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SMITH FIELD NEEDS: —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modem Hotel —Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. milMidfo Eeralfo Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper-Established 1882 VOLUME 44—NO. 7 * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, MORNING. JANUARY 22, 1926 Know Your County Do you know that Johnston, Wil son and Pitt • ounties raised more produce per acre in 1922 than any /ike area in the United States? $2.00 PER YEAR Mrs. Lee Hostess Entre Nous Club Faircloths Move From Benson To Clinton— Methodist Men’s Class Elect Officers. Benson, Jan. in.—Mrs. S. P. J. ,ee was hostess to the Entre Nous 'lub Friday afternoon. Mrs. Far ia Hudson presided over a short usiriess session. Each member an wered to roll call with a New 'ear's wish for the club and the members. The subject diseussed ■ as “My Garden of Memory,'’ by iatc Douglas Wiggin. Mesdames ’aul If. Starling and Parlia Hud on were in ehrge of the program, nd they gave one of the most in eresting programs the club has ver had. Mrs. G. E. Parker Jr., member of the club who has been 1 Washington, D. f , for several ninths, was present and made a ery interesting talk to the club, i memory contest on Longfellow’s oems followed the program. Mrs. r. E. Parker was the winner and revived a Madeira handkerchief, 'he hostess served chicken salad ■ith accessories, coffee, pineapple andwiches and mints. The guests resent besides the club members ere Mesdames J. C. Warren and h A. Keller. mentis oi Mr. anti .Mrs. J. B. ’aireloth will be sorry to learn hat they are leaving Benson to lake their home in Clinton. Mr. 'aireloth has been running a ien’s furnishing store here for fif 3en years and during that time hey have made a host of friends ho will regret to see them leave, le will run the same kind of store 1 Clinton. The Wesley class of the Meth dist Sunday school elected the ollowing new officers this week: . R. Barges, president; Talmage ■ucas, secretary-treasurer; C. T. ohnson, social leader; Rev. J. E. lalock. teacher; Ezra Parker, as istant teacher. Th’s class is com osed of about fifty business men 1 Benson. They expect to start off he new year with a banquet at ie North State hotel. No Over-Production of Cotton There is no real over-production f raw cotton and little further de line in prices is to be expected— heee are conclusions reached )r. Lewis H. Haney, director of lew York University research bu eau, in The Textile World Analy st, appearing in the current issue f The Textile World. Significant acts upon which Docto^ Haney ases his conclusions are set forth [ s follows: No doubt remains that this year’s 1 rop has been a large one. There is no doubt that an un sually large quantity of poor otton will be found in this year’s It seems certain that^^w* con- j umption of cotton during the cur- j ent season will be very large. As regards American cotton, a j oint of no small importance is the | eduction in yield in India. Conditions favor the accumula ion of large reserves by the spin ers, particularly in Europe. There is little reason to sup lose that the carry-over at the nd of the season will be abnormal y large. In view of the foregoing facts,0 c may be concluded that even with the maximum crop estimate in nind, there is no real over-pro luction of raw cotton and that lit le further decline in prices is to >e expected.—Charlotte Observer. AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me lJeys nuf ’lectricity lef’ in ole yai-a to ’lectricute a body’s credic. Dr. Adolph Lorenz THIS WORLD famous “bloodless” surgeon, who cures with the magic of his hands, is again in America to visit some of his patients. Pine Level Honor Roll Third Month List of Students Neither Tardy Nor Absent and Those With An Aver age Above 90. Pine Level, Jan. 19.—The fol lowing students were neither tardy inr absent a single day during the third month of school which end 'd January 18: First grade: Bertha Barbee, Betty Watson, Hettie Creech, Mar garet Kllis, Sadie Pearce, Velma [see Peedin, Gordon Lee Godwin, Worth Poole Gurley, Cecil Rae, Hayden Creech, Feyton Hinnant, Lonzo King. Third grade: Creola Batten, Vir ginia Creech, Bertha Godwin, Min nie Holt, Edith White, Rudolph Ol iver, Loraine Futrell. Fourth grade: Sudie Creech, El mer Tyner, Myrtle Overbee, Gra ham Kornegay, Edna Stout, Grov er Godwin. Ruth Styron, Eliza beth Starling. Fifth grade: Leola Creech, Mar jorie Parker, Alice Hinnant, Jacob Sixth grade: Martha Starling, William Overbee, Mildred Creech, Eugene Parker, Mildred Roberts, Walter Roberts. Seventh grade: Norma Lee Creech, Floyd Watson, Bettie Creech, Kenneth Gurley, Pearl Creech, Gladys Creech. Eighth grade: Velma Stout, Cle“ ta Stout, Earl Greet*. Daniel Bar bee, Clarence Strickland. The following students made an average of 90 per cent or better in all subjects: Seventh grade: Lizzie Wilkins. Seventh grade: Norma Lee Creech, Kenneth Gurley, Mervin White. Sixth grade: Martha Starling. Fourth grade: Ruth Styron. Third grade: Lucile Crocker, Vir