Smithfield Needs:
—Bigger pay roll.
—Modern hospital.
_Kenovation of Op
era house.
_More paved streets.
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SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1925
Number 59
NEWS FROM THE
STATE CAPITAL
Johnston County Test Case Re
garding Loan For State High
way Now In Supreme Court
FUND
APPORTIONED
(By M. L. Shipman)
Raleigh, June 8.—In a week mark
ed by the absence of Governor Mc
Lean, who went to New York to sign
bonds of the State, the question of
the validity of county loans to the
State Highway Commission was pre
sented to the Supreme Court, Ra
leigh bid farewell for the summer
months to its hosts of college stu
dents, with regret the city saw one
of its leading police officals shoot and
kill a prominent lawyer of Smithfield
on nothing more than the suspicion
of carrying liquor, and the passing of
Colonel Bennehan Cameron was
mourned. During the week also the .
balance of the equalization fund for
education was divided among the
counties, the Tobacco Co-ops re-elec
ted their directors, a negro was elec
trocuted for murder, Billy Sunday
spoke in the Capital City, and Ra
leigh contributed a portion of the
$35,000 fund for relief of the suffer
ers from the mine disaster near San
ford the last week in May.
The test case brought before Judge
Frank Daniels in Wake county Su
perior Court and appealed and argued
before the Supreme Court Saturday
is of vital importance in the road
building plans of the State. For five
yaers the State Highway Commis
sion has followed the practice of
borrowing from the counties money
to construct roads where those coun
ties were unwilling to await their
apportionment of the State funds.
The plan has been to repay the coun
ties as the state money for roadbuild
ing in the county from which the
loan was obtained was available. At
torney General Brummitt held that
this was illegal and the case has
appealed from a similar decision made
by Judge Frahk Daniels. The test
case is brought from Johnston
County to restrain the county from
turning over to the State half a mil
lion dollars for road building as a
loan. The Supreme Court decision is
expected before adjournment for
summer. Already the State Highway
Commission has borrowed more than
tein million dollars in this manner,
so that the decision is of vital im
portance to the Commission. Mr.
Brummitt has stated, however, that
his decision will not have any effect
on such special loans as that for the
bridge over the Cape Fear at Wil
mington or the Chowan River as
these were authoriezd by legislative
enactment.
The city was stirred last week
when Jesse Wyatt, chief of detec
tives of Raleigh, saw an automobile
on a nearby highway aind suspected
that it mght contain rum runners. He
said that he summoned it to halt, the
order was disobeyed, and he fired.
Stephen S. Holt, prominent lawyer of
Smithfield, was in the car and was in
stantly killed. A search failed to re
veal any liquor and the meh in the
car said Wyatt did not order them to
halt. Wyatt was in civilian clothes.
He was immediately indicted for
murder and will be tried at a special
term of court in Raleigh on June 22.
The balance of the equalization
fund for school aid was apportioned
during the week. Among the coun
ties to beinefit in the division of the
balance of $335,000 were the follow
ing: Beaufort, $6,798.65; Caldwell,
$23,682.19; Carteret, $26,251.05; Chat
ham, $28,506.90; Duplin $15,492.29;
Franklin $28,347.14; Haywood, $17,
750; Henderson $21,244.93; Hertford
$14,560.36; Johnston $17,500; Robe
son $10,843.77; Sampson $40,372.84;
Transylvania $16,895.86; and Warren
$22,970.93.
Raleigh saw with regret during the
week its hosts of young people leave
the city for the summer mo!nths. The
closing of St. Mary’s, Meredith and
Peace took away ' several hundred
girls, and State College which closed
this week took away the young men.
It has been a most successful year
for all tlm educational institutions
located in Raleigh. All the institution*
have expanded their faciities and in
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Carolina Mine Hero
us
Howard Butter of Comnock, N,
C. single-handed made a vain ef
fort to save 60 fellow workmen in
a mine there when three terrific ex
plosions wrecked the works.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
HELD FOR S. S. HOLT
Johnston County Bar Associa
tion Meets and Adopts Suit
able Resolutions of Respect
Members of the Johnston County
Bar Association and friends from
neighboring counties in an assembly
at the court house here yesterday
afternoon commemorated the life and
death of one of the most prominent
members of the bar, and voices in
unmistakable language the sentiment
which prevails against the manner
in which he came to his untimely end.
The meeting was called to order |
by President G. A. Martin, who called :
o!n Mr. F. H. Brooks to make the
opening prayer. In beautiful lan- i
guage God’s blessings were invoked ■
upon the aged mother, the wife and
children, the brothers and sisters,
and sorrowing relatives of the de
parted member.
