Mr. Farmer: It Will Pay You to Sell Your Tobacco in Smithfield This Season
SMITHFIELD NEEDS:
—Bigger Pay Roll.
—A Modern Hotel.
—Renovation of Opera House.
—More Paved Streets.
—Chamber of Commerce.
Forty-fourth Year
Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper
Established 1882
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You Will Too
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SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1925
Number 93
BEST TOBACCO SALE OF
SEASON HERE YESTERDAY
_*_
OnejWarehouse Averaged
$27.05 Per Hundred.
Highest Peak For
Eastern North Carolina.
1 MAN’S EXPERIENCE
With an average of $27-05 per
hundred on the tobacco i.\rrkct
here yesterday, the Smithfield mar
ket conducted the best sales of
the season. One warehouse aver
aged $27.05, said to lie the high
est average that has been attained
on any market in Eastern North
Carolina this year- Mr. Herman
Johnsr.'n. who lives near Smith
field, received the top of the mar
ket when he got $81.00 a hundred
for a portion of four or five hun
dred pounds which he marketed
here. The prices on the entire lot
of tobacco ranged from forty to
eighty-pr.e dollars per hundred.
Mr. .1. It. Blackman, who lives
near Four Oaks, is now a most
whole-hearted booster for the
Smithfield market. A recent ex
perience in marketing a load of
tobacco is responsible for his in
creased enthusiasm. Last week he
brought 156 pounds of tobacco to
a Smithfield warehouse and re
ceived the following prices: 150
pounds at fifteen cents; 164 pounds
at thirty-five cents; 132 pounds at
twenty cent's. He removed his to
bacco from the floor, slating that
he would try the market again the
next day. About midnight Mr.
Blackman loaded his tobacco on his
Ford and carried it to Wilson. He
received the following prices: 150
pounds at’ 10"i cents; 164 at
twenty-three cents; 132 pounds at
16Vi cents- Instead of receiving
$106.30 which he would have rc
cei ed for his load of tobacco he
received $75.62. Heretofore Mr.
Blackman has marketed all of his
tobacco at home, and according to
a statement made to a local ware
houseman, this will be his policy
in the future.
Yesterday marked perhaps the
biggest break since the opening
sale. Farmers were well pleased
and at one warehouse at' least not
a single tag was turned. The far
mers arc well up with their cotton
picking and are now turning their
attention again to tobacco, and
they are marketing the better
grades.
CORK ECT I*: I) ST ATE M EN T
T*ie account which we carried of
the accident at the Four Oaks rail
road crossing was evidently not
clear on some points and Mr. Mas
sengill, who was driving the car,
makes the following statement
about it himself:
"The car did not back into
the train. I stopped near the
railroad, looked for a train and
saw none, then changed gear
to low and pulled up and saw
train. Thinking I was not on
the track, I stopped and re
versed to go back away from
the track and killed my en
gine. Train was so close I
could not crank it and get
away. I wa . blinded by other
cars coming in front and
therefore could not see the
track.”
Celebrates First Birthday
Friday afternoon Mrs. N. R.
Bass entertained at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Holt a num
ber of babies and their mothers
in honor of her little daughter,
Nancy, the occasion being her first
birthday. A table was arranged for
the young guests. The centerpiece
was a lovely birthday cake with a
single pink candle in the center.
The name “Nancy” and the date
ascribed in pink icing. Rowers al
so decorated the table. The refresh
ments consisted of graham crack
ers and Zwiebacks, 3 he mothers
were served fruit punch.
The guests on this interesting
occasion were little Misses Erin
Tattle Woodall, Margaret Gray
anjd Elizabeth Watson Stalling's,
Richard Holt Jr., and John White
Ivtes, Jr.
Farming He I.uxe
/I will make you a tailor-made suit
kor a milk cow or work horse.
Phone 2304-W. 337 East Market
—Classified Ad in the Stockton
(Calif.) Independent.
12-Year-Old Boy Picks
300 Lbs. Cotton In Day
Master Clyde Hicks, twelve
year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Hicks, of Cleveland
township, pick'd 300 pounds of
cotton last Thursday. Minnie
Hicks, daughter of Mr. Hicks,
picked 118 pounds when she
was six years old. Last Thurs
day she was nine years old and'
celebrated the occasion by pick
ing 271 pounds.
If there is anyone who can
beat this record, let us hear
from you.
100 TO BE AT
The Weed They Smoke
To Be Chief Subject of
Consideration.
More than a hundred business
men of Johnston county at a smok
er tonight at the armory to dis
cuss ways and means of sc-HLng
Johnston county tobacco in John
ston county, is the direct outcome
of the most talked of Kiwanis:
meeting held here in recent weeks.
