THE TOBACCO COOPS
VIOLATE CONTRACT
Some of the Cases In Superior
Court This Week— Re
straining Orders
Because of the fact that some mem
bers of the Tobacco Growers Coop
c live Association have violated
their contracts, the association has
recently been prosecuting some for
such violation, and has brought suit
in the Superior Court of Johnston
County against several of its mem
bers to compel them to comply with
their contracts and deliver their to
bacco to the association as they had
obligated to do. Recently restr ain
ing orders were served upon A. L.
Faulkner, Jas. P. Barnes, John S.
Lee, Tillman D. Dunn, D. G. Allen,
Womack, J. A. Tiner, Chas. Robert
son, Wiley Keen, J. C. Cooper, J. L.
Lucas, E. S. Lamb, A. G. Parker, J.
L. Stafford and others. Some of
these cases were heard before Judge
Daniels at Lillington, N. C., on the
13th of September when injunctions
against Tillman D. Dunn and John
S. Lee were continued to the final
hearing. Other cases were continued
until they could be heard during the
present term of court at Smithfield.
On Monday the cases against Wiley I
Keen and J. C. Cooper were heard be
fore Judge Daniels, and continued to '
the final hearing; in the meantim-,
the defendants arc restrained from
delivering their tobacco to anyone
except the Cooperative Association.
The case against J. C. Cooper was |
contested, but Judge Daniels decided |
that there was an issue of fact which !
required a decision by a jury, and
therefore, he continued the injunc- i
tion until the trial, which means that
the defendant is still restrained from
delivering his tobacco to anyone else. !
Other cases brought by the Asso
ciation will be heard on the 27th
of September and on October 5th.
Proceedings citing the defendants i
to appear before the court and show
cause why they should not be attach
ed for contempt of court, in that,
they have sold tobacco since Restrain
ing Orders were served upon them, |
have been instituted against A. L. \
Faulkner and John S. Lee. These
cases came before Judge Daniels yes
terday.
It is the determination of the of
ficials of the Tobacco Growers Co
operative Association that in order
to protect loyal members of their as
sociation, disloyal members shall be
required not only to pay liquidated
damages for sales made by them on
open market, hut shall be restarined
fom delivering their tobacco to any
person or organization other than the ;
Cooperative Association.
Opening At Davis Stores
About a year ago two dry goods
stores belonging to Mr. Charles Davis
were burned. Recently these stores
were rebuilt and a large stock of new'
goods moved in. This week marks
his fall opening and the artistic dis
play of the elegant stock of goods is
well worth a trip to his stores.
The Davis Stores are arranged for
convenience, but they are also very
attractive in appearance. All the furn
ishings are new and pleasing color 1
schemes are carried out in the dif
ferent departments. The walls are
lightly tinted to harmonize wifh the
dark wood work and furniture. The
furnishings in the millinery depart
ment on the second floor arc white,
i.hile the hat stands are a rich cream
decorated with touches of brown.
Flowers carefully arranged add to
the attractiveness of the various de
partments. Throughout the buildings
cleanliness and spick and span order
are noticeable, and the display of
millinery, dresses and evening
gowns attract the attention of those
who visit the stores. Customers en
tering this department store forget j
that they are in a town the size of |
Smithfield. /The variety of goods !
and the attentiveness of the clerks
conspire to make one buy in spite of
one’s self. Mr. Davis says this has
been one of the most successful open
ings he has ever had.
Deep-sea creatures depend on
those at the surface for their food.
JUDGE A. M. NOBLE
speaks to Colored people
Selma, N. C., Sept. 23. —Judge
A. M. Noble delivered an excellent ad
dress in the Colored First Baptist
church to the Sunday school at 3
o’clock p. m.
The subject of his discourse was
Christ in Industry. He quoted these
passages of scripture: “Man shall
earn his living by the sweat of his j
brow.” “As ye would that men do
unto you, do ye also unto them.” “Be
not deceived God is not mocked, for i
whatsoever a man soweth that shall
he also reap.” His principal thoughts
were these: (1) Every individual pro
fessing to be a Christian should have
the spirit of Christ in all his labor.
