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8MITHFIELD NEEDS: A, —Daily Meat and Milk Inspection —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modem Hotel —Renovation of Opera House. —Chamber of Commerce. ___(* VOLUME 44—NO. 59 ■v JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS) County Form Agent Better Roods Feeding Hlghveyo Equal Opportunity (or Every School Child Better MorketJng System More Food end Feed Crops . $2.00 PER YEAR News Of Interest In Town Clayton Mr. Barbour Falls From Bicycle and Breaks Arm; Mr. Page Reads Paper at Convention Clayton, July 29.—Mr. P. L. Barbour was painfully injured on Monday afternoon in an acident with his bicycle. Mr. Barbour at tempted to mount his wheel in front of the postoffice, when it veered to one side and he was thrown to the ground with such force that the bones in his right arm near the wrist were fractured. He received medical attention at once and the injured arm in mend- \ ing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Page j spent several days this week in Charlotte attending a State meet ing of the agents of the Mutual Life Insurance company. Mr. Page who is agency manager for the j G. Thurman Smith company, of j Clayton, read a paper before the j Charlotte meeting Tuesday which j covered in a very fine way some i of the problems of the insurance business. Mrs. J .Dwight Barbour is at ; the Johnson-Willis Hospital, Rich- j mond, Ya-, where last Saturday ! she underwent an operation for i the removal of a goiter. Mr. Bar- i hour who accompanied her, return- ! ed home Tuesday and reports the operation as being very success- , ful, having left Mrs. Barbour rest- j ing well and recovering nicely. She expects to return home in about two weeks. Remodeling Store Begun Work of remodeling tin* store sformerly occupied by the Creech Drug company has begun. A solid wall is being built between that store and the Cotter-Underwood building. This store will be used by the First and Citizens National Bank having been purchased by the bank. Mr. and Mrs. Coates To Danville Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Coates and son. William, are moving this week to Danville, Va. They have lived in this city for the paslt sev eral years, Mr. Coates having been a buyer on th‘* tobacco market here. While here they have made many friends. They have taken an active part in the church and so cial life of the town, and will be missed from our midst. They re cently sold their attractive home on North Third street to Mr. Hal C. Hood who will move to this res idence in the near future. SAD DEATH OCCURS NEAR TOWN OF PRINCETON Princeton. July 29.—-Mrs. Sarah Marlin Gurley died at her home near town on Thursday, July 22, and was buried, in the Woodman cemetery on Friday morning. Just in the bloom of young womanhood with a pleasant sunny disposition, only a mother can tell of those moments when they must pass through the shadow of death in order that another may possess life. The baby girl lives whom the mother died to save, and apparent ly is getting along nicely. The mother was only twenty years of age and was a good ■ Christian] woman. The young husband and all the family have the sympathy of the entire community in this hour of sadness. AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me— Times is so tite now twell wher ye gits lil munnie de buyin’ powat dun squeezed out’n it. “Joan of Arc of Religion” j When but a child of 7, Miss Undine Utley of Durant, Okla., be came stage atiuck. Now at 14 she s a lull-hedged evangelist and the most unusual person in America today. su> s Dr. John Koach Strat on, well known pastor. Miss L’t • is in New ^ or' ;o convei* the •li city. Pretty Wedding In Benson Church Miss Sibyl Goodrich Be comes The Bride of Mr. Earl Bowman Benson, July 29.