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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. IF. IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, THE HERALD’S FOR IT. ■ W $2.00 PER YEAR; VOLUME 45 NO. 50 SMITHFIELD, N. C„ FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 24, 1927 * * # Finds Old Copy Of The Herald Issue of Thirty-Five Years Ago Interesting His tory; Two Negroes O i Town Board At That Time. Mrs. Dal Smith recently came across an old copy of the Herald dated October 19, 1893. Thirty four years have brought about many changes, not only as re gards Smithfield’s newspaper, but as to the old town itself. The editor of the paper in 1893 was A. M. Woodall, and J. M. Beaty is listed as soliciting agent. Every line of the seven column four page sheet was set by hand, but a smaller sheet could have taken care of the actual news I which it carries. Less than a col-1 umn on the front page is devoted to news, and this is taken up with state news paragraphs. There is one column of editorial, a column of local items concerning Smith field, and three news letters, one each from Princeton, Kenly, and Selma. An account of a bad storm takes up nearly a column. The rest of the paper consists of various miscellaneous articles, in cluding one of Bill Arp’s letters reprinted from the Atlanta Con stitution and a few advertisements. There are four legal ads measur ing a total of seven inches. Changes in the old town itself are evidenced by the town direc tory on the first page. Two neg roes, A. W. Smith and Daniel Thomas, are listed on the board of town commissioners. Other mem bers of the board at that time were: J. A. Morgan, W. L. Wood all, W. M. Ives, F. J. Williams, J. L. Davis, W. L. Fuller and J. B. Hudson. Seth Wpodall was may or of the town; A. M. Woodall, town clerk; John E. Hood, treas urer; G. N. Peacock, tax collector, and J. C. Bingham, policeman. Rev. W. H. Puckett was pastor of the Methodist church, which had services once a month, as did all the churches. Dr. J. B. Beckwith was Sunday school superintendent. Rev. J. H. Poston was pastor of the Baptist church with J. M. Beaty as superintendent of the Sunday school. Elder J. A. T. Jones was pastor of the Primitive Baptist church. The Presbyter ians had not built a church but Rev. John A. McMurray conduct ed services every third Sunday in the old academy building, long since removed from what is now a part of the cemetery. Turlington Institute furnished educational facilities with the following faculty: Ira T. Turling ton, principal; J. L. Davis, as sistant; T. R. Crocker, Latin and | Greek; Capt. B. L. Creech, military j tactics; E. B. Grantham, penman-1 ship; J. W. Denning, telegraphy;! T. J. Lassiter, teacher in the pri- j mary department; Mrs. Ira (T.' Turlington, music. Two lodges, County Farmers Alliance, and two negro churches, Methodist ar.d Baptist, are alro listed in the directory. Baptist Choir .Practice. All those who will assist in singing in Ithe Baptist ichoir are requested to meet this eve ning at the home of Mrs. M. A. Wallace at 8 (o’clock. Centenary Methodist Church. Sunday school at 9: 30, T. C. Young, superintendnet. Preaching at 11 and 8 by the pastor, D. E. Earnhardt. i Preaching* at Brogden school nouse at 3:30 Sunday afternoon. Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ters in the line below to spell tne name of a person in Smith ueld, and if the right one de ciphers his name and will prc sent it to The Herald office, we will present him with a complimentary ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must i®'alle!1 for before the fol lowing issue. Aaron Penny recognized his hame last issue. Toffaym -Tantalizer: smnegrebi The Other Mother Ir&ffiEHJODGEPJj Mrs. E. C. Chamberlin of Den ison, Iowa, mother of Clarence Chamberlin, America's second air ace—and now holder of the long distance (lying record. New York Germany. Gosney Trustee Of Horne Estate Creditors Stage Sharp Fight Over Appoint ment In Big Meeting After a sharp contest amonc; creditors, who hung around Ral eigh all day in order to be able to last their votes, C. A. Gosney, trust officer of the Commercial Nation al Bank of Raleigh was yesterday named as trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Charles W. Horne, of Clayton, both as an individual and trading as Ashley Horne and Son. Another meeting of the creditors will be held on July 6 for the ex amination