KMITIIFIEU) NEEDS: A Modern Hotel. Chamber of Commerce. JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS: Equal Opportunity for Every School Child. Hetter Marketing System. More Food and Feed Crops. VOLUME 45-—NO. 32 Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 * * * _SMITHFIELP, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1927 * * * EARLY BIRDS --gather the "first feed!” The earlier you do your Spring Advertising in The Herald - - the better for your Prosperity “appetite!” Phone 10 for rates. $2.00 PER YE . Choose J.L. Myatl Master Farmei Twenty-Two Johnstoi County Farmers Nomi nated; J. W. Stephen ~ son and J. Rufus Creecf Tie For Second Place For the past three years State College has been awarding at Commencement a certificate of mer itorious service to one or more farmers. These men are usually nominated through the county farm agent. Since Johnston county has no farm agent, The Herald asked that its readers vote for outstanding farmers sending their ballots to this publication to be forwarded to State College. The response was not as general as it Was hoped it would be but those Who sent in lists evidently had giv en the matter due consideration. B Twenty-two farmers living in Various sections of the county were nominated, John L. Myatt of Smith fleld route one, receiving the lar ft't number of votes and there fore being selected as the master farmer of Johnston county. J. W. Stephenson of Smithfield, and J. Rufus Creech of Smithfield. route *2, tied for second place, with W. A. Price of Wilson's Mills, coming* next, j»i Others who were nominated were Albert Whitley, of Selma; Andrew Brower, of Princeton; Zeb Lassi ter. of Four Oaks route 4; Na thaniel Kirby, of Kenly; S. A. Las siter. of Four Oaks route 4; Chas. Kirby, of Selma route 1; T. E. Johnson, Four Oaks route 4; T. E. Woodall, Princeton route 3; D. u Glover, Wilsons Mills route 1; Hilliard Price, Selma; Will H. Lassiter, Smithfield; W. S. Earp, Selma route 1; W. E. Atkinson, Kenly; J. Lib Lee, Benson route 2, Marshall Lassiter, Smithfield route 1; W. V. Blackman, Benson, route 2; Henry Underwood, Wil son's Mills route lj W. H. Flow er , Four Oaks route 4. pHUGH RAGSDALE MAKES RECORD AT STAUNTON WAYNESBORO, Va., April 18.— In one of the hardest fought ten nis matches ever seen in the val ley of Virginia Fishbumo de throned the strong S. M. A. team yesterday. Fishburne scored a de cisive victory over the visitors by wining three singles matches and one doubles match. Amos defeated Stegar of S. M. A. in two straight sets. Ragsdale defeated Steinford of S. M. A. in straight sets. Burrows lost to Wallace of S. M. A. by a close margin in three sets. Walsh de feated Clark of S. M. A. in three rets. Amos and Burrows lost to S. M. A. in a hectic three sets. Ragsdale, and Walsh decisively defeated Stegar and Stcinford of S M. A. in straight sets. It was in this match that Ragsdale was Burnuant. This elongated netman Spras the shining light throughout the contest. Many times did he do %vhat seemed to be the impossible by smashing the ball back at his opponent at the net. He was at all times consistent and at his Service a young Tilder. He was ably assisted in this match by the * diminutive Walsh. Amos shares the honors of the day by leading with Ragsdale the onslaught upon ' f!. M. A. He was at all times brilliant. 1 S. M. A. has its strongest team in years and this team has been predicted to be the .southern Champs until defeated by the strong Fishburne quartet.—Staun News, April 14. Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ters in the lino below to spell the name of a person in Smith field, and if the right one de ciphers his name and will pre sent it to The Herald office, we will present him with a complimentary ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must he called for before the fol lowing: issue. Lawrence Stancil recogniz ed his name last iss-ue. Todays -i'antailzer: btoniolnlr Perfect Attendance MISS LOUISE BIGGS Miss Louise Riggs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Biggs of this city, has an unusual record as to school attendance. She has not missed a day from school nor been tardy a single time in eight years, even months and eleven days. In tact she has a perfect record for her entire school life, according to certificates presented from super intendents of the local school which she attends. Louise was fifteen years old on the 15th of January, and is in the ninth grade. She nfakes a grade each year with good marks. Negroes Run Into Team Of Mules Driving Dodge Coupe, Three Colored Men Crash Into Wagon and Crush Mule’s Head PRINCETON, April 20.