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TOBACCO BRINGING GOOD PRICES HERE Mr. Mellie Johnson Sold 318 Pounds Here This Week Averaging $76.05 This has been a good week for the Smithfield Tobacco Market. Tobacco has been coming to this market in large quantities. The buyers are aggressive and every one seems to want his share for the house for which he is buying. The warehouse men say that tobacco is coming Smith field’s way and prospects are brighter all along. The better grades are ad vancing and the farmers are pleased with their sales. The better grades are coming in more now than at first. Some very high averages are being made. Mr. Mellie Johnson sold this week three hundred and eighteen pounds which averaged $76.05 and brought him $241.84. The market shows an improved tendency as the season advances. No farmer need fear to bring his tobacco here. Two Cotton Weighers in Smithfield There are now two cotton weighers in Smithfield. Mr. J. W. Daughtry, who has been a county weigher for some time lives across the street from the cotton platform near the depot, and still weighs cotton when called on to do so. Most of the cotton bought by Mr. W. M. Sanders and by Mr. A. M. Johnson for the Tomlinson Company, is weighed by Mr. Daugh try at the depot cotton platform. Mr. E. F. Crump, the cotton storage warehouse weigher, does the weigh ing at the new cotton warehouse near the fair ground. Most of the cotton bought by Austin-Stephenson Co., and Cotter-Underwood Co., is weighed by Mr. Crump as these two firms handle their cotton in connection with the storage warehouse. Mr. Will H. Johnson Dead. Early Wednesday night the spirit of our townsman, Mr. Will H. John son wended its way to Him who gave it, and a home was bereft of a hus band and father. For three weeks he had been con fined to his bed with a complication of diseases and for the past several days the end had been expected at any moment. His loved ones and friends did all that could be done, but his days on earth were numbered, and he had to answer the summons. Mr. Johnson was the son of Mr. W. L. Johnson of Smithficld township. He grew up in our midst, farming for quite a number of years, but lat er came to Smithfield and worked at the carpenter’s trade. He married Miss Lizzie Wellons, daughter of Mr. J. W. Wellons, of this city. To this union were born nine children who with his wife survive him. He also leaves one brother, Mr. W. D. John son, two sisters, having preceded him to the grave. The deceased was 48 years old. He was a member of the Methodist church and made the re mark during his illness that he was going to try to be ready to go when he was called. The funeral service was held yes terday afternoon at four o clock from the Methodist church conducted by his pastor, Rev. D. H. Tuttle. The interment took place immediately af terward in Oakland cemetery in the presence of a large crowd of relatives and friends. Our sympathy goes out to the be reaved but while tney mourn their dead, they may rejoice that there is no co.lud so dark that there is no light behind it, no sorrow so poignant that there is not balm for the wound it inflicts. The Heavenly Father makes the burden no heavier than one is able to bear. Girls Accepts Proposal In Air. Miss Mildred Armstrong went for an airplane ride with George Hauser, at Mineola, N. Y., and came back to earth wearing a diamond ring, hav ing accepted his proposal while 4,000 feet up in the air. At 2,500 feet Hauser was holding her hand; at 3,000 feet he proposed to her and she hesitated, but at 4,000 feet she answered “yes.” Then they came back to earth to make the an nouncement of the engagement to their friends.—Piedmont Press. ENGINEER FURMAN SNATCHES CHILD FROM GREAT PERIL. Driver of Norfolk Southern Locomo tive Excels Movies in His Daring Deed. He has been often in the moving pictures—the handsome engineer who from his cabin on a speeding locomo tive, sees a sweet baby girl toddling along the track ahead, jambs on his emergency brakes, staggering but not halting the heavy train sweeping down a grade, climbs out of his cabin, down to the cowcatcher in front, and scoops up the infant to safety, with just a scant fraction of a second to spare. Yesterday it happened in real life, not 50 miles from Raleigh, and with more thrills than any moving pic ture ever had the imagination to put into it. Engineer J. H. Furman was the man; Gertrude Collins, aged three was the little girl; the Norfolk Southern was the road; Smith’s water tank, two miles beyond Kipling, to ward Fayetteville, was the place; and 3:05 was the time. And he had never had time to practice the feat, with a sack full of straw instead of a real, live, dimpled-face little girl. Engineer Furman was taking 25 loaded freight cars to Fayetteville, and running at about the usual speed of freight trains. Rounding a sharp curve and going down grade toward the Cape Fear River and Lillington, he saw the little girl walking along and unsteadily down the track. Her back was toward him. With one hand Furman yanked the whistle-cord and with the other the emergency brake lever. The child was 75 yards away. The speed of the train was slack ened but the weight of the cars be hind thrust it on. Furman saw that it could ot stop before it ground the child to bits. Without an instant of hesitation he ran forward on the run ning board, climbed down on the pilot. The locomotive was then within a few feet of the still unheeding child. He reached down and grasped her by the arm and pulled her up to safety. Her worst injury was a slight bruise on the head and a scratched foot. The train was then moving at ten miles an hour. At home half mile away the child s mother had not missed her. She had wandered off toward the railroad, clambered down the steep embank ment and onto the track. Furman stopped the train and began inquiry as to wflom the child belonged. With modesty as becoming of a brave man he retreated before the demonstra tion of parental joy. Then he went back to write the casual, matter-of fact reports that railroads keep, and went on Fayettevillewards. Furman is 30, married, lives in Boylan Heights, Raleigh, and Nor folk Southern officials say the coolest engineer in their employ. When younger he went off to the navy and served out an enlistment period. Then he came home and went to work with the Norfolk Southern as a fireman. Three years of that and he moved ov er to the other side of the cabin, and has been an engineer since.