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I /AVI li I M SMI1HFIEL0 HENALU I'ublisheJ every Tuesday and Friday BEATY & LASSITER Editors and Proprietors, Smithfield, N. C. Entered at the Post Office at Smith tield, Johnston County, N. C.t aa Second-class Matter. KATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: Caah In Advance. One year, $1.50 Light Mentha, .... 1.00 Six Montha, .... .75 Three Montha, .... .40 THE SHERIFF'S SALARY. When W. F. Grimes became Sheriff on the first of December, 1912, the tax books for that year were still in the hands of the man he succeeded. Until taxes began to come in in 1913, Sheriff Grimes did not get enough fees of all kinds to pay expenses of running the office. He was elected for a term of two years to serve under the old fee system with fees and commis sions for his remuneration. It is a law in North Carolina that no officer's salary can be changed after he en ters upon his term, of afflict'. Just at the present time Governor Craig re commends to the General Assembly that the salary of the Governor should he increased. He ur^vs hasty action in the matter, for he will knows, that under the law if the salary is not in creased before Governor Bickctt takes the oath of office (hat he will have to serve his time out at the salary the present Governor is now getting. The same tiling is true in Sheriff Grimes' case. He had to have charge of the collection of the taxes for two years before he could receive the emolu ments of office to which he was elected in November, 1912. Now when he was re-elected in 1914, it whs under u new plan of payment. He was no longer to be paid with the fees he received, hut he was to Ret a salary. And during the time until he had collected and turned into the county the taxes for th^ year, 191-1, he was receiving his commit Havi*' . - selections which Wits a -ions on these co. s .. ,.i- for ' his firsA term, | nart of his work for ^ , at the saw1' time he y '.fas rcec.v- | n i salary f ?or the term i,ur his regular > > u-Vich he entered/ on the f.rst of upon " Th,. * term ended De. , r.eceml.'T, m4. 1 H .... ,.nd if some one else comber 1, ? . . . , . d and entered upon the been electe ot ?' ' Sheriff'8 offlce at that (1 ltu .isriff Grimes' salary would K'J&e stopped and the now man would have had to finish collecting the taxes for the >cnr 191b. Now there are some folks in John ston County who have claimed that they could not vnderstjind how it was that Sheriff Orttnes was receiving commissions on the collection of the taxes for the year, 1914, and at the same time be drawing a salary for the term upon which he entered De cember 1, 1914. If, when Mr. Grimes took up the duties of Sheriff on De cember 1, 1912, his predecessor had turned over the tax books to him, then the situation would have been ! different. Hut under the old law Mr. Grimes was elected Sheriff for the term of two years from December 1, 1912, and was entitled to the emolu mnts of the office for the term. This included the work of the collection of the taxes for the two years he served, and since the taxes could not be collected before the new term be gan on December 1, 1914, Mr. Grimes was entitled to the commissions on the collections until all the taxes was in. And~this is all there is to the whole matter. FLORIDA HAS NEW GOVERNOR. The State of Florida has a new Governor. His name is Catt*, Rev. Sidney J. Catts. He is a Baptist minister who moved from Alabama to Florida a few years apro. He is a strict prohibitionist. Mr. Catts ran in lhe Democratic primary last summer and was at first declared the nom inee, but his opponent demanded a recount and the State Election Board grabbed it with the result that the certificate of nomination was Riven ! to the other man. Mr. Catts and a iT' tit host of his friends felt that he was entitled to the nomination and urged him to run as an independent. Finally, Mr. Catts decided to enter the race and made his campaign at* an Independent-Democrat on a Pro hibition platform. At the polls in No vember he won by a small plurality. He was inaugurated Governor last week. There was an inaugural ball given, but the new Governor did not attend as he is opposed to dancing. In his inaugural address Governor Catts pledged himself to State-wide prohibition; placing of all schools of the State on an equal footing, and for the passage of a law providing for polio inspection of all parochial schools, convents and nunnerit s. A CORRECTION. l/i our last Friday's issue of The Herald the linotype made us say, in the article in the first column of front page, entitled "Salary System a Uig Saver," that the "Total amount of fees and commissions turned in by the Sheriff was $85,013.35." This should have read $8,513.35." It is true that j.ny one who read the entire ar ticle would know that this was a ty pographical error. However, past ex perience has taught us that some are so dull or so obstinate that they are not willing to s>ie things in the light light even after it has been pointed out to them. It is for this reason that we gladly make the correction above. PLANT TOBACCO. The farmer who if not stampeded on account of the hi^rh prices of