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VoL 43 NUMBER 19 NOTED PREACHER TO PAY THIS CITY A VISIT IN AUGOST Baptists Secure Dr. John E. White, Form er son of Johnston, To Hold Meet Here. WILL COME IN AUGUST At the Baptist church here last Sunday the pastor, Rev. S. L. Mor gan, made an announcement that will be of interest to all the people of Johnston county. It was that Dr. John E. White has agreed to come to Smithfield to conduct a meeting under the auspices of the Baptist church during the first two weeks in August. It will be the coming home of one of the most famous sons of Johnston county. He grew up in the vicinity of Clayton, and all the county is proud of him. He is rec ognized as ranking easily among the half dozen most prominent preachers of the Baptist denomination in the South. As a young man he was ele vated to the highest place of trust in the denomination in the State, that of Corresponding Secretary of the State Convention. Later he was for many years pastor of the Second Baptist church of Atlanta. He is now president of Anderson college at Anderson, S. C., and pastor of the First Baptist church in the city, and has a national reputation as an edu cator, preacher and lecturer. It is possible the meeting here in August may be held in a warehouse to ac commodate the crowds that it is thought will want to hear him. Dr. Rose To Address Local Woman’s Club Dr. A. H. Rose, city health officer, will address the members of the Wo man’s Club at their regular month ly meeting Wedseeday afternoon, up on the topic “Sanitation and Housing' This talk will be in line with the series of programs on city govern ment which the club has been using for several months. The meeting will begin at 3:30 o'clock. Every member is urged to be present. BABY THROWS MONEY INTO FIRE PLACE Washington, Feb. 29.—A little child at Troy threw $50 in the fire, feeling that his parents had it to burn, but enough of it was rescued to have the bills redeemed and Rep resentative Hammer has taken the matter up with the treasury depart ment. “I knew that the people of Mont gomery county were in pretty good shape,” said Mr- Hammer, “but did not realize they had ‘kale’ to burn.” The Mari Ink The final analysis the ideal farm— the truly successful farm—is the one which yields a living— full,adequate complete—liberal in its material re wards, but not lacking in the social aesthetic, and ethical values which make for character, contentment, and genuine happiness. The soil has the capacity to produce these returns if the hand which turns it but knows how to sow the seed. The key which will unlock the wealth of the fields and bring forth the treasures ma terial and spiritual is the intelligence of the farmer.—New Jersey College of Agriculture. Economy Wife—Dear, if you’ll get a car I can save a lot of clothes during our vacation this summer. , Hub—How do you mean? Wife—Well, you see, if we go to one hotel as formerly, I’ll need seven dresses; whereas if we have a car I can get one dress and we’ll go to sev en hotels—Boston Transcript. Fatally Injures Man; Kills Himself Kinston, March 2.—Ralph Koonce, 26, died at his Jones county home today from gun shot wounds inflict ed laste yesterday by Theake Jar man, his brother-in-law. After shoot ing Koonce, Jarman killed himself. Jarman is reported to have been in toxicated. The men had been fast friends. If any altercation preceded the double tragedy it was trival, au thorities believe. Koonce had a wife and several children, Jarman a wife. LOCAL I17TH FIELD ARTILLERY INSPECTED I BY LT. COL GREEN Inspecting Officers Are Well Pleased With The Personnel And Equipment. The annual inspection of personnel 1 and equipment of the local Artillery Company was conducted Thursday night, Feb. 28th at the Armory by Lt. Col. Joseph E. Green, U. S. A., and State Inspector Major Kenneth Caldwell. Quite a few townspeople were , present to witness the local boys first , inspection. Capt. St. Julien L. Springs, who organized this battery J of the 117th Field Artillery N. C. N. G. less than a year ago, says that the inspecting officers were highly pleased with the outfit especially the 1 presonal appearance of the men, for- ' mation, discipline, and knowledge of drills for the length of time they have been receiving instructions. The showing made was, of course, pleas ing to Capt. Springs and his staff, Lts. Horace L. Johnson, John A. Grimes, the last named having been recently appointed to the grade of Second Lieutenant from first ser geant. Visiting officers here for the occasion were: Col. William T. Joyner Raleigh; Major Robert E. Underwood, Youngsville; Captain A. R. Ives, Ra leigh; Captain A. H. Gair, Golds boro; Mr. Mitchell, secretary to Ad jutant General Metts, Raleigh. “Folljes Of 1924” Pleases Big Audience “The Follies of 1924” and the min strel show given under the auspices of the Sanders-Holt chapter of the U. D. C. at the high school auditorium Friday evening proved to be quite a success. The players acquitted themselves well, and a large crowd i was present to see the performance. The local chapter received as its part of the proceeds, $68.15, the same amount going to Mr. Albert L. Baker, who directed the plays. 