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VOL-3? SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1911
.? Number 4
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JOHNSTON'S ROAD LAW
DOES NOT PERMIT THE COUNTY
TO VOTE BONO ISSUE.
The Township it Made the Unit And [
An Election May be Called When
a Certain Number of Voters A?k
County Commissioners to Do So.
?The Representatives In the Gen
eral Assembly Decided This Was
The Wiser Course.
To The Herald:
In compliance with my promise, I
submit hereunder for the Information
of your readers, who may be Interest
ed, a brief synopsis of the Johnston
county road bill enacted by the last
Legislature.
Before doing so It may be well
to give briefly the reasons for the
enactment of a bill, different in its i
scope and purpose from that indi-1
cated by the Good Roads Convention, '
at Smithfield, during the month of
February, last. Some of the town
ships of the county, notably Clay
ton and Selma, which have been
working their roads by taxation, were
not wllHng to come in under a coun- j
ty-wlde law, imposing tax and bonds !
alike on all, hence they protested,
against going in, for the reasons that'
their roads had already been perma- j
nentljr improved, at a heavy expense
to the tax payers, and it was not j
considered fair and equitable to im- j
pose upon these townships an addi- j
tlonal tax to work the other and
worse roads of the county. Also, for
the reason that these roads, now in
fair condition, would seriously suf
fer while all the roads of the coun
ty in a worse condition were being
worked. And for a further and final
reason, we did not consider it an
opportune time to project intp the
quiet and peaceful conditions pre
vailing in the county a proposition '
carrying a half million dollars upon
the tax payers of the county, togeth- j
er with the incidental and inevitable j
bitterness and strife that flow from
any proposition having for its ulti
mate object further and heavier tax
upon the people. The chief burden
of the argument of the candidates of
the successful party during the iast!
campaign was the low taxes prevail- j
tng in our county, and the absence !
of any bond issue outstanding, and
because of these things the mem
bers from Johnston felt it unwise
and impolitic to put the bill propos
ed by the county Mass Meeting into
a law, and we adopted a substitute
measure of our own preparation,
which is upon the statute books now
for the benefit of such townships as
may wish to avail themselves of it.
It is in substance as follows:
First, it makes each township the
unit, and provides uniform machinery
whereby the several townships, of
the county, may at their option,
when justified by local senti
ment, build and permanently im
prove their roads and public high
ways. Whenever one-fifth of the
q-.ia'lfied voters in any township pe
tltlon for an election, the board of
County commissioners are authoriz
ed and directed to call an election in ;
such township, after 'giving thirty
days' notice thereof in some newspa
per puhlishfd in the county. The el- i
ection is conducted in all respects <
lika general elections, except that
tie board of commissioners name 1
the registrars and Judges of elec- l
Uon Instead of the county board of f
elections. One or two questions may i
be voted upon, as Indicated in the
petition demanding an election.
First, whether? township
shall levy a special road tax not
exceeding 33 1-3 cents on the hun- ,
dred dollars worth of property and ,
11 on the poll; second, whether T
?cwnship shall issue coupon bonds, f
not exceeding $50,000, to be sold .
for not less than par, and to bear no t
greater interest than 6 pep cent? Or, a
both propositions may be voted at
one and the same time. A majority t
of the qualified voters registered is r
necessary to adopt either proposition, j
If the proposition voted on does not
carry at the first election, the com- n
missioners will order another elec- t
tlon upon demand of the township as !
required for the first election.
If the election results favorable to
tax or bonds, then it becomes the n
..?> boaid of .'.oun'y cojrrn's- p
at?< ? to *pi/0<at for rnrh rWi t
ship three discreet, business men,
residing in said township, to be
known as township road commission
ers or trustees. Two of such men to
bo of the majority political party in
8?M township, and one of the mi
ncrity, or next highest political par
ty in said ^township, irrespective
of the political complexion of the
county at large.
These men asume complete and ab
solute charge and control of the
roads of their respective townships,
employ such subordinates as they
deem necessary, and build, construct
ana permanently improve the roads
as to them may seem best. They is
sue and sell bonds, If authorized by
the voters, appoint their own treas
urer, who is required to give suit
able bond. The township road trus
tees receive 12 per day while actual
ly engaged in road work, but in no
event to exceed twelve days in a
single year. If either tax or bonds
is voted in any township, the old
road laws in such township then be
come null and void, and the roads
are worked entirely under the new
law. The law is of course only op
tionary with the voters of the sev
eral townships, and the present laws
are in no wise repealed or modified
until and unless the new law is
adopted in the manner indicated.
