SMITHFIELD NEEDS:
Daily Moat and Milk Inspection
Bigger Pay Roll.
A Modern Hotel
Renovation of Opera House
Chamber of Commerce
VOLUME 44—NO. 84
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
SMITHFIELD, N. C. TUESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 26 1926
* * *
$2.00 PER YEAR
[Hartley Out Of
rJail0n$300Bon(
|?Judge Cranmer Sustain
Court Which Tried Hin
But Appeal Is Made T«
J Higher Court.
The trial of J. K. Hartley be
Loro Assistant Reeordrr, Jam'"
laynor, charged with criminal li
Icl by’'Sheriff J. Prim Parker, came
l> a close soon after the noon horn
|*n Thursday of last week. Judge
iaynor adjudged Hartley to be
guilty and a thirty day jail sen
|pce ’a a - imposed by his Hoimr.
sentence was put into immed
(jxecution.
i the outset of the trial, Col.
Id S. Abell, leading counsel for
je defense, demurred to the le
gality of the court, contend me1
khat the county commissioners act
pi without the scope of their au
liprity mid■ the staiubs in ap
nting Mr. Raynor as assistant
order for the trial of the case;
wnti when the defendant was im
prisoned under a judgment of this
court, a writ of habeas corpus was
.issued ijg&ehali; of the imprisoned
inan. A hearing on this writ fol
pwed on Friday. The hearing* was
before Hon. E. H. Cranmer,
■wep was holding court at Golds
})c»t at the time. At the hearing
the judge sustained Judge Raynor
in his action in overruling 'Col.
Abell’s motion to stop proceedings
4 | the ground that the court was
■It legally appointed, and upon
Kis decision the defendant’s coun
Pel appealed to the Supreme court.
K The one question now before the
[supreme court is whether or not
llhe county commissioners acted
pvithin the scope of their autj^i
fty in the appointment of Raynor
[to try the defendant. Any decis
ion that the highest court may
'render will be some^ little time in
the fututol In the meantime Hart
lev ys out of jail on a $300 bond
In S he event that Judge Cranmcr’s
action should be affirmed at a
Rearing before the Supreme court,
lytrtley’s attorneys have his ap
Ifcal perfected which appeals from
Rhc decision rendered by Assistant
Budge Raynor to a trial in the Su
|»reme court.
[One At a Time, Please
A young: man who had reached
the stage at which his voice was
. changing went into a grocery
J store.
In a deep bass voice he demand
I r,i “a sack of flour”; then, hi
voice, suddenly'changing to a high
pitch, he added, “and a pound of
flee.”
“Just a minute, please,” said the
•lerk; ‘‘I can’t wait on both of you
t once.”
Negro Drug Store Moves
The Ideal Pharmacy, a negro
drug store, is moving its location
(from this city to Wilmington. The
buiHimg in which the pharmacy
whs located has caught fire sever
al times. The owner, A. W. Smith,
informs us that the building will
.be rewired at an early date.
L Don’t Tell Her.
FT he re was a young lady named
Ella,
.Winn had a bow-legged fella.
One day he said, “Please
Come sit on my knees.”
Ujhd she did, and fell through to
I the cella.
A successful union is one where
two people marry for better or
worse and both win.
AUNT ROXFE SAYS
By Me—
“Was <iat a big trial, or a hot
time in de ole town?”
Royal Party Visits United States
America is busy entertaining “company”, Queen
mania accompanied by her youngest son and daughter,
and Princess Ileana are visiting America and are
received at every point of their tour. Left to righ'
Prince Nicholas and Princess Ileana.
Marie of Rou
Prince Nicholas
being “royally”
t—Queen Marie,
Talk Tubercular
County Hospital
Dr. McCain of State Sana
torium Will Discuss Tri
County Proposition
Here This Afternoon.
This afternoon at two o’clock at
|the courthouse, a meeting of great
importance to the health of John
ston- Wake and Wayne counties
will be held, in which the estab
lishment of a tubercular sanator
ium will be discussed.
A tri-county institution has beep
(suggested, and a committee from
the Wake County Medical Society
and also from the Wake County
Commissioners, delegates from
\aiious civic and welfare organiza
tions in Johnston county, and pos
sibly a committee from Wayne
county, are expected to be present
for the discussion.
Dr. P. P. McCain, of the State
-Sanatorium, will be here to give
the meeting the benefit of his ex
perience in tubercular work, and to
further the cause in any way he
can. Other speakers will also talk
on this vital question.
Citizens of the county who are
taking the lead in this mater are
desirous of a well attended meet
ing to the end that the best pos
- ible plans may be laid for taking
care of the tuberculosis situation
in this section.
