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VOLUME 46—NO. 29
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL 10, 1928
$2.00 YEAR—5c SINGLE COPY
Nine Crops Total
Value $9,428,239
Figures For 1927 In Regard
To Chief Crops of Johns
j? ton County; Cotton Leads
The nine principal crops raised
in Johnston county, according to
figures obtained from State Statis
tician Frank Parker, were valued
in 1927 at a total of $9,428,391.
These nine crops include cotton,
tobacco, corn, oats, wheat, rye,
sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes and
peanuts.
Cotton is the leading crop, 87,
556 acres having been planted last
year with an average yield per acre
of 58 pounds. The number of bales
500 pounds each was 47,266 which I
sold at an average of 19.9 cents
per pound. This amounted to $4,
495,865, or an average of $51.34 per
acre.
The second largest crop to be
raised in Johnston county was to
bacco with 101,111 acres yielding an
average of 721 pounds per acre.
At an average of 22 cents per
pound, the 14,500,031 pounds was
^valued at a total of $3,190,007, or
an average per acre of $159.
Of the grain crops, com was in
the lead with a total yield of 1,
335,664 bushels raised on 6,712 ac
, res. This was an average of twen
ty-two bushels per acre. The aver
age price of the entire com crop ,
was ninety-four cents per bushel,!
bringing the total value to $1,255,
524. This is an average of $18.71
per acre.
The next ranking grain crop was j
oats with a total production of ■
119,034 bushels valued at $82,133 j
at sixty-nine cents per bushel, j
There was a total average of 6,612 !
eighteen bushels being the average j
yield. This is an average per acre
of $12.40.
Four hundred ninety-seven acres j
were planted in wheat which yield
ed fifteen bushels per acre. The to-1
tal of 7,455 bushels at $1.50 per |
bushel brought $11,183. The value;
per acre was $22.50.
Rye was the smallest grain crop, j
only 119 acres being planted which I
i yielded an average of fifteen bush- *
els per acre. The total yield of ;
1,785 bushels at $1.62 per bushel
brought $2,892, or an average val
ue per acre of $24.30.
The Irish potato crop in John
ston county last year was second in
value per acre to all other crops.
Figures showing that $150 per ac
re was the average. Five hundred
forty-one acres were planted in po
tatoes with a yield of ruinety-seven
bushels per acre. The total produc
tion was 52,477 bushels with a
value of $81,339, the price per bush
el being $1.55.
Sweet potatoes were also profit
able, and 3,267 acres were planted
in this important food crop.. The
total yield was 447,579 bushels, |
this being an average of 137 bush- j
els per acre. At an average of 68 |
cents per bushel, the total value ;
of the crop was $304,354. This was j
an average value of ninety-three j
dollars per acre.
Johnston county’s peanut crop\
last year was value at $4,894. One
hundred five acres were planted
with a yield of 1,035 pounds per
acre. The total of 108,675 pounds
s sold at an average of 4.5 cents
per pound.
TROOP NO. 2 TO BE
ORGANIZED SOON
Troop No. 2 Boy Scouts will be
reorganized next Tuesday night at
the Methodist church. All boys de
siring membership should get in
touch with Mr. Marvin Woodall,
scoutmaster or Mr. Louis Morgan,
junior assistant scoutmaster. The
meeting will be held at 7:30.
I 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
if the right one deciphers his
name and will present it to the
Herald office, we will present
him with a free ticket to the
Victory Theatre. Tickets must
be called for before the follow
ing issua.
Marion Lee deciphered his
name last issue.
Today’s Tantalizer:
meleoyzlebeott
lorn hieeney, whom Gene lun
ney prefers to meet rather than
anr' other aspirant for the heavy
weight title. Having recently de
feated Jack Delaney, Hceney is
probably the most logical oppo
nent for Gene Tunney. He catnc
from Australia some fourteen
months ago, practically unknown.
It is rumored he will fight Tunney
next July.
siv...
Boy Is Knocked
Down By Auto
Nine Year Old Son of Mr.
John Canaday Brought To
Hospital Here After Acci
dent on Highway No. 22
Yesterday afternoon Mr. D.
D. Jones of Norfolk, Va., who
was driving on highway num
-ber 22 about a mile south of
Four Oaks, struck the little
nine-year-old son of Mr. John
Canaday, injuring him to such
an extetrt’that he was brought
to the Johnston County Hos
pital. It is not thought, how
ever, that his injuries are fa- j
tal.