cotton is acting wisely. There arc other crops beside cotton. Many farmers in John ston County have 'made money rais ing tobacco. Others will make money on tobacco this year*. Plant some cot ton, l>ut also plant some tub; cco, if you have suitable land for tobacco. ] l>o not stak ? all on any one crop. More Moving Than I sual. So fur this winter, there has been much moie "moving of families from one home to another than usual. Ne\ cr have we seen so many people moving a* during last week. It is --aid thai prosperous years often end in moving, and there must be some ?i;lth in the statement. Part of this ihoving is necessary, but much of it is unnec ? sary. Some would have been just as well off and better, too, to have remained where they were, i Much of the moving from place to place i based on the idea of the Irishman who, when asked where he | was from, said: "1 am from every-, v.iuTc except here and 1 want to get away from here as soon as possible." Tv ii Narrow Places hi Road. Mr. 1). 11. Winslow was hero Sat urday afternoon and Sunday. Ho says there have been two narrow and dan gerous places on the Smithfield and Raleigh road. One of them is just vest of the Hurket R. Jones gin place and this piece of road is now being: made wider. The other is one-half mile erst of Auburn, where Mr. Free man was killed beneath the car which ran off the embankment and turned over on him last Tuesday. A year ago I Mr. Winslow says he called the atten tion of the Road Supervisor for Wake County, to this piece of road and told him it was danperous. Mr. Miller promised to have it widen ed this winter, but work has not yet Uarted on it. It is too narrow for | 'wo cats t<> run past each other with ?afety. It is a pity this place was not be fixed before Mr. Freeman lost his life. There are entirely too many I * * "li\>s being lost because of dangerous | places on the roads. It is to be hoped j that Wake County will look after this ! matter at once and have this embank- j ment widened. Render County Stock Law. Raleigh, Jan. 5. ? One local bill to put Pender County immediately back into free range condition this after noon stirred a tremendous hearing! before the legislative committees and came in finally for unfavorable re- 1 port, which assures its defeat. It had already passed the House! before a hundred or more citizens of Pender raided the legislators with 'Save Pender" budges. The hearing; consumed all afU-rnoon in a crowded Senate chamber. Senator Burnett, vho earnestly favored the bill, plead ed in vain that his people by nearly wo to one wanted t c be rid of the ?took law. Thr1 deleeation for stock law, headed by C. E. McCullen, in V:.;' ."d that the owners of 75 per cent of the property in the county wanted "o retain the stock law and that all were wholly unprepared to revert to free range now. In the end there was ?.in executiuve session of the commit Loo, Lonjr of Alamance, chnirman, and] Ih? unfavorable report. OUR COMING GROUP MEETINGS.' We are asking our teachers to read carefully the following directions: The princpal of each school will bring to the group meeting the school census, actual census, enrollment, at tendance and member of tardies for the first month. Let all the report of these* things mentioned above be bas ed on the first month's work. The assignment for work in the Reading Course for this first jrroup meeting was made some time ago. If any one has forgotten the assignment let her read this aguin: In "Language Work In Elementary Schools" read carefully the Introduction and the text through page 7!<, then read pages 2I7-24H. In addition to this read Mr. Archer' "Suggestions For Language Work." This is the pamphlet which Mr. Archer has mailed to mrfny of the teachers. Those who do not yet have this pamphlet may get it by writing to Supt. Fred Archer at Sel ma. Each teacher is urged to let her patron;, know of the two new depart- j ment- of our group meetings: The , department for the men and boys with j the Farm Demonstrator and that for the women and girls with the Home j Demonstrator. Ask these men and | women to come not earlier than 12 1 o'clock as we want the school work j to go on in its usual way with the j children undisturbed and at work un til noon. There are possibilities of much good being done by the coming together of the men and women in a (.roup and there discussing together common problems. It will be a good thinjr if the teachers can make their patrons realize that Miss Pickens, the Home Demonstrator, and Mr. John, thr Farm Demonstrator, are in John ston for the sole purpose of doing what they may do to help farm and home life all over the County. They can be helped only as people let them help by co-operating with them and giving them a chance to do things. Each teacher has already received [ programs of the first group meet - n<r> in her Action. Note the 11:20 pc-ritxl "Special work in grammar grades" was not mack* a definite as signment bccaiiso wo have found teachers in these grades in the dif ferent groups asking for help on dif ferent subjects. The work of that pe riod will lie determined greatly by needs of teachers in the group. l or tin' 10:05 period visiting