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Mr. Tobacco Farmer: Smithfield’s Three Warehouses Will Open Tuesday Sept. 7th S SMITHFIELD NEEDS: Daily Meat and Milk Inspection —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modern Hotel —Renovation of Opera House. —Chamber of Commerce. V- . . r VOLUME 44—NO. 67 Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper-Established 1882 * X * SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MOANING, AUGUST 27, 1926 * * * JOHNSTON COUNTY NBBDSt County Farm Afent Better Roade Feedinf Hlfhvayn Equal Opportunity (or Eyery School Child Better Marketlnf Syateia More Food and Feed Crops $2.00 PER YEAR Thrifty Farmers Commits Suicide L. V. Langdon Ends Hia Own Life With Shot Gun Monday Evening The Smith School communi ty was shocked Monday eve ning when it was learned that iMr. L. V. Langdon, a pros perous farmer of that section, had shot and lulled himself. According to a statement of his wife he had been threatening to take his own life for several days before the tragic deed was ac complished. It is said he dressed himself three times on Saturday and led those in the home to be lieve that he was going to kill himself with a razor. His family did not pay any attetion to his threats not believing that he would actually do himself any harm. On Monday evening around 8 o’clock he got his rifle and threat ened members of the family. They left home all except the youngest child who was asleep, and after going some distance they heard a gun fire. They were afraid to go back and went to a neighbor’s for help. The neighbors came to Smith field for the sheriff, and it was the officers who found the dead body of Mr. Langdon, on a tobacco truck some little distance from the house. The reason assigned for the act is worry over the fact that he had deeded his farm to his wife sev eral years ago after joining the cooperative association, and that recently he had endeavored to get it back in his own name, but his wife refused to relinquish the deed. An unusually good crop is said to be growing on the place this year. The deceased besides his wife leaves seven children, Mrs. Connie Stuckey of Goldsboro, Violet, Vel ma. Stella, Louise, Willard and Gilbert. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the home and inter ment was made in the Langdon family graveyard. Celebrating the last half-holiday of the season, Mr. Charles Davis with his entire force of employees, their families, and a few friends invited by the employees, spent a most enjoyable afternoon at Cres cent Lake near Goldsboro last Wednesday. They found that “the water was fine” and most of the party went in bathing. After an hour or two of this invigorating sport all were able to do full jus tice to the delicious barbecue feast which had been prepared for Those present on this occasion were Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Narron and sons. Alvin and Clinton, Mr. and Mrs. Raiford Oliver and son, Mrs. Clifton Beasley, Miss Ruth Brown, .Miss Bettie Straughn, Mr. Bernard Davis, of Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Easley, Mrs. Howard Rad ford, with children, Rose and How ard, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davtis with their house guest, Miss Bettie Ward of Baltimore. During the summer, in accord ance with an agreement made with the other merchants of the town, the Davis stores have been closed every Wednesday afternoon. From now on. with the usual busy fall season at hand, the stores will be open all day every day in the week. “In other words,” butted in the smart student, “the more one sits, the less one can stand.” AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me— De lawyas don tuk de bacco and gin de farmers de co-wbop. Discovers Nebraska Oil ! 1 MOCASTg^l ! After hope had almost vanished, | oil has been struck at Campbell,. ' Nebraska. Here is shown the first paying well in the state. The golden flood was located by the new invention of A. J. P. Bertschy (lower photo) of Omaha. The de vice has proven a scientific V arvel. Negro Child Dies From Poisoning ThreeOthers Sick After Eating Spoiled Canned Goods While Playing Cooking News reached here Saturday that a negro family at Pine Level had been poisoned and one was dead, hut the facts were not verified un til Tuesday. It seems that four children of Dan Taylor, colored of Pine Level, were playing “cooking and eating” last Thursday after noon and found some spoiled can ned goods that had been thrown away, 'l'hey all ate of the spoiled food, hut signs of sickness were not apparent until the net morn ing. When the parents discovered that something was wrong, tlie children were past speaking and could not tell what was the trouble. One child, a year or two old, died in a short time and it was feared for a while that the other three would die. The last report stated that they were improving and |would likely recover. A GOLDEN RULE Don’t