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FORTY-THIRD YEAR TWO SECTIONS SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMB ER 16, 1924 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY
NO. 74
VALUABLE CITIZEN
PASSES TO REWARD
Mr. J. W. Wyatt Died At
His Home Here Saturday
Morning After Long Ill
ness.
FUNERAL SUNDAY AFTERNOON
A splendid citizen of Johnston
County has gone to his reward. Mr.
J. Walter Myatt, after an illness of
more than a year, succumbed to heart
trouble with various complications, at
his home here Saturday morning,
breathing his last about eleven-thir
ty o’clock. Since July a year ago,
Mr. Myatt had been in feeble health,
and had been confined to his bed since
last fourth of July.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon at three o’clock at the home,
conducted by Dr. Hall, pastor of the
Primitive Baptist church, of Durham,
a special friend of the deceased, as
sisted by Elder J. T. Barnes, of this
city. After the funeral service, the
remains were taken to Oakland
church, and laid to rest in the ceme
tery there by the side of loved ones
gone before. In spite of the steady
down pour of rain, a large crowd
gathered both from this city and from
his old neighborhood in the Polenta
section, to pay a last tribbute of re
spect to their friend and neighbor.
Scores of beautiful floral designs, ex
pressions of sympathy for the sorrow
ing relatives, covered the new-made
grave. By request, the sons of the
deceased, Messrs. J. A., Walter S.,
j and J. L. Myatt were the active pall
bearers, others being his son-in-law,
Mr. R. 0. Cotter, Mr. G. Willie Lee,
of Pleasant Grove township, and Mr.
E. S. Edmundson. Honorary pall
bearers were: Messrs. S. T. Honey
cutt, W. T. Adams, N. B. Grantham,
H. V. Rose, W. F. Grimes, T. R. Hood,
F. H. Brooks and Garland B. Smith.
Mr. Myatt was Dorn ivovemoer
1847, making his stay on earth near
ly seventy-seven years. His parents
were William Alfred Myatt and Ame
lia Rand Myatt, of Wake County. He
lived to young manhood on his fath
er’s farm in Wake County. On De
cember 16, 1874,, he married Miss
Bettie Stallings, who lived near Clay
ton, and for nine years lived on a
farm near his father’s place in the
Myatt’s Mill section in Wake County.
In December, 1885 he came to Johns
ton County, locating in the Polenta
section. There he lived until Janu
ary, 1919,, when he removed to this
city.
Mr. Myatt was thrice parried. He
is survived by his third wife who was
Mrs. Mildred Rand, of Richmond and
by three sons and three daughters, as
follows: Mrs. R. 0. Cotter, Miss
Annie Myatt and Mr. J. A. Myatt, of
this city; Messrs. Walter S. and J. L.
Myatt, of Smithfield, Route 1; and
Mrs. C. T. Seney, of Ithaca, N. Y. He
is also survived by two sisters, Mrs.
A. H. Temple, of Newport News, Va.,
and Mrs. A. T. Smith, of Raleigh and
by two brothers, Messrs. A. R. Myatt,
of High Point, and W. A. Myatt, of
Raleigh.
The deceased was a valuable citizen
of Johnston County. He was keenly
interested in public affairs and retain
ed his interest to the very last days of
his life. We recall his interest in the
recent Democratic primary and prob
ably his last appearance on our streets
was when he went to the court house
on June 7 to cast his vote. Losing
his eyesight some time before his
death, did not keep him from studying
public questions. His daughter, Miss
Annie Myatt, his constant companion
for months during his illness, was
faithtful to read to him of national, j
state and county affairs and only the
day before his death he asked ques
tions concerning the presidential nom
inees. His body had become frail and
weak, but his mind was clear as a
crystal even unto the very end. His j
political party recognized his ability
by sending him to the legislature as j
representative from Johnston County
in 1908. He had previously served
Wake County in the same capacity in
1885. For a number of years Mr.
Myatt was a member of the Board
of Education of Johnston County. In
1919, under the Revaluation Act, he
was appointed Supervisor of Real j
First Bale Cotton
Sold In Clayton
The first ^ale of cotton of the new
crop sold on the Clayton market
was sold Monday by Mr. Lee Hogg,
from one of the Horne farms. Mr.
