VOLUME 41
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1922
NUMBER 32
2 GROUP MEETINGS
WERE HELD SAT.
Rev. J. A. Campbell Spoke
At Pleasant Grove; Mr.
C. U. Harris at Polenta
Group Commencements were quite
in order last week in certain parts of
the county. On Friday one was held
at Benson, one at Wilson’s Mills and
one at Brogden. We hope to publish
accounts of these meetings in an early
issue. Saturday, group meetings
were held at Pleasant Grove and Po
lenta. The Herald had the privilege
of being represented at the last nam
ed places spending the morning at
Pleasant Grove and the afternoon
at Polenta.
As we drove up at Pleasant Grove,
a large crowd was assembled, and
the parade of 500 school children was
just breaking ranks. We were told of
the inspiring picture which they
made, each school marching together
and bearing their penants aloft. Faoh
•xhool had its song and yell being a
manifestation of the fine school spirit
which seemed to characterize the
entire group.
Following the parade the crowd as
sembled near the improvised platform
in front of the building where the
speaking took place. Mr. Turner
Johnson, principal of the Pleasant
Grove school, introduced County Sup
erintendent W. H. Hipps who made a
brief talk, and then introduced the
special speaker for the occasion.
Rev. J. A. Campbell, who is at the
head of Buie’s Creek Academy. Mr.
Campbell, who is doing such a great
educational work with his school, was
particularly fitted to give a message
to those present from the subject
“The Call For Men.” He spoke of
how the world is in need of men and
women with strong minds in strong
bodies trained for service. His words
were forceful and well received.
At the conclusion of his address,
Mr. Hipps delivered the diplomas to
the seventh grade graduates of the
group and also certificates for perfect
attendance.
It was a splendid scene to see
those twenty-seven boys and girls
circle around that platform to receive
the rewards of their efforts in school.
Seven schools participated in this
group, the graduates being as follows:
Pleasant Grove: Harvey Ennis, Ethel
May Allen, Wade Dupree, Mary Hon
eycutt, Lettie Stephenson, Agnes Hon
eycutt, Floyd Stephenson, Annie
Stephenson; Piney Forest: Vernon
Austin, Cora- Parrish and Ivanella
Austin; High Tower: May me Hol
land, Jimmie Barbour, Myrtle Steph
enson, Mildred Jones, Pearl Dupree,
Theodore Jones, Ottis Barber and
Pauline Wester; Piney Grove: Rixie
McGee, Virgie Honeycutt, Callie
Langdon; Mount Zion: Louise Wrenn
and Charles McCullers; Ogburn
Grove: Bessie Ogburn and John Og
burn; Sunny Nook: Callie Benson.
A goodly number received certifi
cates for perfect attendance and af
ter all the schools close, it is our pur
pose to publish a complete list of all
in the county who won thih distinc
tion.
After this part of the program
came one of the best dinners we ever
saw spread out any where. After
doing full justice to the spread, we
had to leave in order to go to Polen
ta. Our correspondent has promised
to furnish us with prize winners and
further information about the exer
cises of the day, which will come out
in a later issue.
As we reached roienta, tne greasy
pole topped by a greenback was the
center of attraction, and several were
endeavoring to obtain the prize. The
pole, however, proved too slippery
for anyone to reach the top.
In a few moments after our ar
rival, the crowd was invited to* en
ter the building where the address of
the day was scheduled to take place.
The school rooms which were thrown
together, were beautifull decorated
with long leaf pine, which we love
to associate with any North Carolina
occasion. It seemed particularly
appropriate when the speaker, Mr.
Charles U. Harris, a wrell-known
member of the Raleigh bar, announc
ed his subject: “North Carolina, the
Land of Opportunity.” He spoke of
the sand hill pine section of the state
as he reviewed the past 20 years of
achievement and used that section as
an illustration of the new things
which North Carolina is finding out.
The speaker stated however, that the
ARCHER LODGE SCHOOL
CLOSED LAST FRIDAY
Application Has Beep Made for Loan
For New School House; 207
In School District.
Mr. J. J. Ammons, of Asheville, who
has been principal of the school at
Archer Lodge for the past two years
was in Smithfield last Friday after
noon for a brief visit. He stated
that he had that day closed the term
for the present year and thinks that
some great progress is now mani
festing itself in the school.
