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The Smithfield Tobacco Market Opens Tuesday, September 6 Make Your Plans TO SELL YOUR TOBACCO —IN— SMITHFIELD -V THIS SEASON “It’s just a little highere here” Johnston County’s Oldest and Best Newspaper - - Established 1882 IF IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, THE HERALD’S FOR IT. VOLl'ME 15—NO. 70 SMITHFIELD. N. C. FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 2. 1927 * * ¥ $2.00 PER YEAR Local School In County System Consolidation Means Lowering the Low ering of Taxes " The program of school consoli dation in Johnston county was fur thered a hit more this week when the board of trustees of the Smithfield Graded School district voted unanimously to make that district a part <)f the county school system. For several years this matter has been discused from time to time, and it has been the concensus of opinion that at the proper time the Smithfield school would take this step. That mom ent seems to hive arrived, in the opinion of the members of the school board, and accordingly a pe tition has been sent to the County Board of Education. This action bn the part of the Smithfield school board will permit the consolidation of adjoining school districts that might wish to be served by the Smithfield .school. At the same time t has been pointed out, it will not make for a consolidation program that will be unwieldy. The result that is of importance : ^ second only to the maintaining of the efficiency of the school is the lowering of taxes in this district. The county budget has not yet been approved by the County I Board of Commissioners, but it is a sate estimate that the tax rate will be lowered at least twenty cents on the hundred dollars worth of property this year, with the possibility of lowering it still more after a year or two. Due to the fact that taxes have not all been collected, the district owes $5,000 at the hank which makes it neces sary to keep the rate high enough to insure the payment of this sum. The County Superintendent states that there will be practical ly no change in the management f the school except that the county superintendent’s office will take ^ver all clerical work. All vouch ers will hereafter be approved in that office. The surrendering of the special charter auton^itically terminates the terms of office of the members of the school board, but the Board of Education will duly appoint five members, in all probability the same persons now serving- in that capacity, who are as follows: J. A. Wellons, W. N. Holt, D. H. Creech, Dr. A. II. Rose and Mrs. T. J. Las siter. ^ith the merging of the Smith field district with the county sys tem, only one district remains out of the county system—that of Benson. Selma, which was a special chartered district entered i the county plan two years ago I and Clayton which also operated under a special charter made peti- j tion several months ago; The Alfords Move To Cleveland. *Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Alford, their 1 daughters, Misses Louise and Es- j ther left Wednesday for Cleveland where they will make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Alford have operat ed the hotel here for a number of years and will be greatly missed from our midst as will their in teresting family. They have taken an act>ve part in church work and Jheir places in that realm will be hard to fill. Miss Mary Biglow, theh' guest, accompanied them to Cleveland where she will stay for a few days, and then she and Miss ouise Alford will return to New orh City to take up their work as trained nurses. Advertise in the Heralu lls name last issue. Todays -ranuilwr: Archio Hinnant recogni; recognized ogerpirohjess Scythe Champion Walter Stickney, 65, of Hollis,, won the New Hampshire mowinic tit c from a hip pro up of younper entries hy cutting ,i quarter acre in o mm. 3% sec. in the annual fea ture at Durham, N H Appeal fs Taken In Road Matter Supreme Court Will Rule Concerning Loan Made by Johnston County to Mate Highway Commission Some time ago in the matter )f the proposed Henderson-Clinton highway the county commissioners, the Johnston County Highway Com mission concurring, contracted with the State Highway Commission to extend time for payment of the loan by Johnston county to the State Highway Commission for §500,000 in consideration of the State Highway Commission taking over and constructing a sand clay, oil treated road through Johnston county. This road would come into the county at some point on route 00 in the vicinity of Zehulon, would extend to some point in route 22 north of Selma, then to the over head crossing of the A .C. L. near Holt Lake to the Johnstori-Samp son line in the direction of Clin ton. Citizens of Benson brought a restraining order against the Johnston county board of commis sioners and ihe State Highway Commission enjoining 'thist con tract. This matter was heard some time in the spring before his honor, Judge W. C. Harris, and the injunction was dissolved. Un der this order the State Highway Commission agreed to retire $130, 000 in shot term notes which were due and payable in October, 1027, and to repay the additional $370, 000 at such time or times as John ston county’s pro rata share of highway funds for construction purposes derived from any source, should be available. It was thought that this mat ter was settled, but information now comes to this office that an appeal to the:* Supreme court has been perfected and that the hear ing will bq conducted in Raleigh in the neaf future, probably week after next/ CUM BF.RLA N D’S FIRST BALK SOLI) WEDNESDAY FAYE'fTEVILLE, Am. 31.