SMITIIFIELD NEEDS:
Daily Meat and Milk Inspection
Bigger Pay Roll.
A Modern Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
VOLUME 45—NO. 23
JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS
County Farm Agent
Better Roads Feeding Highwaj
Equal Opportunity for Ever.
School Child
Better Marketing System
More Food and Feed Crops
$2.00 PER YE/' 1
Terminate Adam!
And Keene Case?
Defendants Plead Guilty; Ad
ams Given Year in State
Prison; Keen Fined
The case against W. T. Adams,
former register of deeds of .John
ston county, charged with cm
lezzlement, and J. A. Keen, for
mer county auditor, charged with
neglect of official duty, were ter
minated here on Saturday just a'
the close of the March term id
•Superior court, by the defendants
going into open court and enter
ing a pica of guilty on the bills of
indictment. Mr. Adams was repre
sfitted by Judge Brooks, while Mi
Keen had no counselor at all. How
ever, several members of the bat
were present and practically all
of them interceded in Mr. Keen's
behalf. Tho court in passing sen
fence on the two men expressed
the opinion that the mental suf
fering of the two men had been
great and should mitigate any
• entence that should be imposed at
this time. Mr. Adams was sen
tenced to one year in the state
prison, term beginning yesterday.
Mr. Keen was fined $50 and tax
ed with the cost of the action
against him.
Uther casts disposed of not al
ready reported are as follows:
William Henry Morris, a white
man of Boon Hill township, was
placed on trial on Thursday for
tho larceny of some leaf tobacco
and was acquitted by the verdcit
of the jury.
M. C. Blue, the negro from
Kenly whose wife. Ella May Blue,
was killed in an affray about the
first day of Febwimy i i the town
of Kenly, was tried on Friday for
an assault with a shotgun, and
was found guilty. He wav sen
tenced to "‘jail for four months to
be assigned to work on the roads
of Johnston county.
Addie Lee King, a white woman
of Pine Level who parades the
land under three or four alias j
names, was tried on Saturday for |
forgery, found guilty, and sen
tenced to a term of six months in
jail to be released in the discre
tion of the county superintendent
of public welfare.
Frank Anderson, a young white
man of Clayton, who had abetted
in fort ry with Addie Leo King,
was tried, convicted and sentenc
ed to a term of six months in jail
to be assigned to work the roads
of Johnston county.
DEBATE AT COLORED SCHOOL
On the date of March 25, the
Johnston County Training School
versus Goldsboro High School.
Both .schools are members of the
high school debating league. This
is the first time these schools have
had the chance to display their
ability as debaters in this league.
Special reserved seats for white
people. At 8 p. m. Admission 25
cents.
DR. T. L. GINN DEAD
Friends here will regret to learn
of the sudden death of I)r. T. L.
Ginn, of Goldsboro, which occurr
ed yesterday morning about 11:30
o’clock at his office. Dr. Ginn mar
ried Miss Bertha Stevens, a daugh
ter of the late W. S. Stevens, of
this city, lie was apparently in his
usual health, he and Mrs. Ginn
having attended the Sunday school
training school held in Goldsboro
last week. The funeral will be held
this afternoon at five o’clock.
To cure insomnia, get a job as
night watchman.
AUNT ROxTeSAYS—
3y Me—
“A line uv help iz better ban
page uv explanation.”
NEW CLEVELAND SCHOOL HOUSE
nils BUILDING takes the place of throe former school buildnigs of Clevela d township. The pic
ure from which the cut was made was furnished by Mr. A. M. Johnson, who takes considerable in
terest in the school.
Essay Contest In
Cleveland School
Redford Williams Writes Best
Essay on Cleveland Consol
idated School
The new school building in the j
Cleveland school district, which i
has the distinction of being the;
only school district that coincides ;
with the township, has been the j
subject of essays written by pu
pils of the high school, and which
were placed in the hands of judges .
to select the best for publication.
The committee selected the one
written by Redford Williams as
the best, but honorable mention
was given Louise Wood and Wil
bur Wright. The prize article by i
Redford Williams is a follows:
4*We, the students of Cleveland :
-chool, think it our duty and take
pleasure in telling the people out
ride of the community of our new
consolidated school. There were
only three schools in Cleveland
township, and they were all con
solidated into one school which is
Cleveland. These schools were
Mount Zion, Shiloh and Polenta.
About ten years ago the people
of Cleveland township tried to get
a consolidated school, but so many
opposed it that it was a failure.
