Do You Know Of A
Vacant Lot
in Smithlield that need Beautify
ing? Enter it in the Yard and
Garden Contest, Then Beautify!
Smithfield wants a hotel
—But it also wants to es
tablish a [Livestock Sta
tion Yard.
47TH YEAR THE HOME NEWSPAPER
SMITHFIELD, N. C„ FRIDAY
MORNING, MAY 3, 1929
SIX PAGES TODAY
NUMBER 37
Ike oarlieki
Dies Co. Home
Old Time Negro ill) or a 100
Years Old Passes Suddenly
—Widely Known For His
Weather Predictions
“Ike” Barfield, colored, known
practically all over Johnston coun
ty as a most unusual character,
died Wednesday at the county
home where he had been for fif
teen years or more. “Ike’s” age
is not known exactly. Some say
he is arounj a hundred years old,
while others would fix his age at
about ‘JO. A't any rule lie was a
very old negro, who seemed hale
and hearty up to the time of his
death. For the past six months
his vitality had somewhat waned,
but on Tuesday evening he ate
liis supper as usual. The next
morning he was found dead in
bed.
“Ike” was an old-time slave
negro belonging to the Barfield
family of Cumberland county
Wlien a boy he sustained a blow
on the head from a hoe or rak.*
and ever alter lie was a hall
•wit. Herein lay his uniqueness.
His injury caused him to remem
ber things which happened be
fore his hurt, but. afterwards his
mind developed in rather a pe
culiar way. He was constantly
talking of “Miss Lena,” his mis-,
tress in slave times, and other;
persons whom he had known the a,
but he seemed to have los^l the j
faculty of remembering names ol j
persons with whom he came i . j
contact afterwards, llis knack ol I
foretelling weather conditions was ,
made much of by every one, even j
the children delighting to aswj
“Uncle like” when it was going
to rain. He rarely ever failed in
his prophecies, and he was pretty j
accurate in telling the time when |
the moon would change.
At the county home, “Ike" ha.I
a one-room cottage all to himseii
and he was obsessed with th“ j
idea that the cottage was his own
property. He would tell anyone
that he had the deed to the house,
and would permit no one to go
inside.
Another peculiarity of “Ike”
was the fact that he would we li
no shoes. No matter how cold
the weather he wore no covering
on his feet. So inured to the
weather had his skin become,
that it resembled tire thickness
of an' elephant’s skin.
For years before “Ike” was
carried to the county homo he
lived near Smithliekl towards
Sanders Chapel. Our earliest recol
lection of him is of an old, old
negro who walked in a peculiar
manner and always with a tow
sack thrown over his shoulder.
Usually he muttered to himself as
he walked along.
ol politeness anu as
The old man was the soul
was addressed by any one, off
his hat came with a sweep of the
hand, and his “yes ma’am’s” and
“ no ma’ams" were conspicuous
in his speech. Though only a
half-wit, he was never known ti
commit any crime. He seemed
thoroughly honest and was able
to tend a small piece of ground
for his living until fifteen or mor •
years ago when it was not eo'
sidered safe for him to live alone
and he was taken to the county
home. He was even able to do
his bit after being taken there.
“Dear Buddy: The Pou-Parrish
Post of the American Legion will
hold its regular monthly meeting
on Friday night of this week in
Four Oaks at eight o’clock. All
Warld War veterans are invite I
to attend whether members rr
not. Your Buddy,
“LIJBY F. BOYALL, Adjt."
Tantalizer
There are exactly enough let
ters in the line below to spell
the name of a person in Smith
field or Johnston County, and
to the one deciphering their
name and presenting a copy of
this paper to the Herald office,
we will present a free ticket to
the Victory Theatre. Tickets
must be called for before the
following issue.
Miss Lue 11a Stanley recou
nted her name last issue.
TODAY’S TANTALIZKK
.leonttemedsundcsomn
j Millard Johnson
A senior in t,:ic Micro high
school, who won third place in the
declamation contest held at. Wake
Konst College recently. He was
present d with a bronze medal.
The subject of his declamation was
"America's- Mission," by William!
Jennings Bryan. There wire about
forty in the contest and Char-i
lotto won first place and Durham
second. Mr. Johnson is planning
to attend Wake Forest College!
