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FORWORN-OUT
PREACHERS
Methodist Minister
Speaks On “The For
gotten Man” At Sun
day Service.
OFFERING NEXT SUNDAY
The Smithfield M. E. Church in line
with other churches in Southern
Methodism is engaged in a drive to
raise a fund to benefit the superan
nuated ministers and widows and or
phans of deceased ministers. Rev. D.
H. Tuttle, pastor Methodist church
here, stressed this drive in his ser
mons Sunday. No pledges are to be
made in this campaign, but on next
Sunday a cash collection which, it is
hoped, will reach $600, the quoto for
the Smithfield church, will be taken.
Sunday morning Mr. Tuttle based
his sermon upon part of the seventy
first Psalm. “Cast me not off in the
time of my old age; forsake me not
when my strength faileth-Now
also when I am old and gray-headed,
0 God, forsake me not; until I have
showed thy strength to this genera
tion and thy power to everyone that
is to come.” He made a strong ap
peal for the old worn-out preacher,
who is being spoken of in this cam
paign as “The Forgotten Man.” He
drew illustrations from his personal
experience as to what an itinerant
Methodist preacher undergoes in his
ministry and spoke of the service
which the superannuated preachr of
th Methodist church has rendered.
Fourteen thousand station charges
have been served and five thousand
mission charges. The average high
est annual salary has been $800. the
lowest $202, and there has been a
total salary deficit of three million
dollars. The average amount paid
yearly to the superannuated preach
ers is $290, a mere pittance. It is
the hope of the church to raise this
amount to $750 per year.
At the conclusion of his remarks,
stating that he always spoke with
hesitancy when asking help for
preachers, Mr. Tuttle expressed his
belief that God would take care of
His own even though no fund were
provided. God perhaps has chosen
this campaign as the “manna,” so to
speak, for his chosen vessels.
In addition to services last Sunday
the meeting through the week will
emphasize the same theme. O nFri
day evening a Love Feast will be held
and it is probable that some of the
superannuated brethren who live
near by will be present. Persons over
fifty years of age are especially in
vited to this service.
WHARTON BOYS
ON DEBITING TEAM
Donnell and Benton Wharton To
Represent Davidson In
Debating Contest
Despite the fact that the Smith
field High school has not paid par
ticular attention to debating, two of
its graduates, Benton and Donnell
Wharton, now students at Davidson
College, have made the debating
teams of that institution this year.
Benton Wharton is among the six
men selected for the two teams which
meet Emory University and Trinitv
College during April, Davidson hav
ing the affirmative of the query:
“Resolved, That France is justified
in the occupation of the Ruhr.”
Donnell Wharton has been chosen
on the Freshmen team, which will en
ter a triangular debate with Wake
Forest and University of North Caro
lina Freshmen, the query being: “Re
solved, That the Phillipines should be
given immediate and complete inde
pendence.”
It should make Smithfield proud
that two of its young men are taking
such a high stand in college.
Famous Son of
Johnston Will
Speak Here
Dr. John E. White will visit Smith
field Wednesday and will deliver an
address at the Baptist church in
Smithfield at 7:30 tomorrow evening.
It is doubtful whether Johnston coun
ty has sent out a greater preacher
than Dr. White, and his coming will |
no doubt attract a large crowd. He j
is booked to hold a series of meetings 1
here the first two weeks in August. •
He is now conducting a series of re- I
vival service sin Wake Forest college
and has consented to stop in Smith
field and speak at the Baptist church
on Wednesday as he returns to An
derson, S. C., where he is president
of Anderson college and pastor of
the First Baptist church of that city. !
Everybody is invited to hear him to
morrow evening.
CRIPPLES IN COUNTY
WILL BE TRAINED
Mr. Ranson Interviews
Ten Persons Who
Will Receive Voca
tional Training.
PROMOTED BY GOVERNM’T
Mr. Paul J. Ranson, assistant su
pervisor of vocational training, of
Raleigh, was in Smithfield on the
5th and 6th of March to interview the
crippled and handicapped citizens of
this county who are over sixteen
years of age with the view of giving
them the advantage of vocational
training along lines they are best
qualified to do. About ten of this
unfortunate class of our citizenship
called to see Mr. Ranson on the two
days. Three boys who are now in
school came but were advised to con
tinue in school for another year, or
at least, until they finish the pres
sent term. A young lady who has
a stiff wrist and ankle and two young
men with shrunk legs will be taken
to Raleigh at an early date for an ex
amination by a competent ortho
peadic surgeon, and treatment will
follow if it should develop that such
will be necessary before training
could become practicable. One blind
man will be given training in mat
tress-making and piano tuning with
in a short time. One white man and
one negro will receive about eight
month’s training in shoe-making work
Another white man, now in the coun
ty Home, has already started train
ing in the art of fancy wicker work.
