OUR SLOGAN: Sell Johnston County 1 obacco In Johnston” Welcome to Smithfield, Mr. Tobacco Farmer Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - ~ Established 1882 Smithfieid wants a hotel —But it also wants to es tablish a Livestock Sta tion Yard. jlLi-LEAR THE HOME NEWSPAPER SMITH FIELD, N, C., T U ESI) AY A! () R NING, SEPTEMBER i n, i EIGHT PAGES TODAY NUMBER 74 Tobacco Sale3 Near A Million Smithfield Market Still Leads Eastern North Carolina In Prices; Government Grad' ing Going Over Big Tobacco sales on the Smithfielc: 'tobacco market today approximate one million pounds with prices still leading Eastern North-Caro lina. During the first four days of the market 705,424 pounds were sold, and yesterday big breaks at each warehouse raised the total considerably. The amount of cash turned loose during the first four days totaled $91,120.47. Friday, S. T. Honeycutt, pr-:.i. dent of the Smithfield Board of Trade, together with W. H Austin and J. J. Broadhurst made a tour of the Goldsboro, Kinston, Tar boro, Greenville, Rocky Mount, and Wilson markets, bringing back the news that Smithfield was still leading in averages. The government grading serv ice instituted on the Sm tnfield market for the first time in North Carolina and available only oa th 3 market is going over big and a larger percentage of farmers are each day availing themse ves cf this new system. Tobacco is coming from to bacco territory far and nea . Far mers from Sampson. Ha nett, Du-1 plin, Cumberland, Hoke aoi Hob-I es*on have been on the market \ here. Farmer Well Pleased With To bacco Market. That farmers are well pirn. :..i •with the Smithfield tobacc > mar ket though prices are stilt ; <■ < low, is evident. One farmer- M. L. Smith, who lives near Wi'son'. Mills, showed ir hi- tohamo o il yesterday, and stated that as long as he gets good prices for his to bacco he expects to keep coinin'.? back to this market. Mr. Smith sold four lots of tobacco yester day totaling 384 pounds, which was auctioned off at $TS.92. aver aging $20.55 per hundred. He brought a lot of and lug here last week which averaged $19.0J per hundred. The tobacco sold ye. terday was government graded. This is Mr. Smith’s first y ;y in tobacco raising. He has seven barns. CHARLOTTE, Sept. 9.—The trial of sixteen Gastonia Tex tile strikers, and strike lead ers on charges of murder growing out of the death of O. F. Aderhojt came to an abrupt end here today when J. G. Campbell, a juror, be came violently insane. Judge M. V. Barnhill declared a mistrial immediately that court convened at 9:40 o’clock. Campbell became violent on the subject of religion as the jury was being taken into court this morning. Deputy Sheriff Avery B Johnston, another deputy, and : juror overpowered him and took him to the county jail where th. combined efforts of four men were necessary to put him into a cell. After Judge Barnhill had or dered a mistrial entered attorney Frank Flowers for the defense objected to the order. He suggest ed that the eleven sane juror, be held and another selected. Judge Barnhill said he doubted if this could be done as the term cf court officially ended last Sat urday but the defense asked time for conference and Judge Barn hill directed that his mistrial or der be held up temporarily. 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 co the one deciphering their same and presenting a copy of this paper to the Herald office, we will present a free ticket to :he Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for before the following issue. Margaret Edmundscm de ciphered her name. TODAY’S T A NT a LlZER hiulentblyr New York Cow Sets Non-Stop Record > , --_ Completing her nimh tost. Sophie s Emily, at Randleigh Farm Lockpor *• Y • » the world’s greatest dairy cow. For her nine succcssii ests she has averaged 781 lbs. of butterfat and 15,927 lbs of milk her ti Bi production to date being 7.030J1 lbs. of butterfat and 1-13.348 lbs 'of mil Stale Money In Hand For Schools Johnston’s First Payment oi Equalizing Fund Amount: to $26,000; Another Pay mont on Oct. 15th The first payments to the c-un ties which benefit from the e.iiiab zation fund set up by the 1 Ui'li General Assembly were mailed from the State Department of Public Instruction Thursday. Johnston county’s share o; rhe first apportionment totals $2 i,000. The entire amount sent out was $1,035,000. Eighty-three