National Music
Week May 5-1 I
Clayton Will Observe Occa
sion With Fitting Musical
Programs; Committees Ap
pointed by Woman’s Club
Clayton is to observe National
Music Week which is May 5 to
11. The Woman’s club is spon
soring- this movement, and a mem
ber of the club lias furnished tin*
Herald with the following com
mittees which have been appointed
to provide a thorough observance
of the occasion:
Clayton schools: 1». F. Hasse’’,
M'iss Florence Winstead.
Churches: Mrs. Warren MeOul
lers, Mrs. C. M. Thomas.
Sunday School: Mrs. B. M. Rob
ertson, Mrs. C. II. Beddingfield.
Stores: Mrs. Rudolph Barnes.
Homes: Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Radio: Mrs. John T. Talton.
Local activities will get under
way at a union service to he held
at the Met'hodist church Sunday
I evening, May 5. During the week
all clubs meeting will use a 1.1 -
A'merican music on their pro
Aill 0.1 i layion s or.muH/.uuiuiift
will cooperate to make Music
Week a permanent stimulus to
mi Rural anil educational advance
ment clubs, schools and churches
will fall in line. Stores, factories
and institutions will play their
part in the week’s festival. Above
aill, music in the home is to be
intensified during this period. Or
ganization that major in music
and others that use it only inci
dentally will combine to make of
Music Week a real summing up
of the town's musical and civic
life. Each will contribute in hi
own way to the joint effort to
impress uipon the public what mu
sic can do as a comfort, a stim
ulus, a nerve-steadying force and
a companion to man in his work
and play, in his home and in his
community.
HOY Stour SERVICE AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
A Boy Scout service will bo
held at the Presbyterian church
Sunday evening at 7:45 o’clock.
The scouts will attend in a body,
and the sermon by the past : ’, [
i Rev. Chester Alexander, will be
I appropriate to the occasion. Scouis
| will act as ushers and pass the 1
collection plates. The public :• j
cordially invited to this service.
Notice is hereby given that th »
town election will be held or
Tuesday the 7 day of May, 1929
j The polls will be open at the city
I clerk's office on said day from sun
I rise to-wit: 5:22 a. m. to sun
sot at 7:00 p. m. The city clerk's
I office is situated on Market street
in the town of Smitnfield, N. C.
I This May the 3, 1929.
‘ J. D. UNDERWOOD, Mayor.
NOTICE
Busy Week Sn
J
Superior Court
Court Allows Damages in (lie
Sum of $‘JG75 in the Cast
Joe JV1. Johnson vs. J. W
Poole
| Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day were busy days in the eivi.
term of Superior court in sessi m
here the second week. A great
jdeal of work was disposed of i*;
one way or another. There ha;
I been an unusually large nu<mlbo"
! of jury cases tried to which little
J or no contest was made, and
some three or four of the more
complicated have been referred.
' A jury in the case of Joe M.
j Johnson vs. J. W. Poole, was im
[ paneled Monday afternoon and
i the trial was eoanpletd Tuesday.
The action was brought by the
plaintiff for injuries sustained in
an automobile accident in Octo
ber, 1927, on Highway No. 22,
south of Smith fie Id near Neuse
River bridge.
The evidence disclosed that the
defendant received very serious
injuries and was rendered uncon
scious for a period of sonic three
or four days immediately after
the collision. Two issues of dam
ages were submitted in the case
which the jury answered as i-» ,
damages done to the person o', i
the plaintiff in the sum of j
Mr. Johnson’s car was practically'
demolished and the jury awarded !
him damages in the sum of $22f> j
for this damage.
The plaintiff was represent-1 j
by Athell and Shepard, and the
defendant was represented r.y
(’has. II. Grady.
The injuries which the plaintiff
in this action sustained brought
him for the third time in his
life to a point where his friends
and medical advisors entertained
little hope for his recovery. When
a boy, a companion accidentally
tired a riffle directly in front of
him aid the bullet went clear
through his body in close prox
imity to th eheart. Later he .sus
tained a blow on the head at some
livery stables which also rendered
him unconscious for some little
time. The automobile wreck out
of which this case comes, was
the third instance for despairing;
of his life. It was believed by I
those "who took him out of the j
wreckage that he would not live I
long enough to reach the bus- :
Micro Junion-Senior Banquet.
Micro, May 2.—The Juniors and
Seniors, of the Micro high school
iehl their annual junior-senior
mnquel in a null of the school
milding Friday evening. The hall
vas beautifully decorate i with
vistaria and rosebhds, carrying
.ut a color note of pink and lav
uular.
