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Merchants and Farmers Bank
of Princeton Short of Funds
Was:Closed Tuesday Night By
North Carolina State Corpor
ation Commission
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think depositors safe
The Merchants and Farmers Bank
of Princeton was ordered closed Tues
day night®by the North Carolina
State Corporation Commission on ac
count of a shortage “in an amount
•Sufficient to impair its capital stock
and create a condition of insolvency.”
According to reliable information
two sets of books had been kept in
the bank, the difference between
these books showing a shortage of
about $27,000. Discrepancies between
the two books cover a period of about
eight years. Our Princeton corre
spoJBpnt states that a large number
of citizens o^0^rinceton and commu
nity had money in this bank, many of
them having all they possessed there.
Those most h^ijvily involved are inv
volved to the amounts of six ancN
nine thousand dollars, respectively.
County funds to the amount of about
$2,800 was on deposit in
this bank. An indemnity bond, how
.evc^is carried against shortage, and
it is thought that the assets and in
demnity will be sufficient to save the
depositors from loss. J. I. Massey is
president of the bank and George F.
Woodard, cashier. Capital stock is $10
000, surplus $5,000 and deposits $54,
092.15 The board of directors are
W. T. Hinnant, Alcie Massey, W. C.
Massey, Walter Baker and J. H. Ed
wards.
COLORED GIRL NAMED
FOR MANY RELATIVES
Kerford, Feb. 2.—George T. Park
er of this place presents a candidate
for name honors. He says:
While the Old Reliable is publish
ing the names of those who have un
usually long names, I wish to pre
sent Bertie County’s claim. This
county holds the distinction of having
reared a colored girl with tipi, longest
name of any that I have seeiT-yet. She
was the fifteenth child of old Uncle
Wat and Aunt Sarah Wiggins, who
lived on the plantation of Mr. Wiley
Carter, near Kelford in the upper end(
of Bertie County in the year 1890.
She was named for two grand mothers
four aunts, one uncle, two cousins,
and her mother and father. Her name
was Nannie Loucindy Henrettie To
nettie Wyk^aner Justified Jane Eliz
abeth Matthew Sarah Wiggins.
Uncle Mat and Aunt Sarah took
great pride tri telling her name and
would ahjays remark that they called
her lUeSs Heart for short.
Ip Meomry of W. M. Hodge
With a sad heart I attempt to
write the death of my last old uncle,
M . M. Hodge, which occurred-.Thurs
day night, January 29. He tWl been
feeble for several years. He was con
lined to his -bed about a month and
a few days before he died he devel
oped pneumonia. He was about nine
ty years old. He leaves to mourn a
wife, eight children, and twenty-one
grandchildren. His faith was of the
l’rimitive Baptist. He was a good
husband, father and a good neighbor.
He was a veteran ®f the Civil War.
All was done for him that homefolks,
friends and neighbors could do,
but ttaa good Lord knew best. He was
laid to rest in the Creech cemetery.
“He is sleeping in a new made
grave today.
U e are weeping , sadly weeping,
For our loved one gone away.
HIS NIECE.
Change Hour For Service
The service that has been held at
Salem Primitive Baptist church on
Saturday afternoon before the third
Sunday will be held in the future at
1 (-ran in the morning. The ^engre
P;-tion is requested to bear'this
change in mind.
3) ELDER JESSE BARNES, pa^or.
Executive ConunitJtte To Meet
Ibe Executive Giifriniittee <4 the
f|hnaton AWocia®n will meet-at the
.' win inet^ ai in<
hfield Btmtist church next Mon
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% L. MORGAN.
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ORDINANCE TO PROTECT
FIRE HOSE.
At a meeting of the town board
Tuesday night an ordinance was
presented making it a misdemeanor
with |>)fine of $50 for any one to
drive over with any vehicle the
fire hose when in use. I his ordi
nance will lie on the table for a
month when action will be taken.
Parent-T eacher
Association Meets
The Parent-Teacher association met
Tuesday evening in the high school
auditorium with a good program and
good attendance. The first number
on the program was an interesting pa
per on “The Standards of the Play
ground, by Miss Fannie Bett Brown.