knock when a brother has had a downfall, Don’t knock when he makes a mis take; You know not how soon you your self may fall, Or a far worse error make. Don’t judge when you feel a sister has sinned Of how great her sin may be, For you yourself may have also have sinned, Your own sins you may fail to see. Don’t listen to tales of slanderous tongues, For many in this take delight; You know not how soon they may lie about you, Then to you it won’t seem quitlp so right. Don’t tell all the scandals you daily will hear—■ Too many mouths have told them before, And when they reach you they are nothing but lies— Don’t add to the tale your “one mofe.” Don’t think no one else could be right in his views, Just because you with them don’t agree; Stop and reason that they, too, could be in the right And much in the wrong you could be. Don’t think that you’re better than' anyone else, Don’t try all their failings to find;j Remember, if others should do this to you, You would think that they wei^ more than unkind. /Don’t pick and don’t knock, donft Test Case Of The Turlington Aci Sam Penny Case Will De termine Whether It I: Unlawful To Make am Sell Cider The Recorder’s? Court was ii session here on Tuesday, Augus 24. and again on Thursday, Aug ust 26. It is also in session agaii today. There were only two case disposed of in this court last week due to the fact that the superio court was in session here workinj both day and night in an effort t< reduce the large number of case: on the criminal docket of tha court. Solicitor W. II. Massey state< here yesterday that the crimina docket of the recorder’s court ha« grown by leaps and bounds during the brief recess this court tool during last week, and in additior to the regular day next Tuesday I the recorder’s court will again b< j session here on Thursday, Sep tember 2nd. A case of some importance whicl the court is expected to dispose of during this week is that oi State vs. Sam Penny. It will be remembered that Sam is the man according to the allegations con nected with the case, who sold Gaston Roberts the cider on a re cent Sunday which threw him into a drunken frenzy, causing him to assault his wife in a very severe manner. The main point in inter est in Sam Penny’s case is a test of the Turlington act as it applies to the manufacture and sale of ci der. It is reported from the court circles here that no case based on the right to make and sell cider has ever been before the court for trial since the passage of this law in 1U23. The defendant, Sam Penny, is represented by W. H. Lyon, of Smithfield and James Raynor of Benson, and the attorneys seem confident that when this case goes to trial the defendant will be ac quitted, as. according to their con tentions, cider is exempted from the forbidden beverages under the Turlington act. A detailed report of the cases disposed of by this court will be published in the next issue of The Herald. 3 DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE TELLS FISH STORY Mr. II. A. Watson of Princeton was in the city Tuesday and gave The Herald office a call. Mr. Watson is the Democratic nominee for county auditor. Mr. Watson, however, was not talking politics Tuesday. He was more interested at that time in telling us of a trip he made recently to Lake Matta-muskeet in Hyde county, where they are draining a consid erable acreage for farm lands. Mr. Watson said he read in the News and Observer that Ben Dixon MacNeill claimed to have seen seven and a half miles of fish at Lake Mattamuskeet, and hard ly crediting the story, he had a de sire to see for himself. A trip to the place established the verac ity of Mr. MacNeill, afcd Mr. Wat json also actually saw the seven and a half miles of solid fish. Wa ter had been pumped from the sev jenteen mile long lake and the fish i were crowded into an overflow [seven and a half feet in length iThe overflow being salt at one Jend, and the fish being fresh wa iter fish, they crowded in one end of the overflow. BUIE S CREEK TO BEGIN WORK AS JUNIOR COLLEGE The fall term of Buie’s Creels Junior College will open Tuesday morning, August 31. Forty years ago next January the school begar in a building costing $350. Th< opening Tuesday will be in the D Rich Memorial building costing with equipment $150,000. This term will launch the junior colleg< feature. Through the splendid gif of Mr. B. N. Duke water and sew erage have been installed for al the buildings. slur and don’t judge Of others, for this often is true That those whom you’re sitting ii judgment upon Undoubtedly are better than you —Authro Unknown. PAGEANT AT .METHODIST CHURCH IS ■CALLED OFF The* lecture by Mr. Osborne of India which had been arrang* ed for the Sunday morning hour at the Methodist church and . the pageant which was directing for the Sunday evening hour, have hjeen called off. The pas I tor. Rev. A. J. Parker, will preach at the usual hours. Merchants Talk Tobacco Markel