SMITHFIELD NEEDS: Daily Meat and Milk Inspection Bigger I'ay Roll. A Modern Hotel Chamber of Commerce Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1862 JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS: \ County Farm Agent Better Roads Feeding Highways Equal Opportunity for Every School Child Better Marketing System More Food and Feed Crops i VOLUME 45—NO. 11 * * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1927 * * * $2.00 PER YEAR McAdoo s Speed Still Discussed Question As To Whethe l Toledo Speech ,Was Boost for Donahey o/ Himself. r _ COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 7.—In Ohio, where everybody is a poli tician, the arraignment of wet nul lificationists by William Gibbs Mt Adoo in his address before the State Bar Association at Toledo, continues to be a general theme of discussion. As a rule, Ohio Dem ocrats agree with the sentiment xpressed by McAdoo. Ohio Dem rrats are not for A1 Smith, ex •*pt those known to be out and ut wet. They know Smith cannot >c elected, if nominated, and they ,!so know a majority of Ohio cit i'.cns, Democrats as well as Repub wans, are for prohibition and its nforcement. The reason the McAdoo speech receiving special attention in *l.io is because Governor Donahey - looked upon in some quarters as i possible candidate for the pres dcntial or vice-presidential nomi 7 it ion. Donahey is popular in the l* as is evidenced by his third ecutive election to the Cover hip. Donahey is dry. He is so that in 1924 he did not hesi to say to his friends that if mith were nominated, he would vote for him. as McArfoo’s Toledo speech to boost the candidacy of nhey. or is McAdoo to be a can te again, or is there a move t to make the ticket McAdoo Donahey? Certainly it means as far as McAdoo and Don are concerned, no wet Dem tic candidate can expect to get upport of Ohio Democrats, applies to Ritchie of Mary and Reed of Missouri, as well • Smith of New York, man traveling over Ohio, un he is prejudiced, must be con ed of the fact that the Buck state is loyal to prohibition, ■vid will stand firm for the Eigh teenth Amendment and its enforce ment, and no party leader in or out of the state can swing it from its dry moorings. LOCALS BEAT GIBSON Gibson high school again bowed , down before the purple and gold •mint of Smithfield here Friday , '•:srht in an unexciting contest, 11! ' ■ 10. The local lads took the ui early in the game and con nued to stay at the large end of ’ '<■ count the remainder of the mime. The Gibson team was complete outclassed from start to finish, " mg allowed to find the basket hut for one field goal during the 1 'tire encounter. Close guarding *• the part of Smithfield and bad pa.>swork on the part of Gibson Ul*re chiefly the reasons for this. The local attack in the first half "'as led by Uzzle and Norton, who, with the exception of one point, made all the points scored in thil half. S. Banc fell in line in the last half and counted for ten points. In the final minutes of the I game the second string was sent Mclnnis displayed a fairly good Ji'anie for the visitors. His spec tacular field goal in the first half, the only one scored in the game l°r Gibson, was a feature. rhe line-up follows: Smith lie Id (31) Gibson (10) Position M. Bane (2) .C. Gibson (0) Right Forward Norton (7) _ Melnnis (5) Left Forward Bane (10^_Hargrove (0) Center Davis (1) _ Wright CD Right Guard ^zzle (11) ___ Odum (0) j Left Guard Substitutes: Gibson—J. liar- ! strove (1), H. Gibson (1), Mudd; | k Sinithfield—Avera, Cotter, Sellers, I I I'itzgerald, Ragsdale, Stephenson.' r Referee—Ellington (Wake Forest), j Bang Went Sax pence. A Scotsman, invited to a golden Wedding, was told that each guest would be expected to take a golden present. He took a goldfish.—Till-Bits. Supported By Americans A FEW of the twenty-five thousand orphan children Near East fielief. 