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BMITHFIELD NEEDS: —Daily Meat and Milk Inspection —Bigger Pay Roll. —A Modern Hotel. —Renovation of Opera House. —Chamber of Commerce. miMidb Herald Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper-Established 1882 JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS) County Farm Agent Better Roads Feeding Hlghvays Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing System More Food and Feed Crops VOLUME 44—NO. 68 * * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1926 * * * S2 00 PFR YfAP Johnston County Thanksgiving Services At Smithfield Methodist Church Wednesday, Sept. 8th Recorders Court Runs Three Days A Number of Assault and Prostitution Cases ; ] More White Defendants Than Colored The Recorder’s Court of Johns ton county was in session three days last week—Tuesday, Wednes day and Friday. The following criminal cases were disposed of: Reuben Holder, a negro from Clayton, charged with simple tres pass, was sentenced to jail for a term of sixty days to be discharg ed upon payment of $25.00 to the prosecuting witness and the costs of the action. James B. Jones and Flonnie Jones, white, of Elevation town ship, were found guilty of slander. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of costs. J. D. Reynolds, a white man of Smithfield was found guilty of sim ple trespass and taxed with the cost of the action. From this judg ment he took an appeal. waiter rowers, a white man of Clayton, was convicted of an as sault and given a six months road sentence which was to he suspend ed upon condition that defendant go to church and Sunday school at least three times a month, and that he treats wife good during next twelve months. On a charge of trespass the state took a nol pros with leave on a case against this defendant. Wayland Johnson, Albert Gris wold, M. G. Hartsell, C. R. Rains and Walter Furlonge, white men of O’Neals township, were found guilty of tresspass. Judgment was suspended upon payment of costs. Raymond Bridges, a white man of Vance county, was before the court on a charge of rape. There was not sufficient evidence to bind over and the case was tried on a modified—bastardy. On this charge defendant was found guilty and a fine of $200 was imposed to be paid to the prosecuting witness. He was also charged with payment of costs. Curtis Smith, a negro from up Clayton way, was convicted of op erating a car while under the in fluence of whiskey and was sen tenced to two months in jail to be suspended upon payment of $25,000 fine and costs. Gurnard Watts, white, of Golds boro, charged with prostitution, was found guilty. Judgment was suspended upon payment of costs. Richard Watts, white, of Golds boro, and Lula Carnegie were charged with prostitution. Richard Watts plead guilty to the charge and Lula Carnegie was convicted. Judgment in both instances was Buojicmicn ujiun payment OL costs. Munroe Me La mb, Floyd Me La nib and Wilbert Ingram, boys from Benson, were convicted of malicious injury to personal property. Pray er for judgment was suspended upon condition that defendants pay prosecuting witness $35 00 and the costs of the action. Lula and Lillie Williams, two white women of Ingrams township, were convicted of prostitution. They were sentenced to jail for a term of sixty days, from this judg ment they gave notice of appeal and gave appeal bond of $200.00. Lonnie Cotton, of Smithfield, was charged with larceny and re ceiving. He was called and failed. Worthey McLeod was charged Turn to page tw0> please AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me— / . winmi., De way to soil goods \z to keep do shelves full o’ goods, de papah ' full o’ adzs and de air full o’ ‘thusiasm. j FREE! 5 Gallons Gasoline If the person who has the fol lowing N. C. license number will present a copy of this to Hol loman Motor Company, local Chevrolet dealers, before the next issue of The HeTald they will receive five gallons of gas oline absolutely free. Your li cense tag reads: 78-961E Attention Mothers And Fathers The monument to our dead of the World War is now on the ground and ready to be erected. We want the name of every soldier, sailor, or army nurse from John ston county who died in the serv ce during the World War. We ?all upon the parents, brothers, sisters, sweethearts, relatives—in short, this call is made to all. If iny one sees the list below and fails to sec the name of some one ?rom this county whom they know lied while in the service, we want ‘hat name at once. So do not de ay. Write giving the name of dead, heir army organization if known, ind the date and place of their leath if known. But send the name \ny way. Send names to Mr. D. Carlton Stephenson, Smithfield, N. 2. The list to date is as follows: John R. Massey. Rcxford L. Best. Wilbert F. Wcllons. Joseph Lee Pierce. Henry Southard. Otho Durham. George W. Galloway. Herman Higgins. William Clarence