FARMERS UNION
SEEKS REDRESS
A meeting Called in Raleigh
To Present Grievances
To Legislature
The following letter has been sent
us for publication by the secretary of
the Johnston County Farmers’ Union.
It is addressed to the local officers
and members of the Farmers Union
and is a message from the North
Carolina Division of the Farmers
Educational and Co-Operative Union
of America:
Committee on finance of the
General Assembly now in session at
Raleigh, N. C., on today agreed to
hear complaints and suggestions of
remedy with regard to revaluation
injustices and inequality of taxes, on
Tuesday, February 8th, at three o’
clock in Raleigh. The hearing will
be in the Senate or House chamber
of the State Capitol. This offers
the only opportunity our people will
have to protest directly to the Gen
eral Assembly against the injustices
and inequality of the revaluation. It
is, therefore, earnestly desired that
every local Farmers Union shall be
represented by one or more delegates.
This is our opportunity to present our
grievances to the one body that has
immediate power to redress them. If
your Union or County shall not be
represented the fact will be construed
to mean that your people are indif
ferent to this subject.
“We expect to have a meeting pre
leminary to this hearing in Raleigh
some time Tuesday morning. We
have not yet engaged a ir seting house
or auditorium, but please notify all
who are coming to see me or Mr.
Bagwell as soon as they arrive in
Raleigh; one or the other of us will
be at the Yarborough Hotel, and will
be glad to see all who come.
“I need not urge the great impor
tance of this matter upon you as I
am sure you realize it.
“Respectfully,
“R. W. H. STONE,President.
“W. L. BAGWELL, Sec.-T.”
_ In answer to the foregoing letter
let every farmer who protests
against the high assessments or Real
property meet in Raleigh on the 8th
of February and go with the Farmers
Union before that committee.
We want at least one delegate from
every local Union in Johnston county.
(All farmers are invited.)
A. J. FITZGERALD,
Sec. Johnston Co. Farmers Union.
POPULAR SPRINGS NEWS
Popular Springs, Feb. 5.—School
was suspended two d£ys last week on
account of the snow.
Several people from this place at
tended the B. Y. P. U. at Thanksigiv
ing Sunday night.
A number of young people of this
community enjoyed a party last Tues
day night given by Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Price.
Mr. G. R. Whitley made a business
trip to Wendell Friday.
Misses Ila May and Alger Murphy
• had as their guests last Friday night,
Messrs Dallie nad Ernest Price.
A crowd of young people called
at Mr. L. A. Ellen’s Sunday after
noon.
Mr. John Oneil called on his best
girl last Sunday afternoon.
A crowd of young people enjoyed
a hay ride last Friday evening from
Mr. L. A. Ellens’ to Mr. J. I. Murphy.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Brannan have
moved from Popular Springs to
Thanksigiving.
Messrs Eugene Oneil and Lester
Brannan, Misses Robelia Whitley and
Nellie Wood were car riding Sunday
afternoon.
Messrs .Ernest Price, Robert Jef
freys and Misses Nedgie Ellen and
Recie Hammons were out walking
Sunday evening.
“A PEACH I BET”
CORINTH SCHOOOL NEWS
The school is progressing nicely.
Everybody sems to be interested.
We are planning to vote a special
tax to enlarge and reinforce the
school.
About $45 was realized from the
box party Saturday night, January
29th. We thank all for their generos
ity. C. B. THOMAS, Teacher.
scription before your time expires.
Watch your label! Renew your sub
MR. ROBERTS TO SPEAK HERE.
Albert E. Roberts of New York Will
Address the County Y. M. C. Con
vention Here Feb. 11th.
Mr. Roberts has been identified
with the County work -movement
since its early beginning. From 1904
until 1908 he was the State County
Secretary of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. Since January 1st,
1908 he has been connected with the
County Work Department of the
International Committee and since
March 1st, 1910, has been the Senior
Secretary of the County Work De
partment of the International Com
mittee. Under his administration, the
work has developed remarkably and
from a few organized counties, has
grown to 216 in the United States
and Canada, with County Work ope
rating in 40 states and provinces,
with 265 men giving their time to
the promotion and supervision of the
County work.
