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8MITHFIELD NEEDS: —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modem Hotel. —Renovation of Opera Houae. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. "V, VOLUME 44—NO. 17 Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper-Established 1882 --- JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS: County Farm Agent Better Roads Feeding Highways Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing System More Food and Feed Crops \---? * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1926 $2.00 PER YEAR Local Merchants ' To Hold Institute Frank Stockdale, Recog j, nized Authority On Re tail Problems To Con \ duct Three Day School \ In March. A Retail Merchants Institute, or what may perhaps be better term ed a Business Congress, designed on the same plan as teachers’ and farmers’ institutes, is being plan ned for Smithfield on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 22, 23 and 24th. Mr. R. S. Britt, representing the Retail Merchants Institute of Chi cago, was here Wednesday in the Interest of the Institute and the* following merchants and business i.lrms have alligned themselves jjith the movement to date: John Narron, N. B. Grantham, Jor SSdan-Edmundson Hardware com ' puny, W. D. Hood, R. P. Holding, Sundry Shoppe, Coats Hardware company, Turnage and Talton, Holt Oil company, W. L. Fuller, *W. J. Huntley, J. W. Moore, W. II. Austin, A. G. Rabil, L. D. Deb The purpose of the institute is threefold: first, to meet outside wmpetition more effectively and > more of the trade that belongs to Smithfield; second, to help em ployees render better service to customers; third, to help the citi zens in general appreciate the val ue of cooperative effort. Mr. Frank Stockdale. a recog nized authority on retail and sell ing problems will conduct the in stitute, and through his lectures and the 'discussions in the meet ings, will promulgate new ideas Jjwith a view towarcl developing those best suited to this commun ity- A keener interest in business ■ Problems and the raising of the sohndards of‘business efficiency find service will naturally come to •those who participate in this bus iness school. CAN YOU TELL— If anyone ever heard the night fall? i If the Mexican border pays the f£nt? f ylf the giraffe is the highest form dU animal life? If Lansing, Michigan, is a sur gical instrument? If aspirin tablets are something to write on? If a blood vessel is a new kind of boat? If Baton Rouge, 'Louisiana, is. the place where lip sticks are made ? If Easter Sunday is Billy Sun day’s sister? If the girl who broke all records inkier home town got careless with her Victrola? ^ If Paris garters are only worn byf Frenchmen? If the eye ojf a needle sees anything worth while? If corns ever grow on the toe of a boot? If an ear of corn can hear the wind blow? i If Cochin China chicks are fhatched from china eggs? If the ship of state is manned iy real sailors? Twelve boys who are members ?of the cotton club in Lee county made an average yield of 1499 pounds of seed* cotton per acre last year. AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me Republican recipe for giftin' rich quick: list yo’ propety, gin’ in yo’ pole, by yo’self a lookin' glass and watch yo’self grow rich. Barred Out -BsasHEASSft, IA^o^s-tcp! j / ' The School Board of Charleston, Mo., passed a measure barring married women from school, but pretty Mrs. Laura Lair Mattingly is determined to finish her educa tion. So the fight is on. The row will, probably be a liberal education for the Board, teaching them about women who make up tneif minds to do thinga M. F. Massey Dies At Richmond, Va. His and His Brothers’ Ser vice With Southern Railroad Totals Over 200 Years. Richmond, Va., Feb. 24.