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SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1924
NUMBER 16
McADOO DECIDES
TO STAY IN RACE
Speaks to Meeting in Chicago;—
Outlines Policy of His Campaign
—Cries “Back to Honesty”
CLEAR OF OIL SCANDAL
Chicago, Feb. 18.—William Gibbs
McAdoo decided today to remain in
the Presidential race, after a meet
ing here of his supporters from va
rious parts of the country had
unanimously declared that the oil in
cident had not affected his candidacy.
After the meeting had sent its calls
to him to stand by his guns, Mr
McAdoo appeared before the dele
gates and announced the platform on
which he will seek the Presidency. The
call of the conference for Mr. Mc
Adoo “to accept the leadership of the
Progressive Democracy of the na
tion” was expressed in a formal reso
lution. Mr. McAdoo remained away
from the meeting until the resolu
tion was passed.
A platform “to satisfy the demand
of progress” was enunciated by the
former Secretary of the Treasury in
addressing the conference tonight. In
this platform Mr. McAdoo pledged
himself to drive out corruption from
official Washington. A new interna
tional conference in the American
capital to “promote peace,” reduce
the burdens of armament, restore in
ternational justice and stability, and
revive prosperity” and consider eco
nomic problems; submission to the
question of American participation in
such a conference to a popular ref
erendum, and “to take the grip of
Wall Street off the Treasury De
partment and the Federal Reserve
system.
Other pledges include repeal of the
Fordney-McCumber Tariff bill; to
bring about prompt railroad reforms;
to “put agriculture on its feet
again”; to “enforce the Eighteenth
Amendment of the Constitution and
all laws in pursuance thereof; “re
duce taxes; secure legislation setting
up a labor code; passage of a child
labor amendment to the Constitution;
to clean out the Veterans’ Bureau and
pay a soldiers’ bonus.”
Following a statement of his pro
fessional connection with E. L. Do
heny, as given to the Senate Oil In
vestigating Committee, Mr. McAdoo
told the conference that “a grave cri
sis confronts the nation, and that
crisis must be met without regard to
cost.” The progressive thought of
the country, he said must look to the
Democratic Party for leadership.
“There is demoraliation in govern
ment at Washington. The Republican
Party has ceased to function,” he add
ed.
In thanking the conference for it*
vote of confidence, Mr. McAdoo de
clared that the cause of progressive
Democracy “transcends the fortunes
of any person.”
"I have severed my professional re
lations with the Doheny company; I
owe them nothing and they owe me
nothing.” He said in concluding his
statement, outlining his connections
with the Doheny interest after hiB re
tirement from the Wilson Cabinet.
He launched into the announcement
of his platform with the statement
that “the condition of affairs at
Washington beggars description.”
The campaign, he urged, should be
for “honest Government, world peace,
economic and social justice and the
undying principles of democracy.”
The text of the plank, dealing with
foreign relations, is as follows:
“To call as promptly as possible,
after the 4th of March, 1925, a new
international conference at Wash
ington for the purpose of considering
the economic and other conditions pre
vailing in the world, with a view to
such action on the part of the United
States as will produce peace, reduce
the burdens of armament, restore
justice and stability, and revive pros
perity.
“This will not be a spurious confer
ence but a real conference of all na
tions.
Services at Oakland Church
Rev. J. H. Gruver of Raleigh will
preach at Oakland church Sunday,
February 24, at three o’clock p. m.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend.
HAPPENINGS IN
TOWN OF SELMA
Valentine Events f eature the So
cial Activities of the Week Among
the Ladies
PERSONAL MENTION
Selma, Feb. 21.—Mr. and Mrs. G.
H. Younger spent several days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Young
er en route to Denmark, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Woodard and
; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Oliver, of
Princeton, visited Mr. H. B. Woodard
Sunday.
Miss Rebecca Godwin has returned
from the northern markets where she
purchased her line of spring millinery.
Miss Elizabeth Earp, of Meredith
College, Raleigh, spent the week end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Earp.
Mrs. C. E. Younger and Mrs. E.
j V. Woodard entertained the members
j of the Chatterbox Club last Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Wood
i ard on Pollock street. Valentine dec
; orations were used in the living room,
library and dining room. A contest,
the “Path of True Love”, afforded
much merriment, the prize, a week
end toilet set, being awarded to Mrs.
W. P. Aycock. Each guest was ask
ed to write a Valentine and after be
ing read it was decided that Mrs. W.
