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BM1THFIELI) NEEDS: —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modern Hotel —Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. Forty-fourth Year Mr. Farmer: It Will Pay You to Sell Your Tobacco in Smithfield This Season Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - -Established 1882 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1925 We Like Smithfield- — You Will Too ” Number 86 I I Tobacco Prices Are Picking Up Middle Belt Opening Is Deferred Until Octob er 1; Was To Have Opened On Sept. 15. BUYERS DETAINED The price of tobacco which has been lower than was expected, seems to be on an upward trend, according to information from lo cal warehousemen. All grades arc advancing some, and the better grades arc bringing from thirty to to fifty cents. The sales were light during th epast Week Announcement is made from the office of A. It. Carington, presi dent of the Tobacco Association of the United States, at Danville, that te sales committee of the As sociation have unanimously decid ed to postpone opening the auction sales on Middle Belt markets to October 1. The opening on these markets had been fixed for Sep 1 inker 15. The postponement is due, it is said, to the delay in mar keting the crop in the South be cause of the continued dry weath er, causing the large buyers of tobacco to keep their buyers on other markets longer than had been anticipated. Midle belt markets include Dur ham, Henderson, Oxford, Werren ton, Louishurg, llnleigh, Fuquay Springs, Aberdeen. Carthage, San ford, and Youngsville. Old Belt markets also open on October 1. FALL OPENINUG AT AUSTIN’S STORES The , ladies departments of the Austin stores were in gala attire yesterday when numerous new models in hats, dresses, and coats were on display. Periwinkle and golden rod in profusion were used throughout the stores. On the sec ond iloor Miss Noll Meacham serv ed delicious fruit punch to all who visited the store. Tlie show win dows presented an unusually at tractive display which lured the ladies inside and on to the sec ond floor. Dresses including sat ins, tharmeens' and twills were shown in varying styles and the newest shades—grocklehead, pen cil blues, queen bird, pansy and geranium. Black is unusually good. Practically ail the coats and quite a number of the dresses shown were fur-trimmed. Needlepoint is a popular-Bow material for coats. Hat: for mid-winter will be some what larger than heretofore. The earlies fall offerings are mostly imported valours and velvet and valour. Miss Addic Talton, Miss Bettie Straughn, Miss Maude Meacham, have charge of the hats and ready to-wear departments, and took de light yesterday in showing the new models to customers and prospec tive customers. PRESBYTERIANS TO HEAR KENLY PASTOR Rev. A. C. Summers, the popu lar young pastor of the Kenly Presbyterian church, will occupy the pulpit of the Smithfield Pres byterian church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Mr. Summers is an honor graduate of Davidson Col lege anti of the Union Seminary, Richmond, Va„ and is a preacher of unusual power There will be no service at the Smithfield church Sunday evening. The congregation and public are invited to the revival service at Oakland at the evening hour. Methodist Church Regular services to he held at the Methodist church Sunday mor ning and evening. Sunday school at nine-thirty o’clock. The pastor, Rev. A. J. Parker, extends a cor dial invitation to tlie teachers of the graded school and all other newcomers in the city to attend these services. Parent-Teacher Asocial ion Mrs. P- II- Kasey, president of the Parent-Teacher Association, requests all members of the nso ciation to be present at the first meeting of the year next I* riday afternoon at four o’clock. The meeting will he held at the high school. PROMINENT MAN GOES TO REWARD Mr. J. H. B. Tomlinson Died At His Country Home Near Town Wed nesday; Prominent Far mer and Business Man. FUNERAL YESTERDAY The people of this community I were saddened Wednesday when j it was learned that Mr. J. 11. B i Tomlinson had passed away at his ! country home near town about 11:.10 in the morning. For two Weeks he had been ill, and in such a critical state that his friends and relatives had been apprehen sive of his recovery. He suffered with a kidney affection and before