—Mur ray Franklyn Massey,# assistant -hief dispatcher here for the South Til Railroad Company, died today it a local hospital following an ill iess of several months. His five j irothers are in the service of the| same company. His periods of serv- j ce, coupled with | theirs, totals ! nore than 200 years. A member1 )f the family stated today Mr. I Vfassey was with the company for j :hirty-five years starting when a j joy of fifteen. The surviving broth- \ ;rs are all located in North Cdro ina. Their names with places of esidence are J. \V. Massey, Clay on; P. S. Massey, Wilson’s Mills; X D. Massey, Durham; W. M. Hassey. Raleigh; W. C., Massey, frinity. Besides a widow who was Miss Sarah Crawford, of Salisbury, N. X, before marriage, he is survived >y two sons, Crawford Massey and Hurray Franklyn Massey Jr. The >ody was shipped to Salisbury to light for burial there Friday mor ling from the old Crawford Home >n South Main street. Mr. Massey was born in Prince on, N. C., fifty years ago, the ion of Franklyn Massey and Mal dna Finlayson Massey. He made lis home here at 9 East Franklin itreet. He is survived by two sis ters, Mrs. J. R. Ledbetter and Hrs. Herbert Jones, both of Prince on. ..* Over the Top Charlie HofF is the world’s cham pion pole vaulter. This “movie* caught him in the act of topping the bar at thirteen feet. Hoff is now in training at Dartmouth Col lege preparing for his American Funeral Of Miss Bryant At Wilson Dies at Rocky Mount Hos pital Following Auto Accident at Holt Lake Grade Crossing. The funeral of Miss Minnie Bry ant, the second fatality resulting from the automobile accident at the Holt Lake grade crossing near this city Sunday night about elev en o’clock, was held in Wilson Tuesday afternoon at four o’clock. Mr. Elbert Mitchell was killed in stantly and Miss Bryant died a few minutes before two o’clock Tuesday morning at the A. C. L. hospital in Rocky Mount where | she was taken following the ac ! cident. The body was prepared for | burial at a Rocky Mount under taking shop, and sent to Wilson, for burial. A large crowd of friends from Benson, where she had held a stenographic position for the past six years, were pres ent at the funeral, attesting the esteem in which she was held in her adopted home. Her original home was Stantonsburg near Wil son. The funeral was conducted by Dr. Mercer, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Wilson. The floral offering was superb. Miss Bryant, who was twenty nine years of age, was an estima-^ ; ble young woman, and quite pop ular. She was a member of the Baptist church. She leaves her mother, ^hre& sisters and two brothers. The latest report from Miss Mary Lee, who was also injured when the train struck the car in which Mr. Mitchell, Miss Bryant and Miss Lee were riding, states that an x-ray examination reveal ed a broken hip and it will prob ably be some time before she will be able to walk. She is still in the Rocky Mount hospital. HOTBEDS HELP WITH THE EARLY GARDEN Raleigh, Feb. 24—To have plants 1 in time fpr the early garden, hot- 1 beds and cold frames may be used by the home gardener wLh good 1 results. Both of these garden ac cessories are easily built with very 1 small expense. : “February is the time to prepare * the hotbed over most of North 1 Carolina.” says |R'obert Schmidt 1 cf the department of horticulture at State College. “Place the hot- ^ beds in a sheltered spot with a southern exposure. There they 1 will be protected from the cold ' winds and will receive the warm sunlight. The cold frames should 1 be handy to both the house and ■ the garden sc that they can re- ) ceive constant attention. The soil 1 in and around the frames needs to 1 be well drained.” Prof. Schmidet states that a hot- ] bed six by six feet will be large enough for the average garden. ’ Standard hot bed glass sash are ; three by six feet and can be pur- i chased or made at home. # : Fresh manure containing about 1 one-third straw litter snakes the , best heating material for the hot- ; bed. The manure must first be ; piled up under a shed until it be- ; gins to heat and should be turn- ' each two or three. davs until the whole mass is heating evenly. The pit in which it is placed should be about 18 inches deep for the eastern part of North Caro lina and about 24 inches deep for the mountain area. Pack in the mnure to within about four inches from the top and then build the frame out of inch boards to fit over the pit. Do not put in the seeds until the first heating is over nnd the temperature has fallen to about 85 or 90 d^prrees, advises Prof. Schmidt. Some moisture must be also added. The cold frame is made in about the same way as the hotbed ex cept that no