Last Thursday night Kiwanians at
their rcxgular club meeting used the
surgeons knife and probed for bul
lets that have been fired at Smith
field. The operation hurt, but some
of them have been located, and a
curative treatment has been sug
gested. _
The first' step in this treatment
will he a consultation of business
men of Johnston county in regard
to selling tobacco at home. As we
go to press, sixty business men
of Sraithfield have already ac
cepted invitations to attend the
supper at the armory tonight and
as many more from various sec
tions of Johnston county are ex
pected to be present. The supper
will be served as only the Woman’s
Club knows ho wto serve it. but the
main part of the program will not
be the “eats” but will be a discus
sio nof this most important matter
of marketing at home, one of the
staple crops of Johnston county
The prime object of the meeting
tonight is to make plans for a
biger meeting with tobacco gre >v -
t-rs of the county in u short time.
Warehousemen will have some
thing to say tonight; buyers rep
resenting the leading tobacco mar
kets of the world will have ;>o.nc
th'ng to say tonight- invited
guests will have something to say
tonight; and the business men
of Smithfleld will have something
to say. It is not the purpose of
[host promoting this get-to-gethei
meeting that only “hot air” shall
’characterize the occasion, but tl r.t
plans shall chryatalize which will
mean the biggest boost- for roil
ing Johnston county tobacco in
Johnston county that has yet been
inaugurated.
COUNTY MISSIONARY
CONFERENCE AT SELMA
The Johnston county Missionary
Conference of the Methodist church
will be held at Selma in the Edger
ton Memorial church, today, Tues
day, October*;. Every Auxiliary of
the county will be expected to send
delegates. The meeting will be op
ened at 10 o’clock. The following
program has been arranged:
Hyman No. 415.
Devotional—Dr. 0. P. Fitzger
ald.
Remarks by the chairman—Mrs.
E. H. McCullers.
Solo—Mrs. Warren McCullers.
Topic: “Social Work of the Coun
ty-Miss Margaret Eldridge.
Inspirational Address.
Solo—Rev. A. J. Parker.
Lunch Hour, 12:00 to 1:00
Hymn No. 217.
Topic: “Mission Study”—Mrs.
W. B. North.
Topic: “A Message From Scar
itt”_Miss Braxton Banks.
Program—-Young Peoples’ Aux
iliary of Selma.
Report of Comittees.
Offering.
Doxology.
Benediction.
Eagle Scout
JAMES W. SELLERS. Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Sellers of
this city, was publicly awarded an
Liable Scout badge Sunday night
at the Methodist church. He is
the only faille Scout in Johnston
county and one of seven in the
Tuscorora Council. Mr. T. C.
Young presented the budge.
liLAOlF
PAINFULLY HURT
Miss Sallie Johnson Sus
tains Painful Injuries
In An Automobile Ac
cident Near Four Oaks.
As a result of an automobile
accident which occurred on the
highway between Fjour Oaks and
Benson at on eo’clock on last Sun
day, Miss Sallie Johnson, of Ben
to.nville township, is now a victim
of a broken collar bone and other
painful injuries about the body,
and her brother. Albert Johnson, is
painfully injured by a gash on th
leg which required the taking of
several stitches. Miss Vivian Jor
dan. who was on the car at the
time of the accident, escaped with
slighter injuries.
The car. which was a Ford tour
ing car, was being driven by the
voisng man. Albert Johnson, and
was occupied by the two girls,
Sallie Johnson and Vivian Jordan.
The cause of the accident cannot
b determined.' It is probable that
thick sand eau ted the wheels to
swerve too near the edge of the
embankment, causing it to get be
yond control of the driver.
The car is badly wrecked and the
three ocupants barely escaped in
stant death. Medical aid was ren
dered as speedily as circumstances
would permit, and each patient is
doing as well as could be expect
ed.
S. S. Class Elects Officers
The Volunteer Wesley class of
the Methodist Sunday school held
a business meeting Tuesday after
noon in the church basement which
was followed by a delightful social
hour in honor of Mrs. Della K.
Sanders, id’ Miami, Fla-, a former
member of the class. The business
meeting was devoted to the elec
tion of new officers for the class,
the following being elected: Mrs. L.
E. Watson, re-elected president;
Mrs. Roy Keen, vice-pnjddent;
Mrs. S R. Brady, secretary; Mrs.
S. 1). Broadwell, treasurer; Mrs.
T. L. H. Young, teacher; Mrs. R
G. Sanders and Mis. J. A. Keen,
assistant teachers.