MONDAY WILL SEE
ALL SCHOOLS OPEN
Six Months Schools Last Group to
Get Started; County Supt.
I’rges Children to Attend
The last group of Johnston coun
ty schools will open next Mon
day, when the six months school
gets started. The county superin
tendent urges in the following
statement, that parents make an
effort to start their children the
first day:
“All of the six months schools
in Johnston county will open Mon
day, November 1st. We are urging
the parents to make a special ef
fort to get their children in school
on the opening day and keep them
there during the session. Especial
ly do vve wish to urge the entrance
of the children who are to go
this year for the first time. These 1
little tots cannot do much in the j
way of picking cotton and their'
attendance in school at the opening
is very necessary as they are un
able to do any studying for them
selves and the teacher cannot help
beginning the work over and over
for the little folks who come in
late. If it is impossible for a’l your
•hildren to i nter the t week of
chool. please make a special ef
'ort to let the beginners come in
it this time as their entering late
will rotard not only their jown
irogress' but that of the whole
.ear’s work for the school.”
Minister: “Why do you not get
i wife. Donald?”
Donald: “I micht get a bad one.”
Minister: “Trust to Providence,
in’ you’ll be all right.”
Donald: “I’m no’ sure, minister,
tor ye ken Providence has to dis
pose of the bad as well as the
guid.”
Policeman Kills
Negro At Kenly
C. S. Pulley, Chief of Po
lice, Shoots Drunken Ne
gro In Self-Defense
News reached here yesterday
from Kenly that a negro, Lester
McFarland, was shot and instantly
killed Sunday night about eleven
o’clock by C. S. Pulley, chief of
police of Kenly. According to the
report, Chief Pulley was called to
McFarland’s house because he was
raising a disturbance. White peo
ple living nearby heard some one
screaming in the direction of Mc
Farland’s home, and notified the
police. Pulley, with another po
liceman, went to the scene and
found that McFarland, who was
drunk, had been beating his wife.
The officers attempted to an*P?t
McFarland, but he resisted, getting
possession of a butcher knife. At
this stage Chief Pulley fired at
McFarland and killed him.
The coroner. C. Q. Stephenson,
was immediately sent for and an
inquest was held. The coroner im
paneled a jury which found upon
investigation that the officer was
discharging his duty and was
forced to shoot McFarland in self
defense.
INGRAM DEMOCRATS * ’*
NAME TOWNSHIP TICKET
The Democratic voters of In
grams township met in convention
last Saturday night at Four Oaks
and named the following candi
dates for the township officers:
Road Commissioners: Perry E.
Johnson, William Keen, Charley
Wood.
Justices of the Peace: W. W.
Stewart, Louis Keen.
Constable: Harvey M. Lee.
The attendance was fairly good,
and quite a good deal of party en
thusiasm was reported.
Or Parking Zones.
Mars will soon be visible again
close to the' earth. Possibly now it
will be discovered that those so
called canals are merely white
traffic lines.—The Passing Show.
Converts Forty One
Nine year old Richard Headrick
jreached a sermon on ‘ The Glory
>f God.” Forty-one persons were
:onverted in one night and the
crowds so great that police re (
serves were called out to handle u:
Evansville, Ind., is the scene o.
this youthful Evangelist’s activi
Cotton Co-ops Not
Rushing Market
Selling No Cotton To Ship
pers and Only Limited
Amount To Mills.
Raleigh, Oct. 22.—“Are you sell
ing; much cotton?” was the ques
tion asked U. B. Blalock, General
Manager of the North Carolina
Cotton Growers Cooperative Asso
ciation.
“No!”, replied he. “Our sales so
far have been very light this sea
son considering the volume of cot
ton which we have received. We
| sold several thousand bales of our
early receipts, but for the past two
weeks we have sold very little
cotton. Practically everyone knows
that we are organized for the or
derly marketing of the cotton of
our members and we have adhered
to this plan in a practical way
for the past four years.
“However, there is quite an in
sistent demand coming from our
membership just now that w6
snouid not add to tnis depressed
market any more than we can
possibly help. Just now we are
selling no cotton to shippers and
only a limited amount to mills.
We have an established trade with
certain manufacturers throughout
the State, which we have built up
during the past four years, and it
would be manifestly unfair to
withdraw from the market entire
ly and refuse to sell to our mill
customers. We will not book any
very large orders, however, until
we are well over the peak of our
receiving period.
“Not only is it our policy to sell
rather sparingly, but this seems to
be the general trend with holders
of cotton on the outside. A repre
sentative of one of the biggest cot
ton shipping firms in the South
was heard to remark Thursday
that there seemed to be a general
holding movement over the entire
South and that he was unable to
buy but very little cotton at the
present prices.
