SMITHF1ELD 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 IF; IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF, JOHNSTON COUNTY, THE HERALD’S FOR IT. $2.00 PER YEA! VOLUME 45 NO. 45 * * ¥ SMITHFIELD, N. C„ TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1927 * * * Separk and Stephenson Break Jail; Get Away Two More Prisoners Es cape With Them; Bet Out Through Hole Made In Floor Between Jail And Court Room Robert Separk and Robert Stephenson, charged with the murder of “Mighty” Forsythe near Clayton several months ago, were unwilfing to take * (heir chances of coming clear in court and broke jail here early Sunday night along with Paul Adams and Rosser Par ker, two other white prisoners, and made their escape, leaving no trace of their whereabouts. A representative of the Herald interviewed Henry Jemigan and Senders Davis, two prisoners confined in the compart ment with Separk and Stephenson, and they believe that plans for escape were in the making for several days before the thing was accomplished. According to Jerni gan and Davis, Separk and Steph enson had a string- which they let down from the window to the ground whenever they chose, and it is said that at various times they pulled whiskey up to their cell. It is thought notes were also delivered in this manner. Sunday afternoon the string was thrown out and something was drawn up to the cell, but Jernigan and Da vis did not know what Some plumbing work, which rc- j quired a hole cut in the cement floor, between the jail and the j court room, was the occasion for the prisoners to put into effect' their plan for escape. The hole which was made by the plumbers , on Saturday did not go through into the court room, but stopped | short of the wire screen ceiling which held the plaster. Early j Sunday night Separk and Stephen-! son started their victrola and then j went into the hall where they J were wont to carry their bedding*, on which they prostrated them- 1 selves to play cards. The victrola played to the end of the tune, and when the needle was not thrown off Jernigan and Davis turned to stop the machine. It was then that they discovered something was wrong. They went out into the cor ridor just in time to see the last one of the four disappearing through the hole in the floor. They had burst the wire screen and plaster, had tied their sheets to gether and swung to the floor of the court room. The alarm was given to the trusties, who have the run of the jail, and one of them by passing throug*h a window of the kitchen, got on top of the jail and thus at tracted the attention of pedes trians on the streot. It is said that just as the prisoners got out of the building that a high-powered car, was heard to start on the street in front of the courthouse and go off at a high rate of speed. oeparK ana oiepnenson been heard to complain about their meals and had stated on Sunday morning that they did not expect to endure it much longer. Some time ago Separk ipanaged to prize the bars over his window far enough apart that he was able to climb out on the roof of the courthouse. He was discovered and for some time thereafter re mained in close confinement. Re cently, however, he is said to have been given more freedom. Mr. Jesse Daughtry, the jailer, was at his home near town when the prisoners made their escape, being detained there on account of sickness in his home. Harry A. Watson, Jr., a young boy about 18 years of age, was in charge of the jail. J. C. STANCIL SMITHFIELD’S NEW POSTMASTER Mr. J. C. Stancil, who was re cently appointed postmaster of this city, took charge of the post office last Saturday. Mr. Stancil has been in New York state for the past several years, though h»s family lived in this city. He held a position in the prohibition de partment of the Federal govern ment. A Western Queen [AuTOO.CT.nri; Miss Blanche Grimes of Sanger. California, ruled supreme as Queer af the California Raisin Festival Wld this year at Fresno and at tended by thousands of visitors C.W. Beasley Dies Funeral Is Held at Resi dence Here Friday Af ternoon ; Interment In Oakland Cemetery Smithfield was shocked last Thursday afternoon when it be came known that Mr. C. W. Beas ley had passed away at Rex Hos pital, Raleigh, following an oper ation. Mr. Beasley had been con fined to his 'bed at his home here for about ten days, but it was not generally known that he was seriously ill until Wednesday of last week when he was carried to Rex Hospital. It was found that an operation was necessary, and even then the physicians held out only a slim chance of recovery. He died about five o’clock Thursday afternoon. The body was brought to this city and the funeral serv ice was held ait the home of the deceased on North Second street Friday afternoon at four