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BMITHF1ELD NEEDS: —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modem Hotel. ■—Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. itiiJWMh Betalh Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS: County Farm Agent Better Roads Feeding Highway* Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing System More Food and Feed Crop* VOLUME 44—NO. 50 * * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 29, 1926 * •* * $2.00 PER YEAR The Situation As To Farm Relief Administration Is Up A Tree On Farm Relief Acording to Washing ton Newspaper Man “Farm Relief” is still the chief question in Congress, but it is also still a problem as to whether or not the farmers will get any relief from the government. David Lawrence in a special article to The News and Observer Saturday, presents the present status of farm legislation, which is herewith quot ed: “The administration is literally ‘Between the Devil and the Deep N Blue Sea’ with respect to farm legislation. The situation is about as awkard as could be imagined. For the truth is, one group in the Senate is interested in making a political issue over the failure of the administration to provide relief for the farmer and another group is trying to judge the various proposals on their mer it, Between the two conflicting policies the farmer is likely to get nothing at at all done in his behalf before adjournment of Congress. The extremists who claim jto be friends of the farmer, and this includes some who are vot ing for the McNary-Haugen bill, are blocking the progress of af fairs by insisting on all or noth ing. The administration has coun tered with several suggestions through Senators who want to see some kind of a start made toward handling the surplus problem. But because the original McNary Haugen plan cannot be obtained, the group sponsoring the latter plan joins with others to vote down alternative proposals. The two parties are divided. The vote on the McNary-Haugen plan showed that an almost equal num ber of Republicans voted for and voted against the bill. The Demo crats had more votes aganst than for the measure. Some of them would be disappointed to see any action taken, as they realize the campaign value of a do-nothing policy. All in Doubt. [The western Republicans had counted on the Southern Demo crats to help them, but even the Democrats could not work out a party policy. The whole trouble is that neither the Republican nor the Democratic leadership can handle the rank and file on the matter of farm legislation. Sen ators themselves are in doubt about the economic principles in volved and some go as far as to say the bills proposed may hurt the -farmer more than help him. The significant thing is that the administration realties the ser iousness of the situation in the West and would really like to do something before the end of Con gress to show good faith with the farmer. If a proposal which would go part way towards hand ling the farm surplus were to be adopted, the President would sign it. But the advocates of the Mc Nary-Haugen plan feel that any compromise means surrender of the vital principle to which they are clinging. With the sponsors of the measure it is a sincere ef fort to secure the adoption of a new method of treating agricul ture, and the organization behind the bill outside of Washington had been intensively developed. So no matter what is done in the con cluding days of Congress to vote down the proposals, they will be the subject of extended debate and will be revived the instant Con gress reconvenes. A study of the vote shows that it is by no means difficult to per suade many of those who voted down the McNary-Haugen plan tc change over if certain features of the measure can be brought out of the realm of doubt as to con stitutionality. The administration feels, on the other hand^ that time works in favor of the proposition to the bill and that as the meas ure is analyzed its defects wil become apparent. \ NUMBER TO CLOSE REACHES TWENTY-NINE Nine more business firms in Smithfield have been added to the, list of those who have agreed to close their stores each Wednesday afternoon during July and August, bringing the total to twenty-nine. The closing will begin Wednesday, June 30, and the stores are expected to close promptly at one p. m. The firms added to the list since the last issue are: J. E. Gregory & Com pan. Charles Davis. Coats Hardwere Company. The Quality Shop. Medlin Printing Company. A. G. Rabil. Jordan-Edmondson Hard ware Company. J. W. Phillips. J. R. Brogden. Pretty Wedding In Red Springs Miss Georgia Pearsall Be comes The Bride of Mr. C. W. Hearne of Greenville Red Springs, June 28.