This is one of the schools in the
county where the school truck has
been in use, the Pikeville, one teach
er school having been added to the
district two years ago. The district
now numbers 207, 106 of which have
been enrolled during the term just
closed. The daily average attend
ance for the year has been 136. Four
teachers have been employed.
The Archer Lodge school building,
like several more of the county, is
entirely too small for the number of
students in the district. The pri
mary work of the school this year
has been carried out in the church
building near the school house. Ap
plication for a State loan of $20,000
forthe purpose of erecting a build
ing suitable to the needs of the
district has been made, and the com
mitte and patrons of theschool hope
that the work of rebuilding may start
right at once.
Church Organized at Davis Mill
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A Conm'ssion appointed at the re
cent meeting of the Fayetteville
Presbytery, composed of Rev. A. R.
McQueen, of Dunn, Rev. L. Smith, of
Fayetteville, Rev. A. T. Lassiter and
Mr. Preston Woodall, of Benson, Rev.
Neill Mclnnis and Dr. L. D. Wharton,
of this city, organized a Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon at the old
Davis mil] with 22 members. Mr. J.
E. Edwards and Mr. J. W. Hughes
were elected and ordained elders. The
election of deacons and the selection
of a name for the church was left
until some future time. Prior to the
organization, Rev. A. R. McQueen de
livered a forceful sermon from the
text, “Ye are the salt of the earth."
There is already a flourishing Sun
day School at this church. Last
Sunday 82 were in Sunday school
there.
Hospital Notes.
Norwood Holland had his appendix
removed Friday. He is getting along
nicely.
Mr. Hubert Crumpler from Selma,
was operated on for appendicitis
Wednesday. His condition is much
improved.
Mrs. Sam Oliver underwent an op
eration Friday, and is getting along
nicely.
Mrs. Lonnie Capps was operated on
Friday and again Sunday. She is do
ing very well.
Mr. Chas. F. Johnson was admit
ted to the hospital Friday for treat
ment.
old North State was just on the
threshold of development, and point
ed out that on the boys and girls of
today will be the responsibility of
future development.
When Mr. Harris concluded his
speech, a drill was given by Johnson
school and a short play by Smith
school.
By this time the State College
band had arrived from Raleigh and
everybody repaired to the grounds to
see the Baptist Center school.
At 5:45 a community sing led by
Miss Margaret Newell was enjoyed
after which a camp supper was in
order.
The evening program consisted oi a
pantomime by Shiloh school, a play
and musical recital by the Polenta
school, the graduation Exercises of
the Seventh grade and an address by
Col. Fred A. Olds of Raleigh.
Those receiving seventh grade cer
tificates were as follows: Polenta:
Hattie Jones, Delia Ellington, Addie
Barber, Mondiew Watkins, Charlotte
Barber; Baptist Center: Annie Lee
Gower, Amanda Harrison, Erma Hill,
Roy Talton, Vivian Hardee and
Ralph Canaday; Shiloh: Lottie Coats
and Clifton Franks; Smith school:
R. Hunter Lassiter; Johnson school:
Emily Powell; Royall (Elevation):
Lorine Durham, Floyd Johnson, Robt.
Johnson, Josiah Allen, and Johnny
Byrd.
FIRE IN HEART OF
BUSINESS DISTRICT
Destroys Davis Department
Stores and L. E. Watson
Grocery Store
Three store buildings in the
center of town, the entire stock
of dry goods and clothing of the
Davis Department stores and
the stock of groceries belonging
to Mr. L. E. Watson were total
ly demolished by fire early Sun
day morning.
About three o’clock the telephone
of the Davis stores flashed a light
in the telephone exchange. The op
erator listened in and concluded from
the queer sounds that burglars were
breaking in the store. She called the
Davis residence and told of her fears.
By that time, the phone in Watson’s
store made a similar flash. She
though’; of fire then, and looking out
of ttie window saw a cloud of smoke.
Without further investigation, the
operator aroused Mr. J. W. Phillips,
who lives next door to the telephone
exchange who immediately turned in
the alarm.
The cause of the blaze is unknown.
It scorned to have originated in the
rear of the Davis buildings which
occupy a square one fronting TVurd
Street and one Market Street. There
being no brick partition between the
Davis building and the one occupied
by Mr. L. E. Watson the flames soon
spread in that direction. The brick
walls on the other side saved Hood
Bros, drug store from destruction.