o’clock. Rev. D. E. Earnhardt, pastor of the Methodist church, conducted the service, assisted by Rev. S. L. Morgan, pastor of the [Ehptist church. A large crowd was pres ent to pay a last tribute of re spect to the deceased, and a beau tiful floral offering attested the sympathy which was extended to the bereaved family. Interment was made in the Oakland ceme tery. The pallbearers were: J. A. Wellons, R. C. GUlett, Daniel Jones, Dr. A. H. Rose, W. M. San ders, B. L. Jones, W. N. Holt, F. K. Broadhurst and J. A. Narron. The deceased was forty-nine years of age. He was a native of Johnston county but he went to Norfolk, Va., where he lived for a time. About fifteen years ago he came back to Smithfield and bought a half interest in the brick yard, across the river, from Mr. W. M. Sanders. The firm was known as Sanders and Beasley, and Mr. Beasley had active charge of the business until his death. | He is survived by a wife and jtwo sons, Messrs. Clifton and ■Charles Beasley. 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 will pre sent it to The Herald office, we will present him with a complimentary ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for before the fol lowing issue. Jesse Meacham recognized his name last issue. Toffay-s -Tantalizer: jsnoshiunnstepnc Cotton Co-ops To Receive Payment About One And a Half Million Dollars Will Be Distributed In Final Set tlement RALEIGH, June 3.—Approxi mately one and one-half million dollars will be distributed; this month in the final settlement with members of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Asso ciation, according to General Man ager U. B. Blalock. All of the 120,000 bales deliv ered to the association last season (1926) has been sold, and the last shipments are now going out from the warehouses, Mr. Blalock ex plained in a report to the members today, and the office force is now working day and night to make the necessary calculations of the amounts due each member. Thirty-eight per cent of the 1926 crop was sold directly to mills, 33 per cent exported and 29 per cent to merchants and exporters. The average netted members for short staple cotton was 12% to 13 cents. Aitnougn one-iourth less cotton was delivered to the association last year than in 1925, the oper ating expense per bale was in creased only four cents, Mr. Bla lock points out, the operating cost in 1926 being $1.98 as compared with $1.94 for 1925. The carrying charge for short staple cotton was reduced from $3.59 per bale in 1925 to $2.32 in 1926, he explain ed, so that the total expense cost per bale in 1926 was $4.30 as com pared with $5.53 in 1925. The to toal. expense includes the operat ing cost and the carrying charges. “We have practically cut the total cost per bale to half what it was in 1922,” said Mr. Blalock. “In 1922 our total expense was $8.11 per bale as compared with $4.30 last year. This reduction has been made possible by increased efficiency of our personnel and by the reduction of interest rates from 6 to 4 Vi per cent. “We have been able to borrow money for our members at 4Vi per cent, and we have reduced storage and insurance rates from 50 cents per bale to less than 35 cents,” Mr,. Blalock said. With exception of 1925 when the cotton cooperatives were caught on a declining market, the average netted members for the five year period has been as much or more than the outside prices after paying all operating ex penses, Mr. Blalock declared, and more important than that has been the placing of a premium on qual ity cotton and the elimination of country damage. “We set up a fifteen-sixteenth inch pool for the first time last fall and we are paying our mem bers 88 points or nearly a cent a pound more for 15-16 inch cotton than for 7-8 inch. We are paying j a premium of a cent and a half j for all inch staple, which is an achievement never before attempt ed on a systematic scale,” Mr. Blalock said today. JAILER DAUGHTRY RESIGNS As ve go to press, we have reliable jinformation that Jailer Jesse Daughtry has ten dered his [resignation Ho the sheriff. It is unofficially re ported that the next jaii'er will be R. E. Holt. Mr. Holt was city night policeman until June 1st. SMOKEHOUSE ROBBED Mr. Arthur Batten, who lives on Smithfield* route 2, was in the city Saturday and told us of his smokehouse being robbed of over 700 pounds of meat. The robbery took place Friday night, and the recent rain made it easy to discern tracks around the smokehouse out to the road. Car tracks were also visible, but there seems to be no clue that is likely to identify the robbers. Not a single piece of meat was left in Mr. Batten’s smoke house. Five weeks ago Mr. Batten had the misfortune to be hurt when a Dodge automobile hit the mule and wagon in which he was riding along the road. Mr. Batten was taken to the