“There still prevails in some
sections an erroneous impression
that we are forced to sell so much
of our cotton per month. This is
untrue. We are borrowing most of
our money now from the Federal
Intermediate Credit Banks on six
I months’ periods, with the privilege
of renewals, so there is nothing
forcing us from a financial stand
point to make sales. Furthermore,
we are advised by our attorneys
that there is nothing in our con
tracts that will prevent us from
carrying over any part of our hold
ings into the next season.
“How are your deliveries com
ing in?” was the next question
asked.
“Very good,” replied Mr. Bla
lock. “New members are coming
in from various parts of the State
and considering- the lateness of the
season we are several thousand
bales ahead of last year’s deliver
ies, and last year was our heaviest
year.”
“What about the quality of the
cotton received so far this year?”
was asked.
“Very fine,” was the answer.
“Last year, on account of the ex
treme drought in the Western half
of the State, the staple w-as ex
ceedingly short. Seasons through
out the entire State were much
more favorable this year and we
are having most excellent staple,
and this extra staple is bringing
a good premium for North Carolina
cotton.
“For four consecutive years we
have been inducing our members
to grow a better type of cotton,
and their efforts are being reflect
ed in a better price for North Car
olina cotton over that of any of
the other Atlantic cotton States.”
SOLDIERS OF WORLD
WAR INVITED HERE
You are cordially invited to
spend the day in Smithfield on
November 11 as thp guests of
the people of Johnston county.
Free dinner. Register at the
Sundry Shoppe and get your
badge which passes you to the
dinner. Come early. Registra
tion headquarters open at H
o’clock a. m.
democrats asked to
MEET THURSDAY NIGHT
Thb Democrrfiic mfcn and
women of Smithfield township
are hereby called to meet in the
courthouse in Smithfield on
Thursday night, October 28, at
7:30 p. m., for the purpose of
discussing the conditions in the
township and making final ar
rangements for election day.
It is urgently requested that
the Democrats from the four
quarters of the township be
present at this time. There will
be some speaking but mostly
business. We need council and
advice of all the good Demo
crats in the township. So make
it a point to be here.
This October 25, 1926.
W. F. GRIMES, Chairman,
Smithfield Township Execu
tive Committee.
Union Meeting To
Be Held At Micro
Little River Baptist Union
Ha sGcod Program For
Two Day Meeting—Oc
tober 30 and 31.
The Little River Baptist Union
will be held with the Micro church
'next Saturday and Sunday, Octo
!ber 30th and 31st. W. S. Earp is
I moderator, and J. R. Atkinson,
clerk of this organization, and a
good program has been arranged.
The program follows:
Saturday Morning.
10:00: Song and Prayer Service
conducted by Rev. A. R.
Creech.
j 10:15: Roll Call, Reading of the
Minutes and Business.
■ 11:00:, Sermon by Rev. W. D.
Stancil.
12:00: Dinner.
Saturday Afternoon.
1:00: Song and Prayer Service
by Nevij Stancil.
1:15: What should be the atti
tude of our Pastors and the
churches in regard to the mod
ern Sins in which so many of
our church members engage
in. discussed by R. G. Narron,
Yates Creech, W. H. Scott and
J. M. Richardson.
0:00: Miscellaneous Business.
Adjournment.
Saturday Evening.
7:30: Song and Prayer Service.
7:45: B. Y. P. U. Lecture led
by Miss Gladys Beck.
8:45 Troubles of Intermediate B.
B. Y. P. U. by Micro Union.
Adjournment.
Sunday Morning
9:45: Sunday School.
1:45: The proper aim in all Sun
day School work, by J. T.
Holt.
11:00: Sermon by Rev. J. W.
Rose.
12:00: Dinner.
Sunday Afternoon.
1:00: Song and Prayer Service
by Gurney Rose.
1:15: Parental Control is it gone
from us? How it may be re
established. Discussed by A.
D. O’Neal and J. B. Creech.
1:45: The Spiritual condition
of our churches and what can
be done Short discussions by
delegates led by C. S. Creech.
2:30: Season of Prayer for the
Churches conducted by /Rev.
A. R. Creech.
2:45: Miscellaneous Business.
Husband and Wife
When we are out in the rain mjl
husband holds the umbrella ovel
himself and lets me get wet.—
Alice.
WHAT DOES YOUR HUSBAND DOI
Selma Loses A
Loved Citizen
Mrs. Robt. Etheridge Dies
In Raleig Hospital; Fun
eral Held In Selma On
Friday Afternoon.