teach er may observe work in whichever I grade they may choose. Announce ment will be made just after the op ening exercise as to what will be the regular work in each room. Each teacher will be expected to have with 1 him note book and pencil that he i may make intelligent notes for ref-t erence work. At the 10:50 period all teachers > resent will observe a special recita- : tion in Language. This will be in the tiist und second grades that it may correlate with the work assigned for the Reading Course. Boon time for opening exercise at and remember the only reason nv have for these group meetings is ? hut you may get something from the meeting that will enable you to help your pupils and your community more than you would have done had you not had an opportunity to attend this meeting. If for any good reason the teach ers nnd patron* of any school pre fer to have it in a group other than 'iie ?ie in which it is listed, the teach er should write us at once concerning this so that we may check the school in the pr< ;'erred group. ELIZABETH KELLY. Smithfield,, N. C., Jan. 8, 1017. Ho? To Climb V Wire Fence. Nearly everybody pets over a wire 't nee midway between posts. This j press as the fence down and stock ; :<.ie apt to lin<l the lowest places of a J fence. The proper place to climb a wire fence is at the posts. Not only is this much easier and safer for the i limber, but it is much better for the fence. A wire fence is seldom injured enough worth mentioning if the climbing: is done at the posts. \\ hv the Salesman Quit the Store. In a certain Johnston County store a few years ago, a young man had been clerking for nearly two years when suddenly and unexpectedly to everybody, he gave up the job and v nt to his hi mi in another town. Wh?.T first nsk'd why he quit he was slow to answer, but finally said: "I looked on the people in and around that ?iwn until I decided" I wanted to look at another crowd for awhile." This is the only reason he gave and the only reason he seemed to have. Thousands move for no better reason. Tenants move into a neighborhood and live for a year and then decide 'hey want to gel with another crowd they want to get with another crowd tenant is treated by the land owner or his neighbors he is going to move. He must get to a new neighborhood and must see some new people. OOOOOOOOOOoUOOOOOOO o O O GENERAL ASSEMBLY. o o . o ooooooooooooooooooo Th.' Legislature has fixed Thursday a the day for the inauguration of i Governor Bickett. ? ? ? A bill has passed the Senate to provide for road improvement in i Banner township. < ? ? ? I The bill introduced in the House by .Mr. Barnes to change the manner of drawing juries in Johnston County ha* passed both Senate and House. ? ? ? Senator Burgwyrf introduced a bill yesterday to increase the salaries of the Secretary of State, Attorney Gen eral, Treasurer, Auditor, and Super intendent of Public Instruction to $4,500 a year. * * * Th? Senate heard Governor Craig's rrv suge Saturday on the withdrawal of the Cuban bond .suit and adopted the House resolution of thanks and / appreciation for Cuba's action and Senator Overman's service. * * * Senator Scales interoduced a bill yesterday to increase the salary of the Governor from $">,000 a year to $7 .">00. Senator Justice offered an amendment to make it $6,500 a year. Senator Parker offered another amendment fixing the amount at $?<>,000. Senator Little, of Anson, op posed any increase. * * ? The Board of Trustees of the East Carolina Teacher Training School in the hi nnial report to the Governor and th ? Legislature asks for an ap propriation of $110,000 to add new buildings and othc :? needed improve ment.-. The Board ;il. o asks that the annual appropriation for maintenance lie increased from $50,000 to $<>0,000. * * ? Senator Allen, of Wayne, introduc ed a hill Saturday to provide for in determinate sentences for convicts in this St: I e. Senator Pollock offered a resolution to reimburse Judge W. M. Bond S'JOO expenses in investigating the lynching of Joe Black in Lenoir. Then was objection by Little, of An son, to immediate passage and it went to committee. c* ? * Senator Or.tes, of Fj>.yetteville, has introduced ^ resolution, which was adopted, for the appointment of a joint committee ?;f the Senate and Hou ? to investigate the advisability of ere iting: a purchasing agency for the State institutions and the State department. It is believed by many that such a board would save money for the State. * * ? Lieutenant Governor elect Gardner, who i-. selecting the Senate commit s, h <s named James A. Gray, Jr., <?!' Winston-Salem, as chairman of tin- finance committee and he is or v;: nizin r for a careful administration of the committee work, the most im portant of the Assembly. Others of this committee are: Scales, Holder n; , Matheson, Warren, Blue, Ever "t t, M cCoin, McNider, Gough, John ?OM, Person, Tuc ker, Pollock, and Deweese. * ? * The tirst four days of the present General Assembly have been remark able for the great amount of work done. Up to Saturday night 434 bills had been introduced in the House and in the Senate. So rapidly have they been turned into the Legislative hopper