Immediately after the business
session, a most pleasant social
hour was enjoyed. The chief fea
ture of entertainment was a Bible
contest which proved quite in
stuctive as well as interesting to
the guests. Delicious ice cream and
cake were served during the after
noon. Eighteen were present on
this delightful occasion.
| Fair time is here pick out your
best products and enter them for
ithe premiums, advise extension
workers of State College.
REGULAR SESSION
OF COUNTY BOARD
Delegation From Moore’s
School District Appears
Before Board Further
Hearing Friday.
ONEAL DELEGATION
The mater that brought the lar
gest number of floks to town yes
terday, perhaps, was the dissatis
faction in Moore’s School house
district that: sought redress before
the County Board of Commission
ers at their regular meeting here.
This district had voted on August
4 to be consolidated with the Glen
dale district. Since tha*' time, some
have become dissatisfied an dan ef
fort is being made to invalidate
the election. The commissioners
appointed Friday afternoon, Oc
tober i), as the time when they will
meet in regular session for a fur
ther hearing in this matter.
A delegation from Oneals town
ship was before the board yester
day for further information in re
gard to what roads shall be work
ed in that township by convict la
bor. Advocates of certain roads
were on hand to push their partic
ular projects.
Other items disposed of yester
day included the following orders:
Ordered that M. I. Sasser lie ap
pointed as road commissioner of
Wilders township to fill out the un
expired term of Mr. John Boykin,
deceased.
Ordered that the appropriation
by Johnston county to the East
ern North Carolina Chamber of
Commerce in the amount of $300
per year be not allowed this year.
Ordered that J- R. Hicks. Beu
lah township, he released of poll
tax' on account of the loss of one
eye.
Ordered that John McLamb of
Meadow township be released of
poll tax on account of the loss of
an arm.
Ordered that Thcrman Parrish,
of Wilson’s Mills township, he re
leased of poll tax, a doctor’s cer
tificate stating that he has dia
betes.
Ordered that Gilbert Broughton,
Micro township, be released of his
taxes in the amount' of $2.93 upon
physician’s statement that he has
tuberculosis and is iri a needy con
dition.
Ordered that an adding machine
be purchased for the sheriff’s of
fice, and that the old one bh trad
ed in on the new.
Ordered a petition to State High
way Comission asking that State
Highway No. 22 from Micro to
Kenly follow the present highway
as nearly as possible instead of by
way of Bagley as present survej
would indicate. This hoard goes on
record as endorsing said petition.
Mr. Cotton In the City
Mr. Solon Cotton, of Washing
ton, was in the city yesterday en
route to Kenly where he will teach
this year. Mr. Cotton formerly
lived here when his father. Rev. S.
A. Cotton, was pastor of the
Methodist church here, and grad
uated from the Smithfield High
| school. He later graduated from
I Trinity College, now Duke Uni
versity.
Hollywood-by-the-Sea Representa
tives In the City.
Messrs. C- D. Baucom and W.
!,. Handly of Raleigh, represent
ing Hollywood “by the sea.” Flor
ida, were in the city yesterday co
operating with Mrs. T. A. Waddcn,
local representative of this Flor
ida development. Mrs. Wadden ex
pects to leave with a party for
Hollywood on October 15th.
Swank O. K.
The supercillious young man was
being show'll to his room in a small
seaside hotel.
“This will do,” he said patroniz
ingly. “And—er—I suppose ev
ery one heah dresses for dinner ”
“Oh, yes, sir,” replied the very
young chambermaid, “meals in
bed is charged extra.”—Boston
Transcript.
Sixty-nine hogs on a feeding
demonstration conducted according
to plana furnished by W. W. Shay,
swine extension specialist, made a
| net profit of $0,611 each front the
I feed given.
Clash for Baseball’s Premier Honors
MKi-.t, ARP, the two tea ;ns which ttiis week battle eor Pie Y-orld till:1. Top photo an unusual group picture
of “The Washington Senators-" in “civics ', while being received by President Coolidgc. Arrows indicate
0<ark Crllith. I’res. Coolidgc, “Bucky" Harris. Mgr. and the i teran Walter Johnson. Bottom: the challeng
ing Pittsburgh Pirates. From row, left to right:—Hass,’ Moore, Cnlloton, Sheehan, Fins. Billy McKechnie,
r„ (in front). Wright, Cuvier. Kremer and Gooch. Center row, left to right:—Oldham, Smith, Tray nor.
Mclnnis, Can; (Captain), McKechnie (Manager), Bigbee, Thompson, Spencer, Grantham and Austen,
ear row, left to right:—Frazer, Hinghman, Onswl >w. Barnhart, Aldridge, Sam Watters. Barney Dreyfus
President), Sam Dreyfus. Rawlings, Yde, Adams, Morrison and Meadows.
