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SMITHFIELD NEEDS: —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modem Hotel. —Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. VOLUME 44—NO. 25 Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper-Established 1882 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1926 JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS: County Farm Agent Better Roada Feeding Highways Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing System >, More Food and Feed Crops $2.00 PER YEAR Many Cases In Recorders Court Three Convicted For Driv ing Car While Under Influence of Liquor * The following cases on the crim inal docket were disposed of here in Recorder’s Court on Tuesday, March 23: Willie Hatcher was found guilty of abandonment. Prayer for judg ment was continued upon payment of costs. The state took a nol pros in a case against L. N. Barnes, of Wil ders township. Barnes was charged with passing a worthless check. Coley Sanders, a negro, charged with larceny, was found guilty and committed to the county roads for a term of six months. He was * also taxed with the costs. Haywood Capps, charged with larceny, was found not guilty. H. K. Wood plead guilty to vi olating the prohibition laws and was discharged under suspended sentence upon payment of costs. Ed Edwards plead guilty to a charge of operating an automobile while under the influence of strong liquor. He paid the cost and pray-! er for judgment was continued, r J. H. Boykin also plead guilty ' to driving while under the influ- j ence of liquor and by payment of j cost prayer for judgment was con-1 tinued. The state took a nol pros with j leave in the case of John Canaday j charged with abandonment. The state also took a nol pros with leave in a case against Need ham Gurley charged with dispos-; ing of mortgaged property. Mack Young plead guilty to re sisting an officer, and prayer for _ judgment was continued upon the payment of costs. k H. C. Woodall was tried for ] passing a worthless check but was ] acquitted. Elmo Eason entered a plea of j guilty to a charge of assault and | prayer for judgment was contin- | ued upon the payment of costs, j James Finney got a six months road sentence for house-breaking and for receiving stolen property to the value of $10.20. James Moore and Henry Joyner were tried for trespass. Henry Joy ner was acquitted. James Moore j upon conviction took an appeal to I Superior court. His bond was fix-; ed at $75. Mollie Hawley, Emma Hawley,; and May Manning, white women from Kenly, were found guilty of j operating an assignation house. I They were committed to jail on sentences ranging from 2 months j to six months. KENLY SCOUTS TAKE SECOND PLACE IN RALLY > In the account of the scout rally f in Goldsboro last week, which was published in Tuesday’s issue of The Herald. Kcnly was reported as having won third place in the contests. The Kenly scoutmaster, Rev. A. C. Summers, who has a copy of the official bulletin from Scout Executive W. W. Rivers, calls our attention to this error. Kenly won second place in the rally, as the following extract \ from the bulletin shows: 4 “They came, they saw, they conquered.’ Troop No. 1 Snow Hill won the rally last night by two and a half points. This was a real rally and the scoutmasters of the troops taking part deserve a world of credit. The score was as follows: Snow Hill 18; Kenly 15%; Mount. Olive 14%.” AUNT ROXIE SAYS By Me— Some big cyars have very little manners. Result of Explosion of Carload of TNT J A box cur on the Nickel Flute railroad, laden with TNT, was thrown from the tracks near Vul Iiaruiso, Ind., and the resulting explosion wus heard for miles around. Twelve loaded freight cars were demolished and others partly wrecked, and two hundred feet of roadbed was torn up. The remnants of the TNT car are shown above. Train 89 Hits Man At R. R. Crossing JOHNSTON STILL LEADS IN COTTON PRODUCTION Johnston county still holds supremacy in cotlo-n production. It made 74,136 hales in 1925 as I against 53,187 in 1924. The counties following Johnston with over 40.000 hales were Robe son, 60,914; Edgecombe. 41,661; Halifax. 57,926; Harnett. 17.990; Nash, 59,768; Sampson, 41,063; Wake, 51,265. Dr. A. Vermont To Lecture In County Will Show Slides of Paris at Kenly, Selma, Prince ton and Smithfield Johnston county folks will have the opportunity next week to hear an illustrated lecture by Dr. A. Vermont on a “Trip tc Paris and other part of France.” Dr. Ver mont is a native of Belgium but has been in America for quite a number of years. He was a mem ber of the faculty of the State Un iversity for some years, and is now professor of the Romance langu ages at Converse Cpllege, Spartan burg, S. C. For five years before going to Converse college he was superintendent of the Snvithfield graded 'schools. He has been abroad several times since making the United States his home, two Smithfield young ladies, Miss Mar garet Lee Austin and Mrs. Carl ton Moran nee Miss