Make Your Plans TO SELL YOUR TOBACCO TfHS SEASON —IN— SMITHFIELD “It’s just a little highere here” Johnston County’* Oldest and Best Newspaper - Established 1882 IF. IT’S FOR THE GOOD OF JOHNSTON COUNTY, THE HERALD’S FOR IT. ** VOI.I ME45—NO. 81 * * * SMITHI'IELD. N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 1927. ft $2.00 PER YEAR Road Building Goes Forward -« Superintendent Lodor Reports Work Done In Each Dis trict And Construction By Convict Force The Johnston county convict sys tem, according- to the report of Superintendent J. B. Lodor, con sisted on an average of 37 prison ers during September, who hand ditched 3,575 yards, cut the right of way on eight miles of roads, put in 9,368 cubic yards of fill, besides clearing and grading a considerable distance and doing other neces sary work attendant upon build ing and maintaining a system of roads. The bridge force working county wide rebuilt and repaired | 19 bridges. The 37 prisoners were worked in three camps, one in Meadow Town ship, one in Pleasant Grove, and one in O’Neals. The superintend ent rendered the following detail ed report for each road camp: Camp No. 2 located in Meadow Township, working an average of 14 prisoners, hand ditched 1500 yards, cleared and gravelled 3 miles, cleared right of way 5miles, top soiled and gravelled 1100 yds. and put in 33.^0 cu. yds. of fill. Camp No. 3 located in Pleasant Grove Township, working an aver age of 12 prisoners, hand ditched 1225 yds. cleared and gravelled 1 mile, cut right of way 2 miles, and put in 5268 cu. yds. of fill. Lamp ino. 4 located in U Neals | Township working; an average of 11 prisoners, rebuilt 4 1-2 miles of road, pulled ditches G miles, main tained 12 miles, built 2 miles, stumped and cleared 3 miles, hand ditched 350 yds., cut right of way on 1 mile, top soiled 2 1-2 miles and put in 750 cu. yads. of fill. The road operations for each dis trict during the month of Septem-1 ber was reported as follows: District No. 1 W. N Holt, Commissioner Clayed and gravelled, G72 yds.; Repaired bridges, G; Roads rebuilt, 4 miles; Roads dragged G71 miles Machine ditched, 70 miles; Should ers pulled, 68 miles; Clearing! right of way, 4 miles. District No. 2 L. Gilbert, Commissioner Bridges repaired, 4; Roads re-1 built, 10 miles; Roads built, 9miles.! Roads, dragged, 105 miles; Hand ditched, 235 yds; Clearing right of: way, 9 miles; Fill, 105 cu. yards; | Machine ditched, 18 miles. District No. 3 S. E. Harbour, Commissioner Clayed and gravelled, 500 yards; Culvert pipe placed 28 feet; Brid ges repaired, 3; Roads rebuilt, 7 miles; Roads built, 15 miles; Roads dragged, 470 miles; Clearing right of way, 3 miles. District No. 4. C. 1*. Harper, Commissioner. Culvert pipe placed, 64 feet, Bridges repaired, 4; Roads rebuilt, 3 miles; Roads dragged, 609 miles; Machine ditched, 119 miles; Hand ditched GOO yards; Shoulders pull ed, 77 miles. District No. 5. Hr. .1. ('. Grady, Commissioner, flayed and gravelled, 2600 yards; Culvert pipe placed, 75 feet; Brid ges repaired, 1; Roads dragged, 417 miles; Machine ditched, 148 miles; Hand ditched, 500 yards; Shoulders pulled, 132 milesk. Clear ing right of way, 46 miles. “Last night at two o’clock in the marnin,’” said the Irishman, “whin I was walkin’ up and down the flure wid me bare feet on the oil cloth. wid a cryin’ child on aich arni, I couldn’t help but remember that me father, wanted me to be a priest, but I thought I knew better than he did.” Tantalizer There are exactly enough let ters in the line below to spell the name of a person in Smith held, and if the right one de- 1 ciphers his name and will pre sent it to The Herald office, "Te will present him with a complimentary ticket to the Victory Theatre. Tickets must be called for before the fol lowing issue. -John White Ives recognized his name last issue. Toflayni -ranlallzer: rhpalatlotn JOE JOHNSON VICTIM OF WRjfiCK, MAY RECOVER Friends of Joe Johnson, who was injured in an automobile accident a few days ago, will be glad to learn that he is ne of the great law schools of ;he country. His training and abil ,ty fit him for the great work he is now dotiVgT"' C. A. Upchurch, of Raleigh, *tate superintendent of the Anti Saloon League, will also be pres et and make an address. The public is cordially invited to hear ;hese