each Sunday morning ,.t
ten o'clock sharp. Church services
are held each second Sunday morning
at eleven o’clock and Saturday be
fore at two thirty
On next Sunday the Sunday school
will take a special collection for the I
Thomasville orphanage . Come and
help make it a neat sum.—Reporter, |
Zebulon, Nov. 28.
Surprise Birthday Dinner
Monday evening Mrs. T. J. Las
siter entertained at a six o’clock
dinner in honor of her mother, Mrs.
Belle Bingham, the occasion being
Mrs. Bingham’s fifty-seventh birth
day. The dinner was, arranged as
a surprise and not until the gnests
had arrived did the honoree know
what had been planned. Pink chry
santhemums were^used as decorations
a basket of these lovtly autumn flow
ers being used as the centerpiece for
the table. The place cards were sug
gestive of the Thanksgiving season.
A Thanksgiving menu was served.
The following were present: Mrs. J.
W. Vinson, Mrsr. N. B. Grantham,
Mrs. Z. R. Martin, Mrs. T. L. H.
Young, Miss Alice Grantham, Mrs.
A. G. Stephenson and Mrs. Louise
Parrish.
One of them city fellers tried to
sell me the Woolworth Building.
What did you say
I sez, “All right, young feller, i
wrap it up.”—Judge.
NEUSE BRIDGE
CONTRACT LET
Also Small Link of Paving;
Smithfield-Goldsboro
Link Deferred.
The end of the fifty million dollar
road bond issue authorized by the
General Assembly of 1921, is in sight,
eighteen projects havng been let Tues
day. Since April 1921, including the
awards of Tuesday, contracts aggre
gating $54,487,598.18 have been let.
Of this amount four and one half
million dollars was furnished by Fed
eral aid.
Johnston County, in the Second
district, was among the counties af
fected by the contracts let Tuesday.
A short link of paving and a bridge
over Neuse River at this city were
among the contracts. H. M. Beasley
was awarded the bridge at $56,725,
while Nello L. Teer received the road
way contract at $19,752. It is un
derstood that the bridge will be built
at the end of Market street instead
of the present location.
Figures, in Wednesday’s News and
Observer as to roadbuilding in North
Carolina are quite interesting from
whch we quote as follows:
Approxmately 2,800 miles of road,
1,100 miles of which are hard sur
faced construction or under contract
Several hundred miles of road have
been rebuilt under the State main
tenance system of highways brought
up to a modern standard. Since 1919
when Frank Page became Highway
Commissioner 3,500 miles of road
have been built.
Yesterday’s letting is the last
scheduled for 1923. Since December
1, 1922 slightly more than 1,200
miles of road of various types, more
than 500 miles of which s hard sur
faced, have been let to contract, and
during the year about the same
mileage has been completed. No
more lettings will be held until late
in January when approximately 100
miles addtional will be placed under
contract.
The outstanding highway in the
State is the Central Highway, reach
ing from Beaufort to Murphy, a dis
tance of 606 miles. Three projects in
cluded in yesterday’s bidding extend
the paving of that road 31 miles, and
leave only the Smithfield-Goldsboro
link, and some short sections west
of Asheville unpaved. These will be
eliminated during the coming year.
CARD OF THANKS
To all the friends whose sympathy
and services were so kindly tendered
in the time of our bereavement, we
desire to extend our sincere thanks.
We wish to take this method of
thanking especially those who sent
such beautiful floral offerings.—Mrs.
Edna Crump and children.
Four Oaks Baptist Church
The pastor will use for the theme
of the eleven o’clock service Sunday
morning “Putting Business into
Church Finance.” The preaching ser
vice at seven Sunday evening will be
evangelistic.
Sunday school starts strictly at
9:50 o’clock. J. H. Strickland is su
perintendent.
Both the Junior and Senior B. Y.
P. U. have changed their time of
meeting to Teusday evening 6:30 and
730 reprectively. James Parrish is
the efficient president of the Junior
B. Y. P. U., while Miss Mabel Cof
finberger is the loyal president*of
the Senior B. Y. P. U.
Midweek prayer meeting will be
held Thursday evening at 7 o'clock
The Sunbeam Band meets every
first and third Saturday at four
o’clock.
JAMES A. IVEY.
Services At Oakland
The Woman’s Auxiliary of Oak
land Presbyterian church will hold
its annual Thanksgiving service in
the church on Saturday afternoon,
December 1, at thre o’cock. Everyone
(men and women inclusive) is cor
dially invited to attend, also all from
the neighboring churches will find a
warm welcome. A Thanksgiving of
fering will be taken for Barium
Springs Orphanage.