Margaret Pou, accompanying him on one trip. His familiarity with France and other European! countries will make his lecture intensely inter esting, and Kenly, Princeton, Sel ma and Smithfield have a treat in store. He Will be in Kenly Monday night, March 29; Selma Tuesday night, March 30; in Princeton, March 31st.; The date for Smith field is not yet definite but it will in all probability be Friday night, April 2. He will come to Smith field under the auspices of the Business and Professional Women’s Club and the lecture will be given in the courthouse, for the benefit of the hospital committee. The trip begins in Paris, takes in a general view of the city, the boulevards, the great monuments, city life, etc. Next the scene shifts to wonderful Versailles the great royal residence of Louis XIV, the royal apartments, etc. Next, a glimpse of the Alps, the famous Mount Blanc and the Gren oble section. These views are im posing and for sheer majesty do not have their real anywhere. The the travel party will go on to the southern part of France where there are such towns as Nice, Monaco, Monte Carlo, where the Blue, the Gold of the Alps merges into the azur of the Medi terranean waters. These slides are among the most beautiful Dr. Ver mont has in his collection. [ The fact that the speaker has Occurs at Third Crossing Between Smithfield and Four Oaks; Injured Man In Fayetteville Hospital NOT EXPECTED LIVE j News reached here yesterday | afternoon of another accident at ! a grade crossing between here and j Four Oaks, when Mr. Norman i Gaskins of Sea Level was hit by Passenger Train No. 89, and se I verely hurt. According to the mes j sage received here, Mr. Gaskins j was hauling fish to Four Oaks, and ! had a trailer to his car with sev I eral hundred pounds of fish load ; ed on it. The train struck him as I he was attempting to cross the j railroad at the middle crossing just (beyond Holt Lake. | Mr. Gaskins was placed on the ; train and at Four Oaks, Dr. J. 11. Stanley rendered medical aid un- j til the injured man could be taken j to a Fayetteville hospital. The ex- | tent of his injuries is not known, but his recovery is perhaps ex- : pected. jSELMA CHURCH NOW BEING RENOVATEDj j Selma, March 25-—The interior j j of Edgerton Memorial church has j been completely renovated, a thor- ' I ough cleaning of lights, fixtures ‘and windows followed by two coats I of paint makes it look like new. I Plans are under way for a spec | ial Easter service and Easter mu | sic. i The pastor. Dr. 0. P. Ftizgerald, j i preached a strong sermon Sunday j ! morning on “Tithing,” using as his j [text Malachi 3:8: “Will a man rob j God? Yet ye have robbed me. But j say ye, wherein have we robbed ! I Thee? In Tithes and offerings.” | RAYNER PROPOSED AS REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN I Johnston county Republicans in | session here Wednesday unani | mously endorsed James Rayner of i ‘ Benson for the position of Re- ! publican State Chairman. Mr. Rayner is a former State' Senator and has long been active ! in the affairs of the Republican party in his county and section. George T. Scott was elected j county chairman for another two years and delegates to the State j and county district conventions were named. been to every one of the places i which he will exhibit with very few exceptions, that he is thor- j oughly acquainted with the history I of the country which he will treat j will add new interest to the trav el-talk. The slides were made from pho tographs taken either by him or by friends, or they were purchased I because of their sheer beauty, from others. They are all colored and they have cost the lecturer several hundred dollars. Nothing hits been left undone to make them 1 the most beautiful that could be j obtained. Bosses Guests Of LocalB&PCIub Gilbert T. Stephenson Is After Dinner Speaker; Enjoyable Program The after dinner speaker at the banquet given by the members of Lhe Business and Professional j Women’s Club to their “bosses” j ruesday evening at the woman’s club room, was Mr. Gilbert T. Ste- [ phenson. vice-president of the Wa chovia Bank and Trust Company, of Raleigh. More than fifty were present. The program was in the hands of Miss Mary E. Wells, who acted as toastmistress on this occasion. A welcome song opened the pro gram followed by the invocation by Rev. Chester Alexander. Mrs. f. J. Lassiter, president of the club, welcomed the guests, after .vhich Miss Vara Sanders gave the 'eport of the Education Commit :ee and Miss Effie May Jones, the 'eport of the Hospital Committee. A get-acquainted song prefaced i most interesting feature of the iccasion that of introducing the ‘bosses.” Clever take-offs and jokes characterized these intro iuctions which were made by the r’oung women whose employers -vere present. A toast to the ‘bosses” was proposed by Mrs. Jesse Coats. Mr. Frank Stockdale, who has >een holding a Merchant’s Inst'i ute here was then presented and lis remarks were thoroughly en oyed. After the last course of