i the end, pneumonia was a oom i plication which hardened his death. The deceased was sixty-two j years old. He was twice married, the first time to Miss Edith Tur ner of Wake county, who died in 1021. To this union were-born three children who survive him, Mrs. Parker Band of Rand’s Mill, Wake county, Misses Mabel and Helen Tomlinson. Mr. Tomlinson’s second marriage in May 1024 was to Miss Olivia Cheatham, of Oxford, who also survives him. He leaves also his mother, Mrs. Sue P. Tbmlin-on, two brothers, Messrs. James B. and W. I>. Tomlinson, and four j sisters. Mrs. J. S. Robertson, of Pranklinton, Mrs. Walter I’. Byrd of Lillingto'n, Mrs. Garland B. Smith and Miss Emma Tomlinson of Johnston county. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at four o’clock at the Methodist cliureh of this city, con ducted by. Rev. ft. II. Tuttle of Elm City, former pastor of the deceased, and Rev. A. J. Parker, i present pastor of the church here where Mr. Tomlinson held his church membership. A large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends filled the church to its capacity. The service was impressive. Miss Frances White by request of the | family sang a most fitting selec- | tion, Tennyson’s "Crossing the i Bar.” As the afternoon shadows lengthened the remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery by the side of his first wife. The mound was covered with beautiful autumn flowers, expressions of sympathy from friends and loved ones. The active pallbearers were: \V. I). Avera, C. L. Sanders, H. M. Barber, C. A. Creech, R. 1*. Bedd ing, R. C. Gillett, Ed F. Turner and Hardee Branch. The honorary pall bearers were: J. D. Spiers, K. S Abell, F. K. Broadhurst, J. J. Broadhurst, U. 11. Creech, Dr. A. II. Rose, Dr. Thel Hooks, H. L. Skinner, R. A. Sanders, E. W. Pou, T. R. Hood, S. T. Honeycutt, Z. I.. LeMay, of Smithfleld; B. B. Adams, Four Oaks; E. B. McCul lers, Chas. W. Horne, John Tur ley, Clayton; S. Tt Smith, J. C. Ellington, B. S. Jerman, Frank Page and Jns. Ii. Pou, Raleigh; D. H. Ellington. Richmond; W. G Wilson, Wilson’s Mills; L. F. Aus tin and J. R. Allen, Garner; J. 1). Turner and Tom Turner, Wake county; and C. A. Cheatham, of Oxford. Mr. Tomlinson was a native of Johnston county and here he lived all the days of his life, lie was a large farmer, and was allied with the business interests of this sec tion. Besides his farming opera tions he was a director of the Ivan hoe Mfg. Company and also a di rector of the First and Citizens National Bank. lie was a good friend and neighbor and his best monument will he the good report that he has left behind him in the community ia which he has lived for more than sixty years. Young City Miss: “There isn’t much pep to the girls out here, is there?” Farmer Jimison: “Pep! Wahl. I dunno 'bout that, lady. Now dis mawning our gal Sarah milked j fifteen cows before breakfast ” COUPLE WEDS AT OAKLAND CHURCH Miss Lena Booker of The Polenta Section B e - comes The Bride of J. H. Poole of Jackson Springs. IMPRESSIVE SCENE Clayton, Sept, it -One of the most beautiful fall weddings was solemnized Saturday evening, Sop temher f>, at S o’clock in the Oak land Presbyterian church, when Miss Lena Nelson Booker and Mr. Julian Hawley Poole were united in marriage. The ceremony, which was characterized by its beauty and simplicity, was performed by Lev. Chester Alexander. The his toric chtireh presented a scene of rare lovliness, a color scheme of green and white being carried out in every detail. Mrs. Otis Poole, of Jackson Springs, who presided at the pia no for the wedding music wore a lovely yellow gown of embroidered crepe, and wore a corsage of roses. Miss Maude Poole, of Racford. wearing a dress of flesh-colored georgette, and a corsage of pink roses, sweetly sang “Until” and “Thank God for a Garden’” im mediately preceding the ceremony. The ushers, Messrs. Otis and Shelton Poole, and Samuel and Walton Booker, entered the church and arranged a white tracking, over which the bridal party was to walk. With the first note from the bridal chorus of Lohengrin the bridal party entered. The minister advanced, taking his place at the altar, the ushers followed, and ar ranged themselves around the al tar. Next to enter was Miss Mary E. Booker, maid of honor and sis ter of the bride, who wore a gown of green georgette beaded in pas tel shades, and