Instead of getting a consolidated
school, Polenta school house was
built. One year ago the school spir
it was aroused again. This time
there were more for it than there
were against it, so the majority
ruled and today we have a con
f.olidatdc chool in Cleveland town
snip.
After getting the school, Un
people of the community selector!
throe men for the committee of
the school. The committeemen arc:
Mr. F. M. Weeks, Mr. P. W. Bar
ber, and Mr. C. Williams These
and all other men of the commun
ity take inlcr-st in and help the
school all they can. With the help
of the county hoard of education
which is composed of W. G. Wli
on, J. W. Woodard and P. B. John
son, and Mr. H. B. Marrow, coun
ty superintendent, we hope and
believe that the school will he a
g-reat success.
Mr. Marrow and the committee
men were lucky in selecting the
faculty. The faculty is made op of
seven, six ladies and the princi
pal, Mr. J. O. Terrell, of Jackson
county. The faculty has proven to
he exactly what the school needs.
As a location for the school, five
acres of land were bought in the
center of the township. The
grounds are :..■ t yet in good con
dition, hut in ene ye ir it will be
improved and fixed for all kind
of athletics. The building has six
teen tar,,a class rooms and a large
auditorium that will seat five hun
dred people. We do not have any
use for all the building at the
present time, but if the population
of the township continues to in
crease as it has for the past few
months, we can use the entire
building. As it is the first year,
the building is not very well equip
which is around one hundred thous
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Fire Destroys
Frame Building
At County Home 5 Miles of
This City; Local Fire De
partment Saves Other Bldgs.
The fire siren called the fire i
company to the county home about
five miles from this city, Sunday
night about ten o’clock. One of
the fgur-room wooden buildings j
used by the white inmates before 1
the erectioji of the new brick home,
was totally destroyed by fire, but
the fire company rendered valua
ble assistance in preventing any
of the other buildings from burn
ing. It was necessary to keep wet'
what is known as the “crazy”
house, and the barns at one time
were in danger.
Two negroes had been given
rooms in the building on Saturday.
Some furniture and a few other
things were lost in the fire.
A large crowd finally gathered,
a number of Smithfield citizens be
side the fire company being among
those who went. The fire wagon
spread the news of fire as it
made the quick trip to the scene
and the crowd was augmented by
those living on the road.
The building was an old one, and
the loss is probably not a great
amount.
ENGLISH EXTENSION CLASS
TO MEET NEXT FRIDAY
Dr. B. B. Lane, who conducts
an extension'class in English here
each week, wishes to announce
that he will meet his class as us
ual next Friday. He was unable to
come last week on account of ill
ness with influenza.
SOPH ROMA'S WEDDING
A play. Sophronia’s Wedding,
will be given in Princeton high
school auditorium on Friday eve
ning. March 25 at 8 o’clock If you
are looking for a real evening’s
pleasure you can’t afford to miss
it. Come bring others. Admission
15 and 25 cent*;.
Thieves Raid Shoe
(iet A Dozen Pairs Shoes. Ten
Pounds of Candy, Bananas
and Cigarettes.
During* hte past several weeks
Smithfield has been visited by an
epidemic of housebreaking and
robberies. At intervals of every
few nights some store or dwelling
or filling station has been entered
and money or merchandise carried
away. Sometimes several “o? these
burglaries take place on a single
night.
Sunday night about eight o’clock
thieves entered the Shoe Hospital
from the side and rear windows
and carried away a supply of the
contents of the building. Accord
ing to Mr. ,1. W. Phillips, the pro
prietor of the shop, about twelve
pairs of shoes, ten pounds of
candy, four dozen bananas and
four dollars worth of cigarettes
were taken. Other thing** may be
missed later. Entrance was made
through windows, which \\Vre j
broken out.
The thieves have not been ap
prehended.
AUSTIN'S STORE TO
The sale of the stock of mer
chandise formerly owned by Aus
tin’s. Inc., and the Austin-Steph
enson company, which took place
here on March 15, has been con
firmed by the court. The Ira A.
Watson company of Knoxville,
Tenn., was the successful bidder.
Mr. Watson has arrived in the
city and is making preparations
for opening* the store at an early
date, an announcement of which
will be made in Friday’s issue.
Watch for the advertisement in the
next issue.
Though farmers of Union coun
ity saved about 3,000 bushels of
jlespedeza seed last season, they
• gave orders for a car of seed for
i February delivery.
