I -i* 6MITHFIELD NEEDS: —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modern Hotel —Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. Know Your County I)o you know that Johnston, Wil son and Pitt counties raised more produce per acre in V,i2Z than any like area in the United States? Forty-third Year * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1925 * * Number 103 jLANDS OF COLE ARE ATTACHED ' Attorneys For A. L. Or mond Act In Absence of Cole* From The * State. COLE NOW RETURNED J Rockingham. Nov. 19.—W. B /('ole, his wife, and two daughfers, Misses Elizabeth and Kabhyrn, and t n, Robert, returned to Rocking 1 i this morning from Hot '.ngs, Ark., where Mr. Cole had i n since release after a sanity aring before Judge Finley in Trth Wilkesboro on October 13. Jjleputy Sheriff Darby Coving '/ served the civil summons in suit for $150,000 damages, .1ch was recently started in the . ake County Superior Court by | tev. A. L. Ormond, administrator of W. W. Ormond, upon Mr. Cole in the yard adjoining the latter’s i.office at Hannah Pickett mill. The papers were returned to | jdtaleigh tonight by Sheriff Bald Lvin. ' Attachment of nine tracts of land owned by W. B. Cole, slayer of W. W. Ormond, in Richmond .county this week was followed by ppteps to garnishee, certain mill 1 tocks, said to be owned by the Rockingham capitalist. Attachment proceedings were in stituted this week by Douglass & Douglass, Raleigh lawyers, for rev. A, L. Ormond, administrator kj'i Ar. W. Ormond, who has filed , against Cole in Wake County $150,000 for the killing of his ron by Cole in Rockingham on iugust 15 Following his rekAso after a anity hearing before Judge Fin ny at North Wilkesboro on Octo ber 13, after he had been turned loose by a Union County jury, Cole eft for Hot Springs, Ark., it was innounced for the purpose of un ■krgoing treatment. ■tjSmplaint in the civil action Hainst Cole was sent to Rocking Rm early in November, being Pnadc returnable in Raleigh on November 12. Cole \va. out of the county and they were returned on November 11. Another summons was sent at that time, which was made returnable November 30. Attachment and garnishment proceedings have been instituted upon the ground that Cole is out of the State to avoid legal process, this being one of the reasons pro vided by the statute for starting such procedings. Attachment of nine tracts of land, which is now recorded upon the judgment docket of Richmond County Superior Court, will con stitute a lien upon the property until the final judgment is enter ed in the suit started in Wake jCounty Superior Court. ’ While the home of Cole is said to be owned by his wife and other valuable property by his daugh ter, Elizabeth Cole, former fian ce of W. W. Ormond, nine tracts pf land are listed in the attach iment proceedings started this week ns follows: 2 One lot on East Washington ftreet in Rockingham. ' yOne lot on Fayetteville Road in Rockingham on which is his two story dwelling. A two-story stjore and office building near the postoffice at (Turn to page eight, please) AUNT ROXIE SAYS Bv Me Puttin startas on cyars didunt keep cranks aavy frnm (ie steerin wheel. Beautiful and Rich MOST OF u.i would be satisfied »ith either, but little Patricia Mountbatten, shown here with her mother, Lady Mountbatten, has both. Reputed to be the richest baby in the world, the future heiress of the $100,000,000 estate of her great grandfather, Sir Ern est Cassell. Twenty-One Year Old Check Found Voucher Written Score Years Ago Reaches Rightfui Owner. Only a scrap of paper—but after 21 years it came into the rightful possession cf its owner, and was redeemable for it:-- face value of *22.-If. Last veek Mrs. J. II. Herring, of Princeton, Route 3, brought a voucher for $22.4!) to County Su perintendent H. II. Marrow, dated June 0, 1904, made payable to her ! and singned by J. C. Brown, J. H. Hawkins, and C. C. Batten, school i committeemen. The voucher was approved by Mr. Jra T. Turlington who was at that time county su perintendent of schools. The vouch er has just come into the possess ion of Mrs. Herring and she was here last week to get her money. The voucher recalls a bit of his tory concerning tire location of the Brown school house. Twenty-one years ago when a site was want ed* for a new school house, the log ical place was upon land belonging to two parties, one of whom was Mrs. J. H. Herring. Mr. Herring, her husband