METHODIST TO
PRESENT PAGEANT
“Save America,” Sub-!
ject Of Program To
Be Given By Ep
worth League.
SHOWS CENTENARY
The regular Sunday evening service
at the Methodist church will be given |
over next Sunday to the presentation ;
of a dramatic entertainment depict
ing the accomplishments and un
finished tasks of the Centenary. The
Centenary commission in conjunction
with the Woman’s Council, has pre- j
pared a series of pageants showing j
the results of the Centenary, and the 1
local church is presenting “Save
America” Sunday evening.
The leading characters are repre
sented by Epworth Leaguers as fol
lows:
Home Missions, Miss Willie Mae
Meacham.
Church, Lawrence Wallace.
Centenary, Arah Hooks.
Doubt, Mrs. Jesse Coats.
Ministry, Henry Wellons.
Church Improvement—Thel Hooks.
Deaconess, Miss Maude Meacham.
Student Work, Williard Lawrence.
Hope, Miss Rose Grantham.
Prayer, Miss Irene Page Stevens.
Home Missionary, Miss Carrie
Young.
Childhood, Nell Broadhurst.
The entertainment is under the di
rection of Mrs. Clifton Beasley, Mrs.
L. G. Patterson and Miss Minnie Lee
Garrison. Miss Sadie Puckett has
charge of the music.
The story to be presented is quite
impressive, and the public is cordially
invited to attend.
Recorder’s Court
Has Heavy Docket
State vs. J. C. Cox, Janies King,
and Dick King, called and failed; $10
fine each.
State vs. J. B. Webb, charged with
violating auto laws. Guilty; thirty
days on roads and costs.
State vs. J. B. Webb, drunk and
disorderly, driving auto while intox
icated. The defendant was sentenced
to four months on roads and required
to pay costs.
State vs. Allen Howell, violating
prohibition laws. Not guilty and dis
charged.
State vs. R. L. O'Neal, trespass.
Not guilty and discharged.
State vs. R. L. O’Neal, cursing in
public highway. Not guilty and dis
charged.
State vs. R. L. O'Neal, removing
fuel. Not guilty and discharged.
State vs. J. A. Barefoot, violating
prohibition laws. Guilty on three
counts. On first and second counts
defendants fined $50 each and costs.
On third count prayer for judgment
was continued two years during good
behavior.
State vs. Harvey Creech, using pro
fane language on public highway.
Guilty; prayer for judgment contin
ued to March 18, 1924.
State vs. George Strickland, dis
posing of mortgaged property. Guil
President Coolidge In New
York Speech Outlines His Plans
WAYNE COUNTY NEGRESS
CUTS HUSBANDS’S LEG OFF
WHILE HE IS ASLEEP
Goldsboro, Feb. 13.—The strang
est crime in the history of Wayne
county occrred Monday. Arnold
and Jeannette Worrell, colored
couple living on Edwin Smith’s
plantation near Fremont, have
been separated for some time, but
live on the same farm. They had
a fuss yesterday afternoon and
Jeannette vowed that she would
kill Arnold. Late last night Jean
nette is alleged to have stolen in
to her husband’s room while he
was alseep and cut his leg off with
an axe. She escaped and has not
been captured. Arnold is expect
ed to die.
U. N. C FRESHMEN
WILL PLAY HERE
Meet the Smithfield Basketball
Team Here Saturday Night
at Banner Warehouse
The Smithfield Highs and the Uni
versity of North Carolina Freshmen
meet here tomorrow night in what
promises to be a close game abound
ing in sensational plays. They play
in the Banner Warehouse at eight
o’clock.
Despite a natural confidence re
sulting from their many victories
this season, the Smithfield lads fear
the aggregation from the “Hill.”
Smithfield has lost only one game
this season and that to the U. N. C.
Freshmen by a score of 23-15. They
intend to turn the tables on the
“Freshies” tomorrow night.
inis win De tne last exniDition
game of the season, so if you want
to see a good clean basketball game
come out Saturday night and help
“root” the locals to victory.
Coach Rice says that his men are
in good condition and that although
a hard tussle is to be expected he
feels confident of putting one over
on the Freshmen.
Funeral Of Mr. S. R. Brady
The funeral of Mr. S. R. Brady,
who died at his home here Monday
was held at the Methodist church
Tuesday afternoon at one o’clock,
conducted by Rev. D. H. Tuttle. A
large crowd was present, and quite
a number went to Princeton where
the body was interred in the Prince
ton cemetery. The Junior Order of
Princeton had charge of the service
at the grave. The floral offerings
were numerous and beautiful. Those
acting as pall bearers were: Messrs.
