SMxTHFIELD, N. C., FRIDA':’. JANUARY 2.
NUMBER l
pen WEDDINB
Mr. Itoy Smith, of Benson. Weds
Young Lady of North Wilks
boio; Married In Church
HONEYMOON IN KLO:. .• DA
North Wilkesboro, Dec. 31.—Beau
| tifui and impressive wa the wedding
> I d Saturday < •. ning at 6:30
o'clock, in the First Baptist church,
v h n Carrie Vance Foote, second
i daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Vance
i i ' to, was united is marriage to
i ■
i Church was most elaborately and ar
tistically decorated for the occasion,
i The bad ground was a forest of ce
j a-dow with nnrads of cathe
dral candles.
The altar was in the form of a An
( i y, covered ith tulle, intertwined
v la delicate tern and trailing cc
uars, surrounded by candles, which
H'd their soft rays heightening the
It's -tv of the improvised mid-forest
cathedral scene.
Wi le the guests were being ush
e: et. to their seats, Miss Burvelle Mc
Farland softly rendered Andante.
Prior to the ceremony, Mrs. Eugene
LeGrande, cousin of the bride, de
lightfully sang “At Dawning” and
‘‘You and I”.
To the strains of Lohengrin’s Wed
ding March, the bridal party entered
the church by two aisles, which were
extensively d ecorated their entire
length with square columns inter
twined with trailing cedars and holly
4*g- stive of the Christmas season.
further
- <» V, ,
surmounted with lighted candles.
The ring ceremony was performed
by Rev. W. L. Griggs, pastor of the
First baptist church of North
Wilkeshoro. After Dr. Griggs took
; Is pl$iv, the ushers entered by the
wo africs, viz: Claude Doughton and
'.ir’es Hix; Russell Hodges and
rthie Leu set s., followed in alternate
.-dor ly Mx bridesmaids and their
,:tendaits: Hazel Stephenson and
'label Johnson; Frank Whitaker and
Ceorge Eollaman; Maude Johnson and ,
Hath Reeves; Luther Milk and Al
\n PjuYcr: Blanche Martin and Elo
-.'GHiNu.^oqd; Carroll Morgan and
;>Oi,ni« Norris.
The bridesmaids were most artis
tically gowned in spangled georgette
dresses in radiant rainbow colors,
"aeh bridesmaid carried an exquisite
ft uquet of pink Bride’s roses tied
with tulle to harmonize with her
dress.
m> } rate bows of tulle
.s ■ t'ii Tlf f'.* *.. i
The dame of honor, Mrs. William
R. Wellborn,, an aunt of the bride,
was charmingly gowned in a clinging
yellow pastel georgette ornamented
with beads and fur, carrying a tre
mendous bouquet of yellow Marechal
Nit 1 rosebuds and valley lilies.
Miss Bernice Foote, maid of honor
end sister of the bride, was exqui
sitely gowned in an imported French
I Hue georgette gorgeously spangled
! with rhinestones and silver heads,
i.i’ri carried a bouquet of delicate
pink Richmond roses and lilies of the
valley.
The little ring beater, Owen Smith,
tr< ther of the groom, entered, wear
ing a black velvet suit, carrying the
ting on a diminutive satin pillow.
The dainty little flower girls, Bet
I be Thomas and Naomi Smith, preced
ed the birde. They wore georgette
ever white charmeuse, daintily
trimmed in lace, and scattered rose
petals all along the way.
TH» bride, a young lady of charm
ing personality and rare beauty, was
U vely in a Parisian creation of white
spangled georgette, with coronet
fashitned veil, encircled with orange,
^blosscms. As she approached the
altar the veil was worn over her face
as in 'ye olden time", and thrown back
on ret ting. She entered w th her fa
ther, Ur. A. V. Foote, an< was met
at the altar by the groom, Mr. Roy
Smith, attended by his best man, Mr.
! John Parrish.
The dresses of the bride and the
j maid of honor were the gifts cf their
aunt, M,ws Nan Wellborn, wh* recent
j returned from Paris.
