SMITHFIELD NEEDS:
Daily Meat and Milk Inspection
Bigger Pay Roll.
A Modern Hotel
Renovation of Opera House
Chamber of Commerce
JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS:
County Farm Agent
Better Roads Feeding Highways
Equal Opportunity for Every
School Child
Better Marketing System
More Food and Feed Crops
/• VOLUME 44—NO. 32
SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22, 1926
$2.00 PER YEAR
Hartley Case Comes To
Close After Two Days
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Judge Raynor Convicts,
And Hartley Is Sentenc
ed 30 Days In Jail Or
$25 Fine; Writ Of
Habeas.
The preliminary hearing; of for
mer Deputy Sheriff John K. Hart
ley on a charge of criminal libel
of Sheriff J. Prim Parker started
Wednesday morning and came to
a close yesterday afternoon, the
defendant being found guilty and
sentenced to 30 days in jail or pay
a lint* of $25. While counsel for
the defense was contemplating the
next step to take, Hartley was
committed to jail. It is under
stood that a writ of habeas cor
pus will be drawn demanding* the
release of the prisoner based on a
motion introduced by Col Ed S.
Abell at the beginning fo the ac
tion in which he demurred to the
legality of the court acting under
the appointment of the county com
missioners while in session last
Tuesday It is not known what ac
tion will be taken as to the habeas
corpus, and in the meantime the
defendant is in jail.
The case was called upon the
opening of court Wednesday, after
James Raynor had been sworn in
as assistant Judge of the Record
er s Court, Ezra Parker being a
brother of the chief prosecuting
witness. An array of counsel was
on both sides. For the prosecution
besides Solicitor Massey were: W.
H. Lyon, of Smithfield; Col. C. M.
. Faircloth. of Clinton, and Chas G.
Guy of Dunn. The defendant was
• represented by Col. Ed S. Abell,
Wellons and Wei lotos. L. G. Stev
ens, and F. H. Brooks.
As soon as the case was called,
Col. Abell, leading counsel for
Hartley, was on his feet with a
demurrer to the legality of the
court. He read from the law cre
ating the recorder’s court of John
, ston county and brought out the
f fact that a substitute judge cannot
act unless the judge is out of the
county or unable to serve. Neither
of these conditions existed, Col.
Abell pointed out.
Attorney Lyon contended that
Recorder Paraker was “unable” to
serve because of the fact that he
is a brother of the chief prosecut
ing witness, Sheriff Parker. He
said that Judge Parker had chal
lenged himself as judge and jury
and that the law applied to him
just as much as it would have
done had he been absent from the
county. Acting Recorder Ruynor
as was expected, overruled the de
murrer.
{> James A. Wellons, of counsel for
the defense, then moved to quash
the indictment on the ground that
the act charged did not constitute
a sufficient cause of action. This
motion was as promptly overruled
as was Col. Abell’s demurrer and
the State proceeded to put on its
witnesses.
Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, editor of
The Smithfield Herald, Deputy
Sheriff C. Q. Stephenson, and Dep
uty Sheriff If. T. Chapin were the
first witnesses put on the stand,
after which Sheriff Parker was
put on.
Sheriff Parker admitted that as
Hartley said in his statement he
had written Hartley and asked him
Turn to page six, please
AUNT ROX1E SAYS—
By Me—
Kclgercashun is lak smallpox vac
cination, hit won’t take on sume
folks.
Rev. R. L. Shirley
Selma Baptist pastor will assist in
revival at Parrish Memorial.
Parrish Memorial
Revival To Begin
Saturday Night Service
Will Be The First; Dr.
R. L. Shirley To Preach
During Next Week.
Revival services will begin at the
Parrish Memorial Baptist church
next Saturday night, October 23.
The pastor wil] preach Saturday
night and Sunday morning. Dr. R.
L. Shirley, pastor of the Selma
Baptist church, has been engaged
to conduct the meeting, and will
preach his first sermon Sunday
night. The meeting will continue
through next week and the follow
ing Sunday. October 31. A cordial
welcome is extended to everybody
to attend and help in the singing.
Hours of service, 7:00 p. m. Day
services will be announced from
the pulpit.
JAS. W. ROSE, Pastor.
ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC TO
BE HELD AT DUNN. 30TH.
Raleigh, October, 19.—A clinic
for crippled children from the
counties of Cumberland. Biaden,
Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Moore,
Lee and Sampson, will be held at
Dunn on Saturday, October 30M.
under the direction of the State Or
thopaedic Hospital at Gastonia, and
the Children’s Bureau of the State
Board of Charities and Public Wel
fare.
i ne eiinic, wmcn is tne twenty
third in a series begun in 1922, was
especially requested by the Dunn
Rotary Club, headed by Kenneth
Grantham, and Miss Dora Beck,
the Harnett county superintendent
of welfare, is in charge of the ar
rangements.
