Make Your Plans
TO SELL
YOUR TOBACCO
THIS SEASON
—IN—
SMITHFIELD
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VOLUME 45—NO. 80
SMITHFIELD, N. C„ FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7, 1927
$2.00 PER YEAR
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Present Budget
To Town Board
Rate Of $1.63 Estimated T<
ge Sufficient; Two Cents
Lower Than Last Year
Valuation Increases.
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^ The
town
R. P
finance committee of the
of Smithfield, composed of
Holding and W. M. Sanders,
jn conference with Mayor J. D.
Underwood and City Attorney J.
A. Narron, after investigating and
going over into detail the probable
financial needs of the town for the
ensuing fiscal year, made report
at the meeting of the town board
of commissioners held Tuesday
evening. The report was placed
on the table until October 18, at
which time it will be approved or
rejected. According to the provis
ions of the Municipal Finance Act
of 1921, it is now open for in
spection at the office of the city
clerk.
If the report is adopted as pre
sented, the tax rate in-the town
of Smithfield will be $1.63 on the
hundred dollars worth of property
as compared with $1.6.5 last year.
This rate is made on a basis of a
property valuation of $3,250,000,
an increase over 1926-27 of $90,
000.
The report is based upon the
audit of the last fiscal year just
completed. The fiscal year in the
future will be from September 1
to September 2.
Collection of taxes with the pro
posed levy on an assessed valua
tion of S3.250.000 will yield $52.
975. Collection of back taxes is
expected to bring in $17,025, mak
ing a total of $70,000. Besides the
direct tax on property, other
sources of revenue include receipts
from water and light users, pav
ing assessments, licenses and spec
taxes, which have been estimated,
for the coming year, in the amount
of $45,516.80. These amounts are
expected to take care of the bud
get for the coming year.
At the meeting of the town
board Tuesday evening it was de
cided to offer for sale at public
faction the site of the old town
ouilding on Third street. This sale
will be hold on the premises, on
October 18.
TO OBSERVE CHILDREN'S
WEEK AT M. E. CHURCH
The Methodist Sunday school of
this city will observe Children’s
Week, or Enlarged Children’s
Week, as it is designated this
year. The slogan for Children’s
Week is: Give more thought to
childhood and youth, and the word
‘enlarged’ indicates that the week’s
program instead of dealing only
with beginners, primary and jun
ior children as heretofore, will in
clude every department of the
Sunday school. The aim is to pre
sent an opportunity for the adult
membership to consider certain
outstanding needs of children and
youth and to determine ways of
meeting these needs. Home visita
tion of pupils by the teachers ex
pected during the week, and on
Sunday evening, October 16, a
Pageant entitled “The Holy Alli
ance” will be given. A forward
Rtep is usually announced at the
close of the week.
WINGATE WINS OVER
CAMPBELL COLLEGE
WINGATE, Oct. 4.—Campbell
College, Buie’s Creek, played Wni
Kate Junior College in a game of
football on the Monroe football
fiold Saturday. The score was 5
and 7 in favor of Wingate.
. 'Wingate College won the state
junior championship last year. The
Rame Saturday was Wingate’s first
this season.
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Tantalizer
Thr-rn are exactly enough let
,!;rs 1,1 the line below to spell
e name of a person in Smith*
■ , ’ an'l ‘f the right one de
ciphers his name and will pre
cnt it to The Herald office,
* w,1.11 P'esent him with a
compi",, tary ticket to the
Theatre. Tickets must
Ille^ f°r before the fol
•owing issu?.
(Miss) Muriel Hodges recog
niztd her name last issue.
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Sobbed Haired
Burglaress Caught
RALEIGH, Oct. 6.—Raleigh’s
bobbed-haired girl burglar,
who entered the home of Miss
Mary Burton on 615 North
Blount Street last Saturday
afternoon, has been caught.
Arrested by Probation Of
ficer Ferrell, of the Wake
Welfrae Department, Wednes
day ■ afternoon while walking
on South Salisbury Street, she
was identified as Virginia
Capps, 13, a young girl of a
respected family of this city.
She was wearing shoes, hose
and clothes stolen from Miss
Albesta Ing-ra'm at the Bur
ton home when taken into cus
j tody.
The capture of the girl end
ed a three-day search for her
throughout the cityfor she was
suspected of being the robber
of the Burton home from the
first. Welfare officials had come
into contact with her before
and a letter from Mrs. Anna
Lewis, former girls’ prdbation
offiror , confirmed suspicions
and put detectives on her
trail.
