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SMITH FIELD NEEDS: Daily Meat and Milk Inspection Digger Pay Roll. A Modern Hotel Renovation of Opera House Chamber of Commerce Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS: I County Farm Agent f< Better Roads Feeding Highways Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing System More Food and Feed Crops VOLUME 44—NO. 71 SMITIIFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1920 # * * * * * $2.00 PER YEAR Tobacco Averages $24.05 Opening Day DOUBLE TRAGEDY OCCURS AT HOLT LAKE GRADE CROSSING A.C.L. Train Hits Buick Sedan Bernice F. Smith, Of Goldsboro, and E. C. Bethune, Of Lake land, Fla., Instantly Killed In Crash; One of the most horrible acci dents to occur at grade crossings in this vicinity, and there have been many, took place Monday night about 9:30 o'clock at Holt Lake crossing when the shoo-fly which runs from Richmond to Fay etteville, struck a Buick coach in which Mr. E. C. Bethune of Lake land, Fla., and Bernice F. Smith of Goldsboro, were riding, killing both men instantly. They were returning to Golds boro from Mr. Smith’s farm near Dunn. Just how they came to be on the track will never be known, but the engineer when he saw' the car put on brakes and stopped as quickly as possible derailing the engine and tender of his train. The automobile was carried about 250 yards across, the trestle before the train stopped. The body of Mr. Bethune was caught under the train and horribly mangled. Mr. Smith had many bones broken but was not disfigured. The automo bile which belonged to Mr. Bethune was a total wreck. According 10 airs. rsomune ner husband had a number of valuables about his person which when she left the city had not been recover ed from the wreck. These includ ed about a hundred dollars in cash and a gold watch and fob. He had $462 worth of travelers checks which were collected by some one at the wreck and later turned ov er to a local attorney whom Mrs. Bethune retained before leaving for Lakewood. Mr. Bethune had only been in North Carolina a short time and was looking around Goldsboro with a view to locating there. ITis wife and baby were with him in Golds boro. They arrived in Smithfield Tuesday morning after news of the tragic occurrence reached them, and accompanied’ the body which left at two-thirty in the afternoon, to Lakeland, Fla. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife and one daughter. Mrs. Lula Kornegay of Wilmington. He also i leaves two brothers. J. D. Smith of Selma, and Major Smith of Coats, a half- sister, Mrs. Dolly Miller of near Benson, three neph ews, B. A. Smith of Clayton. Jim and Bill Smith of Rocky Mount, and one niece, Mrs. Willie Weeks of Rocky Mount. The funeral was held Wednes day afternoon at 1 o’clock at the residence in Goldsboro after which the body was carried near Dunn for interment. Another accident occurred Mon (Turn to page four, please) AUNT ROXIE SAYS— Hy Mr—. /’ W Mr t £ When de republikins rool de p*: folkes moan. SCHOOL TAX RATE RAISED 7 CTS. Additional Tax Rate To Take Care of School Ronds Taken Over By The County Last Year. At a joint meeting of the county commissioners and the county board of education held here Monday afternoon the budget for schools was approv ed, and the commissioners agreed upon a tax for county schools of 75 cents on the hun dred dollars worth of proper ty. Last year the school tax was ()8 cents, and the addition al seven cents levy is to take care of the school bonds taken over by the county last year including Selma which hereto fore had been a special chart ered school. The tax rate for county ex penses remains the same—15 cents, and the courthouse tax is ten cents the same also as last year. The road tax will vary for the various townships. In Smithfield township the road tax is 20 cents, making a total tax rate in this town ship of SI.20. The town of Smithfield has not yet levied a tax rate, but the special school tax of 79 cents is the same as the past several years. JOHNSTON COUNTY GIVES THANKS FOR GOOD CROPS ---- Recorder’s Court Has Full Docket Fines Are Imposed Upon Several Tried For Vio lating Prohibition Laws and Reckless Driving The Recorder’s Court was in session here on Tuesday, Septem ber 7th, and the following cases on the criminal docket were dis posed of: Howard Temple from down Four Oaks way plead guilty to a charge of driving an automobile without licenses and while he was under the influence of intoxicating drink. The court imposed a fine of $25 and the defendant was taxed with the costs. Fred Blackman and Lawrence Johnson, two white men of In grams township, were charged with reckless driving and driving I while under the influence of in toxicants. Johnson was acquitted and Blackman was found guilty. He was fined $25 and costs and de prived from driving in Johnston county for the next 12 months. Harry Katinos, a Greek of j Selma, was charged with prostitu tion, found guilty and taxed with a $25 fine and cost. D. R. Allen, a white man claim ing Raleigh as his home, was found guilty of possessing and transporting liquor in violation of Turn to page three, please