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SMITHFIELI) NEEDS: —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modem Hotel. —Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. Forty-third Year Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1925 Know Your County Do You Know that Johnston coun ty ranks first in North Carolina in the production of cotton, 52,000 bales in 1924? (Nine-tenths of a bale for every acre planted). .— r— Number 104 ROBBER IS DEAD AND RALEIGH OFFICER INJURED IN GUN DUEL Shooting Follows Robbery of King and Holding Store; Officer Mangum Greeted With Volley of ^. Pistol Bullets As He Enters Cellar of Board ing House, But Is Able To Return Bandit’s Fire MANGUM MAY LIVE Raleigh, Nov. 16.—A ban dit giving his name as “Slim” Anderson, of Memphis, Tenn., and Deputy Sheriff Will Man gum were seriously wounded here larly this afternoon in a street giro battle following a daylight robbery of King and Holding clothing store of $108 in cash. Roth men were rushed to Rex Hospital, where the ban dit died within a short time. « Mangum, has a better chance, being shot through the stom Iach. Reports from the hospital op erating room were that Man gum would be operated on tonight. Bandit Opens Fire Pedestrians were sent scurrying from the path of the fleeing ban dit. “I’ll get somebody, he is report ed as saying just before he dived to shelter in the cellar. A large crowd gathered about the entrance. Mangum was greet ed with a volley just before he en jte**d but was able to return the !bandit’s fire. May Be ex-Convict. The bandit entered the clothing store and fried on several suits. He waited until the store was empty except for three people, when sud denly he brandished an automatic demanding: “Hands up!” He rifled the cash register and Sod. Employes described the man as being a tall man, of slender build, and very well dressed. He left ^1 is old clothes in the store. The man is thought to be an ex eogvict, and officials from the Svate Prison were seeking to iden tify him Monday afternoon. Another fugitive was seen to escape across Nash Square while the shooting was in progress. “You all have got me; let me out for I’ll get one of you before I go,” said the bandit to Deputy Will Mangum as the officer covered him with his gun. Officers Fire. Before Mangum could reply, the stranger began firing, and simul taneously the pistols of Mangum and policeman Saunders, Pearce* and Gabtis began barking. Man gum was struck in the stomach, but the others were not hurt. Fires At Boys. The first intimation that the stranger was desperate came dur ing the chase from the clothing store and the place where the man was cornered, lie fired at James Briggs, Jr., and Cleveland Gill, two young men chasing him, as he tried to take refuge behind the fciejv Professions building at Har gett and McDowell streets. The shots went wild and the young men continued to chase the stranger. Tyree Poole joined in the chase as the man went under the house and went into the cellar, but the AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me fc. £ De game ma man hunts would Ke a good inshowanee risk cauze U jist kills time. Mrs. Coolidge Hostess to Girl Scouts Photo shows Mrs. Calvin Coolidge shaking the hand of Mis: Leona Baldwin, 13 year old girl scout from Montpelier, Vt., in the centre is Mrs Gerritt Flather, Scout Commissioner. Ihey are start, ing a drive for a $20,000 fund. Miss Baldwin is envied by her sistei scouts because she will cook the turkey for President Coolidge. Thanksgiving Dinner. M. E. CONFERENCE CHOOSES GENERAL COUNCIL DELEGA TES Chautauqua To Return Next Year The Program of The Fasi Week Pleased Large Audiences. Those who have enjoyed Chau tauquas here during the latter days of the past week will learn with pleasure that Chautauqua will re turn again next year. Twenty pub. lie-spirited citizens and organiza tions have signed up for its return, and others are expected to be add ed to the list. The list as we go to press is as follows: A. M. Noble, Dr. and Mrs. Thel Hooks, D. I. Penny, N. C. Shuford, J. D. Spiers, K. S. Edmundson, I. W. Medlin, R. F. Smith, Mrs. P. H. Kasey, Pres