'I he above group of children are in tage of the orphanage at Syra, C cere. This picture Uev. Chester Alexander, of this city, during his visit Fast in 192.1. under care of the baby cot was taken by to the Near \!ext Exposition At Rocky Mount r’rogram For Eastern Carolina Show Which Begins April 4 An nounced by Secretary N. G. Bartlett ROCKY MOUNT, Feb. 7—The omplete program for the Fa-tern ’arolina exposition, which is to be icld in Rocky Mount during the veek of April 4. was announced odny by N. G. Bartlett, secretary >f the Eastern Carolina chandler of Commerce, which sponsors the an mal attraction, following a meet ng of the expositions’s steering ommittee at Whitakers yesterday ifternoon when the various details .ml engagement artists on the pro rram were approved. Headliners on the program in hale Giovanni Martinclli, who will ppear in concert Monday evening, tpril 4, at 8:30 o’clock; Luellia del I ius. who is booked for a con ert Tuesday evening, ;iHil Sir ’rederick McGill, of London, who s to be the speaker at the annual nembership dinner of the Eastern ’arolina chamber of commerce 'hursday afternoon and to deliver , brief address at the exhibition tall that evening*. Orchestra con erts by Weidemeyer’s orchestra, vhich will be here for the entire veek; the annual queens' contest ind various novelty acts and num >ers are also included on the week’s trograrn. Just As Good. The grocer had just put a new my to work, and among the other instructions was this: “If you don't happen to have vhat a customer wants, suggest something else as nearly like it as .ossible.” Soon a woman came into the ;tore and asked the boy. “Have ,'ou any fresh green stuff today?” “No. ma'am,” answered the boy, ‘but we have some nice bluing." —Forbes Magazine. FA Cl l/n I’LVY TO BE GIVEN AT FOUR OAKS The faculty of the Four Oaks school will give a play, entitled ‘His Best Investment,” in the high school auditorium at Four Oaks Friday night. JOHNSTONIANS PASS BAR EXAMINATION Among the sixty-six who pass id successfully the State Bar ex imination last week was Frederick Holliday Brooks, Jr., of this city. Others from Johnston county who passed the examination were Ivey O’Neal Brady, and Marion G. Lee, Four Oaks. Only M) per cent of those who took t' examination were awarded In cases to practice law. The examination, which was prepared by Associate Justice \\. J. Adams, is said to have been practical and difficult. “Willie, you mustn't play on the front lawn. It's Sunday. Go play in the back yard ” “Ain’t there just as much Sun day in the back yard?”—Ex. “Brown says he is always ready to grant his wife’s smallest wish. Do you believe it ?•" “Oh, yes—it it's small enough.” Pathfinder. Fire Destroys Residence Here Home of Mr. and Mrs. T, S. Ragsdale in Brooklyn Burns To Ground Early Friday Morning a destructive lire occurred here •. arly Friday morning when the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. S Rag-dale in Brooklyn was burned to the ground. The fire was dis covered about three o’clock and the alarm turned in, but the roof had fallen in when the fire com pany reached the scene. The fire apparently originated in the roof, probably from defective wiring. Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale were not at home at the time having gone to Wilson a few days before. Nothing was saved from the building except a refrigerator which was on the back porch and the front porch furniture. Quite a number of handsome wedding presents were burned, but fortu nately, their silverware had been deposited in the bank during their absence from the city. The tire burned rapidly, but ow ing to the stillness of the night, the flames were confined to the one building. The loss has been estimated at §10,000, but it is partially covered with insurance. I’sed To Organize. For years the farmers have been told what they need in organiza tion on a large scale to bring about cooperative marketing of their products. Secretary Jardine again urges such organization in his an nual report. It is true this remedy would cure many of the1 ills now besetting the* farmer. But it is exceedingly difficult to obtain. By the very nature of their oc cupation, the farmers are hamper ed in efforts at organizing. They do not form a compact group, as do the workers in a particular branch of industry. Then, many farmers are special ists. They raise corn, or wheat, or cotton, or fruit, or some other crop, often not. merely because they choose but because other crops do not thrive in their locality. So they need organizations of wheat grow ers, corn growers, fruit growers, ami the like, since the different farm products present, different problems. But the farmers are organizing in spite of the difficulties. Coop erative associations reporting to the department of agriculture at the end of 1025 had a total mem bership (if 2,700,000—more than three times as many as in 1015. Some of these memberships were duplicated. But almost a third of the farmers are now