MR. AARON SAP1RO
ADDRESSES FARMERS
Makes Convincing Co-oper
ative Marketing Speech
To A Big Crowd
“Crop Hens are the most pathetic
things about Southern agriculture,”
declared Aaron Sapiro, of California,
in an address here Wednesday to
farmers who crowded the opera house
to the utmost capacity. And it was in
the interest of relieving this “eco
nomic bondage” that Mr. Sapiro
came to this section to discuss co
operative marketing.
Mr. A. M. Johnston made a brief
introductory speech in which he an
nounced that as in the days of old
wise men from the East proclaimed
a Savior for the world, now a wise
man had come from the West to tell
of a savior for the southern farmer.
Mr. Sapiro then addressed the people
holding their attention for fully an
hour and a half.
Beginning with the discouraging
statement that Johnston county was
far behind in signing up for coopera
tive marketing having signed only
40 per cent, he urged the necessity of
signing at least 80 per cent, and stat
ed that one of three things must have
happened to cause such a poor show
ing. Either cooperative marketing
had been represented as some new
scheme which had not been tried out,
or the people do not understand how
it works, or enemies have been
spreading colored statements as to
the efficiency of the plan.
Mr. Sapiro undertook to offset the
above reasons. He showed beyond
question that co-operative marketing
is not a new thing, but that the plan
has been used in Denmark for 60
years. For a generation or more it
has been in use in Northern Germany,
and parts of Italy and France. But
it is unnecessary to go to Europe
for an example. The plan has been
worked in California since 1894 and
has been a perfect success since 1906.
Commodities such as milk, cheese,
butter, prunes, raisins, and other
fruits and nuts are marketed through
cooperative associations there and
Mr. Sapiro emphasized the fact that
there is not a single problem in North
Carolina that has not already been
solved in California.
Having shown that the system has
passed the experimental stage, the
speaker proceeded to make plain the
terms cT the contract using the one
in reference to tobacco only, time
not permitting a discussion of both
cotton and tobacco contracts. He
made a comparison of the two meth
ods of marketing tobacco, character
izing the present method as “dumping
the products” on the market, whereas
a cooperative association would “mer
chandise” it. In other words, cooper
ative marketing would move products
on the market at such a time and in
such quantities as would warrant a
fair price for the farmer. He used
prunes as sold in California by an
association as an example of effective
marketing, perhaps taking this dried
fruit because of the varying grades
presenting more nearly a parallel to
the different grades of tobacco.
Following this discussion, Mr. .Sa
piro summarized the enntiv a. tell
ing who may bec^ne members an
association, who runs the association,
what the directors do, what is done
with the tobacco when it is turned
over to the association, and where
the money comes from to finance the
movement.
Mr. Sapiro then presented several
reasons why some farmers have not
yet signed up, one being the report
that the Kentucky association had
“blown up.” He corrected that error
and told something of how the plan
is now working in the Burley tobacco
territory. The association is using
facilities already at hand for handling
the weed, 109 warehouses out of 130
in Kentucky being in use. Only six
warehouses, he stated, are now open
under the old plan. He repudiated
the report that the big companies
would not buy from the Association,
by telling of the visit of the Ken
tucky representative to four of the
big tobacco companies of the world
including Ligget & Myers and R. J.
Reynolds Co., the result of which was
a statement to the effect that these
companies would be glad to buy from
the Associations. Mr. Sapiro then
pointed out where the money would
FORMER GOVERNOR
T. W. BICKETT DEAD
Passed Away Following A
Stroke of Paralysis at His
Home in Raleigh
Thomas Walter Bickett, Governor
of North Carolina from 1917 to 1921,
died at his home in Hayes Barton,
yesterday morning at 9:15, a little
more than x l hours after he had been
stricken with naralysis Tuesday even
ing. He d:< i without regaining co ’
sciousness, with all members of his
family at his bedside except his sis
ter, Mrs. F. B. Ashcraft, of Monroe,
who reached Raleigh two hours later.