—Sat urday night about nine o’clock a Dodge coupe, traveled toward Goldsboro on the highway at the rate of 60 miles per hour with three negroes in the car. At Pine street they ran into a wagon with two mules hitched to it. Mr. George Edgerton, owner, was driving. One of the mule’s head was badly crushed. The other one escaped without an injury. The negroes did not stop but increas ed their speed. At this time there were a great many cars passing and a man driving a Hudson made an effort to catch the Dodge, and he did overtake the Dodge six miles down the highway but just as he was going to pass the Dodge the Hudson slung off a tire and this ended the chase. The Dodge and the darkies had passed through uoittsboro before the telephones could be hitched up for business. Since the highway from Kenly to Bentonville has been graded and opened through Princeton the traf fic on Saturday and Sunday is im mense. Hundreds of automobiles I come from each of these sections to enter upon highway number 10. It is not an unusual thing to see thirty-five automobiles in a line one immediately behind the other on Saturday evening and night and Sunday night. Rev. Wallace O. Andrews from Wake Forest College has accepted the call to the Baptist church and expects to be here each third Sun day for morning and night serv ices. Mrs. Andrews came down with him Sunday. The church members are very much pleased to secure this excellent young preach er. They realize the fact that a good preacher does not usually preach to an empt • house. Every person in this c immunity is in vited to come out and hear birr one time and then they feel reas onably sure that you will coiru again without a special invitation There is still a hope that the Pirn Level-Sardis and Princeton fielc may be re-united, even though ii may require many months to ge' them together again. Bedroom Tragedy. “Hick almost drowned las night.” “No! How come?” “The pillow slipped, the bee jsproiwJ and he fell into the spring, - Liquor Cases In Recorder’s Court Most of the Criminal Cas. es Tried This Week Had to Do With Intox icants Recorder’s court met in regular session here Tuesday and was con tinued through Wednesday, the following criminal cases being tried: Louis Atkins, who was charged with operating a car while under the influence of whiskey and vi olating the prohibition law, was | found not guilty as to possession of whiskey, but was convicted of | operating a car in an intoxicated •| condition. A 60-day road sentence ; was suspended upon the payment of a $50 fine and the cost. Notice I of appeal was given. H. W. Williams, who had been operating a car without proper j lig*hts, was assigned to work the I county roads for a period of 30 days and pay the cost. Capias not to issue upon the payment of a i$25 fine and cost. For the possession of intoxicat ing liquors, John (Jack) Moye rc i ceived a $10 fine and was taxed | with the cost. He was given two weeks in which to pay. Lonnie Sanders was found guil ty of possession of intoxicating liquors. He was sentenced to the roads for 30 days and required to pay the cost. The road sentence was suspended upon the payment I of a $10 fine and cost. For being drunk on a public highway, John Barbour, Jasper II utch and John Futch received a fine of $10 each and were requir led to pay one-third of the cost John McLamb, John Henry Mc Larab, Maggie McLamb and Edith McLamb were in court for resist ing an officer. J. H. McLamb was sentenced to the roads for 60 days and taxed with one-fourth of the I cost. The other defendants receiv [ed a 30 day jail sentence, to be discharged upon the payment of one-fourth tile cost each. Oscar Hargis was in court on two counts—violating the prohibi tion law and reckless driving. He was convicted of reckless driving. Judgment was suspended upon the payment of the cost. Robert Johnson was brought in on a capias for judgment, or to show cause why judgment should no be passed on him in a former case. The defendant was ordered | to pay the cost of the capias and cost of subpoenas. Arthur Hodges was found guil-. ty of possession of fvliiskey. A 60 day road sentence was suspended upon the payment of $50 fine and the cost and on condition that the defendant does not violate the pro : hibition law again in the next two " - Jasper Godwin, charged with violating the prohibition law, was called and .failed. Judgment ni si sci fa and capias. Ransom