This was followed by two other good
papers, one by Miss Julia Black, read
^y Miss Sue Brett, on “Supervised
Play,” and the other by Mrs. W. D.
Hood on “The Moral Code.”
A number of committee reports
were made. The playground commit
tee presented plans for introducing
volley ball and tennis on the school
grounds. Some money was voted for
this purpose. The moral reform com
mittee reported a number of resolu
tions passed for the betterment of the
school community.
Rev. S. L. Morgan, who acted as
' chairman in the unexpected absence of
Mrs. Morgan, the president of the
Association, called attention to the
fact that at the request of the execu
tive committee he had had printed
his paper on “The Moral Dangers to
Our Children,”„read at the preceding
[ meeting. Hfie Publicity committee
was instrutced to place one of these
leaflets in every home in Smithfield.
There were about seventy-five pa
; rents and teachers present. At each
! meeting the number in attendance is
1 increasing and the indications are
that there are many parents in Smith
field who are becoi^ig more inter
ested in the school life of their boys
and ^ls. 0
Rural Women State
^bpollege This Summer
Raleigh, Feb. 2.—Club girls have
been given a short course of instruc
tion by home demonstration workers
of the State College extension service
each year, but their mothers have
been overlooked and now Mrs. Jane
S. McKimmon plans tbjLt these mo
thers shall have the opportunity which
is rightly theirs.
So, Mrs. McKimmon and her co
workers in the home demonstration
division have planned a short course
for rural women to be held at the Col
lege during the summer school. The
course will deal with family meals,
costume planning, millinery and
household furnishings. Work with
poultry and the home dairy will also
be featured for the woman wanting
information on these subjects. Mrs.
McKimmon is now preparing for the
jeorps of instructors who will give this
work.
“I want ten women from each coun
ty to attend this course,” says Mrs.
McKimon. “The prospective student
may arrive' at the College on Mon
day morning, register and be ready for
work Monday afternoon. ($he may re
turn home Saturday afternoon and
most any woman can afford to be
away from home for at leastthis time.
No woman will be allowed to take
over two subjects as we want time
for conferences and recreation.
“The cost will be moderate. Meals
lodging anc0 laboratory fees will
amount ttPone dollar and fifty cents.
An extra dollar will be needed for
material if-the sclent takes cloth
ing work TThd this means that the
wTKle course wilWost less than ten
dollars. ® @
/“We have receiv^l so many requests
from rural women firja shc^j; course
of this kml that we eitan to begin the
work thjst summegjand any farm wo
man whir wishes ti* tflfee part in the
<C*Uf8e *o-nId write me in care of
State Collet? at Raleigh, telling me
just what suiijects she wishes to take
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NEW CO.SURVEYOR
IS HJJERRING
Salary of G. T. Scott, New Co.
Treasurer Is Fixed at $2,400
Per Year
ROUTINE BUSINESS
! The appointment of a County Sur
veyor and the fixing of the salary of
the new county treasurer were among
the items of business transacted at
the second day’s session O^ 'the County
Board of Commissioners here Wed
nesday. Mr. J. V. Penny, who was
elected surveyor on the ticket on No
vember 4, tendered his resignation
and Mr. Herbert A .Herring, of Sel
ma Township was chosen for the va
cancy. The salary of the county
treasurer was fixed at $200 per
month.
Items disposed of Wednesday were
as follows:
Ordered that the following be and
are hereby declared to be the appoint
ees as Road Commissioners of Ben
tonville township: Seth W. Lassiter,
Alfred Adams, S. E. Powell. The
above commissioners take the place
of W. H. Martin, J. W. Langston and
Alfred Adams. The new board is ord
ered to be notified to give bond and
get busy at once.
Ordered that there be installed at
the County Home a generator for
lights.
Ordered that arrangements be made
to have a tank placed at the County
Home in order to get kerosene at
whole sale price.
Ordered that the valuation on 54
acres of land in Smithfield Township
formerly owned by E. P. Boyett, but
now owned by S. B. Johnson, be re
duced from $3,000 to $1,500. It seems
that a reduction was ordered by form
er Board of Commissioners but no
record was made of the order.
