Prominent Leaders Of In Com
ing Party Furnish Only
Thrill of the Day.
ASSISTANTS APPOINTED
The “swearing in” procedure of the
county officers here yesterday vcas
attended with unusual gusto, this be
ing the first time in thirty-two years
that the Republicans have made a
clean sweep and. captured the entire
county ticket. Early in the day the
rotunda of Johnston’s handsome tem
ple of justice was swarming with
eager, interested Republicans, waiting
for the business of the day to get
under way. Previous meetings had
just about slated the clerkships and
assistant officers, but enough of spec- |
ulation was in the air to cause a hum
of excitement. But it remained for
two prominent men of the incoming
party to, furnish the real excitement
of the day. Hon. James Raynor, of
Benson, who is among those promi
nently mentioned for county attorney,
and Mr. J. W. Jones, later in the day
elected chairman of the county board
of commissioners, furnished the thrill.
It happened in the lobby of the
court house, and it seems that these
two leaders in their party were dis
cussing some phase or phases of the
situation when they disagreed. Some
words were passed and the first thing
those in the sheriff’s office knew,
the head of Mr. Raynor made its
sudden appearance in that room
through the glass door. Mr. Raynor
sustained minor cuts on the face. Ac
cording to reports the two men ex
changed blows, that of Mr. Jones’
causing the damage. Among the first
appropriations to be made by the
county commissioners will probably
be for a new glass door.
By the time this incident had sub
sided, however, the real business of
the day was being tackled and it was
not long until the new officers had •
been installed.
Mr. J. Ira Lee, of Princeton, was
sworn in as clerk of the court and his
deputy, Mr. N. T. Ryals, of Benson,
who will act as clerk to the Record
er’s Court. Mr. N. E. Ward, of Selma,
will also be in the clerk’s office.
Mr. M. L. Stancil, of Benson, the
new register of deeds, has as his of
fice force, Mr J. C. Stancil and Miss ,
Mildred Young.
Sheriff Parker has appointed Mr. ,
J. P. Hales, of near Kenly, as his of- ,
fice deputy until January 1 at which (
time Miss Luna Pearson, who now
holds a position with the Cotter-Un
derwood Company, will take his
place. Mr. S. T. Price, of Wilders
township, has been appointed as field ,
deputy sheriff. Township officers will j
be named later.
Other officers who have taken
charge are: Mr. Robert L. Fitzgerald
of Pine Level, auditor; Mr. W. H.
Massey, of Princeton, solicitor of Re
corders court; Mr. Ezra Parker, of
Benson, judge of the Recorders court;
Mr. J. V. Penny, of Pleasant Grove,
surveyor; Mr. Charles Q. Stephenson,
coroner; Mr. G. T. Scott, of Selma,
iR. F. D. 1. treasurer.
The board of county commissioners
met with the entire membership pres
ent as follows: Messrs. J. W. Jones,
W. T. Lee, A. B. Hocutt, L. E. Bar
ber and A. H. Morgan The board did
not meet until.the afternoon, and the
remainder of the session was spent
in approving bonds of the various of
ficers The board is in session again
this morning and will probably have
a full day’s work. Among the items
to come up are the appointment of a
keeper for the county home and the
appointment of a jailer. According
to our information there have been
more than forty applicants to keep
the county home, but Mr. N. T. Flow
ers, originally of Bentonville town
ship, but now of this city, will prob
ably be appointed. Mr. Charles Q.
Stephenson, who was elected as cor
oner, is slated for jailer.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
*Notice is hereby given to the mem
bers of St. Paul’s Episcopal church
of a parish meeting to take place in
the church at 8 p. m. Tuesday, im
mediately after the Bible class.
GEO. M. MANLEY.
Cabinet Post
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tA^°c*gT^5T/ I=j
The calling of W. C. Coffey, Deal
of Minnesota Agricultural College t<
Washington for conference witl
President Coolidge has caused th<
Westerner to be mentioned as a likel;
successor to the late Secretary Wal
lace as head of the Department o
Agriculture.
Byrum Construction
Co. Goes Bankrupt
The Byrum Construction Company
of Oxford and Greensboro, who was
building the teachers’ dormitories ai
Princeton and Glendale, has recent
ly gone into the hands of the receiver
The county will not lose any monej
on account of the company being
bonded for the building and paymem
of all claims, in the Aetna Casualtj
Surety Company, of Hartford, Conn
The bonding is taking over the build
ings and will re-let the contracts a1
once. There will be some delay, how
ever, in finishing the buildings.