The dinner wa« served in four
■nurses, during which '.oa^s were
»;• on as follows: to toe senior
•' 11a Mae FPzgerahl; re
sponse, Millard Johnson; to fac
ilty, Eula Mac Sniper, to whicv.
Miss Jo Puivelle responded:
.oast to the school was given by
Miss Lecta Batten. Mr. Earl
Fitzgerald acted as toastmaster
ii.ud tendered -his part of the pro
gram in h's usual style with a
sprinkle of humor v'nich never
fads to create outbursts of laugh
ter.
Prof. Tuttle was askvw to make
a speech and Jiis advice “Jo
Climb” was an inspiration to both
classes. Mis$ Evelyn Hinnant, who
had furnished appropriate music
during the entire dimer, came
forth and sang very sweetly a
farewell song to the seniors Im
mediately after this those present
retired to the teacherage where
they were joined by the grade
teachers in a very enjoyable re
ception. The banquet ?.’a9 sponsor
ed by Miss Mamie Rutn Williams
CONORESS M A N A BERN E'l 11Y
TO BROADCAST MAY
Chas. L. Albernethy, congress
North Carolina, has accepted ai
man fro-m the third district O'
invitation extended by the Nation
al Farm News to address thi
farmers of America over t h.
radio tomorrow evening, May 4 a
eight o’clock. The speech will b
broadcast from Station WJSY
I Washington, D. C.
First-Citizens Bunk &
Trust Co., Ready To
Open In Dunn Mav
9th; J. C. Graham
Will Be Cashier
The First Citizens Hank and
j Trust ('umpany of this city will
open for business in Dunn on
j May 9th. Several weeks ago the
First and Citizens National Haul
J relinquished its charter as a na
tional bank anti changed its nanr
as styled above, in order to be
J ‘->hle to enlarge the .scope of its
I activities, the first step in this
I direction being the organization of
| a branch bank in Dunn.
Mr. ,!. C. Graham, who has
been with the Hank of Harnett,
[as cashier of its Coats branen,
has been selected for the new
Dunn institution. Also his brother, |
Mr. 1,. H. Graham, who is now
with tin* Commercial Hank, Dunn,
has been selected as an officer
for the Dunn branch. Mr. .1. C.
(r rah a m has had more than ten 1
years’ hanking experience in liar- i
nett county, and Mr. E. H. Ora- i
liaim has had more than five <<
years’ experience with the C-ori- 1
Focal kiwaitis
\\ ish Poisson
llcv. (hosier Alexander
Makes Address; Fun Foal*
ure In Form of Moek Radio
Program
By ('. C. MAKSKV, M. I).
Tuesday evening Smithfield Ki
wanians liad Uhe pleasure of en
tertaining the Benson club at
Benson. The entertainment., whiia
in every particular was extra
ordinarily good, took the form of
a mock radio program, featuring
music, both vocal and instrument
al. jokes emerged from certain
memibers to a high place, inspira
tional comments, and spurts of
literary color were outstanding,
yet, no part of the program was
more timely than the mock tobac
co sale put on by a veteran auc
tioneer with a team of buyers
representing R. J. Reynolds To
bacco company, American To
bacco company, the Imperial To
bacco company, and other largo
companies.
In the midst of congenial p’a.V,
the club were reminded of the
basic reason for Kiwanis success,
which is the emphasis the organ
ization places upon the human
terial values of life. On this oc
casion there was no reference to
the material values of life. At
this time Chester Ailoxandi r,
president of the Smithiield club,
briefly addressed the audience o'.
I what he considered a high priv
ilege, namely: “ Fellowship with
Consequent Friendship,'’ and in
sisted that Kiwanis affords means
for friendship of a fine type.
Theron Hurts and N. C. Shu
ford jointly share the credit f- r
the program which could not have
succeeded without the assistance
of Misses Ruth Brooks an<] Con
stance Harrelson, and Marv'ri
| Woodall. Kiwanian Burts, pro
gram director and radio announ
cer, received hearty applause as
the program went over.
The Smith-field club enjoyed the
warm reception by the Benson
club. Indications of an endurin:
| friendship between the two wn
, prominent.
Presbyterian Services.
1 Smithiield Sunday morning a'
U o’clock. Sermon by Pastor. Sun
day night, 7:15. Special, semio:
•wi.th Boy Scouts. Bible classe:
. at 10 a. m. Public cordially in
, vited.
Mr. Warrick G. Debnam, son o
,«Mr. L. D. Debnam, has accepte*
a position with the Smithfieh
Motor company, local dealers fo
Hudson-Essex automobiles. Mi
Debnam lias been for the pas
few months with a firm in Golds
boro.