of Mr. Horne. Joseph B. Cheshire. Jr., United States Ref eree in Bankruptcy announced yes terday that he will not appoint an attorney for the receiver until he has an opportunity to consult with Judge Isaac M. Meekins. Under the bankruptcy laws a trustee cannot be elected by credit ors unless he receive a majority both of the creditors voting and of the i.mount of claims. Mr. Gosney, who was supported generally by the bankers and other creditors who joined Mr. Horne in resisting bankruptcy after a friendly receivership had oecn sc i lived in the State courts, received •in overwhelming majority of the claims represented, the vo.e stand ing $600,245.52 to $190,G6i.S:> but t!»e vote among the creditors was extremely close, Gosney receiving 160 votes, only two more than the ca>: fer R. C Gili *i* dent of the Farmers’ Bank ana Trust Company of Smithfield. About an hour was required to tabulate the vote and ma ’y thought Mr. Gillette had offset the greater claims by receiving a majority of the votes of creditors.--News and Obf eiver. ««,, Presbyterian Services. • Oakland Sunday morning. Preaching by pastor. Smithfield Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Preach ing by pastor. Christian Endeavor at 7:15 Smithfield. Public cordially invited. Courthouse Closed July 4. The county officials announce that all the offices in the court house will be closed on Monday, July 4. The county commissioners |will hold their jugular session on Tuesday, July 5. Both banks will ^also be closed that day. July 4 is a legal holiday and will be gen erally observed here. Baptist Church Sunday. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Ser mon by the pastor at 11 on “The Besetting Sin of Smithfield.” In Itermediate B. Y. P. U. at 7:15 p. m. Evening worship and sermon at 8 p. m. Leave For Camp Sequoyah. Messrs. Bill and Cullen Hooks left this week for Camp Sequoyal near Asheville. Bill Hookp will be jone of the councilors of the camp which is owned and operated by i Johnston county young man, Mr C. Walton Johnson. RENEW your subscription Tobe Holt Is Found Guilty Judge Aycock Impose: Sentence of 18 Months On Roads Other Cases of Interest. An outstanding case in Record er’s Court this week was that of Tobe Holt, of Princeton, which consumed a large pant of Wed nesday morning’s session. Holt was charged with the possession of whiskey for the purpose of sale, and according to a state ment made by Judge Aycock this is the first offender of this phase of the prohibition law on so big a scale, to be arraigned in his court. Solicitor Larry F. Wood, in the brief remarks which he made be fore turning over the case to the judge, stated that about seventy five per cent of the cases which come up in Recorder’s court are connected with the violation of the prohibition laws. He stated that when a man charged with pos session of whiskey is tried, it nearly always develops that the whiskey was obtained from some mysterious stranger. If a drunk en automobile driver is arraigned, the whiskey was sure to have been secured from the same mys terious stranger. At this time, said the solicitor, one of those “mysterious strangers” has been brought in court with as clear a case against him as the state can conceive. Judge Aycock took only a few minutes in which to render the verdict of the court, which found the defendant guilty and sentenc ed him to eighteen months in jail to work the roads of Johnston county. He gave notice of an ap peal. Only three witnesses wens ex amined during the trial. The state put up T. E. Talton and George Weeks, two of the deputies which aided in the ap prehension of Holt. The state presented to the court a number of containers and paraphanalia found around Holt’s premises. Holt went on the stand in his own defense, and denied any knowledge of the numerous bot tles and jugs found around his place. Other cases tried in Recorder’s Court this week include the fol lowing: State vs David McLamb charged with assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill. Probable cause was found and the defendant was bound over to Superior court under a $1000 bond. This case grew out of an altercation between the de fendant and his father over some fodder, the son shooting his father. State vs W. A. Byrd charged with violating the prohibition laws found gniilty of possession and fined $25 and cost. State vs Clarence Smith charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, Found