counties in the state received installments from this sum which will be used for the operation of the six months school terms. Another payment totaling $165,000 will be sent eleven remaining counties which participate in the ochrcl relief fund when statements of their needs have been sen: to the State Department. Based on the tentative budge; which has been submitted, John ston county’s share in the state equalizing fund for the six months schools is $110,000. The state department announced that the first payment this year was greater than it has heretofore been. The state treasurer .3 plan ning to send the second payment about. October 15. This money re ceived from the state is regained as extremely timely, since it will save counties from bon owing money against the tax levy the school term. The distribution of this fund is restricted to f in payments, under the mucu dis cussed school law. ANOTHER CHAIN STORE FOR SMITH FIELD Mr. C. A. Stewart of Hender son was here yesterday in the in terest of a new ladies re^dy to wear chain store which is .vine opened up here Saturday, Sep tember 14. The new shop, wh'oi will be styled “The Hollywood Shop,” will be located in the stov? recently vacated by the Jordan Jewelry Store. The proprietors. Roth-Stewart company, expect to carry an exclusive stock. Misses Addie and Lelia Talton will b in charge of the new store. Read their announcement elsewhere ;n this issue. LOCAL FORD DEALER SELLS MOST CARS D. F. Reid, cf the Reid-Sanders Motor company, local Ford dealer, has been notified by the Charlotte branch of the Ford Motor com pany that his firm led in sales during the month of August. The Ford dealers uf the state are in groups of five anr the Reid-Sanders Motor compare is in group C. The groups a-t based on their annual allotmeni of cars. Mr. Reid, manager of the Reid (Sanders Motor com pa. y. is :xper ienoed in the automobile business He states that a prompt deliver? on any style Ford is available 02 short notice. TEACHERS’ MEETING SATURDAV AFTERNOO? The teachers of the Smi!h fielfl and Selma schools will meet in the school building in Selma Saturday afternoon, September 14, at four o’clock. Every teacher is requested to be present. Giimers Decide To Cut Prices Hoiil Annual Barbecue at Holt Lake; Government Report 1 (indicates Shorter Cotton Crop Than Last Year The price of ginning was re j duceci from $4.50 to $4.00 a bale j by the Johnston County Ginners Association at the annual barbecue ' held at Holt Lake Friday after i con at six o’clock. A cut in pr . was discussed during the meeting and tour dollars a bale met w; .1 the approval of the twenty-five ginners present. A barbecue and social hour were enjoyed along with the business meeting. W. M. Sanders of Smithfield s president of the ginners associa tion and J. W. Stephenson also -f ! this city, is the secretary and treasurer. The United States government crop report made public yester day indicated a yield of 14,825,000 bales of cotton for this season. T' ; is about three-quarters of a million bales less than the est: mate issued a month ago. Th;r< was a marked advance in price when the report was announc ■ i yesterday. MOVES OFFICES TO GROUND FLOOR Friends of Dr. Thel Hooks wi'l : be interested to learn that his of fices will in the future be locate! on a ground floor. He has secur ' e:i the place just vacated by Nai i i on’s cafe, and is moving in this i week. The place has been newly painted and convenient partitions run forming a very attractive suite of offices. Dr. Hooks was formerly on the second floor or j the Hood building. BIG BOY BOTTLING CO., OPEN PLANT IN CITY i The Big Boy Bottling com | pany is the name of a new man I ufacturing concern which began ! business here yesterday. The new j enterprise is owned and operated I by Smithfield citizens, J. Verney ' Peterson and E. Jones, both we!’ known here and in the county. M. ’ Peterson for t.wo seasons has op erated Holt Lake. The new plant is located on i the corner of Ninth and Market streets, at the old Whitehead and i Springs filling station. The firm manufactures eight flavors of, bot I tied drinks and in a few Weeks they expect the public to be fa i miliar with their products. Th y intend to keep salesmen on road. Read their ad elsewhere in this issue. NEW BAPTIST CHURCH BUILDING TO BE BEGl N At a conference of First 1 . - list church Sunday night, Bull ing