SMITH FI ELD NEEDS:
Daily Meat and Milk Inspection
Bigger Pay Roll.
A Modern Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
VOLUME 45—NO. 17
Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882
JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS
County Farm Agent
Better Roads Feeding Highwa>
Equal Opportunity for Ever.
School Child
Better Marketing System
More Food and Feed Crops
SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1927
* * *
$2.00 PER YEA I
President Vetoes
Farm Relief Bill
Backers of Measure Have
Little Hope of Over
riding Coolidge Who
Says It Is Unconstitu
tional
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. T'.ie
McNary Haugen farm relief bill, 1
handiwork of the Western farm '
bloc and the Southern Democrat
was consigned to the waste bas
ket today by Presidential veto.
With it died all hope of general '
farm legislation at this session of j
Congress. The Senate will vote to- I
morrow on the question of over- j
riding the veto, but the process
will be merely a gesture. No one
expects the bill to muster the two
thirds now necessary for passage.
What its supporters do expect
is that the roll call will give no
tice to the White House that they
have not surrendered, but are pre
pared to accept the issue. A new j
battle over a McNary-Haugen bill
is promised when Congress meets
again next December, and political
leaders on both sides are prepared
to see the contest canned over into
the 1928 camnaitrn.
President Coolidge took his stand
r.gainst the bill in unequivocal
fashion. In a long veto messagt
dissecting the measure, he declar- |
ed it an “economic folly” to a’
tempt to regulate farm surpluses
l y levying an equalization fee on
l asic farm commodities; pronoun •
ed the proposal discriminatory be
cause it did not apply to all farm
products; and said in plain term
that it was a scheme for price
fixing that would raise the cost of
iving and would not benefit the
farmer. For good measuie, he sent ]
along* to the Capitol an opinion
by Attorney General Sargent, de
claring the bill unconstitutional
in its vital provisions.
As an alternative, to meet an
agricultural condition which he!'
conceded to be unsatisfactory, the j
President renewed his recommcn
f'ation for passage of other plan' j
proposed in Congress for the re -
covery of agriculture.
While stating that many other '
reasons existed why the measure
ought not to be approved, the
President said the most decisive 1
one was that it was unconstitu
tional.
The message wa$ sent to the
Senate immediately after it met
at noon, hut it was not read until '
mid-afternoon because of the par-1
limentary situation. Its purport j
was known long in advance of the j
reading and most of the farm lead
ers had made comment on the
President’s action.
Predictions that th“ veto would
alienate a large part of the West
from Mr. Coolidge politically were
supported by the comment of the :
leaders in sympathy with the
bill. While they did not say any
thing about the political effect,
they emphasized that the veto
would prove highly disappointing
to the people of that section of the [
country.—Associated Press.
Hoy Scout Hally.
On next Friday evening. March
4, in the Selma graded school build- j
ing there will be a Johnston com-'
ty Boy Scout rally. All the scouts
and their parents are cordially in
\ ited and expected to be present
at this rally. A real demonstra
tion of the things taught in scout
ing will be exhibited- Don’t forget
the time and place.
Husband and Wife
My husband continuously lights |
rijfarottep and after a pun ‘>r *-wr j
throws them away and start® an
another.—May.
WHAT DOES YOUR HUSBAND DO
Dr. Butler *■»( DEBATE i®v Sen. Boruh
“ April 8
The nation at large, Republican leaders in particular, will watch j
with interest the reaction of sentiment following the debate between I
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler and Senator William A. Borah at Boston
April 8 on Prohibition enforcement. Dr. Butler's recent statement'
about President Coolidge’s third term hopes; the importance of facing
the wet arui dry issue; and things in general about his party, brought I
Senator Borah into the picture, with a challenge for debate.
Bentonville Now
Claims Attention
State U. D. C. Improves
Battleground and Plans
To Erect Memorial;
Sketch of Famous Bat
tle Fought in Johnston
County
Mrs. JOHN H. ANDERSON
Th» battlefield of the last im
ortant fight in the War between
he states, (said by the historians
o be the greatest battle ever
ought on North Carolina soil) is
isited by few of the people of the
Itate. The story of the valor of
he Junior Reserves in this bat
!e of Bentonville is not very fa
miliar to the present generation.
These boy soldiers of 17 to 18
ears of age have no Memorial as
et from the people of the State,
hough Virginia has memorialized
ler boys of V. M. I. who fought
0 bravely in their “baptism of
ire” at New Market.
