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SMITH FIELD NEEDS: Daily Meat and Milk Inspection Bigger Pay Roll. A Modern Hotel Chamber of Commerce Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 $2.00 PER YEAR VOLUME 44—NO. 97 * * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAV MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1926 * * * Fatal Accident Comes As Shock Green Flowers Is Caught In Machinery Of Saw mill And Dies Few Hours Later In Local Hospital. A horrible Occident occurred Wednesday morning when Green Flowers, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Flowers of this city was caught in the machinery of his sawmill, located between Four Oaks and Benson, and was so severely in jured that he died a few hours later. The young man was in the act of putting a belt on a pulley when he caught his hand under the belt. The machinery was in motion and the right arm of Mr. Flowers was lit erally snatched off. He was thrown against the pulley with such force that his collar bone was broken and his chest crushed. His brother, who was at the sawmill^ with him, brought him to the John ston County Hospital, but without any hope of his surviving the ter rible accident. Mr. Flowers, who was only 2(1 years of age, was an exemplary young* man, and highly esteemed by all who knew him. His family lived in Bentonville township un til about three years ago when they moved to this city. He leaves a father, mother, two brothers, Willie and Nathan Flowers, and one sister, Mrs. Elsie Morgan. The funeral service was held yesterday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock in the Methodist church, conducted by Rev. D. E. Earnhardt, pastor of the Methodist church, and by Rev. H. R. Faircloth, pas tor of the Freewill Baptist church. In spite of the inclement weather, a number of out of town friends of the deceased were here to join local citizens in paying a last tribute of respect. A lovely floral offering bore silent testimony of the sym pathy of friends. Interment was made in Oakland cemetery. The pallbearers were: Robert F. Smith, Guy Lee, Marvin Woodall, Wilbur Blackman, Elbert Fitzgerald, and Eugene Caudill. ! CARELESSNESS IS CAUSE OF HARPER’S DEATH In the last issue of the Herald, it was stated that the coroner’s jury had not reached a decision as to the cause of the death of D. A. Harper, of Elevation, who was found dead early Monday morning by a wrecked automobile on the highway between here and Four Oaks. The report signed by the jury and filed by the coroner Wed nesday stated that “the deceased, D. A. Harper, came to his death through and by accident caused by his own neglect and carelessness.” SARDIS BAPTIST CHURCH ( Jas. W. Rose, Pastor) Regular services at the Sardis1 Baptist church next Sunday morn ing and night and Saturday night before conducted by the pastor. ' METHODIST CHURCH (D. E. Earnhardt, Pastor) :* Sunday school at 9:30, T. C. Young, superintendent. Preaching at 11 and 7:30 by the pastor. Subject for the morning, ‘‘Does God Care?” Subject for the evening, ‘‘The Old Made New.” Epworth League at 7:30 Monday ! evening. Subject for prayer meeting on Wednesday evening* at 7 o’clock, ‘‘The Book of Zephaniah.” AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me—. "Aunt Koxie done run out what to tflCtaiTWA* William Beebe When Jules Verne stretched hi. i magination and wrote 20 l.rw:-':.. s inder the Sea, people said unkiiu c hings about his sanity. Now Vm L Beebe, Director of Research ir. j 'Jew York Zoological Society plans 1 o dive down one mile in the At- ■ t antic. He will use a cylinder 8 lee4 j ong, 3 feet in diameter that w:’ ; withstand a pressure of I'a ton j. >er souare inch.. Koac Meeting Is ; Well Attended Ihirty-Eeight Boosters , Lay Plans For Hender- ' son.Clinton Highway; , CommiCee To See State i Highway Commission. Thirty-eight interested citizens ■< iving* along the proposed Hender- 1 :on-Clinton highway held a dinner ' neeting here last night and drove ^ he stakes for the highway down i little deeper. About a year ago,;! i Henderson-Clinton Highway As .ociation was formed for the pur- i lose of building a good sand clay •oad between the two towns men-|( iioned, which would ultimately be :urned over to the State Highway , Commission for maintenance. At the meeting last night a com mittee was appointed to