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Forty-third Year SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1925 Number 11 SMITHFIELD NEEDS: -Bigger Pay Roll. Modern Hotel. —Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper Do you know that Johnston, Wil son and Pitt ounties raised more produce per acre in 1922 than any like area in the United States? U. N. C. Alumni Of Johnston Co Plans Are Being Laid Foi A Banquet During The Christmas Holidays. Following the address of Pres ident H. W. Chase to the alumni and other citizens delivered in Smithfield on Wednesday, Decem ber 9th, it was decided by the al umni present to hold a banquet during the Christmas holidays of all the University alumni in John ston county. The thirty-six boys from John ston county who are now in the university are going to bring home all Carolina colors and decorations and aid the local committee by decorating the hall, providing col lege stunts, and *n other ways making it an occasion of true col lege jollification. The committee appointed to work out the ways and means of the banquet will have further an nouncements to make concerning the place and time of the banquet, in .the meantime official notice is hereby served by the due process of la,w upon the following inter ested parties, all of whom are al umni of the university and resid ing in Johnston county, that each and every one must come and de fend his rights on the above men tioned occasion: Those residing at Benson: J. R. Barbour (now at Hamlet) 0. A. Barbour, N. Carl Barefoot, C. C. Canaday, William H. Canaday, Timothy Eldridge, Loamie Gil bert), Ovid B. Gilbert, James Mil ton Holmes, John M. Morgan, J. T. Morgan, Dr. A. S- Oliver, Alfred Parker, Ezra Parker, H. A. Par ker, M. A. Peacock, James Raynor, H. C- Renegar, Walter R. Strick land, H. S. Utley, John E. Wall, J. C. Warren, W. B. Woodall, S. M. Wrenn. Those residing at Bentonville: Harvey A. Eldridge, John G. Eld ridgt, Mrs. John G. Eldridge, Y. W. Eldridge, John E. Flowers, James Wm. Rose. Those residing at Clayton: J D. Barbour, S. E. Barbour, Ru dolph Barnes, C. H. Beddingfield, W. P. Connor, John 0. Ellington, Jr., J- T. Ellington, Kenneth R. Ellington, J. A. Farmer, S. E. Hobble, Dr. Battle A. Hocutt, C. W. Horne, Dillon L. Jordan, Cedric L. O’Neill, Paul II. Waddill, J. R. Williams, Cadmus T. Young. Those residing at Four Oaks: R. C. Canaday, J. T'. Hatcher, Mrs. J. T. Hatcher, George T. Hobbs, J T. Massengill, John II. Stanley Jr., Dr. Junius B. Surles, B. I. Tart. Those residing at Kenly: James D. Bailey, Tyra C. Bailey, J. H. Barnes, Earnest B. Draughan, E. D. Edgerton. V. Burton Edgerton, R. F. Fulghum, J. T. Howell, J. H. Kirby, Marvin S. Itevell, Lu ther W. Richardson, George T. Whitley, S. D. Wilkerson. Those residing at Micro: Thom as C. Fitzgerald, Dr. Milford Hui nant. Those residing at Pine Level: Hiram W- Gerald. Those residing at Princeton: J. R. Holt, Jr., L. H. Holt, Patrick II. Joyner, M. B. Massey, Grover C. Mumford, B. F. Pearce, Dr. R. S. Stevens, Marvin P. Young. Those residing at Selma: T. H. Atkinson, Jr., William P. Aycock, John R. Barker, Wade M. Bran nan, Hieronymus Bueck, Warwick G. Debnam, James P. Fields, Dr. I. W. Mayerberg, Baxter B. Ray, James W. Ray, Robert L. Turn to page two, please aunt roxie says— By Me I knows what ter giv' Missus foi a Chris’mus present— a big han’fu o’ keen switches. . . ' S. SAKLATVALA _ Shapurji Saklatvala, a Parsec Communist member of the British parliament, who planned to come to the United States to attend the ses sions of the Interparliamentary union, but was barred from the country by action of Secretary of State Kellogg because he carries on revolutionary propaganda. Postal Clerks Get Christmas No Mail Deliveries On Christmas Day Give Clerks Day of Rest. Widespread approval has greeted the recent) announcement of the Postmaster General that there will be no mail deliveries on Christ mas Day. Almost without exception the American public has agreed with the inherent justice of the ruling which gives to the army of postal ■employees some of the holiday priv ileges enjoyed by others, but so long denied them. Of course the ruling applies only to the