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8MITHFIELD NEEDS:
—Bigger Pay Roll.
—A Modern Hotel
—Renovation of Opera House.
—More Paved Streets.
—Chamber of Commerce.
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Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper-Established 1882
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JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS:
County Farm Agent
Better Roads Feeding Highways
Equal Opportunity for Every
School Child
Better Marketing System
More Food and Feed Crops
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VOLUME 44—NO. 20
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SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1926
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$2.00 PFR YEAR
Criminal Court
Convenes Here
Regular Term of March
Court Opened Yester
day With Judge N. A.
Sinclair Presiding
zTJhe March term of the Superior
Court for the trial of criminal
cases opened here this morning.
Hon. N. A. Sinclair, of Fayette
ville, is the judge presiding and
Hon. Clawson L. Williams is the
solicitor in charge -of the docket.
Judge Sinclair cut in on his
charge to the grand jury without
any fancy work. He told them that !
they constituted the most powerful i
agent of law and order that ex
ists under our laws, and he stated
that their duties were correspond-1
ingly heavy. He laid great emphas
sis upon the need of a carefully
revised jury list, which should
be done biennially, according to
law. And above all he charged that
A ,‘"these men should be qualified be
fore their names should be enroll
d upon the jury list. Two disqual
ifications that he mentioned were
lack of good moral character and
lack of sufficient general intelli
gence to know what a juror’s duty
is. If these two elements are al-1
lowed to get into the jury box, the
fountain of justice will be corrupt
ed, and the courts will fail to
function.
me criminal docket contains
nearly a hundred cases. The grand
jury went about their duty and
the court began the trial of cases,!
several cases being disposed <o£ !
during the day. Mr. R. D. Dunn, j
of Bentonville township, is fore-1
man of the grand jury and the
following are the other members
of the body: Joseph Holly, W. A.
Green, R. D. Dunn, L. A- Wilson,
W. E. Barbour, A. R. Bass, W. A. j
Richardson D. R. Peedin, F. F.
Siler, D. A. Hinton, M. J. Puckett, I
C. K. Pleasant, J. M. Barbour, J.
Q. Baker, J. C. Strickland J. C.;
Wellons and W. J. Langdon.
His Master's Voice
Rastus in undertone to Sambo:
“Time was when ah could whip
old lady in a ruff and tumble fight-’
Old Lady overhearing: “You’s a
black liah—time nebbah wuz—neb
bah ain’t—an* ain’t nebbah will
be.”
Mrs. Solomon
Hubby: “Why are you dati'ng
this letter the 15th when it is the
1st?”
Wifey: “I’m going to let you
mail it.”
Raise The Ante—Auntie!
Old lady to fighting youngsters:
“If you boys will stop fighting I’ll
give you each a nickel.”
“Not me! I’m after a dime now.” i
—
Pretty Soft
“My ole man he done got de
softest job in de whole factory, he
hab!”
“What does your ole man done
do?”
“He done test all de mattresses
dey manefactur!”
Napier: “A scientist states that
man knows and has classified 400,
000 insects.”
Newell: “I know of a dog that
has ’em all.”—Exchange.
AUNT ROXIE SAYS—
By Me
If candidates don’t fix dey dif
funces befo* it gits too big, dc
diffunce will fix dem.
WOULD RULE SEATTLE
This Is Mrs. Ilcnry Lanrles, who
has filed as a candidate for mayor
of Seattle, Wash., the first woman
ever to seek the position in that
city.
State Nutrition
Specialist Here
Miss Mary E. Thomas Ad
dresses County Council
of Home Demonstration
[Work
Miss Mary E. Thomas, state nu
trition specialist, of Raleigh, was
the principal speaker at the meet
ing of the County Council of home
demonstration work held here in
the commissioners room Saturday
afternoon. More than a hundred
ladies were present representing
the following women’s home dem
onstration clubs in Johnston coun
ty: Carter-Massey, Creech, Spi
lona, Archer Lodge, Selma, Pis
?ah-Smith, Mill Creek-Oak Grove,
Pomona, Meadow, Corbett-Hatcher,
Polenta-Shiloh.
