Dr. Wade H. Atkinson and his able corps of doctors, nurses and other helpers were delightfully entertained at an old fashioned Southern barbe cue dinner on last Wednesday even ing at Harrison’s Lake. A Sunday school for the deaf and enjoyable affair was given dumb of eastern Carolina was held ^ number of local citizens who in the Methodist church here Sun- show in some way their day afternoon at 3 o’clock^ttended appreciation of the great service by one hundred or more deaf and rendered by these efficient workers dumb people and many .friends. The '^'^ring the tonsil and adenoid clinic service was in charge of Robert W. closed at noon Thursday. Etheredge, of Selma. Tlie lesson Brietz, in his own was very ably discusse'd by Geo. F. ^’^"ral manner, acted as toastmaster Brietz, interpreted by James For- H^ occasion. The first speaker tune, of Durham. Mr. Brietz spoke chairman of on the importance of early Christian County Board of Educationi fol- training referring to the teaching, of W. Hare, mayor of the young ruler Josiah by his chris- ^'^cl Mr. C. P. Harper, local tian mother and priest. Special em- '^^^Sgist. Each of these expressed Tbasis was put on the willingness esteem for Dr. Atkinson and with which he accepted their ad- something of the good that vice. was being accomplished. Re.v. W. J. Crain, pastor of the Woodard, president of First Baptist church, also made a Parent-Teachers Association, wai brief talk on the Sunday school les- introduced, who thanked in be- son. Mr. Crain, spoke of the find- association all those, ing of the Bible which had been dis- ''“S^'^'cnts and visitors, who had given carded during the reign of Josiah’s services, donated materials or father and grandfather, two wicked way to make the rulers. ' clinic the success it was. Rev. Mr. Bunday, pastor of the main speaker of the evening First Methodist church, of Smith- Atkinson, big, kind-hearted field, was called on and stressed the gentle. He told of his desire to need of using the Bible in reality children, especially those instead of letting it remain obscure native county, to become and in one’s home on a table, dr ’'•*'™^g ™en and women, to prevent becoming covered with dust in some becoming frail and pos- unfrequented place in the home. Mr. invalids. He also spoke of his Bundy also emphasized the need of abroad, told of the, beau- early Christian teaching to young countries he visited, people as statistics have shown the Waring, eminent majority of Christians become so Cincinnati, spoke of the while yet in their teens. Southern hospitality received Rev. D. M. Sharpe, pastor of the -be being a Virginian Methodist church, and Judge F. jj; ^™9elf. Mrs. Waring was, also in- " ■ " troduced to the guests. Dr. M. R. Ellyson was the last speaker and expressed his appre ciation of the kind.nesses shown him while here. Recent Prices Received on Smithfield Market When Compared to 6t'berJ *i^ Markets Indicates Tide is Turning^ Smithfieidward. Is Smithfield to become one. of Eastern Carolina’s larger tobacco markets ? To those who scanned the dispatches in the papers last week, giving the volume of sales and the average prices obtained on the so- called larger markets, the impression hinted in the foregoing question have gained headway, for the Smith- field market not only made, one of the highest averages in the belt but topped a number ' of the hitherto larger markets in volume of sales. ^Jorth Carolina during next All things considered, the Smith- State V.S. Otis Hales. The defend andt was charged with Violation of the Prohibition Law, He entered a 's^ea of guilty as. to possession and transportation and was fined $25.00 and cost. State VS. Elton Johnson. The de fendant was charged with operating a car while intoxicated, and resist ing officer. .He was found guilty on both counts, and is to go to jail for the-term of 6 months and-as signed to work the roads of John ston County and pay cost. Jail sentence to be suspended upon pay ment of $50.00 fine and cost and further condition that defendant doies not operate a motor vehicle again ina during next 90 days. One Killed And Two Seriously Injured When Trucks Collide Selma Faith Healer Placed Under Arrest Log Truck and Lumber Truck Run Together Near Overhead Bridge Between Holt Lake and Four Oaks. Witness Tells Story. Brooks, of Smithfield, were both called on and made short but im- presste remark^ Mr. Sharpe wel comed the visitor.? and expressed his desire far aiiother service at an early date. Jlr.s. R. C. Fortune, of Durham, sang a song. “I Could Not, Go- On * '*(^^3y^bput Thee,” in the sign language, interpreted by. her son, James For tune; ■ : Rev., ■ R.