SMITH FIELD NEEDS: —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modern Hotel. —Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper — - Established 1882 Forty-thir4 Year SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30, 1925 "We Like Smithjield You Will Too” * Number 9fi CHAUTAUQUA 15 NOV. 12 Advance Rej rcceniative Makes Falks in Schools and Churches Telling Of Program. BENEFIT OF SCHOOL Mr. Joseph Cottam, representing Swarthmore Chautauqua which gives a program in this city Nov. 12-14, was here Wednesday, in terviewing some of those interest ed in the coming event. He made talks at the graded school during /the day, and at the midf week( prayer meetings at the Baptist and Methodist churches concerning the chautauqua, and made a pray ermeeting talk at the Methodist church. He is on his way to Elm City through the influence of Rev. I). II. Tuttle, to organize a chau tauqua there, the first they will have had. The series of lectures, entertain, ments and musical numbers to be given jjere Nov. 12-14 will be given in the high school auditor ium. The Chautauqua is sponsored by twenty or more public-spirited citizens who believe in clean, I wholesome entertainment, but the I profits will be turned over for the use of the school. The modern Chautaqua is an j outgrowth of the Lyceum move ment founded in 1826 by Josiah Holbrook. His first lyceum was or ganized in answer to the need for an open forum where speakers would be free from limitation of speaking on sectarian and politi cal platforms. Filling an important place in American social life, the Lyceum has rendered creasing service to democratic progress. The leaders in American political, literary and social life, Lowell, Holmes, Emerson, Garri son, Sumner, Philips, Beecher, Gough, addressed their initial and their largest audiences from the j lyceum platforms. In time the lyceum programs were further enriched by the ad dition of high grade musical and entertainment numbers, which pop ularized the movement still more. In 1874, at Lake Chautauqua, New ’ York, Bishop John H. Vincent or- ; fjanized the Chautauqua Sunday ^School Association which was at first a summer school for relig- , ious instruction, but which now j includes the whole field of general education for adult persons out of school. In imitation of these sum mer assemblies at Lake Chautau qua other assemblies like the par- j ent institution have spruing up all | over the country. They have, how- j ever, fewer of the study groups and more of the musical and en tertainment features. They often last for a week or more, and lec tures, concerts and entertainments are given daily. ANALYSIS OF WAT FT Serial No. F 8500. Sent by Supt. Water Wtrks. / Location Smithfield. Marked, Smithfield (Oct.) Received 10-22-25. Reported 10-26-25. Sediment O. ^ Color, 10. Turbidity, O. Odor cold, O. Odor hot, O. Alkalinity 18-7. Alum. O. Chlorides 8. Nitrates, O. pH, 6.0. B. coli in 1 cc, O. B. coli in 10 cc, O. B. coli in 50 cc, O. Total bacteria count per cc at j 38 deg. C., 12. Count on lactose litmus agar per cc., O. Acid-producing bacteria per cc, C. A. SHORE, Director. J. W. K., Analyst. “And what did you think of Ve ‘nice?” asked the friend. “Venice? Venice?” said Mrs. Greening. Then she turned to her husband. “Did we go to Venice, George ?” “Don’t you remember we stop ped there but there was a flood on, so we didn’t leave the station?”— Ex. FRANCES G. CURTIS a & & fr Frances G. Curtis, for the cast thirteen years a member of the Bos ton schools committee, has an nounced her candidacy for the of fice of mayor of Boston. She is the first woman to seek this honor. BENSON KIWANIANS PULL GOOD STUNT The President, I)r. A. S. Oliver, Is Butt of Joke at Dinner Meeting. (Special to 'the Herald) Benson, Oct. 29.