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SMITIIFIELD NEEDS: Daily Meat and Milk Inspection Bigger Pay Roil. A Modern Hotel Chamber of Commerce VOLUME 44—NO. 98 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, DECEMBER 14, 1926 * * * 82.00 PER YEAR Forsythe Case Changes Scene Miss Evelyn Britt, Under $5,000 Bond, Was Here ' yesterday; Nothing Definite Yet. - The Johnston County grand jury will now have charge of the investigation into the mys terious death of “.Mighty” Forsythe, rumrunner who was carried dead It) a Raleigh hos pital on the morning of Nov ember 21th. solicitor i lawson i.. vv imams, o: Sanford, stopped' in Raleigh on his way here to prosecute cases in a two weeks’ term of superior court, in order to confer with Coroner L. M. Waring, in an effort to get information as to the testimony i given by a number of witnesses, who appeared before the coroner’s jury. Sheriff J. M. Turley sent a new warrant to Raleigh Saturday for the three defendants, Evelyn Britt, of Durham, Robert Separk, and Robert Stephenson, who are charg ed in the warrant with the murder of Forsythe. It is not known whether this warrant has been served or not. Separk has been a prisoner since his arrest on the ' night of November 24; Stephenson has never been apprehended; Miss Britt is under a $5,000 bond to ap pear in the case when wanted. Miss Britt was in Smithfield yes terday, but because court was de layed in getting under way, the case so far as we have been able to learn has not been disposed of yet by the grand jury. It is said that more than a dozen witnesses will appear before the grand jury when that body delves into the mysterious case. According to the News and Ob server, the Wake authorities fin ished its probe last Thursday. The Wake coroner’s" jury declar ed in its findings that the wound, a six-inch cut on Forsythe’s skull, which caused Forsythe’s death was inflictde somewhere in Johnston county “in or near Clayton.” The jury further decided that Forsythe could not possibly have been kill ed in the manner alleged by Se ‘ park and Evelyn Britt. The jury decided that Forsythe’s death \vas caused by a sharp-edged instru ment. LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS It is the custom of Rose’s 5, 10 and 25 cent stores to give a liberal discount on Christmas supplies which arc donated as Christmas gifts by churches, church societies, Sunday schools, public schools, and charitable institutions. Mr. L. W. Barnes, manager of the local store, announces that this custom will be , observed again this year, and in vites all committees to visit this store and inspect merchandise and prices. He promises to give each committee or person buying for charitable causes his personal at tention. MINSTREL DRAWS CROWD The minstrel put on by the Ki wanis club here Friday night in the school auditorium was attend ed by a large crowd. The perform ance was featured by a number of clever hits on local personages that were received each time with ap plause. The costuming was strik ing, adding much to the minstrel spirit. A goodly sum was realized for the Kiwanis treasury. AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me— “Deys gwine ter be a lot uv tur keys losted in de male." Romance I>ena Wilson, a girl from the Canadian backwoods, is engaged tc marry “Bud” Stillman, son of James A. Stillman, multi*million nire Now York banker. This gir; of the Limberlost met the rich man’s son and their friendship blossomed into love, just like movies ar.d books. State And Nation News Paragraphs Congress To Discuss Farm Aid After Christmas— i Tobacco Reporting Ser vice. Farm relief legislation is not expected to come up for discussion in Congress until after the Christ mas recess. It is thought that the debate will begin when Senator MeNary, Republican, of Oregon, in troduces a revised McNary-Haug en bill. Farm relief is said to be one of the chief topics for discuss ion at the Capitol. There has been a difference of opinion among farm groups as to the position of President Coolidge, but the fact that he noted in his annual mes sage a need for easing the situa tion in rural areas has been com forting to relief advocates, accord ing to a recent dispatch from Washington. The establishment of a tobacco j market reporting service at Lynch- j burg*, Va., representing the Vir ginia dark tobacco district, and an- I other at