- e. Fortune, pastor of the St. Phillips Church for Deaf and -Dumb, ^f Durham, made a short but -very interesting talk in the sign lan guage, Mr. Fortune. spoke of the -neM and cooperation between the ■flearing and the deaf in establisihing a homlfc for the aged and infirmed deaf. He also expressed the appre ciation of the deaf Lor the- interest being taaken in this project' by the . citizens of Johnston county. Mr. Foimtne is pastor of the largest deaf -anJ dumb congregation in North Carolina. jMr. J. M. Robertson, a former Selma boy, is president of the Dixie Association of the Deaf. Mr. Rob- ,ertson announced that the $5,000 mark was being reached for the con- 'Struction of the home. This an nouncement was received with much •enthusiasm by the deaf! State Cotton Yield Placed ‘ At 819,000 Government Estimates Entire Crop of Nation Will Be 14,340,000 Bales. CLERK OF THE COURT MARRIED WEDNESDAY Washington, Sept. 8.—Estimating the indicated cotton production for this year at 14,340,000 balesy' the agriculture department said, t'oday the- loss from boll weevil activity would be less than in any year- since 1925. ' -.7 " ’ Without crediting the .drought .■with' the decrease in estimated production, the department said weevil activity had been checked in the.'last niotith by relatively hot and’ dry weather. The indicated crop for this year would be 488,000 bates df 500 pounds gross weight under that of- 1929’ and 22,000 bales under the indicated pro duction a month ago. Farmers Mass Meeting Sept. 18th 'Smithfield, Sept. 10 —Mr. H. V. Rose, Clerk of the Superior Court, and Miss Ediith Powell, daughter of the la^-e Mr. and Mrs. A'din Powell, were united in marriage at three o’clock this afternoon, at the home ■of Mr. Ashley Powell, brother of the bride, in the Sanders Chapel sec tion, about if miles from the city. Rev. D. H. Tuttle of the Smithfield Methodist Church officiating. Following the ceremony the couple left by automobile for a 10 days bridal trip to Washington, D. C., and other northern cities. Mrs. Rose *is a graduate of N. C. C. W. and an accomplished young ^usiness. woman who for several years has served as Home Demon stration agent in Carteret County with headquarters at Beaufort, N. C. Mr. Rose who is a graduate of Wake Forest . College, is a well- known. attorney, and a member of the Smithfield bar. In 1926 he was- elected Clerk of Superior Court of Johnston County and has been nomi nated by the Johnston County. Dem ocrats for re-electiuii in ^November. ROOSEVELT WANTS 18TH amendment appealed ■ Prt)ss annoii^ement in today’s «^., says thateFranklin D. Roose- New Lork favors the repeal ISth -i^mendment, with' the pjKv^on tha$ the' "^ifferent states, ^^,-and to’\jgg have the right to i^ovixn. the liquor ti’a-ffic, but in na case does he fsi^or the open saloon. There will be a mass meeting’ of tobacco growers held in Smithfield at the Court House from 2:00 to 4:30 Thursday afternoon,'September 18th. At this time a representative of the Federal Farm Board will be on hand to discuss the tobacco situ ation with Johnston County Farm- ,ers. This meeting is part of an edu cational campaign being put on by the Federal Farm Board to acquaint the farmers with the fundamentals of co-operative marketing and to de termine if there is sufficient interest among tobacco farmers. to stage a sign-up-campaign in ’the interest of marketing tobacco to a bdtter ad vantage. It will be determined at this meet ing as to whether a series of other meetings will be held in various communities of the county, in order to give every farmer a chance to learn the facts. If you are interest ed in these meetings for your corh- itiunity be on hand Thursday 18th and make your wishes known. RALEIGH HAS A NEW WEEKLY NEWSPAPER There came to our desk this week a copy of a new weekly newspaper, published in Raleigh and bearing the name of “The State Republi can.” The issu-e just received is ’V'ol. 1 No. 2, showing that this is the second issue of the ne’ naper. field market, unquestionably, has, and is making a remarkable advance in prestige throughout the Eastern Carolina belt. Growth Remarkable Five years ago, comparatively speaking, the’ Smithfield market was one of the smaller and more or less insignificant markets. Though lo cated in a county whose production I of leaf tobacco has always been large, the ..local market has been overshadowed, in - past years, by a ■number of surrounding markets .for which there really has never been a valid reason. That cotton, in the production of which Johnston maj ored among the counties of North