—The regular weekly meeting of the Kiwpnis club was held at the North SlutQ hotel on Tuesday evening, October 27, with a fairly good attendance. Manager Jernigan served an un usually excellent repast. Mr. and Mrs. Weinstein, who are "here supervising construction of the creamery' plant, were guest of the club. Mrs. Weinstein made a short talk and then presented the club with good cigars, with her compliments. Henry Slocumb was in charge of the program and pulled one of the neatest stunts heard of in this section. He called on Dr. Oliver, president of the club, to imitate the peculiarities in speech of Ki wanian C. T. Johnson. This he did in his usual characteristic man ner to the mirth of every one present. He next called on Dr. W. T. Martin to render a solo in im itation of the singing attributed to J. C. Warren. This of course was farcial and produced much laughter, seemingly from every one present except Kiwanian Warren. He next called upon L. L. Lev-' inson to imitate Professor Rene gar making a speech. At this juncture Professor Renegar arose and addressing the President, stated that he was opposed to hev ing made fun of and to such ta^ tics as were being used in the program. Whereupon he sat down. J. C. Warren arose and made prac tically the same remarks, adding that during all of his experience! as a Kiwanian he had only been absent on two occasions and that he did not feel like being made )Jie goat oi. The situation was tense- A pin dropping upon the floor could have been heard distinctly, and it look ed for a moment as if the end of the Kiwanis movement had ar rived in Benson. Hr. Oliver having failed to breathe during this tense period finally caught his breath and pro ceeded to effervesce, blushing sev en different shades of red. He fin ally blurted out his profound apol ogies to the club members beg ging pardon and assuring them that nothing personal was meant and no embarrassment intonded. That it was all in a spirit of fun and so intended. At this period the participants in the farce together with the program director began to giggle and clap their hands, whereupon the scent, was out and everybody applauded with great vigor. Hr. Oliver wreathed in smiles then realized that the joke was on him and so expressed himself, all of it having been done with the sole view of pulling a joke on our vig orous and faithful president. This was perhaps the best stunt pulled off so far by the Kiwanis Club and was most thoroughly en joyed by every one present. Full Docket In Recorder’s Court Nine Criminal Cases Disposed of In Record er’s Court Tuesday. The Recorder’s Court was in ses sion here on Tuesday and the fol lowing cases were disposed of: Ranee Massengill, a white man of Ingrams township, was tried ; for trespass and found guilty. Con itinued prayer for judgment upon ! payment of cost was entered against him. Walter Thompson, white, was also tried and found guilty on a charge of trespass. Prayer for judgment was continued upon the payment of cost. Andrew J. Worrel, white, charg ed with trespass, was found guilty and prayer ror judgment was con tinued upon payment of cost,. Sidney Adams, a white man of Ingrams township, was found guil ty of trespass and was discharged upon payment of cost, from which judgment he appealed to the Su perior Court. The appeal bond was fixed at $50. Harry Klevas was found guilty of an assault with deadly weapon nd fined S10 and cost. Zeb Jones, white, was found guil ty of an assault and sentenced to j serve ninety days in jail to he hired | out to work on the county roads, j lie took an appeal to Superior Court. Willie Atkinson, a 'negro, was charged with reckless driving and found guilty. He was ordered to pay a fine of $25 for damage done the car of the prosecuting witness. I He was also taxed with the cost of the action. Leo Worrel and Ransom Lee were tried for trespass. Worrel lives in Smlthfield and Vas found not guilty. Lee is a resident of In grams township and tho state se I cured a conviction against him. p. P. Rose was charged with op erating a car while intoxicated. He was found guilty and taxed with the cosh of the action. Prayer for judgment was continued. EDGAR PHARR VETOES LONGER SCHOOL TERM _ Failure of the equalization fund to equalize the burden of taxation for schools was given by Edgar Pharr, speaker of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of North Carolina, yes terday as his reason for not ap proving the proposed amendment providing ’ for a state-wide eight month school term: This amendment was announced as the chief feature of the legislative program of the North Carolina and will be brought before the leg islature at the next session, as an amendment to the constitution. It has the backing of 8,000 pub lic school teachers and has been endorsed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction A. T. Allen. This body points out that all the southern states in this section have an eight month school term while North Carolina requires only a six month term. —News and Ob server. Denominations at N. C. C. \V. Greensboro, Oct. 28.