engaged in !cooperative marketing. If these organizations continue i the present rate of increase in members, they may soon stabilize agriculture. Then the farmers won’t need aid. Hillsboro Record. SUFFERS BURNS Friends of Mrs. George Fuller jwill regret to learn that she was painfully burned with scalding water Saturday night. Both arms and bands were completely scald id. Mrs. Fuller was heating water on an open grate when the acci jdent occurred. State Co-op Field Director Is Here John A. Smith, Newly Ap pointed Cotton Field Agent For Johnston County Holds First Meeting The first meeting held by Mr. John A. Smith, who was recently appointed field agent for Johnston county of the North Carolina Cot ton Cooperative Association, was held in the commissioners room of the courtouse Saturday morning at eleven o’clock, with the State Field Director, Mr. Mann, as prin cipal speaker. Mr. Mann has just succeeded Mr. H. H. B. Mask as state field director, and this was also his first meeting in Johnston county. Mr. Mann explained the chief ; points of the new contract, making comparison with the old contract* and showing improvements that have been made. The new contract has been worked out by the bus- I iness talent in the state, and of- ; fers a much more elastic proposi- I tion that will have a g-reater ap- j peal to the average farmer. Under the iron-clad rules of the old con tract, the members of the associa tion had nothing to say about when to sell their cotton, and there was no way for a dissatisfied member to get our of the association. The new contract is more democratic. A farmer may join with the priv ilege of putting his cotton in the optional pool or in the seasonal pool. If his cotton is placed in the ■ easonaA pool, he may watch th$ market and when he thinks the price is about at the peak he may write or wire the association.uU> sell his cotton and within forty eight hours he will be sent a check for at least ninety per cent of what the cotton sold for, the other ten per cent remaining in the as sociation until the final settlement, if he has a note to pay on a cer tain date, he may use this privi lege in order to meet his obligation, always notifying the association one day in advance. Or, if a mem ber thinks a certain month in the year is the best time to sell cot ton he may settle with the asso ciation for the average pool price during that month. If he does not care to put all of his cotton in the seasonal pool or the optional pool he may divide it and put part in one and part in the other. Another desirable feature about the new contract is the fact that a man may withdraw from the as sociation if he becomes dissatisfied. The new contract is for ten years instead of five, the term being made longer in order to cut down expenses in re-signing campaigns; but any member who desires may cancel his contract by notifying headquarters between January } and March 1, and upon a vote by the directors he may be received back into the association if he de sires to become a member again. Mr. Mann explained the new con tract carefully and pointed out de cided advantages it has over the first one. Alter discussing: the new con tract and answering: questions a-k ed by several present, the speaker told of the plan of organization for the coining campaign. Fifty group leaders are to be selected, each working with ten men. All the work done v ill be voluntarily rendered, j the association appropriating no | extra funds for the campaign. No ! hired helpers will be sent out. no I strangers, who do not understand j the contract themselves, will ap-! proach a farmer for membership, | but the members are asked to talk to their neighbors and explain the j |working and the purpose of the association to them, according to, the plan outlined by Mr. Mann. No' thigh pressure methods are to be I used because the association knows (that a dissatisfied member is the jwora thing it can have, Mr. Mann said. I ^ speaker said that enough contracts have already been sign led to warrant the continuance of I the association, and stated that the cotton received into the asso ciation last year had exceeded all expectations. The foundation for ,cooperative marketing has been ilaid, he said, the association has (unlimited credit and the cheapest Truck Load Furniture Burned On Highway According to Mr. C. B. Thomas, who was an eye-witness to the* scene, a big truck loaded with fur niture caught fire on thy highway between Smithfield and Princeton Saturday afternoon about four o’clock, and the furniture was com pletely destroyed. The furniture belonged to Mrs. E. B. Pugh, of Raleigh, and the load of furni ture was en route to New Bern, to which place Mr:. r*r.