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. SMITHFIEI.D NEEDS: Daily Meat and Milk Inspection Bigger Pay Roll. A Modern Hotel Renovation of Opera House Chamber of Commerce Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 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 VOLUME 44—NO. 79 * * * SM1THFIELD, N. C„ TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 192G * * * Senator Heflin Opens Campaign Large Number of Demo crats Give Attentive Hearing To Initial Speech. '/ffl' - jyw® The Democratic campaign in 'll Johnston county formally opened sdtX* Friday night with a rousing speech Irs. fn the courthuose here by Senator n*/ J. Thomas Heflin, of Alabama. The spacious courtroom was com fortably filled with a representa tive citizenship of the county, and the interest manifested in the ini tial speech of the campaign was auspicious. Hon. E. W. Pou, congressman from this, the fourth, district, in troduced the speaker. In his intro ductory remarks he stated that \v\> the election in Johnston county two ig1 years ago was not a Republican pi victory. It was Democratic indif i ference. He commended the ticket which the Democrats have nomi nated this year and brought out the fact that fourteen out of sev enteen townships are represented on this ticket. Then, after pledg ing every ounce of his strength , to victory at the polls in Novem ber, he presented that prince of or ators, Senator Heflin, who held the attention of his audience for about two hours as he discussed the rec ords of the two political parties of the nation. Senator Heflin is well versed in all the arts of oratory, and not in recent years has an address been so well received in Smithfield With a store of knowledge at his com mand, he presented a forceful, clear cut arraignment of the Re publican record, and at the same time showed that the constructive and h*tyful measures that have meant most to the masses of the nation have been instituted by the Democratic party. He took issue with the state ment of Mr. Johnson Hayes, the Republican nominee for Senator in North Carolina, who spoke here Friday afternoon, to the effect that there is very little difference now between the Democratic and Republican parties. He quoted Scripture about knowing a vine by the fruit it bears, and used as a re frain the words: “By their fruits ye shall know them.” as he undertook to disclose how wide apart the two parties really are. He compared the Jeffersonian principles of Democratic govern ment with the Hamiltonian ideas that permeate Republican rule. It has been a battle between the in terests of labor, agriculture and commerce and the interests of the big man, the rich trusts, he said, and “by their fruits ye shall know them.” He scored the act of the Rpnnblicans in abolishing our V merchant ships. He told of the rot ¥ ten banking system that had a strangle hold on the nation until the Democrats instituted the Fed eral Reserve System. He exposed their use of taxing* power to ben efit the rich and lay the income tax burden on those less able tc bear it; he repeated the sordic story of bartering the oil reserve supply; and reached his climax when he challenged the Republicans to name a single instance of scan dal jjttached to the Democratic party. Before the Senator took his sea1 he touched on the cotton situation giving remedy for the low prices and stating that for twelve year: (Turn to page five, please) AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me— IV *7 MS Cyars is lak guns dangus whc dey is in bad company. DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING AT KENLY AND ARCHER Next Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock an old time political speaking by speakers whose fame is known throughout the state, will be held at Archer Lodge. Ex-Governor Cameron Morrison and Congressman E. W. Pou will do the talking. At seven-thirty o’clock Sat urday evening, Ex-Governor Morrison will speak at Kenly. The public is cordially invit ed to attend these speakings. Convict Guard Fatally Wounded Merman McLamb Is Ac cidentally Shot As Friend Cleans Gun. News reached here Saturday of the accidental death of Merman McLamb, of the Brogden section, this county, which occurred Thurs day night at a Wayne county con vict camp. The young* man, only 20 years of age, was shot by one of the convict guards who accident ally discharged his gun while clean ing it. The Goldsboro News gives the facts concerning the fatal accident as follows: Mermon McLamb, liU-year-oid convict guard, is dead as the re sult of a shooting accident at Cap tain Hinnant’s Stevens Mill Camp Thursday night. Death came in a local hospital here at 