guilty and sent to jail for a term of 60 days to be worked on the roads of Johnston county and pay the cost. The defendant is not to operate a motor vehicle again in 90 days after road sentence is served. State vs Willis Glass and Charley Dale charged with reckless driv ing. Both were adjudged guilty and each defendant were fined $50 and one-half cost. Mr. Glass took an appeal to Superior court. State vs Wharton Arrington, Clarence Sanders, and Gasker Buie, charged with manslaughter. Prob able cause was found as to Arring ton who was bound over to Super ior court under ^ $500 bond. Sand ers and Buie were found not guil ty and were discharged fnom fur ther custody. These men are the negroes who were held in connec tion with the death of one, Willie Sasser, who recently ran into the car of the negroes parked on the highway^, and was killed. State vs Clifton McCullers charg ed with larceny. Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced t< jail for a term of 60 days to b< worked on the roads of Johnstoi county and pay cost. State vs W. V. Byrd charged witl violating the prohibition laws. De fendant was found guilty of pos |session, and was sentenced to jai for a term of 90 days to be worke< Jon the roads of Johnston count; Benson Girl Wins In Essay Contest Mis* Addie Wood Receiv es National Recognitior —Other Interesting Ben son News. BENSON, June 23.—*Miss Addie Wood, of near Benson, won the national prize for the best essay on the “Constiution” from the ele mentary schools. This is an honor and Miss Wood is to be congratu lated. The Twentieth Century Club held a delightful meeting Thursday evening with Miss Vallie Hill at the home of Mrs. A. S. Oliver on Church Street. The house was at tractively decorated in Shasta daisies, the club flower. Bridge was played at four tables.- The score cards were handpainted dais ies. Mrs. Leon Talton won the high score. The booby went to iMrs. W. T. Martin. Present be sides the club members were: Mesdames P. H. Starling, Alfred Parker, A. S. Olier, W. T. Martin, Paul Johnson and Miss Sarah Tur lington. Punch, an ice course with. homemade cake and mints were served. Attractive favors were j given. Mr. Talmadge Lucas has accept-! ed a position in Dunn with the: railroad company. Mr. R. C. Well* is at home for j a few days’ visit to his family. Miss Cathyrn Blalock is visiting friends in Hillsboro for a couple of weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Boone, of | Raleigh, spent Sunday in town with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dixon have; moved to Church street near the school building. Mrs. J. C. Bryan, of Rocky Mount, spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. J. Willis Creech. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Canaday spent Wednesday in Raleigh. Mr. J. W. Parrish and children j and Miss Sarah Parrish are spend- | ing a week at Brevard with Mr. j and Mrs. Poole. Miss Lallah Rookh Stephenson, i of Smithfield, was in town Friday. I Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Massey, of! iSmithfield, spent Thursday eve-1 ning in town with friends. Dr. Blackman, of near Selma,! was in town this week. Dr. W. T. Martin is in Raleigh this week attending the meeting of the State Board of Examiners. Mr. Edgar Wall was operated on in Wilson Thursday for appen dicitis. He was taken sick almost suddenly and rushed to the hos pital. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Canaday, of Turn to page four, pleasa OFFICERS MAKE RAID Yesterday about eleven o’clock, -T. E. Talton and R. E. Holt left Smithfield and wnet to Boon Hill township in search of a whiskey still. They reached the spot for which they were headed which was about three-quarters of a mile from the highway near Princeton, jbut the birds had flown and had evidently taken with them the still. The officers found, however, seven gallons of wine, a small amount of whiskey and six barrels of beer which they destroyed. They then followed a path to the home of Monroe King, a negro, and found sufficient evidence to arrest King and place him in. jail to await trial. and pay the cost. Capias is not to issue upon payment of $100 fine and cost and on condition that the defendant does not violate the pro hibition law in any form within the next twelve months. State vs T. S. Byrd charged with violating the prohibition law. Byrd was found not guilty, it develop ing th#t the