ident Parent-Teacher Association, S. L- Morgan, Mrs. L. T. Royall, Mrs. J. J. Broadhurst, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Johnston, W. T. Hol land, M. A. Wallace, Rev. Chester Alexander, Mrs. D. T. Lunceford, Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, Will H. Lassi ter, T. R. Hood. Chautauqua Week is over so far as the six performances are con cerned but impressions were made, thoughts were implanted, souls were uplifted, influences started, that will live in the hearts of many who enjoyed the entertain ments brought to our community Ttip cornedv-drama “Give and Take,” smoothed out many a wrin kle in care-worn brows, and caused the young folks to bubble over with enjoyment. Mr. Babb in his lec tures, “Handicapps” and “A Hun dred Per Cent IV^an,” dispensed words of encouragement tt o the young and inspired a fresh lease on life for the older ones, while the music for each occasion was both soul-stirring and soothing. Miss Edith E. Robertson, the Chautauqua superintendent, was all that could be desired. Her talks and her management of the per formances were tactful and effect jive, and she made many friends ; among our people. The Junior leader, was especial i ly good with the children and their entertainment Saturday afternoon showed a fine spirit. The programs were well attend ed each time and the audiences were appreciative. An encouraging feature of Chautauqua was the number of young people who at tended. stranger did not harm him. The officers appeared on the scene shortly afterward, with the shoot ing coming as the climax to the chase. Some nuts fall because they are ripd, and some fall because a flapper makes eyes at them. Ballots All Day; Durham Is The Next Meeting Place; Appointment: For Next Year Read Yesterday Morning. LOVE FEAST SUNDAY By T. A. SIKES Fayetteville, Nov. 14.—Ballot ing all day long, the North Caro lina conference, Methodist' Episco pal church south, in session in Hay Street church here, completed its delegation to the general confer ence, selected a meeting place for next year, considered numerous re ports, and adjourned at S:30 to meet again Monday morning when appointments of preachers for the new year will be read. Rev. S. A. Cotton, Rev. T. A Sikes, Rev. S. E. M'ercer, Rev. J M. Wright and Rev. J. H. Shore with Rev. W. A. Stanbury, Rev J. M. Ormond, Rev. F. S. Love and Rev. M. T. Plyler as alternates were the clerical delegates, elect ed in the order named. The lat ter being chosen late in the after noon after nine ballots had been cast for the principals and three for the alternates. Rev. W. W. Peele, elected on the first ballot yesterday morning, beads the cler ical delegation. Laymen Take Nine Ballots Dr. J. H. Jud, of Fayetteville, and Joseph G. Brown, of Raleigh, with Chas. S. Wallace, of More head City, Prof. R. L. Flowers, of Durham, Josephus Daniels and Dr. Albert Anderson, of Raleigh, as alternates, are the delegates chosen by the laymen, who found it necessary to cast five ballots for the principals and four ballots foi the alternates before completing their representation. Dr. W. P Few of Durham, leads the lay dele gation, being elected on the first ballot and receiving the largest number of votes of any oi the laymen. W. L. Knight, of Wel don, and Col. J. L. Bruton, of Wil sonfi were also elected on the first ballot. The other members of the lay delegation is R. N. Page, of Pineburst, who was elected on the second ballot. meet in uurnam ucai Trinity, Durham, was chosen as the place for the 1926 conference after invitation had been extend ed by Rev. W. W. Peele, the pas tor, St. Paul’s Goldsboro, also ex tended invitation through its pas tor, Rev. J. M. Daniel. Fayetteville, Nov. 15.