—The first bale! of 1927 cotton was sold here today by W. J. McMillan, who farms pear Wade in Cumberland county. It brought 25 cents and was bought' by the E. J. Wells com pany. i Freewill Baptist. ! Sunaay school Sunday morning at 9:30 o’clock, C. J. Thomas, sup erintendent. Church service Sun day night, at 7:30 o’clock. Prayer meeting* Wednesday night at 7:3C , o’clock. Freewill Baptist League Thursday night at 7:30 o’clock Subject '.for the evening “Believing on Jesu.4.” Everyone is invited tc ^attend tfiese meetings. rexan Predicts 30 Cent Cotton Aright Edmundson Write About The Crop in Texas; Estimates Yield at Not Over Four Million Bales Wright Edmundson, manager of ales, Archenhold Automobile Sup >Iy Company of Waco, Texas, is n close touch with the cotton sit lation in Texas and, knowing the nterests of his native county of .'ohnston, has sent us an account ■t some of his observations in the Empire State. Mr. Edmundson “From observation and careful investigation for the past four or live weeks, consulting the best au thorities, I find that the deteriora tion in the cotton crop of Texas is ariously estimated in the last 15 ■ >r 20 days to be from 15 to 25 per cent, or a loss of nearly a mil lion bales. “I have been on the road, trav eling in an automobile over prac tically all the cotton growing sec tion, and can frankly say that I have never observed so wide a de terioration in my entire 35 years in Texas. “The 12-inch rainfall in June, when we should have had moder ately dry weather, followed by eight weeks drought, has wrought havoc with the crop. A good per cent of the plant has died from what is termed ‘root rot,’ but real ly my opinion is that the plant failed to develop a tap root on account of the excessive rain in June, followed by extremely hot weather and winds drying the soil so quickly that it did not have time to develop sufficient tap root to withstand the hot summer. “With continued dry weather un til the 15th or 20th of September, cotton will practically all be gath ered. There is quite a wide differ ence* in opinion regarding the ef-; fects of a good rain on the crop. ! The consensus of opinion is that it would damage the crop now open more than the increase in production would amount to. I find that about 75 per cent of the farmers consulted are against rain. “Texas usually produces about one-third of the entire cotton crop of the South, and if she maintains this record the 1927 crop will be below 13 million bales, or some thing near a million bales short of last] Government’s report, which was a fraction less than fcfefrteen and a half. “I would say that the average production for Texas this year will be something like a bale to be tween five and six acres. If this is a correct estimate the Texas crop should be round three and three-quarter million. Even taking a more optimistic view of the con dition, I do not see how it could possibly exceed four million bales, with something near six million in ! 1926. “With the increased world’s de mands, cotton should sell for 30 cents per pound. No doubt, the sinners’ reports will come in pret ty heavy as there will be a larger per cent of the crop gathered by ; the first of September than any I time in our history, I would place! condition of the crop of our sec tion at this time not above 60* last Government’s report G9. “If the farmers of the country were not in such financial straits, they could demand 30 or 35 cents for their crop and get it. As has been the case, however, for many years, they usually owe accounts and bank notes falling due in Sep tember and October, and the spec ulators of the country keep their hand on the pulse of the farmers and realize their true condition, and the larger part of the cotton is what we would term ‘distress stuff.’ In other words, the far mer is not in position to hold, but is forced to sell to satisfy these obligations. I hope this condition will change within the next few years and they will be in a posi tion to, in a measure, have some thing to say about the price they receive for their product.” BRINGS LARGE POTATO Mr. N. C. Massengil, of San ders Chapel, was in town yester day and gave the Herald office h call. He brought an unusually big potato which weig*hs five and a half pounds. It is of the Porto Rico variety. Kansas Cow Sets New Milk Record Tw'dvc gallons of milk a day, or more than triple her ing the last four weeks, is the record of the Holstein cov R. P. Brou,-n of Columbus, Kas. Her average has been day. She.weighs 900 pounds. weight dur v owned by 96 lbs. per Benson Ready For Live Stock Show More Than a Thousand Dol lars Is Offered In Premiums —Midway to Furnish Amusement BENSON, Ag. 31.