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SMITHFIELD NEEDS: Daily Meat and Milk Inspection Bigger Pay Roll. A Modern Hotel 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 VOLUME 44—NO. 95 * * * SMITHFIELD, N. C„ FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1926 * * # $2.00 PER YEAR Arrest Harry Baucom At Wilson’s Mills Alleged Rum Runner and Wanted In Connection With Forsythe Killing PUTS UP STIFF FIGHT Sheriff Parker and Deputies Make Capture at Home of John \Y. Tomlinson; Baucom Silent Harry Baucom, alleged rum runner and who has been sought for by Wake County officials in connec tion with the killing of L. G. “Mighty” Forsythe, has been captured. The arrest was made late yes terday afternoon at the home of John W. Tomlinson in Wilson’s Mills by Sheriff J. P. Parker and Deputies II. D. Chapin, D. B. Du pree and C. ,Q. Stephenson. Bau com who is a man of larg-e phy sique, gave the Johnston County officers quite a hard tussle before he was finally subdued and roped. Clayton officials, whom Baucom gave the slip in Clayton yesterday afternoon, phoned the officers here to be on the lookout. Sheriff Par ker and his deputies blocked the river bridge with a truck and after Baucom’s faliure tp show up with in a reasonable length of time the officers hit on the plan of searching for him in Wilson’s Mills, where Baucom was known to have friends. Baucom is now in the Johnston County jail here. He made no statement except that he had noth ing to do “with it ” According to Deputy Dupree, Sheriff Parker received papers yesterday afternoon from Harnett County officers wanting Baucom on a charge of non-support of his wife and also papers from Wayne County on a charge of speeding*. Yesterday’s News and Observer carried the following account of further developments in the For sythe murder case which will prob ably be tried in Johnston county: “While preparing last night for the resumption of the inquest at 10 o’clock this morning, Coroner L. M. Waring, who yesterday com pleted his seventh day of work on the baffling mystery, declared that ‘“no new' developments have oc cured in the case.” ’ The only statement the coroner would make was that he expected to have sev eral witnesses from Raleigh and Wake Forest to appear before his jury this morning, when it con venes for the third time to inves tigate Forsythe’s death. MUCH GOSSIP. “Rumors current last night were to the effect that members of the coroner’s jury wil] recommend to Coroner Waring that he issue-an other warrant charging murder for the re-arrest of Evelyn Bitt, Dur ham girl, who is now held :n $5,000 bail on a charge of being an accessory to the killing. Cor oner Waring had no comment to make in regard to it. It was re ported that the members of the jury are far from being satisfied with the Britt girl’s alleged state ment as to how Forsythe met his (Turn to page four, please) AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me Sum peeple when they talk try ing to make a good empression on you, leave you plum ingusted wid em. Now On Top Since the reign of Johnny Kil Dane the featherweight boxing ranks have been a rather muddle* affair I.ast week, however, Richard “Honeyboy” Finnegan (above) gave Chick Suggs a deci sive trimming which really entitle.* him to sign himself, “World’: Featherweight Champion.” Parties Feature Benson Society Clubs and Parent-Teacher Association Present Program; Personals Benson, Dec. 1.— 1 he social me in this city during the past few days has been characterized by a number of lovely parties. Among the hostesses have been Mrs. Tal madge Lucas, Mrs. Chas. John son, Mrs. Roy Smith and Mrs. W. B. Woodall. Two parties of the week were giv en Friday by Mrs. Roy Smith and Friday by Mrs. Roy Smith and Mrs. W. B. Woodall at the home of Mrs. Smith on Parrish Drive. Rook was played at four tables in the afternoon. In the evening, five tables were made up for bridge. The dining room and living room were thrown en suite for the oc casion and decorated with fall flowers. The high score in rook was made by Mrs. Talmadge Lucas, the consolation to Mrs. M. T. Britt. In bridge the prizes for top score went to Miss Ruth Smithwick and Dr. A. S. Oliver, and the booby to Miss Gladys Harrill and Mr. Paul Lee. The prizes were in keep ing with the Thanksgiving season. The refreshments on both occas ions consisted of chicken salad, cranberry jelly, hot rolls, sweet pickled peaches, coffee, fruit gel atine, with whippped cream, fruit cake and salted almonds. The fav ors were miniature turkeys. Mrs. Talmadge Lucas entertain ed in a delightful manner the mem bers of the Dainty Dames Club on auturuay evening, ah oi ine mem bers were present. After a brief business session an interesting program was given by Misses Mary Lee and Sarah Turlington. The subject was “Artists and Art Gal leries of the World.” Two new j members were taken into the club. Mrs. John Parrish and Mrs. Leon |Talton. The hostess served a fruit salad course with lemon dresing, i Thousand Island sandwiches, salt ed nuts, stuffed dates and coffee. The Parent-Teacher Association held an interesting meeting last week with Mrs. J. Y.