SMITHFIELD NEEDS:
Daily Meat and Milk Inspection
Bigger Pay Roll.
A Modern Hotel
Renovation of Opera House
Chamber of Commerce
VOLUME 44—NO. 86
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, NOVEMBER 2, 1926
$2.00 PER YEAR
Governor Helps
In Local Battle
Pou’s Speech Full of Vig
or, Draws Generous Ap
plause Throughout
Perhaps the largest crowd ever
assembled in the courthouse here
for a political meeting heard Gov
ernor Angus W. McLean and Hon.
E. W. Pou Saturday night as they
discussed the political 'issues of
the campaign. They had both
spoken at Selma in the afternoon,
but they appeared in good trim as
they faced the large audience that
had gathered at the county seat.
The Governor made a thoughtful,
earnest appeal based on the com
parative records of the Democrat
ic and Republican parties, both in
State and Nation. He touched on
the cotton situation stressing the
fact that conditions would be much
worse if it were not for the Fed
eral Reserve legislation passed dur
ing Wilson's administration.
The Governor also bore down on
Democratic plans for reform in
county government through en
actment of revolutionary statutes
in the coming General Assembly.
County government has grown
from a small thing to big business,
yet in most counties in the State
the same administrative methods
are in vogue that were used a 100
years ago.
The system must be changed,
and under Democratic rule it will
be changed to meet modern con
ditions, the Governor emphasized.
When Mr. Pou took the stand,
almost his first words brought a
storm of applause, and his remarks
were punctuated all the way i
through with the kind of hand- i
-dapping that indicates whole
hearted approval of what the
speaker is saying. He did not
mince language wherf he told of the •
“white supremacy” campaign. Nor !
did he mince words when he shout- |
ed, “Every Democrat will have a !
chance to vote the ticket of his
choice next Tuesday, or we’ll fill I
this jafl full of Republicans.” I
Mr. Pou discussed somewhat the j
local political situation with a vigor
that carried conviction. He closed
his remarks with the prediction
that the Democrats would win by \
a good maority.
UNION SERVICE AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The union service held at the
Presbyterian church Sunday night
was well attended in spite of the
inclement weather. Rev. S. L.
Morgan, pastor' iof *the Baptist
church, preached a very fine ser
mon on “The Atonement*’” His
sermon was based on the text:
“The love of Christ constraineth
me.” Two selections by a quartet
composed of Rev. Chester Alexan
der, Rev. A. J. Parker, Messrs.
Marvin Woodall and Paul Eason,
were especially enjoyed.
At the morning hour, Rev. W.
M. Hunter, Synodical Secretary of
schools and colleges in North Car
olina, delivered an excellent sermon
on “Christian Education.”
Orthopaedic Clinic At Wilson.
The orthopaedic clinic for the
free examination and treatment of
indigent cripples being held under
the auspices of the Lions Club in
the offices of the county health de
partment in the courthouse at Wil
son will be held again on Friday,
November 5th. All indigent crip
ples are urged to avail themselves
of this excellent opportunity of
receiving free treatment.
AUNT ROXIE SAYS—
By Me—<
“It would be healthier fer chillun
ef sto’keepers would keep raw
‘taters outen reach uv 'em.” ^
AIDS IN REVIVAL
DR. PAUL PRESSLY
Dr. Paul Pressly
Begins Revival
Services at Presbyterian
Church Each Evening
Preceded By Song Ser
vice at 7:30
Rev. Paul Pressly, D. D., of ,
Chester, S. C., has arrived in the
city and held his first service on
Monday nig*ht at 7:30 o'clock at
the Presbyterian church. The A. R.
P. Church at Chester, where ©r. :
Pressly has been pastor for sev- I
eral years is one of the largest in '
that denomination. Dr. Pressly
has made his power as a minister
and a servant of Christ felt in all
denominations in Chester and has
made a place for himself in the
affections of all the people. A ser
mon that he preached’ on the “Bible
as God’s Word” was distributed
by a group of laymen who wanted
to get across to a large number of
people his message on the Book.
I The song service will begin at
7:30 each night until further no
jtice and later a day service will
be held'. For the present the song
service will be in charge of Rev. \
Chester Alexander. All denomina- j
tions are urged to join in this meet
ing and gat a real spiritual bless
ing. While Dr. Pressly is here he
will be glad to meet any one who
may have spiritual problems, and
advise them as to their spiritual 1
life.
