Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper Established 1882 * * SMITHFIELD, N. C. TUESDAY \MORNING, JANUARY 4, 192/ JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEaS: County Farm Agent Better Roads Feeding Highways Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing System More Food and Feed Crops $2.00 PER YEAR * * * \evel Boy oot Crushed IVith Gravel Cars fehway Construc orces; Rev. J. W. Resigns Pastorate / 0 *2 jVEL, Jan. 3.—Yostcr j number of boys were hemselvcs with the used by the construc on Highway number y, twelve-year old high had the misfortune to t and ankle crushed f the cars turned over boys were said to b? cars and jumping on )ne of the cars while n a steep hill gathered g the accident. Modi rendered and it is he boy's foot can be amputation. Rbse resigns his pas vith the missionary h here, after serving two years. Mr. Rose plendid work during i and has many warm ire loath to give him t. was recently filled Allen from Craven t may be the church > him a call, high school re-operi r a ten days' vacation teachers are at their ty and express them uving spent a nmrrv They are starting the ith the determination balance of the school t profitable one. sh and mother, and of Durham, were the dr. and W. \V. fulay. E COTTON OR SEU? IT NOW 1 Jan. 4.—At twelve >und for cotton, a bale tvde to lie flat on the j Under some trees with- * as thousand.? of bales ] ng treated, wil bring: j cents per pound next j ars ago,’' says E. C. i ion agronomist at the | ‘the federal depart - \ iculture left six bales j posed to the weather! from November until j next year. After the j ton had been removed, | ihowed a net loss in ] bale, placed on poles j * up and turned each I pounds. One bale I des and covered with left in one position 11 pounds. The bale d on the bare ground Is. The one laced on bare ground lost 85 eight, while another dge and turned over bek lost 03 pounds. The pich was left lying flat (nd without being turn £ 209 pounds or nearly its original weight.” rmers who leave their the ground uncovered, •e that the bales will ly in weight due to the of rain watesr, states These tests show, how ihe bales so exposed lose When the damaged cot iovetf, the final price re uuch below whatever the would have been. ROXIE SAYS— Sjr Me— Uis U?j£iwlntor overlooahion.” won’t ' ...J Long May He Live t latest photo of Hirohito formci 'rinco H-*Kent who becomes the «‘w Emperor of Japan, through the econt death of his father. Poses As Officer And Disappears Prosecuting Witness In Assault Case ^Vanishes When Sheriff Asks Him to Surrender Unofficial Badge Further developments in whiskey raids reported in this paper on Friday. Dee. 24, reveal the fact that Johnson, named in the report Nathan but which should have be -u Dave, was posing as an offi cer of Johnston county, he never having been deputized by anyone. Johnson was wearing an officer’s badge, and upon request to turn same in at the sheriff's office, has disappeared. In the account pre viously {,-iven, it was stated that a 'JO gallon and a ten gallon still to gether with ten gallons of whiskey had been captured, and that there was a tussle between two Game boys and the officers over the whis k y. The affray took place on the day the 00- gallon still was captured, and since then, warrants have been served on Leslie and James Game, who will stand trial here today charged with assault if the prose cuting witness, Dave Johnson, makes his appearance. The ten gallon still was captured several days prior to this raid, and the whiskey on still another occasion. Leslie Game, who was here yes terriay, states that Johnson went to the islands and got 20 gallons of liquor from some negroes, turning in ten gallons to Mr. C. H. Holt, and in some way disposing of the other. UNIVERSITY OFFERS A HOME READING COURSE Chapel Hill, Jan. 3 —The Uni versity of North Carolina has just announced a new series ot reading ■nurses in connection with its pro s'’r.m for women’s clubs. Th ■ University Extension Di vision has a section devoted exclu sively to the interests of women and women’s clubs and it is the aim of those in charge to make this as much a part of the Uni versity as the classroom and cam pus. Many clubs throughout the state are now registered for reg ular work in this section, and the reading courses just announced art meant to supplement the group studies. This new service includes com plete reading courses in Diogra phy, The Modern English Novel, The modern American novel, Art and Music, Current Literature, His tory, Drama, Interior Decoration, Modern Poetry, Short otories Es says and Ilooks of Criticism, Cit izenship, Sou thru Literature, Trav el and Children’s Docks. Packages of books will be mail