W. J. Massey, W. T. Adams, J. A.
Keen, E. F. Ward. J. D Stephenson
and C. I. Pierce.
It’s a wise man who doesn’t show
his ignorance.
ty; four months on roads and pay
costs. The defendant appealed to
Superior Court. The appeal bond was
fixed at $250; W. J. Strickland,
bondsman.
Pledges Criminal Ac
tion To Punish Guil
ty In Teapot Oil
Scandal.
ASKS AID FOR FARMERS
New York, Feb. 12.—President
Coolidge, speaking here tonight be
fore the National Republican Club,
promised immediate and unshrinking
prosecution of the oil land lease cases
appealed for national and bi-partisan
support for the Mellon tax bill, call
ed for assistance for agriculture from
all resources of the country, and de
fended the sale of arms to Mexic&r
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S. GLENN YOUNG
FACES CHARGE
Forty-eight Indictments Are Re
turned at Herrin; Prison
ers Are Released
Marion, 111., Feb. 13.—Forty-eight
indictments were returned today by
the Williamston County grand jury
which has been in session here for
the past two weeks investigating the
acts of S. Glenn Young, dry raid
leader, and other raid leaders, the
alleged illegal arrest of the foreman
of the grand jury, the allegations of
theft and assault, advanced by those
arrested in the recent raids.
Twenty-four prisoners arrested in
Herrin last Friday for alleged com
plicity in the shooting of Contsable
Caesar Cagle and other charges, were
released today. Among those were
George Gallian, sheriff of William
son county, C. A. Anderson, mayor
of Herrin, and several deputies of
Sheriff Gallian. This section was or
dered by State’s attorney Delos Duty
following the return of the coroner’s
verdict in Herrin today.
Religious Census To Be Taken
Arrangements are about complete
for the taking of a religious census
of Smithfield by the churches. Work
ers will likely begin the canvass ef
the homes next Sunday afternoon.
They will continue during the week
following, or until the canvass is
completed. They will have cards t >
fill out with data showing the church
or Sunday school affiliations of all
the members of each family in the
town. Such information will be of
great service to the churches m en
listing everybody in the proper
church or Sunday school. The work
ers should have the cordial support
of everybody in town as they make
their canvass.
Trinity Enrollment Numbers 1057
Trinity College, Durham,—With
the registration of a dozen new stu
dents at Trinity, the total enroll
ment for the present year has been
increased to 1057, which number is
nearly two hundred in excess of any
previous enrollment in the history of
the College. Among the new stu
dents there are two public school
teachers taking the special teachers
courses,, one graduate student, one
junior, one sophomore, and seven
freshmen.
Forestry Meeting Feb. 20th
Final arrangements are now being
made for the Forestry Convention in
Washington, N. C., on February 20,
and a most attractive program is as
sured.
This is a public meeting for gen
eral discussion of the subject of a
Federal and State Forest Policy. The
Geological and Economic Survey,
which is cooperating with the For
estry Association in holding this
meeting will be glad to furnish fur
ther information.
Johnston County Will Portray
Civil War Scene At Exhibition
Tuesday afternoon Mr. N. G. Bart
lett, secretary of the Eastern Cham
ber of Commerce with headquarters
at Kinston and Miss Olive Jackson,
director of the pageant which is to
feature the Exposition to be held this
spring at Kinston, were in the city
and conferred with the local com
mittee in regard to Johnston County’s
part in the pageant. The historical
scene which Johnston County will
portray was not decided upon at this
meeting but it is quite likely that a
scene during the War between the
States will be used. The battle of
f Bentonville may furnish the incident
or just a picture of that time may be
given. Probably fifty or more par
ticipants may be required to present
Johnston’s part. These persons will
be selected from all over the coun- j
try. Those present at the committee
meeting were Mrs. Chas. Gulley and
Mrs. John Massey of Clayton, Miss
Gladys Kirby and Mrs. George T.
Whitley of Kenly, Miss Mary E.
Wells, Miss Irene Myatt and Mrs. H.
L. Skinner of this city. The commit
tee was enthusiastic and plans are
going forward to make a creditable
showing not only of the history of
this county but of its resources and
business possibilities.
COOPER TRIAL
IN WILMINGTON
Lieut. Governor W. B.
