I -i*
6MITHFIELD NEEDS:
—Bigger Pay Roll.
—A Modern Hotel
—Renovation of Opera House.
—More Paved Streets.
—Chamber of Commerce.
Know Your County
I)o you know that Johnston, Wil
son and Pitt counties raised more
produce per acre in V,i2Z than any
like area in the United States?
Forty-third Year * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1925
* *
Number 103
jLANDS OF COLE
ARE ATTACHED
' Attorneys For A. L. Or
mond Act In Absence
of Cole* From The
* State.
COLE NOW RETURNED
J Rockingham. Nov. 19.—W. B
/('ole, his wife, and two daughfers,
Misses Elizabeth and Kabhyrn, and
t n, Robert, returned to Rocking
1 i this morning from Hot
'.ngs, Ark., where Mr. Cole had
i n since release after a sanity
aring before Judge Finley in
Trth Wilkesboro on October 13.
Jjleputy Sheriff Darby Coving
'/ served the civil summons in
suit for $150,000 damages,
.1ch was recently started in the
. ake County Superior Court by
| tev. A. L. Ormond, administrator
of W. W. Ormond, upon Mr. Cole
in the yard adjoining the latter’s
i.office at Hannah Pickett mill.
The papers were returned to |
jdtaleigh tonight by Sheriff Bald
Lvin.
' Attachment of nine tracts of
land owned by W. B. Cole, slayer
of W. W. Ormond, in Richmond
.county this week was followed by
ppteps to garnishee, certain mill
1 tocks, said to be owned by the
Rockingham capitalist.
Attachment proceedings were in
stituted this week by Douglass &
Douglass, Raleigh lawyers, for
rev. A, L. Ormond, administrator
kj'i Ar. W. Ormond, who has filed
, against Cole in Wake County
$150,000 for the killing of his
ron by Cole in Rockingham on
iugust 15
Following his rekAso after a
anity hearing before Judge Fin
ny at North Wilkesboro on Octo
ber 13, after he had been turned
loose by a Union County jury, Cole
eft for Hot Springs, Ark., it was
innounced for the purpose of un
■krgoing treatment.
■tjSmplaint in the civil action
Hainst Cole was sent to Rocking
Rm early in November, being
Pnadc returnable in Raleigh on
November 12. Cole \va. out of the
county and they were returned on
November 11. Another summons
was sent at that time, which was
made returnable November 30.
Attachment and garnishment
proceedings have been instituted
upon the ground that Cole is out
of the State to avoid legal process,
this being one of the reasons pro
vided by the statute for starting
such procedings.
Attachment of nine tracts of
land, which is now recorded upon
the judgment docket of Richmond
County Superior Court, will con
stitute a lien upon the property
until the final judgment is enter
ed in the suit started in Wake
jCounty Superior Court.
’ While the home of Cole is said
to be owned by his wife and other
valuable property by his daugh
ter, Elizabeth Cole, former fian
ce of W. W. Ormond, nine tracts
pf land are listed in the attach
iment proceedings started this week
ns follows:
2 One lot on East Washington
ftreet in Rockingham.
' yOne lot on Fayetteville Road in
Rockingham on which is his two
story dwelling.
A two-story stjore and office
building near the postoffice at
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AUNT ROXIE SAYS
Bv Me
Puttin startas on cyars didunt
keep cranks aavy frnm (ie steerin
wheel.
Beautiful and Rich
MOST OF u.i would be satisfied
»ith either, but little Patricia
Mountbatten, shown here with her
mother, Lady Mountbatten, has
both. Reputed to be the richest
baby in the world, the future
heiress of the $100,000,000 estate
of her great grandfather, Sir Ern
est Cassell.
Twenty-One Year
Old Check Found
Voucher Written Score
Years Ago Reaches
Rightfui Owner.
Only a scrap of paper—but after
21 years it came into the rightful
possession cf its owner, and was
redeemable for it:-- face value of
*22.-If.
Last veek Mrs. J. II. Herring,
of Princeton, Route 3, brought a
voucher for $22.4!) to County Su
perintendent H. II. Marrow, dated
June 0, 1904, made payable to her !
and singned by J. C. Brown, J. H.
Hawkins, and C. C. Batten, school i
committeemen. The voucher was
approved by Mr. Jra T. Turlington
who was at that time county su
perintendent of schools. The vouch
er has just come into the possess
ion of Mrs. Herring and she was
here last week to get her money.
