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6MITHFIELD NEEDS: —Daily Meat and Milk Inspection —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modem Hotel —Renovation of Opera House. —Chamber of Commerce. f-s JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS: County Firm Agent Better Roada Feeding Highways Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing Syateaa More Food and Feed Crope S___f VOLUME 44—NO. 55 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 16, 1926 * * * $2.00 PER YEAR This Week By Donnell Wharton The world’s poorest paid news paper correspondent (With Apologies to Brisbane) Wallace, Idaho, July 13.—We have just come out o! the desolate mountain wastes of Montana into this thriving city, situated in he center of the Coeur D’Alene min ing center of Idaho. Montana, of the fifteen states that we have thus far traversed, has the poor est roads. Idaho on the other* hand has fine gravel roads, and is tak ing great strides in the construc tion of concrete roads. We came through four hundred and seventy-two miles of Mon tana on the principal highway (the Yellowstone Trail) with not more than twelve 1 miles of paved sur face, and practically all the good gravel roads constructed through the aid of the Federal government. The people in Montana say that the entire state is going into bank ruptcy. Since January first 107 banks in that state have failed. One man at Missoula, the fourth largest city, and by the way only 18,000 population, stated that 00 per cent of the firms were on the edge of bankruptcy. It was in that town that we called upon former governor Joe Dixon, a North Carolinian from near Greensboro who has in ad dition served terms as United States Senator and Representa tive. Dixon made the fatal step of following Mr. Roosevelt in 1012, thus ending his political ca reer in this state. East of Missoula we passed through Anaconda_^ind there saw the world’s highest smoke stack, the property of the Anaconda Cop per Mining company. This stack rises 587 feet from the ground, .32 feet higher than the famous Wash ington monument. One person out of every six in the state of Montana i sdependent on the Anaconda Copper Mining company. There are around 500, 000 persons in the state. This one mine alone employs more people than all the mines of Colorado, Nevada and Utah combined. I Walace is the center of thej greatest silver and lead district in' the world. It nestles between two/ great hills from whose depths onei can see where thousands of tonsj of ore have been dug. Through* the courtesy of the Wallace Press; Times I am able to get this col-A umn off. - I Our route since we came out oif the Yellowstone National Park ha** followed along that of the grea^ Northern Pacific railway- Thisf, road was run through here in tht* late sixties, in the terrif’1: race: with the Union Pacific. We fol, lowed that line through. i nsaa. At frequent intervals one‘may se>e monuments to men who paid tine price of blood in the building ojf this road. , The most pleasant town that wJ? found in Montana was named for Johrt Bozeman, killed by the Inf dians in their opposition to the coming of the white man. /Turn to page four, please) AUNT ROX1E SAYS— By Me— Fokes goes nawth wid high Mhidesi and come |!*ucks. back wid Too Boy or Girl? »b4 Several’ aristocratic mamrnas ?K*ei.»tworth-by-the-Seat N./h., ob-, l -V\l to the rough way good! ii <: vng swimming instructor han-1 Hied their daughters du/ring theii Wessons. The “male”/ instructo. turned out to be /the famou: Ailcen Higgin with aJ boyish bob. Legion Prist Is Considering Hut Committee/ Appointed At Meeting Wednesday Night TTo Make Inves tigatic/ns The P^u-Parrish Post of the America* Legion at its regular meting Wednesday evening at the courthouse, started a movement to build aJ hut as a social center for the organization. As the matter jiscussed, an offer was made to donate logs for such a building by Messrs. Bernice and Daniel Jone.*, and with the Legion men contributing the most of the la bor, / the outlay of money should be within reach of the local post. Amfong locations suggested was the /lot on Market street at the rivi>r bridge opposite the lot on whjieh the Woman’s club expects to^ercct a home. he final outcome of the discus was the appointment of a •mmittee to make a report as s eon ns possible on locations, cost, J md plans. This committee is com >osed of Messrs. Chas. H. Grady. Daniel Jones and H. T. Chapin. Besides the discussion of the (proposed hut, only routine business (was disposed of. S. S. Day, at Corinth Church Sunday School Day will he ob served at Corinth Methodist church near Holt Lake, Sunday July 18. tions will he given by the children A program of songs and recita tions will be given just after din ner. which yvill be served on the grounds. Sunday