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With Out* Correspondents? Selma Mis? Blanche Mitchiner left Friday for a visit to her sister in Savannah, Ga. Miss Louie Dell Pittman arrived in the city Friday night to spend the weekend with Mrs. W. H. Call. Miss Pittman was formerly a teacher in the graded school here and has many warm friends who are always glad to welcome her back. She had been attending the teachers assembly in Raleigh. Mr. Godwin Rains, of Henderson ville, is visiting relatives in the city. Miss Rebecca Godwin left Monday morning for Baltimore where she will purchase her spring millinery. Mr. Oscar Mozingo, of Kinston, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. ^nd Mrs. J. W. Mozingo, near town. Mrs. H. S. Brown, of Portsmouth, Va., spent Thursday night here with her daughter, Miss Mollie Brown. Little Ida May Raiford, who has keen quite ill at her home on Queen Street, is convalescing nicely. Master James, twelve-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fulghum, slipped in the ice last Friday near the graded school room and was knocked unconscious. He was removed to the teacher’s rest room and first aid remedies applied until he regained consciousness. Dr. J. B. Person was called in , but found no serious injury •r broken bones. Mrs. George Emory Edwards, of Orangeburg, S. C.,(Arrived in the city fuesday night to visit her aunt, Mrs. R. J. Noble. Mr. Melvin Whitley, a student of Duke University, spent last week end here with his sistt^ Mrs. A. K. Eason. Mrs. B. L. Hinnant and little daugh ter, of Wilson, and Mrs. Laura Tay lor, of Pine Level, are visiting Mrs. P. C. Worley. , Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Brantley, of Xebulon, are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Worley. Miss Eula Peterson, of Fayetteville, spent last week end with Miss Edith Matthews. Supt. F. M. Waters, Misses Hollo man, Britt, Waddell, Matthews, Mrs. Blackburn and Mrs. Fields, of the Selma Graded School faculty attend ed the Teachers Assembly in Raleigh. Friday. Hiss Lillian Britt spent last week end in Raleigh with her sister. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Blackburn vis ited relatives in Burlington Saturday and Sunday. Miss May Straughn, who is teach ing in the Odd Fellows Orphanage at Goldsboro, spent last week end at borne. Mr. J. M. Morgan, from. Edge eombe County, has returned to his borne after a visit here to his brother, Mr. Joe Morgan. Misses Nell and Margaret Over man, of Wilson, spent Sunday here with their sister, Mrs. Walter Grant. Misses Breattie Corbett, Vara Blackman and Luther O’Neal spent Sunday in Burlington. Mr. and Mrs. John Jeffries spent Friday night in Clayton with relatives. Mr. ar(|J)Mrs. H. E. Earp spent Sun day in Rock Ridge \\®ii their daugh ter. Miss Elizabeth, w® is a mem ber of the high school faculty there. Mrs. A. C. Buckner, of Wilson, has returnec^to her home after a visit here to the family of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Blackman. Prof. C. A. Smith, of High Point, spent last week end with Ffof. and Mrs. F. M. Waters, in Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Woodard, Mrs. W. W. Hare and Mrs. E. O Wood shopped in Raleigh Wednesday. Mrs. J. H. Jackson, who has been on the sick list, is convalescing nicely. --- © Clayton Clayton, Feb. 4.—Mr. and Mrs. H. BL. Smith, of Auburn, spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. L. R. Branham. Miss Louise Young left Wednesday for Elizabeth City to visit friends for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Ellington are spending some time at the George Vanderbilt Hotel, Asheville. Mr. Baxter Castleberry and daugh ter Maxie, of near Archer, spent Sun day here with Mr. Castleberry’s sister, Mrs. Leslie Sasser. Miss Mildred Branham, of Raleigh, ^jent Sunday afternoon here with rel atives. # Mrs. E. B .McCullers and Mrs. D. W. Barbotrr left last Tuesday night for a month’s stay in Florida. Mr. L. M. Hewitt, of Greensboro. was a week. ^business visitor to Clayton last © Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hall and Mrs. Smma Ellington spent last Sunday in Smithfield with Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Gray. We are sorry to note the illness of Mr. R. W. Sanders, who is confined to his bed with an attack of mumps. Mr. and Mrs, H. H. Vinson, and two children, James Thomas and John Arche, spent Sunday with relatives near Smithfield. Mr. Ed V. Campbell, of Charlotte, spent