8MITHFIELD NEEDS:
■—Bigger Pay Boll.
—A Modern Hotel.
—Renovation of Opera House.
—More Paved Streets.
—Chamber of Commerce.
VOLUME 44—NO. 4
Johnston County’s .Oldest and Best Newspaper - -Established 1882
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SMITHFIELD, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1926.
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Know Your
Do you know that Johnston, Wil
son and Pitt • ountios raised more
produce per acre in 1022 than any
/ike area in the United States?
$2.00 PER YEAR
FORMER CHER
VICE-PRESIDENT
R. P. Holding Is Made
Acting Vice-President
of First and Citizens
National Bank.
C.F. GORDON CASHIER
The new board of directors of
the First and Citizens National
Bank at their meeting held in the
banking rooms last night re-elect
ed Mr. T. R. Hood president and
Mr. N. B. Grantham vice-president.
Mr. R. P Holding, who for a num
ber of years has been cashier of
this bank, was elected acting vice
president, with Mr. C. F. Gordon
as cashier. For the past year Mr.
^Gordon was with the Farmers
Bank and Trust company but prior
to that he had been with the First
and Citizens for a number of years.
Miss Vara Sanders and Mr. Rob
ert Sanders were elected assistant
cashiers. Other employes are: Mr.
Raymond McCullers in the collect
ing department; Miss Ethel Bar
ber and Mr. James Davis.
The new board of directors chos
»en at the stockholders meeting held
yesterday afternoon at one o’clock
is as follows: T. R. Hood, N. B.
yGSrantham, W. H. Austin, L. D.
f Wharton, F. H. Brooks. R. P. Hol
ding, C. M. Wilson, W. F. Grimes,
C. T. Hill, J. J. Broadhurst, W.
H. Lassiter, S. C. Turnage, W. M.
Sanders and J. W. Smith. Pres
ent at the stockholders meeting
were representatives in person of
|596 shares of stock and 498 shares
iby proxy, making a total of 1,094
shares. ,
t The annual report was mime u*
Sthe cashier, Mr. R. P, Holding,
!who furnished some information
concerning "business done and serv
ice rendered during 1925. During
the past year the bank handled
3,947 loans. Checks totaling $13,
893,835.36 for the year were drawn
on the bank by its customers. In
addition the bank handled checks
and bill of lading drafts on foreign
points amounting to more than
$10,000,000. Savings and certifi
cates of deposit customers were
paid $14,273 in interest. Two div
idends during the year, on June
30 and December 23, totaled $12,
250. The old bank of Smithfield was
changed into the First National
Bank on April 1, 1914, and since
that time this bank has paid its
stockholders $164,470 in dividends.
ASKS MORE MONEY TO
STOP RUM SMUGGLING
Washington, Jan. 9. — (AF)
Additional appropriations totaling
nearly $2,500,000 to supplement
current funds of the coast guard
and customs services, the agencies
chiefly responsible for shutting off
supplies of foreign liquor under the
prohibition enforcement program,
[ were requested in budget esti
j mates transmitted to Congress to
day by President Coolidge.
The amount asked for the coast
guard was $9,994,000, of which
$1,235,000 was intended to Jiro
vide for an immediate increase of
'"'the enlisted personnel from 7,789
' to 9,369 men, and $500,000 for re-,
pair of vessels.
An additional appropriation of
1 $426,000, for custom services was
needed budget director, Lord ex
plained, because of the increased
expense of oprating the border pa
trol.
AUNT ROXIE SAYS—
• By Me
VV TL.4L. MiU m ■ x
Ah hearn yistidy Ole Tom had
los’ his min’. Ah alluz thot a per
son had to have sumpin afore dey
could lose it.
Our White House Family !"*
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f ^UTQ CASTEt^jj
THE Tat ESI and most intimate picture of our White House family
taken New Year’s Day when son John was home from school. Roh
Roy and Miss Prim, white collies, are now very much a part of the
family circle.
Prominent Farmer
At Bethesda Dies
Funeral of D. L. Jones
Held Sunday Afternoon
In Presence of Large
Crowd.
