6MITHFIELD NEEDS:
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—Bigger Pay Roll.
—A Modem Hotel
—Renovation of Opera House.
—More Paved Streets.
—Chamber of Commerce.
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fike area in the United States?
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VOLUME 44—NO. 5
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SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1926
* *
f Anthracite Coal
1 Strike Unssttled
Conferees At New York
Unable to Reach
Agreement.
Nfew York, Jan. 12.—Fruitless
discussion for many days are on
-ways to draft a new wage contract
brought an end to the anthractite
conference today and indicted the
continuation of the strike of 158,
000 miners for an indefinite per
iod.
At present there appears to be
no way out unless the Federal
Government steps in and tries its
: hand at meditation. Outwardly,
| there has not been the slightest
1 indication that Washington is ready
Vto step in.
Jr The negotiations which came to
| an abrupt end today, were initiated
I by Governor Pinchot, of Pennsyl
vfrnia, through the mayors and
| burgesses of the anthracite region.
I Tomorrow the Governor is expect
l ed to lay before the Pennsylvania
Legislature in extraordinary ses
sion his views on the strike situa
i tion as it now exits. Whether the
y Pennsylvania Executive has .any
^definite plan to bring the miners
and operators together again was
not known here tonight.
The miners and operators left
for their homes and no move will
be made by either side to end the
industrial struggle that is now in
its fifth month. The next step,
both sides indicated, must come
from the “outside.”
The miners, before separating,
issued a call for a meeting of the
anthracite scale committee at Haz
leton Thursday afternoon. A re
port of the sub-committee that has
been charged with the conducting
of the strike and the policy of the
United Mine Workers, will be con
| sidered.
JThe disruption of the conference,
which had been imminent for a
| week came rather unexpectedly.
I There appeared to be a better feel
P ing despite that the operators yes
i terday indicated they had said their
last word when they presented a
new plan as the “utmost conces
sion” they could make.
TO APPOINT POSTMASTER
FOR TOWN OF FOUR OAKS
The County Executive committee
met here Wednesday afternoon at
the courthouse. The meeting was
called by Chairman Geo. T. Scott,
for the purpose of recommending
a postmaster to fill a vacancy at
the Four Oaks po^toffice. Mr.
Idell V. Lee and Mrs.' Maude
Hayes were applicants for the of
fice. Both had passed the civil
service examination and were on
the eligible list. When the vote
was'®laken it was found that Mr.
Lee had received the most votes
and a recommendation was sent to
State Chairman Branham, of Dur
hm. Appointment of Mr. Lee is
expected to be made at an early
date.
Do Better Next Time
L Information received a day or
b two ago by Mrs. R. G. Franklin,
f giving details of an automobile ac
cident in Dade City, Florida, in
which her sister, Mrs. F. H. Bob
' bkt, and other members of hex
family miraculously escaped in
stant death was heard with deep
regret by scores of friends anc
relatives here-—News item in th<
Elkin (N. C.) Tribune.
AUNT ROXIE SAYS—
By Me
ww %iL. Mila SR . i
. I'd dance to perduce ma \veij?h
cl ah thot it would tawment m
pie man,
World’s Biggest Steer
I ^ [A^tocaCtkr.1
A. J. YANDA of Ravenna, Nebr., has raised this giant Shorthorn
Hereford buill, which stands five feet seven inches high and weighs
3200 lbs. It eats three meals daily, with prairie hay, oats and water
as the menu.
N. C. Editors Meet
At Chapel Hill
President Chase of the
University and “Ole
Buck” Made Adresses.
Chapel Hill, Jan. 13.—Address
ing the first session of the State
Newspaper institute at the Caro
lina Inn here tonight, Ole Buck,
field manager of the Nebraska
Press association, declared that
‘llhe greatest public utility of all,
the one that touches and influences
our lives most intimately, is the
one that unobtrusively comes into
>ur homes every day, the news
paper.”
“One reason we are so indiffer
ent to newspapers,” he said, “is
because they are so numerous. An
other is because they cost so little.