peach brandy in ques tion belonged to his wife who had kept it since before the days of the eighteenth amendment for medi cial purposes, and the Judge depu tized R. U. Barbour, a member oJ the County Board of commission ers as an officer of the law tc take the brandy back to her. Mr Barbour appeared in the case ai a character witness. Several other cases were on thi ■ calender for the week but the na [ ture of the offences sent them ui [ to a heigher court where they wil r be tried. Dempsey Today Ten weeks' work in a secluded 1 Sespe Mountain Camp has con vinced Jack Dempsey he is fit again. He is expected to announco nun self ready within the next three Weeks for battle to regain his title v-against either Sharkey or Tunney New Gin Plant Being Erected Improved Cleaning Sys. tern Feature of Stevens : & Ogburn’s New Gin With the completion of the hand some new brick bungalow of Mr. W. P. Lawrimore on Hancock Street, building* operations were on th£-*verge..of being: at a stand still in this city. Stevens and Og burn, however, saved the day by beginning last Tuesday the erec tion of a new gin plant which will be completed by August 15, in time for the fall ginning season. The new gin will be located on the corner of Johnson and Ninth Streets next to J. W. Daughtry’s store. It will be just across the street from the cotton platform at the station. The gin will be a new three 80-saw Continental' outfit with Huller gins and improved cleaning system. It will be ball bearing throughout, and will be operated by an electric motor. The maxium capacity of this new gin will be fifty bales per day. Its cleaning system is modern and up to-date. It takes all trash out of cotton that plain gins will not clean thus improving low grade cotton. The owners are conservative in the claims they make for this new outfit, preferring* rather that the machinery speak for itself after the cotton farmers have given it a trial. J. V. Ogburn, of the firm Stev ens and Ogburn, will be manager of the new gin. This firm is mak ing plans to serve the cotton for mer in every way possible. It has been buying cotton since its organ ization some months ago. Mr. Everett Smith Stevens, a member •of the firm, bought cotton on the local market prior to forming* a co-partnership with Mr. Ogburn. FRESH AIR NEEDED BY TOBACCO ROOTS RALEIGH, June 14.—Tobacco is i ja fresh air devotee and even its roots like to have a plentiful sup ply of the life-g*iving oxygen. “Waterlogged rootlets mean 'poor quality of tobacco,” says E. |Y. Floyd, tobacco extension spec ialist at State College. “That is why we advocate the ridge system of cultivating the crop. Farmers who use this method along with proper soil, good fertilization and care of the crop always produce a better quality of tobacco than the man who does not. We have found that a continuous supply of air circulating in the soil through out the growing season is essen tial to the well being of the crop. To secure such circulation, the middle furrow between the rows must be kept open and below the level of the root system.” Mr. Floyd states that when the water-level in the soil is near the surface of the ground, the ridge used should be rather high and a four-furrow thrown up rather thar the usual two-furrow ridge. The rows should be run so as to carrj off all the surplus water and. oth E. G. Moore Guest At Kiwanis Club Presents Hen, Hog and Cow Program; Club F a v o r s A Smithfield: tTownship Fair The Kiwanis Club took several forward looking: steps at its reg ular weekly luncheon held yes terday at noon at the Woman’s { dub room. The club heartily en-1 iorsed the hen-hog-cow program aresented by E. G. Moore, in j charge of the branch office of the I Eastern Carolina Chamber of I Commerce located at Benson. Mr. j VIoore told of his plans for in- ! •reusing the number of hens, hogs 1 tnd cows in the three counties, Johnston, Sampson and Harnett, vhich he serves. He advised the I armers to make increases grad-1 lally andf upon a paying basis. The club at this meeting* went >n record favoring a Smithfield ownship fair. This action was aken following a unanimous rec >mmendation of the agricultural ■ommittee which is headed by Mr. iV. N. Holt. There was some discussion con :erning the establishment of a1 ottonseed oil mill in Smithfield,\ t being shown that within a radi-' is of seven miles of this city here are twenty or more cotton tins. This matter was