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VOLUME 45—NO. 27
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SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, MORNING, APRIL 5, 1927
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Ladies Petition
Commissioners
Women’s Clubs of Coun.
Ask That Carnivals Be
Banned; Several
Speakers Present Mat
ter
A delegation of ladies and gen
tlemen sponsoring a movement in
augurated by the Woman's club of
Clayton but endorsed by all the
women’s clubs of Johnston county,
appeared before the board of
county commissioners in their reg
ular session held yesterday in the
interest of ridding Johnston coun
ty of carnivals.
Mrs. M. Y. Self, of Clayton, in- |
troduced Mrs. E. B. McCullers, |
also of Clayton, who stated the j
purpose of appearing before the !
board. In a dignified, emphatic |
manner, she petitioned, on beha'f '
of the organizations represented, 1
the commissioners to prevent in
future any carnivals from operat-1
ing within the limits of Johnston *
county. This is a matter in which I
the women have become interested I
rnd she intimated that the women'
would not forget the consideration 1
that the board should g-ive their
petition.
Mrs. McCullers was followed by
Rev. M. Y. Self and Dr. Ira E. D. !
Andrews, ministers of Clayton, by
Mrs. W. N. Holt, president of the
Smithfield’s Woman’s Club, by Dr.
C. C. Massey, county health offi- j
cer, and Mrs. I). J. Thurston, the
county welfare officer, who stress-1
ed in various ways the importance 1
of ridding the county of carnivals '
which are not simply a nuisance,1
tuking money from the county, 1
but which from a moral and gam- J
bling standpoint, menace the youth
of our county.
The speakers were given an at
tentive hearing by the board, and <
the matter was taken under con
sideration to be acted upon later. 1
Norwood Thomas Worley.
The death angel visited the'
home of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Wor
ley Sunday morning, March 27,'
taking from them their darling lit
tle boy, Norwood Thomas. He
was born March 20, 11124, making'
his stay here on earth only three !
years and one day. He had always
been a very healthy, bright little |
boy until Friday afternoon about
five o’clock, March 25, when he was ;
suddenly taken ill with an acute
attack of ptomaine poison, which
caused him to suffer severe pain,
lie was unconscious for thirty-six
hours. Everything that could be ‘
done to help him while suffering ;
was done, but nothing could stay *
the icy hand of death. He was
dearly loved by all who knew him.
The funeral service was conduct
ed by Rev. G. B. Perry, of the M. !
E. Church of Princeton, the pas
tor of the mother. Monday after
noon at two o'clock the little form j
was laid to rest in the family |
burying ground. The floral offer
ings were many and beautiful.
The deceased leaves behind to
mourn their loss a father and
mother; three sisters, Myrtle, Lu
cile and Alice, and two brothers,
Raymond and Ralph.
We know little Norwood
Is safe ever more,
In the arms of Jesus
Who loves him so,
And is waiting for us
On that beautiful shore,
Where death never comes
To sever us more.
Cleopatra had nothing on Sa
lome. In fact, neither appears to
have had very much on at any
time.
A Tantalizer
There are exactly enbugh let
ters in the line below to spell
tile name of a person in Smith
field, and if the right one de
ciphers his name and wilt pre
sent it to The Herald office,
we will present him with a
complimentary ticket to tJie
Victory Theatre. Tickets must
be ealied for before the fob
lowing issue.
J, W. Wtllnirtie recognized
his name last issue.
Today's Tantailzer:
n n ra d dow e i n
R. C. Gillette On
Crop Situation
Confers With Officials of
the Intermediate Credit
Bank of Columbia, S. C.
In Interest of Local Far
mers Agricultural Cred
it Corpororation
COLUMBIA, S. C„ Mar. 31.—
R. C. Gillett, president of the Far
mers’ Agricultural Credit Corpor
ation of Smithfield was in this city
today conferring with officials of
the Intermediate Credit Bank with
a view of securing additional funds
for the corporation to loan to the
farmers of Johnston county for j
crop making purposes.