So the North Carolina Daugh
ers of the Confederacy will soon
rect at the battlefield of Benton
ille a handsome bronze Tablet on
1 boulder of native stone, on which
vill be inscribed the story how
hese hoy soldiers were confront
'd by the whole of Sherman’s
irrny of old and experienced sol
ders, how they under the leader
hip of tha tsuperb General Rob
rt I*\ Moke, kept hack the Fed
rals for two days, and drove the
enemy into an impenetrable
These young soldiers of the
Confederacy are worthy to take
heir place in the States Hall of
'amo, for they were brave as the
•ravest who wore the gray.
The battlefield of Bentonville is
n Johnston county 18 miles front
>niithfield and 40 miles southeast
>f Raleigh.
No battlefield has been better
•reserved by nature, with the ev
ergreen pines and the Springs fra-1
•rant arbutus protecting* the breast
vorks of that three days unequal
mgagement
The North Carolina Daughters
)f the Confederacy have recently
lut this battleground in good con
lit ion, from funds contributed by
he Chapters.
Being made more accessible by
new highways, this historic spot
tv ill be visited by hundreds who
will learn the story of the last
stand made by the Army of the
Confederacy bet* :e its final sur
render.
That lover of North Carolina’s
historic shrim , Col. I red A. Olds,
has mad an ardent study of the
battleground of Bentonville and
has endeavored to arouse in the
people of this State a greater in
terest in this spot. His very facile
pen has given many stories of the
“Boys Brigade” (who fought there)
which he describes as the “most
unique organization on either side
iluring the war.”
Gen. Robert K. Hoke, the belov
ed commander of North Carolina’s
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Sheriff Spends
Busy Week-End
Kinston Negro In Jail
Awaiting Outcome In
juries Sustained by
Johnston County Negro
In Auto Accident
Close to a dozen arrests made
during the week end by Sheriff
Turley or his deputies tell a sor
did story of drunkness, reckless
ness, and loose living.
The culmination of the Series j
came yesterday when Will Mew
bourne, n negro of K i n -
ston, was placed in jail pending j
the outcome of injuries sustained j
l»y Riddick Watson, a respected j
Johnston county negro, hurt in an j
lutomobiie accident. The accident |
took place on the Raleigh road j
near Clayton almost in front of i
Mr. Ransom Gulley’s place, about j
twelve-thirty o’clock. Riddick
Watson, who lives beyond Clay
ton, was returning home after hav
ing been to Smithfield, when Mew
borne, who was driving a Dodge
?oupe, in attempting to pass a car,
ran into him. The cars were com
pletely wrecked, and Watson, se
riously hurt. He was broug-ht to
the Johnston County Hospital.
Officers here were notified, and on
ini'ir way vo me scene, met, :vie\v
borne who was on his way to
Smithfield. They took him into
custody and placed him in jail
without, bond
Mew,borne was driving a bor
rowed car, and was accompanied
by a negro preacher, whose name
was not learned, when the acci
dent happened. Eye-witnesses are
said to have stated that Mew
borne was driving at a rapid rate.
Other arrests mavje Saturday
night include two men and a girl
naught by Deputies Ellington and
Talton on the Wilson’s Mills road
near the Brcadhurst farm. The
girl was said to be drunk and the
men had been drinking. The ar
iest grew out of a report that
; ome kind of a crime was suspic
ioned to have been committed on
the Raleigh road /near Bethesda
church. The car containing the
above mentioned persons had been
followed.
As the officers continued their
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AUNT ROXIE SAYS—
By Me—
“Ah don’t know which ter do,
plant cotton or run nh clccn sho*
in Noo York."
<aleigh Bank Is
Named Trustee
bVill Take Over The Af
fairs of the Austin-Ste
phenson Co., Which
W’ent Into Voluntary
Bankruptcy Recently
RALEIGH, Feb. 27.—At the ,
irst meeting of the creditors of
he Austin-Stephenson company of
smithfield since the voluntary
bankruptcy of that concern be
•ame effective February 15, the
Raleigh Savings Bank and Trust
Company was appointed trustee
md J. W. Bailey named as attor
ney to adjust the back taxes due
he Federal government.v
Joseph B. Cheshire, referee in
bankruptcy stated at the opening
of the meeting that the time had
Lome for the appointment of[a per
manent trustee and the appoint
ment could be made by' him
through an election by the unse
cured creditors. Then creditors held
a short consultation (w'ith the
above named results.
:nr. nauey announced mat it
was probable that the claim which
the government would ultimately
establish against the concern
would approximate $298,000. It
was demand for payment of back
taxes from 1918 that caused the
company to have recourse to the
bankruptcy law, and it was at
first estimated that back taxes
due would amount to half a mil
lion dollars.