\ Whittenton presiding. The subject discussed was “Reading in the Home.” Mrs. Parlia Hudson and Mrs. J. E. Kirk had very interesting papers on the subject. Mrs. Howard Parrish sang ,a solo. A trio was sung by Misses Murle Johnson, Florence Denning ! and Ethel Benton. The prize for j the largest parcentage of parents present was won by the second 'grade, Miss McLean, teacher. The prize was a wall pocket. ! The John Charles McNeill Book | Club met with Mrs. Chas. John ison last week. The house was dec orated in various colored chrysan (Turr to page four, please) Thinks Farmers Are Benefited Judge Meekins Says To bacco Growers Will Re ceive More Under Re ceivership Raleigh, Dec. 2.—United States Judge I. M. Meekins who ordered ■ the receivership for the Tri-Sta;e I Tobacco Growers’ Cooperative as | sociation yesterday declined to guess as to how much will be paid by the receivers on “certificates of participation” issued by the asso ciation, but indicated that reports made to him in conference with the receivers and which will later i be made public indicated doubt as to the receivers’ ability to pay much or anything on the certifi cates. i “I will say this much,” declared Judge Meekins. “There is no doubt but that the farmers will receive more than they would have receiv ed had there been no receivership and I do not know whether all the former officers can be reached or not but I should think that when the whole story is told some of them would wish they had never had any connection with the asso ciation.” Judg Meekins declared that the receivers are doing all in their power to preserve the assets for the farmers and that he is satis fied that he appointed the best pos sible men to wind up the affairs of the association. The receivers are James H. Pou, of Raleihg; Hal lett S. Ward, of Washington, and M. L. Corey, of New York. They conferred informally with Judge Meekins Tuesday afternoon and !night concerning what they have found out about the management I of the association and new situa tions that have arisen since their appointment and will later make formal written report to the court. “The receivers told me that they have 22,000,000 pounds of dark to bacco on hand and that the aver age price of it on the open market is only eight cents as compared with 18 cents a year ago,” stated Judge Meekins. Judge Meekins stated that this and other matters throwing great light upon the operations of the association would be fully set out in reports to be filed with him by the receivers. CRIME UNIVERSITY I NS AN ANTONIO San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 1.—Bill Sykes and his g-ang must be in San Antonio. A crime university, with blackboards, advance courses and a vocation department was re vealed here today with the arrest of two men, who, police say, ad mitted being- instructors. I One wall of the place raided was covered with slate blackboards, bearing diagrams of safe locks, an illustration of how to pick pockets and similar graphics. Chairs were arranged as in a school room. Police found a note book in which an embryo thief ap parently had jotted down notes of a lecture. On the first page of the book was this admonition: “Be jWare of finger-prints.” I Notes found indicated pupils had been offered' special advance courses in pocket picking, burglary and safe blowing, one room was de moted to instructions in firearms. I Police said one of the “instruc tors” admitted his school had as sisted pupils in disposing of stol en goods.—Associated Press. Husband and Wife My wife makes me read the eve amg paper to her in the hot kitchen *hilc she’s getting dinner.—A if. I fV’IlAT DOSS YOUR WIFE DO? Lawyers’ Scrap Features Court Clerk of Court Suffers Most Serious Injury As Flying Ink Well Emp ties Contents The Recorder’s Court of John ston county experienced somehting* of a thrill on Tuesday of this week during the trial of State vs. Donie Adams, white, charged with assault, when James Raynor, Ben son attorney, who appeared fpr the defendant, lost his temper and hurled an ink well at William Wel lons, a Smithfield attorne, who was appearing with Solicitor Mas sey in the prosecution. The trial of the case had pro gressed in an orderly manner, save for rather heated occasional tilts between the two attorneys, until the close of the evidence. A ques tion of the relevency of the ad mission of bloodhound evidence was before the court, and the law yers differed sharply in their views, and whne Wellons made use of the word “crook” in presenting his view, Raynor