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Last Will and Testament County of Johnston State of North Carolina Town of Smithfield. We, the undersigned members ol the Senior class of the Smithfieh high school, being of sound mind anc memory, but considering the uncer tainty of earthly existence, especial ly after the last four years of physi cal torture and mental anguish spent in this asylum of toil and trouble and realizing that our days of con finemenb are almost over, do deem it necessary to provide for a fair and just distribution of our many good qualities and wonderful talents; Therefore, we do declare this to la our last will and tsttwment: Item One: To that most notable body, the Faculty, we give and be queath our appreciation and grati tude for their long suffering patience and kind assistance in our struggle to reach our ultimate goal: that is to receive a diploma from the Smith field High School. Item Two: To the Juniors we leave our place as Seniors together with our Senior dignity. We also leave to them our Senior privileges; these we have a perfect right to give away having paid dearly for each one. Item Three: To the Freshmen we leave the vast amount of knowledge we have acquired both as a whole and as individuals. If used in the correct manner, it will enable them to slip into the lunchroom for sand wiches, pass notes all day without being detected, and pass all exams without ever opening a book. Item Four: To Mary Gattis Hol land we bequeath Marjorie Johnston’s superiluous dignity as she will have no further use for it after commence ment. Item Five: To Irving Gillette we bequeath Edna Hildebrand’s artistic temperament, knowing that he has a fearful lack of aforesaid article. Item Six: To Joe Honeycutt we bequeath Willard Lawrence's extreme length and graceful walk. We are sure Joe will appreciate both. Item Seven: To Virginia William son we bequeath Mattie Lassiter’s blond permanent wave, which Vir ginia most sorely needs. Item Eight: To Elizabeth Creech we bequeath Rose Grantham’s sweet disposition and gentle ways with the earnest request that she use both diligently. Item Nine: To Theron Johnson we bequeath Ben Baker’s spectacles, that he may strain his eyes no more in attempt to see Rachael Creech. Item Ten: To Mildred Cotter we bequeath Carrie Young’s avoirdupois for we feel sure both would be thereby improved. Item Eleven: To Miss Brett we be queath the following information: Wanted—A junior partner at Hunt ley’s. Item Twelve: To Mr. Rice, our es teemed coach, we bequeath our Sen ior manners which we feel sure are an improvement over his own. Item Thirteen: To Anne Stevens and Ellen Patterson we bequeath Car rie Parrish’s Freckles with the fol lowing advice—Don’t fight over them; divide equally. Item fourteen: io next years Vir gil class we bequeath Sam Booker’s jack. May it be as useful to them as it has been to us. Item Fifteen: To all the pupils of the High School we bequeath our famous class spirit which, in spite of many difficulties, has ever been united and undaunted. Item Sixteen. To the school as a whole we bequeath our lasting loyal ty and good wishes for many more successful years. Item Seventeen: We do appoint as our trustees and executors the mem bers of the Sophomore .class; giving bhcm the right to. pawn all of did books, pens and pencils in settlement of any debts we may have incurred. In witness whereof, we do hereun to set our hand and affix our seal this-day of-1925. - IRENE PAGE STEVENS, v* Testator. Signed, sealed, published and de clared by the Senior Class to be their Last Will and Testament, in the pres ence of us who have hereby sub scribed our names. Choose Nominees For Director At a meeting of delegates of the Cotton Cooperative Association from Wilson and Johnston counties held in the court house here Tuesday, two directors for this district were nom inated. Messrs. J. H. B. Tomlinson and J. W. Stephenson are the nom inees who will be voted for by the members of the association. Both of these men are real dirt farmers, and farmers who farm on a big scale. The association would make no mis take to choose either man as a di rector. The votes will be counted on Jutae 9. ^UTI^ Members of The Eagle stall' who are responsible for the first annual put out' by the Smithfield High School. Reading from top around to right are: Willard Lawrence, associate editor; Nolia Gurley, joke editor. James Hill, advertising manager; Edna Hildebrand, arteditor; Thomas Watson, athletic editor; Lawrence Stancil, business manager; Arah Hooks, snap shot editor; Henry Royall, literary editor. Carrie Young, assistant advertising editor; Worth Boyett, honorary; Majorie Johnston (center)’ editor in chief. GIANTS PLAY RED SOX AT WILSON’S MILLS “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” In modern day terms of pedagogy the above adage is alive in the role of play ground recreation. As active as the typical class room with the “youth of the land,’” just ! so should be the outdoor periods with the “youth of the muscle.” This week, May 18—May 22, in the Wilson’s Mills high school base ball is on the market. The “World’s Series” is beifng played between the Giants and the Red Sox. The teams are working for the “best three out of five.” The winning team will be entertained by the losing “good sports” at a picnic dinner served at the regular school lunch period. Never have “Babe Ruth” and “Ty Cobb” showed more interest; hever have those “stars” worked more earn estly. Each team is cooperating; play ing fair, abiding by umpire’s decis ion, having fun. For the rest, come and see! The line-up is as follows: Giants: Lillie Radford, field; Daisy Otto, left field; Elgie Price, third base; Eva Batten, second base; Mabel Barbour, right field; Imogene Murray, center field; Thelbert