North Carolina Newspapers

I— 8MITHFIELD NEEDS: —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modem Hotel. —Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. \ y -V JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS; County Farm Agent Better Roads Feeding Highways Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing System More Food and Feed Crops VOL. 44—NO. 26 * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1926 $2.00 PER YEAR II A. Tobacco Co-ops Begin Election Meet at County Seats April IQ To Name Electors of Board for Tri-State As i sociation Raleigh, March 31. — The first step in the election of directors to conduct the affairs of the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association for the coming year will take place on Saturday, April 10 at the coun ty seats of tobacco growing coun ties in the Carolinas and Virginia. Members of the marketing asso ciation has been called to meet at their county courthouses on that date and select the names of those to whom they will entrust the elec tion of their directors for the com ing year. The importance of electing strong directors to meet the problems of the tri-state association in its fifth and last year of operation has been urged upon the members of the association in letters mailed last week to the local and county un its of the tobacco coops in three states. As the present association holds large stocks of tobacco, val ued at millions of dollars and the present membership have consid erable financial investment both in the warehouse properties and the reserve funds of the present as sociation, they have been urged to take a very active part this year in choosing and naming the men who will direct their business at a time when their organization is undergoing the most severe attacks in its history. following the meetings of to bacco growing members of the as sociation which arc called for Ap ril 10, the names selected by the growers in open meetings will be placed upon ballots and mailed to every member of the association in the three states with instruc tions to scratch such names as the member may desire from the ballot, choosing one half of the nominees from his county for the task of elector of the new direc tor, or scratching all names if de sired and adding new names as his choice in their place. These ballots to be effective ‘musit be cast in person or by mail at the county seats on or before May 8. By this means the members will be given the opportunity of care fully choosing the electors of the new board which will this year largely determine the fate of the present association. The delegates who are elected at this meeting will meet in each of the 22 elec toral districts on May 15th to nominate the directors for the com ing year from each district. The final step in this year’s election of directors for the To bacco Growers Cooperative Asso ciation will be the big annual meeting at Raleigh which is sche duled for May 18. United States Secretary of Agriculture William Jardine has been invited to attend the annual meeting of members of i the association at Raleigh and has signified his desire to be present, j Methodist Church Sunday to be a high day at the Methodist church 11 a. m. Easter sermon by the pastor, Rev. A. J. Parker and special music by the choir. Service at night at 7:30. At the beginning of the eleven o’clock service the pastor will baptize any infants presented. At close of the service will baptize and receive candidates for church membership. The public is cordially invited. AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me— Fat crops, lean market; crops, hongry market. BOY SAVES HIMSELF FROM DROWNING IN DEEP WELL Pin© Level, March 31.—The eleven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Rae of this city had a miraculous escape Thursday afternoon when after having fallen into a well, he drew him self out. He clung to some wood attached to the curb, and when he reached ground, he was exhausted with the exertion and also with fear of drowning. No one was near when he fell in, to hear any call for help. C. W. Langston Dies At Home Substantial Citizen of Ben tonville Township; Fun eral Yesterday After noon Mr. C. W. Langston, of Ben tonville township, died at his home near Newton Grove early Wednes day morning. He had been ill for about two weeks suffering from pleurisy. During his brief illness he had been under the constant attention of physicians who con sidered his condition grave from the first. Mr. Langston was a good and substantial citizen.. He was well known here where several of his relatives live. He is survived by a widow and four small children, his mother, Mrs. Marcclline Langston, one sister, Mrs. Fred Gregory, of Newton Grove, and four brothers, Messrs. 