—A pretty wed ding was solemnized at the Bap tist church Tuesday morning, July 27, at nine o’clock when Miss Sibyl Goodrich became the bride of Mr. Earl Bowman, of Reidsville. Rev. A. L. Goodrich, of Lexington. Ky., officiated. He was assisted by Rev. .1. E. Kirk, pastor of the Baptist church and Rev. J. E. Blalock, pastor of the Methodist church. The double ring ceremony was used and the ring bearers were Miss Lina Pearl Johnson, wearing white georgette, and Miss Laura Joe Paige, niece of the bride, wear ling pink georgette. The rings were carried on silver trays. A musical program was rendered by Miss Irene Hudson, accompanied by Mr. DeLeon Britt on the violin. Miss Lola Wiggs, of Fayetteville, I cousin of the bride, sang “The Sweetest Story Ever Told.” Miss Hudson wore green beaded gQorg ette and Miss Wiggs pink georg jette, and each wearing corsages of l pink roses. The vows were taken before an altar of pink and white flowers, ferns and palms with a 'background of pines. The soft lights cast a glow upon the bride and groom as they entered unat tended and took their places. Act ing as ushers were Messrs. Henry Slocumb, C. C. Canaday, C. G. Jer nigan and Otis Porter, brother-in law of the bride. The bride wore a rose georgette dress with black, hat trimmed in rose and carried an arm bouquet of bride’s roses and lilies of the val ley. Mrs. Bowman is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Goodrich. She •►has been a stenographer for the First National Bank for a number of years and has a host of friend? here and throughout the county who will learn with interest ol her marriage. Mr. Bowman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Bowman | of Reidsville. He came here sev Jeral months ago from Wilson a? manager of Pender’s store. He is a young man of pleasing person ality and fine business ability. He has made a number of friends since coming to Benson. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman left im mediately after the ceremony for a wedding trip through Westerr North Carolina. They will be at home after August 10 at Benson Presbyterian Services Smithfiel d Sunday 11 a. m. anc 8:15 p. m. Bible classes 9:50 a. m Public invited. Wheel Of School Progress Turns Princeton-Brogden Elec tion Carries — Nine School Buildings Now Under Way in County The election which was carried ' in the Princeton-Brogden school district last Tuesday was just an other cog placed in the wheel of [Johnston county school progress. There was a registration of 384 in the two districts, 287 of which vot ed for a fifty cent tax on the hun dred dollars worth of property, while 24 voted against the prop osition. The issue carried in both districts. The rigistration in Prince ton alone was 276 with 215 votes foe. land 15 against; while the registration in the Brogden dis trict was 108 with 72 votes for. and nine against. The carrying of the election means that the children of the Brogden district will have high school advantages at Princeton and the school at Brogden will provide only elementary school advan tages. Two more school elections are now pending in the county, one in the Corinth district and one in the Pittman's district. These elections will mean the erection of a two room brick building in each of the districts for schols that will be feeders for nearby high schools, ; and it will mean that the upper , grade children of Carter's district will have the privilege of attend intr school at Princeton and those of Pittman’s at Kenly. There is little doubt but that both of these . elections will carry. There are nine new brick build- . ings now under way in Johnston county, and only fifteen districts and a part of two others of the North Eastern Special School Tax ing District that do not now have a tax of fifty cents on the hun dred dollars worth of property for school purposes. The districts that ' have not voted a fifty cent tax are I as follows: Pearce, Progress, Yel- . vington’s Grove, Creech, Pomona, , Pine Level, Royall, Massey, Live Oak. Thanksgiving, Corbett-Hatch- ; er, Johnson’s, Hopewell, Stanley, . Stuart, a part of Plainview and a part of Jones. Territory outside the North Eastern Special School Taxing Dis trict that has voted a fifty cent tax within the last year includes ' all of Cleveland township, part of i Clayton township and two-thirds S of Meadow. ! The nine buidings now under construction in the county include a sixteen room high school in Cleveland, a six room addition at Four Oaks, a four room addition at Corinth-Hdlders, eleven room dormitories at Micro and Corinth Holders, sixteen room dormitories at Four / Oaks and Meadow, an eight room dormitory at Archer Lodge, a six room school building to serve the community between Glendale and Corbett-Hatcher to be located near Stancil’s Chapel and a four room negro school