coming Christmas, being in the nature of an experiment, the success or failure of which will determine the procedure next year. The Postmaster General was enabled to take the course he did as a result of the success of early mailing campaigns conducted in past years through the press and the “movies” and over the radio, which had the effect of moving the peak of holiday mailing back far enough to justify the experiment. Officials of the Department who are watching the experiment close ly have the utmost confidence that it will go through without hitch and that Christmas Day of the fu ture will be a day of rest for the postman and the postal clerk. To accomplish this purpose—and it is believed a laudible crie—the American public must mail holi day tokens and greetings in time for delivery at least before the close of business, December 24. If there is any appreciable mail left over for delivery on December 25 it will mitigate against the chances of postal workers for a similar holiday in 1026. Christmas Seals Go On Sale'Here Today The tuberculosis Christmas seals are on sale in this city today. Three booths have been arranged, one at Hood’s drug store, one at the courthouse, and one on Third Street. Three-fourths of the money derived from the sale of these seals is kept here to aid in eradicating tuberculosis. One-fourth is used by the state organization. No more worthy cause will probably be presented during the Christmas holidays. Help by buying these seals today. Mrs. J. B. Hooks Died Sunday In Goldsboro Friends here regretted to learn of the death of Mrs. John B. Hooks which occurred at her home in Goldsboro Sunday afternoon after an illness of some weeks. The fu neral was held yesterday afternoon at her old home in Fremont. The deceased was a sister of Mrs. A. S. Barnes, who formerly lived in this city. She had visited here a number of times and her friends will regret to learn the sad news, Negroes Observe Another Tag Day Amount Reported to Date Is $428.75—Drive Con tinued Through Dec. Mrs. Laura J. A. King, super visor of the negro schools of Jonhston county, who has put on a drive in the schools to raise funds to equip wards for the col ored people in the new hospital which is now under construction, has furnished the following report for publication: Saturday, December 12, was the second tag day observed in the ne gro schools of the county. Dr. W. J. B. Orr, superintendent of the county hospital, and Dr. C. C Massey, county physician, were present at this meeting and made splendid talks as to the county health work among the colored people and the hospital project, assuring them their efforts to raise a thousand dollars to help equip wards for the colored peo ple is very commendable and that they would be given every advan tage possible. Prizes were given the teachers in Atkinson’s Acad emy and Hodge’s Chapel^school for raising above their assessment in the drive. Below is a list of the schools contributing in this drive and amount contributed. Hodge’s Chapel, Gaynell Harris, $25.00. ' Kenly school, J. H. Skinner, $8.00. Southern Grove, Joyce McNeely, $4.00. Union school, Leonard Harris, $10.00. Cedar Grove, Launda Clarke, $9.00. St. Amanda, Virginia Cooper, $11.50. Hansom’s Academy, James W. Willie, $25.00. Piney Grove, L. A. Ford, $4 00. Stony Hill, Jones and Sanders, $13.15. Booker Washington, Meadows and Clarke $7.00. Rocky Branch, Mary J. TCnkins, $1.00. Atkinson’s Academy, $.75. Stewart, Kthel Mae Harris, $1.50. Hickory Grove, Vacelia Spencer, $9.00. Four Oaks, Mrs. Womble and Spencer, $7.50. Micro, Misses Wolfe and Gris som, $22.82. Bethel, Miss Dendy, $7.60. Green school, Misses Campbell and Barber, $11.02. Earpsboro, Geneva Todd, $4.00. Simms, Loucretia Williams, $5.50. Watson, Cleo Bryant, $5.75. Galilee, Hobbs and Belle, $7.50. Pineville, Suggs, Hines Watkins, $28.75. Wilson’s Mills, C. Hunter and faculty, $21.47. Pine Level, Rosa Vinson and S. Whitaker, $26.00. Stony Hill school reported in a previous meeting $9.08, and Ran som’s Academy $1-00 for which they failed to be credited. The drive will be continued dur ing the month of December. The colored churches in Selma are fall ing in line and will make splendid reports in the next drive. Below is the plan used by the Micro school in raising her money: A concert collection, $1.50. Thanksgiving program, $1.00. Sunday school, $1.10. Sold eight tickets, $4.00. Peanut cracking, $2.50. Donkey party, $1.85, Box party, $17.15. Tot'dl, $29.00. Frances E. Grissom and Miss Wolf are the teachers of the Mi cro school. Colvin & Company Got Pender Stores New York, Dec. 12.