—The con ference love feast, described by Rev. D. II. Tuttle, as the sweetest hour in the itinerant’s life, a ser mon by Bishop Collins Denny, whe thrilled the great throng' who came from all sections of the confer ence to hear him, and the ordina tion of deacons and elders featur ed the Sunday session of the North Special Term Of Court In Session Convened Here Yesterday Morning With Judge Lyon Presiding. A special term of Superior Court opened here yesterday morning at ten o’clock with Judge Lyon of Elizabeth City, presiding. This term of court will be devoted to civil cases. About thirty cases are on the docket for disposal, several of which arc old ones that have been continued. Yesterday morning was taken up with canvassing ihe court calendar. This term of court was arrang ed to relieve the congested court docket of civil cases. A regular term of court will be held in De ! cember when two weeks will be devoted to criminal cases. The fol | lowing jurors have been summoned for the December criminal court: FIRST WEEK Vinson Pittman, O'Neals; L. D. Stephenson, Elevation; Joe T. Barnes, Wilders; Luther Durham, Beulah; J. S. Ogburn, Smithfield; J. W. Tart, Meadow; J. J. Batten, j Smithfield; L. W. Ilockaday, In !grams; Jesse W. Bailey, O’Neals; D. J. Wood, Meadow; Alex Daugh try. Boon Hill; J. L. George, Smith lifield; Eldridge McLamb, Banner; j W. A. Britt, Bentonville; J. M. [Johnson, Meadow; J. F. Hinnant, | Pine Level; G. H. Wilkerson, Sel ma; W. H. Godwin, O’Neals; Hu bert Pearce, Boon Hill; W. L. Lane, Smithfield; Robt. L. Bras | well, Boon Hill; Walter A. Thomp | son, Boon Hill; E. S. Lassiter, Smithfield; Q. C. Parker, Ingrams; Alex Johnson, Boon Hill; Oka (King, Pleasant Grove; D. M. Bran nan, Wilders; Robt. L. Blackman, I Beulah; J. D. Evans, Ingrams; A. j W. Ivey, Banner; A. B. Hinnant, Micro; Fred Oliver, O’Neals; L. IE. Toole, Ingrams; J. H. Creech, j Pine Level; H. W. Taiton, Smith field; V. J. House, Micro. SECOND WEEK J. L. Pittman, O’Neals; L. C. I Baker, Smithfield; John E. John son, Ingrams; M. F. Batten, Wild ers; Vernon Bell, O’Neals; C. D. Thompson, Smithfield; B. F. John son. Elevation; L. E. Parrish, Ele vation; J. M. Wallace, Wilson’s Mills; Ernest Medlin, Wilders; Isaac Munden, Smithfield; J. D. Hicks, O’Neals; L. R. Hatcher, Selma; Gaston Crocker, O’Neals; H. H, Carroll, Wilders; R. D. Thompson, Boon Hill; Geo. W. Boyd, Jr., Wilson’s Mills; D. G Lee, Meadow. What to Do With 1925 Crop Money 1. Every farmer who has been j trying to make a living by work ing with only one horse—which is j just as bad as if he were trying to work with only one arm—ought to put aside enough extra money to buy an extra horse. In like fash ion farmers who already have two or more horses may also profit ably increase their horsepower. 2. Farmers who do not have to put aside money either to avoid time prices or to increase horse power should first of all consider what improved equipment is nec essary to increase their earning power and then give the prefer ence to such “productive purchases rather than consider consumptive purchases.” 3. Next after producing expen ditures should come purchases that have permanent value in promot ing the daily comfort and efficien cy of the farm household—paint, lights, waterworks, music, etc.— The Progressive Farmer. Carolina conference of the Meth odist Episcopal church, South, in session in Hay Street church here since Wednesday morning. Dr. J. T. Gibbs, a beloved sup erannuate, and Rev. D. H. Tuttle, were in charge of the love feast in which several hundred people participated. The appointments were read yesterday morning. Rev. A. J. Parker returned from Conference yesterday afternoon and reported that all t'he Methodist preachers in Johnston county were feturned to their pastorates with the ex ception of Rev. W. J. Watson, of | Four Oaks, who is sent to Haw River. i Program For American Education Week (Prepared by the United States Bureau of Education, the National Education Association and the American Legion, under whose joint auspices the observance is held.) Constilution Day, November 16. “The constitution is the bulwark of democracy and opportunity” 1. Unity, jv. tic . trr.rqnility, de- j fense, welfare, and liberty. 2. Our constitution guarantees these rights. 