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BMJTHFIELD NEEDS: ■—Bigger Pay Boll. —A Modern Hotel. —Renovation of Opera House. —More Paved Streets. —Chamber of Commerce. S —-r --- 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-r VOLUME 44—NO. 52 SMITHFIELD, N. C.. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY C, 192C $2.00 PER YEAR * * * * * * Methodists Plan Revivals In Co Big Tent Will Be Used At Various Points; Cam paign Starts at Selma Monday An evangelistic campaign ha? been planned for Johnston county by the Methodist ministers of the county under the direction of Rev. M. T. Plyler. presiding elder of the Raleigh district. Rev. A. J. Parker of this city, left yesterday for Lexington, Ky., where he will purchase a tent and other equip ment for use during these revival services. The campaign will start in Selma next Monday evening, and it is j expected that the tent will be up | by that time. The tent will be lo cated in the business district of the town possibly near Deans <jrug store. Rev. M. T. Plyler will be on hand at the opening service and will probably preach that eve ning. It is the plan that the Methodist ministers in the county do the preaching during this cam- i paign, but at this time it is not definite who will do the preaching at Selma. Rev. A. J. Parker and Mr. I. W. Medlin of this city will have charge ofthe music througout the campaign. After two weeks or more at Selma, the tent will be moved to some other point in the county un til five or six services have been conducted in various sections. Rev. O. P. Fitzgerald, pastor of the Methodist church in Selma, in commenting upon the evangelis tic campaign stated that the lay men’s federation would be expect ed to take an active part in these meeings. He is counting especially upon the Selma federation while the services afe held in Selma. These meetings can and will mean much to Johnston county if the Christian people join together and present a solid phalanx against the forces of evil. The leaders in this campaign invite the hearty cooperation of all churches. Here to Direct Play Miss Margaret Hendricks, of Tifton, Ga., arrived in the city on Sunday. She will direct the play, “Listen, Lady,” to be given on Tuesday, July 13, in this city un der the auspices of the B. & P. club- She comes here from Fre mont where she gave the play for a missionary society of that city. Return F,rom \lorehead City Mr. and Mrs. Will H. Lassiter, Miss Mattie Lassiter and Will II. Jr., spent last week at Morehead with Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Binning. While there they went to More head Bluffs and were delighted with this new development. They also reported unusually good luck on their fishing trips. Mr- Binning was formerly manager of Rose’s five and ten cent store here. He now owns and operates one at Morehead City. He employs four teen clerks who are kept busy with the trade of the summer vis itors to the beach. Laundry Machinery Arrives The machinery for the new laun dry, which is to be located in the brick building on Johnson Street formerly occupied by the Dalton Lee Motor company, has arrived and is being installed. Mr. W. D Tomlinson moved the boiler and other machinery from the depot to the building with his large truck. AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me— / u fSoft talk don’t alluz remedy di Champ Movie Goer The world’s long distance movit ' itteniiance champion is not a flap j par or a star worshipper as might1 '>e imagined. The title is claime* by Burt Thompson, Spencer, W va., movie fan extraordinary, whq | as never missed a show at the i ilobey Theater since 1907; almost :0 years. Johnston County Missionary Rally [Woman’s Missionary So cieties of the Methodist j Church in The County 1 to Meet at Princeton The Woman’s Missionary Con- I ference of M. E. Church. South of ’ Johnston county, will meet in i Princeton Wednesday opening at i Princeton Wednesday, July 14. op ening at 10 a. m., and closing at : will in the afternoon. Lunch will be served in the church 1 grove by the ladies of Princeton. ! Miss Daisy Davis, one of the ’ outstanding women , af Southern i Methodism, Miss Myra Ormond, , one of our newly consecrated home , missionaries. Several of the con ference officers and others will be present and discuss topics of un usual interest and vital importance to the women of Johnston county. All Methodist missionary socie ties within the county are urged to send representatives. The churches that have no missionary organization are requested to senu representatives. MRS. J. D. SPIERS, Co. Chm. MRS. Til EL HOOKS. Secretary. Attend Short Caurse Miss Gertrude King, of Prince ton, and Misses Ludie Lee, Matil da Johnson, Cora Belle Blackman, of Benson, and Inez Langston, of Bentonville, were