Carolina, may have usurped some of the spotlight which was due the to bacco industry, is. conceded. With the cpming of the boll weevil along whose path destruction follow.ed, new life and a greater interest in the ■production and marketing of tobac co in Johnston is believed to 'have developed. Simultaneously, renewed intere.st in the local market arose. Under the pressure of greater in terest in the growth of the tobacco and the ine-vitable increase in acre age brought a greater production 'uy five and a.half million pound.? in the last three years staid, conserva tive warehousemen began to stir about. From an attitude- -of con servatism and retrenchment Smith- field’s warehousemen. became pro- .gressi-vfe. They / injected newer blood into their organization.?. They added modern warehousing facilitie.?, shined up their warehouses and started after business. Today, a .surge of new blood,- greater vitality- and a greater stimulus is 'felt in every -warehouse in .town. Take the Big Banner Warehouse, the Peoples ■Warehou.se and the Planters Ware house, each progressive to the core, and reacting favorably through the- addition of such -energetic young men to their respective organizations as Frank Skinner, • N. L. Perkins and Dixon- Wailaoe. -In their connection with the Smithfield market, -these young men are not. only ,building for today, but for tomorrow. : Increase In Sales What has been the result of this change? It has been remarkable,, of course. Within five years Smithfield' has come up from an obscure posi tion among the markets to seventh place' among all of them. Frbnj 1928 to 1929 the local market moved from eleventh place to seventh -place, making a gain of approximately 27,5 per cent in sales volume. This year, it i.s freely predicted that the market will make a 75 percent gain in sales over last year, with the probability that it may take fifth place among the markets of the belt. Washing to,n, Tarboro, Robersonville and Wil- liamston each of which were far ahead of Smi'tfield in 1928, were left behind in 1929 with the onward ad vance of Smithfield. How many will be left behind in 1930 ? The answer to that query, of course, will be de termined by the degree of loyalty shown the home market by the John ston gro-wers. gave BUYS FIRST BALE OF 1930 COTTON The Atkinson Supply Company bought the-first bale of cotton that has been sold in Selma from the new crop on last Saturday, Septem ber 6th, for 11 1-4 cents' per pound. This cotton was grovm by J, R, Mor ris near the Lizzie Mill at Selma. It was ginned at Pine‘ Level. State vs. Dock Blackman. He was found guilty of. assault with a deadly weapon and carrying- concealed ■weapons, is to go to jail for the’ term of 60 days and assigned to work the roads of’ Johnston County and pay cost. Jail sentence to be suspended upon payment of $50.00 fine and cost. The defendant notice of appeal. State vs. Willie Parker. The de fendant was found guilty of slander. He is to go to jail for the term of 6 rponths and as.sig.ned to work the roads of Johnston County and pay cost. Defendant to be discharged at end of 4 months if co.st is paid.- He gives notice of appeal. State vs. A. W. Wood. He was charged with Violating the Prohibi tion Law and was found guilty of possession of whiskey. Fined $10 and cost. state vs, Lloyd Creech. He was charged with false pretense. Nol pros. state vs. Ronie Vernconnon. He was found guilty of operating car while intoxicated and possession of whiskey and was fined $50 and cost. State vs. Meymon Cole. He was found guilty of being publicly drunk and disorderly. Continue prayer ..for judgment upon payment of cost. .State vs. Henry Howard and Sid- ney Tyndall. Both were found guilty of removing crops. Each to go to j'ail for the term of 6 months and as.signed to work the'roads of John- .=ton County and pay 1-2 cost each. Each- defendant to be discharged at the end of 4' months provided the cost is paid, these sentences, to be gin at the expiration of sentences the defendants arenow serving in 'Wayne County. Capias to issue Wayne County for defendants and officer is directed to turn over to W. M. Bran,nan the money found on person of defendants. It being, found by the court that money was a portion of proceeds derived from tobacco sold belonging to W. M. Brannon. State vs. John C. Cole. He was charged with forgery. The probable cause was found and the defendant was bound over to Superior Court. State vs. Odie Green. He was charged with Violating the Prohibi tion Law, and entered a plea of guil ty as to possession. Continue pray er for judgment upon payment of cost.' state vs. John Willie. Stallings. He was charged with Violation of the Prohibition Law. He entered a plea of guilty as to possession and transportation. He was fined $10' and cost. ■ State, vs. J. B, Alford. He was found guilty of posse.ssion of 1-2 gallon of whiskey. He was fined $25.00 and cost. State vs. A. L. Anderson. He entered a plea of guilty as to poss ession of whiskey. Continued pray er .for judg-ment upon payment of cost. ■ state vs. Boy Holmes. He -^as found guilty. of cruelty to dumb beasts (geese).