—Indications are that the tri-county livestock and poultry exposition, scheduled for Benson September 20, 21, 22, 23, the only exclusive show of its kind in the state, will be a great sucees® This exposition is being sponsored by the branch office of the Eastern Carolina chamber of commerce at Benson which includes the counties of Sampson, Johnston ard Harnett. _ Nothing hut livgv stock, poultry and accessories inci dent to thi<? big industry will be admitted to compete for prizes. More than $1,000 is offered in premiums. The entries will be lim ited to these three counties ar.d the object the exposition as stated by Secretary-Manager Bart lett of the Eastern Carolina cham ber of commerce is to further stimulate interest in the livestock program for these three counties in the heart of the cotton belt of North Carolina. The boll weevil this year is demonstrating beyond the shadow of a doubt that he had just as soon take North Carolina’s cotton as the cotton in any other state and this fact has eliminated from the minds of reasonable peo ple that no longer can this section depend on cotton as the only money The livestock and poultry expo sition is to be educational, yet at the same time furnish, enough amusements to entertain the big crowds while they are there. A great aggregation of free acts has been hooked together with a large collection of clean shows to amuse the thousands who will attend dur ing the four days. Permanent ex position grounds are being equip ped and everything will he in readiness on the opening day. Watch this paper for announce ments of the full program. STEVENS & OGBURN'S NEW GIN PLANT COMPLETED The new gin plant erected by Stevens & Ogburn is now’ coipplet ed and will be ready for business next week. The gin, which is brand new throughout, is a new Huller Brest Continental Brush gin, with a cleaner-separator that takes all trash out of the cotton. It is operated by electricity, and is equipped in every way to give up-to-date service. J. V. Ogburn of the firm, Stev ens & Ogburn, will manage the gin operations, and Mr. Stanley, who has had eleven years experience in ginning, will be ginner. The gin is conveniently located, being next door to J. W. Daugh try’s store near the depot. A gal vanized iron seed and fertilizer house next, to the cotton platform at the station has just been com pleted which will be quite conven jient. The gin has a set of scales | long enough to weigh the team and wagon. Baptist Church. Rev. S. L. Morgan, who has jbeen holding a revival at his old |home church in Virginia, will be .back in the city for his Sunday I services. There will be preaching by him Sunday morning at eleven o’clock and again Sunday evening iat eight. Princess In Plane On Westward Trip 62-Y ear-Old Woman Is Pas senger In Airplane At tempt ing Flight From Eng land To America LONDON, Aug. 31.—(AP)—The Imperial Airways company has in formed the Westminister (lazette of the receipt of a message timed 9:30 p. m. stating that the St. Raphael was still flying. Where abouts of the plane were not men tioned nor was the source of the message indicated. The plane was first reported over the coast of Wales, 150 miles away, at 9:20. Various other points sighted her, for the plane was fly ing low' and finally she passed over Inverin, 370 miles from the start, a few minutes after noon. i*' ' - UPAVON, Eng., Aug. 31.—(AP) —While others waited for the favor of the elements two British avia tors and a 62 year old Princess went up into the air from this fly ing field today to achieve that for which many months has been the dream of airmen, the winning of the Atlantic from Europe to A merica. At 7:32 o’clock this morning the Raphael monoplane sped down the runaway with Col. Frederick Min chin at the controls and Captain Leslie Hamilton and Princess Low-, enstein Wertheim aboard. There had been no certainty of a start to day, but the two men were on the ground and the Princess drove down at an early hour and with out more ado declared her inten tion of going along. Shortly after noon today the civ ic guards of the little Irish town of Inverin on the North Coast of Calway Bay stood in silence watch ing the huge airplane pass out over the Atlantic toward America. The speed during the first five hours flig*ht from England to the point where it struck out across the ocean was not more than 70 miles an hour and it is figured that this speed will have to be greatly increased, if the destina tion, Ottawa, Canada, is to be reached on time. But weather con ditions were none too good over the British Isles with a haze and some times a fog hindering the flight of the heavily loaded mono plane. The daring trio of fliers barely escaped death in the hop-off as the plane left the ground just in time to avert disaster. It Ss believed that they are determined to reach their Canadian goal and there get a bag of t'anadian gold, $25,000 as the prize or die in the attempt. They are bound for Ottawa, 2920 miles distant and thence to Lon don, Ontario. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO MEET WEDNESDAY Monday being a legal holiday, the county commissioners will not meet at that time, according to Mr. Neil Barnes, clerk of the board. They will meet in regular session, however, on Wednesday, Septem ber 7. One Cabbage Has Nine Heads. George Vann of the Sheriff’s office was yesterday displaying a nine-pound cabbage grown on his place. The heads are all from the sanye stalk and while not fully imatured are well formed.—Golds iboro News. Recorder’s Court Has Heavy Docket Quite a Number of Whiskey Cases Tried This Week I .. Recorder’s court was in session [here three days this week, Tuesday, | Wednesday and part of Thursday being required to dispose of the large criminal docket. The follow ing cases were tried: Melvin Boldin (“Bolling”) was ! found guilty of possession of whis key. He received a 60-day road sentence and was taxed with the cost. He was also found guilty of transporting. Judgment in this case was ^suspended upon the payment of tKe cost. For obtaining money under false pretense, Willie Williams was sen tenced to the roads for 30 days and taxed with the costs. G. M. Snead was fined $25 and taxed with the cost for giving a worthless check. William Holder, Clee Whitley and Millard O'Neal were in court charged with disturbing public worship and affray. The state took a r.ol-pros with leave as to Millard O’Neal. Holder and Whitley were convicted on both counts. Each de fendant was sentenced to the.roads lor six months, the road sentence of Holder to be suspended upon condition that the defendant is of good behavior and is a law-abiding citizen for the next two years and on further condition that the de fendant Holder pay three-fifths of all the cost. Capias to issue upon violation of any term of this judgment. The- "road sentence of Whitley is to be suspended upon condition that the defendant is a good, law-abiding citizen for the next two years and on further con dition that defendant Whitley pay two-fifths of all the cost. Capias to issue upon the violation of any term of this judgment. /ito wooaara, wno was cnargea with affray and disturbance, was not convicted. Ad Wilkins was found guilty of resisting officer, and was sentenc ed to the roads for 30 days. The road sentence was suspended upon the payment of a $25 fine and the cost. He was also found guilty of possessing whiskey. A 60-day road sentence in this case was supend ed upon the payment of a $50 fine and the cost. For violating the prohibition law, Robert Woodard was fined $50 and taxed with the cost. Johnnie McLamb was found guil ty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. A 60-day road sentence was suspended upon the payment of a $100 fine and the cost on condition that the defend ant does not violate the prohibition law again in twelve months. He was forbidden to operate a motor vehicle again in 90 days. U-oltlen rarxer was in. court charged with disposing- of mort gaged property. After hearing the evidence of both the state and the defendant, the defendant w’as adjudged to be guilty of disposing of mortgaged property. It was or dered by the court that the de fendant go to jail for a term of six months to be worked on the roads and pay the cost of the ac tion. Capias not to issue on condi tion that the defendant does not [drink anything intoxicating, deal in, transport, or assist in any way in anything that would be a viola tion of the prohibition law or Tur jlington act for 'a period of two years, the violation of any one jcondition set out in this judgment to be sufficient to commit the de fendant to jail to serve six months as above set out. The defendant concurred in and agreed to this judgment and signed the same in his own hand. The state failed to convict Fellis Thornton, who was charged with abandonment and non-support. For assault with deadly weapon, Larkin Watson was sent to the county roads for four months and was taxed with the cost. Irvin Graham was found guilty of carrying a concealed weapor and was sentenced to the roads fot 60 days. The road sentence was suspended upon the payment of s $50 fine and cost. Junius Wall was charged witf (Turn to page three please) \ Lindy’s Wings Donald Hall, 28, of Rrooklyn, M Y., who designed CoL Lind bergh's "Spirit of St. Louis" plane now finds business good, having received 29 orders for designs sim ilar to Lindy’s air bus. | Johnston County Gets Publicity Addograph Shows Scenes of Smith Held, Selma, Henson and In the County In Mid dle West Johnston county is getting a good little bit of publicity in the middle West this fall along with other towns and counties of East ern North Carolina. N. G. Bart lett, secretary of the Eastern Car olina Chamber of Commerce, has just returned to the state from Ohio where he went to inaugurate a tour of the midwest state fairs designed to advertise this section. For several months, Mr. Bart lett has been at work collecting pictures and material for an addo graph which is being used on this tour. The addograph carries four loops of twelve pictures and pla cards each showing views in John ston county, in Smithfield, in Ben son and in Selma. These pictures present crop opportunities and in dustrial development of this sec tion. Literature advertising the whole section is being- distributed and soil types are being shown. The tour will require from six to eight weeks. REPORTS TELL OF REDFERN FELL IN ALEMQUER BRAZIL PARA, Brazil. Sept. 1.