Yours very truly,
L. H. ALLRED.
Selma, N. C., Mar. 21, 1911.
BENSON NEWS.
Benson, Mar. 22.?Mr. R. F. Smith
and sister, Miss Leola, returned Sun
daj' from Baltimore where they have
been for the past week buying goods
i'or the R. F. Smith Company.
Mr. J. E. Wall, traveling sales
man for the Richmond Hardware
Company, was in town Saturday and
K.'nday.
Dr J. C. Johnson, of Durham, was
in town a few da>s recently on bu
sintfs.
Dr. Martin was a visitor to Dunn
Sunday.
Miss McNabb, of Baltimore, trim
mer for the R. F. Smith Millinery
Company, arrived to-day and will
take charge of the work at once.
The Graded School here contin
ues to grow, about twenty-five new
students having recently arrived.
Mr. Bradley Johnson, of Emporia,
Va., was a visitor here for several
days this week, returning to bis
home to-day.
Mr. Sam Stone returned to-day
tron: Emporia, Va., where he has
been for the past week.
Mr. L. B. Pope was a visitor to
Sriiithfield Monday.
Miss Olive Gould came last week
from her home in Maryland. She
wi'l have charge of the C. T. John
son Mi!li.'cry store this year.
Mr. Tom Holmes, who recently
mo'-od to Greensboro from our town,
was buck to our burg yesterday. He
is carrying the mail on a rural route
from Groei-slioro.
Mr. Willie Boone has recently pur
chased a Hudson touring car from
A. Parrish, the local dealer. This
is the second Hudson in our town.
Mrs. E. L. Hall, of Fayetteville,
came to-day to spend several days
wlih relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Parrish went
to Kenly to-day to visit Dr. and
Mrs. Hood.
Messrs. L. B. Pope, E. F Moore
md Gaston Lee were in Dunn today
in business.
The most interesting ball game of
the season was that played Tuesday
ifternoon at Dunn between the Ben
jon boys, the score being two to
rothing.
Barnes-DeRyder.
A quiet but pretty marriage took
jlace on March 4, at St. Mary's
iectory in Chapel street, when Mrs.
tfartha L. DeRyder, of Norfolk, was
narried to Mr. West M. Barnes al
io of this city. The ceremony was
>erformed by the Rev. Father Doher
y. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes will reside
it 110 Holt street.?Virginian Pilot.
Mr. Barnes is a son of our towns
nan, Mr. H. M. Be.rnes, and has
nany friends here who wish him
nuch happiness in his new venture.
He has been in Norfolk sometime
;nd has a responsible position with
he North American Chemical and
Ingineerlng Company.
It is said Admiral Togo the Japa- 1
ese hero of the Battle of the Sea I
f Ohan. will make a tour of the 1
ni'wl S'itte*.
KENLY HAS BIG FIRE
five frame buildings eat
up by flames.
The Losses Reach the Sum of $8,000,
With Very Little Insurance.?Buil
dings to be Replaced with Brick
Structures-?One Steer Had a Nar
row Escape and When He Got
Loose Made a Rapid Trip of Ten
Miles to His Old Home.
Kenly, N. C., March 20.? A fire
which originated in a frame building
used as a general hitching and feed
ing place for teams was consumed
last evening, together with four other
frame buildings adjoining. There
; was no insurance on the buildings
owned by Messrs. Ellas Uarnes, Tom
Watson, Jim Davis and Jesse Jones,
! neither was there a dollar's worth of
insurance on the contents.
The building adjoining the one in
which the fire started was occupied
by Mr. J. D. Farrior, of Wilson, who
was using It as a depository for ve
hicles. Mr. Toler, a sewing machine
agent, was also using the same build
ing as a depository for sewing ma
chines and had some 16 or 20 stored
1 therein. His loss was severe, having
no insurance on his stock whatsoev
er. Mr. Farrlor's loss was probably
$400.
Mr. James Davis lost his stock of
merchandise valued at $1,000 in the
third building. No insurance.
The International Harvestering
. Company lost $300 worth of machin
ery stored in one of the buildings.
A negro restaurant keeper lost
$50 worth of fixtures.
The entire loss on buildings and
stock will probably total $8,000.
The buildings will be replaced at
once with brick structures.