~h was mov ing. The truck was only slightly damaged. It is not known how the fire started. Wilson’s Mills Defeats Micro Wilson’s Mills Now In Line For County Cham pionship in High School Basketball WILSON’S MILLS, Feb. 7.—One of the most exciting basketball games of the season took place at Pine Level, Friday February 4, when Micro and Wilson’s Mills played off their tie game to de cide who should have first place in their groups. The game was very exciting from the start. The team? were well matched. While Wilson’s Mills kept in the load, Micro showed wonder ful speed in the last quarter, dur ing which time most of their goals were made. The score was 19 to 13 in favor of Wilson’s Mills. This victory means that Wil son’s Mills is in line for the county championship in hi*h school bas ketball. Friday, February 11, the Wilson’s Mills team will play the winner in Group 1, which will be either the Princeton or the Four Oaks team. Wilson’s Mills tied for the hon ors with Corinth-Holders. This tie was played off at Selma last Tues day with a score of 18-11 in favor of Wilsons Mills. The victory over Micro, the win ners in Group 2. places Wilson’s Mills in line to play the winners in Group 1. The outstanding players on the Wilson’s Mills team for the sea son are hard to select since the whole team has done splendid work. The following is the record of the points made by the Wil son’s Mills forwards during the season: Leamon Pounds, 61 points; Raeford Barbour, 55 points; Thel bert Barbour (center), 66 points. Thel Baker, Norman Godwin, Harvie Carr and Alfred Byrd have made splendid records for them selves as guards. AMERICAN LEGION Pl'RC'II ASE WORLD WAR SOl'VEMRS At the meeting of the Pou-Par rish Post of the American Legion held in the courthouse Friday night, the decision was made to purchase two souvenirs of the World War, a German machine gun and a piece of Light Field Artillery which was in the posses sion of the Benson post until that organization became extinct. The piece of field artillery will be placed on the court housesquare. The Post agreed also at this meeting, to enter the subscription contest of the Raleigh Times for a trip overseas, and when the 100 subscribers shall have been secur ed, the trip will be auctioned off to the highest bidder among* the members of the local post . Interest seems to be growing in the American Legion, here, fif teen new members having |>een recently added bringing the total membership now to 85. Wants To Ik* an Angel. Mrs. M. W. writes: “My little four-year-old girl said to me the othre day, ‘Muvver, how long is it to my birfday?”* “Not very long, dear.’ I told her. “‘Well,’ she asked, ‘is it time for me to begin being a good girl?*{—Boston transcript. storage rates obtainable. It is now up to the farmers to build on to this foundation and make the as sociation strong enough to be felt in the agricultural life of the na tion. Fatal Shooting Occurs At Kenly Negro Woman Dies In Johnston County Hos pital AiVer Receiving Shot Intended For Her Husband KENLY, Feb. 7.—A shooting af fair in Kenly Sunday afternoon resulted in the death of a colored woman, Ella May Blue, and in the imprisonment of two negro men, Malachi Blue and James Rogers. The shooting took place between five and six o’clock Sunday aft ernoon at the home of James Rog ers. Malachi Blue and his wife, Ella May Blue, had rooms at the home of Rogers, who was an un cle of the woman who was killed. According to report, Rogers and j Blue have not in the past got on I well together, and Sunday after noon, when Blue drove up to Rog jers’ house in an automobile, ar. altercation started which resulted in the tragic occurrence. One word brought on another, until Rogers produced a gun and fired at Blue. Blue’s wife intervened and received the shot intended for her husband. The shot did not cause instant death, and Blue rush ed his wife to the Johnston County Hospital at Smithfield, but she died about ten o’clock. Rogers was arrested at his home here. Blu" having been arrested in Smithfield. A preliminary hear ing this morning resulted in both Blue and Rogers being held in jail without bail for trial in a higher