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/- V, 8MITHFIELD NEEDS: —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modem Hotel. —Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. s.---s VOLUME 44—NO. 47 --- JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS: County Farm Agent Better Roads Feeding Highways Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing System More Food and Feed Crops S-- ^ $2.00 PER YEAR Mayor Fined For Speeding In City Trial In Magistrate’s Court Imposes Fine of $10 and Costs On Nar ron and Holt •'% _ A case that has created consid erable comment on the streets dur ing the past few days was that tried in the magistrate’s court of Chas. S. Broadhurst, last Tues day afternoon when Mayor John A. Narron and W N. Holt were convicted of speeding on Market street Thursday evening of last week. C. Q. Stephenson, keeper of the county jail, who swore out the warrant, stated that on Thursday evening about eight o’clock just about the time people were as sembling for the Freewill Baptist revival services held at the Far mers warehouse on Market street, two cars, one driven by Mayor Narron and the other by W. N. Holt, speeded down Market street from the depot passing each other a time or two as if racing. One car passed the other, according to Mr. Stephenson, just as they reached the crossing at Hood's corner. The fenders of the two cars ran together as they were about in front of the Capital cafe ana tne cars stopped. Eye-witnesses, who appeared as witnesses in the ease for the pros ecution were besides Mr Steph enson, J. O. Hinnant. deputy sher iff, William Lancaster, Free Will Baptist preacher, and V. J. Un derwood, local insurance agent. The warrant charged two of fences that of reckless driving and of driving while under the influ ence of liquor. The defendants put on the stand Ed F. Ward and J. H Abell. The charge of intoxication was not proved, but the defendants were found guilty of speeding and were fined $10 each and costs. ALL THINGS BEAUTIFUL All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful— The Lord God made them all. Eash little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings— He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings. The purple-headed mountain, The river running by, The morning and the sunset That lighteth up the sky. The tall trees in the greenwood, The pleasant summer sun, The ripe fruits in the garden— He made them every one. He gave us eyes to see them, And lips, that we might tell How great is God Almighty, Who hath made all things well —Cecil Frances Alexander. Hon and I>earie “You are like a peach." The maiden hung her head. “I—I’d rather be a pair,” sh( answered. The invitation cards are nov out.—The Progressive Grocer. To Prevent Worry Philosopher: “Always make ligh of your troubles.” Dead Beat: “I do. Whenever i grocer sends me a bill I burn it.1 —The Progressive Grocer. AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me— “Mr. Fode must be goin’ in < telefoam bizness. I seed one t’otl daywi d a crank to it.” Battling In Iowa ■ Smith W Brook hart .'-I'M. A National political interest has switched from Pennsylvania to Iowa whore another hot fight in June primaries is nearing a knockout for the C. 0 P senatorial nomination. Former Senator Smith W Brook hart, insurgent recently ousted through the contest of Sen. D.F Steck, (D.), is seeking to take the nomination away from the veteran, Sen ator Albert B Cummins who has been in the Senate for IS year’s. Selma Boy Wins Coveted Honor John Wesley Morgan Is Presented Silver Cup For Best Work in Physics Selma, June 17.—Dr. R. C. Parker, for many years engaged in missionary work in the Orient and at present Director of Chinese Studies and Official Translator to the Shanghai Municipal Council, Shanghai, China, gave bo Duke University in 1924 a silver cup to be used for the encouragement of scholarship in physics. The cup is of Chinese manufacture, but not of Chinese design, and contains over $75.00 worth of silver. The cup is awarded for one year to that student in the first course in physics, known as Physics I, who by the end of the academic year is judged by the department of physics to show the gravest promise as a student of physics. The award is made by a committee from the department of physics acting with the president of the university. The basis of the award is not on the absolute grade of the stu dent as determined by the mathe matical average alone, but is de termined as well by such factors as the industry of the student, his growth in power of clear reason ing, the originality of his meth ods and point of view, and his skill in experimentation. The name of the successful stu dent will be engraved on the cup, and he will be given possession, subject to