An incident out of the ordinary
occurred during the progress of the
flames. A steer that had been traded
for last week, and from Mr. Peter
Bailey's mill, was tied in a box stall
and the flames were scorching his
hair when a negro heroically ran in
with a knife and cut the halter that
bound him. The steer, smarting un
der the sting of fire and frightened
by flash of flame, sprang out and
caught the colored man on his horns
bearing him 20 yards and dropping
him unhurt to the ground. His steer
ship sped on at a rapid pace, a dis
tance of ten miles, to his original
home, never stopping until he reach
ed thnre.
Parties coming into Kenly were
compelled to get out of his way,
and smelt the hair of the stoer,
whose hide was singed, but other
wise uninjured.
The fire is supposed to have ori
ginated from a match or cigar that
was dropped in the unoccupied sta
ble.?Wilson Daily Times.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Between 500 and 1,000 head of
horses, sheep and hogs perished in a
fire that destroyed two acres of
sheds in the stockyards district of
Fort Worth, Tex., last week, entail
ing a loss of $300,000.
Isaac Shelby, 85 years of age, a
grandson of the first Governor of
Kentucky, died last week at Travel
ers Rest, Lincoln county, Ky., the
homestead of his grandfather. He
was a Major in the Confederate ar
my and is survived by eleven chil
dren.
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The suusiaiary companies 01 mo
United States Seed Corporation trans
acted $703,961,424 worth of business
1l 1910, as compared with $646,382,- j
251 in 1909.
The bill providing for the submls- 1
sion of a constitutional amendment
for State-wide prohibition in Texas
has been signed by Governor Col
quitt. The election will be held next
Summer.
Box Party In Princeton.
We are requested to announce that
there will be a Box Party in the
School Auditorium in Princeton next
Wednesday night, March 29, for the
benefit of the ball team. The pub
lic Is cordially Invited to attend.
Judge no man by his relations,
whatever criticism you pass upon
tils companions. Relations, like fea
tures, are thrust upon us; compan
ions, like clothes, are more or leas
<ur own selection?Gall Haaalltoa. i
NEWS IN FOUR OAKS
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE
PEOPLE GENERALLY.
Four Oaks Graded School ha* Suc
cessful Cloting With Addresses by
Supt. Royall, Lawyer Barbour and
Others.?Prof. Coats Leaves for
New York to Study Law.
Four Oaks, Mar. 22.?Mr. P. T.
Massengill, Jr., of Dunn, is visiting
his uncle, O. K. Massengill, this
week.
Mr. J. B. Adams, of Smithfield,
' spent Sunday here 'with his par
| ents.
Mr. R. Smith, of Benson, was In
| town Monday.
Mr. Riley Stewart, Representative
of the Cable Piano Co., was in town
first of the week.
Prof. Hubert B. Coats left Tues
day morning for Philadelphia. Pa.,
via. Norfolk, Va., where he goes
to complete a course in law.
Mr. Ira W. Keen went to Rich
mond, Va., Tuesday on business.
Miss Ruth Privette returned to
her home in Black Creek Tuesday,
the school having cllosed here.
W. E. Barbour Bpent Sunday night
in Benson.
Miss Clyde Richardson returned
to her home in Kenly Saturday, af
ter spending a week with Mrs. W.
R. Keen.
The lady assistant school teach
ers, Misses Ora Stevens, Mary Jus
tice, and Nell Richardson, have left
for their homes at Goldsboro, Hen
son, and Kenly. Miss Richardson
will return and open a private school
the 27th.
The Jollities, in their musical ab
surdity, played to a packed house
Monday evening. The attraction
for the three last nights of the week,
! will be The Florence Comedy Co.
They promise something good.
Our little town has never wit
nessed a more impressive scene than
that on Sunday morning, March 12,
1911. The students of the Four
Oaks Graded School gathered at
the school building and marched in
b!ngle line to the Methodist church.
The line was regular and attracted
uuch attention. The scene in the
church was most impressive. Miss
Ri.th Privette sang "Abide With
Me," jii d the school sang "Holy,
H.,lv, Holy," and "Joy to the
World." Numerous recitations had
t? en provided and the Rev. Mr.
Sutton addressed the school in high
and elevating sentiments. The church
was crowded and the congregation
wm enthusiastic. At the close of
the service the students marched
from the church to a splendid march,
played by the organist, Mrs. B. B.
Adams.