T. Woodard’s was best. She was giv
en a paper Valentine as a prize. The
Valentine color scheme wsa carried
out in the refreshments which con
: sisted of a salad and an ice course.
Mrs. C. H. Cashwell and Mrs. G. H.
! Younger were invited guests.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Woodlief and
daughter, of Rocky Mount, spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Woodlief.
Mrs. Annie Parker, of Pine Level
spent the week end with Mrs. H. B.
Pearce.
Mrs. G. W. Short has returned from
a visit to Elizabeth City.
Miss Emma Lucas Ward, of Lum
berton, spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. J, R. Barker and Mrs.
W. G. Ward shopped in Raleigh Fri
day.
Mr. Templeton, of Rocky Mount,
spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. A.
R. Wilson.
Mr. Fletcher Futrell, of Pine Level
spent Tuesday evening in the city.
Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Noble have re
turned from an extended trip to Flori
da.
Mr. J. A. Mitehiner left last week
for Miami, Fla., where he will spend
some time.
Miss Anne Noble of Raleigh visit
ed her parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. J.
Noble last week end.
Mr. Walter Call of Wilson spent
Sunday with his brother, Mr. W. H.
Call.
Mr. Geo. F. Brietz spent Sunday
in Rosemary.
Mrs. W. L. Scott of Richmond is
visiting her sister Mrs. Fred Walden.
Mrs. W. H. Pool is ill at her home
on Green street.
Miss Laney Horton, of New Bern,
spent the week end with Miss Edith
Matthews.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Wiggs spent
Friday in Goldsboro.
Mrs. Ernest Hinton of Clayton vis
ited Mrs. W. H. Pool Thursday.
Among those who attended the
plays given by the Carolina Play
makers in Smithfield Thursday night
were: Dr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Vick, Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Atkinson, and Mrs.
A. R. Wilson.
Mrs. Tom Talton and children of
Smithfield, are spending several days
with Mrs. J. R. Talton.
The Woman’s Club held an informal
reception in the lunch room of the
graded school building last Tuesday
evening. The husbands of the mem
bers of the club, the members of the
school faculty and a few others were
invited guests. A color scheme of red
and white was carried out in the dec
orations. Several Valentine games
were played, while the music was
furnished by Miss Mildred Perkins
and Mr. Bueck. An ice course was
served, after which the gentlemen
sang “Good Night Ladies.”
Presbyterian Church
Rev. J. H. Gruver, of Raleigh will
preach at the Presbyterian church
here Sunday morning and evening.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend these services.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. I. Boyette visited
relatives at Glendale Sunday.
WASHINGTON
AND HIS FAVORITE CHARGER
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Thie fine painting shows me Father of Our Country on his favorite
horse. It Is the well-known painting from which many equestrian statues
have been copied.
Scout Camp Site
At Holt Lake
—
SMITH FIELD DEFEATS
RALEIGH HIGHS 14-11
Smithfield high school basket
ball team defeated Raleigh highs
Tuesday night at Chapel Hill
by a score of 14 to 11. This
game eliminated Raleigh from
State basket ball championship
contest. Stephenson C. played
an all round good game for the
locals.
DEATH OF HER 12 PET DOGS
ORDERED IN WOMAN’S WILL
Elizabeth, N. J. Feb. 13.—Death
by choloroform for her twelve pet
dogs is directed in the will of Mrs.
Olivia Lakeland Dunn of Summit,
filed here today.
Several years ago Mrs. Dunn at
tracted attention by giving a birth
day party for one of her pets.
The will leaves the home and $200
a month to her husband for life, be
ginning a year after her death.
World’s First Clock
In 1309 the first clock known to
the world was placed in the tower of
San Eustorgio, in Milan. In 1344 a
clock was installed in the palaces of
the nobles at Padua. This was a won
der of mechanism indeed, for, besides
indicating the hours, it showed the
course of the sun, the revolutions of
the planets, the various phases of
the moon, the months and the fetes of
the year.
In 1420 an alarm clock made its
appearance. The chroniclers have
placed on record that this clock
sounded a bell at a stated hour, and
at the same time a little wax candle
was lighted automatically. How this
was done we are not told, but it must
not be over looked that until about ]
a hundred years ago we had no means
of obtaining light other than the j
tinder box.—Detroit News
Around 500 Boy Scouts From Five
Counties Will Camp There Next
Summer
FOUR PATROLS HERE
Smithfleld and the local troop of
Boy Scouts are to be congratulated
upon the fact that the camp site for
the Eastern District of Boy Scouts
comprising the counties of Johnston,
Wayne, Lenoir, Green, and Pender,
will be located on Holt Lake near the
site of the old dam. The camp com
mittee composed of Messrs. C. F.