Sunday at the Pythian Home with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Pender and the children of the Home. Mrs. J. J. Misonheimer, of Char lotte, who has been very ill since the summer, is somewhat better-. She was out this week for the first time. Mr. and Mrs. Hoke Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hales, and Miss Louise Jones, of Bailey, were visitors at the Pythian Home Sunday. Mr. D. O. McCullers, who has been very sick for the past month, is some what better, and will move this week to Hernelba Hall where he will make his home in the future with his bro ther, Dr. McCullers. Smith Mr. John C. Lassiter has purchased a saw mill and is doing very good work© © Mrs. J. C. Lassiter visited near Ben son Saturday Sind Sunday. Misses Ida and Neva Langdon spent the week end in the Hopewell section. Miss Irene Stephenson spent Mon day night with Miss Pearl Hobbs. Mr. and0Mrs. L>. A. Lassiter at tended church at Smithfield Sunday. Mr. William Lassiter visited near Benson Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Lassiter at tended church at Four Oaks Sunday. Mr. Reuben Lassiter was in the Spilona section Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Lassiter spent a short while in Pleasant Grove town ship0!unday. Miss Eula Johnson, of Pleasant Grove township, visited her sister, Mrs. C. V. Lassiter, recently. Miss Pearl Hobbs went to Smith field Monday. Miss Ada Munden, of Raleigh, is spending a few days in Ahis section. Smithfield, Route 1, Feb. 4. Community Mr. W. E. Robbins and children, Lela and Margaret, spent last Satur day with Mr. Robbins’ mother at Pike ville. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robbins §nd children, of Pine Level. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Parrish, of near Micro, spent Sunday with Mrs. Par rish's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Deb Thompson. Miss Rosa Peedin spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives near Smithfield and attended church at the Presbyterian church in Smithfield. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. House and chil dren, of near Pine Level, spent Sun day afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Robb ns. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie E. Phillips and children, of near Selma, spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Philips. Mr .and MrsT J. W. Hughes made a business trip to Raleigh last Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. Efcul Pittman and children attended church at Stevens Chapel last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Junius Oliver and lit tle son, James, of near Brogden, spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Robbins. They were accompa nied by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Woodard spent Saturday night and Sunday in Selma with ^datives© Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pollard and children, of Sniithfield, spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pollard. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thompson, of near Stevens Chapel, spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Thompson. Mrs. Etta Whitley and Miss Lessie Johns, of Yelvington’s Grove, were the guests of Mrs. Pearl Robbins for a short while Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Starling, of near Pine Level, came to spend the day last Sunday with Mrs. Starling’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alonza Driver. Mrs. Starling was taken seriously ill and is still at the home of her mother. We wish for her a speedy recovery. W'e are glad to see little Miss Ma rie Driver out again after two weeks’ illness. Everybody remember our Sunday school at ten o’clock and be on time. Benson Benson, Jan. 31.—The Toni Thumb wedding put on at the school audito rium Friday evening was a success in every particular. All the leading characters made a big hit. It w'as promotion Day at the Bap tist church last Sunday. Fourteen members of the Sunday school re ceived diplomas. They have just fin ished The Normal and Manual Course. The male quartet of Buies’ Breek had charge of the music at both the morning and evening services at the Baptist church Sunday. The Auxiliary Society of the Pres byterian church met Tuesday eve ning with Mrs. Preston Woodall. Mr. Alfred Parker came ftear being the victim of a serious accident Tues day. He was thrown from a horse, and received two broken ribs and two broken