First Sectional
Meeting Tuesday
Representatives From Three
Counties To Discuss Com
batting Roll Weevil.
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The first sectional meeting to
be called to discuss ways and means
of combatting the effects of the
boll w’eevil in 1928 will be held
at Smithfield, county seat of the
largest cotton producing county
in North Carolina, Tuesday, Oc
tober 11 at eleven o’clock in the
county commissioners room, under
the aus.pices of the Eastern Caro
lina chamber of commerce, accord
ing to an announcement made by
Secretary Bartlett recently. “Now
is the time to get busy to make
good” for next year,” the secretary
said. This meeting will be limit
ed to the three counties served by
the Benson branch office of the
sectional organization, Johnston,
Sampson and Harnett.
It will be remembered that the
Eastern Carolina chamber of com
merce was very active two or
three years ago in getting things in
shape for the arrival of the wee
vil. Much good foundation work
was done then that will be very
helpful now when there is a real
need for it. Much emphasis is be
ing placed on the dairy-cow pro
gram for these three counties and
a program will very likely be sub
mitted*for consideration that will
involve the dairy cow.
Every director in the section is
urged by the sectional organiza
tion to see that a representative
gathering is present for this dis
cussion. The following are the di
rectors in the three counties in
volved in this meeting: T. C. Young
and R. P. Holding, Smithfield; Cv
P. Harper and Fred Waters, of
Selim; R. T. Fulghum, Kenly;
Henry Fitzgerald, Micro; Dwig-ht
Barbour and John T. Talton, Clay
ton; W. G. Wilson, Wilson’s Mills;
Dr. A. S. Oliver, P. B. Johnston,
Preston Woodall, M. T. Britt and
Alonzo Parrish, Benson; Eugene
Lee and Ellis Goldstein, Dunn;
Howard McKinnon, J. R. Peterson
and A. G. Robinson, Clinton; Dr.
E. O. Underwood, Roseboro; J. C.
Graham and J. M. Byrd, Coats;
J. A. Hockadav and Win. Morgan,
Angier; J. R. Tugwheel and J. R.
Baggett, Lillington. The outcome
of this meeting will be watched
with a great deal of interest.
Baptist Church.
At 7:30 this, evening the last in
the series of three prayer services
in the “concert of, prayer.” Short
service. Be on time.
Regular services Sunday morn
ing. Sunday school 9:30 with in
teresting program on State Mis
sions. Sermon by the pastor at 11.
At 7:30 p. m., Dr. J. A. Campbell,
president of Campbell College, will
preach, with a possible musical
program from the college. Inter
mediate B. Y. P. U. 6:45 Sunday.
Senior B. Y. P. U. 7:30 Monday.
Big Increase In
Use Electricity
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Remarkable Expansion Thre<
, Large Power Companies Ii
Eastern N. C. Indicate In
dustrial Growth.
(Special to The Herald)
RALEIGH, Oct. 6.—Eastern
North Carolina is exploited in an
article of considerable length ap
pearing in this week’s issue of the
Manufacturer’s Record. The story
under the title of “Electrification
of Eastern North Carolina” was
written by S. E. Boney, Director
of the North and South Carolina
Public Utility Information Bureau
and treats of the gradual expan
sion of the manufacturing indus
try in that section heretofore de
voted almost exclusively to agri
j culture.
“Within a period of ten years,”
says the article, “a notable devel
opment has been under way in
Eastern North Carolina. That im
mensely rich territory east of an
imaginary line extending south
ward from Roxboro, through Ral
eigh and on to Lumberton, while
still primarily agricultural, is now
undergoing a change.V
“Manufacturing plants are be
ginning to spring Up in all sections
of Eastern North Carolina. Indus
tries of a varied character have i
been and are being founded. The
vast stretch of level lands, here
tofore devoted to growth of cot
ton and tobacco only, are dotted
here and there with factories and
the hum of industry is already
more than audible. Manufacture
has invaded Eastern North Caro
lina and is pursuing its course
in the wake of high-voltage elec
tric power lines.”
The article points out the ex
pansion of the three large power
companies serving the eastern part
of the state as an index to in
dustrial growth. The three com
panies are the Tide Water Power
Company of Wilmington, the Vir
ginia Electric & Power Company
of Roanoke Rapids and the Caro
lina Power and Light Company of
Raleigh. Some figures from the
records of the last-named company
are cited as significant.