Lexington, Ky., has been | announced by the Department of j Agriculture. Other markets are to J be added to the service later in j the season, the reports to be dis tributed by a representative of the ! department at each market. The j reports are to represent typical : markets in recognized tobacco dis- ' tricts. A report issued at Lexing ton for the week ending Decem ber 3. gave the sales of the week as 1,553,000 pounds compared with i 2,030,000 pounds sold to the same ; date last season, and the average • price per pound of all sales as 1G ! cents, compared with 22*4 cents j average to the same date a year ! ago. This year’s winner of the Rhodes t scholarship were announced Sun- j day by President Frank Ay del- I otte, of Swarthmore College, Am erican secretary to the Rhodes . Trustees. , The scholars recently j elected will enter Oxford in Octo- i ber, 1027. These scholars are chos- , on on the threefold basis of in tellectual ability and attainments, qualities of character, including public spirit and leadership, and interest in many outdoor sports. Each student winning* this scholar ship is given 100 pounds a year for three years for study at Ox ford University. For the 32 schol arships available in the United States this year, there were 372 applicants. The winner fo.* North Carolina was F. G. McCarthy, of Duke University. _ Princess Illeana of Roumania, who recently toured the United States with her mother and brother, will marry Prince Umber to, Crown Prince of Italy, within six months, according to a state ment through the Associated Press. Princess Illeana is seven teen years old and ymbcrto is 22. The betrothal of the princess and the prince was arranged at the time of the Italo-Roumania con vention last September when among other things Roumania se County Extension Agents At School Agree That Balanced Farming And Reduc tion Of Cotton Acre age Is Remedy For Cot ton Situation. Raleigh, Dee. 13.—Seventy-nine farm demonstration agents and 47 home agents spent the past week at State College at their annual short course and conference. The ■ agents discussed problems peculiar to their own work during the morning hours and then went to j classes as students for the remain- i :ler of the day. How to meet the present cotton situation was one of the serious | questions before the agents and it I was agreed that the campaign for | better balanced farming would meet the situation by reducing the present cotton acreage some 30 per cent. The men felt that far mers would be loathe to sign blanks obligating themselves to re duce the acreage 25 per cent but stated that many of the farmers to whom they had tendered the plan of crop diversification had seemed pleased with the idea. It was agreed that an intensive cam paign for better balancing the :rops and livestock of the state A’ould be put on immediately fol lowing the holidays. The value of club work, promo don of the poultry industry, crop itatistics, the value of demonstra tions, and the marketing of sur plus nroduce were five other im jortant matters to which the agents gave attention. Accord ing'^to Dean I. O. Schaub, he conference last week was one af the most satisfactory gather ngs of extension workers held in •scent years. Both the men and women appeared to be imbued with an ideal of service. Facts and fig ires were presented to show that valuable results are accruing to :he state from this work. Not only are the agents aiding farmers in 'ollowing better systems of agri culture on their individual farms :>ut they are also doing much to lid farm women in having more cmofortable and efficient homes, >aid Dean Schaub. PRINCETON HIGH ADDS ANOTHER VICTORY TO LIST Princeton, Dec. 10.—Princeton ligh school basketball team add-’ 'd another victory to her string rhursday night by defeating the jym team of Goldsboro, 21 to 20. The Princeton boys overwhelm ed their opponents in the last half *fter being held down to a 16 to 13 score. The line up is as follows: 1 olds boro (20) Princeton (21) Parrish-Massengill Forward Parsons —- Peedin Forward Parker . Oliver Center Nash ---... Toler Guard Kilpatrick.. Wiggs Guard In This Great Cathedral. Who gives the crown to the clover, The gold to the meadow weeds? Who hangs upon the barberry bush Its rosary of beads? Who brightens the dawn with sil ver, And carpets the heaven with gold ? Who lights the fire-flies’ sparkling lamps, And carries the stars in His fold? ‘Tis He who rounds the planets, And guides them in their flight; ‘Tis He who moulds the tear drop That sorrow sheds at night. Yet in His great cathedral, It’s golden lighted dome, I worship with a thousand worlds, And feel myself at home. —Albert L. Berry. SAY ‘I SAW IT IN The Herald.’ THANK YOU. cured a credit of 200,000,000 lire from Italy, money to be used in building a railroad. Officers Destroy Potential Booze About 3000 Gallons Of Beer Have Been Pour ed Out; Eight Or Nine Arrests. The destruction of around 400 gallons of potential booze in Boon Hill Thursday, Friday and Satur day by Federal prohibition agents assisted by locally deputized offi cers, is calculated to diminish somewhat the Christmas supply of booze in that township. Over' three thousand gallons of beer were poured out, the raids being made in the day time and in several in stances the stills were in full op eration. Thursday, two federal officers came upon a distillery near Cox’s terry in the edge of Johnston near* the Wayne line, and captured not only a fifty-gallon still but made two arrests. It was about two thirty in the afternoon and the still was running full blast. A negro by the name of Green At kinson who was in charge, was ar rested. and later papers were serv ed on a white man, Dave Pearce, for implication. Eighteen or twen ty barrels of beer were destroyed, :)ut only a small quantity of the finished product was found. These men were arraigned before I. Wr. Massey, of Selma, U. S. Commis sioner, both men giving bond for | :heir appearance in Federal court. Pearce is from Wayne county but Atkinson lives in Johnston. Friday about noon, Federal Pro-' libition Agent R. J. Horton, as sisted by Dal Thompson, Charlie j Stephenson and Mr. Richardson, | -nade a raid in the “islands ”^tak->.j. ng a fifty or sixty gallon capaei- | y still and pouring out about twen- ; y barrels of beer. About 200 .-ards away another still about the, ;ame size was discovered. This I, ilso was cut down, but only sev- |( ■n barrels of beer were found. : Vbout ten gallons of whiskey was 1 'ound at the two stills. In con- j lection with these raids, five men vere arrested, and there is a war- ( ant out for a sixth who is still j it. large. The captured men are f Needham Fail of Wayne county, J \ard Capps, Leslie Blackman, Riah fouse, and an Irishman whose !, lame we were unable to get. David' Massey is still at large. ' rail endeavored to pull a bluff, vhen he flashed a badge inside his ' :oat saying, “I’m one of the boys, fou need not bother me.” The in- i ;cription on the badge, however, ' >roved to be, not official, but sim- j fly “booze inspector.” All were', civen a hearing before U. S. Com- I nissioner Massey and placed under I >ond for appearance in Federal j •ourt. Fail was placed under a >1,000 bond. Saturday morning about 10 )’clock. the officers visited the place |. where a still had been in operation j )n Hardy Pearce’s land and de stroyed four barrels of beer. The ! flill had evidently been running a : short time before. Hardy Pearce was arrested. The officers then went back to :he “islands” and turned out beer J it two different places, but the j stills had been moved. A negro was arrested. LOCALS TO MEET FOUR OAKS IN OPENING ENCOUNTER I On Thursday night Coach Mc Gregor’s flying quintet will do bat-1 tie with the Four Oaks team. Everything is in readiness for the L-lash. The game will beg-in at 81 o’clock. A large crowd is expected ‘ to turn out -for the affair as it is the first game of the season for j the locals. The Smithfield High has \ a number of prominent basketeers | in its ranks including Ramie Davis,! letter man from last year; Sylvan j and Milton Bane, former aces of i the Premier club of Durham, and , others. The Four Oaks team is said to be a strong outfit nad a good game is anticipated. The game will, be played in the local armory. The men out for the Smithfield high , school are Davis, Fitzgerald, Par- ! rish, Sellers, Avera, Norton, Stev ens, Ragsdale, M. Bane, S. Bane, Cotter, Fuller, Wellons, and oth ers. Co. Board Favors Road Proposition Agrees To Put Road In Johnston In Condition Required By State Highway Commission. The board of commission ers in an adjourned meeting held here yesterday, adopted a resolu tion favoring* the taking over of the Henderson-Clinton highway by the State Highway Commission, and favoring the putting in prop er condition that portion of the road which passes through John ston. A similar resolution was passed some time ago by the re tiring board, and that part of the highway which lies in the north ern part of the county has been put in good condition, and some work on the road toward Benton ville has been done. The text of the resolution passed is as follows: Resolved by the board of the commissioners of the county of i Johnston in a special session held j this the 13th day of December,! 