FAMOUS ROSE DIAMOND '
TAKEN BY DARING BAND
Chantilly, France, Oct. 30.—The !
famous Rose diamond known as
“the grandconde” and valued at
more than $2,000,000, was the most
precious of a number of priceless
treasures stolen this morning from
the Chateua of the Due D’Aumale
one one the national museums of
France.
A daring band of thieves, con
sisting of at least four men, scal
ed the high walls of the castle
grounds with the aid of two lad
ders, crossing a moat and climbed
up to the famous “room of g*ems”
from which they looted precious
stones and historical ornaments.
The intristic value of the objects
stolen has been placed' as high as
[100,000,000 francs, while their val
ue as relics of a bygone age are
beyond calculation.
Beside the Rose diamond, the
thieves took two gorgeous diam
ond studded daggers, one of which
belonged to Abd-El-Kader and the
other to the bey of Tunis; a cross
of the Legion of Honor which Na
poleon I gave to General Aynard
in 1809, several bracelets, one
bearing the portrait of the queen
of the Belgians by a famous ar
tist and another bearing* a cameo
of Francis I, emperor of Austria,
and several watches and decorated
candy boxes, n'|T>^t of them the
work of celebrated artists of the
17th and 18th centuries.
IMPORTANT MEETING
AT PISGAH CHURCH
A very important meeting will
be held at Pisgah Baptist church
next Saturday afternoon at three
o’clock. The close of the associa
tional year is at hand, and mat
ters of business in this connection
.will be attended to. All members
[are urged to be present.
Veteran Tobacco
Auctioneer Dead
Mr. R. C. Crute Passes
Away After Second
of Paralysis
Mr. R. C. Crute, who had been
ill for several months, passed away
at his home on Third street Sun
day morning1 at two o’clock at the
advanced age of seventy-one years.
About two years ago Mr. Crute
suffered a stroke of paralysis and
has been feeble since that time.
Several weeks ago he became
worse, and since then had been
lingering between life and death.
Mr. Crute caitfe to Smfthfield
some time after the establishment
of the tobacco market here as a
tobacco auctioneer. He is well
known over the county, and many
will learn of his death with regret.
Several years ago he was married
to Miss Mary Holmes, who sur
vives him.
The deceased was a member of
the Presbyterian church, and the
funeral service held yesterday aft
ernoon at the home was conducted
by his pastor, Rev. Chester Alex
ander, assisted by Rev. A. J. Par
ker, pastor of the Methodist
church. Interment was made in
Oakland cemetery. The floral of
ferings were numerous and beau
tiful. The pall bearers were Messrs
A. M. Noble, E. S. Edmundson, R.
H. Alford, H. L. Skiner, E. F.
Ward and F. H. Brooks.
Those here from a distance to
attend the funeral were: Mr. How
ard Crute, from the old Crute
home in Virginia; Mr. W. B. Bar
row, of Raleigh, a brother-in-law;
and Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Holmes
and sons, Willie and John Wesley,
of Raleig-h.
The widow has the sympathy of
the community in her bereavement.
IMPORTS OF GOLF BALLS
VALUED AT $130,676
The Rubber Division of the De- |
partment of Commerce, in a statis- j
tical report, has just announced !
that imports of golf balls into the |
United States during September !
numbered 298,233, valued at $130,- j
676, a unit vaue of 43.8 cents per |
ball. The total number of golf
balls imported in the first nine
months of 1926 is shown to num
ber 2,975,134.
During the past three years
golf ball imports into the United
States averaged about 2,800,000
per year. During 1925, for exam
ple, the imports were 2,806,3831
balls, valued at $1,165,864. Practi
cally all were imported from the
United Kingdom.—United States
Daily.
PLAY TO BE GIVEN
IN TOWN OF FOUR OAKS
On Friday night, November 5,
beginning at 7:30 o’clock the Ep
worth League of Four Oaks Meth
odist church will give a play en
titled, “Kentucky Belle,” at the
school auditorium. The public is
given a special invitation. Come
out anfi enjoy the evening’s en
tertainment which promises to be
very good. Admission 25 cents and
35 cents.
GET YOUR TICKET FOR
AN OYSTER SUPPER
Congressman E. W. Pou in
vites his active supporters to
an oyster supper at Ye Olde
Southfield Tea Room from 7:00
to 12:30, election night.
Because of the limited capac
ity of the He>a room only a few
hundred can be accommodated
Mr. Pou is sending no invitations
by list. In order that no hard
worker be slighted, Mr. Pou
urges that his active supporters
come forward for their tickets
before they are gone. It will be
of great regret to iMr. Pou that
the capacity of the tea room is
too limited for at least one out
of each family, who have been
hard campaign workers, to re
ceive his hospitality at this sup
per.