Ihe going of the War Governor
was peaceful. Throughout the night
he struggled for each breath, but to
ward morning the flickering pulse
grew weaker, the labored breath
fainter. From the moment they
reached him physicians held out no
hope and as dawn grew on, the fam
ily realized that he would not live.
At nine o’clock the breathing was al
most imperceptible, the pulse was al
most gone. Presently he ceased to
struggle. North Carolina’s beloved
citizen and friend was dead.
This morning the body will be re
moved from the residence to the Ro
tunda of the State Capitol, there to
lie in state for two hours so that the
thousands who would look for the
last time upon his face may see him.
At 11 o’clock the cortage will be i-e
moved to Christ Church, just across
the Capitol grounds, where the For
mer Governor was a member, and
brief funeral services will be held at
11:30 o’clock. The body will then be
taken to Louisburg, his former home,
for interment.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mem
bers of the Council of State who are
in the city, State Auditor Baxter
Durham, State Superintendent of
Education, E. C. Brooks, Attorney
General J. S. Manning, Chief Justice
Walter Clark, Associate Justices Ad
ams, Hoke, Walker and Stacy, and
Former Secretary of the Navy Jo
sephus Daniels, and members of the
Wake County bar. Active pallbear
ers for the services here will be W.
B. Drake, Jr., K. P. Hill, William
B.ailey, Ben Dixon MacNeill, John
Davis, Murray Allen, Dr. W. S. Ran
kin, and B. H. Griffin.
The State is stunned by the ter
rible suddenness with which death
has struck down the Former Gover
nor. Yesterday he was to have start
ed on a little journey over into South
Carolina, to Florence, where, with his
close and lifelong friend, Dr. E. W.
Sikes, he was to address the North
Carolina Society of the Palmetto
State. But yesterday he was dead,
and instead of journeying to Flor
ence with him, Dr. Sikes was hasten
ing alone to Raleigh to stand beside
the bier of his friend.
A stranger within the gates of the
j Capitol City needed not to be told
I yesterday that sorrow had laid heavy
hands upon its people. It was writ
ten in every face. Men and women
moved along the streets more slowly.
They stopped to greet one the other
in hushed, sorrowful voices. But yes
terday they had seen him just yon
der, smiling, keenly happy overflow
in with that spontaniety of joy that
won back to him a thousandfold the
love that he had for every living
thing.—Ben Dixon MacNeill in News
and Observer.
Germany used to want to write her
name on the world. Now the best she
can hope to do is to make her mark.—
Rochester (Ind.) Sentinel.
come from to finance the proposi
tion. He stated that $150,000,000
was available from the War Finance
Corporation and that the National
City Bank of New York was ready
to back up the movement, the money
to be secured at a low rate of interest.
Having: presented his subject in a
forceful entertaining manner, Mr.
Sapiro reached his climax when he
made an appeal for cooperative mark
eting in order that a better type of
rural civilization might be the re
sult. He said the plan had been a
success in California not only from
a standpoint of dollars and cents, but
it had entirely changed the rural sec
tions of that state. He predicted the
same improvement for North Caro
lina if cooperative marketing goes
over the top.
YE HAVE NOT PASSED THIS WAY BEFORE
By
REV. D. H. TUTTLE
Pastor Centenary Methodist Church, Smithfield
What way? The way of 1922. In one sense it is a long way. It
leads through 12 months, 52 weeks, 3651 days 8,766 hours, 525,960
minutes, 31,557,600 seconds. Through four seasons of alternate
sunshine and showers, clear weather and cloudy. Thank God!
With the past to judge by, more clear with sunshine than cloudy
with showers. What a blessed mixture in that after-the-flood
promise: “While the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest, and
cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not
cease.” (Gen. 8:22). Connect this by faith with Rom. 8:28, and
believe with all thine heart remembering that "faith worketh by
love.” (Gal. 5:6). However this long way comes within the words
of the Psalmist: “We spend our years as a tale that is told.”
(Psalm 90:4-9).
Then it is not only a long way, but to us an unknown way. “Ye
have not passed this way before.” Reader, hast thou considered
that, “thou knowest not what a day (only one day) may bring
forth?” (Prov. 27:1). Walk softly before the Lord, for in the
near future it may read,_day of_month A. D. 1922,
such an one was numbered with the group of mortals that are
passing into eternity at the rate of more than fifty to the minute.