—News and Observer. A Wagon Load of Meat Mr. Thomas G. Allen who lives on the capital highway three miles south of Four Oaks was here Wednesday with a tv/c horse wagon loa ' of bacon whi.h he sold to Mr. W. M Sanders. It was probably the largest lot of meat brought here by any one man this year Mr Allen weighed it be fore leaving home twenty three hun dred and seventy-nine pounds There were 39 hams which he sold at 39 cents per pound There were forty seven shoulders and fifty sides which brought an average price of 24 cents per pound. The load of meat amount ed to $657.33 in cash. The meat was in perfect condition and as pretty a lot of bacon as we have ever seen de livered here. Toadstools Indicate Heavy Snow. Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 19.—Weather prophets, after exhausting the animal kingdom for signs to show that severe winter conditions are ahead, turned to the vegetable world and stated that toadstols bear out their conten tions. The stems of the fungi are about three times their normal length and this is cited to prove that there will be a 300 per cent increase in snowfalls.—Philadelphia Record. GOVERNOR MORRISON NAMES JUDGE ADAMS Succeeds the Late Judge Allen on the Supreme Court Bench Governor Cameron Morrison smash ed the hopes of a score of contendants for a seat on the Supreme Court bench to succeed the late Justice W. R. Allen yesterday afternoon when he announced the appointment of Judge W. J. Adams, of Carthage, as associate justice; named Solicitor Walter Brock as successor to Judge Adams on the Superior Court from the 13th District; and appointed M. W. Nash, of Hamlet, as Solicitor to succeed Mr. Brock. The appointments were announced by Governor Morrison shortly after an imposing delegation from the counties composing the thirteenth ju dicial district had called on the Gov ernor in the interest of Judge Adams. It was the largest delegation that has appeared before Governor Morrison since the campaign for successor to Judge Allen started. The next largest was for Thomas D. Warren, of New Bern, chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee, the choice of a host of the many of the Governors’ personal and political friends. With the announcement of the ap pointment! Governor Morrison dis patched this telegram to Judge Adams, now holding court in Guilford county: » “Believing that you are the choice of the people of the State for the Supreme Court bench and my own judgment being that you will ably and justly discharge the high duties of that exalted position, I take great pleasure in tendering you the vacancy on the Supreme Court bench, causel by the death of the Hon William R. Allen.” Until Sunday it wis almost gen erally conceded that Chairman Thos. D. Warren would get the appoint ment. Governor Morrison had al most committed himself to the posi tion that the East should get the ap pointment. An avalanche of telegrams and letters and personal envoys de luged the Governor and when the ap pointment was made it was a ques tion as to which of the two—Adams or Warren—had the largest number of endorsements. Judge Adams, the son of the Metho dist minister, Rev. Shockley D. Ad ams, and himself a promihent lay member of the Methodist church, has been on the Superior court bench since 1908, when he was appointed by Governor R. B. Glenn. Prior to that appointment, he had practiced law in Moore county, has led the forces cf the Democratic party as county chair man and hatl served his county in both houses of the General Assembly. He was a member of the House in 1893 and one of the six Democratis Senators in the Fusion Senate of 1895 and there won the admiration of Governor Morrison by his ability and his fearlessness. He married Miss Florrie Wall, daughter of Stephen Wall, of Rich mond coupty, and has one son, Wil liam Adams. When the death of Justice Allen created a vacancy on the Supreme Court bench, Judge Adams was the first man suggested for the office. He was declared at that time to be the choice of the majority of the bar of the State. He is regarded as an able jurist, a man of keen insight, sound judgment, and a thorough knowledge of the law. Governor Morrison was under the impression yesterday that Judge Ad ams would not be able to take his seat on the bench until he had dis posed of pending matters of the Guil ford court.—News and Observer, Sept. 20. Alien Poll Tax Law Unconstitutional. San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 12.—The State alien poll tax law was declared unconstitutional today by the State Supreme court in unanimous decision which held that the measure was in violation of the 14th amendment to the United States Constitution and to the treaty between the United States and Japan. —Why does a wig resemble a lie? Because it is a false hood. CONGRESS IN SESSION AFTER ITS RECESS Barely Quorum, in. Senate When it Resumes Debate; Anti-Beer Bill Up Washington, Sept. 21.