The proem is a son cf Mr. and Mrs
ntinted on page Five)
Goes To Charlotte
ROET. A. WELLONS
Locales In Charlotte Where JK
Will Form Partnership
With B. F. Wellons
HAS PROMISING FUTURE
Kmithfkld and the Johnston County
bar lo»es one of the most promising
young lawyers in the county when
Mr. Robert A. Wetl,ons leaves for
Charlotte to associate himself with
his cousin, Mr. Ren F. Wellons, who
has been practising law in that city
f r a number of vears.
Mr. ’£ ..Uocc, v.'b:-. is a. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. A. Wellons. of this
city, has boon associated with his fa
ther in the practise of law since 1918,
the firm being known as Wellons &
Wellons. He graduated from the lo
cal graded school in 1912. In the fall
of that year he went to Werntz Prep
aratory School at Annapolis, Md.,
where he completed the course. He
spent one session at the University
of North Carolina, going from that
school to Washington and Lee Uni
versity and graduating there in 191C
with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
Following his graduation he attend
ed the summer law school at Wake
Forest College and was admitted to
the bar in 1916. He decided to lo
cate in his home town and practise
his profession here until April 1917.
Along with others who volunteered
in the World War he went to the
First Officers Training Camp at Ogle
thorp, Ga. He was later transferred
to the air service and after studying
at the Georgia School of Technology.
Atlanta, and also at Princeton Uni
versity, he was commissioned second
lieutenant and began instructing in
t'lyng at Scott Field, Illinois. He , was
later advanced to Flying Adjutant at
Scott Field, and as such was in charge
of all the flying on this field. He made
an unusual record at Scott Field,
threading with an airplane the four j
bridges spannning the Mississippi j
rver. He was the frst and only flyer I
to accomplish this. ,
After th war, Mr. Wellons, having i
received his discharge in December, 1
1918, returned to Smithfield, and re
sumed his law practise. He has taken ;
an active part in the life of his com
munity and has done notable work
in various political campaigns. In
Aprl, 1922, be was elected president
of the Johnston County Bar Associa
tion, which position he held until the
last meeting when he tendered his
resignation. The association passed
complimentary 1 evolutions commend
ng him to the Charlotte bar. For two
years he served as secretary of the
Johnston County Fair.
Mr. Wellons is well known not only
in his native county hut through jut
this section of the stat’. In 1919 he
was assistant chief marshall of the
State Fair. He is a shvmer, be:ng a
member of the Oasis Temple. ,
Hi? friends predict for bin* a hiil
liant career in the wider field which
he has chosen.
One farmer in Beaufort County re
cently had farm agent F. W. Risher
t« help him secure ar.d plant 200 pe
can trees. The movement is growing
over all eastern Carolina.
K ITEMS FROM
Mrs. Emmet H. Steger Gives
Lovely Party To Members
Of The Halyecn Club
BOWNING
THE SUBJECT
Clayton, Dec. 31.—Miss Doris JeS
fries, who is teaching at Leaksviile,
is here to - pend the holidays with Dr.
and Mrs. B. A. Hocutt.
Mr. and Mrs H H. Smith ,of Au
burn, spent Sunday here, the guests
of Mr Smith’s sister, Mrs. L. R. Bran
ham.
Miss Mabel Ellis, who is teaching at
Dine Hall, is spending the holidays
with hei parents, Mr. and Mrs J. L.
Ellis.
Misses .Mildred Branham and Ella
I Smith, of Raleigh, spent Sunday here
with relatives.
-Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Page and
Huhg, Jr., spent Sunday with rela
tives at Sanford.
Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Rancher have
gone 1 - Binghamton, N Y., to spend
the holidays with relatives.
Mi Gladys Branham sf nt las*
Thursday in Auburn with relative.-.
Clayton boys and girls attending
colleges and schools are ail home ti
the holidays. Among them tie: Mes
srs. Elliot and Devane McCullers,
George Bryan, and Bill Massey;
Misses Sarah Richardson, Dorothy
Young, Octavia Jeffries, Martha Has
sell, Elizabeth Turley, Annie V. Ellis,
Miriam Turley, Mary Pender Hales;
i Gcnevie Baucom, Iris Yelvingtor,
; Carrie Jones, Mae Garner. B( ask
Connor, Alda Hamrick, Zeld. Barnen
land Margaret Lee Jones.
I At Lie hospitable home , .