He has been actively identified for
several years with various county
life organizations and movements. He
is a member of the Country Church
Commission of the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America. He
was d member of the American Com
mission for the Study of Agricultural
Co-operation in Europe, which as you
may recall, was headed up by Senator
Fletcher, of Florida. During the
war Mr. Roberts made a special trip
to Europe in connection with the Y.
M. C. A. Work in the A. E. F. and
visited various regions where he
came in contact with all phases of
Association work.
He has been intimately acquainted
and fellowshipped with such men as
Dr. Liberty Hyde Bailey, formerly
Dean of the College of Agriculture
at Cornell, N. Y. and President of
the Country Life Commission. He is
also intimately acquainted with other
leaders of the Country Life Move
ment. He has also spoken from the
same platform as the late Ex-presi
dent Roosevelt and many other men
of national world-wide reputation.
Mr. Roberts has a marked ability
not only as an administrator and exe
cutor but possesses unusual ability as
a public speaker. . He has spoken to
many thousands of men and boys and
in nearly every state of the union.
There is no other member of the In
ternational staff that is more sought
after for addresses at State Conven
tions, State Boys’ Conferences and
other Association gatherings than he.
He recently spoke for the annual
State Boys’ Conference at Vermont
for the fifth time. This conference
is attended by 500 or 600 boys from all
over the State and at their last con
ference 132 boys made decisions for
the Christian life and 179 took for
ward steps.
Mr. Roberts has a strong personal
ity and wins men and boys not only
to himself but to the Kingdom. He
isues a strong challenge to men for
service and never neglects to impress
upon the audience the necessity of
right kind of leadership being pro
duced from the county districts.
Vocal Union
The lower Johnston Veal Union met
in session at Johnston Union Free
will Baptist church on January 30,
with J. B. Beasley, president, and
Lehman D. Underwood,^secretary.
-*n the opening servjce two songs
were sung in unison, and the scrip
ture lesson was read by the president.
The welcome address was delivered
by Rev. H. R. Faircloth. Then fol
lowed two songs by Johnston Union
"heir, after which the. dinner hour
came.
After dinner two more songs were
rendered by Johnston Union after
which A. V. Woodall, of Powhatan,
made a speech on “Vocal Music.” The
Powhatan choir then sang two songs
which were followed by two by the
Johnston Union. The rest of the
afternoon was spent in singing the
two choirs present alternating in the
programme. The service closed with
a prayer by Mr. Harvey Barnes.
The next Vocal union will be held
the fifth Sunday in May with T’s
Chapel Freewill Baptist church.
Biggest Ice Plant In The U. S.
On his recent visit to Florida, Mr.
Ed. S. Abell visited the biggest ice
plant in the United States. It covers
two acres and turns out one hundred
and four thousand tons of ice per
day. It is at Sanford, Florida.
MRS. VANDERBILT
MAKES AN ADDRESS
President State Fair Asso
ciation Appears Before
State Assembly
Raleigh wanted much more to hear
Mrs. Geo. W. Vanderbilt than it has
desired to hear any recent guberna
torial messages to the General Assem
bly, or the utterances of sundry other
dignitaries who have addressed that
distinguished body of lawmakers in
recent times, if the size of the crowd
that packed the galleries and the lob
bies of the Hall of Representatives
yesterday is any index.
And having heard her, both Raleigh
and the General Assembly were more
profoundly pleased than any recent
messages of Governors or addresss
messages of Governors or addresses
of dignitaries have pleased them, if
sure of appreciation.
General Carr arose to make the pre
sentation. Theaudience heard him with
abstraction, devoting most of its at
tention to a scrutiny of Mrs. Vander
bilt. Back of it may have been some
thing of curiosity but that interest
was lost in the sheer admiration which
she commanded. Beautiful to see and
with her natural charms enhanced by
a consummate simplicity and grace,
the throng lost itself unrestrainedly.
“This is a day when women have
come into their own,” Mrs. Vander
Dm said.
“And each one of us must shoulder
her responsibilities along with the
men, and try to fulfill her duty to her
community, State and country at the
same time remembering her obliga
tions to her home, and folowing the
high-minded examples of the men who
founded our government and are re*
sponsible for its success and tile aha*
cess of its institutions. So, gentle
men, I at once assume a responsibility
in thanking you in the name of my
fellow-sisters for what you have done
for in conferring this distinction upon
me, you have included them.—News
and Observer.
