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REPUBLICANS HOLD COUNTY CONVENTION Nominate A County Ticket; Mr. James Raynor, of Ben son, Makes the Keynote Speech. NO CONTESTS STAGED (Reported for The Herald) The Republican County Convention, for the purpose of nominating all the County Officers was held in the Court House on Saturday, May 17th. The convention was called to order by J. C. Stancil, o unity chairman, who call ed to the chair, Honorable .James Ray nor, of Benson, who delivered the key note speech to the convention. Mr. Raynor felicitated the crowd gathered in the convention, stating that he had never stood before a more intelligent and patriotic looking crowd (which was about 150 +o 175 of the usual crowd who met on such occasions.) One of the first questions asked by the speaker, was, Ts there any man sitting here in his seat can say he lives in the land of Freedom?” Sev eral in the audience answered “No,” and this encouraged the speaker to say that “the Country is facing the greatest crisis since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.” “We have got to meet and suppress the Ku Klux Klan because it is becoming a menance to the administration of Justice in this state and in this good County. If it is necessary to have the Ku Klux Klan to help enforce our laws, then we should turn out the De mocratic party and put in power that party which will administer the laws and make the Ku Klux unnecessary.” This deliverance seemed to i-elieve the pomposity of the speaker, and he then settled down to the discussion of National affairs. The speaker said, “the daily papers are publishing col umns of scandal occurring in Washing ton, but I tell you that this scandal started,” shoute dthe speaker, “it star ted on March 4th, 1913, when Wood row Wilson was inaugurated Presi dent of these United States.” (con siderable cheering from the crowd.) The speaker continuing said, “that the Democrats in Washington have align ed themselves with the radicals in Congress, such as Senator Wheeler and Brookhart. who have iust return ed from Bolsheviki Russia, and are trying to put on the people of the United States Russian Bolshevism. The speaker shouted +hat “those De mocrats who are aligned with those Radicals are not honest men but are trying to block the making of honest laws by the Republican Congress. The speaker then paid his respects to the investigation now being carried on in Congress and stated that they started off on the attack of Secretary of the Navy, Denby. “ I say to you that Secretary Denby is as honest a man as ever lived and held public of fice.,, Sentator Fall, in my opinion,” shouted the speaker, “did accept mon ey, but who knows how much the De mocrats got?” The speaker, how’ever, failed to show that Secretary of the Navy Daniels ever received one cent of ill-gotten gain; in fact made no re ference to him. The speaker charged that William McAdoo, who is so prominently men tioned for the Democratic nomination for President, did accept a fee of$150, 000.00 from E. L. Poheny, and he ask ed “why did Mr. McAdoo resign as counsel for Doheny when the investi gation started.” He did not get an answer to his question, and then he turned and in vehement tones said, “we have a man in North Carolina by the name of Josiah William Bailey who says that he is a Democrat and ought to know about the Democratic machine, and says that the whole bunch are corrupt and ought to be put out of office,” and he intimated that the Republicans ought to be put in, tho he did not say that Mr. Bailey said so. Continuing, the speaker said, "Mr. Bailey knows what he is talk ing about; the Democratic party is corrupt and the people are not going to stand for it, but will elect Isaac M. Meekins” shouted the speaker. (Continued on Page 4) Curb Market Will Open Friday Sniithfield had the benefit of a curb market for about seven months i last year during which time about a thousnd dollars worth of produce was sold. The success of the under taking which was prompted by mem bers of the County Council and the Woman's Club of this city, warrants the operation of a curb market again an dnext Friday has been set as the (opening day. The market will open two days instead of one, the days be j ing Tuesdays and Fridays. The far mers roo min the court house will be used again for the market. In order to obviate some of the dif ficulties experienced last year, a committee from the County Council and the Woman’s club met together Saturday afternoon and drew up the following rules to govern the market: 1. Club market shall open Tuesday and Friday mornings from 8:30 to 11 o’clock. 2. Nothing shall be sold before the hour for opening 8:30 o’clock. 3. Those who sell at the market must not peddle produce before the market opens. 4. Customers shall not ask for de liveries. 5. A fair price committee com posed of one member of County ; Council and one from the Woman’s I club shall fix the price of produce. 6. Produce must be of good qual ity and attractively arranged. 7. All produce shall be sold for cash. The committe plans to visit other curb markets in an effort to make the one here as satisfactory as pos sible. Several will probably attend the Fayetteville market next Satur day, this day being the close of the j Kitchen Improvement Contest in Cumberland county. A feature of the curb market here next Friday will be the exchange of flowers plants. Those having a sur I plus of annuals or perennials are re quested to bring and exchange for | something they do not have. I REV. D. H. TUTTLE TO DELIVER ADDRESS ■ .