BE OPENED SOON
Here is a test of memory, intelligence, and general knowledge,
that will provide fun and entertainment for all by giving you an
opportunity to test your knowledge in competition with others. These
questions will cover a wide range of information. How many of them
can you answer without seeking recourse to the encyclopedia or
dictionary.
J. What heroine of Boccaccio
and Chaucer is remembered foi
lier patient obedience to her hus
band ?
2. What is the Lucy Stone
League ?
3. What slogan is used in ad
vertising* Maxwell House coffee?
4. Who draws th ©“S'Matter,
Fop” comic?
5. Who did the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Nicho
las Long-worth, marry?
G. What English nurse was ex
i eeuted in Brussels by the Germans
..... . .
on October 18, 1915? Why?
7. What well-known American
boxer has had his nose remodeled
by plastic surgery?
8. What two of the most fam
ous film stars are married to each
other?
9. What woman is famous for
making millions of dollars in Wall
Street?
10. What woman scientist has
(Contributed much to our knowl
edge of radium?
(Answers found on page 8)
Haynes Suddenly
Makes Getaway
Man Charged With Shooting
Harry Baucom Disappears
Before Trial Ends
The disappearance of Monk
Haynes, charged in the Superior
court with shooting Harry Bau
eom, was the rcr.ration of the
criminal term of court which clos
ed here Saturday at noon. The
Haynes trial on Friday had pro
ceeded far enough for all the ev
idence to be in, and the lawyers
were ready to argue the case Sat
urday morning, but the defendant
faiiing to show up, Judge Harris
withdrew the Haynes jury.
The outstanding case of the term
was the case in question which
grew out of a controversy between
Harry Baucom and Haynes which
had its beginning on the night of
February 14 th, resulting two
nights later in a serious fight be
tween the two men.
The case went to trial after j
the noon recess on Friday, and
was hotly contested by both the
state and the defendant. Haynes
went before the court with the
defense that the shooting which
he did and has never denied was
done in self-defense, claiming that
there was bad blood and threatsj
between him and Baucom. The j
basis of the disagreement, Haynes!
claimed, was that he was trying
to make Baucom desist from night
riding with one of his wife’s sis
oaucom on ine otner hand claim
ed that Haynes had a grudge
against him of which he could not
explain and claimed that Haynes
attacked him without provocation
in his room on the night of Febru
ary lGth, attacking him with a
pistol loaded with four bullets. I:
was in evidence that Baucom had
three bullet wounds—two in the
left arm and one in the abdomen
—and that Haynes was severely
beaten oveh the head by some very
damaging weapon in Baucom’s
hands. According to Haynes’s con
tention, thi- was a pair of brass
knucks, while Baucom claimed that
the wounds were inflicted by
Haynes’s pistol which he had
wrested from Haynes’ hands after
the shooting had stopped.
Both Haynes and Baucom made
a poor showing on the witness
stand as to reputation. It was dis
closed that Baucom had been in
jail in Smithfield and in Raleigh
for non-support of his wife and
four children who reside in Harn
ett county. He also admitted hav
ing deserted the army and serv
ing a sentence under court mar
tial for this desertion. Haynes ad
mitted that he had no particular
employment. He stated that he had
been in courts for gambling and
once when being crowded by offi
cers, he deserted a car loaded with
whiskey.
1 here were several witnesses
examined on both sides of this
case but none of the testimony
made any substantial change in
the contentions of the two par
ties, and these are the facts that
were to have been argued to the
jury on Saturday morning. When
Saturday morning came, however,
Haynes, who was under a $1,000
bond did not report back to court
for a conclusion of the case. He
was called and failed, and judg
ment ni si sci fa and capias was
ordered.
The case on Friday was hard
fought and every point of law and
•evidence was cautiously covered.
The state was represented by act
ing solicitor, W. H. Lyon and F.
H. Brooks, while Haynes was rep
resented by Abell and Shepard,
with Mr. Abell directing the de
tense. When Haynes was called
nnd failed on Saturday, Col. Abell
announced his withdrawal from
the suit and stated in open court
that he would not again appear
for the defendant. Unc(?r these
conditions, the court directed that
the jury be withdrawn and judg
ment of mistrial was entered.
Rutherford county farmers art
preparing to store their sweet po
tato crops. One 3,000-bushel houst
will be built at Ellenboro; one o1
12,000 bushel capacity at Foresi
City and four 1,000-bushel house:
are planned for other sections oJ
the county.
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Grand Jury Files
Complete Report
Recommends Rural Traffic
Officer for County; Also Re
pairing Houses at Co. Home
The grand jury which was im
paneled Monday morning with P.