Bethesda community and Johns
ton county lost a valued citizen
Saturday, when Mr. D. L. Jones
passed away at his home. Mr.
Jones had been in failing health
for some months but about a week
ago he became critically ill and
grew worse until the end came.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday afternoon at the home
by Rev. C. A. Jenkins, of Clay
ton, after which interment whs
made in the Bethesda cemetery.
The deceased lived out his three
score years and ten in Johnston
county, and his entire community
mourns the loss of a life well
spent. He was an active church
member being a member of Be
thesda Baptist church; he was a
member of the Masonic lodge; he
was a successful farmer; and was
identified with business interests
in Clayton being a director of one
of the Claytin banks.
The following tribute'has been
handed us which fittingly sets
forth the worth of the man:
“Another home was made so sad
Saturday afternoon when the
Death Angel quietly summoned the
spirit of our father, D. L. Jones,
and bore his spirit to the heaven
ly home.
“Our father was born in the
year 1855. His life was spent in
Johnston county. He lived to the
ripe old age of seventy years, nine
months and twenty-two days.
“When he was seventeen years
of age he married Delia Johnson,
to this union was born nine chil
dren, four of them dying in in
fancy. five still living: Miss Mam
ie Jones, who lived with him at
the old home until his death; Mrs.
J. C. Ennis and D. H. Jones, who
live in Smithfield; Mrs. G. A.
Spiith, of Clayton, and Norman
Jones, of Wilson’s Mills.
“Our father was a member of
Bethesda Baptist church. He loved
his church and was a loyal mem
ber. Several years ago when the
question arose about building a
new church at Bethesda he was one
of its largest supporters. He was
a regular attendant at all the cerv
ices. He loved righteousness, so
berness and truth.
“A good man is gone from this
community. He will be missed in
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Stormy Session
B.&L. Association
Adjourn Until Feb. 8th
When A Board of Di
rectors Will Be Elected,
The stockholders meeting of the
Building and Loan association
which was called for yesterday at
nine-thirty o’clock, adjourned aftei
a stormy s^fcsion until February
8 at which time a board of direc
tors will be elected.
Quite a number of stockholders
were present in person and enough
were represented by proxy tc
constitute a quorum. W. W. Jor
dan, president, called the . meeting
to order. H. B. Marrow was then
made temporary chairman and the
routine of business was disposed oi
including the report of the past
year’s business read by the secre
tary, J. J. Broadhurst.
Everything went smoothly un
til the matter of electing a boarc
of directors came up. Two boards
were nominated but owing to dis
satisfaction which arose, the elec
tion of the directors was deferred
until February 8. The following is
Board No. 1 which was placed* ir
nomination by W. N. Holt: N. B
Grantham, R. R. Holt, H. B. Mar
row, W. S. Ragsdale, F. H. Brooks
J. H. Abell and W. W- Jordan. The
reporter was unable to get the per
sonnel of Board No. 2, placed ir
nomination by C. S. Broadhurst
According to our information, the
dissatisfaction over voting foi
these boards arose over whethei
or not only persons present shoulc
vote or whether proxies held shoulc
be used.
Colored Woman Dead
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Rebecca Sanders, colored, whi
came here from New Bern Supda;
j to see her son, died Sunday *nigh
.following a stroke of apoplexy wit]
'which she was taken on the way
'She arrived here Sunday afternom
j about one o’clock in an automobile
,It is said that she became sudden
ly ill soon after passing Golds
; boro, and was lft an almost speech
less condition when she reachei
I Smithfield. A physician was sum
! moned and it was found she hai
'suffered a stroke of apoplexy. Sh<
I was about sixty-five years of age
The body was sent back to Ne\
Bern yesterday for burial.
The boom in Florida has sprea
to the sightseeing bus. It is esti
mated that 200 buses now sho\
i Florida to the visitor without .
; thought of selling him a doubl
| lot in a newly opened subdivisior
Ford’s Orchestra
In Radio Program
Old Fashioned Dance
Orchestra May Be
Heard This Week At
Young Co.
