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SMITHFIELD NEEDS: Daily Meat and Milk Inspection Digger Pay Roll, t A Modern Hotel Renovation of Opera House Chamber of Commerce VOLUME 44—NO. 79 JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS: County Farm Agent Better Roads Feeding Highways Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing System More Food and Feed Crops SMITHFIELD, N. C- FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER S, 1926 $2.00 PER YEA Presbyterial Is Well Attended Local Pastor Speaks On Home Mission (Work In This Presbytery The churches of district No. 2 of Granville Presbyterial were well represented at a group conference held here yesterday, the Presbyter ian church being practically filled with visitors. After the opening preliminaries and a roll call of the churches, Rev. Chester Alexander, pastor of the local church, explained the home mission work in htis Presbytery, dwelling particularly on the places where this work is most needed and where some work of this kind has already been done. Rev. Mr. Alexander said that one of the problems of this Presbytery is home missions, so few of the churches being self-supporting. He mentioned the great need of home mission work in this county, stat ing that fifty-six per cent, or ap proximately 3,500 people in this county are not members of any church. As a remedy for this sit uation, he suggested that each church should have two commit tees. a survey committee to look over the field to find where work is most needed, and a committee whose business it is to supply workers to go to these communi ties where work should be done. The speaker said that getting the workers is the great problem in trying to carry on this work. Mrs. Howell, of the Wilmington Presbytery, explained the work of the “Big Sister" movement. At the beginning of her remarks she spoke of the relation of the aux iliary to the church and explained how it helped the church both fi nancially and spiritually. In order that each church might have an auxiliary, Mrs. Howell said that the strong organizations often play “big sister” to the weak churches, helping them to organ ize. She warned the “big sisters” ag-ainst leaving off their help too soon and urged them to stand by the “little sisters” until hel is needed no longer. Newly organ ized auxiliaries, she said, often go down because they are left to grope alone too soon. According to Mrs. Howell, thirty-seven new auxiliaries were organized in North Carolina in the last year on the “big sister” idea. Mrs. L. C. Oldham, who spoke on “Personal Evangelism,” yfave her hearers a splendid message. “We must not think of the church as simpl yan organization,” she said. “Its prime motive is bring ing souls to Christ.” Mrs. Old ham told of the requirements of the personal worker and mention ed methods of approach. The win ner of souls must live a life that rings true and be willing to for sake everything that is displeas ing to God, she said Her talk was full of practical suggestions for personal workers. After a short conference of lo cal auxiliary officers with Presby terial officers, the meeting ad journed for the noon hour. Lunch was served the visitors in the Woman’s’ Club room. The afternoon session began with a short devotional led by Mrs. E. N. Booker, of Oakland church. Dur ing the afternoon Mrs. J. B. Spill man made a convincing talk oh “Stewardship” and the Presbyterial School (Peace Institute) was pre sented by Miss Harriet Brown. AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me—< ■ AfL WW WUH “Dem ’Publickin bloodhoun’iy^ap done run dem awficers intu^ue Dimikratic gum.” Change Date Of Opening Schools Six Months Schools Will Open On Nov. 1 Instead of Nov. 15; Sell Clayton School Bonds The six month schools in the county, according to an order pass ed by the Board of Education in session here Monday, will open on Monday, November 1st. instead of on Nov. 15, as previously arrang ed. This change is made because of the fact that the cotton crop is going to be out earlier than was formerly anticipated'. At the meeting held Monday, the board received bids for ten thousand Clayton Graded School District 6% per cent bond's dated Sept. 1, 1926. The bids received, each bid including accrued inter est to date of delivery, were as follows: Clayton Banking Company. $10, 050.00; White-Phillips Company, Davenport, Iowa, $10,118; N. S. Hill & Co., Cincinnati, $10,402.50; A. T. Bell & Co., Toledo, Ohio, $10, 313; Ryan. Southerland & Co., To ledo, Ohio, $10,335.11; Prudden & Cp., of Toledo, Ohio, $10,569; Han chett Bond Co., Chicago, $10,411. 