This is not the first work of this
nature that the State Department of
Vocational Training has done here
among our people. One of their stu
dents is now a successful linotype op
erator in Smithfield. Another is now
in Peoria, Illinois, finishing a year’s
training in watch repairing and en
graving work. One man in Clayton
has resumed his work in the cotton
mills after having been assisted by
the department in obtaining an arti
ficial leg. Other cases in this coun
ty have been advantageously handled
by the department.
This work is being promoted by
both the State and Federal govern
ments . It is being carried forward
in North Carolina by the State De
partment of Public Instruction. The
chief aim of the department is to re
habilitate the crippled and handi
capped of the State and to make,
where this is possible, each citizen
who is appreciably handicapped in a
physical way to become self-support
ing. The work is not restricted by
sex or race: the leading requirements
being, that applicants must be bona
fide citizens of the State, over six
teen years of age, of normal mentali
ty, and crippled or handicapped to
such an extent as to be unable to en
gage in the ordinary vocations of life
The department hopes to reach each
and all, and the co-operation of the
public spirited citizens ia each com
munity in bringing cripples to the at
tention of the department will be ap
preciated at all times.
Dr. A. H. Rose Addresses
Smithfield Woman’s Club
The following paper read by Dr.
A. H. Rose, City Health Officer, be
fore The Woman’s Club on Wednes
day afternoon, is worth the consid
eration of every citizen of Smith
field. Read what he says.
It has been well said that “God
made the country and man made the ;
town.” In the country the individual
must be persuaded; in the town we
have to employ both persuasive and
the forcing power. The forcing
power is accomplished through your
town ordinances, properly enforced.
Geographically, Smithfield, sur
rounded by Buffalo, the river, and
low marchy places, is an ideal home
of mosquitoes. The town commis
sioners are commended for their cam
paign for the extermination of the
mosquito in our midst. All of us
can attest to the good resulting the
past two years from this regular
warfare on the mosquito and/ the
destroying of his breeding places.
By all means let influence be
brought to keep up the regular work
of systematic spraying and the
search for breeding places. While it
is true we may not have malaria
made manifest by chills, yet we have
the symptons that follow malarial
infection . The tin can brigade of
the boys can kill many a mosquito.
Directly or indirectly, evcreta of
human beings is responsible for near
ly every one of the so-called pre
ventable diseases. We have a pood
sewerage system in most of our
town; but in many places within
our limits we have sanitary privies
that, are sanitary in name alone. Here
we have a pressing need for proper
enfrocement of ordinances. The own
er of tenement houses should be com
pelled to keep his houses in good
sanitary condition. In the country,
homes are more isolated than in the
town—each family therefore has on
ly it own flies. In the town they
have also some of their neighbor’s
ly its own flies. In the town they
wishes his flies, his hog pen and his
horse lot near his dining-room, he
is entitled to them, for usually his
own family alone must pay the pen
alty in sickness, probably death, for
his liberty. In the town they are not
so easily confined and the flies spread
disease—he therefore is dangerous to
his community and the menace must
be gotten rid of—he must be com
pelled to keep his premises sanitary.
Keep your sanitary commissioners
on the job and do not let the fly car
ry disease to be deposited upon your
food.
Then how best to dispose of the
fly. All garbage scattered around
the yard should be burned. Have a
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McAdoo Will Enter Carolina
Primary and Do Battle With
Josephus Daniels For Vote
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Pilot of Mail Airplane
Is Burned to Death
Cleveland, O., Mar. 9.—D. H.
Pearson, pilot of the mail airplane
that left Bellefont, Penn., for
Cleveland late yesterday, was
found burned to death in the
wreckage of his plane two miles
east of Cuwensville, Pa., late to
day, according to telephone com
munication with Bellefonte this
evening. The plane was a mass
of charred wreckage.
