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--7 BMITHFIELnsNEEDS: —Bigger Fa,v Roll. —A Modern Hotel —Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. A-v JQHNSTON COUNTY NERDS: . County Farm A?ent Better Roads Feeding Highway.1) * j Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing System* More Food and Feed Crops VOLUME 44—NO. Vi SMITHFIELD, N. C„ FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1926 $2.00 PER YEAR County To issue Bonds Not Notes Will Provide Loan lo State Highway Commission At Lower Rate Interest At a mooting of the County Board of Commissioners held here Wednesday it was unanimously agreed to issue short term bonds to It. S. Dixon & company in the amount of $240,000 to be loaned to the State Highway Commis sion to be applied on route 22 through Johnston county. This de eisTtVn was made because a hotter rale of interest can bo had on bonds than on notes. An order was passed in regard to a specific ward in the Johnston County hospital to the effect that instead of a specific ward for county patients in this hospital, the hospital care for them in the reg ular wards, since to conform with the first order would necessitate a ward for men and one for women. At this meeting, the acutal ex penses of two charity patients was approved, $35 for Joseph Potter who was operated on for a bad leg, and $10 for Mrs. Mary Nar ron. It was also ordered that the hospital he paid $45 for hospital expenses of Leon Harper of Kenly, and that said Leon Harper be re quired to make a note to reim burse the county for same as soon as ho is able. Upon petition from the Johns ton county bar association, it was agreed to ask the Governor to call a special two weeks term of civil court beginning March 29th. The county treasurer was or dered to pay over to the Road Commissioners of Ingrams town ship $821.35 out bf the convict road funds of the county, this to be a loan to said township and to 1)0 repaid to the convict road land as soon as enough funds arc avail able from the road taxes of said Ingrftms township. It was also ordered that any and all former orders of this hoard to loan money to the State High way Commission to aid in the hard surfacing of State Highway No. til or any part of said highway passing through Johnston county he withdrawn and entirely revok ed; hut this hoard recommends to the State Highway Commission that said highway he maintained in its present location through Johnston county as near as prac ticable. FEDER \I, PROHIBITION AGENTS D1SCONTINl El) Owing to a shortage of funds and not as the result of any in efficiency, a number <>f federal prohibition agents in Eastern North Carolina have been discon tinued. Among those taken off the force Was Mr. J. J. Batten, of this city. Mr. Batten has served in this capacity for over four years and has given an impartial serv ice. Whether the officers will he reinstated after a new appropria tion is made, is now problemati cal. Baptist Pastors To Meet The pastors’ conference of the Johnston association will meet on Monday, February 14, at 10 a. m. in the Baptist church of Smith field. Rev. W. M. Gilmore, of Ral eigh, will address the conference, and a full meeting of the pastors is earnestly requested. He will also meet with the executive com mittee at 2:JO p. m.. the same day. S. L. MORGAN. AUNT ROX1E SAYS— By Me V W 'iaea If you’d leave horns ol’fen cyars men vouldn’t be so foolish about them. Submarine Survivors >-1. - A SI RVIVORS WHO crawled through open hatch, when ill-fated submarine Sal was rammed and sunk off Rhode Island. Top photo. I), (1. Kile; middle, M. Lira; Hel ton A. (icier. Korean Addresses Audience In Kenly Rev. H. C. Kim Makes Interesting Talk In Presbyterian Church Kenly, Feb. 11.