0. B., Norman, and Conley Langston, of Johnston county, and Mr. Cowyer Langston, of Samp son county. Mr. Langston was a member of the Catholic church at Newton Grove and his remains were laid to rest in the Catholic church cem etery in that village on Thursday afternoon, April 1. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Thornton, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Westbrook and Mr. H. V. Rose, of this city, attended the funeral and burial services. IMPRESSED WITH JOHNSTON COUNTY AND FARMS “I have been enjoying your good roads,” said Dr. C. E. Burts, of Nashville, Tenn., in charge of the co-operative program of the South' er.n Baptist Convention. ‘‘North Carolina has a right to be proud of its road system,” declared the Baptist leader. “And you showed good judgment in the manner in which they have been financed. Rich Northern tourists are pay ing a goodly part of the cost of the roads through the tax on gas oline and it is right fthat they should.” Dr. Burts had just returned from Smithfield and he praised warmly the appearance of the farms and homes of old Johnston. He said he could well understand that the county is ranked agriculturally as one of the best in the country. Dr. Burts is attending a number of raillies which Dr. Charles E. Mad dry. Baptist State Secretary of missions, has arranged at differ ent places in the state.—News and Observer. OFFER UNIVERSITY EXTENSION COURSES Mrs. A. R. Wilson of Selma, will be glad to hear from any and all in the county who will be interested in taking university extension courses, one in dramatic literature conducted by Prof. Koch and one n social problems by I*rof .S. H. Hobbs. These courses give A. B. M. A. and state teachers certifi cate credit, and if there are enough n Johnston county interested, these courses will be given. The dan is to give two lessors a week for four weeks. In writing Mrs. >Vilson or the extension department it the university at Chapel Hill, state the course desired, and the most convenient time and place for attending. Herald’s “Devil” Goes To Norfolk Mr. Frank Morgan, the efficient 'devil” at The Herald office, left 'ast Tuscday night for Norfolk, Va., where he will visit his uncle. He will return to the city Sunday night. School Trucks To Stop After Today Districts With Special Tax Wishing To Pay For Trucks Will Be Consid ered by County Board Separately After today trucks which have been carrying children to the eight months schools in the county will cease to operate, inasmuch as the Northeastern Special School Tax ing District election failed to car ry some tinne ago. (The county board of education in a meet’ing held here last Tuesday in discuss ing whether school districts with a special tax would be allowed to operate trucks at the expense of the districts from their local taxes where the district was not finan cially able to operate trucks and pay tuition from the local tax, de cided to take up each district sep arately, requesting the committee men interested to be present at a meeting ot xne Doard to De neia next Monday, April 5. They are re quested to come with facts as to those that are able to pay and those that are not able to pay tuition, and each district will bo passed on separately, according to the merits of the case. At this meeting Corinth-Holders, Hales and Emit districts were con solidated into one district with a special tax rate of twenty-five cents, this being the lowest rate of any of the three districts. This consolidation means that next year a school will be operated for eight months to the end that an accredited high school may be run in this district. The board of ed ucation will be asked for four ad ditional rooms to their building. 