“In 1916 the population served
by this company,” it is stated, “was
144,000, while in 1926 it was 383,
000 an increase of 166 per cent.
In 1916 the output of electricity
by the Carolina company was 70,
242,000 KWH and in 1926 it was
426,399,700 KWH an increase of
508 per cent. In 1916 the Carolina
company served 30 towns and cit
ies while in 1926 it served 154, an
increase of 413 per cent.
“These figures show that the
increase in the use of electricity
has far outstripped the population
served which is indicative of the
fact that the output of electricity
has been employed in the develop
ment of industry.”
One of the remarkable facts dis-j
closed in the figures is that in
1926 the kilowatt hour consump
tion per capita in the Carolina
Power & Light Company’s terri
tory was 1113 while in the entire
United States the consumption was
only 627 kilowatt hours.
As to the spread of high-voltage
lines it is stated that in 1916 the
Carolina company had 399 miles
of such lines while in 1926 the
mileage was 1540. Extensions of
the other two companies are in
proportion.
5 me article explains in detail the
i inter-connections established
among the three companies serv
ing Eastern North Carolina and
the connections maintained 'with
all the large generating compan
ies in other states to the north
and south and west.
The expansion of the Tide Wa
iter Company which only a few
years ago was strictly a local util
ity into half'a dozen counties con
|tigauous is also cited as evidence of
the call from industry for electric
power. The Virginia Electric and
Power Company has built its linse
into many of the counties of the
northeastern section of the coastal
regions and is still expanding.
Provisions are being made for
for power, the article states, for
the “power companies have faith
a marked increase in the demand
that power-consuming industries
jwill be forthcoming. In fact, one
(of their primary activities is to
induce the coming' of those indus
tries.”
Joe Johnson Badly
Hurt In Auto Wreck
Joe Johnson, of this city, a
well known installer of home
i lijrhtinjcr systems, lies at death's
door in the Johnston County
Hospital as the result of an
automobile accident which took
place Tuesday evening just
after dark.
Mr. Johnson was returning- from
his day’s work at the residence of
J. E. Hobbs near Four Oaks where
he was installing a light plant,
when his Chrysler car was struck
by an automobile driven by John
Poole who lives near town. Mr.
Poole was going home from Smith
field and at the curve in the road
where the accident occurred at
tempted to pass another car in
which wfere riding Purdie Strick
land, of Falcon, and Jesse Parker,
of Benson. Mr. Poole hit John
son’s car, which veered Johnson’s
car across the road causing Mr.
Strickland’s car to be also hit. The
smash-up was practically com
plete so far as the Strickland and
Johnson cars are concerned. The
left front wheel of Mi. Poole’s car
|was demolished. Mr. Johnson Was
thrown out of his car, his head
striking the paved road, causing a
fracture of the skull and o.ther in
juries. He was unconscious after
the. accident until yesterday after
noon when consciousness was fit
ful. It may take several
days before physicians can
determine th eextent and serious
ness of his injury,
j Mr. Strickland sustained a slight
wound on the head, and Mr. Par
ker was considerably bruised about
the leg-s and head.
Fire Destroys
Home Of Farmer
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Dwelling Of Enly Boykin To
tal Loss; Also Several
Thousand Pounds Of Tobac
co And Money.
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'Enly Boykin, a farmer living
on Kenly, route 2, had the misfor
tune early Wednesday evening* to
lose his dwelling and practically
all the contents by fire. The blaze
was discovered while the family
was at supper, and though an
alarm was given and neighbors
soon on the cene, it was too late
to save the house. Only one
trunk and a sewing machine were
saved. Between three and four
thousand pounds of tobaco were
in the house none of which was
rescued.
Mr. Boykin, only a short time
before the fire was discovered, had
placed between forty and fifty
dollars in the pocket of a pair of
trousers hanging in his room, and
this money, too, was burned.
No insurance was carried on the
dwelling nor contents. The house
was the old home place of R. S.
Boykin. It is not know how the
fire originated.
Mr. Boykin is planning to re
build at once.
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Coop Field Representative Moves.
John A. Smith, field representa
tive of the N. C. Cotton Growers
Cooperative Association, has mov
edh is office from the courthouse
to the postoffice building. He may
be found on the second floor next
to the office of Leon G. Stevens.
