FORTY-FOURTH YEAR SMITHFIELD. N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1925 NUMBER 3 SELMA NEWS ITEMS FULL MEREST Miss Rosa Lee® Fulghum Be comes Bride of Mr. Maurice A^piggs, of Wilson : M%j KUTZ GOES ABROAD Selma, Jan. 6.—Saturday after noon at one o’cltf^k the Baptist^ar gsnage w® the scene of a quiet but ,jSWutiful wedding when Miss^Kosa ^Lee Fulghum became the bride of Mr. Maurice A. Biggs, of Wilson. The living- room of the parsonage, where tnSftceremony was performed, was tastefully decorated with na@ cissas, and ferns, a coll*) scheme of white and gi®a being- carried out. Rev. C. 11. Caswell was the officiat ing master, the impressive -flng ceremony being used. Only a few relativ® and friends were present, owing to 1 de recent death of the ) bride’s father. The bride was be comingly attired in a going away suit of brown and reindeer with fur trim mings and hat, shoes and gloves to match. She is the daughter (jjf Mrs. T. R. Fulghum. ^nd is a very popular and at Elective member of the young er set. She was educated at Elo^r ^College wherCc-she was neld is the ^highest esteenx£hy faculty and stu dents. Mr. Biggs is the son of jjr. and Mrs. N. A. Biggs, of Smithfield. He holds a responsible position with the A. C. L. Railw#^ Company at Wilson, where Mr. and Mrs. Biggs will be at home to their friends after a wedding trip to Washington, New York, and other points north. Estill N. Kutz, nineteen-year-old son of Mr. am^-yVIrs. J. p. Kutz, sailed Saturday, January 3, from Norfolk oil the S. S. Denham, with 8® head of gj horses arij mules for Barcelona, Spain, and Leghorn, ItalyJ) Mr, A. T. Millender, of 505 Broad Street, Portsmouth, Va.. spent last week end in Seima. Mr. Millender says that he spent his boyhood days in Sejma, and that his family, the N< ides the-' Hoij^s fwjrc the oidy other families living in Selma then. There was nothing on the north side of the Southern Railway except the station and„a blacksmith shop. The £.v:/Wti©of the place, while seemingly under favorable circumstances, has 1 • en marvelous. ®Ic prophesies that Selma will be a city in the near fu ture. 0 Their many frienrrs Qre glad to learn that tK® young son of Mr. and Sir's. R. P. Oliver now seems on the i( ad (Jo recovery. He has been se riously ill with pneumonia and was attended by ms uncle, Dr. A^S. Oli ver, of Benson, and Dr. George D. Vick, of Seln;^,. His nurse, Miss Fan nie (||ibble, of Dunn, left Sunday. Mrs. T. H. Alford i^id Miss Mag gie Barns^, of Raleigh, spent last Sun day with -Mrs. E. G. Richardso.n. Mr. Oscar Mozingo, of Warning ton, spent last Sunday in Selma witf? 5: relatives. We regret to chronicle the illness frf Mrs. A. E.^IcKiethan, at her home on Anderson street. (S) ® Miss Eva Richards^ ^spent last week end wjy^h the family of Mr. J. D. Barnes #i Dunn. Mr. Hughes Pearce of W'ilmington was in the city last week on busi -vlr. and Mrs. C. E. Younger spent Sunday with iTlatives in Raleigh. Mrs. Sam Edgerton and little ughter, of Goldsboro, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Ira I^itten is quite ill at his heme v€th Pneumonia. Camille and Roy Rodgers, J$, have returned %cm atv® weeks visit to relatives in Baxley and Reids#ille Ga. O Mr. J. D. Mas^y left Wednesday to attend the Mid-Winter Shrine Cer emonial in New Bern. Mr. r< Warner Richardson and family have ret nrned to Durham aft* er a visit here to relatives. Mrs. T. J. Hoggurd and little Ruth Hoggard Council have returned to Norfolk after a visit#to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Etheredge^n Selma. Mrs. C. M. Holcombe, of Brevard, i - spend!:- _ some time here with her son, Mr. E. P. Holcombe. (Continued on page 4) Two of the Prize Winners in the Cash Sales Contest at Hood Brothers. . . A SX-..■x'f.-.; MASTER NORMAN E. HUMI ’H REY, JR. 0 little miss mario^gjray grimes The above were first and second prize winners in “The cash sales contest at Hood Bros, drug store which ch-s* a just before Christmas. Norrman. Jr., is the two and a half year wd son of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Humphrey, of this city. He won first prize in the contest, which was a floor lamp. Little Miss Grimes is the two and a bail year old daughter of Ex^She^f and Mrs. W. F. Grimes alsu, of this city. «lie(^on the second prize—an Eastman Kodak, known the world over an$)sold here exclusively (Py Hood Bros. The snapshot of the little prize winner was taken with the prize kiilak. These successful contestants desire to thank their many friends who helped them win. 