—AP—Col vin and Company are reported to have acquired the D. Pender Gro cery Company, operating a chain of 245 stores in Virginia and North Carolina. A public offering of se curities of the Render corpora tion is expected to be made short ly. The business was founded by D. Pender in 1899 with a capital of $2000 but has grown to a com pany having an annual turnover of approximately $10,000,000. OFFICERS ISSUE HOSPITAL CERTIFICATES FOR STOCK Certificates of stock have been issued by the officers of the Johnston County Hospital, Inc-, to all those who have paid in full for the shares they pur chased during the hospital drive As fast as the others pay they will be given certificates. Dr. W. J. B. Orr, secretar| and treasurer of the hospital committee, is very anxious to receive payment for all the shares that have been sold. The money is neede dto carry on the construction of the new building. Baptist Pastors Of County Here Johnston County Baptist Ministers Appeal For Christmas Giving. The Johnston Conference of Baptist pastors met in Smithfield yesterday with a good attendance, and had an enjoyable program. Rev. W. T. Evans, of Kenly, gave a review of a book by ,T. TVstter son Smyth, “The Preacher and His Sermon,” and Rev. J. A. Ivey led in the discussion of the topic, “How May W eMake the Largest Use of the Deacon?” The discuss ions proved very interesting and profitable. The most notable feature of the meeting was the discussion of the coming Christmas celebration ifi the light of the vast debt on the Foreign Mission Board of the de nomination, and the effort which it was felt ought to be to divert as much money as possible from the usual Christmas extravagance and turn it into a fund to pay off the debt on this board. The con ference passed a motion asking the secretary to prepare an appeal to be issued through the papers of the county, calling on the Chris tian people of the churches to reduce Christmas extravagance, and to make as large a gift as pos sible toward the debt. Play At High School Thursday Evening The play “At the End of the Rainbow” to be given at the high school auditorium Thursday eve ning promises you ao evening well spent. It is full or exciting in stances which cause plenty of fun. A cast of 25 people should entertain you. The atheletic club is short in fi nances and the boys and girls are doing all they can to lift the bur den. Come out and help the chil dren with your presence Thurs day nijht. Medical Society To Meet Here This Afternoon The regular yearly meeting of the Johnston County Medical So ciety will be held on Tuesday af ternoon, December 15, three o’ clock in the offices of Dr. Thel Hooks. Officers for the coming year are to be elected, and any business of the society will be planned and attended to. It is hoped that each member will attend. L. D. WHARTON. Pres. C. C. MASSEY, Sec. Expression Class Entertainment The primary and grammar grades in Mrs. Wilson’s express ion class are having an entertain ment at the high school auditorium Wednesday afternoon at three o’ clock. The proceeds of which will go to buying some stage furnish ings. Come all. Twenty-one million letters, 803.. 000 parcels, $3,000,000 in checks, drafts, and money orders, and $55, 000 in eash went last year to the Dead Letter Office in Washington because of being misdirected. A large part of all this could not be identified so as to be returned to the proper persons. This needless service cost the Government, that is, you and me and the rest of us, $2,000,000.