‘oMlfHF1ELD NEEDS: —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modern Hotel. —Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. Forty-fourth Year SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1925 Number 8-j Mr. Farmer: It Will Pay You to Sell Your Tobacco in Smithfield This Season NEGRO TRIED FOR ATTACKING NURSE — Tom Robinson Convicted In Wilmington Court of Criminal Assaut on Young Girl. TO DIE OCTOBER 2ND On October 2 Tom Robin son, negro janitor who attack ed and beat into unconscious ness a nineteen-year-old stu dent nurse of Wilmington, will die in the electric chair. The crime look place about three weeks ago. When the sentence was pro nounced by Judge C. C. I.yon, the court room was packed. There were about fifty depu ty sheriffs moving to and fro in the enclosure and two uni formed men, the Wilmington Light Infantry, uniformed and armed was in readiness at the armory if their assistance had been needed. There was no trouble and the jury ren dered their verdict after being out only fifty minutes. Wilmington, Sept- 2.—Tom Rob inson, negro who assaulted the student nurse here near the James Walker Memorial Hospital on the night of August 12, is now' on trial for his life. Court dfeliberations were begun here Monday morning. Judge C. C. Lyons, of Elizabeth town, is here to hold the special term for this trial- Woodus Kel lum, the solicitor of the Wilming ton district, is unable to attend court and J. A. McNorton, of the local bar, is prosecuting in his stead. Solicitor McNorton is as sisted by W. F. Jones and Herbert McClammy. Tom Robinson, the negro, is defended by John Keny, a South Carolina lawyer, and David Sinclair and Wm. J. Bellamy, of the local bar All of Monday and the forenoon of Tuesday were taken up in pre liminaries and selecting the jury. The taking of the evidence started at three p. ni. Tuesday. The case is receiving deep interest and its progress is necessarily slow. Feel ing is tense and every precaution is being observed to forestall vio lence. About fifty deputies are stationed about the court room. Circumstantial evidence is heavy against the accused man, and the prevailing opinion is that he will be found guilty of a crime which will cost him his life. Tom Robinson is a big black man about six feet tall. He has the apparent strength of a giant. His demeanor in the court house is sullen and defiant. He consults his counsellors with a positive air of importance. The populace wonders if this air will continue until the end of the Irish ]i is reported that The outraged woman is in a serious frame of mind and state of health, and she will not be required to spend any more time in the court room than the trial will demand MR. A. W. HODGES GIVES BARBECUE SL'IM'KR Wednesday afternoon Mr. An drew W. Hodges of the A. W. Bodges Sales Stables, entertained about fifty of his friends and pa trons at a barbecue in front of the stables on Third street. The guests arrived about 5:30 o’clock. Judge F. H. Brooks made a short ndress and introduced Mr. Hodges. In his speech Mr. Brooks reviewed briefly the history of the host, tell ing of how he started out twenty seven years ago as a horse and mule dealer, going from court house to court house in the differ ent counties and selling his stock in the old-fashioned way. Twenty two years ago he opened up stab les in Benson where he has done a successful business. After the speaking a most de licious barbecue supper W’ith all accessories was served those pres ent. This supper was an informal get-together and introductory meeting of friends, patrons and employes of the firm which mark ed the opening of Mr. Hodges stables here. The Riverside Sere miders furnished music for the oc casion. Among the guests present were Mr. Hodges’ wife and two daughters from Benson. “1 4 On the narrow front porch of his father’s Yermnot farmhouse. President Coolidge met one of the world's richest men—his Secreta ry of Treasury, Andrew Mellon (right) for a conference and decis ion regarding the Belgian debt fund to the U. S. With them was Senator Smoot, of Utah—representing the Senate. This conference resulted in a lirm stand which sent Belgium’s large committee back across the seas—for further instructions. County Schools \In The Limelight LAST GAME ENDS THREE TO THREE Championship Series of (he Central Carolina League Between Kenly and Fine Tops Stands at a Tie. Kenly, Auk. 31.