go before :he Highway Commission on De- !, member 16th to discuss the mat- | :er further. A local committee was I named to appoint persons from Clinton to co-operate in forming , a delegation to present the matter nefore Mr. Wheatley, the member :>f the State Highway Commission , ivho has charge of this district. A similar committee from Lousiburg and Henderson will organize a del egation to appear before Mr. Sprunt Ilill, of Durham, another member of the State Highway \, Commission. Some time ago, the board of commissioners of Johnston county passed a resolution favoring the 1 building of this road and pledging* their aid if the State Highway ! Commission would send an engi neer to lay out the road- The road has never been laid out, but | the route which the association meeting here last night favors j would pass by Henderson, Louis- I burg. Bunn, Zebulon, Selma, Smith- | field. Newton Grove, and Clinton. ! The meeting last night, which was presided over by Dr. Arthur Fleming*, of Louisburg, was very enthusiastic. Bunn, Zebulon, Smithfield, Oneals township, In grams township, and Bentonville were among the sections represent ed. HAVE SHRUBS READY BY WEDNESDAY Mrs. IT. C. Hood. Mrs. W. M.1 Sanders, Sr., and Mrs. W J B. Orr, the committee from the Worn- I an’s club to look after planting the hospital grounds, have set next Wednesday as the day to complete ! the planting. Those who have shrubs which they wish to donate for this purpose, are asked to no tify some member of the commit tee. The club has purchased a few shrubs but not nearly as many as are needed to eary out the pro posed plan of beautification. Do- , natoins will be appreciated. Women don’t swear. At least they don’t have to, they can cry. ] Commissioners Tackle New Job Abolish Positions Of County Bridge Commis sioner And Courthouse Janitor; Jesse Daugh try New Jaiilor. The new Board of County Com lissioners composed of C. A. Fitz crald, chairman, C. M. Wilson, B. . Tart, R. U Barbour, and R. H. Lichardson, held its first meeting londay, the main items of busi ess being the approval of bonds or the various newly-elected coun y officials. These bonds were approved as allows: Neil Barnes, register of eeds, $5,000; J- M. Turley, sher 'f, in the sum of $75,000, surety or collection of taxes and $5,000, urety for performance of other uties; H. V. Rose, clerk of the ourt, $10,000; J, R. Creech, treas rer, $50,000; H. A. Watson, audi or, $5,000. The board met again Tuesday, isposing of matters that came be ore it like veterans at the busi ess. Among- the first items to laim the attention of the board ^ere those of bridge commisioner f the county and janitor of the ourthouse. Both positions were hftlicViorf Tho Kvirlcro ,vnrl- fho ounty will be in the hands of iien appointed in each township, nd the janitor’s work will be sup rvised by the jailor. The new ailor appointed is Jesse Daughtry, f Selma township. The road com missioners will be appointed the irst Monday in January. There were a number of appli ations for the position of keeper f the county home, but A. V. ITin on, of Wilders township, was se ected. Mr. Hinton is the son of J. M. Hinton, who also was county lome keeper a number of years go. Other applicants included J. h Coats, B A. Barbour. J. B. lodge, Harvey Johnson, W. J. Al ord, and Oscar Sfephenson. A change was made in the road upervisor, John Rackley being suc eeded by W. G. Ennis. Mr. Rack ey made an inventory of all road quipment which was turned over o the new supervisor. It may be >f interest that the inventory of his equipment totaled $44,200.80 :ot including minor items. The following tax releases were nade: John Hudson, released of i800 on two lots in the town of Senson, listed by error, and C. M. md W. G. Wilson, released of 55,500 on land in Selma township, m which timber has been removed. <TRST & CITIZEN NATIONAL BANK IN NEW QUARTERS The First and Citizens National >ank is now occupying: additional >anking rooms. Some time ago the milding adjoining the bank for nerly occupied by the Creech drug •ompany was purchased, and has since bene fitted up to meet the leeds of the growing bank. The lote teller has his quarters in the he new room, and the officials of the bank also have their offices ;here. The new arrangement is luite convenient. Collier-Faircloth. A simple but impressive wed ling was