'County Home Demonstrator Retained By Commissioners RECORDERS COURT HELD ON TUESDAT Number of Cases Brought Into Court On Account of In 0 tcxieatirtg Drink -gj- @ CAGES' ON DOCKET ^ Quite a number of cases were dis posed of in Recorder’s Court here Tuesday. A number of the cases are connected wi$? whisky, either trans porting, drunkenness, or operating I cars while intoxicated. The docket dis posed of follows: State vs. Geor^p Smith, charged with ffrceny. Committed to Colored Insane A^lum at QSjdsboro. St^te vs. Alonzo Lee, indecently exposing pg-son. Drunk. Guilty sim ple assault; discharged upon payment I of cost. State vs. Elmer Ingram, possessing and transporting intoxicating liquor. Guilty; fined $10 ^d costs for trans porting; prayer f rojudgment contin ued upon payment of cy£t. State vs. Almon Turnage, assault I with deadly weapoft) Guilty. Four months on the road. Judgment sus pended two years upon good behavior and upon paymen®of cost. State vs. Roby Lassiter, drunken ness: prayer for judgment for twelve months on the payment of cost. fstate vs. Herman Johnson, drunken ness, guilty. Prayer for judgment continued fM twelve months‘upon payment of costs. ® State vs. Dora May Huguhes, con cealed weapon. Guilty. Fine $50 and cost. Appealed toSuperior Court un der ^200 bond. State vs. C.6D. Wilkins, Lam Tay lor, Nellie Hughes, Dora May Hughes, possessing and transporting intoxi cants© Guilty. Judgment suspended upon payment of cost. q State vs A. P. Stephenson, trans i porting. Not guilty. #8tate vs. Olin Baker, larceny. Broke jail. State vs. Henry Rains, transport ing. Guilty. Fine $10 and cost. State vs. Bill Wiggs, operating auto while intoxicated. Guilty. Discharged not to operate car for two years. Ca ution payment of cost and promise pi as to issue at request of solicitor. State vs. Bill Wiggs, resisting offi cer. Guilty. Fined $50 and cost. State vs. Bill Wiggs, assaulting an 1 officer with deadly weapon. Guilty. .. ■ n r.;& -!) Office of Farm Demonstration Work Is Abolished AJ^er Feb; 1; Bridge Commis p . ® _ sioners ^ ® BUSY THREE DAYS The Courtly Commissioners in an 1 adjourned meeting held here ftjes day cleverly ^pos^ of the demands for the county home and farm demon stration work by cutting out the farm work and retaining the home agent. When we went to press Tues day morning the matter was sjill un der consideration, and it was not un til late that afternoon that action was taken upon othese tv®'.,departments of couny extension. friends of the home work will be interested to know I the present agent. Miss Minnie Lee fcarrison, was retained with the of ; f ice. The farm work^vill continue until February 1. © This has perhaps .been the (busiest session of the new Board of commis sioners, lasting through three days, and has brought a number of people to town during the week. In accord ance with their plans announce -ome time ago to create bridge comn.ission ers in each township, ^number of these comnffcsioners -qi^re appointed this week. These are as follows: J. r. Langley, Boon Hill township; M. B. Pleasant, Pleasant Grove; M. M. Hobbs, Election; S. A. Boyett, Beu lah; I. E. Smith, Meadow; Lee Hocutt, O'Neals; G. R. Stancil, WikhSFs; Nor-(| man Jones, Clayton; J. A-, Beasley, Banner; D. J. Williams, Bentonville; Theo Hinnant, Pine Level. ,.3> Items of buusiness transacted be sides ordering a number of bill' paid include the wullowing: Ordered that a twelve-ftjjit bridge be built across Cooper Branch near Sandy Ridge school house. A petition was submitted by a number of voters from the tov^ship. Ordered tha^lthe boardjrequest the' governor to call ^tn extra week cu® Johnston County criminal court to iff1 held immediately preceding thi reg ular Ma^h term. Ordered that J. J. Ri se be released of $1,718 solvent Credits Meadow township. 0,jy Ordered that Mrs. Mary B. Myatt be released of solvent credn.s®.o the n value <>f $384, being value >f taxes executed by Johnston County Hospital Ordered that check for $2,484. 118 as sinking fund for Cleveland town ship be approved for ^deposit in Far mers Bank and Trust Company. Ordered that bond of David C. Smith, keeper of county home, be ap proved for $2,000 with New Amster dam Insurance Company. (Continued on page 3) m TAXES 1ST BE PAID BT FEB. I __~ © Town Commissioners Authorize Collector to Advertise Property For 1923 Taxes OTHER%lTSINESS SETTLED The city Fathers have^~ decreed that town taxes must be paid or else the property advertised for sale. At the regulttf; monttr’y meeting held Tuesday evening, January 6, the the board • f.eommissiwners instructed the town tax collector, Mr. W. L. Ful ler@to give' notice^to all delinquent tax payers dhat after February 1st their property I®11 be advertised for the ta ©At the same meeting deals were closed tb.at insure a^fire housbyfor Smithfielcjg'n the near future. The lot