W. Massey, Mrs. Emmett H. Sieger
! graciously entertained the Halcyon
Club Wednesday afternoon, Decem
ber 17. Yuletide decoration.* of holly,
poinsettas and Christmas bells were
I used effectively in the sun parlo- mu
sic room, and dining room. The gener
al topic for the afternoon's study
was Robert Browning. Miss Grace
Barbour discussed interestingly and
thoroughly the life and writngs of
this much-loved poet, after which
Mrs. Y. M. Holland told in a picas
:ant manner the story of the dramatic
I poem, “Pipoa Passes.” Mrs. R. C.
White and Mi's Berpjce Stringfield
; rendered beautiful and appropriate
numbers on the piano. Mrs. W. J.
Payne gave an amusing parody on the
poem, “The Night Before Christmas.”
The closing number of the properm
.was a beautiful combination of Christ
mas song and story, the song by Miss
Virginia Port and Miss Grace Pob
ertson and the readings by little
Miss Alice Barbour who was fairv
like in a white cestume trimmed with
stars and tinsel. The hostess assist
ed by Mrs. Chas. W. Horne served
lovely ices in molds with cake squares
bearing a miniature poinsetta. After
which salted almonds were passed.
The favors were beautiful powder
puffs showered with yellow and white
ribbons, the club col; rs. and wrapped
as Christmas packages and distribut
ed by little Miss Alice Barbour.
Antogn the many guests enjoying the
hospitality of this charming hostess
wore: Miss Yates, cf the State Libra
ry Commission, and Miss Mildred
Rcdiper, cf Raleigh.
Kiwanis Club Elect
New Year Officers
At a supper meeting served by the
Woman’s Club in the club room Tues
day evening, the Kiwanis Club elected
officers for t’n new year. Mr. E. J.
Wellons was elected president, Mr.
H. B. Marrow, vice-president, and Mr.
George Ragsdale, secretary. Mr.
Chas. A. Creech was elected district
trustee. This was purely a business
meeting and no special program was
’ arranged.
One farmer in Chowan County
: states the fruit which rotted on his
trees this season would have paid for
a spraying outfit.
Short. Course for Beekeepers, at
; State College, January 20 to 22.
Write tc Prof. Z. P. Metcalf for in
formation. The course is free.
Two From Johnston
Receive Law License
Among the ninety-six applications
i for law license who will stand the ex
amination on Monday, January 26,
are two from Johnston County, Messrs
Albeit A. Corbett and Joseph E. Tal
ton, of Selma. A new rule requires
applicants to be published thirty
(lavs before the examination is held.
Girl Gets $iSsQ00
For Writing Essay
i\< >v Y- k, Dec. 10. Miss Julia
coo, 1, of Portland, Ore., has been
i a warded a $15,000 model home as
,i:rst pi ize in a home-lighting essay
• nt ' t in which 1,000,000 children
| > the. United States and Canada
• •■>mp- the lighting educational
lommitteo announced tonight.
Ten other boys and girls re
’ -fived scholarships, ranging in value
tom $200 to S3.200. George R. Pin
roe, of Oakland, Calif., and Doro
Lathe, of Quebec, \vrre given
‘ L200 scholarships.
The scholarships may be used in
ny American or Canadian college or
Among other awards was one worth
: 00 to Miss Lueile Brewer, 6f Gains
.’i)!e, Ga.
rasses bill S. o 1*;ve
Mrs. W-lscr Peru ion
Washington, Dec. 30.—A bill grant
;ng a pension of $5,000 annually to
Mrs. Edith Bolling Wilson,widow of
the war-time President,, was passed
today by the Senate. It now goes to
the House.
OI R OAKS NEWS ITEMS
t, . i
Four Oaks, Dec. 31.—Miss Annie
! Fi rd, who spent the Christmas holi
days here with her parents, returned
to Pikeville Sunday.
Misses Clyde Sanders, Ruby Stan
| ley, of Coker College, and Margaret
j Rich, of Louisburg College, are
' spending the Christmas holidays with
' their relatives here.
Misses Tennys Thornton and Anna
belle Thornton, of Goldsboro, spent
the week with Mrs. Wra. Sanders.
Messrs. Gilbert Grady and Ronald
; Keene, students at the University are
I spending the holidays here.
