VOLUME 41
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1922
NUMBER 74
DELEGATION MEETS
HON. J. E. CAMERON
Hard Surface Road to Selma
Desired; Project Just Let
One of Best in N. C.
A trip fraught with interest to
the people of Johnston County and
especially to citizens of Sraithfield
and Selma was made to Kinston
Friday by Dr. R. J. Noble, of Selma,
Mr. W. M. Sanders, Judge and Mrs.
F. H. Brooks, Mrs. T. J. Lassiter and
Miss Margaret Pou, who went for an
interview with Hon. John E. Cameron
the member of the State JSighway
Commission in charge of this dis
trict, relative to the laying of a hard
surfaced road between Smithfield and
Selma.
At the instance of Mr. W. M. San
ders a meeting was arranged last
Tuesday with Hon. Frank Page,
chairman of the State Highway Com
mission, and Mr. Sanders, Dr. Geo.
W. Vick, Mr. W. H. Call and others
of Selma were present at the meet
ing. Mr. Page referred the commit
tee to Mr. Cameron, hence the visit
on Friday. Those (appearing be
fore Mr. Cameron were most cor
dially received and he listened with
interest to the gentlemen who pre
sented the proposition for four
miles of hard surfaced road between
Selma and Smithfield. Mr. Cameron
said that the road must be built but
could do nothing about it at pres
ent. He stated that he believed in
frankness, and there was no use
promising something he could not
do. His next job in Johnston coun
ty, he affirmed, is to complete the
project recently let from Smithfield
to the Wake county line. Incidental
ly, Mr. Cameron declared that this
will be one of the finest stretches
of road in all North Carolina when
completed. It is a Federal aid pro
ject add will have a'V'edef&i' lnspec
tor on the job. The road, which wil
be eighteen feet wide, two feel
wider than is generally built, is tc
be comp’eted by the end of 1923, anc
when that project is out of the way
Mr. Cameron says he will do all h(
can to get the road built betweer
here and Selma. On account of tht
strikes, material cannot be placed as
rapidly as the contractors can use it
and road building in the state is be
ing thus hampered. But Mr. Came
ron assured the delegation that he
was interested in the Johnstor
County proposition and would ex
pedite matters all he could.
The Only Way.
Prevention is better than cure,
though it does not so often get in
the papers. Lots of folks are
vertising sure remedies for colds,
erysipilas and lame backs, but not
once in a coon’s age do they tell us
how to avoid these afflictions.
There are two kinds of mistakes
that outo drivers make at railroad
crossings. Some motorists, a large
number of them in fact, fail tc re
member where they are. They know
the fatal result of being hit by a train
of cars, but do not keep that idea
in active circulation. To know a lot
of things is great, but to profit by
what we know is better yet.
To think about trains of cars when
you drive near crossings is the nat
ural thing—but by no means the
usual thing, so one is led to think
when he reads about daily disasters
at railroad grade crossings.
It is harder to forgive the error
of the driver who ties to beat his
way ahead of a train. The other
kind is dreamy and mentally slug
gish, but this one is as wideawake
as a chicken hawk and knows all
that is going on.
Probably in one more generation
it will surprise the shock people to
read that in the year 1921, over 5,000
folks,,—men, women and children,
riding in automobiles, were killed or
injured at public crossings in this
country.
The only way to check .this fright
ful condition is to remind drivers,
and then remind them again, of
something they already know—the
danger of being forgetful, or of
committing daredevil acts at the
crossings.
There is no better prescription for
middle-aged and elderly people than
this: Let them mingle with the
young folks.—Selected
OBSERVE THE GAME LAW
To the Editor: There has been
considerable complaint made to me
recently about the folks <_f the
county killing game out of season I
have written a number of letters to
different ones In the county about
’he killing of squirrels bifore the
open season and doubtless in a few
vve.ks there tv’1 be more romplaint,
shout the kub'ng of squlr. • bef've
the opening season.
It is unlawful for any one to kill
squirrel in Johnston County before
the first of November an! afte’
March 1st, to kill quail or partridge
Lt-fore November 15th and after
March lsr; to kill wild turkey before
November 1st and after March 1st;
to kill doves before November 1 and
after March 1st; to kill ducks, geese
or snipes before November 1st and
Vur I* eb: m-y 1st; to f ul opp^sum
before November 1st and after March
1st.