M. E. Philatheas Entertained. : Friday evening, the Methodist Phiiathea class and a few others were delightfully entertained by Mrs. Clifton Beasley, Mrs. Jesse Coats, Mrs. J. A. Campbell and Miss Corinna Sanders at the home of Mrs. Beasley, the occasion being the regular monthly social and bus iness meeting of the class. The home was particularly at tractive with its Valentine decora tions of red hearts and cupids, and . the entire prog-ram of the evening was in keeping with the Valentine sentiment. As soon as the guests arrived, a unique contest was en- 1 gaged in. Red and white hearts were pinned on the guests, and partners were paired off by the ■ names written thereon. These 1 names were the names of lovers, : famous either in history or litera ture, and the idea was to write a characteristic proposal and accept- , ance. Another contest consisted in seeing who could form the most words from the word: matrimony. A sort of fortune-telling game proved interesting, each guest be- , ing blindfolded and told to touch cretain articles placed on a table. A pile of rice meant a bride soon; a ring meant marriag-e; a thimble meant spinsterhood; a piece of money meant riches. After the stunts and contests, Mrs. Jesse Coats gave a reading, “That Old Sweetheart of Mine,” to musical accompaniment played by Miss Agnes Johnson. Miss Frances White in her usual charming man ner sang several lovely solos, and ;then the president of the class, Mrs. Rosser Lane, took charge of the program and held a brief busi ness sesssion of the class. Miss Corinna Sanders conducted an ap propriate devotional service. | A most pleasing closing fea jlure of the delightful evening was the serving of the refreshments which consisted of congealed sal ad, heart-shaped sandwiches, waf ers, pickles, and hot coffee. An attractive Valentine was on each plate. About thirty guests were pres ent to enjoy the gracious hospitali ty of Mesdames Beasley, Coates and Campbell and Miss Sanders. Appropriate Trophy. Wilmington, Jan. 7—When the news of Chief of Police Walter A. Hills acquittal on charge of con spiracy to violate the Prohibition laws, reached town tonig/ht. sever al hundred friends visited his house and expressed their great satisfac- i tion. A great bunch of red noses was | brought in by a group of friends | and presented to Mrs. Hill.—Bos- i ton Globe, Honor His Memory The above picture is of Rev. Dr Russell H. Conwell noted clergy man, educator lecturer and philan thropist, founder of Grace BaptirJ Church and Temple University Philadelphia. Feb. 13th, will li Conwell Sunday throughout th. country in honor Of his memory Dr. Gillespie To Speak At Armory Golden Rule Dinner Occa sion For Raising Funds For Near East Relief The- first Community Golden £ule Dinner for the benefit of the | orphans of Bible lands promises :o be a unique event in the social ind religious life of Smithfield. j rhe churches of the city are spon-; soring this dinner which will he leld at the armory on next Fri day evening at seven o’clock. A committee of twenty-five la iies from the five churches of the -ity are planning the menu which viil be similar to the meals served o the children in the orphanages i )f Bible lands. The price of seven- j y-five cents will be charged for : he tickets to the dinner which j )romises to be an occasion of good j fellowship, inspiration and educa-1 ion. It is hoped that a goodly j lumber of children can attend the i linner and see how their content- j toraries live across the sea. The whole program which will j nclude an address by Dr. Geo. R. jillespie, of Forest City, and mo- j ion pictures, *'A Message From j Galilee,” and musical selections, | vill last about one hour and a i juarter. The address by Dr. Gille- : •pie should prove interesting as : he speaker is thoroughly famil- I ar with the work among the chil- | Iren and is a close student of In- ; ernational affairs. An advance ticket sale will be- j tin on Wednesday and it is hoped j hat everyone will buy tickers j tt the first opportunity presented ; n order that the ladies committee j nay know how to prepare for the j rowd. The expense of the dinner i vill be very small as much of the ! 