Selma, Oct. 23.— In the passing
of Mrs. Robert W. Etheridge at
Rex Hospital, P.ale'g'b. on Wednes
day evening, Selma sustains the
loss of one of her most beloved
women. The news came as a dis
tinct shock for her condition had
been reported as favorable.
The funeral was hell at the
home on Pollock Street Friday
afternoon at two o’clock, conduct
ed by Rev. J. G. Johnson, of Laur
inburg, a former pastor of Edger
ton Memorial church. A quartet,
Mrs. Matt R. Wall, Mrs. F. m'
Waters, Mr. John Q. A. Jeffries,
and Mr, Webb, sang “The Old
Rugged Cross” and "Have Thine
Own Way Lord.”
The pall bearers were Messrs.
C. E. Younger, W. W. Hare, W. H.
Call, Wade Hicks, M. R. Wall,
Prof. F. M. Waters of this city!
and Dr. R. P. Noble and Mr. Reyn
olds of Raleigh.
A touching spectacle was the
sixteen flower bearers, little girls
and boys, especial favorites and
pupils of Mrs. Etheridge, who had
been supervisor of the primary de
partment of the Methodist Sunday
school for several years.
The longest funeral procession
ever seen in Selma followed the
remains to the city cemetery where
the body was tenderly laid to rest
as the quartet sang "Sweet Bye
and Bye.”
Mrs. Etheridge will be sorely
missed by the entire populace of
Selma anj hosts of friends else
where. A lovely Christian charac
tr, she loved her church and was
loyal to its every interest. She
was a tireless worker in the com
munity and a true friend to the
unfortunate.
Those left to mourn her untime
ly demise are the husband and in
fant son; step-mother, Mrs. Bar
bara Hodges, of Kinston; two
brothers, Messrs. Horace H.
Hodges, of Kinston and Geo. L.
Hodges of Uniontown. Pa.; three
sisters, Mesdames J. S. May, Kin
ston, T. L. Hays, Boone, and Alex
McDonald, Raleigh, besides num
erous other relatives.
Among those from out of town
here for the funeral were Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Wilson, Mrs. John Wil
son and Miss Evie Wilson, of Wil
son s Mills, Mrs. K. H. Watson,
Wilson; Mrs. W. 0. Moseley, Miss
Orie Moseley, Mrs. R. F. Hill, Mr.
and Mrs. E. T. Moseley, Mrs. E.
G. Barnett, Mr. Edward' May, Mrs.
L. C. Moseley, Mr. Joseph May,
Mrs. H. H. Hodges, Mr. and Mrs.
Robt. Hodges. Mrs. Hugh Bryan,
Mrs. Mark Hodges, Kinston; Mr.
and Mrs. Mose C. Winston, of
Warrenton; Mr. and Mrs.- John
Winston, Wendell; Mrs. Tom Win
ston and Mrs. M. C. Taylor, of
Oxford; Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Noble,
Mr. Alphonso Jones. Mr. Reynolds,
Miss Florence Fitzgerald, Mrs.
Owens and Mrs. Chas. H. Belvin,
of Raleigh; Mrs. H. F. Edgerton,
Mrs. H. M. Grizzard and Miss
Emma Matthews, of Kenly; Rev.
and Mrs. J. G. Johnson, of Laurin
burg; Mr. Hayes, of Spray; Mrs.
Hancock and son, Waverly, of Scot
land Neck,'and Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Vick, of Goldsboro.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fuller
Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Broughton,
Garner, spent Saturday inght in
the city the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. Ogburn.
Spend Saturday In the City
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Chesson and
Mrs. Guy Willis, of Wilson, spent
Sunday in the city with Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Fuller.
BUSINESS HOUSES,
CLUBS AND LODGES
The Pou.-Parrish Post of the
American Legion invites all
business houses, clubs and
lodges in the county to take a
part in the parade on Armis
tice Day, November 11. Pre
pare your float and be ready for
the parade at 9:45 o'clock.
New Legion Head
1 » •
Howatii P. Savage, former Lieu
tenant in the Army and a Chicago
transit official, was elected Nation
al Commander of the American
Legion at the recent convention is
Philadelphia.
Young Blalock
Freed On Charge
Youth Absolved Of Blame
For Death In Auto Ac
cident Of a Johnston
County Man.
The following item taken from
the News and Observer will be of
interest to a number of our read
ers, because of the fact that the
case was occasioned by the death in
an automobile accident, of B. B.
■ Johnson, a Johnston county man:
Willie Blaylock, white youth of
Panther Branch township, who was
charged with manslaughter, fol
lowing the death of his uncle, B.