JVIailc !
in Lora! Firm!
Mr. \\ . W. Jonlan, who since ;
I'.'iM has boon /onnecled with the !
hardware business in this city !
known as the Jordi’in-I'ldmmuhsou
Hardware company, has severed
his connection with that firm, I
hiivi-n.se sold his interest to Mr. i
K. S. Kdmundi.on. Mr. Jordan will ,
open a business of his own on j
June 1 in the store formerly oe- I
cupied by Austin and Hamilton |
next door to the Jordan-Edmund
son Hardware company. Mr. Jor
dan states that it is not his in- /
lent ion to open a regular hard
ware business, hut certain lines
will be conducted. lie will special
ize i i picture framing of all kinds, '
will carry electrical supplies,
sporting goods, and a selected line
of shelf hardware, lie will con
duct a repairing department fo:
locks and fitting keys.
I!. GODWIN CKI.ElIUATKrt
ms Torn mm iiday !
DINK DKVKL, May 1.—On Son
day, April 28, the children ai:d
grandchildren of Mr. B. Godwin,
together with a few close fHerds, |
met at the home of Mr. Godwin1
to celebrate his MUh birthday.
Everything was in readiness t ) i
give him an mutually good day. I
Despite the inclement wo.tther tiic |
day was most omoyahie. Mr. God- |
win’s home being large and very !
roomy, the rain tanned no incon
venience.
A bountiful dinner or feast
was spread at the noon hour,
and jt consisted of barbecue,
chicken, cream, cake and ?.!1
things that go to make up a
good dinner.
Among the number present
were eight children: Mr. (’. I.
Godwin and family, of Raleigh;
W. B. Godwin and family, of
Selma; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Aus
tin, of Clayton. Mr. and Mrs. I..
B. Godwin, Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
Godwin and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Godwin, Mr. and Mrs. R.
E. Rae, all of l'ine Ltvcl. There
were nineteen grandchildren pres
ent. Those from out of town to
help enjoy the celebration were:
Mrs. D. H. Bagley, of Micro;
Mrs. N. B. Hales, of Raleigh; Mr.
A If Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Fate
Austin, of Clayton; Messrs. Fred
Fletcher and II. C. Hinson, o;
Raleigh.
All declared they had enjoyeJ
a most pleasant day and a da.,'
long to be remembered. They de
parted wishing for Mr. Godwii;
many more happy birthdays. Mr.
Godwin was the recipient of many
i beautiful and useful gifts.
In Swain county, livestock far
mers have spent over $2,000 foi
seeds used in planting permanent
pastures this spring.
T It. HOOD,
i»‘‘'idt>n( 1 irs( ( ifi/,.ns Hank and
nisf Company.
Bank <*f I>unn.
' l!,‘ l-anli I'lli1.1;na: in | >unn 1ms
* 1,1 I ‘ 1 111' J1'! ! ; ( 'i i I/,. . .
;M ^ :iM '* 1 111 1 <’i• 1111>:i ji \ , :i rui il ]
'".'iv In-in.- (mint,.,! ;m,( p,,j,
"'«i i "million for tlm oponin;.; on
;ni) ilriy. May IMh. ’ !
Johnstoiiians
V isi I Hatchery
ml
_
\V. I). Avera Tells of Trip
Through Eastern Carolina
and Fish at Hampton’s
Hatchery
By W. I). AVERA
On Tuesday, I he 23 rd day o'.
April, Mr. W. W. Stewart am!,
I went with Mr. Tom E. Talton j
to Roper on business. After get
ting out of the best county in
the state we went and came
through mighty fine farming sec- ;
lions. We saw great fields of to
bacco being set in Wilson and !
Edgecombe, and further east lots!
of spuds of Irish potatoes. We j
saw much cotton which was eithev
planted or ready to plant in u
few days. In these sections they
grow vegetables—thousands of
them—and haul them on trucks
to Norfolk, Richmond, Petersburg,
and Hopewell.
We passed through large cities
and towns not so big Lucama
and Wilson where they claim they
sell more leaf tobacco than any
city In the world. Leaving there
on the hard road we passed |
through I'inetops, I'onetoe, Hetle. il
and I'arnielee, and by Roberson- |
l ille and Everett to Williamston. |
At Williamsiton we saw the fair
grounds where they have good
liorse-racing and fine baseball.