ed out of Chapel Hill to those tak ing a course at the rate of twenty five cents a package. Each will contain three books and a bulletin that will serve as an aid to the reading of the accompanying mat ter. The loan of these books is for two weeks, but they may be kept three weeks on request. These reading courses are not for the exclusive use of women’s clubs but are open to everybody. Burglar Breaks Into Candy Shop Bloodhounds Trail To Negro Home and Wm. Needmore Is Arrested; Acquitted in Mayor’s Court The Oriental Candy Shop, owned by George Hajjar, was broken into Sunday night between 10 and 11 o’clock, and cakes, candies, all the cigarettes in stock, and some money were carried away. According- to a statement made by Mr. Hajjar, he went to the store about ten o’clock Sunday night. He left for a while but re turned about eleven and found five (Turn to page four, please) Clayton Child Is Killed By Auto Car Strikes Nine-Year-Old Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Truelove—Driver Speeds On ! CLAYTON, Jan. 3.—The 9-year |<>1(1 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dotie (Truelove of West Clayton, was fa ! tally injured at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon when struck by an au j tomobile. The accident occurred on { j Highway No. 10. in West Clayton, about three-fourths of a mile from the western limits of Clayton. The child’s skull was fractured, one or both legs were broken, and other injuries were sustained. She lived only 10 or 15 minutes, dying as n jihysician, Dr. J. J. Young, reached her. The car was a Dodge roadster and contained two or three men, j according to several women who j saw the accident from a nearbv j porch. These women said the girl ; was dragged 50 or 75 feet and then ! the driver backed clearing his car j of the mangled form, and sped ! away. Mayor and Justice of the Peace I C. W. Carter communicated with i all nearby places, giving a descrip tion of the car, and asking that its! occupants be held if found. In Honor of Miss Johnston. Mrs. A. S. Johnston entertained at a six-co’clock dinner Saturday evening* at her beautiful home on Church street in honor of her daughter, Miss Marjorie Johnston, who is at home from Louisburg College for the holidays. Christmas decorations were used effectively. The dinner was served in three courses. Solos by Miss Rachel Creech and Mr. Theron Johnson were much enjoyed. Those present were: Miss Ra chel Creech, of Sanders Chapel, Misses Marjorie Johnston, Mattie Lassiter, and Rose and Nell Gran tham; Mr. Charles Wilson, of Wil son’s Mills, Messrs. James Davis, Gilmer Wharton, Thomas Watson and Theron Johnson. Undergoes Serious Operation Miss Bettie Straughn was call ed to Raleigh yesterday on ac count of the illness of her brother, Mr. R. E. Straughn, who under went a serious operation yestreday at Mary Elizabeth hospital. Mr. Straughn was married a fwe days ago to Miss Nora Cooper of this city. En Route To Duke University Miss Virginia Stevens, of Rich mond, spent the week end in the city with relatives en route to Durham where she is a student at Duke University. Farms Heavily Mortgaged There were 283,482 farms in North Carolina in 1025 and 24,983 of these farms were mortgaged. The amount of the mortgaged was only 30.4 percent of the value, how ever. Bradley Johnson Buried In Benson Deceased Prominent In Business Circles In Ben son and Emporia, Va. Benson, Dec. 31—This city was hocked when news reached here ruesday of the death of Bradley j fohnson, who died at his home in j Smporia, Va. The remains were brought to 1 he home of his brother, Charles j fohnson of Benson, and funeral ; services were conducted Wednes- j lay from \he Methodist church by f. E. Blaylock, pastor, assisted oy j Rev. H. H. Goff, former pastor >f Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson, j ind Rev. C. B. Ratchford, pastor of ! ;he Presbyterian church of Ben- ' ^n. There were several business men from Emporia, Va.. attending the j funeral as well as other business ! acquaintances, friends and rela-' lives from Clinton, Clayton, Smith- ; leld, LilJington, Rocky Mount and ; other nearby towns. The floral j offerings were profuse. The active pallbearers were.: Messrs. E. S. Turlington. Willie Dixon, J. Greentnal, Preston Wood nil. J. E. Wilson, L. Gilbert, »Jesse Limi, nuu li. y. 0111-111. xne honorary pallbearers were: Messrs. S. I). Stone. R. D. Rangoon, M. T. Britt. \Y. II. Royal 1, C. W. Ander son, \Y. R. Denning, M. V. Lucas, all of Benson, and C. F. Johnson, \Y. T. Newsome, R. G. Dysorf, B. f'. Lindsay, J. II. Smith of Em poria, Ya„ and J R. Chambliss, of Rocky Mount. Mr. Johnson was born and lived at Benson until he was .