This game law was passed by the
Legislature of 1921, and is the same
as last year. This law is going to
be enforced, and the State Audubon
Society is going to get behind the
law and see that every violator is
prosecuted, and I am writing 1 his in
the hope that the people of Johnston
County will abide the season and all
join in the real sport when the sea
son opens, and not slip around and
violate the law and kill all of the
game before the season begins, and
thereby deprive the law abiding citi
zen of the real sport to which he is
entitled.
I have the names of sevei-al who
have been seen with their pockets
or bags full of squirrels already.
Their neighbors did not want then
prosecuted, but wanted them to quit
violating the law, so that they might
be given the opportunity of engaging
in the sport and enjoying the game,
which is so plentiful in our county.
If after this notice is published in
the county papers, there continues to
be complaint," I lfh» ' go; n f '~Xt
write to the individual; but will
have to issue a warrant and enforce
the law by imposing the penalty pre
scribed by the Statute.
This September 16th, 1922
F. H, BROOKS.
Smithfield, N. C.
THOMAS WADDEN
TO COME HERE
Sioux Falls is to get another prom
inent young banker. At a meeting
this morning of the board of direc
tors of the Sioux Falls National
ban, Thomas A. Wadden, now presi
dent of the Lake County National
bank at Madison, and the state bank
of Junius, was elected a director of
and vice president and cashier of the
Sioux Falls National bank. He will
assume his new duties with the insti
tution here on November 15.
Mr. Wadden is well known in the
state. He is a brother of John W.
Wadden, president of the Sioux
Falls National bank, and was born
in Madison, March 4, 1892. He was
graduated from the literary depart
ment of the University of Michigan
in 1914 and then took a year at the
Harvard law school.
He has been prominent in Soutn
Dakota Bankers association circles,
and is serving his second term on
the executive council, is chairman of
the taxation committee, and mem
ber of the legislation committee of
the association.—The Bail Argus
Leader (Sioux Falls, S. D.)
Note: Mr. Wadden married a
Smithfield fiirl, Miss Annie Ihrie
Pou, and friends here will be inter
ested in the above announcement.
American Wealth Increases.
Few of us noticed it, perhaps, but
the wealth of each individual Amer
ican increased 46 cents during the
, month of August. This information
j comes from the Treasury Department
| at Washington, which reports that
| the total amount of money in circu
, lation throughout the country Sep
I tember 1 was $4,393,506,927, while
i the population of the country was
| estimated at 110,017,000 persons.
! This would put the per capita circu
lation of money September 1 at
$39.93 as compared with $39.47 on
August 1. But since the figures on
September 1 last year were $42.99,
the current treasury report is noth
ing for anyone to get wildly jubilant
over.—Philadelphia Record.
Renew your subscription.
INDUSTRIES MAKING
GOOD SHOWING
—
Freight Cars Are Needed To
Take Care of Heavy
Traffic This Fall
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—Reports
received in financial and business
quarters during the past week indi
cate that the heavy industries are
making a rather better recovery
from the effects of the strikes than
had been anticipated. Soft coal out
put is running close to 10,000,000
tons a week and supplies of this
commodity are such that the steel in
dustry, which falls in the lowest
class of priority, is now receiving
sufficient fuel to run at 60 per cent
of capacity instead of the 50 per cent
of two weeks ago. More blast furn
aces are being blown in and the j
trade expects all of August’s losses j
in this respect to be made good ,
presently. The limiting of the fac
tor m steel works operations is now
in fact, not a shortage of fuel but
a scarcity of the kind of freight cars
needed to carry the industry’s prod
ucts.
With soft coal mining in swing and
with anthracite mining in the pro
cess of resumption, the railroads arc
carrying the largest amount of
freight in nearly two years. Car
loading for the week ended Sep- j
tember 2 totalled 932,000, an increase !
of 41,000 cars over the previous week.
Part of the gain is due to the accel- i
erated movement of soft coal; nev
ertheless, the volume of general mer
chandise carried also has continued
to gain. The present traffic has been
exceeded only during short periods
in the autumn of 1920.