97; Spitzer. Rorick & Co., Toled.o Ohio. $10,517; Weil, Roth & Irv ing, Cincinnatti, $10,639. It appeared to the board that the bid of Weil. Roth & Irving- was the best, and the issue was award ed to that company. The board received word from the Board of County Commission ers that the Board of Commission ers had authorized the Board of Education to borrow sufficient money to pay the Clayton, Smith field and Benson special chartered schools the balance due on last year's appropriation even though the taxes have not been collected in order that these schools have mon ey on which to operate until the collection of 1926 taxes. A number of the patrons of the Pleasant Hill school appeared be fore the board and asked that they be provided a truck to Benson, or that the truck now run by J. Ruf fin Johnson be required to take up their children. They informed the uucwu umi Dom ine truck operated by Mr. J. Ruffin Johnson and the truck operated by the Elevation school were transporting to Ben son children in the primary and lower grades which were being taught in the schools from which the trucks run. The board instruct ed the superintendent to notify the committee of the Elevation school that they should not trans port any children from that dis trict who belong in the grades that are taught in the Elevation school; and further notify J. Ruffin John son that the truck operated by him should not transport any children in the grades taught in the Piney drove or Barbour’s schools; and still further, that the superintend ent try to work out a plan where by when the smaller children are removed from the truck operated by Mr Johnson that the children in the Pleasant Hill district who are in the high school be allowed on this truck on the same terms as others. Mr. Creech and Mr. Lee, com mitteemen from the Massey, Ben tonville No. 5 school district ap peared' before the board and re quested a truck. Owing; to the shortage of trucks the board was forced to tell them that it did not have a truck for them at this time, all of the available trucks having been previously requested by other districts. Ordered that Joe II. Creech be allowed to pay tax at the rate of 50 cents on the $100 to the Glen dale Special School Taxing District and send all of his children to the Glendale school as though he were in hte district. Mr. Edwin Woodall and Mr. Creech, committeemen from the Pomona school, appeared before the board and asked that they be allowed a third teacher. Upon in vestigation it was found that the average daily attendance at the Pomona school for the previous year was 55 and that about the same number of children have been attached out of said district for the coming year as were trucked out New King of Clubs George Von Elm is the new National Amateur Golf Champion. The Californian, of the stinny smile, played a spectacular game over the Baltusrol course at Short Hills, N. J., defeating Bobby Jones, 2 up. Highest Mileage Record Is 37.95 Ford Contest Proves In. teresting; Forty-Four Cars Entered Show Av erage of 28.88 Miles With forty-four 1926 model Fords competing, the gasoline test put on Tuesday by the Young Mo tor company proved to be a suc cess both from the standpoint of interest on the part o f non-par ticipants and the mileage records established by those who entered the contest. J. E. Medlin, Smithfield, route 1, made the highest record, trav eling 37.95 miles on a gallon of gasoline. His was an oper^ tour ing car No. 12468365 He drove his own car. The next highest mileage was made by Norman Johnson, of Ben son, route 2, who won second prize in open car contest, driving 35.11 miles. He drove a roadster motor number 1265036. The. best mileage in the closed car group was made by C. L. Peele of Princeton, who drove 33.83 miles before his gallon of gas gave out. His car is a four door sedan number 13200466. C lay Brown of Four Oaks eclips ed all other closed cars with a mileage of 30.69 in a coupe num ber 14087417. The first prizes in each instance were $20 gold pieces, and the sec ond prizes were $10 gold pieces. The test trip was made on the hard surfaced road between this city and Raleigh. The contestants were permitted to use any kind of gasoline which they prefreed. The judges, J H. Abell, W. M. Gaskin and Rev. Chester Alexander, found the average mileage of the forty four cars to be 28.88. Yesterday a contest was staged in Raleigh with winners in 21 deal ers’ contests competing. The stakes were higher and the interest keen. In the local tes tTuesday but jnot competing for a prize, an old j copperhead 1913 model was driven I by Elmer Woodard, colored. A |record of 20.77 miles was made. (This car is owned by the Young | Motor company. REVIVAL BEGINS SUNDAY AT PRINCETON* CHURCH Next Sunday nig-ht, Oct. 10, re vival services well begin at the Princeton Baptist church. Rev. S L. Naff, of Mount Olive, who has j been engaged to conduct the meet ing will be present at the first service and preach Sunday night. The meeting will continue through next