VA. FIRM LEASES
REDRYING PLANT
Williamson - Spencer, Inc., of
Danville Will Operate Plant’
of the T. S. Ragsdale
Co. Next Season.
LIKES OUR TOBACCO
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The people of this city and tobac
co growers throughout this section
will be interested in the announce
ment that Williamson-Spencer, Inc.
of Danville, Va. has leased the steam
re-drying plant and storage ware
house of the T. S. Ragsdale Co. and
will begin operation of it during the
coming season.
This firm has a big business in
Danville and is experienced in the to
bacco industry. The Smithfield plant
will be in the personal charge of Mr.
W. C. Spencer who expects to remain
here during the annual Eastern Caro
lina selling season. With a personnel
of experienced assistants and com
plete facilities for handling, redrying
and storing tobacco, they will be pre
pared to offer the trade the best
possible serivce.
Mr. Spencer in a letter to the Cham
ber of Commerce of this city makes
the following statement:
“In coming to Smithfield we were
influenced by the quality of tobacco
grown in your territory as well as
by the hope and belief that your city
has a future as a tobacco market that
will prove profitable to your entire
section in additidn to these more
closely affiliated with the tobacco
business. We wish to offer our ser
vices in assisting Smithfield to re
gain her proper place among the
markets of the Eastern Carolina dis
trict and we hope the various civic
.bodies will lend their efforts toward
the attainment of this goal.”
Death of Mr. Wm. R. Hill
Selma, May 13.—Mr. William R.
Hill, after a lingering illness passed
peacefully away at his home here
Sunday morning, May 10, at four o’
clock.
Mr. Hill was stricken with rheu
matism ten years ago and for nine
years he has been a helpless invalid
in a rolling chair. But in all this long
time, his faithful wife says he was
never known to murmur or com
plain. His faith in God was an inspi
ration to all who knew him. He was
faithful in every walk of life, a good
neighbor, a good friend and a devot
ed husband and father. A number of
years ago he joined the Free Will
Baptist church, but had been unable
to attend services for years.
He whs 70 years of age. He was
married to Miss Annie E. Capps on
February 18, 1891. To this union were
bohn five children, two passing away
in infancy. Surviving are his widow,
two sons, Messrs. W. H. and \\. G.
Hill, of Selma, and ane daughter,
Mrs. J. B. Moore, of Bentonville
township, besides one brother, Mr.
R. L. Hill, of the Sanders Chapel
section, and one sister, Mrs. Edna
Sellers, of Pine Level.
The funeral services were conduct
ed Monday afternoon at the home,
Rev. C. H. Cashwell officiating. The
lovely floral offerings bore mute tes
timony to the love and esteem in
which he was held. Interment was
made in the family burying ground
near Brogden. The pallbearers Were:
Messrs. A. K. Eason, Wade Brown,
Marshall Strickland, Theo Easom and
Charlie Wiggs.
Benson School Closing
Benson, May 14.—Mr. Sam K. Phil
lips, of Fayetteville, preached the
baccalaureate sermon Sunday. Dr.
Capehart of the N. C. C. W. deliver
ed the annual address Wednesday.
The speaker was introduced by Dr,
A. S. Oliver. The school had the
largest number of graduate this
year in the history of the school
The largest number received certifi
cates for being neither tardy nor ab
sent. The class day exercises Tues
day evening were espeially interest
ing. It was a garden scene. Th<
Senior play was one of the best th<
school has ever staged.
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Best U. S. Athlete
Plansky, of Georgetown Univers*
ity, won the famous Decathlon
championship ht the Penn Relay
games, stamping himself the best
all-around athelete in the U. S.
