PARADE A FEATURE
S. S. MENTION
F. H. Brooks, Township
Chairman, Seeks Cooper
'/■ ation of Sunday School
Workers.
FIRST MEETING OF KIND
The Sunday school convention for
Smithfield Township has been plann
ed for next Sunday afternoon at 3:39
o’clock, an dit is earnestly hoped
that every sundav school in the town
that every Sunday school in the
township will cooperate in making the
meeting worth while, especially the
parade. We want everv Sunday school
to turn out in full force, congre
gate at the court house and the
superintendent and officers of each
Sunday school head his school with
the teachers and pupils falling in
line, and we wall parade around a
few blocks in demonstration of v'hat
the Sunday schools of the township
are doing, with the hope that it
might make an appeal to those Chris
tian people who are not alligned
with the Sunday school work of the
great opportunity they are neglecting
for putting some real wmrk for the
Master.
The parade will return *■ > the
Court House and the primary grades
will go to the Methodist church for
short exercises under the supervi_
sion of Mrs. L. T. Royall and Mrs.
S. L. Morgan and a band of v^rk
ers in the primary grades. The adult
grades will go the Court House for
short exercises under the leadership
of Rev. D. H. Tuttle, Rev. J. R.
Woods, Rev. S. L. Morgan and work
ers in the adult department.
There will be some songs, prayer,
several short talks and an open dis
cussion by the superintendents and
other workers “for the good of the
cause.”
This is the first such meeting
planned in this township, and has
been gotten started under very ad
verse circumstances, so we hope all
Sunday school officers, teachers and
pupils will make some sacrifice, if
necessary, to come and help make
the meeting a success.
R. H. BROOKS,
Township Chairman.
“STOP LAW” CUTS
DOWN ACCIDENTS
The first six months operation of
the North Carolina Stop Law saw a
reduction of thirty-two per cent in
the number of grade crossings acci
dents as compared with the record
of the preceding six months, four
teen percent reduction in the num
ber of persons killed.
These are the figures compiled by
R. 0. Self, chief clerk to the Corpor_
ation Commission, on the babsis of
reports to the commission from the
Southern, Seaboard, and Atlantic
Coast Line on accidents at railroad
grade crossings for the six months
prior to July 1, 1923 when the Stop
Law went into effect and for the six
months following that date.
From January 1, 1923, to June 30, |
inclusive, there were 160 grade cross- j
ing accidents in which 52 persons j
were injured and 16 killed at cross
ings of the three principal railroads
operating in North Carolina, accord
ing to the figures announced by Mr.
Self.
From July 1, 1923, to December 30,
inclusive, there were only 109 auto
mobile accidents at the grade cross
ings of the same railroads. The num
ber of persons killed was 10 and the
number injured 45.
Presidential Physician Kesigns
Washington, June 24.—Brigadier
General Charles E. Sawyer, today
resigned as personal physician to the
President.
The action was taken, it was ex
plained, so that he could return to
Marion, Ohio, and devote his atten
tion to the Harding Memorial Asso
ciation. The resignation was accept
ed by President Coolidge.
Farmers of Edgecombe County
pooled 3,500 pounds of wool for sale
in the recent pool, reports County
Agent Zeno Moore,
Woman Hit
By Lightning
Mrs. Needham B. Stevens
Stunned When Chair In
Which She Sat Was
Knocked To Pieces.
CROPS DAMAGED BY HAIL
During the thunder storm which
came up yesterday morning about
eleven o’clock, the home of Mr. N. B.
Stevens in the Sander’s Chapel sec
tion, was struck by lightning and Mrs
Stevens was stunned, when the chair
in which she was sitting was knock
ed to pieces. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens
and their son, Mr. Needham, Jr., had
gone in the house to be out of the
storm and were sitting in their bed
room. The bolt of lightning struck
an oak tree near the house, ran down
a limb toward the roof, tore up the
weather boarding and ceiling, cross
ed the room in which the family was
setting, knocked Mrs. Stevens chair
ini opieces and stunted her to the
extent that she was gncn medical
treatment. A report later in the day,
however, stated that she was recov
enng and would soon be all right. Mr
Stevens was sitting within about two
feet of his wife when the lightening
struck but did njt r.cube any shock
whatever. Neither did his sen who
was also in the oorn.