fingers. Rev. J. E .Blalock had his new Buick car badly damaged as the result of two intoxicated men running into his car. Before the men could be arrest ed they ran into another car. At the Kiwanis Luncheon T^sday evening Rev. J. E. Blalock had charge of the program. Mr. Blalock gave a very interesting and enthusiastic re port of the meeting in Greensboro U. Barbour, A. Parrish, and P. B. last week of the District Trustees and Presidents. Messrs. W. D. Boone, R. Johnson made talks on a Creamery for the town. Miss Davenport was the guest of honor. She came in the in terest of a play for the club. She delighted the members with several vocal and piano selections. Mrs. A. S. Oliver delightfully en tertained several of her friends with Rook Tuesday evening. “The Covered Wagon” will be shown for the first time at the Prin cess Theatre February 19 and 20. Miss Mildred Parrish returned Sat urday from Florida. Mrs. M. A. Peacock entertained Wednesday and Thursday afternoons at several tables of rook. Delightful refreshments were served on both oc casions. 0 In spite of the extremely bad weather Wednesday evening about sixty-five gathered at the Methodist church in a get-together meeting. A bounteous lunch was served at seven o’clock. After this a well arranged program was given. The pastor out lined several things he wished to see accomplished during the year. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Johnson enter tained the directors of the Kiwanis Club on Friday evening at seven o'clock at the North State Hotel, A four course dinner was served. Cov ers wrere laid for fifteen. Benson has made great strides in the last few years. It has a long way to go yet before the zenith is reached, but the people have a vision and it is a town truly to be proud of.. I will mention briefly some of its accom plishments: Benson has splendid church buildings. They would be a credit to a much larger town. A fine school plant—twelve additional rooms are being added. It will be ready by September 1. The school will then be able to acommodate about eleven hun dred pupils. It is a special chartered school, an accredited high school. We have taught there music, art, expres sion and china painting. We have one of the handsomest bank buildings in this section—the First National; the North State Hotel with forty rooms, a modern and well furnished hotel; three modern drugstores, two cafes, two lunch counters, paved streets, a beautiful white way, a mov ing picture show that brings the very best pictures. Benson is surrounded by a fine farming section. Through the efforts of Dr. A. S. Oliver, Benson won the first prize, a Page of advertising in The Manufac turer’s Record, for securing the larg est number of per capita for the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com merce. Mrs. J. Wr. Darden, of'"Clinton, spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Britt. Messrs. C. C. Canaday and R. T. Surles spent Thursday in Raleigh on business. Mrs. J. N. Hudson has returned from a visit to friends gt Georgia and South Carolina. Mr. W. D. Martin, of Yadkinville, spent the week end with the families jf Dr. J. F. and W. T. Martin. !g! The soybean crop is about ten per cent short this year and there is a good demand for planting seed, say agronomy workers of the State Col-' lege Experiment Station. Sanders Chapel 1-i_m_ Rev. W. J. Watson filled his regru laiQippointment Sunday and as ustri^ preached a very interesting and in structive sermon. He preached on the duties of a church member. Miss N#lie Hill has been sick but is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sasser, little Miss Gean Sasser and Miss Vara San ders, of Smithfield, visited relatives Mrs. Sarah Lawhon returned from visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fulton Phillips, in Stevens Chapel section, Sunday. Mr. Lester Creech’s family have moved in our midst. Also Mr. and Mrs. Madison Strickland are making this community their home. We wel come them. Mr. Butler Wallace, of Brogden sec tion, attended church here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Clyde Denning, of Pine Level, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hill, Sun day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton spent the week end with their sister, Mrs. Pharaoh Kornegay in Progress sec tion. Mr. and Mrs. John Strickland and family visited the family of Mr. Wal ter Ford near the county home Sun day. Mr .Edwin Creech, of Brogden