Since the way is unknown—leads on as in a fog,—do we not need
a guide? Is it not right that we confess with Jeremiah, the humble
prophet of old, “That the way of man is not in himself: it is not in
man that walketh to direct his steps.” (Jer. 10:23). How beauti
fully Psalm 37:23 fits right in here. Look it up, read and ask your
self, can I claim the promise?
Friend, the way of 1922 is not only unknown but it is dangerous.
Therefore you need the safety and protection of God’s guidance.
Ask and you shall receive; “For thy name’s sake lead me, and guide
me. (Psalm 31:3). Has not God said, “thine t'ars shall hear a
word behind thee, saying, This is the way walk ye in it? (Isa.
31:21). Again, “In all thy way acknowledge him, and he will direct
thy ways. (Prov. 3;6). There is a perfectly safe way through all
the way of 1922. It is fully described in Isa. 35:8-10. “And a
highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called the way
of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for
those; the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. No
lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it
shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: And
the ransomed of the Lord shall ret urn, and come to Zion with songs
and everlasting joy upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and
gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.”
There is a great promise that will provide assurance of victory
over every temptation and in every test of patience by affliction or
adversity.
It is found in I Cor. 10:13. Get your Testament, read and mark
it now. As for the past, in many things, be a free forgetter, and
for the future looking upward and onward “press toward the mark,”
to excell in self-sacrifice, in dilligent doing, lifting up others by
lifting up yourself in conversation, conduct, Christ-like character.
Christ is the perfect character, therefore the perfect leader. Follow
Him and the very best of fellowship both human and divine will
be yours all through 1922. Now get your Bible and start the New
Year by reading Col. 3:1-4 and Philippians 2:5-16.
Elect Officers and Teachers for 1922.
Last Sunday Smithfield Baptist
Sunday school elected officers and
teachers for 1922 as follows:
T. S. Ragsdale, Superintendent; L.
T. Royall and H. P. Johnson, assist
ant superintendents; J. M. Beaty,
treasurer; John Ives, secretary; Paul
Brown, ass’t. secretary; Miss Ruth
Brown, organist; Mrs. J. M. Beaty,
superintendent Primary department,
assisted by Mrs. Harry P. Johnson
and Mrs. Henry H. Johnson; Mrs. D.
H. Creech, superintendent Home De
partment and Cradle Roll.
Other teachers elected were, Miss
Bridgett Williams, Mrs. H. G. Gray,
Miss Ora Cansler, Miss Annie Parker,
Mrs. H. H. Radford, Miss Annie Las
siter, Mrs. W. N. Holt and Mr. Law
rence Brown. The organized classes
will elect their teachers next Sunday.
Bakery in New Quarters.
The Smithfield Bakery has moved
into, its new quarters recently erected
at the rear of Mr. J. W. Phillips’ resi
dence near the Telephone Exchange.
The establishment is better equipped
than ever before a portable oven hav
ing been installed. The bakery can
now turn out four hundred loaves of
bread per hour, or 4,000 loaves in a
ten-hour day. The retail part of the
bakery will be in the front of the
“Shoe Hospital” on Third street.
Vesper Service.
The white gift vesper sendee giv
2n by the Methodist Sunday school
Christmas afternoon was quite en
joyable. The program besides sev
eral musical numbers included a re
presentation of the Christmas sijry.
An offering was made for Russian
and Armenian sufferers which
amounted to over one hundred dollars.
City Postoffice Shows Town’s Growth
We wish to thank the good people
cf Smithfield for the beautiful way
in which they responded to the re
quest to mail early. And above all
we wish to thank THE HERALD for
the sumptuous and delicious oyster
supper which they gave us on Christ
mas Eve. This came as a happy cul
mination to a hard week’s work
wnich we had enjoyed, since it had
been highly spiced with kindness on
almost every side.