certain necessary regu lations, for one year, or until a second award is made. The committee of award foi 1925-2G is as follows: Dean W. H Wannamaker, Professors C. C Hatley and W. M. Nielson. This handsome cup was award ed to John Wesley Morgan oi Selma, at the conrmencemnt a Duke, and is now in his possessioi at his father’s home on Andersoi street. Mr. Landis Brown left las Thursday to join a camping part; at Lake View. He will spend som time in Carthage before returnini home. Mr. Oscar Creech, Mrs. J. T Creech and daughter, Miss Irene Mr. and Mrs. Wade Brown an Miss Hazel and Mrs. S. R. Le attended the funeral of Mrs. Tur ner Wellons in Micro Sunday. Among those attending summe .chools from Selma arc: Prof. !s G. Woodlief dnd Hr. 0. P. .Fitz gerald. Duke University; Mrs. A R. Wilson, Misses Stella Ether idge, Mildred Perkins, and Rut Fulghum, Chapel Hill; Misses Ber tha Woodard, Lelia Straughan an Hazel Blackman, Boone; Misse Sadie Fulghum, Emma L. War and Needham Ward. Vara Black man, Wake Forest; Misses Mabe Nordan, Esther Lee and Thelm Ward, N. C. C. W. Presbyterian Services Smithfield regular worship sen ices at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sur day school 9:45. Public cordial! invited. Negro Women Are Convicted In Court Have Trial In Recorder’s Court Following Arres Made A Month Ago Polly Smith, Juliette Smith, Ella Smith and Nettie Raynor, col ored women, who were tried in Recorder’s court this week charg ed with resisting an officer, as sault w'ith deadly weapon, and for the possession of whiskey, were convicted but took an appeal to the superior court. A mon(th ago, these women were arrested by Chief C. R. Cable and Deputy Sheriff Hin nant, at which time there was a merry mix-up of brick bats, base ball bats, an axe and a razor, but after some biting and scratching the arrest was made, and the de fendants placed in jail. Employers of two of the negro cooks, Chas Davis, John A. Narron together with Mills Rose and George Ray nor, a colored relative, stood their bond for appearance in Recorder’s court and the trial came off Wed nesday. Polly Smith was convicted on three counts, possession erf whiskey, resisting an officer and assault with deadly weapon, and Judge Parker imposed a sentence of6 0 days in jail and a $100 fine. The other women were convicted of an assault with a deadly weapon and were given their choice lie tween a sixty day stay in jail or the payment of a $100 fine each. 'All of the defendants chose to jtake an appeal to superior court. Their bondsmen are Mills Rose, ,Chas. Davis, and two colored per sons, Ida Raynor and Jacob Smith. FIND A SKELETON ON FRONT STREET Wilmington, Juno 17.—Workmen engaged in excavating for an an nex to a department store on Front and Grace streets, unearthed the bones of a skeleton, believed to have been buried more than 50 I years. The bones were in such a decayed condition as to make it ’ impossible for authorities to ascer tain whether it was that of a negre or white man. ' Only a few bones, such as thos« of the legs and arms and portions ' of the skull were found. Bits ol j decayed wood found in close prox imity to the bones indicated tha1 ' ,the spot was originally used for £ burial ground, it was presumec that the bits of wood were re mains of the coffin in which the body was buried. A Winner “What do you mean by selling me such a bird?” asked the irate j customer. | “Why, was there anything j wrong?” “Wrong! It wasn’t good at all!’ I “Well, it ought to have been. I won first prize in the poultry shov 11 years in succession!”—The Pro gressive Grocer. Next Tuesday will be the long est day in the year—June 22nd— with a total of 14 hours and 2! ^ minutes. Heavy Docket In Recorder’s Court Nineteen Cases Were Dis posed Of Here Tuesday and Wednesday The Recorder’s Court in session here on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week disposed of the fol lowing cases on the criminal dock et: John B. Hudson, negjjo, was giv en sixty days on the roads as a means of paying some cost which was incurred by a trial several weeks ago. Silas Watson, negro, owed a bill of cost on an old case. *He was brought in under a capias and sen tenced to six months on the roads. Dora Smith, a negro woman of Smithfield, was given a hearing on a charge of committing an abortion on herself. 