2:30 yesterday afternoon. A week ago McLamb, strapping young* country boy, “fine a young fellow as I ever knew,” Captain Hinnant described him, secured a job as guard at the camp. He was proud of the place in which he found himself, one of authority, and one of trust. He was proud of the firearms given into his keeping. Thursday night he and Johnny Herring sat down after sapper to oil and clean their revolvers, ac cording to the story told. Herring finished his task, snap ped the weapon together and threw jthe cylinder into place. As he threw* the cylinder into place, there was a blinding flash, a report, and young McLamb fell back with a bullet wound from the .38 in his chest just above the heart. Captain Hinnant rushed him to a local hospital where surgeons did all that was possible to save his life. The young man was con scious and gave the facts as above related, it was said. Death came at 2:30 yesterday afternoon. After an investigation by offi cers, it was decided that the acci dent was unavoidable and an in quest was not deemed necessary. The young man was the son of Mr. I. D. McLamb. The funeral took place Saturday in the pres ence of a large crowd. OFFERS $5.00 FOR NAME FOR FILLING STATION Mr. T. S. Ragsdale, who is hav ing a filling station erected on the corner of Third and, Johnston Streets, is offering five dollars to the person suggesting ths best name for this new station. Each person is allowed to send in only one name, and all names are to be sent to Mr. Ragsdale not later thar six o’clock Saturday afternoon, Oc tober 23. The winner will be an nounced as soon as the most ap propriate name is selected. SEVEN-YEAR-OLI) PICKS 103 POUNDS COTTON Cotton picking is an art that requires nimble fingers, as ev idenced by the amount young children or often able to pick. Little Miss Vara Phillips, of Pine Level, route 1, aged seven years, was in the city Saturday and told us about picking 103 pounds of the fleecy staple one day last week. She was proud of the fact that she beat her grand father who is between seventy and eighty years of age, by three pounds. This young cotton picker is the daughter of Mr. n and Mrs. R. V. Phillips. Soldier Monument Is Being Erected Plans Are Taking Shape For The Unveiling Here On Armistice Day According to Mr. D. Carlton Ste phenson, commander Pou-Parrish post of the American Legion, the plans for the Armistice Day cele bration are taking- shape, end every man, woman and child in Johnston county are urged to spend Novem ber 11, in Smithfield. This will be a red letter day »n Johnston county, a day of general celebrtaion. A big parade of John ston county’s heroes, numbering* about one thousand, will be a fea ture of the celebration. Those boys who wore the uniforms of Uncle Sam’s fighting forces will be led by two bands, supported in the pa rade by the local National Guard Company and commanded by the old veterans of the World War. This parade will be featured by the unveiling of Johnston county’s tribute of respect and love for those men who gave their lives overseas that Democracy might be safe. These number about fifty. The monument, one of the most beautiful in the state which is now being erected, will be unveiled with appropriate exercises. After the chief speaker of the day, the ex soldiers will be introduced to the mess line where the county’s an nual feed for them will hold sway until all are satisfied. The afternoon will be filled with contests and other amusements, in cluding the showing of a world war picture at the Victory theatre. The night of the eleventh will be filled chock full. One of the greatest displays of fireworks ever shown in the state will be given at the fair g*rounds. This will be followed by one of the biggest old fashioned square dances ever held. The older people of the state and county are especially invited to participate in this dance because they alone know how these dances should be danced. Everyone is requested to remem ber the date, to be on hand early and bring the fairJily to spend the entire day in celebrating a day of real thanksgiving and enjoy OU ASKS FOR A SPECIAL SESSION President Coolidge was ask ed to call a special session of Congress in November to con sider the depression of grain and cotton prices in a telegram sent yesterday by Representa tive Edward W. Pou of the Fourth Congressional District and ranking Democrat on the House Rules Committee. Cotton farmers are threat ened with financial ruin be cause of the recent decline in price,” his telegram said. If they are forced to sell at pre vailing quotations they must accept from $20 to $25 per bale less than the cost of produc tion. In this desperate