Miss Thomas talked on planning
well balanced meals and gave a
iemonstration in setting the table
for the proper serving of meals,
rhis meeting marked the begin
aing of a special study in Johns
on county clubs of nutrition and
the importance of serving well bal
anced meals. Included in this study
will be the year round garden, the
family cow, and poultry. The study
will culminate in a contest next
fall in which the winner will be
awarded a chest of Community
silver. Any member of a home dem
onstration club may enter the con
test. The judging will be done by
persons from the state department
and the demonstration will be con
ducted in the contestant’s own
The meeting was presided over
by Mrs. T. W. Ives, president of
the county council. An opening de
votional service was conducted by
Rev. Chester Alexander, pastor of
the Presbyterian church of this
city. Mr. Alexander’s remarks were
appropriate to the occasion, show
ing lire relation between the physi
cal, mental and spiritual life.
Miss Myrtle Bailey, of the Cor
bett-Hatcher club, gave an inter
esting report of the poultry short
course at State College which she
attended in Januray. Miss Garri
son, county home agent, announced
that she expected to make an ef
fort at disposing of a partial fear
lot shipment of poultry from John
ston county this spring.
Miss Garrison made the sugges
tion that the Council show its in
terest in the Johnston county hos
pital in some material way. The
Council decided to make a gift ol
some sort to be selected later, a
good many of those present pledg
ing the price of a chicken for this
worthy purpose.
Mrs. W. M. Sanders, local chair
man of the Stone Mountain Me
morial, was present and explainec
the campaign which she is now con
ducting for the sale of memoria
coins. Some of the coins were pass
ed around for inspection.
But Papa Can
“Oh, mother that monkey looks
like papa."
“Why, Marie you shouldn’t saj
such ugly things.”
“But mother, monkeys can’t un
derstand.”
IB. BENTON IS \
NEW CHAIRMAh
Democratic Executive Committee Meeting
Here Saturday One of Harmony
and Enthusiasm
Splendid interest and a harmoni
ous spirit pervaded the meeting of
the Democratic Executive Com
mittee held here Saturday, and
which chose by acclamation Mr. J.
B. Benton, editor of the Benson
Review and Kenly Observer, ctf
Benson, for its new chairman. One
! who has been active in Johnston
! county politics for a number of
! years stated that miorfe interest
was manifest Saturday than at any
meeting called as early as this, in
: his knowledge. Practically every
township was represented, and rep
resented well.
Mr. E. S. Abell, retiring chair
man, in opening the meeting, spoke
of the importance of the occasion.
The executive committee is the
foundation of the party, according
to Mr. Abell, which together with
the loyal support of every Demo
crat in the county will roll up a
fine majority at the polls next fall.
“Differences there have been,” he
said, “but it behooves every Demo
crat and especially the Executive
Committee,” continued Mr. Abell,
“to lay aside personal feeling, all
prejudice, and to work for the best
interest of the party.” lie spoke,of
the importance of the women’s
vote and of the importance of put
ting out a good ticket.
Mr. C. C- Canaday of Benson was
made secretary of the meeting,
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Sudden Death Of
J. L. Blackman
Occurs At His Home
Here Thursday Night
After Illness of Only
Few Hours
The death of Mr. J. L. Black
man which occurred suddenly at
his home here Thursday night,
came as a shock to relatives and
friends. Mr. Blackman was in his
usual health at the super hour and
ate a hearty meal. He was up town
after supper and after he went
home complained of not feeling
well. Though not alarmed over
him, his family summoned a phy
sician. While the doctor was ad
misistering relief he suddenly rais
ed up and fell from the bed dead.
The deceased was seventy-two
years old. He was twice married,
the first time to Miss Medie Sa
mantha Tart, and the second time
to Miss Amanda Deborah Thain.'