Die roads this far had been very
ine indeed, and where the hard
urj’ace ended the sand clay was
almost as goo<l. We saw all
\inds of farm lands with varied
‘rops, and also had the pleasure
• f seeing lots of fine hogs an 1
line cattle. A trip like this makes
you think more about what you
yourself have and how you can
better your own farm and '"the
looks of it.
We never saw any farm that
bad such an attractive sight as
what we saw on our way to
Smithfield the morning of the
••ame day. Every day we pass J.
\Y. Stephenson’s Riverside Farm,
>nc of t lie show places—and the
innuaT clover field with the re1
leads glistening in the sunshine
and 75 sheep and lambs waist
loep in this pretty green-red
field is a picture that the Coun
,ry Gentleman should be glad
.<> print and pay a nice price
’or the privilege.
But to get back to my trip. At
Plymouth we asked for a fishery
we wanted to go fishing—and
were told to go to Hampton’
b’ishery. There we journeyed two
md a half miles over very rough
mil scary places, but it was
worth the trip for there we had
in eve-full of looking at fish—
loads of fishi The catch that wo
•aw them make netted eight or
ten thousand herrings, one large
roe shad, one small rockfish, one
red horse, a ten or fifteen-pound
•arp, and a bushel of perch of
various kinds. They caught that
day approximately 200,000 her
ring. This Mr. Hampton is a
fine fellow. He was at State Col
lege with Governor O. Max Gard
ner and my friend, W. N. Holt
and he has made good. The fac
tory down below Plymouth on th.
Roanoke River is the receiver cf
all the fish caught up at the fish
ery. They load them by machinery
onto the barge or flat boat and
a motor boat pulls them down to |
the factory where all of this j
herring is accounted for except
the blood. This was news to me
but true all tbe same. They use
the scales. Did you know that ?
They manufacture imitation
pearls out of them and sell to
the ladies for adornment. The
roe they can, and we are all
fond of nice fresh fish roe. The
heads and offal are put into fisi
scrap for fertilizer and what is
left—nice fat headless, scaleless
herring—is packed in barrels and
kegs in brine and sold as salt
herring. They are mighty good.
At Hu* fishery where they were
caught I was told that the price
was 80 cents per hundred for
herring; 25 cents for roe shad:
| and 20 cents for rockfish. There
j is nothing any better than shad
I and rockfish.
We were told of the excitement
they had the day before we were
there. They caught a sturgeon
more than nine feet long and it
weighed nearly 200 pounds. W'c
I TURN TO PAGE 5, PLEASE
MISS WILLIE HUNTER TO
SPEAK TO 4-H CLUBS
In a recent issue, announce
ment was made that Mrs.
Estelle Smith, district chair
man of home demonstration
work, would be in Smithfield
tomorrow. May 4, to attend
the Achievement Day exer
cises of the 4-H club girls
of Johnston county. Yesterday
Miss Minnie Lee Garrison,
county home demonstration
agent, received a message
from Mrs. Smith stating that
it would be impossible for her
to be present. In her stead
Miss Willie Hunter, clothing
specialist of State College
Extension Department, will
be here and will make a talk
on the “School Girl’s Ward
robe.”
Plans are about complete
for the Achievement Day pro
gram which will begin a( ten
o’clock in the morning in the
court room. Several hundred
club girls are expected to be
in attendance.
Few Criminal
Cases In Court
Recorder's Court Has Light
Docket; Number of Cases
Not Iteported Last Week
Onily a few criminal cases were
tried in Recorder’s court here
this week, the following being
disposed of:
Millard Hill was found guilty
of cursing on the public highway.
Prayer for judgment was contin
ued upon the payment of the
cost.
Chester Beasley and Roy Mc
Laimfo Were convicted of possessor,
of still and of manufacturing.
Beasley was fined $50. Prayer fov
judgment was continued upon the
payment of the cost as to Roy
Me Lamb.
Percy Ingram was fined $50
and taxed with the cost for oper
ating a motor vehicle while un
der the influence of whiskey.
Howard Otis, WiLlie Layton and
Jarvis or John Bell were found
guilty of the larceny of chickens.
Each was sent to the roads for
18 months and taxed with or.e
thiru of the cost. On another*
count charging larceny of chick
ens prayer for judgment was
continued upon the payment of
one-third of the cost each.
Willie Layton, John Bell, How
ard Otis and Fred Layton were
convicted of the larceny of chick
ens. Fred Layton was sent to the
roads for 18 months and taxed
with one-third the cost. Prayer
for judgment was continued upon
tlhe payment of one-fourth the
cost as to John Bell, Howard Otis
and Willie Layton.
