6MITHFIELD NEEDS:
—Bigger Pay Roll.
—A Modern Hotel
—Renovation of Opera House.
—More Paved Streets.
—Chamber of Commerce.
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. 46 24 PAGES—192 COLUMNS
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 15, 1926
FOUR SECTIONS
$2.00 PER YEAR
Johnston County
Leads In Crops
Farm Forecaster Says I
Is The Banner Countj
In North Carolina
Raleigh. June 11.—“What is the
best agricultural county in North
Carolina?” is a frequent question
asked of State officials. The current
issue of the Farm Forecaster, out
yesterday, published by the Crop
Reporting Service of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, carries a ta
ble showing by counties, the value
of seventeen crops, together with
total value. This shows Johnston
county leading with these crops,
with Pitt runing it a close second,
with $11,652,569. The total value
of all these crops in the State is
computed to be $312,275,124.
Another question asked is, “What
is the best agricultural section of
the State?” This lies between Hal
ifax and Robeson counties along
the inner Coastal Belt, where the
sandy loam soil predominates.
These soils permit of early and
easy cultivation, as well as respond
to a wide variety of crops- In
speaking of this section, we have
reierence to me munej'
value of crops, rather than to liv
ing conditions.
“What is the best part of the
State for a farmer to live in?” In
dividual opinions vary on this, de
pending upon whether they want
climate, diversification of crops,
rolling country, convenience to
markets, to the seashore, etc. l^his
much is true that the greatest di
versification is found in the Pied
mont area, centering between Guil
ford and Mecklenburg counties.
While these farmers do not have
the cash returns that those in many
other sections do, we find a large
percentage of “apparent” pros
perity there. Probably the greatest
contentment is to be found on the
farms in this section of the State.
From the publication the follow
ing counties lead the State in the
total value of the crops named:
Pitt had the highest value of to
bacco, wc)'th $7,121,807 for the
1025 crop; Johnston leads with cot
ton lint worth $6.168,093i plus
seed value of $052,265; the corn
crop is largest in Robeson at $1.
560,466; Randolph has wheat worth
$537,084; the most oats, including
those cut mature for hay, worth
$209,401, are found in Union; rye
ranks first in Wilkes with $116.
198; Pasquotank finds her Irish
potatoes worth $780,947; while
sweet potatoes in Currituck,' close
by, are worth $508,752; Martin has
the most peanuts worth $1,126,078,
not including the vines for hay;
ttnhpsnn leads with field cowpeas
worth $339,543. provided the acre
age grown was picked; soy beans
lead in Iluplin with $306,493,
counting companion cropped acre
ages yielding about one-half of
what the solid planted acreage
yield; Johnston leads with small
grains cut green for hay, with a
value of $159,456; while cowpeas
for hay are found most in Pitt,
worth $33,762; soy bean hay worth
$75,704 is found in Pasquotank and
clover hay in Rowan worth $33,
762; all other hays found mostly
in Yancey county with a value of
$323,485.
This information has been call
ed for so muefi that the Depart
ment of Agriculture anticipates the
distribution of this publication into
all States and many foreign coun
tries, especially where is evidence
of so much interest in North Car
olina just now. __
AUNT ROXIE SAYS—
By Me—
hV t/C SUM » ,
“The onliest time my old mai
acts rich is when he gins’ in he
pole.”
Boomed Good Roads J
J A. Roundtree, Director Gen
»ral of the U S. Good Roads
Ass'n.. put across a program for
moro good roads at the national
convention in Los Angeles last
week which promises to make our
national highways the best in the
world.
Action OnW yatt
Parole Deferred
Governor Will Not Act On
Petition Until His Re
turn From Sesqui-Cen
tennial Exposition
Raleigh, June 13—Governor A.
W. McLean, who left last night for
Philadelphia to attend the Sesqui
Centennial Exposition, announced
before leaving the city that he
would give no consideration to the
petition for a parole for Jesse H
Wyatt until his return in about a
week. 4 &
Wyatt is serving a term of not
less than eight nor more than 18
months in the State Prison. His
parole has been recommended by
the trial judge while three mem
bers of the family of the slain man
have stated they have no objection.