(2) Mutual cooperation of neighbors
in a community for building up and
beautifying the same. He also used
this quotation from Sir Walter Scott:
“It is impossible for man to live
without mutual help of each other;
If he labors much his reward will
be great, and those who do not la
bor but get their living dishonest
shall be rewarded by punishment.”
He beautifully explained all these
points and he emphasized the neces
sity of all nations and individuals
having the spirit of Christ in industry
Rev. R. W. Underwood, pastor, re
sponded to the address of Judge A.
M. Noble emphasizing the points
which he brought out. All enjoyed
what he said and will put same u
practice.
TO REMOVE BODY
OF OGLETHORPE
Bones Will Be Brought From Eng
land And Re-Interred In
Georgia
London, Sept. 27.—Permission has
been granted by English authorities
to Oglethorpe University for the re
moval to the United States of the
body of James Oglethorpe, founder
of the institution and first Governor
of Georgia. The bones of Oglethorpe
rest in the Church of All Saints in
the little town of Cranham, not far
from the reputed burial place of Po
cahontas.
The rector of the church has given
notice to all qualified residents of
the parish of the intention to remove
the bones and if no objection is raised
the disinterment will be started soon
under direction of Dr. Thornwell Ja
cobs, president of Oglethorpe Univer
sity, who came to England for the
purpose.
When the disinterment is complet
ed the bones will be conveyed under
escort with full honors to New York
habor and there, transferred to an
American battleship and taken to
Savannah, wrhere Oglethorpe landed
191 years ago with 19 other Colonists.
From Savannah the bortes of the fa
mous colonist will be carried to At
lanta for a memorial service to be
^attended by high | American,’ [Can
nadian and British officials.
Explaining the motives for the re
moval, Dr. Jacobs today:
“James Edward Oglethorpe was
the great Anglo-American, the first
anti-slavery advocate and the first
prohibitionist in the United States
and the people of Georgia felt that
the ashes of their great founder
should rest in Georgia soil that his
deeds and memory may be a source
of inspiration for our youth. His re
mains will be reinterred in a special
shrine erected on the unversity cam
pus as a center of Georgian loyalty
and patriotism.”
Dr. Jacobs met some opposition at
the outset of his efforts to obtain
permission for removal of the body.
In opposing him some of the British
officials recalled the public storm
against the efforts of Americans to
recover the body of Pocahontas,
whose exact resting place never was
definitely established, but Dr. Jacobs
pointed out that Governor Ogle
thorpe’s grave was distinctly identi
fied by a memorial tablet which rec
ods that he was buried beside his
wife in the center of the chancel in
the Church of All Saints.—Associat
ed Press.
Miss Pou Represents Smithfield
Miss Margaret Pou has been spend
ing this week in Raleigh with Mr. and
Mrs. George Ross Pou. Miss Pou |
is Smithfield’s representative in the i
beauty contest of the Fall Festival, I
THE FACULTY OF THE
PRINCETON SCHOOL
Gin Turns Out 60 Bales of Cot
ton in 15 Hours—To Hold
School Election
Princton, Sept. 27.—Miss Fannie
Wellons from Micro, was the guest of
Mrs. G. G. Edgerton last Friday.
Miss Elsie Boyett from Kenly is
visiting Miss Alberta Boyett this
week.
Miss Bettie Lee Sanders from
Smithfield has been spending a few
days with Mrs. Ed A. Holt.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Etheridge
from Kenly spent Tuesday with their
daughter, Mrs. G. G. Edgerton.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mitchell from
Greensboro were visitors in town
Sunday.
Miss Lissie Woodard leaves here
this week to return to Eastover where
she will teach this fall.
Messrs. Moulton and Bill Massey
will leave here this week for Atlanta,
Gr,., where they will resume their du
ties in the dental college, only being
at their homes about ten days for
the summer vacation.
Attention of the voters of Prince
ton school district that the election
for or against school bonds will be
held on the 16th day of October. Bet
ter come and register. Mr. J. S. Ed
wards has the registration book.
