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 J