school will open as us ual at ten o’clock. Mr. H. V. Rose of Smithfield, will speak for us at 11:30 o’clock. Mr. G. D. Phillips and his home choir will furnish some good music between num bers A good sermon will be preached by the pastor, Rev. E. D. Dodd at 8:30. You are cordially invited to attend. , C- B. THOMAS, Supt. LOSS BY FIRE Mr. R. L. Ray of Selma was in the city Wednesday and told us of a fire loss which he sustained on Monday afternoon. The six room house on his farm three miles of Selma known as the George Sel lers place, was entirely destroyed by fire about four o’clock Mon day afternoon. Mr. Pilkington liv ed in the house. The fire caught from a defective flue, while can \ning was being done. As yet Mr. Ray has beep unable to find an insurance policy and it now ap pears that the house is a total loss. It would require about $2500 t o replace the house. \ Shavq Your Chickens iln dressing a spring chicken one of\ the old safety razor blades yoqir husband has discarded will be (found a great help in removing the | pin feathers and stubby fuzzy littlje feathers that seem to grow in riumber as you pick, and which resist both singing and scraping. Just \keep one on the cabinet shelf and i't will save you many a min ute.-^ Southern Farmer. Mission Meeting Splendid Success Princeton ’furnishes De lightful- Entertainment; Conference Goes T o Bens on Next Year MRS. THEL HOOKS TJ^e Johnston County Missionary Conference met in annual session Wednesday, July 14—in Princeton /and the chairman, Mrs. J. D. Spiers, was much gratified at the record attendance, there being about two hundred present despite the rain. All who attended received inspiration and renewed desire to give of themselves in prayer, serv ice and material gifts in the spreading of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to the whole world. Devotional exercises conducted by the pastor of Princeton church opened at session at ten o’clock. Rev. G. B. Perry. Tlhe scripture lesson was the 10th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, telling of the great visions of St. Peter and St. Paul. Mr. Perry welcomed the con ference in appropriate words. Mrs. Spiers responded, express ing appreciation for the welcome (from the Princeton Missionary [Auxiliary and community .She (auxiliaries in the county to come forward to he recognized by the 'conference, Princeton and Eliza beth being: the two new societies. Princeton came forward together with the ladies of their sister church, the Baptist who assisted in entertaining: the conference. The Elizabeth representatives had not arrived at this time. The following: 'visitors who had not been previous ly introduced were presented to the conference: Miss Daisy Davies of Atlanta, Ga.. a member of the Woman’s Missionary Council Board of Managers who is presenting: the Belle Bennett Memorial through out Southern Methodism; Mrs. F. B. McKinnie of Goldsboro, Con ference treasurer; Miss Myra Or mond of Oxford, Home Mission ary; Rev. M. T. Plyler of Raleigh, Presiding: Elder; Rev. Mr. Ash more of Smithfield who is doing: evangelistic work in Johnston county; Mrs. D. J. Thurston of Clayton. County Public Welfare Superintendent; Rev. E. J. Dod of Four Oaks. Every Methodist min ister in the county except one who was out of the county holding a revival, wjas present at Princeton Wednesday. Miss Vara Herring of Raleigh and Miss Helen White of Oxford both well known, were also present. After the presentation of those men and women, Miss Myra Or mond addressed the conference telling something of Scarritt Col lege and also of her future work in the home mission field. Mrs. D. J. Thurston was the next speaker, and she gave a very j interesting account of her work as welfare officer of Johnston coun ty, and presented some problems to be solved by the churches and missionary societies of all denom inations. The chairman then asked the representatives present from each auxiliary to stand in turn as she called them. Mrs. H. M. Grizzard then gave us a beautiful message in song, “Others,” very appropriate after Mrs. Thurston’s address. Announcement of committees which were to meet during the lunch hour was then made as fol lows: the nominating committee, Mrs. O. P. Fitzgerald, chairman; executive committee, Mrs. J. D. Spiers, chairman. Miss Daisy Davies was then presented and the wonderful and inspiring address which she gave was enjoyed by all. She held her audience in spellbound attention for one hour and a half, which seemed a short half hour to those present. She closed with an ap peal for funds to build a greater Scarritt—a colfege for the training of efficient leaders in Christian work. The response was gratify ing, there being nearly $500.00 subscribed. This amount being over and above that already subscribed during the past two years by all the missionary auxiliaries of John ston county. . By noon the weather had clear (Turn to page four, please) ' \ j * I Champ Hoosier Speller Betty „UoMnson, 11 years old, is the spelling champion of Indiana and is now on her way to Wash ington, D. C., for the national spelling “bee” scheduled for June 17th. Johnston Co. Man Wins Distinction Douglas Ellington Among The Leading Architects of the United States Asheville. July 12.