VOLUME 43 Larcest Circulation of anv Newsnaoer Published in Johnston Countv SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1924 Published Tuesday and Friday Price: .1.200 the year NUMBER 28 PROMINENT WOMEN OF STATE SPEAK TO Mrs. Johnson, Miss Rid dick, Mrs. Rickett and Miss Lewis Meet With Woman’s Club HOLD BANQUET MEETING The Smithfield Business and Pro fessional Women's Club had a most auspicious launching with four dis tinguished business women of the State present at the banquet given Tuesday evening at the Woman’s club. Miss Elsie Riddick, President of the State Federation of Business Women's clubs, Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, State Superintendent of Public Welfare, Mrs. T. W. Bickett, of the State Department of Health, and Miss Lottie Lewis, treasurer of W’ake County, were present and made talks. Miss Cora Belle Ives, president of the local club, presided over the session, various stunts giv ing variety to the first part of the program. As soon as the dessert was served, Miss Mary E. Wells, assist ant County Superintendent of schools, introduced Miss Riddick, who spoke interestingly on the value of a Busi ness and Professional Woman’s club. She told how women proved during the war that they were capable of entering many new vocations, and that since the war, they were still exercising their new freedom in this respect. The value of business wo men banding together, she said, had bee nproven. Cooperation, efficiency, education constitutes the program which these clubs strive to put over. Cooperation along the lines of rec reation, keeping physically fit, train ing for work one loves, providing edu cational facilities for those who want to keep studying are some of the things that these clubs promote. “Better business women for better business” is their motto. .hollowing Miss Riddick, Mrs. Johnson spoke particularly of the leg islative program that women can fur ther. She stressed the importance of women using the ballot, but pointed out that cooperative methods in get ting laws passed was the wise course to pursue. She brought a new thought to many present as she told of laws already on the statutes which are not functioning. Mrs. T. W. Bickett was the next speaker, and made a plea for the home. She said too many girls, in these days when business opportuni ties call, say “no” to marriage pro posals, whereas she would like for business girls to carry the same ef ficiency which they exercise in their offices into well regulated homes. Miss Lottie Lewis, was the last on the program, and her talk was rath er a personal experience as to what the Business and Professional Club has meant to her. She referred to her campaign as candidate for treas urer of Wake County and paid trib ute to the Women who helped her win out. The keynote of her talk, however, was for women who enter the business world to preserve their womanliness. A woman can enter any field of endeavor, said Miss Lewis, and yet re nain a womanly woman. Motor Club Will Open Office At Goldsboro Goldsboro, April 2.—The Carolina Motor club, with headquarters at Greensboro, will open an office here this week. It will be the official au tomobile license bureau of the de partment of state which Secretary Everett has authorized for the handl ing of automobile license tags. Com plete information may be obtained at this office at any time an da full time man will be placed in charge of the office. McLean Supporters of Smithfield Township Elect Their Officers At the meeting of the friends and supporters of Hon. A. W. McLean for (governor held in the court house on Tuesday, April 1, the following officers were elected for Smithfield township: J. W. Stephenson, chairman; J. A. Narron, secretary; Judgei F. H. Brooks, chairman advisory committee, to work with township organization in Smithfield town ship. Also the following were elected as members of the advisory com mittee: Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, Mrs. L. G. Patterson, Mrs. Jas. H. Kirk man, Mrs. E. F. Crump, Miss Cora Belle Ives, Charles A. Creech, R. A. Wellons, E. S. Abell, and W. H. Austin. LITTLE WILMOTH VAN ALLEN VICTIM OF A FAMILY FEUD Booneville, Ark., April 1.—Lick Creek Valley, a little community seven miles from this city, turned out Monday for the funeral of Little Wil moth Van Allen, 3-year-old victim of the McCarson-Van Allen feud, who was killed Sunday in a clash between the two families on a highway near the McCarson home. The body of the little girl, who was shot four times, was buried in the little country graveyard near her home. Hundreds of men and women gathered for the ceremony. Reports from the hospital at Paris, Ark., where six of the seven persons wounded in the battle were taken for treatment were to the effc-cet that all probably would recover although the conditions of Mrs. Burley Van Allen, and Charles and Ruby Allen, the latter half brother and sister, re spectively, of the dead child, w'ere said to be serious. County officers said last night they had failed, after a day of investiga tion to fix responsibility for the clash. Warrants have been issued for all the principals involved and will be served today, it was said, unless the men surrender. Thirteen members of the Van Al her family were on their way to the home of a relative when the clash oc curred. Sam McCarson and his fami ly live on thS road over which the wagon bearing the Van Allen family passed. Conflicting stories of the shooting were told by members of the two families. The 12-year-old son of Sam McCarson declared that Dewey Van Allen precipitated the fight when he drew a shotgun from the wagon. Mrs. Geary Van Allen, however, asserted that McCarson fired the first shot. The Van Allen and McCarson fami lies are related by marriage. Bad feeling is said to have existed be tween the two families for some tim% the feud having been renewed sev eral days ago by a school yard fight among the children. Will H. Hays Extends Film Contract 3 Years At $822 Daily Salary The Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, comprising most of the important film makers of the United States, will be guided until March, 1928, by Will H. Hays, its present President, At the annual meeting of the Board of Directors Monday Mr. Hays signed a three-year extension of his contract which