Examinations of all crippled
children and re-examinations of
all who were treated at the State
Orthopaedic Hospital will be made
by Dr. J. G. Gaul. Associate Sur
geon of the hospital, and Dr. Hugh
Thompson, of Raleigh. Notices
have been sent by the hospital to
all former patients at the hospital,
who live in the counties which will |
be served by the clinic.
The examinations will begin at |
nine o’clock at the old hospital j
building in Dunn. The Woman’s
Club will serve lunch to all who j
come to the clinic.
Examinations will be made of
both white and negro children,
since there is now a special negro
ward at the State Hospital, given
by B. N. Duke of New York.
Acted the Part
It was late when Pat reached
home. Not wishing to disturb his
wife, he crept in on his hands and j
knees^|tot fate intervened. He
struelv Tne bed post. His wife,
[sleepily, putting out her hand to
his head, and thinking it was the
dog, began patting it. In telling
this story, Pat said: “And the
saints be praised! I had the pres-(
[ence of mind to lick her hand!” I
Paving Projects
Let In County
Hard Surface Roads Soon
To Traverse Johnston
East And |West, North
And South.
Bids on 23 projects in the State
were received by the State High
way Commission Tuesday, and con
tracts let which totaled $2,774,058,
13. Among this number were two
projects in Johnston county. Proj
ect 233 on route 22 from Smith
field to the Harnett county line,
for 15.54 miles of hard surface
road and the award was made to
Ziegler Bros., of Greensboro at
$176,337.
Project 234 between Selma and
the Wilson county line measures
12.20 miles. Ziezler Bros., were
awarded this contract also, at
$278,430.40.
The projects let in the State
Tuesday include 78.59 miles of
hard surface, 33.70 miles of dirt
road, and 12 structures. About 175
bids were received on all projects,
and contractors said the bids were
extremely low.
When the local projects are com
pleted Johnston county will be tra
versed east and west, north and
south, by hard surface roads.
CAST GREEDY EYE
AT OLD JOHNSTON
Republicans Want To Retain The
County As Personal Defeat
For Dawson
Greensboro, Oct. 14.—Brownlow
Jackson, of Hendersonville, state
chairman of the Republican party,
and other party leaders will make
extra efforts to roll up a big Re
publican vote in Johnston county
in November, and thus administer
what would be regarded as a per
sonal defeat for John G. Dawson,
of Kinston, State chairman of the
Democratic executive committee.
This was learned today, when
Mr. Jackson came here to confer
with county and district leaders
regarding plans for the final lap
of the campaign.
This afternoon Mr. Jackeon went
to Raleigh and Friday he will con
fer with Johnston county Republi
can chieftains, and in the confer
ence will also be Gilliam Grissom,
collector of internal revenue, and
J. C. Meekins, another eastern
leader. They will give advice as to
the campaign in the eastern part
Df the State1
Hearing that Mr. Dawson has
been making frequent trips to
Johnston county in the interest of
the Democratic campaign, the Re
publicans are determined to make
an issue of Johnston county and
will bend every possible energy to
have the county in the Republican
column when the votes are count
ed after the election of November
Entertains Book Club.
Selma, Oct. 21.—Mrs. Thos. H.
Atkinson entertained the members
of the Friday afternoon book club
and a few other friends Thurs
day afternoon, October 14, at the
home of Mrs. Geo. D. Vick.
The guests were greeted at the
door by Mrs. Atkinson and Mrs.
Vick and given cards representing i
birds, trees and flowers. Each
group gave stunts which were en
joyed by all, especially the repre
sentation of a trip in a Ford driv
en by Mrs. Robt. Noble, with
Mesdames Tuck, Mayerberg and
Vick as passengers. Mrs. W. B.
Johnson sang several selections.
Several other contests and games
made the party quite lively de
spite the fact that our hostess was
leaving in a few days for her
Florida home. Block cream ^ind
cake, coffee and mints were serv
ed. The guests were Mesdames
Tuck, Suber, Candler, Ashworth,
Johnson. Walden, Jacobs, Call,
Wiggs, Mayerberg, Person, Miss
Annie Noble, Mrs. E. V. Woodard,
Mrs. W. T. Woodard and Mrs.
Robert Noble, of Raleigh.
Shades of the Past.
Mrs. Perkins: “Pa, I honestly be
lieve you enjoy the radio better’ll
you do the party telephone!”