week. Mr. Naff is conducting revival services this week at the Sardis Baptist church, and is preaching strong gospel sermons to an increasing congregation every night.. There was an addition to the membership of the church for baptism at his second night serv ice. JAS. W. ROSE, Pastor. last year, and thereby leaving the average attendance for the coming year to be about the same. The board informed Mr. Woodall and Mr. Creech that under the law they were not entitled to a third teacher and suggested that they put on their special tax and em ploy a third teacher if the com jmittee deemed thi3 wise. Regular Meeting Commissioners «»*’'* •* . Transact Routine Business and Adjourn To Meet Again Today The Board of County Commis sioners met in regular session Mon day, Oct. 4, and transacted the fol lowing items of business: Ordered that B. O. Barbour of Four Oaks be paid $3.00 per month instead of $4.50 per quarter as previously allowed. Ordered that Raymond Wingate of Clayton, route one, be allowed $5.00 per month in care of Offie Sanders, as special allowance. Ordered that V. B. Wrig*ht, a tuberculosis patient at the State Sanatorium at an expense of $30.00 per month be allowed $20.00 per month in case he comes back home. Ordered that Vianna Lee be paid $3.00 per month instead of pre vious allowance. Ordered that J. W. Whitehead be paid $18.00 for pulling teeth for John Weaver, who is serving a term in jail. Ordered that Mrs. Sam Jones be removed from the old pauper list. Ordered that D. C. Smith be paid $381.35 as keeper of the coun ty home for September. Ordered' that Lillie Sanders be paid $29.00 for services as cook at county home for September. Ordered that the County Board of Education be authorized to bor row the balance due Clayton, Ben son and Smithfield school trustees on 1924-1925 taxes for the six months term. Ordered that Ransom Creech and John Kemple and Millard Woodall constitute a committee to investi gate the killing of geese belonging to W. R. Royall. Election returns from Jones spec ial school district held on Septem ber 14 ordered approved as carried. Election returns from Zebulon Heights special school district election ordered approved as hav ing failed to carry. Ordered that the Peele Drug company be released of $1000 on stock of merchandise listed by er ror for 1925 taxes. The following salaries were ap proved: Glen Elgerton. clerical help, $54.00; D. U. Thompson, bridge commissioner, $150.00; Elsie Boyett, clerical help, $80.00; R. L. Fitzgerald, help on tax books, $172; R. L. Fitzgerald, help on tax books, $156; C. Q. Stephenson, jail er, $125; Mrs. D. J. Thurston, coun ty welfare superintendent. $100; Miss Luna Pearson, bookkeeper in the sheriff’s office. $125; Minnie Lee Garrison, county home agent, $83.33; F. L. Pittman, janitor, $150. The following reports were heard and accepted: Home Demonstra tion, County Welfare, County Au ditor, County Health and County Treasurer. Accounts ordered paid included the following: W. T. Valentine, lumber for bridge at Lamm’s Mill. $80; G- T. Scott, stamps, etc., $14.18; Chas. Davis, cheese cloth, 50 cents; Capitol cafe, feeding jury three meals, $29.25; Coats Hardware, County Home account, $2.00; Robert Sellers, County Home account, $5.00; Chas. Davis, Coun ty Home account, $513; Jordan Edmundson Hdw. Co.. County Home account, $23.25; J. D. Her ring, electrical repairs at County Home, $7.19. D. H. Creech, county home ac count, $30.45. A. M. Pullen and company, aud iting offices of sheriff, register of deeds, clerk of the court and the treasurer, Dec. 1, 1924 to June 30, 1926. $6204.19. C. Q. Stephenson, coroner’s serv ices in cases of C. E. Bethune, Bernice Smith and Willie Reid, $19.00. Eastern News Publishing Com pany, printing for courthouse of fices, $74.50. C. Q. Stephenson, board of coun ty prisoners, $86.40. American Emblem County, 1600 dog tags, $75.00. Jasemine Ink Company, one doz en quarts of ink. $10.00. Burroughs Adding Machine Co., edding machine paper, $2.25. Walker Evans and Cogswell Co., Please turn to page three First Photos From Honda Torr.r restricts Two hours alter the tornado had abated on the East coast of Florida these photos were northward bound by airplane, the ,'irst from the storm and wave tom districts. No. 1, Miami Beach front. No. 2 Fifth .Street and Washington Ave. No. 3, Typical of great destruction which swept from east to north west across the peninsula—tropical trees of ages crashing to earth. No. 4, The force of the storm shown ia that lVi-ton motor carts position against the building. Loss of life not yet known. Pine Level To Entertain W. M. U. Splendid Program Ar ranged For This County Organization; A Num ber of Good Speakers The Woman’s Missionary Union of the Johnston Baptist Associa tion will meet with the Pine Level Baptist church