The voucher recalls a bit of his
tory concerning tire location of the
Brown school house. Twenty-one
years ago when a site was want
ed* for a new school house, the log
ical place was upon land belonging
to two parties, one of whom was
Mrs. J. H. Herring. Mr. Herring,
her husband opposed the location,
but his objections were overruled,
and a committee was appointed
to appraise the site. The com
mittee, according to information
written on the voucher, valued the
la id at $35.00 and sent Mrs. Her
ring a check for $22.49 for her
part of the land. Mr. J. C. Brown,
a member of the school commit
tee, wrote a letter which he sent
with the voucher. It seems Mr.
Herring received his wife’s mail,
and having declared that she should |
never receive a penny for that!
land, put it away, and never gave ;
it to her. Mr. Herring died last j
July, and recently while looking j
through her husband’s papers, Mrs. j
Herring found the voucher. A sin- j
gular thing about the voucher is j
that the three members of the
committee who signed it and the
county superintendent who ap
proved it, are now dead.
England’s Fairy Queen
Dies After Brief Illness
Sandringham, Eng., Nov. 20.—
England’s “fairy queen” is dead.
Stricken with heart disease yes
terday morning almost) on the eve
of her seventy-first birthday,
Queen Mother Alexandra passed
away at 5:25 o’clock this after
noon, with her son, King George
V, Queen Mary and sorrowing
members of the royal family at
her bedside.
Thus died the radiantly beau
tiful Danish princess who capti
vated England 02 years ago when
she came to be the bride of the
then Prince of Wales, and who held
the empire’s love and reverence
through three generations as the
Princess of Wales, as Edward the
Seventh queen, and then as the
queen mother.-—Associated Press.
Community Chest
For Charity Work
Plan Will Be Presented
To Smithfield Citizens
Sunday Night.
The idea of a community chest
to take care of charity work is
not new. It has been tried in a
number of towns and cities and has
proved satisfactory. Smithfield has
been considering for several weeks
using this plan and some publici
ty has been given to the idea. The
adoption or rejection of the plan
will probably be accomplished Sun
day evening when a mass meet
ing will be held in the court house.
Rev. S. L. Morgan, pastor of
the Baptist church, makes the fol
lowing statement relative to a
community chest for Smithfield:
“In planning and advertising the
effort to raise a fund for the
needed charity work in and near
Smithfield, the part assigned to
me hv the Welfare Association
was to write about similar efforts
in other towns like Raleigh. Last
week while in Charlotte I talked
to Mr. J. M. Broughton, of Ral
eigh, who was active in the cam
paign for the community chest in
Raleigh, and secured from him
the main facts which were as fol
lows :
“Raleig h decided to take care of
ill its local benevolent work
through one appeal to its citizens,
raising at one time a definite bud
get estimated to cover all its needs
for a year. Whether a satisfactory
name or not., such a fund has come
to be known generally as a “com
munity chest.” Raleigh decided to
include in its community chest the
amounts needed for a year by the
Y. M. C. A. the Y. W. C. A., the
Boy Scouts, the Girls Friendly
Lodge, and some other local wel
fare agencies, in addition to its
distinct charity work. The entire
budget as thus estimated amount
ed to some $52,000 for the cur
rent year. The people were pleas
Ed with the proposal to subscribe
this entire amount at one time and
be done with it, instead of having
each one of the objects to present
its needs separately at different
times. Every community wearies of
a multiplicity of appeals for even
the most worthy objects. And so
Raleigh made up a budget itemiz
ing all the needs of all the object's
to be taken care of. A committee
on the appointed day went out in
numbers large enough to cover the
entire city. Names were assigned
to them by districts, reducing to
the minimum the effort to canvass
the city thoroughly. The result was
that more than the entire budget
was subscribed in a day, guaran
teeing that all benevolent objects
of the city were provided for in a
business-like way in advance, and
through one definite appeal.
“Thorough advertising had been
done in advance, so that everybody
knew what was aimed at. All the
churches and clubs and lodges and
other welfare agencies had consid
ered the budget and had either
adopted it or had pledged
their moral support in its favor.
“Substantially this is what the
local Welfare Association proposes
to the people of Smithfield and
the community nearby. Based on
experience of several years as
welfare officer, Mr. H- V. Rose,
has helped the Welfare Association
to prepare a budget. It aims to
cover a little more than the needs
of the community for necessary
charity work, including such items
at Hood, clothing, medical and
hospital attention, etc. As shown
by his figures, we have been put
ting about $600 a year in such
work, and doing it in a very in
adequate way, and by many ap
pcls to churches and classes and
groups of vrious kinds. It: is now
proposed to provide for all such
needs through one business-like ap
peal. It js believed the community
will like it and respond in a worthy
way.