Thad Young Undergoes Operation
Mrs. T. C. Young was called to
Greensboro Tuesday on account of
he illness of her son, Thad, who
was operated on Monday night
for acute appendicitis. Thad is a
student at Oak Ridge Institute.
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JOHNSTON COUNTY DENTIST
LOCATES IN CITY OF OXFORD
‘Dr. R. M. Blackman who re
ceived state license this summer
has located in Oxford. He has
been elected to have charge of the
dental work of the Masonic Or
phanage there in connection with
his private practice.'
Dr. Blackman is a brother of
Gibson Blackman also a nephew
of Dr. J. H. Fitzgerald of this
city.
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Freewill Baptist.
Sunday school Sunday morning
at 9:30, C. J. Thomas, superin
tendent. Service Sunday night at
7:30 by pfastor. Prayer 'meeting
Wednesday night at 7:30. Free
will Baptist Leag*ue Thursday
night at 7:30. Choir practice on
Friday night at 7:30. All are in
vited to attend these meetings.
A revival is to begin the fourth
Sunday ..ight which will be con
ducted by Rev. Eric Gaskill. Ev
eryone is invited to attend.
Entertains Guests at Hotel.
Mrs. P. A. Holland had as her
guests Sunday at the Smithfield
Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wood
ard and sons, Bill Thad, Jimmie
and Fred Archer, of Selma, and
little Miss Dora «flme Lumpk’n.
These guests are now boosting the
new hotel which seems to be giv
ing splendid service.
Club Officials
To Be At Clayton
District Meeting Next Wed
nesday Promises To Be In
teresting; Attendance Priz
es Offered.
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CLAYTON, Oct. 6.—Wednesday,
October 12 at ten o’clock prompt
ly, ‘ the club women of the 13th
district of the North Carolina fed-,
eration will meet in Clayton at the
municipal building.
| Mrs. B. A. Hocutt,s chairman of
the 13th district, announces a full
program and one of interest to cv
Jery 'cdub woman.
Prominent ctyb officials, Mrs.
[Thomas O’Berry, of Goldsboro,
[president of the State Federation;
Mrs. W. J. Brogden, of Durham,
2nd victe-president and president
of districts; Mrs. Jane S. McKim
mon, chairman of American Home
department, and Miss Annie Petty,
[secretary of North Carolina Li
brary Commission, are the speak
jers for the day.
I All club presidents are asked to
send in the number of members
expecting to attend, and send 25c
each to pay for cost of the lunch
prepared by the hostess clubs.
A trophy is offered the club in
this district having the largest
membership atlinding the meet
ing, and a silver cup is offered
by the state president, Mrs.
Thomas O’Berry, of Goldsboro, to
the district having the largest at
tendance at the district meeting.
All club women are invited and
urged to attend and help bring the
cup to the district of the esteem
ed state president.
WORK IS BEGUN ON
GRANTHAM’S STORE
Work started this week on a new
brick building which is being built
by N. B. Grantham on Market
street next door to the Capitol
cafe. It will be a two-story struc
ture eighteen by ninety feet, and
is to be used exclusively by Mr.
Grantham for his stock of men’s
clothing. Rogers & Lowrimore are
the contractors, and they expect
to have -he building ready for oc
cupancy by January 1.
DISCUSS FIRE PREVENTION
AT KIWANIS LUNCHEON
Fire prevention was the timely
subject discussed at the luncheon
meeting of the Kiwanis club held
in the basement of the Methodist
church V(\e yesterday. A. L.
Fletcher, chief clerk of the State
Insurance Commission, wias the
speaker, and he gave facts and
figures to substantiate his argu
ment that the number of fires can
and need to be reduced. Coming
just prior to the observance of
Fire Prevention Week, his address
is calculated to encourage the
movement in Smithfield. In the
course of his remarks, he compli
mented Smithfield’s fire depart
ment, especialyj the fire chief,
Bernice Jones, who is very prompt
in making his reports to the State
Department. Smithfield, it was
stated, is on the honor roll prac
tically every month.
Kiwanian Orr had as his guest
on this occasion Dr. M. A. McKen
.zie, of Bishopville, S. C.
Eight Months’
Schools Begin
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About Two Hundred Teacher?
In Meeting Here Tuesday
Day Before Schools Open.
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Around two hundred teachers oi
the eight months’ schools of John
ston county which opened Wednes
day, October 5, assembled here on
Tuesday to receive their plans for
the year’s work and to receive
supplies for their school room.