B. Johnson, who was killed in an
automobil accident several weeks
ago, was discharged from custody
yesterday following a hearing be
fore Magistrate L. M. Waring.
Blaylock had been held in $1,000
bail ever since his arrest several
weeks ago.
Jackson Willis, negro, whose car
collided with the one driven by
Blaylock, was held for the Wake
grand jury in $200 bail after Jus
tice Waring had heard the evidence
in Blaylock’s case. Willis is charg
ed with manslaughter.
misses Vivian and Violet John
son, (laughters of the dead man,
and Bill Lawson, who was riding
in the car with Blaylock. Johnson
and the latter’s two daughters, tes
tified that Blaylock was not to
blame for the fatal accident, but
that the negro was to blame.
They testified that Willis was
driving his car at a* “fast rate of
speed” on the “left hand side of
the road” on the night of the fa
tal accident. They said that Willis
switched the bright lights on his
car as he neared the one driven
by Blaylock, and that the negro,
to avoid a collision, swerved his
car to the right with the result
that the cars crashed.
The crash served to cause Blay
lock, according to the witnesses, to
lose control of his car. The result
was that Blaylock’s car left the
road and crashed into a telephone
post. Johnson, who was riding on
the front seat with Blaylock, was
thrown out of the car and so ser
iously injured that he died en route
to a local hospital.
Following an inquest Coroner
Magistrate Waring ordered Blay
lock s arrested on a warrant charg
ing manslaughter. But Blaylock
had fled his accustomed premises
and officers were unable to find
him.
Two weeks after the warrant
had been issued for his arrest
Blaylock accompanied by his broth
er and two friends, walked into the
office of Mr. Waring and surren
dered. He was placed under $1,000
bond.
The fatal wreck occurred about
two months ag-o on the Old State
road in Panther Branch township. (
Meadow Fair To
Be Best Yet HeF
F. H. Jeter, State Agricul
tural Editor, Will Speal
On Friday Evening O
The Fair; New Featuri1
This Year.
With an address at night by F
H. Jeter, agricultural editor State
College, with a Better Babies
Show, with a school exhibit and
parade, and with other new tea
turesj the Meadow Community
Fair promises this year to eclipse
any previous efforts along this
President W. V. Blackman. Sec
retary Mrs. J. N. Johnson, and
assistant secretary Elmon Smith
have spared nothing to make the
occasion a success. Every commit
tee is at work and next Frida;
will show the results of their la
Exhibits both as to quality and
quantity will measure up, if they
do not exceed, those of last year,
and the program planned is more
elaborate, if anything.
Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, coun
ty home agent, and chairman of
the program committee, states
that the morning- will be featured
by a parade of all the school chil
dren led by a brass band. Mr. A.
G. Glenn, principal of the Meadow
school, and his corps of teacher
are giving the fair authorities
splendid cooperation, and the part
the school plays in the fair is ex
pected to be outstanding.
Also in the morning a “Better
Babies Show” will be held under
the supervision of Dr. C. C. Mas
sey, county health officer. Dr.
Massey will w?eigh and measure
the babies and prizes will be
awarded for those making the
best showing. Babies up to 18
months-old may be entered in the
baby show.
In the afternoon a basketball
game will be staged between the
local boys and some visiting team.
Other athletic contests and stunts
for various ages will be engaged
in.
The outstanding feature of the
eveing program will be an address
i)y Mr. Jeter from Raleigh, who
lias the reputation of being a most
interesting speaker. He is in close
touch with the farmers’ problems
ind will probably have a worth
while message for Meadow whic
.8 essentially a farming communi
ty- A musical program and stunt?
will precede the speech. This pro
gram will be given in the schoo'
auditorium.
several new features will 1
found among1 the exhibits th
^ear. Benson Kiwanians will hav
i creamery exhibit; a Goldsboro
firm will provide a most interest
ing poultry booth in which brood
ers with the live baby chicks will
3e shown; and the Meadow school
will place on exhibition samples
3f school work done by the schoo;
last year. Judges from Clay
ton, Smithfield and FayetteviQu
have been secured.
The committee invites the ad
joining communities to carry ex
hibits. In order that the exhibit.
may be attractively arranged, it
■s desired that as many as possi
ble place their exhibits the da
before the fair, and by all mean
by 9:30 Friday morning.
There is no admission fee charg
?d to see the fair and a large
crowd is expected.
Renew your subscription to Thf.
Herald.
A Tantalizer
There is exactly enough let
j 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 moit bring
copy of this paper in order to
secure ticket.
sdeu“cdikdinn”o
Leon Daughtry recognized
his name last issue.