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SM1THFIELD NEEDS: Daily Meat and Milk Inspection Digger I’ay Roll. A Modern Hotel Chamber of Commerce VOLUME 45—NO. 15 J o h n s t o n * * * County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 22 1927 1882 * * * JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS: 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 l Congress Passes Farm Relief Bill Now Up to Coolidge Foi Final Action; North Carolina Delegation , Splits Vote WASHINGTON, Fo. 17—The McNary-Haugen farm relief bill was passed tonight by the House in exactly the form approved by the Senate. The vote was 214 to 178, a margin of 36 votes. It now goes directly to President Coolidge with congressional opin ion diveded over whether he will ' <>to the measure or permit it to be come a law. The bill proposes creation of t federal farm board with power* to levy an equalizfttion fee on six basic agricultural commodities for the purpose of controlling sur pluses. By passing the measure, the House in ljess than 12 months re versed its ‘position, having by a vote of 212 to 167 last spring re jected a bill embodying the same general provisions. 'Two years ago it also voted down a bill by the same name with similiar pro visions. Ii ne a^nau-, oy puling irie diii 47 to 39 last week also reversed its position, having rejected the equali sation fee plan last year. Inclusion of tobaccco and rice an 1 the elimination of cattle as basic farm commodities was credited generally for the increase in trei gth mu itered by • he bill l basic commodities in the measuie as it goes to the President are swine, wheat, corn, cotton, tobacco and rice. The House took up the bill today with little expectation of a final vote before tomorrow. By boldine: a majority on the floor at all times, however, the McNary-Haufeen supporters kept legislative ma chinery proceeding at a rapid pace, and rejected one after another the more than 100 amendments of fered by opponents. Just before the bill came up for y final passage, tonight, after nine hours continuous session, Represen tative A swell, Democrat, Louisiana, offered his relief proposal as a substitute, but it was shelved on a roll call vote, 214 to 175 At the outset of today’s session hi bill had been rejected, 160 to 144 and then the Curtis-Crisp farm measure was turned down, 177 to J56. Without record votes two oth • r .ubstitutes were defeated, one a farm debenture plan sponsored by Representative Jones (Demo < rat) Texas; the other, offered by Representative Hill (Republican) Maryland, was the Curtis-Aswell national commodity measure re jected last year. Disposing of these attempted ubstitutions, Chairman Haugen of the Agriculture Committee, press ed his bill toward a vote. No din ner recess was taken, although Representative Tilson, the Repub lican leader, proposed adjournment. His motion was defeated 198 to 170, and reading of the bill for amendments continued into the night. The measure, framed jointly by Chairman Haugen of the House Committee, and Chairman McNary of the Senate Agricultural Com mittee, is designed to promote or derly marketing of basis crops by the cnotrol and disposition of sur pluses. It would set up a federal farm board of 12 members, to be se lected by the President from a list of .'IS names supplied by farm organizations. Whenever it ap peared a surplus existed in any of the basic crops, the board might declare an “operating period” buy in a crop until its surplus had disappeared and feed the surplus into world markets. The measure provides for a $250,000,000 revolving fund for the board’s operations. Any loss sustained in the board’s activities would be assessed against the pro ducers through imposition of an I I ualization fee.—Associated Press any housewives in North Car would be benefited by hav copy of Extension circular cently issued’ by the State of Agriculture and giving food selection and prepa I >1 I t OrcSoa McNARY - HAUGEN w !' mnoue Farm Relief Pair in National Spotlight E.ep. Gilbert N. Haxtgen (AtfTOCAgT£«n Farm Relief Pair Now In Lime Light McNary and Haugen Said To Rule Supreme In Farm Bloc Circles Written Specially for The Herald By ROBERT FULLER WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.