Wyatt, who was then a captain
j on the Raleigh police force, shot
and killed Stephen S. Holt, Smith
field attorney, when he mistook the
car in which the latter was riding
for a whiskey runner.
LOCAL KIWANIANS RETURN
FROM .MONTREAL, CANADA
Mr. Geo. Y. Ragsdale, represent
ing the Smithfield Kiwanis Club
and Dr. A. S. Oliver, representing
.the Benson Club, returned yester
day from the international Kiwanis
meeting held at Montreal, Canada.
Tliov loft, nn FriHav. .Tune 4. tak
ing a special train for the Car
olinas and Georgia visitors at
Greensboro. En route to Montreal
a day was spent in Philadelphia
where they visited the Sestui-Cen
tennial Exposition. They went
from Philadelphia to Clayton, N.
Y., where they took a boat and
sailed down the St. Lawrence
through the Thousand Islands to
Montreal, arriving there Sunday.
They were busy in the convention
meeting until Thursday when they
'went to Quebec and spent a day
sight-seeing. Leaving Quebec they
went to Portland, Maine, and were
; guests of the Portland Kiwanis
I Club for several hours. From there
they went to Boston, spending a
half a day in that historic city.
A boat trip from Fall River car
ried them to New York city and
after a day in that great metrop
olis they found themselves headed
for North Carolina. They were
away about ten days and report a
most glorious trip during the en
tire time. The weather was de
lightfully cool and Mr. Ragsdale
states that his overcoat was com
fortable until last Sunday.
Call the Firemen
j A student nurse, inexperienced
in reading the clinical thermome
ter, was horrified when, taking the
temperature of a patient, that in
strument apparently regisered 120,
(She hurriedly dispatched a note
to the doctor, reading, “Please
come at once. Mr. Jones’ temper
ature is 120.” The doctor did nol
come, but he sent this message
1 “You hafd better send for the fire
’ engine. I can do no good.”—The
Aroganaut (San Francisco.)
Local B.&P. Club
At State Meeting
Takes Two Prizes and
Participates In Program
—Good Report
Smithfield made a good show
ing at the State Federation of
Business and Professional Women's
Club which met in Goldsboro Fri
day and Saturday of last week.
The local club won two prizes one,
a five dollar gold piece for its
members being one hundred per
cent subscribers to “The Independ
ent Woman,” the national organ
of the organization. Miss Ida Bat
I ten was chairman of “The Inde
pendent Woman” committee and
to her efforts is due the honor
which came to the Smithfield club.
Smithfield was in the district that
organized the most clubs and
therefore received a Stone Moun
tain memorial coin.
On Friday afternoon following
a barbecue luncheon served by the
Chamber of Commerce at the park,
Smithfield had a part in the
“Prankfest” put on by Miss Eu
genia Herring of Raleigh. The
stunt put on by the local club de
picted the evolution of club life.
Brief scenes showed the old time
quilting party, the Ladies Aid,
Carrie Notion militant for prohi
bition, and finally a modern ban- 1
quet meeting of a B. & P. club *
with the state president the guest ]
of honor. Miss Mary E. Wells |
impersonated Miss Kathrine Rob- ^
inson, the state president, so clev
erly that she received a round of
applause.
Smithfield was in evidence again i
at the evening session held at the <
at the evening session held at the <
Goldsboro Community Building at '
which time a varied program of i
music and readings preceded the 1
annual address of the president, i
Mrs. Jesse Coates, gave a read- i
ing, a negro sermon, which called '
forth an encore equally enjoyed. >
Eighteen members of the local club ]
were present Friday evening- i
At the Emblem Breakfast Sat- I
urday morning, a pageant was 1
used to demonstrate the meaning i
of the club pin, and Miss Ada 1
Flowers took a part in the pag- 1
eant. Only emblem wearers were ;
permitted at the breakfast which t
was presided over by Miss Paul- 1
ette Rogers of Burlington. (
Mrs. T. J. Lassiter represented t
the club at the vocational luncheon i
at the noon hour speaking briefly i
on her vocation. At this luncheon 1
various vocations were represent- \
ed including law, insurance, osteo
pathy, public welfare work, tel- 5
ephone, beauty culture and others. ]
Mrs. Lillian Rodgers, a lawyer, of (
Wilmington, presided over this; .
occasion.