Court being in session, the meet
ing was held in the Methodist
church, and Rev. D. E. Earnhardt,
pastor of the church, opned the
meeting with a brief devotional
service.
Miss Mary E. Wlels, assistant
county superintendent, then took
charge of the meeting. County
Superintendent H. B. Marrow made
a brief talk to the teachers before
adjournment speaking particularly
of the teacher’s duty to her school
and the community in which she
teaches. He stated that he wanted
the teachers to have a good time
but he urged them not to let their
social engagomnts interfere with
their work. A thing not wrong in
itself might be wrong for teachers
to engage in at certain times or at
certain communities. Where
teacherages house the teachers,
he asked that they set the ex
ample of a wholesome home life.
After the routine business had
been conducted, departmental meet
ings of the primary, of the gram
mar grades, and of principals were .
held.
Schools represented in the meet
ing Tuesday include: Meadow, Wii- 1
son’s Mills, Cleveland, Kenly, Pine 1
Level, Princeton, Micro, Archer
Lodge, Corinth-Holders, Glendale,
Brogden, Four Oaks, Thanksgiv
ing*, Live Oak, Royall (Elevation)
and Yelvington’s Grove.
WOMAN’S CLUB TAKES
ON NEW INTEREST!
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Wednesday afternoon at 3:30!
the Woman’s club had a most en- j
thusiastic meeting. There were 35 |
members present with Mrs. H. L. j
Skinner presiding. After the roll j
call and minutes, the chairman of |
the various departments reported j
the activities of their department j
during the month.
Mrs. N. M. Lawrence, librarian,
made an appeal for new books for i
the library and it was decided \
that each circle leader should ap
point a committee from her circle
to canvas the members for dona
tions of books to be turned over
to the library. It was urged that
each member respond as generous
ly as possible in this canvass.
The district meeting which will
be held in Clayton on October 12,
was called to the attention of the i
club by the president and a hope !
was expressed that a good delegn-;
tion will attend this meeting from
the Smithfield club.
The club decided to invite Dr.
McBrayer to meet with the club
at some future date to discuss the
tubercular work in North Carolina
before putting on the sale of the
Red Cross Christmas Seals.
Committees were appointed to
cooperate with various depart
ments of the Smithfield Township
Fair and to help with decorating
the exhibit hall which will be the
armory.
At the close of the business
meeting:, Circle No. 2, of which
Mrs. W. H. Austin is chairman,
acted as host to the club and the
meeting: was turned into a delight
ful social gathering*, during which
time iced tea, cocoanut dainties and
nut drop cookies were served.
Throughout the entire meeting
much interest was shown and it
is felt that the club is beginning
to take on new life.
The circles will serve as the
ways and means committee a
month at the time and in the order
indicated below:
Circle No. 2, Mrs. W. H. Aus
tin, Chairman—serves during Oc
tober.
Circle No. 4, Mrs. A. M. Noble,
Chairman—serves during Novem
ber.
Circle No. 5, Mrs. Carl Pugh,
Chairman—serves during Decem
ber.
Circle No. 3, Mrs. Roger Smith,
Chairman—serves during January.
Circle No. 1, Mrs. A. H. Rose,
Chairman—serves during Febru
ary.
Takes Cup West
* < A^rroc a,»V c. g ] •
Mrs Miriam Hums Horn o t
.Kansas City, Mo., a “dark horse”
In the Women’s National Golf
Championship, walked off with the
{lamed trophy in final play at Gar
lien City. L. I , defeating Maureen
OrcMtt. 5
Yankees Defeat
Pirates 2 Games
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Pipgrass, New Comer To Se
ries Lets National League
Champions Down With
Seven Hits and Is Never In
Serious Danger
Yanks .. .. 003 000 030—6
Pirates . 100 000 010—2
FORBES FIELD. Pittsburgh,
FORBES FIELD, Pittsburgh,
Oct. 6.— (AP)—The New York
Yankees made it two straight
over the Pittsburgh Pirates
by winning the second game
today, 6 to 2.
The Yankees were pitched
to the victory by George Pip
gras, a new-comer to the
. classic, who held the Pirates
to seven hits and was not in
danger after his mates gave
him three runs in the third in
ning.
They added three more in
the eighth Tor good measure.
Vic Aldrdige, Pittsburgh’s
starting pitcher, was driven
from the mound in the eighth
inning.
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Mrs. W. M. Wilson Dead
Mrs. Lucy Wilson, wife of W.