sec tion, visited his grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Woodall, Tuesday nighb Mr. and Mrs. James R. Creech, of Brogden, were in the community on business Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson, of Pisgah section, visited their parents,, Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Stevens, recently. Mrs. Clyde Lynn has a brood of young chickens. Mr. Madison Strickland, who has recently moved to this community from Brogden section, and Mr. Tom George Strickland, of Smithfield, are operating a saw mill near Smithfield. Mr. Paul Smith and family, of near Smithfield, have recently moved to the place opposite the Methodist church known as the W. S. Stevens place. We welcome them to our community. Mrs. John K. Sanders entertained the children who assisted her in mak ing “Santa Claus’ closing out sale” at the new year social a success last Friday night. Twenty little folks were present. Looking at stereo scope pictures was the first thing on the programme, choosing sides and lining up for playing Jack in the bush was next. The reds beat. Pinning the donkey’s tail on came next. Margaret Daughtery was the most successful in this game. Bertha Eason and Thur man Woodall were the next nearest. Then all fell in line to attend the free animal show and got their times worth, each one seeing tl® animal he expressed a wish to see. While this was going on a big pot of home-made molasses candy was being cooked on the stove and was now ready to be pulled. Every child took a part in this line that wished to and many a little finger got busy. This candy and the home grown parched peanuts were the refreshments served. Mr. Willie Creech delighted the crowd by playing and singing several appro priate solos. No prizes were offered for this little bunch knew how to go after a good time wuthout being paid. Though at the close of this event, each little girl was asked to line up around a box with strings hanging outside. Each took hold of a string and when the word was given to pull, out came a real corn-cob baby doll, dressed in the latest style, tied at the end of each string as souvenirs of the occasion. Every one departed declaring they had had a good time. Smithfield, Route 2, Feb. 6. Live Oak There are seventy pupils enrolled in the first and second grades, and fifty-one in the third, fourth, and fifth grades. The following is the h<$ior roll of pupils who have been neither absent nor tardy during December: ® First Grade: Josephine Jones, Ru by Scott, Julian Batten, Worth Creech, Charlie Morris, Ernest Stallings. Second Grade: Pauline Creech, Ethel Morris, Eula Thorn, Beulah Thorn, Hazel Thorn, William Eason, John Garner, Jr., Raymond Phillips. Third Grade: Margaret Wood. Fourth Grade: Leslie Creech, Riley Raines, Edgar Morris, Ina Creech, Lillian Philips, Verdie Stallings, Pe nina Radford. Fifth Grade: Arthur Starling, Lu cy Scott. The school is on an upward growth. Miss Westbrook and Mrs. Wall are using an untold amount of meiSSl en ergy to place their pupils upon an eight months basis in mentality. The pupils in return are putting out an effort to maintain this standard. The following are compositions written by fourth grade pupils. The teacher emphasizes a correst margin, arrangement of paper as to name, date and grade. The pupils have just finished studying short paragraphs and rules for capital letters in titles. ® The Best Person I Know The best person I know is Percy Ferrell. He does not smoke cigarettes nor chew tobacco. He doesn’t have any bad habits. He goes to church on Sunday. When you visit him you have a good time. I like him because he is a good boy. @ (By Archie Sherron, Grade 4) The Best Person I Know The best person I know is Mrs. Wall. She speaks good English. She dresses nice, keeps her hair combed well, brushes her teeth and keeps her finger nails clean. She polishes her slippers. I like her because she makes us learn our lessons. ( By Verdie Stallings. Grade 4). The Best Person I Know Walter Moore is the best person I know. I like him because he keeps good company and doesn’t use bad language. He works every day and helps his father. He cuts the stove wood and builds fires in the morning. (By Edgar Morris, Grade 4) The Best Person I Know Miss Snipes is the best person I know because she will certainly make you get your lessons. If you do not, she keeps you till you learn them. She will whip you if you need it. She helps us on our lessons. She keeps her hair combed