—On Sunday at eleven o’clock in the Presbyterian church, Rev. II. C. Kim delivered a very interesting address to a large and eagerly listening audi ence. Mr. Kim is a native of Ko rea and has only been in America for two and one half years. He did not know a single English word when he came, but now can converse freely in our language. Mr. Kim was highly educated in his own country and came over here for the purpose of writing a Biblical dictionary in his own lan guage. In the lecture .Mr. Kim said that many of the Korean customs were exactly opposite from ours, such as addressing a letter, trim ming a pencil, and opening a book. The different customs made it very hard for him during his first days here, lie became very discouraged because it was so hard for him to express himself. Although our customs are different, we have the same religion and the same Clod. He told something about the Missionary work the natives of Korea were able to carry on, on account of every Christian giving liberal and systematically toward iht support of the missionaries. The American missionaries lead such an angelic life in Korea, he brought out, that the native think all American people lead the same kind of life, but some of the stu dents who come to our country to study find us different. When they go home they sometimes cause trouble by telling the un-Christian like things that the Americans do. Mr. Kim also brought out the fact that it was through America that Korea has been as largely Christianized as he is and that al though the Christian teachings were fought at first they are read ily welcomed now. Even though Korea has a large number of na tive missionaries and workers, others are still badly needed. The American missionary is able to do much better work than the native because the Korean ciltizen h>is so much more faith in the Ameri can missionary than his own. At the close of the lecture Mr. Kim sang a familiar hymn in his ! own longue. He also showed a hand-woven silk costif^fo- that the native girls weujr Mr. M. G. Phillips, of Kaleigl spent a short while in town yes J>K. chase is offered ()REG ON I* R ESI I > ENC Y EUGENE, ORE., Feb. 9— Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase, President of the University of North Carolina, was offered the position as president of 1 the University of Oregon, by I the board of regents. He was I given two weeks to make his reply. Town Will Issue Bonds For Paving Mayor and Town Bo.rd To Go To Washington. D. C., To Inspect Types Of Street Paving The paving program for Sniith fieid moved forward a pac° when at the regular February meeting the town board approved the issu ance of bonds not to exceed $120, 000.00 for the purpose of paving and improving the sidewalks of this city. The bonds will mature serially, six bonds on April 1 in each and every year from 1927 to 1940 inclusive. These bonds which ''1 be coupon bonds with the priv ilege of conversion into fully reg i icted bonds, are now being ad vertised for sale. In view of letting the contract for the paving, the mayor and members of the board of commis sioners will leave Monday night for Washington, I). C., on in inspec tion tour of certain types of street pavement. The Barber As phalt Company of Philadelphia is conducting this tour which will give the members of the board beneficial information in regard to street paving. They will get in formation from the Bureau of Standards in Washington and also from actual street tests of differ ent types of pavement. TRIAL OF SHERIFF I). B. HARRISON POSTPONED The ease of State vs Sheriff D. Bryant Harrison, charged with shooting a negro during the sum mer months of 1925. did not come to trial here in Recorders Court Tuesday as had been arranged. The trial has been^set for Tuesday March 4. Col. Ed. S- Abell is rep resenting the State and Judge J. Lloyd Horton, of Raleigh, is rep resenting the defendant. Trying a sheriff in the criminal court is rather an unusual event and much interest will be taken in the outcome of this case. FELL PAGE FARM IMPLEMENT AD Elsewhere in this issue is a full page advertisement of the Wade Brown Hardware Company, *of Selma, telling about B. F. Avery farm implements. This firm has been carrying a full line of these implememits for the past four years, and two years ago when the Avery Company celebrated its 99th anniversary by putting on a sales contest, the Selma firm won out in Eastern North Carolina. The advertisement consists mainly of testimonials from people in Johns ton county who have used these implements. Distinguished Visitors Here j Mr. Harry Sinclair, president of the Sinclair Refining company, Mr. \V. T. Dinkins, manager of the eastern district, Mr. J. T. Kearns, vice-president of the company, Mr. W. II. Ferrell, attorney for the company, all of New Vork, Mr. R. II. Darrah, of Richmond, assist ant manager of the eastern dis trict, and Mr. Chas. S. Keyes, of Greenville, representative of the eastern district, were in town a few days ago. Mr. Sinclair was very much impressed with the progress of the local Sinclair Oil Station which is under the man agement of Mr. T- S. Ragsdale, lie said Smithfield was one of the finest little towns he had visited since leaving New York. These men are making a tour of the eastern district by automobile. They announced that in about fif teen days they expect to place on I the market the new High Test $.