in the city yes terday en route to Raleigh to at tend the State Short Course for women and girls. Miss King rep resented the Princeton home dem onstration club while the others represented the Meadow club. They were accompanied to Raleigh by Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, county home demonstration agent. Write For Bulletin 28 Strawberry growers who wish to know' how to control the dis ease known as strawberry leaf scorch may have a copy of techni cal bulletin 28 recently issued by the Experiment Station at State College. Catches Snail in Mouse Trap Mr. C. O. Hall had a rather un ique experience with a mouse trap one night recently. He set the trap and when he went to it the next morning found he had caught a snail. Cotton Hopper Is New Pest Now cotton has a new pest, call ed the cotton hopper, which has done much damage in some of the cotton states. Fortunately the insect has not yet begun his rav ages in North Carolina. F». Y. P. F. at Holt Lake The Senior B. Y. P. U. held their meeting Monday evening of last week at Holt Lake. The reg ular program was given in front of the boathouse, after which those present enjoyed a chicken fry. Games and other diversions made the social hour pass all too quick r Report Indicates Increase in Acreage Prom ises A Yield of 14,900, 000 Bales This Year Raleigh, July 4.—In spite of the record cotton production last year and the low prices and the heavy carry-over resulting therefrom, the latest government report indicates a 1.6 per cent increase in acreage over last year, with a average condition of 75.4 per cent of a full crop. Based on the 150 pounds average yield for the past five years, there is an even chance of making 14,000.000 bales this year, l'he normal consumpiton is reckon ed at 14,000,000 bales. Based on over 50,000 being cul tivated by the Crop Reporting Service reporters and several courses of additional data, the Morth Carolina crop average 63 jer cent of a full crop condition vhich is 14 per cent less than that •eported a year ago and 12 per •ent less that the five year aver ige. The stand is estimated at 75 >er cent and the first bloom will ippear on an average date of July 2. This means eight days later •looming and 5 per cent poorer tands than last year at this time, f the yield is equal to the five ears average of 250 pounds of lint ter acre, this year’s crop will again nake over a million bales. It is physically impossible to < orecast at this date what the , inal production will be. There are 1 oo many varying factors, like the ! leather, insect damage, labor, etc., ■ hat cannot be anticipated. North Increase Carolina’s 63 per cent condition .is he third lowest of the twenty tates of the Union growing cot on. The worse condition are to ie found near the South Carolina lorder, extending up through Cuni icrland county. Replanting has oc lurred in this area, making the :rop distinctly variable in size and legree of growth. Blooms have ieen extremely rare thus far- The lad stands are being overcome by he good germination from the late ilantings. Cultivation has been ;ood, due to the long period of irouth. The plant root system de veloped deep into the ground, which will be a decided advantage if dry weather follows the recent good leasons. Reports were received of lamage to the lately germinated seed, which appear to be dying without cause. Upon expert inves tigation, it was found that the soil moisture during the dry period was bringing the soluble fertilizer like nitrate of soda to the top of the soil, leaving a concentrated al kali too strong for the tender plants to withstand. The rains cor rected this condition by carrying it back into the soil. Considerable- criticism has been expressed by those interested in cotton production against the pub lishing of crop reports like this one. The Department of Agricul ture realizes that unless it pub lishes unbiased information of this kind that the farmers will be de prived of such information while the cotton trade will continue to use their privately collected infor mation to a greater advantage than ii me guvermueni •'-k'. were not published. Besides this, the official reports offer a sta bilizing agency which deprives the private reports from having undue influence on the prices. The June 25th acreage and con ditions, by states, is given below: Acreage compared 1926 States Virginia -- 92 N. Carolina . 101 Georgia 102.9 Florida 109.7 Missouri 82.6 Tennessee 1000 Alabama 107.0 Mississippi 107.9 Louisiana 103.9 Texas 09 Oklahoma 07.3 Arkansas 104.0 New Mexico 95.6 Arizona 110.5 California 975 All others United States 101.6 Condition June 25, 1926 62 63 70 78 80 72 78 78 73 80 78 79 80 91 99 74 75.4 See “Listen, Lady.” From A Mother’s Viewpoint shines these days in the eyes of Mrs. Byrd, yester-year was a young1 Virginia mother with hopes for her two stalwart boys, Harry and Dick. She has just returned home from the East where she witnessed the nation bestow great honors— on Dick—the younger son, who is Lieut.