/> Mr. Farmer: It Will Pay You to Sell Your Tobacco in Smithfield This Season SMITHFIELD NEEDS: —Bigger Fay Roll. —A Modern Hotel. —Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper-Established 1882 "We Like Smithfield- — You Will too” Forty-fourth Year * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1925 Number 88 TOBACCO PRICES LOOKjNG EEHER British Companies Re ported As Doing Some Buying This Week; Other Stabilizing Fac tor*. MARKET REPORT Reports) from Eastern Carolina tobacco markos indicate- slightly improved prices with some pur chases made by the Imperial To bacco Co., which had been off the market because of the “Chinese situation.” Boycotts by the Chinese were given as the excuse for stay ing off the market. Another stabilizing factor re-/ ported from the Eastern markets has been the report of the crop reporting bureau of the Depart ment of Agriculture, which shows an average in August for seven to bacco markets in Robeson, Bladen and Columbus counties of 18.2.1 cents, as compared wdth an aver age of 17.44 cents for the same markets last season for the same month. When Eastern Carolina markets opened and foreign companies, which have been buying a large part of the tobacco, did not begin buying, there was a feeling of alarm. The fact that the averages were down to 15 cents as compar ed with 20 cents last year brought a feeling of uneasiness. Baltimore Bankers Inspect The tobacco co-operatives start ed the season with advances of <55 per cent of their average price for the lest three years. In some instances it was said that this equalled the prices paid for the same grades on the auction floor, . These advancse were made thru loans from the government inter mediate bank at Baltimore, and while serving as a stabilizing fac-1 for at a time when exporters were off the market, the posibility of low prices was thought to mean the lowering of the advances by the cooperatives, and this was again reported to be a cause of alarm. The situation in Eastern Caro lina brought a committee of bank ers from Baltimore last week to look over the situation. They were accompanied by Dick Patterson, general manager of the tobacco Cooperatives, and they visited the principal markets to see for them selves. The advances were not de creased as a result of their visit, and with the more favorable report from the government crop report ing service, the advances by the cooperatives are expected to re main at the same level. ■ Speculators Active Speculators from the- Georgia and South Carolina markets are reported as having brought tobac co from those sections to East ern Carolina, and to have aided in the confusion. There has been much congestion reported from to bacco centers like Wilson because of the bringing of the tobacco from a long distance to be sold. While the crop service of the Federal government in North Car olina was reporting slightly in creased prices for tobacco, it also put out a report Saturday that the indications were for a yield of 325,296,000 pounds which is a gain of 30,000,000 pounds over the pre vious estimate and 50,000,000 pounds greater than last year. The August Market The reports of sales and prices to the crop reporting service fol lows : Summary of warehouse sales for August, 1925. Chadbourn: Total sales, 979,461; average price, 1925, $15w0; aver age price, 1924, $17.34. ' “Clarkton: Total sales, 487,672; average price 1925, $16.21; aver age price 1924, $15-69. “Fair Bluff: Total sales, 6.37.844; average price 1925, $16-..5, avei age price 1924, $16.43. “Fairmont: Total sales, 4,486, 877; average price 1925, $19-72; average price 1924, $18.03 Lumberton: Total sales, 2,904, 372; average price 1925, $16.9,; average price 1924, $16.89. “Tabor: Total sales, 538,161; av erage price 1925, $17.85. “Whiteville: Total sales', 3,419, 914; average price 1925, $18.76; Home Sewing [A.UTOC^g-f ICE^ ). -::v Beginning this week, Ruth Wyeth Spears will contribute a regular illustrated feature on home dressmaking. She outlines all the season’s new styles and tells how :he handy woman can be well Iressed at little cost. Read these articles every week in this news paper. N.Y, DEMOCRATS NOMINAT|WALKER W ins Over Hylan in Race for Nomination As Mayor of New York; Republicans Name Water man; Hylan To Retire. New York, Sept. 16. Over whelmingly defeated by State Sen ator James J. Walker, who won the democratic nomination for mayor of New Y'ork city by a plu rality of 95,543 in the primaries yesterday, Mayor John F. Hylan announced today that he would re tire to private life. The mayor’s statement cleared the perfervid atmosphere of New York politics cc.osidei’abljy but some ob servers continued to see the pos sibility'of a third ticket in the No vember elections headed by