heating material is needed. This {frame is used to harden off plants from the hotbed before setting them in the open garden. The frame should be cov ered with a light canvas or heavy muslin. Many good farmers in North Carolina are planning now to sow some lespedeza seed on the small grain. DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE MEETS MARCH 6TH. Mr. Ed S. Abell, chairman of1 the Johnston county Democrat ic Executive Committee, is call ing a meeting of the Johnston County Democratic Executive Committee here on Saturday, March 6, in the courthouse for the purpose of electing a coun-^ ty chairman, and foir such oth er business as may be deemed necessary. The meeting will be called to order at twlve o’clock. This is the first move toward reorganization of the Democrat ic forces since their defeat No vember a year ago,' fcnd put meeting promises to be of un usual interest. Entertain Selma Mill S. S. Workers Mr. and Mrs.'Brietz Take Guests To Raleigh— Mesdames Woodard and Wood Entertain Selma, Feb. 23.—Mr. and Mrs. Gteo. F. Brietz entertained the of fers and teachers of the Selma Mill village Sunday' school at a very delightful six o’clock dinner )n Saturday evening at Gierch’s :afe in Raleigh. The party left :he mill chapel at one o'clock in ?ars, and reached Raleigh in am )le time to shop, visit and go sightseeing. They met again iat six o’clock at Gierch’s and twen ty-four sat down to a long table n a private dining room. Attract ve Valentines formed the place •ards and tiny crepe paper bas kets, decorated with gilt hearts illed with candies were found at ?ach place. If the table groaned it the beginning with its weight, t sighed at the end for the lack >f it. Several talks were made during he course of the dinner. Mr. Brietz thanked his helpers for heir faithfulness and cooperation tnd told them that this dinner vas a way of expressing his ap ireciation. He also said that he vas delighted with the growth and ine spirit of the Sunday school, ind that two revival meetings had •een planned for the summer. Sev ral responses were made by the quests and all gave Mr. and Mrs. Brietz a rising vote of thanks or their charming hospitality. A very unique Washington’s •irthday party was given the Chatterbox club by Mrs. W. Thos. Yoodard and Mrs. E. O. Wood at he home of the former on Green Street Thursday afternoon. The quests were met at the door by he hostesses and invited into the iving room which was very taste ully decorated with long leaf line and American flags. After a ;hort business session a basket vas passed containing red, white ind blue ribbon, needles, thread md thimbles and the ladies were isked to make American flags. Phere was much discussion about ust how the rec^ white and blue rtrips and the stars should be >ainstaknig work a number of ovely flags were handed in to be udged. Mrs. W. J. Short was [warded a box of Washington choc dates for {he most perfect flag, while Mrs. Norman Screws re vived the booby, a tiny hatchet, kf ter an imaginary trip down the Potomac river the guests were in dted into the dining room which vas decorated to symbolize the ‘Mount Vernon Hotel.” Each guest iound an attractive menu and at ler place, from which she ordered tier refreshments'. . The puzzling nenu was as follows: Colonial Conglomeration, Sky Quite, Jus Rite, Edamis Export, Briny But tons, * George's Dulce, Hatchet Products, School Girl’s Delight, Sea Foam, Potomac’s Midnight Hue, Nebuchadnezzer’s Choice, N. B. C ’s Contribution, Two in One, Diamond Dust, Washington’s Fav orite. Little Miss Doris Jane Henry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Henry celebrated her fifth birth day by. giving a party to her little friends Wednesday afternoon from three till six o’clock at the home of her parents on Pollock Avenue. The decorations of red and white car Benson Furnishes News Of Interest "“Dainty Dames’* Club Meets; Mrs. Paul Starl ing Is Hostess—Other Social Items. Benson, Feb. 22.