— Rev. D. H. Tuttle will leave to I morrow to deliver the literary ad ; dress at the Falcon School commence | ment. The address will be made at eleven o’clock. Mr. Eric Massey Will Sing at Concert Tonight Mr. Eric Massey a well known ten or, of Selma, will apear on the pro gram of the Stallings-Hinnant con cert to be given at the high school auditorium this evening under the auspices of the Business and Profes | sional Women’s Club. The program which consists of music, vocal, instru mental and orchestral, is sure to please lovers of good music and the fact tht the artists are local, being from Smithfield, Serna and Wilson, adds interest to the occasion. Mr. Massey sang for the offertory at the Baptist Tabernacle in Raleigh Sun 1 day morning. Arrives In City Miss Lucile Taylor arrived in the ' city Saturday from Louisburg College | to spend a few days with relatives be fore going to her home near New Bern. Spend Saturda yHere Miss Eva Johnson and Mr. Cecil Johnson of Benson, Route 1, and Miss es Mary and Vemer Baker and Mar ion Jervis, of Buies Creek were in the city Saturday. Mr. E. L. Edmundson Dead Friends here will regret to learn of the death of Mr. E. L. Edmundson of Goldsboro, who died suddenly of heart | trouble Saturday night. Mr. Edmund son was the father of Mrs. Frank O. Ray of this city. Spend Week In South Carolina Mr. M. G. Ennis of New York state spent the week end here with Mr. H. D. Ellington. Mr. Ennis and Mr. El lington spent last week in South Caro lina on business. RECORDER’S COURT HELD ON TUESDAY Violations of The Prohibi tion Laws Responsible For The Majority of the Cases Tried. SUSPENDED JUDGMENT Violations of the prohibition laws were responsible for the largest num ber of the cases tried in Tuesday’s Recorder’s Court, while automobiles drivers charged with operating upon the public highways while intoxicat ed were next in point of numbers. One case of interest was that of Ross Stephenson, who was tried in Recorder’s Court on Marcn 25, charg ed with violating the prohibition laws. He was found guilty an three counts, was fined $25 and costs and sencenced to four months in jail, as signed to work on roads in Smith field township. The road sentence was suspended upon paying costs and the defendant not to operate motor ve hicle for period of two years and not to drink any intoxicating liquors for two years. Sometime ago he v as seen driving an automobile and cap ias was issued at the request of the solicitor. This cate came up last week and the defendant was sentenced to four months on roads. Other cases disposed of were; State vs. Coats, charged with curs ing on public highway. Defendant plead guilty. Fined $15 and costs. State vs. Coats and Harrell Wells, violating prohibition laws. Judg ment suspended upon payment of costs. State vs. B. L. Lancaster, operat ing car while drunk. Defendant plead guilty. Judgment suspended for two years upon payment of costs. Defen dant not to operate auto on public highway for a period o ftwo years. State vs. Haywood Burch, carry ing concealed weapon. Guilty; lined $50 and costs. State vs. Dock Hinton, violating prohibition laws. Guilty; $25 and costs. state vs. Lonnie Kyais ana mine McLamb, violating prohibition laws. Defendant MeLamb not guilty. De fendant Ryals guilty. Judgment sus pended for two years upon paying costs and not to ouerate motor ve hicle on public roads for a term of twelve months. State vs. Bradley Massengill, curs ing on public highway, operating car while intoxicated, and assault with deadly weapon. Not guilty on charge of operating car while drunk. Guilty on other two counts. Judgment sus pended on count charging assault deadly weapon; $15 and costs on oth er counts. State vs. S. D. Broadwell, giving worthless check. Guilty. Judgment suspended for two years upon pay ing costs and paying the prosecuting witness $8.00, the amount of worth less check. State vs. J. A. Canaday and New man Tart, violating prohibition laws. Guilty. Defendant Canaday guilty; eight months on roads and costs. De fendant Tart four months on roads. Notice of appeal given to Superior Court. Bond fixed at $1,000 with J. M. Royall and A. P. Tart securities. State vs. Beasley, violating prohi bition laws. Plead guilty. Judgment suspended upon defendant’s paying costs. Defendant not to operate auto on public roads for twelve months except that defendant may use truck on business of farming. State vs. John Foster and Blamo McKoy, assault with deadly weapon and carrying concealed weapon. De fendant Blamo MclbKoy to pay to prosecuting witness, Theo. McFar land, $50 for medical attention and loss of time and defendant McKoy and Foster to pay one-half costs each. State vs. Hubert Austin and Shuf ord coats, breaking down gates. De fendants not guilty. It appearing to the court that this prosecution was not required by the public interest, it was ordered that the prosecuting wit ness, I. H. Stephenson, pay the costs including the cost of defendants nec essary witnesses. M CLEAN MAKES ROUSING SPEECH Large Number Johnston County Citizens Hear Candidate For Governor at Selma Friday. SPEAKS AT OTHER POINTS Selma, May 16.