Moore Sanders, for al lowing his twelve-year-old son to operate a car on the public high way and operating car without the proper license plates, received a suspended sentence upon the pay ment of a $10 fine and cost and on condition that he secure prop er license within ten days for his truck. The state took a nol pros with leave in the case against Needham Dunn, who was charged with vio lating the prohibition laws. Charlie F. Lawhon was charged with prostitution and assignation and aiding and abetting in prosti tution and assignation. A motion was made and allowed to dismiss the ease as to prostitution and as signation, but the defendant was found guilty of aiding and abet ting* in prostitution and assigna tion. He received a CO day road sentence and was taxed with the cost. Capias not to issue upon the payment of $50 fine and cost. He gave notice of appeal to Superior court and his bond was fixed at $100. Junior It. A.'s To Meet. The Junior Royal Ambasadors will meet at the church Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. William Norman Holt, Jr., will have charge of the program. All the members are urged to lx* presen',. FIVE YOUNG WOMEN WILL GRADUAT1 Five young women from John ston county will graduate from N |C. C. W. at Greensboro at thi I c ommencement exercises to b« held from June 4 to G. They are Miss Ruth Parker Brooks o Smithfielcf, who will receive tin degree of bachelor of science it I music: Miss Edna Coates, also o: this city, Miss Thelma Creech oJ Benson, Miss Sarah Richardson ol ( layton, and Miss Lucy Wellons ol 1 our Oaks, RFD., all of whoir will receive the degree of bache lor of arts. There are 265 mem bers of the class of 1927. Arthur Batten Hurt In Wreck Two Men Driving Dodge Coupe Run Into Wagon In Which He Was Riding Speeding along highway num ber 10 Wednesday night, a Dodge coupe driven by Messrs. L. F. Johnson and P. F. King of Wake county, crashed into a wagon near the Grantham place about two and a half miles west of here and in jured the driver of the wagon and the mules. According to information re ceived here, the car ran into the wagon driven by Mr. Arthur Bat ten about nine o’clock, wrecking the wagon and tearing the body of the car from the wheels. The car was a complete wreck. The drivers of the car were badly cut about the face and head. Officers soon arrived on the scene. Deputy Sheriff J. O. Elling ton put Mr. Batten into his car to bring him to the Johnston County Hospital for treatment, while a traveling man who stop ped at the scene of the wreck, brought the other injured men who were said to be bleeding: profusely from their cuts. When they reach ed the hospital, however, they re fused to stop, and made their es cape before they could be check ed in their flight. Mr. Batten is still in the local hospital. An examination revealed bruises and lacerations about his body, and it is feared that his left hip is fractured. He was very painfully hurt and is still unable to move himself in bed. Mr. Batten lives on the farm of Mr. D. B. Hamilton. He had been near Clayton to get a cow which he had bought, and was returning home when the accident occurred. The wrecked car was examined by the officers for whiskey, but none was found. The reckless driv ers have not yet been apprehend ed. MISS GARRISON II AS CU B MEETING AT FOUR OAKS TOUR OAKS, April 20.—Last 1 hursday afternoon, Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, home demonstration agent, held an initial club meet ing in the kitchen of the Metho (list church. Due to illness in town and lack of sufficient advertising only a few ladies were present. However, Miss Garrison gave numerous and helpful suggestions in regard to the production of fresh, fertile eggs, the food value of eggs and how they may be preserved in water glass and thus have fresh eggs the year round. She then prepared four different dishes made from boiled eggs combined with other things. Before the ladies adjourned they decided to meet regularly, the time being every second Thursday afternoon after the first Monday of each month. The next meeting is to be held then on the twelfth of May at three o’clock in the kitchen of the Methodist church. At this time a real club will be organized and plans for future work will be made. Miss Garrison plans to give some helpful sug gestions in regard to some phase of club work which will be worth while indeed. It is hoped every woman and young lady in towr will take advantage of this oppor tunity to improve their homes anc thus produce better