-Commander R. E. Byrd, the first to fly over the North Pole—carrying the Stars and Stripes ahead of all nations. Brother Harry helped in the welcome home, leaving his desk as Governor of Virginia long enough to join in. Can you imagine this mother’s pride as she saw her two boys riding down Broadway while thousands cheered the hero of the North? CLAYTON CELEBRATET 150TH BIRTHDA Y OF THE NA T10N Kidnapped Evangelist i. (A’JTOCAgTCR.) 3* ... . First picture of Mrs. Aimee Semple McPherson, the noted Evangelist, taken in a Los Angeles lospital after her kidnapping. Mrs. dcPherson was found wandering n a dazed condition near Doug as, Arizona. Should Produce Raleigh, N C., July 5.—Wiih the •oming of general rai- s, the vegv :able garden may still be made j productive and profitable. There are a number of late vegetables wliich should be planted to pro vide food for the table. “About the first thing to do. Jays Robert Schmidt, vegetable specialist at State College, “is f<• plant some snap beans at once and don’t forget to continue planting that a continuous supply 'nay be had. If there are no pole butter beans, some of the bush va rieties like the Improved Bush will produce a good crop in the late fall. Tomato plants for the late crop may be set during the first half of July. Beets and carrots, planted in July will produce a fall crop.” Vegetables i ioi. ocnmidt also suggests the planting of more sweet potatoes in Eastern Carolina. These may come from the sprouts or from vine cuttings. In taking vine cut tings, however, not more than two should be removed from each plant. Cutting more severely will reduce the, yield of the parent vine in proportion to the number of vines removed. Another important thing is to keep up cultivation. If the rains continue, grass and weeds will grow rapidly. Cultivation should be continued often enough to keep the surface broken and loose and the weeds killed out. Insects and disease work havoc in the garden during late summer, states Prof. Schmidt. A careful watch should be kept for such trouble and measures taken to con trol the garden pests before they do much damage. Renew to The Herald. Judge I. M. Meekins De livers Patriotic Address —Program Includes Atheltic Events and Fireworks Die hundred fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence will be long re membered by those who attended the celebration in Clayton yester day. Speech-making and a brass band, races and stunts, a parade and a ball game and even a pro gram of fireworks combined to make it a gala occasion that brought together a large crowd in spite of the fact that farmers are busy with their crops. The program for the day open ed with an address by Judge I. M. Meekins, of Elizabeth City, in Clayton’s* new handsome new high school auditorium. As soon as one entered the door the patriotic theme of the day was in evidence. A skillful arrangement or Ameri can flags on the spacious' rostrum was a fit setting for the patriotic speech delivered by Judge Meek ins. Mr. Dwight Barbour presided over the exercises and in his open ing remarks outlined the program for the day. Mr. J. M. Turley, the mayor of Clayton and Democratic candidate for sheriff for Johnston county, introduced the speaker for the occasion. Seldom has it been the privilege of the large audience to hear such a literary master piece as that delivered by Judge Meekins. Ilis wonderful flow of language full of classical allusions could not fail to impress those who heard him as he grew eloquent in telling of the glories of this na tion. He sfaid a pretty and flowery speech was what the committee asked for when they invited him to Clayton, and a pretty and flow cry speecn was wnat no gave nis hearers, but in addition a thought ful message. II e began his ad dress by reviewing briefly history since the landing of th Pilgrim Fathrs to the first Independence Day. Then he reviewed the ma terial achievements and military strength that has come in the years since ‘76. His statement that if all the soldiers of Europe in the world war had been com bined against the United States they would not have enough to trail Old Glory in the dust brought forth a round of applause. Our forefathers, said Judge Meekins, have laid the foundation for such a nation, but we of the present must construct the future, and the balance of his address was devoted to describing an ideal state. An ideal state is made up of ideal citizens and ideal citizens must be tolerant, independent and just- Tolerance, independence and justice are the props on which this nation rests, and the speaker elo quently explained how• tolerance means liberty of conscience, how (Turn to page five, please) Hold Elma Crew Under Big Bond Each Defendant Is Plac ed Under $10,000 Bond —Held at Wilmington Wilmington, July 3.