“It will be presented more def
initely next Sunday night in the
quarterly union service, which is
to he in the nature of a general
mass meeting in the court house.
Any questions will then be an
swered, with the confidence that
all objections can be intelligently
met. and general approval gain
ed for the effort to provide a
worthy community chest.”
Mayor J. A. Narron Has Issued
Thanksgiving Proclamation
The gratefulness of the Amer
ican Conscience has, since the
landing of the Pilgrims on our
Native soil, sanctioned the setting
apart of one day in each year
for the specific purpose of offer
ing and rendering thanks to Al
mighty God for His many and
untold blessings to mankind. This
reverened, beautiful and time hon
ored custom had its beginning when
our dear America was in its in
fancy and a weak and struggling
nation. It has been carried on and
followed with regularity as the na
tion has grown and prospered
Our own North Carolina has gone
forward in every line of endeav
or/ while diverging opinions have
arisen among us, they have been
settled in the spirit of brother
hood. As a people we are a step
nearer the goal of the Kingdom
of Heaven. God in His infinite
spirit has watched over us as a
shepherd watches his flock. The
wisdom of God has guided us in
all our righteous undertaking,",.
t)ur humble efforts to cary into
effect God’s purpose have been
signaly blessed. Adversity has
not visited us without being: coun
terbalanced with a blessing: from
Almigdfty God.
For (ill these things and many
more liii r.s giv" thanks unto Him
from whom it came. In response to
the action of the President of the
United States and in pursuance
and in accordance with the Proc
lamation of our Governor of North
Carolina, I, John A. Narron, Mayor
of the City of Smithfield, .N. C.,
do hereby proclaim and set apart
Thursday. November 2fith, 1925.
as Thanksgiving: Day and call
upon the people of our city to dis
pense with their usual vocations
and to publicily assemble together,
to the end that thanks may be re
turned to God for Ills many bless
ings that we have enjoyed under
His dominion and hand for all time
and especially for the past year.
I especially call upon the minis
ters of Smithfield, to call their peo.
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Cooperate With County
Home Agent In. Stimu
lating Interest in Poul
try Raising.
MISS ROBERTS HERE
Poultry raising is receiving
considerable attention in Johnston
county, and state specialists in
this line have been cooperating
with the county home agent, Miss
Minnie Lee Garrison, to the end
that more pure bred flocks, better
egg production, and higher prices
may prevail. Saturday afternoon
Mr. C. L. Salter, of the State Mar
keting Division, Ralelfeh, was pres
ent ati a meeting of the County
Council and discussed the shipping
of a car load of poultry from John
ston county next spring. He gave
sug**2Stions as to how a shipment
may he made with profit to poul
try raisers, how they might cull
their flocks, and when and how
to hatch chickens that will be
ready for market as broilers at
a time when young chickens are
scarce.
In addition to the visit of Mr.
Salter, Miss Garrison is announc
ing that Mr. C. F. Parrish, as
sistant to Mr. A. G. Oliver, state
poultry specialist, will he in John
ston county December 4 and 6 to
inspect pure bred flocks where
owners desire it. He is prepared
to give valuable instruction in cull
ing, housing,and feeding for win
ter egg production. Those desiring
flocks visited are requested to no
tify Miss Garrison not later than
November 30 in order that she
may plan his iterninary in the
county.
Besides Mr. Salter, Miss Janie
Roberts, home demonstration agent
of Wayne county, was present at
the meeting of tfie County Coun
cil Saturday and gave a most in
teresting demonstration in gesso
work. This part of the program
dealth with the making of Christ
mas gifts, and she showed that
gesso can be used effectively in
i home-made gifts. The meeting was
well attended.
Ford Plans Airplane
Service For Florida
Tallahassee, J’la., Nov. 20.—
Henry Ford is planning the es
tablishment of commercial air
plane service in Florida to relieve
freight congestion caused by the
railroad embargo, it was stated
in high official quarters here to
day.
In a special message t» the
Florida legislature, now in ex
traordinary session, Governor Mar_
tin asked for enactment of legis
lation to encourage the navigation
of commercial aircraft in this
State. The governor stated in his
message that he had been “re
liably informed that one of the
| greatest of America’s industrial
t
Clayton Citizen
Goes To Reward
N. R. Poole Dies Follow
ing Stroke of Paralysis;
Funeral Friday.