LITTLE GIRL PICKS
117 POUNDS COTTON
On October 15, Doris Radford,
six-yean-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Alonzo Radford of near
Bagiev, picked 117 pounds of
cotton. She was picking for Mr.
O. J. Davis. This little girl has
picked over one hundred pounds
on other occasions and always
Picks unusually well, according
to reports from those who know
her. Her grandmother gave her
a dress for being so industrious.
Rumanian Queen
At White House
Is Formally Received By
President And Mrs
Calvin Coolidge.
Last Tuesday Queen Marie of
Rumania, who is the second queen
to visit the United States, formal
ly visited President and Mrs. Cool
idg-a at the White House.
Her reception at the White House
at 4 o'clock in the famous Blue
Room that has witnessed a cen
tury of Presidential receptions, the
return call of the President and'
M.rs. Coolidge at the Rumanian
legation shortly afterwards, and
the Queen’s entertainment at a
State dinner at the White House
tonight discharged the traditional
amenities of nations.
1 he functions came as the cli
max to a day in which Queen Ma
rie delved deep into American his
tory, visiting as preliminaries to
her White House call, Washing
ton’s home at Mount Vernon, the
tomb of the Unknown Soldier at
Arlington National Cemetery, and
the Lincoln Memorial.
The reception ceremony at the
■White House was brief and formal.
Two official cars bearing the seal I
of the United States called at the
legation, which is for the moment
a royal residence. Under escort of
J. Butler Wright, personal repre
sentative of the President, and j
Radu T. Djuvara, Rumanian charge ’
the Queen and Prince Nicholas and -
Princess Ileana were taken swift
ly to the White House, where a
fringe of government clerks from 1
the big nearby departments lined
the railings for a glimpse of the
visitors as they passed into the
grounds.
Secretary Kellogg had joined the
President and Mrs. Coolidge in the
Blue Room, as is customary on
such occasions. Mr. Wright an
nounced the Queen. A moment lat
er she presented her children to
the Chief Executive and his Lady,
and the formality that surrounds
the meetings of heads of states
were complete.
The Queen wore a full length
moleskin coat with a huge bunch of
parma violets pinned to the shawl
collar. Under her coat she wore a
mouse colored wool crepe dress of
straight, simple lines, and a toque
of uncrushed velvet to match. The
inevitable three ropes of pearls,
pearl ear-rings, biege stockings
and kid slippers completed her
costume.
The Princess Ueana was smartly
clad in a mahogany velour J*n
semble, colored in black skunk,
worn with a matching plush hat of
vagabound lines, and blending
shoes and stockings. Prince Nicho
las wore the double-breasted blue
tunic of his uniform as a lieuten
ant in the Rumanian Navy—Asso
ciated Press.
Husband and Wift
or-So<,V
My husband gets up just when
breakfast is ready, and then takes
his dumb-bell and Indian club ex
ercises while everything gets cold
—Mrs. J. W.
what does your hu&band DOl
Johnston Ass’n
Convenes Nov. 9
To Be Held This Year At
Baptist Center Church
Near Clayton.
The following program has been j
arranged for the Johnston Asso
ciation which will be held at Bap
tist Center on Tuesday and Wed
nesday, November 9th and 10th: |
Tuesday jMorning.
10:00 a. m. Devotional Service,
J. W. Rose.
10:15: Report of Delegates, Col
lection of Letters; Adoption
of Letters.
10:30: Report on Sunday Schools,
L. L. Levinson.
10:45: Report on B. Y. P. U.,
J. G. Lane.
11:00: Report on Social Service,
S. W. Oldham.
11:30: Report of Executive Com
mittee.
11:45: Appointment of Com
mittees; Miscellaneous Busi
ness.
12:00: Introductory Sermon, W.
T. Evans.
Adjournment.
Tuesday Afternoon.
2:00 p. m.: Devotional Service,
A. A. Pippin.
2:15: Spiritual Status of
Churches, with Digest of
Church Letters, R. L. Shirley.
3:00: Report on Stewarship and
Cooperative Program, J.
Dwig-ht Barbour.
4:00: Miscellaneous Business.
Adjournment.
Wednesday Morning.
10:00 a. m.: Devotional Service,
A. L. Brown.
10:15: Report on Christian Ed
ucation, I. E. D. Andrews.
11:00: Report on Woman’s Work,
Mrs. B. A. Hocutt.
11:15: Report on Missions, J. E.
Kirk.
12:00: Missionary Sermon, R. F.
Hall.
Adjournment.
Wednesday Afternoon.
2:00 p. m.: Devotional Service,
G. P. Lanier.
2:15: Miscellaneous Business.