The local fire companies worked hard
in their efforts to extinguish the
flames and it is due to their work
that the entire block was not de
stroyed. The colored fire company
did especially good work.
Losers by the fire are Mr. Charles
Davis who owned two of the build
ings and thg stock of dry goods, shoes
and clothing. Mr. Lee Jones, who
owned the other store building, and
Mr. L. E. Watson, owner of the stock
of groceries. The entire loss is esti
mated at between .$100,000 and $150,
000, partly covered by insurance. Mr.
Watson had $2,000 insurance on his
stock of groceries and Mr. Jones
carried $2,000 on his building. Mr.
Davis does not yet know the exact
amount he had on his property.
Mr. Davis was not in the city dur
ing the fire. He closed his store
about 11 o’clock and left on the mid
night train for Norfolk, Va„ where
he had been called on account of the
illness of his mother. He was noti
fied of the fire and returned home
immediately. He informs us that it
is his intention to replace the build
ings with a modern up-to-date struc
ture. He hopes to be ready to open
up again in about ninety days.
Quietly Marries in Raleigh Friday.
Mr, W. G. Thomas and Miss Lena
Massengill were quietly married last
Friday afternoon in Raleigh. Miss
Massengill lives in Fqquay Springs
with her mother and is a native of
Johston county, having moved to
Fuquay Springs about a year ago.
She is a graduate of Pineland School
for girls at Salemburg, N. C. Mr.
Thomas is a druggist and is located
at Varina. He came from Raleigh
about two years. We wish both of
these popular young people a happy
journey along the rugged highway of
life.—Fuquay-Varina Weekly.
Reaches Seventy Thousand Growers
RALEIGH, April 24.—The Tobacco
Cooperative Association has printed
70,000 copies of the speech of Robt.
W. Bingham, the North Carolinian
who has lead the Kentucky Burley
Growers Association to success and
recently addresed enthuiast audiences
of business men and farmers in Ra
leigh and Goldsboro, N. C.
Judge Bingham’s speech will be
mailed this week to every member
of the Association from the north
ern limit of the tobacco area in Vir
ginia to the Georgia line in the Tri
State Tobacco Grower, the official
organ of the 70,000 organized tobac
co farmers.
Silver Tea at Four Oaks.
The Missionary Society of the Four
Oaks Baptist church will hold a Silver
Tea Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock
over the store of L. G. Stevens & Co.
CAPT. COLLIER
DIES SUDDENLY
His Death Occurred at His
Home at Goldsboro A
Shock to Friends
Friends here will learn with regret
of the «u Hc:i death of C: rt. J. 0
Collier, which occurred at his home
in Goldsboro Sunday afternoon at
5:10 o’clock. Capt. Collier was in
here Saturday attending to business,
and after returning to his home was
taken with a chill. He was quite sick
all night but Sunday afternoon was
better and decided to get up. While
he was dressing he fell back on the
bed and died instantly.
For many years Capt. Collier
.was an A. C. L. conductor and ran
on the train between this city and
Goldsboro. The train is known all
through this section as “Capt. Jack’s
train.” About a year ago at the age
of 71 having served one year longer
than is necessary for retirement with
continued pay, Capt. Collier quit the
railroad, and has been living in
Goldsboro since that time. He was
a familiar figure on our streets and
his friends will miss his cheei-y
greeting.
Another link between Smithfield
and Capt. Collier was the fact that
he married a Smithfield young lady,
Miss Caroline Fuller, sister of ouv
townsman, Mr. W. L. Fuller, who with
six children survives him. There are
two sons, Messrs George and John
Collier, and four daughters, Mrs.
Hordes Cobb, Misses Elizabeth and
Susan Collier and Cara Fuller Collier.
The funeral will be held this aft
ernoon at Goldsboro.
BIG CORPORATION TO
RUN RE-DRYING PLANTS
RICHMOND, Va., April 22.—The
Southern State Tobacco Co., Inc., of
Richmond, chartered here yesterday,
•dans to take over and operate the
redrying plants of the Universal, J.
P. Taylor, Gorman & Willingham
Tobacco Companies scattered through
out the Southern belt, it was learned
today.