No definite figures could be ob
tained as to the amount of the
claims of the unsecured creditors,
but it is estimated as being about
$200,000.
An inventory of the stock show's
g)ods on hand worth about $55,
000. The company also owns con
siderable real estate.
Willis Austin is president of the
company. J. W. Stephenson was
the other member of the corpora
tion giving it its name but has
not been connected with the bus
iness for 20 years. The company
has done for years an enormous
supply business, and is one of the
largest establishments of the sort
in the state.
H. V. Rose, of Smithfield, served
as temporary receiver and closed
up his connection with the concern
in that capacity yesterday.
NEW STATEWIDE
GAME LAW
A law that the present leg
islature has passed is the state
wide game law. This provides
that all who hunt on any land
except land belonging to one
hunting will have to pay a hun
ter's license tax of $1.50 per
year. The bill also provides for
a hunting commission. The
open and close seasons will be
regulated acording to condi
tions in the several localities
of the state.
Baptist Prayer Meeting.
Rev. G. T. Baker will speak at
Ihe Baptist church prayer meeting
at 7:.S0 tomorrow night. He is n
very interesting speaker, and the
members generally are invited to
be present.
LIGHTS REQUIRED
ON ALL VEHICLES
A law has recently passed
the legislature which provides
that on and after July 1st of
this year all horsedrawn or
other vehicles traveling the
highways of this state shall be
provided with tail-lights. Vi
olations of the law are misde
meanors and magistrates will
have jurisdiction of the of
fenses.
Aged Man Goes
Mr. J. A. Woodall Dies at
Home In Sanders Chap
el Section at Age of 88
Pearces’ School
Sanders Chapel section lost one
of its oldest and most highly es
teemed citizens Sunday night when
Mr. J. A. Woodall passed away
at his home after a short illness.
Mr. Woodall was one of the old
est men in Johnston county, being
eighty-eight years and twenty-two
days old.
The deceased had been well and
active practically all his life. Al
though he had been feeble for the
past several months, his condition
was not considered serious until
Friday. He was one of the few
remaining Confederate soldiers in
this county.
The funeral was conducted yes
terday afternoon at three o’clock
at Sanders Chapel M. E. church
by the pastor, the Reverend
E. D. Dodd, of Four Oaks. Inter
ment was made in the cemetery at
tthe church. The pallbearers were:
Messrs. G. W. Davis, J. W. Barnes,
J. C. Creech, P. D. Davis, J. M.
Hamilton, G. R. Radford, Claude
Hill and W. H. Crocker.
The deceased is survived by his
aged wife and four children: Mrs.
J. R. Creech, Mrs. John K. San
ders and Mr. J- E. Woodall, all
of Smithfield, Route 2, and Edgar
H. Woodall, of Hope Mills.
He was tthe grandfather of Miss
Vara Sanders, Mrs. L. H. Sasser
and Mrs. W. J. Massey, of this
city. An unusually large crowd
attended the funeral.
The bereaved ones have many
friends who sympathize with them
in their loss.
His Reward
AUSTINS STORE IS
BROKEN INTO
The store of the Austin-Steph
enson company, closed under or
ders in bankrutpcy since February
15, was broken into on Saturday
night, the 26th, and it is believed
that a small quantity of good:
from the dry goods department was
stolen. The thief made his en
trance by smashing the lock and
bar off of the basement door and
by a staircase from the basement
to the main office. The outer door
to the main office was also broken
in. An heavy iron bar found near
the door was probably used as a
ram with which the locks were
broken. Since the discovery of the
robbery the city police department
has been making a special effort
to gat a clue as to the robber and
to protect the store and stock
of goods.
Organ Recital To
Be Friday Evening
Local Musicians To Give
Program at Methodist
Church Under Auspices
Local Club
A varied program has been ar
ranged for the pipe organ recital
which will be given Friday eve
ning at the Methodist church un
der the auspices of the Business
and Professional Won Jin’s club,
and it is hoped that a large crowd
will greet those on the program
all of whom are local musicians.
The program to be rendered is
as follows:
Pipe Organ Selections.
Evening Prelude, Edward Read;
Twilight Meditation, Sibley Pease,
by Mrs. C. V. Johnson.
Vocal Selections.
Open the Gates of the Temple,
Knapp; Savior Breathe An Eve
ning Blessing, Ambrose, by Ther
on Johnson.
Pipe Organ Selection.