Miss Stella Mason jfrom Mount
Olive was a visitor in town Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie Warren has gone to
Mount Olive to visit friends a few
days.
The meeting at the Methodist
church closed Wednesday night, Rev.
J. A. Russell from Four Oaks has
bten preaching very fine sermons in
this meeting for the past ten days
and the interest and attendance have
been very perceptibly increased by
the good singing of Mr. I. W. Med
lin assisted by the young ladies of
the choir, and Miss Massey at the
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SMITH FIELD NOW HAS
COTTON EXCHANGE
Smithfield has a cotton exchange.
Monday was the opening day and
from now on quotations from New |
York, New Orleans and Liverpool
will be received direct. Mr. Gill,
formerly employed by Barbee & Co.
of Raleigh, will have charge of the
office here, which is located in the
Simon Jones building on Market
Street. H. & B. Beer, the oldest con
cern of the kind in the United States
having been in business fifty-three
years, is responsible for the Exchange
here.
Those desiring to get the latest in- !
formation concerning the cotton mar- i
ket will be able to do so now in
Smithfield. Spot prices from all la. ;e
spot markets are posted every day.
All exports are also reported daily- I
.Meeting To gin At
On next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 j
o'clock there will be services at old
Spilcna ch„)ch in Elevation township I
also ser .Yes each night during the
following week. Rev. J. A. Russell,
of Four Oaks, will do the preaching.
The public is invited to attend and
take part in these services.
Mr. A. M. Johnson To Leave County
Friends of Mr. A. M. Johnson, of
Cleveland township, will learn with
genuine regret that he has decided
to leave his adopted county—John
ston—and go to Halifax where he
will manage the State Prison farm.
Mr. Johnson, who is a native of Mis
souri. came to this countv several
years ago as County Farm Agent. He
held this position for two yea's and
a half and did a good work. Since
that time he has farmed in Cleve
land township. The state prison au
thorities have been exceedingly fortu
nate in their selection of a manager
and we predict an improved order of
farrr;r.g on the Halifax farm with
Mr. Johnson in charge. This is the
biggest farm in North Carolina,
6,500 acres being used for miscel
laneous food and feed crops. Mr.
Johnson will leave for Halifax Oc
tober 1st. His family will not move
for sometime yet.
LAND SALES ARE A
SIGN OF PROSPERITY
Johnston County “Topnotcher”
Says Prominent Raleigh
Business Man
The Herald had a prominent caller
Wednesday morning in Mr. Daniel
Allen, president of Allen Brothers of
Raleigh. This man probably keeps
his hands as near upon the pulse
of the people at all times as any man
in Central Carolina. “Our business.”
says Mr. Aallen, “gives us a great
opportunity to ascertain just what
the real conditions are and how the
people feel. We subdivide and sell
land in all the Counties East of the
Seaboard, and this gives us a fine
opportunity to get at least some idea
of conditions.”
“Speaking of a high class propo
sition,” said Mr. Allen, “we have one
in your County which will probably
create more real interest than any
one this season. Mr. Alonzo Parrish
sold to our townsman, Mr. W. S,
Murchison his entire business block
consisting of five large brick stores
the forty room brick hotel, his ante
showT room garage, and about a dozer
business lots. All this property is ir
the center of Benson, well improved
and a property of much value.
“We find the country prosperous
said Mr. Allen, and the sellers as
well as the buyers of land are much
pleased with the outcome It is grati
fying to us to see that the buyers
during the peak have had so little
losses, less it seems that they did in
other things, and much less than wc
expected.”
“Johnston County is a ‘topnotcher’
and Benson forms no small part ol
this geat County.”
Elsewhere in this issue w’ill be
found an advertisement of valuable
Benson property. Allen Bros, arc
also offering for sale at auction prop
erty in Fuquay Springs, a* out )ch
an ad in this paper tells the dot ads.
YOUTH SHOT
IS IN HOSPITAL
Carl Parker, the twelve year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Parker of
O'Neals township who was acci
dentally shot last Monday afternoon
and was brought to the Smithfield
Memorial hospital Tuesday morning,
is still in a critical condition. He and
his little eight year old brother were
playing with a rifle, according to re
ports, when the younger brother ac
cidentally fired the shot which may
prove fatal. The bullet entered the
boy’s head in the back below the
brain, rendering him unconscious, in
which state he still remains. An op
eration was contemplated at first but
as yet no operation has been p ;r
formed.