To the first mariage were born
eleven children, four of whom sur
vive, as follows: Messrs. Sidney
and Claude Blackman, of Meado^;
Mrs. Manny Mahler, of Benson;
Mrs. Betsey Newcome, of near
Kenly. To the second union seven
children were born, six of whom
survive. These are: Mrs. Snowden
Verner, of Rockmart, Ga.; Mr.
Booker Blackman, of Hopewell,
Va-; Mrs. Avery Williams, Mrs.
Carl Little, Mr. Walton Blackman
and Miss Ida Blackman, of this
city. The deceased was a member
of the Free Will Baptist church.
The funeral was held .Sunday af
ternoon at 12:30 at the residence
conducted by Rev. S. L. Morgan,
pastor of the Baptist church. In
terment was made in the family
burying ground near Peacock’s
Cross Roads. The pallbearers were
the sons of the deceased. The flor
al offering was beautiful and at
tested the esteem in which the fam
ily is held.
E. H. Dixon Is Being
Transferred To Weldon
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Dixon will regret to learn that
they are moving to Weldon at an*
early date. Mr. Dixon has been
manager of the Smithfield Tele
phone Exchange of the Carolina
Telephone and Telegraph company
for several yetfrs, having come here
I from Benson. The company is
j transferring Mr. Dixon to Weldon.
| We understand Mr. Roy Bailey, of
| Maxton, will take |Mr. Dixon’s
: place.
v Still Life
| Photographer: “Man, you’re re
| markable. I never photographed
any one who could hold the same
position for so long without mov
ing. How do you do it?”
“Oh, I’m used to it. I'm a brick
layer.”
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Former Pastor
Writes Friends
Rev. W. C. Cummings,
Former Pastor Presby
terian Church, Writes
From China.
j Rev. W. C. Cumming, former
: pastor of Smithfield .and other
Presbyterian churches in Johnston
county, and who is now a mission
ary to China, has recently written
the folowing letter to friends here.
Dear Friends:
As you may remember the win
ter vacation in our schols in China
comes before and after China New
Year, instead of at Christmas, and
all schools close for about a month.
This is in accordance with Chinese
custom and also is rather timely
since none of the Chinese in this
part of the country heat their home
and of course there is no way at
all to heat any of our school rooms.
Altho the thermometer may be
down to 20 or below, classes go
right on, everybody wearing as
many overcoats as they can get on
and just sitting in the cold. It is
surprising the number of things
that we regard as necessities that
the Chinese have, never held to be
necessitis at all. Poverty of course
is at the bottom of a whole lot of
i the difference. With the overwhelm
ing majority buying fuel would be
1 entirely out of the question. If
j they can just get enough grass to
cook with they ask for no more.
iThat makes a hot fire fend after
! the meal is ready goes out at once.
They eat everything hot, and drink
their tea hot, so that ‘'warms them
up at least three times a day.
Like the reputed course of true
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Organize Cotton
r! Growers Meeting
i
! Practically Every County
In State Represented ir
Raleigh Meeting Tc
Discuss Re-Sign Up.
Raleigh, March 8.—The people
of Raleigh were given a surprise
March 4th when with no previous
announcement, the Hall of the
House of Representatives was fill
ed to overflowing with a crowd of
cotton growers from practically
every cotton growing county in
the State. Newspaper reporters
scratched their heads and asked
where they had been to have miss
ed the announcement of such a
meeting. They were told that this
was a meeting of organized cotton
growers who had met,/to launch a
re-signup of cotton growers on a
new marketing agreement to be
come effective with the marketing
of the 1927 crop. The old contract
will expire with the handling of
the 1926 crop.