Ordered that D. U. Thompson, of
Smithfield be made Bridge Commis
sioner of Smithfield, Wilson’s Mills,
and Cleveland Townships, and during
the next thirty days he is to act as
Bridge Commissioner for Ingrams and
Selma townships; and during this
thirty days period if there are no ap
plications filed for Bridge Commis
sioners for Selma and Ingrams town
ships, then Mr. Thompson is to be
come permanent Bridge Commission
er for Selma and Ingrams townships.
Ordered that the Bridge Commis
sioners of the various townships of
Johnston County be allowed per
day for actual service rendered, the
said Bridge Commissioners to be re
quired not only to have general over
I sight over the bridges under their
supervision but to make ffl&md at the
actual work where the, work is being
done.
Ordered that the followirifj?'' be
madg. Road Commissioners of Beulah
towhwiip: P. H. Etheridge, L. B.
Boyette, J. C. Grady, P. A. Boyette,
and R. L. Pittman.
Report of Dr. Thel Hooks received
and ordered recorded.
Ordered that W. C. Fitzgerald be
made Bridge Commissioner of Micro
township.
Ordered that Miss Garrison’s re
port be approved as Home Demon
strator for January.
Ordered that Herbert A. Herring
of Selma Township be made County
Surveyor to succeed J. V. Penny, re
signed. (A
Ordered that G. T. Scott fefr paid a
salary of $200 per month as treasur
er of Johnston County.
Ordered that the county officers
be allowed their regular salaries for
the month of January.
Ordered that L. E. Barbour be al
lowed $11.60 for two days as County
i Commissioner and mileage.
Ordered that W. T. t&e ha allowed
$62.20 for 9 days as CountxrCommis
j sioners and mileage. ^
Ordered that A. H. Morgan be al
lowed $24 for four days as County
Commissioner and mileage.
Ordered that J. W. Jones be allowed
$^65 for five days as County C^i
missioner and mileage. ^
Ordered that A. Efejfocutt be al-(
lowed |j|p.00 for five nays as County
Commissioner and mileage.
(ContinuedpsgiSour)
BAPTIST PASTORS
OF GOUNTY MEET
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Organize Pastors Conference;
Miss Beck Is Employed As
Associations! Worker
BEGINS WORK MARCH 1ST.
The pastor^ of the Johnston Bap
tist Association met at the Smithfield
Baptist church and decided to organize
into a pastor’s conference to meet
monthly in Smithfield. Those pres
ent were R, C. White, of Clayton; C. .
H. Cashwell, Selma; J. S. Connell,
Dunn; J. W. Rose, Pine Level; R. M.
Von Miller, Wilson; W. T. Evans,
Kenly; J. A. Ivey, Four v?aks; O. A.
Keller, Benson; R. F. Hall, the new
pastor at Mount ?doriah; S. E. Mc-(]
Gregor, pastor at Pisgah, Shiloh and
other points, and S. L. Morgan, o£h
Smithfield. R. C. White was elected"*
president of the conference for the
ensuing year, J. A. Ivey vice-presi
dent, and S. L. Morgan, secretary
treasurer. The monthly meetings will
be held in connection with the monthly
meetings of the associational execu
tive committee, which are held each
Monday afternoon following the sec
ond Sunday. The conference will like
ly be planned with a definite program
for the Monday after second Sunday
in March, at which time it is hoped
State Corresponding Secretary, Dr.
C. ’E. Maddry, of Raleigh, will be
present. The details of the regular
meetings will be worked out by a
program committee consisting of R.
C. White, R. F. Hall, and(fc. M. Von
Miller.
Matters of importance were dis
j cussed in the meeting here yesterday,
among them being a proposal to ar
range for a simultaneous evangelistic
; campaign among the churches of the
j association sometime in the^^rin^ or
! summer. A committee was^-frhrrt^ to
confer with the Home and State Mis
sion boards to learn whether a corps
!of evangelists can be had forthe cam
paign. Rev. O. A. Keller, director 0?
the association for the 1925 program”,
brought before the conference the
matter of pressing to ^/;om{^tion in
all the churches the every-member
canvass for the benevolent prqjppm
of the denomination, stating that'Com
paratively few of the churches as yet
have reported the canvass as complet
ed. The Stafii^Mission Board, which 4
aids many of tfie churches of the asso
ciation, is facing a serious situation,
due to the failure of the churches |i)
complete their pledges and to send in
the needed funds.