Largo, Dvorak, My Miss Marga
ret Rogers.
Vocal Solo With Violin Obligato.
Ave Maria, Schubert, by Mis.
Prances White and M)\ (Sol N.
Bane.
Male Quartette.
By Messrs. Paul Eason, James
Davis, A. J. Fitzgerald, and Mr.
Meredith.
Violin Selections.
By Sol N. Bane.
Anthem.
Hark, hark my Soul, Shelley, by
a choir.
Vocal Selection
By Mrs. W. J. B. Orr.
Pipe Organ Selections.
Idilio, Theo. Lock; Evening Star.
Liszt, by Mrs. R. G. Sanders.
Vocal Solo.
Holy City, Gaul, by Dwight
Johnson.
Pipe Organ Selections.
Serenade, Gounod; March Pon
tificale, Lemmons, by Miss Mar
garet Rogers.
STEROPTICON LECTCRE
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
A large congregation was in at
tendance last Sunday night at the
Baptist church when the pastor
gave a steropticon lecture on Bap
tist Missions in China. More than
seventy slides were shown, main
ly of the schools and churches and
people connected with the Baptist
South China Mission centering in
Canton, where a great work has
been carried on by Southern Bap
tists since 1845. In beginning the
address a map of China was used
showing in a very interesting way
the progress of the revolution that
is going on in China in the strug
gle of the two rival governments
centering in Peking and Canton.
Visiting In Charlotte
Mrs. Ellen Eason left Thursday
for Charlotte where she will spend
some time with her son, Mr. Will
Eason.
Guests of Parents Here
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Ford, of
Savannah, Ga., were visitors at
the home of their parents. Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Phillips, yesterday.
'
Judge W. C. Harris
Now holding two weeks’ term of
Civil Superior Court in Johnston
County.
Officers Arrest
One At Still Site
' 5*5: . y _
Gives Bond To Tell His
Story In Federal Court;
Men Work At Repair
ing Wrecked Apparatus
Doing the neighborly act may
put one into the clutches of the
law, if the story is true which Tom
Johnson told the revenue officers!
when they took him into custody
last Tuesday just across the
"\\ ayne-Johnston line near Cox's
ferry on Neuse river.
According to Johnson, he start
ed out to hunt his employer’s hogs
late Tuesday afternoon and as he
was going through the woods, some
men, whom he said he did not
know, although Johnson has been
living in that neighborhood for |
several years, asked him to help j
put a hoop on a barrel. And while j
he was engaged in this neighbor-1
ly act. along came Federal prohi-1
bition officers. Strange to say the !
aid of these men was not solicited j
at all, notwithstanding the fact
that there were about fifteen bar
rels which needed hoops or other .
lepairs; but, instead the two un
known white men and one negro,
immediately took to their heels,
leaving Johnson to explain the sit
uation.
The situation, apparently was
this: these Federal officers had
received news by means of a dia
gram of a whiskey still in exactly
that locality, but when arrived on
the scene some other raiders had
beat them to it. The still was
cone, fifteen barrels of beer had j
been poured out, and considerable
damage done the containers. The
owners were evidently repairing
the damage, and salvaging what
they could from the wreck when
the revenue men made their ap
pearance. It is said that a ditch
had been dug and the barrels prac
tically buried.
The officers took charge of John- j
son, carried him before the U. S. j
Commissioner at Selma where he j
gave a $300 bond for the privilege i
of telling his story in Federal
court.
Present Status of Johnston Countv Road Taxes
Valuation
Township
Banner .$ 3.619,110
Bentonvillo . 860,700
Beulah . 2,515,240
Boon Hill . 3,344,272
Clayton . 6,147,950
Cleveland . 1,082,617
Elevation . 1,754,320
Ingrams . 2.322.747
Meadow . 1,410,892
Micro . 1.230,096
Oneals . 2,278,546
I’ine Level . 2,006.596
Pleasant Grove .... 1,020,360
Selma . 4,317,452
Smithfield . 6,834,620
Wilders . 1,829,780
Wilson’s Mills. 1,471,244
Totals
$44,100,542
Tax Hate
SOt
60e
50c
40c
20c
35c
40c
40c
25c
50c
13c
30c
80c
25c
20c
;>"h
25c
Yield uf
•Present Tax
$ 10,857.33
4,303.50
12,570.20
13,377.00
12,295.90
3.785.16
7.017.28
9.290.99
3.527.23
6,150.48
9,797.75
0,199.79
8.162.88
10,793.63
18,069.24
0.401.23
S,078.11
$141,890.79
Amt. Outs'and
inp Bonds
$100,000
36.000
50.000
00,000
o
25.000
40.000
50.000
50.000
36.000
50.000
7,000
65.000
0
15.000
65.000
0
$018,000
\mount that Yearly contri
Sinking:
fund
$ 8,681.97
5,616.45
n «' vl<>
11,767.80
0
4,903.25
6,418.80
7,366.38
4,814.10
6,276.16
7.132.00
1.200.00
8.112.72
0
4.494.72
9,895.65
0
$95,174.60
juium iu pru*
i idi' Sk. Fund
I 1,052.36
624.05
750.70
1,069.80
0
445.75
713.20
526.17
534.90
641.88
891.50
150.00
1,158.96
0
749.12
1,258.95
0
$10,583.40
Annual inter
est on Bonds
$ 6,000
1J750
3,200
0
1,250
2,000
2.500 .