situa tion I earnestly urge that you call the Congress to meet in extra session on or before No vember 3 in order that oppor tuniy be given as quickly as possible to pass /emergency leg islation which may save from ruin the grain producers as well as the cotton producers of the nation. I have a profound conviction that any recommen dation you may deem wise and proper to submit to the Con gress to avert threatened dis aster to the farmers of the na tion or any legislation report ed from any committee with the same purpose in view will be considered in a spirit of ut ter disregard to any partisar advantage whatsoever.” Mother (coming in at 2 a. m.) “You needn’t have waited up foi me, Ysobel I have my own latch key.” Ysobel: “I know, Mother, bu somebody had to let Grannie in.” Ford is putting whiskers on -th ^new Fords so that they will loo! 4like A. Lincoln. Hayes Speaks At Court House Here — Probably a Hundred Hear Republican Candidate For The Senate Friday. Hon. Johnston J. Hayes, of North Wilkesboro, was here Friday of last week and made a speech in the court house. Mr. Hayes is a candi date for seat in the United States senate on the Republican ticket. This was his first visit to John ston county since nominations back in June, and from here he went to Selma where he again de livered an address. The speaker was introduced' to his Smithfield audience by Mr. James Raynor, of Benson, and for about fifty minutes his speech lasted. In the beginning of his speech, Mr. Hayes denied that the cam paign he is now waging is being made indirectly for a judgeship in his district. He declared there was no vacancy for a judgeship, and that he was a candidate in good faith for a seat in the national senate. There were about fifty people in the courthouse when the speaker began talking* and probably as many more came in during the progress of his speech of fifty minutes. Several Democrats were in the audience. His speech was entirely void of any heat of par tisan politics; and it was, in the main, a kind of an indorsement of what the Democrats have done in the State. He claimed for his party a share of the credit which is due the State for the magnificent road system which is now being en joyed by so many people, and he stated that he wanted to see the leaders of the State, both Demo crats and Republicans, unite on a system of public education. He claimed that this was a much needed system, as part of the counties of the State are paying as much as $1.06 on the hundred dollars worth of property, while ! other counties, which are more blessed in a financial way, get by with so light a taxation for schools as to pay only 29 cents on the hundred dollars worth of prop erty. The speaker took a fling at some of the papers of the State which have asserted that he is convass ing the State without naming the political party with which he is affiliated. He affirmed here that he is a Republican, claiming* that he is not ashamed to belong to a party which has furnished this nation wijth its presidents ever since 1860 with the exception of 16 years during which time Grov er Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson have occupied the White House as the chief executives. But in this connection he failed to mention what that same party has been doing down here in North Caro lina since 1860. This senatorial aspirant went into some detail to establish a di viding line between the qualities of men which make of some Dem ocrats and of others Republicans. He declared that in the main there was not much difference between them. He stated that the main and lasting point oi uinerence was tne old question of tariff—the Demo crats asking a tariff for revenue only, while the Republicans stood for both a revenue and a protection to be derived from tariff laws. He, of course, was a champion of a tariff for protection. While en larging upon this subject, the speaker paid a beautiful and touch ing tribute to his mother, who is now well advanced in years. He stated that she had always been a Baptist and a Democrat and that his father had always been a Methodist and a Republican. When he grew old enough to choose his church and his politics, he took the religious faith of his mother and the political faith of his father. Mr. Hayes’ speech was well de livered and well received. Both Democrats and Republicans agreed that it was good and was above the speech of the average spell binder that is sent into Johnston county by the Republican party. Read The Herald ads. ^ioiniitees For County Commissioners i w mil R. H. RICHARDSON *_ B. I. TART Clayton Suffers Disastrous Fire Three Stores Burn, The Loss Being Estimated A t Around $85,000, Partially Covered By Insurance. The town of Clayton suffered a disastrous fire about four o’clock Friday morning when three stores in the main business district were practicaily destroyed. The fire originated in the L. H. Johnson Hardware building presumably in a pile of rags caused by spontan eous combustion. The loss has been estimated at $85,000. The losers are: Charley Horne, who owned the building; the Clay ton Department store managed by W. I. Whitley; the L. H. Johnson Hardware Company, and Owen Gulley Company, general merchan dise. It was estimated that it would cost about $25,000 to rebuild the stores. The stock of g*oods of the department store was valued at $20,000; the Hardware stock, at $16,000; and the General Merchan dise at about $25,000. Th elosses are partially covered by insurance. The Raleigh fire department was called to help extinguish the flames. GIN REPORT There were 18.375 bales of cot ton g-inned in Johnston county from the crop of 1926 prior to October 1, 1926 as compared with 27,577 bales ginned to October 1\ 1926. E. G. HOLLAND, Gin Reporter. DEMOCRATS OPEN HEADQUARTERS HERE Democrats have opened an office here to be the official {leadiquarters un!til a)>ter elec tion. Two rooms in the building at the rear of the courthouse occupied by F. H. Brooks have bcjen secured, and some one will be at headquarters all of the time. Mr J. B. Benton, chair man of the Democratic Execu tive Committee, may be found there each morning and all day Saturdays. Representatives from the Woman’s Committee will also be there. Lovely Wedding At Woodsdale Miss Helen Tomlinson Be comes The Bride Of Mr. Frank Donald Ho bart, of Davidson. A marriage that came as a sur prise to their many friends was solemnized at “Woodsdale,'’ the lovely country home of the bride, yesterday morning at seven-thirty o’clock, when Miss Helen Tomlin son became the bride of Mr. Frank Donald Hobart of Davidson. The living room with simple dec orations of pink and white cosmos, long leaf pine and trailing ivy pre sented a lovely appearance. Tall candles in standards and in silver candelabrae shed a soft light over the wedding scene. Before the contracting parties took their place at the improvised altar, Mr. William Puckett of Ral eigh sang impressively “Until” and “At Dawning.” Miss Virginia Puckett accompanied him on the piano and also played the other wedding music. There were no attendants, and the Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin was the signal for the entrance of the bride and bridegroom. Rev. E. D. Dodd, pastor of the bride, performed the ceremony using the ring service of the Methodist Epis copal Church. The bride was attired in a two piece midnight blue wool rep with smart biege accessories. She car ried a lovely shower bouquet of Sweetheart roses. I A wedding breakfast was serv ed to the guests only a few rel j atives and close friends being present. Mr. and Mrs. Hobart left at once for a motor wedding trip in Western North Carolina- After October 20, they will be at home in Davidson. The bride is the youngest daugh ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. H. B. Tomlinson. She was educat ed at Meredith College and Ran dolph-Macon College, and taug'ht school for several years at Rock> Mount and Greenville after grad uation. Possessed with charm anc a sweet personality, she has £ large number of friends who wist her all happiness' and success. The bridegroom formerly made his home in Amherst. Mass., anc attended Amherst College. He i: a landscape artist and is at pres ent with Davidson College. Five Good Men Named On Board Democrats Select For Commissioners, C. A. Fitzgerald, R, U. Bar bour, C. M. Wilson, R. H. Richardson and B. I. Tart. C. A. FITZGERALD Mr. Charlie Fitzgerald, of Micro, candidate for the office of County Commissioner of Johnston County, is throughly qualified and capable of transacting the exacting busi ness of the county and has a wide range of experience in all lines of business. He is president of the Bank of Micro and is one of the best and most liked merchants in upper Johnston county. His friends are mostly among* the farmers, who look upon Charlie as an honest, upright Christian gentleman and one who will always see to it that they get a square deal in any bus iness transaction He is a thorough business man and as such will make an invaluable asset to the Board of County Commissioners. R. U. BARBOUR R. U. Barbour, who was nomi nated by the Democratic party for one of the County Commissioners, was born in Elevation township, Johnston county. He is the son of Nathaniel Barbour, a farmer and Primitive Baptist preacher, who served four churches