The most interesting item of busi
ness to come before the/jonference
was in the form of an announcement
by Rev. J. A. Ivey as one of a com
mittee appointed by the associational
executive committee. He stated that
Miss Gladys H. Beck, of Griffin, Ga.,
has definitely accepted the position of
associational worker among the
churches of the Johnston association,
to devote all her time to developing
primarily the Sunday school and B.
Y. P. U. work of the churches. Her
salary is to be paid jointly by the as
sociation and by the Southern Sunday
School Board at rjiashville. Miss
Beck is a graduate oi the Louisville
Training School, and is a woman vf
ability, it is declared. Churches are
invited to put in applications for her
services as soon as they desire. She
will arrive and begin work March 1.
ELTON HUDSON DIES
AT BENSON HOME
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News reached here yesterday of the
death of Mr. Elton Hudson, of Ben
son, which occurred at his home yes
terday morning about nine oielock.
Flu, followed by pneumonia, was'the
immediate cause of his death. He ha?
been sick about a week. The deceased
was about twenty-five y&krs of age.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Hudson* Besiks his parent he leaves
Prfechinjj).‘Appointments
: jfilder Tihnan Sawyef^wiil fill the
iolloVi|jNg appointments: Monday,
Febr®^ 9, at Pittman's Grove;
Tuesday, at Beulah; WednescWji at
Creech’s; Thursday at Salem.
Old lurlington Institute
® Students Plan For Reunion
Inaugural Boss
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’•Vm. T Galliher, head of the
Federal American National Ranh
at Washing-ton* has been appointed i
chairman of the committee u> i
charge of Fits dent Cool idle's in
auguration fttareh ‘till.
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bmail Number Cases
Before Judge Parker
The following eases were tried in
Recorder Court here Tuesday before
Judge Parker:
State vs. Julius Edwards and James
Richardson; charged with affray.
Guilty. Four months, in jaikjto be
worked on the ruapfc of SmTtnfield
township and pay 'pflpfc.
State vs. John Cobb charged with
assault. Guilty. Thir-ty days in jail
and •pjnV cost. Suspended during good
behavior. Capias to issue at the re
quest of the Solicitor.
State vs/^Julia Smith anjfc^Emma
White; chWged with assault with
deadly wreapon and cursing in a pub
Btate Ts Wi 1 lr>iutre 11 i ghtupged with
laretfrt^ guilty. Required to pay
costs and good behavior for two yearsrj
State vs. Geo. Warren charged witfr
giving bad check. Not guilty.
State vs. Joseph Hales; charged
with larceny. Guilty. Fined $50 and
cost. Appeal to Superior Courts
fVIusical Tea To Be
Held Wednesday Nighr
The musical tea which was to have
been given last Friday night at the
school but rj^hich was postponed on
account of the weather, will be given
in the high school auditorium Wed
nesday evening, February 11. A de
lightful program has been arranged,
among those to appear on the pro
Thelma Peedin, Helen Jones and Mrs.
W. J. B. Orr. The program will not
begin until after prayer meeting, the
hour set being 8:15. Previous an
nouncement has given the purpose of
this entertainment—to provide shrubs
for planting on the school grounds.
The following shrubs are suggested
as suitable for planting:'
Spirea, Japan^fe ivy, sweet syrin
ga, cedar, flowering crabapple, sweet
breath of spring, sugar maple, bridal
wreath, privet, mimosa tree, iris,;
crepe myrtle, Japanese quince, bar
berry, Japanese pffvet, yucca glofi
osa, holly-leaved olive, forsythia, wa
ter oaks, pine. 0
A silver offering will be acceptable
in lieu of a shrub.
G
gram being Misses Frances
SARDIS BAPTIST CHURCH
Regular monthly services at Sar
dis Baptist church next Surujay. morn
ing and evening, and SafciMMay night
before.
In addit|^n to the regular Sunday
School and preaching services, Miss
Ruth C. Wilson will speak at 10:30
a. m„ in the interest of the B. Y. P.