-- -The champion ship series of the Central Caro ina League .between Pinetops, first naif champions, and Kenly, winners >f the second half, now stands Kenly 3; Pinetops 3. The next .■ontest will determine the cham >ions of the league and will be staged in Wilson at the Virginia league park at 4 p. m. Septem ber 4. Mark Webb, Pinetop’s left tander or Vance Page, their star right-hander, will start the great 'ontest for Pinetops while Ronier Boykin or Tracy Johnson, both right-handers, will get the mound tssignment for the locals. Earnest Webb of Wilson who has unpired rvery game so far will be on the iob for this game. Below are the james that have been played so far, First Contest at Pinetops Batteries, Quinn and Parrish; Page and Gardner. Second (lame at Pinetops Batteries, Page and Gerdner; r'Juh Kenly Pinetop R 11 E 4 8 1 1 7 2 Pinetops Kenly R 11 E 13 16 2 4 7 4 i l L111 < 111 dim i di I i.'i E 1 2 tlld E Third Game at Konly R H Pinetops 7 8 Kenly 4 5 Batteries. Brown, Leonard Morris; Boykin nod l’arrish. Fourth Game at Pinetops R H Kenly 8 10 1 Pinetops 182 Batteries, H. Pittman and Par rish; Womble, Brown and Morris. Fifth Game at Wilson R H F, Kenly 4 9 1 Pinetops 'l <’> 2 Batteries, Boykin and Parrish; Troon and Morris. Sixth Game at Pinetops K H F Pinetops 9 1-3 1 Kenly 2 h 4 Batteries, Page and Morris; F. Pittman and Parrish. Methodist Church (* Rev. A. J- Parker will preach both morning and night at the Methodist church Sunday. The eve I njng hour has been changed to seven thirty o'clock instead of eight Sunday school will begin at sine thirty. The public is cordial ly invited to these services. Watch your label and renew your | subscription. Slash of $100,000 In School Budget May Cause Trou ble; Six. Months School Must He Provided. COUNTY PROSPEROUS The school situation in this county is causing' considerable comment outside of the county as well as within the borders of Johnston, A dispatch from Ral eigh appeared in last Sunday's Greensboro Daily News, which gives perhaps the most compre hensive idea of what is being said, though items have appeared during the past week in other lead ing state dailies- The article is herewith reproduced: “Notwithstanding Johnston county’s cut of more than $100,000 in the school budget and the gen eral acquiescence in this act' of the county commissioners, the state superintendent’s office is more jammed with Johnstonians de manding school than any county in the state. “The commissioners have not been “lawed” yet on any proposal of theirs to shut off the school support. It has not gone so far as that. Superintendent Alien isn’t much of a buttinsky. He has al lowed under his administration the largest local self-government. Rut the state superintendent is ruling that the county, every coun ty for that matter, must provide a six months school term. Every school child is required between certain ages to attend. The two put together form a condition which makes the Johnston situation un certain. Money Must Be Raised “For JohnRton must get its children to school. It cannot stop | for want of money. It must levy I the tax. The state helps, but it must do its part. The state super intendent is not holding that the county commissioners cannot make up their own budget; but he and ,the constitution are holding that ' they must provide that six months term for every child. “Which seems to mean that Johnston is going to take back water. The county which is unpre cedently prosperous must send its children to school and when a school is far from base that it be comes necessary to take the school to the child, that will be done. On that the law is quite specific. It may upset utterly the recent act of the commissioners. Here is a portion of that law: Provisions of Law “Section 2, article IX, of the constitution says in part: “The general assembly, as its first ses sion under this constitution, shall provide by taxation and otherwise I for a general and uniform system of public schools, wherein tuition shall be free of charge to all the children of the state between the ages of G and 21 years. 