—“I do not want the nomination for governor at the hands of the Republican party nor would I accept it with their con nivance,” declared A. Wilton Mc Lean candidate for governor in a speech at 3 o’clock this afternoon before a crowd of Johnston county citizens, men and women who filled the Selma town hall auditorium to capacity. He said it would be a great honor at the hands of the Democratic party. The Robeson county candidate was cheered time and time again during his rousing Democratic speech to the voters of Selma and vicinity and the warmth of his welcome to John ston county,where he spoke three times today, at the Archer Lodge school commencement at 11 o’clock, at Selma at 3 o’clock and at Benson tonight at 8 o’clock, has seldom been parallelled in the history of political campaigns in the pivotal county of historic old Johnston. J. Dick Massey, Republican post master, appointee at Selma, admit ted today to W. H. Call, McLean’s Johnston county manager, that he contributed to the payment for a “Josiah William Bailey” banner that was stretched across the principal street of Selma this morning. It read “Josiah William Bailey; The Poor Man’s Friend,” The spelling of “friend” leaving out the “i” first attracted notice as indicating the haste with which it had been made out. The banner created a laugh among McLean supporters when it was learned who had contributed party to the expense of getting it up. And that this fact was admitted. Notice as attracted, too, to the edition of The Johnstonian, a week ly paper published here writh three columns and a little bit more of Bailey advertising in it. There is much speculation as to just who con tributed and how much to the pay ment of the political advertisement in thp Inml nnnpr George F. Brietz, of Selma, intro duced the Lumberton man to his audience here. Mr. Brietz has known the Democratic candidate for many years and he referred to him in his introduction as a God-fearing Christian gentleman of the highest type. A man well fitted for the high office he is seeking. Candidate McLean made one of the finest Democratic appeals that has ever been listened to here, ac cording to almost unanimous opinion of his audience. The subject of taxation was clear ly discussed by the speaker and many declared that the heretofore to them obscure provisions and con ditions of the tax problem were made startlingly plain by his splendid expose of the subject. They cheered the mention of the name of the beloved Aycock and when candi date McLean told them his candi dacy was prompted principally by the urging of the late Claude Kitchen, he was again cheered. Freight rate were discussed briefly by the speaker in his Selma speech but the matter of loyalty to the Democratic party and an ap peal to its supporters to stand shoulder to shoulder against the foe from within and without met a hearty response from Johnston Simon pure Democrat. At Archer Lodge today Candidate McLean made an educational address to an audience that packed the handsome school auditorium. It was estimated that approximately 1,500 people were in attendance. It was a picnic dinner affair, with plenty of barbecue, pickles, “fried chicken” etc. C. W. Pender, superintendent of the Pythian Orphanage, near Clayton and a man greatly beloved throughout the State, introduced the speaker. The exercises were opened with a prayer by Rev. 0. L. Shooting Scrape In Cleveland Trouble over a woman which start ed at a negro school commenc°ment in Cleveland township Friday, result ed in a shooting scrape at the home ; of William White, colored, Phillip Turner firing at and wounding Odell Badger. Both are negroes. Badger followed Turner to the White home, j the shooting taking place about J l: 130 o’clock. Turner was shot in the stomach and through the hips, and now lies in the Smithfield Memorial hospital. Deputy Sheriff Percy Wood called j at the home of Badger Saturday morning with a warrant for his ar I rest, but Badger made his escape out the back door. Deputy Wood fired at him twice but failed to prevent him j from getting away and he is .■ till ■ at large. It is said that Badger has shot several men, has been shot him self, and has served on the roads. Commencement at Four Oaks Commencement began at Four Oaks Sunday with the baccalaureate ser mon preached by Rev. John R. Potts, of Columbus, Ga. Last night the Juniors piano recital was given and tonight the Senior pia no recital will be given. On Thurs day evening the Seniors will give a play. The entire day Friday will be given over to Commencement exercis es. A chief feature being the dedica tion of the handsome new building. The Junior Order will have charge of the dedication exercises, which will take place at 11 a. m. This program will be followed by the Grammar School graduation exercises, and in the evening at eight o’clock the High School graduation exercises will be held. Toinlinson-Cheatham Mr. Charles Hamtin Cheatham an nounce the marriage of his sister. Olivia Burton, to Mr. John Henry 1 Bernice Tomlinson, on Saturday, May the seventeenth, nineteen hun j dred and twenty-four, Oxford, North j Carolina.. At home after June the first Woodsdale farm, Smithfield, 1 North Carolina. MUSIC CLASSES TO GIVE RECITAL THIS WEEK On Thursday and Friday evenings of this week the music classes of Miss Emma Louise Kehoe and Miss Thelma Peedin will give their reci tals. The program for Friday even ing will appear in Friday’s issue. R. B. Whitley Re-elected Director Tobacco Co-ops Tobacco Growers from Wake and Johnston County met here Saturday and re-elected unanimously Mr. R. B. Whitley, of Wendell as director of the Tobacco Growers Association to repre sent this district. This district is com posed of Wake and Johnston Counties, Wake being entitled to fifteen dele gates in the district meetin, and John I ston six. j Stringfield, of Wendell.