*'• - _____ j Mr. W. P. Aycock, of Selma, was in town yesterday. Visiting Pastors Here This Week Rev. H. C. Kim, a Korean Talks At Opening Serv ice of Loyalty Week The outstanding address of a series of services conducted at the Presbyterian church here thu week in the observance of “Loyal ty Week” was the one delivem Monday night by Rev. If. C. Kim a native of Korea who is a stu dent at Union Theological Semi nary at Richmond, Va. Mr. Kim’i keen sense of humor captured the interest of his audience at the be ginning of his talk and held it tc the very last. He began his ad dress by telling of some of thi difficulties he encountered aftei arriving in Richmond where h( found himself in the midsty of <i strange people with entirely dif ferent customs from those of bi> nvn country and he not able tc speak a word of English. He told of many laughable situations that arose because he could not under -tnd or speak English. His hear I 'rs were impressed with the fact ! ‘hat he has learned the new’ lan guage remarkably fast in the two 'ears he has been in America, he speaking English quite fluently now. Mr. Kim told of the customs of his country and how they differed from those of the Americans, but he said that while the customs of the two countries were vastly dif ferent, the people were exactly the same. American at heart is like the Korean, and the way of sal vation is the same for both, he aid. He told of howT the first mis sionaries were received in this •ountry and of how’ they were persecuted because they were not understood. He told in a very in teresting way of the rapid prog ress Christianity has made in Ko •’ea (luring tne past iweniy-iive •ears. He said that Korea is now upporting missionaries in several ither countries. Mr. Kim attrib uted the rapid growth of Chris • ianity in Korea to the self-denial of the Koreans and their earnest ness in telling others of Jesus Christ. He said that every convert is a personal worker, and he cited one instance in which a thirteen year-old Korean girl had during one year caused more than a thous and others to attend her church. Mr. Kim said that America was 'argely responsible for Christian ity in his native land and he spoke of the gratitude and love that Ko reans feel for this country, men tioning occasions when he had heard little children in their pray ers ask God to bless America. He showed a hand-woven silk dress in vivid colors, a costume worn by the young girls of Korea. At the close of his talk he sang a song in the Korean language. Tuesday evening Kev. A. C. Summers, pastor of the Presby terian church of Kenly, preached an interesting sermon from the text: “Sir, We Would See Jesus.” His sermon was both practical and helpful. At this service a quartet composed of Mrs. R. H. Alford, Rev. A. J. Parker. Mr. Paul Eason and Dr. A. H. Rose rendered two selections. weanesaay evening ine congle gation had the pleasure of hearing Rev. A. M. Mitchell, pastor of the Selma Presbyterian church. He chose for his text 1 Cor. 10:31— “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” He said that man's purpose in this world is to glorify God. Man can glorify God by doing what God would have him do and in the way God would have him do it, he said, and this will produce eternal happiness in man. Rev. Mr. Mitchell said that to be honest simply because a man thinks people will lose con fidence in him and it will not pay or because he is afraid he will be caught and punished by law, is not the right motive for honesty, but if he is honest because it is a law of God, then he is glorifying God Man's every thought and every ad should glorify God, the speakei These services will be continuec through the week and a visiting pastor will preach each time. rltht services begin at 7:30 o’clock eaol night, and the public is cordiallj I invited to attend. CONTRACT IS LET FOR PA VINO HIGHWAY NO. 22 Among the more than mil lion dollars worth of highway paving projects let last Mon day was project No. 240 in Johnston county, 15.96 miles of grading to Nello L. Teer for $99,345.50; structures to K. A. Wood and Company, of An drews, for $115,002. This paving is on No. 22 bet wen Smithfield and Harnett, county line. Num erous bidders were on hand and competition was sharp which re sulted in prices about as lowr as they have been. SELMA HOI IS RAZEDBY FIRE Burned to Ground Saturday Night: Firemen and Boy Scouts Do Heroic Work Selma, Feb. 11.