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It Will Pay You to Sell Your Tobacco On the Smithfield Tobacco Market This Season SMITHFIELD NEEDS: Daily Meat and Milk Inspection Bigger Fay Roll. A Modern Hotel Renovation of Opera House Chamber of Commerce VOLUME 44—NO. 74 Johnston County’i Oldest and Best Newspapei - Established 1882 * * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1926 * * * JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS: County Farm Agent Better Roads Feeding Highways Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing System More Food and Feed Crops $2.00 PER YEAR Storm Sweeps Florida Takes Toll 500 Lives *__ Miami Area Bore Brunt of Hurricane That Dev asted East Coast; Con siderable Damage To Property Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 20.— Estimates of the loss of life from the hurricane which swept over lower Florida mounted to over 1,200 late tonight in revised esti mates from the storm-stricken The casualty list in the Miami section, which bore the brunt of the storm’s fury, was placed at 804 by Jerry H. Owen, general superintendent of the Florida East Coast railway. He estimated 500 dead in Miami, 250 in Hollywood and 54 in Hialeah, both of the lat ter places being suburbs of Mi Other reports placed the dead in Fort Lauderadale at 100 and in the Moore Haven section at 140. —Associated Press. West Palm Beach, Fla., Sept. 19. —A death list of more than 1,200 persons and property damage es timated at between $25,000,000 to $125,000,000 was the toll attrib uted tonight to the West Indian hurricane which raged along the lower Florida east coast Friday and Saturday and passed into the Gulf of Mexico. Reports from the storm-stricken area indicate that more than 38, 000 persons were made homeless and many of these were in urgent need of food and medical sup plies. Miami and vicinity and Fort Lauderadale appear to have borne the brunt of the storm. Water was flowing in the streets of Miami, practically every place of business was said to have been damaged, no drinking water was immediately available and phones and electric lights were out of commission. SISTER CITIES HELP. Reports from Miami said that the stores were closed and restau rants were not serving food on ac count of lack of water, electricity and gas. In response to urgent ap peals, doctors, nurses, supplies and water were hurried into Mi ami from sister cities of Florida. Originating in the Bahamas, the hurricane struck Miami in all its fury Friday night. For nine hours it raged over Miami and Miami Beach, leaving destruction in its path. Desolation was wrought in the new suburb of Hollywood, 30 miles north of Miami. SWEPT BY 120-MILE GALE. Miami Beach was swept by a 120-mile an hour gale and high waves swept over it. During* a lull hundreds of persons ventured forth in an attempt to salvage their household effects, but another storm curved in and hurled itself against the city. This latter raced unabated for two hours and was more intense than the first. Accounts placed Miami Beach with the greater number of dead, the estimate there being 150, while 80 more bodies were said to be in Miami, undertakers being unable to care for them. The property damage in these two places was estimated at from $25,000,000 to $125,000,000. (Turn to page four, please) AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me— “De nighest my ole man kin git to de Charleston is his han’ writin’.” Johnston County Boy Gets Parole Governor McLean Grants Clemency ToGaston Oliver Because of His Health Raleigh, Sept. 19.—Gaston Ol iver of Johnston county, 16-year old boy who has served seven months of a one to two-year State prison sentence received on charge of involuntary manslaughter, was paroled by Governor McLean yes terday. The boy’s physical condi tion was the principal ground of the parole, according to the Gover nor’s order. Four other paroles and nine de clines were also handed down. The Oliver boy was convicted of killing one of his companions. In recommending the parole Judge N. A. Sinclair, the trial judge, says: “I sentenced Gaston Oliver with misgivings and directed that he be kept under observation in the prison on account of his health. In view of the letters of Dr. Norman and Dr. Mayerberg, I recommend that he be paroled on account of his health. He has Bright’s, is anaemic and is losing weight in prison.” THIEVES ENTER HOME AND STEAL LOT OF MEAT Saturday night between seven and 9:30 o’clock while the family was attending church, thieves en tered the home of Mr. J. Q. Baker, who lives about a mile from Four Oaks, and carried away hams, shoulders and sides, according to information received here yester day. Eleven pieces in al] were tak- i en. The burglars picked the lock and made their entrance through the door, which they left open. Sunday morning two men were tracked from the house to the road where it is thought the