—Douglas D. Ellinglton, sheeted by the city commissioners to design the new city building, has won high praise for his work. He has received hon ors that place him among the leaders of his profession in the United States. Mr. Ellington was originally a \Torth Carolinian. He was born in Clayton, N. C., the son of the Jaie Sheriff Ellington, of Johnston county, and was brought up in this state and Virginia. He was edu cated at Drexel Institute, at Ran iolph-Macon College, and then at ,*.he University of Pennsylvania, where he received the dergee of Bachelor of Science in architecture. He was then awarded a certificate >f the Society of Beux Arts , of Mew York. In 1911 he won the Baris prize, a three year scholar ship for study abroad, which was ;he first time this distinction had )een won by a contestant from a 'tate south of New York. He spent :brcc years in the first class of :he Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris. Here greater distinction await ed him. He won first second medal n the Godeboeuf; he won also a irst meda] on “projet” at the Ecole ies Beaux Arts, anu lTnally won :he Rougevin prize, the most cov eted trophy awarded in decorative architecture, an honor never be fore or since achieved by an Amer can. At the Paris salon of 1918 ais work won honorable mention. After his return to this country Mr. Ellington was successively in structor in architectural designs at Columbia Universiy and profes sor of architeeurc at Carnegie Tech. Pittsburgh. He held the latter post jntil a short time ago. Mr. Elling ton’s offices are in Pittsburgh and liis first work in the south was lone in Richmond, where he de signed St. Paul’s Church. Later he was asked to design the new First Baptist Church of Asheville and opened offices here. Tourists and Flags This is the season of counsel for tourists. They are growing much better than they were at first. Touring is an art, and our first essays in it were rather awk ward. But as quickly as we learn ed better, we put it into practice. As in previous years, the com plaint again arises that Americans who tour in other countries are, many of them, still unlearned in :he courtesy of the flag. It is not enough to carry the American Hag; courtesy requires that the flag of the country through which /ou are driving should also be shown. In Canada it is proper to show the British flag alongside :he Star Spangled Banner. It pre /ents the imputation of flag glaunt ng and at the same time is a del icate and much appreciated cour tesy to the inhabitants of the are responsible for tagging the whole tribe of us as ignorant of :his rule. — Dearborn Independ ent. It is easier to bj» kind to dumb animals if they ark not men. ^ --r> — Two Day Session; Recorder’s Court I _ l Absence of Local Mem bers of The Bar Attend ing Ex-Judge Horton’s' Funeral Hinders Court The Recorder’s Court this week observed a two-day session. Cases were not disposed of with the us ual dispatch, due in part to sev eral of the members of the local bar being; absent on Tuesday morn ing attending the funeral of Ex Judge J. Lloyd Horton of Ral eigh. The following cases were dis posed of during the week. Elijah Tart, white, was convict ed of a simple assault. He was dis charged upon payment of costs. John Jernigan. a white man formerly of Smithfield, Was in court under two warrants one charging house breaking, larceny, and receiving stolen property; an other charging abandonment. He was found guilty in both cases. The warrants aggregated a twelve months sentence. Jernigan is well known here as well as in other jurisdictions in the state having been a habitual law breaker for the past few years. J. W. Harris, wh\te, against whom there are charges of em bezzlement, was called and fail ed. Judgment ni si scifi and capias was ordered.