build ing at Short Journey. AU of these buildings are being constructed of brick. There are now ten accredited high schools in the county, and Meadow school will go on the list | this fall, making the total eleven. I The other accredited schoos be- | sides Meadow are: Glendale, ! Kenly, Micro, Selma, Smithfield, Four Oaks, Benson, Clayton, Wil- j son’s Mills and Princeton. It looks now as if school prog- ] ress in Johnston county is advanc ing about as fast as the school au thorities are able to handle it. All i of these buildings are expected to be ready for use this winter, and around a hundred workmen aire busy to make this possible. A recent ruling made by both the Board of Education and the Board of Commissioners .wotuld seem to have its effcet upon the attendance for eight months of the year. Heretofore the county has trucked children for six months • regardless of whether they com pleted the eight months term or |not. The new ruling states that the county will truck the children only where the district will pro vide the extra two months’ trans portation and tuition from their lo cal tax. The reason for this action is apparent. When children attend only six months of the school term Negro, Age 110 Years, Dies At Selma Heme Selma, July 28.—Nestus Whit ley, one of the oldest n< ftVoes in this section died at his home near Princeton Sunday. He was said to 1m* 110 years old and was a slave of Mr. Kader Whitley who died before the Civil War. He owned a horse and buggy which he drove anywhere he wished to go until h weiek be fore his death. His relatives say he did not die of old age but thil extreme heat of last week pros trated him. He is reputed to 1>‘ quite • wealthy and a search was made nearly all of Monday night after bis funeral for the silver which 'twas said he kept in a guano sack an would let not one know where h*’ kept the treasure. He claimed to have the gift of healing and throngs of people, both white and colored visited his cabin every Sunday. Veterans To Visil Old Battlefield Confederate Youngster of 81 Plans To See Benton ville Battleground After 61 Years The* Herald had an interesting isitor Tuesday when Mr. G. H. Vail of Wake Forest who is vis ting his sisther, Mrs. Sue Tom inson, of the Polenta section, gave is a call. Mr. Wall is a Confedcr ite soldier and was in the battle if Benton ville sixty-one years ago. de together with the only living neniber of his company. Mr. John ?. Brewer of Rockingham, is plan ting to visit the old battlefield at in early date and Mr. Wall was naking some investigations in re gard to the proposed visit. Mr. Vail and Mr. Brewer were moni tors of the 2nd Regiment Com >any K. Col. Beasley of Oxford, vas their commanding officer and tuffian Williams wa.4 captain. Mr. Vail has never been to Benton •ille since his memorable exper ences there. He says he hardy ex acts to remember anything much iround the place except the Har >er house which is still standing, md which, after the battle, was lsed as a hospital. Mr. Brewer is >n the committee to select a spot 0 place a monument which the State U. I). C. and other agencies n the state are planning. Mr. Wall seemed so young look ng to have fought in a battle over >ixty years ago that we were con strained to ask his age which he •eadily gave us as only 81. and if ter seeing Mr. Wall we were iot surprised to learn that his grandfather, Mr. Artor Wall lived -o be 128 years old. Mr. Wall has 1 brother, Mr. Jasper Wall who is 78 years of age, and his sister, Mrs. Sue Tomlinson, has just ob served her 80th birthday Speak ing of longevity, said Mr. Wall, 1 have a neighbor who is 103 years old and walks five miles to Wake Forest every week to see his daughter who is married and lives there. Mr. Wall thinks walking is goot for one’s health and wonders about the present automobile age wher practically no one walks if he car help it. SELMA DOCTOR PERFORMS UNUSUAL OPERATION Selma, July 29.—Mr. Aran Earp of this city had a very uni usual operation Monday. During childhood he had both little toes broken and they had never ceasec to give him trouble at times. His physician advised him that his onlj relief would be to have them am putated. Dr. J. B. Person did th( operation, assisted by Dr. Geo. D Vick and Dr. Elmore Earp. Tht patient is doing nicely and is abh to be up in a rolling chair. naturally they do not complete j grade and the work has to be tak en again the next year. The twi boards felt that the money spen in trucking them for six month: only was largely wasted. Death Saddens All Four Oaks Mrs. Robert Keene Pass es After Month’s Illness —Funeral Conducted by Rev. J. A. Ivey of Hickory i Four Oaks, July 28.