FORTY THREE PASS
7TH GRADE EXAM
Ninety-Six From the Sixth
Months Schools Take Ex
aminations Given Under
Uniform Conditions
FIVE ON HONOR ROLL
On April 25th, pupils of the sev
enth grade in the six months schools
in Johnston county stood examination
on spelling, arithmetic, English, geog
raphy and history. Ninety-six boys
and girls took the examination and
forty-three passed, making less than
half to be promoted next year. Only
five made an average of eighty per
cent or above. These examinations
are prepared and the papers are grad
ed in the county superintendent’s of
fice aind they are given under uniform
conditions.
Vara Lassiter, of the Hopewell
school, has the distinction of making
the highest average, her grade being
87 4-5 per cent. Pleasant Grove claims
five of the nine best spellers. The five
making an average of eighty per cent
or above are as follows: Vera Las
siter, Hopewell school, 87 4-5; Gene
van Pleasant, of Sulnny Nook, 83;
Annie Barbour, Hopewell, 83; Alden
Westbrook, Mill Creek, 82 3-5; Flor
ence Creech, Thanksgiving, 81 3-5.
The nine on the honor roll in spell
ing who made grades ranging from
92 to 100 are as follows: Aldeh West
brook, Mill Creek, 100; Loney Talton,
and Howard Wood, Pleasant Grove,
Maie and Ldnora Blackman, High
tower; Geneva Pleasant, Sunny Nook;
Annie Barbour and Vera Lfissiter,
Hopewell: and Julia Barbour, Sandy
Ridge. Only one made the honor roll
in arithmetic, Galbert Poole, of Pow
hatan. Two made the honor roll in
English, Bonnie Poole, of Powhatan,
and Geneva Pleasant, of Sunny Nook.
Three made averages above ninety
in geography, namely: Marvin Steph
enson, Jessie Overby and Annie Bar
bour, of Hopewell. Three made aver
ages above 91 in history, as follow's:
Bettie Earp and Florence Creech, of
Thanksgiving; Zettie Kornegay, of
Progress.
Seventh grade examination for
those in the sevein and eight months
schools will be given here Saturday
at the high school building.
MOTHER'S DAY OBSERVED AT
EDGERTON MEMORIAL CHURCH
Selma, May 13.—At the Sunday
school hour a Mother’s Day pageant
was very successfully carried out,
each grade in the school taking part.
The young folks and children acquit
ted themselves creditably and much
praise is due their efficient teachers.
The church was decorated with roses
and peotiies. At the eleven o’clock
service Dr. Fitzgerald preached a
masterly sermon, his theme being
“Trite Womanhood." Miss Agnes Dod
son, of Winston-Salem, sang “Mother
1 of My Heart,” and Mrs. M. R. Wall
■ sang “I’ll Wear a White Flower For
You." The entire service was touch
ing and impressive.
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$500 Reward!
This Bank offers a reward of $500.00 to any person who
will furnish us with sufficient information to convict the
party or parties who circulated the report that the First and
| Citizens National Bank, Smithfield, N. C., was in a weak con
dition or an unsafe place for people to deposit money.
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I First & Citizens National Bank
Smithfield, N. C.
T. R. HOOD, President R. P. HOLDING, Cashier
We, the undersigned Finance Comniittee of the First and Citizens
National Bank, Smithfield, N. C., wish to certify that this Bank is in
a healthy financial condition. We have been in business for twenty
seven years and we are stronger today than ever before. We have
Capital, Surplus, Profits and Reserves of MORE THAN A QUAR
OF A MILLION DOLLARS. You will observe that this is an un
usually large amount of cash invested in the Bank by our stockholders.
We are informed and believe that we have the largest Cash Capital
in proportion to our liabilities of any Bank in North Carolina.
We are here to serve and invite our friends and customers to call
to see us. Signed:
N. B. GRANTHAM W. F. GRIMES R. P. HOLDING
T. R. HOOD DR. L. D. WHARTON
Finance Committee
The First and Citizens National Bank
SMITHFIELD, N. C.