Accordingly it is not surprising to
find that the supply of idle cars is
reaching the vanishing point. With
the partial settlement of the shop
ifieri s strike, WlCh'T£'aifia,Tl»r,rviT¥i!Kri|;
forces reported on other roads, and
with the equipment companies push
ing their operations* the opinion is
held in financial circles that the car
repair situation should improve
gradually and that while a car short
age is inevitable, the railroads will
move a very large portion of the
freight offered during the fall.
Cotton consumption is encourag
ing, August’s taking by domestic
mills amounted to 527,000 bales, the
largest in any month since June,
1920. The latest total is 69,0Qp bales
greater than that in July, and was
recorded before the recent restora
tion of previous wage scale went
into effect. The showing suggests
one reason why the manufacturers
‘ were willing to restore the higher
wages. It was assumed, in addition,
that consumption has increased fur
ther since work was resumed in a
number of New England mills.
Wheat prices continue weak under
the influence of crop receipts, hedge
selling and the continuation of fa
vorable weather. Official estimates
place the condition crop at close to
4,000,000,000 bushels, a figure which
indicates the exportable surplus of
nearly 300,000,000 bushels. A fair
amount of foreign buying is taking
place on the breaks, but this buying
is not sufficiently strong to more
than check the decline^ and usually
is followed by weakness in the for
eign exchanges when the correspond
ing commercial bills are placed in
the market.
A somewhat similar condition ex
ists in the case of cotton, although
this commodity recently has felt
the supporting force of unusually
bullish private crop reports. Some
quarters seem to believe that this
year’s yield will amount to only 10,
000,000 bales as compared with the
government’s September 1 figure of
10,5 <5,000 bales. In any event it is
considered that the price of Amer
ican farm products is suffering ma
terially on account of unsatisfactory
j economic conditions in Europe.
After several weeks of slight de
clines, the reserve ratio of the Fed
eral Reserve system has come to a
standstill. It has not, however, as
yet shown the usual recovery from
Labor day demands, possibly on ac
I count of the proximity of the tax
date. New capital issues are increas
ing after a period of summer inac
tivity and this movement is expected
to continue. It is thought that the
: next week or two should show whe
: ther the money market has reached a
turning point.
TURKS MASSACRE
150,000 PERSONS
Drastic Action May Be Tak
en if Nationalists Attack
Constantinople
LONDON, Sept. 16.—One
hundred and fifty thousand
people have been the victims of
Turkish massacres following
the defeat of the Greek army
in Aanatolia.
This became known tonight
from a central news dispatch
from Athens based on consular
advices received in the Greek
capital from Smryna.
Coincident with this informa
tion it was revealed from an
official source that Great Bri
tain is preparing to go to war
against Turkish nationalists if
Turkish nationalists attack
Constantinople and try to in
vade Europe.
It was announced that addi
tional British troops have been
landed along the Turkish straits
and that more British war ships
loaded with soldiers are being
sent to the Dardanelles and
the Bosporous to halt the
Turks.
Canada, Australia and other
overseas dominions have been
asked for aid in event that it
is needed.
The British government made it
known that an international confer
ence will be called as soon as pos
sible to decide upon a policy of uni
fication as soon as the safety of the
Turkish straits is assured.
Pasha is hourly drawing nearer to
Constatinople and the Dardanelles
and, despite the allied ultimatum,
is occupying additional territory in
Asia Minor. The Angora govern
ment has failed to reply to the re
peated warnings of Great Britain to
keep “hands off.”
Great fears are being expressed
here over the safety of the civilian
population of Constantinople, mas
sacres being expected unless the
Turkish advance can be checked.
Italy has already pledged herself
to assist the British and French in
maintaining the neutrality of the
Turkish straits. The Italian govern
ment has made it known that it will
send an army into the near east if
necessary.
The Greek government is reported
to have sent a note to Paris protest
ing that French warships fired upon
Greek troops that were embarking
upon ships at Mudania for flight
home.
Major General Sir Charles Town
send, who commanded the British
army in the Mesopotamia in the
world war, is quoted in a dispatch
from Paris as saying that a holy war
would certainly result, involving
Mohammedans throughout all Asia,
unless the Turks got the territory
they were after.