ginia Creech, Golda Peedin, Lo raine Futrell, Rudolph Oliver, John Watson. o Second grade: Francis Price. First grade: Berneze Pittman, James Batten, Bertha Barbee, Jo seph W?iggs. STEWARDSHIP MEETING AT MISSIONARY SOCIETY Monday afternoon the annual stewardship meeting of the Wom an’s Missionary Society of the Methodist church was held with thirty;-seven in attendance. The topic of the program was “Stew ardship.” Mrs. Thjel Hooks was the leader and gave a very inter esting- Bible lesson. She then con ducted a round table discussion in which quite a number took part. Mrs- J. D. Spiers closed this dis cussion with a talk on “Personal Consecration,” after which sen tence prayers were made. Mr. J. C. Costen sang a beautiful solo: “The Garden of Prayer.” One new mem ber was added to the roll at this meeting. After the program those pres ent were asked to the basement where a social half hour was en joyed. Fruit punch and wafers were served. Don’t Get Personal Lawyer: “What caused all this lighting?” Accused: “He was shouting, ‘You dumb idiot” ‘You stupid ass!’ ” (Judge: “Don’t talk to me—ad dress the jury.” Attack Management Of Tobacco Growers Ordered To Appear In Wake County Court and Show Why Corporation Should Not Be Dissolved—Huge Amount Spent. Rocky Mount, Jan- 19.—The Tri State Tobacco Growers Co-opera |tive association, inc., was this af I ternoon ordered by Judge M. V. 'Barnhill to appear before Judge |T. H. Calvert in Wake County Su perior court at Raleigh February 5 and show cause why the corpor ation should not be dissolved and a receiver named to settle its af | fairs. | The order was the outgrowth of ; a complaint and bill filed by W. M. Person, of Franklin county, with himself and “other members of the Tri-State Tobacco Grow ers Cooperative association” as plaintiffs, and in which inefficien cy and graft on the part of offi cers of the association is alleged. The first six provisions of the complaint set forth the relative. positions of the plaintiffs as mem bers of the defendant company1 and of the defendant as an incor-' porated association of tobacco growers. The bill of complaint, as filed by iMr. Person© among other things, after the formation of said organization and the election of officers and directors (regardless of the rights of the membership growers, there was launched a sat. urnalia of waste and extravagance unheard of in alL our industrial growth and development. The ma jority of the directors placed them selves on the salary list with the highest ever paid in the history of the state, ranging from $40, 000 per annum down to- $4,000, most of them getting from three to four times more than ever re ceived before.” The plaintiff avers that payment of said large salar ies was an abuse of powers of said directors to such an extent that (Turn to page four, please) Four Oaks Pastor Accepts New Field Rev. J. A. Ivey, Baptist Minister Goes To West ern North Carolina. Four Oaks, Jan- 20.—Little Miss Mildred Keen entertained several of her friends Saturday afternoon, celebrating her twelfth birthday. After the guests arrived a num ber of very interesting games and contests were enjoyed. Later am brosia and cake were served by the hostess and her mother, Mrs. R. A. Keen. A party was given Friday after, noon by Mrs. J. H. Stanly for her little daughter, Mabel Stan ly, and Master Wilson Lewis, hon oring their eighth birthday. A color scheme of white and yellow was carried out in the decorations. The centerpiece for the table in the dining room was two white cakes with yellow candles. Stream ers falling from the chandelier made a canopy over the table. Games were played throughout the afternoon, ad fruit, ice cream and cake were served. The Baptist Woman’s Missionary society was very delightfully en tertained by Mrs. Ralph Canaday at her home Monday afternoon. The meeting was opened with a song, scripture reading and pray i*. Most of the afternoon was spent in discussing important bus iness for the year. Delegates for the convention were appointed at mis time. xurs. j. w. banders had charge of the program and read a paper on “Perfection.” Mrs. J. A. Ivey gave a most interesting talk on the “House Beautiful.” at [the W. M. U. training school at [Louisville, Ky. The hostess assist ed by Mrs. D. H. Sanders served heavenly hash with fruit cake and hot coffee. • Rev. Jas. A. Ivey has resigned as pastor of the Baptist church here, having accepted a pastorate in the western part of the state. Mr. and Mrs. Ivey have done a great work here, and made many friends who regret to see them leave. We wish them much success and happiness in their new field. Rev. S. L. Morgan, pastor of the Baptist church in Smithfield, preached a very forceful and in spiring sermon Sunday night at the Batist church. His subject be ing “Your First Love.” Four Oaks now feels proud of its electric lighting system. The Carolina Power and Light com pany have finished rebuilding and we have splendid lights over the entire town. The street lights are much more attractive than the former ones. Mr. John Sutton, of Lillington, has