Dr. Hilley To Speak
At Glendale School
On Friday Night, May 22, there
will be an entertainment at the Glen
dale schoo lauditorium consisting of
'short plays, vota* anC instrumental
music. There will be a small admission
charge in order to help pay for the
new stage curtain. Anybody who en
joys music and funny plays cannot
afford to miss this program.
The commencement exercises will
,be as follows:
Sunday, May 31, at 3:30 p. m. ser
moin before the school by President
H. S. Hilley, of Atlantic Christian
College, Wilson.
Wednesday, June 3, 8:15 p. m. oper
etta by primary grades.
Thursday, June 4, 8:15 p. m. play,
“Little Clodhopper”, by the high
school.
Fr iday, June 5, at 2:00 p. m. decla
mation contest, reading contest, pre
sentation of certificates, medals, etc.
All of these exercises will be free of
charge and everybody is invited.
Honor roll in Glendale school for
last month:
First grade: Pluma Stancil, Myrtie
Johnson, Pearl Pittman, W. R. Hodge,
Jr., Percy Starling, J. B. Godwin, Jr.,
Ruby Woodard, Bessie Holland, Carl
Hinnant and Lois Radford.
Second grade: lone Davis, Beulah
Pittman, Carlettie Stalneil, Esther
Woodard, Jesse Woodard and Clifton
Holland.
Third grade: Mae Pittman.
Fourth grade: Beulah Starling,
Rosa Godwin, Stephen Harold Al
ford.
Sixth grade: Mavis Holland and
Pauline Boyette.
Eighth grade: Irene Woodard and
Rena Woodard.
Ninth grade: Eunice Woodard.
Tflnth grade: Irene Holland.
WOMAN IS KILLED WHEN
BOLT STRIKES HOUSE
Lumberton, May 12.—During a se
vere electrical storm here this after
noon one colored woman was instalnt
ly killed and another seriously injur
ed when lightning struck a house in
which the woman who was killed was
cooking and a telephone pole near
another house in which the injured
woman was standing .
The woman was standing under an
; electric light and evidently stirring
something in a pot on the stove, A
cat was found dead at the woman’s
feet. The condition of the other wom
an is serious.
Choir Practice Twilight
Choir practice will be held at the
Presbyterian church this evening at
7:45 o’clock. Every member of the
: choir is urged to b epresent.
Recorders’s Court
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The following cases were tried in
Recorder’s Court here Tuesday:
State vs A. H. Stewart, assault
with automobile. Guilty of reckless
driving of car. Defendant required to
nay* fw damage of car and pay cost.
Notice of appeal given.
State vs Susie Smith, slander.
Charge changed to trespass. Plea of
guilty of trespass dntered. Cost to be
paid by defendant.
State vs Edward Powell, trespass.
Judgment suspended two years upon
payment of costs.
State vs Johnnie Ashford, carrying
concealed wteapon. Defendant plead
guilty. Fined $50 and costs.
State vs Marvin Smith, driving car
recklessly while intoxicated. Judg
ment suspended two years upon pay
ment of costs and repairing automo
‘ bile.
State vs Robert Morris, driving au
tomobile while intoxicated. Judgment
1 suspended upon repairing the auto
mobile.
State vs Ezra Rains, assault and
1 battery. Defendant plead guilty.
Judgment suspended upon good be
havior and payment of costs.
State vs Everett Eason, simple as
sault. Defendant entered plea of
guilty. Judgment suspended upon
good behavior and pay costs.
State vs Clarence Utley, non sup
port. Defendant found guilty. De
fendant confined in jail four months.
State vs James Utley, Dockey
Wheeler, W. D. Faircloth and Joe
Evans, breaking jail. First three de
fendants found guilty; sentenced to
three months on roads a!nd pay costs,
jjoe Evans not guilty.
State vs Bill Koncclas, assault.
Judgment suspended upon payment
jof one third of cost,
i State vs Albert Surles, violation of
'prohibition law. Judgment suspend
ed upon payment of costs.