43fU«h To Church In March” The churches of the county are uniting in a special go-ot-church campaign to extend through next 'month and have adopted as a slogan “March to Church in March.” For the next five weeks this slogan will dougtless be repeated oftener and be- | come better known in Burke County j than any since the famous expres- '■ sions of the war period. If the great i rank and file of the people will fol low the advice the churches of the county will be filled every Sunday j during March and it will be worth j probably more than to have some big evangelist come for a month’s meet- | ing. In this way every little church * in the county will be stimulated and ! the regular preachers who serve | faithfully month in and month out will receive the encouragement that is always a stimulating thing to a public servant, whether he be a man of God or the leader in any kind of work for the public good. It’s a worthy movement—one that should receive whole hearted support. -Morganton News-Herald. EXPLOSION OF INI RESULTS IN DEATH OF 18 PERSONS Rescuers Say Eight Others Are Missing; 60 Taken To Hos pitals. STILL A MYSTERY New Brunswick, N. J. March 2.— The number of known dead as a re sult of yesterday’s disastrous TNT explosion and celluloid fire at the little town of Nixon today was placed at 18 . Only one additional body, the torso of a woman, was found today. Rescuers who worked in the smoking ruins throughout the day say eight persons are missing, six are unaccounted for and sixty are being treated for injuries suffered in the disaster. Body Of Woman The body found today was that of Mrs. Arthur Dumas, who, with her three little children and a visiting woman friend, was killed when her home just outside Nixon plant bound aries was demolished. The bodies of the Dumas children and Miss Janice Rockfeller, the friend, were found last night Firemen with tractors today re sumed tearing at the masses of twisted steel and shattered tile that remain of the Nixon Nitration Works and forty-five buildings where were manufactured celluloid novelties. They also dug among the wrecked tanks, railroad cars and heaps of TNT and ammonia in boxes and bar rels which fringe the gigantic crater marking the site of the explosion. Fires continued to burst forth in scattered heaps of the debris, but authorities asserted all were under control. The rows of magazines fill ed with tons of highly inflamable celluloid in sheets—most of them with doors blown off or roofs crush ed in—were believed out of danger. What caused the explosion remain ed a mystery and prompted several investigations which will begin to morrow. Officers of the Raritan Ar senal, adjoining the destroyed prop erties, and where a half dozen of the scores of magazines stuffed with high explosive shells were blown in, will conduct an inquiry for the govern ment. The TNT which exploded had been salvaged at the arsenal and re moved to the Nixon plant to be pre pared for nitrates to be used as farm fertilizer. The most generally accepted theory was that the explosive properties had not been eliminated from the TNT before it was transferred from the arsenal to the 300-foot building of the Ammonite Company, where the blast occurred. Thousands of persons tried today to get within the high wire fence surrounding the Nixon properties, but were held back by the state po lice and soldiers. Mrs. Delia Pittman Dies At Her Home News reached this office yesterday of the death of Mrs. Delia Pittman which occurred at her home near Yel vington’s Grove church Friday night, Feb. 29. The deceased who was 60 years old, had been sick for about three months with Bright’s disease, and most of that time she was con fined to her bed. The funeral was held at the home Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock con ducted by Rev. Mr. Collier of Mi cro, Rev. Mr. Barnes. Eight children, six boys and two girls are left to mourn her loss. Her husband, Mr. Joel Pittman preceded her to the grave a little less than a year ago. The children surviving are: Messrs. Walter, Paul, Claudie, Tom, Charlie and Arthur Pittman, Mrs. Lillie Sellers and Mrs. Laura Capps. Idleness is the gate of all harm.