—Miss Clara Woodall was hostess to the Dainty Dames club on Thursday evening. An interesting program with Mrs. Jesse T. Morgan in charge was giv en by Miss Smith, of the Benson school faculty, and Mesdames Tal madge Lucas and Jesse T. Mor gan. The election of officers for the year followed the program. Mrs. Howard Weinges was elect ed president; Mrs. William Wood all, vice-president; Miss Mary Lee, secretary; Miss Sarah Turlington, treasurer; Mrs. Jesse T. Morgan, press agent. The hostess served a salad course followed by home made cake and coffee. All the club members were present and the fol lowing special guests were pres ent: Misses Ceneith Morris, Es ther Morgan and Misses Ha$s and Mrs. Paul Starling entertained Thursday afternoon with one of the most attractive parties of the season. The lower floor thrown on suite was decorated with hatchets, cherries and flags in keeping witn Washington’s birthday. After sev eral progressions of rook, Mrs. Howard Weinges had the highest score and was presented with a lovely prize, while the booby went to Mrs. J. H. Rose. The hostess served chicken salad, raisin and pimento sandwiches, cheese apples, tomato jelly, coffee, salted almonds and stuffed dates. Mrs. Starling entertained again Thursday eve ning from eight to ten o'clock at three tables of bridge and rook. The T. E. L. class of the Bap tist church met Monday evening with Mrs. Otis Porter on Church Street. Taking part on the pro gram were: Mesdames S. P. J. Lee, Norman Duncan, R. B. Brady, L. E. Stevens, J. W. Whittenton, M. T. Britt, and Mrs. Hedrick. A salad course was served by the aostess at the conclusion of the program. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse T. Morgan entertained the directors of the Kiwanis club on Friday evening at the North State hotel with a sumptuous dinner. The Fidejis class of the Baptist church met this week with Mrs. Booker Lawhon. Miss Mary Lee aad in store for the class an in teresting program. There were fif teen members present. The hostess served a salad course. Miss Lydia Wells entertained several of her friends at a Valen tine party last week. Fortune tell ing and “What Lovers Go Through With’f were features of the eve ning’s entertainment. Cake and not chocolate were served. The senior B. Y. P. U. had a party at the church Friday eve ning. Upon arriving the guests were served punch. Music was fur nished by the Benson orchestra. Cream and cake were served, rhere were about twenty-five pres snt. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rose spent Wednesday in Raleigh. Mr. M. T. Britt was in Golds boro Wednesday on business. Mr. Jake Grenthal is in Balti more buying spring goods for the Underselling Store. Misses Eunice Martin and Ella Mae Nixon spent the week end in Raleigh. ried out the Valentine idea. In the dining room the big, white birthday cake with five red candles formed the centerpiece for the table. Five red hearts suspended from the chandelier added a fes tive touch. Red candles were in silver holders. Games were played, a contest was enjoyed, Master James Oliver Dickinson being the winner, was presented the prize. The hostess led the little folks in the dining room. She 3at in a white birthday chair decorated with red hearts. Delicious refreshments were served consisting (Of ice cream, topped with a red cherry and devil’s food cake. Each little guest was presented a red bas ket with white and red mints as favors. Twenty-four little folks enjoyed this happy occasion. Cleveland Votes For High School Carries Election by 31 Majority — Pleasant Grove Votes Down Sim ilar Proposition. The people of Cleveland town ship decided in favor ox a high school Tuesday when they carried their election by $ good majority. One hundred ninety-two voters reg istered, and one hundred twenty seven east their vote for the spec ial tax which will mean a high school. Fourteen votes were cast against the issue. Ninety-seven irotes were needed to carry the ’lection, but the 127 favoring it, jave a majority of 31. Three school districts voted1 ruesday, Polenta, Shiloh and Mt. 5ion, this being the only instance n the county where the bounda ries of the school districts coin :ide with those of the township. On the same day that Cleveland ownship voted for a high school, listricts in Pleasant Grove turn 'd a similar proposition down. The the county superintendent’s office at this writing and exact figures are not available. This was the second election in Pleasant Grove, the first one carrying for bonds. Before the bonds were sold how j ever, the county changed its pol icy about the districts issuing bonds, proposing to put up the necessary buildings and operate the school six months, if the con solidated districts ’ would vote enough special tax to maintain the school two extra months. This special tax was the issue defeated in Pleasant Grove township. Micro Micro, Feb. 24.