—J. L. Hamp ton in News and Observer. I The school closed Friday at Archer Lodge and Hon. A. W. McLean, Dem | ocratic cadidate for governor, made the literary address. A large crowd I was present to hear Mr. McLean who pleased the audience with plain direct speech. He called attention to i the fact that teachers are fairly pro ficient in getting books learning in to the minds of their pupils, but stressed the importance of teaching character. Honesty and right living according to Mr. McLean’s are ouite | as important as learning to read and ! write. After Mr. McLean’s speech, certifi cates were presented to ten graduates of the seventh grade by the County Superintendent of schools, H. B. Marrow. Miss Cleve Whitley, a mem ber of this class, has the distinction i of making the highest average of any seventh grade graduate of the six months school, her average be ing 89 1-2 per cent. She was present ed with a five dollar gold piece, a reward offered by her teachers. Mr. Luther Denning is principal of the Archer Lodge school and he has a corps of five tetchers. Former Johnstonian Tells of Progress Made in His Native County; Warns Against Sky Blue Stocks. PREDICTS BETTER DAYS (Special (o The Herald) Selma, May 17.—On Thursday ev ening, May 14, the Kivvanis Club at its dinner meeting had the pleasure of hearing Mr. James H. Pou, a for mer Johnston County man, speak to them. After being introduced by Clarence Harper, he in a very pleas ing manner compared Johnston Coun ty as it was when he left it twenty six and a half years ag) with whrt it is today At that time there was not in the county a single corpora tion except one or two Masonic lodg which were chartered by the leg islature. There was not a single bank, a single saw mill corporation, not a cotton mill: absolutely the big gest things in the county were when two men formed a partnership. Not a place in the county where a person could deposit his money, not a place where tobacco could be sold at auc tion not a place where cotton could be spun. There was a small cotton mill at Lowell on the Little River, but it was discontinued; another at Smithfield, but it was abandoned; not a single thing looking to the manu facture of any product grown in the county. j “Our schools were not much, al l though Selma has always seemed to be favored. As far back as T can re j member, Selma had a good school, j More than forty years ago the man | who is now the distinguished presi dent of Washington and Lee, made an impression and left hi3 imprints in Selma. It was ahead of any town in the county in educational progress. Outside of two or three towns there were no schools in the county. Forty or forty-five years ago very few went to college from this county. Now there is a Johnston County Club at all the colleges, ranking, first, ser | ond, and third in numbers of students jin their institutions. Instead of .he school buildings we had, there is now I more money invested in school buildings in this county than in Wake County. I “Twenty six years ago the biggest crop of cotton was 30,000 bales at six | cents a pound. A little less than a bale of the 30,000 was spun here. The crop this fall was over 60,000 bales at thirty cents a pound. Instead of $900, 000 more than $9,000,000. There is nearly as much progress in the growth of tobacco. That is the material growth | “Johnston County is not much more I than in the beginning of prosperity. 60,000 bales of cotton is small com pared with what you could do with more scientific farming. One bale to the acre was considered good farming: ' then. All states laughed at us as a cotton producing state. Now North Carolina ranks next to Texas in cot | ton production, and in the number of : bales it is good as Texas in produc tion per acre. It totals as much as Ge«r gia and Alabama combined. That is the progress made in the production of cotton. The state is keeping up with other things. This state is ahead of any other state except those states which use irrigation, we are way ahead in the reduce 0f any 0f the others* “We have one county in this state that pays more mto the Internal I'e vonue Department than the entire state of Georgia; the county is not particularly large Durham does the si me. Th s state j. tys •>; >re in o tie Internal lie e*i le Oe.nrtment than 1 S' uth Care in, '•e-irgia. l.eu j.-na, Al j abama, M; nis > i n, !*ia« mr Arkin i sas combined. We have a fine climate with fifty i inches of rainfall. We have two hun dred and te ndays between spring and ! fall frost; a homogeneous race of peo | pie, people whobehave themselves reasonably well and have about the safest place in the world for anybody, put their labor and capital in their especially North Carolina people, to (Continued on poge 4)