Kiwanians Leading In A Movement To Builc Market Here; Farmers Like Idea of Thres ,Warehouses Here The tobacco farmers in Johns ton county, or at least the major ity of the three hundred or more visited by Smithfield business men Wednesday afternoon, are enthu siastic over the fact that three warehouses will operate in Johns ton county this season. Practical ly all of those seen Wednesday, are planning to bring their tobacco here this fall, or at least they ex , pect to give the Smithfield market ja fair trial, before taking any else , where. The tobacco growers will ! be loyal to a home market if the I home mraket gives them the high | dollar for their tobacco. | This is the gist of the reports | brought to the Kiwanis luncheon | yesterday served at the Smithfield | Hotel. At a previous meeting it was planned for every business firm in Smithfield to have an au tomobile on the road Wednesday afternoon at which time the stores have been closing, for the purpose of giving out information concern ing the tobacco market in Smith field. The rain somewhat interfer ed but quite a number of mer chants went out. and it is thought that the afternoon’s work will re sult in good for the market here. Mr. W. W. Jordan was the chief ! speaker at the luncheon yester day but nearly every one present i entered into the discussion of | ways and means of making Smith field the best tobacco market in North Carolina. The Kiwanis Club is making the tobacco market its chief concern at present, and with the cooperation of all concerned its efforts are bound to bear fruit. 1 HOSPITAL NEWS Mrs. John Creech, of Pine Level, returned home Tuesday after un dergoing an operation at the hos pital. Miss Alice Belle Penny who has been spending a two weeks’ vaca tion with her parents near Benson, has returned to the hospital to re sume her duties as student nurse. Miss EiFie Mae Jones who is on her vacation at her home near Kenly, entertained the nurses and several of her friends at a chicken fry Tuesday evening. It was very much enjoyed by all. Miss Virginia Johnson who un derwent an operation last week is doing nicely. Miss Delia Davis, of Four Oaks, is doing nicely after an operation for appendicitis last week. Miss Evans, of Pine Level, re turned home Wednesday after taking treatment here for a few days. Misses Estelle and Grace Smith, of Clayton, returned home Wednes day after a tonsil operation Tues day. Mrs. Edwards, of Princeton, is still improving after an opera tion some time ago. Mrs. Oneal, of Zebulon, who has been in the hospital for several weeks, is improving. The Johnston County Hospital wishes to thank the good people of Johnston county for the many wa termelons, cantaloupes, grapes, apples, peaches, cabbage, peas, to matoes and for the fish frys and chicken frys etc., which they have given the group of nurses. Cows which freshen in the fall will give ten per cent m^ore milk and 5 per cent more butterfat than the same cows which freshen in the spring, according to dairy ex tension workers. Johnston County To Give Thanks i i Dr. John E. White To De liver Address Here Sept. 8, Date Set For Special I Thanksgiving Service For the fifth year in sucession Johnston county will come to ’ gather in a special thanksgiving service for the manifold benefits bestowed upon the county through 1 its splendid crops, the date having ' been set this year for Wednesday, September 8. Dr. John E. White, president of Anderson College, at Anderson, S. C-, and one of the distinguished sons of Johnston, will deliver an address on this occas ion which will be celebrated at 11 o’clock a. m. in the Methodist church in Smithfield. Five years ago on September 4, the first special thanksgiving serv ice for Johnston county was ob served, the idea being originated by Mr. Chas. W. Horne of Clayton, one of Johnston’s biggest and best farmers. The late Judge W. S. Stevens gave Mr. Horne his hearty cooperation and together they ar ranged for a service which stood out as unique in North Carolina. This first thanksgiving service was held in the open on the court house square, and O. Max Gard ner and J- W. Bailey were both speakers on this ocasion. Since that memorable day it has seemed fitting every year that this great county of ours observe a special season of thanksgiving, for as a Johnstonians expressed it recent ly, “Johnston county never has a bad crop year. Some years are good and some are better, but the crops are rarely ever a total fail ure.” Mr. Horne is the prime mover in I the celebration this year, and a program fitting the occasion is be ing arranged. Mrs. Chas. G. Gul ley of Clayton will have charge of the music for the service. The |program when complete will be .published in these columns. MAN ENTERS HOMES IN I NCI RAMS TOWNSHIP Whether with intent to steal or not. a man who was seen clearly enough to discover that he was a negro, entered two homes in In grams township Wednesday night but in each