—The home of Mr. Oscar Morris, one of the Selma cotton mill foremen, was found to be on fire Saturday night about eleven o’clock. The fire alarm was promptfly turned in but the flames had gained such headway that the lire com pany were unable to do much ex cept prevent the spread of the fire to other homes. The Boy Scouts under the lead ership of Rev. A. M. Mitchell, did such heroic work, along with the help of the firemen and other will ling hands, that practically all the I household goods were saved. The efficient superintendent, Mr. Geo. F. Brietz, took trucks and had the unfortunate family comforta bly settled in a vacant cottage on | Anderson Street, by one o’clock. HEALTH PROGRAM IN KENLY SCHOOL Kenly, Feb. 11.—The following program was given in the Kenly ‘school this week: The Health Rules in Dramatiza tion and Rhyme. First grade, Miss Dixon’s room, song, “Wee Willie Winkie.” Mrs. Richardson’s room, song “Open Wide Your Windows.” Health rule: Sleep Many hours with the windows open. Second grade girls, song, “This is the Way We Bnthe Our Baby.” Second grade boys. Miss Bailey’s room, tooth brush drill. Health rule: Take a Bath often er than once a week. Second grade boys, Miss North’s room, song and march. Health rule: Brush your teeth every day. Second grade boys, Miss Bail ey’s room, chasing Mr. Coffee and Mr. Tea from the stage. Drink at least four glasses of water every day. Third grade, Misses Hunter and McIntyre, procession of floats, ex ! plained by banners and led by a I policeman. Health rule, eat fruit every day. I fourth grade, Miss Wroton, ; rhymes about playing in the open ! air. Health rule, play out of doors Fifth grade, Miss Hales, a group of children carrynig milk bottles, and a canopy with a girl under it carrying a banner, “Make Milk Our National Drink. Sixth grade, Miss Pearlstine, a group of children wearing vege table masks over their faces and singing a vegetable song. Health rule, eat some vegetables besides potatoes every day. Birthday Party Selma, Feb. 11.—Little Miss Julia Fuller Lee entertained about forty of her friends and play mates at a birthday party Tues day afternoon from 3:30 to 5 o’clock at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Lee, or Webb Street. After playing games for a while a contest was enjoy ed, Ida Belle Wall being the win ner. The little folk were then in vited into the dining room, whicl was appropriately decorated wit! | red hearts. The centerpiece was f lovely white cake on which glow ed five pink candles. Cream am cake were served. Each little guesi was given a heart-shaped valen tine as a favor. They went awaj (Wishing their little hostess main more happy birthdays. Flames Destroy Contents Of Barr Aged Princeton Farmei Loses Feed and Severa Bales Cotton Princeton, Feb. 11.—Mr. Davit Best had the misfortune to have his barn with all his crop of corr •mi feed burned last Saturday If®** were several bales of cot tow In the barn all of which were destroyed. Mr. Best is one of the oldest farmers in this section, ami only last year he lost, nearly twe thousand dollars by the failure of the bank. It is thought the barn was burned by the careless hand ling of matches by segkie children. Mrs. Holly D. Well* at the home of her son in ffteensborc Sunday and was buried in the Woodman cemetery here Monday evening. She was 75 years old and had been a faithful member of the Baptist church here nearly 50 years. On account of her feeble condition and bad health she had been living with her only son, Mr. Boh Wells, the last few years. Mr. Holly D. Wells was the first name ever recorded on the book of the Baptist church here 50 years ago. and Mrs. Holly D. Wells was the second name. Mr. Well^wU)! lives and seems to be cn yyilf good health for a man