has a year to to run. When Mr. Hays was elected in 1922 The World’s exclusive story said his salary was to be $300,000 a year, or $821.92 a day. This, it is understood, is the salary stipulated in the extension contract. The announcement allays rumors which ranged from the return of Mr. Hays to politics to a resignation ow ing to internal disturbances in the industry because of policies on which he has insisted. The reason some people don’t smile oftener is because they’re not sure their teeth will stay in place. • Elevation Township Girl Visits Nation’s Capital Miss Pearl Johnson, a Student at East Carolina Teachers College at Greenville Writes Interestingly of a Sight-Seeing Trip to Washington, D. C.; Shakes Hands With President The following letter to her parents from Miss Pearl Johnson, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. Ruffin Johnson of Elevation Township, who is a stu dent at East Carolina Teachers Col lege at Greenville, will be of inter est to a number in the county, and we are glad to pass it on. Dear Mother and Daddy: I have returned from my trip to Washington, D. C., and wish I could tell you all about it but it would be impossible to write it all even if I had time. There were forty-five of ous col lege girls and ten high school girls who went on this sight seeing trip. Just the right number of us to have a good time and I think every one had a good time, too. On our way to Washington, we j spent one day in Norfolk, Va. While ! there we visited the Naval Base and learned something about life in the navy. We saw the boys studying in the various rooms in which we went. One very interesting thing was the observation of a class of beginners in radio. While there we were shown some very pretty loving cups that had been won in various contests. Tn the afternoon we visited the navy and U. S. Naval hospital, Tn the navy we saw and went on the bat tleship Texas, the fourth largest ship in the navy. It was there being re paired. We were allowed to go on it and the guide explained many things about a ship to us. In addi tion to seeing the Texas we saw there a number of other ships out of com mission undergoing miscellaneous minor repairs. At 5:30 o'clock Monday afternoon (Continued on Page five) Governor Morrison Marries Mrs. G. W. Watts of Durham RECORDER’S COURT HAS LIGHT DOCKET The following cases were disposed of in Recorder’s court here Tuesday. I State vs. E. V. Barbour, charg with giving worthless check; defend ant plead guilty. Judgment suspend ed upon the defendant’s making good check and paying the costs. State vs. Vassie Jordan, violation of prohibition laws. He was found guilty on three counts and was fined $150 and costs on the first count. On second and third counts he was sent enced to three months on roads. Road sentence was suspended during good behavior for a term of two years. Capias to issue at the request of the solicitor. State vs. McCoy Crawford, abond onment and assault. Not guilty of charge of assault. Guilty of aband onment. Judgment that defendant be confined in jail for six months and pay costs, and the defendant < nter ing into a bond of $500 payable to the prosecuting witness to be null and void upon his paying to his wife I $30 per month. The defendant ap I pealed to August term of Superior Court under $500 bond. State vs. Exum Johnson, charged with violation of prohibition laws ard auto laws. He was found guilty on all three counts; fined $25 on first two counts. On the count violating auto laws, prayer for judgment was continued during good behavior and without prejudice. State vs. Walt Lee, peeping. Guil ty; $10 fine and costs. Presbyterian Church __ Rev. J. R. Woods, of Richmond, Va., will preach here Sunday morn ing and night at the usual hours. The public is invited to these services. MOTOR DEATH CLAIMS OVER MILLION IN 1 COMPANY IN 1923 For the first time in its history the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com pany paid more than $1,000,000 in 1923 on claims arising from automo bile mortalities. The total was $1, 144,304, as against $867,000 in 1922, the previous,, high mark. The curve for automobile mortality continues to show a rising trend, the company announces, the percentage of mortal accidents from this cause last January having increased by more than 17 per cent., over Janu ary, 1923. Thi sfigure is based upon the experience of 15,000,000 indus trial policyholders of Metropolitan in this country and Canada.—N. Y. World. Mr. B. L. Jones spent Sunday in Louisburg. Gov. and Mrs. Morrison Leave for New York; Quiet Ceremony; A Surprise to Friends. i i Durham, April 2.—Governor' Cam eron Morrison and Mrs. Sara Ecker | Durham millionaire financier, were | married here this afternoon at 4 ! o'clock at the Watt* mansion on South Duke street. Rev. Dr. David II. | Scanlon, pastor of the Durham First | Presbytei’ian church, officiated at 1he ceremony which was witnessed by the | Governor’s sister, Miss Ida Morrison, ' and a few personal friends. Immedi ately after the ceremony, Governor \ and Mrs* Morrison motored to Greensboro where they were to have I taken a New York train for their honeymoon trip. The bride one of the wealthiest women in North Carolina, is a native of Syracuse, N. Y., and was married to. the wealthy Durham capitalists in that city on October 25, 1917? Some years ago, she was a trained nurse, but had given up that profession pri or to her marriage to Mr. Watts. Since taking up her residence in Durham, Mrs. Watts had made n any friends and was the center of social activity. Her attractive manner won for her a host of admirers. The Watts mansion on Morehead Hill is one of the most beautiful estates in this sec tion. Here, it is predicted, the Gov ernor of North Carolina and his bride will spend a great part of their time on their return to this state, until the expiration of his term as Governor. Governor Morrison had been a widower since 1920, his first wife having died during his gubernatorial campaign. His daughter, Angelina, and his sister, Miss Ida Morrison, have made the Governor’s Mansion in Raleigh their home since the inaugu ration in January, 1921, although the Governor has spent much of his summers in the western part of the State. Although the Governor and Mrs. Watts had known each other for sev eral years, it was only in