instance made his get away. About twelve o’clock Mrs. John nie Underwood was awakened by some one being in the house. The intruder apparently entered through a window which was clos ed when Mrs. Underwood retired. He went into the hall where an oil lamp was burning and blew out the light. Mrs. Underwood was aroused and chased him away. Leaving Mrs. Underwood’s the man went up the road about 200 yards to the home of Mr. W. J. Raker. When he opened the door, the noise awakened Mir. Baker, who got up. The intruder left be fore Mr. Baker could get his hands on his gun. Wins Decrees at 50 3 Thirty five years ago James R, Postelthwait, of Chicago, was un able to enter college—but today he oas achieved three degrees: D.D.; PS.D ; and MS.D. He is a train rule operator and studied at home each night Tobacco Booster Tour Is Planned Schedule of Stops In County On Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2 and 3; Brass Band, Speaking, Quar tette and Souvenirs The Kiwanis Club and business men of Smithfield will conduct z Booster Tour of Johnston county ir in th£ interest of the Smithfiek Tobacco market on Tuesday, Wed nesday, Thursday, and Friday Aug;. 31, Sept. 1, 2 and 3. A sche Jule has been arranged which indi cates the leaving time from eacl place. It is planned to arrive ai each place fifteen minutes earliei than the time given below. The caravan will he acompaniet by a brass band, quartette, speak ers. etc. These business men wish the farmers in the various section* to meet at the stop nearest tc them. They wish to shake hands with them as well as give them a message and some attractive sou venirs. The schedule for the motorcade is as follwos: AUGUST 31st. Archer Lodge, 2:00 p. m. Hare’s Store, 3:00. Corinth-Holders School, 3:40. Moore’s School house, 4:20. Dixie, 5:10. Glendale School. 6:00. McCalls Store, 6:30. SEPTEMBER 1st. Selma, 1:25. ' Brown’s School house, 1:50. Micro, 2:15. Pearce’s School, 2:50. Rains X Roads. 3:25. Baker’s Mill, 3:50. ^ Princeton, 4:20. Brown’s Siding, 4:45. Wigg’s Store, 5:15. Brogden, 5:45. * Sanders Chapel, 6:15. SEPTEMBER 2nd Cox’s Mill, 2:15. ' Ebenezer, 2:40. Bentonville Monument, 3:15. Bentonville, 3:35. Preston Davis’ Store at old Ad ams Store, 4:10. New Hope Church. 4:25. Bob I>ee’s Store, 4:50. Barefoot’s Store at Barefoot Bridge, 5:15. Ransom Blackman’s, 5:45. Four Oaks. 6:15. SEPTEMBER 3rd. Blackman’s Cross Roads, 2:00. Peacock’s Cross Roads, 3:00. Benson, 3:30. Benson’s Grove Church, 4:15. Elevation Church, 5:00. Jos. A. Johnson’s Store, 6:10. Edgar Lassiter’s Store, 6:10. Oak Grove School. 6:35. Tee* Chapel Pine Level, Route 1. Aug:. 24.— The farmers of our section are about through burning tobacco and are pulling fodder now. Cotton is opening fast through our section. We are sorry that Mr. W. G. Oliver had the misfortune of los ing his tobacco barn by fire last Monday. It was full of tobacco. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Moore and son, of Plainview, spent last Fri day with Mr. and Mrs. John Kem ple. Misses Jeannette Mozingo and Flossie Woodall, Messrs. Leslie Woodall and Leland Edwards vis ited relatives and friends near Kenly Sunday. Mr. John Richard Davis spent the week end with Mr. Clarence Bunn near Pikeville. Mrs. Charlie Keel and children, of Hamlet, and Mr. Sidney How ell and children of Johnstown, has been spendnig sometime with Mrs. Lizzie Howell. Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Davis and son visited their son last week in Goldsboro. Rev. W. R. Coats, of Goldsboro, was in our community a short last Wednesday. Miss Bettie Jessup spent the past week in Princeton with Mrs. Leonard Woodard. Mr. Henry Kemple spent Sat urday night in Princeton. Mrs. Lizzie Howell and daugh ter, Cleo and Mrs. Rosa Strick land and children visited in Kin ston recently. Mr. Frank Summerlin spent the week end with his son, Mr. David Summerlin, in Wayne county. [ Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis and Charges Dry League slid Representative George Holden. Tinkham of Massachusetts de mands that Attorney General Sargent prosecute the Anti-Saloon League for violation of Federal Corrupt Practices Act. He claims they spent huge sums to bring about prohibition. Lecture On Cuba Joint Missionary Meeting of Sardis and Pine Lev el Hear Rev. Mr. Me Pine Level. Aug. 24.