Henry Ford has begun a move
ment to revive old fashioned
dances like the Virginia Reel, quad
rilles, etc., and he plans to fur
ther his designs during this week
Jan. 12-16 by providing a radio
concert which features old. time
dance music to be put on by Ford
dealers all over the country.
The Young Motor company, Ford
dealers here, have installed two
radios in their show room, and
this evening and on Friday eve
ning from eight until 'eleven o’
clock a radio program will be put
on by Henry Ford’s old fashioned
dance orchestra. The programs for
these evenings are as follows:
TUESDAY
Two-Step, “Mulligan's Guards”
Medley.
Sicilian Circle, “Come Haste to
the Wedding” Medley.
Old Time Waltz, “Rippling
Waves.”
Plain Quadrille, “Ticknor’s
Quadrille.”
Cymbalom Solo, Musetta s Waltz
Song from “La Boheme” by Puc
cini'.
Scottische, “Old Southern Scot
tische.”
Dulcimer Solo, Jige and Reels.
Virginia Reel, “Larry O’Gaff.”
Heel and Toe Polka, “Jennie
Lind” and “Richmond” Polkas.
FRIDAY
~ Two-Step, “Golden Slipper”
Medley.
Old Time Waltz, Medley.
Virginia Reel, “Irish Wash
erwoman,” “White Cockade,”
“Marching Through Georgia.”
Dulcimer Solo, Jigs and Reels.
Varsovienne, Hartford and Dun
ham’s Medley.
Plain Quadrille, Bancroft’s.
Cymbalom Solo, “Traumeri” by
Schuman.
The Lancers, “Oriental.”
Rye Waltz, “Rye WaHz.”
Contra. Dance, “Money Musk.”
The selections of old fashioned
dance numbers as arranged in the
two programs will be broadcast
from the Ford Motor company ex
hibition, 1710 Broadway, at 54th
Street, New York Gity, through
WEAF, New York and the follow
ing stations:
WEEI, Boston; WCAE, Pitts
burgh; WEAR, Cleveland; WOC,
Davenport; WGN, Chicago; KSD,
St. Louis; WDWF, Providence;
WGR, Buffalo; WWJ, Detroit;
WCCO, Minneapolis—St. Paul;
WTAG, Worcester; *WFI, Phila
delphia; *WSAI, Cincinnati;
**WOO, Philadelphia; **WCAP,
Washington.
■"Tuesday only.
** Friday only.
State Prisoners Make Record
Cotton Crop; Over 2,500 Bales
Raleigh, .Jan. 9.—Record-break-.
ing cotton crop and biggest popu
lation in state prison history mark-,
ed the annual report of the state j
prison board today in a sitting fill
ed with routine but dashed with in
terest nevertheless.
The state is feeding 1,416 pris
oners as of January 1, 1926. Of
' these there are 202 able bodied
men who are available for any hard ;
; woik. The cotton crop is 2,500 j
1 bales. The cash deficit is approxi
■ mately $240,000 for the year. But
1 the cotton has not been marketed
• and when it is sold it would seem
that 2,500 bales will easily wipe
' out the debt for the year .
The board was expected to do
' something in the case of Basil
Hedgecock, High Point banker, who
1 mixed up his last week with booze
! and was flung from high grade
■ A to low grade C.
r Unless the directors intervene,
the financier of the Caledonia
farm is good for another two years
l or so. Hedgecock, who is a fine
' accountant, most too fine for his
1 own good, has been a very useful
1 man at the Halifax farm, but he
; has been returned to Raleigh and
* he is now a disfranchised citizen
of the tentral institution. Afore
time he was a sort of out of doors
ambassador, going back and forth,
mostly forth. Pardon Commission
er Sink won’t help him to regain
his lost paradise.
James A. Leak, of Wadesboro,
chairman of the board of directors
of the state’s prison, issued the
following statement tonight:
“The board of directors of the
state*s prison held its regular
monthly meeting at the prison at
Raleigh "today.