Mrs. Vanderbilt spoke of her in
terest in North Carolina and how she
wished to see the state progress along
all lines. She referred to Governor
Morison and his “splendid and far
reaching program for road construc
tion.” She heartily endorsed his plan.
Along with the road program, she
wished to see a higher standard of
agricultural production and a higher
plane of rural life. She pledged the
State Fair Association to do its part
in the development of the state along
those line.
Mrs. D. H. Creech Hostess
The Literary Department of the
Woman’s club held a most delightful
meeting last evening with Mrs. D.
H. Creech. The home was bright and
attractive with pink and white carna
tion and ferns. When all had arriv
ed, the chairman, Mrs. H. W. Bau
com, called the meeting to order and
the program began.
The topic for the evening was “The
Theory of Democracy. Ideals of the
French Revolution.” The first pap
er was entitled “The Rights of Man”
and was read by Mrs. L. G. Patterson.
This was followed by a paper on
“Liberty and Order” by Mrs. W. H.
Allsbrooks. The third paper, “The
Poetry of Freedom,” was read by Mrs.
F. H. Brooks.
After this most interesting pro
gram was rendered, the hostess serv
ed delicious cherry and orange mousse
with pink and white cakes.
Austin-Stephenson Co. Moves
The Austin-Stephenson Co., moved
into its handsome new building on
Third street last Tuesday. This struc
ture is an ornament and credit to
Smithfield, and we venture to say
that there are very few towns in the
United States the size of Smithfield,
which contain a building as large and
complete in every respect. It is by
all odds, the finest building in the
county, of any character, and travel
ling men say that it contains more
floor space than any other retail store
in North Carolina. The HERALD ex
tends its congratulations to the firm,
upon the completion of this monu
ment to its business success, and
wishes for it a continuance of the
same good fortune, which has at
tended it in the years gone by.
FOURTH DISTRICT
MEDICAL SOCIETY
Comprises Five Counties—
Will Meet Here Tuesday
—Dr. Grady Pres.
Next Tuesday February 8, the
Fourth District Medical Society
which comprises the counties of John
ston, Wayne, Wilson, Edgecomb and
Northampton, will hold its annual
meeting in this city. The members of
the local medical fraternity are ex
pecting at least thirty-five or forty
doctors to be their guests, and are
planning an enjoyable entertainment
while in our city. A supper will fea
ture the programme which will be
served by that most efficient organi
zation—the Woman’s club at their
rooms on Second street.
The meeting will be presided over
by one of our own Johnston county
physicians, Dr. J. C. Grady, of Kenly,
who is president. Dr. C. A. Wood
ard, of Wilson, is secretary-treasurer.
Smithfield welcomes this body of
professional men to our town and it
is hoped that they will enjoy every
minute while in our midst.
KENLY NEWS
Kenly, Feb. 2.—Miss Bertha Ed
gerton who has charge of the music
department in the Nahunta High
school spent the week-end here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ed
gerton.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grizzard have
recently returned from a visit to re
latives at Jarrett, Va.
Mrs. J. H. Alford spent Monday
with relatives in WilBon.
Mrs. A. G. Underwood from Rose
boro is expected to arrive today to
be the guest of Dr. and Mrs. R. A.
Turlington a few days.
Mrs. J. T. Adams, of Linden, Mrs.
H. M. Hamilton, of Raleigh and Mrs.
J. W. Fitzgerald of Micro, were call
ed to the bedside of their sister, Mrs.
R. A. Hales last week on account of
the serious illness of Mrs. Hales.
Mr. J. H. Kirby, Jr., left recently
for Kinston where he has accepted
a position.
Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Turlington at
tended the birth-day dinner of their
uncle, Mr. D. W. Cobb, in Goldsboro
Sunday Quite an elaborate dinner
was served and most sumptously en
joyed by a few near relatives.
Mr. Eddie Flowers is confined to
his bed suffering from a broken rib
resulting from a fall which he receiv
ed while out hunting last week.
The electric light and telephone
service has been put out of order for
the past few days as the result of
sleet. Several wires and poles being
tom down. Service is partly again
resumed now. The streets looked al
most like a new ground as the trees
were badly broken up. The Kenly
people felt as tho they were living
through the dark ages of the past.