The allied high commanders at
Constantinople are commanding ne
gotiations with Angora in an effort
to arrange an immediate armistice
tut so far their efforts have failed.
One British official pointed oj(, that
“diplomacy could not be trusted and
that force must be ready for use in
any emergency.’
Newspapers in Paris are urging
Premier Poincare “not to barter
away Turkey’s splendid success.” The
French have been assisting in the
removal of refugee Christians from
Asia Minor.
From latest accounts, fire is still
raging in Smyrna. It was sweeping
towards the wharves, threatening
the lives of 100,000 r dugees who
are being quartered in the harbor
list ru t.
German indemnity and the war
debt issue threaten to neeonie in
vestigated in the international dick
ering over the near east problem.
Britain is reported to oe sounding
out France to ascertain what price
France will demand to support Eng
land on the Constantinople issue. It
is understood that the suggestion
has been made that England will
consider the cancellation of the
French debt if France will support
England.
FOUR OAKS NEWS
_ i
FOUR OAKS, Sept. 16.—Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Jones, of Saleniburg, !
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. I. !
Tart last week.
Mr Chester Barbour, of near
Benson, recently visited Lis brother,
Mr. Herbert Barbour.
Mrs. W. M. Durham of Benson,
was in town last, week the guest of
relatives and friends
Mr. Fred Job > n f \\ adiingtcn.
D. C., has for the last two weeks been
in our coni ■ r.i’ • on business.
Mr. Walter Page and Miss Lucia
Flowers, of Zebulon and Miss
Margaret Hardy, of Chase City, Va . i
visited Mr. Pages sister, Mis. R. B.
Strickland, last Sunday.
Mr. John W-iiler, of The Plains,
Va., spent Monday in town.
Little Misses Hazel Baker and
Louella Stanley visited relatives and
friends in Wilson last week.
The Philathea class of the Metho
dist church met with Miss Gladys
Adams last Monday night. After
the devotional exercises a very in
teresting business meeting was en
tered into by all present. Later
refreshments were served by the hos
tess.
Mr. W. R. Matthews, of Warren
ton, Va., was in town on business
several days last week.
Messrs J. T. Allen, John Waller
Fred Johnson and W. E. Matthews
made a business trip to Smithlleld
Monday.
Mrs. R. B. Strickland and Miss
Gladys Adams spent Wednesday in
Raleigh.
Miss Mary Graham, who lives near
Jackson Springs, returned to her
home Monday after visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. J. A. Russell, for some
time.
The following announcement which
was in last Sunday's News and Ob
server has been real with much in
terest here: “Rev. and Mrs. M. P.
Davis, of Four Oaks, announce ihe
engagement and approaching mar
•iage . of their j-dau^ter, Johnnie
Lou, to Dr. Clinton Cox, of Durham.
The marriage to taka place in Oc
tober.”
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrtnra Creech
who have been visiting relatives in
town returned to their home in
Norfolk, Va., Saturday. Their niece
little Miss Lucile Stanley, accom
panied them home and will visit
them for some time. They made tho
trip on Mr. Creech’s car.
Mr. Nathan Massengill spent the
last week end in Fuquay Springs
with relatives.
Miss Lucy Wellons who lives near
town left Wednesday for Greensboro
where she entered North Carolina
College for Women. She will spe
cialize in music thus working for a
B. M. degree.
Mr. E. B. Johnson attended the
Johnson reunion held at White
Oak Lake, near Smithfield, Wednes
day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Allen, of
j Falcon, visited at the home of their
l son, Mr. J. T. Allen, a few days last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Creech,
Misses Clyde Sanders and Ruby
Stanley, and Miss Mary Pritchard,
of Norfolk, Va., spent Wednesday in
Coats with Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Levinson.
Mrs. J. H. Austin and child return
ed from Wilmington Sunday where
the child has been taking treatment
at a sanatorium near Wrightsville
Beach. We are glad to note that the
baby has improved greatly and trust
he will soon be well.
Mr. B. B. Creech was in Coats
Wednesday on business.
Mr. Victor Cole spent Wednesday
in Raleigh.