opposed the location, but his objections were overruled, and a committee was appointed to appraise the site. The com mittee, according to information written on the voucher, valued the la id at $35.00 and sent Mrs. Her ring a check for $22.49 for her part of the land. Mr. J. C. Brown, a member of the school commit tee, wrote a letter which he sent with the voucher. It seems Mr. Herring received his wife’s mail, and having declared that she should | never receive a penny for that! land, put it away, and never gave ; it to her. Mr. Herring died last j July, and recently while looking j through her husband’s papers, Mrs. j Herring found the voucher. A sin- j gular thing about the voucher is j that the three members of the committee who signed it and the county superintendent who ap proved it, are now dead. England’s Fairy Queen Dies After Brief Illness Sandringham, Eng., Nov. 20.— England’s “fairy queen” is dead. Stricken with heart disease yes terday morning almost) on the eve of her seventy-first birthday, Queen Mother Alexandra passed away at 5:25 o’clock this after noon, with her son, King George V, Queen Mary and sorrowing members of the royal family at her bedside. Thus died the radiantly beau tiful Danish princess who capti vated England 02 years ago when she came to be the bride of the then Prince of Wales, and who held the empire’s love and reverence through three generations as the Princess of Wales, as Edward the Seventh queen, and then as the queen mother.-—Associated Press. Community Chest For Charity Work Plan Will Be Presented To Smithfield Citizens Sunday Night. The idea of a community chest to take care of charity work is not new. It has been tried in a number of towns and cities and has proved satisfactory. Smithfield has been considering for several weeks using this plan and some publici ty has been given to the idea. The adoption or rejection of the plan will probably be accomplished Sun day evening when a mass meet ing will be held in the court house. Rev. S. L. Morgan, pastor of the Baptist church, makes the fol lowing statement relative to a community chest for Smithfield: “In planning and advertising the effort to raise a fund for the needed charity work in and near Smithfield, the part assigned to me hv the Welfare Association was to write about similar efforts in other towns like Raleigh. Last week while in Charlotte I talked to Mr. J. M. Broughton, of Ral eigh, who was active in the cam paign for the community chest in Raleigh, and secured from him the main facts which were as fol lows : “Raleig h decided to take care of ill its local benevolent work through one appeal to its citizens, raising at one time a definite bud get estimated to cover all its needs for a year. Whether a satisfactory name or not., such a fund has come to be known generally as a “com munity chest.” Raleigh decided to include in its community chest the amounts needed for a year by the Y. M. C. A. the Y. W. C. A., the Boy Scouts, the Girls Friendly Lodge, and some other local wel fare agencies, in addition to its distinct charity work. The entire budget as thus estimated amount ed to some $52,000 for the cur rent year. The people were pleas Ed with the proposal to subscribe this entire amount at one time and be done with it, instead of having each one of the objects to present its needs separately at different times. Every community wearies of a multiplicity of appeals for even the most worthy objects. And so Raleigh made up a budget itemiz ing all the needs of all the object's to be taken care of. A committee on the appointed day went out in numbers large enough to cover the entire city. Names were assigned to them by districts, reducing to the minimum the effort to canvass the city thoroughly. The result was that more than the entire budget was subscribed in a day, guaran teeing that all benevolent objects of the city were provided for in a business-like way in advance, and through one definite appeal. “Thorough advertising had been done in advance, so that everybody knew what was aimed at. All the churches and clubs and lodges and other welfare agencies had consid ered the budget and had either adopted it or had pledged their moral support in its favor. “Substantially this is what the local Welfare Association proposes to the people of Smithfield and the community nearby. Based on experience of several years as welfare officer, Mr. H- V. Rose, has helped the