gMITHFIELD NEEDS:
A Modern Hotel.
Chamber of Commerce.
JOHNSTON COUNTY NEEDS:
Equal Opportunity for Every School
Child.
Better Marketing System.
More Food and Feed Crops.
Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882
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SMITH FIELD, N. C„ TUESDAY MORNING. MAY:!!,
1927
IF IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF,
JOHNSTON COUNTY,
THE HERALD’S
FOR IT.
VOLUME 45—NO- 43
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$2.00 PER YEAR
Seventh Grade
Pupils Increase
For I y • l w o Completed
Seventh Grade in 1S20
f —Over 600 Took Ex
aminations Here On
May 21st
If the increase in the number
of boys and girls in Johnston
county taking the seventh grade
examinations is any indication,
the efficiency of the Johnston coun
ty schools lias made great strides ,
in the past seven years. In 1920
there were in Johnston county 12
children who passed the seventh
grade examinations. A few days I
ago, to be exact, May 21, 01 3 white
boys and girls came to Smithfield
to take the seventh grade exam
inations and 435 of them made a
passing mark, this being seventy
one per cent. The number of pu- !
pils prepared for high school in j
Johnston county has increased ,
each year, and information from j
the county superintendent’s office I
is to the effect that the difficulty!
of these examinations has also j
increased as the standard of the
schools has been raised. One him- ■
dred seventy-five made an average
above eighty per cent, which is !
forty per cent of the total. Twen- j
ty-seven made an average above
ninety per cent.
Last year there were 518 chil
dree, who applied for seventh
grade examinations, of which 21'.' ,
or forty-six per cent attended '
school for eight months. This ,
year of the 615 children who came
for the examination, seventy-seven
per cent were enrolled in the
long term schools.
Of the 139 children coming- this
year out of the six months schools :
54 passed the examination. This
was an average of 39 per cent.
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Tantalizer
There are exactly enough let
ters in the line below to spell
the name of a person in Smith
field. and if the right one de
ciphers his name and wifi erf
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.
j Miss Ethel Stephenson rec
I ognized lire name last issue.
1 Today* -Fanlailzer:
. tnerhjsoonohn
Beecher’s Slave Child
W
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Hunt, / 6, now wife]
, -- < u, IIUW \\ :
t Washington colored lawyer/)
•ho 67 years ago was sold bv
llenr.y Ward Beecher from the pr i
his New V’crk church, . T
vi’ls1 S
the
congregation of tin
■ist WCCr
'f > la very. She told of h
from the same pul^ii.
Donnell Wharton
Is Valedictorian
Will Graduate From Dav
idson College This
Week; Recognized As
Leader of the Davidson
Student Body
(Sped il to The Herald.)
DAVIDSON, May 30.-L. D.
Wharton, Jr., of Smithfield, who
tanks us om* of the most promi
nent loaders of the Davidson Col
lege student body,' will be among:
the ninety-odd seniors who -will
graduate from the Presbyterian
institution tomorrow morning at
the conclusion of the ninety-first
commencement.
llis leadership on the Davidson
campus lias been of a diversified
nature, as shown by his election
to five honorary fraternities, which
were Omicron Delta Kappa (lead
ership); Sigma Upsilon (literary);
Alpha Phi Kpsilon (forensic);
Omega Phi Alpha (philosophy and
psychology); and Delta Pi Kappa
(journalistic). In addition he was
a member of Delta Theta Chi So
cial fraternity, and is one of two
members in The Link, a secret or
ganization.
Wharton’s career culminated this
year in the recent publication of
Quips and Cranks, the Davidson
yearbook, which ha sreadily been
Continued on page four
injunctions Just
Put Off Tax Sale
Administration of Fiscal
Affairs Beginning July
1st Not Affected; Let
ter to County Commis
sioners
IiALKICII, May 28.—Adminis
tration of the fiscal affairs of the
counties is not affected by the in
junct ions brought in a few coun
tries prohibiting the advertisement,
and sale of land for taxes; the
only effect these injunctions can
have is to postpone for a few
months the advertisement and
sale of land for taxes for the year
lb2<>, hut the adminitration of fis
cal affairs beginning July 1 will
not he affected by these injunc
tions, according to a letter on this
subject sent to the members of the
hoard of county commissioners in
the various counties by Charles
M. Johnson, Executive Secretary
of the County Government Advis
ory Commission.
Mr. Johnson has discussed this
matter carefully with i)r. E. C.
Brooks, chairman of the commis
sion and with the Attorney Gen
eral. The opinion, therefore, rep
resents the deliberate judgment of
these officials on the effects of the
inju notion.
The statement also calls the
attention of the county commis
sioners to their responsibility un
der the new legislation in the
matter of making a settlement for
all uncollected taxes, including*
taxes derived from the sale of
kind, before the tax books are
turned over to the sheriff in Oe
If the books are turned over to
the sheriff on the first of October
before settlement for the taxes of
the previous year is made, the
county commissioners are reminded
that under the Act they are per
sonally liable for the amount of
taxes due by the sheriff.