solemnized at the home :>f Rev. H. R. Faircloth Saturday evening at 7:30 o’clock, when his laughter, Miss Sarah, became the 3ride of Mr. Alvin Collier, of Micro. The ceremony was per formed by the bride’s father. Only members of . the immediate family were present. Immediately after the ceremony the young couple left for Durham and Greensboro to spend a few lays. The bride is the a tractive daugh ter of Rev. and Mrs. H. R. Fair doth, of this city, while the bride groom is the son of Elder and Mrs T. T. Collier, of Micro. Friends of these young people join in wishing them a happy and prosperous life. McLamb-Temple. Married at the courthouse Wed nesday afternoon, Miss Lessic Temple, 18, and Mr. Valton Me Lamb, 17, both of Harnett coun ty. The ceremony was performer by Justice of the Peace D. T Lunceford at 2:30 o’clock. Pull Huge Joke On Kiwanis Club Dr. Hooks’ Announcement Starts Some Discussion In Which All Members Take Part. j Dr. Thcl Hooks, chairman of the ! Kiwanis program committee, pull-' ' ed a rare joke on the club at its ; regular meeting yesterday at the j Woman’s club building. | President Leon Stevens turned 'the meeting over to Dr. Hooks after the members had eaten their |dinner who immediately went into | the matter which later caused a 'near riot. Dr. Hooks said that! !he was in receipt of a letter from |the Rockefeller Foundation to the, !effect that they were considering! jthe establishment of a negro in-j dustrial school somewhere in east- . 'em North Carolina and that ] 'Smithfield was one of the places! [under consideration. Dr. Hooks j stated that at the top of the letter head there was a picture of a very j black negro man and it was his presumption that this man was the | one who had the matter in charge. | He was very indefinite in his ex- i planation, stating that it was not [clear from the letter but it seem- I od to him that this negro man ! whose picture was shown, wanted i to speak to the club at its reiru lar luncheon some time within the} [very near future. That meant, of ! course, that he was to eat with [the club. Dr. Ilooks then turned ! [the matter over to the members, with the question, “Do we want to! [have a colored man as our guest?” 1 | Immediately there was some dis sension. There arose quite a hub i bub around the table and it got |very noisy. President Stevens call led the members down, telling* them [that the discussion would necessar ily be more “according to Hoyle." Various members were opposed to lit. They couldn’t quite see thern ! selves eating with a negro at the I same table, ft was suggested by someone that he be fed elsewhere [and then let him come up and ex plain his proposition. That was | objected to on the grounds that it would not be at all proper. Then [two members made a few remarks |rather favorable to the matter, neither of whom mentioned the race issue. That brought on more talk. The discussion grew heated. Bill Holt, the real instigator of the fraud, called Dr. Hooks into pri vate conference, after which Mr. Holt left the room. He returned shortly with the announcement that the matter had settled itself: a telephone call had just been re ceived to the effect that the man could not come to Smithfield. Dr. Hooks then said, “Gentlemen, that’s the program for today.” When the light fully dawned on those who had lead the discussion, embarrassment was blended with laughter, on the whole at the ex pense of those who had seriously entered into the argmmnet. It was announced at the meet ing that the new board of direc tors had chosen Mr. Herndon Alex ander as the new secretary-treas urer. There was also a general dis cussion on the minstrel to be given Friday. |MR. C. S. NICHOLSON PASSES IN CLEVELAND, O. A telegram received here Wed nesday afternoon announced the sudden death of Mr. C. S. Nichol son, of Cleveland, Ohio, brother of Mrs. R. H. Alford, of this city. Mrs. Alford, accompanied by Rev. Chester Alexander, left Wednesday |night for Cleveland. The body of Mr. Nicholson will be brought here for burial. Mr. Nicholson had visited here several times, and had many friends in this county who will be grieved to hear of his death, which came as a result of heart failure. He spent several weeks here in the fall with Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Alford, returning to Cleveland on Thanksgiving night. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Chester Alexander, Pastor) Smithfield Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Oakland Sunday night Christian Endeavor and preaching at 7 o’clock. New Municipal Building Talked Town Board Appoints Architect To Present Plans; Options On Sites Are Being Considered. One of the needs ol Smithfield is about to be realized in the shape of a new municipal building to re place the one which was burned a short time ago. At the regular monthly meeting of the town board last Tuesday night, steps were tak en toward the erection of such a building* which is expected to be put up at an early date. Stiles S. Dixon, of Fayetteville, architect, was appointed to draw' plans for a municipal building to contain about eight offices, twelve jail cells, six for white prisoners and six for col ored, and an auditorium. He was also instructed to investigate the possibility of leasing a part of such a building for a moving picture show in order to bring in enough revenue to finance the proposition. There has beep, some mention made of the possibility of changing the location from the old site on Third street, and the city authori ties have been offered options on a number of desirable locations. Chief among these are lots on Market stret, two belonging to Ashley Smith, colored, two to the George F. Pool estate, one on the corner of Market and Fourth streets, the old site of the Center Brick warehouse, and one on the corner of Fifth and Market own ed by T. S. Ragsdale. Another meeting of the board will be hold on Friday, December 17- at which other details concern ing the new enterprise Will be settled. Other maters considered at the session Tuesday night included a discussion of the installation of some sort of light traffic signals at the main two corners in the business section, at Hood's drug store and at the postoffice. Mr. Atwell, representing the American Gas Accumulator company, was present to present the advantages of his system. The matter was placed in the hands of the mayor and the finance committee. The advisability of letting g*o one of the night policemen was talked about, before the board ad journed, but in view of the fact that nearby towns have had a number of robberies recently, it was decided to retain both officials with instructions to redouble their vigilance. Local Chapter To Send Gifts. The Sanders-Holt chapter of the U. D. C. will send Christmas boxes to the Soldiers’ Home in Raleigh and to the Woman’s Confederate Home in Fayetteville. Mrs. N. M. Lawrence, Mrs. E. S. Abell, Mrs. •T. W. Stephenson and Miss Ruth Jones have been appointed to so licit donations and send to the re spective homes. All members of this chapter arc requested to send gifts for the Soldiers Home to W. M. Sanders’ store, and those for the Woman’s Home to the resi dence of Mrs. N. M. Lawrence by Wednesday, the 15th. A request has been made for canned goods for the Woman’s Home. The chapter will appreciate gifts from any outside of the organiza tion who wish to help make happy these old people. Husband and Wife r IT i My wife likes steak rare, and I like it well done. We always have t rare.—H. II. B. | WHAT DOES YOUR WIFE DO! County Boards Meet To-Gether County Cimmissioners And Board Of Educa tion Discuss General Policy Of Consolidating The Schools. The County Board of Education, represented by W. G. Wilson and J. W. Woodard, met with the en tire Board of County Commision ers in special session Tuesday for the purpose of discussing the gen eral policy of conducting the schools. A delegation from the Creech school appeared before the board of education asking for a truck to truck the upper grades into Pine Level. The board explained to in terested citizens that it could not give them a truck except on the same terms as every other district that has been granted a truck. After discussing the matter thor oughly, and the county board of commissioners having authorized the purchase of a truck for this district, provided terms could be made, at the request of the com mitteemen and other interested citizens of the Creech District, said with the Pine Level District Num ber 1. Notice was further given to .all of those from the Creech dis trict that this step would help them for the current school year only and that if the Pine Level district, of which the