“Besides routine matters the
board received a report on the
population of the prison for the
calendar year 1925. It showed an
increase of 189 convicts for the
year, the prison having a total
population on January 1, 1926, of
1,415 prisoners. During the year
59 convicts made escape from the
various points of confinement. Of
these 46 were recaptured. There
were eight deaths from natural
causes, which the board considers
a fine record. Three prisoners were
killed attempting to escape. In each
instance the board made a person
al investigation and a coroner’s
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STATE COMMANDER
STEVENS TO BE HERE
The Pou-Parrish Post of the
^American Legion will hold its
Jregular meeting Wednesday eve
ning at the courthouse at 7:30
o’clock. At this time State
Commander Henry L. Stevens,
of Warsaw, will be present. A
chicken supper will be served at
the Capital cafe immediately
after the meeting. All members
of the local Post and any inter
ested in joining will pe wfcl
comed at the supper.
S. E. HOGWOOD, Adjutant.
Files BANK
\ IS HDD YEAR
F. C. Sweeney Is Elected
Cashier At Directors
Meeting Held Last
Night.
R. C. GILLETT, PRES.
Smilhfield’s youngest bank, the
Farmers Bank and Trust company,
organized just four years ago, has
closed the year’s business with a
splendid report. Figures show last
year’s business to be much bet
ter than the previous year. During
1925, this bank put $3,500 or twen
ty per cent of its capital stock in
the surplus fund besides paying
two fou* per cent dividends, one
an July 1 and one on December
,25,
J?Jie annual meeting of the stock
holders of this^institution^was held
yesterday afternoon with 291
shares of the 352 represented. One
hundred forty-nine shares were
represented in person and 142 by
proxy. Only one change was made
in the board of directors. W. R.
Sanders, who is now located in
Raleigh, was succeeded by Geo.
T. Scott. Other directors re-elected
were R. C. Gillett. W. H. Flowers,
James D. Parker, D. W. Peterson,
C. L. Sanders, W N. Holt, R. L.
Fitzgerald, J. E. Woodall, W. T.
Holland, C Davis and Dr. J. H.
Fitzgerald.
At a meeting of the new board
of directors last night, Mr. R. C.
Gillett, who has been president
since the organization of the bank,
was re-elected. Mr. R. L. Fitzger
ald was elected vice-president. Mr
F. C. 'Sweeney, who.has been for
a number of years with the First
and Citizens National Bank, was
elected cashier. Mr. Sweeney has
been in Smithfield for the past six
years, having been with the Cit
izens National Bank before it was
merged with the First National.
Mr. H. A. Brown, formdrly of
Selma, was elected* assistant cash
ier. and other employes are: Miss
Neta Ennis and Miss Ruby Wood
all.
Scout Committees
In A Conference
Scout Executive Rivers
Outlines Duties; T. C.
Young General Chair
man Johnston District.
Heads of the various commit
tees for the Johnston County Dis
trict of the Tuscarora Council of
Boy Scouts were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. Young at a four course
dinner Friday evening. Mr. Young
is second vice president of the dis
trict and at the meeting Friday
he was made general chairman of
the district.
The conference held Friday eve
ning was one of the most impor
tant to be held in the county in
connection with the Boy Scout
work. A' new organization for the
Tuscarora Cpuncil is being per
fected. The Tuscarora Council com
prises five counties, Johnston
county being one of *three’ dis
tricts formed in the territory. Five
towns in Johnston county have
scout troops? namely, Kenly, Selma,
Princeton, Smithfield and Benson.
The scout executive, Mr. W. W.
Rivers, with headquarters at Golds
boro, under the new arrangement
■ spends two days out of each week
with the troops in Johnston coun
ty. He is desirous that other
troops be organized in the county
and that the scout work continue
to grow as it has in the last two
or three years.
The new organization calls for
eight committees in each district
and the chairman of these com
mittees were invited to meet at
.the home of Mr. and Mrs. Young
Friday evening as follows: Fi
nance, Dr. I. M. Mayerberg, of
Selma; Court of Honor, W. H.
Lyon, of Smithfield; Publicity,
Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, S'mithfield;
Camping, F. H. Brooks, Smithfield;
Training, M. P. Young, Princeton;
Reading, G. T. Whitley, Kenly;
Civic Service, Dr. Geo. D. Vick,
Selma; Troop Organization, Rev.