meat w*as placed on an automobile and carried away. No trace has yet been found of the thieves. PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION MEETS The first meeting of the school | year of the Parent-Teacher As sociation was held Friday after- I | noon at the Elementary school ibuilding, with a good attendance- I Dr. C. C. Massey, county health officer, was present and made a very appropriate talk as to how the health department and the school may co-operate. Growing out of the talk, action was taken in regard to physical examination of the children in this school. A motion was carried that the State Health Department be asked for a nurse to help in the physical ex aminations. Improvement of the school (grounds was discussed and the committee who has charge of i School Beautification was asked to work out plans for observing Arbor Day this fall. Before the meeting adjourned, the president of the association. Mrs. A. S. Johnston, presented the new members of the faculty. A social half-hour was enjoyed following adjournment, during which time light refreshments i were served. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC This is to notify the public that the Alton Massengill who was found gulity of “possessing and transporting in violation of the prohibition laws and was sentenced to 4 months on the roads” in the recorder’s court on September 14, was not the Al ton Massengill who resides in Four Oaks and holds a responsible position with Mr. W. J. Lewis, of the same place. A. L. F. Four Oaks Correspondent. Renew your subscription. Nominee For Solicitor LARRY WOOD Banner Furnishes Man For Solicitor Larry Wood Is Choice Of Democrats For This County Office The Democrats have in Larry Wood, of Benson, candidate for Solicitor of the Recorder’s Court, a young man of sterling ability and brilliant future. He is a young lawyer of marked ability. His kindly disposition, his congenial nature and his Democratic spirit especially fit him for the import ant job of which he is asking. He is fully qualified for the position. He is a graduate of Wake Forest Law School and has in the course of his preparation for his life’s profession taken a number of post graduate courses. He is studious, hard working, honest, reliable, a good talker and a gentleman in every sense. Voters in Johnston county will make no mistake in casting their vote for Larry Wood. REV. C. I\ PARKER AT METHODIST CHURCH The Methodist congregation had an unusual privilege Sunday eve ning in hearing Rev. C. P. Parker make a most interesting talk in the absence of the pastor who is con ducting a revival in the Brog-den section. Rev. Mr. Parker, who has been rector of an Episcopal church in Chattanooga, is spending his vacaiton here with his family at the home of Mrs. Parker’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Coates. HENRY ROYALL MEMBER CADET CHAPEL CHOIR Cadet Henry E. Royall, Class of 1929, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, who formerly attended Smithfield high school, Smithfield', N. C-, son of Mr. Walter R. Royall, Smith field, N. C., and appointed to the Academy by Hon. Edward W. Pou, from the Fourth Congressional District of North Carolina, has been selected as a member of the Cadet Chapel Choir. This choir consists of about 150 voices and is known throughout the country as one of the finest of choirs. It is considered a very great honor to be accepted as a member of this choir. Loaring-Clark—Austin Friends have received the fol lowing invitation: “Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hifiton Austin request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Margaret Lee, to the Reverend Alfred Loaring-Clark, Wednesday, the twenty-ninth of September at seven o’clock in the evening, Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, Smithfield North Carolina.” Farm Bureau To Meet The Cleveland township Farm Bureau will meet September 30 at the new consolidated school house at 7:30 p. m. The program for the winter months will be pre sented. Committees will be ap pointed and adoption of constitu tion in committee. Township citi zens be there. A. M. JOHNSON, President Johnston Co. Man Killed By Truck James B. Richardson Dies When Hit By Truck On The Streets of Wendell Friday Wendell, Sept. 18.