* Matilda Brown and Amy Brown, negro women of Four Oaks were found guilty of an assault and committed to jail for thirty days to be discharged upon payment of $25 and costs. They both took an appeal. Julius Lee, a white man of Bentonville township, for an at tack on Eugene Langston with deadly weapon, was fined $125 and the cost of the action. He gave notice of appeal and bond was fix ed at $200. Wesley Wall, white. Elevation township, was convicted o*f jail breaking and this time he was sent to the roads to work until he can pay cost of action and make good the cost of his damage to the courthouse. G. C. Mumford, white of Prince ton, charged with embezzlement, waived preliminary examination and was bound over to Superior Court. Willie Hinnant, negro, was con victed on three counts: reckless driving, operating a car while drunk, and profane language. He was sentenced to jail for a period of sixty days, jail sentence to be suspended upon the condition that he pay a fine of $40, refrain from operating a car again within the county for a period of twelve months. Jennie Hinton, Dobbie Liles, white, from Moore’s school section, were convicted of disorderly con duct. Prayer for judgment was continued upon payment of cost Enly Boykin also white and from Moore’s school section, had a number of charges against him. The court found him guilty of dis orderly conduct and he was dis charged upon the payment of the Harvey, Pendergraft, white, charged with jail breaking was found guilty and sentenced to jail ! for thirty days to be worked on the county roads. Frank Whitly, negro, Smithfield township, was found guilty oif house breaking and remanded to jail for further hearing. The ques- ' tion of sanity will figure in this case. The Herald regrets an error [ which was made some two weeks 1 ago in the Recorder’s Court news ^ column relative to the disposition ' of a case agains Mr. John B. Hud- ' son of Benson. The report stated ‘ that Mr. Hudson was a negro, ^ whereas he is a white man. We 1 express our regrets with apologies. ' Correction Made In the final report of the Negro 1 Rural Supervisor’s report which I appeared in the last issue of the < paper, a mistake was made when < it was stated that 22 schools in- ] stead of two schools had extended the term. These schools were Wil son’s Mills and Kenly. The aver age length of school term in i months was 6 1-5 months* Johnston County Keeps Faith With Heroes Of World War Commissioners In Session Monday Clayton To Sell $10,000 Worth Additional School Bonds; Election Called In Carter’s Dis trict The Board of County Commis sioners mot in an adjourned ses sion Monday. July 12, with all of he members of the board present is follows: A. H. Morgan, L. E. Barbour, A. B. Hocutt, W. T. Lge ind J. T. Edgerton. Dr. C. C. Massey, county health ifficer, appeared before the board *nd asked for an appropriation of S9.25, which was granted for the -ase of a nero hobo, afflicted with smallpox in the town of Benson, 5aid expense bein for the pur aose of keepin said patient isolat 'd from the public- The reular re port of Dr. Massey was approved 'or record. i ne matter oi selling: additional school bonds in the town of Clay- j ;on was presented and a ten thous- j ind dollar issue was authorized. Other orders passed included the! ‘ollowing: Ordered that W. A. Massengill be ! ’aid $5.50 for work on the county I some telephone line. Oderea that the Ivanhoe Mfg. i :ompany of Smithfield township be •eleased of $85,000 valuation on he old Smithfield Cotton Mill that vas destroyed by fire, to apply on 925 taxes. Ordered that J. K. Wilson and company be paid $180.27 for lum >er Johnston and Harnett county I tridge, half of which is to be re- j unded to Johnston county by Har- j lett county. Ordered that Wilbur M. Lee be laid $595.60 for bridge lumber. Ordered /that the sheriff give mmediate notice to all persons op rating any form of slot machine n Johnston county which is pro iibited by law, that unless the use ' >f said machine is discontinued on i •r before July 20, 1926, that fcht ounty attorney be and he is here >y authorized to swear out war ants for arrest of the violators >f the law. Any and all persons vho know of any one operating a lot machine in Johnston county1 re requested to report same to he sheriff at once, he county board of education, a pecial election was ordered for i barter’s school district, Boon Hill dumber ? of Johnston county. * Presbyterian Services Smithfield Sunday at eleven a.! a. Sunday school at ten a. m. No j light serViice. * V . » r \ ‘r0r~ —miir— "T .. i~g. "• -JK f** County Commissioners Donate Entire Amount Needed To Erect Bronze Memorial Johnston county has kept faith with those men who made the su preme sacrifice in the world war, The American Legion undertook to conduct the drive for funds for this most worthy purpose and when a representative of that organiza tion, Mr. D. Carlton Stephenson, presented the matter to the Board of County Commissioners. that honorable board feeling that it was a patriotic duty of the county to erect a suitable monument to those fallen heroes, they did the mag nanimous thing and decided to furnish the entir eamount needed. This gives the whole county a part in erecting the memorial The board took this action late Monday afternoon at an adjourned session. The only provision at tached to the action was that funds already contributed by in dividuals be returned. The