“The credit situation in our sec- j
t.on is tight, because the low in
come from crops last year and
we wish to secure as much money |
as we can from the Intermediate 1
Credit Bank to lend through our !
credit corporation, thus enabling
farmers to pay cash for their fer- 1
lilizer and other necessary pur
chases/' explained President Gil- |
“The difference between the
f ash price of the ordinary S-.T.'? i
fertilizer and when it is bought on
time is about $8.00—a very sub- 1
stantial saving*. On the other sup- i
lilies which the farmer has to buy
he can save aout 25 per cent if he
tan pay cash.
“We are lending this year about
>>20.00 an acre on cotton and $25.00
►n tobacco. Every effort is being
made by the farmers in our coun
ty this year to make a cheap crop,
'•nd I believe they will be suc
cessful.
“I find that the Intermediate
Credit Bank is insisting upon a
r lean financial statement from ail
borrowers. By that I mean that
the borrowers must have ample
collateral and his record must be
clear at the courthouse. Thous
ands of farmers have been in the
habit of neglecting to notify the
Clerk of County court when they
have paid off their chattel mort
gages and now that the hank in
sists that the record be clear it ne
cessitates our searching these rec
ords and seeing that the previous
loans are recorded as discharged.
Although this is a good deal of
work at present, if it will g*et the
farmers in the habit of attending
to this matter when they pay their
i.oies u win oe worthwhile. 1 he
hank's requirement that we show
n farmers’ net worth in our state
ment certainly shouici in time en
tourage farmers to keep books and
conduct their business in a more
business-like manner. Although
the bank takes crop liens the real
basis of the loan is the net worth
of the individual. The lien on the
crop is insisted upon to facilitate
the collection of the farmer’s
notes.
“Since last July the Intermed
iate Credit Bank has loaned to
farmers in the Carolinas, Geor- j
gia and Florida approximately j
*7,000,000, through such agencies |
as the Farmers Agricultural Cred- j
it Corporation. Since the bank was
organized in 1923 about $30,000,
000 has been loaned through credit |
corporations and a like sum di- I
rcctly to the Farmers’ Coopera- !
tive Marketing organizations in ■
these states at low rates of inter- !
cst. This represents the redis- ;
counting of approximately 36,000
farmers’ notes and loans to far
mers’ organizations with member
ships aggregating 185,000 farmer**.
Certainly this institution has been
of great assistance to the farmers
of the South Atlantic states.”
LOC ALS BOW BEFORE
STRONG GIBSON NINE
Gibson defeated the locals 7 to
1 in a recent game. They took the
lead in the first inning and kept
lit throughout the game. Smith
field’s run came in the third frame.
R. Parrish got a walk. Morgan ran
for him and stoic second, third
and home.
Norton, Gibson’s pitcher, twirl
ed a good game allowing the lo
cals only five hits. Fitzgerald got
three of these. Norton also got a
home run.
Smithficld plays the Methodist
Orphanage Tuesday in Raleigh.
Batleries: Gibson: Norton and
Smith; Smithficld: Uz/.lo, Morgan
'and Stephenson.
A Road Builder
I gf - s ~r R.
Idol A. Dirchland. <»f Westpoi
an., is national secretary of th.
nortenn Road Builders' Assecia
>n and in charge of headquarter?
Washington. She i; the on!\
man highway official in th*
J. W. Wellons
Goes To Last Rest
Passed Away Sunday
Night After Long Ill
ness; Funeral Yesterday
Mr. J. W. Wellons passed away
it his hume near here* early Sun
lay night after a ion# illness. He
ivas in his seventy-fourth year.
Mr. Wellons had been in failing
lealth for several years and for
•ome time was confined to his bed.
IIis death was not unexpected to 1
friends and relatives.
The deceased was born on Sep
lember A, 1853. He was the son
jf the late Mr. and Mrs. B. A.
V\ellons. He was bom and rear
ed in Smithfield township and'
;pent all his life in this township.!
Mr. Wellons was twice married,
he first time to Miss Ora Heath,;
laughter of the late Col. A. J.
Heath. To this union was born
:>no child, Mrs. Will II. Johnson, j
>f this city, who survives him. The
'econd marriage was to Miss Em
ly Sanders, of Bentonville town
ship. Five children were born to
his union, all of whom survive. !