took exception on behalf of his client, stating that such a remark made about him would call for blows. Wellons was prompt to inform Raynor that he could deliver an occasional blow himself. Without further ado, Ray nor snatched an ink well from a table and hurled it at his oppon ent with quite a show of ven geance. Missing his aim, the fly ing ink well wrought no more se rious trouble than making a polka dot line across the court roont, sparing nothing as it passed. The clerk of the recorder’s court re ceived a copious drenching of the bottle’s contents, which necessitat ed his returning to court after the noon recess in a change if attire. Order was soon restored, and the defendant was found guilty and dealt with. Raynor appeared in court on the following morning and apologized to his Honor for losing his temper. The court has bene in constant session here this week, disposing of quite a large number of cases which have been on the criminal docket for many weeks. It has been the intention of the court to clean the slate before the installa tion of the incoming udge on next Monday. This week’s proceedings will appear in the next issue. SHOOTING SCRAP AT WILSON’S MILLS A shooting scrap in which Arthur Haynes, Wilton and Char ley Tomlinson were the partici pants, took place in Wilson’s Mills last Friday nig-ht, but without any fatalities. According to reports, Haynes claimed that Charley Tom linson owed him $7.50, and would not pay him. Haynes is said to have run the two Tomlinsons into a store in Wilson’s Mills on Friday, ;and when they would not come out, :is said to have remarked that he I would get them later. Accordingly, j Friday night, he went to the home of Wilton Tomlinson and called for | Charley. Haynes was ordered to |leave when Tomlinson started back in the house, Haynes is said to have jumped on the running board of his car and fired a shot. The Tomlinson boys fired back, but I Haynes ran for safety. I Haynes was shot some time ago I by Mr. John Tomlinson, his father jin-law. He is generally known as I “Monk” Haynes. | Uncle Sam Bars Mails To ! Woman Who Faked Age I Washington, Dec. 1.—Clara Hamrick of Waco, Texas described by herself as “lonely, pretty and -9” and by postal inspectors as “about 30 and very homely,” today was barred from use of the mails j under a fraud order issued by the postoffice department. The dpeart j ment said Miss Hamrick acepted [money from various male corre spondents on promise of marriage, but always evaded such commit ments. Spending Few Days In City Miss Bettie Vinson, of Selma, is spending a few days here with Mrs. W. M. Gaskin. 1 James “Jimmie” Woods ^ .vWMmmm \ Sincerity behind a glad-hand xbd its dividends to tnis man—who .Tilt recently was selected in a na tional search by a hard-headeo jroup of Los Angeles bankers and business men to manage the nov. Biltmore hotel there — and at | tfiO.OOO ner vear. Wave Of Theft More Than Twenty Rob beries In The Past Ten Days—Woman Covers Man With Pistol Dunn, Dec. 1.—Another rob- f bery, in which a woman played the j leading role, was committed in Dunn Sunday night about 9 o’clock j when the home of Willie Pope, on South King avenue, was entered and $30 in cash taken from the . pockets of J. F. Pope, who rooms j there. The victim of the robbers was 1 in the house alone. He had retired just a short time before the rob bers appeared. Tie heard a noise at a window in the room, he says, , and upon looking saw a woman on the outside. She held a pistol on him while two men entered the house and went through every j Upon reaching the room in which he lay covered with the pistol in ' the hands of the woman the rob- ! bers searched his pockets and took $30 in cash, after which they left through the back door, which had not been locked. The woman wore a veil over her face, but was white, according to Pone. TWENTY SUCH CASES. More than 20 robberies, or at tempted robberies, of Dunn homes have been reported during the past 10 days, nine of them occurring in one night. Tracks about the build ings entered' indicate that one woman and one or more men have made up the band of robbers who have held the town in their throes for more than a week. Efforts on the part of local offi cers to apprehend the robbers have proved fruitless and the several shots fired at them by residents of the homes they entered have miss* jed the mark. Citizens of the town are wrought up over the matter. Farmers Buy Pyrotol | 18,000 pounds of pyrotol, sur plus war explosive, was ordered by farmers in Duplin county in November. Landowners in this 'county had previously-ordered 18, 1000 pounds in October making 36, 000 pounds for the county this fall. SHOP EARLY AND BUY Christmas j Seais Teacherage Now Almost Complete Large Building Erected at Four Oaks For Teach ers Is Modern In Every Detail Four Oaks, Dec. 2.