the nenu, delightfully served by two circles of the M. E. missionary so riety, Mr. H. B. Marrow introduc 'd the speaker of the evening, Mr. Gilbert T. Stephenson. Mr. Steph mson used as his subject: “The ?ar View of One’s Job.” lie told he story of a man who coming icvoss some workers in stone, ques ioned them as to what they were doing. “Just hammering stone,” •eplied the first man. “I am get ;ing four dollars per day,” ans vercd the second man. “I am help ng to build a cathedral,” said (Turn to page four, please) TTY MEMORIAL COIN TO BE AUCTIONED OFF Mrs. W. M. Sanders, Stone Mountain Memorial Coin chairman 'or Smithfield, informs us that she is arranging for a mass meeting :o be held in the court louse next Tuesday evening in the interest of completing the drive n this city. She expects to have some speaker of prominence pres ent, and at this time the city coin ie auctioned off. Only about half if Smithfield’s quota of coins which is 380, has been sold up to date, ind Mrs. Sanders is desirous that ill the committees appointed get ,o work in order that we may go )ver the top by April first. All in :he county interested in the Me norial Coin sale, are cordially in cited to be ift the courthouse on ruesday evening at eight o’clock. Mrs. Sanders is giving a good leal of her time in promoting this campaign helping not only in Smithfield but at other places in ;he county. Frank Stockdale Closes Institute Discusses Questions Perti nent To Smithfield at “The Round Up” Wed nesday Evening Monday, Tuesday and Wednes day of this week r.Tr. Frank Stock dale conducted a Merchants Insti tute in Smithfield, giving two lec tures each day, and in addition conferring with those merchants who wanted special help in their business. The first meeting Monday aft ernoon was a general meeting for merchants, managers and depart ment heads. Monday evening Mr. Stockdale used as his subject: “Fussy Customers and Snippy Clerks.” Tuesday afternoon he dis cussed “Profit Insurance” and Tuesday evening his topic was “Showmanship in Selling.” Wednesday was characterized by a particularly fine lecture on “Bugs in Business” delivered at the aft ernoon session, the evening being devoted to “The Round Up,” at which time various questions were asked and answered. “Balance is the biggest thing in business,” stated Mr. Stockdale at the afternoon session, “and the man who runs his business without any “bugs” is the one most likely to succeed.” Mr. Stockdale called attention to several “bugs” which are hindering progress in retail business. The manager lost in the details of his business was partic ularly stressed. He stated that if the manager did the work of the janitor he was worth only the jan itor’s pay. He suggested that the manager’s job was to plan his work and then work his plan. There is too much waste in getting trivial things done, according to Mr. Stockuale, and he cited the courts as an illustration. It would be in teresting to learn just exactly what the cost to all concerned is, in trivial civil cases involving a rel atively insignificant amount of money. He mentioned the “finan cial bug” which whittles down ex pense without regard to profit; the ‘bug” that has to do with records, :he fearful “bug,” the domineer ng “bug” and the buying “bug” ind the selling “bug.” At the round-up in the evening Mr. Stockdale devoted the first iart of the session to discussing :he three empty stores of Smith ield. He said they were enough to iemoralize the market. A ten per :ent surplus in cotton will demor ilize the cotton market; a ten per ;ent surplus in tobacco will do the same thing for the tobacco mar cet. A ten per cent surplus of itores will go a long way toward •uining a town. Every merchant in .own, he stated, ought to be in .. .1 .A Oil!,Air IVaiac-’P utrifPCJ Another pertinent question which le discussed was, How will Smith it*ld pay for its $120,000 worth of javing? His answer was: The Re aders. The basic thing that builds Smithfield is the retail business, md then he discussed who is in the retail business. The merchants pay •ent, therefore the landlord is in ;he retail business. The bankers landle the retail money, therefore :he bankers are in the retail bus ness and so on through the cat igory of teachers, lawyers, doctors ind others indirectly connected with the retailers. It will take >400,000 worth of retail selling to my for the paving, stated Mr. Stockdale, and he asked again the question, Who will pay for it? rhose who spend their money in Smithneld will pay. It matters not where he earns his money—it is where he spends it that counts. Dhen the speaker led up to what le considers Smithfield’s greatest ind first need, organized effort—a chamber of commerce. Colored Farmers To Meet A meeting of the colored far mers will be held here tomorrow it 1:30 o’clock in the auditorium )f the Johnston County Training School. Farm problems will be dis cussed and all colored farmers ire urged to be present. Among the speakers on the program will be 3. R. Hudson, state agent and L. E. Hall, district agent. The home jconomies agent will also be pres ?nt and make a talk. Dies As Result Auto Accident Funeral of Miss Blackman in Selma Is Largely At tended; Young Woman Held in High Esteem Selma, March 25.