Any who would like a ticket
and who have not received one,
please see Geo. R. Pou or Mrs.
Thos. A. Wadden.
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW
ON NOVEMBER 10TH.
The committee sponsoring the
chrysanthemum show and shrub
exchange finds it impracticable
to have the shrub exchange at
this time, but the chrysan
themum show will be held on
Wednesday, November 10th, the
place to be announced later. The
show is expected to exhibit some
fine specimens. Floral houses
will not be permitted to conir
pete for prizes, the idea being
to promote flowers in the home
gardens.
The shrub exchange will
probably be held some time in
January, or at least in time for
spring plantings.
Mrs. Jerman At
Selma Club Meet
District President Also
Speaks at Woman’s
Club Meeting; Other
Visitors Present
Selma, Oct. 27.—The Selma
Woman’s Club held a delightful
meeting Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. Palmer Jerman, Mrs. Mc
Pherson and Mrs. N. E. Edgerton,
3f Raleigh, Mrs. Downey and Mrs.
Cooley, of Nashville, and Mrs. Wm
Sanders, Jr., of Smithfield, as
quests.
The opening number was the club
hymn by all present after whicn
the Collect was repeated. The
president of the Selma club, Mrs.
R. A. Ashworth, introduced the vis
itors and explained the beautifi
cation campaign which the Selma
club is sponsoring now. After this
she called on the district president
of clubs, Mrs. Downey, of Nash
ville, for a talk, which proved to
be full of helpful suggestions and
was much appreciated.
The president of the Raleigh
club, Mrs. McPherson, was next
introduced. Mrs. N. E. Edgerton,
a former and much loved resident
of the town, needed no introduc
tion except to newcomers for her
work in the civic department in
years past stands as a monument
to her, she being a pioneer in such
movements in Selma.
Mrs. J. N. Wiggs, chairman of
the civic department, announced
that committees had been appoint
ed to look after the planting of
trees on the various streets and
that Mr. L. Weil, of Goldsboro,
would be in Selma two weeks
hence to make suggestions about
the planting of 1000 trees on Ar
bor Day which will be observed as
soon after a good rain as practi
Mrs. W. B. Johnson sang “Smile,
Smile, Smile,” Mrs. .W. H. Call
playing her accompaniment.
Mrs. Palmer Jerman was next
introduced. Mrs. Jerman is one of
the state’s outstanding women and
thoroughly conversant with every
phase of club work. She is a very
pleasing* and forceful speaker and
brought a message of helpfulness
and inspiratoin to the Selma
Woman’s Club. After the lecture
a social period was enjoyed and re
freshments served by the domestic
science class of the high school
under the direction of their teach
er, Mrs. Clell Branham Bueck.
James Walter Baker
Mr. James Walter Baker died at
his home at Baker’s Mill near
Princeton pn Tuesday, October 20,
at the age of fifty-four years. Mr.
Baker had been ill for some time
and had been confined to his bed
for six weeks.
The funeral was held at the
home Wednesday afternoon at
two o’clock1, conducted by Rev. G.
B. Perry, pastor of Princeton Meth
odist church, and interment was
made in the family plot near Pike
ville. The Masons had charge of
the service at the graavc.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and mother, two daughters,
Mrs. W. T. Wellons and Miss Eun
ice Baker, and two sons, Messrs.
Malcolm and Delton Baker.
The bereaved ones haw the
sympathy of the community in
their loss.
Meadow Decides
On Another Fair
Second Fair Proves Suc
cess; F. H. Jet;.- of
State College Makes
Address
The Meadow township fair held
last Friday proved to be such a
success, that the community assem
bled at the school house Friday
evening to hear Mr. F. H. Jeter
of State College, speak, voted al
most unanimously to hold a fair
again next year. This was the sec
ond fair to be held in Meadow, and
several features added interest to
the occasion.
The exhibits which were placed
in the basement of the splendid new
school building, were evidence of
the prosperity and progressive
spirit that characterizes that sec
tion of Johnston county. The Jun
ior Exhibit was particularly good
showing the interest the young
folks take in the fair. The poultry
show was also outstanding both
jas to quality and quantity. A
fine brooder with a number of
baby chicks was a drawing card.
The school exhibit, which was a
new feature, was very creditable.
The events of the day started
off with a parade in which the
school children participated. The
parade was headed by the Riverside i
Serenaders, a brass band from !
Smithfield. i
The afternoon program includ
ed athletic stunts and games. A
basket ball game was played’ be
tween Meadow and Newton Grove,
the visiting team winning.