'Ihvo new members of the board of trustees at Princeton were named at this session of the county board, namely: Dr. B. L. Aycock and Mr. Andrew Brewer. The other member of the Princeton board is Mr. A. F. Holt. A new member of the school committee in the Corinth district named at this session was Mr. C. B. Thomas, who succeeds Mr. George Phillips, who has moved from the district. An order was passed that the old school building at Princeton be sold at auction. This building has been put up at the courthouse door and offered for sale once, but no one made a bid- This time the property will be sold in Princeton, and it is understood that chief among the prospective bidders are the Methodist and Baptist churches which expect to bid joint ly. The churches need new Sun day school rooms, and are said to be interested in the old school building in order to help out this project. The county board went to Cleve land township and visited several school sites, in view of locating the new Cleveland high school. A decision was deferred until the center of population and other nec essary facts may be determined. CAR WASHED FREE Mr. Finch, proprietor of the Highway Service station of this city, in order to show you that they do the best car washing in the county, states that they are making a special introductory of fer, and will wash all cars brought to this station this week free of charge. Stickers have been placed on quite a number of cars in the city this* week bearing this an nouncement, but Mr. Finch sug gests that whether a sticker has been placed on your car or not to come anyway. Absolutely, no red tape, your car will be washed free of charge if carried to the High way Service station this week. Baptist Church ! Sunday school 9:30 a. m., the Baraca class at the same hour in j the Victory theater. Easter musi cal program at 11 a. m., with ser ! mon by the pastor, “The Power of the Resurrection.” At 4 p. m., program of Easter music under the auspices of the music depart ment of the Woman’s club, sing ers from all the churches taking part. 6:30 p. m. Intermediate B. Y. P. U. 7:30 p. m. worship and sermon by the pastor, “The Res urrection as the Key of Destiny.” Football Czar Big Bill Edwards, former Prince ton football star is now czar of the “Red” Grange, professional league, which sought his services as a guiding influence similar* t» that which Landis exerts over base ball. Country Shivers As March Departs Many Sections In Knee Deep Snow; Mercury Tumbling Chicago, March 31.—The March Lion roared a departing farewell tonight and left large sections of the country knee-deep in snow. The departing month left the Middle West, Northwest and Southwest in the icy grip of a 72 hour blizzard which was tearing Eastward in the teeth of a power ful wind. While the storm of three days' duration partly had paralyzed all forms of transportation and wire communications, caused heavy property loss and resulted directly or indirectly in upwards of a score of deaths, weather bureau fore casts indicated some relief tomor row in the form of colder weath er, gradually decreasing precipi tation and abatement of the wind. In Texas high winds accompan ied by heavy rains cut a swath through the oil fields, leaving four dead and several thousands of dol lars in damage was left. Farmers derived both benefit and damage from the storm. Agricul tural reports indicate that wheat and oats acreage might be de creased, but that fruit would be benefitted. The Easter finery display is like ly to be curtailed by the blizzard even if it subsides immediately as far as Chicago is concerned, for Milady will be forced to parade on the boulevards between banks of snow and possibly with slush un der foot, according to indications tonight. OLD ATLANTIC WHIPPED INTO FRENZY BY STORM New York, March 31—(AP) — March died on the Atlantic ocean tonight in a mighty convulsion of storm tossed waters which sent one coast guard seaman to his death, sank a dredge off the Deleware Capes and crippled two luckless freighters. After several weeks of compar ative quiet, a snow, sleet and rain freighted gale swept down from the Northeast sending inshore shipping scurrying for shelter. From mid-ocean ships’ radios stut tered messages of distress and threatened disaster. Band Concert at Erwin The Erwin concert band will open the season of Sunday con certs in the park at Erwin on Easter Sunday, April 4, at 4 o’ clock. The following program will be presented: March, Olympia Hippodrome. Greetings to Easter Morn. Waltz, Teroro Mio. Medley Overture, Living Pic tures. Cornet Duet, Call of the Sea. Sketch, A Bunch of Rosebuds. Fox Trot, Yearning. Intermezzo, The Flower Girl. Overture, The Mountebank. Characteristic Dance, Peculiar ity. Patrol, Spirit of America. March, The Conqueror. Arthur Whitley, Bandmaster. A car of hogs was shipped re cently by Gibson Brothers, far mers of Robeson county for which they received 14 cents per pound. C A RO LINA PL A Y M A K ERS HERE MONDAY, APRIL 12 The Carolina Play makers from the State university. Chapel Hill, will give a performance in Smithfield on Monday evening, April 12 at the high school au ditorium. A brand new three act play will be presented. The Playmakers have played in this c{ty once, and their program was so well received that news of their coming again will be heard with pleasant anticipa tion. They are coming to this city under the ausipces of the Business and Professional woman’s club, and the proceeds will be used to furnish a room at the Johnston county hospital. Micro School To Stage Two Plays Local Actors To Present Mock Trial and Woman less Wedding Micro, April 1.