Thurman Parrish Dies At Hospital Mr. Thurman Parrish, of Wil son’s Mills, passed away at the Johnston County Hospital Wednes day morning after a lingering ill ness. He had been sick for about two years. Mr. Parrish was only twenty I five years of age. At the time of his death he was employed by C. M. & W. G. Wilson. He was a member of the Disciple Church at Wilson’s Mills and v. as a good The deceased is survived by his mother, Mrs. W. R. Parrish; two brothers, Mr. C. E. Parrish, of Goldsboro, anil Mr. Herman Par rish, of Salisbury; and three sis ters, Mrs. W. H. Lancaster. Mrs. Jim Underwood and Miss Velma Parrish, all of Wilson’s Mills. The funeral service was con ducted by the pastor of the de ceased and interment was made in <Hhe cemetery at Johnson Union church. The bereaved ones have the sym pathy of the community in their jloss. Dr. John E; White Issues Warning Against t h c Perils of Prosperity— Fine Musical Program The subject of the masterly dis course delivered hero Wednesday by Dr. John E. White, President of Anderson College, Anderson, S. C., might be termed “The Perils of Prosperity.” The occasion was the special thanksgiving service which Johnston county for the past several years has observed in recognition of the fact that the county with wonderful crops al most every year has been the peculiar beneficiary of nature, and certainly Dr. White could not have chosen a more appropriate mes sage for the people of his native county whom he still loves and in whom he retains a deep interest. The service Wednesday which was held at Centenary Methodist Church, and which was participat ed in by people all over Johnston county, was planned by Mr. Chas. W. Horne of Clayton, and truly he has something of the beautiful in his nature which Dr. White in his address urged all Johnstonians to strive for. or he could not have conceived of such a complete pro gram. It has been said often that Clayton has a fine appreciation of the various arts, and with such workers as Mrs. Charles G. Gul ley, the lovely music program Wednesday was not a surprise. The wonderful talent exhibited by Miss Gwendolyn Mitchell as she sang a solo, “Open The Gates of The Temple,” was a surprise. Miss Mitchell is a Clayton girl who is this year a senior at Greensboro College for Women. The entire audience which filled the church auditorium thrilled to the notes of melody that flowed as easily from her slender throat as the songs of birds. Tears were in the eyes of many, and' it was the concensus of all that she was the Turn to page two, please Truck Turns Over And Several Hurt j Wednesday morning as Messrs. S. C.. and J. F. Batten, of Micro were coming to Smithfield to bring a load of tobacco, the radius rod on their truck broke just before reaching town, causing the truck to leave the road and run into the embankment. It turned around and fell on its side. The men whe were in the cab and on top of the tobacco were slightly hurt and were carried immediately to the Johnston County Hospital. It was found that there were no serious j injuries. I The cab was torn up but other jwise the truck was not damaged. Opening Dates County Schools Board of Education Spend Busy Day In Interest of Johnston Co. Schools In consideration of the fact that the cotton crop is later this year than usual, the Board of Educa tion in session hero Monday order- j ed that all schools running for a term of eight months open on Oc tober 13 and all schools running ! for a term of six months open on November 15. Christmas holidays for all the schools were fixed, be ginning on December 23 and end- j ing on December 29. Each eight months school is expected to j teach 160 days actual teaching, and ; the six month schools 120 days, j October 13, 14 and 15 will be ! extra days in the term of the eight months school, and these three • days may be used to supplement ] the Chrsitmas holidays of one week or used for any other day which the principal of the school allows as a holiday. Except for these holidays, any days lost for holidays or other reasons, in either the eight or six months schools, must be made up at the end of If tin tnrm ' All seven months schools will open on November 1, and 140 days will be taught. Besides fixing the opening dates I for the schools in the county sys tem, various other matters of bus iness were disposed of. A large delegation from the Cor bett-llatcher District appeared before the board requesting that plans approved by the boards at the meeting for the purpose of fixing the budget concerning the operation of the Corbett-Hatcher school for the coming year be changed by allowing said district to employ an additional teacher from its local tax and no truck be provided for high school students to Selma. The board instructed the present corps of five teachers in Corbett-Hatcher school to teach the seventh grade at that school for those who wish to attend there and further ordered the truck to Selma to run as originally planned for the high school students and such seventh grade students as wish to avail themselves of this Turn to page two, please Claims Messiaship , lAuTOCAg-rg^ 1■' # m Tho