A worth-while citizen, a consist
ent church member, a good friend
and neighbor has gone to his eter
nal reward, and Clayton misses
the familiar face of Mr. N. R.
Poole from her streets.
Mr: Tp$Sle fens stricken with
paralysis while attending a Ma
sonic Lodge meeting on Tuesday
evening, Nov. 10. On Saturday fol
lowing he suffered another stroke
and never rallied, passing away
Thursday, Nov. 19, about 9:30 o’
clock in the evening.
The funeral was held at his
home Friday afternoon at three
o’clock and interment was made
in the old Clayton cemetery. Rev.
C. A. Jenkins and Rev. R. F. Hall
conducted the services. His Ma
sonic Lodge took part in the serv
ice at the grave.
The deceased, who was seven
ty years old, was one of the best
known citizens of Clayton town
ship. lie was a farmer with sev
eral hundred acres of land in cul
tivation. In his latter years, how
ever. he had practically retired
from active operation of his farms.
He was a life long Democrat
and was one of the leaders of his
party in Clayton tiwnshfp. He had
been a popular justice of the peace
for a number of years.
The deceased was a consistent
member of Mount Moriah Baptist
church near Clayton, having kept
his membership there after moving
to Clayton. He was a deacon in
the church.
He was a faithful member of
the Masonic Ladge, and it was
while attending a meeting of his
lodge that he suffered the stroke
which finally called him home.
The deceased reared a large fam
ily, and leaves to mourn his loss
besides his wife, who was Miss
Victoria Baucom of Wake county,
six sons and two daughters as
follows: Messrs. Fred Poole of
Bailey: Raymond Poole, of Greens
boro; Taylor Poole, of Indianapo
lis, Ind.; Bryon Poole, of Philadel
phia; Vaughn Poole, of Clayton;
Dr. Bennett Poole, of Winston
Salem; Mrs. II, L. Jones, of Clay
ton and Miss Mary Poole, of Win
ston-Salem.
Thtee brothers also survive:
Messrs. J. Coy Poole, of Wake
county; Q- T. and H. B. Poole, of
Clayton.
TOBACCO MARKET CLOSES
FOR THANKSGIVING
The Smithfield tobocca market
will close Wednesday for the
Thanksgiving holidays. The buyers
will he hack on the job by Mon
day, Nov. 30, when the market re
opens, ready to give the high dol
lar for Johnston county tobacco.
pioneers” would come to Florida
to relieve the railroad congestion
by means of airplanes,—Associat
ed Press.
[
Slight Decrease
In Cotton Output
Crop of 15,298,000 Bales
Now Forecast; 12,249,
935 Bales Ginned.
Washington, Nov. 21.—Cotton
production this year will probably
toliil 15,2^*8,000 equivalent 500
pound bales, the Department of
Agriculture announced today. A
fortnight ago 15,086,000 bales were
forecast. Production last year was
13,627,936 bales.
The forecast of production was
based on reports of conditions,
| abandonment, probable yields, gin
nings, etc., to November 14 and
upon the' assumption of average
crop influence during the remain
der of the harvest season.
Indications point to a yield of
165.5 pounds of lint cotton per
harvested acre compared with
! 166.4 pounds indicated from No
vember 1 conditions and 157.4 the
final yield per acre harvested last
year.
The indicated yield per acre and
the indicated total production, by
states include:
Production By States.
Virginia, yield 242 pounds per
acre, production 48,000 bales.
North Carolina, 238, and 1,065,
000.
South Carolina 155 and 865,000.
Georgia 158, and 1,150.000.
Tennessee 191, and 480,000.
Alabama 186 and 1,815,000.
Mississippi 264, and 1,870,000.
Louisiana 227, and 895,000.
Texas 117, and 4,050.000.
Oklahoma 150, and 1,500,000.
Arkansas 199, and 1,480,000.
Board Comments
The board in its comment on the
forecast said:
“In the Carolinas, Georgia, Flor
ida and southern Texas, the crop
was mostly picked without serious
weather injury.
“The price paid for picking has
] t-his 'year averaged about 81.27
per hundred pounds of seed cotton.
The average price last year was
$1.25. The price this year ranges
from an average of 86c per hun
dred in South Carolina to double
that figure in Arizona and Cali
fornia. Comparing with last year,
the price of picking averaged 10
per cent lower in Texas and South
Cai'olina, somewhat lower in North
arolina and Virginia and the same
as last year in New Mexico. Else
where the price was higher than it
was last year. This year’s price
of picking has averaged about $19
per bale.”