Barbour, pitch; Alfred Byrd, first base, aind Leon Parrish, short stop. Red Sox: Vara Beasley, field; Sue Tomlinson, left field; Ritta Gower, third base; Ruby Dodd, second base; Mase Barbour, right field; Mrs. Carl K. Parrish, center field, Jim Uzzle, pitfeh; Roy Casey, first base; Ves ter Turnage, short stop. Braxton Smith, catcher, both sides; Lloyd Batten, umpire, Elmo Gardner, score keeper. Watch the date on your label. HISTORY of the CLASS By Carrie Young History means, I suppose, “facts chronologically arranged” with, per- j haps, the addition of some causes and effects of the same. In giving these 1 facts, I must be careful not to trench upon any of the interesting happen- j ings for fear of being called down by Leo Ennis, statistician. I must! not indulge in rhyme lest Lawrence Stancil, poet, may be offended. I can’t even dare to make song of our most' inspiring facts lest I be violently reminded that our class song (and we must have but one) is already entrusted to Ben Baker. I must not even ask that undergradu ates may, when another session be- j gins, occupy our desks where we’ve laughed and cried, and which we’ve beautified with ink blotches and hair pins scratches, for that solemn duty belongs to our testator, Irene Page Stevens. Handicapped as you see I am, yet' I AM permitted to give a few “facts chronologically arranged.” ’22. We entered the high school in , a class of forty-four (mostly boys and girls) a menagerie well managed by Miss Ora C. Caneeler, who diligently watched over and guided us in the use of our plough—Algebra. Roots of Latin were dug up before our eyes and transplanted in our brains by Miss Laura Weddell. Being far too young and inexperienced to realize the need of officers, we left all mat ters of class welfare to our teachers. ’23. Sophisticated Sophomores! Wjhat excitement! A new building and a top-floor room—quite a rise over our old basement quarters. But alas, a great number of us were miss By LAWRENCE STANCIL We’re the Seniors—class of ’25, We’re the Seniors—the best class alive. Our time is limited—the day is nigh W hen we graduate and leave old Smithfield high. We’ve studied' long without any rest', And burned midnight oil to stand the test. History, Latin, and Geometry too— We’ve conquered them all and now we are through. No worry, no work, no trouble, no care, We’re dignified Seniors and glad to be there. Our friends we leave to take our place, And say, “Stick to it; don’t drop from the race.’’ We’ve climbed and pushed to the top of the ladder, We’re celebrites, yes, and wiser though sadder. > We’re the highest of high in the whole high school; And hampered by nothing—not even a rule; * Our privileges many, too many to name, ® Have given us our scholastic fame, And liberty, freedom to one and to all ’ Is generously granted from now to next fall. inj?. However, the now school trucks gathered in enough students to al most fill the places of our lost mem bers, finally giving us the number of forty-two. We began to spark’e with quite a number of gems in ath letics. Miss Wilson, the girls’ coach, unearthed them. These, added to our brilliants already starring in that By BEN BAKER * rom the first grade upward we have traveled Until at' last we have conquered our goal. Our studies, great and small We’ve conquered one and all— 1 hat’s why we’re graduating now. CHORUS: Now we guess That without S. H. S. Our future would never have looked so bright. When we’re slack She pats us on the back, And is always showing us what is right. Her name we’ll cherish, It shall never perish, Upon it we’ll gain success. While alive, the class of ’25 Will always, always love old S. H. S. From now we’ll follow different' courses, But with you our tho’t will ever be. And we know unless We always do our best | We can never win a victory. | ' * line, brought us into the limelight. But the crowning achievement of our Sophomore class wfas the acquisi tion of our good luck Penny. '24. Not having lost our afore mentioned Penny, good luck awaited us at every turn. The following of ficers were elected to seize upon any stray bits of responsibility that might be found, and brand them with our seal. Henry Royall was chosen to the high office of President, while the records and finances were very capa bly looked after by Lawrence Stan cil. During this year our activities varied somewhat. Athletics were still at the front, but early in the fall our attention was seized by the mon ey-making microbe. As a result we sallied forth to the county fair to sell red-hot hot-dogs and ice-cold coca-colas. The wealth accumulated there, we unselfishly used for taking the Seniors on a trip around the world. Their education showed quite an improvement after our short visits to Ireland, Iceland, Japan, and Ha waii. ’25. The brightness of our Junior year not at all crushed, was a great help in developing us into dignified Seniors. Counting ourselves thirty FOOTBALL RECORD Our football team for 1924 was composed of new players. At the be ginning of the season Mr. Rice out lined the fundamentals of good play ing, and then with long hours of hard work he soon had the team ready to face heavier opponents without fear of defeat. The‘first game of the season was was with Elm City at Smithfield. Elm City’s team was heavy, out weighing the home team by ten pounds. But they were inexperienced. The outstanding features of the game were the ability of Kirkman, cap tain of the team, the strength of John son at center, and the three long and thrilling runs made by Honeycutt. The score was 60-12 in favor of Smithfield. The following Friday found the Smithfield eleven on foreign terri tory. The game with Mount Olive proved to be a disastrous one from be- | ginning to end, yet it revealed the spirit of the team as nothing else could. Leaving