— “McNary and Haugen1' to city folks might sound like the name of a vaudeville team but to the farmers of these United States it means pay day. Again, "McNary and Haugen,” the names that are on everyone’s lips. Who are they—what are they—where from—what for—and how come? Washington knows. Washing ton has come to respect the names —and the men. For five years, ever since the post-war deflation period, they have ruled the legis lative boards; refused to give up the limelight; in all authors of four bills; differing somewhat in details, but looking to the same end, relief for the farmer. One year ago McNary and Hau gen took a good healthy bust in the beeser and went down to de feat—but here they are again with virtually the same bill—virtually accepted by both House and Sen ate—and up to the President—for his veto, which is being freely predicted in all quarters. Never theless, who knows? Maybe the lineup in both House and Senate has been so arranged by fate, or circumstances that McNary and Haugen will carry through, a pas sage of their bill over the Cool idgo veto if such it receives. The reader no doubt is acquaint ed with the present bill, which, if it becomes a law, will create a Federal Farm Board with a revolv ing fund of $250,000,000 from the U. S. Treasury to control and sta bilize agricultural prices, even to the extent of buying up surplus crops and marketing them in for eign markets at the best possible price. i $o much for the bill, j Charles L .McNary is Repub lican Senator from Oregon, 511 years old, and serving his second (Turn to page eight, please) Husband and Wife My wife serves prunes foi j breakfast 365 days a year.—G. S. K I WHAT HOES YOUR WIFE DO 7 Two Weeks Civil Judge W. C. Harris is Pre siding; First Day Gives Little Work to Jury Superior court opened here yes terday morning for a two weeks term for the trial of civil cases only. lion. W. C. Harris, of Ral eigh, Is the judge presiding. Lit tle was done in the forenoon of the first day beyond a canvass of the docket. Only one case went to the jury: Mrs. Nell Cox vs. A. W. Cox. In this case the plaintiff asked an absolute divorce from the de fendant. She plead statutory grounds and the divorce was granted. A number of cases were disposed of by orders and agree ments and the first day’s work was light for the jury. This is the first term of court held in Johnston’s Capitol by His Honor. Judge Harris, he having been elected as judge of the Ral eigh district at the last general election. In other places where Judge Harris has presided the im pression he has made has been very favorable and so far he has made a like impression here among the lawyers and their clients. Convenes REV. A. L. ORMOND DIES IN PHILADELPHIA DURHAM, Feb. 17.—A. L. Or mond, pastor of the Methodist church at Oxford, died tonight in a hospital in Philadelphia. News of his death was received here by his brother, Prof. J. M. Ormond, professor of Bible in Duke Uni versity. The information came as a shock to Prof. Ormond as pre viously he had heard that his brother was recovering. The min ister had been in Philadelphia for some weeks receiving treatment. Mr. Ormond was about G4 years of age, had filled numerous charges in the State, among the more recent being the pastorate of Fifth Avenue church at Wilming ton and that of the church at Rockingham. It was while he was pastor at Rockingham that the attachment between his son, W. W. Ormond, and Miss Elizabeth Cole was formed which resulted in young Ormond’s being shot to death by Miss Cole’s father, W. B. Cole, on August 15, 1925, on the streets of Rockingham. Mr. Ormond is survived by his wife, who was Miss Crawford, of Wayne county, a son, A. L. Jr., who is studying medicine in Phil adelphia; a daughter who is a home missionary for the Metho dist church in Tennessee and a daughter at home. He also leaves several brothers in addition to Prof. Ormond of Durham. Give it to us, an any shape, and receive for the inestimable boon the thanks of the young, and the blessings of the old who are past all other services but prayers for the prosperity of their country, and blessings to those who pro i mote it».—Thomas Jefferson. Baucom Still In Serious Condition Arthur Haynes In Jail Here Pending Outcome of Baucom’s Injuries Sustained in Shooting Affair The condition of Harry Baucom, shot Friday night at Wilson’s Mills by Arthur Haynes, is still consid ered critical, although, according to reports from the Johnston Coun ty Hospital where he was taken immediately after the shooting, he was somewhat better yesterday. Peritonitis has developed. Haynes was also wounded se verely about the head during the -kuffle, and Dr. B. A. Hocutt was summoned to the home of J. W. Tomlinson where the fracai oc curred to dress his wounds. The delay caused from having to have j medical attention, played into the hands of the officers, and Haynes was arrested and brought to this city and placed in jail pending- the outcome of Baueom’s injuries. The arrest took place about two hours after the shooting and if the of ficers had been five minutes later, according to Haynes’ statement, he would have made his escape. Deputies John O. Ellington and T. j E. Talton made the arrest, after learning that Baucom had been ' brought to the Johnston County t Hospital, and