On Monday evening the exercises
began in the main auditorium of
il.e school. The building was filled
regardless of the inclement weather.
The exercises were as successful as
could have been expected considering
the rain and absence of some of
the little tots. The primary De
partment showed splendid training
under the efficient direction of MIbs
Mary Justice. "Good Night, >' was
very fetching and the audience re
sponded with a hearty round of ap
plause.
Tuesday morning was disappoint
ing, because the ground was wet
and the weather unfavorable for
tho field day events, however, at
eleven o'clock the Parkton Band
stirred the drooping spirits, and the
Jr. O. U. A. M. filed into the bull- I
ding to the tune of "Dixie."
The stage was decorated for the
occasion with the large school flag.
Master Erwin Harbour, Miss Glady3
Adams, Miss Pearle Lasslter, and
Mr. T. C. Harbour, interspersed with
int:f.ic by the band, highly enter
tained the audience.
Mr. Sidney Adams stirred the
hearts of all with his oration, "Old
Glory." Then Mr. J. R. Barbour,
of Benson, a leading young lawyer
of the Johnston County Bar, made
an address. His speech was most
wolcme, and struck a responsive
chord in the heart of each one pres- ?
ent.
The ideals he depicted for the
boys and girls, and especially the
juniors were lofty. At one o'clock j
the patriotic exercises adjourned.
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock tho
AlrHn Lltemrv Societv was called '
t< order for Us last meeting of the
school session. Prof. H. B. Coats
introduced the Rev. Mr. Justice, who
in turn Introduced I'rof. Koyall,
County Superintendent. Prof. Roy
all made an excellent address to a
large audience. His remarks were
very beautiful to all present and ul
timate good must ensue.
The debaters, orators aud declaim
ers were seated on the stage, and
presented the most beautiful sight
of commencement.
The girls were charmingly attired
in their commencement dresses, and
th? presence of the male members
of the soicety listed on the program
together with the lovely decora
tions of ferns and pine presented a
lovely sight. The society can well
feel [ rou<i of its first year of effort
und ehould strive for greater things.
The decision of the Judges was defer
, red until the closing minutes of the
schooi.
The house at nignt was crowded
to say the least, and the exercises
wcie highly appreciated. Miss Nan
Hines took the prize for being the
: best student in the school. Mr. El
[ bert Johnson, Jr., took the prize
for beinp the most faithful sudent.
Essayist's prize, Miss Mary Bar
| bour; Orator's prize, Mr. Leon Ad
ams; Debater's prize, Mr. Roy Keen;
I Decialmer's prize. Miss Pearl liaker.
Pev T. H. Sutton, in behalf of
the Judges, Prof. L. T. Roy all and
Rev. Mr. Justice, rendered the de
j (islon aud presented the prizes.
The school closed with the list of
ua" es deserving honorable mention
! 'vli'ch was read by Prof. Coats.
The school has made wonderful
progress during the session, and we
licpe to see the same spirit of "Hust
ling," and "Get There," in the fu
ture as in the past.
Mrs. Ava. Thornton, of Goidsboro,
i visited her daughter, Mrs. W. J.
j Lewis, recently.
Mrs. Doctor Judd, of Fayetteville,
is spending some lime with her sis
ter, Mrs. T. H. Sutton.
We regret to chronicle the illness
of little Ralph, son of Mr. and Mrs.
j 8. M. Barbour.
The services Sunday morning at
tlie Missionary ISaptist church (sub
ject, The Hypocrite,) conducted by
Rev. Mr. Hurst, were unusually good,
1 and a large number present.
Mr. L. C. Harbour made a busi
ness trip to Spring Hope, N. C., re
cently.
POLENTA NEWS.
mis. f. t. Hooker has returned
from a two weeks' visit to her daugh
1 ter, who lives in Smithfleld.
The farmers are about up with
their ploughing and will soon begin
to sow guano.
Sorry to hear of Mr. Joe Har
die's illness. He is very low with
tjphoi'.-pneumonia. We trust that
lie ?i!i fecou get well.
Prof. Koyall passed through this
I section Wednesday morning on his
.vay to Coats section, in the inter
est of the public Bchools. Our peo
ple think a good deal of the Pro
lessor, and believe he is doing a
groat work in the interest of the edu
cation of the masses of the county.