Mr. Jones, who was accompanied |
by his brother, H. A. Jones and j
his wife, was driving a Buick six. !
He states tjjat two little boys were j
seen ahead of the car playing with
rocks. One of them threw a rock 1
and the little Canaday fellow ran J
across the road for it. Mr. Jones j
slowed down his car but not in j
time to prevent one of his head- i
lights from striking the boy. He j
picked the child up and brought !
him immediately to the Johnston j
County Hospital, and then return- j
ed to Four Oaks and brought the i
boy’s father here.
Later he reported to city offic
ials, stating that the accident was
unavoidable.
fournalistic Club
Visits Herald Office
The Herald office had an inter
esting group of visitors last week,
when the Journalistic Club of the
Selma high school came with Miss
Phillips, the commercial teacher,
who is in charge of this school ac
tivity, to observe a newspaper plant
in action. The club had invited the
editor to make a talk at one of its
meetings, but a counter invitation
was extended to have the club
visit the Herald office.
When the group arrived, Mrs.
Lassiter talked briefly about the
making of a newspaper, and then
a tour of the plant was made, each
step being explained.
The membership of the club
which is composed entirely of girls,
is as follows: Sarah Crocker, Eun
ice Batten, Rosalie Barnes, Willie
Mae Foster, Viola Godwin, Ruth
i Ellis and Esther Barham.
FRIGIDAIRE DEMONSTRATION
GIVEN KENLY LAST WEEK
KENLY, April 9.—On Thursday
afternoon in Edgerton’s cafe un
der the auspices of the Woman’s
club there was a demonstration of
the frigidaire by Mrs. Weinlberg
of Greensboro. Around sixty-seven
ladies were present to hear her dis
cuss the merits and the uses of the
frigidaire, and the advantage of
having mechanical refrigeration in
the home. After her talk, a delici
ous frozen salad from the frigi
daire was served.
Mrs. Weinberg was accompanied
by Mrs. W. M. Sanders, Sr., and
Mrs. A. H. Rose of Smithfield.
Local People Go
To See Big Whale
Big 50 Ton Fish Washed
Ashore at Wrightsville
Beach Attracts Crowds
The appearance of a fifty or
sixty ton sperm whale on the beach
at Wrightsville last week has cre
ated a wide interest in North Car
olina and other states, and it was
estimated that around 50,000 peo
ple visited the whale during Thurs
day, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Quite a number of people from
Smithfield have been to see the big
fish, among these being Messrs.
Chas. and J. J. Bro.'flhurst, A. M.
Noble, S. T. Honeycutt, G. E.
Thornton, J. E. Gregory, H. A.
Crumpler, W. T. Holland, Ray
mond McCullers, T. W. Daniel,
Misses Nell Wellons and Mildred
Yarborough, Mr. and Mrs. B. J.
Holleman, Sam Honeycutt, Jr.,
Richard and Mary Noble, Hyman
Sanders, Chas. Broadhurst, Jr.,
Jack Broadhurst, Jr., and Edwin
Broadhurst.
Broadhurst. Sunday, the whale was
viewed by 15,000 persons, among
whom was Governor McLean.
The body of the whale is saio td
be as long as one and one-half box
cars. The News and Observer in a
news item yesterday stated that “a
crew of workers under the direc
tion of Harry Davis, Assistant
Curator of the State Museum, will
buckle down to the task of sal
vaging the skeleton of the giant
sperm whale which washed ashore
on Wrightsville Beach this week
as soon as tugs can tow the car
cass away from Wrightsville to a
secluded section of the beach 15
miles north of Wilmington.
‘‘Removing the 50-ton mammal—
and Curator Brimley, of the Etate
Museum, says this is a conserva
tive estimate of its weight—will
be no small task. The tide will be
of little assistance in floating the
carcass, since it was brought in on
the spring tide, which, being coin
cident with the full moon, is the
highest tide until the next full
However, Wrightsvnlle health
officials as well as residents and
visitors Sunday and even Saturday,
are of the firm opinion that the
carcass must be disposed of at
once, and Mr. Brimley is very anx
ious to secure the skeleton for the
State Museum. Skeletons of sperm
whales are very rare, he stated,
and this skeleton when procured
should prove a big drawing card
for the museum.