'ood will be donated and it is be- i ieved that about ninety per cent j >f the proceeds from the dinner vill be sent to the Near East Re ief. The spirit in which the din ler is given is the spirit of the j jolden Rule: “Do unto others as I . ou would have them do unto you.’ t is hoped that every religious :ect, and those who profess no re igion, will join in this effort to ‘how good will to the unfortunate children across the sea. Brother of A. M. Johnson Dead Mr. A. M. Johnson, of Cleve aml township, received a telegram ast week announcing the death )f his brother, Mr. Chris Johnson, which occurred in Portland. Ore ton. The body will be taken to the >Id home of the deceased in St. Joseph, Mo., for interment. Mr. Johnson expects to go to Missouri :u attend the funeral. Returns From Western Part State Elder J. \V. Wyatt, of Selma, and Mr. N. J. Alien, of this city, have returned from a motor trip to the western part of the state. They left here January 21 for Wilkes and Ashe counties. They went through about twelve counties on the trip, crossing the Blue Ridge Mountain at Asheville. This was Mr. Allen's first trip to the moun tains. Mrs. Wyatt accompanied them back after a visit to rela tives in W ilkes and Ashe counties. Poultry Meeting Is Well Attended Association Takes Steps Toward Shipping Sur plus Eggs; Next Meet ing With Mr. yv. T. Woodard mmi The third meeting of the John ston County Poultry Association held Friday at the home of .'Jr. and Mrs. T. W. Ives near town, was well attended and was charac terized by enthusiasm. Thirty or more men and women interested in poultry raising, representing eight townships, were present to discuss poultry problems. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mr. S. P. Honey cutt, of Benson, after all had en joyed a delicious picnic dinner served in the open, and aftei an inspection had been made of the well arranged poultry yard of Mr. and Mrs. Ives. Mrs. Alice Earom. the secretary, read the minutes of previous meetings, after which she called on the various members present to g-:ve the egg-laying re port which had been suggested at the last meeting. This was the first time such a report had been called for and only two or three had kept accurate records. Appr.,v imate reports, however, were given and several declared their inten tion of keeping records during February, a report of which will be made at the March meeting. It was interesting to note that quite a number have pure breeds. * Perhaps the outstanding action taken by the association at this, meeting was the decision to ship surplus eggs after the local pri%^ falls too low to make selling on the local market profitable. Tin? plan is for the members to bring their surplus eggs to the farmers room in the courthouse each Satur day where they will be received by a member of the association, and after being properly gra ted, shipped to some foreign market, Mrs. D. J. Wellons was selected by the .association to receive and grade these eggs. The county ag ent, Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, was asked to communicate with Mr V. \. Lewis, state marketing spec ialist, as to the best plan of mar keting them. The plan of meeting with some \ member of the association will be 1 continued for the present, and the association accepted an invitation tendered by Mr. W. T. Woodard. • < who lives near Pine Level, to meet at his home on Wednesday, March 2. The time was changed front f. Friday to Wednesday for this m ing in order to be at Mr. W o,!- : ard’s home when a hatch of chick ens is scheduled to be taken from his incubator. Mr. W'oodard nns quite a large hatchery, and doubt the next meeting of th< ha- % sociation will be of partciulav- tn terest on account of the oppor uu ity to see one in operation. Time To Make Income Tax Return* Mr. A. J. Fitzgerald. Federal in come tax inspector, will be at thg following places on the dates giv en below' to assist persons in fi!im** their income tax returns: Kenly, February 21. Benson, February 2.3. Clayton, February 24. Selma, February 25 and 2C Smithfield, March 4 and 5. Keeping Proverbs Up to Date “Is Clare much put out at be ing jilted by that young aviator?’* “Oh, no. She says there are ns good birds in the air as wee were caught ”—Boston Transe pt. A Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ters in the line below to ip.■:! the name of a person In Smith field, and if the ri«ht one !*>• ciphera his name and trill pir sent it to The Herald office, w« will present him with • coin limentary ticket to the Vic tory Theatre. Ticket mast S>« called for before the follow’.,;* issue. ntnanesel (Miss) Lena Barbour ret nized her name last issue.