As a means of communication noth
ing else can approach the newspap
er in price. Just notice the large
amount of information and serv
ice you get for two or three cents
a copy. The telephone for a month
is greater than the cost of a news
pepar for a year. The cost of a
10-word telegram may be greater
than the cost of a paper for a
year.”
nave you ever tried to think
what the expense would be if you
had to rely upon the telegraph and
telephone to distribute to your
friends the same news about your
self, and and your interest, that the
newspaper gladly distributes with
out any charge to you. Think of
| the enormous labor that would be
involved if you had to write let
ters to all to tell the news, to say
nothing of the stamps and station
ery. And think of the confusion
there would be in the air if an
attempt was made to give all such
news by radio. There is nothing
that can take the place of the
newspapers.” »
“Suppose business concerns had
to rely upon these means for mak
ing known the virtues of their mer
chandise? It would be impossible.
Business would be confined t to
small areas. It would be out of the
question to have the enormous gen
eral organization of business that
we now have, and its consequent
great prosperity.’'
Ole Buck and President Chase,
of the university, were the prin
cipal speakers on the program to
night. The session was opened at
7:30 o’clock with James W. At
kins, managing editor of The Gas
tonia Gazette, president of the
North Carolina Press association
in the chair. Te institute is being
held under the auspices of the
North Carolina Press associatior
and the extern^ on division, depart
ihent of journalism and news bu
reau of the university.
Indications early tonight were
that the institute will have a rec
ord atendance. Approximately 10C
newspaper folk had registered, anc
a goodly number were expectee
who have not registered.—Char
lotte Observer.
Rightly Answered
A correspondent wrote as fol
lows:
“Dear Editor: Please tell me
the address of most reliable for
tune teller.
“Anxious.”
; The editor wisely replied, “Dunr
i and Bradstreet, New York City.’
—Ex.
Several Cases In
Recorders Court
Most of the Day Devoted
to Trial of Criminal
Cases.
The Recorder’s Court for Tues
day, January 12, disposed of the
following criminal cases:
Bud Lee plead guilty to violat
ing the prohibition laws. Condi
tional prayer for judgment was
entered in his case. He was re
quired to pay a fine of $50 and
costs and to abstain from drinking I
whiskey for 12 months.
Tommie Adams, Bennie Baker, i
and Charles Lee Jr., were tried
for reckless driving and violating
the prohibition laws. Bennie Bak
er has not been apprehended. Tom
mie Adams was found guilty of
reckless driving and prayer for
judgment was continued upon the
payment of costs. Charles Lee Jr.,
was found not guilty.
H. M. Jackson was found guilty |
of carrying a concealed weapon I
and was fined $50 and costs. Thisj
same defendnt was charged with
| assault with intent to kill. Prob
able cause was found^arrtT^racsc
son was bound over to the Super
ior court. Jackson is a white man
of Wilders township.
I Howard Baker, Dallas Moore and
Dallas Baker were found not guil
ty of willful injury to personal
| property.
Charlie Vann Evans was tried
! and found guilty for wrongful re
j moving of crops. The court re
I quired him to pay $25 to the pros
! ecuting witness and the cost of
| the action. From this judgment
; the defendant took an appeal,
j Tom Nleal was charged with for
j gery. Probable cause was found
i and he was bound over to the Su
perior court.
The State took a nol pros in the
case of J. Mose Parker on aTcharge
of forgery.
Zaddock Exum was found guilty
of larceny and fined $50 and the
cost£*
MEMORIAL FOR BRYAN
BEGINS TO TAKE FORM
Chicago, Jan- 11.—(AP)—The
memorial the William Jerihings
! Bryan Memorial association plans
to erect in Washington, D. C.. will
take the form of a public com
mons with suitable, useful struc
tures for the service of the peo
ple. It will include a central chimes
■ tower, and the prospective cost is
$1,000,000.
That was the decision reached
today at a meeting of Josephus
Daniels, president of the Bryan
Memorial association and a group
of seven state leaders.