—An un confirmed report has been receiv ed here that Paul Redfern landed in the vicinity of Alemquer, Bra zil. Alemquer, situated between 300 and 400 miles from the mouth of the Amazon river, is to be west ward of the route Redfern planned to follow in passing over the great river. The aviator was to have dropped a flare at Macpa, more than 200 miles further to the east, to indicate whether he would turn to Pernambuco or proceed to Rio jDe Janeiro. The unconfirmed report says I that Redfern fell at Alemquer.— [Associated Press. ! FIRST BALE AT DUNN IS SOLD AT 25C. PER POUND DUNN, Aug. 30.—The first bale of 1027 cotton sold on the Dunn market was brought in today by Buck Eason, Cumberland counity farmer. The bale weighed 540 pounds, graded middling1 and was sold to the Johnston Cotton com pany for' 25 cents a pound. The rains of last week delayed picking and the first bale came in ten days later than last year. Hand-Painted Hosiery. PARIS, Aug. 31.—(AP)—Stock ings with hand painted designs are the offering of a shop here. Sprigs of flowers on pale colored hose have caused some comirient but there is little indication that the novelty will be taken seriously. More approved are the stockings with four points woven into the heel in place of the one women are accustomed to. There is talk of stockings of two tones, the heels and toes to show a deeper shade than the ground of the hosiery. Invitations Out To Bentonviile September 15, Promises To He Red Letter Day In Johnston County; Old Vet eran Inquires the Route Invitations are being- sent out to persons living outside of John ston county to attend the unveiling ind dedication of the boulder mark ing the field of the battle of Ben tonviile. The public is invited to attend this exercise which will be held on September 15, but a spec ial effort is being made to inter est people over the state in the event. The invitation which is for everybody, reads as follows: “The North Carolina Division of the United Daughters of the Con federacy request the honor of your presence at the unveiling and ded ication of the Boulder marking the Battlefield of Bentonviile, March 19-21, 18G5, on Thursday, Septem ber the fifteenth, nineteen hundred and twenty-seven, eleven-thirty a. m., near Bentonviile, Johnston County, North Carolina. “Mrs. Walter F. Woodard, pres ident, Wilson; Mrs. John Huske Anderson, Chairman Bentonviile Battleground Committee, Fayette ville; Mrs. William M. Sanders, Vice-Chairman, Smithfield.” Governor A. W. McLean has been invited to make the principal address and accept the memorial. An elaborate program is being planned including a sham battle on the old breastworks which are singularly well preserved, by Na tional Guard companies. A basket picnic will be helcf on the grounds and those who attend are asked to bring baskets. This celebration will mark the culmination of the efforts of Mrs. W. M. Sanders, of this city espec ially. Others have more recently taken interest in the marking and the improving of the Bentonville battleground, but to Mrs. Sanders belongs largely the credit of initiat ing the movement. She personally took steps t« repair the monument several years ago, and it was her interest in the battleground that led the U. D. C. to sponsor the movement now on foot. Since then, Mrs. J. H. Anderson, of Fayette ville, who was made state chairman of the Bentonville Battlefield Com mittee, has worked faithfully in the interest of placing a marker, on this historic spot. Interest in the unveiling of the marker and the attendant exer cises is growing. People from a distance are planning to be pres ent. The Herald is in receipt of a letter from an old soldier from Beaufort, route 1, inquiring* the route, stating that he expects to been here on the 15th. The letter which is from Samuel Thomas, Sr., is as follows: “If nothing happens I will go to Bentonville on the 15th of Septem ber. Do I stop in Smithfield? If so, I will call on you to show you my payroll papers, looking glass, but tons off my jacket that I wore home April, 1865. I had them at Raleigh at our reunion. Let me know the route that I will have to take to get to Smithfield. “My nephew’s wife takes your paper.” Mr. Thomas was a member of Company H, 10th Regiment, Wayne County. Presbyterian Services. Services Sunday morning at 11 o’clock with sermon by pastor. No nig-ht service. Public cordially invited. AUNT ROXIE SAYS— Bj Me— “Some folks plays pianer, some make violent music on de fiddle, some jest blows dey own hawnt.”
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