I SMITHFIELD NEEDS: Daily Meat and Milk Inspection Bigger Pay Roll. A Modern Hotel Chamber of Commerce 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 45—NO. 2 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1927 S2.00 PF.R YFAR * * * * * * Legislators At Raleigh ? Settle Down To Business •i Gov. McLean Delivers De livers Message Before Joint Session of Gener. al Assembly. $ RALEIGH, Jan- 5.—The general j assembly swung into action today. I “Economy and business first” | cropped out as legislativ eslogans. i Both branches got down to bedrock i early. Another precedence was smash- , cd, or created, tonight when Gov ernor McLean appeared before the assembly in joint session on the first day. Old timers recalled the days when the legislature met, dal lied around for several days, fin ally heard the governor, recessed for a few days, and finally in about making laws. Today both houses met at noon, i click-clocked through routine, skid- > ded through the formality of or- i ganization and an hour later sent j a joint message to the governor! that they were organized and ready to hear his message. In the senate the officers named at the caucus last night were in ducted into office and 10 bills in troduced—one of state-wide in terest. It was the biennial version of the bill which, if enacted into law', would require horsedrawn ve hicles to display lgihts at night. Review of progress of the first two years under his administration and recommendations for legisla tion for the remaining two featur ed the biennial message of Gover nor McLean to the general assem- < bly in joint session here tonight. The governor established a pre cedent in delivering his message ' on the first day of the assembly. He explained the workings and 1 pleaded for a continuance of the 1 executive budget system, the sal- : ary and wage commissioners and 1 the office of state pardons com missioner, all of W'hich were es- 1 tablished by the 1925 assembly at ' hU sugg-estion. P He said the executive budget was meeting changed governmental 1 conditions and was bringing the state to living within its income. On the question of eight months schools, much discussed through-!1 out the state, he was silent, leav ing that to follow in the report of the educational commission, now in session here. He stressed, however, I the importance of continuing the state’s educational progress. Matters of finance were not! touched in detail. This, he said, would follow in his budget mes sage Friday. Amendment of the capital issues j laws to make sale of foreign se- 1 curities easier in North Carolina j were recommended. A law to pre- 1 vent fraudulent jdealings in real estate was also suggested. Radical reforms in the judicial system were broached. Suggestion was made that the superior court Turn to page two, please j. w. IWOOD GOES TO LEGISLATURE Representative From Johnston, County Believes In Economy In Govrenment. Mr. John W. Wood, of Meadow j township, who in the recent elec-! tion was chosen as one of the rep- j resentatives from Johnston county, j was in the city Tuesday on route j for Raleigh to be present at the | opening session of the legislature on Wednesday. Mr. Wfood believes in running the government economically and his stand in the legislature will no doubt be in line with this belief. He states that he is opposed to an eight-months school term. He i thinks the six-months now in force j is sufficient but has no objection to j districts voting a special tax, as j his own township did, and operat-! ing an eight-months school. He thinks the county unit plan for schools is a good one, and also that the county unit plan is the way to work the roads. (Mr. Turlington and Mr. Poole will have a staunch ally in Mr. Wood on the evolution question, j * Boy Healer SCORES OK PEOPLE claim; to j have been healed when Abrah George, eleven year old Indian boy lay his hands upon them. So ereat was the press ^bout him at Rochester, N. V.. that the lad col lapsed from exhaustion. Officers Capture Whiskey Plants Get Four Distilling Out fits In Boon Hill Town ship Wednesday After United States Federal officers located and captured four stills Between six and seven miles south >f Princeton in Boon Hill town ship Wednesday afternoon. One >!ant was in operation, but when :he officers were a short distance from the still the operators seized t and made good their escape. In >heir haste they left the doubling upes, doubling keg, and a fire Burning in the furnace. It is not tnown how they became aware of -he approach of the officers. A quantity of beer was destroyed. At another place a seventy-five gallon copper still was captured and several hundred gallons of beer were taken. The still was not in operation and no one was arrested. Two other plants were 'captured the same day. A number of gal lons of beer was seized, but the stills had been removed. All these stills were from two ! to four miles apart, according to - reports received here yesterday, j Baptist Church. Sunday school 9:30. Worship and preaching by the pastor at 11 a. m., and 7 p. m. Intermediate B. Y. P. U. at 6:15 P- »n. Senior B. Y. ]\ U. Mon day 7:30 p. ni. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:15 p. m. Mrs. Spencer Powell Dead. Mrs. Spencer Powell of Bon tonville township died last Friday morning in the Spicer Sanatorium, Goldsboro, after an illness of sev eral weeks. The immediate cause of her death was high blood pres sure. She was buried Sunday aft ernoon in the family burying ground. She leaves a husband and five children. The deceased, who was before her death, Miss Lillie Lee, was a sister of Mr.. Allen Lee, of this city. AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me— vw B.-T/ MOQ m ‘*Dc job to rool us iz u fat man’s lot; Owa eyes may fool us but de scalas will not.” County Board In Adopt Proposed Raleigh Garner-Benson To Clin ton Highway As Route For Road Through Johnston. The board of county commis sioners of Johnston county met here in regular session on Mon-. lay, January 3, with the following members present: C. A. Fitzger- 1 ild, chairman, R. H. Richardson, j R. U. Barbour, C. M. Wilson, and B. I- Tart. Monday, Tuesday and ' Wednesday were devoted to the i transaction of business. The fol lowing resolution which was pass ed by the board wil be of interest to a number of Johnston county dtizens: “That we go on record in favor >f the Raleigh-Garner-Benson to Clinton proposed highway, as be ng taken over by the State High way Commission, as a part of the state Highway system of roads; “That we, the borad of commis sioners for Johnston county, in | meeting duly assembled, adopt said proposed Raleigh-Garner-Benson j to Clinto highway, as a route for ! aid road through Johnston coun y, and recommend to the State ! Highway Commission the adoption thereof, as a part of the State' Highway System. “Unanimously adopted by the ' joard of commissioners, this 3rd lay of January, 1927.” Other business transacted was j is follows: Ordered that Miss Kelly Morgna,! Benson, route 3, bt! paid $30 for ! jurial of T. A. Johnson, Confed-j ?rate veteran. Ordered that Mrs. J. Walter * Johnson, Clayton, route 3, be paid i 520 for support of her children. ‘ Recommended by county welfare >flicer. Ordered that Robert Woodard be | •eleased of poll tax in Pine Level ownship on account of being an I lutside pauper. j Ordered that G. L. Melvin be j >aid $10 for relief through Mrs. J. J. Thurston. Ordered that D. C. Smith be paid 5368.35, county home expense for December, 1926. Ordered that W. V. Stuart. Ben- j u>n. route 2, be paid $12.50 perl month to be paid to J. W. Stuart ;or relief. Ordered that Gilbert Broughton j je paid $5 per month as O. P. s Ordered that board of education 1 Session (Turn to page four, please) LOCAL BOYS LICK KINSTON QUINTET National Guards Defeat Kinston Service Battery Team 35 to 28—| Meet Here Again Monday Night In n spirited game at Kinston ruesday nig-ht the local National Ciuard basketball team won over the Kinston Service Battery team by a score of 35 to 28, Holland and Ellington tying for the lead with the locals and McAvery for Kinston. The defense of Brown and Jeannette ami the speed of the Kinston team assisted no little in the winning points. The Service Battery team is one of the best the Smithfield boys have met this season. This team will be here Monday night for a return game which premises to satisfy the fans who want action. The local Natonal Guard bas ketball team has played five games this season to date and won all of them—from Fuquay All-Stars, Headquarters Battery of Dunn, Fayetteville Y. M. C. A., Fort Bragg’s best team, ami the Serv ice Battery team of Kinston. The local team is composed of Holland, Brown, Ellington, Kirkman, Jen nette, Davis, Hill and Parrish, all local boys. They have scheduled now games at the Armory as fol lows: Kinston Service Battery, on Monday night, January 10; New Bern Battery, Wednesday night, January 12; Fayetteville and Rocky Mount Y. M. C. A. teams early in February. These boys will appreciate the support of the people at these games. DELEGATION TO MEET COMMISSIONERS HERE The county commissioners will meet here on Tuesday, January 10, for the purpose of hearing a delegation from dif ferent sections of the county discuss the advisabilty of em ploying a farm agent in John ston county. Since this office was discontinued there has been some complaint among the far mers, and the commissioners are taking this method of find ing out the public sentiment in regard to this work. All who are intcrestde in this office, either for or against, ar ein vited to be present at the meeting and take part in the discussion. New President Holds Meeting Methodist Missionary So ciety Makes Change In Local