“Chemicals were ordered used on
the body Saturday in an effort to
delay disintegration until arrange
ments could bg. made to have it re
moved. Mr. Brimley, who was at
the beach Friday, said that he fear-1
ed that the carcass might explode, '
and that to prevent this he sug
gested driving an iron spike into
the carcass to permit an outlet for
the gases and allow ventilation.
“A slight shoal just off the wa
ters edge will prevent tugs of the
size necessary to tow the whale,
from approaching closer than 1,250
feet to the shore. Heavy cables will
be attached to the carcass, and
the tugs will endeavor to drag it
down the beach. The Stone Rowing
company, who has the contract for
removing the whale, indicated Sun
day night they would get an early
start yesterday morning, and hoped
to have the whale removed within
ah hour.
“Mr. Brimley was not so opti
mistic as to the time required to
move the body, but indicated when
it is beached on Topsail Beach,
workmen will begin the removal of
the flesh. The skeleton will then
be chained to the ocean bed to
prevent the tide carrying it out,
and will be submerged in the wa
ter so that predatory fish may pick
the remainder, of the fish carcass
from the bones.
The skeleton will later be un
jointed for shipment where the cur
ator will prepare and mount it.
Friendship.
Teacher: “If there are any dumb
bells in this room, please stand
up.”
A pause, then finally Johnny
stood up.
“What, Johnny, do you consider
yourself a dumbbell ?”
“Well, not exactly that, teacher,
■but I hate to see you standing all
alone.”
Why Pool Rooms In
North Carolina?
Sunday’s News and Observer
carried the following article by
Jasper Jepperson, presumably of
Raleigh, which ought to be reprint
ed in every town in North Caro
lina that has a pool room or
“club.”
“There is one thing that I can
not understand and it is this: why
are pool rooms permitted in North
Carolina?
“Why is it that pool rooms ope
rate, where they have been banned
by ordinances of the cities, under
the guise of ‘Clubs.’
“I honestly believe the pool rooms
are a greater menace to the wel
fare of the young men of this
state than were the open bar rooms.
“Many young men become so
fascinated by the ivories that they
will stop at hardly anything to get
money to play the game.
“I was sitting here tonight
thinking about the pool rooms and
unhappiness they have caused in
Raleigh. I do not believe one man
in North Carolina has ever been
bettered by pool rooms. Bar rooms
have helped some men, perhaps,
"’’hen they needed liquor for medi
cal purposes.
“Speaking of Raleigh’s pool
room situation, let’s look over a
few cases.
“I well remember when a young
man came to Raleigh with his
father and mother. He was just
blossoming into manhood. His
father was a well known physician
and higfily respected and esteemed
by those who knew him. He came
to Raleigh from a small town in
order that he might reap the ad
vantage of a large practice.
(Turn to page three, please)
Mrs. J. R. Edmunifson
Dies At Wilson Home
Relatives here received news on
Saturday of the death of Mrs. J.
R. Edrnundson, who passed away
early Saturday morning at her
home in Wilson. She had been quite
ill for some time and her death
was not unexpected. Mrs. Edmund
son was the mother of Mrs.' T. S.;
Ragsdale, Jr., and a sister-in-law j
of Mr. E. S. Edrnundson. Mr. and
Mrs. Ragsdale had been at their
mother’s bedside for some tin>$.
Among those from here who at
tended the funeral which was held
Sunday afternoon were: Mr. and
Mrs. E. S. Edrnundson, Miss Alice
Edrnundson, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. B.
Orr, Mrs. Chester Alexander and
Mrs. J. H. Kirkman.
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“Prof. Pepp” Senior;
Play Is Big Success
“Prof. Pepp,” the play presented |
by the the senior class of the lo- I
cal high school, at the school audi
torium Thursday evening, was
quite a success. The play wras well!
adapted to the group presenting it, j
each of the cast of characters do- j
ing his part well. Miss Lottie Mae [
Biggs as “Petunia Muggins”; Miss !
Mary Ragsdale as “Aunt Minerva
Boulder”; and Charlie Rhodes as
“Mr. C. B. Buttonhole,” were par- j
ticularly good their parts provok- j
ing considerable laughter. A good j
crowd was present to see the play, i
which was directed by Miss Mar- '
garet Rogers and Miss Janie Jack
son.
'Before the last act, Supt. N. C.