The Saturday afternoon session
was featured by the election of of
ficers, which resulted as follows:
Mrs. R. B. Green, president, Hen
derson; Mrs. Clyde V. Price, first,
vice-president. Hickory; Miss Eu
genia Herring, second vice-presi
dent, Raleigh; Miss Isabel Faison,
recording secretary, Rocky
Mount; Miss Flora Leak, treasur
er, Winston-Salem; Mrs. T- J.
Lassiter, auditor. Smithfield.
Saturday evening the annual
banquet with Mrs. John Spicer,
president of the Goldsboro club, as
toastmistress, was the climax of
the two days’ session. Report
during the two days had shown a
live interest in all the clubs of the
state, a splendid prelude to the
address of Miss Emma Dot Par
tridge of New York, executive sec
retary of the National Federation,
who for an hour told of the 770
clubs in the United States, which
have as their purpose honesty of
purpose, fair goods, fair profits,
the keeping of credits, thriftiness,
boosting and helping the “other
fellow.”
Preceding Miss Partridge’s ad
dress Miss Robinson, the state
president, called the roll of each
club, and each club responded with
an appropriate song, verse or
stunt. Mrs. Clifton Beasley, pres
ident of the local club, responded
for Smithfield telling of the
growth of the club here in rhyme.
The Smithfield club has 34 mem
bers. 16 of whom are emblem
wearers. There are 34 subscribers
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Maryland boys Win in Dairy Judging
of \ ?rl llL gh ': Stanl.ly Sut‘on’ ,Arthur Dunmgan and Ralph Wake
of A^nlld „ , jf8 the ™tlouna championship cup from Secretar
Thi/e KJardin??,aS the best boy Jud^s in the U S. of Dair
contest ^England5 July "7 rePreS<!nt U' S' in the faten*U“*'
Want Two Voting
Places Boon Hill
Seventeen Hundred Reg
istered Voters and On
ly 720 Minutes In
Which To Vote
Princeton, June IX.—There are
about seventeen hundred register
ed voters on the books in Boon
Hill township, and in the Novem
ber election if much more than
half of this number wanted to vote
they could not do so. There are
anly 720 minutes in a 12 hour day,
and if the voters were to come to
the ballot boxes with their tick
ets ready marked and if they would
vote orderly without any argu
ment and delay it would be possible
to average one vote for each min
ute. From experience in past elec
tions they do not average one
vote each minute. For this reason
some of the leading citizens of
Brogden section and in Princeton
are preparing to petition the Coun
ty Board of Elections, to form
Boon Hill district No. 2, with the
voting place as Brogden school
bouse, and let this district embrace
Brogden school, Progress school
and Royal school, and whatever
territory that may be designated
ay the board of elections. As this
change would be of vast advan
tage to a large number of the
members of both political parties
it is not expected that there will
be any opposition. Then give us
the Australian ballot law which
will place the voter in such a po
sition that no person can prevent
him from voting as he washes, al
though it is possible to give him
a marked ticket before he en
ters the voting booth, he can fix
the ticket he wants—while }the
Dootn—ana can step out to me
ballot box and vote the ticket of
his choice. Any voter can accept
the dirty politician’s money and
take his ticket and go into the
booth and vote the other ticket.
In fact this very thing makes the
Australian ballot law a good one,
because a voter can accept the
bribe money from both sides and
the other side cannot tell how he
votes- This fact keeps the politic
ian from paying money for votes
under conditions that are against
him. Give us the Australian bal
lot system.
The Princeton band gave a con
cert in the school auditorium at
Pine Level Wednesday night. The
Pine Level people expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the
music and invited the band for an
other date in the future.
The Democratic primary passed
very quietly with not a word
unpleasantness throughout the
day. It would he so much more
pleasant if all elections were con
ducted so quietly £yid with suet
good order. Any good woman coulc
have attended the voting place, as
many of them did, and they woulc
not have heard any unkind word
Give us the Australian ballot sys
tern.