Barbour. Edwin Smith Pou. Buck Hill. Millard T. Parrish. Jesse Alford. Hugh Coates. James C. Glover. Lester Alton Bunch. Akriel G. Byrd. Maudius Godwin. Eugene Gallion. David Thomas Strickland. Ephriam Pittman. Jr. Ira B. Lee. Preston Woodard. Louis F. Wise. Leonard Moore. Fabian Lee. Charles Johnson. William Wallace. Joseph Holden. Hubert L. Bridgen. Joseph Shade Wooten. Maine Bailey. Marvin L. Stuckey. Henry Langley. W'alter E. Watson. Pearlie H. Harris. Jackson W. Barham. Joseph W. Wall. Preston Woodard. James O. Driver. The names that are in doubt arc as follows: John Perry McCullcrs. Raymond J. Partin. Croual Woodard. Joseph W. Wall. William A. Jordan. Barney A. Benson. James H. Easom. The Boys We Like The boy who never makes fun of old age, no matter how decrepit or unfortunate or evil it may be. God’s hand rests lovingly on the aged heads. The boy who never calls any body bad names, no matter what anybody calls him. The boy who is never cruel. The boy who never lies. Even white lies leave black spots on the character. The boy who never makes makes fun of a companion because of a misfortune he could not help. The boy who never hesitates to say “No” when asked to do a wrong thing. The boy who never forgets that God made him to be a joyous, lov ing, helpful being.—Philadelphia Public Ledger. “This is a hard world,” said Pat, as he knocked off for the day. “Yis,” said Mike, “Oi be think ing the same ivery toime I put me pick into it.”—Good Hard ware. Fair Secretary Secures Midway Fireworks Each Evening Will Be A Feature; Fair Dates Are Oct. 5, 6, 7 and 8 The Florida Amusement com pany has been secured by Secre tary Narron as the midway at traction for the Johnston county fair this year, the fair begins ear lier this year than usual, the dates that have been selected are the 5th. 6th, 7th and 8th of October. The Florida Amusement company is 'composed of a good set of people, j furnishing high-grade, clean and 'wholesome amusement. The car I nival is composed of ten shows or more, four or five riding devices for the grown-ups and kiddies. The 'carnival also carries a number of It is expected that the fair this fall will eclipse all previous fairs held in Johnston county, all crops are good and the exhibits will be grea/ter than heretofore twith a varied assortmenton display. The buildings at the fair grounds are now being repaired and renovated for the coming fair. There will be a number of free attractions this year that have never bene shown in Johnston county before. The American Fireworks com pany, of Philadelphia. Pa., will fur nish the fireworks at night. This attraction within itself wil be worth the price of admission. There will be one day set apart for live stock showing and exchanging of livetock. Watch The Herald. DUKE GIVES $10,000 TO BUIE’S CREEK COLLEGE Dunn, Aug. 27—Dr. JTA. Camp bell, head of Buie’s Creek Junior College, i*eceived today from B. N. Duke a check for ten thousand dol lars to use as he sees fit for the enlargement of the well-konw Har nett county educational institution. The check came with a letter from A. H. Sands, Jr., Mr. Duke’s I private secretary acknowledging | thanks from Mr. Duke for an in- | vitation from Dr. Campbell to at- ' tend the opening of the junior col- ' lege next Tuesday. Mr. Duke acknowledged the invi tation and expressed his apprecia tion for what the school has done and is doing, adding that he had heard so many favorable reports of the school and its work that he was enclosing his check for ten thousand dollars for the use of the institution. Mr. Duke gave the school twen ty-five thousand early this year for the purpose of installing wa ter works and sewerage ther-e This work already has been com pleted. “FRECKLES” TO BE HERE ALL THIS WEEK Jack King, known throughout the south as Freckles, the man who has made milloins laugh, is appear ing in Smithfield all this week with his company known as Jack King’s Comedians. Everything is new this season except the name. Some of New York’s biggest stage successes will be presented—plays that are considered the very best. New vaudeville is presented be tween acts each and every night. Singing, dancing and comedy are featured in the vaudeville portion of the show. “The Slacker” was j enjoyed by a full house last eve ning. CATCHES THREE FOXES Mr. Elmer O. Edgerton, brother of Raney Edgerton and a fortner Johnston county boy, but now in the drug business at Raleigh* seems to be as good at fox hunting as he is at “pill rolling.” Last week he brought his fox hounds down to Smithfield and went fox hun/ting. He caught three foxes who tipped the scales at nearly forty pounds. Attend Family Reunion Mr. and Mrs. June Peterson and children and Mr. and Mrs. Will Davis and children attended the family reunion Sunday at the home of Mrs. Peterson’s mother, Mrs. J. R. Braswell near Pine Level. There were'present seven ty-three relatives and a few others which brought the total