—Congress did not get back to work today with a rush for seats after a month of recess, for only 54 Senators out of the 92, of these 33 being Republicans and 21 Democrats, answered “present” to the roll call. Having barely a quorum at the opening there was a counting of noses from time to time to see if a quorum was on hand to go at busi ness. But there was little accomplish ed during the session in the Senate, while the House is by a gentleman’s agreement marking time till the Sen ate gets some of the House bills sent to it ready for House action. The first of these bills is expected to be the revenue bill, and as there are differencs between the Senate and House measures it will have t3 go to conference in the threshing out of the differences. Senator Pen rose, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, says that he expects to have Senate action in two weeks, a short period of conference, and the measure ready for the President be fore October gets away. Ihe anti-beer bill got into action early with the reconvening of the Senate. There was a lull and it made a quick appearance, and there ensued a lot of wrangling amid mixing up on the measure, the “drys” evidently ready for a vote and inviting it, while the “wets” on the other hand, were for staying off action for the present, recognizing that there was defeat for them in the vote. There were clashes from side to side on the question that search and seizure provision, but there was no conclusion reached. It appears very evident that the confer ence proposal is going to win and that the Stanley amendment is doomed to defeat. But one of the fighters to the last for it will be Senator Jim Reed, of Missouri. Senator Pat Harrison, of Missis sippi, took occasion today to hand out a few sharp things to the Republi cans, telling them that the very thing of which the Republicans had com plained in the case of President Wil son had just been done by President Harding, that he had written to Sena tor McCormick a letter to be used in the New Mexico election that was a call to Republicans to put over a Re publican Senator to support the ad ministration just as President Wil son had done. He spoke of the efforts of the Republicans to make it appear that there had been great things done by their party in Congress, that Pres ident Harding had spoken of “monu mental accomplishments” without any of these having been accomplished.— Edward E. Britton in News & Ob server. Recorder’s Court Proceedings. The Recorder court in Smithfield was in session Tuesday and Wednes day. Tin cases tried are mentioned below: State vs. Leonard Capps, charged with having an excess quantity of whiskey, resulted in conviction, he be ing sent to the roads for 4 months. State vs. Aaron Lee and Bill Black man, cursing on the highway, judg ments suspended on payment of cost. Juddie Conner charged with as sault, judgment suspended on pay ment of cost and he to appear before the court for two years and show good conduct. S. Muns, charged with assault with intent to commit rape bound over to appear in Superior court. Bond $1000. Quince Capps and Herman Capps, violating prohibition laws, six months each on roads. Minger Alford Holder, abandon ment, to pay costs and prayer for judgment continued for two years. Blockade Still Captured. On Saturday morning, September 17th, Messrs Atkin Wood, W. V. Mas sengil and Nogah Wood captured a 80-gallon whiskey still complete in Ingrams township about five miles south of Four Oaks. They turned out about two barrels of beer. The blockaders rushed away fromthe still which was running but they are known to the officers. PUPILS OF TURLINGTON SCHOOL WANT CLEAN YARD Supt. Urges Pupils To Attend School Regularly. Poor Attendance Causes Failures. The children in the first five grades of the Turlington Graded school held a mass meeting in the school auditor ium at 11:30 Wednesday for the pur pose of discussing the problem of keeping the school yards clean. The plan which was used last year work ed very well and was readopted on the children’s recommendation. Six nominations came from the floor for a Chief Scout, who is to have the management of the yard in charge. Speeches for the nominees took place and then voting. Alton Benspn was elected Chief Scout by a large ma jority. Cooperation in the work was pledg ed by the whole mass meeting; and several well-stated practical plans for helping the Chief Scout in his business of keeping the yards clean were given by the various grades. Durward Creech suggested that three children be elected from each grade and each of these children be respon sible for a certain part of the yard. Margaret Aycock suggested that each grade elect one assistant scout and these with the Chief Scout keep the yard. Theo Ellis suggested that the Chief Scout and his assistants be fur ther assisted by one grade each week. This last plan was adopted by the meeting. Beginning Friday, the Chief Scout and his assistants will go on duty, having the first grade to help them for the coming week. I have just gone through the regis ter for third year junior high school of last year to find out whether there was any close relation between fail ure to be promoted and absence from school. I found that those who re mained in school through the year and yet failed to be promoted were absent from school on an average of one day in nine. Then I checked up on those, who passed their work and were promoted. I found that the stud ents who were promoted were absent from school on an average of less than two days for the entire year. The failures in this class were absent 11 per cent of the time. The successful students were absent less than 1 per cent. I checked up the failures in two other classes. In one the fail ures were absent 12 per cent and in the other the