1 (Turn to page four, please) PROFITABLE CROP FOR EASTERN N. C. Spinach Is Recommended as the Most Important of the Leafy Greens; liemand Increased. Raleigh, Sept- 2.—In recent years the dietitians have been urg ing us to eat more greens for our health’s sake. This campaign has noticeably increased the demand for this type of vegetable crop. “Spinach is probably the most important of the leafy greens, says Robert Schmidt, horticultur ist for the extension division at State College, “and has a great advantage in being a cool season crop, thereby fitting in very well with an all year succession of vegetables. Both the climate and soil of eastern North Carolina are favor able to the growth of spinach.” A rich, well drained, sandy loam soil is best suited to the crop. A commercial fertilizer analyzing 8 per cent phosphoric acid, S) per cent nitrogen and 3 per cent poo- I ash is recommended. This is used at the rate of 1600-2000 pounds [per acre, making about four ap plications during the growing sea-! son. Well rotted stable manure also gives excellent results as a fertilizer. ‘‘Spinach is either drilled in beds or sown broadcast,” says Mr. Schmidt. “The common practice in this section of the country is to sow in 4-row beds, the rows ten to twelve inches apart. As soon as , the plants have formed three or four true leaves they are thinned out to stand 4 to 6 inches in the row. About 20 pounds of seed an required to sow an acre using the l 4-row bed method, and they should . be planted at intervals during September and October so as to harvest during November and De- i cember.” MORNING PRAYER MEETING HOUR IS CHANGED _i The morning prayer meeting i held by the business men in the j commissioners room of the court ; house each morning will be held in < the future at eight o’clock instead of eight-thirty. AMERICAN LEGION TO MEET TONIGHT i - i The Pou-Parrish post of the . American Legion will meet tonight at 8 o’clock at the court house. A ; full a*tendance is desired. < SAM HOGWOOD, Adjutant. B, Y. P U MEETS AT MOUNT MORIAH Vhle and Inspirational Ad dresses Heard; Conven tion Meets Next at Four Oaks. The Bap st Young People's Union of thyJohnston Association met August 2fi-28 with the Mt. Moriah Baptist church. The meet ing was well attended, BOO being registered. Rev. James A. Ivey is president of the body. Rev. O. A. Keller spoke on “Making Methods Spiritual,” Rev. R. C. White brought a message on 'The B. Y. P. U. in Soul Win ning" and Rev. R. !■'. Hall spoke on “Stewardship of Life ” Rev. and Mrs. Eph Whisenhunt. returned missionaries, brought, messages on tin work in China. Mr. Whisen hunt, who is now pastor at I.in :olnton, made two addresses—“The New China” and "The B. Y. P. U. Meeting the Need In China.” Mrs. Whisenhunt spoke on “How Music Pan Be Used In Mission Work.” She had her Chinese violin with ler, using it to show just how liueh the Chinese do need music. The climax of the convention vas the sunrise service on Friday norning, led by Dr. Charles L. •reaves of Raleigh. More than a lundred young people reconseorat d their lives and two young la dies consecrated themselves for Infinite Christian service. At the closing- meeting 85 seals uni diplomas were awarded for ■lass work done during the sea sons. The State secretary, Perry tforgan, taught the senior man ia], Miss Winnie Picket, the new unior-intermediate leader, taught he intermediate manual, and Mrs. B. Cox of Clayton, taught the unior manual. The following officers were elect 'd for the year: President, Rev. I. A. Ivey; vice presidents, Miss iva Johnson, Miss Ruth Wilson, Hiss Ava Richardson and James V Lane; junior-intermediate lead :r, Miss Viola Poole; district' jun or-intermediate leaders, Mrs. No ah Wood, Miss Cherry Gurley, tlrs. W. T. Evans and Miss Gu ile Johnson; secretary-treasurer, drs. J. H. Strickland, pianist