accepted a position here as operator at the A. C. L. depot. Mr. Sutton will move his family here soon. Mr. R. B. Strickland is working with the Carolina and Telegraph company from Wilson to Middle sex this week. Smithfield Teams Win Two Games Boys Beat Dunn and Girls Take Close Game From Methodist Orphanage. The Smithfield boys' and girls’ i teams of the high school took both j games of a double header here; Wednesday night. The girls’ team defeated the! team from the Methodist Orphan age in Raleigh in a game which! evoked much enthusiasm on the part of the spectators, both teams ; playing hard until the final whis- ! tie- The score was 18 to 17 in fav- j or of the home team. Misses Col- j lins and Willis were the stars for the visitors while Misses Elling ton and Woody evinced the great- j est skill for the locals. The boys defeated the strong team from Dunn high school, the I score being 19 to 15. This game ‘ was pronounced the best of the ! season so far on the local floor. I The throng of spectators was kept guessing as to the outcome until Kirkman put in four points for the local boys. Kirkman and Parrish starred for Smithfield while Smith and Best played equally as brilliant a game ifor the Dunn j Christian College Stays At Wilson Wilson Citizens Pledge $100,000 And a $50,000 Bond Issue Is Proposed. Wilson, Jan. 18.—At a recent meeting to further discuss the fi nancial need of the Atlantic Christian college and to devise ways and means to raise $150,000 in order to induce the institution to remain here. President Howard Hilley addressed the assembly and explained the situation which was ' discussed at lengh. 1 The citizens of Wilson having pledged $100,000, it was proposed ; that a bond issue of $50,000 to | complete thex desired amount be j arranged. | This opinion was given by W. T. Clark, U. H. Cozart, J- C. Eagles, George Hackney, Doane J Herring. The motion was made by W. T. Clark and seconded by J. C. Eagles, and unanimously carried. With this pledge. Mr. Hilley an nounced that the college would re main in Wilson, and that prepa rations for its development and removal to another site-would be begun. Weather Prediction 500 Gus\,S expected at the Man ufacturers' dinner Dec. 28.—Head lines in a Pennsylvania paper. Senator Grady In Formal Statement Native of Wayne But Res ident of Johnston, Fur nishes Claim in Two of Five bounties in District Senator Paul D, Grady of Kenly, makes the following formal an nouncement of hio candidacy for the position of Solicitor of the Fourth Judicial district: To the people of Johnston coun ty and the Fourth Judicial Dis trict: Several months ago I received a number of requests from friends in our Judicial District urgrng that I become a candidate for the posi- ' tion of Solicitor. I gave these in- ' terested friends no answer and did not encourage the idea but as the j months have gone by these re- j quests have become more numer ous and finally assumed a serious aspect from my point of view. 'There is no man in the county or district who is more acutely aware of his obligations to his friends than I am. Already they have plac ed me under everlasting obliga tions by the kindness they have shown me and the trust and con fidence they have bestowed upon me and while the positions that have come to me have been those entailing a great sacrifice of time and money they have left me nev ertheless under a very real obli gation to them. In those positions I tried as best I could to serve the people of my county and district according to my best judgment and conscience. I probably failed in some instances and no doubt did things that did not meet the ap proval of all the people, but be that as it may, I believe that those wjiom ^ tried to serve knew that whatever I did was after a con scientious consideration of all the facts and that I was guided solely by my own conviction of what was right in the premises. A new opportunity of service opens itself up to me in the posi tion of Solicitor. After very ma ture consideration I have decided that IT would like to serve my county and district in this capac ity if it met with their approval and it is on this basis entirely that I now announce my candidacy for that position. The law wisely made the term of the Solicitor four years and thereby relieved him of the necessity of making a cam paign every two years. It has plac ed the same restriction on our Governor and I believe that no one questions the wisdom of this law. It relieves the officer or pub lic servant of the necessity of try ing to meet the obligations of his office and at the same time of carrying on *a campaign for re election, it prevents iuiwici portunity in that it makes it pos sible to select your prosecuting | officer from the various counties* in the district and not confine the office to one county in the district for too long a period. This sys tem moves the office about the district and as time passes offers the opportunity of relieving con ditions in every section of the dis trict are best known to the peo ple or officer living in that par ticular section. In