failures were absent 10 per cent of the time. Now failure to make the grr.de may not be due altogether or even at all, to poor attendance. There may be other causes for failure, such as lack of ability, or insufficient preparation for doing the work of the grade due to too rapid promotion, or failure to work at home, or unsatisfactory home conditions. But poor attendance is one big cause for failure to make the grade. There are some farmers around Smithfield, who live in the Smithfield Graded school district, who probably cannot send their children to school during the rush of the cot ton picking season. In some cases the children have to pick the cotton or else let it ruin. These parents have my sincere sympathy. But I feel quite sure there are some farm ers who are not compelled to keep their children out to pick cotton. About forty children in the primary department have been out this week picking cotton. I am very confident that there is no really good reason for such a large number of small children remaining out of school to pick cotton. Please bear this in mind. It does not take many absences to make it necessary for your boy or girl to re main in the grade two years. Failure to be promoted a few times discour ages the average child to such an ex tent that it is impossible for him to make a good student. Some parents have an idea that the first month or so of school does not count as much as the work of the later months. This is wrong. The foundations for the year’s work are being laid now. The pupil who fails to get a good start usually fails at the end of the year. If the work we are doing in September were not im portant we would not do it, but find some work that was important. By keeping your child out to save the price of picking a few hundred pounds of cotton you may ruin your child’s chance in life. THOS. H. FRANKS, Superintendent. September 22, 1921. BAD EXPLOSION AT OPPAU, GERMANY From 1,000 to 1,500 Killed And Over 2,000 Hurt at Chemical Plant . Mayence, Germany, Sept. 21.—(By Associated Press.)—A great explos ion today at the chemical products plant of the Badische Anilinfabrik company at Oppau, on the Rhine, wrecked the town and spread death and destruction on every hand. The number of killed is variously est mat ed at from 1,000 to 1,500 and the in jured close to 2,000. One report says that there were 3,000 men on the spot at the moment of the explosion and it is believed that about haH of <-heso were killed. The town of Oppau is a scene of utter desolation, more than a third of the houses having been completely destroyed, while the roofs of the oth ers were swept off as if by a whirl wind^ Here also many were killed or injured. The explosion is attributed by some to excess pressure in two ad joining gasometers, the whole cf this part of the works being litterally pulverized. Where the gasometers stood is now a funnel shaped hole. 130 yards wide and 46 yards deep, while twisted girders and debris of every de scription lie scattered about. For a distance of several hundred yards not a wall is left standing. The directorate of the company is quoted as saying that the explosion occurred in a storehouse containing four thousand tons of nitrous sul phates, which had previously been ex amined and was believed to be free from danger of explosion. All the workmen’s dwelHngs in Hie vicinity were razed. At Mannheim on the opposite side of the river, 35 per sons were seriously injured and two hundred or more slightly injured. Ludwigschafen reports say that three workmen’s trains were buried under the wreckage and many children on their way to school in that town were* injured. Heartrending scenes were witness ed on all sides. At the little cemetery on the outskirts of Oppau there ere already more than 200 bodies laid cut on the grass. Numerous tombstones were lifted and hurled in various di rections by the force of the explosion. There was not a door or window left intact for a radius of three miles. French medical units are aiding in the rescue work. Assistance also has 'been rushed from all the neighboring towns, and all public and private mo tor cars and vehicles were requisition ed. The roads leading to Oppau were crowded with people, making their way to the scene of the disaster. Fordson Demonstration. Next Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Sanders Motor company will conduct a Ford son Tractor demonstration on the farm of Mr. J. W. Stephenson, near town. Stiff, bottom land rendered harder by the dry summer will be the scene of operations, everybody being invited to be on hand and wit ness the remarkable work which a Fordson tractor can do. Representatives of the Ford Motor Company will be present as will also leading plow and implement manu facturers. The day will be given over to showing what power farming can do. The demonstration will begin at 9:30 o'clock. Sanders’ Motor Co. Canvass. The Sanders Motor Company’s can vass is being pushed every day. They do not expect to stop until they have made a house to house canvass all over Johnston County. Up to date they have seen about three thousand people in the interest of Ford auto mobiles and Fordson Tractors. Two men are traveling in Selma, Micro, Oneals and Beulah townships and they have two more men traveling in Ingrams and Pine Level townships. They are arranging for an all day demonstration on the farm of Mr. J. D. Stephenson on Tuesday, September 27th and hope to have a large num ber of farmers with them that day. So far this month we are told they have delivered forty-seven Ford cars and one Fordson tractor. This is the biggest canvass ever undertaken in Johnston county, but it will no doubt pay them well.
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