—Mr. Willie Cox, of Wakelon, visited his father, Mr. Henry Cox, the past week end. 1 Miss Pauline George and Miss Yoder, of Four Oaks, visited in town Saturday. Miss Mary Kittrell spent the week end in Raleigh with relatives. 1 Mr. Harry Daughtry, of Rocky Mount, was in town Saturday. Mrs. Cora Fitzgerald spent a few days in. Wilson with Dr. Paul J Fitzgerald last week. Mr. Harry Wellons, of Prince- J ton, was in town Thursday eve ning. - ' Mr. Ralph Williams and Miss ; Nettie Walt, of Clayton, visited 1 friends in town Sunday. 1 Mr. and Mrs. L, C. Davis were ] the guests of their mother the past week end. Misses Elsie Barefoot, Mammie 1 Smith, and Mr. Herbert Pittman, J of Smathfield, visited friends in Micro Thursday night. Messrs. J. W. Edwards, Ran- ' dolph Eagles and Zimmeran, stu dents at State College, visited Misses Lyda Edwards and Sudie : Wellington Saturday afternoon. TUv. D T ___I 1 Mr. and Mrs. Luther Paschal vis ited relatives in Lucama Sunday. Messrs. Gordon Ausley and Worth Bagley visited relatives in Tarboro last week end. Rev. R. N. Hinnant preached in Lucama Sunday in the absence of Rev. S. H. Styron. Mr. J. C. Wellons and Miss Su die Wellington went to Lucama Sunday afternoon. Messrs. Archie Whitley, Willie Phillips and Fred Weaver, of Pine tops, visited friends in Micro Sun day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Oneal of Selma, were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. M. Hinnant Sunday. Misses Ruth Bagley and Mildred Crumpler, of Pine Level, were the guests of Mrs. L. M. Ausley Sun day. Miss Ethel Daniel;, of Green ville, spent last week end at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Daniels. Mrs. Annie Parker visited her sister, Mrs. Ella Pearce, in Selma the past week. Prof. G. M. and Mrs. Moser and ; daughter, Louise, and Mrs. H. J. Corbett went to Raleigh Saturday on business. Pecan trees will lift the tax bur den and increase the value of the property in eastern Carolina, say horticultural workers of State Col. lege. §&S8Saaa7Saft>. T. O. Low'd en, farmer governor of Illinois b*« » t»500 acre farm aear Oregon, Illinois, to which he applies “dirt farm” methods, Mr. Lowden manages the immenr.e tract, leaving the actual farming to ten assistants, who are both col* lege-bred and sons of the soil. Fire Completely Demolishes Home Mr. Willis Parker, Is! Awakened By Siren To Find His Own Resi-j dence On Fire. To be awakened by the fire siren, j ind then to find that the fire is in , four own house, and on top of the i :oof of the room in which you j ;vere sleeping- is a rather exciting experience, but that is what hap pened to Mr. Willis Parker, one of the clerks in the postoffice lere, Monday night. The fire alarm was turned in j >y Mr. Westbrook, a neighbor, who 1 liscovered the blaze on the roof, ; hus starting the fire company on j he way to put in out, before j Lrousing the sleeping household of j VIr. Parker. The blaze had gained ( 00 much headway however, and j he building was completely de itroyed, the family having barely j ime fo escape with a few* house told goods. The origin of the fire s supposed to have been either a lefective flue or defective wiring, rfie house, which was a five room tungalow, was practically new, as ire all of the homes in Rosemont, 1 residential section of town built. ip in the last few years. The loss i s partly covered bV insurance. I The fire company did valiant j vork after its arrival upon the j cene, confining the blaze to the i >ne dwelling though the home of j dr. Charlie Stephenson next to he burned dwelling was at times ndangered. Before the fire com >any appeared persons were on op of his house sweeping the ailing fire from the roof. Mr. Parker has moved his fam ly to a house in East Brooklyn intil he can rebuild. Danger of Borrowing Listen to a classic print-shop able: Once upon a time a nickel lurser