There will be another meeting in
! Washington next Saturday at
which a committee from the as
| sociation will confer with a com
| mittee appointed in Washington
tto work out the precise form the
memorial to the great commoner
I shall take.
The exact method of financing
'the memorial has not been deter
ined, but Mr. Daniels said 43 state
organizations had been formed and
j that the other five would be or
ganized soon. The work of obtain
ing the funds will be carried on
| by the state organizations divid
i ed into units along the congress
ional district and county lines.
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N. C. Cotton Ass’n
Has Over 38,000
The Association, Its Orga
nization Explained By
Officials.
P'.leigh, Jan. 15—More than
38,000 cotton growing' farmers in
North Carolina are directly iritf
ested in the North Carolnia Cot
ton Growers Cooperative Associa
tion by virtue of the fact that they
are members of the association. In
addition to these farmers, there
are still others, and a large number
of them, who believe in the prin
ciples of cooperative marketing
and are watching the progress of
the association and will join when
they are convinced that the asso
ciation is a benefit. *
It sometimes appears that some
people have an idea that the Cot
ton Cooperative Association is
merely a firm of cotton brokers or
commission merchants or ship
pers- buying and selling cotton for
a profit. The Association does not
buy cotton on the market, but
does store, insure, grade and sell
the cotton of its members. It is
not a “foreign” corporation, but
is an Association of individuals
and these individuals have abso
lute control of their Association.
This control is exercised through a
Board of Directors who are elect
ed annually by the members of
the Association.
The cotton growing section of
the state is divided into ten dis
tricts, and the members of each
district elect one director. The
Governor of the state appoints an
other director, thus making a
board of eleven men.
The North Carolina Cotton
Growers Cooperative Association
has been doing business for four
years and fthe directors elected
each year have been men whose
business ability and integrity com
pares most favorably with any
other business organization in
North Carolina. These directors do
not draw salaries. They give liber
ally of their time and thought to
the problems of management.
The Board of Directors meets
twice a month, sometimes oftener.
at the association headquarters in
Raleigh. This board maps out the
policy of management nd operates
through an organization set up by
the General Manager and the sev
eral Department Heads who have
been elected by the Board. In or
der to secure an economical ad
ministration, the Board has estab
lished a monthly budget control,
and this budget is made lip by a
budget committee consisting of two
members of the Board, with the
General Manager of the Associa
tion, and their decisions are ap
proved by the entire Board of Di
rectors.
Whatever measure of success the
North Carolina Cotton Growers
Cooperative Association has met
with during the past four years
can be safely attributed to the
fact that the membership of the
Associaion has so far shown that
they were capable of selecting a
■high type of farmer and business
man for membership in the Board
of Directors.
The present Board of Directors,
with the exception of the Public
Director appointed by the Gover
nor and who is not a producer of
cotton, are all large growers of
cotton. The- average deliveries of
the members of the Board runs
ove% 150 baleB each. One member
of fhe Board delivers over 700
bales. In addition to their large
farming interests, some members
of the Board are interested in cot
ton ginning plants or warehouses,
and some of th&m are interested
in the manufacture of cotton. On
the Board, there are merchant far
mers, banker farmers, and some
who are known sometimes as “dirt”
farmers. Nearly every man on the
Board was born and reared on a
frm, and a cotton farm at that
Every man on the Board of Di
rectors knows by personal exper
ience the Hazards and vicissitudes
of *arm life. Some of them have
helu positions of trust in their re
spective counties. Two of them
have served their districts in Con
gress and rtfftred at their own vo
lition. One member of the Board
is a member of the State Salary
and Wage Commission, a body* that
has been criticized somewhat for
economy in State affairs* ^
Production of Hog*
Declines In South
Washington, Jan. 12.—Hog pro
duction in the cotton states has
declined more rapidly than in any
other section of the country and is
now at its lowest level in more
than 16 years. The December pig
survey of the department of ag
riculture issued today says in the
group of Southern states there
:Were only 78 per cent as many
sows farrowed on that date as in
tilt' preceding year and 83 per cent
as many pigs saved- The relative
percentages of sows farrowed was
placed as follows:
Virginia 91.7; North Carolina,
80.8; South Carolina, 71.8; Geor
gia, 89.7; Florida, 90.2; Alabama,
79-2; Mississippi, 80.8; Louisiana,
73 2; Texas, 62.5; Oklahoma, 69.5;
Arkansas, 82,4.