Welfare Association to prepare a budget. It aims to cover a little more than the needs of the community for necessary charity work, including such items at Hood, clothing, medical and hospital attention, etc. As shown by his figures, we have been put ting about $600 a year in such work, and doing it in a very in adequate way, and by many ap pcls to churches and classes and groups of vrious kinds. It: is now proposed to provide for all such needs through one business-like ap peal. It js believed the community will like it and respond in a worthy way. “It will be presented more def initely next Sunday night in the quarterly union service, which is to he in the nature of a general mass meeting in the court house. Any questions will then be an swered, with the confidence that all objections can be intelligently met. and general approval gain ed for the effort to provide a worthy community chest.” Mayor J. A. Narron Has Issued Thanksgiving Proclamation The gratefulness of the Amer ican Conscience has, since the landing of the Pilgrims on our Native soil, sanctioned the setting apart of one day in each year for the specific purpose of offer ing and rendering thanks to Al mighty God for His many and untold blessings to mankind. This reverened, beautiful and time hon ored custom had its beginning when our dear America was in its in fancy and a weak and struggling nation. It has been carried on and followed with regularity as the na tion has grown and prospered Our own North Carolina has gone forward in every line of endeav or/ while diverging opinions have arisen among us, they have been settled in the spirit of brother hood. As a people we are a step nearer the goal of the Kingdom of Heaven. God in His infinite spirit has watched over us as a shepherd watches his flock. The wisdom of God has guided us in all our righteous undertaking,",. t)ur humble efforts to cary into effect God’s purpose have been signaly blessed. Adversity has not visited us without being: coun terbalanced with a blessing: from Almigdfty God. For (ill these things and many more liii r.s giv" thanks unto Him from whom it came. In response to the action of the President of the United States and in pursuance and in accordance with the Proc lamation of our Governor of North Carolina, I, John A. Narron, Mayor of the City of Smithfield, .N. C., do hereby proclaim and set apart Thursday. November 2fith, 1925. as Thanksgiving: Day and call upon the people of our city to dis pense with their usual vocations and to publicily assemble together, to the end that thanks may be re turned to God for Ills many bless ings that we have enjoyed under His dominion and hand for all time and especially for the past year. I especially call upon the minis ters of Smithfield, to call their peo. (Turn to page eight, please! Cooperate With County Home Agent In. Stimu lating Interest in Poul try Raising. MISS ROBERTS HERE Poultry raising is receiving considerable attention in Johnston county, and state specialists in this line have been cooperating with the county home agent, Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, to the end that more pure bred flocks, better egg production, and higher prices may prevail. Saturday afternoon Mr. C. L. Salter, of the State Mar keting Division, Ralelfeh, was pres ent ati a meeting of the County Council and discussed the shipping of a car load of poultry from John ston county next spring. He gave sug**2Stions as to how a shipment may he made with profit to poul try raisers, how they might cull their flocks, and when and how to hatch chickens that will be ready for market as broilers at a time when young chickens are scarce. In addition to the visit of Mr. Salter, Miss Garrison is announc ing that Mr. C. F. Parrish, as sistant to Mr. A. G. Oliver, state poultry specialist, will he in John ston county December 4 and 6 to inspect pure bred flocks where owners desire it. He is prepared to give valuable instruction in cull ing, housing,and feeding for win ter egg production. Those desiring flocks visited are requested to no tify Miss Garrison not later than November 30 in order that she may plan his iterninary in the county. Besides Mr. Salter, Miss Janie Roberts, home demonstration agent of Wayne county, was present at the meeting of tfie County Coun cil Saturday and gave a most in teresting demonstration in gesso work. This part of the program dealth with the making of Christ mas gifts, and she showed that gesso can be used effectively in i home-made gifts. The meeting was well attended. Ford Plans Airplane Service For Florida Tallahassee, J’la., Nov. 20.