*12 years old. He was in. business in Benson., before going to Emporia apd ha; lived in thqj city for the $ast 2-> years. He had accumulated a large fortune and was the largest land , owner and farmer in Greenville County, Virginia. He was also connected with several business enterprises of Em poria. as well as in Benson, his old home town. He was first vice- j president and a director of the First National Bank of Benson, and was one of its largest stockhold ers. He was a man noted for his big heartedness and generosity Many appeals were made to him through the mails. His death, per haps. will be the greatest shock t(j tenants living on his farms, which number from 75 to 100. Mr. Johnson was horn August 11, 1871. and was 55 years old Aug ust 11, 1020. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Emporia and was one of its most Turn to page five, please ST A II: MARKKTINd si'ix i \list jo hi; her;: The Johnston County Poultry Association is asked by the I president, S. P. Honeycutt, of Henson, to meet Saturday aft | ernoon, January 8, at the court ! house in Smithficld at one I thirty o'clock. .Members and anyone interested in poultry for I profits are invited to be pres ent. Mr. V.. W. Lewis, State Marketing Specialist, of Ral j oij'h, will address the meeting. Important i - *-r.-s- „j|| he transacted during the business session. I , • Rawls Partner Raleigh and Greensboro Chevrolet Dealer Buys Interest in Hoiieman Motor Company Mr. C. H. Rawls, of Raleigh, ias recently "bought out the forty »er cent interest in the Holloman Motor company, the local agency tor the Chevrolet automobile, which was formerly owned by Mr. 11. C. Bowden, according to a statement made public here yes terday. Mr. B. J. Holleman is the other partner ir. this firm, he own ing sixty per cent of the stock. Mr. Rawls is also Chevrolet dealer in Greensboro. The firm being a partnership, the financial backing is considerably stronger than it would bo otherwise. Both mem bers of the firm have splendid banking connections. The firm name will remain The Hoikina:i JM-r, MiipW;- Ok« floor space has been added to the present quarters. The old Observ er ofiice which adjoins the building usefj by these Chevrolet dealers, has been converted into a show rom. Mr. Holloman states that business has been better than was expected in the beginning of a new concern. With the expansion al ready indicated and with a new line of Chevrolet?, the firm looks to a great year in 1927. In Richmond and Washington Mr. and Mrs. \\ . J. B. Orr spent a few days last week with rela tives in Richmond. Dr. Orr has re turned to the city, but Mrs. Orr has gone on to Washington, D. C., to spend a few days with her parents.. F'arni Population The farm population of North Carolina in 1925 was 1,440,881 per sons. Of this number 937,001 were white people. Presbyterians To Build New Church Set $50,000 As Goal For New Building—Name Committee to Select Lot At a congregational meeting held immediatlev after the sermon Sunday morning by the pastor. Rev. Chester Alexander the mem bers of the Presbyterian church here decided to ~-ut on a campaign to raise money for the erection of a new church building. A commit tee, composed of Mrs. A. II. Rose, Miss Alice Edmundson, Messrs. \V. M. Sanders and J. A. Campbell, was appointed to select a suitable lot for the erect'.or. of the new church. This committee and an elder from some other church in Granville Presbytery, will after a thorough investigation, decide whether the new church shall be erected on the present site or whether a new lot shall he select ed. In the meantime, funds for the new building will be solicited I' ifty thousand dollars has been set as the goal for the building. The Smithfield Presbyterian church has grown considerably ever since its organization thirty-six years ago. 1 here is no longer room in the church lor the Sunday school classes, and rooms in the adjoining building have been used by several of the classes for the past three or four years. This ar rangement has been satisfactory during the summer but in the win ter it is very inconvenient and un comfortable for those attending Sunday school. The church has an interesting* history. On the third Sunday morn ing in December, 1891, Rev. A. J. A4h-iiKK?l<* Presbytery, organized a Presby terian church at Smith field. There were six members enrolled: Mr. and Mrs. H L. Graves, Mrs. L. L. Sasser, Mrs. James 11. Pou, Mrs. VV. M. Sanders and Mrs. A. J. Mc Kohvay. There could be no ses sion formed, having only one man. so the electon of officers was de ferred until April, 1894, when Prof. Ira T. Turlington and Dr. ' L. L. Sasser united with this church. (Professor Turlington was the first superintendent of the Sun May school). This little