REIDSVILLE WINS
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Western Champs Lagged Be
hind Until Final Minute;
Stage Great Rally
Chapel Hill, March 8.—Reidsville
won the high school championship
here tonight in the last minute of
play when Miller dropped in a field
goal giving the big end of a 19 to 18
score against Wilmington high, east
ern titleholders.
The Wilmington team held the
lead until the final minute of play,
half had ended nine to six in Wil
mington’s favor and it looked as
though Wilmingt on had annexed an
other state basketball championship,
but Reidsville’s comeback was just
a little too strong and Coach
Gwynn’s team came through with its
first championship team.
Wilmington scored first when Haar
broke through the opposing defense
and registered the opening goal. Just
afterwards he added another two
points from the foul line. Miller
opened for his team with a foul. Wil
mington then ran up the score for
a while, but the lead was lessened
towards the end of the half.
Wilmington came back strong and
scored enough points to look like the
game was on ice. Reidsville then
staged a spectacular spurt and
brought the score to within three
points of Wilmington’s, and in the
last minute of play with a goal by
Delaney and the deciding shot by
Miller won the game and the cham
pionship.
Wilmington looked the better in
passing, but was slow getting down
on the offense. For Reidsville Mil
“Favorite Son” Indorsement
Not To Stand In the Way
of McAdoo’s Friends
JOE WILL HAVE TO FIGHT
Washington, March 9.—The name
of William G. McAdoo is to be inter
ed in the North Carolina primary.
That person may be as dead, politi
cally, as the proverbal dodo, but facts
are facts. The name of McAdoo, if
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DENBY 10 RETIRE
No Successor Yet Named By
Coolidge; Denby’s Future
Plans Undecided
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Washington, March 9.—Edwin
Denby will retire tomorrow as Sec
retary of the Navy and so far as
could be learned tonight, his suces
sor has not been selected by Presi
dent Coolidge.
The President, however, has been
giving much thought the past few
days to filling the first Cabinet va
cancy of his administration, and in
dications were given today that he
had narrowed down considerably
the field of those under considera
tion, and that a decision may be
announced any time.
The elimination of a large pro
portion of those mentioned has left
among those known to be still on
the list Governor Dixon of Montana;
James E. Davidson, Republican na
tional committeeman from Michigan
and former Representative Foss, of
Illinois. ,
Secretary Denby will spend to
morrow winding up pending business
at the Navy Department and receiv
ing the farewell calls of those who
have served under him for three
years. He will be sworn in again as
a Major in the Marine Corps reserves
and receive the commission he sur
rendered when he became Secretary
of the Navy.
ler was the only man who could lo
cate the basket, getting 12 of his
teams 19 points. Haar starred for
Wilmington, ringing up eight points
and playing a good floor game.
Wedding Guests
In Crash; Three
Women Killed
_
New York, March 9.—Three
women were killed outright, two
men probably were fatally injur- ■
ed and two others, a man and
woman, were less seriously injur
ed today when the automobile in
which they were returning from
a wedding celebration swerved
from the road and crashed into
a telegraph pole in the Bronx.
Joseph Curry, owner of the car
who suffered a fracture of the
skull, was held at the hospital on
a technical charge of homicide.
MRS. GHAS. F. KIRBY I
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Large Crowd Attends
Funeral Held At The
Home Near Selma
Sunday Afternoon.
OF A PROMINENT FAMILY
Selma, Mar. 10.—Mrs. Chas. F.
Kirby, wife of a well known farmer
and business man, died at her home
near here Saturday night after a
short illness of pneumonia. Mrs. Kir
by suffered a severe attack of pneu
monia little more than a year ago
and had never fully regained her
health, so when she was stricken a
few days ago she was not strong
enough to resist another attack, and
but little hope was held for her re
covery from the first.
The deceased was Miss Dianiah j
Pittman before her marriage, and ,
was a daughter of the late Mr. and ;
Mrs. Harrison Pittman. Shp had al- ;
ways lived in the same neighborhood,'
having gone as a bride to the home
where she died only a short distance 1
from the home of her childhood j
where she was born on October 6,1
1861. Early in life she became a
member of the Baptist church, and
was always a faithful and loving wife
and mother.
She was married to Chas. F. Kirby
on January 17, 1884, and he with the
following children survive: Messrs.
S. J. Kirby, of Raleigh; P. H., T. E.,
J. S., and Chas. P. Kirby of near1
Selma; Mrs. J. G. Rose, Misses Jen
nie and Vic Kirby, near Selma; Mrs.