Sheriff Turley, whom they communicated with in Clay- j ton before setting out for Wil- j son’s Mills, commends these offi- | cers for their prompt action. The trouble which led to the shooting Friday night is said to : have started Thursday night, and I is said to have grown out of a quarrel over , a daughter of Tom linson, at whose house the final row took place. Both Haynes and Baucom have made statements to Sheriff Turley which were taken down in writing, the sheriff con siders it unwise to make the statements public until the matter comes up in court. A preliminary hearing- will be given Haynes, who is held without bail, in today’s recorder’s court. Baucom has been in the lime ’ight before during recent weeks. He was arrested in connection with the Separk-Stephenson case grow ing out of the killing of L. G. Forsythe, but was later released on order of Coroner L. M. War ing of Wake county. Both Haynes and Baucom are married, Haynes being a son-in law of J. W. Tomlinson. Baucom has been twice married, his last 1 wife now living in Lillington. j OPPORTUNITY They do me wrong who say I come no more. When once I knock and fail to find you in; For every day I stand outside your And bid you wake and rise to ! fight and win. N\ ail not for precious chances pass ed away! Weep not for golden ages on the Each night I burn the records of the day— At sunrise every soul is born Dost thou behold thy lost youth all aghast? Dost reel from righteous Retribu tion’s blow? Then turn from blotted archives of the past. And find the future’s pages white as snow. Art thou a mourner? Rouse thee from thy spell; Art thou a sinner? Sins may be forgiven; Each morning gives thee wings to i flee from hell, Each night a star to guide thy feet to heaven. Laugh like a boy at splendors that have sped. To vanished joys be blind and deaf and dumb; My judgments seal the dead past with its dead. But never blind a moment yet to come. iThough deep in mire, ring not STATE DRAMATIC CONTEST HERE FRIDAY NIGHT On Friday night, February 25, the Smithfield high school go up against New Bern and Fayette ville in the State Dramatic contest. Each school will present a one act play and be judged by five un biased judges. New Bern will pre sent “The Romancers,” by Rostard, directed by Mr. J. W. Shields. I Fayetteville will present “The [No ’Count Boy,” by Paul Green, directed by Miss Erma Green. Smithfield will percent “Dust of the Road,” by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, directed by Mrs. A. R. Wilson. “Dust of the Road” is a moral play with a high royalty, and the characters are represented by the following members of the local high school: Durwood Creech, Dixie Johnson, Winfield Jordan and Willis Stevens. It is hoped that the people of Smithfield and adjoining territory will go out in large numbers, as the pupils of the Smithfield Dra matic club wish to make this a big event of the year. They are competing- agains ttwo of the largest schools of the state. Register Home Is Robbed Of $125 Robbery Takes Place About 9:30 In Evening After Family Has Re tired A bold robbery took place in this city early Sunday night when $125 were taken from the home of C. B. Register. Seventy-five dollars of the amount stolen wTere in gold and had been in the possession of Mr. Register for a long time. Fifty dollars of the amount were in bills and change. The family retired early and was asleep with the exception of one of the little boys. The thief made his entrance through the front ioor about 9:30 o'clock, went into :he family bedroom and took Mr. Register’s trousers. The little boy >aw the man and called his father, rhe burglar made for the back loor, spilling a part of the change )n the back steps. The trousers and aocketbook were later found in the backyard. The burglar ran when he knew :he family was aroused, and ac cording to our information, was >een to catch a car near the Cath >lic church and proceed up Mar ket street toward the station. BOX PARTY AND A WOM AN LESS WEDDING There will be a box supper and ■vomanless wedding at Ogburu [Jrove school next Saturday night, February 26. Everybody who would ike a hearty laugh and a hearty ;upper should attend. A small ad-' mission fee will be charged those! lot carrying boxes. Boxes will be 'old at auction. GLADYS HAWKES, CLAUDIA L. STEPHENSON. Teachers. Back to the Soap Box. Two colored men down in south ern Indiana were bewailing the hard times being felt in the agri cultural district there. “Times is tighter than I ever seen them before,” said one. “I can’t even get hold of a nickel! If something don’t turn up I’m go ing to start preaching. I done that once and I ain’t too good to do it ag*ain.”