Cotton production prospects de
clined 88,000 bales in the first half
of November, the losses being caus
ed, the crop board said, by fre
quent or heavy rains which also
resulted in some further lowering
in the grade of unpicked cotton.
—Associated Press.
Columbia Dentist
Takes His Life
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Meacombs,
Miss Alice Hinton and Miss Nan
cy Hinton of Middlesex, were in
the city Friday. Mr. Meacombs
told ns of a sad occurrence in his
town Tuesday night when his life
long friend, Dr. L. J. Johnson, a
dentist of Columbia, who with his
wife was visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Johnson of Mid
dlesex, shot and killed himself. No
reason is known for the deed, al
though Dr. Johnson had seemed
depressed for some time. He was
married about a year ago to Miss
Lucy Snell of Columbia. The de
ceased was about thirty years of
age.
Circle No. Four To Meet
Circle No. Four of the Methodist
Missionary Society will meet Fri
day afternoon at three o’clock
with Mrs. Ed Wodall. Members
are asked to eary articles that have
been made for the bazaar.
Candy Kitchen In Sniithfield
Smithfield has a candy kitchen.
It is located in the store on Third
Street formerly occupied by the U.
S. Cafe. They not only wholesale
j candies but also do a retail busi
; r.ess. The firm is known as the
Oriental Candy company.
—
Smithfield Cotton Market
Cotton
....20c
LEGION TO HAVE SMOKER
AT THE COURT HOUSE
The regular meeting of the
Pou-I’arrish post of the Ameri
can Legion will be held tonight
at the court house, at eight o'
clock. Mr. Frank Capps, of Ral
eigh. who spoke to the boys at
Clayton, will talk at this time.
Captain Miller from the Nation
al headquarters will also make
a talk. All the members are
urged to be present and bring
some new one with you. for we
will have a smoker in addition
to the above.
SAM HOGWOOD, Adjutant.
Church Marriage
Popular Couple
Miss Helen Ellis of Clay
ton Bride of Mr. LeRoy
Jordan.
(Special to The Herald)
Clayton, Nov. 23.—The interior
of the Clayton Baptist church was
artistically arranged with autumn
leaves, ferns and tall standards of
yellow and white chrysanthemums
and lighted by the glow of cathe
dral candles at four-thirty o’clock
Tuesday afternoon, November 17,
when Miss Helen Ellis, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Ellis, became
the bride of Mr. LeRoy Jordan,
of Fairmont. Preceding the cer
emony a musical program was ren
dered. Mrs. C. H. Beddingfield at
the organ played “The Indian Love
Call,, taken from “Rose Marie.”
Miss Bessie Lee Pool sang "The
Sweetest Story Ever told” and “O
Tender Eyes.”
Next came ten young ladies,
Misses Barbara Gulley, Octavio
Jeflfrys, Florence Winstead, Blanch
Ellis, Zelda Barnes, Mabel Ellis,
Louise Young, Matilda Mayo, Mrs.
II. E. Brooks, and Mrs. D. Coun
cil Pool, beautifully dressed in
sunset crepe, each bearing a light
ed candle held in the heart of a
big white, chrysanthemum, sing
ing the bridal chorus, from “Lo
hengrin.” As they formed a
straight line in the choir, came the
ushers, Messrs. Vann Stringfield,
Ray Gulley, Garland Wall and
Matthew Houghton, taking their
places about the chancel.
They were followed by the
bridesmaids and groomsmen. The
maids were: Misses Mary Line
berry, of Winton; Annie Harrison
Taylor, of Trenton; Annie Wagoner
of Gibsonville; Geraldine Gower,
A Mine O’Neil, Della Austin. of
Clayton. The groomsmen were:
Messrs. W. A. Ellis, of Aberdeen,
a brother of the bride; Edward
Butler, of St. Pauls; Lehman
Barnes, Neil Barnes, Aubrey Gat
tis and John Barnes, of Clayton.
The bridesmaids gowns were
rich autumn shades of satin-back
crepe, trimmed in velvet and fur.
They wore gloves and hose in col
ors which blended with the gowns,
e.nd velvet slippers and black pic
ture hats completed the costumes.
Each attendant carried an arm
bouquet of chrysanthemums tied
with tulle to harmonize with the
costume.