- Continue prayer for judgment upon payment- of cost. State vs. Jap Lassiter and Della La.?siter. They were acquitted qn a charge of allowing stock to run at. large. As the result of an automobile wreck which occurred about 4 miles south of Smithfield. where highway 22 and 23 intersect, W. C. Stewart, of Ingram to-wnship, 36 years of age, was -fatally hurt and H.' L. Woodall and Henry Bowden are in the Johnston County hospital in a serious condition. Mr. Stewart was carrying nine logs on a Ford Model A truck. from his home to Four Oaks when the Chevrolet Ice truck of Wood Grocery Company, driven ky H. L.. Woodall and accompanied by Henry Bowden, struck, the log truck as it was crossing highway 23. As told by James Holmes, an eye witness to the occurrence, who oper ates a filling station at the intersec tion of the two highways, Mr. Stew art was about half way across high- ■way 23 when .'the Chevrolet Ice Truck, driven by* Woodall, was seen coming over the overhead 'bridge on highway 22 at a high rate of speed. The ice truck struck the log truck broadside. Stewart, who suff ered a crushed skull, died soon after he reached the Johnston County Hos pital. Woodall sustained a broken ■arm and severe cuts and’ bruises about the face. Henry Bowden’ sus- tained a broken leg". iThe ice .truck struck the log; truck with such force that logs and- ice were strewn all over the road. The iceriore off the cab to the ice truck in its path and fell on the occupants, of the truck. Both trucks were com pletely demolished. A large crowd attended the funer al of Mr. Stewart, held Sunday after noon at three o’clock at Hodges Chapel in Harnett County. Rev. C.. S. Johnson, pastor of Stewart’s Chapel, where’ the deqeased held his membership conducted the .service. New Bern, Sept. 10.—Rev. J. M. Creech, faith healer of Selma, who has been holding two tent services here daily since the first of the month, was placed under arrest yes terday by Sheriff R. B. Lane, of Craven county,. under arrest and bail proceedings, and is now being- held under $5,000 bond for his ap pearance in Beaufort county Super- ior court. The warrant was sworn out by J. H. Rouse, of Beaufort county, who is asking $10,000 damages of the healer for alleged wrong to his home and his wife, charging Creech tech nically with criminal conversation and alienation of the affections of his Wife. The complaint is. said to be five typewritten pages in length. The preacher recently held a series of seivices at Washington. Hallet S. Ward, of Washington, attorney for the plaintiff, saysi that because of heavy dockets, the case will probably not be called for trial during the fall in Washingfton. Local friends of the faith healer are inclined to make light of the accusations. They declare that his large congregations here and else where have been much benefitted physically and spiritually by him and that he has effected cures for parsons. many TO PICNIC AT FAIRVIEW SATURDAY There will fae a picnic at Fairview Presbyterian Church next Saturday. This picnic was formerly announced for next Friday, howiever, it has been necessary to make the change to Saturday. We are expecting some good speakers and a good time. Everybody is invited to bring a basket and come. Selma Woman’s Club to Meet MRS. RICHARDSON ILL AT SEVEN SPRINGS Her many friends will regret to learn that Mr.?. E. G. Richard.son the number of people attending the U‘^-‘^ been quite ill at Seven Springs funeral were estimated at 1,500. and is still unable to be brought TTie deceased is survived by his borne, wife,- who was Miss Myrtle Snead before her marriage, and seven chil dren ,the oldest being' twelve. Mr. Stewart is also survived by his fath er, C. S. Stewart and four brothers, and^ four sisters, all of whom live in Ingrams township. They are W. W., H. M., C. F., and L. D. Stewart Mrs. Bert Barefoot, Mrs. Carson Mc- Lamb, Mrs. T. 0. Massingill, and Mrs. T. 0. Massengill, and'Mrs. A, A. Wellons. CLASSES SELMA WITH KINSTON SCHOOL TO OPEN MONDAY The Selma - schools will open on next Monday morning. A list of the faculty will be published in the next issue