—Indianapolis News. Corn Yields Increase In N. C. Corn yields in North Carolina have increased from l) to 14 bush els per acr eduring the last forty years. Better cropping methods are responsible for these higher yields, say investigators of the United States Department of Ag riculture. your hands and weep; I lend my arm t0 all who say “I can!” No shame-faced outcast ever sank so deep But yet might rise and be again a man! —WALTER MALONE i Smithfield High ' Wins Two Games Wagram and Princeton Are Victims of Local Purple and Gold Quint Playing in Dunn Friday night, the Smithfield terrors defeated the “White Phantoms” from Wag ram 36 to 20. The first half was rather slow. Smithfield led at the half time 19-7. The Wagram quint came back strong in the second half but were unable to overcome the lead piled up by the local lads. S. Bane, star center for the locals, was the outstanding star of the game scoring 26 points. Davis did good guard work and Stevens, lo cal sub, played well also. Princeton succumbed to the on slaught of the “Terrors” Saturday when they were unable to pene trate the stonewall defense of the local high. The final score was 19 to 14 with Smithfield holding the heavy end of the score. The lo cals were slig-htly off-color in shooting, but their defense was perfect, Princeton being unable to score a single “crip” shot. S. Bane also led the scoring in this game with seven points, However, M. Bane exhibited some remark able floor work. It w'as he that broke the tie in the third quarter, with a beautiful shot from mid court. i ne bmitntield team did not en ter the state championship because of the inelegebility of S. Bane, M. Bane and Ed Uzzle, who have not attended school enough this year. However, they expect to enter the state tournament at Raleigh on March 3. Smithfield has won eleven games this season losing only to Fremont by a single goal. This is the best record the locals have made since they won the eastern title in 1923. Mrs. G. W. Butler Addresses Ladies Former Missionary to Brazil Speaks to Local Missionary Societies A most interesting1 address was delivered at the Presbyterian church yesterday afternoon by Mrs Geo. W. Butler, of Goldsbor,o a former missionary to Brazil. Her address came after a meeting of the auxiliary, and the missionary societies of the other churches joined in the service. Mrs. Butler, who is the widow of the late Dr. Geo. W. Butler, a medical missionary to Brazil, con fined her remarks to her personal experiences in that country, stat ing at the beginning fo her ta:k that she knew her hearers under stood the work of the church in Brazil, since they ha drecently studied a mission book on that country. She told graphically of her first impression** after land ing at one of the large cities at the mouth of the Amazon River, a city of 250.000 population, with paved streets, theatres, schools, educated men, wealth, and every thing to make a wonderful city, but with no missionary supported by any denomination. It is a large city filled with people with out Christ. Only recently, she said, a young Methodist and his wife had gone there to preach and to teach, but they do not represent any church board and are forced to work much of the time for their living. The speaker told of her exper iences in northern Brazil where she and her husband lived eight years within two degrees of the equator. They were the first mis sionaries to go into that section. They met with marked success from the beginning at this loca tion, and by much effort and self denial, soon built a little church. The building of a hospital follow ed. The work done at the hospital was more far-reaching in its re sults than that of the church. People from miles around went to the hospital for treatment and op erations, many of them being con verted before they left. They, ir turn, taught the new religion tc Slated High Despite evasive denials, report i rurrent that Judge E. H. Gary, lira of U. S. Steel, plans to retire ir April and that former governoi Nathan Miller of New York (above) Is to take his place at $200,000 a year Newest Firm Is Everett Stevens and Victor Ogburn Buy Stock of Merchandise of Cotter Underwood Company Stevens & Smithfield’s newest firm :s styled Stevens and Og-burn, and the proprietors are Everett Smith Stevens and Victor Ogburn, both well known in Johnston county. These men have bought the stock of merchandise of the Cotter-Un derwood company and the new business will be located in the Cotter-Underwood building next door to the First and Citizens Na tional Bank. The firm will run a general supply store and will buy cotton. It will carry dry goods and notions, heavy and fancy grocer ies, farm implements, buggies, harness, and fertilizer. Theodore Powell, who was formerly with the Austin-Stephenson company, will be associated with the new con cern. The proprietors