Evangelist J. Al. Page pres ent, the church voted to undertake at once the building’ of the Sundry schoof unit of the new church building. The plans of the Roa noke Rapids' Baptist church, one of Mr. Page’s churches, has been selected. Certain changes in the plan are to be made by Me. Page at once and it is hoped that the building will shortly begin. Little Miss Noemie Calais re turned home Saturday after spend ing a fetv days with friends in Benson. To Organize County Grange In Cleveland Election of Officers, Commit tees and Delegates to Take Place at Meeting Sept. 20 The local Johnston county Grangers will meet in convention f ’-'-‘ay, September 20 to organ ize a county or Pomona Grant:1 ..r Cleveland township Grange, twelve miles west of Smithfield. Ihe pro grain will begin at 10 a. m. with the national master or his lepresentative in the chair. An, ticciion will be held of officers i and committees and delegates to the state convention on Septem ber 26. At one o’clock the m . ::cns will serve a basket dinner in the grove adjoining the lodge hall. At two o’clock patrons will re . ssemfole to discuss and adopt an agricultural program for Johi ':t°n county. A caretaker and -urie will be on the grounds to entertain the children of the pa rons while in session. At four o’clock the patrons •* il. v:--t nearby farms, including those of local master, Rev. A. F. Lassiter, A. M. Jo hits on, ind thers. Every member in the county is invited and expected. COTTON LETTER Continued extremely hot weatv jr in the western belt over the holidays, and a marked reduction n private crop estimates, partil. U:aily that of Mr. Fossick of Memphis, showing an indies* 1 yield cf 14,788,000 bales, brought a sharp advance yesterday. A natural reaction has taken plac • today, and it is probble that with the Government Report to be is sued next Monday, the market vill fluctuate irregularly until that re port is issued. If the Government confirms Mr Fcssick's figures, or even if they ome slightly higher, the cott »n trade of the world will then be presented with the problem of a short cotton crop. Unquestionablv the crop has continued to deter: orite during the first five days i.f September, and deterioration at th:s time of the year becomes i 1 creasingly rapid, a3 the youm boils are forced to prematu: opening, and as the plant cease to put on new fruit. The great question now is; h v much a good, general rain wou d do towards increasing the pro duction this year? An extreme!* warm, open Fall, and no frost before Chris:mas, would, of cour increase , production, if a suffic ient amount of rain fell to start the plant blooming again. Then have been seasons, when cott w has been made after September 1. but they are the exception rath*, than the rule, and it would extremely dangerous to bank cn such an occurrence happeni ' The spinning trade and ihc consumers of cotton, while uneasy and worried, are, nevertheless, not yet convinced that the crop ha declined as much as the private estimates would indicate. In fa. the Atlantic States spinners, un der the influence of the go >. Carpenter, the state may complete its evidence by Wednesday. T . most dramatic incident of the trial' occurred last Thursday when the prosecution brought into the jourt room a “speaking likeness ’ 3f the dead police chief in the Nothing he wore on the night of she murder, and incased in a black shroud. The figure was or dered removed by Judge M. V. Barnhill, not without considerable debate from both sides. Solicitor Carpenter has given notice that he is going to make another at tempt to use the model. I - Further Increases in many of the agricultural duties in the sen ate tariff bill were proposed in a program made public in Wash ington Saturday in behalf of or ganized American farmers. The farmers’ proclamation called fo: the higher duties on sugar and tobacco provided by the house bi’l. and demanded increased rates ~n cattle, cheese, flaxseed, white po tatoes, raw wool, hay, staple cot ton and numerous vegetables. The farmers organizations pictured a period of distress for agriculture over the last eight years during which taxes have increased f*:r the farmer while his purchasing power has fallen from 15 to 25 I — Some Potatoesl r: fc. Hentchel 01 P„ r«. Mo 'is armful of giant Gnrhank ’ toss, some of which pofa inches in diameter. «fe tweutj Selma Girl Weds Indianapolis Man Miss Rosa Edith Waddell lie 1 comes Elide oi E. ,1. Har ^er in Beautiful Home*) Wedding Selma, Sept. 8.