—One of the most largely attended funerals ! ever held in Selma was that of I Miss Leone Blackman whose trag- i ic death on Tuesday morning was j the result of an automobile acci :!ent Sunday afternoon. The funeral was conducted from the Baptist church by her pastor. Rev. C. H. Cashwell, assisted by Dr. O. P. Fitzgerald, of the Meth odist church, and Rev. A .M. Mitch ell, of the Presbyterian church. Appropriate songs were sung by a selected choir. Rev. Mr. Cashwell read a scripture lesson and paid oer a most fitting tribute. The ligh esteem in which she was held .vas evidenced by the remarks made ay pastors of three other churches n Selma. A note of sympathy was cuu vy uci pusiui ll Will )red people of town. Another beau tiful tribute was paid her and sym pathy tendered the family by the Philathea class of which she was i loyal member. Interment was made in the family burial ground lear Selma. The beautiful floral )fferings were placed on the grave >y nephews and nieces and mem sers of the Philathea class. The pallbearers were: Messrs. Joe 3’neal, Wilbur Perkins, Willian^ 3reech, Bennett Creech. Bernice ralton and E. J. Sasser. A large lumber of people from Durham, Raleigh, Goldsboro, Pine Level and Smithfield attended the funeral. Mrs. W. T. Woodard and Mrs. 1. N. Wiggs attended a meeting of he home economics department in Mrs. Jane McKimmon’s office in Raleigh last Thursday. A nutrition ipecialist from New York city lec tured, followed by a talk on land cape gardening by Mrs. W. N. lutt, of Charlotte. Mr. Denny, of Neuse, spent; Sun lay in town with relatives. Miss Lillian Blackburn, of Dur 1am, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Blackburn last weelc ;nd. Misses Sadie Fulghum, Vara Hackman, Mildred Creech and /elma Talton, who are students >f E. C. T. C., Greneville. spent he spring vacation in Selma with heir parents. Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Jernigan and Mr. D. M. Thomas, of Dunn, Mr. I. T. Jernigan, of Pine Level, Mr. Z. T. Hinton, from Wilson, and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Jernigan, of )urham, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peedin Sunday. Miss Anne Noble has returned rom a visit to Mrs. S. C. Ives in bethel. Mr. H. T. Moye, of Goldsboro, vas in the city Sunday. We regret to chronicle the ill less of Mrs. Monroe Brewer at he home of her daughter, Mrs. ,Vade Brown. Mr. R. J. Smith and daughter, Miss Zelda, and Master Billie 5mith visited in Goldsboro Sunday. Mrs. Conrad Parker, of Prlnce ,on. was the guest of Mrs. A. K Sason Monday. Mr. DeWitt Wilkinson has re turned to his home in Norfolk ifter a visit to his parents, Mr. ind Mrs. G. II. Wilkinson. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Wiggs spent I'uesday afternoon in Kenly. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Brewer, )f Princeton, and Mr. Leroy Bass, )f Rosewood, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wade Brown. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Etheridge shopped in Raleigh Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Younger spent Sunday in Raleigh with rel Mrs. R. D. Blackburn and Miss Prances Moore attended the teach es assembly in Raleigh Friday. Miss Anne Noble spent Monday n Raleigh. ('•inning Report The tabulation of the card re jorts shows there were 74,130 jales of cotton, counting round as lalf bales, ginned and to be gin led in Johnston county from the :rop of 1925 as compared with >3,187 bales for the crop of 1924. “Golden Anniversary’’ f* n, [A,tfTQCACT Rev. Dr. S. Parke.s Cadnian 'hasi peen pastor of the Central Congre gationa.1 Church in Brooklyn for 2l) years. The anniversary event was celebrated with a great ovation. President Coolidge sent congratula-1 tions. The congregation presented Dr. Cad man with a purse of $25, 000, a thousand dollars for every year of service. Baptists Hold All-Day Rally Dr. C. E. Burts Discusses Cooperative Program of Southern Baptists Baptists of the Johnston Asso- j ciation held a rally at Smithfield last Tuesday. It was an all-day meeting, with representatives from a good many of the churches and with some of the ablest speakers 1 of the denomination. The ladies of the Smithfield church served din ner. 1 his was one of a series of such rallies at central points aim ing to reach the Baptists of the entire State. The general work of the denomination was discussed, ! notably the Co-operative Program, which is the name given to gen ?ral benevolent work, including all phases of missions, education and j social service. .Dr. C. E. Maddry, ! State Corresponding Secretary of : North Carolina, presided over the meeting and discussed the work as 1 whole. Rev. W. M. Gilmore, Field Secretary for Eastern North Caro- i lina, spoke on the several specific ! objects