number to about eighty. Article In The Herald Brings Reminicences Mr. J. W. Stevens who has been an inmate of the County Home for the past four months was in the city Saturday. Mr. Stevens read the article recently published in The Herald entitled, “A Trip Down The Neuse In 1882.” He read this article with a great deal of inter est because he was a member of the rescue party which saved the lives of Dr. Henry Lewis Smith and Tom Giddens. Those who read the article will recall their thrilling adventure when the Neuse was a swollen stream, how they came very near drowning and were rescued near Richardson’s Bridge. Mr. Stevens I who has been in the bridge busi ness for many years was helping I to guard Richardson’s Bridge which jWas under construction at that time. This bridge is the last one in Johnston county toward Golds boro. It has, since 1882, been re placed by a steel bridge. F. Jeffrey of Fremont was the contractor for the original bridge and he and Mj\ during the freshet to prevent trash and old logs from undermin ing them. They were in great dan ger. Mr. Smith in telling of the event Saturday told how they res cued Smith and Giddens when their boat capsized. Mr. Stevens who is 67 years of age followed the bridge business for many years but because of physical disabilities has not been able to work for the past four years and during the past four months he has been an inmate of the county home. Benson To Stage Livestock Show Community Dinner and Barbecue An Attrac tion For Livestock and Poultry Exhibits On September 18th The next big event to take place in Benson will be the Annual Live stock and Poultry Exposition on September 18th. This exposition will be for one day only this year with a possibil ity of a longer show next year. Besides the exhibits of livestock and poultry arrangements are be ing made with numbers of manu facturers to have on display arti cles and implements useful in the operation of the farm and in the cattle industry. An added attraction is the com munity dinner and barbecue. A committee is at work among those interested raising a fund with which to provide barbecue for the enormous crowd expected on that day. Along with this everybody will be asked to bring a basket of lunch, all of which will be spread together in one of the biggest pic in this section. According: to those who have the exposition in charge $200 will be offered in premiums for the best and second and third best speci mens of livestock, of poultry and of hogs. These prizes are so divid ed as to provide sufficient induce ment to the public to put their livestock and poultry on exhibition. Entries should be made as soon as possible. Write Mr. Timothy j Eldridge at Benson for further in- j formation and make your arrange- j ments to put on exhibition your j cows and chickens for this is one of the best chances at all for spir ited rivalry for first honors in the production of high grade cow's and chickens as well as hogs. This vicinity is naturally a chick en and cow territory. We have the distinction of being the largest chicken market in the State and the meat that goes out of this territory to markets less fortunate numbers thousands of pounds an nually. The directors of the exhibition are: President, Dr. A. S. Oliver; Secretary. Mr. P. B. Johnson; Di rectors, Messrs. M. T. Britt, Ezra Parker, Preston Woodall, W. D. Boon L. Gilbert and C. T. John son. The committee in charge of the day is Messrs. T. Eldridge. Roy Smith, William Woodall, J. M. Britt, S. P. Honeycutt and H. II. | Scsweppe.—Benson Review. Annual S. S. Meet For Johnston Co. Convention Will Be Held in Selma Baptist Church Sept. 21 and 22; Good Program Plans have been made for hold ing the annual Johnston County Sunday School Convention at the Baptist church, Selma, on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 21 and 22. l!>2fi. Arrangements for the |convention arc in the hands of Mr. jC. E. Younger and Miss Dora Bar |hour, president and secretary of the county Sunday school associa tion. These officers have announced that they have secured as outside speakers for the convention, Mr. D. W. Sims, Raleigh, General Super intnodent North Carolina Sunday School Association, and Miss Pat tie Coghill, Henderson, Field Sec ivutiy, department ot Keligious Education, Southern Christian Con vention. Besides these outside speak ers, a number of prominent pas tors and Sunday school workers of the county will take part on the program. The program for the convention will include addresses and discuss ions of various phases of modern Sunday school work, the object be ing to make it possible for work ers in all departments of the Sun day school to get help from the convention. A request is being made to the Sunday school workers of the county to present to the convention any special Sunday school problem that should be dis cussed. Announcement is also made by the officers in charge of the con vention