To Take Agriculture Census
Washington, fi? C. Nov. 22.—Th<
Department of Commerce is about t<
take a census of agriculture covering
the crop year 1924 and relating tc
conditions on or near January 1
1925. This is the first Census of Ag
riculture to be taken midway betweer
the decennial censuses; the Act o!
Congress authorizing it is based or
the belief that, with rapidly changing
conditions in agriculture, there shoulc
be a stock-taking as often as everj
five years. The work of taking the
census will begin on December 1, and
is to be completed on or before Jan
uary 31. As rapidly as possible after
the receipt of return statements will
be released for the press, by the Cen
su Bureau at Washington, relative to
production of the principal farm pro
ducts and the values of farm prop
erties, including land, buildings, ma
chinery, and live stock.
The enumeration will require the
services of 15,000 to 20,000 enumer
ators acting under the direction of
212 supervisors, who have for the
most part been selected from the em
ployees of the Bureau of the Census
and the Department of Agriculture.
Hamilton-Stancil
j A marriage that will be of interest
to friends here took place at the home
of the bride at Coats Thanksgiving
Day at eleven a. m., when Mrs. Lalan
Stancil, of Coats, and Mr. John G.
Hamilton, of this city, were married.
Elder of A. D. Johnson, of Coats, per
formed the ceremony. Immediately
after the ceremony a Thanksgiving
dinner was served at the home of the
bride, and upon the arrival of Mr. and
Mrs. Hamilton in Smithfield that aft
ernoon, a six o’clock dinner was
served.
Those attending the marriage from
Smithfield were: Elder and Mrs. Jesse
Barnes, Mr. D. T. Stephenson and
daughter, Nellie, Messrs. Oscar Ste
phenson, F. C. and Charlie Hamilton,
and little Miss Alma Hamilton.
j Electric Bulbs: Before purchasing
i ing electric bulbs that are offered at
exceptionally low price, the house
wife should ask whether or not they
are “refilled,” as a new bulb is
worth the difference in price, because
it will last longer and gives a much
better light.
THE HOTEL SMITHFIELD WISH
es to announce the beginning of
their annual season turkey dinners
onWednesday of each week. First
one tomorrow (Wednesday) 12 to
2 p. m. Regular price 75c. Cordial
dinner.
Hon. John E. Cameron Meets
Here With Delegation Advo
cating Florida Route
TAKE MATTER TO RALEIGH
According to Hon. John E. Cam
eron, of Kinston, state highway com
missioner for this district, the pav
ing of the road between Smithfield
and Selma has been authorized by
the State Highway Commission to be
paid for out of the $(>5,000,000 worth
t of road bonds already sold. The con
[ tract for this link has not been let
! but it has been charged up to Mr.
r | Cameron’s district and the road has
been surveyed and placed on the pre
ferred list.
This information came out at a
meeting held here Friday of repre
sentatives from Elm City, Kenly, Mi
’ cro, Selma, Smithfield, Four Oaks,
Benson, and Dunn, at which Col. Cam
eron was present. This delegation,
which numbered about sixty, met Col.
Cameron in the interest of the Caro
linas-Florida Short Route. Mr. T. C.
Young, who is president of the Caro
linas-Florida Short Route Associa
tion, had charge of the meeting but
quite a number of speakers from the
towns represented made talks to ac
quaint Col. Cameron with the plans
concerning the proposed route. It
, was made clear to the highway com
missioner that 200 miles would be
saved between Richmond, Ya., and
Jacksonville, Fla. by the route which
: they are advocating. It would p.&ss
' through one of the best agricultural
sections of North Carolina, an item
not to be overlooked. Among those
speaking in behalf of the proposed
route, were: Senator Paul D. Grady,
of Kenly; Hon. H. L. Godwin and G.
K. Grantham, of Dunn; C. T. Johnson
and Dr. A. S. Oliver, of Benson; W.
H. Call, of Selma; and F. H. Brooks,
of this city.
T. C. Young, of this city, and T. H.
Atkinson, of Selma, were appointed
to invite twenty-five road enthusi
asts each to appear before the state
highway commission in Raleigh at an
early date and present this route be
fore that body.
FAIR DIRECTORS
HOLD A MEETING
Committee Appointed In Effort
To Have A Bigger and Bet
ter County Fair.