Hon. Robert N. Page of Aber
deen. who is public director of the
North Carolina Cotton Growers Co
operative Association, presided and
opened the meeting with a short
clear cut speech in which he stress
ed the importance’ of cooperative
j markting and highly commended
the work of the directors and the
management for the past four
W. A. Graham, State Commis
sioner of Agriculture, in a brief
statement, said that he was the
first on his qounty to sign the pres
ent contract and that he was ready
to sign another one. He most hear
tily endorsed the movement and
urges the cotton growers to sup
port the new association.
E. ’ B. Crow, vice president of
the Commercial National Bank of
Raleigh, speaking entirely from the
banker’s viewpoint, expressed his!
belief in the association and his j
confidence in the management. He
urged the erection in Raleigh of a !
suitable office building which the ;
cotton growers could call their own
and which woul^jgjbe a source of
pride to every member of the as
sociation.
C. 0. Moser, of Memphis, Tenn.,
who is general manager of the
American Cotton Growers Ex
change, delivered the keynote ad
dress. Mr. Moser’s picture of the
growth of cooperative marketing
of cotton sent a thrill through the
growers as he showed how the
movement had grown from a mere
idea in the minds of a few patriot
ic and determined men five years
ago to twelve big organizations
now embracing a membership of
approximately 300,000 cotton grow
ers today with unlimited credit;
controlling the best warehouse fa
cilities in the country and strong
ly and firmly entrenched in the
j confidence of the business and
i farming world.
| And another thrill went through
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New Kind of “Archie Invented
Robert Iilalr of Detroit with the new type anti-aircraft pun which !
he designed. Its special feature la an electric searchlight finder. The !
'War department Is Interested in tills newest development of defense j
against air attack.
Is Burned To Death
Scout Rally Is
A Big Success
Kenly Troop 1 Makes
Highest Score and Will
Represent District at
Goldsboro
Kenly Boy Scout Troop Number
One carried off the honors, with
Smithfield Troop Number Two a
close second, at the Boy Scout Ral
ly held at the armory liere Friday
night. More than a hundred scouts
and as many more visitors were
present, and the occasion was full
of pep and interest from start to
finish.
The contests which included in
spection, signaling, fire by fric
tion, first aid, knot-tying, rescue
race, singing, and yells, resulted
in Kenly No. 1 scoring 33 points;
Smithfield No. 2, 30 points; Selma
No. 1, twenty-five points; Benson
No. 1 and Princeton No. 1, each
17 points; Smithfield No. 1, rep
resented by only two scouts, thir
teen points; and Four Oaks, the
youngest troop in the county, three
points.
The judges in the events were:
Dr. I. W. Mayerberg of Selma, T.
C. Young and A. M. Noble.
The winning troop is scheduled
to go to Goldsboro on March 19th
at which time a contest between
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Ending of Coal Strike Celebrated by the Miners
m.
Miners In a Pennsylvania town celebrating the settlement of the lung anthracite coal strike. Inset
Is portrait of Kicharil F. Urant of Philadelphia, president of the Susquehanna Collieries company,
who is credited by both sides with having brought the strike to an end.
Mother Suffers Burns
As She Endeavors
to Rescue Her Baby
—Funeral at Oak
land Sunday
A most distressing occurs nee '■,
took place in the Polenta section ;
Saturday morning when the five-,
months-old baby, Mary Jean, of
Mr. and Mrs. Eustice Yelvington,
was burned to death. Mrs. Yel-1
vington put the baby to bed short- j
ly after ten o’clock and went to j
the kitchen to attend to some
household duties. The bassinet was | .
in the room with an open fire, al- j •«
though a screen was before the 1
fireplace. Some time after the ]
mother left the room the smell of 1
burning rags caused the child’s , .
father and grandmother to go into ,
the room to see if anything was
burning. They found nothing on 1
fire but in a few minutes when the '
mother returned she found the ‘
baby’s bed in flames. The child was ! \
already dead and burned too bad- j •
ly to dress. Mrs. Yelvington’*!
hands were burned in her effort to ,
rescue the baby.
The parents are prostrated and 1
the entire community is deeply be- !
reaved over the tragic circum
stance. This was the only child of |
Mr. and Mrs. Yelvington.