—James B. Richardson. Johnston county far mer, was almost instantly killed on the main street of Wendell shortly after 11 o’clock yesterday morning, when he was struck by a Standard Oil Company’s delivery truck. He died within a few min utes after being hit by the heavy truck. H. L. Spence, of Raleigh, driver of the oil truck, was taken into cus tody after Mr. Richardson’s death, but a coroner’s jury exonerated him following an inquest. The jury examined six eye-witnesses and then declared that the accident was unavoidable. According to Paul Brantley, of Wendell, Mr. Richardson, who was partially deaf, had started across the street and, not seeing the ap proaching truck, had turned his head and was talking to Brantley. The latter shouted to Mr. Richard son to look out for the approach ing truck, but the latter appar ently not undemanding the warn ing of his friend walked into the machine. Spence attempted to steer the truck away from Mr. Richard son. but the latter, obviously ex cited, ran “deliberately into the truck,” according to Coroner L. M. Waring. Eye-witnesses told Coroner W’ar ing that Spence was not driving beyond the speed limit and that he made every effort to keep from hitting Mr. Richardson. Mr. Richardson, who was about 55 years of age, is survived by his widow and four children. He was regarded as one of the outstand ing farmers in the community in which he lived. \ NOTE—The parents of the de ceased live i near Smithfield for a number ;.f years and until their death at what is known as the Jim Youngblood place. His «iste% Miss Mary Richardson, who owns the place and lives there now, survives. Bentonville Man Sails For Hawaii Borden Adams In The U. S. Navy Goes On 7,000 Miles Trip To Join Gar. rison New York, Sept. 17—Willie A. Adams, son of Mr. Borden Adams, of Bentonville, N. C.. who recent ly enlisted in the Regular Army, sailed today on the U. S. Army Transport Cambria on a 7,000 mile j trip to join the garrison in Hawaii, i The transport cleared the Brook lyn Army Base at noon, carrying seven hundred soldiers, bound for Hawaii. The trip will include a cruise along the Atlantic coast and through the Panama Canal to San Francisco. This will be extended by a voyag-e of 2,000 miles across the Pacific to Hawaii, a total of almost one month being spent at sea. Adams will have the unusual op portunity of seeing, without cost to himself, some of the world’s great wonders, including the mon ster firepit of the Kilauea volcano, about 200 miles from Honolulu. Adams who selected the Infantry branch of the regular army for service, will be assigned by Major General Edward M. Lewis, com manding the Hawaiian Department to one of the regiments stationed in Hawaii. Before sailing today. Adams was a member of the garrison at Fort Slocum, N. Y., a historic army post on Long Island Sound, where he received training as a soldier under the supervision of Colonel J. J. Bradley, commander of the post. Watch the date on your label so you will not miss a single copy of THE HERALD. Sustains Injury In Auto Wreck A. R. Yelverton of Wins ton-Salem in Local Hos pital; Found Uncon scious Pinned Under Car | A. R. Yelverton. of Winston ! Salem, is in the hospital here fol lowing an automobile accident which occurred Friday night when his car turned over at a grade crossing on Captain Jack’s road about eight miles east of here. He was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state and for some time concussion of the brain was feared. He has regained conscious ness, however, and the extent of his injuries seem to be several bruises, several lacerations and a general shake-up. According to report. Mr. Yel verton was alone in his car when the accident happened, and was found pinned under the car by Banks Thomas, Edgar Summerlin and Elbert MacMillan, Wake For est students. They extricated him from the wreck and brought him to the Johnston County Hospital. Mr. Yelverton is a son of the late W. J. Yelverton, of Eureka, and has been engaged in the in surance business with the Conti nental Company for some time. Mrs. J. K. Aycock. of Fremont, is his sister, as is also Mrs. Jerman Smith, of Eureka. WRONG NAME IN RECORDER’S COURT Our attention has been called to an error in the account of Re corder”s Court proceedings pub lished in our last issue. The item stated that “Harvey Ryals was convicted of driving a car while under the influence of intoxicants.” The name should have been Har vey P. Royals, according* to later information. The copy furnished the linotype operator was manu script, and o’s and a’s are often made so nearly alike, the mistake was natural. The initial P. was not in the original copy. The mis take, which was unintentional, is regretted. HOSPITAL NEWS —Mrs. J. G. Creech, of Micro, is doing nicely after an operation some time ago. —Mrs. John C. Lassiter, of Smithfield, Route 1, who is taking treatment, is doing fairly well. —Mr. Wilbur Turner, of Smith field, is doing nicely after an op eration for appendicitis which he underwent last week. —Miss Lila Davis, of Benton ville, underwent an operation for appendicitis last Wednesday. —Miss Pearl Robinson, of Er win, is doing nicely after a se rious operation some time ago. —Mr. James Capps, of Prince ton, who underwent an operation recently, is doing well. —Mr. David Wilson, of Clayton, R.F.D., returned home yesterday after an operation for appendicitis. —Mr. A. R. Yelverton is getting on very well aftcir having sus tained injuries in an automobile accident. -—Mr. Valton Barbour, of Four Oaks, who