Hogg brought this cotton to town
last Friday, but owing to the fact
that no gins were running, he was
' unable to place it on the market untl
Monday. Horne’s City Gin began
running Monday, and three other
bales were ginned during the day,
i two for Mr. Ben Spence and one for
! N. W. Perry. Mr. Hogg’s bale
j weighed 453 pounds and brought 23
; cents a pound, and was bought by
! Ashley Horne & Son.
125 1-8 cents. A year ago on Sep
| keted on August 30th and brought
The first bale last year was mar
tember 8th cotton on the local mar
ket was bringing 27 1-2 cents, or
i four and one-half cents a pound
higher than this year.—Clayton
News.
Louisburg College Receives Gift
A gift of $30,000 from Richard H.
Wright of Durham to Louisburg Col
lege has been announced by A. W.
Mohn, President of the College. This
makes a total of $50,000 for a gift
of $20,000 was given two years ago
to the College by Mr. Wright and the
total has been designated to estab
lish the Pattie Julia Wright Memo
rial Scholarship Fund at Louisburg
College for the purpose of aiding
worthy girls through their college
course. The interest from the in
vestment which will amount to about
$4,000 a year will be used for giving
full or partial scholarships to gii’ls
who need help in getting higher edu
cation.
The fund established by Mr.
Wright is in memory of his deceased
sister, Miss Pattie Julia Wright, who
was a talented and popular member
of the class of 1868 at Louisburg.
Mrs. H. L. Mitchiner
Mrs. Elsie Kirkman Mitchiner, who
died at her home in Raleigh early
' Saturday morning, was buried here
in Oakland cemetary Sunday after
noon, at three o’clock. She had been
ill for some time. The funeral ser
vice was held at the home Sunday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. Mr.
White, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Raleigh, and a short burial
service was conducted at the grave
j by Rev. Neill Mclnnis, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Selma.
Mrs. Mitchiner, who was a daugh
ter-in-law of Mr. John A. Mitchiner,
of Selma, wras forty-four years of
age. She is survived by a husband,
Mr. H. L. Mitchiner, and several chil
dren.
MORRISON WILL ENTER
COLD STORAGE PLANT
Cameron Mossison will interest him
self in organizing a cold storage com
pany for farm products when he re
tires as chief executive in January,
he let it be known following an ad
dress here yesterday. Previously,
he had declared in his address that
private cold storage plants for saving
perishable farm products were
needed.
Estate and Personal Property for
Johnston County, and went all over
the county, acceptably filling this
difficult position.
The deceased never united with any
church but all his life he was affiliated j
with the Primitive Baptist denomina-1
tion. For years before his ill health, j
he attended some Primitive church
practically every Sunday, and was
liberal in his support of the work. He !
believed in doing good for the sake
of humanity and was always found j
active in any good cause. During his
long illness, his patience was remark
able. His faithful nurse during his
last days, Mr. T. J. Rand, never knew J
him to murmur, and he never failed to !
show appreciation for the smallest;
kindness shown him by those who at
tended him . His passing, in the
words of the poet was.
“Like one who wraps the drapery ,
of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleas- {
ant dreams.” i i
CLAYTON PUTS ON
DEFENSE PROGRAM
Only Town In County To
Stage Celebration; Na
tional Guard On Hand In
The Parade.
NUMBER OF GOOD SPEECHES
National Defense Day passed with
out a ripple of excitement in John
ston County with the exception of
the celebration staged in Clayton, the
only city in the county, so fap as we
know, to put on a program. The Na
tional Guard of this city was invited
to participate in the exercises in
Clayton, and a parade of the military
unit together with ex-service men
and children of the Clayton school,
formed at eleven o’clock at the old
bank building and concluded its
march in front of Beddingfield’s
store, where the speeches of the pro
gram were heard.
Mr. J. M. Turley, mayor of Clay
ton, made the address of welcome,
other speeches being made by Lieut.
Walter L. Rice, Capt. St. Julien L.
Springs, and Lieut. Rigsby of Ra
leigh. Lieut. Rice spoke of the value
of the organized reserve force, and
Captain Springs confined his re
marks to the National Guard. Both
addresses were clear and explicit and
served to present those features of
the plan of defense in a way that the
people were given a better under
standing oi tnese organizations.