Miss Leola Sanders returned from
Tarboro Thursday where she has
been visiting relatives. She was
accompanied home by Miss Lilia
Richardson who will visit her for
some time.
Messrs Roy Johnson, Boyett
Blackman and Cleon Sanders went to
the ball game in Wilson Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. M. P. Davis and i
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Allen were visi- I
tors in Sampson County Thursday, j
Mrs. N. H. Keen left Friday for an 1
extended visit in Richmond, Va., her i
former home. Miss Priscila Ann
Cushinan,, who has been the guest of
Mrs. Keen for sometime, returned to !
Richmond also.
Mrs. B. B. Adams returned home j
last week from Washington, D. C.,
where she has been the guest of her 1
son, Mr. Jesse B. Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Stanley and
CO. COMMISSIONERS
RECEIVE BUILDING
Dedication Service Will Be
Held Next Tuesday; Offi
cers Moving In
The County Commissioners met
here yesterday in special session for
the purpose of taking over the new
court house. The commissioners in
company with Mr. J. W. Stout, the
contractor, Mr. C. A. Riddle, who
has had charge of the job, and Mr.
Harry Barton, of Greensboro, the
architect, went over the building
after which it was received, and
the final payment made to the con
tractors. It is a magnificent piece of
workmanship and the contractors,
architect and the entire county are
to be congratulated upon the beauti
ful structure.
Beginning at once, the county offi
cials will move in as fast as the
furnishings for the various offices can
be placed. The sheriff, auditor, home
demonstration agent, farm demon
stration agent and welfare office will
probably get settled this week. It
will take longer for the clerk of the
court and register of deeds to get
settled on account of the records
which will have to be moved. The
county superintendent will move
next week. The September term
Civil Court which begins next Mon
day will be held in the new court
room.
Next Tuesday has been set apart
as the date when the county com
missioners will formally present the
building, and a program to which
the public is invited has been ar
ranged. Talks will be made by the
architect, the contractor, by Mr. J.
A. Wellons and other members of
the Johnston county bar. The build
ing will be received by Judge F. A.
Daniels, who holds this term of
court. The day will be memorable
in “Johnston county *and a large
crowd in attendance upon this dedi
cation service is anticipated.
TRY AGED WOMAN FOR
PROHIBITION VIOLATION
FAYETTEVILLE, Sept. 15.—
Miss Adeline Ratley, 83 years old, a
resident of the Cumberland mill sec
tion of this county, faces trial at
the next term of the United States
district court in Raleigh on a charge
of violating the prohibition law.
Sheriff s officers and prohibition
agents found 137 gallons of wine
, n >Dss Ratley’s premises, according
to their testimony be! »•■> che Unit
ed States Commissioner J. \\T. Tom
i.'ison. The aged defendant was
bound over to this district court ren
der SrlOO bono, which she gave. The
v’no was poured ou; wheie it was
found at Miss hadey s home near
Cumberland village.
Yale undergraduates are not to be
allowed to run their motor cars
around New Haven. This may make
some spoiled children seek a new
haven for their educational ambi
tions.
Mrs. Mary Runge spent Friday in
Raleigh.
Rev. and Mrs. M. P. Davis were
visitors in Fuquay Springs last week.
Miss Johnnie Lou Davis recently
returned from Creedmore where she
visited friends for sometime.
Mrs. R. C. Canady spent Friday in
Benson with Mrs. C. C. Canady.
Miss Mary Pritchard left Satur
day for her home at Norfolk, Va.,
after visiting friends here in town
during the past week.
Quite a number of our people at
tended the revival recently held at
Sanders’ Chapel which is five miles
below Smithfield. The revival clos
ed Wednesday night with 13 additions
to the church. The entire meeting
was a success from many stand
points. Large crowds attended,
much interest was taken and splendid
sermons were preached by the pas
tor, Rev. J. A. Russlel.
The fourth quarterly conference
will be held at the Methodist church
here next Saturday and Sunday. All
the officials of the different churches
in the Four Oaks circuit are urged
to be present. Anyone else who de
sires may attend the conference for
the sermon by the presiding elder,
Rev. J. C. Wooten, of Raleigh, to be
preached on Saturday at 11 o’clock,
will be worth hearing.