knowrMiir'fhe Milton CanaiSfy lot on Fourth street was purchased from R. C. Gillett and W. N. Holt at a consideration of SI,700. Contractors of the city had filed bids for the new building, which will include not only adequate quarters for the fire de partment but also stables for the town’s stock rtfcjnd other necessary out buildings. When the bids were opened and carefully considered the contract was awarded to W. S. Peters£dy)his bid being $6,71J2.53. The award»jr of this conttWct by' the committee was confirmed by the entire board Tfl^sday evening. Work has alreadj) begun on the building ^vhich will be a two story brick struc ture, 3612 feet by 40 feet. A proposition was made to the j hoard by Mr. J. D. Parker to buy the piece of land on the west side of [ First street between bridge and Cas well streets for the purpose of put- j ting up a sawmill. For the town to : sell this property an act of the legis lature will 1;^,necessary and a com mittee was appointed to consider th¥* port at a special meeting to be held -n January 16. @ A decidbui was made at this me® ing requiring the*night 'policeman, Mr. R. E. € * to report at the nations a cated in different pjtfts of the busitit s sections at statec^rnter cals during each night. The>e stt^ tions art vand in stratigic points for the discovery of fires or any other disturbances that may occur. Smithfield iiorse & M’^ie €9 FIvm 5!". M. B. Lynch, of Princeton, is opening up a gales stable at ihe old F. H. Parrish stand on Third street. The new firm is styled “The Smith field Horse and Mule Company.’’ Read thi lr ad t! ;ewhere in this is sue. o PARENT-TEACHER ASS’N HAS MEETING Rev. S. L, Morgan, Pa^or P^p tist Church Makes Address on Supervised Play LIST OF COMMITTEES The Parent - Teacher (g^ssocij^ojgTi met at the school biding last Tues day afternoon wit ii a good a^ti-ndance. Mrs. Hftdlard, The president, having left town, j&jwas presided o-jjjjfr by the vice-president, Mrs. E. S. Edmund*# son. She announced the committees for the year, whit-Nfyare named be low. jk-v. S.i. Morga^i)iiade an ad dress t n supervised play, teaching especially on the moral dangers to iTTK' children of the community when;, pl^y among groups of chMren is not under careful supervision? He cited instances in ijjbch groups of childr^p, were morally contaminated byva mor al pervert among the children, and spoke in lavor of separating boys and girls on the playground, and of having one or more teachers always on the ground during play hours, as is done in many of the best regulated schools in larger towns. On motion i of Mr. FraWHg a committee was ap | pointed to investigate and r the educational work in the county. Mr. Bobbie Sanders, of Clayton, and Judge F. H. Brooks brought to those assembled the spirit of helpfulness that this work would bring to all the cfwrgh work of the county. Rev. S. L, Morgan, pastor of the Bantist church discussed the effect of the-class work in our immediate community.©Mr. J. H. B. Tomlinson brought a mes sage on loyal co-operation and what could • hi- ipeomplished by work and determination. Mr. James.^A. Wel lons struck the keynote when he told the class that they were doingygood work but not to let up ipr.^heir efforts for they were just beginning to break the ground. “ ‘Throw out the life line’ ” leas huf. message. “Go after the fellow who' does not attend your classes”. And the result of his ad vice was eight new members Sunday morning. This class has amost reached the 100 mark. A famous bootlegger of other days asking about ^fcat sup per, \*hcn told the purpose of it re plied: “Well, if, that band of men say liquor shall not be sold in Smithfield, it will have to go.” Thej;e is a challenge. What say you, then ? Spiscopal Church ($) _ ,.q ~ © fhera will be services at the Epis ml church Sunday, jporning at 11 ® lock and in the evening at seven,® iducted by Rgr. Mr. Clark, of ringfield. ® ~ Services At Four Oaks There will be preaching at the old Four Oaks school building Sunday afterfSbn at three o’clock by Rev. Charley Johnson. Everybody is in bited,£p attend0 @ ® Presbyterian Church Rev. W. M. MeLeog, of Richmond,@) will preach at trm Presb^erian here Sunday morning at eleven o’clock and in the evening at 7:30. At three o'clock in the afternon he will preach at Oakland church. T! o public is cordially limited to attend all these services. Xobody Aloysius—“Have you seen the new balloi r. tires ?” Dulcinia—“Why, whoever heard of a balloon needing tires?”—Texas a. anger. * L. Morgan, L. T. Royall, Miss Alice Edmumlson. Grade mothers cimmittee: Mrs. L. G. Patterson, chairman; Mesdames G. A. MeLemore, Lee Sanders, Eunice Penny, Misses Mildred Goode and Eunice Boyette.