—This entire , town and community was deeply j saddened last Friday morning when it was learned that Mrs. Robert Keene had died during the previous I night. Anxiety, concerning her critical condition, was such that I Four Oaks people could hardly I realize the truth of such a sad . statement. Mrs. Keene was the oldest • laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lassiter who live near town. She was born January 17, 1895, being a little more than thirty and one half years old at the time of her death. On June 19. 1911 she was mar ried to Mr. Robert Keen of this place where they have resided practically all the time since their marriage. To this union six chil dren were born, namely: Hug, Mil dred, Almond, Durwood, Joe and Norma Lee. Mrs. Keene leaves her devoted husband and children, her parents, four sisters. Mesdames Paul John son, James Parker and John Keene anil Miss Vera Lassiter, and one |brother, Mr. Ralph Lassiter, all of ueai ruur uuks. The largely attended funeral was conducted at the Baptist church Friday afternoon by Rev. James Ivey of Hickory, a former pastor of the deceased. He was assisted I by Rev. David Dodd, pastor of the Methodist church here. The choir sang, “Abide With Me.” and “My Faith Looks Up To Thee.” Interment was made at the Four Oaks cemetery amid a concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives. The beautiful and numerous floral designs attested the high esteem in which the deceased was held. The pall bearers were Messrs. J. H. Dixon, Wilbur Lee, Albert Keene, Louis Keene, B. B. Creech, B. T'. Barbour, Willard and Pres ton Massengill. Mrs. Keene had been ill for some time but never gave up until about a month ago. She went to ifhe; Johnston County Hospital for tretment but returned home in a fe\vr days in order to gain strength for an operation. Upon returning to the hospital she underwent an operation followed by two minor ones, from which she never recov For several years Mrs. Keene had been an ardent and loyal mem ber of the Baptist church. Every phase of church activity found her ready and willing to do her part. As a Sunday school teacher, a de vout church attendant, a loyal B. Y. P. U. leader and a faithful W'. M. U. worker she did much to help her town and community. As a tireless and sympathetic worker Mrs. K»‘ene always sup ported and often lead in any call for those in need. All the public and moral needs of the town found her service gladly 'offered. She has already been greatly missed at her home, her church and in fact in the entire town. As time goes on she will be missed nlore. Four Oaks has been fortunately blessed with her life and is grate ful for what she has meant to it. This was proved when the people turned out en masse to pay a trib ute of respect to her, having clos ed all the places of business during the funeral hour. The. sympathy of the whole towm is extended to the sorrowing rel atives and especially to Mr. Keene and his children. CAR COLLIDES WITH COACH NEAR TOWN PINE LEVEL Pine Level. July 27.—An exciting accident occurred a short distance from town Saturday afternoor , when a car driven by Mr. Stal lings from Selma plunged head long into one of the coaches or Route 10 causing quite a wreck. A L nian on the car with Mr. Stal lings was injured, and a lady on ► the coach was cut with glass which • crashed when the cars collided. The 1 coachman did all in his power to avoid the smash. HOSPITAL NEWS Mr. Millard Smith, of Benton ville, underwent an operation at the Johnston County Hospital here Wednesday. He is getting along nicely. Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Privette of this city on July 22, a daughter. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robie Wallace of Coates, on July 17, a I daughter. j Born to Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Langdon of Angier, July 28, a daughter. Born to Mr. and Mrs. D. B. John son of Princeton, on July 28. a son. Misses Onie Thomas and Sudie Blackman who are in training at the hospital here have returned to the hospital after spending their vacation at their homes near Four Oaks. ' Little Miss Ruth Barnes, the (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reales j Barnes, is recovering nicely from Dr. R. S. Stevens and Dr. R. F. Aycock, of Princeton, were visi tors at the hospital yesterday. W. J. Hooks Talks Stresses Need of Good To bacco Market In Smith field; E. G. Talton Also Speak; Attorney W. J. Hooks, of Kenly, was the principal speaker at the Kiwanis meeting held here yester day at noon at the "STltilttSfleld Ho tel. Mr. Hooks confined his re marks to agriculture and stressed particularly the need of a good tobacco market in Smithfield. The Kenly attorney urged the business men to cooperate in helping to make this a good market. He said the people from his section of the county were weTl pleased with the prices they received here last season and assured his hearers that they would patronize this mar ket again. Mr. Hooks suggested that they get the tobacco grow ers of the county interested 5n this market and all pull together toward its success Following Mr. Hook’s address, Mr. E. G. Talton, one of Kenly’s oldest citizens, made a few re marks, mentioning the progress this county has made since he was a little boy. He is delighted with the good roads, the modern ways of traveling and other improve ments on every hand. Mr. Underwood In City Mr. T. W. Underwood, of New ton Grove, was a visitor here a few days this week, the guest of his brother, Mr. J. D. Underwood. He was accompanied by his son, Father Francis, a Catholic priest of Lakewood. N. J. Father Francis has been engaged in the teaching of music and other work relating to the church. Birth Announcement Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kornegay announce the birth of a son on July 20. Kiwanis SCHEDULE SECOND HALF JOHNSTON COUNTY LEAG. August 3: Pine Level at Four |Oaks; Smithfield at Princeton. August 6: Four Oaks at Pine Level; Princeton at Smithfield. August 10: Four Oaks at Princeton; Smithfield at Pine Level. August 13: Princeton at Four Oaks; Pine Level at Smithfield. August 17: Smithfield at Four Oaks; Pine Level at Princeton. August 20: Four Oaks at Smith field; Pine Level at Princeton. August 24: Four Oaks at Pine Level; Princeton at Smithfield. August 27: Pine. Level at Four Oaks; Smithfield at Princeton. August 30: Four Oaks at Prince ton; Smithfield at Pine Level. August 31: Princeton at Four Oaks; Pine Level at Smithfield. September 2: Four Oaks at Smithfield; Pine Level at Prince ton. September 3: Smithfield at Four Oaks; Princeton at Pine Level. Back in Battle Despite her recent appendicitis operation which forced her out of European piay, Helen Wills, Amer ican Tennis Champion announces she will defend her crown next month in National play at Forest Hills, N. Y.—and is here shown as site went out for first practice in Four More Blocks Of Street Paving Eight Blocks of Paved Sidewalks Are Added to the Original Contract Smith field’s paving program goes forward and some of the road building machinery was about ready to leave town when insist ent citizens once more pressed their requests for additional pav ing at a special meeting of the town board held Tuesday night, and the steam shovel will plow a little more Smithfield dirt. The town has about exhausted the amount available for paving from the recent bond issue, and only four additional blocks were approved Tuesday night. Begin ning at the corner at the residence of T. C. Young on Fourth street, this street will be paved to Davis street, and Davis street will be paved from the corner at M. B. Strickland’s residence to Second street. Flight more blocks of sidewalk was decided upon including three blocks oil Second street from T. R. Hood’s corner to Davis street, two blocks on Davis street from Tom Stephenson’s to J. C. Ennis’ home, and three blocks on Fourth street from the corner at J. W. Moore’k to Davis street. The appearance as well as the comfort of Smithfield will be great ly improved by the street paving. Surplus dirt takeji fro mthe pav ing area has been used to fill in a [good many low places on side walks and around dwellings, and in some instances building lots have been raised. FORMER JOHNSTONIAN MAKES GOOD