VOLUME 39
SMITHFIELD, N. TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1920
Number 40
TWO KILLED IN AUTO
CRASH NEAR RALEIGH
Mrs. S. C. Dudley and Little Luzie
Hinsley. of Raleigh, Meet Horrible
Death—Smash Occurred on the
Garner Highway—Melvin Branch,
Of Clayton, Who Had Family Out
For Ride, Cited to Appear Before
Magistrate; Mr. Dudley Had Wife
and Little Girl In Side Car; Tried
To Get Out of Way..
(News and Observer, 31)
. S. O. Dudley guessed wrong yester
day afternoon when he calculated that
an automobile plunging along the
Garner highway at a high speed
would keep to the side of the road up
on which it was traveling and steered
his motorcycle to the other side. The
motorcycle and side car was smashed,
and his wife and little Luzie Hinsley
are dead. He himself escaped injury,
and Melvin Branch, of Clayton, is cit
ed to appear before Magistrate Brown
Thursday afternoon to explain.
The motoi’cycle was going east on
the Gamer road at 4 o’clock yester
day afternoon. Mr. Dudley, who is a
mechanic at the Seaboard shops, was
taking his wife, and the little gii'l out
for a ride. Reaching the bridge over
Walnut creek, about a mile from the
city, he stopped to make way for an
approaching automobile. Melvin
Branch, also with his wife, and three
other persons, were in the approach
ing car coming to Raleigh.
Witnesses to the accident, including
Mr. Dudley, say that the automobile
an Essex touring car, was rushing
down the incline that leads to the
bridge at ^ speed of 70 miles an hour,
and in its mad rush swerving from
one side of the road to the other. The
road is concrete, and tempting to mo
torists inclined to speed. Nearing
the bridge it steadied apparently on
the right side of the road as one
leaves Raleigh.
Thinking that the automobile would
smash him if he remained on the
right side of the road, the man on
the motorcycle decided to swing across
to the other side. He swung in close
to the, rail on the left near the east
end of the bridge. There was a ter
rific crash. The motorcycle was
jammed against the concrete wall of
the railing and smashed to bits. The
little girl was thrown backward for
15 feet, dead, hoi’ribly mangled. Mrs.
Dudley was thrown out, both legs
broken, both arms broken, and a gap
ing hole driven into her breast by a
splinter of the motorcycle. She died
five minutes after reaching the hos
pital. #
By an unaccountable miracle Mr.
Dudley escaped, although the vehicle
under him was left a twisted mass of
metal, and beside him his wife lay al
most dead, and a little behind him the
little daughter of a friend whom he
and his wife had invited for a pleas
urable outing. The automobile suffer
ed minor damages, and all of the oc
cupants escaped unhurt. The wind
shield was broken, one front wheel
smashed, and the front axle bent back
ward under the impact with the little
motorcycle.
At the police station Mr. Branch
denied that he was exceeding a speed
of 20 miles an hour as he approached
the bridge. Against this statement,
Mr. Dudley and other witnesses as
sert that the car was moving at its
full capacity for speed as it rushed
down the paved incline to the creek.
The car is advertised as capable of a
speed of 70 miles an hour.
Mrs. Dudley was 30 years of age
and leaves a little child. The little
Hinsley girl was 14 years of age, and
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Hinsley, who live near the Neuse riv
er in Wake county, out on the New
Bern road. She was visiting in the
city for the day. Her body will be
taken to Merry Oaks this morning for
interment. Funeral arrangements
have not been announced for Mrs.
Dudley.
Primary Vote for Governor in 1916.
In the primary held on the first
Saturday in June in 1916, Johnston
cast 1827 votes for candidates for
Governor, Bickett receiving 980 and!
Daughtridge 847.
It is estimated that there will be
approximately 2,300 to 2,500 votes
cast in the primary next Saturday.
Every Democrat in the county should
go to his polling place and vote for
his choice among the candidates for
the various offices.
9
JAMES P. COOK HERE SATURDAY
Running for State Auditor to Succeed
W. I’. Mood Who Declined a Furth
er Nomination.
Mr. James P. Cook, of Concord, was
in •Smithfield Saturday in the interest
of his candidacy for State Auditor.
Mr. Cook is an old newspaper man
and is now and has been since its es
tablishment at the head of the Stone
wall Jackson Training School. He
has been greatly interested in the
work the Training School is doing.