3. Our Constitution is the ex- i pression of the will of the peo- j pie. 4. One Constitution one Union, one Flag, one History. Slogans: Ballots, not bullets; ; Know the Constitution; Visit your school today. Patriotism Day, November 17 “The Flag of the United States of America is the symbol of the ideais’institutions of our Republic 1. Our flag insures the sanctity of life and the security of prop erty. 2. Quicken the sense of public duty. 3. Voting is the primary duty of the patriot. 4. Our national honor must be preserved from unjust attack. Slogans: America first; Vote at all elections; Visit your school to day. School and Teacher Day, Nov. 18 “It is not too much to say that the need of civilization is the need ' of teachers.”-—Calvin Coolidge. ; 1. The teacher is a nation build- ! er. 2. The school is the foundation of democracy. 3. Provide for the needs of your : schools. 4. Trained teachers require ad- j equate compensation. 5. Teaching of patriotism is the j duty of all public servants. Slogans: The better the teacher j the bet;er the school; Visit your j school today. Conservation, Thrift Day Nov. 19. ; “The forests of America, how- j ever slighted by man, must have I been a great delight to God.—John Muir. 1. Conserve our National re sources. Prevent forest' fires 3. Industry and thrift spell prosperity. 4. Saving insures happiness. Slogans: Plant a tree; Work and Si^ve; Visit your school today. Know Your School Day, Nov. 20. “Progressive civilization de pends upon progressive education” 1. Schools must progress with the times. 2. Preparation for modern day life demands a broader course of study. 3. The school must be kept abreast of science and invention. 4. A little invested in education saves much expended on drime, poverty, and disease. Slogans: Good schools for all committees; Make your schools livable; Visit your school today. Community, Health Day, Nov. 21. “Physical education means health and strength” 1. The school is a community 2. Equality of opportunity for every American boy and girl. 3. Public library service for ev ery community. 4. Proper food and rest for chil dren. 5. A health officer for every community. 6. Adequate parks for cities. State and Nation. Slogans: A square deal for the country boy and girl; A sound mind in a sound body; Visit your school today. For God and Country Day, Nov. 22. “Religion, morality, and educa tion are necessary for good gov ernment.” • 1. Education in the home. 2. Education in the school. 3. Education in the church. Slogans: A godly nation cannot fail; Visit your church today A New Arithmetic “I am not much of a mathema tician,” said the cigarette, “but I can add to a man’s nervous trouble, I can subtract from his physical energy, I can multiply his aches and pains, I can divide his mental powers, I take interest from his | ■work, and discount his chances for ] success.” Expect W. B. Cole Home This Week His Return Is Expected to Shed Light On B i g Damage Suit. Raleigh, Nov. 15.—AV. B. Cole, lately acquitted of the murder of W. W. Ormond, is due in Rocking ham this week and his return will give “new” news on the $150,000 damage suit instituted in Wake county Superior court. Mr. Cole has been in Arkansas since his acquittal five weeks ago, a day or two intervening for the hearing on a question of sanity. Shortly after taking the trip to the distant state where Mrs. Cole’s relatives live, Rev. A. L. Ormond, administrator and father of W. W. Ormond, brought a civil suit in Wake courts. The summons made returnable in Richmond court November 12, brought nothing ad ditional in the form of procedure. Suggestions that the plaintiff might go ahead and levy on the absentee, did r.ot pan. The case will be regularly tried. Bynum May Be Witness The return of Mr. Cole was made known here a few' days ago by Fred Bynum, attorney for the man ufacturer prior to the homicide, and then important witness to Or mond-Cole affairs preceding the August 15 shooting. Mr. Bynum will very probably be another wit ness in this case. The plaintiff seeks both compensatory and pui tive damages. He will hardly get a hearing within a year. Meanwhile Mr. Cole returns to Rockingham to begin work where he left it off. The town isn’t set tled yet and friends of both famil ies do not expect it to calm com pletely for a long time- Neverthe less, the friends of