—The public is invited to Micro high school au ditorium Thursday evening, April 8, to spend an evening of real fun. There will be presented a mock trial, a one act play “Fool ing With the Wrong Man,” and a Womanless Wedding. Cast of characters for mock trial: Prof. Shacklett, presiding judge; Willie Wood, lawyer; Prof. Moser, lawyer; Ed Watson, lawyer; H. J. Corbetlt, lawyer; Walter Batten, sheriff. Miss Mary Kittrell has sued Mr. Bud Holland for damage in a breach of promise case. The jurormen will be selected from the community. The witness will be from Selma, Kenly and other places, and a good deal of excite ment created over this trial. Cast of characters for woman less wedding: Bride, Prof. Shacklett; groom, Wade Pearce; father of bride, Stradford Batten; bride’s mother, Millard Wheeler; maid of honor, Mr. Paschall; dame of honor, A. E. Fitzgerald; ringbearer, Oscar Hinnant; flower girls, W. C. Pearce and Jim Corbett; bridemaids, H. J. Corbett, Ed Watson, Algram Peele, Joe Gregory, Jim Hill, Ira Creech, Henry Talton; attendants, Clarence Wellons, Willie Wood, Hubert Smith, Spurgeon Creech, Wiley Wall, Charlie Fitzgerald, Walter Batten; officiating minis ter, Prof. Moser; soloist, Noble Hinnant; pianist, Luby Smith. NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF B. AND P. WOMEN S CLUB The nominating committee of the B. & P. Women’s club, com posed of Miss Cherry Gurley, chairman,’Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, Miss Cora Belle Ives, Miss Ruth Wil son and Miss Mary E. Wells, met Tuesday night and nominated of ficers which will be presented for election at the April meeting. The ticket nominated is as follows: president, Mrs. Clifton Beasley; vice-president, Miss Vara Sanders; recording secretary, Miss Corinna Sanders; corresponding secretary, Miss Mary Hill; treasurer, Miss Ida Batten; chairman of education committee, Miss Minnie Lee Gar rison; chairman ways and means committee, Mrs. Jesse Coates; chairman of legislative commit tee, Miss Mildred Young; chairman of membership committee, Mrs. T. J. Lassiter; chairman of research and personal committee, Miss Cherry Gurley. The last commit tee was just formed at the Febru ary meeting, and Miss Gurley was chosen by the club at that time as its chairman. These names will be voted on at the April meeting but other nominations from the floor will be in order. • |TO AUCTION CITY STONE MOUNTAIN COIN OFF 1 At the close of the illustrated lecture by Prof. A. Vermont at ' the courthouse tonight, Smith field’s Stone Mountain Memorial Coin will be auctioned off to the j highest bidder. Individuals will be j privileged to bid, but Mis. W. M. \ Sanders, chairman of the campaign in this city, is desirous that or ganizations bid also. The lecture which will be on a ‘‘Trip To France,” will start at eight o’clock. * ft Farmer Injured By Stalk Cutter Mr. Amos Alien In Hos pital With Broken Foot Cuts and Bruises Smithfield, Route 2, April 1.— Mr. Amos Allen, of Parker’s school section, is in the Johnston County Hospital. He was cutting stalks Friday and made an attempt to step down from the cutter when one of the mules became frighten ed and jumped, entangling his legs in the blades of the machine. Tlhe mules ran some distance before they were stopped, dragging Mr. Allen. One foot was badly broken and the other leg was badly cut and torn. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment- His condi tion was some better Sunday, was the report. fanciers Chapel s entire commun-1 ity was saddened Monday morning I when the news spread that Marga ret Louise Hamilton was dead. | Many did not know that she was ! sick. She was the only child of j Mr. and Mrs. (James Hamilton, j She was born June 10, 1925, and died March 28. making her life on earth nine months and eighteen I days. She was a much loved child ' and was the joy of her parents, grandparents, and relatives. Day by day the web of love grew den ser until her going left their hearts ! crushed and bleeding. Louise had | a cold but was taken violently worse Saturday morning with chok- l ing and gasping for breath. Dr. i Hooks was summoned but could not give much relief. Dr. Fitzger ald and Dr. Wilson were also sum moned, an