carried an arm bouquet of butterfly roses. The groom, attended by his brother, Mr. Clifton A. Poole, of Statesville, as best man, was next to enter. The bride approached the altar on the arm of her brother, Dr. E. N. Booker, of Fayetteville. She was lovely in an exquisite gown of crepe remain, which was beaded in rhinestones and pearls. Her misty tulle veil, which was caught with orange blossoms and real lace, was worn coronet fashion. She carried a bride’s shower bou quet of valley lilies and sweet heart roses. (Turn to page four, please) TO SHOW PROBABLE TONNAGE ON NEOSE U. S. Engineer Holds a Hearing On Proposed Survey of Neuse River. Goldsboro, Sept. 8. In accord ance with a notice issued that Ma jor Oscar Kuentz, U. S, Civil En gineer, would hold a public hear ing in the court house here today on the question of the feasibility of a Government survey of Neuse river, representative citizens from Raleigh, Smithfield, Goldsboro, Kinston, Wilson, Enow Hill, Seven Springs and New Bern were in at tendance and speakers were heard from all these towns in forcible advocacy of such a survey being made by the Government. Congressman Charles L. Aber nathy was present and presented an exhaustive review of the com mercial importance of Neuse rivor as a means of transportation for the rapidly developing section thru which this runs to the sea, and he was followed, in turn, by speakers from all the attending delegations. At the conclusion of the hearing a motion was enter tained and adopted providing for a committee to formulate anil pre sent in writing for the. considera tion of the engineer, Major Kuentz the approximate tonnage that would bo available for transporta tion by boats on Neuse river, and of this committee, N. G. Bart lett, secretary and manager of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com jnerce was named as chairman, the committee to file its report within .‘10 days. NEW WAY OK HANDLING COUNTY ACCOUNTS • A new way of handling ae eounfs against the cmirrty was approval by the County Com missioners at their regular meeting here this week. In the future all accounts against the connty must he lilt'd at least j five days before the first Mon day in each month; and must first be approved by the pur chaser, then filed with the enun j ty auditor, who in turn must audit the account and then file I same with the clerk to the board of commissioners, Mr. M. L. Stancil. REVIVAL CLOSES AT PINE LEVEL Thirty-two Join Baptist Church at Close of a Splendid! Meeting Con ducted By State Evan gelist Hughes. (Special to The Herald) Princeton, Sept. 9.,—The mooting by Rev. W. G. Hughes, Baptist state evangelist, at the Baptist church closed Sunday night'. There were about thirty-eight conver sions, thirty-two of which joined the Baptist church and six the Methodist. A great deal of interest was manifested from the first. The earnest and friendly cooperation of the Methodist pastor, Rev. G. B. Perry, and some of the leading Methodists was highly appreciat ed by Evangelist Hughes, and the Baptist pastor, Rev. Mr. Rose. Rev. Mr. Hughe- made a very profound impression on the church going people here. On Sunday night the services were held in the new school auditorium in order that the large number could be comfortably seated, the attend ance was about two times as many as could have been seated in the Baptist church. The big audience gave a standing vote of apprecia tion and an invitation to Mr. Hughes to come back to Princeton next summer for a two weeks en gagement. Providence permitting, the invitation was accepted by the evangelist, promising to return and the dates will be announced in j I he Herald later. Many of thos ■ vho hoard the evangelist declare him to be one of the best in the fate. Large numbers of people amp to these services regularly from adjoining towns and com munities. Home Demonstration Notes Miss Leafy Stand), of Kenly, R F. D., and Miss Roberta Pen ny, of Selma, R. F. D-, will give a school lunch demonstration at the district try out to be held at Goldsboro tomorrow, September 12. This district is composed of six teen counties of Eastern North Carolina. The winning team will represent the district at the state fair. It will be remembered that Johnston county had representa tives in the canning and jelly making district demonstration a year ago, Miss Sallie Herring win ning a trip to Chicago after giv ing a demonstration at the state fair. Johnston county has been asked to put on a yeast bread demonstra tion in nutrition booth, Woman's building, at the state fair. The two club women who have been select ed to do this are Mrs. R. L. Bar den and Mrs. J. II. Creech, Prince ton, R. F. D. ;Se!ma High School Open ed Monday With Un precedented Attend ance; Several Speakers. Selma, Sept. 10.