—Interest ing information is given out in a list' recently prepared by Miss Mary Taylor Moore, registrar of North Carolina college, which shows the religious leaning of the almost 1G50 students now present at that institution. Only 27 of the group indicated no preference. Here is the list: Methodist, 582; Baptist 432; Presbyterian, 304; Episcopal, 108; Lutheran, 51; Christian, 38; Methodist Protest ant, 24; Jewish, 23; Friends. 11; Reformed, 10; Universalist, 4; Dis ciples, 4; Moravian, 3; Church of Covenant^ 3; Congregational, 2; Christian Science, 2; Catholic, 2; Bible Student. 1; Holiness, 1; Un itarian, 1; Church of Christ, 1; no preference, 27. GIN REPORT There were 47,698 bales of cot ton ginned in Johnston county from the crop of 1925 prior to Ocj tober 18, 1925 as compared with 13,594 bales ginned to October 18, 1924. E. G. HOLLAND, Gin Reporter. EVAN E. YOUNG New photcgrapli of Evan E. Young, who has been appointed minister to the Dominican republic. He entered the service of the State department j.n 1905 and since 1923 has been chief of the division of eastern European affairs. PROCLAMATION OF THANKSGIVING DAY President ( 'oolidfte Declares Nation Has Many Things To Be Thankful For Washington, Oct. 27.—President Coolidge today proclaimed Thurs day, November 26, as Thanksgiv ing day, when gratitude should he expressed for “many and great blessings” which have come to the people during the past year. “The nation has been brought | with safety and honor through an | other year,” the proclamation said, "with peace at home and abroad, [with the public health good, with, [harvests and industries productive [ and labor well rewarded.” The proclamation follows: By the President of the United iStates of America: A proclamation: “The season approaches when, in accordance with a long estab lished and respected custom, a day [is set apart to give thanks to Al mighty God for the manifold blessings which his gracious and benevolent providence has bestow ed upon us as a nation and as individuals. “We have been brought with safety and honor through another year and, through the generosity of nature, He has blessed us with resources whose potentiality in wealth is almost incalculable; we are at peace at home and abroad; j the public health is good; we have ! been undisturbed by pestilence or | great catastrophe; our harvests i and our industries have been rich | in productivity, and our commerce spreads over the whole world and labor has bedn well rewarded for j its remunerative service. “A; we have grown and pros pered in material things, so also should we progress in moral and spiritual things, we are a God fearing people who should set our selves against evil and strive for righteousness in living and ob serving the Golden Rule we should from our abundance help and serve those less fortunately placed. We should bow in gratitude to God for his many favors. “Now', therefore, I, Calvin Cool idge, President of the United States, do hereby set apart Thurs day, the twenty-sixth day of No vember, next, as ’a day of general thanksgiving and prayer, and I recommend that on that day the people shall cease from their work and in their homes or in their ac customed places of worship, de voutly give thanks to the Al mighty for the many and great blessings they have received and to seek his guidance that they may deserve a continuance of His fav or. In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be af fixed. “Done at the city of Washington, this twenty-sixth day of October in the year of %nr Lord, one thous and nine hundred and twenty-five, and of the independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and fiftieth. “CALVIN COOLIDGE.” (Seal): By the President. Frank B. Kellogg, Secretary of j State.— Associated Press. J. E. Crocker Kills Himself With Gun Despondent Over Health Takes His Own Life At His Home. A tragic occurrence took place in O'Neals township Sunday morning when Mr. J. E. Crocker shot himself and was instantly killed. Mr. Crocker had high blood pressure and had been in a re spondent state of mind for a month preceding the sad occurrence. On Sunday morning he ate breakfast as usual and went out into the yard just after he had finished eating, about 7:.'i0 o’clock. The fam ily heard the report of a gun shot, and when his son reached him he was. already dead. The deceased was forty-five years of age. He leaves a wife and five children. The funeral was held Monday afternoon and interment; tfas made in the home cemetery. Rev. Dcbro Stancil, pastor of Bethany Missionary Baptist church preached the funeral, and the Lit tle River Council Jr. O. U. A. M. had charge of the burial service. l;,'Mv.