need no intro duction to the trading public of this section. Mr. Stevens is the youngest son of the late Judge W. S. Stevens. He came home from what was then Trinity College when his father died and went to work. For some time he was con nected with the Austin-Stephenson company as cotton buyer, but for the past three years he has been in the cotton business for himself. Mr. Ogburn came to Smithfield about four years ago from Benson where he held a position with P. B. Johnson, and since that time has been connected with the Far mers Cotton Storage warehouse. Since the death of E. F. Crump, he has been manager of the ware house. He will continue his con nection with the storage ware house until next September when he will become an active member of the new firm. Mr. Ogburn is a native of Pleasant Grove town ship. The new firm will not do a time business. TO REVISE CHURCH ROLL At a quarterly meeting to be held at Hopewell Freewill Baptist church on Saturday, February 26, the church roll will be revised. All members of this church who wish their name to remain on the roll are 1 requested to be present at that time, either in person or oy letter. This step is being taken to dispense with the careless and in different members. those back home, and soon churches sprang up as far as 200 or 300 miles away from their field. Mrs. Butler closed by impress ing* upon her hearers the grea! need in Brazil for doctors, preach ers, and teachres. The young peo pie there, she said, are growing uf without religion. Converting on< there sometimes means convertinj a whole village. The great need ii for consecratde people to go am itil the natives the story of Jesus Aged Man Goes To His Reward Funeral of Mr. Israel Ste phenson Held at Primi tive Baptist Church Here Friday — One of Johnston county’s oldest; nen passed away Thursday after noon at two o’clock, when Mr. Is rael Stephenson died at his home near here after a long illness. Mr. Stephenson had been in feeble health for several years and was confined to his bed for three weeks before his death. Ilf he had lived until April 2, he would have been eighty years lod. Mr. Stephenson was 'born in Pleasant Grove township in 1847. At the age of sixteen he volun teered and served his country faithfully during the last fifteen months of the Civil War. When the war was over he returned to Johnston county and settled on a farm. About forty years ago h© united with the Primitive Baptist i church at Rehobeth and remained a faithful member there until he moved to this township, moving ! his membership to the Primitive 'Baptist church here. The deceased was twice married, | the first time to Miss Emily ; Coats, of Pleasant Grove. Eleven | children were bom to this union, four of whom survive: Messrs. D. T. Stephenson, J. O. Stephenson, J. H. Stephenson, and Israel Ste phenson, Jr., all of Smithfield | township His second wife was Miss Eliza Pittman, who. with one [daughter, Mrs Alonzo Lassiter, of j Elevation, survives him. I The funeral was held Friday I afternoon at the Primitive Ba;> [tist church here, conducted by his pastor, Elder Jesse Barnes, assist ed by Rev. D. C. Johnson, a life long friend and neighbor. The pallbearers were the four sons of the deceased and two sons-in-laws, John Hamilton and Arthur John son. Interment was made in the city cemetery. A large crow'd at tended the funeral and burial. TAKES MAN AND A JUG OF LIQUOR T. E. Talton, deputy sheriff, ar rested Henry Rains of Selma town ship, Thursday, when he came upon him in the woods carrying a jug of liquor on his shoulder. When the officer met him, they had a skuffle and some of the contents of the jug was spilled, but about two and a half gallons wrere taken into custody along with Rains. Rains gave a $150 cash bond for his appearance In Tuesday’s re corder’s court. INTERESTING PROGRAM IN MEADOW SCHOOL Thursday night, the Meadow Home Demonstration club put on a unique entertainment for which a small admission fee was charged in order to raise funds to furnish their club room located in the basement of the Meadow school building. A burlesque of the old time school in the days of the it tle red school house was put on that created an unusual amount of fun. Young and old entered into l its presentation, and a typical i Friday afternoon program was jcarried out. Other features of tho program I included a pantomime of Auld ;Lang Syne by second grade chil jdren, a mock faculty meeting by it he Girls’ club, and u Woman less jwedding by a group of high school iboys. Music was furnished by a string band. 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 com limentary ticket to the Vic tory Theatre. Ticket most be called for before the following issue. stoupaljohnn Giaudia Allen deciphered his | name last issue.