More than fifty years ag*o Mr.
Wellons united with the Methodist!
-hurch here and was a faithful
luc-iinuT unui me cun. no was irom
->ne of the oldest and most prom
inent families in Johnston county.
The funeral services were held
at the home yesterday afternoon
at d:30 o’clock, conducted by the
pastor of the deceased, Rev. D. F.
Earnhardt, of the Methodist
church. The Moral offering was
unusually beautiful and profuse.
The pallbearers were: Messrs. T.
R. Hood, W. L. Fuller, J. D.
Spiers, E. S. Edmundson, John A.
Johnson, and G. E. Thornton. In
terment was made in the city cem
etery.
The deceased is survived by hi;
wife and six children: Mrs. Will
H. Johnson, Mr. E. J. Wcllons and
Miss Nell Wellons of this city;
Mr. R. F. Wellons, of Charlotte,
Miss Mattie Wellons, who teaches
in Charlotte, and Miss Emma Wel
lons, who teaches in Rocky Mount.
C. F. Parrish Talks
To Poultry Ass’n
Members Discuss Disposi
tion of Surplus Eggs;
Will Hold Next Meeting
With J. Ernest Johnson
The talk of C. F. Parris:!), as
sistant in pooltry extension at
State College, Jtaleigh, before the
meeting- of the Johnston County
Poultry Association last Friday
was very comprehensive, taking in
every phase of poultry raisnig.
The meeting was held with Mrs. D.
every phase of poultry raising.
Lake. Eighteen of the members
were present.
Those present arrived about
lunch time and after enjoying a
picnic spread, proceeded with the
business meeting. Egg records
were taken, the record of T. W.
Ives being the best for the past
month. Three new riTembers were
enrolled at this meeting. J. Ern
est Johnson, of the New Hope com
munity, invited the association to
meet with him next time, and the
date of meeting will be announc
ed later.
J&ver since the organization of
the association there has been a
discussion of how to dispose of
surplus eggs. Mr. Parrish point
ed out that the proper time for
shipping is from September to
April, and that from now until
next September eggs should be
placed on cold storage. The mem
bers arranged for a meeting to be
held in the farmers’ room of he
courthouse next Saturday, at which
time those having surplus «\rgs
will bring them in for grading and
packing. It will be decided at this
time whether the surplus will be
shipped for market now or placed
on cold storage.
Mr. Parrish was heard with a
great deal of interest as he dis
cussed the place of poultry on the
farm, selection of breeds, means
of establishing breeds, incubation,
brooding, feeding, care and man
aging the baby chicks, housing
the pullets, and keeping records.
HIGHWAY NUMBER 22 NOW
NEARING COMPLETION
Highway number 22 is now hard
surfaced from the Harnett county
line to within one mile of Holt
Lake. The construction company
will begin today to pour concrete
from the John A. Johnsi-n place
just beyond the city limits, to
ward Four Oaks. The new route,
which eliminates all three railroad
crossings between here and Four
Oaks, will bo welcomed by the
traveling public when thrown open
for use.
Why Bobbie, the Idea!
Little Bobbie: “But, auntie, why
did the doctor bring* me a baby
sister when he knew I wanted a
brother?”
Auntie: “Why, dear, he said he
happened to be out of boys.”
Little Bobbie: “Well, I could
have waited a few weeks."
Give Is a Peep Too.
Customer: “I’d like to see some
good second-hand cars."
Salesman: “So would I."
Sometimes a girl’s ideal is shat
tered, but oftener he is just plain
broke.
Smart
Arc
?
Facts arc elusive, and informa
our finger tips often eludes us. Its
cesses of our minds for those hid
everybody is playing this questio
know? What do your friends
pare? Will you know, a few week
peated, those questions on which
self 10 points on each question.
TEST O’ TEN
1. Who was Virginia Dare?
2. Are there any states that will
not grant a divorce for any cause
whatsoever? Name them.
3. What city is known as “The
City of Brotherly Love?”