Work. The first meeting of the Worn-] an’s Missionary Society of Cen- * tenary Methodist church for the | new year was held Monday at 31 o’clock in the church, the new pres idnet, Mrs. Thel Hooks, presiding. After a short, devotional pro gram the monthly reports were given followed by the annual re port of the officers and adoption of some recommendations were as follows: First. That the circles be sus pended for three months. Second. That a committee of four members be appointed by the president for three months to cooperate with the president and social service superintendent in lo cal affairs. Third. That a social half hour shall follow the program given on Monday after the third Sunday in each month. Fourth. That at this meeting each member be requested to hand in a report to the social service superintendent of personal work done during the month. Fifth. That a limit of $2.00 be put upon the expense of these so cial meetings. Sixth. That a church commit tee be appointed, the duties of said committee to be: to plac' flowers in the church for all church services, books in order, and see that the janitor cleans j thoroughly. The members of circles who are not members of the Auxiliary are | expected to be present always at j this third Monday meeting, this, taking the place of circle meet- j ings. Also at this meeting all la dies in town who are interested in | Methodism and yet have not moved their membership are invited and welcomed whenever possible to attend. The treasurers made most grat ifying reports, showing a balance in the local treasury of $165.68, and showing a total of $809.07 sent to the conference treasurer during the year. The following* committee was appointed for local work: Mrs. R. C. Gillett, Mrs. J . H. Woodall, Mrs. W. D. Hood, and Mrs. H. C. Woodall. * A church committee was ap pointed as follows: Mrs. W. J. Massey, Mrs. L. H. Sasser, Mrs. A. S. Johnston, Mrs. C. V. Johnson and Mrs. J. W. Whitehead. Giving Away Tobacco Seed Those who wish to plant to bacco this year but have not se cured their seed may get them by calling on Skinner and Paterson at the Banner warehouse. When they have decided upon how many yards they expect to plant, Mr. Skinner or Mr. Patterson at the Banner warehouse will be glad to furnish the seed. Mr. Skinner, who has been handling tobacco for sev eral years, says that if a man wants nice plants he must prepare the beds well. Presbyterian Services. Smithficld Sunday morning at It »clock. Oakland Sunday night at 7:15. Christian Endeavor and preaching. Public cordially invited. School Children Being Vaccinated Smallpox has made its ap- j pearance in Johnston county, a case having developed in the j town ot Benson, according to i information received here yes- ! terday. Dr. C. C. Massey, the j county health officer, spent yes terday there vaccinating the j school children, both white and colored. Local physicians are ; vaccinating cl hern in Benson. •! So far as known, this is the I only case of smallpox in the county. Talk Extension Of City Limits Appoint Committtee To Ascertain Expense of Sewerage, Fire And Police Protection of Ad ditional Territory. The City Fathers had more to consider Tuesday nig-ht than the location of a municipal building, and among these items was the report of a committee previously appointed to outline territory that may be included in the corporate limits of Smithfield. This commit tee was composed of R. P. Holding, W. H. Lassiter, W. F. Grimes, and Dr. Thel Hooks. These men, to gether with E. P. Lore, a survey or, indicated in writing the ex tension contemplated, but the de scription was not deemed definite enough, and the committee was asked to prepare a map and a statement concerning the assess ed valuation of the property in the area, and an estimate of the ex pense which would be entailed in running sewer lines, in giving fire and police protection, etc., all of which shall be presented at a spec ial meeting to be held next Tues day night. The proposed extension would include Rosemont, W. L. Fuller’s residence and the two fill ing* stations to the south of town, the Ivanhoe cotton mill and about half a mile of property belonging to the A. C. L. along the railroad. An extension of the town limits, however, cannot be made except by action of the legislature. The report of the fire depart ment was interesting. Bernice Jones, fire chief, had filed a report of three small fires in December giving a detailed expense of these fires which totaled about $45. At the invitation of Mr. Jones, Mr. Brockwell, of the State Insurance Department, was present, and pointed out some of the fire haz ards in Smithfield. He prefaced his remarks about local conditions by calling attention to the fact that an average of 301 human beings in North Carolina have been burned to death every year for the past five years, and that in spite of