of the Johnstonian-Sun. T, - UT 1. J 1 rV., „ ’ It is expected that a good opening t is pub isbed-by The State R,will be had and that the enrollment eaued jthis year will exceed all past records by J. Way land Allen. | before the end of the school term A story from Selma says pop corn has gone to pop ping in the fields there abouts. Let’s see; Selma’s not so very far from Kins- ston, is it? — Greensboro Daily News. If you happen to be one of those few remaining citizens of Selma who can remember when moss grew on the dipper, of the town pump, then you are en titled to be called an old-timer. As usual the Selma Woman’s Club suspended its meetings during the summer; but now that vacation is over we too are ready for active work again. The first meeting of the club will be held on Wedne.?- day afternoon, September 17, at 3 o’clock, at the home of Mrs. G. A. Tuck, with Mrs. Tuck, Mrs. M. T. Candler, and Mrs. R. A. Ashworth hostesses. All.members of the .club are . urged to , be present and any woman in. Selma who would like to join us is invited. Before the above date each of the committees will have its indi vidual meeting. Plans for the year’s work will be laid, and reports from each will be given at the regular meeting. It is the desire of the president to make this the best year ever, and with the splendid co-opera tion of the working bodies, and -with the interest of the town at large she is extending the task with en thusiasm. - ' ■ I , In order that the public may know the purpose of the Woman’s Club and appreciate the principles for which it stands; Mrs.’ R. A.’ Ash worth is giving below an apprecia tion of the various departments. The Selma Woman’s Club func tions under the direction of its vari ous departments—first we might mention the Social Service under the fine leadership of Miss Margaret Etheredge. She is ever alert to the needs of her cfepartmeht and in every way carries out the command of our Master, “Inasmuch as ye did it unto the least of these ye did it unto me.” After all that could be said the sum of it all lies under the influence of this department for no club work affords such pleasure and gives to our group a greater im petus than, the demands and answers to the ■ calls made upon us in this department. The Pjducational Department must too share in its responsibility ever remembering that He came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. The first great respon sibility of this, department should be in lending a helpful hand ta those who have lost a chance, but until our community can be much more .greatly aroused to this special need this great work must wait, however, this has for a number of years been- the 'burden of the heart of the chairman. The undertaking- is too great for one person or a ' group. It demands the co-operation: and sympathy of - a whole community to enlighten the minds of these un- fort,unates cut off as they are from the great pleasure and privilege of ever being able to read tJie daily news or God’s Holy Book, which was specialy to them as a “Light unto their pathway.” This department plans to open its work this year with a lecture by our own Dr. Wade H, Atkinson, who will in his o-wn inimitable manner tell us • something of his travel.?.. ’Tis oiaid, “If we would find the beautiful, we must carry the beautiful with us.” This being true , we ' shall look forward with great expectations to the ap pearance of this disting-uisbed form er' citizen. Aside from lectures,, this depart ment promotes at various times an interpretation of the literature of the writers of our own state, believ ing that howe'ver “unfortunate it might be not to know of the grand eur and glory of Rome and Greece, tis much more unfortunate not to know the greatness of our owa North State.” Under this depart ment there is an observance of “Better Speech Week,” “Know Our Schools,” etc. At present there iss. a movement whereby we hope to enlarge our library facilities, one of the greatest demands at the present of our community. For the writer . to say that any one department is the most import- ant other than the “Social Service”- would be erroneous, for each depart ment stands alone in importance. The aim of each department is ’to help enrich the daily life of our communi ty, whether it be in a cultural or social way. Co.nsequently if the civic, health, home and music and art departments are to function properly we must needs have the loyalty and co-operation not only of every club member, but every citizen of our community. (To be continued, next week) ) ’-i ,/'■

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