The letter is as follows:
"In a few counties injunctions
have been brought up by tax pay
ers to prohibit the advertisement
ami sail* of land for taxes for this
year. The question has arisen as
to the effect that these injunctions
may have on the County Govern
ment Acts, beginning with July 1,
|when we go into the next fiscal
year.
“After studying the Acts care
fully and discussing the matter
w*ith the Attorney General and
the Chairman of the County Gov
ernment Advisory Commission, it
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Aged Man Goes
To His Reward
B. D. Daughtry Passes
Away At His Home In
the Sanders Chapel
Section
An cst'H'mod citizen of Sanders
.Chapel section, Mr. B. D. Daugh
try, passed away at his home
early Friday morning about six
o’clock at the rie old age of sev
enty-nine years. He had been in
bad health for three or four years,
having- suffered a light strode of
paralysis about three years ago.
However, he was confied to his
bed only about two weeks before
his death.
The funeral was held Saturday
afternoon at the home of the tie
ceased conducted by Rev. E. D.
Dodd, of Four Oaks, assisted by
Rev. J. H. Worley, of Selma. In
terment was made at the Peterson
graveyard. The pall bearers were:
James Hamilton, R. S. Fleming, J.
Raeford Creech, C. W. Creech, D.
Hooper Sanders, and P. A. Hol
land.
The deceased was a native of
Johnston county and lived here
practically all his life. He was
thrice married. He is survived by
his wdiow, four sons and three
daughters as follows: J. W. Daugh
try, of this city; J. A. Daughtry,
ol Goldsboro; G. I). and Ralph
Daughtry, of the Sanders Chapel
section; Mrs. Arthur Oliver, of
Goldsboro; Mrs. Gary Pike, of Pine
Level j Mrs. Millard Hamilton, of
the Yelvington Grove section. Tie
also leaves three brothers and one
sister. He was a brother ofM>.
Jesse Daughtry, county jailor.
LINDBERGH ACCEPTS
COOLIDG E IN V IT A TION
DETROIT, May 27.—Mrs. Evan
geline Lindbergh announced to
night that her son, Captain Charles
Lindberg-h, trans-Atlantic flier,
has accepted President Coolidge’s
invitation to return home on a
warship and would sail for home
«>n or about June 1(5. Ho so in
formed her by cable, she said.—
Associated Press.
A FAMILY REUNION
rl here will be a family reunion
at the home of Mrs. Spicy E.
Barefoot’s in Meadow township
about two miles northeast from
Peacock Cross Roads, on Sunday,
June 5, to celebrate her 75th birth
day. All relatives and friends are
invited to attend this reunion and
bring well-filled baskets, and en
joy the day together. There will
also be religious services during
I the day.
R. IL IK)L SK TO
DELIVER ADDRESS
A telegram from Albert M.
Coates to Supt. N. C. Shuford an
nounces the fact that he is un
able to be present and deliver the
commencement address here on
Monday evening, June G. However,
Mr. R. B. House of the State Uni
versity, has been secured to deliver
the address, and Mr. Coates states
that he is a very fine speaker.
The commencement sermon will
be preached next Sunday evening
at the school auditorium by Dr.
I. W. Ling-le of Davidson College.
A special musical program under
the direction of Miss Frances
White is being prepared for this
occasion.
Princeton Finals
Begin This Week
Rev. S. L. Morgan Will
Preach Baccalaureate
Sermon Next Sunday
Night; Graduating Ex
ercises Friday Night
Princeton, May 30—The com
mencement program of the Prince
ton school begins Friday evening,
June 3, at eight o'clock, when a
music recital and entertainment
will be given in the school audi
torium by the grammar grades.
Saturday at ten thirty, a play
entitled “A Trip to Story land” will
be presented by the primary grad
On Sunday evening at eight o’
clock, the baccalaureate sermon
will be preached by Rev. S. I.. Mor
gan. pits tor of the‘Baptist church
at Smithfield.
The class day exercises will be
given Monday evening at eight
o’clock Zero Woodall, who has
made the highest average will be
the class voledictorian. Teressa
Holt is colutatorian, making sec
ond highest average.
On Tuesday night, at eight o’
clock, the graduating exercises will
take place. At this time, Morgan
F. Vinning director of the lecture
bureau, Extension division of the
University of North Carolina, will
make the commencement address.
These exercises are well worth at
tending and a cordial invitation is
extended to the public.
An immigrant was just stepping
off the boat to the dock when he
saw a half-dollar lying at his feet,
and started to pick it up. Sudden
ly, he straightened again.
“No!" he ejaculated'. “This is
the land of opportunity. I’ll wait
Till I find them thicker."—Ameri
'can Legion Weekly.
Heavy Docket In
Recorder's Court
Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday Devoted to
the Disposition of Crim
inal Cases
Recorder’s court was in session
three days last week. The cases
disposed of were as follows:
Rufus Alien ,who was convict
ed of giving a worthless check,
was discharged on the payment of
cost.
Bythan B. Allen was in court
for violating the prohibition laws.
He was found guilty of possession
land was sentenced to the county
roads for 30 days. The road sen
tence was suspended upon the
payment of a §25 fine and the
cost. lie was not found guilty as
as to sale and transportation.