authorities speak on one of :he most vital topics of today. -4 IT’S INSURANCE A reporter in a neighboring pa-] ier recently called attention to a lumber of instances in which fail- j • ire to take a home paper cost the j citizens real cash. One had failed! ;o see a school notice and did not , file an application for a change in lis school district in time to enter lis children in school., one forgot j, ;he assessor was coming; one is j still lamenting that he did not j enow of a neighboring reunion and i, picnic; another missed a stock sale, rhe list was not nearly so long as I, t might easily have been made.! We hear the same kind of a story ilmost every week. Taking your j iome paper means more than just | in opportunity to get the latest lo- j ;al news. It is really a sort of in- j surance against missing the busi-1 ness matters with which one must j keep informed; bargains in buying and selling; legal information that I monies only through the newspapers! and not the city papers, either. Every citizen who fails to take his home paper is dependent upon the charity or good nature of his neigh bors to keep him informed on such matters.—Clayton News. Pomona-Creech Club Notes. Smithfield, Route 2, Oct. 8.— j Pomona-Creech ^lub met Thursday, | September 29, at Mrs. Preston ; Creech’s. Twelve members were present. Plans for the fair were discussed before the dinner hour. An enjoyable spread in the shade of a large oak was appreciated about one o’clock. At two a busi ness session was held. More plans for the fair were discussed. The j making of thread flower bouquets I was demonstrated, and a report of [the canned fruits, vegetables, jel lies and pickles by those present was given. Nine members report ed 1,711 quarts of fruit and veg etables canned; 151 quarts of pickles; 193 quarts of preserves; 88 quarts of jelly, and 24 quarts of grapejuice. Pomona-Creech is jto bake 25 cakes for the Smithfield township fair. The next meeting place was not decided on, but last Monday night members met at Pomona school jhouse to plan a stunt for the fair. V NEGRO IS SHOT. A negro named Smith who recently came to Smithfield was shot Sunday afternoon at about six o’clock by a negro, Walter Talton, and now lies in the Johnston County Hospital in a serious condition. Smith is said to have fired twice be fore Talton fired. The shooting took place at a house near Jones’ cafe. ---4 Negro Is Killed In Auto Accident -—♦—— Accident Occurs On High way 22 Between Smithfield And Selma; White Man Held For A Hearing Sam Blake, a negro who was employed by the town of Smithfield to work on the streets, was so severely injured in an automobile accident Sunday night 'that he tied shortly after being earned to! the Johnston County Hospital. The accident which happened on the I highway between Smithfield and Selma about eleven o’clock, was occasioned by Blake’s Ford touring tar running into a Ford touring far belonging to D. A. Moore of tear Wendell. It is said that the lights on Moore’s car had gone out and he rad just slowed up to make some investigation when Blake’s car 'truck him. Two small sons of VIoore and another relative were n the car with Moore. Blake was iccompanied by his wife. Both of :he cars were going toward Selma. Both automobiles were badly lamatred. Moore with his family was vis ting relatives in the Selma mill listrict, and had gone for some jas before starting home. One of Moore’s children was slightly oruisetj,..., Moore was arrested and is now n jail awaiting a hearing before -he coroner’s jury which will be leld this morning at ten o’clock. DON’T DELAY HARVEST OF SWEET POTATOES RALEIGH, Oct. 10.—The sweet )otato crop of North Carolina is maturing early this year and here is no reason for delaying he harvest. The potatoes should >e out of the ground before frost recause when hurt by cold, the rotatoes will not keep under any -onditions. “Killing the vines by frost does lot always affect the root crop un ler the vines,” says Robert Schmit, •egetable specialist at State Col ege, “yet there is always danger if cold injury when the frosts are leavy. In handling the potatoes, hey should be moved as little as rossible and care taken not to iruise them. Bruises provide fav irable conditions for rots and vhen the bruises heal, they leave insightly blemishes on