band of j women had been working for some time hoping for a church building, holding services in the Methodist church, Baptist church, and court house. After the organization of the church, the members fitted up the Olil Academy, a deserted school building* on what was call d the Academy Green, now part of the [cemetery. This was a happy day (Turn to page fivp, please) HOLD TIGHT, MISTER, LOOK. OUT FOR THE BUMPS New Guard \ \ m sf* sr r f t Russel C. Wood secret service ! man is personal guard for John ! Coolidge, Jr., succeeding Col. Starl- j ing who attracted too much atten tion because of his age. Young ! Wood will pass as a fellow colle- j trian. ___| Trackless Train Makes Stop Here! Locomotive-Like Automo bile on Coast to Coast Trip The Good Roads Special, a lux- ( uriously equipped trackless train, which passed through this city on Thursday afternoon of ^last week about three o’clock, created con siderable interest. The car came from Goldsboro and was on route lt> Raleigh where it saved until coiuijvued its coast to coast good roads promo tion trip, which will last about a year and a half. The car from the front looks like a locomotive and from the rear like an observation car. It is built on a 147-inch weelbase with a six cylinder heavy duty Continental motor. I: has a heavy smokestack, that emits smoke, a real bell and whistle, and sandbox, and Westing house air brakes. All the fitting*:; are solid brass except the door handles, which are washed with gold. The car is the Kelly-Sprnig fieid Good Roads Special and while in the city visited Mr. W. T. Hol land, the Kelly-Springfield tire dealer. Mr. and Mrs. Clyd£ Terry, of Indianapolis, Ind., were the only passengers. They left New York on October 2, then visited Boston and Cleveland, Ohio, and thence south. The journey will end in San Francisco. Celebrates Sixty-Fourth Birthday. Mr. and Mr?. J. R. Holt of the Polenta section, were taken com pletely by surprise when their children gathered at their home on Sunday to celebrate Mr. Holt’s 04th birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Holt had no inkling of the plan until the children began to arrive with bas kets bulging with delicious viands for the birthday feast. The entire day was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Those present on this delightful occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. Ash ley Johnson and children and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Holt and children, of this city; Mr. David Holt, of the Polenta section; Mrs. O. R. Sumner and little daughter, Vir ginia, of Raleigh. A nephew Mr. Hubert Johnson, of Raleigh, and Mr. Holt’s sister, Mrs. Kttie Wat kins, of Polenta, were also pres ent. MEETING IN INTEREST OF BALANCED FARMING A campaign for Better Balanced Farming in the cotton counties of North Carolina has been arrang ed. and the meeting for this coun ty will he held in the courthouse at Smithtield, January 10, at 11 o'clock. Every farmer and farm woman of Johnston county interested in a program to relieve the present sit uation is urged to attend this meeting. Tell your neighbors of the meeting and ask them to come with you. It is very important. Speakers from the Agricultural Extension Service of State College u'vill be present. I Destructive Fire Burns Dwelling Bungalow Belonging to C, S. Broadhurst Practical* ly Destroyed Yesterday Morning A destructive fire occurred here early yesterday morning when the bungalow on North Third street be longing to C. S. Broadhurst was* badly damaged. A neighbor who was awakened by the light which shone into his bedroom, turned in the fire alarm. At about the same time, Night Policeman Johnson saw the lig*ht from the depot and was entering the fire house when the siren sounded. The fire was in the roof of the building and had gained such head way that considerable damage was done before the fire company could subdue the flames. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hunter lived at the place, but they are away on a visit, and no one was in the house. Their furniture waS^ prac tically all saved. The house was valued at about ten thousand dol lars,* and the loss is said to be covered by insurance. COTTONSEED MEAL GOOD DAIRY FEED RALEIGH, Jan. 3.—When a ton of cottonseed is exchanged for a ton of prime cottonseed meal, and the meal converted into butterfat by feeding to dairy cattle the feeding value of the meal is ob tained free of charge. “This may seem like a far fetched statement at first glimpse,n says John A. Arey, dairy exten sion specialist at State. ^CnUegay--. “hut it’s true, certainhC >fr the manure is handlyfi pYoperiy. A ton of prime cottonseed meal has a fertilizing vhluo of about $2S. Only about