4. Who wrote “The Raven?”
What is the first line?
5. Who said, “What this coun
try needs is a good 5-cent cigar”?
0. Who wrote “'The Green Hat?”
I
ion which we thinks we have at
great fun digging into the re
den bits of knowledge. That’s why
n and answer game. What do you
know ? How do your scores corn
s from now, should they be re
you fail the first time? Score your
7. Which dance became popular
first, the Black Bottom or the
Charleston ?
8. In England, what is a “Bob
by?”
9. Where is the Statue of Liber
ty located?
10. Who is generally credited
with havinjg started: the bobbed
hair fad in America?
I Answers found on back page
New Education
Board Organizes
i ---
H. B. Marrow Unanimous
ly Re-elected As Coun
ty Superintendent;
Delegation From Pleas
ant Grove
Two new mombe-s of the Coun
ty Board of Education, Dr. J. J.
Young of Clayton, and W. If. Call
of Selma, were sworn in at the
regular meeting of the board held
l.ere yesterday, Clerk of the Court
H. V. Rose administering the
oath. At the same time, W. C.
Wilson, of Wilson’s Mill., j. \y.
Woodard, of Glendale, and P. R.
Johnson, of Benson, old members
of the board, were sworn in. Two
of the men named on this board
m the act passed by the recent
legislature, P. H. Etheridge of
Kenly, and W. A. Edwards of
Princeton, were not present to take
the oath. Mr. Etheridge was kept
away by the death of a brother-in
law, and it was not known why
Mr. Edwards was not present to
qualify.
The outstanding: action, after
the organization of the new board j
which elected \Y. G. Wilson as
chairman, was to re-elect H. B.
Marrow as county superintendent
I for another two-year term. W. H.
Call made the motion to re-elect
Mr. Marrow and Dr. Young sec
onded the nomination. It was sig
nificant that in the discussion, ev
ery member of the board present,
commended in no uncertain terms
the splendid work that Mr. Mar
row has done as county superin
tendent. The splendid system of
records, of auditing the books an
nually, of economy and efficiency
in floating bond issues, and of |
economy in the construction of
buildings came in for praise and
commendation, it being the con
census that he is among the best
county superintendents in the
state.
A big portion of the session
yesterday was devoted to a dele
gation from Pleasant Grove and
part of Elevation townships, and
it was the sense of the board to
give special consideration to the
situation in that section of the
county looking* toward the best
thing in the long run for the 1400
children of that section that need
better school facilities. Rev. Ruf
fin Johnson was the chief spokes
man and his plea was particularly
appealing. His statements were
supplemented by remarks from G.
Willie Lee, Claude Stephension,
Willis Jones, and John L. John
son, all of whom are intensely
interested in a school for their
community.
A petition was presented to tnc
board asking that a part of Bar
bour's district be annexed to Four
Oaks. The petition was approved
and sent to the county commis
sioners to authorize the election.
The matter of additions to Mi
cro, Archer Lodge and Co rint li
lt olders, was discussed, the coun
ty commissioners having already
authorized the financing of such a
program, and a motion was car
ried to make the additions as soon
as practicable. The same method
of constructing these additions was
approved as that by which the
more recent buildings have
erected.
Flower Seed as Well.
Every Southern farmer knows
he ought to buy some garden seed
each spring. Why not also recog- (
nize the duty of buying a few
flower seed also? Mohammed’s
fine thought on this point deserves '
the frequent republication we have :
given it:
“lie that hath two cakes of
bread, let him sell one of them for
flowers of the narcissus; for
bread is food for the body, but the
narcissus is food for the soul!”—
The Progressive Farmer.
Paying for Fun.
An Irishman was before a judge
on the charge of beating his wife.
The judge looked down at him
and said: “That "’ill cost you ex
actly $2.20.”
“And, please, Sorr, phat is the
20 cents for?”
“Federal tax on amusements.”
Chicago dentists says we should
chew alfalfa. Well, we’ve been
smoking it long enough.