' A large funeral procession passed
through Kenly last week accompany
ing the remains of Mr. Jim Rowe who
died of acute indigestion in Rocky
Mount. The remains were laid to rest
in the family burying grounds near
here. Mr. Rowe was the son of Mrs.
Emily Rowe, of the Raines X Roads
section. He had been in service for
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
in Rocky Mount for several years.
It Looks Like Two Ice Plants
In our last issue we published the
fact that an ice plant for Smithfield
was an assured fact. It now seems
that it is doubly sure, for information
comes that a firm in the neighboring
town of Selma proposes also to put
up a ice plant here also.
About an year ago the Wood Gro
cery company, of Selma, decided to
build an ice plant in Smithfield to
manufacture ice. Because of the
high prices of labor and building ma
terial then prevailing they waited
about starting the work. Some time
ago they bought the machinery, and
an engine for the plant.
The location has been selected and
the management for the place has
been definitely settled. They will
build and install the plant themselves
without asking that a stock company
be formed. They will carry around
ice daily for general delivery for local
consumption. This company has been
in business in Johnston county for
a long while and are known to be re
liabe.
REVISION OF REVALUATION
Mr. J. W. Bailey, of Raleigh Writes
I he HERALD a Letter on «
The Revaluation Act
The Leislature now in session
should by all means arrange for an
extensive and a complete revision of
revaluation. In fact the work is to
be done over again so far as real es
tate is concerned. The job would not
be so hard nor would it take so long
as the revision committee would have
the revaluation list to work from. In
big counties like Johnston we do not
think the county commissioners would
have time to do all the revision work
by themselves. We think the work
would have to be done mainly by
townships and county appraisers. Men
who could give the time should be
selected for the work. The County
Commissioners could have the over
sight of this revision work and do it
by using the township and county ap
praisers. Below we publish a part of
a letter which we have received from
Mr. J. W. Bailey, of Raleigh:
“I have been reading the editorials
in The HERALD on revaluation. It is
not right to put the burdens upon
land owners of filing petitions to
have valuations reduced. It means
hardship, lawyers’ fees, loss of time
and trouble. The General Assembly
ought either to order a new appraisal
by the county boards of commiss
ioners or to order a horizontal cut
of fifty per cent.”
T. G. S. NEWS
Tuesday night the Juniors met the
Selma Juniors in a game of basket
ball and completely vanquished them
by a score of 28 to 2. The team work
and goal shooting of the local team
was far superior to that of the visi
tors. Selma was able to make only
one goal while every one of the six
Smithfield boys scored, altho one goal
by Prank Skinner did not count be
cause of a technical foul. The local’s
scores were made by Stephenson C.
rf 6; LeMay If 6; Honeycutt If 4;
Wharton, D. c 2; Brown lg 10.
The Hi-Y club was in charge of the
chapel exercises at school Wednesday.
First the regular Hi-Y club program
was presented. Next Hugh Ragsdale
proved to be the * possessor of the
-brain of those present. Mr.
Ranson put a dime on Hugh’s fore
head and as Hugh still felt the im
pression of it he thought it was still
there and all his efforts to dislodge
it were in vain, which proved very
humorous to the pupils. Then a race
was won by Bill Fuller who was able
to stow' away seven feet of string
faster than Margaret LeMay or Ara
Hooks. After this Thad Young, Irv
ing Gillette, and Roy Johnson were
given a bottle of milk each, which
three young ladies, Jean Abell, An
nette Lawrence and Ava Wellons fed
to them. The drinkers were not to
use their hands so Thad pulled out
the nipple of his bottle and finished
his milk in record time. An interest
ing pillow fight was then engaged in
between James Davis and Donnell
Wharton. The school voted that
James was the winner and so he,
while still blindfolded, was given the
shock of his life with a small electric
“shocker”. Others were invited to try
these shocks but very few would do
so as tnc exclamation of horror from
James proved most terrible.