Dr. and Mrs. Carl V. Tyner, o
Leaksville, spent the week end it
the city with Dr. and Mrs. J. II
Fitzgerald. They were en rout<
home from the hospital associa
tion meeting which was held las
week in Wilmington.
Auto Industry Is
Now A Big Thing
Smithfield Is On Wheels
But Must Keep Rolling
—Types of The Nine Best
Cars
The automobile industry has had
a wonderful growth in the 28 years
since Mr. F. K. Broadhurst bought
the first car owned by a Smithfield
|citizen.. There are now more than
1350 in Smithfield, and if they were
all seven passenger cars, the en
tire population of the city could
take 6- ride at one time in locally
owned cars.
Johnston county citizens own
over 8600 cars at an estimated
cost of over seven million dol
lars. It would be necessary to in
crease the cotjton crop of the
; county, and Johnston is already
the banner county in the state, to
pay for our automobiles with cot
ton money alone
The Herald is presenting its
readers today an automobile edi
tion that presents an array of in
teresting facts and figures. Every-,
body is interested in automobiles.
Those who already have them know
they will never again be without
and are consequently interested in
what kind of car to buy next; and
those who haven’t a car are want
ing one and hence are studying
the automobile market with pur
chasing at some time in view. Nine
different types of automobiles are
shown up in this edition all of
which may be purchased from a
local dealer. These cars—the
Oldsmobile, Chevrolet, Star, Buick,
Hudson. Essex, Chrysler, Nash
and Ford—represent the best cars
on the market with almost end
less varieties from which to
choose. The firms selling these
nine cars in Smithfield and Johns
pany, W. Jesse Stanley, Corbett!
Motor Company, Debnam Buick
, Company, Parker Motor Company,
Holleman Motor Company, Nash
Motor Sales Company, and Hamil
ton Garage.
With the acquisition of an auto
mobile, the next question is keep
ing it up. and service stations have
sprung up like mushrooms all over
the country. Smithfield and this
section have the best when! it
i comes to serving automobile own
ers. Look at this list and try them:
E. L. Woodall, W. T. Holland, G.
W. Hathaway, Battery Service
Station, Red Star Service Co.,
Finch’s Highway Service Station,
C. E. Higgins, Selma Storage Bat
tery Co., Sinclair Oil Company.
K. R. Motor Motor Company.
It pays to keep a car in good
condition, we are told, but it is
never wise to take risks?, and a
piece of good advice is found in
the advertisement of Sam T. Hon
eycutt Company, which urges that
insurance be taken out by every
automobile owner, and take the pol
icy with them.
REVIVAL
Rev. A. T. Lassiter, Synod Evan
gelist, will hold revival services
at Progressive Presbyterian Church
June 16 to June 23. Song services
; will begin at 7:45. The Scouts have
kindly agreed to have charge of
parking all cars during the hours
iof service.
Surplus Greater
Than Anticipated
With Only One Month of
Fiscal Year Left Treas
urer Has $2,824,395.66
Raleigh, June 13.—With a state
ment* made public yesterday by
Governor A. W. McLean showing
a cash surplus of $2,824,395.66 in
the hands of the State treasurer on
May 31, a surplus in excess of $2,
000,000 for the fiscal year ending
June 30 is indicated, although it is
possible that heavy expenses of
June will bring the figure below
that point.
But there is no question at all
about the fact of a heavy surplus,
much heavier than has been antic
ipated. And while expenses will be
heavy in June, license taxes are
coming in in a good stream to ab
sorb a considerable portion of it
Cashier A. S. Carson, of the De
partment of Revenue, stated yes
terday that $276,000 has been col
lected so far this month. The
oiaj nos spciti/ an upcittinig ex
penses during the first 11 months
of the fiscal year, July 1, 1925,
through May 31, 1926, $12,084,
280.59.
The statement shows the ex
penditures during 'the months of
May were $810,617.70. and the re
ceipts $600,906.95. The excess of
expenditures over receipts sub
tracted from the cash balance of
the general fund as of May 1st
left a balance as of May 31 of
$2,824,395.66.