0. P. Fitzgerald, Selma. Mr. Fred
Waters, scout commissioner, Tus
carora Council, was also present
on this occasion. Owing to the in
clement weather, Judge D. II
Bland, president of the council, and
Leslie Weil, National Council Rep
resentative, both of Goldsboro, were
unable to be present.
Mr. Rivers, the scout executive,
was on hand and outlined the du
ties of each committee. Each
chairman will appoint other mem
bers of his committee at an early
date, and the scout work is ex
pected to go forward in a more
systematic manner than ever be
fore. The meeting Friday evening
was very enthusiastic and plans
were discussed whereby scouting
should mean more than it ever has
to the youth of Johnston (county.
A public rally is being planned
to be held at an early date, when
a demonstration of scout work
will be made. Scout troops
throughout the county will partic
ipate. The Goldsboro and Kinston
districts are planning similar ral
lies.
NEGROES REPORT ON
HOSPITAL DRIVE
Amount raised to dale, $578-82.
Next tag day, January 23.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather there was not a full at
tendance at the teachers meeting
in Smithfield on January 9. How
ever, the following schools report
ed:
Short Journey, Mrs. J. G. Smith,
$3.50.
St. Amanda, Mrs. Virginia D.
Cooper, $2.00.
White Oak, Miss Bell, $13.00.
The following persons, having
visited the hospital under con
struction, became interested in
selling hospital tags to help equip
the negro wards: Mrs. Mary Coth
er, Selma, $1.00, and Mrs. Hattie
Leach, Selma, $10-00.
LAURA J. A. KING,
Supervisor Negro Schools.
Widespread use of sightseeing anil
touring buses is reported in New
York City, where 367 cars are em
ployed in this work. Other cities
with sightseeing activities of ma
jor importance are Los Angeles
Washington, Boston, Chicago, Phil
adelphia^ Baltimore, Detroit^ lane
Atlantic City.
Berlin’s Bride
ELLEN MACK AY, daughter of
Clarence II. Mackay, head of the
Postal Telegraph and Cable Com-1
pany startled society by suddenly j
becoming the bride of Irving Ber-i
lint song writer, last week.
Songs Factors
In -Courthship
. No doub't it will interest the
readers to know that the song
hits we have all been signing for
the last year or so were factors in
this unique courtship.
Irving Berlin, a Jewish immi-1
grant boy from Russia; a beer
waiter in “Niggor Mike’s” place
on the Bowery, later one of the j
first cabaret entertainers there—
but today worth a million or two
and without doubt America’s pre
mier popular song genius had many
obstacles to overcome in marrying
Ellen Mackay, daughter of one of
America’s proudest and wealthiest
families. He was opposed to the
very end by the father, Clarence
Mackay—and as this is writen—
But love—and Berlin’s harmony
won the maiden’s heart after more
than two years of conquest; First;
Berlin wrote:
“ALL ALONE, I’m so all alone
—There is no one else but you- All
alone by the telephone. Waiting
for a ring, a ting-a-ling. I’m all
alone every evening. All alone,
feeling blue. Wond’ring where you
are—and how you are—and if you
are—all alone too.
Then Miss Mackay sailed for
Europe—trying to please dad—
and Berlins song appeared:
“What’ll I do—when you—are
far away—and I am feeling blue—
Miss Mackay returned from Eu
Irope—and another Berlin song ap
peared. The popular, “REMEM.
BER—have you forgot to remem
She had not—the Catholic girl
married the Jewish boy last Mon
day.
What will Berlin’s next song
hit be T
TOUR TO WAIT FOR
BETTER WEATHER
Kinston, Jan. 9.—Announcement
is made by President John W
.Holmes, of the Eastern Carolina
Chamber of Commerce, that the
Industrial Tour, planned to begin
Tuesday, January 12, has been
postponed on account of the
weather conditions. A dozen or
more towns had entered represen
tatives for this industrial tour
through the Piedmont section,
which would have made it a big
success. A later date will be set
and it is believed with better
weather conditions an even larger
representation will be assembled
for the trip. It will probably be
held the first part of March.
