SMITHFIELD NEEDS: Daily Meat and Milk Inspection Bigger Pay Roll. A Modern Hotel Chamber of Commerce Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 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 OLUME 45—NO. 20 * * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 11, 1927 * # * $2.00 PER YEAR Mysterious Man Is Found On Streets \ - *dsboro Elks Authorize ii'Hospital Attention, But Man|Who Proves To Be H. M. Sadler of Wash, ington Dies. The mystery surrounding a wcll Iressed man found in a semi-con cious condition on the streets of his city on Friday, February 25, vas solved in time to provide hos pital attention but not in time to irevent his going to his last long leep which happened early last unday morning at the Johnston "ounty Hospital. On the afternoon of Friday, Feb uary 25, the man, who was a omplete stranger to all who pass d him by, was discovered sitting 1 front of the hotel acting queer r. He was seen trying to smoke wo cigarettes at one time. The eneral opinion was that he was toxicated and the chief of police as notified to take him in charge, /hief Cable took him to jail where ie remained until Saturduy morn Saturday morning his condi tjon was unchanged and the coun ty physician was called. A search of the man’s person was made, but nothing was found to reveal his idem y. Finally, however, the man remembered his name which he gave as H. M. Sadler. It developed that he had arrived in Smithfield on the Goldsboro bus. Upon his person were found $20.00 in money, a handbag, a gold watch, a kjmfe, a check for a handbag and an Elks pin. Alocal member of the Elks organization telephon ed to the Goldsboro Elks, but the mfrn was unknown there. Instruc tions were given to give the man the best of attention at the ex pense of the Elks’ organization, (nd he was removed to the John ton County Hospital. He appear i to be about 30 years old. With the baggage check as a fdue, Chief Cable located the man’s Jiandbag in the bus station in Ral eigh, and it was then found that |iis home was in Washington, N. Washington was communicated ith and his wife was soon at his Iside. It seems Mr. Sadler had ft Washington about four months go and had since been working in iVinston-Salem. Just why and ow he left that city and why he tvas in Smithfield will remain a aystery, though he had probably >perf himself after becoming ill. The body was taken to Wash gton Sunday for intrement. 1 Shoo Department Now Open. V The shoe department of the American Dollar store opened this ttiorning. It is located in the rear Of the store and a complete line of Sim best styles for men, women and Children are in stock. This shoe department is well arranged and is one of the prettiest in town. Mr. Sylvan Bane is the manager of this department. Uk. Waltz Written On Cuff. Sguohann Strnuss, the “waltz king,” wrote his famous “Blue Danube” on a pair of detachable cOft’s and then threw them into the wash. They were rescued by his mother and his music publish ers made a fortune from the com position. Strauss wrote so many compositions that he could not re cognize all of them. AUNT ROXIE SAYS— By Me— |S“Ef mi ole man wuz a nolgiei hit wood be dangue ter s>tan’ twixi him an’ kivor.” in 1 COMMISSIONERS WILL DECIDE HIGHWAY MATTER ON MONDAY The Henderson-Clinton high way matter was not disposed of at the meeting last Monday of the county board of commis sioners but will likely be taken up at the adjourned meeting to be held next Monday March 14. The question of rescinding pre vious action taken came up in an open hearing in the court room, and after listening to the discussion, the commissioners, through County Attorney Paul I). Grady, announced that due consideration would be given the matter. The contract enter ed into by the commissioners and the State Highway Commis sion was read in the meeting, and as soon as practicable this contract will be published in these columns. Criminal Term Superior Court Five Murder Cases Are on Calendar; Other Cases That Are of General In terest Are Included In the Sixty-Six Set For Next Week A criminal term of Superior court will convene here next Mon day which is scheduled for- one week. Judge W. C. Harris, of Raleigh, who has just held a two weeks’ civil term here, will pre side. The calendar carries sixty six cases, and all cases on docket not calendared are subject to be called for trial by the solicitor upon notice. Five murder cases are on the alcndar, four called Monday, as follows: State vs. M. C. Blue; State vs. James Rogers; State vs. Georg-j Ferrell and Taft Boykin; and State vs. C. S. Pulley. The case of State vs. Robert Separk, Evelyn Britt, and R. H. Stephen son, charged with the murder of "Mighty” Forsythe near Clayton, is set for Wednesday. These same persons will be called to answer the charge of violating the prohi bition laws. The trial of Harry Baucom, who has been confined in the hospital here for several weeks with in juries sustained in a fracas at Wil son’s Mills, is set for Monday. Baucom is charged with resisting an officer. He is still in the hos pital but is expected to be able to stand trial. The cases of W. T. Adams, charged with embezzlement, and of J. A. Keen, neglect of official duty, are scheduled for Tuesday. Other cases around which con siderable interest has centered are five indictments in connection with ! he failure of the Princeton bank some time ago, the defendants in these cases being George F. Wood ard and his daughter, Miss Lena Woodard. The calendar in detail will be found on page three of this issue. Husband and Wife My husband, who is stout, wears ihort sleeved shirts on warm days ; vnci looks like a “kupie.”—Ruth. j VI,lAT 1M_>KS YOUR HUSBAND IX>t Zouple Freeze To Death In Snow Bodies of Traveling Man and Pinehurst Hotel Waitress Found Near Aberdeen By Small Boy. ABERDEEN, March 8.—The todies of a man and a woman were ’ound in a cotton field near here .oday. The couple, it is believed from facts leaitoed about them, lad perished in the snow of a ■veek ago tonight. They were iden ified as J. E. Rushway, traveling epresentative of a safety razor concern, and Miss Helen Higgins, . waitress in the Berkshire hotdl it Pinehurst. Mr. Rushway and Miss Higgins left Aberdeen last Tuesday night about 10 o’clcok in an automobile. It is believed that the car became .tailed and that the couple start ing back to Aberdeen got lost in '.he snow, became exhausted from | their vain efforts to reach a place >f shelter and froze to death. The ! man was lying on his back and the w9man with her head resting on his chest. TAKE WRONG ROAD. Just before reaching Aberdeen coming from Pinehurst, the road forks to the right in the direction of Rockingham, the left hand fork leading to Aberdeen. The bodies were found in a cotton field about 15 yards from the Rocking-hant road indicating that the couple had taken the wrong road and then lost that in the blinding snow which was falling. The bodies were found a distance of about 300 yards from where the car was found. The boy who found the bodies, the discovery being made at 3 o’clock this afternoon reported it to the police at Aberdeen and they had the corpses taken to an under taking establishment here. Friends of the couple are trying to locate their families and get instructions as to what to do with the bodies. Miss Higgins was from Sargent ville, Maine. Mr. Rushway was em ployed by the American Safety Razor company, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Acquaintances said they were per sons of good character and ex pressed keen regret at their death. SAYS COUPLE DIED FROM EXPOSURE ABERDEEN, March 10.—A cor oner’s jury late Wednesday found that the couple whose bodies were found frozen near here died from exposure, exhaustion and frezeing. j Dr. A. H. McLeod, of Aberdeen, was in charge of the jury which investigated accidental disclosure by a small boy of the bodies about a mile from here. The two, J. E. Rushway, travel ing for a safety razor concern of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Miss Helen Higgins, of Sargentville, Me., and lately a waitress in the Pinehurst hotel, became lost in the snow storm of a week ago aqd, losing their way, became exhausted from the exposure and froze to death, the jury decided. The couple had decided to walk back to Aberdeen when they left an automobile party. I ll RY LIST CRIMINAL TERM SUPERIOR CO CRT | R. G. Gower, Wilson’s Mills; Randall Lassiter, Elevation; Wil lie L. Barbour, Elevation; W. L. Bass, Beulah; Lonnie A. Lassiter, Ingrams; C. F. Broadwell, Selma; J. A. Creech, Oneals; J. E. Hobbs, Ingrams; D. I. Ivey, Pleasant Grove; P. H. Etheridge Beulah; J. Chester Barbour, Elevation; J. 