Also in the afternoon, a baby
show was staged by Dr. C. C.
Massey, county health officer* as
sisted by Mrs. E. L. Woodall, a
trained nurse of Smithfield. The
twenty babies entered were weigh
ed and measured and the mothers
were g*ivn charts showing th con
dition of their babies.
Lenton Peacock, the little son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Peacdck, was
judged to be the finest baby boy
in the clinic, while Pearlie Langs
ton, little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Osborn Langston Langston,
was pronounced the finest baby
girl. Close seconds were Nogie
Wood, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Nogie Wood, and Alice Mae Rose,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Rose.
Mr. F. H. Jeter, agricultural ed
itor of State College, was present
in the evening and made an ad
dress that was well received by
those present. He discussed the
present farming situation, farmers
must know their job in order to
be successful and successful farm
ing means a number of things, in
cluding diversification, improved
soil fertility and the paying of at
tention to the business of farming.
A farmer must hpve pride in his
calling.
The speaker commended the
community upon its splendid school
plant which includes a new brick '
teacherage just completed.
The address of the evening* was '
preceded by a short program of
songs and readings by the school
children and by several selections*
by the band.
Uneasy Shelter.
The terror-stricken 'inhabitants
of all the small structures took
refuge between the blasts of wind,
driving sheets of rain and jagged |
lightning.—St Louis GlobeDemo- j
crat.
Husband and Wife
| My husband won’t let me get out
! a new cake of soap until every
1 piece of the old cake is used up.—
j Mrs. M. S.
I RTHAT DOES YOUR HUSBAND DO?
$1,250,000,000 for Good Roads in 1927
mm y*- -_**
D Preliminary plans are completed and officers of The American
Road Builders Association are driving forward to the greatest good
road parley ever held, scheduled for Chicago—Jan. 10th-15th, 1927.
President Coolidge is to open the congress—and every state governor
In the united States will be there in person or represented. The 1927
highway program calls for construction of 55,000 miles of new road
way to cost $1,250,000,000. Photo shows officers of the A. R. B. A
which met in Chicago last week for the first meeting. Seated ’at left’
Pres H. G. Shirley, Richmond, Va.; Right, Senator Jas. H. MacDonald!
New Haven, Conn.; standing, left, Charles M. Upham, Raleigh N C *
rlcrht. C. M. Babcock. Minneapolis. -
The Six Months
Teachers Meet
Truck Drivers Also In Ses
sion; Austin’s Store En
tertains Teachers of
County
More than a hundred six months
;chool teachers met at the court
house here Saturday preliminary
Do the opening of the six months
schools in the county yesterday,
ralks were made by Supt. H. B.
Marrow and Miss Mary E. Wells,
•-ural supervisor, relative to the
vork of the year.
In the afternoon the county su
perintendent met with the truck
irivers of the county in the inter
?st of making the trucks as safe
is possible. The drivers were in
structed to drive carefully, cer
tainly not exceeding fifteen miles
per hour. They were urged to stop
it all railroad crossings and to look
poth ways for a train. They were
given instruction regarding the
parking of trucks on school
grounds, being told not to park
>o that in starting it would be
lecessary to back the truck* The
principals of the schools will give
special instruction to pupils con
cerning behavior on the school
trucks. The school manager in
holding this conference with the
truck drivers is doing something
calculated to prevent accidents. In
considering the up-keep of the
trucks, it was clearly demonstrat
ed that the central garage plan is
very much more economical than
patronizing- garages all over the
county.
The six month teachers, to
gether with every teacher in John
ston, were invited by the Austin
Department Store to be their
guests at a luncheon at noon Sat
urday. This repast was served on
the second floor of the Austin De
partment Store which was attrac
tively decorated with smilax and
yellow chrysanthemums. A menu
consisting of sliced country ham
chicken salad sandwiches, pimento
sandwiches, pickles, bread, hot
coffee with whipped cream, was
served. Those assisting the store
personnel in serving were: Mrs
W. H. Austin, Mrs. W. S. Stevens
Mrs. E. F. Boyett, little Misses
Marcia Boddie Stevens and Mar
garet Baker. The teachers apprec
iated this courtesy of the Austin
store.
Or Sat on a Wasp’s Nest
The Charleston, is reputed tc
have been originated' by a college
student who absent-mindedly
stuck a lighted pipe in his hip
Residence Burned
In Bentonville
Mr. R. W. Smith Loses
Valued at $6000; Had
Only $2500 Insurance
Mr. R. W. Smith who lives one
mile south of the village of Ben
tonville, had the misfortune early
on last Saturday morning of los
ing his residence by fire.’