Another monument has been put up
in Oakland cemetery. This time
at the head of Mr. Jno. Tomlinson, J
who died many years ago. At the
time < f his death he was one of
the most prominent men of the
county. The stone is a nice one,
and t^hows taste in the selection of
It.
Two colored dudes of this section 1
skipped the country last week. Their
nanie was Hanks, and lived on Mr.
Ed. McCullers' land. On the sec
ond Sunday evening they tanked up
and started out on a lark. They
wtre in a top buggy and drove a
mule. Meeting Mr. Frank Wood,
who had his wife and children in the j
buggy with him, the negro dudes
failing to give any of the road, came
r."?ar having a collision, at which
Mr. Wood asked them what they
nicatit. Then the negroes commenc- [
ed to abuse and curse hiin, and j
drew a pistol and flourished it In
his face, threatening to kill him, at
which his wife became terribly fright^
ened. They finally drove on. If |
causht they should receive severe |
punishment for such conduct.
Pleaching at Oakland Sunday by
the pastor, Rev. Mr. Spence.
Mr. Byth. Harber continues quite
feeble.
Rev. Mr. Horrell preached a fine
sermon at Shiloh on the second Sun
day morning.
TYPO.
JOHNSTON'S NEW LAWS
A LIST OF THE NEW MEASURES
JUST PASSED.
Smithfield, Selma and Kenly to Have
The Privilege of Voting for Bond*
For New School Building.?Mill
Creek Church Incorporated Against
Beer and Other Like Drinks.
A bill to allow Smithfield Graded
School to issue bonds to build a
graded school building.
A bill amending, revising and con
I solidating the Charter of the town
! of Smithfield.
| A bill creating a Recorder's Court
for Johnston County, and defining
the Jurisdiction thereof.
A bill providing the better work
ing of roads in the various town
ships of the county, and to allow
elections on special road tax or
| bonds, or both.
A bill revising, consolidating and
i amending the charter of the town of
1 C 1
; Selma.
A bill amending the road law of
Selma township, and adding four
I names to the present road commis
j sloners.
| A bill to allow Selma Graded
I School district to vote on $20,000
] bonds ,lir a new graded school bull
lldtag.
A bill to revise, consolidate and
amend the charter of Clayton.
| A bill to authorize the Kenly
Graded School district to hold an
l election for bonds to build graded
school building.
A bill providing that defendants in
claim and delivery cases in the
superior court shall give bond for
costs. (State wide.)
A bill to require mortgagees and
trustees to file with register of
deeds complete record of sales un
der foreclosure proceedings; also,
to require registers of deeds to in
dicate on margin of record a record
of foreclosed property. (Made State
j wide.)
A bill to provide for assessment
against landowners in Boon Hill
township whose lands lie in Wayne
county stock law, for the mainten
i ance of stock law fence. (This is
a short fence diverted from the
Wayne county line around the lands
of D. E. McKinne, W. C. Massey,
and others.)
A bill to change a short portion
of the dividing line between Banner
and Elevation townships.
A bill to make effective the fish
i law concerning Black Creek, in
I Elevation township, providing against
diverting the waters of said creek
into private canals for the purpose
of driving fish therein.
A bill to raise the jury tax in jus
tice of the peace courts from $3 to
$6, so as to allow jurors attending
such courts to receive 50 cents in
stead of 25 cents per day.
A bill to Incorporate Mill Creek,
Bentonsville township, for two miles
against sale of intoxicating liquors,
beers, beerine, etc.
A bill to incorporate the nine
churches in Seven-Mile Primitive
Baptist Association against sale of
merchandise, picture taking, etc. (ex
cept food and provender) during the
progress of religious services, with
in one mile of either of said church
es.
a Dill re-appointing W. G. Wilson
member of the County Board of Ed
ucation for six years.
A bill appointing F. T. Booker, V.
R. Turley, Geo. F. Woodard, D.
Troy Creech, C. H. Holt, D. D.
Medlln, J. H. Smith, Josephua John
son, E. S. Coats and L. H. Boykln
(possibly one or two others) jus
tices of the peace.
A bill to remove the conflict be
tween Wayne and Johnston as to
May term of court, giving Johnston
one week, (tenth Monday after 1st
week in March.)
A bill to provide for a primary
for Johnston County, at the option
of either or both leading politi
cal parties.
No Hunger If Waked Up.
A Chicago mail order house has
Just shipped .0,000 alarm clocks to
Ch'na What China really wants is
something to eat?Detroit Freo
Preer