that, following a custom started three years ago. a pennant will be presented to the Sunday school having in the convention the largest number of representa tives, sixteen years of age and over, according to the number of miles traveled. Any Sunday school in the county can compete for the pennant, except the Sunday school with which the convention is held and others within one mile of the convention church. YE OLD SMITH FIELD TEA ROOM TO OPEN Smithfield is an old town but it has new ideas, and the latest idea to become a reality is Ye Old Smithfield Tea Room, which will oe open for business on Tuesday, September 8. The new enterprise is under the management of Mrs. John O. Ellington and Miss Mil dred Young. A location has been secured on Market street near the hotel. The place is being attract ively fitted up. The tables will be different shapes and colors, and nothing will be matched or cut and dried. The same thing will be carried out in the menus. There will be variety and change every day. The tea room will be open each day from 12 until eight o’clock. WEIGHS 65 POUNDS AT AGE OF 15 MONTHS Carthage, Aug. 27.—Leslie Car- j ter and wife of West End, Route i 1, are the proud parents of a daugh- j ter that is only 15 months old and ! yet weighs 65 pounds. The baby, j apparently normal in every way j aside from its obesity, is their only j child. At birth, according to its j parents, it was about the size of j any ordinary child, but developed j rapidly and at the age of 15 j months it is still adding weight at 1 the rate of around six or eight I pounds a month. Leslie, the child’s father, is ern- j ployed in the sand pit, near his I home operated by S. W. Wilson j and Son and has been recipient of i many offers from showmen who j wanted to add his child to their collection. One prominent circus of fered him $400 a month to travel j with the show and take his “little daughter” along. From another he received an offer of $10 a day, with all expenses paid. But so far he has been undecided whether to ac cept any of these offers, stating that he fears the child might not live if he uses it for monetary gains. Both the parents of Virginia Dare, which was the name given the in fant, are people of average build and size, the mother, in fact, be ing of rather small structure. Nominee For the Senate C. C. CAM)AY Canaday Is The One For Senate Has Been Political Lead er In His Section For Years; Well Versed In Law Probably there is no man in Johnston county who has made more rapid strides in his profes- 1 sion than has Claude Canaday, ' candidate for the State Senate on ' the Democratic ticket. He is rated j as one of the best lawyers in the ' county and is a leader among the lawyers in lower Johnston. Born and reared in Johnston county, his acquaintances are num bered by the thousands and his friends are legion. He has been practicing law in Benson for fifteen 1 years and for the past several years has been a political leader in his community and the county. sity of North Carolina, has an amiable disposition, is a member of the Benson Baptist Church and is in every way qualified for the big job for which his fellow dem ocrats have selected for him. He was mayor of Benson for two suc cessive terms and it is said, made one of the very best officials the town has ever had. This experience together with his knowledge of the law and with his idea that a pub lic office is a public trust, espec ially fits him for the all-important job of helping to enact legislation beneficial to the people at large. Revival at Blackman’s Grove A series of meetings will begin i at Blackman’s Grove Missionary Baptist church on Wednesday night, September 8, and will con tinue for about ten days. Reverend Luther B. Grice of Scotland Neck will do the preaching. Mr. Grice was raised in the Blackman’s Grove community. He was converted and joined the church there when a boy. He came back to North Car olina in the early spring from Michigan where he had been preaching. He is now serving the First Baptist Church at Scotland Neck. He was educated at Hills dale College, University of Mich igan and Yale University. His friends around Blackman’s Grove are very glad to have Mr. Grice with them in this revival meet ing. They feel that he is a great and good man. They invited the people of Johnston county to come and hear him and be with them in their meeting. Historical Ass’n Chooses Dr. Dodd Distinguished Son of Johnston To Make Prin cipal Address at Annual Meeting Dec. 3 Henderson, Aug. 27.