—On Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at her home on Main street, Miss Oec^rgie Pearsall was united in marriage to Mr. Closs Wightman Hearne, of Greenville. Very quietly, with only the im mediate family present, the vows were taken in the living room be fore an improvised altar of south ern smilax and shasta daisies over which shaded candles threw a gold en light. Rev. E. L. Hillman of the Methodist church, was the of ficiating minister the beautiful ring service being used. Miss Pearsall wore a he.'- ming gown of Bois de Rose georgette with trimmings of hand woven lace of contrasting color and carried a shower bouquet of val ley lilies and bride’s roses. Mr. Hearne was attended by his brother, Mr. Roy Hearne of Greenville, |who acted .as best man. After the ceremony a de licious ice course with cake was served, the color scheme gold and white, being carried out in the refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Hearne left at once for a trip through the western part of the state. Mrs. Hearne wore a costume of dark blue flat crepe with accessories of beige. They will be at home in Greenville after July 7. A beau tiful display of gifts consisting of silver, china, glass and linen at tested the esteem with which the bride and groom are held. Mrs. Hearne is the possessor of a charming personality that has en deared her to hosts of friends here and in other sections of the state where she has taught. She is a graduate of Flora Macdonald col lege and Conservatory and later pursued her musical education in New York City under Gustav Becker and is a gifted pianist. She was also a student for some time in an art school in Washington City winning a success in the painting of miniatures. Mr. Hearne is a prominent broker of Greenville and is well known and popular in business and social circles in Eastern Carolina. NOTE - Mrs. Hearne taught music in the Smithfield school last year, and made a number of friends in this city who wish her much happiness. AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me— vw TjcL MM BR “Lite wines make hevv haides.’ State And Nation News Paragraph Four Outstanding North Carolina Women Se lected — Rum Laden Steamer Captured Four outstanding North Caro lina women have beer selected be cause they have done most for the progress of women in the last fifty years along the lines of lit erature, civics, music and art to be included as the state’s repre sentatives in a sesqui-centennial booklet to be published under the auspices of the exposition. One of these women is dead—Mrs. Cor nelia Phillips Spencer—who lived at Chapel Hill for about seventy years and who, according to the late Governor Vance, was not only the brightest woirfan in North Carolina, but also the “smartest man.” The other three women are Mrs. H. R. Cotton, founder the Worth Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs; Mrs. Crosby Ad ams, who for some years has con ducted a summer school for music at Montreat; and Mrs. Rufus L. Gwynn, who is an artist of note in this state. A news dispatch from Nogales, Ariz., tells of a flood at Leon Guanajuato, Mexico, in which 1300 persons have lost their lives. The flood is receding after two weeks of torrential rains. It is estimated that probably fifteen or twenty thousand persons were rendered homeless, and that the property damage may reach thirty million pesos. A rum laden steamer was towed into port at Wilmington Satur day by the coast guard cutter Manning, and three hundred thousand dollars worth of contra band cargo was officially turned over to the collector of the port. Fourteen members of the steam ship crew were carried ashore and placed in the New Hanover coun ty jail. Four thousand seven hun dred cases of assorted Scotch and rye liquors, gin and champaign were in the vessel. The individual bonds of the men placed in jail were fixed at $10,000. An earthquake was reported on June 26 which destroyed 2,000 houses in the Island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea. Most of the is lands in the Aegean and Mediter ranean Seas appeared tc have suf fered damage in the earthquake. FAMILY REUNION All the living children of the late N. R. Mitchiner gathered at the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Parrish near Wil son’s Mills Sunday, June 27. A most enjoyable feature of the oc casion was the sumptuous dinner which was served under the large shade trees in the yard. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Mitchiner and two chil dren, Francis and Leo of Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Mitchiner and children, Nathaniel and El ton, of Norfolk, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. I). B. Oliver and children, Mildred. Sara, W. B. Jr., Doc Rand and Rudolph, of Pine Level; Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Mitchiner and children, Howard Jr., Lucy and Jim; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Parrish and chil dren, Millard, Frederick. Gilliam, Elbert, Francis, Benjamin, Byron, Mary, Harold and Eleanor Sue, of Wilson’s Mills; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wilder, of Franklinton; and Mrs. N. C. Wilson, of Wilson’s Mills Chicken Fry at Lake Those who board at Mrs. Ella Baker’s boarding house enjoyed a chicken fry at Holt Lake Friday afternoon. Those present were: Dr. W. J. Massey, H. A. Brown, Mr. Smithwick, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Champion and children, Miss Ada Flowers, Miss Leoncie Pittard, Mrs. Bessie Scher and little daugh ter, Elizabeth, and Mrs. Ella Baker. Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Smith and children, of Wilmington, were the guests of Mrs. Smith’s sister, Mrs. P. B. Stevens, of the San ders Chapel section, Sunday. ______ FIRST COTTON BLOOM The first cotton bloom rep:>rt ed at this office was brought here Friday afternoon, June 25, by Mrs. Julia Bain, of Flpufr Oaks. Mrs. Bain said that the cotton on which this bloom grew was planted on jApril 6, and is of the Wannamaker variety. They planted eight acres on the fifth and fii^jth of April and this cotton is knee-high with numbers of squares on each stalk, but the cotton that was planted later is not doing so well. It was extremely hard to ! get a good stand in the cotton that was planted late. Mrs. Bain stated that by Sunday they ! expected to have plenty of I blooms. /___< Judge Meekins To Speak At Clayton Big Independence Day Celebration Includes Athletics and Fire Works Those not able to go to Phila delphia to the Sesqui-Centennial celebration will be given a cordial welcome to celebrate the national fourth of July holiday, on Monday, July 5, in Clayton, says the pos ter invitation being sent out by Clayton citizens. Judge I. M. Meekins, of Eliz abeth City, will make a patriotic address on this occasion, the place for the speaking being on Mrs. Hunter’s lawn on Main street and the time 10:30 o’clock a. m. Mayor J. M. Turley will deliver a wel come address and will introduce the speaker. Judge Meekins has the reputation of being a splendid orator and no doubt with a pa triotic theme he will do full jus tice to the occasion. The earlier part of the after noon will be devoted to all sorts of athletic and track events. Va rious Clayton merchants are con tributing suitable prizes for each contest. Among the contests will be 440-yard dash. 220-yard dash. 100-yard dash, pole vault, obstacle race for boys and girls, potato race, sack race for girls, three legged race for girls, and bicycle race. These contests which will be held on Horne’s square, are open to all. At four o’clock a game of baseball will be staged between the Durham Independents and the Clayton Collegians. The game will be staged at Ellis field. A program of fireworks has been arranged for 'the evening. This display of fireworks will be at Ellis field begining at nine o’ clock. Admission free. An eighteen-piece Johnston county brass bpnd will furnish mu sic throughout the day and night. SIMPLE SPELLING OF TWELVE WORDS URGED Philadelphia, June 27.—(AP) — Proposal to simplify the spelling of twelve words will come before ed ucators of the country next week, it was predicted last night by Dr. J. W. Crabtree, of Washington, D. C. Dr. Crabtree is secretary of the National Educational Associa tion, which will hold its sixty fourth annual convention here, be ginning Monday. Twelve thous and teachers, many of whom have arrived, are expected to attend. The words and the proposed form of spelling are: Tho, altho, thru, thruout,’ thoro, thorofare, thoroly, program, catalog, decalog, pedagog and prolog. S. F. Kirby Gets Master’s Degree Mr. Sam F. Kirby, among oth ers in the school of agriculture, was awarded his Master’s degree at the recent commencement ex ercises at State college. Mr. Kirby who is a son of Mr. C. F. Kirby, of Selma, holds a position with the State Extension Department, having charge of the special work of permanent pastures. He was formerly county farm agent for Johnston county. Master Henry Jenkins Stokes, who has been spending some time here with his aunt, Mrs. H. P. Jenkins, returned Sunday to his home at Pinetops. All Day Meeting Of Co. H. D. Clubs State Clothing Specialist Makes Talk —Pomona Club Puts On Attractive Play About 150 members of home demonstration clubs in the county assembled here Friday in an all day meeting devoted to the study of clothing. For some months the clubs have made a special study of clothing and Friday was an ex hibition of part of the work that has been accomplished. Miss Helen N. Estabrook, state clothing spec ialist, of Raleigh, was here and made a most interesting talk in the afternoon appropriate to Ihe occasion. The keynote of her re marks was “looking ahead." She stressed the value of planning ahead when it comes to purchas ing the clothing for the family. “We buy