President Martin spoke feelingly
of Mr. Holt, and denounced his kill
ing by officer Wyatt. Col. Ed S. Abell
in a touching manner paid tribute
to the life of Mr. Holt and in his de
nunciation of the manner in which
he lost his life, stated that in his
opinion J. Winder Bryan, chief of
Raleigh police, could be jointly in
dicted with Wyatt for this unjusti
fiable murder. Mr. Abell read a let
ter from Judge W. S. O’B. Robinson,
of Goldsboro, in which he lamented
the untimely tragic death of his much
loved and devoted friend. He stated
that it was on motion of Mr. Holt
that he was unanimously admitted
as an honorary member of the
Smithfield bar. Hon. Edw. W. Pou
paid a loving tribute to the memory
of his friend, and Mr. Ed F. Ward
read resolutions from the Mecklen
burg bar. Col. Albert M. Cox, of Ra- i
leigh, was present, representing the
Wake County Bar Association, and
delivered a special message of con
doleme'nt from Judge Frank A. Dan
iels. The Wake County court ad
journed yesterday out of memory for
Stephen S. Holt. Others who made
appropriate remarks on this occasion
included J. D. Parker, who stated
that his first acquaintance with
“Steve” Holt was in 1889 at Davis
and Turlington school; R. L, Godwin
of Dunn; J. M. Broughton, of Ra
leigh; C V. Batts, of Raleigh; J. M.
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BfAjJTO CA 6TER.I
127 Year Old
Negro Dead
Jane Holder passed away on
June 6. According to the best of
information that can be collected
she was 127 years old. She said
that she was fourteen years old
at the outbreak, of the war. of
1812, and .was a slave of .Josiah
Holder, who represented Johnston
County at the state legislature
for two terms. She said that she
saw Henry Clay once and could re
call his appearance. She could al
so remember several incidents
that hS^jpened during the early
history of America. @
She was highly respected by all
who knew her and was very active
until her death.
SINGING SOCIETY
TO BE AT BENSON
rri-County Singing Society To
Hold Annual Convention On
Fourth Sunday; Thirteen
Choirs Expected
\l. F. HAM TO SPEAK
Bejnson, June 5.—Plans are under
way for a big day in Benson on the
Fourth Sunday in June when the
rri-County Singing Society holds its
regular annual convention.
All members of the Society will
5e present, and so far half a dozen
visiting choirs have sent word that
they will also be on hand to join in
the exercises.
Rev. Mr. Ham who will be conduct
ing a revival at Smithfield, will de
liver the annual address before the
singers and the congregation. He is
known all over the South, and at
tracts almost as much attention as
Billy Sunday. His address will take
place right around 11 o’clock.
The convention will be held in the
usual place—in the grove on East
Main street.
Mr. S. P. Honeycutt is president
of the Society, J. B. Benton, secre
tary, Alonzo Parrish, W. H. Slocumb
and Henry Shaw constitute the pro
gram committee together with the
president and secretary.
Dr. Oliver, Ira B. Raynor, and A.
B. Hudson, together with the presi
dent and secretary constitute the
Arrangement Committee.
Following is the list of present
members of the Society which choirs
will be on hand together with a
number of visiting choirs.
Johnston County
Johnston Union—R. E. Thomwt
Wilson’s Mills, R. F. D. ~
Corinth—C. B. Thomas, Smithfield,
R. F. D.
Elevation—Hector Creech, Benson,
R. F. D.
Tees Chapel—Henry Royal, Smith
field.
Benson Grove—C. P. Stewart,
Benson, R. F. D.
Beulah—J. M. Stancil, Kenly.
Banners Chapel—Matthew Raynor,
Benson, R. F. D.
Cumberland County
Person Street—E .C. Harris, Fay
etteville.
Purdom Choir—Albertus Jackson,
Fayetteville.
Harnett County
Duke—J. M. Core, Duke.
Hodge’s Chapel—Clemson Miller,
Benson, R. F. D.
Sampson County
Clement—John Matthews, Autrey
ville.
Stony Run—J. B. Rayner, Ben
son, R. F. D.
TOBACCO COOPS
ELECT OFFICERS
Rlaleigh, June 8.—The Tri-States
Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Asso
ciation during the week re-elected its
officers as follows: G. A. Norwood,
Goldsboro, president; Bright Willi
amson, Darlington, S.C., and Joseph
M. Hurt of Blackstone, Va., vice-pres
idents; M O. Wilson, Raleigh, secre
tar; Jas. H. Craig, Richmond, Va.,
treasurer. ®The executive committee
for the comi'ng will be composed as
follows: Oliver J Sands, Richmond;
N. H. Williams, Chase City, Va.; J.
B McQueen, Lakeview; and J Luther
Wood, Rockford.