The storm in the ile.’s Chapel
section was acompained by hail which
damaged the crops to a considerable
extent. Cotton, corn and tobacco on
several farms were apparently rid
dled. Some wind was in the storm,
fodder stocks being blown down at
lone or mere places.
THE RIGHT TIME TO BE STINGY
There is just one time when we
believe a man is justified in being
downright stingy, a thoroughgoing,
unadulterated “tightwad,” and that
is when he has to buy on a “time
prices” basis. Better go half.clad
this year and be able to pay cash
next year, rather than wear good
clothes now and have to hand over
everything you make to pay time
price accounts. As the Sanford Ex
press suggests:—
“Most things you go in debt for
you can do without. The next time
you want a newr hat, a coat, suit, or
a pair of shoes, do not buy it un
less you have the cash to pay for it.
You will thus save your credit and
at the same time acquire a saving
habit.”
WILL ISSUE BONDS
Washington, June 26.—The Caro
lina, Clinchfield and Ohio R. R. Co.,
today received authority from inter
state commerce commission to issue
$1,000,000 of equipment trust certi
ficates to be sold at not Igss than
96.5 per cent of par.
REACH CALCUTTA
Calcutt, June 26.— (By the Associ
ated Press ) —The American around
the-worl dfiiers arrived in Calcutta
this afternoon.
VISIT THE CAPITAL CITY
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Barnes and
daughter, Pauline, Mr. W. S. Creech
and daughters, Daisy and Omega, and
son, James and Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Daughtry of Pine Level, Route one,
were in the city Tuesday en route
to Raleigh. While in the city they,
visited an umber of the public build
ings.
TRAIN LOAD OF MULES
Thirty-two cars loaded with six
hundred forty mules passed through
Selma on the Southern Monday even
ing, enroute from East St. Louis to
Norfolk. The mules w'ill be placed
on ships at Norfolk and carried to
Spain. The cars averaged twenty
mules each, and the average weight
of the mules was from 1000 to 1200
pounds.
Tom Tarheel says that since the
curb market was started -in town his
wife hasn’t asked him for any mon
ey; in fact, she has made him one
or two small loans.
Placed In Nomination
IrAoTPCAi-rKi^l
WILLIAM G. McADOO
of California
OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD,
of Alabama
Convention Hears Walsh And
Three of Nominating Speeches
CONSERVE THE
WATER SUPPLY
The new filtration plant at the
water station will be completed
about July 25th. at 'which time
Smithfield will be assured an ade*
quate supply of pure, clear water,
even under the most adverse con
ditions; however, until that time,
with our present over-burdened
filtration plant and high, muddy
water conditions, it is a physical
impossibility to clear up the wat
er and give the high standrd
available under normal conditions,
unless the daily consumption by
each user is considerably re
duced.
If, during the period of high
water, and until the new filtra.
tion plant is completed, eacn user
of water will resolve to »j«l just
as little as possible, bet'er. and
purer water will be his reward.
At the suggestion of the Hoard
of Commissioners, we hereby re
quest the citizens of Smithfield
to help alleviate conditions at
our water plant along the lines
outlined above..
JNO. A. NARRON, Mayor.
W. N. HOLT, Com. Water & Light
Smithfield To Have
Another Tob. Warehouse
Last year Smithfield had only one
tobacco warehouse -operated under
the open market system, but accord
ing to information received in this
office, another will be open for the
tobaceo season this year.
Messrs. Thornton and Lancaster,
of Charleston, West Va., have leased
the storage house on 116-118 South
Fifth Street which is owned by Mr.
T. S. Ragsdale, and will operate a
warehouse in the building. It will
be known as the Lancaster and
Thornton warehouse.
Buie’s Creels Academy
Adds Three Buildings
We wish to call attention to the
advertisement elsewhere of Buie’s
Creek Academy. This preparatory
school has done a great work and
has a most promising future. Three
new buildings were added last year
to the equipment, a fire-proof lib
rary, a boys’s dormetory and a
gymnasium, costing $95,000. Johnston
County had twenty-nine boys and
girls attending the institution last
year.
COOL1DGE IS WILLING
TO HELP OUT EUROPE
Washington, June 24.—The United
States is not only willing, but anx
ious to assist Europe in pushing the
settL.nent of her reparations prob
lem but does not intend *o , artiei
pate in any political difficulties over
seas, a spokesman for President Cool
idge said today in commenting on
the proposed inter-allied conference
in London next month to consider
means of putting the Daws repara
tions plan into effect.