-. Crocker was in the city yesterday and qualified as admin isjjt-atrix on the estate of her hus band. zXDOO WIGGS DIES AT HOME NEAR BINE LEVEL Selma, Oct. 27.—Zadoc Wiggs, successful farmer who lived near Pine Level, suffered a stroke of tfhrnly.sis ten days ago from which he never rallied. He died Satur day morning at his home in the presence of the members of his family. Mr. Wiggs was <57 years of age, a quiet unassuming man of Sterling qualities. He was preceded ft TOS* gTav? by his wife eight years ago. He was the father of 17 children, seven of whom sur vive, 10 small children lie buried by the parents. A large concourse of people attended the burial Sun day afternoon to pay a last trib ute of respect to a friend and neighbor. SELMA HOME IS DAMAGED BY EARLY MORNING BLAZE Selma, Oet. 28.—H. Bradley Pearce was awakened' this morn ing about 4 o’clock by a noise which he first thought to be rain on the roof. Upon investigation he found the kitchen and back part of his house in a light blaze. The fire alarm was immediately turned in and by the heroic work of fire men and neighbors, a portion of the household furniture was sav ed as well as the two front rooms of the house, though these were badly damaged. The loss was part ly covered by insurance. TOBACCO COOPS IMPROVE RECORD Raleigh, Oct. 27.—The Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association has received more than 32 million pounds of tobacco from the present crop, and according to the report made at the meeting of its board of directors last week, the asso ciation was 4,500,000 pounds ahead of the 1924 season’s receipts up to October 19. The organized tobacco farmers have also benefitted this year from the increased cash advance for their tobacco which has been main tained in every belt at 65 per een of bankers’ valuation. This is shown by the fact that S3,375, 402.25 had been received by the members up to October 19, as compared to §2,444,354.42 for last ccason’s deliveries up to the same date. This shows a substantial gain in deliveries to the association and in payments to its members. Another cash payment on deliv eries of the 1924 crop will be made to the organized tobacco farmers at the earliest possible date, ac cording to their directors who point to the fact that of the 447 million pounds of tobacco received by the association during its first three years of operation only 34 million pounds of the bright to bacco which has been redried, re main unsold and of the dark-fired tobacco delivered to the associa tion 20 million pounds of the re dried product are .now in hand. The tobacco association this year adopted a very liberal policy toward its member^ who failed to make deliveries of tobacco the FAIR TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY The I-’air will continue through tomorrow' (Saturday), and auto mobile raring and aviation stunts will feature the day. The free acts will be given as they have each afternoon and eve ning during the week, and the Brown & Dyer shows will also remain open throughout the day and evening. The same ad mission will be charged as on other days. Eight automobiles have been entered for the racing which will start at two-thirty Satur day afternoon. Selma Club Puts On Flower Show Entries to the Number of 114 Makes A Lovely Array, Selma, Oct. 29.—The Woman’s Club of this city yesterday staged its first Floral Fair. To say that it was a success, would be pu'ting it mildly. Such an array of lovely potted plants and cut flowers would be hard to imagine at this season I of the year and also after the pro | longed drought. The President, Mrs. W. W. Hare, has done a num ber of things for the upbuilding of the town and community since entering upon her duties, but noth ing which has created more inter est and enthusiasm. She, with a corps of efficient helpers had made the Ward-Earp building on Raeford street a bower of beauty with decorations of crep paper, streamers, etc., before the flow ers, including 144 entries were put Ion, which served as a