2:45: Election of Officers.
3:00: Missionary Pageant, Pine
Level Young People.
Adjournment.
Unmistaken Identity.
President Coolidge, Henry Ford
and Harvey Firestone were stand
ing on the sidewalk in Washing
ton discussing some topic of inter- !
est when their attention was at
tracted to a young man parking a
Ford car equipped with Firestone
tires at the curb near where they
were standing. Stepping up to the
young man Mr. Firestone asked
him:
‘How do you like Firestone i
tires?”
The young man answered in the
affirmative and Mr. Firestone re
marked, “Well, I think they are
pretty good, too, because you see
I am the man who makes them-”
Mr. Ford asked a few questions
about the car itself and when the
young man assured him that to
tiate he had had no difficulty. Mr.
Ford remarked:
“It is a very good car and you
will like it because I know, I am
the man who made it.”
This was too much for the own
er of the Ford.
“Say,” he burst out, “what you
guys tryin’ to hand me? First
thing I know that little shrimp wid
youse’ll be tellin’ me he's Presi
dent of the United States.”—-From
Everybody’s .Magazine.
FREE!
5 Gallons Gasoline
If the person who has the fol
lowing N. C. license number will
present a copy of this to Hoi
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:
15.394B
!
REMEMBER SHRUB
EXCHANGE HERE SOON
Those who love flowers, and
who are interested in attractive
yards are requested to keep in
mind the shrub Exchange and
I chrysanthemum Show which is
planned by the Woman's Club
to be held in the near future.
Anyone in the surrounding
country who has shrubs or
Chrysanthemums will be wel
come to participate in the show.
Prizes will be given for the
best chrysanthemums.
Splendid Opening
Cleveland School
Promises To Be a Center
For All Community Ac
tivities; Patrons Much
Interested.
After years of planning and
working for better roads and
schools, the people of Cleveland
Township, Johnston county, are
about to see one of their dearest
dreams come true.
October the 13th, 1926. will long
be remembered by them as the be
ginning of a new era for the'town
ship. On that date the beautiful
new consolidated school opened its
doors for the first time to pupils
and patrons, to be used not only
as a public school but as a great
community center.
Although the building was not
completed, the trucks not running,
and the pupils not all informed
that school had begun, yet 124
students besides many patrons and
friends gathered there for the
opening exercises.
After devotional services con
ducted by the principal. Mr. J. 0.
Terrel of Whittier, the different
members of the faculty were in
troduced and given an opportunity
to say a few words. Following this
a number of the neighborhood peo
ple made short talks expressing
their joy and pride in the newr
school, extending a hearty wel
come to the teachers and pledg
ing their help and cooperation in
the work. Among the speakers was
Mr. C. W. Pender, former super
intendent of the Pythian Home at
Clayton. He reminded the teachers
of their great responsibility and
opportunity and offered them his
assistance not only in their school
work but in their personal difficul
ties.
The people of the fcommunity
have a live farmers’ organization,
which met a few days after the
opening of school and began plan
ning various improvements for the
school and community. Some one
suggested getting a radio for the
school and immediately different
ones began making* contributions;
so in the near future it is expected
that the poorest boy or girl in this
section will have the opportunity
of hearing the finest concerts and
the best speakers this country af
fords.
Besides planning improvements
for the school, other community in
terests were discussed. Plans were
suggested for securing better roads
and for getting better prices for
cotton.
i ne social committee announced
that a reception will be given for
the teachers and patrons on Fri
day evening, October 23. and a
Hallowe’en party will be held the
following Friday evening, October
29. On the latter occasion there
will be many features of interest
and articles will be offered for
sale. The committee invites every
body ot come and bring his pocket
book, help make money for the
school and have a jolly good time.
SOCIALIST LEADER DIES
IN CHICAGO HOSPITAL
j Eugene V. Debs, Socialist leader
in the United States, died in a san
atorium in Chicago Wednesday
night at 7:44 o’clock. Mr. Debs
was almost 71 years old. About a
month ago he suffered a nervous
breakdown and after entering the
sanatorium other complications set
in which resulted in his death. His
wife and daughter, a brother and
two sisters were at his bedside
when the end came.
Micro Bank Directors
Refute Parker’s Charge
Immodest 1
lwice daily, pretty Virginia
Allen wears knickers to school at'
Jeffersonville, Ind., and each timd
she is sent home. School author-J
ities claim her dress immodest—
Virginia’s mother plans injunction
saying knickers are more modest
than bare knees.
Edge Of Storm
Strikes Florida
Hurricane Which Swept
Over Cuba Wednesday
Does Little Damage At
Key West.