WILL FEATURE PICTURES
IN COTTON COURSE
Raleigh, June 6.—A feature of the
course in cotton grading to be given
during the Summer school at State
College beginning June 15 will be
the use of fifteen motion pictures
showing different phases of the cot
ton industry in the South. Prof. W.
H. Darst, in charge of this course,
states that all fifteen of the pictures
will be showm during the six weeks.
Time will be taken during the class
hours from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. to put
these pictures on the screen.
Already over 30 men have reserved
places in the cotton grading course
and indications are that a large num
ber of those interested in the cotton
business will arrange to take the
course.
Shortage in Register of Deeds
Office Placed at Over $12,000
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Death List Reaches the 300
Mark From Severe Heat Wave
Chicago, June 6.—Old Sol, who for
a week has done his best to convert
territory fro* the Rocky Mountains
to the Atlantic Seaboard into a fur
nace, today found some active com
petition when Jupiter Pluvius took a
hand in moderating temperatures.
The East, however, continued to
swelter in the grip of torrid tem
peratures and the death list from
the heat for the country passed the
300 mark during the day.
While rains moderated tempera
tures slightly in some sections, there
was little prospest trinight for any
great or immediate relief from the
hot weather'.
Revival Meeting
Gets Under Way
Mr. Ham Preaches First Sermon
Sunday Afternoon; Draws
Larger Crowd Sunday Night
TWO SERVICES EACH DAY
The Ham-Ramsey meeting is now
u!nder way, Evangelist M. F. Ham
preaching his first sermon Sunday
afternoon at three o’clock. Prelim
inary services were held on Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday nights, in
which Earl S. Rodgers and W. J.
Ramsey took the lead.
The service Wednesday evening,
conducted by Mr Rodgers was in the
hature of a testimony and prayer
meeting. On Thursday evening, the
fihoir was organized and the ushers
drilled in how to handle the big
crowds which are expected to fill the
immense warehouse Tabernacle.
Seats have already been arranged
for four thousand, and even a larger
crowd can be accommodated on short
inotice.
A delegation from Burlington held
complete sway at the meeting on
Friday evening. Mr. Ramsey was in
charge and called ppon Editor A. J.
Crowson of The Burlington News to
make the first talk. Mr. Crowson
pictured somewhat the things in
store for Smithfield as a result of
the Ham-Ramsey revival. Mr. Wil
liamson, who has large cotton mill
interests in Burlington, also testified
telling how the revival was still in
progress, having touched mill dis
tricts and towns near by Burlington.
A young boy who completed high
school this spring spoke with con
viction of what the revival had meaint
to him. He was “cheer leader” of
his class, and now he means to lead
some cheers for God. Among others
from Burlington who spoke were
Charlie Sharp, insurance man, Ho
mer Andrews, druggist, and M. T.
Jeffries. With the Burlington delega
tion was Henry Jenkins of Durham
who was converted through his mo
ther’s prayers and Mr. Ham’s preach
ing, after having been in jail. He is
now preparing for the ministry.
These preliminary services have
meant a great deal in Smithfield, al
ready, but it took the evangelist him
self to bring out the larger crowds.
Fully a thousand people, or more,
were in the tabernacle Sunday after
noon to hear Mr. Ham preach his
first sermon. He chose as his sub
ject: “The Foundations of Christian
ity.” He first took up the great his
torical facts of Christianity: the vir
gin birth of Jesus, the crucifixion,
the resurrection, and exaltation of
Jesus, the last fact including the as
cension, the sitting of Jesus on the
right hand of God, and of interced
nig with God for the people of the
world. Mr. Ham stated that if one
doubted the virgin birth of Jesus, he
might just as well doubt all of Chris
tianity for taking away the belief in
the virgin birth knocks the props
from under the very foundation of
Christianity. He said that there are
those w'ho would destroy the belief
in the virgin birth, in the death of
Jesus for the sins of the world and
in the resurrection, but all the
preaching that he will do during the
campaign here will be based on these
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Firms Close For
Revival Services
At the Sunday evening service
Mr. Ham suggested that it would
be a fine thing for the business
houses to close during the morn
ing service each day from ten to
eleven. . He wondered how many
firms would be there with their
entire force this morning, having
voluntarily closed their doors. The
suggestion has taken hold. The
following firms have taken the
initiative and during the hours
mentioned may be found at the
Tabernacle.
TURNAGE & TALTON
AUSTIN-STEPHENSON CO.
THE SMITHFIELD HERALD.
! COATES HARDWARE CO.
CRUMPLER-JONES FUR. CO.
COTTER-UNDERWOOD CO.
JORDAN-EDMUNDSON CO.
F. H BROOKS
GREENVILLE GETS
CAR. EXPOSITION
Kinston, June 6.—Greenville was
unanimously awarded the 1926 East
ern Carolina Exposition at the regu
lar monthly meeting of the directors
of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of
Commerce. Greenville citizens met
every requirement of the directors,
which consisted of a cash donation of
$1,000.00, a suitable warehouse, elec
tric current free and moral support.