- -Our Dumb Animals. Cotton Mill To Be Sold Jan. 16 Ivanhoe Cotton Mill Prop erty To Go At Public Sole Under Court Order | Perhaps the most valuable piece j of property in the vicinity of I Smithfield will be placed t on the I market', January 16th. when the [property, real and personal of the jlvanhoe Manufacturing company, j will be sold at public auction at I the courthouse door. This sale is to be made by order of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Caro lina. Kenneth Gant of Raleigh, is the trustee in bankruptcy and J. W. Bailey, of Raleigh, is attorney for the trustee. The case has been pending in the Raleigh court for some time, and the action on the part of mi nority stockholders to recover the amount of their stock some time ago was successful, about 25 or 30 receiving dollar for dollar of mon ey actually paid in. This settlement w^ith the stock holders paved the way for adjust ment with other creditors. Claims against the company were said to total more than ?900,000. The sale on the 10th of Janu ary includes nine tracts of land, with the buildings thereon. The ’successful bidder will be "required to deposit at least temper cent of the bid in cash or certified check ron date of sale. The sale will be subject to confirmation by Jo seph B. Cheshire, Referee, on the 27th day of January at a meeting of creditors to be held in Raloydi. University Dances Are Temporarily Banned Chapel Hill, Dec. 12—All dances at the University of North Caro lina wiTl be’ suspended until after the Easter holidays and permission to hold the regular commence ment finals will depend on the con duct at such dances as may be given af«er Easter, Dr. H. W. Chase, president of the university, announced tonight following the report of faculty and student com mittees which have been investi gating the recent series of Thanks giving dances. Dr. Chase said that a thorough going investigation was begun im mediately following reports of drinking at the last dance of the series and that while the facts ascertained revealed no alarming condition, yet there was sufficient evidence of a let down from the previous high standards' to justi fy some action being taken. Fur-Raising Industry Begun Near Skyland Asheville, Dec. 12.—The nucleus of what he intends to establish as a fur-raising industry in Western North Carolina has been started by C. D. Charlton, formerly of Jonesboro, Vt., on a 12-acre tract near Skyland. Mr. Charlton, who is experienc ed in this line, recently purchased the A. L. McLean property, and this he has stocked with bears, badgers, raccoons, coyotes, wild cats, and monkeys. There are about fifty animals in all. Specially constructed cages are used for each species, some being built around trees. As soon as he has a sufficient number of ani mals on hand he will have furs for the market. American Legion To Meet Tonight, 8 P. M. There will be a- meeting of all the members of the American Le gion ab the courthouse this eve ning at eight o’clock. This is an important meeting, as the offi cers for the ensuing year will be elected. All members are urged to be present on time, and an invita tion is extended to all ex-soldiers to go and join. » SERVICES AT PINE LEVEL BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. D. E. Vipperman wlil preach at Pine Level Baptist church on the fourth Sunday night December 27, at 7:.10 o'clock. Ev erybody is invited. CYNTHIA MOSELY Lady Cynthia Mosely, daughter o1 the late Marquis Curzon, has been unanimously nominated as the pro spective Labor candidate for a seal in parliament to represent Stoke-on Trent. Country Store Is Robbed Of Goods Robbery Took Place Sat urday Night At H. V. Faulkner’s Store. The store of - Mr. H. V. Faulk ner, who lives near town, was broken into Saturday night and robbed of over $75.00 worth of merchandise, according to infor mation received here yesterday. The robbery took place some time between eleven oclock Sat urday night and daybreak Sunday morning. The lock on the front door was broken and entrance was made at that door. An automobile track was seen near the front door j Sunday morning and it is suppos- ! ed that the articles stolen were I carried away in the car. No trace j of the thieves had been found yes terday. Stars To Appear In Chimney Rock Film Chimney Rock, Dec- 11.