of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Wells and Mrs. Flossie Wells, from (Jreensboro, and Mrs. Arment, from Golds boro, were here at the funeral and burial exercises. The funeral was preached in the Baptist fchureh by the pastor, Rev. J. W. Rose. Miss Ina Walker was the guest | of Miss Lela Aycock at Dunn | Sunday. i The friends of Miss Sadie Boy ette will regret to learn that she j has been very sick at her home the j oast week. All wish for herd^fc^ry | spedy recovery. '> Mr. S. G. Fail is moving^^^w nill from the location near Holts mill to a lot on the north Aide of j':own near the Central highway. There is some real honest-to goodness rejoicing in this township over the news that the prohibition officers have been withdrawn from service in all Eastern coun ies. The wet forces will now* have nothing to fear—more licker— better licker—Jnd cheaper licker will now be th*Jr*®fcigan. Mr. W. P. Aycock, mayor and prominent attorney at Selma, was he guest of his brother, Dr. Frank \ycock, Sunday. Misses Ji^zel, Rebecca, Mildred md Corbett, from Micro, .vere vis^W*$ here Sunday. Miss Lucy Gunn Uzzle went to Wilson’s Mills Sunday. Miss Clara Pearce, from Golds ioro, visited the old home Sunday. Misses Maude Westbrook and Vlma Pearce were visitors in the 3entonville section for the week nd. Misses Mildred Creech, Marga ret Kemple, jZora Wootjpll and Clement Bunn, from Brogden, were •isitors in town Sunday. Mr. Kader Caldwell, from Lake City, S. C-, is spendnig a few days with old friends around town, and although he has beer, away fron* the old home town many years, he likes to come back occasionally and see the few who are left from among those that were here in his boyhood days. ORGANIZE BIBLE CLASS IN KEXLY HIGH SCHOOL Kenly, Feb. 11.--The young men of Kenly high school organized on Friday, Feb. 5, a Bible class to be conducted in this school once a week. The following officers were elected: Willie Woodard, president; Vel mon Atkinson, vice president; Braxton Watson, secretary, and Rev. A. C. Summers, teacher. Nine-tenths of the high school boys are members of this class It is a live class and we are ex pecting that they will have goot results on the tests to be takei later. Presbyterian Church Services Sunday morning at eleven o'clocl sermon by the pastor: “The Cros: of Christ.” Communion followinj the sermon. Evening services a 7:30 o’clock at Oakland church Christian Endeavor at seven. | MISS E. V. JOHNSON Miss Edith V. Johnson of Provi dence, R. I., has been appointed Mexican consul in that; city, being the first woman in the diplomatic service of Mexico. This post is J particularly important because of : the numerous oil tankers which ply J between the Rhode Island port and Mexico. She was born on Saba Is land, Dutch West Indies, coming as a child to Providence in 1905. Enters Hew Suit Against Co-Ops Willie M. Person Starts Suit In Franklin County .With 25 Plaintiffs Raleigh. Feb. 10.—Willie M. Person, former Stakftjj^ator from Franklin county, petition for a receiver for the Tobacco Growers' Cooperative Association was denied last Friday by Judge Thomas II. Calvert, yesterday an nounced that he had taken a non suit in that case, thereby with d£ftwtttg it from the records, and h!l®lBiu'tuted a new suit in Frank lin county in which 25 members of the association appear as plaintiffs with Senator Person acting in the 1 sole role of attorney. Colonel Person gave notice be fore Judge Calvert of an appeal to the Supreme Court but stated yesterday that he had decided to | abandon that plan and to proceed I by the new action. According to Senator Person, Judge Calvert had never signed a iudgment in the original action and the answer of the association, which was read at the hearing, has never been filed with the clerk >f the court. By securing a non suit before the clerk, Colonel Per son hopes to wipe the record clean ind start with a new slate. In the new action, only the sum mons has been issued, the plain iffs having until February 23 to file their complaint. C^fpiie^ Pur son stated yesterday t^at in hi# complaint he will ask for an ac counting of alleged excessive sums, which he charges were spent for the association for salaries, attor neys’ Zees, redrying operations and jpb.latitf’. In his original action, JSaTonel Person charged the direc tors with personal responsibility for all those items and for sal aries paid to some of their num ber as employes. Colonel Person stated that he expects after the pleadings have oeen filed to ask for a receivership before Judge M. V. Barnhill, who 's now holding the of this listrict.