E. G. Flanagan, chairman of the lo
cal committee that handled the mat
ter for Greenville, in the invitation
to hold the 1926 Show in Greenville,
said: “To show our good faith, I am
enclosing a gift to the Association of
$1,00000, and also guarantee you
warehouse accommodations and free
electric current for the week of the
Exposition. Greenville stands as a
unit to give you moral support for
success of your Exposition. If you
desire to come to Greenville, we wel
come you and will do our best to
make your Exposition one of the
best you have had since the Eastern
Carolina Chamber of Commerce has
been in existence.”
With this kind of support, the
! fourth annual Exposition bids fair
to be a great success. Greenville’s
j location, her good roads leading out
in every direction, her hospitable peo
ple, will make her an ideal place to
hold the 1926 show.
65 Deaths From Heat
Philadelphia, June 7.—Tlhe torrid
wave which has held Philadelphia in
its grip for a week today exacted a
toll of 65 deaths, directly or indirect
ly attributed to the heat. Scores oi
prostratio'ns were reported. The max
imum temperatures here was 98
Other points in the state reported
temperatures of 100 or more.
It was estimated that 50,000 per
sons slept in Fairmont Park las1
night. Since the start of the recorc
breaking hot wave last Monday, f
total of 105 deaths attributed to th<
heat, have been reported in this city
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Finance Committee Makes Offi
cial Statement Regarding De
ficit In Books of W. T. Adame
FIGURES BASED ON AUDIT
The Finance Committee, duly ap
pointed and qualified fo rthe county
of Johnston and composed of Sam H.
Massey, R. D. Langdon and Joel A.
Johnson, make public officially the
deficia found in the office of register
of deeds during the administration
; of W T. Adams. Their statement is
based upon an audit of the books
covering a period of four years, made
by A. M. Pullen Co., and the short
age amounts to $12,259.70, exclusive
of interest.
The undersigned Finance Commit
tee, duly appointed and qualified for
the County of Johnston, report as
follows:
That on June 1st, 1926, Mr .W. T.
Adams having been duly notified, and
being present, the committee using
the audit as made by A. M. Pullen &
Company, public accountants, as the
basis for this report, a copy of which
audit is on file in the office of the
Register of Deeds, and hereby re
ferred to find as follows:
1. The Six Hundred Dollar loan,
made by the County Commissioners,
jout of the county funds, to S. J. Kir
jby, former county agent, was repaid
| to W. T. Adams, Clerk of the Board.
! Mr. Adams admitted that Seventy
five Dollars of this amount had not
been paid over to the First & Citizens
National Bank, financial agent of the
county, and the committee find that
he is due to the general county fund
the sum of Seventyfive Dollars, with
1 intrest on Fifty Dollars from October
! 6, 1921, and interest on Twenty-five
Dollars from December 8th, 1921.
2. During the terms of office of W.
T. Adams, as register of deeds, cov
ering the period from December 1,
1920, to November 30, 1924, inclusive
he collected in fees, as said official,
$23,743.75. The difference between
this amount and the amount as con
tained in the report of the auditors
is an item of $23.70 for services as
Clerk of the Board of - County Com
missioners, which was paid to Sam
T. Honeycutt, former Register of
Deeds, for services for the month of
November, 1920, which should be de
ducted from the amount as shown by
the auditors. With the exception of
this item, Mr. Adams admits that
the report of Pullen & Company is
; correct.
3. The committee further find that
the said Register of Deeds paid over
to the First & Citizens National Bank
Smithfield, N. C., as financial agent,
for Salary Funds, the following
; amounts:
Date ?
1- 25-21 For Month of
December 1920 $ 699.25
3-30-21 For Month of
January 1921 755.35
12j 5-21 For Months of
Feb., Mar., and
Apr., 1921 2,227.35
5- 6-22 For Months of
May through Sep
tember, 1821 1,466.15
2- 3-23 For Months of
Oct. 1921 through
March 1922 3,604.60
111-29-24 Unknown Period 2,906.35
111,559.05
These credits leave a balance of
fees due in the sum of $12,184.70.
The total amount due by said W.
T. Adams is the amount due the sal
ary fund— $12,184.70
I Balance on Kirby loan, due
county— 76.00
I Grand total due exclusive
of interest— $12,259.70
Interest to be added as follows:
On $599.25 from Jan. 6, 1921, to
Jan. 25, 1921
On $755.35 from Feb. 6, 1921 to
; Mch. 30, 1921
On $808.35 from Mch. 6. 1921, to
, Dec. 5, 1921
On $784. 55 from Apr. 6, 1921, to
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