sent his kid to borrow the leighbor’s paper, and the kid up set a hive of bees and soon was covered with lumps. Hisf father ran to help him and caught his rhin on a clothes line and sprained lis back and fell and broke a $25 vatch. The clothes pole fell over he car and smashed the wind shield, and mother rushing out to ! see what occasioned all the excite-; ment, upset a five-gallon churn )f cream into a basket of kittens, irowning all of them. The elec tric flatiron burned through the ironing board while she was out of the kitchen, setting fire to tho house, and the firemen broke all the windows and chopped a hole j in the roof. The baby ate a jar of pickles and got cholera morbus, and the doctor’s bill was $15. The daughter ran away with the hired man during the excitement, the dog bit a neighbor’s kid and the calves ate the tails off of four night shirts on tho clothes line. Moral: Subscribe to your home paper. Don’t borrow it!—Dyer (rflenn.) Reporter. / Tom Tarheel says that one can be a leader without eternally giv ing advice. Crop Outlook For The Coming Year State College Professor Goes to Washington to Study Situation—Pre dicts Lower Cotton Prices. I Raleigh, Feb. 24.—Taking all of the crops into consideration, this, appears to be a good year for far mers in North Carolina. Dr. G. W. Forster, head of the depart ment of Agricultural Economics at State College, has spent some time in Washington this past month studying the crop outlook for the entire country and he has sum marized for the Agricultural Ex tension Service the outlook for this State. • In the main, his summary shows that growers of early Irish pota toes should receive good prices if the erbp can be placed on the mar ket about June first. After that date the crop will compete with shipments from other states and the pi'ice will drop. Before that time, the early shipments l^'om some of the other southern States will compete. For cotton, the outlook is for lower prices than last year. For two seasons, production has ex ceeded consumption, there has been a less foreign demand, finan cial conditions in the South are favorable for expansion in grow ing the crop this season and pro duction will likely be as large a3 last year’s. Weevil damage is un certain, however, and likely to be heavy\ With tobacco, the general trend appears to be for lower prices this year, but' the outlook for cig arette, tobacco is encouraging, de pending bn the further growth of the cigarette industry.'A relative ly large acreage to tobacco as compared to cotton will be advis able this year by those farmers who can produce good cigarette tobacco. Tnis would not affect to bacco but would help the cotton situation. The sweet potato acreage should not be increased because the good prices of the last two years were :lue to low yields rather than to an increase in demand. With poultry and eggs, it ap pears that prices will be better luring the latter half of the year, [•’’or this reason, the flocks should ne culled during the first part of :he year and the best producers iept. Stocks of poultry and eggs are lower than usual and this will stimulate prices later. The outlook for swine growing is good, and indications are now that hogs will sell for good prices this year. The supply of hogs and meat stocks are low. The outlook for the dairy in iustry is good. There are fewer cows and heifers on the farms, feedstuffs are relatively cheap and there is an upward trend in the use of dairy products. With peanuts, the outlook is un certain because there are large stocks ir\ China waiting shipment to this country. If conditions in that country clear up, shipments will be equal to those of 1925 and the price will be beaten down. Tho acreage, therefore, should be main tained, especially for the Spanish and Runner varieties. If the farmer has no satisfactory substitute crop, peanuts of these two types may be increased slightly. The Mirror IS THIS YOU? If the person who answers this description will call at The Herald olBce they will receive a free ticket to the Victory # Theatre. You were walking down Market Street Thursday night about 7 o’clock singing “Show Me The Way To Go Home.” ? • - * Miss Louise Parrish recogniz ed herself iu last Tuesday’s Mirror.