The decline, which, according to
the department, has been steadily
for several years, is attributed to
higher prices for cotton which have
prevailed during more emphasis
pn cotton production and a neglect
of pork production.
Clayton Rotary
Club Has Meeting
Address By Dr. Jenkins
Feature of Program—
Other Clayton News.
Clayton. Jan. 14.—A talk by Dr.
C. A. Jenkins, of Clayton, was the j
feature number on the program
at the meeting of the Rotary Club
of Clayton last Thursday evening.
Dr^ Jenkins took as his subject:
“Clayton Diamonds.” Diamonds he
sai& ,a»e all -around-, us here in
Clayton; we have only to look and
find them and develop them into
their true worth. He cited a num
ber of instances where develop
ments might well be made to
bring about a greater benefit from
our natural resources. W. F. Mor
ris had charge of the program,
which included besides ,the talk
by Mr. Jenkins, a reading by Harry
Lee Hall, of Clayton, student at
Wake Forest college. His selection
“Wanted a Man.” was filled with
good thoughts, and Harry acquit
ted himself splendidly. Visitors at
the meeting included Dr. Jenkins
and Harry Lee Hall, of Clayton;
Ralph Gulley, of Norfolk, and the
following from the Raleigh Ro
tary Club: President Wade Marr,
Ransom Sanders, George Fitchet,
Jim Allison, Howard White and
C. D. Matthews. In the absence of
President Dwight Barbour, who is
spending some time in Florida, the
meeting was presided over by Vice
President Robert Sanders. A most
enjoyable Three course dinner was
served by the Woman’s Club.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Penn enter
tained most delightfully at a five
course dinner party Jan. 1, at 5:30
in the evening. The guests found
places around the festive board by
attractive New Year place cards.
The table, most artistically decorat
ea oy tne SKiinui nanas oi tne nos
tess, was centered with a bowl of
poinsettias surrounded by wreaths
of holly and fruits in colorful hues.
Red and white candles in crystal
holders graced each end of the
table. The dinner was served by
Clayton’s most famous chef, Hal
Rand. Those enjoying the hospital
ity of Mr. and Mrs. Penn were:
Mayor and Mrs. John M. Turley,
Mr. and Mrs. Duke Duncan, Mrs.
J. J. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
|G Gulley, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A.
Page, and Mr Lehman Barnes
Mrs. Bruce Reaves, of Golds
jboro, is spending some time here
I with her mother, Mrs. Dennis Gul
ley.
Mrs. D. H. Williams returned
Sunday from Portsmouth, where
she has been visiting her grand
children.
Mr. Ralph Gulley, of Norfolk,
returned home Saturday after
spending several days here with
relatives.
Mr. Willis V. Poole, linotype op
erator on the Asheville Citizen, is
spending a short vacation visiting
friends and relatives in Clayton.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Nooe Jr.,
and Miss Mary Carter Nooe, of
Leaksville, spent some time here
recently with relatives.
Misses Mildred and Gladys
Branham, of Raleigh, spent Sun
day afternoon here with thfiir
Pou-Parrish Post
Hears Frank Grist
Former State Commander
American Legion Ad
dresses Local Post.
The Pou-Parrish Post of the
American Legion held its regular
meeting in the courthouse in
Smithfield at seven-thirty Wed
nesday night, Jan. 13, Commander
D. Carlton Stephenson presiding.
At 8:00 o’clock the commander
invited the members and guests to
the Smithfield Hotel where they all
enjoyed a delightful banquet. The
canJ^pander requested Chas. H.
Grady to ,take charge of the meet
ing. Rev. Chester Alexander, chap
lain of the P&u-Parrish Post of
the American Legion and pastor
o fthe Presbyterian tfturch of this
city, returned thanks fdr the ban
quet. While the coffee amd cigars
were being served the comn?ander
made awSport of the Pou-PaYjdsh
post.