operation was perform ed on her throat and a tube was inserted which gave a little relief, but her condition was so complicat ed that she grew worse until fif teen minutes past nine o’clock Sun Jay night her little life went out. She was buried Monday afternoon at three o’clock at Sanders Chapel cemetery. No funeral was held at the church, owing to the uncertain complications. Only a simple burial service was held by Mr. Z. L. ralton after which the little body was lowered to its last resting place. The sorrowing loved ones left the little flower covered mound with bowed heads. The grave will 3e a gentle reminder that they have i precious little flower in heaven .hat is blooming forever. Mr. Leonard Woodard of this community recently visited his old lome in Virginia. When seven feras old Mr. Woodard’s larems aiea. nis iatner was Mr. Benjamin Woodard and his mother tvas Miss Loma Hill, Mr. R. L. Hill’s sister. Mr. Leonard, with several brothers and sisters, were sent to Oxford Orphanage to be "eared but after he had been there -wo years he was taken to Guinea Mills in Buckingham County, Va., to live with two sisters, Misses Annie and Adwerth Shepherd. Miss Annie was the eldest of ten chil iren and Miss Adwerth was the youngest. Miss Annie is now 108 years old and Miss Adwerth sev enty-three. Mr. Woodard came liere on a visit when he was sev enteen years old and by the per suasion of relatives did not go back. He made this first visit back last week as a surprise to these old ladies who had written him several times begging him to go back. He slipped in the parlor and was sitting on the piano stool be fore he was discovered, and when Miss Adwerth went in to inves tigate who was their visitor, she had a puzzled look on her face on seeing the stranger, not recogniz ing him until he stood up and smil ed. Then she was overjoyed to see him and went to tell her “little sister” who is only 108 years old. who was also overjoyed at their prodigal foster child coming back. They have a nine-year-old boy that they have taken to rear which makes five boys in all they have reared and cared for. They arc wealthy old ladies. Mr. Woodard said they did all in their power lor his pleasure while there and want him to go back and live. He said he enjoyed taking the big well trained shepherd dog and roving! the fields and woods of his former plantation. He said the people there were mainly big plantation own ers and that they all joined the co-operative movement a few years health moving PICTURES IN COUNTY A two weeks program be ginning April 5, consisting of entertaining and instructive, moving pictures, suitable for the whole family, showing how to be healthier and happier will be given in as many of the public school buildings in the county as can he conveniently arrang ed. This program comes through the County Health Department in cooperation with the Bureau of Health Education, North Carolina State Board of Health. Admission free. Watch for ap pointments. C. D. Cook Gets Prize For Guess Clayton Gives $20 to Per son Guessing Nearest Amount of Cotton Gin ned in County Clayton, March 30.—Mr. C. D. Cook, of Clayton Route 2, was the successful guesser in the contest conducted by J. G. Barbour and Sons, in which a prize of twenty dollars in gold was offered to the person guessing nearest to the number of bales of cotton ginned in Johnston county from the crop of 1925. Mr. Cook’s guess was 74, 000 bales, his guess being within 136 bales of the correct number, which was 74,136, as announced by the Government’s final report made public on March 30. The contest was started on October 15 and closed on December 1st, no guesses being allowed after the final date. In all there was a total of 400 guesses registered in the contest. Selma Club Entertained Selma, March 31.—The members of the Chatterbox club were en tertained by Mrs. W. W. Hare and Mrs. J. D. Massey at the home of the former Friday afternoon at a very delightful St. Patrick’s day party. The home was tastefully decorated in keeping with the oc casion, a color scheme of green and white being used. , After the roll call and minutes of the last meeting were read, Mrs. W. B. Johnson sang “My Kil larney Rose,” accompanied by Mrs M. R. Wall at the piano. A mock “potato digging” contest followed,; with Mrs. C. E. Kornegay and j Mrs. J. W. Short tying for the ] prize. Mrs. Short drew the long- j cst straw and was presented a j prize. Tables Here then arranged for | Heart’s dice. Mrs. J. W. Short and i Mrs. O. P. Fitzgerald tied for top I score, the longest straw went to j Mrs. Fitzgerald, the prize