He is a quiet unassuming man who is
eminently qualified for the position
he seeks. He represented his district
two terms in the State Senate and
was chairman of the Finance Com
mittee.
NEWS IN CLAYTON
Clayton, May 28.—Mrs. J. U. Pitt
man and children of Oxford spent
several days this week here with rel
atives.
Mrs.-, Norwood Barbour left Wed
nesday for Wilson to visit her parents
for a few days.
Miss Rose McIntyre of Wingate is
here visiting Miss Barbara Gulley.
Little IJrliss Frances 'White went to
Raleigh Monday and had her tonsils
removed. She came home Tuesday,
and is getting along nicely now.
Miss Mildred Harris who has been
a very successful member of the
graded school faculty for two years,
left Thursday for her home at Leaks
ville.
Misses Doris Jeffreys, Mary Willi
ams, Genie Thomas, Eloise Turley and
Ruth Y'elvington returned this week
from Meredith College where they
have been in school. Miss Thomas is
a graduate. *
Mr. Miller White left Monday for
South Carolina where he has taken a
position.
Messrs. Herman Duncan, Bill Ellis,
and Bennette Poole, students at Wake
Forest College, have come home for
the vacation.
Miss Sulon McCullers who nas been
in Mary Baldwin Seminary at Staun
ton, Va., came home yesterday for
the vacation.
Miss Grace Barbour is at home
from St. Mary’s at Raleigh where she
has been in school.
Mrs: J. Dwight Barbour and daugh
ter, Alice, are visiting relatives in
Florida.
Dr. Herman H. Home and daughter
Julia Carrol of New York are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hardee Horne
this week.
Mrs. W. P. Creech is visiting friends
in Rocky Mount.
Miss Jessie Eason who has been a
student at Peace Institute, Raleigh,
is here for a few days before going
to her home at Wilson for the sum
mer.
Misses Eula Maie Farmer and Alta
Oldham have returned from Greens
boro College for Women to spend the
'vacation here.
Mr. Herman Duncan leaves tonight
for Greenville where he will be with
the baseball team during the summer
months.
During the three opening days of
the new bank building for Claytom
Banking Company many people were
delighted and made to reoice to see
such a handsome building. Only those
who have seen it come know how pret
ty it is. Ten dollars in gold was of
fered to the persom guessing the
nearest number of visitors during the
three days, including Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday. At the close it
was found that Miss Barbara Gulley
and Mr. A. V. Woodall had guessed
the same number which was 839. The
correct number of visitors was 838.
Since they had tied little Miss Eleanor
Talton drew from the two cards and
drew Mr. Woodall. He being the
winner of the ten dollar gold piece of
fered to divide with Miss Gulley.
Through the kindness of Mr. John T.
Talton, cashier of the bank, Miss Gul-*
ley was presented by Mr. Talton five
dollars in gold and Mr, Woodall al
lowed to keep the ten dollars he had
won. The bank expects to do a big
ger business in the future than ever
before and with this building along
with the group of workers the future
looks very bright for a greater suc
cess.
Miss Sallie Cole returned to her
home at -Cary today after visiting
here for some time. She was accom
panied by Mrs. Mark G. Gulley.
Try thinking roses for a time!—J.
K. Bangs.
THE COUNTY Y. M. C. A.
WORK READY TO BEGIN
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Prcf. J. O. Bowman Now on the Job.
The Executive Committee W hich
Will Direct the Work Chosen. I’rof.
Bowman’s Letter to the People of
The County.
Our readers, no doubt, remember
something of the campaign waged in
the county in the latter part of the
winter for the County Y. M. C. A.
work. The campaign to raise funds
to carry on the work was successful,
a county committee was appointed,
an executive committee chosen and a
County Secretary selected. But at
the time the secretary who is Prof. J.
O. Bowman, was chosen he was prin
cipal of the Selma High School. It
was the plan of the committee and
Prof. Bowman to begin the work the
fifteenth of April. But the Selma
school building was burned and Prof.
Bowman felt that he could not afford
to leave the school in its condition
and stayed on until the term closed
on the 21st of May.
Prof. Bowman is now on the job. He
began his work last week. He will
have his office in Smithfield and will
soon move his family here. As was
announced in these columns at the
time of his selection, he is well pre
pared and fitted for the work he is
taking up. This is a great work, and
it is hoped that the forces for righte
ousness in this county will all stand
shoulder to shoulder with him and try
to organize the boys and help them
to see the importance of clean living,
clean speech, clean sports, and in fact
the importance of keeping their lives
on a high moral plane of living.