—In a ceremony j characterized by simplicity, Miss j Rosa Edith Waddell and Mr. Ben j j aim in Jelfeison Horner were • united in marriage on Thursday morning, September 5 at seven o clock at the home of the bride’s parents on Webb street, Rev. D. M. Sharpe, pastor of Edgerton Memorial Methodist church offic iating. The bride entered with the groom and was unattended. She was gowned in a fall model of wood brown with harmonizing accessories. Only members of t ie family and a few friends were present. Mrs. Horner is the charming and gifted daughter of Captain and Mrs. C. B. Waddell. She is a graduate of both Louisburg Col lege and Duke University and further pursued her studies at Columbia University, N. Y. She later taught history at Louisburg College. For the past two years -he ha-; been a member of the high school faculty in her home town, and has scores of admiring friends all over Eastern North Carolina who will be interested in her marriage. Mr. Horner is a rising young business man of Indianapolis, Ind. The young couple left here by motor immediately after the cer emony for a northern trip, stops to be made at Natural Bridg. Baltimore, Philadelphia. New Yorv and Boston, then back to Philadel phia for two weeks’ stay, then on to Syracuse, N. Y., for four weeks. Then on to Indianapolis, Ind., where they will be at honri at 774 West Drive, Woodruff Place, Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Sasser went to Raleigh Sunday night to sae their sister, Miss Laura Sanders, who is ill. MEETING PC)l -PARRISH POST FRIDAY NIGHT The American Legion will meet in the courthouse in Smithfield on Friday night, Sept. 13 at eight o’clock. This is one of the most important meetings of the year. It calls for the election of offi cers for the following year and every member is urged to attend and bring a buddy along. There will be some eats and smokes. H V. ROSE, Commander. per cent below pre-wrar levels. Eight* persons were killed la3t Tuesday when the airplane, City of San Francisco, in which they ivere riding struck the side of a mountain in New Mexico during a heavy rain and wind storm. There were signs of an explosion after which the plane burst into flames, burning the five passen gers and a crew of three beyond recognition. The bodies were not found until Saturday. The trans continental air transport mono plane had left Albuquerque, N. M., on its regular flight to Los Angeles and entered a storm a ea after covering about 50 miles. The high wind is said to have blown the pilot slightly off his course and the storm forced him too low ^to clear the mountain peak. Selma And Smithfield Schools To Open Monday False Rumor It has been rumored in certain sections of Johnston county that the county superintendent of schools has made the statement that the school* will not open f »y an indefinite period, because che county commissioners refused to adopt a school budget for the year 1929-1930. Such a rumor is false. The Board of County Commis sioners did on July 18, 1929 adopt a school budget which provided $18,491.16 more funds for the en suing year than was used by the schools of Johnston county in the past school year, notwithstanding they have to employ 28 teachers les.s for this year than for lest year, at a saving of over $17, 000.00. II the schools are not opened on time, it will not be the fault of the county commissioners, but wholly chargeable to the county superintendent and his board. All of this rumor is nothing and for no reason but to perpe trate a little political trickery at tlie expense of the taxpayers of Johnston county. We wonder how much longer the people of Johnston county will oe mystified by the less than 3 oer cent of its taxpayers who are xsing more than one-half of all the taxes paid by the other 97 per cent. J• T. EDGERTON, Chairman, Board of Commissioner of John ston County. JURY LIST FOR SEPT. 23RI) TERM SUPERIOR COURT The following- jury list was Lawn at this meeting for the reg ular term of September Superior -ourt to convene here on Septem )er 23: J. M. O’Neal, Selma township; 1. W. Parrish, SmithfieLd; Burt Denning. Meadow; J. E. A'llen. ngramis; L. D. Creech, Clayton; la-tus Price, Oneals; A. L. Mas sey, Boon Hill; W. B. Wall, Clay on; J. A. Matthews, Pleasant jrove; J ,M. Parrish, Clayton; iVillie