— Henry Ford is planning the es tablishment of commercial air plane service in Florida to relieve freight congestion caused by the railroad embargo, it was stated in high official quarters here to day. In a special message t» the Florida legislature, now in ex traordinary session, Governor Mar_ tin asked for enactment of legis lation to encourage the navigation of commercial aircraft in this State. The governor stated in his message that he had been “re liably informed that one of the | greatest of America’s industrial t Clayton Citizen Goes To Reward N. R. Poole Dies Follow ing Stroke of Paralysis; Funeral Friday. A worth-while citizen, a consist ent church member, a good friend and neighbor has gone to his eter nal reward, and Clayton misses the familiar face of Mr. N. R. Poole from her streets. Mr: Tp$Sle fens stricken with paralysis while attending a Ma sonic Lodge meeting on Tuesday evening, Nov. 10. On Saturday fol lowing he suffered another stroke and never rallied, passing away Thursday, Nov. 19, about 9:30 o’ clock in the evening. The funeral was held at his home Friday afternoon at three o’clock and interment was made in the old Clayton cemetery. Rev. C. A. Jenkins and Rev. R. F. Hall conducted the services. His Ma sonic Lodge took part in the serv ice at the grave. The deceased, who was seven ty years old, was one of the best known citizens of Clayton town ship. lie was a farmer with sev eral hundred acres of land in cul tivation. In his latter years, how ever. he had practically retired from active operation of his farms. He was a life long Democrat and was one of the leaders of his party in Clayton tiwnshfp. He had been a popular justice of the peace for a number of years. The deceased was a consistent member of Mount Moriah Baptist church near Clayton, having kept his membership there after moving to Clayton. He was a deacon in the church. He was a faithful member of the Masonic Ladge, and it was while attending a meeting of his lodge that he suffered the stroke which finally called him home. The deceased reared a large fam ily, and leaves to mourn his loss besides his wife, who was Miss Victoria Baucom of Wake county, six sons and two daughters as follows: Messrs. Fred Poole of Bailey: Raymond Poole, of Greens boro; Taylor Poole, of Indianapo lis, Ind.; Bryon Poole, of Philadel phia; Vaughn Poole, of Clayton; Dr. Bennett Poole, of Winston Salem; Mrs. II, L. Jones, of Clay ton and Miss Mary Poole, of Win ston-Salem. Thtee brothers also survive: Messrs. J. Coy Poole, of Wake county; Q- T. and H. B. Poole, of Clayton. TOBACCO MARKET CLOSES FOR THANKSGIVING The Smithfield tobocca market will close Wednesday for the Thanksgiving holidays. The buyers will he hack on the job by Mon day, Nov. 30, when the market re opens, ready to give the high dol lar for Johnston county tobacco. pioneers” would come to Florida to relieve the railroad congestion by means of airplanes,—Associat ed Press. [ Slight Decrease In Cotton Output Crop of 15,298,000 Bales Now Forecast; 12,249, 935 Bales Ginned. Washington, Nov. 21.—Cotton production this year will probably toliil 15,2^*8,000 equivalent 500 pound bales, the Department of Agriculture announced today. A fortnight ago 15,086,000 bales were forecast. Production last year was 13,627,936 bales. The forecast of production was based on reports of conditions, | abandonment, probable yields, gin nings, etc., to November 14 and upon the' assumption of average crop influence during the remain der of the harvest season. Indications point to a yield of 165.5 pounds of lint cotton per harvested acre compared with ! 