very attract ive background for them. Mrs. I). II. McCulIcrs of Clay ton, Miss Minnie Twee Garrison of Smithfield, and Miss Elizabeth Gainey of Fayetteville, were the judges. Dinner and supper was served by the ladies of the club and a nice sum was realized. This is Selma’s first floral fair but by no means the last. Mr. A. R. Gordon Dead Alfred R. Gordon, Sr., passed away at his home Wednesday, Oc tober 7. at 5:15. He had been in declining health for over two years with paralysis, but his death came as a shock. He had been considerably better for nearly a week, having picked cotton the day before and was taken in the field. He was fifty years old on Aug ust 1. He was so much better we thought he would be spared to us for many years but God saw fit to call him away when it seemed we needed him most- It is so hard to realize that things are so mys teriously done for our good, but some day we shall perfectly un derstand. While we miss him we hope our loss is his eternal gairf for his last words were, “God will take care of me.” The deceased is survived by a wife, Mrs. Ada Lassiter Gordon, and eight children as follows: Al fred, Howell, Solomon; Sanfoijl, Louis, Mary Elizabeth and twin girls that came one week after his burial. He also leaves two brothers, J. C. Gordon, of Smith field, C. P- Gordon of Wake For est, and one sister, Mrs. W. H. Howard, of Oxford. Dearest father, thou hast left us And our loss we deeply feel; But ’tis God who hath bereft us— He can all our sorrows heal Peaceful be thy silent slumber, Peaceful in the grave so low; Thou no more will join our number Thou no more our songs shall know, Yet again we hope to meet thee, When the day of life is fled, And with joy in heaven to greet thee Where no farewell tears are shed. Written by his wife, MRS. A. R. GORDON. past season. No penalty was taken from the deliveries of the pres-' ent crop to pay for contract break ing in other years. On the other hand, the association will take leg al means to protect its loyal mem bers from contract breakers who fail to deliver this year’s crop to | the cooperative floors. Hon. Francis D. Winston Opens Johnston's Fair SAMUEL REA Samuel Rea, president of t!ie Pennsylvania railroad system, has just reached the a'ge af seventy years, and under-the r egulations of the company automatically retiree from active service. FOUR OAKS HAS LYCEUM COURSE Junior B. Y. I*. lT. Gives Demon stration Program at Black, man's Grove Church. Four Oaks, October 28.—The first number of the Lyceum course was given Friday night in the school auditorium. Miss Lura Forbes “Reader and Impersonator,” proved to be a delightful enter tainer. Each attraction comes a [ month apart, and the next num ber which will be in November is a Male Quartet. It is hoped there will be a good crowd. Each enter tainment is interesting and edu cative. The Junior B. Y. P. U. of the Four Oaks Baptist church gave a demonstration of t'heir work Sun day night to the Blackman’s Grove church. There was a number pres ent to enjoy the program which was beautifully given. Although the juniors are small they are in terested and do a good work. Mrs. La whom of Benson spent Wednesday here with her mother, Mrs. C. W. Bandy. Mr. Elmo Gattis, of Enfield, is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. ,J. H. Austin. Mr. W. J. Lewis made a busi ness trip to Richmond last' week. Among those who attended the circus in Raleigh Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Creech, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Canaday, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Strickland, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stanly and Mr- Ronald Keen. Miss Sallie Adams and Mesdames Bettie and Carson Adams spent Thursday afternoon in Raleigh shopping. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Strickland [and Mrs. W. It. Keen attended the Wilson county fair in Wilson Thursday. Misses Luna Lewis, Hicks Stan ley, Oma Adams and Thelma Keen who are students at Steansboro college, spent the week end here with their parents. Miss Mildred Wilson and Mr. Walter Dixon spent Sunday in Wil son’s Mills. Mesdames J. B. Creech, B. B. Creech, R. C. Canaday, Miss Gladys Beck and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ivey attended the Wonaan’s Missionary Union of the Johnston Baptist As sociation at Meu*t E£»' .1 Plturs day. Mr. Irwin ISwrbow.