Interest In The Cole Murder
Trial Continues To Increase
Reutrned Missionary
To Sneak Tonitrht
There will he a lecture to
night at the Methodist church
of more than passing: interest.
The speaker is Ur. Hinoharo,
of Japan.
Everybody is cordially invited
to he there. Admission Is free.
He will also attend (he Johns
ton County Missionary meet
ing at Selma this morning at
tin o'clock.
Tuesday evening is the time
for the citizens meeting spons
ored by the Kiwanis Club to
discuss important matters per
taining to the town and county
Every business man is interest
ed and ought to be present, but
the women and children will not
attend the citizens meeting.
These and many of the men
who will not attend the citizens
meeting can hear the lecture at
the Methodist church. The mem
bers of all the churches in the
city are most cordially invited
to hear I>r. llinoharo.
The Woman's federation,
which usually meets at this hour
at the church, will not hold its
regular meeting this evening
hut members are invited to par
ticipate in the missionary serv
ice.
ILL! DAY IS
wellattended
Largest Crowd Ever In
Attendance at the Pres
byterian Sunday Schooi
Present Sunday Morn
ing for the Exercises.
Sunday morning was observed as
Rally Day by the Sunday school of
the Presbyterian church here. The
church was tastefully decorated
with vases and baskets of golden
red perwinkle, cosmos and other
fall flowers, and presented a very
attractive setting for the exercises
which began at ten o'clock.
Last year a banner was given to
the Sunday school in the Gran
ville Presbytery making the larg
est contribution for Sunday school
extension work, and this Sunday
school received the banner. The
collection taken Sunday morning
Turn to page two, please
Defendant’s Daughter
Takes Stand In His Be
half; Cole Pleads Self
Defense and Transitory
Insanity.
MISS COLE’S LETTERS
I:iten ■ i t he state still cen
ters in the Cole trial at Ricking
ham, and indications are that th ■
trial will not he completed until
the last of the week.
The feature of the trial Thurs
day was the testimony of Miss
Klizabelh Cole, who stepped from
the witness stand at 5:"0 o’clock
after more than two hours of grill
ing. Miss Cole is a daughter of W.
B. Cole, who is being tried for the
murder of Will’am Ormond, a for
mer sweetheart of Miss Cole. Her
I testimony revealed subjects held
I gacred to womanhoc d. The tests
were severe but backed her fath
er in his fight for life to the lim
it. She declared she had discarded
’Ormond as a suitor. Kite denied al
legations by Ormond that there had
been improper relations between
them. This charge was contained in
a letter to the young woman’s fa
ther, and it was shortly after re
ceipt of this letter tha tthe shoot
ing took place. (This letter is pub
lished elsewhere). The ten wit
nesses testified to the general good
■ character of Miss Cole. Follow
ing the receipt of the letter in
I question, the defendant placed the
matter in the hands of Fred W. By
num. Mr. Bynum told of nego
; Hating an agreement by which
Bill Ormond agreed to play “hands
: off” as to the Coles and their af
fairs. After signing such an agree
ment Ormonu was said to have de
clined, "Now the whole matter is
stopped."
.Self defense and transitory in
jsanity is the plea of the wealthy
i cotton manufacturer in killing Or
mond. The -tate entered resist
’ once to the plea of insanity, and
lion. Clyde Hoey outlined the
i state's objection.
“The medical profession recog
; nizes that.’ insanity is a disease. It
I does not recognize, as the dr
i tense pleas, that a man can be sane
today and insane tomorrow.
“The North Carolina law does
I not recognize emotional or trans
| itory insanity. Like other states,
j this state knows that such a plea
J if allowed, would free practical
j ly every murderer before the bar.
The state will accept a pica of
j self-defense but the defense’s plea
of self-flefense and insanity arc ut
Turn to page 5, please
Film III TRIAL
The two letters claimed to have
been the maMin cause of W. B.
Cole’s shooting Bill Ormond to
death in Rockingham on August
15 and which have been made
public :.a the trial are as follows:
Letiet to Miss Cole
“Dear Libbhtt: — I am sorry you
misunderstood me saying I was
the only one could make you hap
py or insinuate that' you would be
happy with me. I did not mean
that at all—for 1 haven't the abil
ity to make you happy, but I can
make you all otherwise. So when
you hand out those ‘I don’t love
you’ and about the plans being a
‘thing of the past-' you did not en
lighten me any. 1 have known that
since the first of August, and I
see now why you did not ever want
me to talk to your daddy, and what
you told me the last time we part
ed was only u bluff :•> keep me
from going to him then. You have
been telling him one thing and
me another, and bluffing me since
October 5th. 1 wish T could inter
pret- things like people that had
good minds at the right time.