the pota :o.” Mr. Schmidt recommends a standard curing house as the best place for curing and storing the :rop. Tobacco barns may be used j 3ut they have disadvantages but | even tobacco barns are to be de-j sired above the earthen banks. Before using the old storage house, clean it out and disinfect the inside thoroughly. When it has dried out begin to store the pota toes. Curing should start as soon as any potatoes are brought into the house. The curing temperature is about 85 degrees and it will take two weeks to get a good cure. Dur ing all this time, the house must fco well ventilated and at the end of the curing period, the tem perature needs to be reduced to about 50 degrees and k^pt at that point all the time the roots are in the house. The potatoes need a dry atmos phere to keep well, which makes ventilation very important, states Mr. Schmidt. Baptist Circles To Meet. The circles of the Baptist Mis sionary society will meet Thursday 'afternoon at 7:30 o’clock at the |following homes: the Judson, with |Mrs. H. G. Gray; the Yates with Mrs. J. E. Medlin, and the Loottie Moone with Mrs. O. E. Matthews and Mrs. George Cherry at the home of Mrs. Matthews. All mem jbers are urged to attend. Kenly School Has Splendid Opening -♦ Many Patrons Attend Open ing Exercises And Hear Speakers; List Of Teachers. -♦ RENiLY, Oct. 10.—Kenly High school began its year’s work on Wednesday morning, October 6, with a splendid enrollment and with a large number of patrons present for the opening exercises. Devotional exercises were conduct ed by Rev. F. B. Joyner. Mr. Joyner made some timely remarks on the opportunities before each pupil. He stated that we are always beginners and that as beginners on this occasion each pupil was start ing with a clean sheet, with no “black marks” or bad marks against him, and that each one has the opportunity of making a good record. G. T. Whitley, superintendent, stressed promptness and more time spent on school work so that each student might have a good founda tion for the work in the grade ahead or in college. Paul D. Grady, chairman of the school board, welcomed the new and the old teachers into the com munity and asked for the united efforts of patrons and teachers for the school. The necessity of reg ular attedance was shown. As long as it is feasible the school will open an hour earlier than usual for the convenience of the farmers who need their children to assist in housing their crops. It is hoped that this arrangement will make it possible for many pupils thus affected to attend from the begin The following is a list of the teachers with their home addresses: Miiss Nettie Harris, Macon; Miss Lottie Cromartie, Elizabethtown; Miss Debbie Bailey, Kenly* Miss Pattie A. Hunter, Apex, Miss Nellda Anderson, Florence, S. C.; Miss Ruth CIrake, Flowery Branch, Ga.;-Miss Frances J. Hunter, Char lotte; Miss Lucia Mae McCallum, Rowland; Miss Kate Frisbie, Mar ion; Miss Eleanor Hatcher, Dunn; Miss Lonora Patterson, Hunters ville; Miss Lois Culler, Kerners ville; Miss Frances Woodhouse, Fayetteville; S. R. Cotton, Weldon; Mrs. J. M. Woolard, Jr., Kenly; G. T. Whitley, Kenly. Mrs. J. J. Edgerton will again have charge Df the music in the school. Miss Alice Kitirell, of Kittrell, and Miss Macon, of Kinston, will have charge of the work at Pitt man School, and Misses Audrey Becton, of Fremont, and Ruth Grantham, of Princeton, will teach in the Hickory Cross School. RALEIGH PEOPLE GIVE TO CHURCH AT SELMA SELMA, Oct. 8.—Joe W. Stout and Company, contractors of San ford, will begin Monday tearing down the old wooden Methodist church, prior to erecting a large Sunday school room beside the present brick church. D. M. Sharpe, pastor, is very much pleased with the financial response received from members and friends of the church. Mrs. N. E. Edgerton and son, Ed ward, of Raleigh, are giving all the brick and $2500. This church is called Edgerton Memorial church in honor of Mrs. Edgerton’s hus band who died a few years ago. The Edgerton family were resi dents of Selma before moving to Raleigh. The people here feel grateful for the gift. -•+ If you imagine that this is a cold, unsympathetic world, tell people that you have a cold and listen to their suggestions. AUNT ROX1E SAYS— By Me— JE. 4 41 “News iz a antidote fer curios ity”