The object of the consolidation, it
was said, is to place the redrying
plants under one management in
order that the owners of the proper
ties may be better prepared to deal
with the tobacco growers co-operative
associatio in making contracts for
the rehandling of leaf tobacco placed
in its hands by the 70,000 or more
growers who have siged the associa
tion’s contract through which all the
tobacco they produce during the next
five years will be handled. It is not
the intention of the company to
build any more redrying plants
within the immediate future it was
stated.—News & Observer.
ALLEN WILL MANAGE
POU CAMPAIGN IN WAKE
Daniel Allen, known throughout
Raleigh, Wake County, and the
Fourth Congressional District as one
of its leading business men, and one |
who from time to time has taken a
hand in political matters, offered his
services to Congressman E. W. Pou
in his contest for re-nomination, and
will act as his manager in Wake
county, according to a statement
given out yesterday.
Mr. Allen had made a careful sur
vey of the district several days be
fore the unexpected entry of Willie
M. Person on Friday and of Solicitor
H. E. Norris on Saturday, and said
yesterday he is confident that
Mr. Pou will receive a majority of
the vote in the district when they
are cast on June 3. A second pri
mary will not be needed, in his
opinion.—News & Observer.
Drainage Conference at Goldsboro.
All arrangements have been com
pleted by the N. C. Drainage Associa
tion for their annual convention that
is to be held in Goldsboro Friday
and Saturday, April 28 and 29. Ap
proximately 1000 delegates have been
named from every section of the
State to attend this convention and
indications are that it will be the
greatest gathering in the history of
the organization.
In addition to interesting address
es from Senator Borah, Congressman
Bankhead and Mrs. Edith Vander
bilt, other speakers of national repu
tation will address the convention.
I DOCTORS IN RUSSIA HELPLESS
AS DEATH SWEEPS POPULATION
Hospital Attaches, Overworked and
Underfed, Succumb Under Strain,
People Dying In Streets.
PARIS, April 20.—Russia’s popu
lation is dying at such an appalling
rate, declared reports received today
by American relief agencies in Paris,
that doctors are unable to cope with
the situation. In many cases, the
reports said, physicians, nurses and
hospital internes* are succumbing to
impoverishment and overwork, and
pedestrians are dying on the streets
daily.
The situation throughout the coun
try is assuming grave proportions.
The spring thaw is causing rivers
and other water ources to become pol
lutted with bacilli.
The Moscow headquarters of the
American Relief Administration to
day telegraphed an urgent request to
the American Red Cross in Paris to
ship immediately 4,000,000 doses of
vaccine to combat cholera, typhoid
and paratyphoid. The American Red
Cross already has sent 10,000,000
doses of vaccines for other diseaes.
The Pasteur Institute is working
night and day to complete requisitions
which are the largest in the history
of the institute. A ton of serums is
dispatched from Paris to Moscow ev
ery week by American relief authori
ties. The value is so great that ship
ments carry double insurance and are
convoyed by armed couriers.—Asso
ciated Press.
JOHNSTON COUNTY TO HAVE
EXHIBIT AT STATE FAIR
Organization Effected to Have In
Charge The Placing of County
Exhibit at State Fair.
A group of interested persons met
last Saturday in Smithfield and or
ganized a subsidiary organization to
the State Agricultural Socifctj^’ to be
known henceforth as “The Johnston
County Exhibit Association.” It will
include the State Fair vice-presidents
as members of its board of directors.
Mr. W. M. Sanders, who is also r
director in the State Fair society was
elected president and treasurer; Sam
T. Honeycutt, secretary and A. M.
Johnson, manager.
The Board of directors elected is
W. H. Austin, J. P. Parker, S. T Hon
eycutt, J. H. B. Tomlinson, S. P. Hon
eycutt, W. H. Flowers, C. W. Horne,
W. R. Sanders, Clayton, A. M. John
son, P. B. Chamblee, W. M. Sanders,
Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, D. B Oliver, J
R. Ledbetter, and Mrs. C. V. Johnson.
The county has appropriated $500
to put on the exhibit at the State
Fair. The officers and the manager
have already secured pledges from
farmers and others to grow and de
liver specific produce for the exhibit
and deliver it at Smithfield and Ra
leigh this fall. But they want more
and are urging other farmers to speci
fy what they can produce of number
one quality and inform the manager
about it, right away before the plant
ing season is over.