hospital where he stayed for five days, and he still . has to go on crutches, J | A Haven for Ministers and Families The new J. C Penny Community Home near Jacksonville, Fla., har just been dedicated and thrown open to retired ministers with farm lies, where rent, light and heat are free. Twc«My-two apartment* which house 80 families, a chapel and civic center make up the com munity. It is a memorial to Mr. Penny's father and mother, his father having been a Baptist minister. Above is the Chapel; insert it of Mr. Penny;.and, below a typical group now living there. It ii non-denominational Red Cross Flood Fund Is Growing Local Contribution To Re lieve The Distress In the Mississippi Valley Total $373.75 To Date The relief work for the flood sufferers of the Mississippi Val ley is steadily moving forward. We gratefully acknowledge the fol lowing contributions since last week's report: A. M. Noble _ $5.00 Smithfield Grade School._ $88.25 Mrs. W. J. Woodard_ $2.00 Mill Creek Christian church $14.25 R. R. Ilolt -----—. $10.00 Amount previously report ed . $$309.25 Total amount sent __$378.75 Jim Smith, drayman of Smith field, conveyed one box of clothing gratis. + The drive for relief is now na tion-wide, and 600,000 people, are depending on public charity for their daily bread. Anyone desir ing to make contributions to this cause may do so by sending* dona tions to Judge F. II. Brooks, Ira W. Med 1 in, C. J. Thomas, E. S. Edmundson, The Smithfield Herald or H. V. Rose. Every penny will be gladly received and acknowl edged in this column. H. V. ROSE, Chairman, Smithfield Chapt Red Cross. Bellanca Pilot Lands Safely BERLIN, June 6.—“For the second time in Jess than a fortnight an American airplane has spanned the vast AtVantic ocean and landed safely on the European continent. The non-stop flight of the Bell anca monoplane Columbia, piloted by Clarence D. Chamberlin with Charles A. Levine as his compan ion ended at Eisleben, Saxony, 110 miles southwest of Berlin at five o’clock this morning (midnight New York Daylight Saving Time) when the fuel supply W’as ex hausted. WIN NEW RECORD. The fliers failed to achieve their goal, but they established a new long distance’ sustained record, having* covered about 3,800 miles from Roosevelt Field, N. Y., to Eisleben. Starting from Roosevelt Field at 6:05 a. m., Saturday they had been in the air 42 hours when forced to land at Eisleben as com pared with 33Ms hours for Cap jtain Lindbergh's flight to Paris. E.G. Moore Begins Work In Benson In Charge of Branch Of fice of The Eastern Car olina Chamber of Com merce; Celebrate Open ing With Banquet BENSON, June 4.—One hun dred business men from Johnston, Sampson and Harnett counties gathered here last night for the formal opening of the branch of fice of the Eastern Carolina Cham ber of Commerce. The meeting was marked by a new spirit of co-operation and faith in the pos sibilities of eastern North Caro lina. The gathering was held as a banquet at the North State Hotel. Dr. A. S. Oliver presided and in troduced the speakers, all of whom pledged their support to the cow hen-hog program, to which the branch office will devote its atten tion during the next year. The lo cal office will be in charge of E. G. Moore, la, native of Eastern Carolina and a graduate of State College. N. G. Bartlett, secretary oi me sectional organization, outlined- the work which will be attempted in the three counties during the next year. In the course of his remarks he called attention to the prog ress which has already been made in Eastern Carolina in diversified farming, and prophesied a quick ening of interest in the three counties during the next year. Livestock as a sideline will be the chief goal of the branch office, he stated. The Kiwanis Club of Benson at tended the meeting in a body as did the Rotary Clubs -of Dunn and Clinton. Representatives from Clayton, Farmville, and Smithfield were also present in good num bers. Many other business men of these towns also attended the meeting. Dr. Oliver gave a brief history jof the creamery which was start ed at Benson fifteen months ago. I With a small beginning, the proj ect has now reached the output of 1.500 pounds of butter each ! week. The dreamery hias done jmuch to point out the possibilities of livestock farming m this sec tion, and new cream routes will be ! established by the local office, it is planned. i Other speakers included George Metts, of Dunn; lTwight Barbour of Clayton; Howard McKinnon, ol Clinton; T. C. Young, of Smith field; John Holmes, of Farmville L. A. Bethune, of Clinton; F. Grov er Britt, editor of the Dunn Dis patch, and W. M. Gaskin, of th< I Smithfield Herald. Recorder's Court Has Full Docket Several Criminal Cases Tried Tuesday And Wednesday of Last Week Several criminal cases were