Miss jelia Shore Thomas; chorister, ferny Karp. The meeting closed with a well endered pageant, “The Three Vis tors,” given by the Mt. Moriah 1. V, P. U. The convention will meet next ■ear with the Four Oaks Baptist -hurch. lenew your subscription. Shenandoah Bursts And Kills Thirteen (jKLAIfcSl YtAK TOURIST TRAVEL North Carolina is Enjoying its Greatest Year of Tour ist Travel According to Carolina Motor Club. North Carolina thi sseason is enjoying its greatest year of tour ist travel. This is apparent by ob- j servation of the increased number of foreign plates all main high- j ways and by calls for information | at headqgarters 'and branch of fices of the Carolina Motor club. During the months of July and August there were 49,000 calls j for information and routings at! the Greensboro office of the club and its 60 branches. Two clerks ; were constantly on duty at head- ! quarters, supplying routings, the t night shift often remaining on duty until 10 p. m. and later. Calls for license and title infor ; mation at the Carolina Motor club and its branches totalled 265,000. While many of the reffuests for touring informatidn came from 1'ither states, the great bulk of data was supplied native Tarheels who vacationed by auto. The number of persons making extended trips, especially to the East and Cami lla. showed a tremendous increase this year, The Giant Dirigible Airship Struck a Straight Line Wind Storm and Hroke to Pieces. Cambridge, Ohio, Sept. 3— The naval airship Shenandoah hroke into over a small village near here this morning. A se vere wind and electric storm raged in this vicinity last night. Caldwell, Ohio, Sept. 3.—The giant dirigible Shenandoah is n< more. It went down in three piece! early today and killed its com mander and twelve officers, men and crew. The airship struck a line squall, a variety of storms mostly feared by airmen, shortly after f o’clock this morning near hert while traveling at an altitude ol 3.000 feet. There was no explosion it simply met a wind too strong ti combat. After it struck it went ui 5.000 feet and suddenly came dowr and broke into three pieces. Oiv piece 450 feet or more in length fell in a field about one and a ball mites from Ava. The control com partment in which the commandei arid the navigating devices wen rigged and a third section 150 feel iong drifted through the air foi twelve miles landing near Sharoi in Noble county. Among the missing is Col Hall of Salisbury, N. C Tobacco Market Considered Somewhat Better Yesterday farmers Generally Disappointed But Little Dissatisfaction On the SaAithfield Market; Quarter Million Pounds Sold Here First Day; Low Grades Marketed. The opening of the tobacco mar ket here Tu'^day was attended by the usual features—a big crowd, lots of t-jbacco, plenty of buyers, anxious warehousemen and anxious farnu rs, but the price on (the whole was disappointing. The I average on the opening day was somewhat lower than on opening day last year. Sixteen cents was said to be about the average, this being practically the same as oth er markets in this section. The av erage unofficially reported for Wilson was 10 cents; Kinston, 16 cents; Greenville 16 cents and Goldsboro 15 cents. Grades offered the first day were apparently below the grades of fered a year ago, much of it being the first curing. Something like a qurater of a ] million pounds were sold here at the opening sale. All day long Tuesday the song of the auction eers was heard in the Banner warehouse, it being about five o’ clock when the last pile there was sold. Everybody was tired and the sale at the sale at the New Smithfield Tobacco warehouse was deferred until Wednesday, when practically a repetition of the first i di\;'V sale '>ok place. Quite a good bit of tobacco was placed on the floor of the Banner on Wednes day, but it remained for yester day to see another big break. The prices yesterday were about the same as opening day. if any change perhaps a little better. There appears to be little dis satisfaction on the part of the farmers other than a general dis appointment that the prices are (Turn To page