Shuford appeared on the rostrum
with a loving cup which he award
ed the basketball team, as winners
in the consolation series conducted
by the State University. Generous
applause *greeted this announce
ment.
A feature of the evening’s en
tertainment was music by the Mid
night Ramblers.
Primitive Baptist Appointments.
Elders D. G. Staples and G. M.
Trent will preach at the following
places within the next month:
April 13, at night, Durham; Ap
ril 14 and 15, Raleigh; April 16,
Clayton; April 17, Little Creek;
April 18, Bethany; April 19, Union;
April 20, Four Oaks; April 21 and
22, Oak Forest; April 23, Reedy
Branch; April 24, Hickory Grove;
April 5, Harnett; April 26, Mingo;
April 27, Primitive Zion; April 28
and 29, Angier Union, Coats; April
29, at night, Dunn; April 30, Be
thesda; May 1, Benson; May 2,
Hannah Creek; May 3, Clement;
May 4, Bethel; May 5 and 6, Fel
lowship; May 7, Sandy Grove; May
8, Angier; May 9, Middle Creek;
May 10, Willow Springs; May 11,
at night, Raleigh; May 12 and 13,
Oak Grove.
E. F. PEARCE.
TO PREACH AT SHIOLH.
Rev. D. C. Johnson will preach
at Shiloh church next Sunday
morning, April 15 at eleven o’clock.
The public is cordially invitwf to
attend.
Invitation
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Invites Owner To Claim Whiskey;
Sheriff Fnds Fve Gallon Jug of
Whiskey That Had Fallen From
Automobile.
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FOUND! THE PARTY WHp
lost his five gallons of whiskey
and his automobile pump on the
old River road near the cotton mill
Thursday night may claim same by
calling at the sheriff’s office and
describing fully the lost articles
to Deputies W. W. Stew aft and T.
E. Taton and by paying for this
notice.
About nine o’clock Thursday
evening Mr. S. V. Harmon,
an -employee of Holleman Motor
company, accompanied by two
young ladies, w'as driving on the
old River road near the cotton mill
when a Ford came very near run*
ning into his car. The Ford ran
into a ditch as it pulled out a five
gallon jug of whiskey and an auto
bile pump fell from the car. Mr.
Harmon notified the sher
iff and Deputies Talton and Stew
art went immediately to the scene
and took possession of the lost ar
ticles. They also gave pursuit
to the car from which the contra
band jug had fallen. The car went
towards Sanders Chapel but the
trail w'as lost w-hen they got to
Brogden school.
PRINCETON CLASS HAS
A FASHION SHOW
PRINCETON, April 9.—On
Thursday, March 29, the home eco
nomics departmeht observed the
textile exposition of the North
Carolina State College. They gain
ed very much from it since it vis
ualized the study in textiles that
the class had taken up during the
year.
On Friday, April 6, the home eco
nomics department of the school
gave its first fashion show. It con
sisted of the gingham and print
dresses, the first that the gifts had
made this year. The work was very
commendable and showed careful
planning and sewing. There were
prizes offered by three of the mer
chants to the three garments hav
ing the best work which were as
follows:
First: Enough print material for
a dr®ss given by John Edwards to
Miss Juanita Arthur; second: Lin
gerie material given by A. F. Holt
to Miss Ethel Mae Braswell; third:
Lingerie material given by Ed Holt
to Miss Mabel Wheeless.
The judges were Mesdames Ella
Baker, Frank Aycock and John
Woodard.
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CAPITOL CAFE ADDS
MORE IMPROVEMENTS
The Capitol cafe has recently
added on about 20 feet to the rear
of the building which this popular
eating place occupies, giving more
room to serve its many patrons,
Also an up to date frigidaire has
been installed.
Orthopaedic Clinic In Wilson.
The orthopaedic clinic held each
month in the offices of the count*
health department in the court
'house at Wilson for the free ex
amination and treatment of indig
ent cripples will me>et again . or
Friday, April 13.
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Mack’s Planks Are
Matched By Pou’s
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The Congressman From the
j Fourth District Is For
Farm Relief and Restricted
Immigration
When Congressman Edward W.
Pou of this district, made his
strong appeal for the McNary
Haugen farm relief bill in Con
gress the other day, according to
John A. Livingston," Washington
correspondent for the News and
Observer, Mr. Pou knew nothing
of Mr. Paul Mack’s opposition in
the coming campaign. Mr. Pou was
pot in favor of the McNary-Hau
gen bill as presented in the last
Congress but since revision has
been made, he is championing the
bill, and elsewhere in this issue
may be found" the words of a speech
which he made in Congress in its
behalf a few days ago.