W. A. McMillian and Mrs. Chas. B.
Fulghum, Selma. Three sisters and
five brothers also survive.
The funeral was held at the home j
of the deceased Sunday afternoon at I
3:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. C. H.
Cashwell. pastor of Selma Baptist
church, assisted by Rev. Neil Mein-1
nis, pastor of Selma Presbyterian
church, and Dr. J. A. Ellis, pastor of
Pullen Memorial church, Raleigh. The
burial was in the family cemetery
near the home, a large crowd being
present. Members from the choirs
of the Selma Baptist and Methodist
churches softly sang “Sometime
We’ll Understand, ” “Beautiful Isle
of Somewhere” and “Nearer My God
to Thee.” The pall bearers were:
Messrs. W. B. Roberts, Theo Eason,
M. J. Cameron, N. G. Blackman, J.
W Stephenson and D. M. Morris.
The flowers were many and beau
tiful and were carried by members
of the Philathea class of the Selma
Baptist church, of which Miss Vic
Kirby is a member Several other per
sonal friends assisted.
The bereaved ones have the sym
pathy of a large circle of friends in
their loss.
Vocal Union To Meet At Corinth
,The Lower Johnston Vocal Union
will meet with Corinth M. E. church
between Smithfield and Four Oaks on
the fifth Sunday in this month. A
large crowd is expected to be pres
ent. Prominent speakers will be on
the program to which everybody is
cordially invited.
J. B. BEASLEY,
President.
MCLEAN ENTERS
GUBERNATORIAL
RACE FORMALLY
Lumberton Man An
nounces W. J. Brogd
en of Durham As
His Manager.
OPEN HEADQUARTERS
It has been known for sometime
that A. W. McLean of Lumberton,
would be a candidate for governor in
the coming election, but not until Sat
urday did he make a formal announce
ment. Three sentences suffice to an
nounce his intention as follows:
“I annouce my candidacy for gov
eror of North Carolina subject to
the action of the Democratic pri
mary to be held June 7th,
“Mr. W. J. Brodgen of Durham,
has agreed to manage my State cam
paign and will open headquarters in
Raleigh at an early date.
“I will make a statement with re
spect to my position on the issues in
volved within the next week.”
Probably the most significant thing
about his statement was the announce
ment of his campaign manager. W.
J. Brodgen, an attorney of Durham
has been selected for this position,
and he will open headquarters in Ra
leigh within the next ten days. Mr.
Rrogden has not been particularly
active in politics, but it has been
predicted that after 1924, the peo
ple of North Carolina will know more
about him. He is a graduate of the
State University, and was teacher be
fore taking up law. He is a native
of Wayne county and a nephew of
former Governor Brogden. He is a
member of the Baptist denomination.
Mr. McLean, has been prominent
in the state and nation for a num
ber of years. He has been the North
Carolina member of the National
Democratic Executive Committee
since 1916. He served as a director
of the War Corpporation and as As
sistant Secretary of the treasury dur
ing Wilson’s Administratibn.
Mr. McLean’s annouuncement places
the second man in the running for
governor, the other man being J. W.
Bailey of Raleigh.
Mr. Jim W. Eldridge of Boston,
Muss, is spending sometime in the
county with his sister, Miss Ellen El
dridge and Mrs. J. B. Tomlinson. Mr.
Eldridge, the son of the late Mr.
Lovett Eldridge, who formerly lived
in this city and then moved to a farm
just across the river, has been gone
from Smithfield a number of years,
this being his first visit back home
in fourteen years. He holds a posi
tion with the City Home in Boston.
COURT RE CONVENES
THIS MORNING
Grand Jury Completed Work
Last Week And Made
Report
The two week’s March term of
criminal Superior Court opened here
last week with Judge Oliver H. Allen,
of Kinston, presiding. Thursday
afternoon the Grand Jury had com
pleted its business and was ready
to make report. Mr. J. M. Britt, fore
man of the Grand Jury, made the re
port. After thanking the court and
solicitor for help in the the perform
ance of their duties, the report pro
ceeded to enumerate matters attend
ed to as follows:
(1) All bills of indictment present
ed to them by the court were care
fully examined and true returns made
on same. (2) The list of guardians
| were reviewed. (3) The report of
six justices of the peace out of 79
were read and it was found that one
had disposed of cases or assumed
' jurisdiction in matters belonging to
| the higher courts. (4) The county
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