—A joint meeting of three missionary so cieties, Princeton, Sardis and Pine Level was held at the Baptist church in Pine Level Friday aft ernoon under the leadership of Mrs. M. E. Godwin. The subject was Cuba. Sardis was fortunate enough to secure Rev. Mr. Mc Groover, who had at one time lived, in Cuba, to make a talk. His lec ture was especially interesting. The following took part on the • program: Mrs. Hales and Mrs. j Powell of Sardis, Mrs. Barbour and j Miss Pierce of Princeton, Mrs. D. j B. Oliver. Mrs. C. F. Godwin and i Mrs. M. E. Godwin of Pine Level.! After the interesting program, : Mrs. M. E. Godwin entertained | serving fruit punch and wafers, j Pine Level will be glad to have | Sardis and Princeton w'ith them and : especially the quartette of girls ! from Princeton who rendered such 1 good music. , Societies Groover RUDOLPH VALENTINO DEAD j FOLLOWING AN OPERATION j Rudolph Valentino, the great! favorite of the screen, died in a j New York hospital Monday fol- j lowing an operation for appendi- ! citis. He lived over a week after j the operation. Valentino’s popularity, from the time of his first appearance in a leading part, in the Four Horse men of the Apocolypse, was never dimmed. Thousands of men, women and children jammed the streets out side the Broadway funeral par lors where the body of the actor lay in state after his death Mon day. Funeral services will be held next Monday morning in St. Malachy’s Church. Water from the River Jordan was brought up by airplane from Palestine to London for the chris tening ceremony of the daughter of the Duke of York. Jordan water was also used at the christening of Princess Ena of Battenberg, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and flow Queen of Spain.—Dear born Independent. daughter, spent the week end with relatives near Smithfield. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Tyner and children visited Mr. Joe Tyner’s family last Sunday near Kenly. Mr. and Mrs. Junius Edwards and son spent the week end with Mr. Lonnie Lynch near Progress. Mrs. J. R. Creech and son, Alton, and daughter, Mildred, and Miss Mary Kemple attended church at Stevens Chapel last Sunday. Mrs. Kate Rose, of near Micro, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Kon rad Kemple, for a short while. Misses Zora and Mildred Wood all, Messrs. Clyde Davis and Mr. Clarence Bunn spent a short while in Smithfield Sunday afternoon. Military Funeral Coley To-Day Was Drowned At Chee. foo, China on July 18; Burial in Oakland Cem etery, Raleigh . Selma, Aug. 2d—The body of Thomas Howard Coley, son of Mrs. Alice Coley of this city, who was drowned at Cheefoo, China on July 18, arrived in Selma this morning. Funeral services will be held from the Baptist church at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon and Elder E. 1- Cobb of Wilson will conduct the funeral. Interment will be made in Oakwood cemetery. Raleigh. The - procession will form at the church immediately after vthe funeral and will go directly to the cemetery in Raleigh. The members of the American I-egion of the Pou-Parrish post of Smithfield and Selma and also re cruiting officers of the U. S. Na val Base of Raleigh will be in charge, and the funeral will be carried out with full military hon ors. (.RAY ARCHER DIES IN GREENSBORO Selma, Aug. 25.—Friends in Selma received a message Wednes day morning conveying the news of the death of Gray Archer of Greensboro. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Archer who formerly lived in this city. Mr. Archer was superintendent of the Selma Schools before going to Greensboro to accept a similar po sition there. The death of the boy was caused from spinal meningitis. LITTLE GIRL IS VICTIM OF PECULIAR ACCIDENT Friends in Johnston county will be sorry to hear of the death of little Ruth Modlin of Williamston which occured last week. She was a sister of Mrs. Ralph Lassiter and Miss Dorothy Modlin of the Smith school section, and they have the sympathy of the entire community in their sorrow. The little girl’s death was caused in a peculiar manner. Wednesday morning as she was on her way to the market about nine o’clock, a plank fell from the roof of the City Hall which was being painted and hit her on the head crushing her skull and driving a rib of the umbrella which she was holding over her into her neck. She was rushed to a hos pital in Washington and an oper ation was performed but she died about seven o’clock that afternoon. She was only nine years old .Thera were several witnesses to the acci dent and the accident seemed to have been caused when ropes that the workmen were using caught in some nails in the plank that was lying on the coping at the base of the building. PUPILS ENJOY OUTING AT PULLEN PARK, RALEIGH Pine Level, Aug. 24.—The music pupils of Mrs. J. C. Futrell to gether with a number of other friends, enjoyed a delightful pic nic at Pullen’s Park, Raleigh, re cently. This annual celebration is held on the birthday of Mrs. Fu trell’s father, Mr. W. L. Creech. This year the honoree celebrated his 64th birthday. The pincic din ner was good and bountiful and all seemed to enjoy the occasion. Those [present wished Mr. Creech many more happy birthdays. The fence corner is the untimely graveyard of many a piece of hon ! orable farm machinery. A Tantalizer ! There is exactly enough let ! ters in the line below to spell S 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 brin* copy of this paper in order to secure ticket. ehmllidsgeru Walt Lassiter recognized his hame last issue.