not material but satis faction,” she said, “and it takes planning ahead to buy clothes that really satisfy." Following her talk a fashion show was put on, the models being dresses made by members of the home demonstra tion clubs from foundation pat terns made under the dfrection of the county agent. Eighteen or twenty frocks of various styles and color were shown, the good points and the defects being point ed out. Some of the ladies who wore dresses made from their foundation patterns took a part in the fashion show. The after noon session closed with an in formal discussion of the costumes and fabrics on exhibition. At the morning session the Po mona club put on a very attractive ptey lasting fifteen or twenty minutes which presented the ad vantage of line and color in dress, rhe play which was directed by VIrs. Percy Barnes was divided nto two parts. A group of tall la lies made their appearance before he clothing specialists in line and :olor, and asked what was the natter with their costumes. These •ustumes were unbecoming and wen comical, but the clothing specialist told them what the rouble was, and in a short while they, reappeared transformed in ippearance. Misses Myra and N<el ie Hill took the part of the cloth ng specialists, and Mrs. J. K. San lers, Mrs. Calvin Creech, Mrs. C. ['. Hill, and Mrs. J. E. Woodall epresented the tall ladies. Part wo presented a similar scene ex ept four short ladies found their ostumes unsatisfactory and ask 'd the advice of the clothing spec alists. These ladies were Misses Sarah Hill, Alma Creech, Mrs. Will i. Creech and Miss Kena Hill. The lines of the play were sung, i local string band furnishing the iccompaniment. Those in the band vere Messrs. Edwin Woodall, Jim Jill, Will and Calvin Creech. The May was given out of doors on ;he west side of the courthouse, rhe string band furnished music hroughout the day. The clubs turning in the best report on clothing work. were Meadow, first place, and Carter Massey, second. In the Meadow ?lub (twenty foundation patterns lave been made, forty new dresses made and ten dresses remodeled, rwo have been helped outside of the club. The Carter-Massey re port showed fifteen patterns made, thirty new dresses, five remodeled, and five helped outside the club. A most enjoyable feature of the clay was the picnic dinner served on a long table under the trees at the rear of the courthouse. An abundance of appetizing food brought by the club members was spread, and the town of Smithfield added to the menu iced bottle drinks. Quite a number of sou venirs were distributed djt the dinner hour donated by Smithfield business firms as follows: N. B. Grantham, Woodall’s Dry Goods Company, Farmers Bank and Tcrust Company, First and Citizens National Bank, The Smithfield Herald, and Medlin Printing Com pany. Besides the souvenirs giv en by local merchants measuring cups, cake spoons and spatulas from the Rumford Baking Pow der Company and small packages of Bon Ami were distributed. Miss Minnie I.ee Garrison, the Speaks Here Tomorrow Night Ex-Governor Cameron Morrison who will sp^ak at the court house tomorrow (Wednesday) night at 8:30 oYloe. at which time the cam paign for funds to erect a bronze statue on the court house square as a memorial to the Johnston County boys who died in the World War, will be formally opened. PROGRAM for Memorial Exercises WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 30 ^u*c.Riverside Serenaders Invocation . . . Chaplain A O. Moore of Salisbury Address of Welcome .... Mayor J. A. Narron Introduction of Speaker — Gen. A. J. Bowley of f’ort -Bragg Address . Ex-Gov. Cameron Morrison of North Carolina Music . . ...... Riverside Serenaders The public is cordially invited to be present at 8:30 at the court house. Recorders’ Court Has Extra Cases A few extra cases on the crim inal docket of the Recorder’s court were tried here Friday. The following cases were disposed of: Lucile Strickland, a young white woman living near Holt’s Lake was tried on a warrant charging fornication and adultery. The prosecution was pushed with vig or. W. H. Lyon, of Smithfield, as sisted the solicitor. The young woman was represented by James Raynor, of Benson. The State failed to convict. Lonnie Woolard was acquitted on a charge of driving an automo bile while under the influence of whiskey. Virgie Creech and Herman Dix on, white men of Elevation town ship, were charged with “toting” a concealed weapon. Dixon was acquitted. Creech was convicted and discharged upon payment of Ruby Lee and Ruth Royall, white young women from down Princeton way, were convicted of prostitution. They made defence against the charges and the court heard pleas by their attorney, their parents, and by Mrs. Thurs ton, the county superintendent of public welfare. Owing to their ex county home agent, was assisted during the