H. Etheridge of Ken'ly as fore
man, had a full week’s work ad
journed Friday. After perform
ing the regular duties of the grand
jury, that body offered to the
court several recommendations of
county-wide interest among which
was the suggestion that a deputy
sheriff be appointed as a full time
rural traffic officer. It is also the
wish of this body that the two
frame buildings at the county
home be repaired to the end that
indigent tubercular patients be
made comfortable.
The report in detail as present
ed to the court is as follows:
To His Honor Judge W. C. Har
ris:
Me, the Grand Jurors at the
March 1927 term of court beg
leave to file the following report:
We have examined all bills of
indictment sent to us and proper
ly disposed of them.
We have investigated all mat
ters presented to us and made
such disposition of same as the
circumstances indicted.
W*e have, in a body, visited the
county home, the stockade and the
jail. We find the inmates of the
county home well provided and
properly cared for. We talked with
the inmates and inspected their
quarters and we take pleasure in
commending the keeper, Mr. Ar
thur Hinton, and his good wife
fur their*kind and considerate at
tention to those citizens of the
county who on account of misfor
tune have found it necessary to
make their home in the county
home; we visited the various con
vict camps in the county and find!
that the prisoners are well fed j
and seem to be as centented with j
their lot as could be expected un- j
der the circumstances. We espec- j
ially commend Mr. John Rackley.!
the efficient superintendent of the j
roads, in the interest taken by him
in the welfare of those' unfortu
nates who are serving road sen
tences. We have visited the jail1
and found it to be in splendid con
dition, sanitary and clean, and the
prisoners confined there all spoke
in the highest terms of the treat
ment they were receiving at the
hands of Mr. Daughtry, the jailor.
He seems interested in the wel
fare of the prisoners and has been
very considerate of their interests.
We have visited the various offices
in the courthouse and have inspect
ed the records and find them to
be well and neatly kept. The of
ficers then J elves, were very
courteous and attentive, and ren
acred every assistance to us in
making our inspection. Mr. Rose
and his corps of helpers in the
clerks office have their l/ecords
in splendid condition; Mr. Barnes,
our efficient Register of deeds, has
his office in excellent condition;
the sheriff’s office is functioning
splendidly. We found his records
well and neatly kept and his work
properly attended to; the auditor's
joffice was visited and we found all
|the records there in splendid con
dition. Mrs. Thurston, the very ac
tive welfare officer, gave the grand
jury a very frank and full report
land we found her office to be a
■•very active one is meeting her re
quirements and responsibilities,
We visited the treasurer’s office and
found his records well and neatly
kept. We made a careful inspec
tion of the office of Mr. H. B
Marrow, county superintendent
and we especially commend him
for his splendid and accurate rec
ords that he is keeping of the ed
ucational work in the county. He
was very courteous and anxious
to give all information desired
and we find his office in excellen
condition and commend him am
his co-workers for the splendie
progress of the educational facil
ities in Johnston county. Every of
ficial with whom we have come ii
contact has been anxious to giv
us the full benefit of informatioi
relative to his office.
We recommend that the tw
frame buildings ,at the count;
(Turn to page four please)
Asks One Million
National
Above is Aaron Sapiro, original
r of the Farmers’ Co-operativr
Marketing Plan, plaintiff against!
Henry Ford in a $1,000,000 libefl
suit, for a statement in the Dear I
horn Independent which charged
that he was in “a conspiracy or
bankers who seek to control th«j
food markets of the world.”
No Sensation Yet
The Million Dollar Libel Suit
Against Henry Ford Brings
Crowds to Detroit Court.
DETROIT, MichL, Mar. 19,—
Crowds that daily have tried to
•‘crash the gates” at the trial of
the SI.000,000 libel suit against
Henry Ford present a serious prob'
lem to court attaches as the time
for Ford’s appearance on the
witness stand draws near.
Although the proceedings thus
far have not been of a sensation
al nature, there has been a spirited
fig-ht each session for the seats.
No injuries have been reported in
jams at each door, but dotes have
suffered.
Aaron Sapiro, who claims his
reputation as an organizer of co
operative farmers organizations
was injured by articles in the
Dearborn Independent, has been
the only one of the principals reg
ularly in court.