The highway and other special
funds showed a balance as of May
31 of $9,132,347.99. The receipts
in this account for the month
amounted to $3,404,398.69. while
the disbursements were $4,508,
556.48.
The total cash on hand was j
shown to be $12,607,200.96. This in
cluded the general fund cash, the
balance in the highway and spec
ial funds, and the outstanding war
The State debt, the State show
ed, amounted to $136,565,600, of
which $12,800,000 was current debt
in short-term obligations, while
the funded or bonded debt amount
ed to $123,765,600. This was divid
ed as follows: General fund notes,
$9,438,000; general fund bonds,
$34,328,000; highway bonds, $69.
999,000, and special school build
ing bonds, $10,000,000-—News and
Observer.
TWO VISITING SPEAKERS
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
The Baptist congregation here
had the privilege of having two vis
iting preachers speak in that
church Sunday. Rev. Charles Hall,
of Luray, Va., a boyhood friend of
the pastor, Rev. S. L. Morgan,
preached an interesting sermon at
the evening hour. He used as his
subject, “Heaven.”
xvev. . iJ. ufrtii vji. me
Baptist Seminary in Shanghai,
China, delivered a splendid dis
course at the evening service, tell
ing about the missionary enter
prise of the institution with which
he is connected. After telling par
ticularly about the work at the
Seminary, he spoke for a time upon
international relationships and
stressed the importance of a
friendly feeling between the na
tions of the world. The work of
the missionary in China, he said, is
more than teaching or preaching.
It includes interpreting America
to the Chinese. He feels that the
next twenty-five years will be vital
years in China for making China
a Christian nation.
Special Thanksgiving Service
You are cordially invited to a
special thanksgiving service to be
held at the Methodist church on
Wednesday evening, June 23, at 8
o’clock in celebration of my 78th
birthday. The service will be held
at the prayer meeting hour and
everybody is invited.
C. W. LINDSAY.
Missionary Circles To Meet
The following circles of the Bap
tist Woman’s Missionary Society
will meet Thursday afternoon at
3:30 o’clock. The Judson Circle
\\ill meet with Mrs- Lawrence
Brown; tl\e Lottie Moone with
Miss Annie Lassiter, and the
Yates with Mrs. E. C. Narron.
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Red Grange’s “Yes” Gal.
Here is the Miss—Edna Murphy
—who has been selected to play
opposite the famous red-haired—
Harold Grange— in his football
movie debut. Of course Edna will
say “yes” to Red in the final close
up.
Scout Rally Is
Great Success
Two Teams From Smith,
field, One Each F r o rr
Kenly, Selma and Ben
son Attend
Three hundred or more Boy
Scouts from all sections of Tus
corora Council gathered in Golds
boro yesterday to attend the rally
which had been planned for the
day. The program started at 11
o'clock at the fair grounds and
participating were five teams from
Kinston, three from Goldsboro, two
from Smithfield. one each 'from
Snow Hill, Kenly, Selma and Ben
son, fourteen in all
At noon they were tendered a
dinner by the local Rotary club.
Rev. J. M. Daniel, pastor of St,
Paul Methodist church, presided
aver this and the feed was declar
ed to be excellent.
Following the dinner the Scouts
put on their field day program and
this was greatly enjoyed, after
which they motored to the corner
af Ash and Centre streets from
which place they marched to the
Community Building where the
winning team, Snow Hill Troop
No. 1 was presented with the
Scout trophy for having won the
championship in the field day
events- This was the second time
the Snow Hill troop had won the
cup. Once more makes it their
permanent trophy.
The trophy was presented by
Fred M. Waters of Selma, Scout
commissioner of Tuscorora Coun
cil. Herbert Stuckey, scout execu
tive of Wilson, acted as referee at
the field meet.
The affair as a whole was great
ly enjoyed and the scouts are now
preparing for the opening of
Camp Tuscorora near Sm(ithfield
bn June 28.