referred to he publicity committee composed >f W. M. Gaskin and Everett smith Stevens. rRI-COUNTY SINGING CONVENTION AT BENSON, BENSON, June 18,—^Vccordiiiig. •o a statement given out today by' Mr. M. T. Britt, president of the xi-county convention, composed of :hoirs from Johnston, Harnett and Sampson and adjoining counties,. Jr. Cyrus Thompson of Jackson •ille, former secretary of state, and loted for his oratory will be pres-! ■nt and deliver an address before he annual meeting here on the 'ourth Sunday in June, the 26th. Dr. Thompson is well known all >ver North Carolina, and especial y in Eastern North Carolina, vhere he has been identified with ;very forward movement for the )ast 35 years. Mr. Britt is espec ally pleased to announce that Dr. rhompson will be present for the ;xercises. Another feature of the day will i >e an address by Mr. W. B. Mai- j ey, of Fayetteville, well and fav- i >rably known to all the singers in I ;his entire section. The convention ] tself feels fortunate in securing i )oth these speakers for this occas on. Elaborate plans are being made 1 for the most successful singing! convention held during its seven i years history. Choirs from Fay- j etteville, Greensboro, Hendterson, is well as from all over the coun ties composing* the membership will be on hand. A feature of the day will be the singing of the famous Higgins sisters of Greensboro. The record crowd of fifteen thousand last year is expected to be aug mented by several thousand this year, if the weather is permissible. Singing will begin at 10 a. m. The contest for the silver loving cup now in possession of the Greensboro choir will take place immediately after the lunch hour. Spent Yesterday Here Mrs. L. J. Best, of Dunn, was in the city yesterday the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. C. Young. Returns to Mimia Florida Miss Mabel Wellons, who has been spending the past tl(ree weeks here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wellons, will re turn to Miami, Fla., today. er drainage provided is the low places. This method of cultivation has been explained graphically by Mr Floyd in extension folder No. 27 recently issued by the extensior service of cultivation, step bj step, and the implements to us< in such cultivation. Copies of th< folder are now available and thosi who wish to have a copy may sc cure it by writing the agricultur al editor at State College. A WARNING TO READERS The readers of this paper are hereby warned not to make any down payments to travel ing photographers. Canvassers claiming to be connected with a Florida art institute hjave been working in Charlotte so liciting entrants for a beauty contest, and claiming that the contest is sponsored by local newspapers. The newspapers know nothing of the arrange- j ment, and the whole thing is apparently a fraud. Useless Blowing Of Horns Tabooed J Recent General Assembly!' Regulated Practice; Uni, lawful To Use Auto!1 Horn Except For Reas-j enable Warning. GREENSBORO, June 23.—Irate | citizens, nettled by promiscuous ( lorn blowing by motorists, were remembered by the recent Gen- i ;ral Assembly, it was pointed out 1 lere today by C. W. Roberts, vice ^ ^resident of the Carolina Motor 1 •lub in calling attention to Sec- 1 ion 43 of the Uniform Motor ve- 1 licle code regulating operation of 1 -Tehicles. « The section provides that every notor vehicle must be equipped * vith a horn in good working or ier and adds “it shall be unlaw ful for any person at any time to W a horn otherwise than as a reasonable warning, or to make any unnecessary or unreasonable . oud or harsh sound by means of a horn or other warning* device.” “Much complaint has been reg- ! Istered against drivers who begin ' i continuous honk-honk racket ! ivith their horns every time they n*e caught in a traffic jam,” Mr. * Roberts said. “This is entirely ‘ uncalled for and instead of speed ng up traffic it often has the op posite effect, particularly if the ;ar at which the honks are di- : •ected is in the hands of inex- 1 perienced or nervous: motorists, 1 vho frequently stall their engines 1 n a frenzied effort to change 1 rears and get going in order to stop the horn blowing that is ' speedily taken up by most cars • n the traffic line. “Citizens in residential sections ; ilso find promiscuous horn blow ing disconcerting. Chief offenders : n these areas are lazy motorists -vho prefer to drive up in front of ' a