'J. Pleasant, Pleasant Grove; Clyde Hatcher, Micro; G. R. Whitley. Oneals; R. G. Narron, Selma; Clem Creech, Oneals; R. W. Smith, Ben ton ville; S. A. Lassiter, Elevation; J. F. Sneed, Ingrams; J. W. Boy kin, Wilders; C. L. Whitley, Smithfield; J. L. Sorrell, Banner; W. Gaston Lee Ingrams; H. G. Johnson, Smithfield; Vance Hales, Beulah; J. C. Hayes, Bentonville; A. E. Penny, Elevation; W. P. Wiggs, Pine Level; J. V. Marsh burn, Meadow; W. J. Jernigam Banner; Andrew Brewer, Boon Hill; J. L. George, Ingrams; J. 11. Johnson, Beulah; Dewey Norri . Ingrams; J. R. Lee, Elevation; J. II. Fowler, Wilders. ,, .. . .. . Local High Reaches Tourney Semi-Finals After fighting its way through three victories the Smithfield high school basketball team went dowr in defeat before Roanoke Rapid4 high in the semi-finals of Class E at the State College tournament Wednesday morning. The score was 27 to 17. This victory gave the Roanoke Rapids team the right to play Dunn high for the Class B championship Wednesday night. The first game in which the lo cal tossers participated in the tournament was on Monday night with Lumberton high, champions of Class B in 1926. Smithfield com pletely walked away with tins team, the score being 17 to 3. The next game was with West Durham Senior Girls Are Guests B.&P. Club Mrs. Woosley and Miss Georgia Keen Are Chief Speakers at Banquet Honoring Girls of Grad uating Class Mrs. O. V. Woosley, of Lexing ton, and Miss Georgia Keene, of New Bern, members of the faculty of the Sunday School Training School being held here this week, were the principal speakers at the March dinner meeting of the Bus iness and Professional Women’s club held Tuesday evening, special guests on this occasion being the twenty-three girls of the senior class of the high school. Mrs. A. S. Johnston served the banquet at her home on Third and Johnston streets. The rooms thrown open for the occasion, were quite attractive with decorations of shamrocks and other things sug gestive of St. Patrick’s Day. The place cards were shamrocks and the tiny diploma-like rolls con taining- the menu were tied with green. The program was opened by singing an appropriate invocation, after which fruit cocktail was serv ed. The presidemt of the club!, Mrs. Clifton Beasley, then extend ed a cordial welcome to the honor guests, to which Miss Addie Bar bour of the senior class graceful ly responded. The business of the club was then taken up, after which the second course was served, and then the program was turned over to Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, chair man of the education committee, who acted as toastmistress. Miss Mary E. Wells, in a thoroughly original manner, toasted the sen ior class. Miss Marie Anderson Stevens making a response in rhyme. Most pleasing* numbers on the program were the Irish readings with musical accompaniment given by Mrs. Jesse Coates who wore a charming Irish costume. Following these selections, the loastmistress introduced Mrs. Woosley who, in a striking man ner, left a worth while thought in the minds of the high schol girls, interspersing; her remarks with wit and humor. Miss Georgia Keene was then called upon, who told a story particularly fitting for the occasion. After the dessert course, the club members sang a toast to their guests, and a most delightful oc casion came to a close. Forty or more were present. COUNTY HOME RETURNS THANKS. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Hinton, sup erintendents of the county home, and the inmates wish to express thei sincere thanks to the ladies of the missionary society of the Baptist church at Smithfield for the interesting program and nice bags of fruit given the inmates on February 28. The occasion was thoroughly enjoyed by all. A certain man had three chil dren, Mary Mae Burst. Henry Wood Burst, and Charle.. Will Burst. At the last report all were .hale and hearty. Tuesday afternoon. The score of this contest was 32 to 14. Tuesday night Smithficld defeated Oxford high 23 to 8, thereby reaching the semi-finals. The other two John ston county teams which entered the tournament were eliminated in the first round. Benson was beaten by Mebane 30 to 6, while Dunn high conquered the Princeton toss jers 20 to 13. ! The Smithfield team has had an unusually good record this season. Out ql twenty games played it has been downed but five times. The local five has piled up a total of 545 points to 318 for their oppon ents. Distilling Plants CAPTURE TWO LARGE STILLS Last Tuesday Deputy Sheriff R. D. Mailer, of Bentonville, assist ed by Messrs. A. B. Hood, J. R. Hood, I. V. Hudson, and Linnie Hudson, captured an eighty-gallon [whiskey still and complete outfit in Bentonville township. The still was running when the officers found it and three men, Alton Hayes. Rupert Herring and Joe Tart were arrested. All gave bond for their appearance in recorder’s court here. Four barrels of beer were destroyed at this place. On the same day these officers captured a seventy-five gallon still and outfit at another location in Bentonville township. Six gal lons of whiskey were seized here and two men, C. A. Hayes and Wil lie Parker, were arrested. They also gave bond. Freewill Baptist Church Sunday school morning 9:30 C. J. Thomas, superintendent. The revival meeting will start Sunday /light at 7:30. It will be conducted by Rev. S. H. Styron and the pas tor, Rev. II. R. Faircloth, will also help. Everybody is invited to at tend. There will be no prayer meeting next Wednesday evening on ac count of the revival meeting. Baptist Church. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Morn ing worship and sermon by the pastor at 11 a. m. Intermediate B. Y. P. U. at 6:15 p. m. Evening worship at 7:30 p. m. Cordial in vitation to all services. Presbyterian Services. Smithfield Sunday morning*, ser mon by pastor. Oakland Sunday night, 7 o’clock. Christian En deavor and sermon. Public cordial ly invited. Centenary Methodist Church Sunday school at 9:30 T. C. Young, superintendent. Preaching at 11 and 7:30 by the pastor. The subject for the naming: “The Voice of God.” Subject for the evening: “Salt.” Epworth League at 7:30 Mon day. There will be no prayer meeting Wednesday night on account of the revival at the Freewill Baptist church. C ON FEDERATE VETERAN RECALLS BATTLE Kev. Robt. L. Strickland, of Ben tonville, one of the few remaining Confederate veterans of Johnston county, was in the city Monday. Mr. Strickland said he read with interest Mrs. John Anderson’s ar ticle in the Herald about the bat tle of Bentonvillc, and he can cor roborate every word of it. Mr. (Strickland joined the army when he was seventeen years old. His regiment was in the battle of Bentonvillc. but at the time he was not with his regiment. At Golds* J boro, he had been taken ill with . smallpox and sent to Salisbury. He |wa? on his way back from Salic* I bury when the tight took place in Johnston county. I Regular Meeting Co. Commissioner Board Takes Steps To Fa cilitate Transaction of Business In Future; County Council To Fit Up Room. Members of the County Council of home demonstration work of Johnston county will hail with delight the announcement that the county commissioners at their reg ular meeting held here Monday, authorized the farmers room in 1 the courthouse to be equipped for' demonstration purposes under the j direction of Miss Minnie Lee Gar- j rison, county home demonstration agent, the cost not to exceed $300. Other business transacted Mon day include the following items: Ordered that the board adopt the following policy to cover all claims filed for depradation com mittee by dogs; “All claimants for sheep, fowl, etc., killed by dog? shall be required to file their claim in writing and support the same with a written affidavit setting out whose dog or dogs killed said stock before said claim can be taken up by this board.” Ordered that the welfare officer secure a complete list of outside paupers who are now on the coun ty payroll and investigate the mer its of each case as soon as practi cable and report the same to this board to the end that the county may reduce the outside pauper pay roll. Ordered that F. F. Siler, Selma. j be released