youthful Jeddu Krishna! , murti of India is now in the United States, introduced by his “spiritu al mother”, Dr. Annie Besant as the new Messiah. He created quite a furor in England and is an ad i mitted intellectual. p—~— j Challenges Flying Amongst Channel Swimmers Mrs. Corton (Cade) Ernest Vierkotter ^Trudy” Ederlc Lt tMBuganroraMK^ -j 1 * ,'*•( Nyi » r great long distance swim for a purse somewhere between •oo.OOO and $150,000 may be featured on one of the United States . K awards ns the result of the three English channel crossings this r-mmcr. "Trudy” Ederle, 14 hrs., 31 m.; Ernest Vierkotter, 12 hrs., •J r.i.; and Mrs. Corson (Gade) 15 hrs., 28 m., each have announced a wjilmgTiess to compete in such an. event and it is possible a 25 mile splash will develop. Name Committee OnT. B. Situation Commissioners Approve New Roatl Half Mile In Length From Wiggs’ Filling Station To Pine Level Road Those promoting the movement to...erect in Johnston county a tu berculosis hospital are not letting the grass grow under their feet. At the regular meeting of the county commissioners held here on Monday, the matter of building such a hospital either by Johnston county or jointly with one or more neighboring counties, was pre sented, and a committee was ap pointed to make further investi gations as to what may be done. This committee is composed of A. H. Morgan, chairman of the coun ty board of commissioners, Dr. C. CL Massey, county health officer, and Dr. B. A. Hocutt, of Clayton, j Among the varioua items to | come before the commissioners Monday was the building of new road East of here about a half mile in length, and the road was ordered built after a petition of , the land owners along said road was duly filed with the county board. 'This road will lead from Art Wiggs’ filling station west to Brogden and Holt’s Mill road, and will connect directly with the Pine Level road. Other items transacted by the : county commissioners this week include the following: Old paupers helped—Annie Mae I Childers, $3 per month; Mrs. Jesse ; Batten, $4.50 per quarter; John Whitfield, colored, $5 for expense in burying his wife; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Morris, $4.50 each per quar ter; Handy Holder, colored, $4.50 per quarter. It was ordered’ that Mrs. Lillie Edwards be dismissed from the county home because of her ability to make her own way in life. Ordered that Mrs. Daniel Evans be allowed an operation at the county’s expense whenever she has paid over to the county the sum of $25. Turn to page two, please FREE! 5 Gallons Gasoline If the person who has the fol lowing N. C. license number will present a copy of this to Hol leman Motor Company, local Chevrolet dealers, before the next issue of The Herald they will receive five gallons of gas oline absolutely free. Your li cense tag reads: 13—386E Cotton Members Get Back Checks Association Is Signing Up Old and New Members For New Contract Ac cording To Field Rep resentative One of the largest farmers meeting held in Johnston county for some time was held in the courthouse on Wednesday. Sep tember 8, at which Mr. M. G. Mann of the main office at Ral eigh and Mr. J. W. Stephenson, Director for this district of the Cotton Association, spoke and great enthusiasm was shown by [he members in their organization. \ unanimous rising vote was given indorsing the cotton association. One of the things that helped make the meeting so enthusiastic was the fact that the association was paying back to the members the reserve fund that was taken out of their crop the first year of operation, also the interest for three years, thus turning loose in Johnston county in the neighbor hood of $25,000 and coming at this time of year when the farmers are faced with the problem of financ ing the picking of the new crop, this money was most welcome. Old members and a large num ber of new men, according to Paul W. Mack, Field Representative, are signing the new contract in all counties of the state and the as sociation is making good headway in securing the allotment that the board has set for the goal in this re-organization plan of the asso ciation. On all sides after the meeting the members were commenting on the efficient management of their organization and expressed their willingness to do all in their power to help keep the organization go ing on a much larger scale during the next period than in the origi nal period of organization. School Election In Three Districts Three school districts in John ston county held elections during the summer as to whether or not a fifty-cent special tax should be voted. On August .1 Sandy Springs, Price and Stilleys districts called an election which was lost by sev en votes. On August 19 an election car ried in Pittman’s district without a single vote being cast against it. On September 2 the Carter dis trict carried an election. Only fourteen votes were cast against it. Highest Price Paid For Golden Weed Since 1919 ICCIDENT RESULTS N DEATH OF TWO V5rs. J. R. Windham and Miss Catherine Wind ham Fatally Injured When Car Turns Over Two were killed and one injured I1 is a result of an automobile