citizens foi the coming years. Again they an urged to attend this second meet ing as well as all others and be come a real club worker. The eternal triangle usually ends up in a wreck-tangle. Cotton Affair Is Proving Populai The Movement To En throne King Cotloi Meets Hearty Responsi As It Is Presented tf Various Clubs The plans for enthroning King Cotton in Johnston county, which are being developed by the Count} Council of home demonstration work together with other clubs oi the county, promise now to re sult in something that will mean not only an enjoyable social event but in the consumption of more cotton goods. The movement is stressing the wearing of more cotton clothes, and the using of cotton house furnish ings. Fifteen or more prizes have already been secured from manu facturers and local merchants for various types of cotton (fresses which will be exhibited, and more are expected to be added as soon as others are heard from, accord ing to the county home agent, Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, who is bending* every energy for the suc cess of the occasion. The affair will be staged on May 6th, and will be held in the afternoon and evening. The eve ning program will be for the pleasure of King Cotton and var ious clubs will put on stunts for his entertainment. Three attractive prizes have been secured for the best three stunts, which represent a value of not iless than ten dollars each. | The general committee will meet tomorrow and plan subcommittees, announcement of which will be made in the next issues of the county papers. The selection of a place to hold* the exhibit will be decided at this time. LK)cal organizations are taking a keen interest in the movement, as well as the home demonstra tion clubs of the county. An in teresting feature of the occasion will be exhibits showing the num erous things that are made from cotton. This is not simply a movement sponsored by woman’s clubs, but the men are also join ing in and working to help make it a success, and if the plans un derway are not hindered by bad weather or some other unforeseen obstacle, the recrowning of King Cotton will be a gala occasion. SELMA GIRL IS ON VARSITY TEAM SELMA, April 20.—Selma is justly proud of the achievements nf her boys and girls who have gone out into the various schools and colleges. The following, clip ped from a Greensboro paper will be of especial interest to the many Iriends in Johnston county of Miss Mary Evelyn Parker, who is a first year student at N. C. C. W.: “Announcement of the names of the members who constitute the varsity basketball team of North Carolina college was made yester day evening at 6:15 o’clock in South dining hall at a supper giv en by coaches and managers of the several teams on the campus. “All members of the class teams were present to enjoy the supper, listen to and take part in the songs by various students and hear the spokesman. Miss Joanna Dyer, of the department of phy sical education, name the winners of places on the varsity. “In the following- are the names, positions, classes and addresses of the members: Miss Grace Hankins, l ight forward. ‘29, Winston-Salem; -Miss Olive Brown, left forward, ‘28* Wilmington; Miss Christine Hu taff, center, ’28, Fayetteville; Miss iiula Dowd, side center, ’27, Can dor; Miss Hazel Kearns, right guard. ’28, Farmville, and Miss Mary E. Parker, left guard, '30 Selma. Juniors, it will be observed took three places on the team, anc a senior, a sophomore and a fresh man secured the other three posi tions.” No Such Luck. Mistress: ‘‘I saw the milkmai kiss you this morning. I’ll tak< the milk in myself after this.” Janet: ‘‘It won’t do you anj good, mum. He promised me hi would kiss no one but me.” Arkansas Levee Suddenly Break* Flood Disaster Menaci Grows; Brief Summan of Worst Flood Thi Mississippi Area Ha: Known / MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 20.