Mr. Hylan in opposition to Senator Walker and Frank D. Waterman, the respective democratic and re publican nominees. That there would be such a tic ket was asserted flatly in all edi tions today of the Evening Jour nal, newspaper of William Ran porter of Mayor Hylan. “I will return to private life,” the mayor’s statement read, “with my self respect unimpaired, my conscience clear, and with the full satisfaction of having scrupulous^ ly lived up to my oath of office-” Senator Walker prepared for a vacation today, saying that he was leaving tomorrow to go into hid ing for a rest. Intensive speak ing campaign, he said, would be resumed about October X5. Fratnk D. Waterman, who won the republican nomination by a majority of 92,340 over his two opponents, stated today that he could only express his gratification by repeating his campaign slogan: “Say it with shovels.” The slo gan developed from his plea to re lieve subway congestion by build ing more subway lines.—Associat ed Press. average price 1924, S17.72. Total sales, 13,499,301; total av erage 1925, $18.23; total average 1924, $17.44. “August, 1924, Total sales, $9, 622,409. “According to the September 1 crop report released by the Unit ed States Department of Agricul ture on September 9th, the condi tion of tobacco in North Carolina was 80 per cent or normal com pared with a ten year average con dition on September 1st of 77 per cent. This condition indicates a production for North Carolina of 325,296,000 pounds as compared with 278,320,000 pounds produced last year. This expectation is about the average crop for the past five years, “Prices on other markets in the state are reported as rather dis appointing to the growers. Sales have been unusually heavy since the opening of the season and the quality of the leaf is much better that last year. The yield will prob ably average around 650 pounds per acre. No deterioration in the crop was reported from any sec tion during the month of August.’ , TWO FINED FDD SHOOTING GAME Several Tried In Record ers Court Tuesday For Violatng the Prohibi tion Laws. OTHER CASES TRIED r The Recorder’s Court here on Tuesday, September 15, went on record with the following proceed ings: Forest Peacock, a white man : from Kenly, charged with violating the prohibition laws, waived pres ence of warrant and plead guilty ; to manufacturing intoxicating liq uors. He was given a four months road sentence under suspended judgment during good behavior and dismissed upon the payment of a fine of §100 and the costs. Jim Rhodes, white of Ingrams township, was found guilty of vi olating the prohibition laws and sentenced to jail for four months to be worked at the county homo I and pay the costs of the action. Jasper Futch, a white man of ; Smithfield, charged with an as- j sault and disturbing public wor ship, came clear as to disturbing j public worship. He was given a j fine of $50 for assault, from which | he took an apeal to the Superior j court. Lect Horne, Oneals township, was charged with passing a worth- j less check. Not guilty and the | prosecuting witness was taxed with the costs of the action. E. L. Thompson and H. M. Ed- j wards, white men of Cary, were ■ in court on a charge of brans- ] porting liquor, the arrest having j been made in Clayton. They were unrepresented by counsel and plead guilty. Each was required to pay a fine of $50 and cost and so were discharged. Ben Parker, white of Benson,' I was charged with an assault with ; deadly w7eapon. In this cfTse he was required to appear here on : the first Monday in December, 1925 at which time judgment will be pronounced. He was also charged j with a simple assault. The judg- i ment on this' count was continued prayer for judgment for two years ; upon tho condition that the de fendant refrain from drinking in toxicating liquors during the time. Derry, Charlie, Buddie and John- j nie Boykin, white men from the Moore school section, were charg ed with reckless driving and found guilty. Continued prayer for judg ment was entertained in their case j upon the payment of cost, which was equally divided among the ; four defendants. Henry Lee and Bill Blackman, white men of Ingrams township, submitted to a charge of shooting squirrels out of season. Upon pay ment of cost the defendants were discharged. Grover Hinton, white man from Micro, who was in court on Aug ust 11, 1925, charged with wife beating, made his appearance again on this day as provided in a prev ious court order to prove good be havior. His wife, who was a vic tim of some of his former puga listic practices, testified on this instance of his good behavior, and defendant was fully discharged. Rob Wim, John McLamb, and Maggie McLamb, negroes from Benson, were charged with drunk ness and disorderly