'Dhe state took a nol pros with leave and the de fendant was released from jail. The state made a failure to convict in the case of Moses Spi vey. Moses was charged with jump ing a board bill. The state took a nol pros with leave in a case charging John Hudson, white, of Benson, with selling whiskey. Oscar Mitchiner was sent to jail for eight months for possessing whiskey. From the court’s judg ment he took an appeal to the su perior court. He was required to give a $500 appearance bond. Julia Watson, a negro woman of Smithfield, was found gui|ty of possessing whiskey but judgment was suspended upon payment of Eddie Wadford, negro, near Selma, was tried for violating the prohibition laws. He was found not guilty. Rossie Smith, J. J. Parker and Cephas Parker, white, of Meadow, were convicted of an affray. Smith drew a six months road sentence and the two Parkers drew two months on the road, each. From this judgment J. J. Parker ap pealed. Golden Parker, white, of Ben son, was tried for forcible tres pass but was found not guilty. Durwood Hicks, white, of Ben son. had been out window smash ing. The court left him to take choice of thirty days in jail or the restoration of about $15 w'orth of glass. Fulton Norris and W. W. Anderson, Hicks’ accomplices, were given a similar sentence. George L. Peedin, white, of Boon Hill township, was found guilty of disposing of a Chrysler automobile on which there was a mortgage. He was fined $50 and taxed with the cost. From {this judgment the defendant took an appeal. John Scott, Lee Fort, Sport Woodard and George Whitley, ne groes of Smithfield, were convict ed of gambling and were sentenc ed to jail for a term of sixty days to be discharged upon each paying $15 and an equal division of the costs. Scott and Fort ^ook an an appeal. The state took a nol pros with leave in the case of state vs. 0. G. Hinton. Hinton was charged with fraud. In another case this defendant was charged with pos sessing and selling whiskey bul was acquitted. V: Singletary, negro of Smith field township, was stacked arounc with charges of cursing anc threatening and general disorder ly conduct. He came out with i total of twelve months on the roads. Bill Wiggs, and Little Bil Wiggs, white men residing neai Clayton, were convicted of an as sault. Big Bill was Sentenced t< go to jail for six months to be discharged upon payment of $30( and the cost. Little Bill was t( pay $25 as a fine. From this judg ment they took an appeal to the superior court. Their bond wai fixed at $500. Paul Pilkington was called anc failed. Ni si. scifa and capais wai ordered. __ ELDER COBB AT LITTLE CREEK SUN DAI Elder E. L. Cobb, of Wilson preach at Little Creek Primitiv 1 Baptist church Sunday afternoon June 20,at four o’clock. Pine Level Man Injured By Fall Mr. J. F. Kornegay Dislo cates Shoulders and Sustains Other Injury As He Fell From Build ing ! Pine Level, June 15.—A tele j phone message from Smithfield (last Friday brought the distressing news that Mr. J. F. Kornegay had fallen from a two-story building and was seriously hurt. The stage plank broke while Mr. Kornegay was building a flue and he fell to the ground several feet below. He was rushed to the Johnston County Hospital where it was found that his shoulder was dislocated and one hip in bad condition. He remained in the hospital until today when h e was able to be brought home. His friends wish him a speedy re covery. Quite a number of people from Princeton and Pine Level attended the service held at Sardis Sunday at which time the Woman’s Mis sionary Societies of these towns [organized a society at Sardis. 'They gave a short program with ;special music, after which the or ganization took place. The following students of the Pine Level school were on the honor roll for the past month: first grade, Bernice Pittman; sec ond grade, Letha Stallings; third grade, Virginia Creech; fourth grade, Ruth Styron; fifth grade, Edward Lee Pilkington; sixth grade, Martha Starling; seventh grade, Kenneth Gurley; eighth grade, Lizzie Wilkins. Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Watson entertained about thirty-five of their friends from eight until eleven o’clock. The broad lawn and grove surrounding their home was a charming place for the entertainment and a number of out door games were engaged in. Before the guests departed they were served with ice cream and cake. COLE TO AWARD ORMOND $15,000 Raleigh, June 14.—Final judg ment on the $150,000 damage suit brought by Rev. A. L. Ormond against W. B. Cole, mill owner of I Rockingham, for what is charged the wrongful death of his son, Bill i Ormond, will be handed out in the ! Wake county superior court to morrow morning, Judge Barnhill, who is presiding over that body, stated this afternoon. An agreement to be embodied into a formal judgment and sign ed when the case is called for trial tomorrow', says The News and Ob server, has been drawn in which Cole agrees to pay the father of young Ormond the sum of $15,000 costs in the case and have all the original pleadings withdrawn from the record and destroyed, marking the final chapter of litigation whicr began when Cole shot young Or mond. The Rev Ormond entered the suit for damages after Cole had been acquitted of the murder of young Ormond in the Richmond superior court last August. — As sociated Press. A Tight Position Grocer: “Yes, I need an all around boy — one who is indoors half the time and outdoors the other half." Boy: “What happens to me when you shut the door?”