We handled, perhaps, a greater
voiumt of mail than we have handled
at any previous Christmas season,
our sales on the 23rd being greater
than any other day in the history
of the office except on two former
days when large lots of envelopes
were ^delivered to the First National
Bank. This quarter’s sales in the
postoffice have already exceeded
those of any previous quarter by
about two hundred dollars, and we
have three more days to add yet.
This shows, perhaps, as well as
anything else, the prosperity and
growth of our town.
We wish for the patrons of this of
fice a most prosperous and happy
New Year, and we stand ready to do
anything we can in accordance with
postal laws Aid regulations to fur
ther that happiness and prosperity.
SARAH A LUNCEFORD, P. M. '
At Barbour’s Chapel.
The Sunday school at Barbour’s
Chapel will carry out the program
next Sunday, January 1, 1922, that
was expected to have been carried
out on Christmas day. Rain hindered
the program on Christmas day. The
superintendent, Mr. L. B. Durham
wishes it stated that he wants all the
Sunday school there to get their treat.
Also Extra presents for attendance
and good lessons will be given.
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PRINCETON ENJOYS
A QUIET CHRISTMAS
No Accidents from Fire
Works; Some Whiskey
But Not Many Drunks
Princeton, Dec. 29.—Miss Lissic
Pearce who is teaching- at Thanksgiv
ing is at home for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Barett are
visiting relatives at Burlington this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Godwin from
Apex are spending the holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Woodard.
Mrs. Kirby Thomas and children of
Apex, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rackley are
spending the holidays with Mrs.
Rackley’s parents at Parkton.
Miss Stella Mason from Mount
Olive is at home this week.
Mrs. Bettie Pittman from Ports
mouth, Va., is visiting relatives in
town this week.
Mr. Luby Lynch from Wilmington
has been spending several days with
his father, Mr. N .B .Lynch.
Mrs. J. W. Odum and Misses Ila
and Patsy visited friends at Fremont
Wednesday.
Mr. Percy Sandlin, from Wilming
ton was a visitor in town Monday.
There was a special Christmas serv
ice at the Methodist church Sunday
night. The pastor, Rev. Mr. Farrar,
made a five minute talk and the re
maining minutes were utilized in a
song service.
Miss Lissie Woodard has returned
from Clinton where she attended a
silver wedding.
On the evening of Dec. 26th, Miss
Bessie Mason entertained a few of
her friends at a birthday party. Af
ter the usual games ,a salad course
was served, a large number of young
people were present and enjoyed the
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wrike and chil
dren have returned from a visit to
relatives at Randleman and High
Point.
Mr. P. H. Joyner is spending the
day in Smithfield in the interest of
the Farmers Co-operative Marketing
plan.
A son of Mr. Bamie Peedin died
at his home a few miles from town
yesterday. The young man’s name
could not be learned.
Miss Theo Wooten, music teacher
in the high school, is spending the
holidays at Columbia, S. C.
Maxton Wells, from Hampton
Roads, Va., is at home for the holi
days. He is a member of the marine
band ai that place.
Doctors Bill and Moulton Massey
are spending a few days at home.
They are taking courses in the medi
cal college in Atlanta, Ga.
David Massey and Miss Mary
Massey from Buie’s Creek are at
home for a few days with their moth
er.
Dr. J. C. Joyner from Burlington
was here a short while Sunday to see
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Joy
ner.
Mr. Lester Mitchell and his sis
ter, Mrs. J. C. Thomas from Apex,
are spending several days in town
with relatives.
Mr. P. M. Barnes, from Charleston,
W. Va., is here visiting his sister,
Mrs. L. D. Grantham.
Mr. Bob Wells, from Greensboro is
spending several days here with rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Cox, from
the Bentonville section were visitors
in town Christmas week.
Citizens of the town admit that
there was some whiskey handled here
through the week, and what town in
the United States was it that didn’t
have some drunks on Christmas. But
ours were mighty nice and quiet and
most of them actually waited until
night to get drunk so as not to be
seen, which was real thoughtful of
them.