Moving To Massachusetts
Selma, Jan. 6.—Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Whitaker and little son
have hosts of friends in Selma who
regret to see them move from this
city. During the Christmas holi
days Mr. Whitaker received a mes
sage announcing the sudden and
unexpected death of his mother.
They left at once to attend the
funeral and while there the aged
father persuaded them to return
to Fairhaven, Mass., and make
their home with him. Mr. and Mrs.
Whitaker had identified themselves
with the church work of Selma as
well as the social and civic life
and will be sorely missed. The
best wishes of our people go with
them.
Prominent Couple
Marry In Wilson
Mr. Thos. S. Ragsdale of
This City Weds Miss
Caroline Ftdmupdsoii
Wilson, Jan. 8.—One of the most
beautiful home weddings tha(£ even
occurred in Wilson took place
Wednesday night at eight-thirty
o’clock at the home of Dr. J. R.
Edmundson when .Miss Caroline
Edmundson became the bride of
Mr. Thomas Smith Ragsdale of
Smithfield.
Only the relatives and a very few
of the friends of the families wit
nessed the ceremony. When Mr.
Ed Stallings, accompanied by Miss
Lucile Magette, began the ever
moving Bridal Chorus from Lo
hengrin, all eyes were turned to
ward the stair-case down which
the young bride must come. First
were the ushers, Mr. James Ed
mun’dson, the brother of the bride;
Mr. Hugh Ragsdale, of Smithfield,
the brother of the groom; Mir.
James T'. McCraw; and Mr. Rus
sell Thompson. Miss Elizabeth
Connor, wearing a beautiful white
georgette dregs embroidered in
crystal and pearls, and carrying
an arm bouquet of roses shading
fro mlight to pink to deep red.
served as maid of honor. The best
man was Mr. George Ragsdale of
Smithfield, brother of the groom.
The mother of the bride, Mrs. J.
R. Edmundson, clad in gold satin
beaded and banded m shades ox
blue, gold, red,, and crystal, and
carrying a beautiful shower bou
quet of Parma violets and orange
colored roses, was matron of hon
or. Dr. Edmundson gave- th£ iw-*
away.
In a bower of groan and white
against a background of palms and
ivy, ilium in ted by the 3 eft glow
of two seven-branched candlestick**
Mr. E. L. Flanagan performed the
simple but impressive ring cere
mony.
The bride’s gown was a picture
dress of white satin with a Wide
fold of tulle at the bottom of the
bouffant skirt. Her train was lined
with peach pink crepe, giving a
color note which was echoed in
the background of the embroider
ed ornament of crystal, sequins,
and pearls at the front of the
waist- Her veil was of bride’s il
lusion, and her beautiful and be
coming head-dress of pearls. The
only jewel worn on the bride’s
gown was a pin set with a coral
rose, which had been -worn by the
bride’s grandmother, Mrs. Fulmore,
at her own wedding. The bride’s
bouquet was exquisite: it was a
shower bouquet of lilies of the val.
ley, white lilac, pink-tinted gar
denias, and maiden-hair fern,
showered with lilies of the valley
and sweetheart roses.
After tlie wedding tne many
friends of the young couple and
their two families were received
at the home. Receiving in the front
hall were Mr. and Mrs. Selby An
derson and Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Clark. Mr. and Mrs. H. Moseley
Hussey and Mr. and Mrs. Troy
Myatt introduced the guests tk>
the receiving line; Br. and Mrs.
Edmundson; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Ragsdale; Mrs. Fullmore, the
grandmother, of the bridej Mrs.
Ragsdale, of Smithfield, the moth
er of the groom; Miss Elizabeth
Connor and Mr. George Rags
dale of Smithfield, the maid of
honor and best man; Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Flannegan, Mr. and Mrs. D.
; W. Bethea of Dillon, S. C-; and
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The Mirror
IS THIS YOU?
If the person who answers this
description rill call at The
Herald office they will
receive a free ticket
to the Victory
Theatre.
You passed in front ox Hill’s
Ice Cream store at 6:15 p. m
Monday. You wore black shoes
and black chiffon hose; a brown
coat with fur collar and, you had $
a red rose in your coat lapel.