Mr. Call Lewis spent the week end
in Southern Pines with friends.
, Misses Pauline Thornton and Paul
ine Creech, of Goldsboro, are spend
ing a few days with Miss Luna Lewis.
Mr. Talmadge Cole, of Wilmington,
spent the holidays with his brothers
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Alderman,
of High J < int, visited their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Adams, Christ
mas.
Mr James Adams, of Dallas, Tex
as, is spending Christmas with his
perents here.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Myms, of Dillon,
S. C., spent Christmas with their pa
rents here
Mr. Bill Manning, of Williamston,
visited friends near here last week.
Mr. Gilbert Grady spent Sunday in
Stantonsburg with friends.
Mrs. Reid Adams spent Christmas
in Richlands with her mother.
The following teachers spent the
holidays in their respective homes:
Miss Jane Thornton, Winston-Salem;
Miss Nancy Moose. Greensboro; Miss
Angeline Cole, Asheville; Miss Mary
Wooten, Rocky Mount; Miss Joseph
ine Conley, Southern Pines; Miss An
nie Lou Alston, Fallston; Miss Una
Brogden, Calypso; Annie Strand,
Chapel Hill; Daisy Doxey, Ports
mouth, Va.:Mr. and Mrs. J. T Hatch
er, Snow Hill.
Mr Kermitt Pascall, of Goldsboro,
is spending several days with Mr.
Gilbert Grady here .
Mrs. Nathan Keene is spending
some time in Richmond, Va., with
friends and relatives.
Miss Laeta Potts, of Smithfield, is 1
spending the week end with Mrs. R.
C. Car.aday.
Among those who saw the "Hunch
back of Notre Da«e” in Benson were:
Misses Luna Lewis, Nancy Moose,
Emma Stanley, Mrs. R. C. Canaday,
Mesrs. Carl Lewis, Lexie Barefoot,
Joe Baldwin, Norman Westbrook,
Chester Cole, Theoron Hobbs, and
Cleon Samders.
Recorder’s Court Tackles
Docket of About 50 Cases
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First Application
For Duke University
Durham, Dei . 31.— Clover, S. €.,
has the distinction of furnishing
the first applicant for admsrion to
Duke University.
Application has been made to
President \V. P. Few for the en
trance of Edwin Smith, of Clover,
in the freshman class of next year.
Th? boy will graduate from Clo
! vcr High School a June, and the
I registration was made by his fath
I er
Mr. Duke Is Pleased By Action
Of Trinity Board In Cirang
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HOSPIT
\LS WANT HEI.f
Charlotte, Pee. 30.—College? and
other institutions named as be net i
! ciaries *■ ■ the $40,000,000 trust recent
ly established by J. B. Duke, multi
millionaire tobacco and power manu
facturer. will not receive any of the
proceeds of the fund until 1926, ac
cording to a statement here today by
Mr. Duke.
He pointed out that the income
; from the trust property in 1925 has
' already been neluded in the plans for
expansion of the At Jlherr) Po Vor
company and that the trust estate
really will not begin to function un
til a year from now. However, it is
understood that the $6,000,000 for
Duke university will be available at
once.
Mr. Duke expressed genuine
pleasure at the action yesterday of
the hoard of trustees of Trinity col
lege in changing the name of the
institution to Duke university, .here
by receiving $6,000,000 in cash and
an annual income of 32 percent of
t! ’> yearly earnings of the trust fund.
Mr. Duke said he had anticipated
^he board’s action and was not sur
prised by the acceptance of his offer.
Many hospitals already have ap
plied for help from the fund, accord
ing to Mr. Duke. He pointed out that
these applications will be handled by
the trustees. In this connection he
pointed out that no hospital operated
for private gain can become a bene
ficiary of the fund.
Jones ramily Hold
Reunion In Cleveland
On Thursday, December, a family
reunion was held at the home of Mr.
J. E. Jones, of Cleveland Township,
in celebration of the 71st birthday of
his mother, Mrs. J. G. Jones. Though
the day was rough most of the chil
dren and a few friends of the family
were present to enjoy the dinner and
to be with their brothers, sisters and
friends one more time. Many beauti
ful presents were brought to Mrs.