—The teacher age, which has been under con struction for the past three months, is almost ready for occupancy. It is located a short distance from the school building and on the east side of it. It is a two story brick veneer structure with its style of architecture in keeping with the school building. This teacherage has twelve bedrooms ,a large living room, two halls, a kitchen and din ing room, two large study halls and bath rooms. It is modern in every detail, having of course, wat er, heat and lights. The matron of the teacherage will be Mrs. Lil lie P. Austin, of Oxford, who is expected to begin her duties in a few days. The singing class front the Meth odist 'Orphanage gave a sacred concert at the Methodist church Thanksgiving night. A large crowd was present to enjoy this con cert which was very helpful and inspiring. It was declared by sev eral to be the best one ever ren dered by this class. Little Geral dine Smith, the smallest member of the class, was asked to give a reading1 “Herman Blossoms” which was on last year’s program. She won the hearts of all present be cause of being such an unusually sweet child. Too, her father 'is well known throughout this com munity. Mr. ana Mrs. J. H. Austin vis ited relatives in Clayton] last week. Mrs. Alice Adams and children spent the Thanksgiving holidays at Airlee with Mrs* Adams’ parents. Mr. Hubert Allen visited his father, Mr. W. A. Allen, at Rae ford during the past week end. Mrs. Sterling Gates and children, of Farmville, returned to their home recently after having spent the past week with Mrs. Gates’ par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sanders Mr. Tommie Strickland, of Char leston, S. C-, visited his mother and other relatives here last Thurs day and Friday. Dr. and Mrs. Cox, of Durham, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Massengill Thursday. Miss Christine Dodd, who is in school at Louisburg College, came came home last Wednesday to spend the Thanksgiving holidays with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. E. D. Dodd. She was accompanied home by Miss Edith White, of Knott’s Island, who is a school friend of hers. Miss White return ed to Louisburg Monday but Miss Dodd remained at home for a few days because of illness. Mr. Booker Barbour, of Char lotte, visited relatives in and near town recently. Messrs. Lexie Barefoot and Gil bert Grady, who are in school at Chapel Hill, visited their parents during the past week end. Mrs. T. E. Oliver, of Benson, spent a few days hero last week with her son, Mr. W. C. Oliver. Miss Florence Wooten, a mem ber of the graded school faculty, visited relatives at Maysville dur ing the Thanksgiving holidays. | Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hatcher were guests of relatives at Raeford last [week end. Miss Mildred Yarboro visited rel atives at Spring Hope during the Thanksgiving holidays. Mrs. W. A. Allen spent the past week end at Wilson with her niece Mrs. Eva Baucom. Mr. and Mrs. W*. R. Keene anc family were guests of friends anc relatives at Fremont Thanksgiv ing day. Miss Miriam Brietz, a membei of the high school faculty, spent the Thanksgiving holidays wit! her parents at Selma. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Page anc daughters, Misses Maggie and An nie Ruth, and Mr. Wright Robbins of Elm City, were guests of Mr and Mrs. R. B. Strickland or Thanksgiving day. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gibso,n o: Rocky Mount, recently visited Mr Senator? Small Frank L. Smith, altho elected tc he senate from Illinois, may noi *(. seated. It is claimed he literallj 'ought his election. Should the «'nate refuse to admit him—Ler -mall (above), now governor >oms as the man to- fill Smith’; hair in Washington. Gov.. Sm?.l .vi 11 resign. Fred Sterling, lieu .*r»ant governor, then become: ! ;oven.or and will name Mr. Smal New Set Officers George Ragsdale Is New President —Rev. D. E. Earnhardt Makes Short Talk Kiwaoians The local Kiwanis club held its annual meeting yesterday at 12:45 at the Woman’s club, heard' the !recommendations of the Nominat jing Committee, and elected the of | fleers for the coming*year. ' To succeed Leon Cl. Stevens as president, the club elected George Y. Ragsdale; as vice-president, Dr. W. J. B. Orr; district trustee, N. C. Shepard; and Dr. J. W. White head. II. B. Marrow, R. P. Holding, W. N. Holt and R. C. Gillett, as directors. These officers are to | take charge at the first meeting in i Following the election of officers, Rev. D. E. Earnhardt, pastor of the Methodist church, made a short talk. He stressed the importance i of free and unbiased thought, of I stalwartness of character, of sound ; principles and methods. He ex pressed the hope that he would soon come to know the men of Smithfield, complimenting them on | their friendliness and