Captain Wayland H. Jones of the
Reserve Corps of Johnston County
was active in helping to carry out
' the program on this occasion. The
demonstration was entirely local and
without expense to the government,
according to a statement made by the
local committee on Defense Test Day
plans, its principal object being to
keep alive that spirit of patriotism
which during the war was our prin
cipal asset.
GOV. BRYAN OPENS
NEBRASKA CAMPAIGN
Madison, Neb. Sept. 13.—Amid pic
turesque rural setting Governor
Charles W. Bryan launched his home
state campaign at the Madison county
j fair grounds here Friday with a re
! newed attack on the Republican ad
i ministration for “unfriendliness” to
; the farmer, and with a outlie of
; the principles for which the Demo
| cratic party stands to improve agri
cultural conditions. He asked his
typical back country audience to
acquaint themselves with the Demo- i
cratic platform.
Selma’s Oldest Citizen Passes
Selma, Sept. 15.—Mrs. W. B. Driver
died Saturday morning at a Dunn
hospital. Mrs. Driver, who had been
a semi-invalid for 18 years, having
had a fall at that time which com
pelled her to go on crutches the re
mainder of her days, had another fall
Sunday, September 7, dislocating her
shoulder and breaking her right arm.
She was taken to the Dunn hospital
Tuesday following where she was car
ed for and made as comfortable as
possible but the end came Saturday
morning at 6:30.
She was the daughter of Samuel H.
and Nancy Hood, who were among
tne nrst residents ot seima. one
united with the Missionary Baptist
church when just a girl. Although a
sufferer for years she was an exam
ple of industry Aid remained bright
and cheerful to the end. Her patience
in affliction and her unusually clear
mind was often a subject of comment.
She is survived by her husband, one
brother, Mr. H. D. Hood, of Selma, ]
and several nieces and nephews. i
The funeral services were conduct- ■
ed from the home Sunday afternoon i
by Dr. O. P. Fitzgerald and interment j;
was- made in the Selma cemetery. In j ]
spite of the down-pour of rain atIarge i
crowd of relatives and friends were
present and the floral offerings were i
numerous and very beautiful. 1
Hang up the broom when not in
ase; this will lengthen its life. A t
lord looped through a hole in the j s
nandle will be satisfactory, say home ! ?
iemo-nstration workers. jt
L E. REDMLVILL
A Hundred Children Parti
cipate In Service Satur
day Evening; Talk Tc
Women Postponed.
WILL BE GIVEN TOMORROW
The protracted services which have
been in progress at the Methodist
chtircft during the past week, will
1 come to a close tomorrow evening
In spite of the inclement weather the
j Sunday morning and evening services
were well attended. The afternoon
j service, however, at which time Miss
Hosford expected to talk to women
and girls, was called in and on Wed
; nesday faternoon thi* service will be
conducted at 3:30 o’clock. Miss
Hosford will use as her subject, “The
New Woman”, and a crowded house
; is desired to hear the message*on this
j occasion.
| The program Saturday evening
| participated in by around 100 chil
dren was one of the most impressive
children's services ever given in
; Smithfield. In four rehearsals Miss
Hosford did marvelous work with
I this group of young people which
ranged in ages from five years
! to thirteen years of age. The mes
i sage in song by the children and in
I story by Miss Hosford was appreci
ated by a large audience. Among
the numbers especialy effective was
the rendition of “Brighten the Cor
ner”, during which the electric lights
were turned off and the children used
flash-lights to emphasize the thought
(of the song. This was a service that
both grown people and children will
long remember.
Princess Falls To Death
Kineo, Maine, Sept. 14.—Princess
Radziwill, formerly Miss Helen
Simpson, of Chicago, was killed yes
terday when she fell more than 1,000
feet over a qliff on the north slope
of Mount Kineo. Her body lodged
in trees part way down and was re
| covered with difficulty.
The Princess, who had spent the
1 summer here with her family, had
i lost a valuable ring on the mountain
I some time previously. With her bro
I ther, it is understood, she was search
ing for it w’hen the earth gave way
on the edge of the cliff.
The Princess, whose husband was
Prince Ladislas Radziwill, and whose
home since his death had been made
in Chicago, was believed to have died
almost instantly when she fell.
Meekins Speaks Here.
The rain of yesterday did not
dampen the ardor of several hundred
Republicans who assembled in the
Court house here at one-thirty in the
afternoon to hear the Republican
nominee for governor, Mr. L M.