in John ston county: Rehobeth, Hannah’s Creek, Clement and Hickory Grove. Mr. Barbour was only five years old when his father died. As he was left an orphan with two sisters, he stayed at home working on the farm with them to make support. He took advantage of the meagre schools of his time as best he could and secured a scant ed ucation, in boyhood, but later went to high school of the county. When he reached maturity he bought considerable land and work ed to pay for it, farming the land all the while. In recent years he has purchased more land and at present has one of the most up to date farms in this section, also a fine dairy herd. For several years he has been engaged in hand ling livestock at Benson, and has ,made quite a success at that bus iness He was born on the farm, rear ed on the farm, started on the ground floor, and worked his way, step by step, until at present he is one of the leading farmers and business men of the county. He is fully fitted and qualified to handle ! the affairs of a great county like Johnston. CHARLES M. WILSON Among the five successful can didates for Commissioners of John ,ston county selected by the Demo crats in the June primary, was Charles M Wilson, of Wilson' Mills. Mr. Wilson is a good sea soped Democrat, and having serv ed his party and his county as com missioner in the past years, he i familiar with the duties of a mem Turn to page four, please Chautauqua 3 Days Next Week Program Includes New and Up-to-Date Num bers; “Applesauce,” a Comedy-Drama O n Thursday Evening. Activity on the part of the local Chautauqua committee, of which Mrs. Thel Hooks is secretary this year, has already begun A repre sentative of the Chautaqua was here yesterday and met with the guarantors in the commissioners room. Those bringing- the three days of entertainment to Smith-* field this year are: A. M. Noble. Dr. and Mrs. Thel Hooks, D. I. Penny, N. C. Shuford, J. D. Spiers. E. S. Edmundson, Robert F, Smith, I. W. Medlin, Rev. S. L. Morgan, Mrs. L. T. Royal. W. S. Ragsdale, Mrs. J. J. Broadhurst, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Johnston, W. T. Holland, M. A. Wallace, Rev. Chester Alexander. Will H. Lassi ter, T. R. Hood, W. N. Holt, Gray son D. Thornton, Mrs. D. T. Lunce ford, Kiwanis Club, Smithfield Woman’s Club, B. & P. Club, and Parent-Teacher Association. The dates for this year's Chau tauqua have been announced as October 20, 21 and 22, and tickets are now in the hands of the guar antors. Season tickets are not on sale after the opening of Chau tauqua and as they represent a big saving over the cost of single admissions to each entertainment, the committee advises that orders for tickets be placed as early as possible. The program for this year in cludes three musical concerts, two by the Dunbar Singing Bell Ring ers on the opening* day, and one by the Emerson Winters Company on the second afternoon. The Dun bar Singing Bell Ringers, a mixed quartet with the added attraction of the Swiss hand bells, is one of the finest musical features ever presented to the American public. The art was brought to America first by the late P. T. Barnum. While touring England he heard a group of a dozen church bell ringers practicing upon hand bells, and he conceived the idea of using a large peal of bells and playing more elaborate music. These bells were made in Eng land, as the world’s best bells al ways have been, but in conformi ty with his unfailing originality as an advertiser, he dressed the play ers, both men and women, in the costumes of Swiss peasants, and called the company, “The Swiss Bell Ringers.” For many years this company toured the United States in wagons before railroads were at all general. The art at that time was so successful that our grandfathers recall most viv idly the visit of the Swiss Bell Ringers to their native towns. It seems that thereafter the art fell into disuse and it was not realy perfected or revived in any worthy way until 1898, when Ralph Dun bar and his brother founded the famous Dunbar Bell Ringers at St. Joseph, Mo. These brothers went to England and had made under iheir personal supervision a peal >f bells which was undoubtedly the most complete and’ most perfect set of bells ever cast. It may be interesting to know that the largest of these bells weighed 25 pounds and measured 16 inches in diameter. The Emerson 'Winters Company has been here before and those Turn to page five, 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 mint bring copy of this paper in order to secure ticket. amlbiakdcan (Miss) Elizabeth Johnson rec ognized her name last issue.
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