8MITHFIELD NEEDS: A Modern Hotel. Chamber of Commerce. JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS: ElChild>PP°rtUnity f°r E'ery Schn,)1 Better Marketing System. More Food and Feed Crops. ■f EARLY BIRDS | --gather the “first feed!” The earlier you do your Spring Advertising in Th> j. Herald - - the better for your Prosperity “appetite!” Phone 10 for rates. $2.00 PER YEA I' VOLUME 45—NO. 27 * * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., TUESDAY, MORNING, APRIL 5, 1927 * * * 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 p I I I y i I • 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 ' |: — I 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

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