(Mr. Mack announces two planks
in his platform, that of restricted
immigration and farm relief, but
since Mr. Pou is for both of these
issues, the new candidate will have
no advantage on these two points.
During his long service in Con
gress, Mr. Pou has consistently
supported every measure which
has been put through Congress to j
restrict immigration. His support l
contributed in no small degree to I
the passage of the existing immi- j
gration laws.
He has always been con
j sistently a friend of organized la-1
| bar. Honorable Samuel Gompers
I for a long time president of the
i American Federation of Labor ac
j knowledged Mr. Pou’s friendship
j for organized labor. He said that
j Mr. Pou was “always sympathetic
J and helpful.”
Mr. Pou was one of the men
upon whom President Wilson con
fidently relied during the eight
years of the great war president’s
administration to enact into law his
policies, and he introduced one of
the very first measures, if not the
very first, which resulted in giving
to the ex-se-vice men additional
compensation. When after the war
Congress gave to the government
workers a bonus of two hundred
j and forty dollars annually in addi
j tion to the compensation these
| workers received by law, Mr. Pou
I immediately made the point in Con
gress that the debt of gratitude to
the men who won the world war
was even greater than any debt of
I gratitude or obligation to the gov
J ernment workers who remained at
; home. He followed this statement
with the bill, referred to above giv
ing to the ex-service men addition
al compensation. He said there was
far more reason for giving to the
exservice men additional compen
sation. He said there was far more
reason for giving to the ex-service
men additional compensation than j
there was for giving to the civilian
government workers a bonus of
two hundred and forty dollars an
nually. Time and again he pressed
this point in speeches delivered on
the floor of the House. Finally the
Adjusted Service Compensation
Act became a law. Ex-service men
throughout the nation acknowledg
ed the fact Mr. Pou took in putting
through this just legislation.
ror me last several years Mr.
Mr. Pou has been pressing for
consideration and passage of the
so-called Tyson-Fitzgerald Bill pro
viding for the retirement of the
wounded world war officers from
civil life. The last part of his
speech printed in today’s issue is
on the all-powerful Committee on
Rules, the friends of the Tyson
Fitzgerald bill are hopeful that he
can be instrumental in securing a
favorable report for the special
rule providing for the considera
tion of the measure.
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Is That So!
The motorist had had an acci
dent with his light car on the
Brighton road. He limped painful
ly to a telephone box and called
up the nearest garage.'
“Hello,” he said. “I’ve turned
turtle. Can you do anything for
me?”
“I’m afraid not,” came the sweet
feminine reply. “You've got the
wrong number. What yoi* want is
the zoo.”
A silver dollar isn’t very heavy
but some men find it difficult tc
raise.
Porter Inherits Fortune
Photo shows John 1\ Ryan,
•orter at the Park Central Hotel,
New York, who has been notified
hat he, his two brothers and a
iister have inherited a million dol
ar estate in Ross Valley, Cal., as
i result of the xecent dam break
•ear Los Angeles. The estate was
eft by Martin Ryan, an uncle.
State News Items
Are Of Interest
Governor McLean Opens Ex
position at Goldsboro;
Moving Pictures of Mam
moth Whale
The Eastern Carolina Chamber
of Commerce opened its sixth ex
position at Goldsboro yesterday
with a big parade and a speech by
Governor McLean. Governor Mc
Lean’s address dealt largely with
produce marketing, ;|id one of the
things he advocted was the estab
lishment of regular truck lines
from Eastern North Carolina truck
farms to markets as far as Wash
ington and Baltimore. He believes
that consumption of Eastern Caro
lina truck would be doubled in a
few months. m
Moving pictures of the mam
mouth sperm whale cast up on the
beach at Wrightsville last week
have been made and will be shown
in most of the picture houses this
week, according to reports from
Wilmington. Telegrams were said
to have continued to pour in yes
terday f0m\ different parts of the
state to know' how much longer the
whale could be viewed. The big
fish, however, which weighed
something like fifty tons, and was
more than fifty feet in length, was
moved yesterday. A force began
dissecting it for shipment to the
State Museum.