conduct and an affray in which brick bats, hoe handles, and an axe were freely used. They placed themselves upon the mercy of the court and the two men were given a sixty-day road sentence to begin on Nevem jbre 1, after their crop will have : been housed. | John Dave Phillips and Dell Phillips, white men of Banner township, plead guilty to an af fray and were discharged upon the payment of a fine of $10 each and cost. Lawrence McLamb, John Webb and William A. McLamb, white men of Benson, plead guilty to having whiskey in their posses sion. Continued prayer for judg ment during good behavior and 1 payment of cost was entered in their c^se. Thomas I. Denning, white man ' of Sampson county, plead guilty for transporting liquor. Judgment was suspended upon the payment I Letters ‘ H. T. Visible On Shell of Hen Egg Shelby, Sept. l5.—liens must be “evoluting” of recent weeks. At least they are now labelling their own eggs. Such would be derived from a report from Mooresboro, I Route2, saying that Mrs. J. M. ! Irvin recently in gathering up eggs i about the farm yard found a new- | ly-laid egg with the letters “H. T.” plainly visible in black across the | white shell. The egg is now on exhibit at the store of U. S. Me- j Curry and is attracting quite a bit of attention. Ono of the ever present calam- ! ity howlers says that the “H. T.” j so plainly visible must undoubted- j iy herald hard times, but the “H. T.” could just as easily proclaim : a “Hen’s Triumph.” Anyway its ; an odd specimen. EAST i C, NEEDS Frank 1). Grist, Commissioner of Labor aii<# Printing, Making | Effort to Secure Help to Harvest the State’s Cotton Crop. Raleigh, Sept- 14. — Eastern 1 North Carolina faces the most j serious situation in its history, as j regards the picking of cotton, said ! Frank D. Grist, comissioner of la- j bor and printing today. Mr. Grist is making strenuous j efforts to secure entire families ; from western and piedmont North Carolina to go to the eastern part of the state to help harvest the cotton crop. At least 5,000 pick- j ers are needed during the. 30 to 60 days, Mr. Grist says- The cotton is | all open and the pickers are need- i ed now, he said. Mr. Grist today has been calling j various points in the state over i long distance telephone with a view ; to securing cotton pickers. Ar rangements are being made -to transport entire families in trucks j to the cotton sections in Johnston, Harnett, Duplin and Sampson counties—Associated Press. Parent-Teacher Association Meets The first meeting of the season j the Parent-Teacher Association j was held Tuesday afternoon at the high school. Only a small crowd was present, but those pres ent appeared interested in the fu ture of the organization. Mrs. P. i H. Kasey, president.' of the asso- ] ciation, presided. Mrs. T. J. Las siter on behalf of the association extended a welcome to the teach ers. Mr. Shuford, superintendent of the school, made a short talk which was well received, and he then called upon Miss Baker one of the high school teachers, fur a few remarks. Miss Baker’s words were particularly gratifying. She stated that in all her experience in teaching she had never found high school pupils so well pre pared for their work. She found them well behaved and with a splendid school spirit. She express ed the wish that the new teachers might live up to the standard set. The reports of the various com mittees were called for, and the usual routine of business dispos ed of. The next meeting will be held Tuesday afternoon after the second Sunday in October. of cost. The whiskey in this viola tion was transported from Samp son into Johnston county on the night of March 26, 1925, and was the same whiskey that was con sumed in the fishing party which resulted in the burning of Hubert Gainey and the subsequent trial and imprisonment of Mann and Marvin Thornton. The case against \V. M. Rose, of Boon Hill township, charging him with having whiskey in his possession for the purpose of sale was the last case called. Both the state and the defendant have a a large number if witnesses, and when the state had completed its evidence the court declared that it would be impossible to hear the evidence for the defense; conse quently a recess of one week was taken. This case will be resumed beginning with the evidence for the defense on next Tuesday morning at ten o’clock. FX-SEflViCE MEN HEARtW. POU Hon. Edw. W. Pou Makes Address at First Public Meeting of the Pou Parrish Post of the American Legion. SERENADEES P L A Y The Pou-Parrish post of the American Legion gave its first puhlie program here iri SmiLhfield on Tuesday night, September 15, at eight o’clock. Nothing preten tious had been attempted and the meeting consisted mainly in a speech delivered