— The Gideon. Speeding Autoists Meet Disaster Nashville, March 2.—One man is dead and another injured as a re sult of an automobile accident in the business section of the city shoht ly before last midnight. The auto mobile alleged to have been driven at an excessive rate of speed struck a street car and turned over, pinning both men under the machine. J. Lawrence Smith, 18, one of the two injured, died early today at a hos pital. His brother, John Ross Smith, 24 was seriously injured but is ex pected to recover. MARCH TERM OF CRIMINAL COURT WILL OPEN TODAY Judge Allen Is Presid ing During The Ill ness Of Judge Geo. Connor. The March term of the Johnston Superior Court did not open here yesterday as was expected on account of the illness of Judge George Con nor, of Wilson, who was to preside at this term. Judge Connor closed a two-weeks civil term here last Friday and topk his leave of Smithfield apparently in the best of trim, but an attack of ap pendicitis since then has necessitated his going to the hospital where he will undergo an operation. Arrangements are effective where by Judge Oliver H- Allen, of Kinston, who returned from the judgeship last fall, will arrive in time to open here at the regular hour, ten oclock, this morning. The court will open in criminal term and will continue for two weeks. Judge Allen is well known to the peo ple of Johnston County, having held covftt here several times during the time of his regular judgship, and it expected that the time lost by the illness of Judge Connor will be re covered before the term closes. REV. T. H. SPENCE, JR. AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH A son of Smithfield, so t ospeak, occupied the pulpit of the Presby terian church here Sunday morning and night, when Rev. T. H. Spence, Jr. who formerly lived in this city when his father was pastor here, de livered two forceful sermons.. His theme at the morning hour was an exposition of “The Lord’s Prayer,” while at the evening service, the fa vorite verse, John 3:16 furnished his line of thought. A crowded church at each service wras evidence of Smith field’s interest in this young preach er. Rev. Mr. Spence is taking a course at the Union Theological Sem inary in Richmond, this being his last year. Wilson’s Birthday To Be A State Holiday Columbia, S. C., Feb. 29.—Woodrow Wilson’s birthday, December 28, will be an annual holiday in South Caro lina in memory of the late war Presi dent, when Governor Thomas G. Mc Leod signs a joint resolution of the general assembly which was passed finally by the senate last night. The senate ordered the house measure en rolled for ratification. About fifteen thousand rural boys and girls in North Carolina obtain ed benefits from organized cJub work last year. The number should be larger this year. Finish pruning before the buds swell. Pile and burn the limbs when removed. Who can remember when bacon and eggs was considered the poor mans breakfast. Smithfield Highs Put Sanford Out Of Race For State Honors LOCALS TO MEET THE STRONG DURHAM QUINT TONIGHT AT CHAPEL HILL The Smithfield basketball team will meet the strong Durham quint tonight at Chapel Hill in the elim ination series for state basketball honors. Go to Chapel Hill tonight and give the boys your support. JAPANESE PRINCE RETURNS TO LIFE Prince Matsukta Was Pronounced Dead; Miraculously Comes To Life Tokio, March 2.—Prince Masayoshi Matsukata, whose death was an nounced yesterday and for whom the entire nation went into mourning, is alive today and has a bare chance for recovery, according to statements made by his physicians this morning. The Prince was pronounced dead at 1:15 o’clock yesterday morning when his heart and respiration stopped Shortly thereafter, however, he be gan to show faint signs of life. By what the physicians pronounce a “miraculous recovery,*’ Matsukata, who is in his ninetieth year, slowly came back to life. The astonished physicians worked over him des perately and in the afternoon he had so far regained consciousness that he was able to acknowledge by the pressure of his hand the presence of Vicount Makino, the emperor’s mes senger. This morning he took some nourish ment and slept for a time. All the Tokio newspapers but two carried stories of the Prince’s death, together with lengthly obituaries. Services At The Court House There will be preaching services at the court house Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock. The Johnston Union choir will sing and Rev. H. R. Faircloth will preach. Everybody is invited to this ser vice. Mr. H. D. Ellington Is State Manager Mr. H. D. Ellington has returned from a business trip to