166.4 pounds indicated from No vember 1 conditions and 157.4 the final yield per acre harvested last year. The indicated yield per acre and the indicated total production, by states include: Production By States. Virginia, yield 242 pounds per acre, production 48,000 bales. North Carolina, 238, and 1,065, 000. South Carolina 155 and 865,000. Georgia 158, and 1,150.000. Tennessee 191, and 480,000. Alabama 186 and 1,815,000. Mississippi 264, and 1,870,000. Louisiana 227, and 895,000. Texas 117, and 4,050.000. Oklahoma 150, and 1,500,000. Arkansas 199, and 1,480,000. Board Comments The board in its comment on the forecast said: “In the Carolinas, Georgia, Flor ida and southern Texas, the crop was mostly picked without serious weather injury. “The price paid for picking has ] t-his 'year averaged about 81.27 per hundred pounds of seed cotton. The average price last year was $1.25. The price this year ranges from an average of 86c per hun dred in South Carolina to double that figure in Arizona and Cali fornia. Comparing with last year, the price of picking averaged 10 per cent lower in Texas and South Cai'olina, somewhat lower in North arolina and Virginia and the same as last year in New Mexico. Else where the price was higher than it was last year. This year’s price of picking has averaged about $19 per bale.” Cotton production prospects de clined 88,000 bales in the first half of November, the losses being caus ed, the crop board said, by fre quent or heavy rains which also resulted in some further lowering in the grade of unpicked cotton. —Associated Press. Columbia Dentist Takes His Life Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Meacombs, Miss Alice Hinton and Miss Nan cy Hinton of Middlesex, were in the city Friday. Mr. Meacombs told ns of a sad occurrence in his town Tuesday night when his life long friend, Dr. L. J. Johnson, a dentist of Columbia, who with his wife was visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson of Mid dlesex, shot and killed himself. No reason is known for the deed, al though Dr. Johnson had seemed depressed for some time. He was married about a year ago to Miss Lucy Snell of Columbia. The de ceased was about thirty years of age. Circle No. Four To Meet Circle No. Four of the Methodist Missionary Society will meet Fri day afternoon at three o’clock with Mrs. Ed Wodall. Members are asked to eary articles that have been made for the bazaar. Candy Kitchen In Sniithfield Smithfield has a candy kitchen. It is located in the store on Third Street formerly occupied by the U. S. Cafe. They not only wholesale j candies but also do a retail busi ; r.ess. The firm is known as the Oriental Candy company. — Smithfield Cotton Market Cotton ....20c LEGION TO HAVE SMOKER AT THE COURT HOUSE The regular meeting of the Pou-I’arrish post of the Ameri can Legion will be held tonight at the court house, at eight o' clock. Mr. Frank Capps, of Ral eigh. who spoke to the boys at Clayton, will talk at this time. Captain Miller from the Nation al headquarters will also make a talk. All the members are urged to be present and bring some new one with you. for we will have a smoker in addition to the above. SAM HOGWOOD, Adjutant. Church Marriage Popular Couple Miss Helen Ellis of Clay ton Bride of Mr. LeRoy Jordan. (Special to The Herald) Clayton, Nov. 23.—The interior of the Clayton Baptist church was artistically arranged with autumn leaves, ferns and tall standards of yellow and white chrysanthemums and lighted by the glow of cathe dral candles at four-thirty o’clock Tuesday afternoon, November 17, when Miss Helen Ellis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Ellis, became the bride of Mr. LeRoy Jordan, of Fairmont. Preceding the cer emony a musical program was ren dered. Mrs. C. H. Beddingfield at the organ played “The Indian Love Call,, taken from “Rose Marie.” Miss Bessie Lee Pool sang "The Sweetest Story Ever told” and “O Tender Eyes.” Next came ten young ladies, Misses Barbara Gulley, Octavio Jeflfrys, Florence Winstead, Blanch Ellis, Zelda Barnes, Mabel Ellis, Louise Young, Matilda Mayo, Mrs. II. E. Brooks, and Mrs. D. Coun cil Pool, beautifully dressed in sunset crepe, each bearing a light ed candle held in the heart of a big white, chrysanthemum, sing ing the bridal chorus, from “Lo hengrin.” As they formed a straight line in the choir, came the ushers, Messrs. Vann Stringfield, Ray Gulley, Garland Wall and Matthew Houghton, taking their places about the chancel. They were followed by the bridesmaids and groomsmen. The maids were: Misses Mary Line berry, of Winton; Annie Harrison Taylor, of Trenton; Annie Wagoner of Gibsonville; Geraldine Gower, A Mine O’Neil, Della Austin. of Clayton. The groomsmen were: Messrs. W. A. Ellis, of Aberdeen, a brother of the bride; Edward Butler, of St. Pauls; Lehman Barnes, Neil Barnes, Aubrey Gat tis and John Barnes, of Clayton. The bridesmaids gowns were rich autumn shades of satin-back crepe, trimmed in velvet and fur. They wore gloves and hose in col ors which blended with the gowns, e.nd velvet slippers and black pic ture