by Hon. Edw. W. Pou, and a report of the attend ance on the state meeting of the American Legion by Mr. Carlton Stephenson. The state meeting was held some ten days ago in Fayette ville, and Mr. Stephenson’s brief account indicated that Fayetteville was all-hospitable and that the ex service men had a wonderful meet ing. Mr. Pod’s address was timely and much enjoyed. From begin ning to end he emphasized the im portance there is attached to ev ery ex-service man’s taking mem bership with the American Leg ion. He deplored the fact that out of the great mass of young men who participated in the World War that only a few of them had joined the Legion. He discussed the soldier’s bonus briefly in which he stated that the word “bonus” was a misnomer, and a word which he never used in all his efforts in Congress to secure adjusted compensation for the for mer service men. The speaker em phasized this point: It was cost ing the allies millions of dollars daily to operate the World War, and as a consequent cost to the al lie.' it was costing the United States also fabulous sums each d#y the wav continued. This debt was dismissed and stopped alto gether by many many months as a consequent of America’s entry in to the fray; and when he hears a man say that to pay an adjusted compensation to the service men would impoverish the government, he always reminds him that the government was rapidly approach ing financial disaster which is en tirely out of comparison to the small amount/ required to meet the meagre allowance which is com monly referred to as Lhe soldier’s bonus. Mr.-Poll's speech was well delivered and much enjoyed. The Riverside Serenaders were present and rendered a splendid program of music which greatly added to the pleasure of the hour. Mr. John C. Boykin Died Last Wednesday Mr. John C. Boykin, a promi nent farmer of Wilders township, died at his homo Wednesday after noon about 6:30 o’clock. About two weeks ago he underwent an oper ation at Rex Hospital for an ab sess in his head and, although he was able to be up, he had not re covered from the operation. It is thought that the breaking of the absess flooded his brain and caus ed his death. He was fifty years old. Mr. Boykin was one of the larg est farmers in the northern part of the county and was an influential man in his community. At the time of his death he was one of the road commissioners of Wild ers township. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at three o’clock at Clyde’s Chapel, where the deceased held his membership. The funeral services were conducted by his pastor. At the grave the Junior Order took charge of the serv ices. The deceased is survived by his wife and throe children, Messrs. John, Jr., and William Taft Boy kin and Miss Mamie Boyl^n. Thu entire community extends sympathy to the bereaved ones in their loss. The only way to make the ex hibits at the next county fair what they should be is for each farmer to begin now. When the day’s work is done, a fine sunset is an aspiring thing; and often the friendly stars art restful and comforting. Johnston County Project To Be Let On October 13 Thirteen Miles of Paving From Smithfield to the Wayne County Line and 12 Miles of Grading to Wilson. 20 PROJECTS IN N. C. twenty new highway projects which will add 111.05 miles of hard surfaced roads and 87.00 miles of improved dirt roads to the state highway system will be let to contractors on October 13, ac cording to a tentative list recent ly made public. The estimated cost cost of the twenty projects is about $3,500,000. Johnston county comes in for a share of this road building two projects being listed, one twelve miles of grading and bridges be tween this city and the Wilson county line, the other, 13.24 miles of paving on Route 10 from this city to the Wayne county lino. The tentative list of projects fol lows: Project 164. Nash and Edgb combe counties, 16.0 miles of pav ing on Route 40 from the Tar River north to the Halifax county line. Project 1990. Wilson county, 10.18 miles of grading and bridges from Wilso nto the Nash county line on Route 91. Project 111-B and 117-B. Cam den and Currituck counties, 11.83 miles of paving between Camden and Sligo. Project 241. Johnston county, 12 miles of grading and bridges from the Wilson county line toward Smithfield, 13.24 miles of paving on Route 10 from Smithfield to the Wayne coun ty line. Project 347. Cumberland county, 9.5 miles of paving from Fayette ville toward Dunn on Route 22. Project 354. Nev. Hanover coun ty, 7.59 miles of paving from Wil mington to Wrightsville Sound on Route 2. Project 394. Robeson county, 12.38 miles of grading and bridges from Lumberton to Boardman on Route 20. Frojeet 496. Warren county, 8.5 miles of grading and bridges be