Dixon, Beulah; H. M. Parrish, Pleasant Grove; L. J jiime3, Elevation; Tom Lassiter,1 Elevation; J. A. Batten, Clayton; f. L. Brannon, Oneals; J. M. Mar in, Bentonville; Henry Wfebb, ‘•mithfie'ld; B. T. Watkins. Beu ah; R. Monroe Pittman, Oneals, j. A. Smith, Clayton; J. J. Me- J jamfa, Banner; J. T. Wilikin*. Wil lers; XV. A. Britt. Bentonville; H. j. Thornton, Bentonville; Preston, fa It on, Boon Hill; J. T. Parnell,' leulah; W. J. Lassiter, Ingrams; •Vayne Pierce, Beulah; Joseph P. Barbour, Elevation; J. L. Strick and. Boon Hill; A. Z. West, In crams. C. A. Whitaker, Wilders, Fames H. Parrish, Pleasant Jrove; M. T. Barefoot, Ingrams; Jeorge Pittman, Micro; Delma lardee, Elevation; Frank John son, Pleasant Grove; S. E. Hatch *r. Selma; Phil Edwards, Boon dill; N. E. Barefoot, Ingrams; R Kenry Holland, Beulah. Joshua Beasley, Banner; S. E. Powell, Bentonville; Seth A. Woodall, Ban ler; James Boyette, Wilders; P. L Barden, Pine Level; J. F. Hin lant, Pine Level. (.ets Hale dinned Free, Maurice Tomlinson of Smith field, colored, was the third man :*» have a new bale of cotton gin ned at W. M. Sanders’ new gin. Sortie time ago Mr. Sanders an nounced that he would g>n tne first five bales free. Tomlinson lives on D. W. Peterson’s farm two and a half miles from town. Tomlinson says he is a real far mer. He has eleven children—six boys and five girls. Tomlin-on stays in town one day and works the others. Thornton Rowland was the first man to have a bale ginned free, and the second bale which was ginned free belonged to John My att and W. M. Smith. N. 0. Brascom has been secur ed as assistant county agent in Buncombe county. Decision Is Reached In Joint Session of ! School Boards of the Two Districts Held Here Yesterday | In spite of the fact that leg-.I i prohibitions regarding the ope:: I ing of Johnston county school: I confront the county board of - j i ucation until an appropriation I shall have been made for the six months school budget, the two nine months schools in the coun ty, Selma and Smithfield, will open next Monday, September 16. The boards of trustees of the Selma and Smithfield districts held a joint session here yester day at whfch a number of citi zens of the two districts was present, and the decision w .3 reached, after due discussion, .0 open the schools next Monday. Mr. Geo. F. Brietz, chairman of the Selma school board, p: - sided over the meeting. The;-.* present realized that a grave s:: uation was under consideration and the meeting fittingly open! with prayer led by Mr. Brietz. Mr. Marrow was present at t .2 meeting and when asked about i v difference between the two boards stated that he was of the opin ion that no budget had be n tulopted because the county be ard of education had been officiary served with a resolution pas- 1 by the county board of comml sioners stating that the board of commissioners had refused to adopt even the amended budget. The text of this resolution fol “Miss1 Luma McLamb, Regisu • of Deeds of Johnston Count .\ Smithifield, N. August 6, 192f At a joint meeting of the Bo: , t of County Commissioners of Johnston county and the Board of Education of Johnston cour.y held in the courthouse in the town of Smithfield, N. C., on Monday. July 29, 1929. The Board : County Commissioners v> 1 unanimously' not to adopt t i amended school budget and th; of adu cation voted unanimously \-s adopt said budget. Signed: Luma McLamb. Cl< k to the board County Comm sioners, Johnston County.” Mr. Marrow stated further th .t the law provides that “no con tract, or agreement requiring tie payment of money shall be mad: and no warrant or order for e payment of money upon the treasury of the county, or a sub division, unless provision for the payment thereof has been nvi h by an appropriation resolution " An appropriation resolution < not be passed until after a bud get is adopted. Mr. Marrow stated that th? county board of education would do anything consistent with th? law to open the schools at cnco, but, according to the law. the constitutional school term of six months must be the firs: v.x months of every school. Th : part of the school is depender.. fipon the county’s six months bud get which is in controversy. Th? (TURN TO PAGE THREE) Aunt Roxie Opir «•* By Me— ‘‘Have your bacco gfkyenir.ien; graded so the price won’t te un graded. “P. S. Hurrah! for Smii.•'fit! 1 tobacco market.”