Miss Carrie L. McLean, Char
lotte attorney, has announced her
candidacy for the democratic nom
inatio* for the state senate. l^liss
McLean was a member of the house
of representatives of the general
assembly last year, but she is be
lieved to be the first woman in the
state to seek a seat in the upper
house.
Governor Alfred E. Smith, prom'
inenuy menLionea ior me presiaen
cy of the United States, left Al
bany for New York Saturday night
enroute for Asheville for his first
vacation in the South. He expected
to leave New York today.
Thirty thousand or more people
were present at the Moravian Eas
ter exercises in Winston-Salem on
Sunday and heard Bishop Edward
Rondthaler read the Easter sun
rise litany for his fiftieth consecu
tive time. All day Saturday peo
ple were flocking to the city for
this occasion which has been ob
served by the Moravian church
there for more than two centuries.
At two o’clock Sunday morning the
Moravian band of more than three
hundred pieces began playing sa
cred hymns at street corners and
arousing the people. A t5:15 the
service proper began.
A. J. Fitzgerald Is
Republican Chairman
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Republican Convention Held
Here Friday Names Execu
tive Committee; To Meet
May 11 To Nominate
Ticket
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Harmony was the keynote of the
Republican convention held here
Friday to name a chairman of the
Republican Executive Committee,
members of the committee, and
delegates to the state and congres
sional conventions, and so harmon
ious were the proceedings that
nearly every election was made by
acclamation^ More than a hundred
Republicans representing fourteen
of the seventeen townships were
present in the court room when Mr.
A. J. Fitzgerald called the meeting
to order. When the roll was called,
Bentonville, Cleveland, and Wil
son’s Mills lacked representation.
Mr. Fitzgerald stated the object
of the meeting, and Mr. J. D. Par
ker was made temporary chairman
and later permanent chairman of
the convention. Mr. Walter Batten
. was made secretary.
ine nrst ousiness oi tne conven
1 tion was the naming of delegates
j to attend the congressional con
I vention which-meets in Raleigh on
April 10, and the state convention
which meets on the 11th. The del
egates are as follows: Walter Bat
■ ten, Theo Hinnant, I. W. Massey,
i J. T. Edgerton, Walter Parrish, V.
Yr. Duncan, W. H. Massey, J. L.
Dupree, Thos. D. Dupree, S. W.
Brown, Ezra Parker, James Ray
nor, J. H. Smith, W. J. Langdon,
J. D. Massey, A. J. Fitzgerald, J.
D. Parker, J. Ijya Lee, Joel A.
Johnson, Robert Fitzgerald, H. H.
Underwood, J. C. Stancil, H. E.
Upchurch, J. W. Neighbors and
Rev. H. R. Faircloth.
Alternates appointed are as fol
| low's: N. M. Gurley, M. L. Stancil,
R. L. Pittman, Lumus Strickland,
Q. B. Hocutt, C. H. Langston, J.
P. Parker, D. H. Stephenson, E.
R. Temple, Robert D. Langdon, W.
P. Lee, M. A. Tart, P. A. Parrish,
J. F. Barbour, D. U. Thompson, L.
H. Hill, D. J. Williams, Tommie
Parker, Roland Hayes, A. H. Mor- .
gan, N. H. Lucas, R. C. Mozingo,
E. B. Durham and W. H. Wells.
Next in order wras the recom
■ mending of a senator from John
ston for this district. W. H. Mas
sey, former solicitor of the Re
corder’s court, was named, with the
j understanding that if Mr. Massey
j does not desire his name to be
presented, that the Republican ex
ecutive committe may select some
one else.
Then the convention proceeded to
nominate men on the executive
committee. Mr. A. J. Fitzgerald
was unanimously chosen as chair
man, and this was the occasion for
the first speechmaking. Mr. Fitz
gerald announced that there was a
job on hand, and since he had been
placed at the head of it, he .wanted
to know what the rest wrere going
to do about it, and he even called
for a show of hands as to who .
were willing to spend some time
in the campaign. He advised that
the courting of Democrats begin
at once, stating that some times it
took a long time to win one over.
He preached harmony as the one
hope of victory.
Following Mr. Fitzgerald's brief
remarks, the other members of the
executive committee were chosen.
Elder E. F. Pierce of Princeton
was on his feet immediately after
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Aunt Roxie Opines
By Me—
“T wonders ef Mr. A1 Smifh is
goin* to get woman’s suffrage to
run the tung of he’s water wagin',*