Selma Kiwanians Guest
Benson, May 15.—The Selma and
Behson Kiwanis Clubs had a joint
luncheon Tuesday evening at the
North State Hotel in Benson. The
Selma club had charge of the after
dinner program, Mr. O. P. Fitzgerald,
chairman. Dr. A. S. Oliver, president
! of the Benson Club welcomed the
i Selma club. The response was made
iby George F. Brietz, of Selma. The
main speaker of the eveniftig was O,
P. Fitzgerald. His subject was “Man
and Kiwanis.” There were fourteen
. present from the Selma club. A
very appetizing menu was served bj
the North State Hotel.
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It takes 132.5 hours of man laboi
and 59.6 hours of mule labor to pro
duce an acre of cotton according tc
findings secured by the United State:
Department of Agriculture in Geor
gia.
WEEVIL EXPERT
TO BE HERE SOON
Mr. J. M. Todd, Boll Weevil
Expert, To Be In Johnston
County Two Weeks Be
ginning June 15
i THREE DEMONSTRATIONS.
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Announcement has been made by
the Eastern Carolina Chamber of
Commerce that Mr. J. M. Todd, a
graduate in. Entomology of Clemson
College, will be the Boll Weevil man
who as been assigned to Smihtfield
for the ten weeks beginning June 15.
This weevil expert will spend his en
tire time fighting the bug in the
Smithfield community. He will be un
der the dircet supervision of Mr.
Bruce Maybee, Field Entomoligist of
the State College. He will have at
least three demonstrations on which j
he will keep correct records to show
the benefits derived from poisoning.
'Hhe following firms financed this 1
man for the ten weeks: The First
and Citizens National Bank, W. M.
Sanders and Son aind Austin Steph
enson Co. From all indications the
infestation will be heavy this year
and these men that are being plac
ed by the Eastern Carolina Chamber
of Commerce, in conjunction with the
Extension Service and State College,;
will have plenty to do. Although this
man will belong to these three firms
mentioned above, they will be delight
ed to have the community benefit
! from the various meetings and dem
onstrations that will be held within
a few miles of Smithfield. “We must
fight this pest, if we are to hold our :
own as a cotton growing state,” said
Secretary Bartlett, recently while :
discussing this campaign.
DUST ROSE BUSHES
TO PREVENT DISEASE
Raligh, May 11.—Powdery mildew
and blotch, two very common diseases
of the rose, now beginning to appear,
may be controlled effectively by dust
ing with sulphur-arsenate made by
mixing 19 parts of finely ground
sulphur to one part of dry powdered
arsenate of lead.
This dust material amounts almost
to a specific for the two rose dis
eases. The material should be thor
oughly mixed before applying and
dusted on the plants with a dust gun.
If a dust gun is not available one
may use the home made device of a
cloth sack on a pole.
Dr. F. A. Wolf, plant disease inves
tigator for the North Carolina Ex
periment Station, recommends that
the dust be put on when the plants
are damp with dew or rain. Several
applications at intervals of a few
days may be necessary to bring the
disease under control but best suc
cess always follows where the dust
ing is started with the first appear
ance of the disease.
Dr. Wolf states that the Rambler
group of roses is subject to mildew
but it is not destructive to bush roses;
on the other hand, blotch is confined
almost entirely to bush roses and
nearly all ramblers are free from its
attack. The mildew is characterized
by a frosty or powdery coating on
the leaves, young stems and flower
buds. The affected leaves become
curled and twisted and drop off pre
maturely. The affected buds either
fail to open or the flowers are im
perfect. Blotch shows itself by the
presence of large black patches on the
leaves. As the blotches develop, the
leaves become light green, then yel
i low' and finally drop off. This will
so weaken the vigor of the pant that
few flowers will be formed.
“Dusting is better than spraying,”
says Dr. Wolf, “because the liquid
sprays discolor the foliage and flow
ers with the dried coating.”