A leaflet will be printed to be dis
tributed at the Booth at the State
Fair, telling about Johnston Coun
ty’s resources and the names of the
folks who contributed produce for the
exhibit. This bulletin will show why
Johnston County stands 45th in the
United States in production and how
she got there. It will be carried to
the corners of the state, at least, and
s’lou’d be a pulling instrum.ent in
getting more good settlers and land
owers :n Johnston.
The manager is saying little as to
just what kind of an exhibit he will
put on. He says he wants to keep a
few th'ngs under his hat fo> fear that
the other competing counties might
beat hirn at his own game. He says
r.owi ax that if our farmers here
produce : nd deliver the goods we need
not w ■ vy about the results, and that
then will be time enough to crow
about Johnston and her “ever-day”
Folks.
Fifth Sunday Meeting
Rev. E. B. Booker has arranged for
a fifth Sunday meeting at Beaty
Chapel Baptist church at the Smith
field Cotton Mills, April 30. The
services will be held both morning
and afternoon. A speaker from Ra
leigh has been secured to help out in
the speaking. The Benson Grove
singing class will come and furnish
part of the music.
N. C. OFFERS GREAT
OPPORTUNITIES
For Well Balanced System
Of Agriculture; Industri
al Communities
By JOHN PAUL LUCAS
RALEIGH, April 24.—North Caro
lina, with its 55 cities and towns of
more than 2500 population and its
numberless industrial settlements, of
fers to its farmers a greater oppor
tunity for a well rounded, well bal
anced, profitable system of agricul
ture than is offered by any state in
the Union. The urban population of
the State, aggregating a total of ap
proximately 000,000 people, affords
an unexcelled market for all sorts
of food supplies, including dairy and
poultry products. This part of our
population is sending out of this state
at the present time for food products
not less than $100,000,000 a year,
practically all of which could be turn
ed into the pockets of our farmers
if they would, as they could, prod
uce the food supplies for which it is
spent.
There is probably not a State in the
Union in which the agricultural and
industrial communities are so well
balanced. The farm lands of North
Carolina are worth slightly more
than $1,000,000,000. The investment
in industries in North Carolina reach
es the magnificent toal of $943,000,
000. The industries of North Caro
lina have been advantaged immense
ly during the past few years as a
result of the agitation and propagan
da for buying Carolina Manufactured
Products. Unquestionably the senti
ment in the state at the present time
is strongly favorably to home prod
ucts. The farmers of North Carolina
can take advantage of this sentiment
if they will but produce the food sup
plies which are needed in the cities
and in our industrial communites
and if a practical system of market
ing can be worked out.
What Industry Means to Farmers.
Considerable thought has been de-v
voted recently to the interdependence
of our agricultural and industrial
communities. We have always con
sidered ourselves an agricultural
State—and we are, holding high rank
as we do in the value of our agricul
tural products. But during recent
years we have taken a high position
also as an industrial State, having
today probably a greater diversity
of industries than any state in the
Union and being among the eight or
ten leading industrial states.
In the industrial development of
the State the farmers find their great
est opportunity. Our cotton mills,
furniture and tobacco factories and
other industries, through the tre
mendous aggregate of taxes which
they pay, are making possible the
rapid development of good roads sys
tems and the betterment of our
schools and other civic institutions,
but even in this matter does not lie
their greatest value from the stand
point of the farmer. Industrial work
ers and the people of our cities de
vote their entire time to manufactur
ing, commercial or other activities.
These people would prefer to buy
home grown and home produced food
supplies. Here lies the farmers’ op
portunity.
How To Use the Opportunity.
Before North Carolina farmers can
claim the market offered within their
own borders for the $100,000,000
worth of food products purchased by
our cities and industrial communities,
however, they must learn to live at
home themselves. When they learn
to produce at home in ample quanti
ties and of good quality the food
products which is needed for a well
balanced, wholesome ration, they will
be in position to produce a surplus
for the market—then and not before
can they hope to divert these millions
from the pockets of farmers and deal
ers in other states to their own pock
ets.
THE ORPHANAGE SINGING
CLASS TO BE AT FOUR OAKS
The Orphanage Singing Class from
the Methodist Orphanage at Raleigh
will give a concert at the Methodist
church in Four Oaks next Sunday af
ternoon, April 30, at three o’clock.
This concert given by the orphan
children is of the very best and every
body should hear them. There will be
( no charges nor collections.