Mr. Cole do not think residence in his county and town will be made disagreeable for him. Some of his friends and witnesses have feared as much. Mr. Bynum believes the commun ity will be just to him. Treat Miss Elizabeth Fairly Likewise it will treat fairly Miss Elizabeth Cole, to whom no wrong was ever imputed prior to the shooting. The young woman seems to have suffered from lost chron ology. There was an impression that she wrote Bill Ormond let ters after the “slander letter” which undoubtedly set the stage for a killing. The newspapermen, Mr. Bynum thinks, honestly con fused the few letters written to Ormond after Miss Cole broke with him. The scribes thought there was a correspondence after the “slan der letter.” All friends and attor neys of the Cole family insist that no such communication ever took place and that the “slander let- j ter” was wantonly and wickedly j false. | It is news that Mr. Cole is back j —this week. The manufacturer j who hoisted himself with three , bullets from the drudgery and j monotony of machinery into na- : tional limelight, will find it im- j possible for a few days to avoid being news. He will have little to say of the damage suit, of course. And while attorneys promise quite some thrills in the unpublish ed letters of Miss Cole and #r mond, the defense counsel in the Cole case has no more fear of them in the civil suit than in the criminal where they were not read at alb—Grc.lnsboro Daily News. What a Little Clock Did A little clock in a jeweler’s store in a certain Western town stop ped one day for half an hour at fifteen minutes to nine- School chil dren, noticing the time, stopped to play; people hurrying to the train, after a look at the clock, stopped to chat a minute with one an other. And all were half an houf late, because one small clock stop ped. Never had these people known how much they depended on that clock until it had led them astray You may think you have no in fluence, but you cannot go wrong in one little act without leading others astray.—Selected. a„id the flavor will be improved. A couple of pinches of brown sugar put in soup that is too sa’jty will overcome the salty taste and still not sweeten it. Jesse Wyatt Trial Has Taken Over Three Days Mute & Jeff’s New Bess iai-k'm V'«i££i35 Countess Aedita Do Beauinor. vho has announced her engage nent to "Bud" Fisher, cartoo-.i: tnd originator of the “M-utf an raff” ranmif! Kt.rin Many Marriage Licenses Issued Licenses For Twenty-two Couples Sold Since November 1st, Marriage licenses have been is sued to the following persons by Register of Deeds M. L. Staneil since November 1: Charlie Stevens and Miss Mag gie Johnson, both of Clayton, Route 2; Alton L. Williams of Coats and Miss Mamie Hill, of Angier; Moses Crocker and Miss Pauline Barnes both of Pine Lev el; Leroy Batten, Selma, and Miss Nancy Benson, of near Selma; John Dodd and Miss Thelma Lee, of Four Oaks, Route 3; Oscar Maden and Miss Eula Hocutt, both of Zebulon, Route 1; John Thomas Pittman, of Kenly, Route 2, and Miss Martha Bissebt, of Wilson county; Gurney Evans and Miss Hazel Wiggs, both of Princeton; Macon Richardson and Miss Lizzie Thomas, both of Zebulon, Route 1; Eugene B. Allsbrook and Miss Virginia Ives, both of Greenville; Aaron Windham, Wilqpn’s Mills, Route 1, and Miss Vera Godwin, McCullers, Route 1; Joseph Pat rick Woodard, Princeton, Route 3. and Miss Sadie Aldridge, Selma Route 2; Jesse T. Boyett and Miss Lou Phillips, both of Selma, Route 1; J. Gray Bass and Mks Eliza Brown, both of Kenly, Route 1; Floyd H. Stephenson, Willow Springs, Route 1, and Miss Emily Jane Roberts, Benson; A. It. Driv er, and Miss Lucile Shuler, Selma; T. Barden Brown and Miss Ida Pittman, both of Seln.a, Route 1; Robt. M. Hopkins and Miss Mag gie Porter, both of Selma; Rupert Carroll, Clayton, Route 3, and Miss Lillie Mims, Clayton, Route 2; Henry W. Whitaker, Wendell, Route 1, and Miss Lela Mae Creech, Zebulon, Route 1; Mal colm Turnage and Miss Rosie Surcy, both of Benson, Route 2; Leroy Jordan and Miss Helen N. Ellis, both of Clayton. Purpose of American Education • Week To disseminate among the peo ple accurate information in re gard to the conditions and needs of the schools, enhance apprecia tion of the value of education, and create such interest as will result in better opportunities for educa tion and larger appropriations for schools of all kinds and grades.