—News and OfaMtfvcr. HARRY CANDLER TO GO TO WEST POINT Selma, Feb. 11.—FricMv^V^^ and elsewhere are congra*S*f?a1%*rtg Harry Candler on his appoint ment to West Point. He stood the mental tests making 17 unite where only 14 are required fot entrance. Dr. E. X^Brooks, pres 'denjt of State 0s*£ge, tes-'tit'ie fo the l^jN^ stand he has taker sino^enrefing college last fall Hangjgr graduated from the Selnu high school in June-^J'.»25, witl hig^%ionors, being-tJ0pN.vir.ner oi the Frances Green orator’s nieda ; as well. Mr. Candler is the son ol ‘ Mrs. Mamie T. Candler and tin - grandson of Mrs. Georgia Winstoi Tuck of Selma. He is prominently connected throughout the State. Pythian Orphans Have New Head R. D. Jenkins of Rosemary Has Taken Up Duties At Clayton Orphanage Clayton, I-'eb. 11.—Mr. R. I). Jenkins, of Itosomary, the newly elected superin tendon* of the Py thian home, ip Clayton Thursday and Aa ar-mmed his new duties. Mr. C. \V. Pender, the retiring head of the home, is inov ! 'nK t0 the headquarters of the i I1 arming and Merehantile Company in the Polenta section, which wan. ,*«cently i^rehased by Clayton i(®Up)tal, ■ a$$l ; will have charge of *hr farm Wrk there. Mr. Jenkins '■>mes to the homo well qualified Jor^ the work there. He has had Ktepsyderuhle school room expori and for a number of years was head of the welfare work in C^fcnty. Mrs. Jenkins* at time is teaching and wITI join 3lr. Jenkins in Clayton at a later date. Rotarians J. Dwight. Barbour, f. Y\. Horne, Swade Barbour, R. W. Sanders, Norvell Bryan. Paul H. Waddill. Ilugli A. Page, C. H. Beddingfield and \V. £*■ iVnn at tended the meeting Df|$h4 Dunn Rotary Club last Friday evening when the Dunn club acted as host, to the clubs composing the ninth group of the thirty-seventh dis trict. Mr. John S. Barnes was host to a number of his friends Tues day evening at a fdtwrciurse din ner. The dining iitbWjfus lovely in its decorations. *7Ti: Valentine idea being carried out. Red geran iums in a silver basket formed the centerpiece with silver candela brae holding red candles. Those present were: Messrs. (John S. Barnes Jr., Duke Duncan, A. R. Duncan, Ivan Whitley, Paul Wad dill. Thurman Smith, Colonel Beddingfield. Charles Horne, M. Y. Self, Dwight Barbour, Chas. Gul ley, Council Poole, R. W. Sanders, A. Sam White, J. I. Barnes. David Barnes, and Dr. J. J. Young, Car roll Stewart, of Raleigh, Winifield Lyon, of Smithfield; and J. J- Bag well, of Garner. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Setzer, of Smithfield. were visitors at the home of Mr. G. A. Smith Sunday afternoon. Messrs. J. R. Williams and Tur ner Vinson made a business trip to the eastern part of the State Monday. Mrs. G. T. Smith is visiting friends in Charlotte. Mrs. Ashley Horne and Mrs. Hugh A. Page left Tuesday for a weeks trip to points in Florida. Mr. Mars^IKBranhiittfj^vho has recently accepted a lioASterNwith the Gattis Dmg company -lllyRal eigh, spent Sunday here with his mother, Mrs. L. R. Branham. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. MeCullers (have returned from Florida where they have been spending Wte past month. y. ® y Mr. J. Dwight Barbour, accom panied by his sisters. Misses Win nie and Grace Barbour, left last Wednesday night for a few days business trip to New York City. Messrs. Carl A. Austin, John If. ! Cable. D. G- Patric and John S. IBarr.es salesmen for Paul II. Wad dill. local Ford dealer, left the city Thursday morning for Durham where they are attending a sales man meeting conducted by the Ford Motor company. The Mirror If the person who answers this description will call at The Herald office they will receive a free ticket to the Victory Theatre. ,-4’ou were standing on the jggjprthouse square at 5:15 last Monday. Your blue coat was trimmed with a gray fur col lar. and you wore a brown checked dress, light hose and brown shoes. Your hair was parted in the middle and drap ed softly to the back of your head. It was light and wavy. Miss Mary Gattis Holland recognized herself in last Tues day's Mirror.