Harvey, of Kinston, A. O. Hamilton
of Goldsboro, and T. C. Young of
this city, considered several places
prominent among which were Smith
field and one near Kinston, but after
careful thought, the Holt Lake site
was chosen. Those who remember
the lake when it was known as a
pond will recall a house near the old
dam which will be converted into a
mess hall. Practically the only other
permanent improvements necessary is
the putting in of a pump. Other
cmaping equipment including tents,
etc., will be provided by the Scout
Council. Between four and six hun
dred boys will camp at the Lake dur
ing the camping season which will
open about June 15.
When the Scout movement was
started here some time ago, it will
be remembered that $500 was raised
in this city by private subscriptions
for the work of the Council this year.
The budget for the five counties calls
for $5,0000.
One troop with four patrols has
been organized here with Mr. W. L.
Rice, teacher in the high school, as
temporary Scout Master. Each Wed
nesday evening and every third Sat
urday, Mr. W. W. Rivers, Scout Exe
cutive of Goldsboro meets with the
local scouts. The patrols here with
the leaders are as follows: Silver Fox,
Hugh Ragsdale, leader; Wolf, James
Kirkman, leader; Tiger, Charles Al
ford, leader; Eagle, Elmer Stephen
son, leader. There are about twenty
boys now members of the Scouts here.
The Kanssas City Speedway has
been pronounced the fastest in the
world by great automobile racers.
LOCALS TO PLAY PETERS
BURG QUINT
The local basket ball team will
play the strong Petersburg
quint at the Banner warehouse
tonight. This should be one of
the best games of the season.
The Virginians have defeated
Maury high school, of Norfolk,
John Marshall high school, of
Richmond, and the University
of Richmond Freshmen. They
are confident of licking Smith
field.
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N. C. AMERICAN LEGION NOW
! PLANS CHILD WELFARE WORK
i The county will be the unit of or
ganization in the child welfare work
, to be carried on by the North Caro
lina Department of the American
j Legion, according to a letter from
Robert E. Denny, of Greensboro, to
Miss Mary G.- Shotwell. of the bu
reau of child welfare of the State
Board. As was stated in the Jan
uary Progress, the American Legion
: adopted quite a comprehensive pro
gram of activities for child welfare
at its last convention at San Fran
cisco.
Mr. Denny writes:
“The Forty’n Eight, the side de
; gree. or you might say the ‘play
ground’ of the Legion, has taken for
| its particular work the child welfare
work of the American Legion. Plans
for its activity along this line have
not been thoroughly worked out. as
' this decision was made only at the
j recent national convention held at
San Francisco. The general plan of
the Forty’n Eight is to have a Voi
ture Locale in each county, drawing
its membership from all of the posts
of the Legion in that county. Such
an organization, as you see, is ad
mirably adapted for welfare work and
! should be able to properly cooper
ate with our State Boards of Chari
ties and Public Welfare.”—Public
Welfare Progress.
Capital Cafe Opens Here Tomorrow
The new Capital Cafe will be open
ed Saturday in the building on Mar
ket street formerly occupied by the
Citizens National Bank and later by
the Farmers Bank and Trust Com
pany.
The proprietor is Mr. L. Thomas, of
Roxboro, and the manager is the
popular Mr. Steve Kontos, who has
made a host of friends among our
citizens during his residence of sev
eral years in Smithfield. These gen
tlemen made the unique and generous
offer to donate to the • churches of
our town every cent of the gross re
ceipts of their cafe on the day of
opening. They will furnish all the
food used, cook it and serve the
plates, but they desire the ladies of
the churches to take charge in the
dining room. In response to this of
fer the ladies of the Presbyterian and
Episcopal Auxiliaries will serve on
Saturday at every meal and they have
decided to send all the money taken in
to the orphanages under the care of
their churches.
The Capital Cafe promises to fill
a need in our community which has
long been apparent. The rooms have
been thoroughly renewed—woodwork
and walls painted in soft, artistic
tones, with harmonizing floor cover
ing. Marble topped counters, many
small tables and comfortable new
chairs complete an entirely up-to-date
dining place.