*—The Selma schools opened Monday, Septehi icr 7th, with nr. v.;-;-.rrc;!ehted at .emianec. Quite a number of board ng pupils and pupil: who come in each day from the rural districts helped '■> swell the numbers in the Mirli school. Supt- Waters was highly gratified and general in ! tenet in the school was attested by the number of patrons, friends and former teachers from out of town who wore present on the •opening day. Chapel exercises op ened with the song “Come Thou Almighty King,” Miss Glell Bran ham leading the Singing with Miss Mildred Perkins at the piano. Rev. A M. Mitchell read a portion of Scripture. Mark -1:1-25. Prayer was Afered by Dr. O. P. Fitzgerald. Mr. Coo. F. Brietz, chairman of l.h school board, was called upon for a talk and after a few' brief remarks lie asked his hearers both young and old to repeat after him. Proverbs 3:f>, “In all thy ways nc kgiivvledge Him, and lie shall di >4ct thy paths.” IDr. Geo. D. Vick, after a few’ pci tinent remarks, quoted the fol Iliving beautiful linos: “To every man there openeth a way. anil ways, and a way; The high soul climbs the high way, Te* low soul gropes the low, #\ml in between on the misty f flats, The rest drift to and fro. Hut- to every man there openeth A high way and a low, p\nd every man deeideth, Tuk way Tfrs soul shall go.” - . Supt. Waters outlined briefly the proposed work for the ensu ing year and in a characteristic manner urged the student body to grasp the splendid school oppor tunities now open to them. One verse of “America” was sung and the pupils marched to their re spective rooms to begin the 1925 2fi school year. WKLI, KNOWN FRENCH STATESMAN IS DEAD Paris, Sept, • 7.—Rene Viviani, formei premier of France, and twice his country’:, representative on important missions to the United States, died this morning in the M;d Mason Sanatorium where he had been a patient for the last two years. The part M. Viviani played in the relations of France in the United States figures largely in the trib utes which the press today paid his memory. In describing his extraordinary powers of oratory, most of the pa llets mention the effect he pro duced on American audiences, prac tieally unfamiliar with his lan guage, when he visited the 1 nited States with Marshal Joffre in 1917 and when he attended the Washington conference in 1921. M. Yiviani’s end came peaceful ly after a long period of extreme foeble-ness, which friends said was to be traced to the death of his wife, soon after his return trom Washington in 1922. He collap sed while pleading a case in court or, June 8, 192.3, and had been confined to the sanatorium since, suffering from complete break down.Associated Press. Pleasant Grove School Election Stands As It Is A case that provoked con siderable interest at the meet ing of the County Commission ers here Monday was that of the I'leasant Grove school elec tion. On August 25, five dis tricts in Pleasant Grove and Elevation townships voted in a school election to determine whether or not they should sell $40,000 worth bonds toward the erection of a school building to be erected in (he center of the consolidated district. The vote cast wars very close, the re turns showing that the election carried by a majority of only three. Opposers of the bond is sue contested the election upon Various grounds, the evidence in the matter being brought be fore the commissioners in ses sion here Monday. After hear ing all the facts presented, the commissioners took the matter under consideration deferring a decision until 'iVj.'sday. When the board reassembled on Tues day the election was approved ns follows: Registered voters, 4!)!); votes for special tax, 251; votes against. 182. The election was therefore declared as car ried. I ^ So She Sold the Eggs I mliZ rtl» A relative in Iowa got address cards nrxed and by mistake sent 17,000 eggs to Mrs. F. T. Murphy in Boston. To save her kin a loss, she rented a st .re room and sold them ell—at 25 cents per dozen PROPOSED LOAN TO STATE TABLED Wilson County Commis sioners Say They Have No Lunds For Interest. Wilson. Sept. 8.