The Senior quint went to Raleigh
Wednesday night and won their sec
ond game of basketball from the Or
phanage there. The Orphanage ap
parently had the game securely tuck
ed awav at the end of the first half
when they led 12 to 7. The last period
was a different scene however. While
the Smithfield boys lacked supporters
and their opponents had the gallery
filled, their two lone “rooters” must
have helped some for with defeat be
fore them they settled down to real
work, tying the score, then slipping
back and then running it up again
and winning 22 to 20.
The line-up for the two teams was:
Methodist O. S. H. S.
McCready 8,
King 2,
Chappill 10,
Haddock
Kerman
rf
If
rg
lg
Ellington 6.
Caudill
Stephenson 8.
Davis 4.
Wharton 2.
Substitions for Methodist Orphan
age: Haddock for McCready, Jonnie
for Haddock; for Smithfield Highs,
Godwin (2) for Caudill.
The Orphanage had the misfortune
to lose the services of one of the
forwards, McCready who turned his
ankle about six minutes before the
close of play.
COITON WAREHOUSE
READY FOR BUSINESS
Capacity Is 5000 or More
Bales; E. F. Crump, Mgr.
—Office on Grounds
The Johnston County Cotton Stor
age warehouse, which has been under
construction for sometime, is now
finished and ready for business, ar
rangements having been completed
this week for giving receipts to the
farmers who store their cotton. It
is a state and national bonded ware
house and has the backing of a strong
stock company composed of Johnston
County business men and farmers.
The president of this organization
is Mr. J. W. Stephenson and the sec
retary treasurer is Mr. R. P. Hold
ing. Mr. E. F. Crump, who was cot
ton weigher here for a number of
years, is the manager and will have
his office at the warehouse.
The building is located near the
lumber mill. It is 50x140 and is ar
ranged in five sections, each section
having a capacity of 1000 bales. In an
emergency 1500 bales can be taken
care of in a section. J. E. Beaman, of
Raleigh was the contractor and the
building which cost around $110,000,
is said to be one of the most up-to
date in the state. Its construction is
fire-proof.
Some cotton has already been stor
ed in the warehouse and Mr. Crump
is now ready to receive any other
that the farmers have on hand and
wish to store.
Chinese In Dire Circumstances
More than 14,284,000 persons in the
famine districts of northern China
are totally dependent on outside re
lief, according to figures just report
ed to the American Committee for
China Famine Fund by the Nort^i CJiitfc
na International Society for Famine
Relief, after a two months painstak
ing investigation of the five provinces
affected.
This investigation was commenced
September 15 and completed Novem
ber 15. It has been placed at the dis
posal of all relief organizations op
erating in the famine area, and is
serving as the statistical basis for
practically all relief work.
The report apportions the famine
distress to the various provinces, as
follows: Chihli, 8,076,500; Shantung,
3,106,000; Honan, 2,508,500; Shansi,
451,000; Shensi, 106,000. This takes
account of the totally destitute cases
only, the people who must be fed
by relief societies if they are to live
till the next harvest, and does not
touch the general suffering which ex
ists throughout these provinces.
The North China International Re
lief Society has undertaken the task
of operating fourteen relief centers,
caring for twenty-two counties in
Chihli province, at a cost of some
$300,000. This is the limit of their
financial abilities. The society stres
ses the fact that while missionaries
are handling a large part of the re
lief work, there will be no religious
distinction whatever in the giving of
relief, absolute need beii\g the only
criterion.—American Commission for
China Famine Fund.
Hi-Y To Aid Sufferers
The Senior Hi-Y club of this city
is planning a “Beef Stew for Invis
able Guests.” This is a plan which
worked sucfcessfully in New York
City recently to obtain donations for
sufferers in the Near East. The idea
is to serve a supper, the menu of
which is the same as that served
daily to those in the famine stricken
countries wln> are getting relief. One
dollar is (marged for a plate, and
since the supper costs only a small
part of that amount, the balance goes
for those in need.
The local Hi-Ys will have their
supper in the Opera House on Mon
day night. A special program of
short speeches and music both vocal
and instrumental is being arranged.
Judge Brooks, County Chairmah of
the Near East Relief, will be one
of the speakers. Everybody is invited
to participate by buying a plate and
thus give aid to people in the direst
need.
Box Party at Selma
On Thursday evening, February 10,
at 7:30 o’clock there will be a box
party at the Temple Hall at Selma.
Everybody is cordially invited.