M. Wilson, died at her home near
Elizabeth church Wednesday morn
ing at four o’clock. Mrs. Wilson
had been ill for some time, suffer
ing from an abscess in hre throat.
She was sixty-seven years of age.
The funeral was held yesterday
afternoon at one o’clock at Eliza
beth church, Rev. E. D. Dodd, pas
tor of the deceased, conducting
the service. Interment took place
in the cemetery at the church.
The deceasd is survivd by a hus
band and several children.
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TO ATTEND STATE
U. D. C. MEETING
Mrs. W. M. Sanders is leaving
this week for Asheville where she
will attend the state meeting of
the U. D. C. She will be the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. Alexander
Holman, while there.
Choir Practice Tonight.
Choir practice will be held at
the Baptist church tonight at 7:30
o’clock. Everyone interested in th i
church music is urged to be pres
ent.
At Work On New Play.
Mrs. J. M. Woolard of Kenly was
in the city Tuesday attending the
teachers meeting of the eight
months schools. Mrs. Woolard whc
has had signal success in writing
a play adapted to high school class
day exercises, is at work on a new
play wflich will be ready for tht
| press at all early date. Mrs. Wool
ard teaches in the Kenly high
I school.
Teachers Arrive
In Wilson’s Mills
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Many Pupils Enrolled On
Opening Day Of School;
i List Of Teachers.
(WILSON'S MILLS. Oct. 6.—
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Womack, of
Farmville, Va., arrived in town
last Thursday. Mr. Womack will
be principal of the high school in
this town again this year. Mrs.
Womack is one of the teachers
also.
School opened here Wednesday
with a large enrollmnet. The f il—~
lowing are the teachers for this >
year:
Grade 1: Miss Enona Boyle, Col
lege Corner, Ohio.
Grade 2: Miss Evelyn Wilson,
Wilson’s Mills.
Grade 3: Mrs. L. L. Uzzle, Wil
son’s Mills.
Grade 4: Miss Helen Spivey,
West Asheville.
Grade 6: Mrs. Nathan Womack,
Farmvile, Va.
Grade 6: Miss Vivian Sanders,
Weldon.
Grade 7: Miss Evelyn Gordon,
LaCrosse, Ga.
Primary Work: Miss Beatrice
Hicks, Tabor.
High School: Miss Lucile Walk
er, Faison, Latin and English in
high school.
Miss Bertha Ma© Thompson,
Leesburg, Va., History and French :
in hig-h school.
Nathan Womack, Principal,
Farmville Va.
Rev. Mr. Grimm, of Wilson, fill
ed the pulpit at the Christian ,
church Sunday morning and eve
ning, using for his subject Sun
day . morning, “The Marks of a
True Christian.” The subject for
the night service was, “What ESryyf
timate Do You Place Upon Your
selves?”
Member of Glee Club.
Miss Rachel Creech, who is a
student at Greensboro College for
Women, was among the twelve
students chosen from about sixty’
who were trying out for the G*ee
Club. Miss Creech completed the
course at Louisburg last year. She
is a daughter of Mr. ana Mrs.
Rufus Creech of the Brogden set*
tion.
HERE LOOKING UP
FAMILY HISTORY
Phillip Wolcott, of Richmond,
Va., Mrs. Joe Ellington, of Ral
eigh, and Mrs. Lelia Hinton, of
Clayton, were in the city Tuesday,
They were interested in looking
up historical records of the fam
ily of John Smith for whom Smith
held was named. They endeavored
to locate the grave of John Smith
which is said to be at the real of
the old Methodist church site on
the banks of the Neuse. All trace
of the grave, however, has lung
been obliterated. Mr. Wolcott is a
descendant of John Smith.
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REV. AND MRS. EVERETT
LEAVE FOR MOREHE VI)
Kenly, Oct. 4.—The many friends
of Rev. W. B. Everett will .
sorry to learn that he has resign
ed as pastor of of Freewill Bap
tist church here and is moving to
Morehead City to preach. Mr.
Everett is a man of pleasing per
sonality. He preaches the true p-.-s
pel, and is a consecrated Christian
man. He did a great work in the
church here and will be misled
by the members. He will also !.»
missed on the streets of our town
as he always had a word for ev
erybody.
The church is very fortunate in
securing the Rev. J. W. Alford as
its pastor.
AUNT ROXIE SAYS—
By Me—
/
j “When human worryln* gits
through dey ain’t much left ter *
Jdeath ter do.”