McAdoo, Underwood and
Robinson Placed In Nom
ination Amid Wild Dem
onstrations.
BEGIN BALLOTING TODAY
The hosts of Democracy now in na
tional convention in New York City
began to get down to business Wed
nesday. The convention started off
in orderly style, the permanent chair
man being Thomas J. Welsh, of Mon
tana, the Tea Pot Dome prosecutor.
Preliminary duties were disposed of
and nominations for the presidency
began.
The first man to be placed in nom
ination was Senator Oscar W. Under,
wood of Alabama. Fordney Johns
ton of Alabama made the nomination
speech anc. spoke in no uncertain
terms of Underwood’s position on the
Ku Klux Klan. “The question before
this party,” said Mr. Johnston, “:s
whether secret organizations shall ho
given powers immune from the oil!
of rights and superior to those deli
of the people.” “Senator Under
gated to the elected representatives
wood,” he said, “condemns the mask
ed ration of secret political orders in
furtherance of any objective contrary
to the spirit of the constitution.” Mr.
Johnston was interruupted from time
to time by demonstratiq0t principally
from Smith supporters a*d had diffi
culty in naming his man.
When the demonstrations had quiet
ed down a second name was placed
before the convention, that of Sena
tor Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas
who was placed in nomination by
Brough, former governor of Arkan
sas. He eulogized his candidate “as
a leader who could unite all factions
of our party, heal all party wounds;
a twentieth century crusader for the
immortal principles of Democracy
and Americanism.” No particular de
monstration was attempted in his be_
half for all the delegates were plain
ly on tip-toe for the third nomination.
When Chairman Walsh called form
er Senator James D. Phelan to the
stand the Californians took that as a
signal for an outbuurst for McAdoo.
There was considerabble shouting be
fore Phelan even got going with his
nomination spoech for McAdoo and
during the speech captains were cir
culating flags and handkerchiefs to
be used when their man was finally
named. When his name was present
ed a demonstration started which
lasted for an hour. Mr. Phelan’s
nominating speech was long. He
traced Mr. McAdoo’s career both in
the government service and ir pri
vate .ifc declaring that “We want a
man who knows where he is going,
and who is going where the people
van! him to po—capable, p:>grf>ss-i
ive, confident of his power and alert i
a.' i eager to serve”
Wi:,;e Mr. Mc.A*ldo was Secretary
of the Treasury, the convent* was ‘
told, be “cleansed it of the fou! grow.
(Continued on page 4)
t
National Job
Goes to Solon
Simmons Wins Out Over
Luns Long Following
Meeting of Tar Heels
New York, June 26.—At a har-1
monious meeting of the North Caro
lina delegation in the ball room of
the Pgnnsylvania hotel today Sena
tor Furnifoid M. Simmons, of New
Bern, was elected democratic nation
al committemean from North Caro
lina for the next four years.
No factional outburst marred the
meeting which was called to order by
Chairman Max Gardngr at 10:30 o’
clock a. m.
Strangers Hunt For Buried
Treasure On Heath Place
Last Saturday night, according to
reports, an old tub which buried un_
der an old apple tree on the Heath
place near here, was dug up. It was
thought that the tub contained money
or other treasures. From all indica
tions it had been buried there for sev
eral years, probably when the tree
was young.. The tub was about five
feet under the ground.
It is said that about a week before
the old tree was up-rooted and the
tub dug up that two well dressed
men were seen walking over the place
and it is thought that they were look
ing for this hidden treasure. A
cuff link was found by a colored man
near the excavation Sunday morn
ing.
Ford’s Son Refuses $89,000;
Wants Jewels, Not Insurance
Detroit, Mich., June 23.—The in
surance company with which Edsel
B. Ford, whose home recently was
robbed, of jewrely, carried a policy
sent a check to him today for $89,000
in settlement of the claim. Mr. Ford
however, declined to take the check,
saying that he prefers to wait until
the insurance company has a chance
to recover the jewelry.
I he jewels were my gilts to Mrs.
Ford, and their sentimental value
cannot be measured in cash, ” Mr.
Ford said.
According to a representative of
the family, Mr. Ford will accept the
insurance check only when it is rea
sonably certain the j’ewels will not
be recovered.
It was learned today that the extra
armed guards patrolling the Ford
home were placed there by the in
surance company so that the regu
lar guards in Ford's employ might
be watched with the rest of the
household.