tried in Recorder’s court here last week, the following being disposed of: Harvey McKeller entered a plea of guilty to a warrant charging operating a car while under the influence of whiskey. He was sent to the county roads for a term of CO days and was required to pay the cost of the action. He was also forbidden to operate a motor ve hicle again within the next 90 days. Richmond Sanders was in court for operating a car while intoxi cated and for assault. He enter ed a plea of guilty and was sen tenced to the roads for 60 days. He was also taxed with the cost and forbidden to operate a car again in 90 days. joe 'leader ana Wiley Morris were charged with larceny. Joe Tedder plead guilty and was sent to the roads for 30 days. «Wiley Morris was convicted of aiding and abetting, and he received a 60-day road sentence. Clyde Hunter, Joseph Haley, Robert Haley 'and John Oliver were found guilty of larceny. Clyde Hunter was sent to the roads for 30 days and required to pay one fourth the cost. Joseph Haley. Robert Haley and John Oliver re ceived a 00-day road sentence each and were taxed with one-fourth of t<he cost each. Ed Jennette was found guilty of possessing beer. He took an appeal from a 60-day road sen-; tence. Walter Liles, Jesse Temple and j Horace Phelps were charged with oprating a motor vehicle while in- j toxicated. Walter Liles entered a plea of nolo contendre as to op- j crating a car while intoxicatedj and was sentenced to the roads j for 60 days, the road sentence to: be suspended upon the payment; of a $50 fine and one-third the | cost on condition that he does not j violate the prohibition law again in twelve months. He was forbid den to operate' a car again in North Carolina in the next 90 days. Jesse Temple and Horace Phelps entered pleas of nolo contendre as to being publicly drunk. Both defendants were fined $1)0 ,each and required to pay one-third of the cost each. Probable cause was found in the case against William Henry Mor ris, who was charged with in cest, and he was bound over to Superior court. In default of a $2,000 bond, the defendant was committed to jail. J. Q. Tart was convicted of vi olating the prohibition law. He .was given a 60-day road sentence, I the road sentence to be suspend ed upon the payment of a $50 fine land the cost, and on condition [that he does not violate the prohi bition law again in twelve months. | The state failed to convict Hu bert Pulley, who was charged with operating* a motor vehicle while intoxicated and in a careless and reckless manner. r or vagrancy n.. oaiuwin was sent to the roads for thirty days and was taxed with the cost. For operating a car while in toxicated, Starling Coates receiv ed a 60-day road sentence, the sentence to be suspended upon the payment of a $50 fine and cost, and on condition that defendant does not violate the prohibition law again in 12 months. The defendant was required to pay the prosecuting witness, W. E. Crowe, the cost of repair to his car, $21.55. The defendant was forbidden to operate a car again in 90 days. He was also found guilty of as sault. For vagrancy, Beatrice Holland and Etta Holland were sent to Samarcand for a term of from one to thrde years. Joe Hockaday was found guilty of non-support and abandonment. He was sent to jail for a term of six months to be hired out by the county commissioners. Three fourths of the hire or proceeds from the hire are to be paid int( court for the use and benefit o: JMs. Joe Hockaday and children Four Auto Wrecks Is Sunday’s Recori Officers Capture j Whiskey Stills " Brand New Very Com plete Outfit—Among The Captured; Two Men Arrested And Pep ers Out For Another Johnston county officers were ac tive in capturing whiskey {stills j last week, three being the record. On Thursday afternoon, W. W. j Stewart and T. E. Talton captur- j ed what they considered one of the most perfect outfits ever j brought into the Johnston county ] courthouse. It was a brand new j seventy-gallon still. It measured three feet square and eighteen inches high before it began to bulge. The still was found on Lit- j tie river in Boon Hill township,1 and was running full blast when! the officers appeared on the scene. Two men who were at the still ran when they saw the officers, but Turn to page four, please Four Medals In Annual Contest Class Day Exercises Fri day Evening; Dr. T. W. Lingle of Davidson Col lege Preaches Baccal aureate Sermon The commencement exercises of the Smithfield school have held right of way during the past week, beginning* Thursday evening with the annual contest in essays, dec lamations, recitations and orations. The contestants were pupils of Mrs. A. R. Wilson, Expression teacher, and they did both them selves and their instructor credit. The number taking part in the con test was not as