HAVE YOU SUITABLE
FAIR GROUNDS PROPERTY?
Dr. R. J. Noble, president of the
Johnston County Agricultural So
ciety, is anxious for more definite
stops to be taken concerning the lo
atio?; of permanent fair gro.'ds.
He requests that any and all persons
having land suitable for this purpose
with in a radius of two miles of
Smithfield, which can be bought, com
municate with him at once, describing
the location, and giving price. He
would like to hear from anyone in
terested at once.
Twenty-Two Added To Church
A week’s revival closed at St.
Mary’s Grove last Sunday which re
sulted in twenty-two additions to the
church. Rev. D. C. Johnson was as
sisted by Rev. W. R. Coats of this
city.
Freewill Baptist Union
The Johnston County Freewill Bap
tist Union will convene with St.
Mary’s Grove church today at 11
o’clock, and continue through tomor
row and Sunday. Everybody is in
vited to attend.
More t1 an COO,000 American 'vo
mer. earn their living as stenograph
ers and typists.
PEANUT GROWERS DROP
THE BIG LAW SUIT
Norfolk, Sept. 24.—The $2,625,000
damage suit of the Peanut Growers’
association against 15 cleaning and
shelling concerns was dismissed by
Judge Croner in the United States
district court here today under agree
ment by counsel for both sides.
The agreement, reached through a
series of conferences held since the
adjournment of court briday, carried
with it, it is understood, the payment
of $20,000 to the plaintiff.
No mention of any amount involv
ed in the compromise was mentioned
in the court order, and counsel for
both side»» declined to state the
amount. Clients on both sides, how
ever, confirmed the amount of the
settlement as $20,000.
Announcement that counsel for the
contestants had decided to drop the
suit was made at the opening of
court today by Lawrence L. Levy, of
San Francisco, of the Plaintiff’s
counsel and apparently came as a
surprise to the jury, court attaches
and spectators who had been follow
ing the case since it first came up
for trial last Monday.
In his order for dismissal of the
proceedings, Mr. Levy stated that
“further continuance of this litiga
tion is greatly injurious to the inter
ests of both the plaintiff and the de
fendants, and will, if continued, re
sult in incaleuable injury to the com
munity so dependent upon the peanut
industry as one of its chief elements
of support and progress.”—Associat
ed Press.
FARMERS OF JOHNSTON
URGED TO EXHIBIT AT FAIR
Many Cash And Other Valuable
Prizes Offered In Contests Cov
ering Four Counties
Farmers of Johnston County are
urged to prepare exhibits now for
the Four County Fair to be held at
Dunn October 9 to 12 in order that
tthc agricultural interests of the
courty may be shown to best advant
age. The fair association will give
large cash and other valuable prizes
for individual complete farm exhibits,
for all kinds of farm products, for
live stock and for poultry. All ex
hibits will be housed in the modern
buildings and barns of one of the best
! equipped fair gounds of North Caro
lina.
Farm exhibits from HarneU, Samp
son, Johnston and Cumberland coun
ties will be shown in this fail-. It is
hoped that the farmers of this conn
ty will endeavor to make the best
showing possible, for thousands of
visitors who are not familiar with
the coulnty’s agricultural resources
will attend the fair.—Advt.
RESTRAINING ORDERS
AGAINST COTTON COOPS
According to letters received by the
local field agent of the North Caro
lina Cotton Growers’ Cooperative
Association, the spirit among the
members throughout the state is ex
ceptionally good. Mr. S. P. Honey
cutt, manager of the Benson Cotton
Warehouse, states that he has receiv
ed cotton from twenty-three mem
bers this season who did not deliver
any cotton in 1922 at all.
Very few members are said to be
failing to deliver their cotton to the
association, but where any one fails
to keep the contract, restraining or
ders are promptly secured. The le
gal department of the -association
has secured restraining orders
against eighteen members including
four from Johnston County, accord
ing to information received from the
field agent. These men are Dave T.