It was advertised that State
Commander Henry Stevens Jr., of
Warsaw would be present at this
meeting but on account of the ill
ness of his father it was impossi
ble for him to be present. Hon.
Frank Grist who was state com
mander of the American Legion in
1924 and is now the commissioner
of labor and printing in North
Carolina, was present. Mr. Grist
made a delightful addres to the
membership /and invited guests.
He covered the work that has been
ione, and needs to be done by the
American Legion. Mr. Grist ex
plained the work his department is
loing in the state for ex-service
men.
Mr. Ed F. Ward and Ctpt. St.
Julien L. Springs' explained to ex
service men the arrangement pro
vided for registration of the dis
charge and service record in the
Public Registry of the county in
which they live. They explained
that in later years this would be
valuable information to the pos
terity of ex-service men and that
it should be done. The public reg
istry of Johnston county shows
very little has been done about
this and this condition exists prob
ably because it was not before this
clearly understood by the men.
’They urged that every ex-service
man has his discharge and record
recorded immediately.
Hon. Frank Grist was authoriz
ed to draw a resolution to be sign
ed by the Pou-Parrish Post and
sent to our National Congress urg
ing the passage of a bill of vital
importance to ex-service men
throughout the nation.
Several talks were made by
those present and all in all it was
a great meeting and a howling suc
cess. About fifteen new members
were secilred at this meeting and
the future success of the Pou-Par
rish Post is now assured. Before
adjournment that old and familiar
song, “Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All
Here,” was sung with the parson
leading, only he changed the words
somewhat to make it comply with
the language of a parson. The
meeting was then adjourned to
meet in Selma on the 27th of this
month, with a general invitation
to all ex-service men to attend
wel Suggest Name For College
In a recent meeting the Execu
tive Committee of the Free Will
Baptist college, Ayden, N. C-, dis
cussed the advisability of the se
lection of a permanent name for
the institution. The committee j
agreed to ask through the press j
j the people, in and out of the state,
I to send in names that they think
i appropriate.
| All names must be sent in by
February tenth. Only one name
from each peroson will be consid
ered. The person who suggested
the name that the board selects
will receive a scholarship to the
college for one year. In case the
winner cannot use the scholarship
he can give it to whomever he
desires to have it.
Write plainly the name you sug
gest. and your own name and ad
dress, and send to Rev. R. F. Pitt
man, Ayden, N. C.
mother, Mrs. L. R. Branham.
| Mr. J. F. Puckett, Mr. and Mrs.
C. G. Cole and Mrs. C. B. Strick
land, of near Clayton, spent Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. J. F.
Puckett at Re* hospital, Raleigh.
COAL MINE EXPLOSION IN ■!
OKLAHOMA TRAPS 90 MEN
To Sing in Selma
MR. ERIC F. ^MASSEY, Tenor, a
former Selma boV who will appear
in his farewell co^lcer^ the Sel
ma Opera House J^*1,
Revival MeetSfig
Well Attended
Services Are Held Every
Evening at 7 O’clock—
Two Services Sunday.
The revival services which are in
progress at the Methodist church
this week 'have been well attend
ed. The sermons have been forceful
and convincing and the music has
added much to the services. The
gospel song in solos and duets
have been very impressive. Wed
nesday evening a duet, “Jesus
Leads,” by Rev. A. J. Parker and
Rev. J. C. Costen, and a solo by
Rev. Mr. Mosten were enjoyed by
the entire congregation.
Rev. A. J. Parker chose as his
text Wednesday evening Rev. 3:30
—“Remember therefore how thou
hast received and heard, and hold
fast, and repent. If therefore thou
shalt not watch, I will come on
thee as a thief, and thou shalt not
know what hour I will come upon
thee.” He brought a vivid picture
of the joy and peace and love that
exist in the heart of a Christian
when he first takes his stand for
Christ, and how he joyfully per
forms any duty he is called upon
for his church. Young Christians
do not find it hard to keep from
the crowds and out of mischief,
he said, but later when they begin
to neglect their duties, wander
away and the great yearning love
/lies out of their hearts, church du
ties become a burden and the
ways oi sin look more attractive.