their cars in Golds boro they walked five miles, often deep in water, and crossed a trestle that spanned Little River. Without any rest they went into the game,, but despite the excellent work done by Stancil, Johnston and Captain Kirkman, the line was never crossed and Mount Olive rolled up a score of 24 points against us. Goldsboro was our next opponent. In the beginning of the game the two teams seemed to be evenly matched but Goldsboro soon pushed through Smithfield’s defense and won the game by the score of 12-0. Honeycutt, Johnston and Matthews did excep tionally well throughout the entire game. The game with Dunn was played at Smithfield. When the visitor’s eleven came on the field the Smithfield sup-j porters gave a sigh, for compared to the home team they were young giants. But when the game started they were found to be slower than, Smithfield’s players and though they fought like wild cats the score rolled to 24-6 in Smithfield’s favor. When the Selma team came over they were full of pep and confidence, though the weather did not favor out- i door sports. But Smithfield was the superior team from, the beginning on I account of the unusually good playing of the Kirkman brothers, Stancil and Honeycutt. At the end of the game Smithfield was well in the lead with a score of 21-0. And then came our first champion ship game. We again faced the Dunn team and again emerged from the conflict victorious. Honeycutt broke Smithfield’s football record by mak ing a broken field run of 70 yards. Willard Lawrence did excellent play ing, intercepting several of Dunn’s passes and making splendid runs. When the final whistle blew, Smith field’s record showed 13 to Dunn’s 12. Every team has its Jonah and so do*we. Sanford, our leading athletic rival, drove us from the race. Much need not be said about the game. Sufficient it is, that our hopes for this season were no more. Yet the record for the first year of a new team has been considered very good and it gives us great hopes for next year’s team. three strong, we set about electing the following officers: Worth Boy ette, president; Arah Hooks, vice president; Lawrence Stancil, secre tary; Rose Grantham, treasurer—as good a corps of officers as ever was found. Rejoicing in the possession of our Penny, we have started hoeing our last row. “Soaring upward” is the motto we have selected. We have i already successfully managed a booth at the fair and we are now editing an | annual—the first one the school has had. Our class members are again starring in athletics, the girls still under their admired coach, Miss Wil j son. As for amusements, we are look ing forward with pleasure to a much longed-for banquet given by the Jun iors. In fact, these sad expressions on our faces, just at this time—that’s only a hint to the Juniors that we’re LONGING FOR A BANQUET! Princeton Swamps Smithfield Princeton, May^22.—The Princeton junior baseball team defeated the Smithfield Sunday School class Wed nesday afternoon by th escore of 24 to 2. Edwards pitched a good game for Princeton, allowing only three hits alnd striking out nine men. The features at the bat were Edwards, Tart and Snipes for Princeton, each getting two two-base hits and two one-base hits. Edwards would have pitched a shut out game if it had not been for Young making a bad play and turning in two men making the two runs. The feature of the game for Smith field was the pitching of Stevens and Hooks. Smithfield used three pitchers but neither could stop the Princeton slugged The second pitcher went into the box had nine runs made off of him and no outs in one inning. Ed wards and Tart pitched and caught a good game. Murphy, a new cavalry recruit, was given one of the worst horses in the troop. “Remember,” said the sargeant, “no one is allowed to dismount with out orders.” Murphy was no sooner in the sad dle than the horse kicked, and Mur phy went over his head. “Murphy,” yelled the sargeant, when he discovered him lying breath less on the ground, “you dismount ed!” “I did.” “Did you have orders?” “I did.” “From headquarters?” “No sir, fro m hindquarters.”— BASKETBALL RECORD 1923-1924 The season of 1923 opened with all of the Eastern Championship team back except Godwin. The line up of the team was as follows: Hol land and Hill, forwards; Stephenson, R., center; Skinlner, Brown and Steph enson, C., guards. This was one of the combinations seen at Carolina during the 1922-23-24 seasons. Hill had played two years at San ders Chapel and one year at Smith field. Holland’s experience began at Bingham’s Military Academy and was continued for th r e e years on the Smithfield team. Steph enson’s and Skinner’s record consist ed of three years each on the first ■earn. Brown’s ability as a player was evidenced by the fact that before the end of his first season he was made a member of the varsity team—a place which he held throughout his four years. This was Clarence Steph-1 ensoin's first year as a regular al though he had been on the squad for three years. Eugene Caudill played forward as a substitute and made a good showing. Other substitutes were Kirkman, forward, John Caudill, cen ter and Patrick, guard. Coach Rice put the team through a strenuous season, defeating Lilling ton, Maysville, Wilsdn, Sanford, Wil mington, Petersburg, Va., and the N. C. State Freshmen before the cham pionship series. Only two defeats were met and both from the Caro lina Freshmen. During the champion ship, Pikeville, Fremont, Wendell, Wilson, Raleigh ajhd Sanford were defeated. Durham gave us our first set back in the semi-eastern final. Judging from the material, appear ance and training, the team of26 will probably equal or surpass last year’s record. \
The Smithfield Herald (Smithfield, N.C.)
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