—Each of the fourteen members of the crew of the steamer Elma, which was tow ed into port here a week ago by the United States Coast Guard Cutter Manning, with 1,426 cases of assorted liquors aboard, was bound over to the fall term of United States Court for the East ern District of North Carolina, when given a hearing before Unit ed States Commissioner Louis Goodman in federal court room here this morning. Bond was fix ed at $10,000 for each defendant, had the cook for the crew, a state witness, was not put on the stand. The testimony of three state witnesses tended to show that the Elma put into Morehead City on Friday, June 11, for supplies and water. One of the witnesses, R. H. Hill of Morehead City, said he was approached on that day by three men and asked to supply a pilot and supplies for the Elma. He secured a pilot for them, he testified, and on Saturday carried the stores on board and was di rected to one member of the crew, who was said to be the captain, to receive the pay. Mr. Hill identified this man as one of the prisoners, Joe Hansen, and stated that Han sen took him to the pilot house and paid him for the supplies. Papers found on the Elma by the boarding party from the Man ning showed that the ship was reg istered on June 3 in Boston, just before it left, as belonging to George H. Hays, of Chicago, and that the master was Hugo Schae fer. Other papers gave measure ments and descriptions of the ship which check up with the captured vessel. FERTILIZERS AND. DROUTH COMBINE TO KILL COTTON Raleigh, N. C., July 5.—In a nor mal season when spring showers Jistribute the fertilizers applied to field crops evenly throughout the soil, no trouble from the use jf easily soluble materials occurs; but in a year like this when the spring has been exceedingly dry, sapillary water seems to concen trate the fertilizers near the sur face of the soil and some damage has resulted. This is the result of a study made of cotton, dying on the Ijjp per Coastal Plain Branch Station near Tarboro, reports L. G. Willis, soil chemist for the North Caro lina Experiment Station. Mr. Wi lis states that the liberal use ot quickly available fertilizers on sandy soils has in many cases re sulted in loss of plants in the seed ling stage so. that the stand of crops is below normal. “From the evidence at hand,” says Prof. Willis, “it appears that the use of nitrate of soda, kainit and muriate of potash has been re sponsible for the greater part of the damage, while acid phosphate, sulphate of potash, cottonseed meal and fish scrap have done lit tle or no harm. An investigation | of the cause of cotton dying out at tne n.ugecomDe iarm nas suown that the trouble has been due to the concentration of soluble nitro gen in the surface soil.” Prof. Willis states that it does not seem wise to recommend less fertilizer or lower grade materials because a spring drouth, similar tu the one this year, will probably not be repeated in some years. He believes, however. that th*1 wrapping up of a heavy applica tion of fertilizer in a narrow strip directly under the seed is not safe. It might be better too, he states, to use the nitrogen as a side ap plication. Little damage Avas done in fields well supplied with organ ic matter. Better mixing of the fertilizer in the soil and a more constant effort to keep up the supply of organic matter will do much to overcome such trouble as cotton farmers have experienc ed this spring. Tom Tarheel says maybe he stays in a good humor and works hard all day because his wife knows how to cook the right kind of meals. New Spelling Champ ‘‘[AyrocACT^R)! The winner of the Nationa. Spelling Bee, held in Washington, 0. C., is pretty little 13 year old Pauline Bell of Clarkson, Ky Betty Robinson of South Bend Ind., gave her a stiff battle until the word CERISE was given Down went Betty, making th< little mountain girl the proud win ner of 2 gold medals and $1000 ii cash. Negro Supervisor Receives A Medal Local Hospital Publicly Recognizes Faithful ness of Negro Worker The colored people of the Selina Baptist Sunday school were impressed Sunday after noon when I)r. W. J. B. Orr, superintenden t of the Johnston County Hospital, appeared at their service to thank them for their co-operation in the recent campaign for the new hospital* At the close of his talk he pre sented Mrs. Laura J. A. King, the superintendent, of the negro schools, with a gold medal in recognition of her or ganized effort to raise one thousand dollars to equip the negro wards in the hospital. Engraved on one side of the medal are the