U. work. Miss Wilson is president
of the Smithfield B. Y. P. U.; also
one of the vice-president^Dof the
County B. Y. P. U., and Ij^s -^ees
assigned, field work" wf the©'Union.
The vr>ung jieople of the commuinty
tJIfeed.. ro be present (’j§p!l hA*
Miss Wilson. She will fawe a •®L
sage worth vi^ie for the™oung p?o
wftof the community®*
Meeting Is Called For T^sday Aft
ernoon at Two O'clock In The
Court House To Fix Date
During Exposition.
AROUSES INTEREST
Some time ago a letter to the edi
tor from Mr. Jas. A. Wellons sug
gested a reunion of the students of
Turlington Institute some time dur
ing the Eastern Carolina Exposition
which will be held here April 13-18.
This suggestion has been favorably
received and Sheriff J. P. Parker in
a letter published in our last issue
suggested the calling together of as
many old students as possible at a»
early date to formulate plans for such
a meeting. Wednesday the following
call signed by more than forty old
students of Turlington Institute was
received:
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We, the undersigned students of
Turlington Graded School Institute,
hereby call together all the old stu
dents to convene in the Court House
at Smithfield, at 2 o’clock Tuesday,
February 10, to formulate plans for
holding of a reunion of the old stu
dents at Smithfield, during the expo
sition w'hich commences April 13i
1925. We especially request that all
old students who can do so attend
this meeting.
.LA'Uii otcveiia, rj . nuuu,
C. Woodall, John A. Narron, Will H.
Lassiter, Marvin Jordan, Raymond
Stephenson, D. H. Jones,, S. S. Holt,
R. O. Cotter, John W. Ives, James H.
Woodall, Paul Eason, W. T. Adams,
H. D. Ellington, Ethel J. Ellington,
Mrs. J. A. Wellons, Mrs. L. L. Ennis,
J. D. Parker, J. H. Kirkman, W. M.
Grantham, lone Abell.fjHrs. D. R. ~
u%Rachel Jor- W
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Jones, Mrs. R. O. Cotter
dan, L. K. Jordan, Mrs. Nettie Under
wod, Mrs. Anna Creech, Mrs. E. A.
Johnson, W. L. Fuller, Mrs. W. L.
Fuflft-, A. H. Rose, Mrs. A. H. Rose,
A. M. Noble, E. J. Wellons, N. T. Ry
jLs, W. Ransom Sanders, D. W. Par
itf$^W.(l£JEll*,' lfc)N. Holt, Jas. A.
A^pilkins.
7) As has been said before student*
came to school here from all parts of
Eastern Carolina. The institution
flourished for owarly a quarter of-'a
csajtury, finally merging into the pres
e'Wt'' public graded school system. A{7)
get-together meeting will be a most
interesting feature of the Exposition.
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lONOR ROLL JOHNSON SCHOO
First Grade: Helene Johnson.
Second Gradiri Thomas Ives, Hu
bert Johnson. Mildred Stanley.
Third Grade: Joseph Barbour, An
nie Belle Lee, Floy Williams..
Methodist Forces
Meet Here Moigiay
A meeting of all the forces of
Methodism in Johnston County will
be held at the Methodist church here
next Monday afternoon at two o’clock
to consider especially Sunday schools,
revivals and missions. Every official
in ^very church is expected to
here. Two special speakers will be
present to present topics on the pro
gram. A letter from thepresiding eld
er of the Raleigh district to Rev. A.
|J. Parker urges the importance of
this meeting.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR ATHLET
ICS RAISED
Beginning with this term, the re
quirements in scholarship for those
who represent the school on athletic
teams are more rigid than heretofore.
Until the beginning of this term,
January 8, a student was required to
make passing grades on a majority of
this studies. This meant that he or
she had to pass three out of four or
five subjects. It has been found that
and let the others go. HeMjfter stu
dents will be required to pass all their
suhifjtts in ord^ to be eligible far
ments S§| f&e various state champion
s1t||f conrests, but Superintendent
Franks is convince^that the new
rule in the Smithfieffr high school is
necessary tiw>revent many boys from
putting athMics first.