of poll tax for 1926, it appearing to the board that he is 68 years old. Ordered that L. 0. Morris, Beu lah township, be released of $350. valuation of household and kitchen furniture listed through error for 1926 taxes. Ordered that the welfare officer investigate the condition of Ven nie Eason (widow of W. S. Eason, ' Selma, route 1) and report to this board at the next regular meet- * ing. Ordered that W. Thomas Wood- i ard, Pine Level township, be re leased of $1,500.00 solvent credit : valuation listed throug-h error for - 1926 taxes. In order to expedite the matter of handling tax adjustments be- , fore the board, it was ordered that the following policy in this mat ter be adopted: “All claiments for adjustment must first take the < matter up with the county attor ney and the county auditor, which officers after investigation shall : present to this board a written report with recommendations of these officers as to what disposi tion in their judgment should be made of the matter. Ordered that the board of educa tion be authorized to borrow suf ficient money to pay Clayton, Smithfield, and Benson special chartered schools at this time up to 80 per cent of the budgets of the respective schools for the school year 1926-‘27, it being un derstood that the payments al ready made said schools from the [1926 taxes are included in the 80 [per cent. At the request of the »ard, J. B. ONeal appeared before it in the matter of damages done by a mad dog. After investigation the board decided to release Mr. ONeal from further responsibility in the ! matter. | Ordered that the county adopt j the policy of charging a privilege! tax on piano and talking* machine dealers and salesmen of one-half the amount charged by the state for said privilege, and further that these dealers and salesmen who have already been charged more than this be released ac cordingly. Mr. W. N. Lee of Ingrams town ship presented a claim for sheep killed by dogs. His claim shows 12 sheep killed which he valued at $5.00 each. Ordered that the same be held for further consideration pursuant to the policy adopted by the board in these matters. The board adjourned for the noon recess to re-convene in the court room at two o’clock for the purpose of discussion cf the Ilen (Turn to page four please) Big Earthquake In Japan Takes Toll —-—-_* ORGAN RECITAL TO RE GIVEN TUESDAY NIGHT The organ recital scheduled to have been given at the Meth odist church last Friday night under the auspices of the Bus iness and Professional Woman’s club, but which was postponed on account of the snow, will be given next Tuesday evening at eight o’clock. The program, which was published several is sues ago, will be rendered. The public is invited to hear the re cital which will be given by lo cal talent. An opportunity for a freewill offering to complete the hospital furnishings fund, will be given. Poultry Meeting Is Well Attended Taking Off Hatch of 500 Chicks Features Meet ing Held at W. T. Woodard’s; Mrs. D. J. Wellons Next Hostess. There having been no rural mail lelivery for four days following the tig snowfall of last week, a report >f the meeting of the Johnston bounty Poultry Association held on ruesday, March 1, did not reach :his office until Wednesday of his week. The meeting was held vith Mr. W. T. Woodord, who lives tear Pine Level, and according to he secretary, Mrs. Alice Easom, tlthough the wind was sharp and he snow falling, it was well at ended. This was the fourth meet ng of the association, and the at endance has g*rown every meeting, here being thirty-five present on darch 1 to offer suggestions for he betterment of the work and to liscuss poultry problems. A picnic dinner was served at toon, after which a demonstration if Mr. Woodard’s mammoth Buck rye 2,300 egg capacity incubator vas held. On the day of the meet hout 500 baby chick; were taken Fallowing :he demonstration Mr. P. Honeycutt, the president, ailed the meed k . • order. America was sung; 'he minutes of he last meeting were, read by the secretary; new members were re vived, and the report on the neeting with W. V. Lewis, State Marketing specialist, at Smith ield, was given by Mr. J. E. Bail ■y. A general discussion of plans ’or building