“Why haven’t I the right to
toll you one thing and do anoth
er ? I could not see any scheme oth
er than the one played against me,
which was very evident from sev
i ral viewpoints and tail places.
“And you want things to stay
as they are—it's fine a slong as
you have the upper hand, but when
the time come sfor me to put my
cards on the table, you want to
beg off—I think just about as
much of you now as you do me.
You don’t care a snap for my
feelings or anything else—so why
shouldn’t I have a sav-so, as you
have had yours? Yes, it’s some
thing driving me as it was you—
isn’t that fair also?
“I do not blame you for not lov
ing me any more. I regret having
such a horrible temper, but why is
it so—you can s.nswer that abso
hr dy and I can hope that will be
the next thing that goes out of
my lift.
“I can say sincerely that I do
not love you, either; am glad I
found you out before it was too
late.
"Sincerely,
BILL ORMOND.”
"Watch my smoke.”
Letter to Cole
“Dear Mr. Cole:—
You have received Uvo letters
from me. One was as nice as I
knew how to write, and no atten
tion was paid to it. The other was
written with no hard felings. I
(Turn to page four, please)
FRIDAY OF FAIR
WEEK “QUEEN DAY”
The Young Lady Who
Wins In the Popularity
Contest Will Be Crown
ed Queen of the Fair.
PRIZES TO BE GIVEN
(Special to The Herald)
Final arrangements were com
pleted here Saturday to make Fri
day. October 30, one of the big
gest and best days of the Johnston
County Fair. The Secretary, after
working on the plan for some time
has made| certain and definite
preparations towards an innovation
w hich he believes will mean a great
deal to the fair, and at the same
time stir up lpcal interest all over
the county.
In a word, Friday of the fair
has been made “Queen Day”. That
means tha1' there is to be some
lucky young woman in Johnston
County who will be crowned Queen
of the fair as the result of her
winning the Popularity Contest
which begins Friday of this week.
In addition to receiving the hon
or due her, she will be given a di
amond ring costing $150. The
young woman receiving the sec
ond highest number of votes will
receive a $100 diamond bar pin.
and ,the young ladies getting third
and fourth highest will be given
$50 white gold watches.
The plan in detail is simply
this: young ladies in every town
in the county will be selling the
tickets for ten cents each. On each
ticket there is a space marked for
the purchaser,to write the name of
some young lady in the county
|"WWTni he TRTBTfS’Ts Tnost popular.
This is where the young ladies
iconic in for their reward for their
services in selling the tickets. If
she sells the most tickets, then she
wins the diamond ring.
There must be a Queen of the
Fair, and the secretory believes
this is the fairest way to find one.
The queen is to be crowned at the
fair grounds and the three runners
up will be made Maids of Honor.
These young ladies will be present
at the Fair Ball to be given Fri
day night, and will be honor
guests.
Miss Dora Barbour, of Smith
field. who is widely known all
over the county, will have charge
of the fair Fair contestants. She
will be glad to hear from any of
the young ladies of the county who
are in the least interested in this
proposition. The more contestants
the greater will be the interest.
Miss Barbour will have the tick
ets in the hands of the contestants
before the end of the week, and
'they are to go on sale Friday if
! possible.
THE BEAUTIFUL
God has not given to every one
a beautiful face, or beautiful hands
or a beautiful figure. He has re
j served those for the very few.
| Most of us would not, stand a
! .-banco in a beauty contest. But
| He has not denied any of us the
i privilege of being truly beautiful,
j For beauty is as beauty does- We
! have known persons who are very
| plain and Unattractive, and yeti
| as soon as they spoke those plain
I features lit up with appealing in
[ tercst because back of them was a
heart that had beauty in it.
And have you ever noticed how
we grow to think that even a
homely face is beautiful when that
person has drawn us to him by
repeated kindnesses? And when
any one insinuates to us that he
is homely we resent it. If you knew
two persons who were as differ
ent as they could be and desired
an artist who had never seen them
[ f-) paint pictures of them, do you
knuw how he would do it ? He
would want you to describe them
physically as best as you could.
And then if you were to add the
information that the one was gen
tle and unselfish, while the other
! was.severe and ail for himself, the
jarbist would indicate these traits
in the face and manner of the sub
jects he was requested to paint.
No thoughtful person ever ques
tions that the goodness of the heart
and the spirit that stirs within
beautifies or mars the face, which
in God’s plan, becomes the mirror
to reflect the life itself—Selected,