four, please) Serious Injury of Alger West i Lies In Hospita Here With Hi Fractured Skull As Re sult of Automobile Accident. CAR T U R N S OVER An automoble accident occurr ed near Wilson’s Mills yesterday afternoon resulting- in what ap pears at this writing to bo a fatal accident to Mr. Alger West, son of Mr. Johjn West of Wilson's Hills. Mr. West had owned his car, a Ford touring model, only about a month. Yesterday afternoon he had started to Wilson’s Mills for •i box of fish and as he turned from a road into the highway leading from Wilson’; Mills to the Raleigh road, he struck a bed of sand, and his ear turned over, lie was report ed to be running at •> speed of ■26 or :!0 miles per hour. Mr. Willie Wilson saw the ac cident and medical aid was sum moned at once. The injured man was brought to the Southfield Me morial hospital about -IdiO o’clock, where it was found that his skull was fractured. Ns> hope is held out for his recovery The young man is only 20 years of age. He was alone in the car when the accident happened. PECAN TREES AT REASONABLE PRICES Wishing to favor our readers and to help the North Carolina campaign that has been started by the State Pecan Growers' Society to plant a million pecan trees in ! N)orth Carolina, we are passing on the information that pecan trees can be bought through this society at the minimum cost. Bud ded trees of the best varieties can be bought in lots of'25 to 100 at the following prices: to 4 feet 80c, 4to 5 feet 95c, 5 feet to G feet, $1-10. Prices are still lower in larger quantities. Any number below 25 can be bought at the same price, with SI.00 added to cover cost of packing. Several neighbors might well order to gether, making an order of as many as 25. Orders may be sent to W. N. Roper, Sec’y. Pecan Growers’ Society, Raleigh, who will give any desired information, including instructions as to the planting and culture of pecan trees. Bloodhound Purchased Messrs. !•’. L. Pittman and W. I II. Stevens have purchased a blood hound, A trip was made to Rae | ford this week and the dog brought j here. Revival Services at Oakland Worship services at Smithfiehl Presbyterian church Sunday at 11 a. m. At 8 p. m. the pastor will i preach at Oakland church begin ning a ten-day revival meeting. .-The public is cordially invited to I these services. t.* MRS. LOU BROWN DIES AT SELMA Passed Away Tuesday Night After Suffering Stroke of Paralysis; Mother of Mr. Paul Brown. Selma, Sept. 2.—Friday evening, August 28 Mrs. Brown suffered a .stroke of paralysis at her home on Railroad Street. Although partly conscious at first she grad ually lapsed into unconsciousness mid passed quietly away Tuesday night, September 1. Mrs. Brown was horn in Wayne county in Nov. 1850, but in early childhood her parents moved to Wilson where she spent her girl hood day.-. On March 4, 1880 she was mar ried to Mr. Joseph Brown and I hey made their home in Johnston county. To this union was horn the following eight children, all of whom survive: Messrs. Wade and V.eon Brown, of Selrita; Paul Brown, of Smithfield; Miss Omega Brown, Selma; Mrs. I, M. Bass, Goldsboro; Mrs. C. 1. Godwin, Raleigh; Mrs. Andrew Brewer. Princeton; and Mrs. ('. K. Golden, Selma. Her husband preceded her to the grave several years ago. Mrs. Brown was a teacher for years and many of her pupils are living who cherish fond memories of their school days under her She had been a consistent mem ber of the Primitive Baptist church for a number of years. The funeral was preached Wed nesday afternoon at the Baptist church by a former pastor, Elder Christopher Hooks, of Fremont Interment was made in the family burying ground near Selma. A large concourse of friends and rel atives were present and the floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. High School Registratin Days Mr. N. C. Shuford. new super intendent of the city graded school has arrived in the city from Black Mon itnin and has arranged for preliminary registration days for high school pupils. Tomorrow. September 5, he will be glad to meet at the high school building pupils who expect to enter thi tenth and eleventh grades, for the purpose of discussing their course On Monday he will meet pupils ol the ninth grade. On both these days he will be in the office fron !