COMMENCEMENT SERMON
AT CQRBETT-HATCHER
Rev. A. M. Mitchell, of Richmond,
Va., will preach the commencement
I sermon at Corbett-Hatcher Sunday,
l May 17th at 3 o’clock. A cordial in
jvitation to attend is extended to all.
TWICE GIVES HIS BLOOD
Duluth, Minn.,'—Avery Nelson, who
has twice given his blood for trans
fusion operations on his brother,^vas
j rejected when he volunteered a third
time.
DELEGATE REPORTS
STATE FEDERATION
Mrs. W. N. Holt Gives Interst
ing Account of Activities of
The Federated Women
of North Carolina
REGULAR BUSINESS MEET.
The outstanding feature of the meet
ing of the Woman’s Club Wednesday
afternoon was the report from the
State Federation given by one of the
delegates from this club, Mrs. W. N.
Holt. The regular routine of business
was disposed of, Mr. H. V. Rose,
county Welfare officer, was heard in
regard to some needy cases in the
community, and a motion was carried
that the club ask the town to pass an
ordinance requiring the pool room to
be located on a f-irst floor with no
screens around to obstruct the view
to passers-by, but the interest of those
present centered in the doings of the
Federation.
Mrs. Holt after a brief comment
upon Pinehurst, the place of meet
ing, devoted her remarks to the ac
tual workings of that great conven
tion of North Carolina women, bring
ing to her hearers an insight as to
the present program a‘nd plans of
the Federated clubs of this state.
In part Mrs. Holt spoke as follows:
“The keynote of the president’s
address was to urge the women to
use the ballot as the best means of
getting what we most need. We are
not to be discouraged in not passing
bills at the last legislature, but must
enlarge our forces and fight the hard
er in the future, realizing that what
we are asking is not for us but for
the homes and children of the coun
try.
TX ptlJL L Ui CV Cl J OCOOIUU v\ CIO laftVU
up with reports from all phases of
the work, and I would like to say
here how necessary it is to report all
activities to the district president.
We heard reports that included bury
ing grounds bought, under-nourished
children fed, club houses built, li
braries bought and run, everything
you can imagine for the betterment
and uplift of humanity.
“Mrs. John L. Gilmer reported that
we have thirty-five new clubs with
875 members and that we have on
roll 50,767 club and affiliated club
members at present.
“The thing of interest a!nd concern
to us was the division of the districts.
They have divided the districts geo
graphically and according to the high
ways and railroads for convenience.
We are now in district No. 13 which
is composed of Nash, Edgecombe,
Wayne, Wilson and Johnston. En a
conference of these delegates, Mrs.
B. J. Downey, of Nashville, was sug
gested as our district president.
“Mrs. R. N. Page in her report of
civics urged tlvit we use our in
fluence to enforce the law prohibit
ing drivers uinder sixteen; not to hire
servants until we have assured our
selves that they have no contagious
disease; study government and en
courage women to vote, the last elec
tion having shown a marked decrease
in women’s vote.
“The keynote or slogan for the en
tire Federation meeting was the
American home. All of the papers
and talks looked toward home im
provement and development. It was
particularly significant that the prin
cipal speaker for one of the sessions
was Dr. Louise Stanley, chief of the
United States Bureau of Home
Economics.
“Tuesday evening was devoted to
fine arts. Prizes were given for the
best hand-painted china, interior dec
orations, and musical compositions,
all of which tend towmrd the stimu
lation of the fine arts Kn the home.
What might be termed a demonstra
tion of a family orchestra was given
by the Phol family. Rev. and Mrs.
Phol, their six children, playing dif
ferent instruments, gave a delightful
program.
“The chief address of the last day
was made by Mrs. Ida Clyde Clarke,
.her subject being: ‘ A New Woman
I Looks at an Old World.’ ”
Mrs. Holt also told of the delightful
.social functions that were a part of
the Federation meeting and told of
I the visits w hich the Federation made
| to the State Sanatorium and to
I Samarcand.