FAIR FACES A DEFICIT
A meeting: of the stockholders of
the Johnston County Fair Association
called for Saturday morning at ten
o'clock was held in the commissioners
room of the court house and when it
was found that only those who were
directors of the Association had re
sponded to the call, the meeting re
solved itself into a directors meet
ing. The directors had met the first
part of the week and being confronted
with a deficit due to a number of
causes relative to the recent fair, had
decided to call a conference of the
stockholders. There are about thirty
three stockholders in the association
and the following were present Sat
urday: Dr. R. J. Noble, of Selma; C.
M. Wilson, of Wilson’s Mills; R. A.
Wellons, W. D. Hood, E. S. Edmund
son, J. H. Woodall, J. A. Narron, H.
C. Woodall, and Mrs. T. J. Lassiter.
The matter of the deficit which
faces the Association and which
amounts to around a thousand dol
lars was again discussed. It devel
oped that nearly enough money was
in hand to pay out standing bills, with
the exception of the premiums. A
motion was carried that these bills
be paid pro rata according to the
amount in hand, and that due bills
be issued to the prize winners that
may be redeemed a year hence, when
it is hoped that a successful fair will
enable this year’s loss to be over
come. Bad corp year, rain at the be
ginning of fair week, conditions in
the fair grounds due to the rain W'ere
among the reasons assigned as con
tributing to the deficit.
Dr. Noble then presented a propo
sition for a bigger and better fair for
Johnston County. His idea is for the
Association to be enlarged to in
clude a larger number of citizens of
the county and the purchase of a
suitable site for Fair grounds, proba
bly between Smithfield and Selma.
He would fence it, build a good race
track and put on a fair worth while.
Dr. Noble stressed the fact that good
roads are bringing tourists through
this section in larger numbers every
year. The Fair grounds, if located up
PRIZE CONTEST FOR CHILDREN
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THE GOLDEN RULE
Motto Design for Golden Rule Sunday, Made in the Style of Ancient Hand
Lettered Manuscripts From the Middle-Age Armenian Monasteries, by the
American Artist, J. Thompson Willing. Prizes Are Offered by Near East
Relief to Children for Coloring This Design, Using Crayons or Water-Color.
Local Ku Klux
Present $25 Purse
The Ku Klux made its first pub
lic appc.irunce in Smithfield last
Thursday night when representa
tives of the organization visited
the home of Mrs. Shep D.
Broadwell and presented her with
twenty-five dollars in cash. Whis
key has been the means of send
ing her husband to the roads and
the purse was a .timely gift to
her and her children. An effort is
now being made to secure a par
don for him that he may support
his family.
To Observe Golden
Rule S u n d a 5
A large congregation greeted Rev
A. J. Parker, the new pastor of Cen
morning and was rewarded by hear
tenary Methodist church Sunday
announcements which were made was
ing a splendid sermon. Among the
the suggestion that the members of
the congregation observe next Sun
day as Golden Rule Sunday. The ob
servance of this day asks that the
menu for dinner include typical dish
es eaten by the Armenians of the
Near East, and contribute to the
orphanages of the Near East the dif
ference in cost of this menu with thaf
of the usual Sunday dinner. The Gold
en Rule menu is as follows: Pilaf Ar
menian or macaroni and cheese, stew
ed apricots with Karo syrup, bread
and cocoa.
Rev. Mr. Parker announced that an
opportunity would be given next
Sunday for those of his congregation
to make this contribution. There arc
still in the Near East about 70,000
Armenian orphans to be cared for,
About 25,000 orphans were dismissed
.last year on a self-supporting basis,
Illustrated Lecture on Passion Play
Dr. I. P. Berry, of Chicago, gave
an illustrated lecture on the Passion
Play at the Methodist church Sunday
night. The pictures were said to have
been taken during the practice hours
of the players, who once every ten
years present ut. Oberammagau, Ba
varia, the story of the life of Christ
in dramatic form. Dr .Berry stated
that he lived for several weeks in the
house with Anton Lang, who plays
the part of the Christ. The lecture
and pictures were well received by a
large congregation.
Baptist News and Announcements
Last week was Thanksgiving and
orphanage week. Services were held
at Parrish Memorial and Pine Level
churches. Offerings were made at
these and tit Princeton and Sardis
churches. The collection from the
four churches amounted to about
$95.00. This is campaign week for
missions and- benevolences for next
year throughout the state and south
land. Cards have been distributed
and the work is progressing.
Next Sunday is regular monthly
services at Pine Level Baptist church.
■ Services at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Dur
ing this week there will be three cot
tage prayer meetings held by the pas
tor as follows: Wednesady night at
| Charley Evans’ in the country,
Thursday night at Mrs. Eliza Pike’s,
I Friday night at T, E. Britt’s.