The management intends always to
cater especially to the ladies, and it
is their desire to maintain a cafe to
which ladies will enjoy going with
their friends at any time.
HONOR ROLL FOR JOHNSON
SCHOOL FOR LAST MONTH
First Grade
Hubert Johnson, Vida Jones, Paul
Lee, Levea Riley, Mildred Stanley,
Cora Belle Taylor, Thomas William
Ives.
Second Grade
Fuller Lane, Walter Taylor.
Third Grade
Joseph H. Barbour, Fannie John
son, Ruby Johnson, Maggie Jones,
Mabel Lee.
Fourth Grade
Wade Jones, Robert Wood, Ruth
Bryant, Ruby Bryant.
INTERESTING
NEWS OF KENLY
Masons Enjoy Feast Tuesday Ev
ening; Woman’s Literary Club
Meets
OTHER SOCIAL ITEMS .
Kenly, Feb. 21.—Quarterly meeting
was held at the Kenly Free Will Bap
tist church last Saturday and Sunday
by the pastor, Rev. E. Poston. These
meetings proved very inspiring and
the house was full of people in spite
of the inclement weather which pre
vailed Sunday.
There will be services at the Meth
odist church next Sunday by the pas
tor, Dr. W. B. North, and a full con
gregation is expected ter attend.
Miss Mamie Lemmond, of Grifton
spent the week end at the Teacherage
the guest of Miss Myrtle Wyatt.
Miss Nettie Bailey is confined to
her bed as the result of an obstinato
cold.
Dr. R. A. Turlington spent the week
end at Salemburg as the guest of his
mother.
Miss Miriam Edgerton entertained
a number of her friends at her home
here on Maxwelton Heights on Tues
day evening from eight until eleven
o’clock complimentary to her four
teenth birthday. The home was at
tractively decorated for the occasion
Suggestive of the Valentine season
the color scheme of red and wThite
was predominent in both the decora
tions and refreshments. The refresh
ments were served in the dining room
where the delicious heart-shaped
birthday cake was cut which afforded
much fun and merriment. After this
various games were indulged in and
the evening happily spent. The hos
tess was the recipient of many gifts.
About twenty-five guests were pres
ent.
Miss Christine Johnson, of Benson,
was the week end guest of Miss Bes
sie Wroten, of the high school facul
ty.
Miss Otelia Cathey and Miss Jewell
Edgerton spent Friday in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grizzard spent
Tuesday in Raleigh.
Friends of Mrs. J. S. Cannab.'er,
who underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis recently at the Rocky Mt.
hospital, will be glad to know that
she has returned home and is con
valescing nicely.
Mrs. Wells, of Missouri, was the
week end guest of Mrs. W. B. North.
The Selma girls basket ball team
played Kenly girls team Monday ev
ening, Selma winning the score.
Mrs. G. B. Woodard was the host
ess to the Literary Department of the
Woman’s Club on last Wednesday af
ternoon from four to six o’clock at
her home here. “The Yonder Horiz
on,’’ by Eugene O’Neal was taken up
and discussed. A very interesting
paper on this play was read by Miss
Gladys Kirby. Refreshments which
consisted of sandwiches and choco
late were served the guests before
the evening was over.
Mrs. P. Godwin underwent an oper
ation on her eyes at Rex hospital
last week and is getting on nicely.
Mr. J. M. Woolard, Jr., has been
confined to his room for several days
but is improving for the present.
Mrs. G. B. Woodard was hostess to
the members of the Rook Club at her
home last Thursday evening from
eight to eleven o’clock. The Valen
tine idea was suggested in the re
freshments. The heart shaped cake
was lovely, and heavnely hash was
served also.
The members of Perfection Mason
ic Lodge No. 628 enjoyed a feast in
the Masonic Hall on Tuesday even
ing. Sandwiches and refreshments
were served. Brief talks by several
members on the different phases of
Masonry were made. A pleasant ev
ening was spent.
In a basket ball game between the
male fats and leans of the town Mon
day evening, the score was ten to
twelve in favor of the leans.
Mrs. Gray Entertains Club
The members of the Round Dozen
Club and others enjoyed a pleasant af
ternoon Wednesday with Mrs. H. G.
Gray as hostess. Lovely spring flow
ers and pink carnations gave a fes
tive appearance to the rooms thrown
together for the occasion. Rook was
played at six tables, at the conclu
sion of which a most delectable chick
en salad course with hot coffee was \
served.