1.800
2,000
2.500
350
3,900
0
900
3,650
0
$34,350
Dramatic Clubs
Hold Tournamem
New Bern Wins Fit -1
Place, With Smithti
Close Behind; Faye
ville Gives Folk Pla
The Dramatic tournament,
lere Friday evening: in which
natic clubs from New Bern, i
itteville and Smithfield par
'ated, was a thoroughly enjoy
•ntertainment, aside from the :
hat it decided which team in
lear future shall contest in
inals at Chapel Hill. This co
td honor was accorded New 1:
>y the judges, the play being
iented being entitled, “Romar
)y Rostard. The drama, w
'/as given in one act, was ty'
f Spanish life, and was spect
ar from start to finish. T
vere five main characters,
ninor musicians, bandits ;
wordsmen. Miss Louise Jack
vho played the part of the hero
vas easily the outstanding ch
icter of the cast. Miss Brookl
lirected the play.
me judges gave bmithneld see*
>nd place, the local club preseru
ng “Dust of the Road,” under the
iirection of Mrs. A. R. Wils
rhe play, which carried a wh<> .
ome lesson, was well selected and
itted those who took part. Di.
vood Creech, Winfield Jordan and
Vliss Dixie Johnson acquit: *1
hemselves with credit, but to V.
is Stevens belongs the distinct
>f the best acting done on •
tage Friday evening. He pla
he role of a tramp with a les
ilmost as uncanny as that of
‘Ancient Mariner.” His into?
ion and enunciation were par
jlarly good. Many, in fact, \v<
lave given first place to Sir
Seld, and the judges therns?
admitted that the contest
dose.
The play presented by the F;v -
tteville club was a North (
ina folk play, “No ‘Count P ..
vith the scene laid in Harn
’ounty. It was written by Mr.
jreen, of Carolina Playmakrr:
'ame. and it was directed by the'
lister of the author, Miss
jreen. The characters repres>5*u>
?d negroes, and they gave a pn>d
)ortraval of negro happy-go-hu i; v
ife. Robert Davis, the no ‘c« ml
;oy, handled a breath harp wuh
he musical genius of the d
ace.
The judges on this occasion wore
Dr. B. B. Lane, of the State C-m
ersity. Chapel Hill; Miss 1 /
joy, of Raleigh; Mrs. Broad
md Rev. Mr Shirley, of Se
md Miss Mary E. Wells, R
Supervisor of Johnston coun
The senior class of the s- moo!
lere sponsored the entertain) 1 i ,
ind after the program gave
nformal reception t0 the visitors
nd their hosts, and the judge #
he lovely home of Mr. and V. ..
D. H. Creech on Oakland Heigh -.
SHOOTING STAR ATTRACT
ATTENTION SUNDAY NI<
Quite a number i:i this ser
saw an unusual ph| nojmenor
i he sky Sunday night about
o'clock, supposed to have be- .
shooting meteor. It came fron i>
west and shot across the sk
somewhat a funnel shape erou
in an explosion resembling a lu.
ly crimson sunset. It has been •
timated that the falling dame
visible for at ieast twenty second
The meteor shed a sort of b t
gt#jen radiance which guve
considerable light.
Timely Song: “Where is
Baby Tonight.?”
A Tantalizer
There are exactly enough 1
ters in the line below to *p
the name of a per«on In Smi
field, and if the right one
ciphers his name and will p
sent it to The Herald office,
will present him with a *< ■■
limentary ticket to the X
tory Theatre. Ticket most
called for before the folio*
issue.
pbr.norjlwau
Kenneth Coate* recogni *
his name last -Ssue,
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