—Dr. W. E. Dodd, native North Carolinian, who has made for himself quite a rep utation as an historian, has been engaged to make the principal ad dress before the annual conven tion of the North Carolina Liter ary and Historical Association in Raleigh on December 3, it was an nounced here today by Judge Thomas M. Pittman, president of the association. Dr. Dodd is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and after completing his studies there went to Germany and took a course. He is a member of the fac ulty of the department of history of the University of Chicago. IMJUtVS a “Life of Nathaniel Macon,” and his “Woodrow Wilson as Presi Judge Pittman did not announce other features of the program for the convention, stating that these had not been completed. R. B. House, secretary of the University of North Carolina, is secretary of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association. NOTE:—Dr. Dodd is a native of Johnston county having been born in Clayton, and friends in the county will read with interest that he is to speak in Raleigh this win ter. 'MISTAKE IN DEATH * OF L. V. LANGDON In the account of the death of L. V. Langdon published in the last issue of The Herald, it was stated that the reason assigned for Mr. Langdon’s taking his own life was worry over deeding his farm to his wife after joining the coop association and not being able to get it back in his own name. Later this reason has been refuted by members of his family who state that for two years Mr. Langdon had not been right in his mind at all times, and the fatal shot was fired during one of those periods of insanity. We regret that this misstatement was made, for a wrong impression might be gained that his wife was the cause of his death. \V atch the date your label and when your time is nearly out come around and renew. * * * Clubs Have Joint All Day Meetings Pine Level and Meadow Stage Successful Evenli Last Thursday and Friday Thursday and Friday were gala days for certain home demonstra tion clubs in Johnston county, pH day meetings being held at Pine Level and at Meadow. At Pine Level on Thursday the Creech, Pomona and Carter-Mas sey clubs came together for a joint meetinfi, and ir. spite of in clement weather a goodly crowd j gathered by noon for the good time j which had been planed by Miss j Minnie Lee Garrison, the county J home agent. scheduled an address by Mr. F. H. Jeter, agricultural editor, State College,but the rain prevented the crowd assembling in time for this feature, and Mr. Jeter was oblig ed to leave just after dinner. The program in the afternoon went off as planed, and the vai ious games, races and stunts were enjoyed by all. The Princeton band furnished music for the occasion A ball game in the afternoon be tween Pine Level and Creech re sulted in a victory for Creech the score being 12 to 13. On Friday, the Meadow, Poplar Holly Grove and Bentonville clubs met at Meadow, and no shadow of a cloud marred the perfect day. The auditorium of the handsome new school building had been ar ranged for the morning program, lovely zinnias and crepe myrtle •transforming the stage into a most attractive setting for the speakers. Mrs. Eldridge, president of the Meadow club, presided over the meeting. Devotional exercises opened the program. A reading by Miss Pau1 ine Johnston was much enjoyed, and also the reports of the Star* Short Course held at Raleigh by Miss Matilda Johnson and Ludie Lee. Miss Matilda Johnson was awarded a prize at this time, a 4-H club pin, for writing the best ar ticle on the short course. The Riverside Serenaders’ band of Smithfield furnished music dur jing the day, giving a special con cert in the afternoon. ; One of the most pleasing as well as instructive features of the I day was the address in the after - !noon by Mr. Cole Savage, county I farm agent of Harnett. He con trasted the “good ole days” with S the present, showing that in prac tically every phase of life, prog ress is being made. He stresses | the value of play for grown-ups as well as children, and spoke of i its use in developing a community spirit of the right sort. Accord ling to Mr. Savage the best sort' 'of community spirit will be cheer ful, generous, loyal, progressive Before the crowd dispersed soimt discussion ol~ the community fair in Meadow', resulted in the cal - ing of a special fair meeting next Saturday night at 8 o’clock. There will be games before the fai" meeting begining at 6:30 o’clock. Walking Cane Made In 1814 Mr. W. J. Stanley who lives near Four Oaks was in the city Satur day. Mr. Stanley told us of a very old walking cane owned by Mr. John Barbour of Four Oaks. The walkin cane, which is made of some kind of natural wood with curved head, was made in 1814. The date is carved on the cane. Mr. Bai bour is about 70 years old and be states that the cane was brought here from England by his grand father. A Tantalizer There is exactly enough let ters in the line below to speli the name of a person in Smith field, and if the right one de I ciphers their name and will pre j sent it to The Herald office, we i will presont them with a com | plimentary ticket to the Vic tory Theatre. You must bring copy of this paper in order to secure ticket. pldrhsiranela Miss Muriel Hodges recog ~ nized her name last issue.
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