Haven’t Missed a Day
Entnea From Far and Neitr in Our School Contest
Emma Hill, 15, of Hastings, Pa., (center), now leads in the most I
^perfect five-day a week school attendance contest with 8 years, 6
months to her credit, never having missed a day or being tardy At
the left are Miklred Hutson, 14, of Bristol, W. Va, and her sister
Marguerite 10 the former with a record of 6 years, 6 months 16
days, and the latter, 4 years, 8 months and 15 days. At the right is
I F0!^ P’e£'e* 10, °.f fh Clair, Mo, with a record of 4 years, 7 months.
I l ln this county with a better record than Emma
I Hill 7 Tell this newspaper. Send us your picture and let us
Ivou i» this contest. —■ ice us enter
Much Interest In
Revival Services
Meetings In Progress at
Four Oaks Baptist and
Methodist Churches are
Well Attended
FOUR OAKS. April 4.—A rather
.inique plan of carrying on revi
vals has been formulated and put
nto action here recently. The plan !
vas conceived by Rev. A. L. Brown .
md Rev. E. D. Dodd, pastors of
he Baptist and Methodist churches ‘
lere, who decided to hold revival
services at each church both sep
irately and simultaneously. The
nain purpose of these meetings is
:o foster more loyalty of the'
•hurch members and create more
nterest on the part of those who
ire outside of the church. In
>hort, the meetings are to build
ip each church in regard to loyal
y and spirituality.
Services are held each night at
?ig*ht o’clock at both the churches
.vith the local pastors doing the
^reaching. Each morning at eleven
/clock a short union service is
leld at Mr. B. B. Adams’ store.
It will be conducted from time to 1
:ime by the pasters who always
nave something worthwhile to say. ,
Rev. Brown had charge of the un- J
ion service today and gave an es- |
pecially inspiring talk on j
‘Finding Ourselves.” The revival!
services will continue for the next i
two weeks.
So far the attendance at ootn,
the morning and night services j
lias been unusually good consider- j
ing the sickness prevalent here.
These large crowds have already
been an inspiration to the pastors ;
who are eager for all who possibly
can to attend. There is room for
considerable improvement, how
ever, and thus the public is given ,
a special invitation to go to every
service they can at one church or
the other. Members of other
churches other than the Baptist
or Methodist and those not affil
iated with any church are invited
to come out and hear good gospel
sermons and good music.
AI)RON GODWIN MAKES
BASEBALL TEAM
Adron Godwin who is pursuing
a course in Telegraphy at the
Chillicothe Business College. Chil
licothe, Missouri, has been chosen
as one of the players on his State
Club baseball team and has a pos
sibility of being placed on the
team to represent his school in
the Missouri State Conference. Ad
ron is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Godwin of Selma.
Everything comes to him who
waits, including a bawling out by
(the traffic cop.
Unusual Bird Is
Caught In Trap
R. B. Adams Catches
Black Duck In Steel
_ Trap Intended For
Mink; Letter From Bi.
ological Survey Bureau
While trapping in Johnston
county is not done on a very ex
tensive scale, sometimes those
who do trap find interesting
catches. R. B. Adams, who lives
3n Four Oaks, route 1, had such
■m experience recently, when he
found in his steel trap on March
22nd a black duck carrying an
aluminum band on which was in
scribed Biological Survey, Wash
ington, D. C., number 457817. Mr.
Adams had set his traps on Neuse
River about five and one half miles
southeast of Smithfield with the
idea of trapping a mink. The black
luck, however, beat the varmint
•° it, to its own destruction. Mr.
Adams found the duck dead, ap
parently killed by a mink which
escaped the snare which had been
set for him.
Mr. Adams was interested in
the inscription on the aluminum
hand and wrote to the Biological
Survey Burea at Washington. The
following letter was received from
F. \\. Nelson, chief of the bureau: j
"The Biological Survey is in |
teieipi oi your recent communi
cation. The bird carrying- band No. |
45<817 was a black duck banded!
at Lake Scugog, Ont., on October I
12, 1926, by H. S. Osier.