Memorial will be in the form of a bronze statue feet high on a fi1/^ foot gray marble base. On it will be inscribed the names of all the men of Johnston county wrho gave their lives in the world war. It will be placed on the courthouse square and will be ready to be unveiled on next No vember 11th. The action of the board in pro viding the funds for commemorat ing the memory of those who laid down their lives to make democ racy safe is being commended on all sides. Jl'RY LIST CRIMINAL TERM OP SUPERIOR COURT B. D. Dixon, Pleasant Grove; J. VV. Thorn, Selma, Clyde Evans, Boon Hill, S. P. Wood, Selma; C. L. Sanders. Cleveland; J. C. Holmes, Banner; Ashley Johnson, Ingrams; H. D. Stevens, Elevation; 5. A. Wellons, Boon Hill; E. W. Underhill, Selma; Isham Holland, Bmithfied; Melvin Eason, Oneals; I. H. Coletrain, Smithfield; E. N. Clifton, Baner; G. L. Scott, Selma; lesse D. Thompson, Boon Hill; G. IV. Wood, Ingrams; P. B. Stevens, Smithfield; R. K. Daughtry. Boon Hill; H. B. Wrenn, Cleveland; J. 1. Braswell, Boon Hill; W. C. Wil ton, Wison's Mills; Wado Lee, Hneas; R. A. Crocker, Oneals; J. C. Lassiter, Smithfield; John W. Brady. Boon Hill; R. A. Pleasant Banner; A, H, Phillips, Banner; L. H. MeLamb, Banner; Jesse B. Creech, Oneals; P. J. Morgan, Meadow; Waverly Jones, Pine Lev :"U J. W. Blackman, Selma; Dew ?y Boykin, Oneals; C. Ham John son, Elevation; „W. N. » Creech; NewHudson-Belk Store Now Open Manager Is Well Please 1 With Opening Day; 35 Clerks {Wait O n Stream of Customer A corps of 35 clerks manned the ] Hudson-Belk stores here yesterday i when they opened in this city i their 42nd store in North Carolina,' . South Carolina and Virginia. Be* * sides the regular clerks, nine train- ."V ed salesmen and salesladies from ? Raleigh were here to help w !h ^ the opening.* These were Mrs. -J Fannie Parker, Misses Bes-Ui-«£ Johnson, Blanch F.ord-, Floy Blank- f. wood, Messrs. K. G. Hudson, W. .7. » Hudson, L. E. Long. C. D Rhode?: *1 and R H Allen. The regular force at present includes Mr. Marvin \ Sasser, manager; Mr. A. G. Allen, assistant manager; Mr. Herman ’ Todd of Wilson’s Mills; Mrs. Etta Whitley, of the Yelvington Gr we section; Miss Lillie Snipes of Wil son’s Mills; Miss Sarah Faircloth^ ^ of the Hopewell section; Miss Nell Meacham. Mrs. Allen Lee and Miss Martha Pittman. This firm which is occupying both the lower and upper floors of the spacious double store on Mar ket street recently remodeled fore, their use, also purchased last week A the stock of goods of the WpodMi— Dry Goods company, and yest. r- . flay saw both stores offering un usually low bargains. They expect to close the Woodall store after ten1 ** ncii me uuors oi nom estaoiian mPnts opened yesterday morning: at nine o'clock, ftfty or more cus tomers were waiting: at th£ and throughout the H&y hundre I4-A streamed in and out of the store-. The manager Mr. Sasser, states that they are well pleased with their opening in Smithfield, arjb-*. they expect next Saturday to l>e another record sales day, when they will have a brass band on hand to boost things along. Death Little Bettie Lon Worley 9 As the evening shadows drew to a close Thursday afternoon, June 24, so folowed the sweet life precious little Bettie Lou, the laughter of Mr. and Mrs. George * Worley of Massey Chapel. ' ^ It was so hard to give her up.P 5he had just reached the age off sweetness and beauty being only: years old. But God in His hi inite wisdom who doeth all thing] veil, called her to Him, and 3of )oor aching hearts with a void ti j 1 lever can be filled. ^ She had only been sick a few| lays, first being taken with a ;hroat trouble and later leaking! leart, which quickly caused he:l; ieath. The funeral was preached at th lome Friday afternoon by Re Wr. Jones, pastor of the Pine LW ;1 Holiness Church, after wh he little body was brought to Watson cemetery near town z juietly laid to rest,,,beneathK nound of beauitfu) flowers, in 1 >resence of many sorrowing rei itives and friends. )! could we but see her now, rhat precious baby face, With eyes so sweet and tender Vs she loked into our face. Vn Aunt, OMEGA WATSON. > Turkey Lays 63 Eggs Mr. J. L. Stafford who lives on - 5mith/ield, route 2.^ was in town len he has that has laid 63 eg ince some time in March and he meantime has hatched a brc • >f turkeys. The turkey is carry!, line young turks now and, is If, ng again. fr :lU A Tantalizer There is exactly enough let- j n. • * ters in the line below to sp« ’i ^ the name of a person in Smit^eJ field, and if the right one d ciphers their name and 'will pi sent it to The Herald office, si will present them with a con: plimentary ticket to the Vk tory Theatre You must brin copy of this paper In order \ secure ticket. ^ % bigwirpjg Sam Hodge? b\ name laat
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