that the clerks could hardly keer> up with the work. Many of these bi'is have already been enacted into law. Most of these bills have been of a local nature. The great rush was caused by the fact that after today no local measure can be considered. After the first week of the Legisla ture, the law-makers can give their attention to more weighty maters than fishing in spring branch and throwing saw dust in cattail swamp. \NV ONE knowim; the whereabouts of Mrs. .Fmma Price, please write Rnloirrh, N. C., Route > No. 6, Box No. 3. Cured of Catarrh Mrs. P. A. Creech's chilcT, Selma, N. C., had severe nasal catarrh for two years. She pave him Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy and it cured him. One such case of many we have on record. Mrs. Joe Person's Remedy, wonder ful record for 35 years as blood cleanser and tonic. Ask any druggist or write Person Remedy Company. Charlotte, N. C. Accept no substi 'u'e. Send for free testimonials. Price '1.00 p< r hottle, 3 for $2.75, f> for $5 prepaid. Sold in Smithfield by Hood Pros., and Creech Drug Co. ? Advt. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE JOHNSTON COUNTY BANK & TRUST COMP\\v At Smithfield. N. C., at the Close of Business December 27,*19i? RESOURCES loans and discounts $115 541 ??? Overdrafts secured and unsecured ' Banking Houses, $ ; Furniture and Fixtures, $2,225.20 2 225*20 Due from National Banks and Hankers $5 034 4* I!ue from State Banks and Bankers r . .. 600.00 Lash Items ,,gr. Cjold Coin 220 00 Silver coin, including all minor coin currency 76? 99 National bank notes and other U. S. Notes 7,956 on TOTAI $162,678.79 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $25,000.00 Surplus fund 100.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 3,484.43 Notes and bills rediscounted 20, 000.0ft Bills Payable 6,500.0ft, Deposits subject to check 90,545.04 Demand Certificates of Deposit 14,984.34 Savings. Deposits 1,694.81 Cashier's Checks outstanding 168.83 Accrued Interest due depositors 201.34 T0TAL $162,678.79 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, County of Johnston, January 8, 1917 I, T. C. Evans, Cashier of the above-named Bank, do solemnly swear that :be above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. T. C. EVANS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 8th day of January, 1917. LUTHER T. PIERCE, Notary Public. (My commission expires September 25th, 1917.) CORRECT? ATTEST: T. C. JORDAN, S. C. TURNAGE, L. D. WHARTON, Directors. ?I ADVICE OF AN ELDER BROTHER. h - ^ 1 ?J Be liberal. Leave some sheaves upon the plain That hungry folk may come to glean the grain. Be neighborly. E'en insects may do good And sho\v some kindness to a neighbor's brood. Be cheerful. Cheerfulness will bring delight, j We love the wagtail's note, its flickering flight. * * * j Be pitiful. 'Twould churlish be and hard * To drive small finches from your stack and yard. A little grain refused or given will show $ Whether a heart holds kindly thoughts or no. ? Ancient Chinese Poem, j - 3 REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATION BANK OF SMITHFIELD, At Smithfield, N. C'., at the Close of Business December 20. 191 1>* RESOURCES Loans and discounts $330, 391. 34 $ Less notes and bills rediscounted 7,399.81 322,991.53 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 1,837.02 "lock of Federal Reserve Bank (f.O per cent of subscription) 2,250.00 value of banking house (if unencumbered) $16,000.00 * Equity in banking house 16,000.00 16,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures 6,000.00 Net amount due from approved reserve agents in New York, Chicago, and St. Louis $ 68.23 Net amount due from approved reserve agents in other reserve cities 303.01 . 371.24 Net amount due from banks and bonkers >7,238.58 Outside checks and others cash items $ 906.60 Nickels and cents 248.37 1,154.97 Notes of other national banks 3,060.00 Federal Reserve notes 3, 000. 00 Lawful reserve in vault and net amount due from Federal Reserve Bank " 36,430.53 TOT A I $490,333.87 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $ 50,000.00 Surplus fund 25,000.00 Undivided profits $18,701.73 Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid 5,989.75 12,711.98 Amount reserved for all interest accrued 5,918. Demand deposits: individual deposits subject to check 275,989.55 Tashier's checks outstanding 3,820.8*' .^otal demand deposits $279,816.41 ?? deposits (payable after 30 days,, or subject to 30 days i r more notice): Certificates of deposits 116,886. <1 Total of time deposits $116,886.71 I h i $490,333.87 Liabilities for rediscounts, including those with Federal Reserve Bank 7,399.81 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, County of Johnston, ss: I, R. N. Aycock, Cashier of the al?ove-named Ban, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. R. N. AYCOCK, Cashier Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 6th day of January, 1917. LUTHER T. PIERCE, Notary Public. (My commission expires September 25th, 1917.) CORRECT? ATTEST: T. R. HOOD, N. B. GRANTHAM. F. II. BROOKS, J. J. BROADHURST, Director# ? ft i
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