house and bear down on the Korn, disturbing everyone within several blocks, rather than take a few steps and push the door bell. Although the younger set calling for ‘dates’ makes up the majority af this class there are quite a few older persons who practice the same methods when in an automo bile that they bitterly condemn while comfortably ensconced in a lounging robe endeavoring to read a newspaper.” The law also specifically states that while every vehicle must have a horn, u«e of any siren, compres sion or spark plug whistle is pro hibited. Police, fire department and ambulance vehicles used for emergency calls may be equipped with a bell, siren, or exhaust whis tle approved by the motor vehicle commissioner. Freewill Baptist Church. i I Sunday school Sunday morning [at 9:30, C. J. Thomas, superin tendent. Church services Sunday i morning 11:00 and Sunday night 8:00 by pastor, Rev. H. R. Fair cloth. ! Prayer meeting Wednesday eve Ining at 8:00. The Freewill Bap Itist League will meet Thursday 'evening, subject for discussing j “Missions.” Everybody is invited jto attend. Choir practice Friday I evening* at 8:00. _ | Presbyterian Appointments. (June 26th.) Pnovidence 11 a. m. Flowers Chapel, 3:30 afternoon ! Spence Chapel, 8, night. > Rev. L. Smith of Fayetteville • will fill the above appointments • The public is cordially invited. REV. D. MCDONALD, Pastor. Benson To Have l Live Stock Show! _ i Three Counties, Johnston,! Harnett, and Sampson Will Exhibit Livestock, And Poultry. BENSON, June 22.—Plans are? >eing laid to hold the second an lual tri-county livestock and poul-1 ry exposition at Benson some time during the latter part of September. The exposition will be entirely) ocal in nature, and no entries) vill be accepted from outside the’ ■ounties of Johnston, Harnett and. Sampson. Exhibits will be limited) ilso to livestock products and) equipment. The event will be under ths: upervision of the Eastern Carolina) Chamber of Commerce branch of-;1 ice at Benson, and E. Q. Moore,, nanager of the office will act as ecretary for the show. It is plan-'] led to have several first-class en ertainments within the grounds or the amusemertt of those who ‘ ome to see the stock. ( The first livestock exposition, t'as held at Benson last year and'" rought several thousand people;-' lere and many fine animals. Ai nove is afoot now to bring sevj ral car loads of fine cows into his section and it is probable hat the animals shown this year rill surpass anything seen in this ection. JOV. McLEAN ENDORSES MEMORIAL CHAPEL? RALEIGH, June 20.—Hearty en-j^ lorsement of the movement to:. •ai*e funds for the erection of m 3rotestant chapel at Fort Bragg/ las been given by Gov. A. W.. JcLean, in a letter to J. M. Lilly/ if Fayetteville, president of thej| i'ort Bragg Memorial Chapel as-;! ociation. A chapel built by the,! Catholic church is now the only»| hapel at Bragg, though there isj I ; Protestant chaplain assigned^ here. | In his letter, the governor says^-i It is with a sense of deep satisv j action that I am given the op-'j lortunity to endorse the move-]?) nent for the erection of a Protest ant memorial chapel on the mili- ; ary reservation at Fort Bragg. “I do not hesitate to express the(] onfident conviction that the peo )le of the entire state will re pond generously to the call foy unds to be made during the wee! >eginning June 20. However, I de lire to express the earnest desir< hat they will do so. No persor •an do better than have a part it he erection of a house dedicate^ o the glory of God. The oppor ;unity which your association wil present to our people is one tha ill may accept, especially in vie\ >f the fact that the chapel whicl you propose to erect will be non sectarian. Forms and ceremonie| have differed, to suit the tastes an«$ religious beliefs of various group^ af believers, yet the practice o paying homage to a higher powe has been almost universal. In thi Christian land of ours, where e\ ery man is free to worship Go ns his conscience directs, rckgio has taken on a new meaning. N community is complete without it shrine, where private faith may L publicly expressed.” Four-H club work in Bdneyvil Community of Henderson county largely responsible for the ne and costly school building recen ly erected there according to i |F. Clarke, a teacher in the schod | AUNT ROXIE SAYS B, Me "Money is so sea’ce I Das pay debts wid a hot sample mi disposition.’'