to which Baptists contrib- | Jte. Mrs. Harris, of Raleigh, the i newly-elected corresponding sec retary of the State W. M .U. spoke on Woman’s Work. Dr. R. T. Vann ! made a telling address on Chris-! dan Education. The most notable ! speaker present was Dr. C. E. Burts, General Director of the Co operative Program for the entire Southern Baptist Convention. He liscussed the general attitude of lio .UnnWnnfiMn in I -he present world situation. North j Carolina, he said, is leading the nation in many ways. He spoke ?f the colossal sums which the State is now spending for roads and schools, and declared with ?reat emphasis that, unless we natch these outlays for material and intellectual progress by a like expenditure for spiritual advance ment, our nation will be doomed. He quoted a recent authority as saying that the most dangerous enemy of man in the future will ae insects—the most dangerous be cause they organize to fight man. Grasshoppers or locusts, by organ izing, destroy a field in a day. The aoll weevil insects by organizing threaten to destroy the greatest ,*rop of the entire South. Baptists )f the local church and of the en :ire South must organize, if they ire to hold the leadership among the denominations of the South, rhe Co-operative Program is the Unest example of organizing for a jreat end. Its aim is that all of the 3,600,000 Southern Baptists >hall give every week to all of the seven objects embraced in the world program of Southern Bap •ists. Some of those objects are larger and more expensive than others; but not one of them is more important than another, just as a man said: “My coat and vest cost more than my trousers, but my trousers are just as important as my coat and vest.” The school, the home, and the State, he said, (Turn to page four, please) Contract Is Let For Town Paving C. D. Rigsbee of Durham Makes Lowest Bid of $2.55 per Square Yard Totaling $127,847.40 The contract for the street pav in^ which includes twenty-V/hree additional blocks was let Wednes day by the town board, C. D. Rigs bee of Durham, making the low est bid and receiving the contract. The contract calls for Lake asphalt at $2.55 per square yard, which totals $127,847.40. There were sev en bidders besides Mr. Rigsbee as follows: Atlantic Bithlithic Com pany, Washington, D. C-; Noll Construction Company, Charlotte; Geo. R. Martin, Salisbury; Robt. G. Lassiter & Company, Oxford; G. L. Bobbitt, of Franklinton; F. J. McGuire, Norfolk; Simmons Construction Company, Charlotte. The bids ranged from $2.93 to $2.55 per square yard. The new paving will include the following blocks: on Second Street from the old hospital to E. G. Smith’s residence, and from the Methodist church to Mrs. F. H. Parrish’s residence; on Third Street, from the armory to R. R. Talton’s and from E. S. Abell to the city limit at S. B. John son's home; on Fourth Street, from Jo-Tex Filling station to Mrs. Lizzie Johnson’s; on Eighth Street, from the ,new hospital to Market Street; on Hancock Street, from E. G. Smith’s residence to the new hospital; on Johnston Street, from T. R. Hood's resi dence to the Baptist church; on Church Street, from E. S. Atoll’s to Mrs. W. L. Woodall's. This con tract includes curbing and side walks where not already laid. The State Highway Commission will pay its proportionate part where routes 22 and 10 follow the town pavement. Princeton Band Gives Program Princeton, March 24.—Last Sun day evening eight hundred citizens attended the Princeton band con cert in the school auditorium. There were many cars from Golds boro, Wilson, Kenly, Smithfield, Selma, Durham and all section of Johnston and Wayne counties. The band will continue these Sunday concerts in the school au ditorium about every two weeks until further notice. They will also play at many other places—on in vitations—playing at Glendale on Wednesday night, March 31, in the Glendale school auditorium, {and on Sunday April 4 at 3 p. m. in the Princeton school auditorium. One hundred members of the Ku Klux Klan in their white robes will attend this Sunday concert. IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN MARKET HOUSE Mr. W. L. Fuller, city clerk, and those who have headquarters in the Market House, are rejoicing aver improvements in the arrange ment of their office. The clerk’s of fice has been enlarged, and a high desk across the room screens the public from the private office . The space occupied by the City Market is also being renovated, with a number of beneficial changes. Partitions have been torn out, and a freer circulation of air is the result. New screens are being put up. and when the coat of paint is applied, the appear ance will be greatly improved. The Mirror IS THIS YOU?. 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 a white shirt, light colored pants, tan shoes. You were seen in front of the Wes tern Hot Spot about 7:45 p. m. yesterday evening. Miss Eva Johnson recogniz ed herself in last Tuesday’s Mirror.
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