Greensboro where he met Mr. M. G. Ennis the general manager of a lighting com pany of Jackson, Michigan. Mr. El lington was appointed state manager of the groups for North Carolina and Virginia, he beimg selected out of twelve men who met the general manager at this time. This com pany sells acetylene lights. Who Failed? “Woodrow Wilson had it in his hands to bring peace to the whole world. Men say he failed. He failed not. We failed. America failed, the America which, if it had stood by him as he stood for America, might have made him the immediate victor over every European conspiracy and American cabal. “He failed, and he failed because we, his fellow Americans, were un equal to his vision, because we did not rise together to those mountain heights to which he summoned to which he challenged. History will not forget his imperishable name. God give it that history will com 1 passionately embalm in oblivion the names and the deeds of those who, to punish your leader and my lead er, the hope-bringer of humankind, struck him down and broke the heart | of the wmrld. God forgive them.”— I Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. Mollie (reading from novel): “Her eyes were cast down, her face fell, and at last she burst into tears.” Brother: “H’m, somewhat broken up, one might say.”—Ex. Smithfield Wins 16th Game Of Season, ' Downing Sanford by 24 To 12 Score. STEPHENSON BROS. STAR After dragging through the first half of the basket ball game at Chap el Hill Friday night between Smith field high school quint and Sanford high school, the Smithfield team awoke to a real contest and submerg ed Sanford under a 24-12 score there by eliminating Sanford from the race for state high school cage honors. Smithfield scored first on a long shot by Stephenson, R., which was quickly tied by a pretty shot from midway the court by Makepeace for Sanford. The score at the end of the first quarter stood 6-4 with Smith field in the lead. The end of tho first half found Smithfield leading by one point ,9-8. Beginning the third quarter with a rush, Smithfield put the game on the ice when they piled up a 10 point lead. Sanford was unable to find the basket for a single goal. The score at the end of the third quarter stood 18-8. In the last quarter Sanford scored one field goal and two foul goals. Smithfield piled up 6 points, making the score at the end of the game 24-12. The Stephenson brothers were the outstanding players for Smithfield. Stephenson, R., was high scorer for his team, he piling up 10 of the 24 points. Practically all of them were made from nearly midway the court. Skinner followed with 5 points. Stephenson, C., played a good game at guard. Makepeace was the stel lar performer for Sanford. Mr. W. H. Barham Dies at His Home Here Mr. W. H. Barham died at his home here about ten o'clock Satur day night after an illness of nearly three years. He was born in 1842, about three miles from here where Mr. S. C. Higgins now lives. He was twice married, first in 1866 to Miss Jennie E. Strickland, of Clayton township, and to this union one child, Maggie, was born. The child lived to be only nine years old and the first wife died in 1912. On March 26, 1913 he was married to Miss Ida Wodall, of the Polenta section, who survives him. He serv ed his country as a Confederate sol dier during the entire four years of the civil war. After the war closed he lived in Clayton township for several years and later moved to this city where he spent the remainder of his life. For more than two years Mr. Bar ham had suffered from Bright’s dis ease and several months ago he was 1 stricken with paralysis. From that time he was confined to his bed. In October, 1922, he united with the Centenary Methodist church. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon conducted by RevJ D. H. Tuttle, pastor of the Methodist church, and interment was made at the old home place about three miles from Clayton. An unusually largo crowd of friends and relatives from Clayton and Smithfield attended the funeral, and the floral offering was very beautiful. The deceased is survived by hi3 wife and one brother, Mr. J. T. Bar ham, of this city, who have the sym pathy of the community in this hour of bereavement. LAYMEN'S CONFERENCE AT PREBYTERIAN CHURCH A Laymens Conference will be held at the Presbyterian church here today at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon and at 7:30 tonight. Several good speakers will be on the program, among whom are Dr- White and Mr. E. B. Crow, of Raleigh, and Rev. Neill Mclnnis, of Selma. The public is cordially invited to attend both services. I
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