—The Pro gressive Grocer. Right Teacher: “Can you mention a term of respect?” The Grocer’s Son: “Cash.”—The Progressive Grocer. CONFEDERATE REUNION AT WILiMINGTON The annual reunion for the Confederate veterans of North Carolina will be held this year at Wilmington on June 21 and and 22. The county will pay the railroad fare of any of these soldiers who wish to go from Johnston county. Those plan ning to attend can get their certificates from Mr. M. L. Stancil, register of deeds. Opening Philadelphia’s Fair •^AyTOcA-gTCEtl : Even thought the late spring had prevented a completion of tha big fair grounds, national, state and city officials werd on hand to offi cially open the Sesquicentennial Exposition at Philadelphia, May 31. Photo shows Mayor Kendrick, Secretary of State Kellogg and Secre tary of Commerce Herbert Hoover opening the exercises. Need Funds For Boy Scout Work Fifty-eight Scouts in Smith field; Quota Council Ex pense Approximately $575 The Boy Scout movement has been in operation in Johnston county long enough for the citi zens to begin to realize its worth, and next week a chance will be given to any and all who apprec iate its value to show that ap preciation in dollars and cents, Johnston county as many know, is a part of the Tuscarora Coun cil, the other counties being Le noir, Wayne, Green and Duplin. W. W. Rivers is scout executive and divides his time among these counties. Mr. T. C. Young, chairman of the Johnston County Division of the Tuscarora Council, is in re ceipt of a letter from the treas urer and chairman of the finance committee stating that the finan cial condition of the council is in bad shape, particularly that part of the budget assigned to Johnston and Lenoir counties. For the past three years the cost of council expense per scout has steadily decreased and the budget for this year, that is from October 1925, to October 192G, calls for a less amount than ever, a few cents less than $10 per scout per year. This compares favorably with the scout work in this state and is considerably under the national av erage. Smithfield at present has fifty eight scouts, which will cost the council in the neighborhood of $575. Unless Smithfield is able to make a substantial remittance on her quota within the next few days and within the next three months pay the whole, according to Mr. Young’s opinion, it will be neces sary for the Tuscarora Council to discontinue operation in this city, because it does not seem quite right to call on the county of Wayne and the City of Goldsboro who have borne by far the big gest burden of the expense up tc now, to finance scout work for Smithfield boys. Th e local finance chairman wil probably announce the personne of its committee in the next issut and an effort will be made nexl week to raise Smithfield’s quot£ for Boy Scout work. AMERICAN LEGION ENJOYS FISH FRY AT HOLT LAKI "Members of the Pou-Parrisl Post of the American Legion en joyed a fish fry at Holt Lake oi Wednesday evening. A brief busi ness session was held, but the so cial feature of the occasion pre dominated. About forty were pres ent to enjoy the appetizing mem of fish, bread, pickles and lemon ade. Missionary Society To Meet The literary meeting of th Woman’s Missionary Society o the Methodist church will be hel at the church Monday afternoo at four o’clock. All the member are urged attend. * Co, Ball League Now In Prospect Game This Afternoon On Local Diamond Between Four Oaks and Smith field Negotiations are under way be tween the baseball players and fans of several towns in Johnston county for the organization of a county baseball 'league. Three teams are already organized and the managers of the three teams, Clayton, Four Oaks and Smithfield, have drawn a schedule and by laws and are looking for the i fourth team to enter with them. At present time Selma has the matter under consideration. Prac tice games are being played and the players some of them old timers, are showing good form. One interesting feature of the by-laws is the clause forbidding any of the players to receive re numeration for playing and the [clause which allows the visiting team only ten dollars for expenses. The latter clause gives the home club the return for any iniative which they might show in getting the game well attended. On Tuesday in a fast game | Smithfield defeated Four Oaks on ;the Four Oak diamond by a score ; of 7 to 4* Joe Ellington pitched for Smithfield and Joe Honeycutt received them behind the plate. Today, Friday, at four o’clock on the school