Interment was made in the cem-!
etery at Oakland church Sunday j
afternoon at Jthree o’clock. A j
large crowd of relatives and friends j
was present. The burial service!
was conducted by Rev. Chester j
Alexander, of the Presbyterian
church, pastor of the bereaved par- j
ents. A beautiful floral offering en- ’
tirely covered the little mound. *
Mr. Powell Interested
In Peach Growing
i Mr. A. A. Powell, of the San-1
tiers Chapel section, and Dr. R. J. j
> Noble, of Selma, spent Thursday j
| near Lillington where they visited !
a peach orchard of 1500 trees. The
| trees are five years old. Mr. Pow
ell is interested in peach growing
j and grows some of the finest in
I this section. His fruit compares
favorably with the Sandhill peaches
9,000 Feet Of Lumber
Log Brought To Mill
Longview, Wash.,—A log esti-j
mated to contain 9,000 feet of lum-'
ber was brought to a mill here!
from Ryderwood. It was cut from:
n Douglas fir and measured 36 feet:
in length, 10 feet, four inches at
the other.
ALLEGED KLAN
VISIT RESULTS
III DISASTER
Troy Munds Is Dead,
Robert Flowers Se -
riously Wounded
and Others Hurt
Troy Munds, of Dunn, is dead
tnd buried and Robert Flowers is
;eriously wounded as a result of an
issault that a masked mob made
>n James Webb, of Meadow town
ship, last Thursday night, accord -
ng to' information that reached
lere yesterday.
Webb is said to have been a per
sistent liquor dealer for the. pa 'j
fear or more and it has been ro
jorted that the Ku Klux havo
varned him to abandon his law
essness ^
A large delegation of masked
nen, ostensibly members of the
<.u Klux Klan, went to Web! '
lome early last Thursday nigh, .
rhey went to Webb’s house in th
light well armed, and, as the-,
bought. completely disarmed
tVebb. Then they told him that hi
louse must be cleared of his liquor
rade. Webb is said to have stay
'd well armed during all the year,
md after the white-capped m'>
eft-his house he fired into then?,
nflicting a fatal wound on Tr<
Hunds and a serious wound nn
Robert Flowers. Other members o!
he mob were, hurt several of whom
ire in the hospital. Forty-foii -
mpty shells were found in W<£>b
ard the following morning.
"Webb has not been arrested.
■uneral Of Little
Joseph Edwin Johnscv.!
The funeral of little Joseph E<i
vin Johnson, three and a half year
ild son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H.
Johnson, who w'as killed by an aiv
omobile here Tuesday afternoon.
vas held Friday afternoon at th •
lome. A large crowd was preset'
ind the floral offering was espec
ally beautiful. The service was
inducted by Rev. S. L. Morgar,
>astor of the Baptist church, ass
isted by Rev. Chester Alexander.
>astor of the Presbyterian church,
nterment was made in Oakland
emetery. The pallbearers were:
Messrs. Chester Stephenson, Law
encc Wallace, Charles Alford and
L E. Humphrey.
HISTAKE ABOUT JURY LIST
The jury list which was publish •
?d in our last issue was the lit
ror the special term of civil cour
-vhich will be held here beginnir
Vlarch 29, instead of this week. Tb
1st was taken from the records f
;he commissioners proceedin’
md the special term not heir
mentioned in conneciton with :h
ist, the reporter inferred that
was the list for the present ter
>f court. We are sorry this err
occurred, but since the sheriff i •
titles each juror of the date, w'
trust there will be ho confusion.
The Mirror
IS THIS YOUT
If the person who answers HtK i
description will call at The
Herald office they will |
receive a free ticket .
to the Victory
Theatre.
You were seen in front Hood
Brothers drug store at 3:30 p,
m. last night. You wore brow
cap, black sweater, brown suit,
black shoes, grey tie.
John Ennis recognised him
self in Friday’s mirror.