—Repre sentatives here today for the Famous Players Lasky corpora tion, motion picture producers, leased the Esmeralda Inn for the exclusive occupancy of 50 stars of filmdom, the directors and oth ers coming to make several pic tures requiring mountain and lake scenery as a background. Promi nent among these artists is Gloria Swanson, leading lady in one of the scenarios. Names of other ar tists were not; known to the ad- i vance representatives here to se- j left a location for their activities. It is understood that in raov- | ing the studio here a large num- | ber of horses and tame animals will be brought along. Push Plowing Now And On Into The Winter In planning our work for the next three months, let’s plan to drop any job we may be working at as soon as the ground comes into condition for plowirtg and plow every chance we get. There has been entirely too lit tle fall and winter plowing done in the past', and now that the long drouth has put us so much behind with nearly all our late summer and fall work, we must make a strong effort to make up for the lost time as far as we can. We can avoid a heavy rush of work next spring by doing a large part of our plowing before spring comes After the long severe drouth, too, the soil is more in need of fall and winter plowing than it usu ally is. Then there are the good effects that come from freezing weather—the killing of insects and the crumbling of the soil into a better seedbed and the liberating of plant food. A day’s plowing in October, No vember or December—months with no rush work—will cost less than the same work in March or April, and in addition will greatly help in relieving the rush that always conies in these two spring months. —The Progresisve Farmer. WEIFARE MEETING THURSDAY EVENING The United Welfare Associa tion will meet with Miss Mattie Pou next Thursday evening, I)e cember 17 at eight o’clock. All members are urged to be pres ent, and visitors will be cordial ly welcomed. The meeting will be of unusual interest, as a programme of work for the coming year will be adopted. C. P. HARPER HEADS SELMA K1WANIANS Other Officers Elected; Mr. Bla lock of Benson, Speaker of The Occasion Selma, Dec. 11.-—At the regular weekly Kiwanis luncheon Thurs day evening officers for the year 1926 were elected as follows: C. P. Harper, presid*nt; Ralph Blackburn, vice-president; E. V. Woodard, treasurer; A. M. Mitch ell, district trustee; Directors: O. P. Fitzgerald, J. N. Wiggs, F. T. Walden, T. M. Benoy, M. C. Tuck, I. W Mayerberg and J M. Driver, Gordon Whitaker present secretary will probably be reappointed. While the ballots were being counted, Star Harper introduced Professor Robert J. Katell, the world champion marathon pianist, who entertained the club with a number of piano and vocal selec tions. Mr. Blalock, of Benson, was the speaker of the evening. He made a very good talk on “What Ki wanis Has Done for Benson.” In the course of his speech he thank ed the Selma club for carrying such a good thing as Kiwanis to Benson. “The spirit of Benson is differ ent since the Kiwanis Club has been organized,” he said. “Tthe peo ple cooperate better as is evidenc ed by the strides the town has made in the last year or two.” He then outlined a few of the things that had been done toward put ting Benson on the map. Mr. Warren, who accompanied Mr. Blalock also made a few re marks. Mrs. Whittenton Buried Wednesday Mrs. Mary A. Whittenton, mother of Mr. .T. W. Whittenton, prominent jeweler of this city, died at the home of her sop. on Tuesday afternoon about six o’ clock after an illness oif about three weeks. Mrs. Whittenton had attained the age of 85 years, and had kept her health remarkably well until very recently. The funeral services were held at the Primitive Baptist church here, and were largely attended. She was buried at her old home place near Duke, beside her hus band, who died twenty-nine years ago. Many friends and relatives (witnessed the rite of burial, and lier grave was heaped with beau tiful floral tributes to her mem ory. Elders William Turner and Exure Lee, of the Primitive faith in which she was a consistent mem. ber for fifty years before her death, conducted the services, as sisted by Rev. O. A. Keller, of the local Baptist chm-ch. Mrs. Whittenton leaves six sons and a daughter, all of whom are well known and respected in this section. They are Messrs. John W'hittenbon of near Duke; J. W. Whittenton, with whom she had made her home for the past jnineteen years, of Benson; N. T. j Whittenton, of near Duke; Merritt |Whittenton, of Dunn; T. D. Whit jtenton, of Coats; Julius Whitten ton of Angier; and Mr.