“By means of these numbered
aluminum bands important inves
tigations relative to the migra
tions and other facts in the life
histories of North American birds
are being advanced. The bands are
attached to the birds by volunteer
cooperators, both in the United
States and Canada, who serve
without pay. Success in the bird
banding work is therefore depend
ent upon the reports of persons in
both countries on such banded
birds as come to their attention.
The information furnished by you
is important, and we thank you for
your interest and cooperation.”
The duck was apparently a
river duck known in this locality as
the mallard. The black duck is a
desirable species, being excellent
ly flavored.
A CARD OF THANKS
We wish to return thanks to
our neighbors, doctors and friends
and all who helped us in any way
during the sickness and death of
our dear little son and brother,
May the Lord bless them, and give
each a great reward.
MR. & MRS. S. A. WORLEY,
AND CHILDREN.
Local Troop Win?
Boy Scout Rally
■ i
Member of Troop 1v, <?
Now Champions of Tus-;
carora Council a u d
Possessors of S c o u i
Flag
(By BLYE GULLEY) .t
The members of Smithfki V
troop No. 2 won the rally heh '
n Goldsboro Friday nig-ht, making*-;;
:hem the champions of Tuscarorr;
Council and the proud posses o,--*
)f a beautiful four by five Scour*; ,
lag-. The title will remain uncon* <"
tested until some time in Juried ,
vhen a big rally will be held
aoldsboro. *
Four troops were entered in the <’ :>
championship race Friday night— ?
Smithfield troop No. 2, Benson?
;roop No. 1 and Goldsboro num •
)ers 1 and 6. The Benson troop./ ,..:
.von in the troop contest, widen V
ras been running for six months,;! *
md was awarded a silver loving??
cup.
The teams competing for the 1-- .
cal troop were as follows:
Knot tying: Lewis Morgan and i-;
Walter Lassiter.
Pyramid building: Vick Brady, i£§
Lewis Morgan, William Rairsrf|
iale, Donnie Ward, Joe Register. (f|
Lemuel Creech, and “Dippy” fj,ag*. jjjj
Signalling: Vick Brady, Jimrni
Sellers, Lewis Morgan and Waite*
Lassiter.
Fire by friction: Will Ragsdale
Walter Lassiter, Lewis Morgan
Blye Gulley, Paul Brown, Je->
Adams, Donnie Ward, Joe Reg
ter and Charles Register.
Dressing relay: Walter Lassiter
Blye Gulley, William Ragsdale.
Lemuel Creech and Vick Bradr.
Stretcher race: Blye Gulley, Wi],
Ragsdale, Walter Lassiter. Don
nie Ward and Charles Register.
Tug o’ War: H .A. Petersen
Ezra Stevens, Sam Honeycutt
Bruce Lee, Jesse Adams, Waller
Sellers, Charles Register, Joe
Register, Vick Brady and Paul
Brown.
Score by events:
Goldsboro—1 Benson
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Inspection--3 4
Knot tying-3
Pyramid Bldg._..1
Signalling_._1 I
Fire by friction_.0
Rescue Race_„_4 1
Pressing Relay-1
Stretcher Race ... ,__2 :V ||
Tug o‘ War __2 3 ' |:
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19 S2 i
TOTALS
Goldsboro—2 Smith!U-bj f .
Inspection —.__2
Knot tying_-2
Pyramid Bldg. —..2
Signalling_2
Fire by friction_0
Rescue Race_3
Dressing Relay --2
Stretcher Race_4
Tug- o’ War__4
TOTALS .. 21
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
ATTEND REUNION ' ,
Two Confederate veterans f ■ ni |
Johnston county left yesterday^
for Tampa, Fla., where they wLLp
attend the annual reunion. Thesf j|
are Charles H. Benson, of Beni §
son, who will celebrate* his V’r*f £
birthday in May, and R. B. Rich* %
ardson, of Zeulon, route l, wl > h tv
about 75 years of age. It has *>e*er jf.
the custom for the past several L
years for the county to defray the %
railroad expenses of ail veteran* ';
who can attend these reunion |
AUNT ROXIE SAYS
Bj- Me— |
‘‘Hit's ‘bout as bad to be ru-i^S
by a cheap cyar eat to be shot b*
a cheap pistol.’*
I