being a I bottle of perfume. Mrs. J. C. Diehl | was awarded the booby—a jar of j mints. The guests were then invited to the dining room where a salad j course and iced tea followed by i green and white block cream and i decorated cakes were served- Each j guest was given a St. Patrick’s j favor and green and white mints j were passed. Besides the club members the' guests for the afternoon were Mes dames Hunter Price, O. P. Fitz gerald, E. G. Richardson, S. W. Armitage, and R. D. Blackburn. Pine Level Baptist Church Next Sunday is regular services at the Pine Level Baptist church, morning and evening. Subject of sermons: 11 a. m. “Christian Les sons From the Fir and Myrtle Tree;” at 7 p. m., “The De\il*s Cabinet and its Attack on Chris tianity.” The pastor will also preach at Hepzibah Baptist church at 3 p. m. Revival services will begin at the Pine Level Baptist church on the fourth Sunday night in this month, conducted by Rev. J. E. Kirk, the new pastor of the Benson Baptist church. JAS. W. ROSE, Pastor. ago. Their tenants after trying the cooperative proposition, did not like it and moved out, leaving the landlords with vast acres of land untended and they are now up against it as taxes have to be paid and nobody to work their land. Some of them are talking of mov ing from their farms until things i can be adjusted. Meadow Law And Order Club Meets J. D. Parker Chief Speak er; Mr. Marrow Discus ses Standard High School For Meadow Benson, Route 2, March 31.— The Law and Order club of Meadow held its regular meeting last Saturday night. Mr. J. D. Par ker of Smithfleld made the ad dress of the evening which was very interesting, helpful and in spiring. Everybody is urged to at tend these meetings and help to make Meadow community a mor ally clean community for boih old and young. The patrons of Meadow District Number 2 met in the Meadow high school auditorium Monday night of last week to discuss the possibil ities of making Meadow a stand ard high school next year. Mr. H. B. Marrow was present and made a talk which was helpful to the people. vve are sorry to note the illness of little Billy Parker, the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Parker, caused by burns received last Thursday when he turned a pot of hot water over on himself. We hope he will soon be well again. The entire Meadow community was shocked last Wednesday to hear of the death of little James Hudson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. I. V. Hudson. James was seriously sick only about a day. The fun eral was preached by Rev. P. A, Pridgen after which the body wa . taken to the Hood's Grove ceme tery for burial. James was a lov~ ing child with a . patient,^heerful* disposition which made everyone who knew him love him. He will be greatly missed by both relatives and neighbors. The bereaved father and mother have the sympathy of the community. Mrs. Smith, of Goldsboro, made a very interesting and helpful talk in the Meadow high school audi torium last Wednesday afternoon. COUNTRY STORE ROBBED Thieves entered the store of Mr. Russel Yelvington in the Polenta section Saturday night, according to news reaching here this week, and took ten dollars in money anti a slot machine with whatever mor ey was in the machine. The theft was discovered Sunday morning when Mr. Y'elvington went in his. store for something. A search for . clues was made and the slot ma^ chine broken was found in the; woods near a creek. V; A second attempt was made to break in the store on Monday night but Mr. Yelvington was arousf-\S and switched on the lights which caused the intruders to run. EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY BE SOUGHT FO\l JESSE WYATT Raleigh, March 29.—Form? move for the pardon or parole of Jesse Wyatt, serving eight 'to IS months for manslaughter in kill • ing by accident Stephen S. Holt, of Smithficld, June 1, 1925, ha* been made. Governor McLean will hear this petition about April 15. At that time Detective WyaHt will have served about 30 days. There wa no effort to stand in tho way of his going to the penitentiary when the Holt family declined to favo' this clemency. The Mirror IS THIS YOU? If the person who answers this description will call at Tha Herald office they will receive a free ticket to the Victory Theatre. You passed the courthouse yesterday afternoon at exactly two o’clock. You have a “boy ish bob” and you wore a gra\ and tan mixed tweed coat, a blue and orange silk scarf, gray hose and brown walking shoes. Miss Monevah Barbour, of the Polenta section, recognized herself in Tuesday’s Mirror.