102(5, That we are heartily in favor! jf and do, hereby petition the Hon orable Board of Highway Com- | missioners to take into the State J system of roads, the highway from Henderson to Clinton, being advo cated by the Henderson-Clinton Highway Association. We further agree to put that , oortion of the road which may lie 1 n Johnston county in such a gon- I lition as is required to make the ibove action possible. Other items of business trans- [ IL-U‘U yesieruay included tne lot- , owing: All present registrars of vital ;tatistics in all townships except .)neals township, were reappointed.: Wrs. Wiley Enfp Teas appointed in J Ordered that bills payable not >aid until filed in regular order. Ordered that statement be sent o J. B. Oneal, Wendell Route 1, ! -. W. Hocutt dog case, .$70. The report of Dr. C. C. Massey, I ounty health officer, was accept- j d and ordered filed. Wilders township road machine old to county road system for j -450 to be applied on note. Ordered that tax list of Milliard j -ee be corrected. Twenty-six ac- ■ es of land in his name should be j isted in name of Bill Bledsoe and ' dillard Lee. Ordered that A. T. High be re- J eased of poll tax as he is a resi- : lent of Wake county. In a joint session with the board | >f education, it was ordered that he board of education be author- I zed to employ three additional i eachers. VC ED WOMAN PASSES AWAY AT SELMA | Selma, Dec. 13.—Funeral serv- | ces for Mrs. Elizabeth Parker' vere conducted Saturday afternoon rom her home on Raeford street, -Ider Jesse Barnes of Smithfield of iciating. Mr. Parker’s illness was ( if short duration, being confined , o her bed only two days. She vas in her 84th year and her pass ng was as peaceful as her life lad been. A consistent member of the Primitive Baptist church, and the ■ortitude with which she met the rials of life, left us an example vorthy of emulation. She was the daughter of the ate John H. Massey and was mar ked to Mr. John H. Parker in •866. Her husband prepeded her to :he grave four years ago. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. h,. F. Pate, of Goldsboro, and Mrs. 1. P. Temple, of Selma, and one dster, Mrs. II A. Peterson, of Smithfield, besides several grand children and hosts of friends. Among* those from out of town nere for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Fitzgerald of Pine Level, Mr. P. H. Joyner and Mrs. Geo. T. Whitley of Princeton, Mrs. H. A. Peterson of Smithfield, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Pate and daugh ter of Goldsboro. The floral offer ings were unusually beautiful. In terment was made in the Selma cemetery Saturday afternoon. In these days of reckless driving it doesn’t take monkey glands to put the pedestrain up a tree. Superior Court Convenes Here Judge Cranmer Delivers a Fine Charge To ^he Grand Jury; Large Crowd In Atendance. A two weeks’ term of Johnston County Superior Court began here yesterday with Judge E. H. Cran mer, of Southport, presiding*, and with an unusually large attend ance. The court was called to or der at ten o’clock and the jurors were sworn in. J. W. Sanders was made foreman of the grand jury. Mr. Sanders later in the day became ill, and P. B. Chamblee was mode foreman. Victor Bar bour, of Bentonville township, was made officer to the grand jury. The judge asked that twelve more jurymen be summoned in or der that two sets might facilitate j the work of the court. After de livering an able charge to the grand jury, Judge Cranmer ad journed court until two o’clock in the afternoon, owing to the fact that Solicitor Clawson Williams, who lives in Sanford, was delayed in Raleigh. In making the charge to the grand jury, Judge Cranmer ex plained the jury system and, then, suggested the duty of this body n protecting society. He recount ed the plan for drawing jurors, telling how, in June