! Fire was discovered in the early
morning hours, and it is thought
it originated from a defective flue
in the kitchen. Mr. Smith and his
neighbors were unable to curb the
fire, and only a small part of
his household effects were saved.
This house was built in 1918 by
Mr. K. L. Rose. It was easily
one of the best houses in Benton
jville township and was worth about
$6,000. Mr. Smith had insurance
amounting to only $2,500.
Knowing and Doing,
i It is mighty fine to know a lot,
but it is even better to be able to
I do things. Many persons who have
at their command a considerable
[assortment of information are un
! able to put it to very much prac
tical use.
This was neatly illustrated in a
sort of “confession” article by a
teacher, in a recent issue of the
Journal of the National Educa
tional Association. She said:
“I can solve a quadratic equas
ion, but I cannot keep my bank ac
count straight.
“I can name the Kings of Eng
land since the War of the Roses,
but I do not know the qualifica
tions of the candidates in the com
ing election.
“I know the economic theories
of Malthus and Adam Smith, but
I cannot live within my income.
“I can explain the principles of
hydraulics, but I cannot fix a leak
in the kitchen faucet.
“I have studied the psychology of
James and Titchener, but I can
not control my own temper.
| “I can conjugate Latin verbs,
but I cannot write legibly.”
While this picture may be some
what overdrawn, it serves to illus
trate the futility of much that
passes for education, when its ac
quisition is not accompanied' by
training which leads to its useful
employment in every day life-—
Harnett County News.
Vicarious Triumph
| “Was your garden a success this
year?”
| “I should say so. My neighbor’s
.chickens took first prize at the
poultry show.”—Punch.
Negro Fair To
Open Tomorrow
Three Day Program Is
Planned by Secretary
Jno. W. Mitchiner, Jr.
The Johnston county negro fair;
opens here tomorrow, and if tho
fair measures up to former years,
the negroes will put on a credit
able agricultural show. The fair
will continue through Thursday
and Friday.
Besides fine exhibits, there will
be exciting races, good music,
foot races, a baby parade, singing
contest, running mule race and a
football game.
The usual midway will furnish
amusement for those who attend
and thrilling free acts will be
shown each day.
A prograni of fireworks will be
put on each night.
John W. Mitchiner, Jr., is secre
tary of the fair, and he is working
hard to make the three days a
success.
LOST ARMY MULE SURVIVES
47 DAYS IN A DEEP PIT
The Department of War issued
October 27 the following announce
ment touching on the toughness of
the army mule:
During recent maneuvers in
Panama of the 42nd Infantry (Por
to Ricans), a mule belonging to
the mounted detachment broke
away and disappeared in the jun- 1
?le. One month and 17 days later
a rescue party found the mule in <,
a ten-foot hole.
He was still fully saddled and J
bridled and carried his Infantry j
load. He had subsided bn the veg- |
iUtt^jjHiv^Whole sugpismeartwUby i
such water and leaves as fell his I
way. j
The mule was returned to Camp
Gaidard, and was put on a special
liet administered by a doughboy
lurse. He has been named “Jun
gle ' in honor of his experience.—
LT. S. Daily.
I
MR. E. S. EDMUNDSON TS
HONORED BY PRESBYTERY i
At the regular fall meeting of
Presbytery which was in session
ast week at Trinity Avenue Pre«
jyterian Church, Durham, -Elder
K- S. Edmundson of Smithfield
Presbyterian Church was elected to
represent Granville Presbytery at
;he General Assembly of the Pres
>yterian church.
The assembly meets next May in
:he Presbyterian church of Eldo^
•ado, Arkansas. It is the highest
'ourt of the church and election as
:ommissioner is considered a high
MRS. BECKIE PULLEY
DIES AT RIPE OLD AGE
Friends of Mrs. Beckie Pulley
.vill regret to learn of her death
vhich occurred at her home in
3'Neals township last week. She
vas eighty-one years old and had
been in /feeble health for some
:ime.
The funeral service was conduct
ed at Corinth church by Rev. Debro
Stancil. The following acted as
pell bearers: Messrs. Arthur Wall,
Freeman Tomlinson, Jule Pope,
Leonard Wilder, Clifton Hocutt and
Clifton O’Neal.
Name Your (Misery.
(Louisville Courier-Journal)
An itinerant doctor in Plunk
Center is advertising as follows:
Specialist
in boils,
mumps,
or what have you?
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 nut bring
copy of this paper in order to
secure ticket.
knjhonnfrsoa
Hugh Austin recognized his
name last issue. '