next Tuesday, Oc tober 12, the opening session be ginning at 9:45 a. m. An urgent invitation is extended to all to at tend, and visitors will be welcom ed. The program for this occasion is as follows: State W. M. U. Watchword, Matt. 6:33. Associational W. M. U. Watchword, Dan. 12:3. Devotional, Mrs. M. E. Godwin, Pine Level. Words of Welcome. Mrs. D. B. Oliver. Baptist, Pine Level— Mrs. J. R. Oliver, Freewill, Pine Level— Mrs. H. R. Gerald, Holiness, Pine Level— Mrs. R. L. Fitzgerald, Primi tive, Pine Level. Response, Mrs. Parker Pool, Mt. Moriah. Recognition of Pastors and Vis Minutes. Roll Call of Societies. President or representative from each society please answer to roll call with a short verbal report of year’s work of society. Appointment of Committees. Report of officers: Secretary and treasurer. Miss Cleve Barnes; Stewardship Chairman, Mrs. R. C. White; Personal Serv ice, Mrs. D. J. Thurston; Mis sion Study, Mrs. S. L. Mor gan. Superintendent’s Report, Mrs. B. A. Hocutt. Address by State Officer, Mrs. Edna R. Harris. Solo, Mrs. R. W. Finlator, Win ston-Salem, N. C. Periodicals. Round table discussion led by Pastor’s wives. Facing our Obligations, Mrs. J. J. Riddick, Winston-Salem. Special music by male quartet of Pine Level. Needs of Johnston County, Mrs. D. J. Thurston. Announcements. Prayer, Mr. J. W. Rose, Pastor, Pine Level. ^ £ Dinner served on grounds. 1:45 Opening Hour Afternoon. Young People’s session, Miss Gertrude Mattison presiding. Song. “O Zion Haste.” Devotional, Miss Ruth Wilson. Smithfield. Welcome, Oleta Stout, Pine Lev el. Response, Hazel Phillips, Kenly. Report of Field Worker, Miss Gertrude Mattison. Roll Call of Young People’s So cieties. (answer with verbal report). Special Music, Sunbeams of Selma. Talk on Sunbeam .Work, Mrs. U _ ELEVEN-YEAR-OLI) BOY PICKS 350 POUNDS COTTON Edwin Parrish, (he little elev en-year-old son of Mr. Robert Parrish of Pleasant Grove town ship, has a cotton picking record that will be hard to beat. On Tuesday, Oct. 5th, he picked 350 pounds. He weighs 55 pounds. At that rate icking cotton will prove more profitable than growing it for market at pres ent prices. Rally Day At M. E. Sunday School Next Sunday Rally Day will be observed at the Methodist Sunday school and an effort will be made to round up members who have been negligent about attending and also new members wil] be welcom ed. A committee has been appont ed to assist the officers and teach ers in the attendance can^paign this week. A fifteen minute program will be given during the closing exer cises of the school. The program is entitled “The Day of Days.” meaning of course rally day. Other special occasions of the year in cluding Thanksgiving. Christmas, Decision Day, Mother’s Day, Sun day School Day and Promotion Day are reviewed .The primary, junior and intermediate-senior de partments will have a special part in the program. If you are a member of this Sunday school you are asked to help make rally day a success. Shows Twin Apples Mr. G. H. Dunn, of Four Oaks, route 3. was in town yesterday and showed at this office a curios ity in the form of twin apples. The apples were well formed and about the same size. Both had Stems and blossom scars, but if they had been separated each would not have been much more than half an apple. They were of the wine sap variety. Baptist Pastors to Meet Next Monday, October 11, the Baptist pastors of the Johnston Association will meet in their monthly session at 10 a. m. in the Baptist church at Smithfield the executive committee meeting the same day at 2:30. Both meet ings will be of unusual importance being* the last before the session of the association at Baptist Cen ter Nov. 10. Matters of great im portance are to be discussed, and a full attendance is greatly to be desired. S. L. MORGAN. Edge, Lillington. Song, “We’ve a Story to Tell To The Nation.” Round table Discussion, Mbs Gertrude Mattison. Special Music, G. A.’s of Ben son. Pageant. Pine Level Young Peo ple. Report of Committees. Memorial, Miss Veola Poole, Mt. Moriah. Closing Prayer, Mrs. C. W. Car ter, Clayton. Cotton Firm Has One Suggestion Says Now Is No Time For Fanciful Schemes But Sound Judgment and Quick Action The cotton situation has called forth various suggestions as to sending the price up and thereby helping business all over the coun try. A letter from Fenner and Beane of New York and New Or leans, sent out to the editors of the south presents one solution to this problem, which they are anx ious that farmers and banks take under consideration. Their message is as follows: “Disaster threatens the south because of the present price of cotton. It is rank lunacy to throw reason to the winds and market any appreciable portion of the crop at current values. Growers are hysterical and are wilfully com mitting economic