A. Fulton Jones was convicted
of violating* the prohibition law.
He was sentenced to the roads for
00 days and taxed with the cost.
The road sentence was suspended
upon the payment of a $25 fine
and cost, and on condition that
he does not violate the prohibition
law again in the next two years.
Bill Arp Barbour was also found
guilty of violating the prohibition
law. He received a twelve-month ]
road sentence and was taxed with
the cost. He appealed to Superior
court.
In the case against John Gattis,
charged with operating a car
without proper license and proper
title, judgment was suspended upon
payment of the cost and on condi
tion that the defendant secure the
proper title and license plates in
ten days.
Howard Rose was found guilty
of larceny. He was given 90 days
on the roads and required to pay
the cost.
For possession of intoxicating
liquor, J. H. Ingram was fined $1'
and taxed with the cost.
Joe Hall received a (50 day road
sentence for operating a car while
intoxicated. The road sentence was
suspended upon the payment of
§100 fine and cost.
Leon Benson, who was found
guilty of possession of whiskey,
received a GO day road sentence
and was taxed with the cost. The
road sentence was suspended upon
the payment of a $10 fine and the
cost on condition that the defend
ant does not violate the prohibi
tion law again in the next two
years.
Newton Hill was found guilty
of disposing of crop without pay
ing rent. A GO day road sentence
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'Leads School (Contest'
ll Years, 9 Days
Lellia Ezina Ferguson, 18, of
Wayne, W. Va., claims the national
title with a school record of 1J
years and 9 days without ever be
ing absent or tardy. She graduates
this Spring. This is the best rec
ord to date. Is there a boy or girl
inhis territory with n ! otter rec-j
Large Audience
Enjoys Musicale
Varied Program Present
ed by Music Pupils of
Miss Murphy Hail and
Miss Agnes Johnson !
1 he annual music recital of the
bmithfield graded school was held 1
Friday evening*. May 27, in the
school auditorium. The music'
teachers, Miss Agnes Hope John- *
son and Miss Murphy Hall had'
prepared a joint program which \
reflected credit upon both ptfpilS"!
and instructors. The program I
which was heard by a large crowd !
was varied with violin selections!
and choruses. The first number
was a chorus) which rendered
“Come Where the Bluebells Ring" j
and “Sprngtime.” This was fol- !
lowed by piano solos, “Prelude” j
and “The Frog’s Carnival” by i
Lillian Calais and Dorothy Hooks.
Rose Radford, Julia Mae Peter-1
son anil Elizabeth Thornton then |
rendered a trio, after which Anna
Elizabeth Lee played “Yellow'
Roses,” and Jeannette Bane play
ed “Twilight Idyl.” A duet, “Over
Hill and Dale,” was played by Min
nie McGreggor and Elizabeth
Coates. “Narcissus” was render
'd by Edith Henry, and Mary j
Elizabeth Wellons and Jeannette ’
3ane played together “Young Hun-;
,er’s March.” After a piano solo,
Tdillio,”.. by Gladys Johnson, Vio
■et Jordan, Maxine Talton and
vlinnie McGreggor rendered a
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Co. Poultry Ass^
tfew “Hen, Hog and Cow”
Man Secured To Serve
Three Counties Present
Speech making by a number of
isitors featured the regular
nonthly meeting of the Johnston
County Poultry Asociation held
Friday at the home tof Mr and
Mrs. Simon P. Honeycutt near
Jenson, perhaps the best poultry
-ection of the county. -Mr. Iloney
*utt is president of the associa- I
ion, and upon his invitation, E. j
>■ Moore, the new farm demon- i
itration agent who comes to Bon- j
ssl on June 1 to promote the !
Ten, hog and cow prog'ram in j
rohnston, Harnett and Sampson
•ountics, was present. He talked
jriefiy concerning1 the program
vhich he hopes to put over in the
hree counties which he will serve I
>nd urged the folks to call upon
lim for any help that he may give.
J)r. A. S. Oliver of Benson was
it the meeting and President Hon
iycutt called upon him to introduce
.he speakers. After extending a
■ordial welcome to the members of
hi' association, he introduced N.
j. Bartlett, secretary of the East
ern (Carolina Chamber of Com
merce. Mr. Bartlett told of se
aring Mr. Moore to work espec- j
ally with a livestock and diversi- i
led farming program for this I
lection, through the efforts of his 1
organization, and bespoke the co- s
operation of all coneerned.
Eugene Lee, secretairy of the :
’hamber of commerce of Dunn,
Mr. Britt, of the Dunn Dispatch, i
Mr."Anthony, beacf of the Harnett j
county Farm .Life schoul, Mir. 1
Howard, proprietor of a big chick- 1
on farm in Harnett, and W. C. Ka- j
'lo.v, Dunn, route 5, another poul- '
>ry raiser, were among those who |
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AUNT ROXIE SAYS—
By Me—
ww tj/ met **
“Long tungs hez dun a hull lot
more damage dan shavvt stiles.”
Seventh Grade Pupils'of the County Schools Who Took the Examinations Here Recently