addition to this it stimulates the interest of the people in the office and tends to keep tlje public conscience awak ened to their responsibilities in the enforcement of the criminal ( law and the preservation of law j and order. Having been born in Wayne \ county and coming as a descendant of a long line of militant demo- | crats in that county; having lived practically all my life in Johnston county and having served both Johnston county and Wjayne as a member of the State Senate; having scores of splendid friends all over the district who have pledged me their unqualified sup port and influence I am confident that I can and will be nominated in thi primary, but above all of this splendid support and confi dence I prize the support of my home folks in Johnston county and therefore I am making my an nouncement to them first through the press but with the purpose of seeing every one of you personal ly just as soon as ? can with the i hope that I may have the encour agement of your personal assur ance of support and cooperation. PAUL D. GRADY. Kenly, Jan. 21. County Boards Meet And Call Special School Elec I ion North Eastern Special To Hold Election M Exceed 50c On $li After due consideration in a joint session of the County Board of Commissioners held here Wed nesday, a special election was call ed for the Northeastern Special School Taxing District to be held on Tuesday, March 2, 192G. TJie boundaries of this district together with voting places and other in formation is set forth in a legal advertisement published elsewhere in this issue which should be read carefully by those concerned in this election. The election calls for a special tax not exceeding 50 cents on the hundred dollars worth of property^ This is the second time an elec tion in this territory has been called, the proposal being defeated the first time. In order that there be a thor ough understanding of what this election means the two county boards have issued the following statement: To the voters of the Northeast Kenly Man Throws His Hat Into Ring * Paul D. Grady Formally Announced As Candi date For Solicitor of Fourth District. The friends of Senator Paul D. Grady of Kenly have formally an nounced his candidacy for Solic tor of the Fourth Judicial Dis :rict composed of the counties >f Johnston, Wayne, Chatham. Barnett and Lee. Senator Grady is well known in :he district and has represented Johnston county for a number of pears in the legislature having ;erved in both the House of Rep resentatives and the Senate. As ■i member of the legislature he nas made a favorable impression lot only on the people of his coun ;y and district but of the whole state and in recognition of this le has at every session held im portant committee assignments md chairmanships. During the iast session of the Senate he was diairman of the Judiciary Com nittee No. 1, an appointment that carries with it a very distinct com pliment to the legal ability of the person appointed to preside over this committee composed of the leading lawyers in that body. In addition to this Senator Grady was a member of the two important committees on Finance and Ap priations and in recognition of his long service in the legislative halls ^e was made a member of the sub-committees on both of these. His friends have realized the great sacrifices both financial and other wise that his legislative service has cost him and they are pleased to have the opportunity to support him for a position that does not carry these burdens with them. Senator Grady received his ed ucation in the public schools of Johnston county, Oak Ridge In stitute and Wake Forest College and studied law at Washington and Lee University. He received his li cense to practice law in 1911 and has since that time been engaged in the active practice of the law, however, he has not confined his activities to the law, as he con tinues to live in the country where he has a beautiful country home near the town of Kenly and he takes and active interest in agri cultural affairs. He has also been active in banking and industrial activities in his community and has always taken an especial interest in educational affairs serving his community as chairman of the board of trustees of Kenly high school. He is a Presbyterian and is the teacher of the Bible class in the Presbyterian church in Kenly. He is a 32nd Degree Ma son, Shriner, Odd Fellow, Wood man and Jr. O. U. A. M. and takes an active interest in the fra ternal affairs in his community. Paul Grady was born at Seven School Taxing Distric arch 2—Tax Not To )0 Worth Property. lern Special School Taxing Dis trict: j In calling an election in this dis trict to be held on the 2nd day of March. 