When love for God cools, service is
rendered coldly and formaly with
out enthusiasm or the eagerness
prompted by a grateful heart or
one alive spiritually. TJhe only way
to remedy a situation like this is
to turn again to God, Rev. Mr.
Parker said. There must be watch
ing and praying and repentance,
lie closed his sermon with an ap
peal to all who had grown cold or
! had wandered away, to turn again
and find the peace and joy that
God so gradiously gives to all who
seek Him.
Services are held every night at
seven o’clock. Two services will
be held Sunday, one at eleven o’
clock and another at seven in the
evening. The public is cordially
invited to all services.
£ Florida Reductions
We have a few apartments on
the Beach that we have reduced
from $200 to $500 each. Come in
and let us talk it over! H. A. Mc
Mahon Company, 525 Collins Av
enue, Phone 636.—Ad in the Mi
ami News.
Blast In the Degnam-Mc
Connell Mine Near Wil*
burton Thought to
Have Cost Lives cf En
tombed Men.
8 NEGROES ESCAPED
Wilburton, Okla., —an. 13.—An
explosion in the Degan-McConnell , |
coal mine, near here today, prob- '
ably cost the lives of more than
90 men. Little hope was neld to
night that any of the ninety min- .
ers still in the workings could be
reached alive.
Fire which broke out in the
Workings late today made rescue
Work hazardous. White damp and
falling rocks also contributed to
the difficulties.
One hundred and one men, 25
white and 76 negroes, were in the
mine when the explosion occurred
this morning. Eight negroes had
come out alive late today. The
bodies of three men were recover
ed early tonight.
The rescued told of walking, over
bodies of dead miners as they pro
gressed from a small pocket under
the main shaft to the man-way
from which they emerged.
John Evans, white boss, A. D-,
Thomas, a mining engineer of
Haitshorne, and two of his assist
ants were in the mine and have not
, been accounted for. ^
! All other mines in the Wilburton
i field closed down soon after the
| explosion and jtheir crews were
■Vrnshed to the scene to aid in the
The 'vrecked jamt*s.
Was operated on VTftfffrSfiifrrT basis,
as are most of the properties in
this area.
Trained rescue crews irom
Krebes, McAlester, Hartshorne and
Haileyville tendered their assist
ance.
The Wilburton chapter of the
American Red Cross served cof
fee and doughnuts from a hastily
erected canteen.
Hysterical relatives of the en
tombed men congregated about the
entrance of the mine and remain
ed there throughout the day. Soon
roads were choked for miles by
sightseers.
Sheriff Parks roped off the
shaft of the mine and none but
persons engaged in rescue work
was allowed to approach it.
Doctors and nurses with medical
equipment were summoned from
nearby towns and a special train
was Brought here from McAlester
to rush the injured to hospitals.
A specially equipped rescue car
of the United States Bureau of
Mines tonight was being rushed
here from Asbury, Missouri.
Seventy-five men compose the
rescue crews but only four may
work at a time because of the nar
row shaft.
The work of clearing the tunnel
to the remaining men will require
between three and four days, it
is believed. The digging will con
tinue until all of the bodies are re
covered.
Word from the rescue parties
exploring the mine said early to
night that 16 bodies had beon
found. It was said there would '
be no attempts to remove them
to the surface until it has been
ascertained that there are no liv
ing men in the mine.—Associated
The Mirror
IS THIS YOU?
If the person who answers this
description will cr.ll at The
Herald office they will
receive a free ticket
to the Victory
Theatre.
You wore a light brown
checked suit, tan slippers, a
black bow tie, slouch hat and
you had a shrine pin in your
coat lapel. You passed in front
of V. A. Merritt’s house Wed
nesday at exactly 6:55 p. m.
Miss Lela Talton recognfted
herself in last Tuesday’s mirror.
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