the county ;ies take the tax lists, select men )f good moral character, men of sufficient intelligence, men who lave paid their taxes, whose names m* placed in a jury box, and how it a certain time before a term >f court, thirty-six of these names ire drawn out by some child'. He emphasized the qualifications ‘Vhich the law requires, stating -hat “a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,” and urging each juryman to ‘‘keep his leart with all diligence, for out of t are the issues of life.” After mentioning the ways by ■vhich a jury gets its information, fudge Cranmer impressed upon the j Tien composing that body the im- I Krtance of performing their duty j n protecting not only those who ire in court, but the good people >f this county. He called them the guardians of the homes of John son county. “Making a home is ■he greatest work there is,” de clared Judge Cranmer. “Destroy every church and leave good homes, md the churches will so be re built. Destroy the good homes, and i :here will soon be no churches.” ' Fhe judge spoke of the prevalence :>f utter disrgeard of automobile I aws, of the gravity of carying con- i -ealed weapons, of gambling, of the ! violation of the prohibition law, and called upon the jury to. know ! no class, no race distinctions as the cases to be presented are pass-I ?d upon. The court tackled the docket in the afternoon, but a number of the large crowd here yesterday for ?ourt, will be required to return later in the term. Only one case was completed ‘luring- mo arternoon. Oscar Mitch inor went to trial for violating the prohibition laws and was found guilty. The judgment of the court was suspended until later in the week. The case of the State against Gaston Roberts, charged with bru tal assault upon his wife last Aug ust, was begun, several witnesses being called by both the State and the defense, but the testimony wfs not completed' and the case will be resumed this morning. The de fendant through his attorneys stat ed that he would not resist a ver dict. The case, the State against D. W. Parrish, Lawrence Parrish and George Otho Johnson, was set for next Monday at 9 o’clock. There has been considerable interest in this case, a large number of wit nesses having been summoned. The new county officers who have to do with the court appear ed to be at ease in the perform ance of their duties, and the indi cations are that, with the judge and solicitor pushing things for ward, the court will wipe many a case from the slate this term. Healthiest Warren Griffin, lC-yea."-o!d Os ?ar County, Kentucky, boy, v/ai judged the healthiest in all the na tion, as the contest staged in eon junction with the Internationa' Livestock Exposition at Chicago Warren stands 5 feet 7 inches tal and weighs 143 pounds. Government Report Es timates Production At 18,618,000 Bales For The Season. Washington, Dec. 8.— (AP)—A tidal wave of cotton has swept the south this season and reached the high water mark for all time with a total of 9 890,000,000 pounds of the foamy lint. That total was the preliminary estimate of production announced today by the depart ment of agriculture which made allowance for some .loss of open cotton still standing*, from beating storms and for the tendency of growers to leave low grade cotton unpicked because of the low prices. The crop reporting board esti mated production at 18,618.000 Dales of 500 pound gross weight, each containing 478.5 pounds of lint with 121.5 pounds of bagging and ties. The census bureau re ported that 14,644,966 running hales had been ginned to Decem ber 1. The huge production which ex ceeded the previous record crop of 1914 by more than 1,100,000 pounds was the result of the largest acre age ever planted to cotton. FUNERAL MR. NICHOLSON HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON The funeral of Mr. C. S. Nichol son, who died suddenly last Wed nesday in Cleveland, Ohio, was held at the Presbyterian church here Sunday afternoon at two o’clock. The service was conduct ed by Rev. Chester Alexander, pastor of the Presbyterian church, and Rev. S. L. Morgan, pastor of the Baptist church. Miss Frances White sang, “The Gate That Stands Ajar.” Immediately after the funeral the body was carried to Kenly for burial, and was laid to rest in the family plot in the Kenly cem etery. The pall bearers were: Messrs. E. F. Ward, R. C. Gillett, R. E. Whitehurst, D. H. Jones, E. S. Edmundson, T C. Jordan, S. T. Honeycutt, \V. S. Smith, Z. L. LeMay and Dr. W. J. B. Orr. The floral offering was very beautiful. | Mr. Nicholson formerly lived ; here, but for the past several years he had made his home in Cleve land, Ohio. Although a sufferer from a heart trouble, his death came as a shock to relatives. He was stricken with an acute attack in Cleveland last Wednesday while in a jewelry store, and, although j medical aid was summoned instant- j ly, he never revived, having pass ed away at the first attack. Mr. Nicholson was a member of the Baptist church. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Pipkin, of Greensboro, and Mrs. R. H. Alford, of this city. Quite a number from here at tended the burial in Kenly. STORES OPEN AT NIGHT The usual custom is for the American Dollar Store, Rose’s five and Ten, and Gregory’s five and Ten to be closed each night. How ever, from now until Christmas | these stores will be open at night. Selma Kiwanians Entertain Ladies A. J. Ellis, of Raleigh, Is Chief Speaker of The Evening; Special Music Enjoyed. 'jP*- ___ Selma, Dec. 12.—“Ladies Night” ivas observed at the local Kiwanis dub hall last evening with about forty Kiwanians and their wives and sweethearts present, besides several invited guests. The hall presented a festive appearance with its decorations of red bells and and streamers suggestive of the joining Yuletide. The opening num ber was one verse of America, fung by all present. The invoca :i°n was given by Dr. R. L. Shir ey, pastor of the Baptist church. Ur. C. P. Harper, president of the jlub, called for introduction of the quests. Dr I. W. Mayerberg had tharge of the splendid program, several stunts were pulled off and several impromptu speeches were jnjoyed. Mr. Geo. F. Brietz talk 'd on “What Kiwanis Has Meant fo Selma.” Rev. D. M. Sharpe, pas :or of Edgerton Memorial church, ;alkcd on “The Spirit of Christ *'«**'• oumjs uy airs. :vi. it. wall »nd Miss Hose Worley, Mr. Lind say and a duet by Mrs. Clell Eran iam Bueek and Mr. Lin wood Rich irdson were enjoyed. The features >f the evening came when Supt. F. M. Waters introduced Mr. A. J. .Jack) Ellis, of Raleigh, speaker ■or the occasion He helfl his au dience spellbound while he drove iome points of vital interest. He leclared the greatest need of the vorid today is peace, universal ?eace. “Peace on earth and good will toward men” is mockery when ve are making preparation for car, he declared. Everyone seemed :o catch the spirit, and the short alk by President Harper was a ‘itting climax to the happy occas on. The attendance prize went to VIrs. S. W. Armitage. The turkey iinner served in three courses wan nuch enjoyed. The Friday Afternoon Book ■lub held a very interesting meet ng on December 10 with Mrs. J. S'. Wiggs as hostess at her home >n North Green street. The hall md reception room were attract vely decorated with holly, mistle oe and red bells. The business session was presided over by Mrs. L. I). Debnam, the president. The following committee to select new Dooks was appointed: Mesdam-es W. H. Call, L. D. Debnam, and Miss Annie Noble, chairman. The neeting was then turned over to :he hostess and the following pro gram on Southern Literature was *endered: Biographical Sketches on Francis O. Ticknor and John R. rhompson, by Mrs. Geo. F. Brietz; Henry Timrod and James Ryder Randall, by Mrs. Geo. D. Vick; Father Ryan and William Gordon McCabe, by Mrs. E. V. Woodard. A Christmas contest followed, in which Mrs. E. V. Woodard was the winner of a box of handkerchiefs. Miss Lillian Louise Woodard gave a Christmas reading which was much enjoyed. The guests were then invited into the dining room where delicious refreshments were served consisting of chicken salad, sandwiches, saltines, pickles, hot coffee, followed by jello with whipped cream and fruit cake. The hostess was assisted in serving by Miss Bertha Woodard. Guests be sides club members were Mrs. C. E. Younger and Mrs. W. T. Wood ard. A Tantalizer 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 le ciphers his name and will pre sent it to The Herald office, we will present him with a eom limentary ticket to the Vic tory Theatre. Ticket must be called for before the following issue. " '\?j ; pmiehaimsllpi Miss Ida Batten recognized her name last issue.
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