192G, the Board of Com missioners and the Board of Ed ucation of Johnston county wish to make the following statement regarding the issues submitted to the voters of this district. Under authority of the constitu tion and laws of the state our boards are now providing the first six months of all the schools of the |county free of tuition and trans portation charges to all the chil dren of the county. This service is provided with the revenue deriv ed from the county wide levy for schools of (this year) G8 cents on the SI00.00 worth of property. The proposal election will not in any way affect this tax or the operation of the schools for the first six months of their term. (Turn to page six, please) Paul D. Grady Senator Grady’s candidacy for Solicitor of the Fourth Judicial District is announced today. Springs in Wayne county and his father Dr. J. C. Grady practiced medicine there and at Mount Ol ive in Wayne county and his can didacy will appeal strongly to the people of Wayne county because they feel that it is one of their own sons and that any position of honor or trust coming to him will be a compliment to the good coun ty of Wayne that gave him birth, and his friends and relatives all over Wayne county will rally to his support. Johnston county has been his home since early child hood and the people of Johnston have known him and on numerous occasions have imposed upon him positions of honor and trust and as evidence of the manner in which he has met these obligations they nominated him for the State Sen ate in the last primary without opposition. The people of Johnston county therefore present his can didacy for Solicitor to the people of the other counties composing the Fourth Judicial District with the full confidence and assurance that whatever duties and obliga tions they may impose upon him will be met and discharged to the fullest measure of his ability, and for his candidacy they bespeak the kind and favorable consideration of every citizen of the district in . the approaching primary. Senator Grady today issues a formal announcement of his candi dacy which may be found in an other column. A CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank the members of the Christian Endeavor of Oak land church for their kindness to I me during my sickness. I am glad to say that I am much better now. MRS. C. D. PETERSON Commissioners In Extra Session Draw Jury List For Regu lar Two Weeks Civil Term February Super ior Court. The County Board of Commis sioners met here in an adjourned session Wednesday and disposed of considerable business'. After considering jointly with the County Board of Education the matter of calling a special elec tion in the Northeastern Special School Taxing- Di -wi. ■<. tin* elec tion was ordered. \ \ the* ma.tcr of vacancies occurring amonrr registrars and poll holders for this election, provision v.as-nmdo for the chairman oif ;]><• V. County Comn:is;-it.?u: <>» n vacancies, and in ea chaii*iian should m with the situaii.-n, ‘ j the board. Mr. M. L. : empowered to act. inner :Knm «u he -in-- n. : : ! ing tin* drawing «•;' t; >> for the rrg.dnr v-v-.i«V>. ruary term of Ci\ ?l r were as follmvs: Ordered t !>:it <'!,; . Ii.«v i release,1 >.f !:•.,*;*?*» v •' stock of mi ivh ut(ii tor ( Clothing store, same le o Ordered that N. T. kvd - re leased of land vale in Banrmr ship in amount of SI7-11, sane b= - inf? charged to him I>y error as it was listed by J. \V. Parker, who bought said land from him :r. lb-1 Ordered that A. G. Rahil be re leased of $14,540 valuation on stock of merchandise same having been listed by error. Ordered -that J. .T- Batten be released of $700 valuation on one .lot in town of Smithfield, same having been listed by error. Ordered that the County Treas urer be authorized to pay the Bank of Pine Level $10-000 to apply on $30,000 Johnston County note due on Jan. 21, 192G, and that a new note be executed to said bank in the amount of $20,000 for one year at 5Vs per cent interest. Ordered that D, U. Thompson be and is hereby appointed Bridge Commissioner of Johnston county instead of having a separate bridge commissioner of each township as heretofore ordered; and that he receive a salary of SI50-00 per month and that he use his own car without any additional ex pense to the county for the use of same. Ordered that Hood Bros, be re leased of value on stock of mer chandise in amount of $5250 which was listed by error Ordered that W. D. Hood be released of $225 on personal prop erty valuation, same being listed by error. Ordered that L. F- McLamb he paid $25 for keeping W. R- John son 45 days said W. R. Johnson being left on his hands after he made complaint for relief. Ordered that D. U. Thompson bo paid $234.50 for hr: 'p- work Jury list for first week: J. S Holder, Meadow township; J. S. Sullivan, Selma; John R. Howell, Boon Hill; L. Z. Rains. Beulah; R. C- Pleasant, Pica-mot Grove; John G. High, Beulah; Henry Slo cumb, Banner; W. S'. ;• O’Neals; J. K. Godwin. Kiev;: J. Arthur Pittman. O‘Meals; Cul Turn to page si:; The Mirror IS THIS YCU? If the person who answers this description will call at The Herald office they will receive a free ticket to the Victory Theatre. | You wore light gray trousers j with a belt coat of a slightly i darker color. You also wore a light cap and dark tan slippers. You had a fountain pen in your outside breast pocket. You were seen on Market street at Miss Leta Ennis recognized herself in last Tuesday’s Mirror