The following cases were tried
last week but were not reporteu
in Friday’s issue:
Joe Davis was found guilty
of disturbing public worship.
Prayer for judgment was continu
ed upon the payment of the cost.
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued upon the payment of the.
cost in the case against Joe Davis
and Argo Bunn, convicted of
disturbing public worship.
Albert Johnson and Reuben
Price were convicted of disturbing
public worship. Prayer for judg
ment was continued upon the pay
ment of half the cost each.
Albert Johnson was found guii
ty of assault. Prayer for judg
ment was continued upon the
payment of the cost.
Clarence Hill w'us found guilty
of disturbing public worship.
Prayer for judgment was contin
ued upon the payment of the cost.
J. J. Arnold was fined $10
and taxed with the cost for vio
lation of the prohibition laws.
William Brinkley was convicted
of abandonment and non-support.
Prayer for judgment was contin
ued upon the payment of the cost.
Otho Evans, Wilbert Haywood,
Otho High, and McCoy Mangum
were found guilty of possession
and transportation. Each was fire 1
$12.50 and taxed with one-founb
the cost.
Douglas Ford was sent to the
county roads for a term of 30
days and taxed with the costs for
resisting officer. He was given an
other 30-day road sentence for
being drunk and disorderly.
News Patients
Local Hospital
--- i 4 M
Little Herman Peetiin Hurt in
Auto Accident Is Improv
ing:; Mr. D. J. Wellons Un
dergoes Operation
! Mr. D. J. Wellons underwent
an operation Monday and is ge:
ting along nicely. He was in tha
hospital for treatment several days
before the operation.
Mr. Dalton Porter, otf Benson
underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis Tuesday.
Mrs. Julia Strickland, of Smit.i
field, RFD, who underwent a se
rious operation aibout three weeks
ago, is getting along nicely.
Miss Blanche Byrd, of Four
Oaks, route 4, underwent an op
eration Tuesday for appendicitis.
She is now improving.
Little Lucile Peacock, five-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.
P. Peacock, of Peacock’s Cross
Roads, entered the hospital Wed
nesday for treatment.
Del>ma Deans, 17-year-old son
of J. L. Deans of Selma, route 1.
who has been in the hospital for
treatment for a complication ot
diseases, is now up.
Little Hermarf Peedin, 1-yea*
old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Peedin of Selma, who was re
cently hurt in an automobile ac
cident, is improving rapidly and
will leave the hospital in a few
days.
Mr. Valmore Parrish, who re
cently underwent an operation for
appendicitis, left for his home
at Angier yesterday.
Mrs. S. A. Duncan, of Benson,
who has been quite sick, is now
improving.
iMiss^ Doris Hooks, o<f Kenly,
underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis Thursday orf last week
and is rapidly improving.
Miss Vira Hodges, of Dunn, was
operated on Sunday night for
appendicitis.
Mrs. W. M. Gaskin, who* re
cently underwent an operation, i$
improving and will be able to
leave the hospital in a few days.
Mrs. D. D. Atkinson, of Kenly,
who is in the hospital for treat
ment, continues quite ill.
Mr^ A. P. Baker, of Smil^ifiehi,
who is in the hospital for treat -
ment, is slowly improving.
Mrs. Etta Whitley, who has
been in the hospital for treat
ment for three weeks, is getting
alonir nicelv.
Mrs. N. L. Aycock, of Zebulon,
s in the hospital for treatment,
laving entered Monday.
Gordon Cullville, of Erwin, nim
,ears-old, underwent an operation
'or appendicitis on Wednesday,
de is getting along nicely.
Mr. Raymond Ivey, of Dunn,
indemvent an operation recently
ind is getting along nicely.
A CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank each and
L-very one that lent us a helping
tiand or aided us in any way
Juring the serious illness of ou
dster-in-laiw, Mrs. Starling
Coates, who was taken sick at
aur home with pneumonia o.i
April 16. She is slowly improv
ing. We especially wish to thank
Dr. Stanley and Rev. A. L. Brow*
of Four Oaks. May the richest
blessings and tender mercies 'o’
our heavenly Father rest and
abide with everyone.
MRS. HUBERT COATES.
Aunt Roxie Opines
By Me—
“Elf do movin' picture foke*
needs a reel hanit dey raout try
mi’ ole quul"