— The menace of flood disaster ir the Lower Mississippi Valley in creased tonight as Arkansas fell anew the scourge of the swelling waters and guardians of defense in another state along the great river doubled their efforts to save lives and property in the fertile lowlands. Hurdling the levee of the White River at Clarendon, Ark., the rac ing waters early today surged through that town of 3,000 and changed its streets into foaming whirlpools, where boats, men, an imals and swaying houses were tossed about in tragic disorder. Reports of heavy loss of life to tardy residents of the lower sec tions went unconfirmed until re lief agencies could explore the stricken town. Driven by a break in the Ar kansas River a few miles North west of Little Rock, the swell ing floods charged down in a di minishing wall upon the town of Levy and moved on to increase the wide inundation in North Little Rock, across the mad stream from the capital city. The Little Rock municipal water plants was abandoned late today when its protecting dyke, held for two days by an heroic band of men, became a sieve through which hostile elements sifted. Three or four days’ supply of the healthful I water remained in the city’s res [ervoir. Along the hundred mile stretch of the St. Francis River basin, be tween New Madrid, Mo., and Hel ena, Ark., inhabitants of a score of towns and of the productive farm lands were making prepara tions for the increment of waters which moved Southward through and over the St. John’s Bayou Lev ee. Meanwhile, disease 'appeared among refugees in camps at Wynne and Parkin, Ark., where high waters of the St. Francis have driven hundreds of fugitive farmers and their families. Gov ernor Martineau, at Little Rock, was told that there were 250 cases of measles, 250 of whooping cough and 50 to 75 sick with mumps in the camp. National Guard author ities ordered its medical depart ment to dispatch relief groups at once to the stricken points. Isola tion camps are to be established. “By authority of the Secretary of War,” the chief engineer mes saged by wireless, "you are here by directed to slow down at least half and keep as far away from the levee line as possible.”—Asso ciated Press. BRIEF SUMMARY OF' FLOOD SITUATION States affected. Arkansas, Mis souri, and Mississippi, and to lesser extent Illinois, Kentucky, and Louisiana. Estimated area inundated: 4, 000,000 acres, or 0,250,000 square miles. Estimated homeless. 50,000 per sons. Persons affected: lOOflOO, di rectly or indirectly. Lives lost: Impossible estimate, more than dozen known dead. Property loss: Not estimated, tut far into the millions of dol lars. Worst sufferer: Arkansas, with most of its lowlands inundated. Persons homeless in Arkansas: Upward of 20,000. Cities hardest hit: Clarendon, Pine Bluff, Little Rock, and num ber smaller communities. Other results: Epidemic in two Arkansas refugee camps; rail traffic and wire communication de moralized: cities cut off from the outside: schools closed and threat ened breaks of other levees on ma jor streams in the state. Relief measures: American Rei Cross; federal, state and city gov ernments cooperating in rescuins homeless, establishing camps am caring for refugees. Nations guard troops, members America: Legion and Boy Scouts doing pu -NEW SEAGRAVES FIRE TRUCK IS TESTED OU1 The new Seagraves fire truck ,| which was recently purchased b; town, was tested out Monda; 'and it more than measured up ti Jthe requirements. Mr. J. R. Jolly ' factory engineer, made the tes r and Mr. H. T. Freeman, of Atlan . ta- Ga-> inspector, witnessed thi 'experiment. ’I The test was made at Holt’s null between here and Princeton According- to Mr. Jolly, the pumi operating for two hours with 12( pounds of pressure pumped 761 .gallons of water per minute. Ir .. half hour period with 200 pound. of pressure it pumped 481 gallons a minute. The engineer and in spector were well pleased with the showing the truck made. A picture of this truck will ap pear in an early issue of the Herald. To Ship Another Car Of Poultry Selma Kiwanians and Merchants Pleased with First Attempt; Contem plate Shipping Car of Hogs SELMA, April 20.The success with which our first poultry car was received has prompted us to make arrangements with the State Bureau of Markets in Raleigh to ship a poultry ancf egg car once each month from Selma. This t car will be in Selma on Saturday, April 30, to buy, as before, all classes of poultry for cash at the car door. Due to the desire of the farmers we have arranged this jtime, and will at each succeeding car, buy eggs for cash. In doing this the farmers must realize that eggs of good weight, clean and fresh will bring a price superior to culls. It is the desire of the Kiwanis club and merchants whose names appear on the advertising to fur nish a cash market for any sur plus commodities which are held 04, the farm. To this end any far mer who wishes to avail himself of this help will please notify J. N. Wiggs, chairman of the poul try committee, as to the nature and amount of the commodity which he wishes to sell. It is de sired to ship a car of hogs as soon as enough farmers will notify Mr. Wiggs to make it possible. FOUR OAKS STUDENTS IN TRIANGULAR DEBATE FOUR OAKS, April 18.