Creech dis trict is now a part, wished to con tinue an eight months’ school and provide adequate school service in said district it will be necessary for the said Pine Level district to in crease its local tax before the be ginning of another year. This consolidation is made and ordered by the board in strict conformity to the county-wide plan of organiza tion adopted in Johnston county on August 1, 1924, and the rate in said Pine Level district including the old Creech district is 25 cents on the $100.00 worth of proper ty, said old Creech district having previously voted 30 cents and the Pine Level district having voted a rate of 25 cents. The board of county commis sioners authorized the board of ed ucation to state to the people of Pleasant Grove township that the board of commissioners would au thorize the board of education to build an adequate school building in said township as soon as the people of the township would' vote a local tax sufficient to run an ;eight months’ school, thereby con tinuing* the previously adopted pol icy of erecting buildings in the ; county. j. Mrs. D. J. Thurston, county wel fare officer, appeared before the joint boards and asked help for two families of children who were in the compulsory attendance age and without sufficient clothing to igo to school. The board of commis sioners approved Mrs. Thurston’s request and instructed her to get 'these children provided for as cheaply as posible, not to exceed | S 10.00. The board of education stated to jthe commissioners that%thoy need new trucks in the following schools Corinth-Holders, Meadow, Eleva tion, Four Oaks, Glendale, Wilson’s Mills, and Creech, seven in all, and I the board of commissioners author ized the board of education to pur jchase as an addition to the prev The board of commissioners stat ed they would have another meet ing December 13, and go into the question of allowing five addition al teachers needed in the county at this time. In the interest of economy, the question of shortening the truck routes to the shortest possible rur for each truck was discussed bj the joint boards. It appeared fron the audit of the books of the pre ceding year that the cost to th< county for each mile that the true! runs is approximately 15 cents. I was the sense of both boards tha every possible economy in the op eration of the trucks should b< used’. Therefore the board of edu cation, in compliance with the at titude expressed by each board, or dered that every truck route b Champ Husker Fred Stanejc of Fort Dodge #wa, shuck.. 1 28.2 bushels of eort 1 one hour and twenty minute# ml won the championship for It. . ear—defeating 50 of the bem .'•kers in the country, amor j em Farl Williams of Nebraska ho nolds the world’s record «.J bushels. Zero weather mad' ■'kirur difVnl t this season Selma Baptists Study Missions Conduct School Which Lasts A Week; Impress ive Pageant Presented At The Close. Selma. Dec. 8.—The very suc cessful “School of Missions” which was conducted at the Baptist church last week closed Sunday night. The program from first to last was full of information and inspiration. It began on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 28 with a beauti ful pageant by the young people !of Pine Level, and closed with a j very impassive pageant written [for the occasion by Miss Gladys I Beck and presented by about forty ! people of the Selma Baptist church j Sunday night, Dec. 5. Between these two events, classes were taught in the afternoon and evening- by Mrs. Roy Driver, Rev. II. F. Lindsey and Misses Gladys Bock and Gertrude Mattison, who greatly assisted Pastor R. L. Shirley in making the school a great success. The inspirational speakers for the week with their topic were as follows: Mrs. H. M. Finch, Rocky Mount, “A Faithful Steward.” Rev. S. L. Morgan, Smithfield, “Illustrated Life of Judson.” Rev. Ira E. D". Andrews, Clay ton, “A Living Church.” Rev. S. L. Naff, Mount Olive, “Life’s Supreme Investment.” Rev. W. T. Evans, Kenly, “The Best Missionary Book.” Rev. A. J. Smith, Goldsboro, “The Grace of Giving.” Rev. W M. Gilmore, Raleigh, “Our Baptist Family.” Rev. R. L. Shirley, Selma, “The Prophetic Call of the Church.” The pageant Sunday brought to a dose a great week. In the ’losing scene only a lighted cross stood silently appealing- to the great congregation for their