Meekins, of Elizabeth City. A j
sprinkling of Democrats was also
present, for the Republican candidate J
has a reputation as an orator, and
they wished to hear what he had to
say. For an hour or more Mr. Meek
ins discussed questions of the cam
paign, particularly in the state and
nation, bringing his speech to a close '
with an eloquent eulogy of Coolidge. 1
rhe Republicans present evidenced
their approval of his remarks by fre- I
luent applause.
Mr. Meekins was to have spoken
nere last Wednesday, but due to a
ieath in his family, the engagement
was postponed until yesterday.
Additional Japanese Force
Of 300 Ordered To Shanghai
Tokyo, Sept. 14.—The navy de- ^
>artment has ordered the second
:iass coast defense warship Tsu
shima from the Sasebo naval base
o Shanghai with a landing party of
>00 men. Another company of ma
ines has left the Knre naval base for
he same destination.
Lieutenant General Issessi Ugaki,
ninister of war, in an interview pub- j
ished in the Japanese newspapers,
aid:
“Japan must act resolutely to pro- :
ect her rights and interests if the!
ituation in China gets much worse
ince Japan is more interested than
he other powers.”—Associatel Press.'
CHAUTAUQUA DATES
NOVEMBER 13-15
Mrs. Thel Hooks, president of
the Chautauqua Association of
this city, has received a letter
from headquarters announcing the
Chautauque dates for this fall as
November 13, 14 and 15. The
Chautauqua comes under a differ
ent arrangement this year, which
will put in the treasury for the
school, it is hoped, a goodly sum.
Last year the ticket drive went
over in good style and if the Asso
ciation had been operating under
its present contract at least $100
would have been available for the
school. The days this year will be
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
days that will conflict very little
with the school routine, and there
is no reason why Chautauqua
should not be a financial success
again. The program for the Red
path Chautauqua which is always
a success, has not been sent out
yet, but due announcement will he
made.
JURY FOR CRIMINAL COURT
At the last meeting of the Countj
Commissioners the following jurors
were drawn for Criminal Court
which begins September 22:
j First Week
! II. M. Tart, J. B. Boykin, W. G
Pittman, Sr., P. A. Williams, E. R,
Brannan, S. B. Batten, A. R. Barnes,
G. P. Lee, S. E. Wooderd, G. N. Si
ler, Will H. Sasser, J. T. Batten, I,
C. Smith, S. A. Wellons, Geo. W.
Creech, J. H. Edwards, S. W. Book
er, R. D. Daughtry, H. N. Jernigan,
J. M. Ogburn, A. M. Price, J. Fred
Hinnant, P .A. Holland, and Fab
Poole.
Second Week
R. V. Brady, R. H. Richardson, W.
W. Stewart, T. L. Hudson, A. F.
Stevens, Bruce Barnes, A. R. Cau
j dill, Thos. E. Wellons, P. D. Davis,
1 J. Edgar Corbett, A. G. Powell, Hen
ly G. Watson, J. E. Woodall, A. B.
Hood, S. B. Jones, M. J. Cameron,
Jas. L. Peedin, Claude Hill, W. H.
Call, U. N. Westbrook, Jesse C. Ellis,
C. H. Holt, W. L. Adams, and L. W.
Brannan.
Said A-Plenty.
j John W. Davis, Democratic candi
date for President, spoke much in
little when he said, “The Democrats
want their party’s record remember
ed, the Republicans want their par
ty’s record forgotten.” That is true
1 as to both parties in North Carolina
as well as in the nation.—Lumberton
Robesonian.
Gen. Pershing Retires.
General John J. Pershing, who
commanded the American expedi
tionary forces in the world war, re
tired from the army Friday at mid
night, after forty-two years of ac
active military service. His last of
ficial act was the supervision of the
defense test program that was car
ried out all over the nation Sept. 12.
Here To Attend Funeral of Mr. Myatt
Among those called here Sunday to
attend the funeral of Mr. J. Walter
Myatt we note the following. Mrs.
A. H. Temple, of Newport News, Va.,
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Myatt, Mr. W. A. Myatt,
Jr., Mr. R. L. Myatt, Mr. and Mrs.
G. C. Scarlett, Mrs. Kelso Banks, of
Raleigh; Mr. A. R. Myatt, of High
Point; Mrs. C. H. Norris and Mrs.
Cormi Banks, of Cary; Mr. J. C.