—The request of the Wilson County Highway Com mission tt> the County Commis sioners to issue $-100,000 in short berm notes to be loaned for the ■construction-of Routt- 22. was ‘tabled” at the regular meeting of l i\i' County Commissioners hold Monday. The commissioners in tabling the proposed bond issue gav ■ up the following reasons for their action: “The county has already made up the budget and levied tax and there will be no funds from which the interest on the note: could be paid.” With no funds available the Com missioners were unable to author ize the issuance ol the $400,000 in short term notes and thus the request of the Highway Commis sion was tabled. With the except ion of the action taken on this project nothing but routine busi ness was taken up during the day. Recorders Court Proceeding. The Recorders Court had a nigh holiday here on Tuesday, Septem ber 8lh, only one case being dis posed of during the day; and thul was terminated by way of a nol pros. The defendant in this ac tion was Alton Wood, of Smith field township, ami wa- charged | with violating the game law of the county. The case of State vs. W. M. I Rose, of Boon Hill township, i charged with violating the prohi : bition laws, was called, hut due to some misunderstanding on the part: of the witnesses a to the time of this trial, some of the neces sary parties to the case were ab sent. The case was definitely fixed to he called at 2 p. m, on Tues day, September ’5. Hue to the prominence of the defendant and the amount of whiskey found by the officers in his possesion, this case has attracted rather wade spread interest. Solicitor Massey will be assisted in the prosecu tion by Judge A- M. Noble and Mr. W. H. r,yon and W’ellons and Wel lons will, represent the defendant. Wednesday was devoted to the trial of civil actions, several cases, being cleared from the docket on that day. Change Hour for Federation The women’s federation will meet hereafter at 7:30 o’clock instead of eight o’clock. The place of meeting has also been changed | from t-he Presbyterian church to I ihe Methodist church for the pres ent. An invitation has been ex tended to meet in the Episcopal church which will he accepted in I due time. Pupils Gather For Fall Term School COUNTY BOARD IN REGULAR SESSIOD Apportion $41,000 Pait Over By Ex-Sheriff W J. Massey; Approve Bonds To Take Care o! Floating Indebtedness Of County. [NUMEROUS ITEMS -- In addition to hearing schoo complaints at their sessions her* Monday and Tuesday, the Count; Commissioners disposed of consid ora hie business. Items considers! included the •following: Ordered that .1. Henry Sander: be allowed $50 on the burial ex ponses of Ethel Price who was i consumptive on Mr. Sanders’ hand: for a long time prior to her death Ordered that William Edwards of Middlesex, Route 1, be allow ed $5.00 per month as outside pau per care John Lane. Ordered that R. T. Fulghum 1» paid $12-15 for drugs for Willian Edwards outside pauper. Ordered that' Mrs. D. J. Thurs ton, county welfare officer, be al lowed to use gasoline from thi county garage to the amount nee e:- ;ary for her work for the cou'n ty. Ordered that Alfred Carr be re leased of poll tax, D. W. Bur roughs having made affidavit thal said Alfred Burroughs has not re sided in Johnston county since 1922. Ordered that D. C. Smith, keep er of the County Home be allowet to dispose of one cow at the Home j which has gone dry and is a dear |expense to the county. Ordered that Gaston Fitzgerald bo paid S267.25 for work and lum ber for Hone Bridge, i Ordered that G. R. Stancil be paid $23.60 for bridge work in Wilders township on Cat Tail bridge. Ordered that the Cou'ntf' Com missioners agree to pay for the timber to build a certain bridge in Oncals township provided that the people of the community will put the bridge in. same being made upon the representation of Mr. C. II. Edwards. Ordered that I. E. Smith be paid $31.10 for bridge work. Ordered that Geo. A. Strickland be paid $209 03 for Baker Mill bridge. (Turn to page four, please) POO TO ADDRESS EX SERVICE MEN Congressman E. W. Pou Will Speak To Local American Legion Post Tuesday Evening At The Court House. PUBLIC IS INVITED Congressman Edwin W. Pou, will address Pou-Parrish Post