Then came the dame of honor,
Mrs. Duba E. Turley, sister of
the bride, wearing a gown of pur
ple satin-back crepe with gold
trimmings, and a large purple and
gold hat. She carried an arm bou
quet of butterfly roses and yel
low pompoms tied with purple and
lavender tulle. Next the maid of
| honor. Miss Annie V. Ellis, young
i est sister of the *>ride, dressed in
flame satin-back crepe with gold
I trimmings wearing a black hat
with gold ornaments, and carried
an exquisite bouquet of orphelia
roses and delphiniums, tied with
i long streamers of tulle that blend
ed with the dress.
The bride entered alone and was
met at the altar by the groom, at
tended by his brother, Mr. Walter
Jordan, of Aberdeen. The bride, a
beautiful brunette, was charming
in an imported gown of bnown
crepe Komaine, trimed with velvet
and appliqued lace, a smart French
hat, with accessories to match
She carried a lovely shower bou
quet of Brides Roses and valley
lilies.
The officiating minister, Rev. R.
C. White, the bride’s pastor, in a
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Funds Needed For
Near East Relief
F. H. Brooks fcnd Rev
Chester Alexander In
Charge Local Campaign
Governor McLean Saturday is
sued a call to North Carolinian
to observe December 6 as Inter
national Golden Rule Sunday, and
co remember and contribute to Pro
support of the orphans of the N- r
East'.
The Governor’s statement point ,
out the fact that approximately
fifty nations will observe the first
Sunday in December ias Gold -;
Rule Sunday, serving for dim a
that day some such simple mem
as these children of the Near Ea-t
have every day, “when funds pt : -
mit.”
The statement follows:
“In harmony with the dictates
of generosity and charity that >
ever present in the hearts of rh
people of North Carolina, I wi-h
to bring to mind the observance • f
December G, as International Got:
en Rule Sunday, which will be ob
served by fifty or more coantri- .
The immediate beneficiaries of bids
observance will be the children of
the Near East who were orphan d
by the Great World War, and it is
suggested that all who desire >
practice the teachings of the Gol i
en Rue, do on that day serve f ■'
their dinner approximately tht
■same simple menu that is, whir
funds permit, the daily meal
the thousands of children who mu
depend for their daily sustenance
upon the generosity of those wh->
are lii*ing in lands abundant!.,
blessed by material prosperity. P;
thus entering into fellowship with
these children across the wor 1
and partaking of one of th«fc or
phanage meals, we may more fu!
ly realize their needs and be im
pelled to help make provision for *
them throughout the year.
• America from her abundant
has ever responded generously
all calls for help, in every part of
the world, and it is not possib’
that our people will turn as!
when thousands of helpless ch,!
dren, the tragic legacy of a terr:
ble war, turn their appealing aril
confident gaze in cur direction
asking but a small share in the
lavish plenty with which Divine
Providence has blessed us.
“These children of the Near
East are international wards. In
defense of sacred principles, then
parents were killed or died of pc
secution, exposure, or starvation.
We in America, who were grac
iously spared the many disast«p
>f that war will not' fail them ir
their need; and so, I ask the peo
pie of North Carolina, homing m
tTieir hearts the percepts of th'
Golden Rule, to remember theft
little ones and respond as liberally
as they can to their cry for help.”
F. H. Brooks is Chirman of the
Near East Relief for Johnston
county, and Rev. Chester Alexa.-.
der is Vice-Chairman, and they
are planning to have speaking in
several of the towns and qpunty
districts on Sunday, December 6,
They are now trying to arrange for
a moving picture exhibit to be heid
i n Smithfield during the presen
week portraying the conditions ex
isting in the Near East- With't
moving picture will be a lectui
who is acquainted with the con
tions in the Near East and
Chairman is hoping to have s
oral representatives from the _var
ious township and communit.
present at that time. It is reque
ed that preachers of all denot,
nations and Sunday school Super
intendents will announce the Gc
den Rule Sunday at their servie*
on Sunday the 29th and that ear
church and Sunday school w
take a collection for this work <m
Golden Rue Sunday, which is D
eember 6th.
STORES TO CLOSE ON
THANKSGIVING DAT
The stores in Smithfield will
be closer! next Thursday—
Thanksgiving Day. The offices
in the court house will also be
closed, and a general holiday
will be observed. A Thanksgiv
ing service will be heid at th
Baptist church, and everybody
will have the opportunity to ob
serve the day in a fitting man |
ner, „ I