—The lo cal school here entered the tri angular debate which was held over the state Friday night. Four Oaks debated with Black Creek and sent Miss Lucile Stanley and Mr. Clarence Woodall there to up hold the negative side of the query: “Resolved, That the Cur tis-Rced Bill Should be Enacted.” They presented their debate in an unusually creditable manner but lost to Black Creek. Black Creek sent two debaters here to repre sent the negative side of the query against Miss Josie Barbour and Mr. William Britt who upheld the affirmative side. Four Oaks lost here also but their speakers de serve a great deal of credit for defending their side of the query in such a splendid manner. Services At Barbour’s Chapel Services at Barbour’s Chapel Advent Christian church will be conducted by Evangelist A. E. Bloom, of Chicago, 111., and the pastor comfmeneing- on Monday night, April 25. and continuing through the first Sunday in May. Services only at night. Elder Bloom is a successful pas tor as well as an evangelist of great ability. Come out and heai him. J. O. BAKER, Secretary. Four Oaks, N. C. lice and guard duty. Outlook: Even higher stage forecast as cloudbursts and heav; rains, principally in Arkansas added more water to that alread; in sight. River stages at man, places already highest on record. Probable duration: New Orlean weather bureau estimated fro:: two to four weeks before floo waters will pass that city.—Assn ciateil Press. H. P. Stevens f Thinks Competing W Cotton Farmers ot t; Texas Plains Will ! Harder Each Year F H. P. Stevens, who travels o the cotton section of the Uni' States in the interest of a > \ork cotton firm, writes inter ingly to The Herald concern the cotton situation in T< around Lubbock, Texas. He say is hard for one to appreciate situation unless he has had privilege of seeing* that vast t pire of Western Texas, but si . gests that the next best thing to locate the town on a big \\ map: Mr. Stevens further writes: It has only been within the pa ten years that it was even though' possible to grow cotton, succc fully, within a radius of 125 m of Lubbock. Now this is the < ton center of that vast plains r ion, which in the past year pro duced almost 40 per cent as muc cotton as the entire state of Nor Carolina produced. Cotton is grown in that ter tory without the use of commc cial fertilizers. One man can ea ily cultivate 150 acres. No choi ping but plowing it with a four horse cultivator from to to thr times is t*he method of cultiv tion. During the past season sled for gathering cotton was i troduced in that section and wit. the sled, a man using two mult can gather eight to ten acres . day. In N. C. Growers tuiiuuions sucn as we nr in that western territory, our fa mers are going: to find the ta of competing in the raising of cc ton growing harder each year. JD versification, rotation of crops, e- - riching the soil by planting lee urni-nous crops and paying mar ed attention to the growth of b' - ter staple cotton, in my opinior our only salvation. Mr. Stevens encloses an ai de written by a friend, H. Blocker of Lubbock, Texas, wl was published recently in the “C ton Trade Journal of New leans,” and which is herewith < ied: In behalf of the South in g eral and Texas in particular I lieve this is a good time to sa; word about cotton acrenp-o n the Plains country another seas We are being asked daily, “W: is your estimate of intended ac sge reduction in your territory Our answer is, probably no red tion and possibly a constdera increase in certain areas. To average cotton man and layn this seems a ruinous policy, if it will serve the purpose casusing a drastic cut in cot acreage over portions of the So* and the black land sections Texas in particular where the • of production is much higher -t here, it will stand justified. It should be remembered t.. there is a vast, untouched expa of virgin land out here that produce cotton and lots of it. 1 , jis no longer a matter of exp mentation. The South PI; ... Counties have produced this y their banner year, an aggrt of 475.000 bales. It is true is scarcely a drop in the bu. when compared to the total . of the South, but there are 1 ally millions of acres of raw here capable of producing co+ and the potentialities are grt:, Turn to page eight, please^ AUNT ROXIE SAYS By Me—I “Cullud folks goes Nawtl '* droves, and comes back in noud/'

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