geniality. | N. C. Shuford, superintendent of the city schools, recommended to | the club that it hold a Father and |Son banquet and that later in the year that it entertain' the senior class, both of which the club unan imously decided to do. City Dry Cleaning Company Moves I Mr. C. M. Johnson, proprietor of the City Dry Cleaning company, |has recently purchased from Mr. [W. H. Austin the building former ly occupied by ‘’Bud” Brown’s bar ber shop on Third street, and is having the machinery and equip ment moved into new quarters. Both floors of this building will |be used, and a new dry cleaning department fitted up. The building* formerly used by |the City Dry Cleaning company jwas badly damaged' during the [recent fire when the opera house was burned, and some of Mr. John son's machinery was destroyed. More room will be available at the new location and better service is promised the public. The City Dry Cleaning companj has steadily grown since its es itablishment four years ago wher Mr. Johnson moved here fron Benson. He now has seven regulai employes, with extra help on rusl days. land Mrs. J. B. Creech. Miss Mary Jones, a member o .our school faculty, spent a fev days last week at her hone in Ash land, Va. Mrs. Mills and children, of Ral eigh, were guests of Mr. and Mrs W. H. Adams during the week end Mrs. Mills was en route to he home after having spent th Thanksgiving holidays with he mother at Red Springs. Kiwanians Will Give Minstrel Last Act,Written by Local Talent To Be A Buries, que Kiwanis Meeting— Numerous Musical Fea tures The Kiwanis Minstrel, so long . planned for by the local club, is scheduled for next Friday, Decem ber 10th, in the auditorium of the school, and promises to be splendid in every respect. Perhaps no min strel ever given here will compare# with this one in point of costumes, in scenery, and in talent. One of the features of the entertainment will be the singing by the circle and and the ends. Costumes for the men are being furnished by the Hooker-Howe Costume company, as will be the big cyclorama used as the back drop in the first part. The men in the circle will be dressed in blue and white. Musical features of the evening will be provided J>y the entire group with the assistance of solo ists, duets, a quartet, and possibly an octette. James Davis, Kenneth Coates, Marvin Woodall, Chester Alexander, Paul Eason, Mr. Whit ley, Mr. Simpson and Mr, Holliday will be among the specialty sing ers. The parts o fthe end men Will be taken by Dwight Johnson, Ar thur Narron, Raymond Woodall, Herndon Alexander, Tilden Honey cutt and George Ragsdale, all of whom are well known as “niggers.” W. N. Holt is the Interlocutor. The minstrel will consist of the I customary first part, which will jinclude songs,-jokes, dances and | specialties by the ends. Then will ifollow an intermission which will be filled by Marvin Woodall, Dwight and Theron Johnson, and | perhaps a monologuist. | The customary ^fter piece will I be unusual. Rather than stage a | more or less stereotyped one-act skit as the closing part, the group will use a burlesque on a Kiwanis meeting, to be known as the “Char town Kiwanis Club.” The charac ters will be named for local peo ple, only local applications will be used in the jokes and specehes, and only local institutions will be the butts of the sarcasm and irony to be employed. The piece was conceived and written by two of the men in the show. Tickets will go on sale during the early part of next week, at a popular price, the proceeds of the show going to the Kiwanis club and will be spent in Smithfield, prob ably on charity. Local patronage is solicited. Entertains at Dinner. Clayton, Nov. 27.—At their love ly colonial home near here, Mr. and Mrs. Russel Yelvington enter tained with a delightful dinner party yesterday at 6 o’clock. Tha living room and dining room were especially attractive with their dec orations of autumn leaves and ber ries. The dining table centerpiece was a beautiful bowl of autumn fruits, surrounded by red and gold leaves and branches of bitter sweet. At each end of the table were tall candles, which shed a soft lovely glow over glass and silver. A four-course dinner was served. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Brown, of Raleigh; Mr, and Mrs. F. I. Pratt, of Goldsboro; Mr. and Mrs. John I. Barnes and Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey S. Gattis, of Clayton. There are exactly enough let ters in the line below to spell the name of a person in Smith field. and if the right one ie ciphers his name and will pre sent it to The Herald office, we will present him with a com limentary ticket to the Vic tory Theatre. Ticket must be called for before the following issue. RANFESC ESNJO Bill O’Mary recognized his name last issue. Tantalizer
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