— P. P. Clas^on, 1920. The Man Who Tries First to "Make a Living” Makes Most Money The farmers who succeed are the ones who make a living on their farms first, and the ones w'ho don’t) succeed are the ones who neglect making a living and spend too much time and money trying to make money. What is a farm for, if it isn’t to make a living on ? —-The Progressive Farmer. If _ Wyatt Takes The Stand And Gives His Version of Shooting S. S. Holt Prominent Attorney of This City On June 1st. CROSS EXAMINATION The trial of Jesse H. Wyatt, chargee! with the shooting qf Stephen S. Holt1, prominent law yer of this city on June 1, came up Thursday afternoon in the Wake Superior Court. The selection of the jury ended the first 4ay of the case. A panel of fifty men was summoned from Durham county. It took thirty-nine to get the twelve who are hearing the evi dence. The following jury was so leeted: K. E. Hurst, I. F. Davis, Pink II. Royster, D R. Brule, James E. Smith, F. E. Page, Sycho Pickett, K. L. Husketh, Lonnie C- Garrett, James A. Flinton, A. -J. Tillay, J. R. Rich. Testimony began j Friday. Labe Friday afternoon Wyatt took the stand in his own behalf and told the story of the first forty-four years of his life. The News and Observer reported his evidence in part as follow?: “The story of his life that brought him to the fateful June day when he hurried away with Chief of Police J. Winder Bryan to watch a motorcycle test on the Garner road out from Raleigh with an engagement an hour later to go fishing with his wife. His tory of the incident that prevent ed the meeting of either engage ment comes today. State’s Strong Case “Five eye witnesses for the State testified yesterday that Jesse H. Wyatt shot directly at the au tomobile in which Stephen S. Holt was riding. Two doctors testified that an autopsy disclosed a flat tened bullet beneath the tpngue of the dead man that had plowed its way thru the head from the back of the neck, making a clean round hole and severing the spinal col umn and producing instant death. “Solicitor W. F. Evans presented to the court the section of the back curtain of the automobile in which Holt was riding, which shows the hole made by the bul let that was not then flattened. The State put in evidence the col lar of the dead man that shows a sawed trench that was made by the bullet as it sank into the neck of the deceased. “The State put on 16 witnesses from all walks of life from John ston county to testify to the good character of the eight occupants of the two cars which carried the party with which Holt was riding when the bullet overtook him as he was going back to his home in Smil'hfic'lu along the public high way of Wake county. Story of Fateful Shooting “With no interruptions from the battery of lawyers defending Wy att, Col. Ed S. Abell took the wit nesses for the S'fite over the events of the fateful June first. There was Dock Woodward, driver of the car in which Holt was rid ing; Will Wright and Adam Wood ward, who sat by his side when his head fell back and he breath ed his last, and there was Joe Woodward, who was seated in front with Dock, and all telling practi cally the same story with varise tions only in the details. “Behind the death car came an other ear, which was driven by Lonnie Lynch, and in which were Monroe Woodward, Solomon Daughtery and Robert Webb. Each one of the occupants testified that they saw coming toward their car a man who later they found wak Jesse H. Wyatt and that he turn ed and shot directly at the auto mobile in front of them. Their tes timony was corrobrated by C. C. Wren, of Davidson county, who happened to be passing at the time. Their testimony as to the direct shooting at the autoniibile was emphasized by their standi ag up and showing with their right hand how it happened. “James H. Pou, senior member Turn to page seven, please