The Executive Committee chosen
by the County Committee are as fol
lows: W. H. Hipps, Chairman; P. H.
Kasey, Secretary; and H. B. Marrow,
Treasurer. The subscribers to the
fund will be called on right soon by
the treasurer for their subscriptions.
There has been no need for funds un
til now, but since the work is ready
to begin funds are necessary.
The letter of Prof. Bowman to the
people of the county follows:
To the People of Johnston County:
This letter is merely to let you know
that I am on the field, at work, in the
interest of the boys and girls—par
ticularly the boys and young men—
of Johnston County. Moreover, I
wish to assure you that whenever
and wherever I may be of service to
them, it shall be my pleasure to be
commanded.
You understand, I’m sure, what the
Y. M. C. A. stands for—the all-round
development of the young manhood of
our country. In other words, the full
development of all the latent powers
of youth—spiritually, mentally, mor
ally and physically. It is needless to
say, that the country needs young
men of this type as never before.
It shall .b^ my purpose to organize,
through your high schools, or with the
aid of some other local organization,
a Young Men’s Christian Association
for your town and community. We
hope to be able to carry out this plan
of organization in six or seven of the
larger towns this year, and eventual
ly extend the work to every commu
nity in the county.
I shall expect the hearty coopera
tion of the fathers and mothers of
Johnston county, in the initiation of
this important movement for the pro
motion of clean speech, clean sports,
and clean habits, among our young
men.
I shall be around to see all, and get
better acquainted, just as rapidly as
I can. Meanwhile, with bright hopes
for the great work ahead, I am,
Yours for a stronger, nobler young
manhood,
J. O. BOWMAN,
General Secretary Y. M. C. A.
Of Johnston County.
7 In Race for Supreme Court Judge.
There are seven candidates in the
race for,,Supreme Court Judge. The
candidates are N. Y. Gulley, Owen H.
Guion, N. J. Rouse, W. P. Stacy, W.
J. Adams, B. F. Long and W. A. Hoke.
Every voter will be expected to vote
for two since there are two vacancies
on the Supreme Court Bench.
Every day is a little life, and our
whole life is a day repeated. Those
that dare lose a day are dangerously
prodigal; those that dare misspend
it, desperate.—Anon.
THE COTTON CROP IN
THE SOUTH IS LATE
P.ad \\father Throws It Hack Several
Meeks.—Cotton Association’s Re
port Gives Condition on May 25 as
67.2 Per Cent..
(Charlotte Observer.)
Columbia, S'. C., May 28.—The crop
report issued by the American Cotton
association from its headquarters in
this city today, gives the condition of
cotton on May 25 as 67.2
The report declares that the weath
er had been extremely unfavorable
over most of the belt until the middle
of May so that the crop is from four
to five weeks late, the preparation
very poor and the stands badly brok
en.
“This,” says the report, “under
present insect conditions and the great
shortage of labor is an extremely se
rious feature and will probably more
largely reduce the production than
similar conditions have ever reduced
it in the past.”
Concerning acreage the report says
“Acreage shows a small decrease
compared with last year. However,
there was an acreage abandonment
last season as shown by the govern
ment over six per cent. Under ex
isting conditions it is almost a cer
tainty that the acreage abandonment
will exceed all previous records. On
account of the high prices for food
products and the absolute certainty
that the world is facing a great
shortage in food, the producers are
urged to give careful heed to the loss
they face from abandoned cotton
acreage and are accepting the recom
mendations of the American Cotton
association to replant their acreage,
on which there is poor stands of cot
ton and probability of abandonment
in food crops and are intensifying
their efforts to increase production on
the remaining part of their acreage.”
“Labor conditions,” continues the
report, “shows a reduction as com
pared with last year of 18 per cent.
In addition to this it is extremely in
efficient, the 18 per cent reduction b£
ing from the cream of the labor. The
seriousness of the labor situation has
been added to by the fact that the
producer based upon the price paid
for his cotton, cannot compete with
other employers in obtaining his lab
or. With normal seasons from now
on the cultivation of the crop will be
a serious problem. With adverse
weather conditions, it will necessitate
a large acreage abandonment. The
matter of harvesting with ideal sea
sons will prove very serious.