ATTEND CONVENTION
Among those from Johnston Coun
ty who are attending the Farmers
and Farm Women’s convention be
ing held at State College, Raleigh,
this week, is a group of corn and
pig club boys. Those in attendance
are Rufus Johnson, Thaddens John
son, James Johnson, Elmon Smith,
Eugene Lee and Nazro Hudson of
Meadow township; Hiram Austin and
Donnie Stofhenson of Pleasant
Grove; and Earl Roby of Corinth
Holders section.
• THE IDEAL FARM
In the final analysis the idea
farm—the truly successful farm—is
the one which yields to the farmer
and his family a living—full, ade
quate, complete—liberal in ma^-ial
rewards, but not lacking in the so
cial, aesthetic, and ethical values
which make for character, content
ment, and genuine happiness. The
soil has the capacity to produce
these returns if the hand which turns
it but knows howe to sow the seed.
The key which will unlock the wealth
of the fields and bring forth the
treasures, material and spiritual, is
the intelligence of the farmer._
New Jersey College of Agriculture.
Boy Scouts to Kinston
Between forty and fifty boy scouts
including troops one and two from
this city went to Kinston yesterday
where a Scout Rally was held.
Scouts from the five counties which
comprise this division took part in
the rally.
BOY SCOUTS BEGIN
TO CAMP AT LAKE
First Quota Will Arrive
From Goldsboro Next
Monday; About Forty In
Group.
TUSCARORA NUMBER 401
Goldsboro, June 23.—Tuscarora
Council, Boy Scouts, reached its 1924
quota Saturday when it brought it’s
membership up to four hundred and
one Scouts. This was done by the
organization of the twentieth troop
at LaGrange, the baby troop start
ing life with a splendid bunch of
youngsters.
The Scout Executive, W. W. Rivers,
left this morning for the summer
camp at Holt’s Lake near Smithfield,
accompained by the Camp leaders:
Adolphus Mitchell, of Kinston Fred,
Crowson, of Goldsboro, David Lyles,
of Goldsboro, John Jordan, of Kins
ton, and Cooper Person, of Pike
ville. Henry Weil, of Goldsboro, will
be camp secretary and William
Brooks, bugler.
The first quota of Scouts will leave
here next Monday, June 30th for the
camp, forty in number, and each
Monday a different group will arrive.
The camp site is ideal, a view of
every part of the beautiful lake to
be had from it and the boys will re
j ceive every attention possible to
make their vacation an ideal one.
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PRIZE-WINNING ESSAY
ON WHAT WOMEN
WANT TO READ
The prize-winning essay of the
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
upon the subject, “What Do the Two
Million Seven Hundred Thousand
Federated Club Women Want from
the Publishers ” won by Mrs. John
B. Roberts of Philadelphia, is pre
sented in the June International
Book Review.
The essence of the successful com
position is: “We Club women want
books that are interesting. We want
biography that shows a man’s soul
as well as the facts of his life. We
want autobiography that is not con
ceited. . .
“We want poetry that sings, and
also poetry that gives us a jolt, me
ter or free verse, but it must be
poetry that makes us fell. . . We
want poetry that wakes an echo in
our souls, that shows us new beauty
in the world, new meaning in old,
eternal truth, new depths in the
heart of man.
“We want fiction that is true to
life, that does not mean it may be
imaginative. . . . We want truth, not
a pathological treatise. . . .Truth is
not indency. All truth is not nasty.
We have not jaded appetites.
“We do not prefer our mutton a
little high, or bury our salmon, like
Alaskan Indians, till it becomes put
rid. We feel that the lack of retic
ence of some writers becomes a bit
shallow. They probably know nothing
worse or they would have told it.
“We do not want bocks that point
a moral. We prefer to make our own
deductions. We want books about
living souls.”
The prizes, considerably augumen
ted by additional gifts from The
Publisher’s Weekly and Frederick
A. Stokes, will be awarded at the
nineteenth biennial convention of the
Federation which will be held in the
Burdett Auditorium at Los Angeles,
California, from June 3 to June 13.
It is also planned to promulgate
ways and means of raising the stan
dards of publications to meet the ex
prest desires of the affiliated women
at this time.
McADOO MEN READY
New York, June 26.—Determined
to force the nomination of William G.
McAdoo at an early stage of the
democratic balloting, his managers
settled down grimly today to thg ser.
ious business of preventing a last
minute swing away from delegates.