is being treated for mastoid trouble, is not doing so well —Mrs. Velda Worley, of Prince ton, who underwent a very serious operation Saturday, is doing very well. —Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Herring on September 17. a daughter. —In the colored ward the fol lowing underwent operations last week: Vera Cherry, Annie Whit ley, Mary McCain, Lizzie Mitchi ner, Nettie Henderson and James McLamb. Preparing To Open Mill Mr. Timberlake, of Roxboro, is here superintending repair work at the Ivanhoe Mill village in prep aration of opening the mill. Car penter’s work is being done on the cottages and they are being given a coat of paint. When an airplane stops it is no sign that the aviator uses air brakes. — Our Navy. Nominee For Auditor H. A. WATSON Henry A. Watson From Boon Hill Seeks Office of County Auditor At Hands cf Democrats; No Oppo. sition In Primary Harry Watson, as he is general ly known throughout Boon Hill and elsewhere about the county, was born in Fayetteville 47 years ago. Forty years ago he came to Johnston county settling at Prince ton. There he received his educa tion and when he reached manhood, there is where he went into bus iness. During all these years save two, Mr. Watson has been active ly engaged in the mercantile bus iness, working with his friend and kinsman, Mr. J. R. Ledbeter. In 1902 Mr. Watson was mar ried to Miss Rachel Brewer, of Princeton, and they have reared a family of two children. Mr. Watson has been active in the social life of Princeton. He is a member of the Masonic Or der, of the W. 0. W. and has al ways taken a leading part in the educational development of his community. In the June primary Mr. Wat son had no opposition to the of fice to which he aspires—that of County Auditor. For this office he is Democracy’s choice. Through ong years of clerical work, Mr. Watson has so applied himself to duties appertaining to auditing that he conies before the people with outstanding* qualifications for this particular line of work. More than this he is a genial, friendly fellow, and is the type of man that always adds strength to a political party. '2-iMONTHS OLD PULLET RAISING BROOD CHICKS Kinston, Sept. 20.-—“Josie,” two nionths-old pullet, is making a good job of rearing her brood of three chicks. She is a Japanese silkie and a pet in the barnyard of a resident here. When the pullet was only half feathered out her mother .dis satisfied with a family of just one chick, started laying again and took Josie into the nest with her to help in the hatching. Silkies are grotesque, fluffy white bantams. Now the new brood is running around the yard with the hen and Josie jointly in charge. The little pullet is broody and fussy about her charges, but as a clucker she is a dismal failure. The hen is compelled to do all the clucking, because Josie’s' voice is inadequate to the need. NOTICE TO CRIPPLES On Tuesday, Sept. 21, Mr. Claud M. Andrews, representative from the vocation rehabilitation depart ment of Raleigh, will be in the wel fare office in Smithfield at 9:30 to meet Johnston county cripples. All cripples who desire aid from this department are urged to come at that time and meet Mr. An drews and the welfare officer who are cooperating in their interest. It will necessarily be some time before this department can send a representative to us again, so this is the opportune time for all cripples to make application. MRS. D. J. THURSTON, Supt. Public Welfare, ,, Benson Livestock And Poultry Show Success Women Decide On A Questionnaire Will Be Sent To All Can didates To Be Voted On In The November Elec tion Representatives of seven women's |organizations of Johnston county met In Smithfield Friday after jnoon, and agreed upon sending out a questionnaire to all candidates [asking their position on prohibi tion. Earlier in the year these organizations together with three or more others not represented at1 the meeting passed resolutions to the effect that it was their inten tion to vote only for candidates in the November election who' were in favor of prohibition and would bend their energies to enforce the eighteenth amendment. The res olutions also carried a protest against the operation of slot ma chines in the county, but the coun ty commissioners have already practically taken care of this sit uation in the county. it was. agreed that the replies to! the questionnaire be sent to The Benson Review, The Eastern News. ^ The Smithfield Herald, The John stoian, The Kenly Observer, and The Clayton News for publica tion. There was a spirit of determina tion manifested in the meeting to abide by the resolutions as far as possible, but the women pres ent are not expecting to accom plish at once all they would like. They expressed the realization that the step taken Friday should have been taken earlier, but be cause a little tardy, they are not lying down on the job. A begin ning has been