Jack Wooten and Miss Dixie Pitt
man were married on Dec. 21st. Af
ter the ceremony they left for a trip
to New York City. On Friday the
meanest man in the world came along
and stole Jack’s automobile while he
was away on his honeymoon. Some
of the boys say they know why Jack
wanted to go to New York—the fact
is—Miss Dixie is one of the most
perfect specimens of feminine beauty
and iovliness, that most any man ev
er looked upon.
NORWOOD SUCCEEDS
MR. T. D. WARREN
State Democratic Executive
Committee Met in Raleigh
Wednesday Night
Acceptance of the resignation of
Thomas D. Warren as chairman of
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee took place Wednesday even
ing when the committee met in the
Hall of Representatives at Raleigh.
Mr. J. Dave Norwood, of Salisbury,
a member of the committee was nam
ed to succeed him. The election of
Mr. Norwood appeared to be without
opposition, and the successful banker,
textile manufacturer, merchant and
farmer took hold of his new job with
little ceremony. Much of the time of
the committee meeting was devoted
to eulogy of the late T. W. Bickett,
former governor of North Carolina.
The News and Observer writes of
the retiring chairman and the new
chairman as follows:
“Mr. Warren retires from the
chairmanship after seven years of
active service, during which time the
party majorities in the State have
grown steadily to last year’s record
breaker of near eighty thousand. Mr.
Norwood comes into service as head
of the party machinery in the State
after a tutelage of 8 years as a mem
ber from the Eighth Congressional
District, and in the prime of his ener
gies. His friends predict for him a
very successful chairmanship.”
Death of Mr. Julius A. Lee, Sr.
Mr. Julius A. Lee, Sr., came to
Smithfield a few days ago to spend
Christmas with his daughters, Mrs.
Cara Lassiter, Misses Jessie Lee and
Annie Lee. He had had a heart trou
ble for sometime but was not con
sidered in a dangerous condition. He
took pneumonia after coming here
and died about 11 o’clock Christmas
night. He was eighty-six years, two
months, and twenty-eight days old.
He was buried Tuesday afternoon in
Smithfield’s new cemetery by the side
of his son, Mr. A. N. Lee, who died
several months ago. The funeral was
preached by Rev. U. H. Tuttle, Mr.
Lee being a member of Smithfield
Methodist church. The pallbearers
were Messrs W. S. Stevens, T. R.
Hood, E. F. Boyett, W. F. Grimes, J.
D. Spiers and J. A. Keen.
He was one of the oldest men of the
county. Mr. Lee was a good farmer,
spending most of his time on his farm
in the Bentonville section of the
county. He was a man highly esteem
ed by those who knew him and one of
the county’s best citizens.
Mr. Lee leaves surviving him his
widow, Mrs. Charlotte L. Lee and 11
children, his second son, A. N. Lee
having died about a year or more ago.
His children are: Robt. E. Lee, Julies
A. Lee, Jr., Frances L. Mozingo, Miss
Florence Lee, Miss Delia Lee, Mrs.
Cara Lassiter, widow of Junius Las
siter; Mrs. T. Eldridge, of Mount
Olive; Misses Jessie and Annie Lee
and Lida and Victor Lee.
The treaty of peace between the
United States and Hungary was rati
fied by Hungary Monday night.
Mrs. T. Walker and her son, Mr. J.
T. Walker, from Charlotte and Miss
Lillian A. Walker from Gibson are
spending several days with Mrs. W.
G. Farrar. Rev. Mr. Farrar is visit
ing his mo'ther at Apex while Mrs.
Farrar’s mother and sister are here.
Mr. George Toler was taken seri
ously ill a few days ago and was car
ried to the hospital in Goldsboro
where he is at present in a very dan
gerous condition and his chances for
recovery are reported very doubtful.
Mr. W. D. Phillips died at his home
near town on Dec. 21st. He wras 85
years old. He was an old Confeder
ate veteran and had been a Justice of
the Peace in his neighborhood for
many years.
No fireworks, no accidents, no can
non crackers, not a boy has been re
ported with his hand blown off or an
eye put out as it used to be. The
mothers are happy that none were al
lowed to be sold here.
Frank Pearce from Chapel Hill is
at home for a few days with his par
ents. '
Luther Pearce from Greensboro is
spending a few days at home with
his parents.