Jones. Her husband has been dead
about five years.
About one o’clock dinner was spread
and such a fine dinner it was. Every
good thing you could think of was i
there. During the dinner hour “sharp
jokes flew, not dull nor few”; but
the best spirit was shown when a
feeble old gentleman living near by
was not forgotten. A box was filled
with nice things to eat and taken to
him. The afternoon was spent in
pleasant conversation, the Jones boys
telling jokes and talking over their
early life. About four o’clock all be
gan to separate saying it was the
best Christmas they had spent in
many years. The left wishing Mrs.
Jones mny more happy birthdays.
Written by One Present.
Eight hens out of every forty were
poor layers, found J. W. Williams, of
Pasquotank County, who had farm
agent G. W. Falls to help him cull
his flock.
First Court Under New Admin
istration Is Held After Sev
eral Weeks Recess
JUDGE PARKER PRESIDES
| _
After a recess of more than a
month due to a prolonged session of
! the Superior Court and the Christ
mas holidays, the Recorder’s Court
opened here again on December 30
and continued for two days.
This was the first session of the Re
corder’s Court under the Republican
administration. The new judge, Hon.
Ezra Parker, of Benson, was brief
with his opening remarks and the dis
patch of business was soon on the
way. He charged the public that the
[court house mu t be kept as nearly
clean as possible. Promiscuous spit
ting and peanut shells on the floor
will not be tolerated. The new judge
realizes that his is a weighty ife.-pon
sibility, requiring that so far as pos
sible, he must do justice between the
discordant people of this county and
safeguard their property rights.
He appealed to the lawyers and other
court officials for their support in
conducting the affairs of justice.
lion, h. H. Brooks, a former judge
of this court, addressed the court, as
suring him of the closest co-operation
of the members of the bar.
Judge Parker and Solicitor W. H.
Massey then took stock of the docket
and the work of disposing of some
thing over fifty cases on the criminal
calendar was begun. Those disposed
of were as follows:
State vs. Norman Smith and Ander
son, charged with larceny. Smith
not guilty; Anderson guilty on ore
rhncfw. 4u;d*nvint thirty, days on. ie
roads; probable cause "found on'oth /
charge and bound over to Superior**^
Court.
State vs. Arthur McLamb. Assault
with deadly weapon. Guilty of sim
ple assault. Judgment suspended up
pn payment of costs.
State vs. \V. Pendergraft and How
ard Pendergraft, assault. Judgment
suspended upon payment of costs.
State vs. Ernest E. Hudson, assault
with deadly weapon. Guilty; four
months in jail and to work on roads.
Judgment suspended for two years
of good behavior upon payment of
costs. Appealed to Superior Court.
State vs. Ernest B. Hudson, assault
on female. Guilty. Discharged upon
payment of costs.
State vs. Handy Garvin, larceny.
Guilty. Fined $10 and costs.
State vs. Almon Turnage, assault
with deadly weapon. Guilty; four
months on roads. Judgment suspend
ed upon two years of good behavior
ana payment ox costs.
State vs James Dodd, operating car
while intoxicated. Guilty; judgment
suspended upon payment of costs.
State vs. James Dodd, transport
ing. Guilty; Judgment suspended
upon payment of costs.
State vs. John McDuffie, Assault;
Suilty; fined $15 and costs.
State vs. A. T. Stephenson, trans
porting while intoxicated. Not guil
ty.
attorneys from out of the county
present were: L. L. Levinson, of
Doats; Charlie G'iy and L. J. Best, of
3unn; W. C. Douglass, of Raleigh;
ind J. E. Rhodes, of Wendell.
Mrs. Bickett Studying
Law Under Judge Pell
Raleigh, Dec. 30.—Mrs. Thomas W.
Bickett, county welfare superinten
ient, is studying law under Judge
jeorge P. Pell and the former mis
:ress of the mansion is further quali
fying herself for her work.
It is not Mrs. Bickett’s purpose to
practice the profession that her dis
dnguished husband adopted after
leaving the schoolroom, the same vo
cation that her son is now success
fully following in the old home in
Louisburg. But Mrs. Bickett desires
to know the principle of law and she
means to make it minister to her of
fice which she is filing with such
public satisfacton.—Greensboro News.
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