day by a local commit tee composed of: Miss Ruth Jones, Miss Annie Lassiter, Miss Mattie Pou, Mrs. K. L. Rose, Mrs. T. J. Lassiter. Mrs. L. H. Sasser, Mrs. Champion, Mr. W. M. Gaskin and Mr. L. F. Pittman. remely youthful years, the solic tor did not exact the full meas ire of the law. The defendants vere discharged upon the payment >f cost upon the condition that hey appear in court each first ruesday to show record of good >ehavior. This order is to remain jperative until changed by the :ourt. Seth Ryals, a white man of Benson, was found guilty of re listing an officer and was sen enced to sixty days in jail to be lischarged upon the payment of :ost and a fine of $50.00. Arthur Hodges, white, of Ben ;on, was convicted of operating a ■ar while under the influence of .vhiskey and was sentenced to sixty days confinement in jail, iail sentence to be remitted upon ■he payment of costs and a fine >f $50.00. POLKS STILL DISCUSS “THE OLD WHITET ROCK” The “old white rock” is still be ing removed and folks are still suggesting ways of using it. The rock is really beautiful and could be used effectively for a good many things. One citizen suggests that the base of the proposed monu ment to the soldiers be built of this rock. Another sQggests a seat on the court yard square with a plate commemorating John Smith for whom Smithfield was named Some one else thinks the founda tion of the Woman’s club to be built soon, could be built of this rock. And still another sugges tion is to build a rock wTall at the old cemetery along First anc Church streets. The latter sugges tion seems most practical. Not onlj would such a wall add picturesque ness to this city of the dead, bul would be a protection. Williams Spends The Largest Sum E. W. Pou and Others Un opposed Spend Nothing; —Eleven Statements Filed Raleigh June 26.—Yesterday was the last of the 20 days fol lowing the June 5 primary which the law allows candidates in which to file their statements of cam paign contributions and expendi tures and today the office of the secretary of state received 11 such ! statements. I Of those filing today Solicitor Clawson L. Williams, successful in his race for the Democratic nom ination for solicitor in the fourth district, spent most. He reported expenditures totaling $1,827-69. His only contribution, the state ment said, was “about $12 adver tising by Goldsboro Argus.” Leon S. Brassfield, who defeat ed Solicitor W. F. Evans for the nomination for solicitor in the sev enth, came next with expenditures of $1,605.70. He reported contri butions totaling $679. Sam Ervin, Jr., second high man in the race for nomination for solicitor in the 16th, spent $750-85. T. J. Johnston, unsuccessful in the race in the 20th district for Democratic nomination for judge, reported total expenses of $417.81. Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle, re-nominated for Congress in the 1 ninth, spent $210. B. B. Williams, Democratic nominee for the state, | senate in the 14th, reported that he spent $60.18. The following unopposed can didates expended nothing in addi tion to filing fee: Congressman William C. Ham mer and E. W. Pou, of the sev enth and fourth districts, respect ively; Johnson J. Hays, Republi can candidate for the United States senate; Judge G. E. Midyette, Democrat, judge, third and J. T. Beaver, state senate, 30th. In the 16th judicial district, L. Spurgeon Spurling, who is oppos ed in the second primary for the Democratic nomination for solic itor by Ervin, has spent in this second primary campaign so far $125.25, his statement filed tod^iy shows.—Associated Press. MORE COTTON BLOOMS Mr. J. E. Medlin, who lives at the old Cullom place about two miles from town, showed us two red cotton blooms which were picked from his cotton field on Saturday, June 26. This is the sec ond lot of blooms brought to this office. CEMETERY DUES ARE PAST DUE The citizenship chairman of the Woman’s club, Mrs. Hal C. Hood, requests all who have plots in the cemetery to pay their dues for the upkeep of the plots, as soon as possible A competent keeper has finally been secured but in order to re tain his services the owners of the plots must pay up. State ments were sent out some time ago but the response has not been sufficient to take care of all that needs to be done. The treasurer of this fund is Mrs. L. D. Wharton, and she will be glad to receive the amounts due, at an early date. A dry spring has. lessened the amount of work that had to be done, but if the cemetery is to be kept as it should be, funds must be forthcoming. A Tantalizer There is exactly enough let ters in the line below to spell the name of a person in Smith field, and ^ 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. wnaottsroanhw Miss Minnie Lee Garrison rec ognized her name last issue.
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