the fact that this state has the lowest rate for fires in the south ern states, fifty-one cents is wast- j ed in North Carolina fires for ev- j cry dollar spent for roads, or ' enough to build two $150,000! school buildings in all of the 100 counties of the state. In speaking of the urgent needs of the local fire department, which he had in spected. he advocated the purchase of a 750-gallon pump. While in the city Mr. Brockwell inspected the fire district and made recommen dations for certain changes which the board ordered. Before the board adjourned, the matter of hogs and stock damag ing Oakland cemetery was dis cussed, and after hearing the re port of W. D. Ilopd, who had been appointed to make investigations cencerning this condition at the cemetery, it was decided to put a :fence around it. Centenary Methodist Church. I>. E. Earnhardt, Pastor. Sunday school at 0:30, T- C. Young, superintendent. Preaching at 11 and 7 by the pastor. Text for the morning, “Let all God’s Saints rejoice in goodness.” Sub ject for the evening, “A truth feared by some, neglected by many, and needed by all.” Subject for prayer meeting Wed nesday night, “The Book of Dan iel.” Recorder’s Court Has Full Docket Tuesday and Wednesday I Are Devoted to Trial of Criminal Cases Recorder’s Court was in session i two days here this week, the fol- j lowing cases being disposed of: j Paul Noland and Joseph Judge, j white, were on court charged with j carrying concealed weapons. They . plead guilty and were fined $50 ; each and cost. Dewey Coates and Mrs. Dewey j Coates, white, of Ingrams town- j ship, plead guilty to a violation of j the prohibition laws. Dewey Coates j was sentenced to jail for a term I of 00 days to be worked on the roads of Johnston county. Road sentence was suspended upon the t payment of $50 fine and the cost, j Judgment was suspended upon the payment of costs as to Mrs. Dewey Coates, this being her first offense. P. G. Whitley, white, of Wild ers township, plead guilty to the violation of the prohibition laws.1 fie was fined $25 and required to pay the cost of the action. P. H. Allen, a white man of In- 1 ?rams, was in court for false prc tense. He was found guilty, and judgment suspended upon the pay ment of the costs. Daniel Young, a white man of Meadow township, who has been n court a number of times, was found guilty of assault and curs ng* on public highway. He was sentenced to jail for a term of 30 lays on each count. The road sen- i :ence was suspended upon good be- ( lavior for 12 months and paying :ost. James Connie, colored, of Clay :on, was found guilty of assault. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of cost. He was also found guilty of assault with deadly wea pon. On this count he was sent ta iail for a period of four months to L>e worked on the roads of John ston county and required to pay 'he cost. Wilie Sanders, colored, of Four Oaks, was found guilty of assault' with deadly weapon and sentenc-; ?d to jail for a term of 18 months to be worked on the roads of the j county. He was also required to j nay the cost. J. W. Tomlinson, a white man of ! Wilson’s Mills, plead guilty to a j charge of assault. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of, :ost. Atlas Tart and Emory Tart,! white, of Ingrams, plead guilty to ! a violation of the prohibition laws, j Atlas Tart being under 16 years of | ag*c, he was remanded to juvenile j court for trial. Emory Tart was; sent, to jail for a term of 00 days i to be worked on the county roads, i and taxed with the costs. M. Bishop, colored, of Wilders,] drew a four-months road sentence! for operating a car while intoxi-; _ (Turn to rage four, please) MRS. J. T. AVERA DIES SUDDENLY Found Dead On Back Porch After Attending Funeral—Buried Yes- ] terday. Wednesday night about seven o’clock, Coroner J. H. Kirkman was called about four miles west! of town to investigate the death of Mrs. Avera, widow of the late John T. Avera, which was thought to have occurred late Wednesday afternoon. Upon arrival Mr. Kirkman found her lying on the back porch where she had passed away, ap parently from heart failure. She had for merly suffered from a heart trouble and did not deem an inquest nec essary. Mrs. Avera has returned from a funeral at Yelverton Grove and was alone. One of her neighbors went to see her, and upon finding the front door lockde, went to the rear of the house where she was found dead on the back porch. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at two o’clock at Yel verton Grove, conducted by Rev. II. It. Faircloth and Rev. J. T. Col lier, of Micro, and interment was made in the cemetery nearby. The deceased was about sixty years old. Plans Are Now Taking Shape For Town Hall JOHN* CALVIN JONES, 80-year >ld plainsman, from Dauglas, Ari zona, is visiting Boston. He says— Tve fought many a tribe of red skins in my days, but these pres ent day flappers have got me lick* ?d!” Episcopalians Meet In Selma Hold Interesting Sessions of Council Thursday Morning And After noon—Other Selma Items. SELMA, Jan. 5.