OFFICER ..Mount Olive, July 27—“Unclt Haywood Troublefied,” an old ne gro* has just been caught for the third time since last Septembei with whiskey in his possession foi the purpose of sale, and caught bj the same officer, C. H. Stevens “Uncle Haywood” is always on the job and so is the chief. The firs’ time Chief Stevens picked “Unch Haywood”, he had about four gal Ions in his door facings. The nex time he had two gallons in a pit ii the horse stable, and a sugar sacl full buried under the house. Th« last time he had it hid in the top o his house, and the chief is at a los as to where he will put it next. To Clean Up Cemetery. Friday, August G. has been se to clean up the Webb graveyard All who have relatives- burie< there are asked to bring dinne and tools, and come prepared t' spend the day. C. L. WILKINS | Prisoners Fill j The County Jail ; — H Thirty-four Including Sixj Women |Were There! Yesterday; Welfare Of-'!! ficer Is Busy Person ^ J Jolmton county’s jail is full to I overflowig. Yesterday 34 in-1 mates were lodged on the top story of the courthouse, and an old man, who had been held temporarily until investigations could be mad© concerning his home, was releas ed in order that his cell might be available for a prisoner. The juvenile room is being used for some women prisoners, six of whom are confined in jail, and a; juvenile offender was yesterday j being taken care of by the welfare superintendent. The old man who was held her© temporarily, Luther Britt by name, was found to be from Wayne ounty. He is old and decrepit, part ly paralyzed and without much mind, and investigation revealed that he had b©e.n an inmate of the Wayne County Home at several intervals, and had at one time been in the insane asylum. John ston county officials found him around the courthouse and took care of him in jail until U was found that he was not a Johnston county charge. i n** wenare superintendent, Mrs. I Thurston, was instrumental in ob- I taining information in regard to I the old man, but this was perhaps the least of Mrs. Thurston’s deeds during a busy -tfeek. Among other things she has placed a young fourteen-year-old girl from Oneals township at Samarcand, and has < brought another girl from Samar- j' cand to a good home in Johnston J county. Also she has arranged a t home for the four Eason children j who have been boarding at the j courthouse for the past several j weeks. Two of these children, it I will be recalled, are infected with | tuberculosis, and it was difficult to I find a place for them. The older i boy found a home in the country ? recently and the other three c-hil- J dren are now happy in the home of | Mrs.1 E. F. Crump of this city. Thei | county pays Mrs. Crump for their t keep, and they are being well cared for. | "MA" FERGUSON TO RESIGN j Mrs. Miriam Amanda Ferguson, p Texas’ woman governor, familiarly J known as “Ma” Ferguson will re- j sign as the result of Saturday’s F primary in th&t state. Her oppon- |r> ent, Attorney-General Moody and Mrs. Ferguson had an agreement that if Mrs. Ferguson was beaten It by one vote she would resign, and if Mrs. Ferguson led by 25,000 j votes, Moody would resign. In j the primary Saturday Moody’s ma- |: jority was around 100.000 votes. A j special session of the legislature j has been called to meet in Sep- j tember and the present incumbent j expects her resignation to take ef- j feet not later than Nov. 1. The us ual custom of giving a second term j will be denied the first woman gov- f BOY JS SCALDED WHEN BARREL BURSTS Princeton, July 20.—While prankiy ing with an old steel barrel Mon- { day evening Henry Holt was bad- | !y scalded when the barrel “bust- I ed.” He had filled the barrel with | water and made a fire under it. j The barrel being air tight soon | gathered steam and exploded. The doctor thinks he will be able to ?> walk in three weeks. A Tantalizer\ There is exactly enough left ters in the line below to spelt \; the name of a person in SmithA field, and if the right one de ciphers their name and will pre sent it to The Herald office, we will present them with a com plimentary ticket to the Vic tory Theatre. You must bring copy of this paper in order to secure ticket. Jimmie Davis recognized hia name last issue. btohyeeotdtero
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