The vocal music class that is being
conducted in this church has promised
to furnish the music for this service,
■ also for the sermon on Wednesday
night at Mr. Evans’. The public is
coridally invited to all these services.
on the highway, as it is in all proba
bility would be, could be used as a
“Tourists’ Camp,” and perhaps also
as a landing field for airships. Pro
gress is marching on”,. according to
Dr. Noble, “and we of Johnston coun
ty must keep pace.”
After listening to Dr. Noble, the
board of directors endorsed his plans
by appointing a committee to secure
options on sites for a Fair ground, and
also to interest new stockholders in
making the Johnston County Fair
what it ought to be.
Before the meeting adjourned Dr.
Noble, Messrs. C. M. Wilson and E. S.
Edmundson were named as a commit
tee to pass on the final report of the
Secretary after all the business de
tails shall have been arranged.
PRINCETON BOASTS
NO RAfSUICIDE
Correspondent Favors Austral
ian Ballot; Would Have Boon
Hill Township Divided.
PERSONAL
MENTION
PRINCETON, Dec. 1.—Baby ar
rivals this week: on Monday,
to Mr. and Mrs. Boothe, a boy;
on Tuesday, to Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Young, a boy, and to Mr. and Mrs.
.T. Ira Lee, a girl; on Wednesday, to
r Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Hinton, a boy.
Mothers and babies are getting along
nicely.
There are one thousand, six hundred
and seventy-five registered voters in
£5oon Hill township, and there were
only about 660 minutes in the entire
election day on November the 4th.
In the regular voting there is hardly
, one and one-half votes per minute for
the whole day. It would be impossible
for more than half the people to vote,
even if they wanted to do so. Boon
Hill township should be divided: one
precinct at Princeton, one at Brog
den. This will give for the next gen
eral election more than nine hundred
votes for each precinct.
We certainly advocate the Austra
lian ballot system. The writer lived
in one of the large cities for many
years, was an officer and had the priv
ilege of closely observing the voters
and the voting at every election. Un
der this system the corrupt voter can
take purchase money from candidates
on both sides, and it is impossible for
any one to see how he votes. No one
is allowed in the booth where he
marks his vote. This fact alone pre
vents men from trying to buy votes,
as there is absolutely no way for
them to see that they are delivered.
This system is certainly an improve
ment over the present method of vot
ing in Johnston county.
Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Aycock and
Miss Lena Woodard went to Raleigh
Wednesday.
Mrs. J. S. Barnes, from Clayton,
was a visitor in town Monday.
Mr. Jim IL Howell died Tuesday,
and was buried on the Woodman cem
etery on Wednesday. He was seventy
years old.
Misses Carrie Worley and Ruth
Wooten visited friends in Pine Level
Wednesday.
Mr. Joe Creech is visiting friends
in Durham this week.
Mrs. Diana Kornegay and Mrs. Hub
Kornegay, from Pine Level, were
visitors in town Sunday.
Messrs. Harvey and Ira Swicegood,
from Salisbury, were the guests of
Prof, and Mrs. M. P. Young Sunday.
Miss Stella Mason, Mrs. Byrd and
Mrs. Jones, from Mount Olive, were
visitors in town Sunday.
Misses Gulie and Carrie Worley,
James Game and Earl Creech went to
Goldsboro Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hood from
Smithfield, were the guests of Dr. and
Mrrs. Raplh Stevens Sunday.
Mr. W. P. Raiford, from Durham,
was in town Saturday shaking hands
with many of his old friends. All of
them are always glad to see Pat come
down on a visit.
Mr. Frank Pearce, teacher at Tar
boro, and Miss Lissie Pearce, who is
teaching at Glendale, are at home for
the week end.
Christmas Bazaar
The Christmas bazaar of the
Methodist Missionary Society will be
held on Tuesday and Wednesday,
December 9 and 10, at Johnston &
Stephenson’s drug store. The ba
zaar will open at 9:30 o’clock and will
be open day and night for two days.
Come one and all and get your Christ
: mas articles.
Circle No. Three to Meet
The members of Circle No. 3 of the
Methodist Missionary Society will
meet with Mrs. Will Hood Wednes
day afternon at three o’clock. All
those who have articles finished for
the Christmas bazaar are requested
to bring them to this meeting.
FOR SALE—ONE TAN LEATHER
couch and one Whitney reversible
baby carriage. Both at a bargain.
See N. L. Perkins, Smithfield, N.C.