“The supply of cotton remaining in
America has been reduced as shown
by the census department by unspin
nable cotton around 1,250,000 bales.
In addition to this the investigation
of supplies of cotton in all foreign
countries which are now being made
through United States consuls and
representatives of the-American Cot
ton association brings to light the
fact that the world’s supply of cotton
will in like manner be seriously re
duced by unspinnable cotton and er
rors. We are facing the absolute cer
tainty of a famipe in spot cotton.
This investigation brings to light, as
we have been insisting for a year the
fact that there is not enough cotton
for all and some will have to go with
out. We find that the purchases of
cotton for fall delivery by the Euro
pean spinners are extremely heavy.
Such purchases from this source are
breaking all previous records. For
ward sales of manufactured products
being made on these purchases at the
same time assure enormous profits to
the manufacturer.”
DESPERADO SURRENDERS
Hobbs Is Taken to State Penitentiary
At Raleigh for Safe Keeping.
Raleigh, May 27.—George Hobbs,
alleged leader of several negroes who
shot and killed two -Cumberland coun
ty officers at Fayetteville last week
when they attempted to arrest him,
and for whom a posse had since been
searching, surrendered to the autho
rities at Fayetteville late yesterday
and was quietly removed from that
city and brought to the State peni
tentiary here last night for safekeep
ing.
Following the slaying of the offi
cers there were numerous reports of
threats that the negro would be
lynched if captured.
GOOD OPPORTUNITY OPEN NOW
Johnston County Merchants May
Have Goods froni Chicago Shipped
In Tnrough Car to Rocky Mount.
The Smithfield Chamber of Com
merce has just been advised by the
Chicago Association of Commerce,
that they are now operating a through
merchandise car from Chief.ge to
Rocky Mount, leaving Chicago by the
“Big 4” and running connections with
the C. and 0. and the A. C. L. Rail
roads. Into this car all shipments for
Smithfield and surrounding towns are
loaded, in order to avoid the congest
ed transfer points such as Richmond,
Roanoke and Norfolk. If the mer
chants of Smithfield and other towns
of Johnston County, in ordering goods
from Chicago and other western points
will designate that shipments he made
via the Chicago through merchandise
car for Rocky Mount, it will enable
them to get their goods with a good
deal less delay.
The Chicago Association of Com
merce has inaugurated this system
and there are now 2500 merchandise
cars leaving Chicago every day for
the various points in the 'United
States and Canada. The Smithfield
Chamber of Commerce asks the co
operation of the merchants in main
taining this system of a through car,
which is designed to speed up the ship
ments, and to help avoid the conges
tion caused by the handling of ship
ments in less than carloads.
Smithfield Chamber of Commerce.
F. H. BROOKS, Secretary.
In Memory of Lizzie R. Blackman.
On Friday night, May 28th, at ten
o’clock, the sweet and gentle spirit
of Lizzie R. Blackman passed into
the Great Beyond. She had been in
ill health for about six months, slow
ly giving way under the ravages of
that dread disease, the Great White
Plague. Weep not, dear husband,
children, relatives; for we feel quite
sure that our loss is her eternal gain.
Lizzie was thirty-five years, eleven
months and twenty-one days old. She
was the youngest daughter of the
late John A. and Emily W. Barefoot.
In 1906 she was united in marriage
to Mr. Sidney T. Blackman of Mead
ow township, and to the union were
born three children, all of whom sur
vive her. She is also survived by one
sister, Mrs. James S. Holder of Mead
ow and two brothers, Messrs. W. T.
Barefoot of Bentonsville and J. Nel
son Barefoot of Meadow. About five
years ago she united with the Free
Will Baptist church at New Zealand.
Fiver since that titne she has lived a
true and faithful Christian life, and
through to the end, her full reliance
was in the Christ. Truly she lived
in Him and died in Him. .
She was laid to rest on Saturday
afternoon, May 29th, in the Blackman
burying ground. A large concourse
of relatives and friends were present
to pay the last tribute of respect to
the deceased. The friends of the de
ceased made a large and beautiful
floral offering. The burial services
were conducted by the Reverend Rob
ert Strickland.
We wish to extend to all who lent
help and sympathy during the illness
of our dear sister our heartiest thanks
and sincerest appreciation.
A loving brother,
J. N. BAREFOOT.
Candidates F’ile I*reliminary Expense
Account.