brooder houses and he care of baby chicks took place. Ordering feed through the«asso ciation in order to cut expenses .vas also discussed. A usual feature of these poul :ry meetings is for each member :o give reports on ho whis hens are laying. The reports on this oc casion were all good, but the best was given by Mr. W. T. Woodard, af Princeton. Mr. Woodard keeps accurate records and his report for February is as follows; Chickens Eggs Barred Rocks _124 1.621 White Leghorns __90_1,427 Two hundred fifty-nine dozen eggs were sold for SI29.50. The cost of the feed was S35.44. Profit for February was $94.06. Mr Woodard used home-grown feed a well as commercial feed. It was decided to hold the nexl meeting with Mrs. D. J. Wei Ion of Holt Lake about the first ol April, the exact date of the meet ing to be announced through th< papers by the president. Thi meeting then adjourned and th< poultry yards of Mr. Woodard wer< inspected. Easily Arranged. Grocer (to daughter)—Dear, am happy to announce that younj Thompson has asked for yon hand. Daughter—But Papa. I don’ ^ant to leave mamma. “Don’t let that bother you. Yoi can take her with you.’’—Th* Pro gressive Grocer. Thousands Are Dead an 75,000 Are Driven Fror Their Homes; Grav Dug In Snow-Covere. Ground. TOKYO, March 9.—Thousand of refugees in central Japan, shi ering, hungry, and in sore need or medical aid, tonight were strug gling- to bring order out of th chaos created Monday night by t! earthquake which already is know to have taken a toll of more tha 2000 lives. The home office this afternoc stated its last advices showed th; 2275 persons were killed and 34 : injured. Information received by Tokv. newspapers, however, indicat that the dead in the entire earti quake region would number mc than 3,000, while one newspap estimated that the toll would mount to 5,000, with from 50. >" * to 75,000 homeless. The correspondent for The Tokyo Asahi Shimbun, who travel-, through the stricken area, repor ed from Miyazu that the scenes Mineyama, where more than 1,0( persons were killed, and Amin were heartrending. Refitgees, li - sa id, were exposed to snow ai rain, while only a small amount r relief was available. Many relatives of victims of tl quake spent the day in digging the ruins of devastated villag seeking the bodies of father mothers, sons and daughters. Fu: eral pyres were built and bodi cremated. Other inhabitants the towns worked with police and soldiers in extricating bodies a giving aid to the injured. Shallow graves were dug in th snow’-covered ground, even sma. children assisting in the buri rites. Bits of half-burned stick raked from the debris, were us* as incense sticks for the offerir;. of prayers before burial. Janane! and Christian preachers a ! priests were everywhere aidii and comforting widows and c; phans. The newspaper corresponder generally reported that the lack medical supplies and food was the greatest hardship for the refugee^ Injured men and women along* th broken roads asked every passer! if he were a doctor so great w*t their need for mdeical attendanc Doctors and Red Cross nurses wei coming into the rgeion rapidly t< day, and it was expected the boon would be able to amelioral the situation. The roads throughout the regu were reported literally lined wh the bodies of victims. The Tango region, which sul fered most severely, was descril ed by on ecorrespondent as t! seat of misery of central Japa [Hundreds of survivors were fin ling scant shelter from a downpm jof cold rain which has been fa ,ing since last night. Many of 1 refugees w'ere forced to sleep the snow'-covered ground, soak' to the skin and in constant dan ger of further shocks. —Associa" • Press. Shocking. ; Mayor M of fit of this city ’ :under consideration the closing the Snow Lumber Company, 'account of their having too m .undressed lunuber.—Greensl A Tantalizer There are exactly enough le ters in the line below to »pel the name of a person in Smith field, and If the right one 1 ciphers his name and will pr | sent it to The Herald office, t will present hint with a con limentary ticket to the VI tory Theatre. Ticket must called for before the foliowh issue. aiepoenhUrvnmsn (Daily: John»m( recognta her name Uat U.:ue,