grounds Smithfield will play Four Oaks again. A probable line up for today is as follows: ( Honeycutt, catcher; Ellington, i Frank Wallace, Johnson, MeCul ‘lers, pitchers; William Sanders, I first base; Tom Watson, second base; Jim Kirkman, shortstop; Ramie Davis, third base; Holland, left field; Alexander, center field; Thackston, right field; Robinson, center field; Beasley, out field. Truck to Grow for Local Market “I am doing general farming, but wish to grow some truck to sell in the nearby town, which has 18,000 population/ I want to have principally fall and winter vege tables in order that I may give most of my time in the spring I and summer to field crops. How should I proceed to have onions, cabbage, spinach, arid other vege tables ready for winter and spring 'markets? What else would you suggest that I plant? To have green onions for next winter's use, put out the sets in October, using some of the early | varieties like the Extra Early White Pearl. To have cabbage next winter, set the plants in late Aug ust or early September. Planl some snap beans about 70 to 11 ' days before the first frost usually 1 appears. This will probably be ir ' late August. Sow some rutabagi turnips in late July. Sow the reg ular varieties of turnips at sev eral different times,-beginning ii 3 August and sowing once every tw< ^ ,or three weeks until the middle o 1 October. Sow mustard, kale, an< 1 rape for greens in September.— 3 L. A. Niven, in the Progressiv [Farmer. Prisoner Makes Escape From Jail Ties Blankets Together and Lets Himself From Roof After Prizing Bars Off Window Concrete and iron bars and lock ed doors proved futile in keeping confined in the jail here Wesley Wall, a white man of Beulah town ship, who made his escape last Monday night by means of blank ets tied together. The prisoner had been placed in the hospital cell because the white quarters of the jail were crowded. A swinging door parti tioned the cell from a bath room, and some time between eleven o'clock and daybreak, Wall just lifted this door off its hinges, used it to prize the bars off the windows and got out on top of the build ing Other prisoners aided in the escape by contributing blankets to make a rope by which to let himself down with. The jailer gave the information that it seems to have been Wall’s intention to reach the office where he thought the keys were, and to let out the entire lot of prisoners. The blankets evidently were not tied together securely, for the improvised rope broke and in dications are that the escaping prisoner fell about fifteen feet to the cement walk on the rear of the courthouse. The officers say they have the man located and that at present he is nursing an injured ankle and Wall was in jail awaiting trial on several counts one of which was meat stealing. He was caught re cently in Rocky Mount and failing to give a $1600 bond was placed in jail. The officers state that he is a deserter from the National Guards but it was not known from what unit. KENLY WALLOPS STRONG MIDDLESEX TEAM, 2-1 Kenly, June 17.—Middlesex and Kenly had one of the best and hardest fought games of the sea son at Middlesex Tuesday June 15. Edgerton was on the mound for Kenly, allowing Middlesex only four hits and they were well scattered Middlesex was unable to score until the seventh inning and then only scored one run. Kenly scored in the second inning and again in the seventh. The feature of the game for Kenly was the all round good pitching of Edgerton, and also the good catching of Narron and Flowers. Another feature of the game was the good pitching of Brown for Middlesex, holding the hard hitting Kenly planters to five hits. Kenly is open to schedule games with any amateur team. Mr. H. R. Renfrow is manager of the team. VICTIM OF ACCIDENT IN IMPROVED CONDITION I. P. Ezell, of Clayton, who was seriously injured in an automobile accident Saturday, has regained consciousness and his condition is pronounced as fairly satisfactory at the Johnston county hospital where he was carried following the accident. His expenses are be ing paid, it is understood, by Geo. Wallace, of Morehead City, whose car struck Ezell’s car and inflicted ■serious injuries on Ezell. Ezell tried to cross the road in front of the Wallace car, thinking he could <?et over without being hit by it, out miscalculated. A Tantalizer There is exactly enough let ters in the line below to spell the name of a person in Smith field, and if the right one de ciphers their name and will pre sent it to The Herald office, we will present them with a com plimentary ticket to the Vic tory Theatre. You must bring copy of this paper in order to secure ticket. cshteeshtenenosrp Johnnie Creech failed to re cognize his name last issue.
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