suicide, the ef fects of which will be far-reaching and distressing to the entire south. “This is no time for fanciful schemes but for sound judgment and Quick action. “Banks in every city and town should immediately advertise their readiness to help in a practical way. In many instances they are themselves automatically wrecked if cotton declines to ten cents per pound. Therefore, let these banks proclaim their willingness to ad vance their local farmers ten cents per pound at 4 per cent on all white grade cotton properly stored and kept off the market. At the same time require a pledge from the borrower that his next year’s acreage will be reduced at least 33 1-3 per cent. “This is tbe least that can be done and its effect will be instanteous on public opinion in this country and abroad and will doubtless re sult in an immediate price re bound." MASK RESIGNS AS PIELI) DIRCTOR Raleigh, Oct. 3.—Homer H. B. Mask, who has been four years with the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association as director of field work, has re sided his work to become State Manager of the Chilean Nitrate of Soda Educational Bureau in North Carolina. Mr. Mask does not leave the state to which he came twelve year ago first as county agent for Ca tawba county. From a farm in Al abama he had gone to the Alabama College of Agriculture in Auburn and in 1915 he was graduated from Auburn with the B. S. degree. He spent five years in Catawba and. then came to Raleigh to be assist ant state agent with the Agricul tural Extension Service. He re mained there until May, 1922, when he was made field director for the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association. Senator Heflin j His Address Outstandir Feature of Occasioi Scout Exhibits; Fr« Acts Especially Good jteenth annual Johnston Coun fair. The outstanding event j the week was the opening addre , delivered Tuesday by Senator He Min of Alabama, and the outstan ing statement of his speech w: ;m attack upon the government f doing* nothing to help the Sout ern and Western farmer. He ma« the intimation that the chief t the bureau of crop estimates rea i/.ed that it was advantageous ' -he English spinners to add a mi lions bale of cotton to the gues Senator Heflin drew from his stoi of jokes at intervals to illustra' his point. Fai Today brings to a close the fou Preceding the Senator’s addre* which was heard at the fair g-roun a parade started things off. TV cars in the parade consisted mos ly new cars showing modes t some of the agencies located hei T'wo brass bands, the Princetc band and the Riverside Serenader of this city furnished music fc, the occasion supplemented by th steam pianos of the Buttereruff and Nehi companies. •») Whether occasioned by a d* crease of interest which has bee noticeable for the past severs years, or whether the farmers an farmwomen are too busy with th cotton and tobacco crops, tho fac remains that the exhibits this yea fail to measure up with forme years certainly in point of quality The quality of the products show', seems to be good. Instead of fcein; representative of this the leading agricultural county of the state, th* exhibits hardly do justice to i township fair. An individual farn exhibit arranged by Mr. W. B. Le* is particularly good. The usual attractions that be long to the midway have furnish ed entertainment for those wh< have attended, and many hav« characterized the free acts as the best ever shown which is saying considerable for the free acts f01 two years have been unusuaih good. The fireworks program adver tised for each night was not car ried out Tuesday and Wednesda j nighjts, because the fireworks „fak ed to arrive. LOCAL LEAGUERS VISIT FOUR OAKS About twenty members of th« \ Epworth League here attended i* 3 a body the regular meeting of the Four Oaks Epworth League las* 5 Monday evening. A splendid pro.; gram was rendered under the lead ership of Mrs. J. T. Hatcher, su perintendent of the devotional de partment. Mr. Phillip Swartz o. Raleigh was present and made talk appropriate to ti.e occasion. Following the program, «,ll rg paired to the church dining roon where tea and sandwiches and ic« cream were served. During the so cial hour music and readings wer enjoyed. Mrs. Jesse Coats gave reproduction of an old negro’s sej mon that delighted those presef On Monday, Oct. 18, th. Fouj Oaks League will return th viai Presbyterian Services Smithfield Sunday morning a 11 o’clock. Oakland Sunday nigh 7:30. Christian Endeavor inltl] field and Oakland 7 o’clock. PwL cordially invited. 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 Vie-* tory Theatre. You mint brin§ copy of this paper in order Ur secure ticket. enejloihznasthbo Burlon Jones recognized hh name last issue. { .
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