made, and as time goes on, it is their intention to make their influence felt more and more. At the meeting* Friday, a per manent chairman and secretary of the group were chosen as follows: Mrs. M. Y. Self of Clayton, chair man; Mrs. C. W. Carter, also of Clayton, secretary. Those two of ficers together with Miss Bettie Lee Sanders of Smithfield consti tuted the committee to issue the questionnaire. LOCAL DRUG STORE CHANGES HANDS Friends in the county will learn with interest of a recent change in a local drug firm. Mr. A. S. Johns ton who has been proprietor of the drug store next to T. C. Jordan's jewelry shop on Market street, has sold his business here and pur chased a drug store in Princeton. He has already taken charge of the Princeton concern. Mr. John ston and his family will continue to live in this city. The purchasers of the Smithfield business are Dr. G. A. McLemore and his brother-in-law, Mr. Vilas Johnson, of Cleveland township. SELMA DEMOCRATS NAME CANDIDATES Selma, Sept. 18.—The Selma township Democratic convention met in called meeting for the pur pose of nominating township offi cers to be voted on in the Novem ber election. Dr. George D. Vick was elected as chairman of the convention and J. C. Avery, secre tary. The following officers were nominated: For township constable, J. H. Griffin, nominated by aclamation; for justice of the peace, nominated by acclamation, Charles F. Kirby, C. A. Corbett, R. W. Etheridge and Jesse Daughtry. For Selma township road board —A. V. Driver, J. C. Avery. N. G. Blackman, D. M. Morris, M. J. Cameron, J. F. Smith and J. M. Driver. Nervous Youth: Darling, you are the breath of my life. Fair One: Well, why don’t you hold your breath?—Passing Show. London. A Hundred and Fifty En tries Show That The Farmers Are Interested —Big Crowd * * Benson is well pleased and just ly well pleased with the success of its first livestock and poultry exposition, and proposes to make it an annual affair. Last Saturday saw several thousand people of Johnston and surrounding coun ties thronging the streets of Ben son. practically all of whom were there to see whether or not the creamery experiment, (and it was an experiment for there is not another in Eastern North Caro lina), was proving a success. A creamery cannot succeed unless it can have cream, and that was the problem of the Benson citizens, after they built their creamery. They immediately went to work to bring more cows into that section, and it was stated Saturday that this year a total of 215 milk cows have been brought into the com munity. and they are still selling them to the farmers. Probably 500 cows now supply milk daily to the creamery, and the creamery in Benson is beginning to pay. The 151 entries of cattle, swine and poultry, made in the exposi tion Saturday show that the far mers are utilizing the by-products, skim milk, to raise hogs and chickens. And one of the progres sive signs of the Big Show was the fact that purebred stock is the rule. Jersey cows were in pre dominance, but there were Poland China, Duroc Jerseys, Hampshire and Essex hogs exhibited, while the flocks of chickens included mostly Plymouth Rocks, Wyan dotts, Rhode Island Reds. Leg horns and Jersey Black Giants. The idea of this exposition orig inated with the Benson Kiwanis Club, but all of Benson entered heartily into the affair. There are several men who have worked un usually hard for its success. Dr. A. S. Oliver was a leading spirt in the movement, being president of the organization, with P. B. John son, secretary and treasurer. Tim Eldridge was chairman of the pro gram committee, and S. P. Honey cutt was in charge of the exhib its. The Boy Scouts certainly did their part in making the day a success, being on hand wherever needed to handle traffic or helping to feed the two or three thousand people. It was a big undertaking to fur nish free lunch for the big crowd which Benson knew would come, but there was no lack of barbecue, Brunswick stew, slaw, and good aid Johnston county cornbread, and the arrangement for serving it could not have been improved. Fifty pigs were roasted on the coals, 125 $ecks of corn meal were cooked into bread besides tubs of stew made to feed the crowd. The cats were served cafateria style from tables arranged on the school grounds. The livestock and poultry were exhibited in a grove nearby. Men from State College were on band to judge the exhibits, and encourage in any way they could the creamery and the diversifica tion program being preached to the farmers of that section. There were present A. G. Oliver, State Poultry Specialist, A. C. Kimrey, Dairy Specialist, W. W. Shay, (Turn to page four, please) 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 mnat bring copy of this paper in order to secure ticket. jhhnesatnhoo (Miss) Kuby Woodall recog nized her name last issue.
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