^John Bul lock, of Fayetteville.—Benson Re I view. | _ Two Large Pigs Mr. Walter P. Wiggs, of Prince jton, was in the city Saturday. He said he killed two eleven-month | old pigs last week that) weighed 858 pounds. One weighed 431 an:; the other 437 pounds. They were Spotted Big Bono Poland Chinas. Trial of C. H. Wahh Co sumes Greater Part o Court’s Time Yesterday —True Bill of Murdc Against Gaston Olive . MANY ATTEND COURT — The Johnston County Superior Court opened here Monday for the trial of criminal cases. The court; i will last for two weeks. Judge W. A. Devin, of Oxford, is presiding and Solicitor Clawson L. Williams, of Sanford, is here representing I the state. The morning part of the day was largely devoted to the judge’s charge and the hearing of motions. By the afternoon all details had disposed of and the court got down to the trial of cases. A case of special importance | was that of State ws. C. H. Walsh, i The prosecuting witness in this ; case was Miss Margaret Parke-, j of Woodcliff, Ga. The state held I Walsh on a charge of the larceny j and embezzlement of very valuable diamonds which he was reported j to have obtained frormoMiss Par ker by trick on the ninth day of | August, 1925, near Smit'hfield. Miss Parker’s story as she stat ed it on the witness stand, and a j it was later corroborated by sec - j eral other state’s witnesses was j substantially as follows: Early in August she was travel ing on the train from her Georgia home to Wilson, N. C-, where a married sister was residing. A. Charleston she got acquainted with this man Walsh, who went with her on the train to Florence and there gof, off. At the tune- she wa • wearing three valuable diamond rings. A hasty but intimate ac quaintance ensued and some cor respondence took place between them, he writing from Wilmington and she from Wilson. Shortly Walsh visited her in her sister' home at Wilson and on August he proposed taking her over to Dunn on a visit. A picnic lune1 was prepared and a negro chain feur was employed. They left Wil son about one o’clock and stoppe ' near Turner’s bridge below Smith field to eat their lunch about 4:30 p. m. Here some two hours wa spent in eating and resting, dur ing which time the chauffeur w{; sent to Smithfield for refreshmen' and cigars two times. During the absence of the chauffeur, Wtolsh explained to Miss Parker that he suspicioned that the negro chauf feur intended to rob her of those diamonds on her hand and the she would do well to tiyn them over to him for safe-keeping. Ta; ing them off her hand, she gavo them to him and he secreted them in his purse and put the purse his hip pocket. While the negro was gone, ha complained of a severe pain an-.', asked to be excused, stating that he would be back in a little while. He took the swamp and she saw him no more. In a little while she realized that she had been trick ed out of her rings. Walsh did not come back but the negro chau f feur did. She had her suspicion of Him and would not return to Wil ! son with him, but in the meantime two young white men came along whom she urgently begged to take her back to Wilson, which one of them did. Returning from Wilsor ■ on the day following, she discov ered that W'alsh had beat his way on out to Four Oaks and had there caught the six o’clock train for Norfolk. Following up advices from Sheriff Parker, the police and detective agency were informed in i Norfolk and in a few days she was notified that a man such as Walsh had been described as be ing and some costly diamonds had been located in that city. His ar rest followed and he was soon | lodged in the Smithfield jail where he has since resided, await 1 ing trial. Miss Parker had only one ring on trial, the other two still being in yie hands of the detective de partment, at Norfolk. The one she exhibited she claimed to bo a three-carat diamond worth shorn* Turn to page two, please