of the American Legion on Tuesday night September 15th, at 8 o’clock at their regular meeting in the court house. Mr. Pou’s subject will he “American Legion and its Ben efits to Ex-Service Men and the Community.” Mayor John A. Nnr ron also accepts an invitation to attend this meeting and tell the hoys something from a non-ex (Tviccman ’s view point. The del egates to the State Convention will submit their report which prom ises excitement. Johnston county’s only band composed of the young . st members of any band in North Carolina and known as the River side Serenaders will put pep and jazz in everybody. Clayton Post of the American Legion will be well represented at this meeting, ail the members of Pou-Parrish post will be there also and the occasion should be particularly interesting to all Ex Service men and the public to whom an invitation is cordially extended. Are Greeted By New Su perintendent and Many New Teachers On Wed nesday, Openng Day. SEVERAL MAKE TALK “ Wednesday morning the streets wore thronged with school chil ' drcn wending their way after a three months vacation back to the school room. New teachers in a > number of instances and a new superintendent awaited their com I ing. Registration days for the high ■ school previous to the opening had simplified the work on opening I day and every department of the school worked smoothly in its or ganization. At nine o’clock the pupils, teach Icrn and visiting patrons assembled in the auditorium for brief exer cises. All joined in the singing of “America,” after which Rev. S. L. Morgan, pastor of the Baptist church, offered a prayer. The Scripture lesson was read by the Methodist pastor. Rev. A. J. Par ker, and he made a few approp riate remarks. He extended a cor dial welcome to the teachers and bespoke a successful year for the school. Dr. L. D. Wharton, chair men of the school board, was call ed upon, who also expressed a wish for a profitable year. lie ask ed all the teachers to stand and to give their names, thus helping the teachers and pupils of the school to become acquainted. Mr. Ohas. A. Creech was present and made a short talk. He urged the boys and girls to do their best this year. Mr. N. C. Shuford, the new su perintendent, then made a few an nouncements in regard to the school. He expressed himself as being well pleased at being in Smithfield at the head of the school system. It was one of his dreams come true, he said, and ■ his ambition is to keep the school up to the same high reputation it hears abroad. He recalled when ho was at the State University coming in contact with students from the Smithfield high school, and the impressions gained there had made him desire to come to Smithfield. He brought.' the same message to the pupils in the school that Dr. Venable at that' time president of the State University, had brought to the Freshman class of which he was a member. Dr. Venable had said: “I accept each 1 ic of you as gentlemen until j you prove yourself to be other wise.” Mr. Shuford said he and the other teachers of the school, many of them, were new. They come accepting the boys and girls a i ladies and gentlemen until they proved themselves otherwise I He emphasized the purpose for which pupils attend school—that of making citizens, and from his words he expects to conduct the school along lines that will de velop good citizeship. Before dismissing the school to go back to the various rooms, he read a letter from former Superin tendent Thos. II. Franks, address ed to the girls and boys of t'he Smithfield graded school. He stat ed that as his mind turned to ward Smithfield on this, the open ing day of school, he was just plain “homesick” for Smithfield and his former pupils. He express ed hearty wishes for a good year’s work. The pupils showed their ap preciation of this message by giv ing spontaneous, enthusiastic ap plause. Sunday School Class To Raleigh Mr. W. H. Austin took the mem bers of his Sunday school class and n few others to Raleigh Tues day evening to see the “Ten Com mandments,” a religious moving picture. Those in the party were: Messrs. W. H. Austin, Joe Hun ter, Kdmund Ward, Buster Creech, William Coates, James Mellon,, Winfield Jordan, Corbin Young, Henry Johnson, Bill Joe Austin and T>jm Lassiter. Mrs. W. W. Cole has returned from Raleigh and is getting along nicely after an operation on her eyes.