Allen, Herbert Creech, J. B. Raynor
and R. P. Batten.
Prof. H. H. Williams at M. E. Church
Prof. H. H. Williams of the Uni
versity of North Carolina will preach
in the Methodist church of Smith
field on Sunday, September 30th, at
11(0 o'clock a. m. There will be
no other service in any other church
in Smithfield at this hour. Prof Wil
liams is a guest of the Johnston
County Alumni Association of the
University of North Carolina and the
publu is cordially invited to he pres
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THE MUSIC CLUB HAS
SPLENDID PROGRAM
Brs. H. C. Hood Hostess; About
Fifty Enjoy “Music of the
Musical Nations
The slogan adopted by the Music
department of the Woman’s Club:
“Let Music Abound, in our Little
Town” is fast coming true, if we are
to judge by the musical program
given under the auspices of this de
partment Tuesday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Woodall.
Mrs. C. V. Johnson, the chairman,
was in charge of the program which
had to do with “Music of the Musical
Nations.” About fifty were present
on this occasion.
The chairman stated that although
America cannot be classed strictly
as a musical nation, yet effort is
being directed toward this end. She
said that the signs are encouraging
and that men and women of musical
authority say that when the schools
take up this art more seriously, em
bracing it in the regular curriculum
and giving credits, America may
more nearly deserve the name “Mu
sical America.” The club here is do
ing its bit to create a musical at
mosphere in Smithfield, as the fol
lowing program shows:
American
Quartet
“In The Gloaming”_Harrison
Mrs. H. C. Hood, Mrs. N. T. Holland,
Messrs. Kasey and Eason; Miss Irene
Myatt, pianist.
Solo
“You” __Stanley Widener
Mrs. John White Ives; Miss Helene
Ives, pianist.
Chorus
“Come Where the Lillie Bloom
_ Thompson
| Mesdames H. P. Johnson, N. T. Hol
; land, H. C. Hood, Misses Irene Myatt,
Helene Ives, Lucile Johnson, Ara
Hooks and Maud Meacham, Messrs.
Kasey, Coats, Eason and Woodall.
Mjss LaJlah Riookh Stephenson,
pianist.
Solo
“Faded Love Letters”_More and
_ Dunbadge
Mr. C. Dwight Johnson; Miss Helene
Ives, pianist.
Hungarian
Ins*. Duet
Friska from Hungaian Rhapsody
____ Liszt
Mrs. John White Ives and Miss
Helene Ives.
Inst. Solo
“Dance of the Butterflies”-Liszt
Miss Thelma Peedin.
Bohemian
Quartet
“The Song and the Breeze ”.-—
_____ Doovak's Humoresque
Misses Irene Myatt and Lucile John
son, Messrs. Eason and Woodall;
Miss Helene Ives, pianist.
Italian
Chorus
“0, Columbia We Hail Thee—
Donizett’s Lucia arranged by Leason
Mesdames Holland, Hood, Johnson,
Misses Ives, Johnson and Myatt, Mes
srs. Eason, Kasey, Woodall and Coats
Miss Lallah Rookh Stephenson,
pianist.
Inst. Duet
“Miserere” from II Trovatore_ Verdi
Mrs. J. H. Kirkman, Mrs. G. A. Mar
tin.
French
Quartet
“A Garden Lullaby”--- Of
fenbach— arranged by Wilson
Miss Lucile Johnson and Mrs. N. T.
Holland, Messrs. Coats and Eason;
Miss Irene Myatt, pianist.
Austrian
Shuberts Serenade—Miss Lallah
Rookh Stephenson and Miss Irene
Myatt.
Unison Chorus
“My Sunshine ..--Edward Dc Capua
About fifteen taking part in this
Italian Serenade.
In addition to the musical numbers,
a brief sketch of the composers was
given as each piece was announced.
Conference At Presbyterian Church
The Group Conference of Johnston
County will be held in the Smithfield
Presbyterian church on the day of
October 10, beginning at 10 o’clock in
the morning.
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