aeci- : lent about two miles from here on 1 he Wilson’s Mills road last Mon lay evening. The accident occur ed between six and seven o’clock when the radius rod came loose and fell from the Ford roadster which was being driven by Mr. Aaron Windham, of near Wilson’s Mills, causing the car to turn over twice. The mother and sister of the driver, Mrs. John R. Windham and Miss Catherine Windham, were thrown out and seriously hurt. All were brought immediately to the local hospital but Mrs. Windham died about nine o’clock. Miss Catherine Windham, suffering con cussion of the brain, lingered' be tween life and death until 12:30 Wednesday night when she passed away. Mr. Windham’s injuries were painful but were not serious and he left the hospital Tuesday. The funeral of Mrs. Windbam was held Tuesday afternoon and the remains laid to rest in the cemetery at Rehobeth church. The funeral of Miss Windham was held yesterday and she also was buried in the Rehobeth cemetery. The friends of the bereaved ones sym pathize with them in this tragic accident. Mrs. Windham lived on the Elijah Talton place near Wilson’s Mills. FIND 5-POUND TOOTH PREHISTORIC ANIMAL Washington, Sept. 7.—C. S. Gay lord. of Terra Ceia today brought a tooth of some prehistoric mas todon to the city and put it on display. The tooth roughly weighs five pounds and was turned up by Mr. Gaylord while dredging in a canal on his farm. The tooth is thought to be thousands of years old. Mr. Gaylord expressed the opinion that the remainder of the 'skeleton of the animal is hidden Inear the spot where the tooth was .unearthed and efforts will be made to get scientists from the State university to make an examination. Smithfield School Has Fine Opening The Smithfield graded school opened Wednesday morning with an enrollment of 596. Four hun dred twenty-two of "this number are in the elementary department and 174 in the high school. Others are expected to enroll within the next week. The opening exercises Wednes day morning were held in the au ditorium of the grammar school where pupils and quite a number of patrons almost filled the build ing. A faculty of twenty-seven teachers was present, and they have already organized their classes for work. At the opening Wednesday talks were made by a number of citizens including Rev. R. N. Ashemore. Rev. S. S. Mc Greggor, Dr. L. D. Wharton, Rev. S. L. Morgan, Rev. A. J. Parker, Rev. Mr. Parker, of Chattanooga, Tenn. These talks were character ized by words of encouragement i to pupils and teachers to make jthis the best year of the school. brings From Five to Eighty Cents Pound On Opening Day and Prices Are Holding Their Own VIORE TOBACCO HERE YESTERDAY With around 150.000 pounds of obacco on the market here open ng day, Sept. 7, which brought in average of $24.05 per hundred, obacco growers and warehouse nen alike are well pleased. On Tuesday there was no con gestion in handling the sales, for hree warehouses were able to :ake care of all the tobacco that vas brought here in good time. A goodly number of tobacco farmers vere here without any tobacco on he floor, but to see how the weed Kras selling. They came; they saw, and many of them have wrought tobacco here since. Prices are reported to be even better luring the past few days than on opening day. Every day since Sep tember 7 has witnessed good breaks on this market. The grades sold have been godo and not so good, but all brought good prices. Tobacco sold from 5c to 80c lb. The farmers with one accord are satisfied with the prices they are receiving. In fact not a dissatis fied note has been heard. One man stated as he saw his bill, that the same lot of tobacco last year would have brought him only half of what he received the other day. Another .lahn^ton county far mer gives his experience in carry ing his tobacco to a market out of the county. He had two lots about the same grade. He took one lot to a distant market and brought the other to Smithfield. He received a little more per pound for that he marketed out of the county, but the lot he sold in Smithfield net ted him the most money. The ex pense of marketing is a considera tion not to be overlooked. It is not unusual to find far mers who patronize the home market without a thought of go ing anywhere else. Such a far mer reports that he has never sold any of his tobacco anywhere else except in Smithfield. It is needless to even think that he will break such a record with prices as they are here now. Give Progressive Dance Misses Maude and Nell Meach am were hostesses to their friends Tuesday evening at the home of their parents on Johnston street. The home, which was profusely decorated with golden glow and ferns, was a fitting setting for the occasion. Progressive dancing was the feature entertainment. Punch was dispensed throughout the evening and delicious ice cream and cake were served be fore the departure of the guests. Btween fifty and sixty young people were present to enjoy the evening. 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. dalmnoalanh Herman Jones recognized his name last issue.
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