The preliminary expense accounts
of the candidates for the June prima
ry are being filed with the Secretary
of State.
O. Max Gardner’s expense account
to May 25, was filed Tuesday amount
ing to $4,686.48.
Congressman of the Third district,
$1,220.
C. L. Abemethy, Brinson’s oppon
ent, $2,131.50.
A. L. Brooks, who is running
against Senator Overman, has spent
$2,150.02.
Other candidates have filed state
ments showing that they have spent
from $20 up to over five hundred dol
lars.
Cam Morrison, candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination, puts, his ex
pense account at $6,050.06. John G.
Shaw, candidate for congress in the
sixth district, places his expenses at
$2,240, wnile Homer L. Lyon, one of
his opponents, has spent $837. F. C
Harding, candidate for lieutenant
Governor, has spent $817.20.
HEAVY FINES FOR
CLOTHING PROFITEERS
Fined $31,000 In U. S. Court—Weeds,
Ine., of Binghamton, N. Y., Must
Fay Largest Fine That Has Been
Imposed In U. S. To Date Following
Charge of Profiteering.
Syracuse, N. Y., May 28.—Weed’s,
Inc., Binghamton clothiers, were
found guilty this morning in the Unit
ed States Court on eight counts of
an indictment charging profiteering.
The court imposed a fine of $31,000,
which is the largest that has been
passed in the United States following
a conviction for profiteering.
Department of Justice officials here
said today that the conviction was the
second secured in the entire country
against a large and long established
concern conducting a prosperous busi
ness. Six counts covered sales actual
ly made and a fine of $5,000 was im
posed for each of them.
The charges in these counts were
as follows:
The sale of a suit of clothes cost
ing $20 for $-10.
The sale of a suit costing $12.10
for $40. The defense disputed the
cost price, claiming it was $21.
The sale of another suit $45, the
cost price being fixed at $23.50.
The sale of a suit costing $17.82
for $45.
The sale of a suit of clothes for
$29.50, the cost of the suit having
been $11.75. .
The sale of a suit costing $32.25 to
a millionaire for $(50.—Associated
Press in Raleigh Times.
THREE LARGE CROWDS HAIL
GARDNER IN NORTHAMPTON
Shelby Man Replies to Alleged Re
mark by Morrison That He Is A
Man of’ Wealth.
Weldon, May 26.—Northampton
county was invaded by O. Max Gard
ner, democratic gubernatorial candi
date today, he speaking to three large
and enthusiastic crowds.
The first speech was made at Wood
land on the occasion of the commence
ment of the Woodland high school.
Mr. Gardner was nearly two hours
late in reaching Woodland, due to a
heavy rain storm and resulting bad
roads, but the crowd waited and
cheered lustily as the Cleveland coun
ty man concluded what many said
was the best speech heard in North
ampton county in 20 years.
Driving through the country in a
terrific rainstorm, Mr. Gardner went
to Creeksville, where an enthusiastic
audience awaited him.
Senator W. H. S. Burgwyn, in in
troducing the candidate, said that Mr.
Gardner was the first gubernatorial
candidate to speak in Creeksville.
The largest crowd of the campaign
turned out at Jackson tonight to hear
Mr. Gardner, who said in part:
“Mr. Morrison has been saying in
his speeches that Mr. Page and I are
rich men and that he is a poor man.
I am not a rich man but have always
been able to meet my financial obli
gations, and by economy and thrift
have gathered together some little
property.
“I started with nothing but a de
termination to win and if the fact
that a man has been able to pay his
every debt and at the same time save
seme money, every cent of which was
made honestly, is reason for his be
ing unfitjto be governor of the state
of North Carolina, then I must be in
eligible. I hardly think such is the
case, however, and if Mr. Morrison
wishes to ask for the support of North
Carolina as a financial failure that is
his privilege.”—Weldon special to
Charlotte Observer.
JIM GRAHAM WINS PARDON.
Raleigh, May 27.—Governor Bick
ett has granted a conditional pardon
to Jim Graham of Pitt county, con
victed in July, 1912, of an assault,
with criminal intent, upon a woman
and sentenced to serve 15 years in the
penitentiary.
The prisoner was 13 years old when
the crime was committed, and has
served eight years with a good be
havior record, says Governor Biekett
in giving his reasons fo*- pardoning
him.
The sheri T wrote a strong letter in
his behalf, saying he is convinced the
boy intended to commit no crime.