The West Indian hurricane which
swept the west area of Cuba Wed
nesday. passed Key West, Fla.,
early Wednesday night without
causing material damage. The wind
attained a velocity of 100 miles of
100 miles an hour, uttering tne
streets with overblown trees and
debris. During the six hours that
the storm raged the property dam
age was comparatively small and ,
preparations were made to began j
business yesterday. Twenty or
more were killed and' several hun
dred wounded in Cuba. A large
number of steamers and sailing
vessels were either sunk or dam
aged. Forty fishing boats went to
the bottom. All launches and small
boats practically (were washed
away by the heavy seas, according
to Associated Press dispatches
from Havana. The damage was es
timated at about $30,000,000.
ARCHER LODGE PARENT.
TEACHER ASSOCIATION .MEET
Clayton, Route 2, Oct. 20.—The
Parent-Teacher Association held its
first meeting: of this schol session
in Archer Lodge school building*
last Friday night, October 15. A
goodly number attended. New of
ficers were elected as follows: Miss
Mary Saunders, president; Mr.
Geo. Murphry, vice-president; Miss
Thelma Mason. secretary and
treasurer.
Miss Saunders urged the mem
bers to try to make their associa
tion both State and National and
called attention to new business
matters’relating to the cleaning of
the school ground, playground
equipment and sand tables for the
primary rooms.
We believe the school, church
and community will take on a new
life this year through the work
of the Parent-Teacher Association
as the parents and teachers open
ly expressed their hearty co-oper
ation for all good work pertaining
to these.
MR. DINSMORE UPTON AT
KIWANIS LUNCHEON
The feature of the Kiwanis
jluncheon yesterday was a talk b>
Mr. Dismore Upton, one of the
Chautauqua lecturers visiting in
Smithfield this week. Mr. Upton
talked about playing the game of
life. His words were very effective
and a number choacterized his
speech as one of the finest they
had ever heard.
In Sworn Statement They
Reply To Charge Made
By County Attorney In
Pamphlet Now Being
Circulated.
Those into whose hands has fall
en the pamphlet entitled “State
ment of the Condition of Public
Affairs in Johnston County/' by
James D. Parker, County Attor
ney, should also read the following
statement from the Citizens Bank
directors of Micro, which is not
only signed but certified to:
“Citizens Bank of Micro, Micro,
N. C., Oct. 21st, 1926:
We. the undersigned being all
of the Directors of The Citizens
Bank of Micro. N. C., have had
our attention called to the pamph
let entitled, “Statement of the
Condition of Public Affairs in
Johnston County,” gotten out by
James D. Parker, County Attorney,
! ’n which he charges this Bank with
certain irregularities in handling
the account of W. J. Massey, Sher
iff.
Tt is true that Sheriff Massey
ha around $32,000 on deposit in
this Bank in his Sheriff’s account;
| in fact, he had run a Sheriff’s ac
count with the Bank for several
years, as we are informed he had
with other banks in the county,
and these funds were checked out
and turned over to the County
Treasurer on July 7, 1925, and the
account closed on that day.
It is emphatically denied that
there was ever anything irregular
in the handling of this account,
j but the account was handled by
the Bank as any other account
made by any other depositor.
There was nothing hid about it,
and the statement by Mr. Parker
that the officers of the Bank de
clined to produce the records per
taining to this account is abso
lutely untrue, and the officers did
not consult any attorney about the
matter, either. They did decline
to produce the records pretaining
to Mr. Massey’s personal account,
as they would decline to produce
records pertaining to the account
of any other depositor, unless it
were an official account of public
Mr. Henry Fitzgerald, son-in
law of Mr. W. J. Massey, has been
Cashier of this Bank for more than
seven years, and no irregularity in
any manner has ever been found in
his bank books and records, and
we emphatically deny that his
books have ever showed more cash
than was in the bank. His records
have always been absolutely
straight, and we invite the closest
scrutiny and inspection by every
Turn to page six, please
Changes in Year Book.
Davidson, Oct. 20.—L. D. Whar
ton, Jr., editor of Quips and
Cranks, Davidson College annual,
announces many minor changes in
the general layout of the 1927
year book, and states that the ma
jor improvement over previous
issues is the appearance of every
Davidson student in individual pic
tures. More space will be devoted
to the seniors than for the past
several years. New sections will be
added, the pages will be larger
and more of them, and consider
able work will be expended by the
staff in their etfort to give David
son students a publication super
seding any past appearances.
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 meat bring
copy of this paper in order to
secure ticket.
trdlnoahuget
Junius Stephenson recogniz
ed his name last issue.