sym pathy and service. Nearly one hundred fifty dollars was brought as a free-will offering but best of all, one of the fine young women of the comunity responded to its appeal and came offering her lift in service to her master, this and the fine cooperation of the people of the Selma church is calculate to thrill the heart /of the pastor. BAPTIST PASTORS AND (EXECUTIVE TO MEET The monthly meeting: of the Pastor’s Conference of the Johns ton Asociation will meet at ten o’clock Monday, December 13, ir :he Smithfield Baptist church. The executive committee will meet at 7:30 p. m., the same day. All ap plications for aid from the State Mission Board must be presented at this meeting*. S- L. MORGAN. carefully studied and canvasse and shortened to the shortest pos sible route so as to keep withi about two miles of those who hav to ride on it wherever possible. Th board of education does not wis to work a hardship on anyone bu ' it realizes by shortening each o the 93 truck routes in the count; just one mile will save to the tax ■ payers of the county over |G,00 i a year New Officers Of Recorder’s Corn! Judge Aycock O.jens Court With Prayer; Number of Offender; Get Road Sentences. The Recorder’s Court of John ston county opened here on Tues day with Hon. W. P. Aycock, of Selma, presiding, this being the first day of court to be presided over by the newly inducted judge. Tn a few remarks Judge Aycock stated how profoundly he felt his responsibilities and' he asked Rev. A. M. Mitchell, pastor of Selma Presbyterian church, to open court by offering- a prayer for divine guidance. Judge F. H. Brooks, a former judge of this court, on be half of the local bar, felicitated Judge Aycock on entering upon his judicial duties and extended i > him the assurance of the co-oper:> tion of the bar association in deai dug out justice during his continu ance in office. Larry F. Wood, newly-elected se licitor of this court, tackled the criminal docket with the mien of the seasoned prosecutor, and in a lit tie while the wheels of justice wci c. once more revolving. The follow ing eases were disposed of: The State took a nol-pros again st John Canaday. John Henry Turner and Eunice Singleberry were under warrant for possessing and transporting liquor. Turner plead guilty t » transporting and received a 60 day sentence on the county roads. “Th woman in the case” was adjudge : guilty of both, possessing and. transporting and received a 00 day jail sentence to be worked as di rected by sheriff. K. L. Ray, jr., was called and failed. Judgment ni si sci-fa ana capias was entered. The complaint was based on the issuance of worthless check. Norman Goodson plead guilty to carrying concealed weapon. He was sent to roads of Johnston county for term of 6 months. E. P. Nichols was under war rant for removing crops before settling rents. His case was con tinued until first Tuesday in Ja uary. John Dave Phillips was tried f trespass and acquitted. Pearl Price and Norman Goodson were charg-ed with larceny. Good son plead guilty and was given n 6 months road sentence. Grover Richardson was tried f ' stealing tobacco and found guil’' ■ lie was sent to roads for 3 month P. G. Whitley and M. Bis! » were under warrants for violat . the prohibition laws. Ed Warren was under warrant for assault with deadly weapon He was found guilty and sent ! roads for a period of 30 days. Dollar Store Open At Night Beginning* next Monday, the. American Dollar Store will he open every night until Christmas. An advertisement of the Christie : suplies appears in this issue. R it. TOWN SELLS MORE BONDS At a special meeting of the town board last night, an additional $130,000 worth of street paving bonds were sold, Assell Boelz M ir lcin, Inc., of Cincinnati being the highest bidders. There were fair sealed bids, all above par. The whi ning bid carries 5!i interest ami i premium of $2,128.00 A Tantalizer There are exactly enough Je ters in the line below to spell ; the name of a person in Smith* j field, and if the right one |« ciphers his name and will pre i sent it to The Herald office, * will present him with a coir: • i limentary ticket to the Vi«• ’ tory Theatre. Ticket must be called for before the following f issue. TBIADNEAT . | (Miss) Mary Sutton recogni'/ ) ed her name last issue.
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