Cooper To Take The
Stand Today in Fed
eral Court.
T. E. COOPER TESTIFIES
Wilmington, Feb. 13.—Lieutenant
Governor W. B. Cooper, of North
Carolina, will take the stand tomor
row in federal district court here to
defend himself against the charge
that he and his brother, Thomas E.
Cooper, conspired to defraud and em
bezzle funds of the Commercial Na
tional Bank of Wilmington, of which
Jjjey were the principal officers. De
falcations exceeding $71,000 are al
leged against the brothers in addi
tion’to various other charges of fal
sification of records.
T. E. Cooper, the younger brother
and former president of the defunct
bank, completed his testimony just
before adjournment this afternoon,
after more than a full day on the
stand, throughout which he stoutly
maintained his innocence of “intent
to defraud or deceive,” although ad
mitting that transactions on which
the charges are based had occurred.
The former banker resisted efforts
nearly four hours of severe cross ex
amination by District Attorney Irvin
B. Tucker.
Today’s session packed the court
roonf with spectators attracted by
the testimony of the defendant, who
was for many years one of Wilming
ton’s leading citizens.
Lieutenant Governor Cooper will
take the stand tomorrow supported
in his assertion of innocence of the
charge by T. E. Cooper’s statement
on the stand today that his brother
had no knowledge of the alleged
fraudulent transactions and that no
conspiracy existed between them.
The district attorney attacked this
statement repeatedly as he cross
examined the witness upon the va
rious transactions and in several in
stances obtained admissions from
him that the alleged fraudulent acts
were consumated with the knowl
edge and approval of the board of
directors, of which Lieutenant Gov
ernor Cooper was chairman.—Asso
ciated Press.
New Books In Library
The Library committee is trying a
new plan to provide a few of the new
books for the borrowers. As an ex
periment four books, which have been
in demand, have been purchased and
a rental of ten cents will be charged
to read the books until it shall be paid
for. The following may be had now:
The Call of The Canyon by Zane
Gray, Tetherstones by Ethel M. Dell,
Judy by Temple Bailey, The Mine
With the Iron Door by Harold Bell
Wright
The library is open each Thursday
afternoon, from three until five
o'clock.
Judge Brooks Moves Office
Judge F. H. Brooks, who has had
his law office for a number of years
in a building next to the Presbyterian
church on Second Street, has moved
to an office in the hotel building next
to Abell & Gray. The rooms Mr.
Brooks is vacating will be used by
the Presbyterian Sunday School for
class rooms.
FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME HERE TONIGHT
The first championship game will
be played here tonight when Smith
field will meet the strong team from
Wendell. They will play on the
Banner Warehouse court.
Wendell has not been defeated but
once this season and Smithfield has
lost only one game. This is expect
ed to be a hard fought game and all
fans are urged to come out and help
the boys win this game.
Mrs. L. Z. Woodard spent Tuesday
in Princeton.
McADOO CONFERENCE TO
BE HELD AT CHICAGO ON
MONDAY, SAYS ROCKWELL
Chicago, Feb. 13.—A national
conference of McAdoo support
ers, representatives of labor, far
mers “and other liberals” to con
sider the availability of the form
er Secretary of the Treasury as
a candidate for the Democratic 1
Presidential nomination was call
ed tonight to meet in Chicago Feb
ruary 18.
“The means you propose for as
certaining whether the present
partisan attacks upon you have in
any degree lessened the demand
for your candidacy is the surest
method that can be devised.” for
mer Judge David Ladd Rockwell,
national director of the McAdoo
campaign, said in a letter to the
candidate acknowledging the lat
ter’s suggestion that such a con
ference be called.
HANDKERCHIEF USED
TO STOPA TRAIN
Sister of Dr. L. D. Wharton
Flags Train When Her Car
Stalls On Track
;
Mrs. J. I. Medearis, 657 Chestnut
street, flagged a southbound freight
train at the Summit avenue cross
ing with a small silk handkerchief
Saturday morning. Having stopped
the train, she secured the aid of two
men, who were walking along the
street, and they pushed her car,
which had stalled on the crossing, off
the tracks. Then the train started
and rolled on to the station. Mrs.
Medearis and Mrs. Heyman Hage
dorn, who was also in the car, ap
parently were not excited about the
matter, witnesses said.
Mrs. Medearis had started uptown (
in her car. Near the crossing she
overtook Mrs. Hagedorn who was
walking, and invited her to ride. The
car was started but the motor was
cold. It hesitated a couple of times
just before it reached the crossing.