tween Macon and Littleton on Route 48. Project 487-B. Wake county, 9.9 miles of grading and bridges from the end of project 487-B to eastern corporate limits of Wendell on Route 90. Project 523. Davidson county, 14.5 miles of grading and bridges from the end of project 523 ex tended to the Forsyth county line on Route 64. Project 642. Iredell county, bridge over Rocky Creek on Route 76. Project 6040. Anson county, 7.53 miles of paving between Lilesville and Poe Dee River on Route 20. Project 514. Caswell county, 12.08 miles of paving from Yanceyville to the Virginia line on Route 14. Project 583-B- Rockingham county, five miles of top soil be tween Liberty and Staley on Route 60. Project 1350. Halifax county, 14.9 miles of paving from Hali fax south to the Edgecombe coun ty line on Route 40. Project 753-B. Stokes county, 11 miles of grading and bridges from the end of project 753-A to Dan bury on Route 89. Project 809. Burke county, 7.35 miles of paving from the eastern city limits of Morganton to bridge east of Valdese. Project 825. Cleveland county, 10013 miles of paving from Shel by to the Rutherford county line c.ii Route 20. Project 94S. Haywood county, 4.5 | miles of grading and bridges from I the Haywood county line to Can ! ton on Route 10. To Hold Services At The Road Camp The Woman’s Federation intends to hold a service at the road camp next Sunday afternoon at 3:110 o’ clock. Every one is invited to go ■with the federation. The ladies will meet at the Methodist church at 3:16, and will go to the camp in a body. The federation will be jglad if all members who have cars I will bring them. I New Champion _a«l IAutocaCtce This nineteen year oid school boy, Fedel La Barba of Los Angeles, starred the fistic world by winning the flyweight' championship from Frankie Genaro of New York, in a decision bout. Hr EXPERIMENT OIK Henry Ford Suggests That Navy Department Build and Experi ment With Dirigibie Designed By His Engineers. Washington. Sept. 14.—(AP)— A suggestion by Henry Ford that the navy department build and ex periment with a rigid dirigible de signed by his engineers is being given serious consideration by Sec retary Wilbur. He said today, how ever, tha*' he had reached no de cision on the proposal. Mr. Wilbur has asked the bu reau of aeronautics to examine the plans of the airship, which were submitted by Mr. Ford’s engineers and representatives of the Air craft Development corporation of Detroit at a conference last week. It: was proposed that the ship which would he 150 feet long, 50 feet in diameter and with a metal gas bag be built at the the Phil adelphia navy yard with the co operation of the Ford engineers and the corporation. The cost of one dirigible was placed at ap proximately §300,000. The metal bag, the engineers said, greatly would reduce the ten dency of gas content to diffuse as i compared with the composition i covering on the Shenandoah and would permit the ship to reach a 10,000 foot elevation without valv ing. Secretary Wilbur believes the dirigible, which would have a speed !of 70 miles per hour and a cruis j ing radius of 2,000 miles, would have “apparent military advanta ges.” He will await a report by department experts on lighter than-air craft, however, before reaching any decision on the offer. Clayton Man Found Dead In His Bed Raleigh, Sept. 15—J. J. Ellis, telegraph operator of Clayton, was found dead in his bed at home this morning. Mr. Ellis, who was 44 years old, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ellis, of Clayton. He was also a brothei of Mrs. Ernest H. Broughton, of Raleigh. Boy Scout Service At Presbyterian Church The Boy Scouts of Smith field, about' forty in number, are expect ed to attend the special Scout serv ice at the Presbyterian church Sunday night at 7:30. There will be a short address by the pastor oil “Loyaltoy” ami other brief talks on the Scout creed by members of the troup. All in terested in this great work among our boys are especially invited tc attend this service. Regular services of worship al ,11a. m. MER ESCAPE AFTER SHOOIjiBFHCEB Bloodhound Belonging to Messrs Stevens and Pittman Trailed Block ad ers to Where They Boarded Automobile. BIG STEAMER STILL Messrs. W. H. Stevens ane family have the sympathy of friends in their bereavement liapiist t huren Sunday school 9:30. Preashtnff jhy the pastor 11 a. m. i Services at 7:30 p. m. In the , morning the subject will be “Pray | or and Natural Law,” answering I the question, “Poes God Answer ; Prayer for Rain? At night the j subject will be “Answered Pray ier." A cordial invitationtoall. Stranger: “What will you take for that fine Jersey cow you have? Farmer: “That depends on who ye be. Be ye the tax assessor or has she been kiHed by the rail road?”—Ex,