Sitting quietly behind his attor
ney, the black-haired plaintiff has
had little to say other than to ad
vise from time to time with his
lawyer. \V. J. Cameron, editor of
the Independent, and F. D. Black,
its business manager, have attend
ed more or less regularly, Camer
on being the first on the witness
Ford-Sapiro
Senator Jamse A. Reed, of Mis
souri. brought the first bit of ac
tion to the trial in his open state
ment for Ford. Glancing over his
glasses with indignation as he
charged failures and consequent
loss of millions of dollars throug-h
Sapiro-organized associations,
smiling sardonically as he told of!
promises made by the Chicago at
torney and resorting to mockery
in quoting from speeches of Sa
piro, the veteran Senator held the
undivided attention of the jury
and packed room.
Reed jabbed back savagely at
limes following repeated interrup
tions by W. Henry Gallagher, Sa
piro’s counsel. Stopped by the at
torney. as he was referring to the
Tri-State Tobacco Association,
Senator Reed shot out:
“Fra certain I did not cover this
ground before, and I’m going to
do it in half the time you take
up with objections.”
Cameron, who was on the stand
but a few minutes yesterday be
fore court adjourned, was able to
answer only a few of Mr. Galla
gher’s questions. The battery of
Ford counsel were on their feet
.it every question as to what Ford
and his editors had discussed in
conferences over the polciy of the
paper.
The editor did say, however,
that Ford did not impose his views
' on the staff, giving as an instance
that Ford rgeards Russia lenient
ly while the Independent opposes
i Bolshevism.
‘ “Did Mr. Ford ever discuss ar
i international banking ring?” ask
ed the plaintiff counsel. Reply waj
> shut off by Ford’s attorneys
7 Phrased in different ways, th<
(Turn to page four please)
New Law Fixii
Fees In Johns
Provision Of Legisia
Act In Regard To
Of Sheriffs And
stables
Senator Canaday, in comp! .
vnth a request from the H i
’or a resume of legislation p
>y the General Assembly t
ng Johnston County, has furr
his paper with copies of two Oili*.
Jne, an act to enlarge the • ,
>ership of the County Board •
Education from three to wfl
nembers, has already been
ished in these columns. The
s the bill entitled “An act
rees of sheriffs and constab -
Johnston County.” The p
ons of this bill are as follow
Section 1. That sheriffs
•onstables in Johnston C*
;hall receive the following f- •
Arrest of a person indicted !r
•luding all services connected with
he taking and justification f
)ail, two dollars.
Going for and conveying pr -
it to jail, five cents per mile »ch
-vay, and expense of guard and
)ther expenses of conveying -
>ners to jail, or from one jd:
mother for any purpose, or 1 any
place of punishment, or to a; . • r
before a court of justice of
peace in another county.
Executing suboena on a wit./
sixty cents.
Executing summons or other
writ or notice, one dollar.
For every execution, either in
civil or criminal cases, two
ars.
For collecting execution for m*
ey in civil actions, five per cur'- r*r*
the amount collected to the am •>
of two hundred dollars, and !
and one-half per cent on the 1
ance.
For seizing property in claim nrsc
delivery proceedings, two dollars'
For levying a judgment, twt
dollars.
Sec. 2. That all laws and claus
es of law in conflict with thi
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. That this act shall
in force from and after its ratJ
fication.
NEW CONCERN FOR Cl
The following certificate ■£
corporation was issued Th» -day, t
March 17th in the office of W. V.
Everett, Secretary of State
“Smithfield Shoe Store, Incor
porated, of Smithfield, N. ( T
carry on the shoe business ■ a!1
its branches. Authorized api j
stock $25,000.00 and su’
$1,500,00 by D. E. Narron ;
Narron, and B. M. Davis,
Smithfield, N. C.”
CITY PRESSING CLUB TO
DRY CLEAN SUITS
Elsewhere in this paper •
found an announcement o
City Dry Cleaning compan;
progressive firm, ever on th
for new business and better
ice to its customers, is of'
for Wednesday and Thurs
this week to dry clean tw
or two overcoats for $1.00
have also installed an up
shower bath in connection
their dry cleaning establ
and are offering free b;
Wednesday, Thursday, Frid
Saturday of this week.
Where there is a will th* * ard ]
always lawyers wlliing to 1. d. a .
way to break it.
There are two kinds of
in this country: political t
ting. Both need watching
A Tantaliz
i
Thera are exactly enou*
ters in tha line below to
the name of a person In S
field, and if the right o >
ciphers hit name and w:
sent it to The Herald oSl
will present him with a
limentary ticket to the
tory Theatre. Ticket mu
called for before the foil
issue.
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nhomsxnjota
Woodrow Barnes reeof < •
is name last issue.
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