As it reached the southbound track
the motor expired, peacefully. Quite
a distance up the track a freight
train was approaching. It was not
close enough when Mrs. Medearis
drove on the track for the gates to
be lowered. She stepped on the start
er pedal several times, and with
vigor. Nothing happened.
Then Mrs. Medearis stepped from
the car, walked up the track a few
feet and waved her handkerchief.
The train which was moving slowly,
was brought to a halt before it
reached Mrs. Medearis. While it stood
waiting, two men pushed the machine
from the tracks. The gates were
lowered, the train resumed its inter
rupted journey.
Mrs. Medearis got back into the
car, as did Mrs. Hagedorn. Mrs.
Medearis stepped on the starter pedal
The engine started purring. The
car moved off. The motor has been
running nicely ever since.—Greens
boro Daily News.
The above news story will have a
local interest aside from the item it
self. Mrs. Medearis is a sister of
our townsman, Dr. L. D. Wharton.
GROUP MEETING
FOR NEXT WEEK
Dr. R. Y. Winter. Of
State College To Be
At Meadow And
Corinth.
COMMUNITY PROBLEMS
In December, a number of commu
nity meetings were held in various
parts of the county under the aus
pices of the Extension departments
of the County and the educational
forces. These meetings were in a
measure successful, and others are
now being planned for other sections.
A schedule has been arranged includ
ing the following places:
Brodgen—Monday. Feb. 18.
Meadow—Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Corinth—Wednesday, Feb. 20.
Pleasant Grove—Thursday, Feb.
21.
Corbett-Hatcher—Friday, Feb. 22.
At these meetings topics of inter
est and benefit to the community in
which they are held will be discussed
and plans laid for any improvements
that may be needed. All present will
come together in a general meeting
for a short program, after which de
partmental meetings will be held, the
men and boys discussing problems
they wish to solve, and the women
and girls doing likewise.
Dr. R. Y. Winters, Cotton Special
ist of State College, will be present
at Meadow and Corinth, and will talk
on “Cotton Under Boll Weevil Con
ditions.”
The hour of meeting at each place
is 2:30 in the afternoon.
Little Boy’s Body
Is Found in a Park
Youngstown, 0., Feb. 13.—The
body of a six-year-old boy, badly mu
tilated, was found in a city park
here today by three boys. The dead
child is thought to be Paul Prologo,
whose parents reported him missing
Tuesday night.
Police are holding the lad’s step
mother and two men.
The corpse was found in a clump
of underbrush with the head beaten
to a pulp.
Pledge $800,000 in Ga.
For Wilson Memorial
Valdosta, Ga. Feb. 10.—The citi
zens of Valdosta and the Methodist
Episcopal Church have united in a
project to establish in Valdosta an
institution of higher learning to be
known as Woodrow Wilson College
as •£ memor al to the War President
and world leader for peace.
The people of the city have already
pledged $300,000 and the church
$500,000 toward the college. An ap
peal for the cooperation of the coun
try, signed by W. D. Peoples, Mayor;
J. M. Smith, President of the Cham
ber of Commerce, and A. J. Strick
land, Chairman of the College Com
mittee, asks aid in founding “this
lasting memorial to the greatest
American that will bless all future
generations.”
(S3 High Schools Enter State
Basketball Championship Contest
Chapel Hill, Feb. 11—Eighty
three high schools have entered the
10th annual state high school basket
ball championship contest for North
Carolina high schools, according to
an announcement made today by E.
R. Rankin, secretary . Forty-one of
the schools entering the contest are
eastern schools and 42 are western
schools.
Eastern faculty managers will ar
range the schedule of the eastern
championship series at a meeting to
be held in Raleigh on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 12, and faculty managers of
western teams entering the contest
will arrange the schedule of the west
tern championship series at a confer
ence to be held in Greensboro on
Wednesday, February 13.
The schools which are entering the
10th annual contest are as follows:
Eastern teams: Apex, Belhaven,
Cary, Chapel Hill, Creedmore, Dover,
Durham, Edenton, Ellerbe, Elm City,
Elizabeth City, Farmville, Gibson,
Greenville, Hamlet, Henderson, Ken
ly, Louisburg, Lumberton, Middle
burg, Mount Olive, New Bern, Nor
lina, Oriental, Oxford, Parkton, Pike
ville, Raeford, Raleigh, Rich Square,
Roanoke Rapids, Rockingham, Rocky
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