large as might be desired, but the quality of the pro gram was very gratifying. The two contesting for the es sayist medal given by Mr. W. N. Holt, a member of the school board were Misses Mattie Lee Grimes and Frances Massey. The subject of Miss Grimes’ essay was “Our Home Town”, the subject of Miss Massey’s being “Home.” The judges awarded the medal to Miss Mattie Lee Grimes. The essays were judged fifty per cent for subject matter and fifty per cent for delivery. The declamation contest had three contestants, Joseph Stancil, who rendered “Americanism;” Win field Jordan, who gave “The Con stitution”, and Durwood" Creech, who declaimed “The Man With The Hoe.” Durwood Creech was the winner in this contest, and was awarded a medal given by Hood Brothers. Winfield Jordan was commended for his clear enuncia tion and interpretation. Four young ladies took part in the recitation contest. Miss Ada Ruth Stevens recited “The Stray ing Sunbeam;” Miss Nellie Hood Grimes, the “Garden Plot”; Miss Gladys Johnson, “Tommie’s Pray er;” Miss Dixie Johnson, “Bettie at the Baseball Game.” The medal in this contest was given by Mrs, W. M. Sanders in memory of the late W. M. Sanders and was awarded to Miss Gladys Johnson, All of these contestants aid well, showing splendid ‘interpretation, (Turn to page five, please) The defendant was taxed with th< cost. Joe Hockaday plead g-uilty o assault in court during Februar; and a four months road sentenc was suspended upon the conditioi that he refrain from violating th prohibition \am again within tw. years. He was brought into cour last Wednesday m a capias. Th< court found that ihe defendant ha< violated the former suspended sen tence. Capiffi to issue for a tern of four months upon failure U comply with theUudgment in th former case, F Mrs. W. E. Albman, ol Raleigh, Is In Johnstov County Hospital In Serf ious Condition I Four automobile wrecks wap Johnston county’s record’ for Suni day, according to T. E. Taltorf highway traffic cop, and as the ref suit of one Mrs. W. E. Albmar$ of Raleigh, is in the Johns to County Hospital with serious ir juries. The wreck in which Mr Albman was hurt occurred lnt Sunday afternoon on highway 2 near Micro. She, with he* hu? band and four children, was on he way to Kenly to visit the family o her brother, Mr. J. W. Dardei They were riding on a Studebake six. A Ford car, driven by Edgaf Dixon of near Princeton, cam$ into the highway, and the StudVi baker in swervine- to keen fro it hitting the Ford, turned over. At 1 cording to eye-witnesses at a con vict camp near by, Dixon v driving* slowly while the Stud* baker was going at a good rate c speed. Mrs. Albman suffered broken thigh and internal injure” She was brought to the Johnsto County Hospital. Dr. Royster wti called from Raleigh Sunday ev* ning to consult with local phy | qians. Blood infusions were give yesterday, but her recovery is cors sidered hopeless. No one else w.iij hurt. The Studebaker car was u 1 most a complete wreck, but thj Ford was practically intact. Dix» | was arrested and placed under } $200 bond which he .gave. A so jj of Mrs. Albman was sumn^onJ from Raleigh, who made the tnj in 21 minutes. f Another wreck took place ju;| this side of the overhead bridgj near Selma when two cars had J head-on collision. W. J. Danie jf of Goldsboro, was driving a Fo| coupe, and Arthur Jackson, of iSt-j ma, was driving an Oldsmob If eight. Both cars were badly da:i aged but no one was hurt. ; A third, wreck occurred in froijj of the Johnston County Hospitj^j when Alice Taylor, a negro worn:? .! of Smithfield, ran into Paul Waj| ner, of Selma, who was riding wiij| his wife and two children. T*-J fronts of both cars were torn • J Alice Taylor was arrested but j gave bond for her appearance 9 court. fl The fourth wreck, which wa ! minor one, occurred near Prim? ton. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW STILL IN FOR* Mr. C. W. Lindsay, who is ? < official standard weights and me.J ures inspector for Johnston c.ouh ty, informs us that the old law j in force until there shall have b<*fo, time to acquaint the public wi!| the new law passed by the rec».-ii legislature. Mr. Lindsay thorn-)| that with the passage of the i • J law his job was over, but u] I writing to the commissioner of . m riculture, W. A. Graham, he ceived the above information.*- 1 i There were 13,274 club wo land girls in North Carolina 1 summer who canned 940,210 qu of vegetables, fruits and meats fuse (Turing the past winter. A woman begins to sit up !t&e notice when other women nice things about her husband j Aimee Semple McPherson had her hair bobbed—and {Sampson—the Temple falls. AUNT ROX1E SAYS By Me—• My oie man am do de mi damage to d« cyar and de least! hisself.” trrJ> J

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