hats completed the costumes. Each attendant carried an arm bouquet of chrysanthemums tied with tulle to harmonize with the costume. Then came the dame of honor, Mrs. Duba E. Turley, sister of the bride, wearing a gown of pur ple satin-back crepe with gold trimmings, and a large purple and gold hat. She carried an arm bou quet of butterfly roses and yel low pompoms tied with purple and lavender tulle. Next the maid of | honor. Miss Annie V. Ellis, young i est sister of the *>ride, dressed in flame satin-back crepe with gold I trimmings wearing a black hat with gold ornaments, and carried an exquisite bouquet of orphelia roses and delphiniums, tied with i long streamers of tulle that blend ed with the dress. The bride entered alone and was met at the altar by the groom, at tended by his brother, Mr. Walter Jordan, of Aberdeen. The bride, a beautiful brunette, was charming in an imported gown of bnown crepe Komaine, trimed with velvet and appliqued lace, a smart French hat, with accessories to match She carried a lovely shower bou quet of Brides Roses and valley lilies. The officiating minister, Rev. R. C. White, the bride’s pastor, in a (Turn to page five, please) Funds Needed For Near East Relief F. H. Brooks fcnd Rev Chester Alexander In Charge Local Campaign Governor McLean Saturday is sued a call to North Carolinian to observe December 6 as Inter national Golden Rule Sunday, and co remember and contribute to Pro support of the orphans of the N- r East'. The Governor’s statement point , out the fact that approximately fifty nations will observe the first Sunday in December ias Gold -; Rule Sunday, serving for dim a that day some such simple mem as these children of the Near Ea-t have every day, “when funds pt : - mit.” The statement follows: “In harmony with the dictates of generosity and charity that > ever present in the hearts of rh people of North Carolina, I wi-h to bring to mind the observance • f December G, as International Got: en Rule Sunday, which will be ob served by fifty or more coantri- . The immediate beneficiaries of bids observance will be the children of the Near East who were orphan d by the Great World War, and it is suggested that all who desire > practice the teachings of the Gol i en Rue, do on that day serve f ■' their dinner approximately tht ■same simple menu that is, whir funds permit, the daily meal the thousands of children who mu depend for their daily sustenance upon the generosity of those wh-> are lii*ing in lands abundant!., blessed by material prosperity. P; thus entering into fellowship with these children across the wor 1 and partaking of one of th«fc or phanage meals, we may more fu! ly realize their needs and be im pelled to help make provision for * them throughout the year. • America from her abundant has ever responded generously all calls for help, in every part of the world, and it is not possib’ that our people will turn as! when thousands of helpless ch,! dren, the tragic legacy of a terr: ble war, turn their appealing aril confident gaze in cur direction asking but a small share in the lavish plenty with which Divine Providence has blessed us. “These children of the Near East are international wards. In defense of sacred principles, then parents were killed or died of pc secution, exposure, or starvation. We in America, who were grac iously spared the many disast«p >f that war will not' fail them ir their need; and so, I ask the peo pie of North Carolina, homing m tTieir hearts the percepts of th' Golden Rule, to remember theft little ones and respond as liberally as they can to their cry for help.” F. H. Brooks is Chirman of the Near East Relief for Johnston county, and Rev. Chester Alexa.-. der is Vice-Chairman, and they are planning to have speaking in several of the towns and qpunty districts on Sunday, December 6, They are now trying to arrange for a moving picture exhibit to be heid i n Smithfield during the presen week portraying the conditions ex isting in the Near East- With't moving picture will be a lectui who is acquainted with the con tions in the Near East and Chairman is hoping to have s oral representatives from the _var ious township and communit. present at that time. It is reque ed that preachers of all denot, nations and Sunday school Super intendents will announce the Gc den Rule Sunday at their servie* on Sunday the 29th and that ear church and Sunday school w take a collection for this work