MRS. VICK TURLEY DIES *
AT HOME IN CLAYTON
Mrs. Vick Turley, of Clayton,
died at her home there last night
at 7 o’clock. She is survived by
her husband and by her mother,
Mrs. Laura Barnes, of Johnston
county. She also leaves five broth
ers. She was about 46 years of
age. The funeral will be held from
White Oak Church this afternoon
at 3:30 o’clock.
LOCAL FIREMEN ATTEND
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE
Representatives of five depart
ments of 17 cities and towns oi
central North Carolina observed
firemen’s memorial day in Fay
etteville Sunday afternoon. J. Sher
wood Brockwell, of Raleigh, State
Insurance inspector, made the me
morial address at the services helt
in the new Cumberland couhtj
courthouse pointing out the debi
of gratitude owed to the firemai
who risks and often sacrifices hi:
life for his fellow citizens.
At the conclusion of the memor
ial service the Fayetteville de
partment served a luncheon fo
the visitors in the American Legioi
rooms in the courthouse.
Those representing the Smith
field fire company were Messrs
Bernice Jones and Sam Hogwood
State And Nation
News Paragraph
Congress Expects To Er
Session Soon; Droui’i
Becoming Serious; E
Rankin Hurt
Adjournment of Congress
the end of this month has bf
freely predicted by party leaders
Washington. It is doubtful whet
farm relief will be voted by
Congress, but the weather is
ting hot and the members of L
gress are rushing things throu
A paragraph in the state papi
yesterday states that falling pk
ter and threat of it seems to folk
President Coolidge. Mr. Coolid
will vacate the executive mansi
for a time next year while
roof is repaired; the First Congr
gational church which he atter
is unsafe because of falling' pk
ter; and Sunday when he attend
church services in a theatre me
piaster fell. The President a
Mrs. Coolidge however, were
hundred feet from the falli
debris.
j The greater part of North C;
’ olina was still awaiting showe
yesterday, though showers in sor
sections brought relief. Chariot
had a downpour Sunday for se
oral hours and Asheville report
a slight shower during the da
The crop condition through the ir.
mediate vicinity of the Capit.
City may become^ serious
showers do not fall soon. Sped
prayers for rain have been held
some sections of the state.
Saturday’s state papers carri
an account of an automobile acci
dent in which Dr. W. S. Rankin
director of the hospitalization .ac
tion of the Duke endowment an
former secretary of the State Boai
of Health, suffered a fracture o:
the breast bone and one rib and
severe laceration of the top of hi
head. Dr. Rankin was on his wa;
to Wrightsville Beach to deliver a
address Saturday afternoon befor
the North Carolina Hospital Aj
sociation. His car skidded, gc
from under his control and turn*
over. Mrs. Rankin and their soi
who were A’ith him were not hurt
Later news states that his injurie
will not prove serious and that h
will soon be out of the HamU
hospital where he was taken afte'
the acciddent.
A vacant spot in Statuary Ha
may be the cause of some argi
ment, according to Jonathan Da
iels writing to the News and O
server. Each state is given vor
for two statues of their great,
men in this dim hall of the i*
mortals. Some states have alrea
filled both places but North Ca
lina is among those who have c '
vacant place. It was no trouble
decide upon Zebulon B. Vance
one of the places, but an a’
of names have been presented
his companion, among them be.
Charles B. Aycock, Governor V
A. Graham, James Iredell, Willi;
Hooper, Chief Justice Willi;
Gaston, and F. M. Simmons.
Ben Dixon Machfeill in Sunda
News and Observer tells an int
esting story of silk worm culti
being tried out in Sampson cor
ty. Underwood Brothers & Pay
of Roseboro, have incorporal
themselves into a company for 1
purpose of fostering this new
dustry in North Carolina. T
year for a starter they have <
acre of worms, according to
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A Tantalizer
There i3 exactly enough let ;
ters in the line below to spe : I
the namo of a person in Smith ,
field, and if the right one di j
ciphers their name and will pr |
sent it to The Herald office, v
will present them with a coi
plimentary ticket to the Vi
tory Theatre. You must brit
copy of this paper in order
secure ticket.
jechencionchr
Miss Neta Ennis recognize d
her name in last issue.