nice and her teeth clean (Lillian Phillips, Grade 4.). The Best Person I Know I like Mrs. Wall the best. She helps me on my lessons. She makes me sit in if I don’t learn them. She dresses nice, talks well and is good to me. (By Ralph Price, Grade 4).0 Teacher: Mrs. Lillian Wall. -o Miss Westbrook’s room has the pa triotic spirit in it this month. Any emblem of Washington may.be seen on the boards now. The pupils are given a cherry for headmarks in reading. Each one earnestly strives to win a cherry. The following have won them: Clara Smith, Ethel Mor ris, Creola Creech, Hazel Thorn, Ray mond Phillips, Lessie Pilkinton, Dixie Lamm, Pauline Creech. ® Kenly Kenly, Feb. 4.—Mr. Luther Eth eridge, assistant cashier of the Farr® er’s Bank, was operated on for ap pendicitis at Carolina General Hos pital in Wilson last Friday afternoon. He is convalescing satisfactorily. Mrs. Martha Matthews is spending the week in Wilson with the family of Mr. W. A. Edgerton. Mr. J. M. Woolard made a business trip to Wilmington Friday. Carl Kirby has accepted a position with Fulghum’s Drug Store. We are glad to note that Mrs. A. •J. Broughton, who was confined to her room during the past week with a severe attack of neuritis, is able to be out again. Miss Gertrude Cockrell, of the Glendale district, a member of th« tenth grade in Kenly high school. ls quite ill with pneumonia. Her class mates and friends (gvish for her a speedy recovery. Little Mavis Thorn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Thorn has recov ered from a case of diphtheria. The following s^nounccment has been received by friends in gtown: “Mr. and Mrs. Fleetwood A. White announce the birth of Fleetwood An derson White, Jr., at Carolina General Hospital in Wilson, on January 24 1925. Weight nine pounds.” The members of the Ladies and Men’s Bible Classes, and the officers and teachers of the Presbyterian Sun day school held the first of a series of monthly social meetings on Fri day evening from 8 to 10:30 at the home of Mrs. W\ H. Edgerton. Mrs. Edgerton was assisted in the evenings entertainment by Miss Myrtle Wyatt. Those present participated in quite a number of delightful games which revealed their amazing knowledge of the Bible, church papers and leading workers in the church. Miss Bertha Edgerton rendered several instrumen tal numbers during the evening. The hostess served an appetizing salad course with hot coffee. Rev. A. C. Sumers, of Marion Junc tion, Alabama, a student of Union Theological Seminary at Richmond, delivered an excellent sermon in the Presbyterian church Sunday morn ing on the text: “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth.” Mr. Summers will complete his course at the Seminary this spring, and has accepted the call to be pastor of the local church and other points in the field. We are happy to welcome him among the religious leaders of our community. Mr. Alphus Woolard. of Baltimore* who is associated with the Merehalit Marine, spent the week end in the city with his brother, J. Marion Wool ard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Wilkinson spent Sunday in Sanford with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Foster. Mrs. Foster and little daughter, Juanita, returned with them for a short visit. The Annie Benson Wesley Class of the M. E. Sunday school held its monthly business meeting Monday evening at the home ,§£ Mrs. George Whitley, with a splenaid attendance. After the business was dispensed with a social hour was enjoyed during which games dealing with Bible char acters and books of the Bible were engaged in. At the close Mesdames Julian Richardson and R. T. Fuighum assisted the hostess *»-■ servuig Nea politan Jell-0 with whipped cream and salted nuts. Joe Pittman, who lives near here, and who is a member of the tenth grade, was operated on for appendi citis Sunday night in a Wilson hos pital. Latest reports are that he is getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Johnson, of Smithfield, spent Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grizzard. Miss Grace Dixon, of the Kenly high school faculty, spent the w'eek end in Elm City with her parents. Buick Authorized Service anywhere and everywhere is like an insurance policy. Wherever, whenever you drive, it protects the continuous, satis factory operation of , your Buick. DEBNAM BUICK COMPANY Sales -Service When better automobiles "are built, Buick will build them
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