Temple, of Petersburg; and Messrs.
C. B. and J. D. Rand, of Richmond,
Va.
The association will open ten more
markets In Central North Carolina on
Tuesday, September 23, at Burling
ton, Mebane, Durham, Creedmoor, Ox
ford, Henderson, Norlina, Townsville,
Louisburg and Roxboro. The opening
date for these markets has been post
poned because of the large deliveries
of tobacco now reaching the associa
tion warehouses in South Carolina
and border North Carolina counties,
and the association, in accordance
with its policy of strict economy in
manning the markets of several belts
with the same managers, graders and
aookkeepers, will leave its workers
a week longer to receive the rich
harvest of tobacco now reaching the]
co-operative floors in the Palmetto]
State. ]
1
STATE GEOLOGIST
Jasper L. Stuckey Will Col
lect Data For N. C. Geo
logical Survey Upon Min
ing Industry In State.
HAS NOTABLE TRAINING
Johnston County has a numb r of
sons who have made a prominent place
for themselves both in and out of
North Carolina. Among those who
have sellected to do their 'WoUa in
their native state is Mr. Jasp r L.
Stuckey, of Beulah township, In a
a recent issue of “National Re
source,” a bi-weekly publication of
the North Carolina Geological and
Economic Survey, appeared the arti
cle printed below telling of his work.
; Mr. Stuckey married a Johnston
County girl, Miss Annie Belle S.eph
1 enson, of this city, and they ha^ re
cently moved to Raleigh, headquart
ers for Mr. Stuckey’s work. Th ar
ticle referred to follows:
j “Jasper L. Stuckey, Ph.D.. has been
appointed geologist in the pers nnel
of the Survey and has begun hi du
ties, which are to be first directed to
collecting data for a new economic
paper upon the Mining Indust , y in
North Carolina, 1918-1923, inclusive.
Several of these papers have been
published by the Survey in the oast,
.the last for the years 1913-1917 in
clusive, which appeared in 1919. ,
| “In the prosecution of his work
Mr. Stuckey will give due weight to
I the importance of crushed stone,
1 gravel and sand-producing industries
in the State, which have been greatly
developed and have a bright future
by reason of the extensive use of con
crete in construction and its ure in
the State’s great highway building
: program. It is hoped and exp cted
that valuable data in this connexion
may be secured through the co-o :era
tion of the State Highway Commis
I sion, and that, in addition to Mr.
' Stuckey’s work upon it, a co-o; crat
; ing program can be effected with the
Department of Geology at the Uni
versity, whereby the collection of a
thoroughly representative exhibit of
the State’s raw material resourc s of
particular economic promise within
this field may be made as the prop
erly of the Survey. There is also
strong prospect that the Engine .ing
Experiment Station at State College
of Agriculture and Engineering will
soon be an additional very hopeful co
operative agency, especially in cc ram
ie materials.
“Mr. Stuckey, who for several y ars
has been on the staff of the Survey
during the summer months, last year
conducted investigations into the
molding sands of the State and in the
preparation of the new work on the
mining situation will continue the col
lection of data on this subbject. He
will also bring up to date the re rords
concerning operations in the bvown
iron ores of Western North Carolina.
“Mr. Stuckey is a native North
Carolinian, of Johnston County, who
has had notable training as an eco
nomic geologist. He graduated from
the University in 1918, with the de
gree of A.B., and took the A.M. de
gree in 1920. During the years 1921
1924 he was both student and ins :uc
tor at Cornell University, by which
he was granted the degree of Ph D.,
in June of this year. While there he
was a student under such authoii ies
as H. Ries, perhaps the country’s most
well equipped and best known sc: nt
ist in the field of clays and the n m
metallic minerals, A. C. Gill, special
ist in mineraloligy and petrogra hy,
and G. D. Harris, authority in gener
al geology and in paleontology.’’
LITTLE GIRL KILLED
BY FALL ON FENCE
Raleigh, Sept. 13.—Ruth Horton,
iight-year-old child, of Raleigh, was
idled this morning when swinging
from a vine in a tree on the old
Blind Institute Campus. A dead limb
jroke, throwing her on the sharp
joint of an iron fence, the iron point
nercing her heart, killing her almost
nstantly. Her mother, first to reach
ier, removed her from the m tal
saling and carried her into the
louse.