>:30 to 1- in the morning and from 2 till 4 in the afternoon. On Tues day morning from !):30 to 12 he wishes to meet those of the eight! grade. On Tuesday afternoon i teachers meeting will be held. Anj pupils who cannot go at the regie lar time may make arrangement for another date with Mr. Shu ford. Renew your subscription. TEXAS SPEAKER AT VOCAL UNION1 Rev. Mr. York Delivered In teresting; Address at Low er Johnston Vocal Union Sunday. NINE CHOIRS PRESENT The Lower Johnston vocal union -j met with Banner Chapel church I me mile east of Benson on Sun- | lay, August JO. The meeting was ; called to order at ten o’clock by j 'he president, Mr. J. B. B odcjr j ind the following marshalls were, I appointed to keep order: Messrs. .1 P. Honeycutt, A. L. Langdon and j i’. I). Strickland. The opening song j 'Blest Be the Tie That Binds.'' was led by Mr. J. B. Raynor Thu j Scripture lesson from the third 1 ■hapter of Second Timothy was j read by Mr. J. B. Beasley and pray- ] or was offered by Rev. Lloyd Ver - 1 ion, of Mount' Olive. A short wel- 3 •onto add res.- was made by Rev. 1 Mr. Moore ami all the choirs join- 1 ■d in singing, "Where He Leads I Me I Will Follow.” There w< re j wo rounds in the morning, each j ■hoir singing two songs in the i iirsl round and one in the sect :.l. . I'he meeting adjourned at 12 !i) 1 or dinner. The opening song at 1:30 in tliaHj afternoon was “Amazing Grace^a How Sweet the Sound,” and l.h. ti J ?ach choir sang two songs. At 3 3 (’clock an address by Rev. Mr..1 York of Texas, was enjoyed by ihd large crowd. He spoke on “Howji We (Jet News Before It Happen ,” 1 ‘Modern and Ancient Times,” and ; 'ltow Will Our Last Chapter! j Read?” Tn behalf of the speaker^ <11 choirs sang. "Suppose the J.ord-4 Should Come Tonight,?’” A great day was enjoyed by hil j present- The crowd was estimated it tfiOO. The next vocal union will j go to Beulah Christian church two A miles east of Four Oaks. It wiU J >e held on the fifth Sunday iu j November. The following nine choirs and j their leader were present' Sunday: -1 Banner Chapel, Mr. Matthew Ray- J nor. leader; Tee Chapel, Mr. R. E, 1 rhotnas; Salem of Mount Oliv J Mr. L. P. West; Corinth, Mr cTi B. Thomas; Pleasant Grove, Mr. 1 Marion Ennis; Holly Grove, Mr, J ■/. A. Parker; Prospect, Mr. W. A. 1 Ennis; Benson Grove, C. P. Stew- j and Barbour's Chapel, Mr- jfl Paul Hockaday. ,1. B. BEASLEY. Pres. V. J. UNDERWOOD. Tree I l ie Family Reunion About a hundred and fifty at* tended the Lee family reunion at ■ theold Lee homestead in Beutrui ville township yesterday. Mr. ’V* 1 TI. Upchurch, a son-in-law O; than late Ransom and Lucy Rose Lee, now occupies the old Lee 1; >m-, •Jid was host to the returni members of the family yesterdi A veritable feast was served the noon hour in picnic style w thJ plenty of barbecue, lemonade n'.idh iced tea in addition to other d.H lettable viands. \ Those attending the reunion i | this city were Mrs. J. M. i Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gaskin, Mr| | i. \V. Stephenson. Mis. J. W. Viii I-on. Miss Annie Lee. Dr. and Mrai !VV. J. B. Orr, Mrs. W. M. Per .va“ land daughters, Misses Alenf Anal ! Olivia of Norfolk, Va. IION. E. W. POl' AT BAPTIST CHCRCH Sl'N'hVfJ Hon. K. W. Pou, member oCp! I Congress from this district, v.'ilK , make nn adress at the Smithfie! i (Baptist church next Sunday ..‘t ling at 11 o’clock. His subject wi.!Ig| i l*o “A World Challenge to E -•*> ion Christianity.” The pastor ! the church last Sunday moraine $£ | annouiticinj! this address at J ; that lie hud asked Mr. Pott I speak for the reason that learn statesmen, educators, and has I ness men everywhere are de-’a ! ing with an emphasis never b j fore that the only hope of World is vital religion in the hc»f ! of ehe people, and that cue!* message coming from an honors i statesman would carry far gre weight than it would coming iro*H a preacher, from whom Sit h message seems to be only ft ter of course.