—The council of :he Bishop's Crusade of this dio cese met in the Episcopla church Selma on Thursday, Decmeber 30. Two interesting sessions were icld, morning and afternoon, with i large number of visitors in at tendance. Among the visitors from :>ut of town were: Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire. Archdeacon Be thea. Dr. W. W. Way, rector of St. Mary’s, Raleigh; Rev. Henry C. Lane, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Raleigh; Rev. Milton A. Barber, rector of Christ’s Church, Raleigh; Rev. B. M. Lock ey, rector of St. Saviour’s, Ral ?igh; Rev. Francis Craighill, Rocky Mount; Rev. E. W. Bax ter, Wilson; Rev. A. D. C. Noe, Erwin; Rev. A. S. Lawrence, Chapel Hill; Rev. Clarence H. Jordan, Weldon, and Rev. Norman Cordon, Winston-Salem. A play will be staged in the Selma school auditorium Thursday evening by Rev. B. M. Lackey and a group of Raleigh young people for the purpose of adding to funds for covering the Selma Episcopal church. The public is invited. Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Martin, of Rock Hill, S. C , are guests of Dr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Vick. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sherrin, of Hartsville, S. C., spent last week here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Scales have returned from a visit to Charlotte. Miss Hazel Renfro, of Florence, S. C„ is visiting* Mrs. C. J. Joyner Miss Gladys Gill, of Louisburg, visited Mrs. A. K. Eason last week Mrs. A. Z. Pearce, Mrs. E. G Richardson and daughter. Miss Eva, shopped in Smithfield Mon day. Miss Elizabeth Pearce, who has been visiting Mrs. A. Z. Pearce left for her home in Wilmingtor Saturday. Miss Annabelle Noel, of Dunn spent last week end with relative; in Selma. Miss Noel was presen at the morning service at Edger ton Memorial church and rendere< a solo. Mr. and Mrs. J. C Warren, o Norfolk, Va., have returned t< their home after a visit here t> Mrs. I. H. Warren. Miss Blanche Wagner, of Higi Point, visited Mrs. C. A. Baile; during the holidays. Miss Myrtle May Parker, o j Goldsboro, spent Tuesday in th city. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Wiggs, o Fayetteville, spent Tuesday nigh with Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Wiggs. Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Sittor of Portsmouth, Va., returned t their home Sunday after spendin several days here with Mrs. R. / Ashworth. 3oard of Town Commis sioners Buy Part of Poole Lot For Erection of Municipal Building. Whether the town shall build a twenty, a forty, or a sixty thou4*- ' and dollar municipal building hn« not been determined, but the town board of commissioners have go no far enough to confirm the pur chase of a 60 by 150 foot lot on the corner of Market and Fourth streets, generally known as a part of the George Poole proper* y, as a site for some kind of munic ipal building. The lot was bou^.nf of Miss Ora V. Poole and Mr Mary Moore at a consideration of ' $6,000. The city clerk’s office was pr r* tically filled Tuesday night w h ■ citizens interested in the municipal building proposition, and a dis cussion was entered into that pre- ; sented every phase of location and building, that should have satis- : fied every one present. Several cit- ; izens spoke in favor of the old sire ; of the burned building; others gave their opinion that the Poole lot was preferable; some were emphat ically against raising taxes; others saw how rental from a moving picture house, store, and offices could pay interest and retire bonds , for a modern adequate building 1 without raising taxes. Questions were asked and answered, and the spirit of the coming together seemed to have been a desire to get at the facts. Among those not* on the board who made remarks concerning the proposition were: Q. ;E. Thornton, W. W. Jordan, E. Ste: Turn to page two, please JURY LIST FOR FEBRUARY TERM County Commissioners Draw Jur ors For Two Weeks Term Super ior Court. At the regular meeting of the county commissioners held here this week the following jurors' were drawn for the February term of Superior Court: First Week E. F. Boyett, Smithfield; C- H Lassiter, Elevation; M. M.'Hot • Elevation; W. B. Woodall, Banner; : Luby Batten, ONeals; J. V. Wodo-* ard, Beulah; Paul S. Lee, Ban;.Mr; H. A. Hinnant, Beulah; L. T. 1’^; ter, Selma; L. W. Richardson, Ben-; lah; L. C. Clifton, Elevation. >T. E- Roberts, Pleasant Grove; The^ Hinnant, Pine Level; H. C. Wife I liams, Bentonville; Seth W. La«< - limentary ticket to the Vic tory Theatre. Ticket must he. called for before the follow’ ..; issue. eyulge Paul Braswell recognised hi* name last issue. Flappers Scare Him