words: “For faithful service in building cam paign, 192t>.” On the other sjde is the following: “Awarded Laura J. A. King by Johnston C ounty Hospital*” The super visor was completely taken by surprise and could hardly find words to express her apprecia tion for the prize. However, she wishes the hospital committee to know that she is deeplv grateful for this recognition* Taylor-Trout Players Here All This Week The Taylor Trout Associate Play ers are located here this week on the lot opposite Ragsdale’s tobac co redrying plant. This company is presenting each night this week high class plays and vaudeville. The opening play, "The NV>ble Outcast,” was received by a large and appreciative audience last night. The play was well enacted from start to finish. They are pre pared to seat over 1,000 persons. A new play every night this week. Music is furnished by the company’s orchestra. Come out and enjoy the evening. Popular ad mission prices prevail. A SURE CURE. '“I can’t sleep nights—I’ve tried everything.” “Have you tried talking to your self?” One man has been run over twice by the same auto. A sad condition. Evidently there aren’t enough pedestrians to go around any more. Dont’s For Treating Hog Cholera When treating hogs for cholera don’t inject the serum and virus into the hams, advises veterinar ians. This often forms abscesses at the point of injection. Those Tarheel farmers who wish to know' what their paid servants at State College are doing in agri cultural extension work can have a copy of the eleventh annual re port by writing for it. See “Listen, Lady.” Congress Stops Until December Oratory Flows On To The Finish But No Wild Scenes Washington, July 3.—Carrying out the program of leaders for ad journment before July 4. the Sixty ninth Congress ended its first ses sion today. At p. m. the senate adjourned sine die. A minute later the final gavel fell in the house. Although there was some last minute dickering over legislation in the senate, the wind-up was de void of those exciting and pictures que incidents which frequently mark the close of congressional sessions. Wearing a frock coat and a high hat. despite the sweltering heat, President Coolidge motored to the capitol an hour before ad journment. He went to the room reserved for him off the senate lobby and, surrounded by cabinet officials, bureau chiefs and White House officials, signed a batch of bills enacted at the last minute. While the President was so en gageu, unsuccessiui etforts were being made in the senate to get action on several proposals, among them a resolution to limit sena torial campaign funds and a re quest from the campaign funds committee for instructions to the department of justice to look into the testimony offered before it by Magistrate Frank X. O’Connor, of Philadelphia. Meanwhile, the house was in dulging in a round of political speech-making. Representative Til son, the republican leader.revTew ing the session, complimented Con gress for its accomplishments. The minority floor leader, Garrett, of Tennessee, responded that the democratic party was willing to go to the country in the fall elec tions on the record of Congress, and predicted that it would wrest congressional control from the re publicans. Speaker Longworth rounded out the session with a brief speech thanking members for the courte sies shown him. He was speaking when 3 o'clock, the prearranged ad journment hour . was reached, and it was a minute later before he gave his gavel a final bang. There was scarcely more than a quorum on the house floor and as the session ended members rose and sang a verse of the Star Spangled Banner, led by a marine trumpeter, with the crowded gal leries joining in the singing. The wife of Representative Linthickm, democrat, Maryland, at this point unfurled a large American flag and waved it from the speaker’s gallery. In the senate, during the closing moments, Senator Cameron, repub lican, Arizona, held the floor in spite of the pleading of other sen ators who wanted a vote on sever al pending proposals. He discussed the Colorado river development and the Verdi irrigation controversy, and still was talking when Vice President Dawes declared the sen ate adjourned until November 10. On that date, in advance of the December session, it will convene as a trial court to consider house impeachment charges against Fed eral Judge English, of Illinois.—• Associated Press. Farm Animals Need Salt All farm animals need salt. It whets their appetites, stimulates the digestive glands and aids in preventing digestive disturb mops. F.ven the pigs must have a supply to be most vigorous. 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. mjoarvrdinn John Herring recognized his name last issue.
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